AN: I live!
Previously
" Yeah, it wasn't too bad, but tomorrows going to be hell," I said feeling my eyes lids getting heavy.
Ch 6
Blood shot eyes, ringing ears, headache to the point where your head feels like its going to explode, dry mouth, and tongue that feels like sand paper, in simple terms; one hell of a hangover. Though I have to admit, Misao seemed to be worse off than me. At least I wasn't throwing up as if I had morning sickness.
Taking a quick shower, while Misao lay on my bed dying, I replayed the events of last night and earlier this morning.
Within fifteen minutes, I was dressed in a pair of dark blue Dickies pants, a white t-shirt with AC/DC Back In Black written on it in black, and was now in the process of drying my hair, as Misao took her turn in the shower.
Another fifteen minutes, and Misao was dressed in a pair of black Capri pants and a violet colored tank top, and was ready to go downstairs for a late breakfast.
Reaching the kitchen, we were greeted by Soujiro eating a bowl of cereal.
" Hey, you guys just get up?" asked Soujiro drinking some orange juice.
" Do you have to talk so loud," asked Misao grabbing her throbbing head.
" Oh that's right, Aoshi said that you were pretty wasted the other night," smiled Soujiro eating another spoonful of cereal.
Misao blushed. " Yeah…well not my finest night."
" Yeah I'll say…uh Soujiro," I said somewhat timidly.
" Yeah," he said looking at me questioningly.
" Sorry about the other night… you know for being a bitch," I said embarrassed.
He smiled his genuine smile. " Its cool, just…"
" Yeah, I know."
" Well I don't! What happened," asked Misao being her nosey self.
" Nothing, Misao. I was just drunk," I said laughing at her behavior.
An hour had passed, and we still were in the kitchen talking about the night before, leaving out certain parts, and retelling others.
" It sounded like a corny line out of some action movie, ' Don't tell me that I've had enough, I'll tell you when I've had enough,'" I said telling Soujiro how I had found Misao arguing with Aoshi.
" Why is it that I'm the one you guys are always laughing at," said Misao red faced at hearing about her actions at the party.
" Cause you're the funny one, and the only one who gets herself in those types of situations," I said smiling at her.
" Oh, hey if you want to go to the skate park with me today, then we should go now, Kaoru, cause I got plans today," said Soujiro looking at his watch. Standing up, he took all our bowls, and put them in the sink.
" Wait, your going to a skate park, Kaoru? Now this I gotta see," said Misao giggling.
" I've been to a skate park before," I declared at the giggling Misao.
" I know but in how long? This should be funny," said Misao dodging my hand.
- At the Skate Park-
" Why is it that there is always about a million guys here, when we come," I asked feeling self-conscious with so many eyes on us.
" Don't tell me that the Kaoru Kamiya is intimidated by some guys," said Soujiro cocking an eyebrow.
" Haha funny, now are you going to show me how to do a heel flip or not?" I asked semi glaring at him.
" I promised didn't I, but I still don't see how you can do a gap to front-side wall-ride , but you can't do a simple heel flip," said Soujiro scratching his head.
" I am what I am, leave me alone."
" Yeah, you're a freak," acknowledged Misao looking around.
I glared, Soujiro laughed.
--
A hour later, and Soujiro had to leave, leaving me and Misao. ( Along with his board, for Misao who had also wanted to join the fun) Having gathered a large group of guys, who thought it was cool of Misao and I to try and learn to do some form of trick on a skateboard, we had many willing guys who wanted to take over teaching.
About another hour, and I had finally done a heel flip successfully, and had also learned to do a backside heel flip.
" Yes! I finally did it," I exclaimed pumping my fist into the air, earning myself a lot of cheers.
Sitting myself next to Misao, who at the moment seemed to be in a deep discussion on the resent Inuyasha episode, with Yahiko.A brown eyed, tan, black spiky-haired third grader, that Misao baby-sits once in a while.
"I'm telling you, last nights episode was one of the best."
" Like hell it was! It was way to mushy," exclaimed Yahiko with a look of disgust.
Guessing puberty's still a foreign concept to him.
"Your still to young to understand romance…by the way your still to young to talk like that," said Misao ruffling his hair.
Standing up, he said a quick goodbye before being called away by his older brother.
"So what do you want to do now," I asked laying down in the grass.
" I don't know," said Misao stretching out her arms. " How bout we go get some ice cream? Its fuckin' hot!"
" You paying? Cool!"
" What? I just suggested we get ice cream, your paying for your damn self," exclaimed Misao walking off towards the park's exit.
Laughing, I grabbed my board and fallowed Misao.
--Ice Cream Truck--
" Thank you," we said in unison to the elderly man in front of us.
" No, thank you. I must say, I've never had such lovely ladies literally chase down my truck for two cookies n' cream and rocky road ice cream cones," said the man highly amused by our antics.
" Yeah well get use to it, cause we'll be back!" stated Misao clearly enjoying her rocky road ice cream.
Smiling sheepishly, we waved good bye to the man and headed over to a couple of turned over trash cans, where two skateboards were conveniently hidden under all the fallen debris.
Grabbing our boards, we continued to glide aimlessly down the streets of Tokyo.
Finding ourselves in Everywhere N' In-between, a music store, we spent the next hour and a half at the listening booths. Listening to everything ranging from Michelle Branch Goodbye to You, The Beatles Let It Be, and Rammstein Moscow.
"Oh my god! Kaoru, look what I just found, it's Run DMC and AeroSmith Walk This Way!" exclaimed Misao jumping up an down. "Oh man, I haven't heard this song since me and you thought it'd be cool to learn to play it."
"You should buy it," I said a genuine smile touching my face, wavering only when I realized what was happening.
"Kaoru…it's okay to smile," said Misao tentatively who had seen the abrupt change on my face, "it's okay to-to live."
Nodding my head in understanding, I turn my gaze from Misao's compassionate face. In truth I do understand, I know that life goes on where it has come to an abrupt stop for others, I know that. When all seems dull and all you want to do is drown yourself in your own pool of sadness, life goes on. Feelings of great despair and loss become so great that the only thing left is to end it, feeling that you will be one step closer to what you have lost- knowing it to be selfish- unable to do it, for the thought of disappointment and pain it would cause others. Incapable of detaching yourself from this world, knowing its unfairness, knowing that's not what she would have wanted. Powerless to leave the rest that you care so deeply for behind, no matter how much you may miss that one person, thus leaving you only one plausible option- to live on.
Feeling Misao's gaze still on me (though it had never left me) I made my way to the posters; one of which had caught my eye. An Offspring poster, with the lyrics of Gone Away on it.
Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can't deal its so unfair
And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it feels
Yeah it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you've gone away
Leaving flowers on your grave
To show that I still care
But black roses and Hail Mary's
Cant bring back what's taken from me
I reach to the sky
And call out your name
And if I could trade
I would
And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it stings
Yeah it stings now
The world is so cold
Now that you've gone away
I reach to the sky
And call out your name
Please let me trade
I would
'Funny thing how a simple song can capture how your feeling… irony's a bitch,' I thought with a ghost of a smile forming on my lips.
Without a moments hesitation, I purchased the poster.
TBC...
AN:…..So yeah I'm guessing I should end the chapter there…or should I write a bit more? I know it goes from a sort of typical day to sort of sad and confusing at the end, but I don't know it just sort of popped out there. If not there then I would have ended up in some other chapter…..it just shows some stuff about Kaoru and what not. It'll be explained in later chapters and things will get clearer, so sorry if I confused you guys. Just remember it'll be explained:laughs: Anyways, I'm still looking for a beta reader. so thischapter isn't really edited. Don't eat me! I'm really sorry, damn i feel like a hypocrite saying the next chapter will be edited, no the next one for sure. but damn someone needs to agree to edit it first:shuffles feet: how embarassing is that? lol. jk. i actually kind of forgot...hehehe. anywyas to the reviewers:
Jasmine blossom625: Thanks for the review! I appreciate it :grins: And yes there will be more fluff throughout the story. So if you have any particular couple, or any scene/interaction suggestions feel free to tell me!
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