I suppose I left you all with a little bit of a cliffhanger, huh? It wasn't that major of one, but still. Haha.
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"Show time." He smirked. I swallowed hard.
He opened the door. "Hey..." he said softly. What a great actor he is. I rolled my eyes. "S-she's...Oh, God."
"Don't worry," said the officer, "we'll figure this out. I'm sure you and your step-son are pretty shaken up about this—" Duh. "—but we need to ask you both a few questions. Then you can spend the night in a hotel, if you'd like."
"Sure. We could do that. Thank you, officer."
I was sitting beside mom, my mind was still spinning in circles. I grasped her cold, lifeless hand in desperation. I still couldn't believe this actually happened. No, it couldn't. It was all just some sort of sick joke for that sick mans pleasure. Yeah, that's it. "Do you mind coming with us?" He asked me. I clutched onto moms hand tighter.
"Yes." I said through gritted teeth, "I do mind." I could feel 'his' stare on me. It was cold, hitting me right in the spine. "Um, yeah, sorry, un. Whatever." I said to the black haired man. For a minute, I just stared at my moms hand. I felt like I was attached, like I just couldn't let go. But I did. He helped me up, putting all my weight onto my shaky legs. He helped me keep my balance and I slowly made my way towards the door.
"—chores." 'He' was telling the police another lie. It made no sense to me, though.
"Just come sit here. It won't take long, I promise. We just need to go to the office."
"Yeah." I said, getting into the back seat with 'him'. We kept our distance, of course. We drove in silence. Nobody said anything. The only noise in the car was the occasional voices on that special radio thing. I stared at the trees that we passed, the parks and buildings, the mothers, fathers and children laughing and eating cotton candy at some event I probably never heard of.
Then, next thing I knew, I was already one-on-one with a police officer. That was weird, it was like time froze. placed me here, and continued on.
"So can you tell me what happened?" Asked the man.
"Nope." I said, keeping my gaze on my gloves. "I wasn't there."
"Then where were you?" He asked me. I looked at his face then, trying to make this lie more realistic sounding.
"Me and my...step-dad got in a fight. So to get things cleared up and calmed down, we went for a walk, un."
"How long did the walk take?" He asked, writing something down in his little notebook.
"Um...ten minutes? A-and when we got back, mom was..." I took a couple of deep breaths to steady myself.
"It's okay, kid." He told me, "just a couple more questions and then you can rest in a hotel near here."
"We were fighting about, um..." Oh, that's what he meant! "About chores."
"Chores?"
"Yeah, un. He was making me work too much."
"Thanks for all this, Deidara-kun... It'll help us a lot to figure out exactly what happened here. Do you know any people that might have disliked your mother for any reason?"
"I don't know. She spends most of her time in the office doing paperwork, un. I've never met any of her colleagues, un."
"That's all we'll need for now. Please be ready to come in again if we need anything else from you."
"'Kay, un." I replied, uneasily getting up from my seat. The officer showed me out. 'He' was still being questioned, so I waited in the waiting room for him to finish up. Oh God, I can't believe this is happening to me. Mom, my only reason I'm still alive and putting up with 'his' harassment, is dead. I did this for her...
"Deidara." I looked up from my hands, tears clouding my already impaired vision. "Deidara, are you ready to go to the hotel?" 'He' put his hand lightly on my shoulder. An officer was behind him. Oh. I nodded softly. "Then let's go." He said in a gentle voice. "The police have been kind enough to rent us a night in a hotel near by." Before leaving, we bowed in gratitude to the officer that questioned me. We left the station. Our destination: the free hotel.
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The hotel was plain. Two beds, a bathroom and a T.V occupied most of its space. The walls were white and the beds were floral. The carpet was a pale pink. In all, I'm sure this hotel was pretty cheap, no wonder the cops didn't mind paying for it. The cop that escorted us here told us that the investigation should be over by the time I get off of school tomorrow. Then he left us alone.
I quickly walked over to the bed by the window. It was getting late and I was completely worn out over the days activities. I took off my shoes and climbed into the bed, my head facing the window. It made me nervous knowing we were in the same tiny room together. So I ignored him all together.
"Dei." He said.
"What?" I answered, still facing the window.
"I got a new job." Oh, he wants to talk about it now. I almost forgot about it.
"What is it?" I asked, not really interested at all. Why did I even ask? Jeez.
"Guess." I rolled my eyes.
"I give up, un."
"Of course you do. You were never that strong willed, always submitting as quickly as you can to me."
"Shut up, un." I glared through the window with my one-sighted eye.
"I'm a police officer." My eyes widened immediately.
"A...WHAT?!"
"You heard me, kid. The law is on my side." Small tears clouded my eyes. I just realized at this very moment how far behind I am in this game of ours. I've almost lost.
I tried to stay on the positive side. (If there even is one. Let's call it the less-depressive side). "Do you get better pay?" I asked him in a monotone voice.
"It's around the same, a little more, a little less."
"You're a real bastard, un." I replied, losing my temper slightly.
"Aw, Dei-chan, I know you're mad but don't take your anger out on me. It won't help in your current situation."
"I can do whatever I want to." I replied bitterly.
"Are you sure?" He whispered in my ear. I widened my eyes. I didn't notice him looming beside my bed. It was kind of a shock for me. He put his hand on my head, petting it slowly. "I can do whatever I please with you, my darling." He grabbed my chin and tilted my head so I was looking at him. "You're completely under my control now, since legally, I am now responsible for you." I almost forgot about that. Mom...is gone, dad too. I don't have any relatives. They were both only children. So it just leaves me with him. "I hope you understand your place." He waited for a few seconds. "Good." He didn't need to hear my answer. Of course I understand my place. I just might not obey it.
I pulled my head out of his hands and buried my face underneath the blankets. "I'm tired, un. Night." I said quickly. I heard him shuffling across the room. The lights seeping through the blanket soon disappeared, leaving complete darkness in its place. I peeked out the blankets (since it was getting hot) and stared out the window. It was a full moon tonight.
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It was morning now. An annoying buzzing sound filled the room. 'He' must have turned on the alarm clock so I wouldn't miss school today. If I was going to get there on time he's going to have to drive me.
I looked around the room. 'He' was probably in the shower or something. Damn, that means I can't wash myself before school.
When 'he' fell asleep last night, I took off my uniform. He didn't give me any time to change out of my uniform yesterday and I didn't want to sleep in that. I slowly slipped my uniform on, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. I yawned.
Hey. I didn't get supper last night. God, I'm starving. I'll have to make sure I bring money for the cafeteria today. My stomach is already killing me, I won't last any longer then lunch time.
"Morning." 'He' said as he left the bathroom. All he had on was a towel. "Normally I'd get you to suck me off before you leave, but I need to get you to school right away. You can go back to the house after school. They'll be done 'investigating' by then. Understand?"
"Yes."
"Try not to think too much about mommy." He said, "I don't want you having a breakdown and cause a scene at school, okay, pet?" He spoke sharply, narrowing his eyes slightly. I nodded my head in fear. He really scares me sometimes.
We walked out of the building silently. A black car met us on the sidewalk. 'He' waved to the driver, then turned to me. "They'll drop you off at school. But you're to walk home. We're going to have lots of fun together later." He smirked, opened the passenger door, and got in. I trembled. Silently getting into the back seat. I tried my best to calm myself down. I was terrified to go home today. I've got to think of some way to avoid any 'fun' today. I'm still sore from yesterday. I'm definitely not in the mood to deal with any of his abuse. All I need to worry about is the schools comments on my moms death....and Orochimaru. That reminds me, I want more of that drug. It hurts my arm, but I've got the biggest (almost unbearable) craving for it. I licked my chapped lips. Yeah. I'll ask Orochimaru for some when I get the chance.
We pulled up over to the front of the school. I nervously stepped out of the car. 'He' slid down the window. "Have a good day, Dei-chan. See you after school." I nodded at him, quickly making my way inside the school. I ignored a few stares and obnoxious comments directed at me. The place I really needed to go to was the science room. Maybe that weird shit Orochimaru is giving me recduces stress? That would be awesome. Yeah, let's look for Orochimaru. I'd much rather look for Kimimaro (I like him better) but he would never give me any. I think he feels guilty enough already. A twinge of guilt rippled through me, but I quickly brushed it off.
The science room was locked. I knocked gently, hoping somebody was in there. No reply. I knocked a little harder, maybe they didn't hear me? Still nothing. I jiggled the doorknob just in case it really wasn't locked. Ah, it really is locked. I sighed. Maybe I'll find one of them in the hallways. I sighed again. The hallways were swarmed with students. Chances are, I won't be able to find them until the next break. I scowled. I want it. Now. My scowl turned into a slight pout. Ah, the many faces of mine.
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Class was freaking hard. I couldn't concentrate on the notes and the teachers words just weren't reaching my ears. I was getting super dizzy, too. And nauseous.
I can't wait anymore. I'm going to hunt Orochimaru down, even if it kills me.
I wandered the crowded halls, looking for those three familiar faces. YES! I found Orochimaru! I ran up to him as quickly as I could and violently grabbed his arm. "Give me more of that drug." I forced out, "clenching onto his arm for dear life. "I need it."
"It appears so." Orochimaru chuckled, "but after this dosage, you'll have to begin paying for it. We can't simply get rid of our potentially life saving liquid, we're going to need more money for supplies." I nodded furiously.
"I'll do anything for that stuff. Anything!" What the fuck am I saying?! Get a hold of yourself, Deidara!
"I'll let you think about what exactly you're willing to give me for this stuff." He smirked. "Come to the science room during break. There's a class in there right now."
"Thank you, un." I said, weakly letting go of his arm. Maybe I can survive one more hour. I made my way to class. I'm probably late now...
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I met up with Orochimaru right on time. He opened the science room door and let me in.
"I heard about your mom." He told me, "How embarrassing to be caught in such a degrading position." I glared at him.
"How do you even know this stuff?!" I yelled.
He winked calmly. "I have my ways." As much as I needed this guy right now, I didn't trust him.
He pulled out a syringe and a bottle of the drug. The needle quickly sucked up the contents of the bottle. I smiled inwardly. I was finally going to get what I wanted! But still, that little bubble of worry and distrust floating speedily around my stomach. Getting the giant elastic band, he stuck it in me, draining the contents into my flesh. I winced at the tight pinching feeling it caused.
"All done." He said, taking the band off. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine, un." I told him.
"That's good. Kimimaro, Kabuto and I adjusted the drug. Seems its rather addicting. We wont be needing you to try any of it, we won't even need you to keep taking the old one. It was a failure, we're done with it." They're giving me a choice to stop? Stop?! It's really not that easy! They've accidentally created a drug more addicting then cocaine! I wouldn't be able to get off it if I tried. Oh, I'm sulking now. "Come back when you need it." I nodded dejectedly. I'm such a drug whore.
The bell rang, Orochimaru shooed me off. My posture slouched as I headed towards my third period class.
Sorry, I had a few complications with this. I thought I didn't write it up, but turns out I did. Ugggh.