Hey everyone. Here's the new chappie! I hope you like it and please review.
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Spiderwebs
Spiderwebs, like little white strings of nature. Such a simple creation, yet so amazing and awing. Humans can't make spiderwebs like spiders do, and that is something humans should be jealous of, as they really are magnificent. Sometimes, when you come across one after the rain, it glistens with little rain drops and looks so sparkly. You really can't look away. And other times, when they are slightly frozen from the cold mornings, they really seem to glisten and shine. And then, there are the sunny day when you find one so complicated and complex that you wonder how spiders even do it. Webs, are always, complex though. So deep and meaningful, that when you see one, sometimes you don't see the hidden meaning behind them.
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The next morning, everyone had carefully crept up to the ditch to watch the blond haired boy. As Ikki had guessed, he was in the junk yard although he was sitting there with his dog instead of practicing, what everyone wanted to see.
"So this is the great Kazu who can run the Junk yard... Very impressive." Agito sneered.
"It's not my fault he's not going. Give him a minute."
"Why don't you go out there and tell him to!" Emily urged.
"Kazuma Mikura. He won't go if he knows people are watching." Spitfire voice broke through everyones yells at Ikki.
"Do you... know him?" Simca asked.
"Not personally, but when I was in America last summer I saw a race going on. I decided to check it out. On the racing track was one of the most fastest skaters I've ever seen. So fast you couldn't even recognize him. A guy who goes by the name of stealth because no one knows who he is. Never heard, never seen. He's a mystery. His face always shadowed by a white beanie. I'm no stalker but I had to find out who this guys was, he was too good for nobody to know. I followed him home, he's not as fast as me. He went in a side gate and I was about to follow when an old lady across the road dropped her grocery bags. Being the gentleman I am, I helped her and she brought me to her house for some tea. She started to tell me about the boy next door, he was an AT skater. I found out his name. She was close to him. I asked before I left to tell her I was looking for him, I gave her my number but never did I get a call. And here he is again..."
"So he's a pro AT rider?" Sano asked.
"No, he's good. But, he's never flown. He can't for some reason. He can jump and run but never fly. Chained to the ground." Spitfire said.
"If he can't fly why does he ride?" Ringo asked.
"I don't know... The thrill?"
"Hey! He's getting up!" Mikan hissed, everyone turned to look at the boy in question.
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"I better go again, huh Chiwa." Kazu said as he pushed himself up from his sitting position. 'Rawr... ruff, ar ar!'
"What!" Kazu spun around on his heels as he surveyed his surroundings. No one, not a single soul. "You stupid mutt! There's no one out there... And they call me paranoid..." Kazu walked up to the starting board and started to kneel down when he felt a heavy weight crashing into his body, knocking him to the ground forcefully. He looked to see Chiwa standing there, looking proud of himself.
"What the hell was that for!" Kazu exclaimed. The dog responded by grabbing his shirt in his teeth and dragging him along the dirt, in the direction of Ikki and his friends. "Let go! Where are you dragging me! I'm you're owner! You have no right to do this!"
'.' Chiwa growled through the material gripped between his teeth. Kazu reached up behind him, grabbed his dogs mouth at the top and bottom and pulled them apart, freeing himself.
"God dammit Chiwa! You put holes in my shirt! I'm not in the mood for playing with you! I have to practice." Kazu brushed the dirt off as he stood up. He started walking back towards the start of the junk yard obstacle course but his dogs barking stopped him. "Chiwa!" He yelled sharply. "There's no one over there. Do you want me to go check!" Chiwa looked satisfied at this, finally getting what he wanted.
"Fine, come on!" Kazu started skating over to where his dog had said someone was. He wasn't going fast, not wanting to rush but just chill for now. As he got closed he felt Chiwa inching towards him, ready to protect him if anyone suddenly jumped out, not that anyone would. Just when they were a few feet from the ditch, Chiwa stopped in his tracks, fur standing strait up and growling a mouthful. Kazu stopped with him, knowing when Chiwa got this serious something was up.
'It's them...' Was the first thought that came to his mind and he couldn't help but believe it. Yet, how they found him this fast was a mystery. He took a step back without even realizing it and a defensive look crossed his face. 'It was their fault... They did it! This was his chance.'
A wicked smirk crossed his features as he stared into the hole. "If you don't come out my dog'll sick you so bad you won't be able to walk properly ever again." He heard rustling as someone climbed up the ditch, he was surprised however, when it was none other then Ikki.
"Hey dude, I just wanted to see you run the Junk yard. No need for threats." The black haired teen said.
"Oh, it's you. I thought it was someone else." Kazu replied sheepishly.
"Well, I wanted you to meet my friends..." People started climbing out of the ditch and Kazu was surprised so many showed up. "This is Onigiri, Buccha, Emily, Agito and Yayoi. They're part of my team, Kogarasumaru. Then there's Spitfire, Simca, Sano and Ringo, Mikan, Rika and Ume but you already know them."
"Uh... nice to meet you." Kazu said meekly.
"So, you gonna run the junk yard!" Mikan asked eagerly.
"I-I, don't really like running it..."
"But rumor is you can... Is it true?" Sano asked.
"I guess."
"Then do it!" Ikki said as he pushed Kazu over to the starting point.
"I don't have enough time. My sisters waiting for me."
"Then why don't we go over and ask her. After all, we know her quite well." Ikki said smugly. Kazu wasn't getting away this time.
"I really, don't want to." Kazu said quietly, not meeting anyones eyes.
"If you do it I'll teach you how to fly." This caught Kazu's attention. What Ikki said, teach him how to fly. Was it possible to teach someone that? And how'd he know about...
"Impossible." Kazu spat, glaring at the leader. "No one can be taught something they already know."
"What. But, I thought..."
"You thought what!" Kazu demanded.
"I thought you couldn't fly." Ikki admitted.
"Were leaving, come on Chiwa." The blond jet said.
"You can't leave. You have to ride the junk yard." Ume said.
"Maybe I can't do it."
"You can... Don't lie." Spitfire announced, pausing Kazu.
"Come on Kazu, were all friends. Just do the damn thing." Ikki yelled.
"No." Kazu whispered, wanting to give in but he couldn't. He really did want to though, just because they said he was their friend. They included him in their little group. He liked the feeling of being noticed and welcomed, as he barely even knew these people. Maybe, just maybe, they really could be friends. "I'm really sorry."
"Hey, it's fine. We can all just do something else." Rika said, pitying the sad looking blond.
"Well, I wanted to see it." Spitfire mumbled under his breath, only San hearing him.
"Okay... thanks." Kazu whispered, staring at his feet.
"Come on! Lets go get some Ice cream at Cold Stones!" Ikki yells as he grabs Kazu's arm and starts to one again drag the blond along with him. They all skate through the small country roads until the reach the small town area. After taking a few turns they turn up a a small park and in the middle is an ice cream shop with bench's outside on the green grass.
"To Cold Stone!" Onigiri yelled.
"Yeah!" Yayoi responds.
"Cold Stones?" Kazu asked confusedly.
"They have the best ice cream ever. You'll love it!" Emily smiles. They all entered the doors to the kick ass ice cream parlor. Ikki was immediately staring down all the flavors of ice cream. And there were so many too. Even weird ones like cheese cake ice cream and cake batter ice cream. Kazu was never one for lots of ice cream but this actually did look really good. He looked at the board. One caught his attention, Birthday Cake Remix, it had cake batter ice cream with brownie, fudge and sprinkles. Kazu adored brownies.
"Kazu, which one should I have? Oreo Overload, the The Pie Who loved Me or Founders Favotire?" Ikki asked as he tugged Kazu's arm to catch his attention. Oreo Overload was Sweet Cream ice cream, double oreo cookie, chocolate chips and fudge. The Pie Who Loved Me was Cheese Cake ice cream, Oreo cookie, graham cracker pie crust, and fudge. The Founders Favorite was Sweet Cream ice cream, Pecans, brownie, fudge and carmel.
"I-I don't know. Which one do you want?" He responded.
"Hmm... I'll get, Oreo overload and Founders Favorite together!" After that everyone started ordering.
"I'll get the Apple Pie A La Cold Sonte please." Emily said sweetly. The Apple Pie A La Cold Stone is french vanilla ice cream, cinnamon, graham cracker pie crust, apple filling and carmel.
"Can I get a Cookie Doughn't You Want Some." Onigiri asked. The Cookie Doughn't You Want Some is French Vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, cookie dough, fudge and carmel.
"I'll get a Mud Pie Mojo." Buccha said. Mud Pie Mojo is Coffee ice cream, oreo, peanut butter roasted almonds and fudge.
"A Birthday Cake Remix with marshmallows." Spitfire ordered.
"A Cookie Mintster." Simca said. Cookie Mintster is Mint ice cream, double oreo and fudge
"Chocolate Founders Favorite." Agito stated.
"Same for me!" Yayoi said.
"A Our Strawberry Blonde." Ringo ordered.
"A Peanut Butter Cup Perfection." Mikan ordered. Peanut Butter Cup Perfection is Chocolate ice cream with peanut butter, Reese's peanut butter cups and fudge.
"A Coffee Lovers Only." Rika said. Coffee Lovers Only is Coffee ice cream, roasted almonds, Health toffee bar and carmel.
"I'll get All Lovin' No Over." Sano ordered. All Lovin' No Oven is Cake Batter Ice cream, cookie dough, fudge and whipped toppings.
"I'll take a Thats How I Roll." Ume said. That's How I Roll is Cake Batter ice cream with yellow cake, cinnamon and pecans.
"Can I have a Birthday Cake Remix and a Chocolate Devotion." Kazu said. Chocolate Devotion was Chocolate ice cream, brownies, chocolate chips and fudge.
"Two... Why?" Ringo asked.
"Hehe, you'll see." Kazu smiled. Once everyone got their orders and paid for them, they walked outside to sit on one of the bench's in the warm sun. Everyone was watching as Kazu bent over and set the Chocolate Devotion ice cream on the ground. Chiwa immediately walked over and started licking it. They forgot about him as he couldn't go in the ice cream parlor.
"You do know, ice creams not good for dogs... Actually chocolate isn't good for them." Spitfire stated as he watched the dog eat the most chocolaty ice cream Cold Stones had.
"Ahh, he's fine. He'd ignore me if I didn't get it for him anyways."
"... He'd ignore you..." Onigiri repeated, questioning Kazu's sanity along with everyone else.
"You see, he's not stupid... He can understand everything you say actually." Everyone just stared at the blond boy. "I'm not crazy! Watch!" Kazu turned to his dog who was gulping down the sugary treat. "Chiwa! Do you like it?"
... There was no response.
"Chiwa! Chiwa... CHIWA!" The jet finally exploded. Still the only sound was the dog licking the frozen treat. "Hehe, he's doing this on purpose... I know it."
"Sure... Maybe you should take a seat Kazu." Simce said as she pushed the blond down. "Do you think it's the heat?"
"I can hear you and I'm not crazy!" To prove his point, he kneeled down and pulled the ice cream from the dog. "Chiwa God Dammit! I called you."
The dog just looked at him with a expression that said 'And... Just give me my ice cream and go play with your friends like a good boy.' When Kazu just glared and didn't give the ice cream back, the dog jumped on him, tackling him to the floor. In the sudden motion, Kazu lost his grip on the ice cream and it landed right on his face, from where the dog proceeded to lick it off of. He could hear everyone laughing at him as he tried to pull the persistent dog off him.
Finally, someone felt pity for him and yanked Chiwa by his collar off of his down master. Kazu looked up to see Rika as his saviour. "Th-thanks."
"I only helped you because Hino called me saying you've gone missing again. It seems ever since you've been back you've been disappearing... and it's only been two days. I suggest you head home and apologize for worrying her." The older lady ordered.
"Uh... yes." Kazu stood up and brushed himself off. "Come on Chiwa!" He called and the dog trotted after him as he skated away from the group.
"Was Hino mad?" Ikki asked, worried about his new friend. He knew Hino quite well as she was friends with his sister. Her aunty use to invite him and his sisters over for cookies and they'd play with Hino when they were really young. She was so nice and she was like a aunt to him too. When his sisters were going out she'd watch him and Ringo. As far as he could remember Hino had always been living with her aunt. He almost considered them mother and daughter. He hadn't known that Hino had a brother.
But since he knew Hino so well he knew she had a temper. She liked to be in charge and was always loyal. She always had to follow the rules and hated riding ATs as they were dangerous. Her aunt tried once to get her to join but she protested.
He could only hope his friend good luck...
"HEY! He didn't try his ice cream! Bastard!"
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When I walked through the doors on my new home, I forced a guilty look on my face before walking in to the kitchen. Hino sat as the kitchen table, nursing a warm cup of tea between her two hands. I leaned against the doorway and looked at the ground. Chiwa was beside me and as I faced down, I could see a guilty look on his face too, which nearly had me in a laughing fit. I struggled to keep a strait face as she began talking.
When she was finally done yelling and screaming at me, any amusement that was once on my face had long disappeared. I was pissed, I don't need my sister trying to control my life, giving me a curfew. I hadn't needed her before and I don't want her now. I hadn't said a word through the whole thing, keeping a cool and strait face, which made my sister even angrier.
She dismissed me, telling me to get ready for dinner which was in an hour. I silently walked to my room and as I looked in the mirror, I became furious. My reflexion looked so calm, so alright... So not angry and it annoyed me. It was fake because God knew I was raging.
I walked to my bathroom and locked the door behind me with the old, rusty bolt. I could hear Chiwa quietly whining from his bed in the corner of my room. He knew what was happening. He wasn't a stupid dog. I had to ignore him though.
I reached deep into my pocket and ran my fingers down the slick wooden object. I felt my fingers rub against it until they grazed a single word engraved into it, Jet. I gripped the wood and slipped it out from my pocket. As I held it in my hands I examined it.
It was a carved piece of wood with a metal strip going around the sides. The wood was Mahogany, glazed and smooth. With a quick flick of my wrist, a shining silver blade shone in the light. It was shape and curved slightly.
A beautiful knife, if you ignored the shiny red stains.
I looked into the mirror in front of me and when I saw my reflection looking back at me, I made my decision. I pushed my sweater sleeves up and slowly pressed the knife to my thin wrists. As a thin line of blood appeared, I felt light and dug it even deeper. Before I got carried away I remover the metal, but still repeated the action on my other wrist.
I closed my eyes and leaned on the wall behind me as I felt the warm liquid flowing down my arms. I felt myself slowly sliding down as I became weak. But it felt so good. My anger, it disappeared and I was left with a sweat sense of satisfaction. I closed the knife and slid it in my pocket without cleaning it. I then rested my head against the cool wall behind me and let out a relieved sigh. I could smell the irony smell of blood and loved it.
I didn't try to stop the blood flowing, I could always clean it up later. For now I could just enjoy this moment. I felt blackness start to take me over as unconsciousness called out to me. Before I let myself give in, I caught sight of my wrists. Beside my new cuts, were many white scars marring my wrists. Some slanted, some strait and, a few going vertical. Like a beautiful spiderweb.
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Well, thats it for now! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review, I like hearing your comments! Also, sorry about the ice cream descriptions, I know it was probably a waste of time and would be boring but currently, I'm hooked on Coldstones. Soooooo good! Anyways, new chapter should be up soon. Thanks for reading!
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