Ok, first off I want to address a review I recently received for a story. Sadly, with my school schedule and work schedule, I barely have time enough to think let alone to update a story every day. As much as I wish I could, sadly, I cannot. But I am getting them out at a fairly decent rate, so just bare with me. I've got a heavy course load this term, English Comp 1, Intro to Networking, Criminal Law, and Evidence and Testimony, plus I spend my weekends working, so just bare with me a little :D
Teacher's Pet
Chapter 6
I jumped when I heard a tapping on my driver's side window. My eyes shot open in response to the noise, it was Michiru. I flipped the car to auxiliary power and wound down my window.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Her voice was sweet, just like a lot of my other therapists, trying to sweet talk me to get me to open up.
"Not really Michiru." I started to wind the window back up.
"Wait…"
"What…?"
She handed me a small piece of paper, I barely glanced at it before putting it on my passenger seat. "If you ever need anybody to talk to, about anything, call me. That's my cell phone number." I only nodded in response before rolling up window completely and backing out of my parking spot.
Why did she care so much? She sounds like all the others who have tried to help me. They don't understand that nobody can help me. I've only had one person in my life that I could talk to, and it surely isn't her.
After School – Michiru's POV
My mind kept racing to Haruka; I couldn't help but think about all the possibilities of things that had happened to her. What could have made that rape, so long ago, that bad that she gets angry about it each and every time it's brought up. She obviously loves her son more than life itself, but normally, by now, people would have at least accepted that it happened and they couldn't stop it. I jumped as the bell rang, signaling the end of the day. I frowned when I saw that Haruka was not in the room to pick up Rune. Maybe she was waiting outside.
"Rune lets go see if your mommy's outside, OK?" I gently took his hand in my own and we walked out the front door, I frowned again when I didn't see her car in the line of vehicles. How could somebody as caring as her forget to pick up her own son?
"Auntie Sets!" Rune pulled his hand from mine and ran toward a tall green haired woman. This woman stood taller than Haruka did, she had to be Setsuna. "Where's mommy?"
"Haruka asked me if I'd pick you up today. What don't you want to see me?" I couldn't help but smile as she faked a pout to the little boy who only giggled at her. "Are you ready to go home?"
"Wait…Is everything alright with Haruka?" I approached her before she could climb back into her vehicle.
"Rune, go wait in the car please, auntie Sets will be right there OK?" He nodded to her and climbed in the backseat of her car. "You must be Ms. Kaiou, am I correct?"
I nodded. "Yes I am. You're Setsuna, correct? Haruka told me a little bit about you earlier."
"Yea, well…that little meeting you had set up for her and Rune, please don't do it again. I don't think you understand how much she hates talking about what happened to her. She's given up on trying to find therapy for it." Her tone was so cold and hateful toward me. I already felt bad for putting her through that, after I found out what had happened when she was younger.
"Please tell her I'm sorry, I had no clue what had happened to her."
"Yea, nobody does, until they try to help her. She doesn't need help, she's fine just the way she is. I wouldn't want her to change for anything. Now, if you'll please excuse me I have to take Rune home."
How could somebody like her be friends with someone as compassionate as Haruka? I simply sighed before going back into the building to grab my things to leave. It was obvious that she cared for Haruka and doesn't want to see her hurt in any way. It was not my intention of hurting her; I was only trying to help her.
At Home – Haruka's POV
I wiped away the last of my tears and tossed a blood soaked blade into the trash can. I know I shouldn't do it, but it is the only way that I know how to relieve my pain. Nobody knows that I do it, and nobody needs to know that I do it. This is why I wanted Setsuna to pick up Rune from school, so I could spend time alone and relieve my pain.
I quickly worked to make dinner for myself and Rune, I even made some extra for Setsuna. For her doing me this favor it's the least I could do to offer her a meal.
"Mommy, we're home!" I heard the soft thud of his backpack on the floor by the door, then the trample of his feet on the hallway running toward me. "Why didn't you pick me up? Auntie Sets can't drive." He hugged my leg.
I knelt down to pick him up and kiss his cheek. "Can't drive huh? Thank you Setsuna." I looked in the doorway and saw the tall woman standing there. "You know how much it means to me when you do these things."
"You know it's no problem. Hey Rune why don't you go and get ready for supper." I set him down and he ran off to the bathroom to wash his hands. "You don't have to worry about anymore of those meetings. I told Ms. Kaiou not to do it again."
I frowned at her. "Why?"
"What on earth do you mean why? You know what happens every time you meet with one of those people. You always close yourself off from the world for a few days. They force you to think about it. And we both know how much you hate that."
Yea, but it gives me a chance to see Michiru. I couldn't tell Setsuna that though. "It just gives me a chance to see Rune is all."
"And to see Ms. Kaiou." I blushed as he came around the corner. "Mommy likes my teacher." He giggled as he saw my rosy cheeks.
"Oh really?" Setsuna joined him in his verbal assault. "Well if I had known that I wouldn't have said that to her."
"I don't like her…I don't even know her." I got three plates out of the cabinet and served all of us. They only laughed at me more. "Why are you two attacking me!"
"Thank you." Setsuna took one of the plates from me and sat at the table. "We're not attacking you, we think it's cute."
"Will you stay with him, I'm going to eat in my room."
"Would you like me to just stay the night tonight. I know you're going to be locked in your room."
I just smiled and nodded. "Thank you." I grabbed a bottle of beer from the back of the fridge and walked to my room. Setsuna was right, I would feel much better if I could just be alone. She has no idea how much all of what she does means to me.
I ate in peace and flipped through channels on my television, listening for Setsuna to put Rune to bed. Once I heard 'good nights' exchanged between the two I left my room and went out to my car to grab the piece of paper that Michiru had given me earlier.
"If you ever need anybody to talk to, about anything, call me." Her words played back in my head as I looked at the seven digits written on the paper in my hand. I do need somebody to talk to, somebody on the outside that doesn't know anything about me. I reached for my phone and flipped it open to dial the numbers.
Well, from the way things are going, this may be my very first story to reach 100 reviews, please keep it up :D I'll be SO happy if I hit 100