Episode 7
1 day later
I looked up at the school in shock. I had ran right into some of the boys and saw that the sign for the sports. We were supposed to be doing volleyball. But now the sign was a huge mess. Someone had written on it and now it didn't look nice anymore. I saw Shin and Uchi looking at it, and I could see that they they knew. I walked over to them.
"Who did it?" I asked and they looked at me. Uchi looked at Shin, as if asking and he shook his head. Next thing I know they both walk away from me.
"Shin!" I yell, but he doesn't turn back and I think that maybe this is personal. He had been thinking a lot lately and he asked me to go home. So I had been staying home instead of staying there. I saw Yankumi and decided to skip.
Grandpa was sitting in the living room when I came walking back in. He looked up and sighed,
"Why aren't you at school?" he asked and I looked over at him as I sat down on the couch. He looked worried and I knew that he saw the worry on my face.
"Somethings wrong with Shin and Uchi. Someone ruined the sign we had up, and they looked like they knew. But neither boy is talking to me. I don't understand it." I said and Grandpa sat his book down and looked at the door. Grandma was standing there as well and was watching us.
"Perhaps they are afraid. Afraid to face the problem, or afraid of involving you in it. You are his girlfriend, and most men feel the need to protect what they love. Shin seems like that type of guy." he said and I looked down.
"Go back to school Ayumi. Talk to him. Don't pressure him into giving up information. Just be there for him and be understanding. I will still be here if that doesn't work." he said, but I knew that he didn't think it would fail. I got up and put my shoes back on, and left again.
I walked up to the roof of the school. Shin was sitting on the bench on the roof. He was acting like he was asleep, but I knew better. I slowly walked over to him and sat down next him. I saw him open his eyes and sighed.
"Shin. I don't understand why you won't tell me. But I'm not going to pressure you. I'm sure you have a reason. " I said and he sat up. He looked at me as he stood up,
"I don't want to involve you. I promised myself that you wouldn't get hurt because of this, that you wouldn't jump to help." he said and I sat back and looked at him,
"I get that. But don't stop talking to me because of that. Grandpa made me see reason, but I don't want to know, I just want to be near you. And ill be here for you, even if I don't know what the problem is. " I said and he smiled.
Several days later
Class was boring. Yankumi had somehow talked the boys into being in the sports thing. Promised them girls. And Shin and I both knew that they wouldn't really be any girls. But we decided that if they were going to be that gullible that they deserved to find out the hard way. Shin was up on the roof, and was once again not coming around me. But I had since moved back into his apartment. I went to the window and looked out. I liked to look out at the grounds. But I stopped as I saw someone. Shin and Uchi were arguing with him, and it seemed as if they all knew each other. I looked over at Yankumi and saw that she had seen them as well. A part of me wanted to ask her who that was, but I had promised Shin I wouldn't get involved. And I wouldn't get involved at all, unless Shin was hurt. That was my own personal rule. I would keep any promise, unless the person was hurt and then I would break it.
I opened the door to the apartment and saw that it was silent. Shin wasn't here and while that normally didn't worry me, it did now. I knew that something was happening, and because I didn't know I was being paranoid. And as I thought this, I decided to go to my cousins house. I hadn't seen her in a while and I was starting to feel guilty.
Me, Rei, and Emiko walked down the street, not caring who we were walking past. Emiko was laughing.
"Seriously, Dad wants to send me to Kurogin when I'm a senior. Can you believe that?" she said and Rei rolled her eyes as she looked at her cousin. I was oldest, Emiko was next, then Rei and finally Hana. Her brother was already out of school, and hadn't come home. He had all but abandoned his sister. Hana was at the house, and hadn't wanted to walk with us. We were going to Kuma's dads Ramen shop. Just as we turned the corner we all froze. The same guy from earlier was standing there. He was looking at us, as though he had been waiting on us. I looked at Rei and Emiko who threw their bags down and waited.
"Your from Shirokin. Your also Sawada's girl." he said and I looked him over, I raised both my eyebrows and smirked.
"And who are you and how do you know that?" I asked and he smirked back.
"I am Kurosaki." he said and waited, as if I was supposed to know that name. I looked at the girls and then looked back.
"Sorry, I don't know you, and I don't know your name either." I said and he frowned.
"Ah, so he didn't tell you about me. Well that makes it harder, but not by much. I'm afraid ill have to send a message with you." he said and I threw my bag down next the girls bags and sighed,
"What message?" I asked and regretted that, For some the guys with him moved forward and waited.
"Tell Shin I said to back off. " he said and then motioned his guys forward, and I heard Rei sigh.
"So bothersome." she said and then drilled the guy in the face. The first guy went down with a broken nose and the second was taken down by Emiko, he now had a broken arm, nose and hand. I had taken down one of the guys before I felt pain in my ribs. I realized that one of the guys had hit me with a fucking metal pipe in the ribs. I took hold the pipe and then yanked it away. Rei took it, and I slammed his head into the wall. I turned to look at Kurosaki.
"You gave your message, now remember that I'm not like the other girls in this town. I don't back down, and I can fight. So get lost." I growled and he motioned to his friends and fled. The moment he was gone, I sighed and held a hand to my ribs. 3 had broken this time, instead of just one.
"I don't get why people feel the need to aim for my ribs." I said as I bent down and got my bag. Rei looked at me and grabbed her's as well. Emiko had just grabbed her's before turning to me.
"I think we need to go have a chat with your boyfriend." she said and I sighed, she was right. I didn't need to break the promise. Somehow the idiot had known who I was and I became the target anyway. I turned and stalked off for the school, ignoring the concerned looks my cousins sent me.
Shin's P.O.V
I looked up, the whole class fell silent as Ayumi walked in. Behind her were two other girls. One I knew to be Rei, and the other I assumed was her cousin Emiko. Ayumi looked mad, and was about to let lose when Rei stopped her.
"Let me call dad. You need to have your ribs looked at." she said and I looked at Ayumi, to see that she was in pain. She also looked pissed. Something had happened. She turned and slammed her fist into the wall and Rei sighed as she pulled out her phone. Emiko turned to her,
"Sit down Ayumi. Wait until he checks you before going off." she said and Ayumi growled, but sat down. Moments later a man came running in. He was alone and by the look he gave Rei, it was obvious that he was Rei's father.
"Uncle Kei, please wait. I'll tell you when I get home tonight. I have to talk to Grandpa anyways." Ayumi said as she kept her face calm. Her uncle nodded and checked her over.
"Well as you well know, you were hit with a metal pipe, breaking 3 ribs. And because you can't control your temper you cut your hand up." he said and then laughed at her face. The moment he was gone she sprung up and paced like a caged animal. Then she turned.
"Shin. Uchi. Mind explaining to me why I was just put into your problem?" she asked and Rei stepped forward to block her from walking forward.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, even though I had a bad feeling. She looked ready to pounce when I asked that.
"This guy named Kurosaki ambushes us in the street. Asks me if I'm your girl. Then attacks us." Rei said as she turned to look at us. She sat down on the desk of one of the boys, who looks her over much like a wolf.
"He said to tell you to back off. " Emiko said and also sat down on a desk. They both watched Ayumi. She was starting to calm down and I could see she looked tired.
"I am so tired of getting hit in the ribs. Its annoying. I promised to keep out of the problem. But I don't have to now. Next time I see him I might just send him to the hospital. Or you take care of it now, I don't care what you do. Just end it! I'm going home." she spat suddenly and then turned. She grabbed her bag and walked out.
"Well might as well go with her. Can't have her jumping random people." Rei said as she stood up and walked out after Ayumi. Emiko didn't go, instead she turned to me.
"You need to realize that when someone doesn't know something, bad things can happen. My cousin gets mad when she doesn't know something and then she gets pushed into it. It makes her think she's not trust worthy. She stayed quiet this long because Grandpa asked her to. Said it wasn't her place to get involved. " she said and then she too turned and walked out.
That night, I got home to find Emiko and Rei asleep on the floor. Ayumi was no where to be seen. But from the sound of it, she was in the bedroom. I walked into the room and found her sitting on the bed. Her shirt was off and she was trying to re wrap her ribs.
"I don't care that you don't want me involved. But someone told him who I was. And I am not happy. " she said as I walked over and began to help her wrap her ribs.
"I'm sorry." I said and she snorted.
"Its not a big deal. I sent the guy running. He didn't expect me to fight so well. I want to be angry with you, but I know that it wasn't your fault. " she said and I watched as she put her shirt back on. Thats when I noticed that she was wearing one of my shirts instead. She saw me looking and laughed,
"What? Its comfortable and it isn't form fitting." she said and then sighed,
"What happened with Kurosaki?" she asked and I got up,
"Me, Uchi and Yankumi managed to stop him. He was going to raid the school, and Yankumi set him straight. He told me to tell you that he's sorry." I said and I rolled her eyes.
"Come on then. Lets go to bed." she said and I got into bed with her, after turning the lights out.
Hope the next chapter is to your standards. No I am not keeping with detail, as I mention in my profile. So you will just have to deal with it. I own nothing.