Title: Nothing
Rating: T (for now at least)
Inspiration: Loveless
Pairing: SoubixRitsuka
A/N: I hope everyone is still reading this and will continue to review. Even if you don't like my story I'd like a response anyways. ENJOY! .
Nothing
Chapter 3
My heart beats rapidly as I think of who might be on the other side of my bedroom door. Do you think that it's…?
I slowly walk over to the door and bring my hand up about to open it. Realization hits me. What if it's not who I hope it is? I call through the door asking what they want. My mothers sobbing could be heard and her reply is to bang on the door repeatedly pleading that I open up. I jump back and move over to the closed sliding door at the other end of my room. I grab a notebook and climb down to the alley below. I can't deal with her right now.
My feet bring me back to my familiar bench in the park. My black notebook shone in the light from a near by streetlamp. I open it up to the first blank page and start to write down my thoughts.
About an hour later I hear screeching coming from the nearest street. My eyes search for the headlights, so I can be prepared if the car comes near. My body is now alert and my pen is clenched in my hand. The lights come around the corner and I see that it's a dark blue Honda. Nothing too impressive to the general public but I felt drawn to it somehow. My eyes followed the car till it came to a stop about 60 feet away from where I was sitting.
No trees were blocking my view as a tall man stepped out in a dark black suit. I notice that he has wide shoulders and walked as if he was a high paid executive at a well-known business. His presence seemed intimidating and I felt a need to move back a bit even though I was already a great distance away.
He walks over to a tree and just stands there for a moment. What the hell is he doing? I notice that the top of his pants shift down about an inch. My face turns deep red as I relise what he's doing.
I gather up my stuff and go to walk away when I hear a car alarm go off behind me. I turn to see the man slumped over the hood of his car, his pants still undone. After running over to see if he was ok I try to move him so he is leaning up against a tree, not the one he used earlier mind you. My face grows a deeper red as I find his pants still undone. I build up my courage and zip him up quickly trying not to wake him up. When I bent down his breath met my nose and a strong smell of alcohol made me realize that he'd be out for a while.
A harsh wind whips onto the mans face and he wakes slowly, still a bit dazed. The whole night we spent here in the park together. I am now laying a foot away from him fast asleep. He looks over at me and it takes him a second to understand why I'm there. Once he found his explanation he brings his hand over to brush my hair to the side.
That small touch woke up my senses and I sit up to stare into the mans eyes. He smiles at me and I ask shyly why he's here. He chuckles back at me and asks me the same question. His laugh is deep and warm. It reminds me of… well Him. We laugh at ourselves for a while but soon our curiosity comes out. I see the expression on his face and immediately tell him the whole story even about the zipper. Much blushing and fidgeting was had but I tried to keep talking as to distract him. I finish my story and glance up to see what he has to say.
His only response was a small smile and a pat on my head. That was enough for me to smile brightly up at him and forget about my earlier uneasiness. He stands up and holds out a hand to help me up. He offers to buy me breakfast as we look out to see the sun rising over the clouds. I agree wholeheartedly and I follow beside him to the nearest restaurant.
He asks me about my family and my school and I ask about his work and home life. I find out that he has the exact job I pictured him in. His roommate is a bit younger than him and is a total slob but he promised a long time ago to take care of him. I explain about my mother and how my school friends are a bit annoying. He laughs at just the right moments and seems genuinely interested in what I'm saying. I don't feel as if our age gap is really noticeable. We're talking as if we'd been friends for ages.
I did have the slight doubt about his motives but I'm not a child, I can take care of myself enough to handle this. Besides this might be my ticket out of the damned house I now call "home."
Later on in our conversation I find that he's looking for another roommate since the one he has now can't pay much of the rent. Score! This really might be my chance! I'd gotten a job a few months back that paid pretty decent and some saving I had built up would be plenty to cover a rent. Also, being seventeen did give me some right to leave the house.
I suggest my thoughts and he seems delighted at the thought. He says that if I get this paper filled out and signed by my guardian by the end of the week I can move in as soon as I want. He hands me the paper and I smile just at the thought.
I am about to go into another discussion about his roommate when he looks down at his watch to find that he's already late for work. I let him leave but first I ask for another meeting in three days so I can give him the filled out and signed paper. He agrees and sets off for work, waving back at me as he opens the door.
As I still sit at the booth I try to imagine what his roommate is like.