Big Changes
Chapter 2
A/N: Sorry for the long previous chapter, i just wanted to get you all interested! This one should be shorter, and the next will be up as soon as possible.
Wakko's POV-
It's been 3 weeks since i seen her! 3 WEEKS! Is what i thought when i woke up that morning, i just layed in bed, not bothering to get up. I'd been like that for the last day or so, but eventually i'd get up, just not at that moment. "Wak, c'mon buddy. Breakfast is ready, it's waffles." Yakko called, he's been bribing me with waffles so that i'll get up, knowing that i LOVE waffles. So i slowly sat up, and climbed down the ladder. "Wow, it actually took one try this time." Dot joked, i just sat down and ate my waffles. "Wow, someone's grouchy today." Yakko chuckled "I'm NOT grouchy!" I snapped, pushing away my now empty plate. "Okay then Mr Not Grouchy." Yakko said as he grabbed up the plate, along with the other ones. The phone rang then, instead of the rush like usual, it was just Yakko who went to get it, I just jumped off my chair and walked towards the door. "I'm going out for a bit..." I said, Yakko nodded but told me to stay on the lot.
Though i said i was going out, i really just wanted to be alone for a bit, so i climbed up onto the roof of the tower. I stayed there for awhile though, just watching the clouds go by and thinking.I didn't know WHAT could be keeping Shaya from coming to visit, Yakko said they were probably getting settled into Ryku's new apartment, i thought that he was trying to keep her away. Then i scratched that off my list, seeing as Shaya said he wouldn't do that, and she wouldn't go along with it. Since i couldn't figure out what was stopping her, a million stupid thoughts kept entering my head. Was she hurt?Did she get in an accident? Did she not want to come back? Is she tired of being in the shadows of our stardom? That and many more came and went, each one stupider then the last. So i sat there and thought and thought...
That is till i got hungry and had to go back in.
"Back so soon?" Yakko grinned, handing me the sandwich he knew i came in for. "Oh ha ha, like you wouldn't come back in for food either." I pouted and ate my sandwich. "Well now that you're back i can tell you that-" Yakko stopped when i started walking for the door after i finished. "Wakko, could you just-"
But i was already out the door again, another sandwich in my hand for a snack later. Sure Yakko would be mad for a bit, but luckily i can out wait him and go back in when he cooled off.
That plan was crushed when Yakko came out and dragged me back in, then sat me in a chair and tied me to it. "Now, you gonna listen to me, or do i have to tape your mouth shut too?" He said, the tone of his voice made me keep my mouth shut, it wasn't mad, and it wasn't happy, but on the edge of annoyed. So i nodded, he smiled kindly but right before he could say something, there was a knock on the door. "Dang it! They're already here!" Yakko said as he untied me then went to get the door. "Who's here? Yakko?" I called, following him slowly, but stopped when the door opened and i saw who was there.
"Hey Wakko..." Her voice clear and calm, and i couldn't make a response at the moment. She stood there, nothing wrong, nothing to cause alarm, yet i ran up and squeezed her as tightly as i could. "Aaah! W-Wakko! I c-can't...BREATHE!" Shaya choked out, i released her and blushed, mumbling a quick sorry to her. "He really missed you." Yakko commented, i gabbed him in the ribs for the interruption though. "Well...I have a good reason for not coming sooner." She said, shyly looking down at her feet. "We had to get all our stuff set up, Ryku barely had ANYTHING done with the place!" She giggled. "So i had to fix things up and get MY stuff unpacked, so it took a while, plus we needed to make changes to a few things before we unpacked." Ryku frowned. "I still don't get why we had to paint your room a different color and change the carpeting." He muttered, making her giggle again. "Still...Sorry i didn't call you or anything. It took a bit of time to get the phones hooked up and all that." She smiled sheepishly at me, i couldn't resist that look. "It's fine...I just...well...yeah..." I stuttered, she smiled and hugged me, alot gentler then mine. "It's okay, i understand." Shaya said as she let me go, i nodded. She walked in with Ryku, and grinned when Dot came up and jumped her, holding her up so she could hug her, then putting her down again. "How's it been huh? Tell me all about it!" Dot exclaimed, Shaya nodded and sat down with her, leaving me and Yakko to talk with Ryku.
Ryku's POV-
Shaya SO owes me for this! Is what i thought on our way to the tower, but i guess it was to be expected. I only went along with her decorating plans so she wouldn't ask me to take her, i even offered ideas, just so she wouldn't be back with them. Ok, so i was jealous and protective, SO WHAT! Is it so bad that i want to keep her away from people who might accidently hurt her?
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Alright, so it's bad that the people i want to keep her from are her friends, i have my reasons though! Especially when that Wakko guy hugged her...And when i got her away, he probably thinks i didn't see him give her that kiss, but i did, and i don't like it! Why couldn't he just find some other girl that isn't my sister! Hmph...
"So...You and Shaya settle in okay?" Yakko asked, obviously trying to stop the awkward silence, though it gave me a distraction from my increasingly angry thoughts. "Yeah i guess...Shaya hasn't said a word about the incident since we went home to grab our things though, she also doesn't touch the jewlery box our mom left to her..." I trailed off, thinking back to the days when we were settling in.
It was true though, Shaya hadn't done or said anything relating to that night, she barely can look at the photos we brought with us without crying. One time when i left to go shopping, i came back to find her curled into a ball on the floor crying her eyes out, all from looking at one of our photo albums. It took forever just to get her up off the floor, she always kicked at me and told me things that made my heart ache even though she didn't mean them. Stuff like, she wished she'd never been born, it was her fault that mom and dad died, everyone she loved would be killed cuz of her, and many more things that were completly false, though it still hurt like heck.
I was brought out of my thoughts by him speaking again. "Really? well i wouldn't blame her, it must've been really hard for her back then." Yakko said, his little brother nodded in agreement. "Yeah...She told me a little about what happened, it sounded horrible..." Wakko quietly said, which made me stunned though.
She talked about it with someone she only knew for a month or so?...Well, proves how much she must trust these three...
"Though she didn't tell me much! Just a few things, she only talked to me about it when she had that nightmare and when i found her. Back then she just kinda blurted it out, most likely from stress..." Wakko tried to cover up, he probably saw my startled look and thought i was upset. And i was a little, but more upset with Shaya then him. "...Hey Wak, why don't you go see what the girls are up to? They're getting awfully quiet over there." Yakko nudged Wakko towards the couch where the girls were sitting, the little guy nodded and headed over, probably happy to be away from the awkwardness that was happening, and to be near Shaya again...
I couldn't hold in a small glare, but i stopped as Yakko turned back to me.
"Ya know, i can easily understand what your going through right now. Taking care of little sibs is hard work, especially when you got a little sister." Yakko paused, waiting for his point to get through. "Hey! I'm not worried about her like that! I just don't want her to get hurt is all..." I argued, even though it WAS true. "Yeah...Same thing i say for my worry over Dot, she may be little, but dang she's mature for her age." He chuckled, looking over at his siblings with Shaya. It was at that moment though when Shaya decided to be her cute self and give Wakko a hug, afterwards kissing his nose lightly, then Wakko turned away a bit, a blush clear to see through his white fur...
"Wakko's a good kid ya know...He has almost no temper at all, and he's nery none violent. The most he does alot is threaten, and when he does mallet someone, it's for good reason, or he really regrets it after. Like one time I snuck up on him, and he accidently malleted my head, giving me a concussion. He was down on his knees, begging for my to forgive him, all because of an accident. Wouldn't even let it go until i was better." Yakko looked over at me, i actually look surprised at first, but i knew where he was going with this.
Sighing, i leaned against the wall and watched my little sis with him. "I guess...I'm just worried something's gonna happen, i don't want her getting hurt in an accident. She isn't an acting toon, she can't do all those things that people like you can do. Sure she can run fast and she can pull things from behind her back, but she can't bounce off the ground from a tall height, or stop herself from being hurt by a mallet or something. Also she's sensitive, her heart is delicate and i don't want people playing with it." With another sigh, i looked to the ground. "One wrong move...One wrong word... and she'll shatter...Atleast...That's what i thought..." As i watched her, i noticed that she play fought with these three, she had arguments with them. "Shaya might've been like that before...Now though, she ain't a snowflake. She can take care of herself and you know it." Yakko grinned, watching as well. Wakko and her were running around Dot, trying to catch eachother, and she looked happy. When i use to do that, she'd be terrified, hiding behind our mom or dad. It's almost sad to find that she changed so much in the short time i was gone..
"Well...It just goes to show how much things can change when your not watching, though most things always stay the same. Even with my sibs. Dot not so much really, only that she use to be quieter then now. Wakko though...Gosh he changed so much that it's pretty hard to believe. He use to be even quieter then he is now, didn't even talk much till Dot came along. Though there were ALOT of changes when Dot was born." Yakko chuckled lightly while shaking his head. "When she was born, our mother passed. So i had to take care of her and Wakko, and you know with babies. They just need so much attention at that age, Wakko got jealous pretty easy. Once she got a bit older though, he started getting better. Though it took him a while before it truly showed, i first noticed when Dot got lost while we were shopping. While i panicked and worried, Wakko took it upon himself to find her, he searched every inch of the store, and that's alot seeing as we were in a mall. I had to laugh when he found her in a toy store though, she was playing in a giant bin of stuffed animals. When he brought her back, i was so happy that i made a scene in the middle of the mall, mainly cuz i shouted and laughed so loud people almost thought i'd gone crazy! Ha ha..." I actually did start laughing a bit through the story, it was pretty funny though.
"Wow, i actually thought he was pretty well...wacko when i saw him, but he does sound like a pretty good kid." Yakko nodded. "Yeah, he's just nervous is all, he actually thought you were gonna steal Shaya away and never let her see us again." He laughed, i just chuckled nervously, seeing as those were my actual plans before we got here.
Shaya's POV-
Giggling while Wakko chased me, i suddenly switched off my path and dove for the couch, laughing my butt off when Wakko went around once more before realizing. Which in turn had him coming after me again, so i sprinted to the beds and scampered underneath, popping out on the other side. He followed me easily, though not so much when i dumped a pile of clothes on his head when he came out under the bed, then hopped across Yakko's bunk and ran towards Dot again. By then Dot settled to watch and munch on popcorn like she was seeing a live movie.
"Doooot!" I cried out, racing around her again. "Help! He'll give me some sort of disease!" Giggling when i heard a grunt behind me.
"Disease? I'll show you disease!" Wakko growled playfully, i cried out when he pounced on me, trapping me on the floor. "HA! Gotcha now!" Wakko paused for a minute, like he realized something.
I did too, he said almost the exact same thing that night when he...kissed me...After that, me and him never spoke about it, we also kept any and all kisses to a minimum of cheek, forehead, or my favorite, nose.
We stared at eachother for a moment, before grinning again and wrestling around, i some how managed to slip his hat off, squirming away and teasing him with it. Though when he got up he came and as he tried to steal it back, knocked off the bandana i had been wearing.
Quicker then lightening, i dropped his hat and one of my hands went up to my ears, as if they had been hurt. Bending down, i tried to reach for the cloth but Wakko already had it in his hands, a suspicious look on his face as he eyed my covered ears. Trying to make a grab for it again, he easily held it out of reach, and with me holding my ears, i couldn't do much anyway.
"W-Wakko! Give it back!" I said, feebily trying to jump for the bandana.
"Why did you have it on anyway? I heard you telling Dot once that you hate having your ears pinned back like that." Wakko questioned, i mentally slapped myself. He was always a real good listener, and had a REALLY good memory.
"I just felt like it ok? Just give it back! Please." I tried the please card on him, and it almost worked, almost.
"Only if you show me why you're covering your ears..." He said, i groaned in my head, the only reason i was holding my ears is because i didn't want him to get a close look. You could see the mark from a distance, but it wasn't fully healed and could be seen in a close examination.
"Fine, you wanna look? There" I held my hands at my sides, hoping to god that his eye sight wasn't as good as his hearing. He looked concerned though, i really hoped that he was just being paranoid, but i knew that look.
"Where'd you get those marks?" He asked, taking a step closer, i didn't bother to stop him, he already saw so might as well. "It almost looks like, cuts...and there's a big bruise..." Wakko gently ran a finger on the base of my ear, as if testing the tenderness, trying not to but i winced and moved a bit when he touched near the cuts. "What happened?" He didn't even need to ask, i knew that he was thinking, rolling every possible conclusion through his head.
My eyes swept over to Ryku, who was looking at us along with Yakko, though his seemed more cautious, as though some trap would suddenly spring. Apparently Wakko saw my glance, since he looked between me and Ryku, i saw him putting it together, you could see it in his eyes. "He...he did that didn't he?" Wakko basically whispered, the calm before the storm. "Wakko...It's no big deal, me and Ryku just got in a argument, it was an accident." I tried to calm him, but he glared towards Ryku, where i could feel no stares or scowls any warmer then his."It was only a accident, a mistake. He just reacted and tugged on my ear, accidently scratching me when he did. I got him too, just ask him, his lower area hurt all night." I tried to laugh, but all i got was stone cold silence. I tried again. "Wakk-
"You hurt her.. Your sister! How could you HARM you own sister!" Wakko marched over to Ryku, and though Ryku still towered high above him, it didn't make him any less threatening. "Hey, woah guy. It was an accident. If anything, something WORSE could've happened if she stayed here! This place is a injury waiting to happen!" Ryku matched his glare.
I felt torn, it WAS just an accident, but then again, Ryku shouldn't have tugged on my ear anyway! That's like tugging on the tail of a cat!
"Guys...Just relax, take a deep breath and calm the heck-" Yakko got cut off by Wakko doing something i've never seen him do, he punched someone. And not just any someone, my brother! It must've been hard too, since blood dripped down from Ryku's bright red nose. "Ryku!" I cried, rushing over, checking if he was okay.
I caught sight of Wakko though, he looked confused, and sad. Yakko went over to him, and they were talking quietly, but right now all i could hear were the hurtful things that spilled from my brother's mouth.
"-lousy, rotten, no good, crazy, piece of sh-" Ryku cut off when he saw me standing there, i didn't need anymore to know he was talking about Wakko. "Did you see what he did to me Shay? I think he might've chipped my tooth!" He exclaimed, as if he hadn't been talking trash about him just a minute ago.
"You shouldn't talk about people like that Ryku...It's very rude, especially when the person's family and loved ones are in the room." I said in a cold voice, i was very upset with him, but i guess he did have a right to be mad when Wakko just socked him in the face. "though he's no better then you." I turned to Wakko, who looked at me nervously. "It's not very polite and humble to punch a guest in the kisser hmm? Especially when that guest is the older brother of your...friend" I whispered the last part, though i could tell he heard it, seeing as he blushed lightly, I wasn't exactly use to using words like love, girlfriend, dating and stuff like that. Mainly since i didn't even know if we counted as that, i do know we really like eachother, pretty much love, but i wouldn't really use the term girlfriend when explaining what kinda of person i am for Wakko. Though i guess it's to be expected.
"Here." Dot startled me, holding a small bag of ice and a cloth up to Ryku, who smiled a bit while nursing his throbbing nose. I thanked her briefly before heading towards the door. "Where're you going?" The panic and worry was easy to hear in his voice, the accent giving him that cute touch that i've always loved.
"I need to get some air..." Quiet as my response, i stepped out of the door and walked over to the rail, i seemed to be going there alot when i needed to think.
Wakko's POV-
When i punched him, i didn't know what came over me, just hearing him insult my home and saying that we'd let Shaya get hurt here...Ugh! It was more then i could stand! And i don't even know why! Usually i'm MUCH more calm about things like that, and even so, why the HECK did i punch him! Most of the time i use my mallet to scare people...
Stepping forward a little when Shaya went out the door, but i stopped when Yakko put a hand on my shoulder, shaking his head. "Just leave her alone, she'll come back in when she calms down." He said, leading back inside.
That's when i felt a slight throb in my hand, i looked down to see scraps breaking through my right glove, tiny drips of blood spotting it, i must've hurt my hand when i punched him. Though i could tell it wasn't broken or anything, just sore.
Apparently Yakko saw my hand as well, since he stopped and looked down to, noticing the things i did a moment ago. He lead me over to the sink and adjusted the water temparture, while he did that, i slipped off my glove, setting it down on the counter. Gently moving my hand under the water, Yakko washed any remaining blood or dirt that was on my hand, even though i was more then capable. I let him though, he was just worried and felt it was his responsibility as the big brother. After finished, he inspected my hand closely, i didn't bother fighting seeing as his grip was solid.
His gaze softened and released my hand. "Well, you got some bruises on your knuckles and a few tiny scrapes, but that's about it." He grinned down at me. "That's what you get for socking Ryku in the mouth." I glared lightly, pouting a bit, but apparently it didn't work as well for me as it did for Dot.
"C'mon sib, let's see how your target practice dumby is doing." Yakko smirked and we walked back over to where Dot was sitting with Ryku, who was holding the ice to his mouth and nose.
"You ok Ryku?" Yakko asked, plopping down beside Ryku, who looked at him sarcasticly. "Oh yeah, i'm fiiiine i just punched in the face!" He frowned, Yakko's grin faltered. "Geez it was just a punch, no less a punch from a 10 year old, move on already." Yakko frowned back, not liking the attitude Ryku was aiming towards me. Before things could get worse, i cut in. "Sorry...I don't know what came over me, i'm serious." He looked at me doubtfully, i looked at him sincerely. "Really...I am. I have no idea why i did that, it's not normal for me actually." I tried to convince him, he seemed to calm down, though he was still upset, i could tell.
Dot seemed to see that a distraction was needed. "Hey, Hasn't Shaya been gone for a while? I wonder what's keeping her..." She looked to the door, thinking Shaya would just waltz in, but she didn't. "Yeah...she has, hasn't she?..." Yakko agreed, me and Ryku seemed to be locked in a scowling contest, and i wasn't about to back down.
That was when the door creeked open slowly, everyone turned to look.
Shaya shyly peeked her head in, as if checking to see if the fighting was still going on. She grinned a little and came over, apologizing for not coming in sooner, sitting beside me, i could feel Ryku's glare on the back of my head. So things went on normally, though it was only a short time later when they had to leave. Again, it was hard, but i managed to make it through the whole goodbye this time. Though only with the promise that she'd call tomorrow morning, and if she didn't then there would be a DEFINATE good reason. "Well, see ya Wakko." She smiled and gave me a hug, though unlike last time, she was the one to add a kiss, though she wasn't as shy about it, kissing my nose lightly she waved at us and walked out with Ryku.
A tingly spot was left on the tip on my red nose, which matched my brightly lite cheeks, mainly since she did it in front of everyone, some just from her doing it in the first place. I was snapped out of it though when i heard giggles and chuckles from behind me, i frowned and chased after them, chasing them all around the tower before i finally caught them both atleast once.
To be continued...