Weakness
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Simple-Magic
Ch.3
Ichigo stared at Masaya, her heart pounded, her lip quivered and her eyes found no mercy in his entire being… She felt tears tumble down her cheeks and slowly shook her head…she looked behind her, seeing Ryou—who's expression had slowly become one of displeasure. Her vision blurred with tears and she looked back at Masaya. Her lips formed a pout and she said "No…it's not how it looks."
"Not how it looks?" he asked in annoyance "How can it NOT be how it looks?" Masaya chastised, his eyes were locked on hers and he spat upon the ground.
She covered her mouth in horror "M…Masaya? What…What's happened to you?" she whispered softly, tears beginning to stream, rather than tumble down her cheeks. She stepped forward "I…He…I…just invited him for dinner…" she said weakly, she ran forward to hug him. "Masaya! I love you!"
Ichigo slipped, falling down the stairs and landing on the ground in front of her beloved Masaya. She began to shake, looking up at him with pain-filled eyes.
He remained unmoving, glowering down at her with unhappy eyes. He ran a hand through his hair "Ichigo. Why? That's all I want to know…Why?" he asked, his teeth clenched as he felt his heart crushed twice in one day.
She pulled herself to her feet. "But…Masaya!" she protested, she clutched his shirt, hugging him tightly "I…Love you…what's…going on?" she asked, sobbing into his shoulder…this didn't make sense. Didn't he love her?
"Stop it." He said in disgust. "I can't believe you lied to me Ichigo…" he pulled free from her grasp, turning and starting off…he paused, looking back at Ryou…"You won't get away with this…" he hissed angrily, his expression was most unpleasant to look at. He turned and walked towards the road, fuming and full of utter hate.
Ichigo fell to her knees, her eyes, unfocused and overflowing with tears…she brought her hands up, crying into them as she felt the warmth of Masaya's love…dissipate. She raised her head, calling "MASAYA!" but without a reply…she could only hug herself and hang her head…crying.
Ryou stood, watching silently, he could hear talking at the table, then the scraping of chairs. He could only stare at Masaya, walking away so rudely…and Ichigo, as she felt a horrible heartbreak. He took a few steps, walking down the stairs and coming to where Ichigo knelt so broken hearted. He knelt beside her and lifted her chin with his hand. "Ichigo…" He looked her in her tear filled eyes and hugged her. "I'm…sorry…It's all my fault." He said, trying to comfort her. "I'll leave…I don't want to cause you anymore pain." He said hesitantly, he looked at the ground, just as Ichigo's parents came outside.
"Ichigo?"
"Honey? What's wrong? Ryou? What happened?"
Ryou looked up at Mr. Momomiya. "I apologize…" he said softly, he looked down at Ichigo, now crying into his shoulder "with the utmost sincerity…" he didn't like to see Ichigo suffering like this…he didn't like the horrible looks he was getting from her father…he released her. He turned away from the family and started walking down the sidewalk.
"HEY! BOY! WHAT DID YOU DO TO ICHIGO?" came the gruff voice of an angry father.
"Calm down sweetie!" her mother piped up as she ran to Ichigo's side.
"CALM DOWN? ICHIGO'S CRYING!" He protested again, his eyes riveted on Ryou. "GET BACK HERE!"
Ryou glanced back at them, looking at Ichigo sadly, what had turned out to be such a fun event…turned into the worst nightmare ever.
Ichigo stood, running into the house and most likely to her room, her sobs could be heard from the open window.
Ryou left that night…with a heavy heart and an anger fueled beyond all comparison.
Ryou." The voice wasquiet and distant,but he couldn't find it in him to snap out of this daze… "Ryou!" A hand on his shoulder, caused him to jump and he looked up at the girl. It was Mint.
"Yeah, what is it Mint?" he asked, standing and brushing stray hair from his eyes.
"Ichigo hasn't come in today." She said softly, her eyes penetrating his, "what happened to your eye?" she asked, pointing to the dark purple circle which surrounded his eye. "Did something happen?" she asked again, she flipped astray hair away from her face, tucking it back.
"Hm." He said, turning and walking into the kitchen, leaving Mint behind. He didn't notice Zakuro as she came up behind him, instead he called, "Lettuce, please try not to drop those dishes." He then he winced as a loud 'crash' filled the café…followed by a chorus of 'Lettuce!' and 'Sorry! Sorry! So sorry!' He shook his head, looking around as the different dishes were being prepared for the customers who waited at their tables. A voice droned in the background, he nodded and said "Right...right. Good."
"Ryou? That's bad." She said quietly, putting her hands on her hips. "Are youevenlistening to me?"
Ryou turned "I told you I don't know what happened to Ichigo." He paused, seeing that it was not Mint, andin her hand she held a stained piece of cloth.
"O-kay?" she said skeptically, "That's nice, I'll make sure the Cafe knows something's up." she said sarcastically. "Andunless you intend to swim in Chocolate Lemonaded, you better stop pudding. She's making a huge mess on table four." Chocolate raindrops rested on her cheeks and her uniform had brown rivers on it.
He gasped. "PUDDING!" he shouted, running out and slipping on the chocolate mess. Landing flat on his back, he winced…"…Will someone please get Pudding down?" he asked, as Keiichiro entered the room…"…Please…?" he looked up at the ceiling for a moment, then he sat up, rubbing his head.
"WOAH! INCOMING! Na No Da!" called the little girl, now caked in brown liquid. She accidentally let go of the object she was using to mix, and the large blender.
The container, holding all the chocolate juice, landed on Ryou's head, pouring down his shirt and through his hair…He clenched his teeth, letting out a sigh… "Pudding…get a washcloth…clean this up…and I'm…going to take a shower." He said, pulling the container off and feeling more liquid pour out. His annoyance deepened into irritation. He stood, walking towards the back of the café.
"Ryou…" someone started, but he put up a hand…
"maybe later…" he replied, walking up the stairs and into his little compartment…he grabbed a towel, stripped down and stepped in the shower…what a day.
Zakuro looked around, she went to the closet and grabbed the mop, walking back into the café, now full of giggling girls at table four's horrible experience. She gave a sigh, mopping up the mess as she looked at Pudding, now wiping up the brown lemonade. She was laughing, apologizing and scrubbing all at the same time…She brushed a lock of hair from her eyes and knelt down to pick up some plates, untensils and other objects that had fallen. She wrapped it in her apron, she stood, looking over at Mint, who wasn't having her tea, something must have been wrong with her too.
Zakuro didn't seem to care however, she carried the dishes as she washed off the table, "Pudding, go get washed up, We can't have you looking like that while you serve customers now can we?" she said coldly, taking over the job. She brought the dishes to the sink and headed back with a clean wash cloth. She noticed the mess was nearly clean, so she wasn't too worried about it. She cleaned up the rest of the mess-with Mint's help- and then she turned to Keiichiro.
"Keiichiro…" she started, leaning against the counter. She was glad to escape from the tables, they were beginning to give her a major headache. She looked at him for a moment. "Did Ichigo say anything about missing work or something?" She asked quietly, usually she wouldn't ask such a thing, just know that Ichigo was on a date with Masaya, but she knew the truth…and she knew Masaya and Ichigo couldn't be together…not after what happened last night.
"No. No, she didn't say anything about missing work today, she didn't even call in sick. Are you worried?" he tested a strange looking desert, one he had been working on for the past five minutes. "It's almost closing, you could go check on her for us." He suggested, giving a shudder and pushing the desert into the sink.
Zakuro raised an eyebrow. "What? No, I'm not worried. I just wanted to know." She said dully, "Oh, I told Pudding she could go home." She straightened the apron and sighed "is that alright?"
"I…don't…know, go talk to Ryou…" he said in a distracted voice "buut…I'm sure it's fine…" he added in a cheerful tone.
Zakuro nodded, she dropped a filthy towel on the kitchen counter and walked to the stairs, leading up to Ryou's room. She walked up them carefully, she didn't hear the shower running, so he must have been clean by now. She looked around at the small hallway, seeing Ryou's room she walked over to the door. It lay wide open, but there wasn't any Teenage boy. Zakuro gave a frown… "Ryou?" she said quietly. She looked at the bed more closely…and noticed something under the covers. She walked over and rolled her eyes…it was just like him to find some reason not to return to the café below.
She noticed a light purple patch of skin on the side of his jaw…she looked at it more carefully, leaning over him. It was…a bruise? She stood, that wasn't right.
Ryou shifted and then rolled over…the covers slipped and his chest was exposed…Zakuro became ridged…was he…wearing any clothes? 'maybe I should go…' she thought to herself. She turned to go, when something else caught her eye. She looked at him for a moment, examining what she thought, might be another bruise… she touched the blanket and moved it off his stomach…he had many more bruises in that area… She looked down…what happened to him? He stirred, and she turned to go, looking back at him one last time.
He opened his eyes, he looked around, felt his head and then noticed another living being was in the room. "Woah! What are you doing in my room Zakuro?" he asked in alarm, he sat up, the blanket falling off the bed.
Zakuro looked away quickly,"I wanted to tell you Pudding went home."
Ryou stood, his boxers now exposed. "Uh…okay!" he said as he grabbed his pants. He pulled them on swiftly so no one would think anything happened between them. "You could have knocked! Or at least asked if i was wearing anything!" he protested.
"The door was open… you're the one who should wear some pants…" she replied coldly, "Ryou...what happened?" she said suddenly, glancing back at him…
Ryou blinked "huh?" he then realized what she was talking about "Oh…I fell." He said with a slight smirk. "How did you know? Trying to sneak a peek at me, eh?"
"Not on your life." She spat angrily, closing the door behind her as she exited the room.
Masaya awoke…it was near three o clock…at least that's what the face of his watch said, Hecoughed, feeling something gross in his mouth.Sitting up, he spat a couple of times, when he noticed red liquid was oozing from his mouth…Slowly he began to remember what had happened…
FLASH BACK
"Masaya"' the voice was unhappy, belonging to Ryou Shirogane. How he hated that boy…from the moment they had met…he had caused Masaya nothing but trouble.
"What is it Shirogane?" he asked in a spiteful tone…this boy had nerve…to come after him like this. "What could you possibly want?"
"You didn't even give Ichigo time to explain herself! You crushed her!" he hissed as he unbuttoned his black shirt.
Masaya gasped, was Ryou getting ready to fight?…Fight whom? "She was cheating on me. You understand that term don't you?"
"She was not." He said as he pushed up his sleeves. "You pompous little jerk." Ryou advanced on him, then suddenly he grabbed his shirt. "you're going to pay dearly for what you did. Pretty boy."
"Let go of me." Masaya said, pushing his hand.
Ryou "You WUSS!" drove his fist into Masaya's unsuspecting face.
Masaya, taken back by this sudden motion, stumbled and retalliated with a swift dropkick, which backfired as Ryou came down on top of him...Ryou's elbow hit him in the face...he flipped Ryou onto his back and began to punch him in the stomach, delivering one to his eye.
Ryou cried out, but he wasn't finished. He took a few more hits and then he muttered, "You are dispicable!" He grabbed Masaya's arms and managed to twist one enough so he could get ontop of Masaya, this was difficult however, because Masaya had taken many classes. At last he got up on top and he hit Masaya with all of his strength...and then..
Masaya's vision..blurred...dulled...and at last...went black.
His head ached and he felt his face…bruised and cut up…Ryou really hadn't held anything back…he looked around...it was cold...and he shivered...what was going on? He noticed shelves and a large metal door... On the shelves lay fresh strawberries, bananas...milk and other items used often in cooking. He scratched his head, reading a bag that said "Cafe Mew Mew." Then it hit him...He was locked inside the Cafe's Fridge.
He stood, banging on the door desperately...he wouldn't be able to live in the cold for too long! he banged harder...Praying, someone would hear him.
S-M: WOW THAT WAS ALOT! Anyway...Haha!Wonderful day! Everyone can see a bit of bashing! Masaya gets hurt, Ryou is hurt as well! Ichigo is crying and Zakuro...was accused of being a pervert! WOO HOO! > ;; I'm looking forward to some fluff! It's about time isn't it? Tee hee...well yeah anyway...Perhaps Kisshu will drop in for a visit! > (covers mouth) Ooh...oh oh...no spoilers... HAHA!
Masaya: Why am I the wimpy one?
S-M: cause you're a loser!
Ryou: hehe...
Ichigo: ...Review... (glares at Ryou)
S-M: hehe...just kidding.. umm..YES! ReVEIW! Or I'll make ICHIGO bite your butt! And THAT ain't pleasant! When i get twenty two reviews, I'll post mooore! Find out next time, Will Masaya LIVE? Or will they forget about him...and have MASAYA PARFAIT?
Simple-Magic
p.s. Bad...Bad mind! you wanted to taste Masaya parfait didn't you? BAD!