The Orphan Flower

Too little

Orphan

Mom and Dad will still be my parents

Often forgotten

Kid that's too young to understand

I'm Sorry

"Class, okay, I already know about teenagers like you always acting sarcastic to your parents, but I think we should do something to show that we appreciate them" their teacher said sternly. "This will be a grade, I want you to write about what your thoughts are, and of course a parent's signature to prove you did the project".

Without caring about what the teacher was saying, Rika continued to nod looking at her friends. Seeing Izumi's reaction she became worried "Uh oh, this is a no no for Izumi" she thought.

After class, when it was time for everyone to go home, Izumi stayed behind to talk to the teacher about the project.

"Why do I have to do this project?" she argued with the teacher.

"It's for a grade!"

She glared at him "You already know that I don't have any parents"

He sighed "Don't make any excuses, especially if I know orphans like you killed your own parents".

Leaving her speechless she stormed out of the classroom and couldn't believe that someone would say such a thing. "They don't understand!" she yelled in her head.

"It's no one's fault…" she kept repeating in her head. "Even if they say it was me…".

"Sigh! I knew this would happen" Rika muttered as she and Juri waited outside of the classroom. Juri looked at her "Huh? What do you mean?"

"I mean, Izumi is pissed about the project, and obviously the teacher isn't going to give her any other choice but to fail it."

She gave Rika a questioning look. "So if you knew that this was going to happen… then, why did you let her do that? You could have told her"

She shook her head "No Juri, because sometimes there are things that shouldn't be said or heard. Besides what bad things do, come out with good things".

"I hope you're right".

"Ah, here she comes now" Rika announced glancing at Izumi who was walking towards them. Juri smiled and waved, knowing that something bad was about to happen.

"I hate this project!" Izumi muttered banging her head on her locker.

Rika leaned over to Juri, "For a moment there, she kinda reminded me of Takuya." making them giggle. They suddenly stopped when they noticed her glaring at the two.

"Y'know, you really don't have to do the project" Rika reminded her.

"But it's for a grade, I'll fail"

"So? It's not like any parents are going to yell at you for that"

"Wait! She's right!" Izumi realized "Still, I'm really not in the mood to be a drop out student. How can I do this project?"

"You're not the only one" Juri assured.

"Besides, it wasn't your fault that at that time a long time ago when you were a kid, that your parents-" Rika began.

Izumi's face reddened "Shut up! I don't want to talk about it!" and walked away from them.

…………………

"Why did I say that?!" she yelled in her head, "They didn't deserve that, but I really didn't want to talk about it!" as rain began to fall. She glared at the sky "The skies are doing this on purpose, what a coincidence" as she was getting wet. "I can't even think right…"

……………….

The Next Morning

"Good Morning, are you awake?" a cheerful voice began.

"Huh?" Izumi thought as she began to wake up. "That's weird, I don't remember getting a wake up call, in fact… how did this person get in the house?" she wondered, as she rubbed her eyes to see who it was. Realizing, she glared "Takuya?"

"Aw, first I see your cute sleeping face, and when you see me, your attitude suddenly changed." he pouted.

There was a pause between the two. "Wait, what are you doing here? Are you a pervert? A stalker? How did you get in?" she asked all at once also ready to smack him.

"Wait wait!" he started before he was beaten up. "First of all, this is my house, second, I'm not a pervert or a stalker. It's obvious that I got in because this is where I live." he answered. "Plus, you should thank me."

"Thank you?! For what?"

He glanced at her "You were on the ground in the rain. When I found you, you had a fever, I was nice enough to take care of you."

"I fainted?" she thought and looked away "I guess I could say thanks" she started making him smile a little, but she wasn't finished "but, you should've left me there…"