Silver: Haha! There we go! The second chapter has been renewed. I must warn that I am totally changing a few parts and a few names so I look like this .""" Golly gee willickers!
Todd: For example. Her brother's name was Tom and now it's Trenton. And she is not as mean in her thoughts toward this new guy who has shown up! ;P
Silver: Alright! So here's a brownie and hope you like it!
Todd: Disclaimer: Silver doesn't own YYH but she does own her characters and the plot.
Chapter 2
New Face
Once she was back on her feet, Rain looked steadily at Jeremy. "Ha! Little girl doesn't know when to give up, huh? Well, I'll put you back in your place!" Jeremy charged again. Rain waited as she felt the vibrations from his heavy plodding coming towards her. 'Almost there…' she thought as he came within kicking range. He took three more steps and Rain made her move. She ducked away from his punch that was intended for her face and punched him swiftly in the gut. She quickly moved away from and waited for him to come again.
"I'm impressed, Rain. You just might have left a bruise… but I wouldn't count on it," guffawed the senior. Rain's face stayed in its fixed glance.
"Stop talking with your mouth. Show me you can back it up," she said calmly. He sneered and came again… 5 seconds later he was sprawled on the ground with his face in the dirt. No one was quite sure what she had done, but Rain knew that she'd just had to kick him behind the leg and she would get the result that was now displayed for the whole campus to see. He moved after about 2 minutes. He shakily stood up and looked at Rain, angry for having been made to look incompetent in front of kids he'd picked on millions of times before. Blinded with fury, Jeremy attacked again and Rain quickly kneed him in the gut and as he fell forward Rain punched with her left fist into the middle of his shoulder blade giving him an assured dead arm. "Are you done?" Rain asked, still calm. Jeremy tried to get up but fell back on the ground face down.
The same kid who'd done the countdown announce Rain the winner. She finally cracked a smile at the crowd and did a couple mock bows announcing, "I'll be here all year!"
Trenton ran up to her and grinned. "Thanks, Rain," he hugged her around the waist with his tiny arms. She thanked all living that he was still short enough for her to kneel and be just his height. She dropped to one knee and ruffled his hair. "You okay, kid?"
"Sure am. I didn't cry though!" Trenton said with a broad smile.
"Good, just like I taught you, right? Right. Now get to class or else you'll be tardy again," Rain winked at him and he gave her one more hug before running off to his homeroom.
The rest of the crowd eventually dissipated and looking at where she'd left Jeremy, saw that his cronies must have taken him away while everyone's attention was on the victor. She finally acknowledged the pain that was coursing through her hands along her knuckles.
Crimson colored blood was staining the bandages on her hands and she sighed wearily. Picking up her backpack, she walked slowly over to the closest bench to her. Sitting down, Rain dug in the bag for the spare wraps she'd brought knowing full-well she just might have needed them. She pulled out her water bottles as well and set to redressing her arms.
She tossed the old bandages into the trash can that was placed beside the bench to her left. She broke the seal on the bottle and after taking a quick drink used it to wash the drying blood off of her arms. It used to make her queasy having to deal with blood every few days but she had soon gotten used to it and thought of it just a fact of her otherwise peachy life. As she examined her knuckles, she saw the perfectly even cuts that ran parallel to one another. So long ago…
Rain suddenly became aware of someone watching her. The bell rang and she mentally groaned. Once again she'd be tardy for homeroom which would mean much sarcasm from Mr. Yuke, her homeroom class advisor, whom, needless to say, she'd never gotten along with since the beginning of her time at the Jr./Sr. High School she attended. But back to the watcher…
Rain glanced up and saw a red-haired boy standing before her. He was looking down on her with curiosity gleaming brightly from his emerald green eyes. Their eyes met and Rain had the urge to blush… this kid wasn't half bad looking. She forced her tongue to work and form the words, "May I help you?"
The boy did a quick intake of breath and gave a soft smile. "Yes, actually. Er, I'm new to this school and I couldn't find the office. So, I was wondering if you could perhaps show me the way…?" Rain thought perhaps this wasn't such a bad idea and nodded.
"But first I need to finish this up," she said gesturing to her bandages.
"Oh, do you need help?" he asked kindly sitting a little closer than comfort zone by her side.
She began stuttering and her fingers started shaking ever so slightly… but it was just enough that she just couldn't get the wraps to behave. He just took her hands and looked at her kindly. "Here," he said taking her right hand and bandaging it up flawlessly. As he started on the second one, Rain examined her right hand. The work was a lot better than her wrap-job…
