Chapter 6: First Night Part I
It had been approximately fifteen minutes after Ruka guy and I entered the house. During the time I've been waiting for Hotaru to arrive, I – or we had done nothing but bicker and throw insults at each other. When I say we, I meant me and the egotistical jerk who ungenerously kicked me out of the house the first time we ever met – not to mention, the first time I even set foot on my own new house. Thanks to him, I almost did something I never thought I'd do in my entire life – that is – breaking into my own home. I've never been so humiliated before, except for the one time when a girl 'accidentally' poured a glass of red wine in my white dress on my fifteenth birthday. If I didn't have enough sanity, I would have ruined the girl's dress by tearing it apart with my own hands. Thankfully, I did have enough sanity, maybe more than what I actually wanted.
Back to the topic, only five minutes more. And this hell would end. Hotaru would come and save me. I honestly never thought that twenty minutes could be this slow and aggravating.
The jerk and I were still arguing about how in the world he'd mistaken me as their categorized people like 'Them' and then kick me out without a proper explanation or reasoning. He claimed it was because he was annoyed and needed more space. That really made me mad. Who'd throw a person out of the house because they were annoyed? That made no sense!
I was practically shouting at the guy who's sitting comfortably at the couch with his irritating cool and seemingly unaffected features. He looked like he didn't care about whatever I threw at him, nonetheless, he still had a comeback kicking in my face.
"As much as I love to see you two argue, I think that's enough." Ruka interrupted. He was leaning on the wall, smirking and looking annoyingly amused. In all honesty, I would have been a sucker for Ruka and the egotistical jerk's good looks. Thankfully, all that crap didn't happen cause I would be regretting even thinking that they were drop dead gorgeous.
"Ruka right? I'd appreciate it if you keep your mouth shut and mind your own business. In case you haven't noticed, we're having a very serious discussion here." I said irritably.
"Right… uh, how about talking about your situation? Properly?" he said, raising a brow.
Did he really think that 'talking things out properly' would solve this problem?
"Idiocy can't be cured Ruka. The crazy girl probably doesn't understand our language, or maybe she thinks she can live here with me. And we can't have that can we?" the Jerk snorted, turning his head questioningly at the child and smirked when the kid nodded.
I stomped my foot angrily and pointed at the duo. "This is why we can't have a 'proper' conversation." I muttered slowly, making sure that the others could hear me. I calmed myself down and tried to diminish my growing anger, much to my annoyance, my blood just seems to boil every time I see their faces.. Just why in the world did Hotaru make me move here? And where the heck was she anyway? I looked at my silver watch and looked at the time. She should be here any minute now.
"Anyway, you can't live here, find another place." The Jerk said.
I glared at his direction and fake smiled.
"Don't worry I won't live here. I'd get a virus called 'Conceited Personality Disorder' and I honestly don't see the point of living somewhere near you. You could have Herpes for all I care." I said sarcastically.
He looked angry.
Seriously angry.
"Crazy girl. I appreciate your concern but I don't have a disease, much less Herpes. You don't have to worry if you want my body that much." his voice contained so much malice that my anger immediately vanished and turned to fear, though I wouldn't let him see it. He was undoubtedly pissed off by the herpes thing.
"You really are conceited if you think I like you or your damned body. You should thank your mother and father for giving you your looks or nobody would even think of touching you or glance at you." I gave him a look of disgust and saw his jaw clench.
He stood up and walked towards me, his ruby eyes glowing as he glared at me. Slowly, he cornered me to the wall. His body pressed against mine, hands on either side of me.
"Natsume!" Ruka yelled.
"Well?" The Jerk cocked an eyebrow.
I didn't know what he was talking about. I was too preoccupied by the fact that muscled and hardened body was pressed to mine and I couldn't help but blush. I tried hard to NOT stare at his chest, his soft looking lips and to his fiery ruby eyes. I couldn't even think about how traitorous my mind was. For a moment all we did was stare at each other.
I eyed his lips. He looked good, I admit. I tiptoed and leaned to his face until the tip of my nose touched his, he closed his eyes.
And I slapped him.
Hard.
"Fuck you." I told him. I didn't have time to register what just happened because I immediately walked out towards the door.
What was that? If I didn't regain my senses the last few seconds, I would have kissed the hell out of him.
My God, what was wrong with me?
I vaguely heard laughter from the kitchen – probably Ruka – when I saw Hotaru standing in front of the door, about to ring the doorbell.
"You look like a tomato." Hotaru commented.
"No, I'm not." I told her. I didn't even notice my hands bolt up to cup my cheeks.
She looked at me for a long minute and frowned. She then shook me out of the way and walked inside the house. Immediately, I tried to stop her. Yep, I definitely tried.
Ruka's laughter died when he saw Hotaru, his eyes widening. For a moment, all I could hear was a 'criek criek' from outside the window.
"Hotaru?" Ruka broke the silence.
"You know her?" I questioned him. I couldn't see my face but I was sure that confusion was pasted all over it.
"What the hell are you doing here?" the Jerk demanded an answer. His voice was hoarse and glared threateningly at Hotaru and me, well, mostly at me. I stared at him mockingly and crossed my arms. I know I still had a flushing face. Hell, I knew that my own feeling of embarrassment was still itching on my mind but who knows? Maybe they won't notice at all.
"Hyuuga. You haven't changed." Hotaru nonchalantly answered.
Hotaru and the Jerk stared at each other for a while, until Jerk face spoke.
"Neither have you, still doing whatever you want." He sarcastically said.
"Good to know you still have your sarcastic remarks." Hotaru said in a not-so-sarcastic tone.
The room suddenly grew quiet. The Jerk still continuously glared at us, thought now focused on Hotaru. What was happening here? They all know each other, it seems. Even my anger and embarrassment went somewhere far away. I'm too confused to say something, or maybe I still feel too awkward after what happened just moments ago.
"Erm…" Ruka started. "Can we all sit down first? I'm tired standing here." He then slowly made his way to the couch, facing Hotaru as if she might claw him if he were to let his guard down in her presence.
Awkward. This was the first word that popped out of my brain when we started sitting down the couch. Hotaru now had a cup of tea in her hands; she gave me a cup too, ignoring the other three who only stared. I would've appreciated it if the tea didn't pop out of nowhere and if it weren't this awkward. Ruka had been silently eying Hotaru. Probably contemplating whether he should speak up or not. The jerk was sitting in the far side of the couch beside his brother, looking bored and frowning – brooding – in the corner.
Really. This could go on forever if they don't speak up. And I've noticed since two minutes ago that I'm hungry again. If I'm not careful, this could turn into a hilarious show when my stomach starts to growl – which I hope wouldn't happen. I couldn't even relax and lean my back on the couch. Ruka and Hotaru was both beside me and it felt as if something horrible would happen if I moved a muscle. So in the end, I just kept sipping my tea.
Finally, the silence was broken when Hotaru finished her tea and grabbed her bag. She grasped a piece of paper and handed it the Jerk. The Jerk looked at Hotaru with suspicion but grabbed the paper anyway.
As he began to read it, Ruka stood up and approached him.
After a few minutes, the two finished reading. Ruka was near laughing and jerk face had a furious expression. Hotaru was just being herself – nonchalant.
Jerk face torn the paper into pieces and glared at Hotaru, who took her time sipping tea again.
"What the hell's the meaning of this?" Jerk face said through gritted teeth, clearly angry at something.
Well, that's the end of this chapter, jk. This is just part one. I've been too preoccupied by school and I hadn't had time to update. I know the chapter did not have a proper ending but I'll compensate in the 2nd part of the chapter, I hope people weren't too annoyed, especially those who really waited for the update ( somebody has been harassing me about it, though I hope she wouldn't be too angry that I even mentioned her here). Anyway, hope you liked the story so far^^
Any complaints and suggestions are greatly appreciated….. Oh and I'm looking for a beta, one that's good in grammar and other things, if someone's interested pls PM me. Thanks^^