Thank you everyone that has been reading my stories. Sorry I haven't been updating much, but I am doing my best. So here is the next chapter. (Song request: )
Chapter 7: Secrets of a Dark Past
Recaps:
"Well what do you want me to do? Lie to you and tell that everything is ok? Honey you have to face the fact that everything is not going to be ok." Salina reassured her friend.
"Who are you? My mother?" Nesha sarcastically asked.
"For today I am. Now get off your butt and talk to him." Salina grabbed Nesha by her arm and brought her to her feet. She helped dust her friend off and pushed her in the right direction.
Now on with the story
Nesha's POV
I walked down the halls in search for me favorite orange head Sohma to apologize to him about what happened in the lunch room. I looked into individual classrooms to see if he could be hiding there, but it was clear to me that I didn't know exactly where to begin to look for him.
I continued my search, looking from classroom to class room, and feeling like a royal ass for embarrassing Kyo like that. Why did I have to say that? I said, mentally kicking myself. I stopped looking for Kyo and just walk down a hall that was filled with lockers to sulk. I stuffed my hands in the pockets of the black school uniform pants I was wearing. I wish I could rewind the whole thing. I wish we never had that fight!
BUMP!
I was lost in thought that I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and bumped into someone. I fell to the floor hard. Even thought I was the one who wasn't paying attention, I wanted to yell at the idiot to watch where they were going until I realized who it was. "Hey sorry about that." It was Arisa. "You should really look where you're going." She said as she held out her hand to help me up.
I brushed myself off and stared at her in awe. "I feel some strange electric currents from her." I odd girl with long black hair spoke. Her hair was in a long black braid that hung over the side on her shoulder. Hana! "Yes I feel very strange electric currents. Almost the same as the prince and his orange hair cousin."
"Hey you're new here huh?" Arisa asked, I nod my head in excitement from the fact that I finally get to meet these two. Wait till Salina hear about this! "Are you allowed to wear that?"
"Huh?" was the first words I spoke to them.
"You're wearing the guys' uniform. I think it's pretty bad ass." Arisa complimented me. I was awe struck. Arisa just said that I was bad ass! "I just can't believe that Takei Makoto didn't chop your head off for wearing that."
"Who?" I the name Arisa mention sounded so familiar, but the face escapes me.
Salina came running over to me, a little out of breath. "Did you find him yet?" She asked me. Shot! I forgot all about Kyo!
"Whoa! There's two of them!" I heard Arisa outburst, noticing that Salina is wearing a boy's uniform as well.
Salina looked away from me and to the two most awesomest people at this school! "Holly crap! It's you guys!" Salina also stared at them with awe struck eyes
"Whoa! What do you mean by that?" Arisa asked now looking toward Hana with a strange look in her eyes. "Do you guys know us from somewhere?" She asked Salina and I. Way to go Salina! You blew our cover!
Salina and I looked towards one another to try and correct the damage she had done. I couldn't think of a thing to tell them. Everything I could have thought of was some bogus lie that could have easily had a counterattack. "What is taking you guys so long?" I heard Yuki's voice from down the hall running in our direction. Yes our savor! He stopped once he reached us, noticing Arisa and Hana here with us.
"Yo prince." Arisa called to Yuki. "You know these two?"
"Yes. They are staying with me and my cousins for a while." Yuki answered. Why didn't I think of that?
"Oh, cool. Well, we have to get going. See you guys later, ok!" Arisa and Hana walked passed us toward the lunch room to get some food before our next class which was about to start in a few minutes.
"What was going on?" Yuki asked Salina and I.
I pointed my thumb in Salina's direction. "Well Salina here almost blew our cover."
"I didn't know we had a cover to blow!" She protested.
"Well that doesn't matter now. As long as your secret is still safe, we have nothing to worry about." Yuki informed us.
He began guiding us back to the lunch room, but what it said left me wondering. "I'm a little confused." Some things were unclear to me. "Why does it matter whether or not others find out about us?" I asked.
Yuki couldn't seem to answer me. "Well, class should be starting soon. I'll see you girls later." Before I could get another word out, he was gone.
"You sly rat!" I yelled after him.
Kyo's POV
I sat on the roof top of the school to soak in my sorrow. My face was still red from embarrassment. The sun beamed on me and I was surrounded by what it seemed like hundreds of cats. Normally I should be pretty pissed off about what happened in the lunch room, but surprisingly I wasn't. There was no sign of anger within me. Just embarrassment. And all I could think about was the day that Nesha and I kissed. Her soft lips were like kissing a flower pedal. So beautiful.
I shut my eyes tightly and threw my hands and grabbed my head. Grrr! Get out of my head! I didn't want to think of her…not in that way, but no matter how hard I tried, my thoughts always seemed to find its way back to her. I could feel my heart pound in my chest. This isn't good. I can't start liking her. I can never fall in love. Not with her. Not with anyone. I just can't.
After School
All of us walk back home together. Yuki walked in the middle of Tohru and Salina. Nesha walked next to me. "I had so much fun with you guys at school!" Nesha shouted. "I love going to school with you guys."
"See Nesha! School isn't that bad." Salina told her friend.
Nesha then wrapped her arms around mine hugging it tightly. "That's because I had my kitty poo Kyo there with me!"
Ah what? "Don't call me that!" I started pushing her off my arm but she wasn't moving. "Get off me!"
"No! I'm not letting go!" She was holding on for dear life. "This is my way of apologizing!"
I continued to pull her off my arm but she wasn't moving. I looked to the other for some assistance. "Can someone help me get her off?" I asked.
"Nope Kyo you're on your own!" Salina told me. She stuck out her tongue and giggled. How cruel!
I had to walk all the way home with Nesha on my arm like a lost puppy. When we finally made it home she still didn't let go. "We're home now! Nesha, please let my arm go!" I asked pushing her off again. This time she let go with ease. "Yes! I'm free!" I throw my arms in the air with triumph in my voice.
"Kyo?" Someone called my name. My whole body cringed at the sound of her voice. Oh crap! "Kyo!" Tears started to fill her eyes. "Where have you all this time? You have been ignoring me. Oh Kyo! I missed you so MUUUUCCCCCH!" She tackled me and started beating me up like I was a punching bag. She grabbed me and tossed me through the wall, breaking it down. She ran full speed towards me and grabbed me by my legs and swung me around in a circle. "I WAS WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU!" She then slammed me down to the ground. My face was swollen from the beating. When she was finished with me I just laid on the floor with bruises and in pain. "Oh no! Kyo my love! Who did this to you?" You did!
Salina's POV
When we finally got home there was a girl sitting at the dining table. I knew exactly who she was and I knew exactly what was coming.
…..
Once Kyo's beating was over we all gathered around at the table and talked. The girl was apologizing to everyone with her hand up to her mouth to hide her shame. "I'm sorry. It's just that Kyo has been ignoring me and I got a little worried." A little? "All of my feelings just came out at once." I never realized how crazy Kagura could be. Reading about it in the manga is totally different than seeing the real thing.
"It's ok Kagura." Shigure reassured her. "We know you didn't mean it."
"How can you forgive her after what she did to me?" Kyo was enraged toward Shigure.
"Well, I'm not sure, but I have a feeling you deserved it in some way." Shigure responded to Kyo's tantrum.
Yuki snickered at Shigure's response. "What so funny, you damn rat?"
"It's just that what Shigure said is true." Yuki stopped laughing and became serious. "You do tend to make others irritated with you."
"What did you just say? Come and say that to my face!" Kyo made a fist and stood his ground. "Come on you damn rat! Let's go right now!"
Yuki just ignored Kyo's outburst. "I'm sorry that you girls have to see this mangy cat act this way." Yuki said directly towards me and Nesha, not really to Kagura since she was used to it.
"Don't talk down about me!" Kyo yelled.
"I'm not talking down about you. I'm just apologizing for your behavior." Yuki stated.
"I can apologize for myself! I don't need you to do it for me!"
Nesha, who was sitting next to Kyo pulled him back down in his seat "Come down Kyo. Now is not the time to get revenge on Yuki right now. Another time." Nesha calmed Kyo down, which was a surprise to see that it actually worked, but what was more surprising was to see Kyo obey to Nesha.
"Oh I never notice you two before." Kagura acknowledged Nesha and I. "Are you friends of Tohru's?"
Nesha and I looked at one another and answered in unison. "Yeah…sorta."
It wasn't until then that Kagura notice Nesha next to Kyo so closely. "Oh. Are you Kyo's girlfriend?" Kagura asked Nesha.
"Yes!" "No!" Nesha and Kyo said at the same time. "Don't tell her you're my girlfriend!" Kyo yelled at Nesha.
"Well, I will be soon!" Nesha yelled back.
"No you won't! Now stop saying that!" Kyo argued.
Kagura seemed confused. "Well if you are or aren't Kyo's girlfriend I should let you know that me and Kyo are engaged! I will never stop loving Kyo!" Kagura said with determination in her eyes. I knew that this was to become the battle for Kyo's love.
Kyo face turned red with embarrassment and rage. He didn't know how to handle all of this attention he was getting. He just stood up to walk away but Nesha grabbed his hand and pulled him to sit back down in his seat again. "I know that you and Kyo are so called 'engaged' but I don't care because in the end he will love me." Nesha directed her answer toward Kagura. Kagura face was in pain/anger/shock. Yuki and Tohru were quiet for the most part. They just looked concern mostly.
"Um Kagura I think it would be best for you to be leaving now." Shigure suggested.
Kagura didn't seem too thrilled with the idea but knew she shouldn't fight it…at least not today. "Ok Shigure. But is it ok if I come back tomorrow? I just don't want to go another day without seeing my beloved Kyo." Kagura asked. I saw out the corner of my eyes that Nesha was silently mocking her with a disgusted look on her face. It made me giggle.
"Sure Kagura. You can come as often as you want." Shigure replied.
Kagura face glow up like a firework show on the fourth of July. "Yay! Ok! Good-Bye Everyone!" Kagura said her farewells and soon left.
Kyo was now quiet. "What has gotten into you, Kyo? Normally you would have protested about Kagura coming over every day just to come see you." I asked him.
"What would be the point. She's just going to do it anyway whether I want her to or not." Kyo replied. "Just like this one over here." He point to Nesha, who was groping his arm.
"Kyo is mine and forever will be." Nesha said, looking as if she will never let him go.
Kyo face turned red again. "Will you cut it out!" Kyo yelled as he tried to pull Nesha off his arm. She was just hanging on for dear life. Kyo then grabbed the nearest animate object and hit Nesha over the head with it.
"Ow! What was that for?" Nesha asked while rubbing the top of her head. "That really hurt!" Nesha yanked the object out of Kyo's hand, which was the TV remote, and attempt to hit Kyo over the head but failed. He dodged her blow and grabbed the remote from her hand and hit her again over the head. "Ow! Kyo! Cut it out!" Nesha tackled Kyo at this point. Yuki, Tohru, and Shigure seemed a little uncomfortable watching the two wrestle, so they got up and went on with their own business.
I was tired of watching the two act like idiots as well, so I joined Yuki and Tohru in the kitchen. "Man I'm starving!" I stretch out my arms and yawned. "What do we have to eat?" I asked to no one in particular.
"Oh! Well, I could make something." Tohru offered. I freaking love Tohru!
I sat at the kitchen table. "Sweet! What can you cook?" I asked her.
She pondered for a second and then said, "I can make Yakisoba.", with a cheesy smile that she always do.
My face twisted up in with a confused disgusted look. "What the hell is that?"
"Yakisoba are fried or deep fried Chinese style noodles served with vegetables, meat, and ginger." Yuki explained to me.
I just rolled my eyes at him. "Yuki, you're such a know it all!" I said as I lay my head on the table feeling a little overwhelmed from all of this Japanese/Chinese culture. Sometimes I just miss eating a regular greasy, fattening hamburger from McDonalds. "Oh Mickey- D's, how I miss you." I mumbled to myself. I sighed knowing I had no other options on what to eat. "Ok. I'll try this so call Yakidoodle stuff."
"I will kick your ass Kyo!" We all heard Nesha yelling in the living room and Kyo laughing. Will those two just quit it?
Kyo's laughter just got louder. "You're not so scary! Hahaha! Some 'Evil Lord' you are!" Kyo continued to mock her and I knew he was in for it.
But I wasn't expecting to hear Nesha's comeback. "I will cut off your balls and make you EAT IT!" It was followed by the sound of glass breaking and banging against the walls.
Yuki, Tohru, and I ran into the living room to see what the two idiots were doing. Once we got there we found Nesha on top Kyo with a broken glass in her hand holding it against Kyo's neck. Her eyes were red with rage. Her breath sounded shallow and I knew that Kyo had pushed her too far. "Nesha stop this!" I yelled to her. But as normal it was no use. The Nesha we all knew was gone and the 'Evil Lord' had revealed itself.
I ran over to them. Kyo looked terrified from the turn of events. "Get her off me." Kyo said but it was nothing more than a whisper. She was press the glass harder against him and a little blood dripped down his neck.
"Oh my god! Someone stop her!" Tohru said sounding upset. Yuki ran over to where we were to push Nesha off of Kyo but I stopped him.
"If you want to live I suggest you don't do that." I informed him.
"I can't just stand by and watch this happen! We have to stop her!" Yuki shouted.
"The only person who can help Kyo is Kyo himself with two very simple words." I told Yuki to make him understand that no matter what he does it won't help. It would only endanger himself too. I turn back to Kyo, who's on the floor still bleeding from the neck. "Kyo." I called to him to get his attention. "All you have to do is say 'I'm sorry' and this will all go away."
He gave me a slight nod of his head and did as I said. "*Cough Cough* Nesha, I'm sorry." At that moment Nesha eyes turned back to her normal dark brown ones. She shook her head and dropped the broken glass. Kyo took this time to push her off him and he moved as far away from her as possible. "You crazy bitch!" Kyo yelled at her while holding his bloody neck.
I placed Nesha in my arms and held her there. "Don't yell at her. She didn't mean it." I said. She was shaking with terror.
"Salina…I…I did it again didn't I?" Nesha said with a blank stare in her eyes.
"Shhh. It's ok I know you didn't mean to." I tried to sooth her.
The others seemed confused about what happen and Tohru was still crying. "Do you mind explaining to us what is going on?" Yuki asked me. I never told Nesha's secret to anyone. Not even to our parents. What should I do? Should I tell them? I looked to Kyo who was still shaken up from what just happened. That's when I realized that I owe them at least an explanation.
I motion everyone to have a seat so that I can prepare myself to tell this story. "It all started when I was 12 and Nesha was 13." I could feel my throat tightening up from the horrible image of what happened 3 years ago. "If you guys didn't know, Nesha is very over protective of me. And at that time I was being bullied by a guy named Ronald who was in her class." Nesha shuttered from the sound of his name. "Shhh it's ok" I sooth her to calm down.
Kyo seemed to have calmed down as well from the previous incident. "So what happened with this guy? Did she flip out on him as well?" He asked.
"He died." I said bluntly.
Everyone looked shocked from what I said. "You mean…she…she killed him?" Yuki asked this time.
"She didn't mean to!" I shouted with tears running down my face as the thought of the blood flashed in my head. "This guy was horrible to me! Every day he would shove me in my locker and steal my lunch money."
"That's not enough to kill a person!" Kyo cut me off. "She should be in jail!"
Tohru was still crying, shaking her head. "How could she do such a thing?"
"That wasn't why she did it!" I yelled. "It wasn't just the typical bullying."
"Than what was it?" Kyo asked.
I took a big gulp and began to tell our story. "It happened 3 years ago. Ronald was just doing the basic bullying, stealing my lunch money, jamming me in my locker, pulling on my pigtails, stuff like that. Nesha was trying her best to comfort me. Telling me to just ignore it and it'll go away. You know, as a typical best friend would say. But the day that boy turned 13 his friends introduced him the so called 'amazing world of internet porn'." I explained. "And he wanted to make one of his own. He chose me because of my blond hair and all the girls in the videos were blonds." More tears ran down my cheek. "He dragged me into the gym's equipment closet. There was camera and lite candles were everywhere. He told that we were going to make a video. At first I was ignorant of the idea until he told me to take off my clothes. I didn't want to do that and told him no, but he didn't accept that. He approached me and started taking off my clothes for me. I knew I was too weak to fight him off but that didn't stop me. I had to try, but just as predicted he over powered me and threw me to the floor. He climbed on top of me so I couldn't get up and took off my shirt revealing my bra." I could see the sympathy in the others eyes as I told my story. I then continued. "He started kissing on my neck while placing his hand my breast. I screamed for help but the next gym class started already and was making too much noise to even hear me. So there I was, helpless. No one was coming to my rescue. He was began removing my skirt and underwear to insert himself inside of me. I thought 'This is it. I'm going to lose my virginity to this loser!' But before anything that could have scar me for life happened, someone came in. Luck for me it was Nesha's turn to put away the gym equipment." I pause for a moment. I could feel my breath escaping me, but I had to continue. "I will never forget the rage in her eyes when she saw him on top me and the tears in my eyes. But that wasn't that made her snap. Sure, she very upset, but it wasn't until she saw the camera and I could tell that the thought of this ending up on the internet where the whole world could see was playing in her mind. My life would have been ruined if that video would have gotten out and she knew that. The next I knew everything happened so fast. She grabbed to camera and pushed him off me. I took that time to grab the closest thing to cover myself up with and when I looked back, Nesha was on top of him…smashing the camera against his head yelling horrible things. Blood spattered everywhere, but that didn't stop her. She kept yelling, 'Apologize! Apologize!', but I knew he wouldn't….because he was dead. And yet she still kept beating him and yelling at him until I got the courage to stop her myself. I struggled to pull her off him, but once I did her red angry eyes were gone and replaced with terrified dark brown ones. She didn't know what happened and was shaking from the sight of it. She made this boy's face look like blood mashed potatos. I didn't know what to do except tried my best to get rid of the evidence; the camera and all signs that me and Nesha was even there. But wasn't long before someone found out about him. No one knew who killed him, but word got around that there a killer on the loose at our school and our parents didn't want us there anymore. So, we more together in a different town to have a fresh start. I never told our parents what really happened….and that's our secret." I finished my story.
Nesha was still shaking in my arms. I looked toward the others for their reaction and was scared of what I might see. "So she killed a boy for almost raping you." Yuki asked.
"As crazy as this may sound. I honestly…don't blame her." Tohru added. "I mean I would never do such a thing, but it's clear to me that she did do it out of love." What Tohru said made me smile. I couldn't help myself for thanking her for understanding.
"Yes…I guess she's right. That is a very scary situation you were in. I honestly do not know how I would have reacted myself." Yuki said.
"Thank you, for understanding." I told them. I looked down at Nesha with a smile. "She's my best friend and could have never hate her for what she did. I'm in her debt."
"She'd be my best friend too if she killed someone for me." Kyo stated I guess trying to lighten the mood. "And…I don't blame her either." Kyo turned to the others and stated, "So, we're all clear that if we want live, don't piss this girl off." Yuki and Tohru lightly laughed.
I couldn't help myself but laugh too and it made me happy that this incident didn't break up our friendship.
"Well we all should be getting to bed now." Yuki said acknowledging how late it has gotten. He and Torhu got up and walk to their rooms. "Good night." He called backed.
"I'll take Nesha to bed." Kyo offered. "You should try and get some sleep too." he said to me. I just simply nodded my head as he took Nesha out of my arms. I was going to apologize to him for Nesha's behavior but he stopped me. "I know what you're going to say and honestly I had a long day. From being totally embarrassed at school, getting my ass handed to me by Kagura, and surviving death by saying I'm sorry. Right now I just want some sleep as well and put this whole day behind me." I had nothing to say to that and headed towards my room for a good night rest.
Kyo's POV
I carried Nesha to my bedroom where she sleeps and rest her in the bed. I brushed some of her hair out of her face. I must be crazy for falling in love with a social path. I thought to myself. And the thought dawned on me that she was no different than I am. I guess everyone has a monster inside of them. With that thought made me love her a little bit more. But I still was terrified of her.
I began to go back down stairs to the couch where I sleep, but I felt something tug on the back of my shirt. "Please don't go Kyo." Her soft sleepy voice asked me. I turned to her and tried to sooth her to go back to sleep, but it didn't help. She was half a sleep with her eyes closed. "Stay with me please."
"I can't." I told her.
"Why not?" She asked. I didn't say anything but she still knew the reason why I didn't want to stay. "I'm sorry Kyo. I didn't mean to. Please stay the night with me." It made me feel a little guilty. Just one night Kyo. You can survive one night. I mentally prepared myself. I gave in and finally climbed in the bed next to her. A soft smile appeared on her face. "Thank you Kyo." She wrapped her arms around me and held me tightly. Yep I am officially insane for doing this. "I love you Kyo." She whispered to me.
After a few minutes she finally fell asleep. I stared at her and couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked even thought she was mentally insane. Her face looked so peaceful and it made it hard to even image that she could possible do such a horrible thing that Salina described to us. I found myself feeling blown away by her beauty and that's when I knew that I didn't care about her past. I wanted to keep her in my arms like this forever. I continued to stare at her sleeping face and said. "I love you too." I then lend in and kissed her soft delicate lips. "Good night Nesha." I soon closed my eyes and fell asleep.
Yeah yeah. I know. It's a crazy story! But I felt like this story was just another boring school life story with love tied into it. Not an interesting read, so I added a dark past which will benefit for later chapters when Akito comes into the story.
But now I have a quick question for all on my fans/readers. I have a thought (that will also benefit in later chapters) to put Nesha and Salina in a band (Yes I said band) with Nesha as the lead singer and Salina as the lead guitarist (she will also sing as well). What do you think of the idea? Leave a review letting me know what you guys think.
Thanks again for reading and stay tune for the next chapter of Falling Into Something. Byez!