Yours, Mine and Ours

Season II

I sat there, my palms to my side on that concrete bench and swinging my legs, obviously at ease despite the four High School seniors towering over me, an irritated look on each of their faces.

I was supposed to be scared of the lot, like expected out of an Elementary kid.

But they simply bored me.

It was the same thing again… and again… and again.

"Look here kid we will make this clear," a tall and gangly looking guys said, "Kukai likes Kouzuki-sensei…"

Geez… I'm bored already…

"So…?" I asked, my voice oozed with boredom and it was so evident even to these dimwits because their face changed at once.

"This brat…!" another one clenched his teeth and took a step towards me but the first guy stopped him.

I got to my feet and pushed my hands into my pockets and tilting my head to one side, wanting to clearly portray to these jobless guys that I've got better work to do, said "If you are done, I've gotta go…"

As they watched, I walked between them and adjusting my bag walked away and yelled on the way, "And if your Kukai or whatever his name is, likes my mum… ask him to tell her himself…!"

I smirked as I saw their dumbfound faces and walked away.

Chapter 20

The Grey Area in Their Story

"C'mon Miyu you can do it!" screamed a ten-year-old short-haired brunette as she egged on a middle aged blonde, as the latter was seriously engaged in what looked like a PS2 game.

The two were screaming at the television screen as the beautiful blonde continued to play, a little too enthusiastic for her age, especially towards a game.

Much too engrossed in their activity, they did not notice the front door opening nor did they notice the ten-year old man of the house come to a stand behind the two, his arms crossed across his chest, a look of pure annoyance in his sharp amber orbs.

"Oh man!" the two females present there sighed as the older blonde lost the game.

"What the hell are you two doing?" his frustrated voice made the two turn pale.

The slowly turned to meet the eyes of Shouta Kouzuki.

"Hey…" Miyu greeted her son, "You must be tired sweetie… I will bring you something to drink…"

With that she rushed away.

As Shouta's eyes followed his mum as she went into the kitchen, the brunette girl tried to escape but Shouta was a little too quick for her.

He stopped her by placing an arm before her and asked, "Why are you here…?"

She gave him her best smile but like always it didn't work at all.

"Chihiro…" his voice low and almost in a whisper, "go home…"

She scowled and pushing his arms away ran towards the door saying, "Shouta is so damn annoying!"

"I know…" muttered Shouta under his breath as he walked towards the couch and collapsed on it, still wearing his school bag.

It was the same every day. He wondered when were these useless sempais were gonna learn. They know that they can't hit him cause this "Kukai" person had warned them not to. So they use cheap tricks…

Like…

Bring up the topic of his Dad…

Geez…!

"Shouta…?"

He looked up at the worried expression of his mother.

He sighed.

He had to talk to her about this one day or the other.

Let it be that day then.

"Mom…"

His serious expression caught her deepest attention. With the look on her face it was clear that she had figured out what he wanted to talk about.

"Yea..?"

Shouta took a deep breath and asked, "Who the hell is my dad…?"

Her eyes turned glassy at once but she kept her face straight as she answered her son.

"Kanata Saionji…" Chapter 1 – Season 1

"His name's Kanata…"

A small smile played across her lips as she that name escaped them after so many years. She stared at the young boy sitting before her and she could almost see the guy she fell fall sitting right there in front of her.

"Kanata…?"

Miyu hesitated so Shouta dropped it and fired his next questions at once.

"Where did you guys meet? What the hell happened? Where is he now?"

Miyu took a deep breath and said, "Shouta, let it go…"

"No way!" he shouted as he got to his feet, a little too fiercely, "He abandoned you now did he? After he learned that you were pregnant…?"

"No… it's quite the contrary," she smiled, "he married me as soon as he learned that I was pregnant"

Shouta silenced.

His fury subsided.

But confusion took over.

"And…?"

"We fell in love…"

Shouta sat down because at that second he knew that his mother was seeing this "Kanata" while looking at him.

"Mom," his voice was damn serious, "you think am stupid?"

Miyu blinked, obviously confused.

"I've never seen my grandparents and every friend of yours is someone from this town, whom you met after I was born…"

She looked away.

"What happened to your old like Mom…?" he screamed, getting to his feet again, "Where are your friends..? Family…? Where the hell is KANATA?"

"Okay.., I will tell you this but please don't ask me more…"

"What..?"

"There was this bad person who sent me away saying if I stayed they would kill you…" narrated Miyu nervously, "So I had to take you away and start a brand new life…"

Shouta raised an eyebrow.

"Can't you even come up with a decent believable story?"

"Bu-but that's the truth!" protested Miyu.

"Ok but then there are a few flaws in your story…!" Shouta said, his arms on his crossed.

"Tell me".

"Why someone should ask you to disappear?"

Miyu took less than a second to answer, "Because Kanata is very much rich…"

The more he heard it the more he was sure this was some very badly cooked up story.

"You say he too was in love with you?"

"I don't care even if you don't feel the same way… … I love you…"

"Yes," she replied firmly.

"Okay then how come nobody came searching for you…? Especially if he was that rich…?" Shouta enquired, raising an eyebrow.

Miyu stared at him, silently.

"Yes…?" asked Shouta.

"Maybe they were given the information that we died…?"

Her eyes became teary again.

"And he would've believed it that easily..?"

Miyu looked away.

"Shouta, please let's stop this…"

That irritated the young brunet beyond conception. He walked up the stairs and into his room, locking it behind him.The phone in his room rang at that exact moment and with a sigh, he went and picked it up.

"Hello…?"

"Hey Shouta…?" her voice on the other side sounded worried.

"What do you want Chihiro?" he dropped on his bed, the cordless phone still in his hand.

There was silence on the other side.

Shouta sighed again before saying, "Nothing happened… I just asked finally asked her…"

"Oh…"

More silence followed as Shouta slowly got back to his feet and stood by the window.

"Are you okay..?"

He opened the window and there she stood, right opposite to his window, nearly ten feet away in the building adjacent to their house.

He tried to give his best friend the best smile he could muster and waving lightly said into his phone, "Yea I think I am…"

He could almost make out her smile.

End Chapter 20

P.S: Wow..! Am surprised myself… two stories updated two days in a row… Hmmm… something must be wrong with me ;)

Anyway, hope you liked reading this one…

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