Chapter 7: The Cat's Tears
A/N Kinda short chapter. Sorry Happy Martin Luther Kings day! Also Tales of Symphonia 2 was kinda disappointing. I mean it didn't measure up at ALL to the first but it was ok. I actually never finished FINISHED TWEWY since I don't feel like fighting the final boss battle in the extra chapter and finding all the green piggies. Have Fun reading and remember to review!
Disclaimer: I don't own The World Ends with you and it's characters, plot etc. I also don't own "Cat's Eye" because i think that's from Tsubasa? I purposely made the title different, because it's a different place!
What happened last time
"Nekuuu you her- WAHHHHHHH?!" Shiki then slammed face first, anime style, onto the floor.
"It-aaa that hurt!" she groaned as she got up slowly to see what she had tripped on. A white paper business card fluttered out with the comically printed words "Cat's eye" on it. Her hand reached out and she picked it up hesitantly and flipped it over to reveal some words scribbled on the back....
"Who's Masaru?..." Shiki whispered in confusion to herself. An address for the mysterious name followed after with a word in english.
"Ca-teh eiyo?" Shiki mumbled in confusion. She only knew a few English letters and certainly not this Ca-teh word.
"Who are you?!" A loud voice rang through the room. Shiki whipped herself around to see Neku's dad glaring at her from a different doorway.
"What the hell do you think you're doing in my house?!" he yelled furiously at her.
"I- I only wanted to see if Neku was here! I'm sorry!" Shiki exclaimed as she shook her hands in that nervous way she always does.
"...." his only response was silence.
"I- I'm sorry!" Shiki said nervously before bowing and running out of the house as fast as her legs could go.
So did that mean Neku wasn't at the house? His dad's silence didn't really reveal much. Shiki wandered around for a while, checking any places Neku might be. The sun sank slowly down the sky as it turned into a kaleidoscope of various colors. Her breath caught in her throat as she looked towards the sky with the various shades of warm colors and light puffy clouds. Suddenly dark clouds started to roll in, covering the sky with a thick gray blanket.
"Oh no. No no no. Don't tell me-"
CRASH
Thunder drowned out her last word as lightning flashed in the distance. As if a bucket was above her, the rain pounded down and quickly soaked her down to the skin.
"Dammit! Stupid rain!" Shiki yelled as she quickly ran as fast as she could through the intense thunderstorm. Her feet splashed onto quickly growing puddles while her shirt was sticking close to her skin, thus chilling her even more. The door banged open as Shiki burst into her house, soaking wet and thoroughly frozen.
"Where have you been?" her mother hissed as Shiki walked in. Shiki's mother was a stunning brunette who's modeling career had stopped after she was pregnant with Shiki. She always told her that she was happy to have had her "little angel" but shiki always wondered is she was disappointed by Shiki's bland and boring looks and the fact that she had practically destroyed her life. Her mom's career and popularity was on a sudden rise though, but she was never home because of work.
"You missed your doctor's appointment, disappeared without a trace, wouldn't answer your phone and come home soaking wet?" she yelled as she stood up in anger.
"Mom, look I-"
"No excuses this time Shiki!" she interjected.
"I have grown TIRED of your insolence! First you disappear without a trace after a car crash, show up completely fine a week later and believe everything's ok?! Do you know how goddamn worried I was?!"
"Mom! I didn't mean to! I... I can't explain why I disappeared but... can you just trust me on that? Please?" Shiki pleaded.
"Shiki I... I need to think about this." she sighed but didn't stop.
"I mean since you've broken up with Kisuga, you have been completely irresponsible! Why did you even break up with him anyways?! You two matched each other and were the perfect couple!" her mom sighed.
"You mean YOU were happy with him. Did you even pay attention to how he treated me?!" Shiki screamed in anger at her lack of understanding.
"He treated you just fine! And I did talk to him when you told me about what you 'think' he did to you"
"What I THINK he did?! Do you believe him more than me?! Your own daughter?!"
"I don't even think I CAN trust you anymore Shiki, nevertheless believe you anymore! Until then I'm grounding you. No phone, no TV, no computer, and definitely no going out" she finalized in a stern but shaky voice.
"But mom I-"
"No buts. Go to your room."
"But I need to go to-"
"SHIKI I SAID TO GO TO YOUR ROOM! NOW!" she yelled. Shiki glared furiously at her as her eyes watered in anger. She stomped up to her room and slammed the door as hard as she could before throwing herself onto her bed. Her sobs were silently muffled by the pillow as she slowly drifted off into the numb darkness.
A few slight raps at Shiki's door woke her up suddenly. The sun shone brightly trough her window, causing her to try to cover her eyes from the glaring light.
"Shiki... it's already 12:00PM, it's time to have lunch" shiki's mom said quietly.
"Well I did have plans to eat lunch with friends but that's gone now huh?" she replied bitterly with a scowl.
"Shiki. Come out for lunch. Don't make me drag you out of there."
"Whatever mom!" Shiki yelled back. She knew she was being bratty and annoying but she didn't care. Her mom hadn't believed her at all. To think about it she never had since he happened. Another scowl formed on her face as she threw off the blanket and shuffled to her bathroom. She was subdued, but deadly.
Later on...
Shiki stepped quietly down the stairs as her mom watched her from the table with a hidden smile. She had never really approved of the way Shiki dressed before because it never showed how pretty she really was. Plus with Shiki's low confidence it seemed impossible to convince her to wear the cute clothes that would suit her. But now it seemed she had a whole new upbeat look on the world.
"Shiki..." her mom said with a guilty looking expression on her face.
"Today i'm going to 104. If you want...you could come." She seemed to struggle with her words while trying to seem motherly.
"Mom... I..." Shiki frowned while battling with herself if she should forgive her so easily. The forlorn expression on her mom's face completely destroyed her defenses as she sighed with defeat in her thoughts.
"Sure" Shiki smiled a sort of quiet smile as her mom absolutely beamed.
"Let's got then!" she grinned as she grabbed Shiki's wrist and practically flew out the door. Before she knew it, she was on their way to 104 with an ecstatic and loud mom. As her eye's strayed to the window, Shiki made sure to listen to her moms endless words in case she needed to nod or reply. Mostly nod though. Suddenly a flash of familiar blue and orange met her eyes as the car slowed to a stop at a red light.
"Mom! It's Neku!" Shiki shouted in happiness in the joy that she had finally found him.
"Neku?" her mother frowned. She remember him. The quiet orange haired boy who always seemed to stare at Shiki while Shiki stared back. Of course they would always think the other never noticed and turned away in embarrassment, but it was still painfully obvious. What was his last name again? As it came to her, a dark realization overtook her mind.
"We have to help him!" Shiki said with a worried tone as she realized Neku looked sopping wet and hurt. Her mom was silent as she just drove on once the light turned green, earning a shocked expression from Shiki.
"Mom, I have to help him!" Shiki yelled in an infuriated tone.
"We can't get involved with the Sakuraba family Shiki." she replied in an ice cold tone.
"What is your problem?! You never cared before!"
"What are you talking about Shiki?! I've always cared for you! Just never meet that Sakuraba kid again!" she exploded right back. Her mom expected a loud and sharp comment from her daughter but received an ominous silence as the car slowed to another stop.
"How could you have cared for me... when you were never there?" Shiki whispered in a sad and hurt tone as she suddenly unlocked her door and ran into the unsuspecting and bustling crowd.
"Shiki!" her mom yelled as she rustled frantically to unbuckle her seat belt to run after her. A car swerved down the street, not slowing down as the light was red. Perhaps the driver thought it would turn green soon. Perhaps he thought the car would move. Perhaps the driver thought he wasn't stone drunk and going way over the speed limit. Either way, the driver was wrong as a crash resounded throughout the street, unheard by a certain running teenager with tears in her eyes.
I did not plan that. Wow.
NOTE: when Shiki fell asleep it was around the end of the day and she did skip dinner and breakfast. Her hunger will be shown later on.
Anyways i'm trying out the "certain amount of reviews to update" thing so....
I will update when there is 40 reviews! :D
Sorry about any mistakes. Hope you liked the cliffy :3
