A/N Hey guys! Sorry for the supperrrr long interval between this chapter and the last one. I've been in a sort of slump lately because this time of year is really hard for me because it is the anniversary of my brothers' death. And before that was just a lot of stress happening with the family and other things that all added up to really screw me over. But! I now bring you the 16th chapter for Broken Pieces!
Guest Reviewer; hehe, maybe she will defy Tora, maybe she won't...But either way, something is most definitely happening at the school today. ;)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kaichou wa Maid-Sama! I only own my own original characters and the writing in this story.
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Chapter 16; Fight at Miyabigaoka!
They had arrived at her building and were now standing before her door. He looks annoyed and her eyes widen a fraction. He pushes her up against the door, eliciting a startled cry of alarm and pain from her. "Your injuries are not minor. You should rest more. You lost a lot of blood and could have died if I hadn't run into you. I don't want to see you at school this week. Stay home." his voice was very deep and sounds dangerous. Before she can say anything, he kisses her roughly. Her legs go weak and she struggles to get away weakly. And then, just like that, he pulls away and walks swiftly away. She stands there, eyes wide and leaning heavily against her door, trying to decipher the jumble of emotions in her.
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An alarm blares alive the next morning. The blonde girl in the bed slowly opens her eyes. She lays there for a few moments, the alarm continuously beeping. She sighs, sitting up in her bed. She reaches over and grabs her phone, turning it off. She still feels a little woozy and out of it but decides she is going to go to school anyway. If only to spite Tora Igarashi.
"Tch, who does he think he is? His family may be number one in Japan, but that does not mean he can just assume he can order me around like I am below him." she growls to herself, climbing out of bed. She slowly stretches her muscles as much as she can manage without breaking any wounds open. She growls out another sigh and heads towards the kitchen to feed Pelevea. She throws a raw steak into the large metal bowl serving as her food dish and tells Pelevea to eat. She then heads back into her bedroom to grab her uniform and head into the bathroom for a shower and to get ready.
After 30 minutes, Kailey Silvermorthnone walks out of her house, her school bag slung over her shoulder. She seems to be in a very bad mood and people make sure to stay clear of her after one look at her face. She waits outside for her driver to pull up in front of the complex and steps into the car when the door is held open for her. As the door shuts, she sticks black and red earbuds into her ears and blasts songs by AC/DC, Apocalyptica, My Chemical Romance, and other bands like that. When her limousine arrives at the school, she steps out of the back and strides into the school. She no longer had any bandages anywhere and the only mark on her face was a paper-thin white scar running across her left cheekbone. She slips inside the castle-like school and makes her way to class 3-3, her earbuds still in her ears as she drowns out the rest of the world.
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Amber eyes look up and narrow at the elegant blonde who steps into his classroom. Tora watches her closely as she makes her way to the seat beside him-seeming to not notice his cool stare. She drops down into the seat beside him and crosses her legs, pointing away from him and turned slightly towards the door. He continues staring at her, "I thought I told you to stay at home for the week." His voice is deep and dangerous but she seems to not hear him. He gives a growl under his breath when he notices the earbuds in her ears. With a displeased expression, he grabs at the earbuds, aiming to rip them out.
As he makes his grab at them, her hand shoots out like a striking snake and her delicate fingers wrap around his wrist and twist it back and away from her. Her voice is ice cold, "Don't dare try to touch me again, Igarashi-kohai." her eyes bore into his, looking like chips of deep green ice. There was absolutely no warmth in them and he could tell something was wrong. She releases her grip on his wrist and abruptly turns back to watch the teacher, apparently planning to read his lips this class, the earbuds still playing in her ears.
His eyes widen slightly at her cold treatment and then he narrows his eyes and turns to listen to the teacher as well. 'I guess I'll just have to show her where her place is later. I just need to get her alone...' he thinks darkly to himself, not happy with her harsh treatment and cruel jibe at him. The rest of the class goes by without much fuss.
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The bell signalling lunch goes off and Kailey leaves the class quickly, hoping avoid Tora as much as possible. She feels Toras' eyes watching her as she makes her way out of the classroom. She manages to make it out and heads in the opposite direction of the cafeterias. She gets to an empty section of the school and grows uneasy. She has the distinct feeling of being followed. She looks over her shoulder with a dark look but sees nothing. Her eyebrows furrow, confused. Suddenly, she feels someones' breathing right before her and she snaps her head around, taking a step back and falling into a fighting stance. A group of three boys, a year older than her by the looks of it, are standing before her with smug expressions on their faces.
"What's a pretty little thing like you doing in this part of the school, huh?" the apparent leader drawls out.
She relaxes her stance and stands straight again, giving her most convincing clueless smile, "Oh, I was just walking aimlessly. I don't know how I managed to end up here. I don't suppose you could direct me in the direction of the cafeteria, could you?" she uses a sweet voice, hoping to avoid any conflict.
The guy to the left of the first one gives a smirk and chuckles, "We could show you in the direction. But we need something in return first." the hungry look in their eyes as they drink in her appearance makes her uneasy and she realizes she needs to get out of this situation fast. She still isn't in a position to get in another confrontation-even she wasn't stupid enough to deny that she did need to recover more before she could do any strenuous activities.
She gives them another sweet smile, "What is it you would want from someone like me?"
The center guy takes a step towards her, "Oh, we can show you what we want. Just stay right there. You don't need to be worried, we'll be gentle-to begin with." he takes another step towards her, the other two following a step in front of him.
'They're trying to cut off my escape route.' she thinks to herself. She holds up her hands and gives another sweet smile, "Oh, that's alright. I think I remember how to get back now. I don't need any help." She jerks around and starts to run down the hallway, back the way she had come.
"Oh no you don't!" suddenly hands close around her shoulders and she is yanked backwards, her eyes widening in surprise. 'How did they get so close so fast?!' the thought shoots through her mind, panic lingering in its wake. She hits the ground on her back hard, her air whooshing out of her. The three upperclassmen stand above her and she drops her act.
"So that's how it's going to be, huh? Fine." She spins up and throws a punch at the leader, catching him with an uppercut to the jaw that sends his head flying back. The other two are momentarily stunned as their leader flies backwards a foot before falling to the ground. She gives a satisfied smirk and then the other two stare at her.
Her smirk falters as the hunger in their eyes deepen. Their leader gets up and laughs, "Good, fighters are always more...fun." That when she realizes that she was now blocked from the hallway leading back to the rest of the students. A maze of dark hallways was the only thing behind her.
'This could get bad if I don't end this quickly.' she thinks as she dodges away from their groping hands. She sneers at them and goes on the offensive, trying to be as careful of her injuries as possible. The ones on her stomach were still healing and one wrong move would tear them open again. She starts to slowly push them back down the hallway, trying to get an opening that she can break down the hallway with. Suddenly she feels a sharp pain in her right side as an elbow collides solidly with the slash-wound from the gang-attack. What made it worse was the fact that she was stretched out in a punch. She recoils in on herself, grimacing in pain. She glares at them, gripping her right side stiffly. 'Shit. I can't fight anymore. If I do it will be bad. Really bad.' the thought shoots through her head and she goes on the defensive, dodging their blows as best she can. The pain makes her less agile and graceful. The boys and pushing her back farther into the dark empty hallways. Panic fills her mind as it grows darker and darker. There's nothing she can do and she doesn't know if she can get out of this fight. If it were under normal conditions, she'd have absolutely no problem. Suddenly, she feels something solid behind her and her eyes widen again. They'd backed her into a wall.
Triumph lights the threes' eyes, "Hah hah hah...looks like you have nowhere else to run, little bird. Now be a good girl and don't fight us any more. If you do...We won't be so gentle."
'shitshitshitshitshitshitshitshitshitshitshitshitshistshitshitshtishtishtishitshitshit' repeats over and over in her mind. In a last ditch effort, she swings her right leg at their heads with as much force as she can muster. This puts her off balance and the third guy storms forward and barrels into her unbalanced side, falling on top of her on the ground. She lets out a growl and tries to get him off of her-to no avail. "Get OFF of me!" she snarls, struggling with all her might to wriggle out from beneath him but he is too heavy.
The other two crowd around her and the first guy reaches out for a lock of her hair. "Hmm, this is going to be fun isn't it? It's been a long time since any girl has ever put up this much of a fight. It always makes it that much better when we break them, doesn't it boys?" He is answered by dark laughs. She glares darkly at the three of them. She was scared. She wasn't sure what she could do to prevent what they planned to do. She keeps on the defiant glare and again struggles beneath the guy. Suddenly a firm grip closes around her throat and lifts her up into the air, presses her up against the wall. The first guy stares into her eyes with a sneer. "You might as well stop fighting now. You won't leave until we've had our fun." the guy who had pinned her stood up and stared at the scene, the hunger growing ever present in their eyes. Although he was pinning her up against the wall by her throat, he wasn't applying enough pressure for her to be unable to breathe. Granted, her breathing was still restricted but at least she could still get in air. Suddenly he drops her and her feet slam to the ground, her ankles crunching down with a painful jolt. As soon as she touches the ground, his body forces hers against the wall painfully and he kisses her, forcing his tongue into her mouth. She sputters against his kiss and bites his tongue as hard as she can manage. He digs his fingers into her right side-right where the slash wound is-eliciting a muffled cry of pain out of her. She feels a bulge pressing into her and fear completely takes over. Her defiant expression no longer covers her features, it is instead replaced by one of true terror, tears streaking down her cheeks. The other two guys laugh as they watch, waiting for their own turns.
The guy slips his hand up under her shirt and keeps going up until her grabs one of her breasts, squeezing until she gives another muffled cry of pain. He starts to grind her pelvis up against her, still groping her and forcefully kissing her. She is crippled by the pain in her breast and side both. She tries to push him away again and seems to make progress. He lets go of her and breaks off the kiss. She attempts to step to the side of him but he yanks her forward suddenly by the collar of her shirt and her eyes widen as he rips the fabric away from her body. She instinctively covered herself with her arms as she stands there in a skirt and bra. He shoves her up against the wall again but she manages to get a knee between his legs and slams it upwards into his crotch. He drops to the ground in pain and she glares darkly down at him until the other two start moving towards her. She mistakenly turns her attention to them because suddenly he is grabbing her knee and yanking forwards, making her fall down beside him. He then gets on top of her and the other two move to either side of her, each grabbing an arm and pinning it to the ground. She realizes what is about to happen as he glares down at her, undoing his pants and readying himself. "I told you if you behaved we'd be gentle...now we won't be." New tears slide down her cheeks, her fear renewed. She struggles as much as she can and opens her mouth to scream until a hand clamps down over it. Her head is forced to back against the floor, making her stare up at the ceiling. She feels him push her skirt up and start to rip her undergarments out of the way so he can violate her even more. She squeezes her eyes shut, shaking in terror.
There is a muffled cry and the hand is ripped away from her crotch. She instinctively tenses her legs against each other as tightly as she can, her eyes still shut tight. She guy to her rip is forced away and the hand uncovers her mouth, shortly followed by the third guy. Too terrified to open her eyes and see what is happening, she curls up into herself on the ground, shivering in a mixture of fear, pain, and cold. Her right side is bleeding slightly again. After a few cries of pain, everything goes silent. The only thing that can be heard is her crying. A hand closes on her shoulder and she instinctively shrinks away from it, tightening into an even tighter ball. "Kailey." someone tries to grab her again and she lets out another cry of terror and the boy steps away from her, a sound of frustration sounding. Something rustles and then the sound of talking is heard. She hears the sound of rustling fabric and then feels something fall across her shoulder. She starts to shrink away again as a body settles down beside her until she feels a hand on her shoulder, "Shh. It's ok. You're ok. I'm here now. Everything will be ok." the voice is strangely comforting. She whimpers softly, part pain and part residual fear. The man moves beside her, seeming to notice something for the first time. "Shit." he curses. "Ok, Kailey. Listen to me, I need to turn you over onto the other side." She whimpers again, curling back into herself despite the pain, "Sh sh sh, it's ok. You can trust me. I'm not going to hurt you. You can trust me. Can I please turn you over? Please?" his voice was getting fuzzy but she could hear the worry in it.
"O-okay.." she says weakly, her voice scratchy. She tenses as his hands gently turn her onto her other side. He lets out another curse and moves, apparently looking around for something. The sound of ripping fabric is hurt and something is pressed firmly against her side, where her wound had reopened. She lets out a whimper of pain.
"It's ok. Don't worry princess, it will be ok. I just need to stop this bleeding. It's not too bad but I do need to stop it. Help will be here soon." she gives a small sound of understanding and curls into him slightly, much to his surprise.
After about five minutes, she hears footsteps coming swiftly down the hall. As they grow closer, she instinctively curls even further into the boy with her, whimpering in fear. He puts a comforting hand on the small of her back and moves it around in small circles. "Calm down, it's alright. They're here to take the trash away."
He continues to move his hand around in small, soothing circles and press the ripped fabric against her reopened wound. How he managed to do that while making sure the shirt stayed covering her was a mystery. Due to his soothing touch, she drifted into an exhausted sleep.
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She would occasionally regain consciousness as he carried her to the nurses' office. She had drifted off to sleep a few minutes after Maki, the Kouchou, and five police officers arrived in the hallway. 'She should have listened to me and stayed home...Why does she have to be so goddamn stubborn? And those sick bastards...They're lucky they didn't regain consciousness before Maki and the others got here. If they had, it would have given me the excuse I needed to cause even more damage. How dare they try to violate her...' he fumes in his mind. The officers had taken the barely conscious seniors away in cuffs. The school was in an uproar and the Kouchou was furious that they had attacked a student. They were three thugs that all came from relatively wealthy families. Those families were likely going to go through a downfall when news of their sons being in jail for attempted rape got out into the public.
He reaches the infirmary and the nurse gives him a startled look. He quickly explains what happened and her eyes grow sad, "Ok, put her on this bed. I'll bandage her re-opened wound."
"Thank you. Is it alright if I stay here with her?" he asks politely, worry still edged into his face.
She was surprised, knowing how he normally was with girls, "Of course Igarashi-san." she finishes binding the wound and leaves to get food, having about to go on her lunch break when he came in. After she left, Tora stands up and gently maneuvers his shirt so Kailey is wearing it. He shivers slightly, realizing he still has no shirt on since he gave it to her when he found hers ripped beyond repair. He goes to the closet closed to the infirmary door and pulls out a plain black shirt. He puts it on and goes back to stand beside her as she begins to wake up.
She opens her eyes and jerks up with a start, fear lighting up in her eyes again. He catches her and pulls her into a hug, holding her firmly so she didn't hurt herself any more. "It's ok Kailey. They're gone. You're safe now." At first she stays tense but then hugs him back fiercely. 'They really scared her..If I ever see them again, I'll KILL them.' the thought snarls through his mind, enraged at the sight of her terror.
After a while, he pulls back from her and looks her over. Her mouth is bruised and he could guess a few other places were as well. "It's going to be ok. They can't get you anymore. They're gone, ok?"
She stares at him, fear still lingering in her wide-eyed expression. She nods slightly and starts in a shaky voice, "H-how..What happened to them? Why didn't they-they.."
She shivers at the memory and pulls her back into a hug, "It's ok. I managed to get there just in time. Why did you go down there? I thought you would have been smarter than to go down a dark, empty hallway." his voice had risen and she flinched at the severity of it. He sighs into her hair, "I'm sorry. I'm just glad you're ok. Kouchou says you are allowed to go home for the rest of the day. You really shouldn't come back to school for another week though. He understands what happened would be very traumatizing and wants you to rest and make a full recovery." He lets go of her and stands up, offering a hand to help her stand up. She accepts it after a moment's hesitation. She is a bit shaky and he pulls her against him, offering her support.
She pushes herself back onto her own feet, "I'm ok. Really. I can walk on my own. I'm still just a little shaken up.." there is still a slight tremor in her voice but he ignores it and lets her walk on her own, still making sure to be beside her if she needs his help.
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She stares out the window of Toras' limousine as he takes her back home. The events of lunch cruelly playing through over and over in her mind. She was still utterly terrified and didn't think she'd ever recover like how they all thought she would. Before she realizes it, Tora places a hand on her shoulder and she jumps. "It's ok. It's just me. I was just going to tell you we are here." he steps out of the car and goes around to her side, opening the door for her and helping her out. They walk up to her house in silence. When they reach her door, he takes the keys from her bag and unlocks her door. She follows him into the house and shuts the door behind her, making sure to lock it. He places her bag on the dining room table, putting the keys back where he got them.
He goes back over to her and gently takes her arm, leading her to her bedroom, "Come on. Let's get you to bed." Pelevea greeted them at the entrance to her room, a very concerned look on her wolf-face. She follows after the two of them as Tora guides Kailey in. He looks at her, "Can you get changed into something more comfortable? I will go make you something to eat and drink. I'll knock before coming in."
She blushes slightly and nods, "Y-yes. Thank...Thank you, Tora. For helping me, I mean.."
He gives her a tired smile, "Don't mention it." He goes out into the kitchen and shuts her bedroom door behind him. She sighs and slowly goes over to her pillows at the top of her bed, pulling out a pair of black and red pajamas. They are made of a soft and comfortable fabric. She slips out of Tora's shirt, blushing despite everything that had happened at the thought of him giving her his shirt to cover her. She folds it neatly and places it on her bed. She removes her short, tattered skirt and sighs. It looked like she'd have to get a whole new uniform. She removes her shoes and undergarments next before slipping the bottoms and shirt on. Crouching down, she pulls her black slippers out from under her bed and slips them on. She tosses the undergarments into her laundry basket and throws the skirt away. The shoes go into her closet and she then picks up the folded shirt and goes shakily out of the bedroom, leaving the door open as she exits.
She places the shirt on the table beside her bag and goes over to see what Tora is doing. "You really don't need to make me anything to eat. I'm really not hungry.." she tells him as she comes up behind him.
He glances over his shoulder at her, his eyes taking in her appearance quickly before going back to focus on his task. "Regardless of if you are hungry or not, you need to eat. I'm making you miso soup. It is light and easy on the stomach. I also made you a cup of green tea with honey added to it. You will drink all the tea and eat all the soup whether you like it or not."
She glares at him, momentarily able to ignore what almost happened to her, "You do not tell me what to do, little tiger."
He quickly rounds on her and starts to pin her against the table until the expression of fear that comes over her face stops him. He sighs and stands back up, pulling her up with him. He goes over to where a kettle and mug are and fills the mug with tea and lets a few droplets of honey fall into the cup, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I know what happened today must have been terrifying." He goes back over to her and hands her the mug. He looks at her, a guarded but sad look in his eyes.
She sets the mug down on the table and suddenly goes towards him, hugging him, "It's ok, Tora. You're only trying to help."
He is startled at first but then wraps his arms around her small form, nuzzling his nose into her hair and inhaling her smell. He pulls away after a few minutes and gestures for her to sit at the table, grabbing her bag and moving to hang them up at the door. "Drink. The soup is almost done." She notices a small blush on his face and blushes herself, shocked at how she is acting. She nods to him and sits down, picking the mug up and taking small sips from it. Green tea with honey in it had always been her favorite. After she finishes her tea, he presents a bowl of miso soup and hands her a spoon.
Noticing he has nothing, her eyebrows furrow, "You should eat, too." she looks up at him.
He raises an eyebrow, "I'm fine. You're the one who needs to regain your strength. Eating will help with that."
She gives him a look that is vaguely that of a puppy-dog pout, "Please at least eat? I'd feel bad if you didn't and I did..."
He stares at her but his will soon breaks and he rolls his eyes and goes to get himself some soup. "Fine, fine..." They eat in silence and she grows tired when she finishes. He can see how tired she is and stands up, taking the bowls to the kitchen and putting them in the sink. "Come on. You need to sleep." Ignoring her protests, he pulls her up and drags her towards her bedroom. "Stop. Fighting. NOW." he growls and she instantly stops, shocked at the irritated sound in his voice. She lets him take her to her bedroom. He goes to her bed and pulls back the blankets and rearranges the pillows. "Comere." he gestures to her and she slowly goes over to him, too exhausted to fight back anymore. She climbs into her bed and he pulls her covers up to her shoulders. "Pelevea, up." He gestures to the space on the bed beside her and Pelevea jumps um to lie beside her. "Take care of her, girl." He pets her head. He looks back down at Kailey, "Get some sleep, ok?" he turns to go.
"Wait!" she calls to him.
He turns back to look at her, "What?"
"U-um..." she turns pink, "I mean...Could you..Stay until I...go to sleep please...I don't think I can go to sleep alone." her voice gets really quiet at the end and Tora gives a very soft smile.
He walks back towards her bed, "..Sure." He crouches beside her bed and lays his head on the edge of the bed. She turns a deeper shade of pink and closes her eyes. He watches her, a small smile lighting up his face. Her breathing slowly evens out and before long she is asleep. He slowly stands up, his muscles cramped from crouching for so long. He kisses her forehead lightly before leaving her bedroom, shutting the door quietly behind him. He washes the few dishes he used, puts the remaining soup in the fridge, and fills a glass of water as an afterthought. He takes the glass back into her bedroom and leaves it on the nightstand for when she wakes up. He then leaves the complex and returns to his own home.
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A/N Soooooo...that got really dark and serious...When I first started writing this chapter I did not have any intention of making it into a rape scene. My original plan was for Tora and Kuniyoshi fight over Kailey. I don't know how it turned into what it did. I was just writing what came to mind and suddenly it turned very, very dark. So I'm sorry. But I hope you enjoy the ending. I will probably be releasing a somewhat short chapter tomorrow. Because-for obvious reasons-she isn't going to be able to sleep very well now that Tora left. She seems to feel safe with him now. But will that last after she has somewhat recovered from what happened? Or will she go back to her usual attitude? Who knows. And what's going to happen when she comes screaming awake from a vivid replica of what happened-except where no one was coming to save her? (don't worry, I won't be describing that dream.) Who is she gonna call in tears? Usui? Tora? Carter? Someone else? Maybe no one at all? Wait until the next chapter is released if you wanna know. ;)
Oh yea, btw. The reason Kailey call Tora Igarashi-kohai earlier is because it would be considered an insult. Kohai is an honorific used on someone considered inferior to you. And I mean, *technically* Tora could be considered inferior to her. Although she doesn't consider anyone inferior. She was just in a very bad mood.