- A Beautiful Tomorrow - An Ambient Generation
. . . Eyes of Truth . . .
Chapter 2! Betcha you're all wondering how Yuri and Alice will hook up? Heehee Anyways this is probably lame but Nicolai is Yuri's friend, not for long though you'll see why. Okay enjoy reading!
"ARE YOU BLIND OR SOMETHING?" Yuri Hyuga yelled furiously.
"Gee. I'm really sorry Yuri, I-" his friend Nicholai Conrad started to apologize.
"The smack was perfect!"
"I know. I'm so stupi-"
"FUCKING STUPID!" Yuri stormed away from his sad-ass friend.
They continued sparring for another hour. It was after school and they were practicing for the upcoming tournament with their rival school that also exceeds in the Arts.
"Over here, Conrad!" Yuri called, backing up as far as possible and holding his hands up. He narrowed his eyes, just to make Nicholai nervous. Better give me a goddamn good hit or I'll--
Nicolai dashed towards him trying to surpass a push but Yuri just moved to the side, nonchalant.
"Conrad!" he roared, "You're finished, you're not worthy to be on the team!!"
"But-"
"FUCK IT CONRAD, AND GET OUT OF THE CIRCLE!" Nicholai's shoulders' slumped and he turned to leave.
"But Yuri! We're gonna be one fighter short!" Halley cried, cracking his sore knuckles.
"Nicholai was a fighter?" Yuri asked innocently.
His other buddies laughed. Yuri glanced at Nicholai from the corner of his eye. That dumb ass better not be crying or I'm gonna kick him off. He thought sourly.
Nicholai wasn't. He was staring off at something. A small sneer playing at the end of his lips.
"YO CONRAD! YOU WANNA STILL WANNA PRACTICE?" Yuri called.
Nicholai glanced at him. "No thanks."
Yuri was confused. He was expecting Nicholai to excitedly get up and say; "YEAH MAN!" so he could say "Never mind." And walk away.
However, Nicholai resumed his watching. Yuri furiously looked around to see what was so fucking interesting. The school doors had just opened and a few kids from detention mingled out. He grinned.
"HEY FREAK!" Yuri hollered. His friends stopped infighting and joined him. Alice ignored the jeering and continued walking down the school steps.
"YOU GOING HOME!? TO YOUR HOOOOMELESS FRIENDS!?" Yuri watched with delight as the loser quickened her pace and gripped her books tighter.
"YOU MAD?" he tried again.
She continued to ignore them. God it was annoying the hell out of him. Yuri wanted to punch someone.
Someone like Nicholai.
"Conrad!" he called.
Nicholai slowly got off the grass and walked over to him. "Yes?"
"Go push her." He commanded.
"Huh?"
"GO PUSH HER!
"Why don't YOU push her, Hyuga? Scared?"
Yuri laughed. "Right. Scared. Fuck no, I'm not scared. I already pushed her today. It's your turn."
"Yur--" Nicholai started to plead.
"Push her--you stay on for the tournament. Don't push her--you're out." Yuri said flatly.
Nicholai sighed. "I'm going, I'm going."
Yuri flashed a grin to his other fighting buddies, slapping Nicholai on the shoulder. "Go get her, man." His friends grinned eagerly as they watched Conrad approach Elliot.
They watched as he began running and--SLAM!
They crashed.
Yuri and his friends bawled with laughter as Alice fell to the ground. But to his fury, Nicholai bent down to help her up.
What the hell was that kid doing?
Alice scraped both her knee caps when the guy crashed her from behind.
"MY QUIZ PAPER!" she shrieked when she spotted her '100! Perfect!' paper sink into a puddle of mud.
Rage was building in her chest but she didn't dare do anything as Yuri and his friends laughed behind her, knowing that one girl could not beat a group of crazy guys.
Tears were threatening to spill, but Alice quickly blinked rapidly to stop them from sliding down her cheeks. There was a guy kneeling before her.
"Hey sorry. I didn't mean to knock you over." He said apologetically, eyes wide.
Yeah right, Alice avoided his gaze. Like she was going to believe that. She HEARD them planning to push her.
"It's okay." She muttered, starting to collect her fallen stuff for the second time that day. What else was she supposed to do? Slug the guy and let a whole team of toned Martial Art fighters beat her to bloody pulp?
"I really didn't mean to." He insisted.
"I said its okay." Alice quietly assured him.
"You sure?"
"Yeah. Don't worry." I HATE YOU! LOOK AT MY QUIZ PAPER! Alice stood up slowly, rubbing her knees. They hurt like crazy and one of them was bleeding.
The guy helped her up before walking back towards his friends, who had stopped laughing. Alice stopped to pick up her soaking paper before she walked away.
Then, did she let her tears fall.
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"What the hell was THAT!?" Yuri demanded, scowling.
Nicholai glanced at him. "What was what?
"THAT! Why were you talking to her?" he glared at Conrad.
"I was telling her sorry!"
"But you're NOT sorry!" Yuri yelled.
"I am TOO!" Nicholai snapped.
Yuri froze, his eyes narrowing to slits. "Oh really?" he demanded scornfully. "We'll see about that." He jerked his head to his friends. They formed a tight circle around the two of them.
Nicholai sighed when he saw what was happening. "I was just joking," he said easily. "I told her not to get in my way--"
Yuri knew he was lying. He pushed Nicholai hard, causing him stumble. He wanted to get the guy freaked out before he actually did anything. "Don't lie to me Conrad. Then why'd you help her up?"
The blonde boy staggered backwards, but the other guys pushed him back.
"Really, Yuri! What's your problem?" He angrily rubbed his shoulder. "I just helped her up, okay!?"
"Why?" Yuri asked impatiently, flexing his fingers.
Nicholai let his eyes fall cast down. "She's cute." He mumbled.
Yuri burst into laughter. "You are so TWISTED!" He shoved him hard again. "Dork," Yuri shook his head, laughing. "Conrad! She's a FREAK!"
"I like her eyes." He murmured, averting his gaze.
"I like her eyes," Yuri mocked before smirking. "You're such a loser, Conrad. Get a GRIP! She's not even a cheerleader."
"So?" Nicholai frowned, "Just cuz she isn't a cheerleader doesn't mean she is--"
"Go home, Conrad." Yuri cut him off coldly.
Nicholai gave him one last look before shoving past the other guys and jogging away.
Yuri watched him with a satisfied smile.
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Alice pushed open her front door. She didn't bother hiding her tear-stained face and bloody knee from her mother. She knew she probably was too busy with something or someone else to notice.
Heck, she probably didn't even realize Alice was two hours late. But someone noticed. Oh yes, one of the homeless ladies.
"What's wrong, sweetie?" even though the voice was kind, Alice didn't feel like talking.
"Nothing." She muttered, brushing back her loose light hair.
But Michelle the homeless lady stared intently into her confused blue eyes. "What happened?"
"Nothing." Alice repeated. "Honest."
"You're later than usual." Michelle pointed.
Oh, she noticed. Alice thought. "Yeah," she cleared her throat. "Detention."
Michelle nodded. "Your knee is bleeding."
Alice sighed. "I know. I uh, fell."
"There are tear-stains on your face." Michelle said, closely observing her.
"There IS? Oh, I didn't know… Thanks." Alice walked past her and up the stunning stairs.
It would've still been gorgeous if so many people weren't sitting on it.
"Excuse me." She mumbled, pushing past. "Where's my mom?"
"In her room maybe." A man suggested.
Alice walked down the hall to her room. As long as her mother didn't see her like this, everything was fine.
She pushed open her door and froze.
Mrs. Elliot stood up and smiled at her. But the smile quickly disappeared.
"Oh my goodness, Alice! You look awful!" she exclaimed. "What happened?"
So Alice quickly told the same lies she told Michelle.
Mrs. Elliot sighed. "You have to be more careful, sweet heart."
Alice nodded, not responding.
"Well dear," her mother braced a smile. "I got my monthly income today from the government."
Alice stared at her mutely. Her mother held out something.
Alice's stomach dropped. A check.
"I don't want it." She said, taking a step back. "YOU need it more than I do to keep the lights on in this house!"
Mrs. Elliot laughed. "It's not the whole check! It's just some. I wanted to give it to you because... well, look at the state of your clothes! All ripped, dirty, worn…"
She stared at her daughter. "I want you to go shopping and get some decent clothes, sweetheart. I'm so sorry for not being able to spend time with you for the past few weeks. I've just been so--"
she thrust the check into her daughter's hands.
Alice looked at it. "F-five hundred?" she croaked. "Mother…"
"No." Mrs. Elliot held up her hand. "I don't want to hear it." She kissed her daughter's forehead. "I'll see you at dinner."
Alice just stood there as her mother was leaving before shoving the check into her jean skrit pocket.
"Oh, Alice did you know I found Michelle a job today?" Mrs. Elliot asked, smiling.
"Oh um, no wonder she looked so happy." Alice lied.
Mrs. Elliot nodded. "Soon, I'll have all of these people up on their feet and living normally!" she said happily, before leaving. Alice sighed. Her mother just tried way too hard.
She slumped onto her bed and curled into a ball, before falling asleep.
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"MR. HYUGA!"
Yuri groaned before slowly turned around. "Yes, Mr. Simon?"
The old man strode towards him down the hall. "What is the meaning of this?"
"What is the meaning of what, sir?"
"This!" Mr. Simon glared at him. "This mud!"
"Oh." Yuri glanced at his shoes. "Uhh, well actually, I have Martial Arts practice right now. You want us to beat the team right? So I, uh, gotta run--" he turned and slammed into somebody. Well, into somebody's chest.
"Mr. Hyuga!" another voice said crisply.
Yuri sighed, stepped back before glancing up. "Yeah, Miss Iasant?"
Miss Iasant glanced at Mr. Simon. "Ah, Albert, am I intruding?"
"Well," Mr. Simon sniffed. "I was just telling Mr. Hyuga to pick up his act."
"Act?" Yuri repeated. "I thought--"
"Well Albert, I really need to talk to Yuri here, so if you'll excuse us." Miss Iasant took hold of his arm and began guiding or in other words, dragging him down the hall.
"Miss Iasant, I really need to get to practice." Yuri said, as she pushed him into her classroom.
"Yes, one moment Mr. Hyuga." She said sternly. "I need to discuss your tutoring session."
His jaw dropped open. "I don't NEED to be tutored!" he interjected furiously.
"Right. Anyways, what days will you be free?"
"I'm NOT free!"
"Don't joke with me, Mr. Hyuga. Decide two days a week which you can cope with or I will choose."
Yuri stuffed his hands into his pockets. God there was no way around it.
"Umm. Monday and Wednesday." He muttered.
"Good. Those will be your days you have to go for tutor. Now, only at 6:00 she's free-"
She? Yuri thought. Well, if it was a female then at least he could make things interesting.
"Yeah, yeah. whatever. I'm telling you, I don't need it." He insisted.
"You like the Martial Arts team?"
"Yes." He mumbled resentfully.
"Then you'll go to tutoring if you want to stay on." She said in a final voice.
Yuri let out a long sigh. "Fine."
Miss Iasant slid a card towards him across the table. "That's her address. And that's your tutor."
She paused. "You may go now. I need to call her and tell her the days."
She shooed him out.
"Well fuck you too." Yuri muttered, flipping the card over and taking a look at it.
His eyes read the name, but he didn't believe it and re-read it then the address.
Oh man, no way. No way.
Yuri gritted his teeth. He was NOT going to be tutored by a freak. Maybe if he argued a little more, Miss Iasant would give in. But he knew that wasn't going to happen.
God! How the fuck had he allowed this to happen?
The least you could do was make my tutor some hot cheerleader, Yuri moaned mentally, starting slowly down the hall. But then again, the cheerleaders he knew were stupid.
Failing on purpose was out of the question, if he failed, he'd be kicked out of the team. And if HE wasn't in the team and CONRAD stayed on--the thought was too unbearable.
There's only one way, Yuri thought sighing. I gotta face it like a man.
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Yuri Hyuga was beautiful. Chocolate brown hair, amber brown eyes, delicate face, toned body, pouty bottom lip, small nose, and about 5'9". Yes, Yuri was gorgeous.
It was the way he acted that made Alice hate him so much. He was so repulsive. So confident, so proud, so obnoxious, so. so STUPID. The way he acted made him ugly.
To Alice anyways.
It was Wednesday, 1 hour and 30 minutes after school. In 2 hours or so, Yuri Hyuga was going to be here. HERE. In MY house. Alice shuddered. She couldn't stand him. Thank goodness her mother and half of the houses' occupants were out at the moment.
Alice opened her shopping bag and pulled out two slightly short skirts she had purchased late yesterday. She just needed the cheapest, it would do.
Alice reached into her drawer and pulled out a pair of scissors. Carefully, she cautiously slit the ends of both skirts, producing 'tatters'. Neat tatters. That was the way she wore her skirts.
The only thing she wore was skirts. With slits at the ends. Tatters.
When she finished, Alice held her skirt up to the mirror to admire them before slipping into it. Alice stared at her work. She smiled her approval.
Slowly, she lifted her brush and ran it a couple of times through her straight blonde hair before tying it quickly up in a pony tail. She didn't bother to change out of her over sized blouse which covered her skin almost completely, and went to go through her AP English homework. What the heck did Yuri have trouble with anyways?
Should she help him from where they were at in school, or start all over explaining the basics?
Alice sighed and unzipped her back pack, pulling out the stuff she needed. She glanced around her room. Where were they going to sit? The dining room? No, the homeless people were going to bother them. Living room? Yeah right, EVERY single one of the homeless people was always there, watching T.V.
The second living room? Alice sighed. Like her mother was going to let her. Mrs. Elliot said it was only for 'important guest'. Alice thought hard. Out back on the patio furniture?
That would be way too personal, and tutoring Yuri wasn't anything personal to her AT ALL.
The rec room would've been a perfect place for their tutor session, but unfortunately, Mrs. Elliot had taken out all the lounge furniture and place the huge room with ten bunk beds.
It was where all the homeless people slept. Alice sighed. So that led back to her room. She glanced around herself. Her room wasn't girly or anything. It was just crammed with furniture.
Mrs. Elliot and Alice were a well-off to do family, before all of the homeless people moved in with them their house was very neat and spacious. Now it was just crowded and stuffy.
So where would they sit? I could sit on the bed and Yuri can stay in the closet, Alice thought, amusing herself.
We'll just yell at each other to be heard. Alice shook her head and climbed onto her bed. For some reason, she was always sleepy after school.
Another one finished! Hope it wasn't too boring; I didn't want to give the plot out yet. Nicholai on the Martial Arts team I admit is weird, but it had to be done. Ha, Halley too! Any of you remember Michelle from SH1? She's homeless in here. !!!! Her husband Terry is too. Kehehehe. Now a word for my lovely reviewers! Oh, and aegis, YOU DIDN'T REVIEW THIS YET! I'm sooo mad at ya! Just kiddin' but you STILL have to, both chapters! Both! Okay now for the people that took the time to write to me,
Tiger5913 – Yay I'm glad you're enjoying this and I love your long reviews. I hope you love my long ones too! Anyway, Yeah Kurando is a geek, I had to do. Someone had to be a geek! I was gonna make it Halley but then it wouldn't fit the plot... so poor poor Kurando. lol, the teachers do let Yuri get away with everything cuz he's the "mr. popular." And yeah he's pretty dumb. Poor thing. XDD I'll try to update BBN soon also! Give me a kiss! Muuuah!
fireinu – Hey it's you again. Yaaay I'm glad you like this. Your reviews are strangely entertaining. Keep readin'!
Vi3t Girl MOMO – Yup, I tried to make Yuri and Alice act the same sorta.. it's kind a hard though. Nemeton High! Aha! I'm a nerdo for putting that. Karin is a bitch. What a great prediction ya got there!
Bella - Hi! I'm glad you're reading this story too, I like your reviews. It's hard for me to hate Yuri, too. I actually made myself hate him! lol Yah, it's not to-o-o-o clichéd I tried to stray away from that. Roger Bacon as the principal? I guess you'll be freaked out then! XDDD
Roxsheena – Heya! I feel sorry for Alice too. She's gonna be getting this treatment for a long time. Waah! Yeah I had to make Kurando a geek. He even looks like one in here! Hehehe. Oh, and I emailed you but you never wrote back! Gah! – falls over –
bitterSWEET-love - Well I updated! I'm glad you are enjoying this. And no, it wasn't too much to ask! Kehehe.
Kaparzen – Heeey! And I'm sorry if you like Karin cuz… she's not very likeable in this story. But hey, maybe you might still like her. ………….. Anywho, lol, you'll just have to wait and see if Yuri and Alice fall head over heels. And yes, Yuri deserved that push. – pushes him also –
llYuniell – Ah! A new person at ! Hiya! Well your question is pretty much answered in this chapter. Ha! Oh, and why is Yuri a bitch? Because… I dunno he just is! Don't ask me stuff I can't answer! lol Okay kidding, there is a reason but you won't find out for a very very very and when I say very, I mean very long time. Gwahaha! Sure I'll read your stuff when you put it up!
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