Hi peeps. Today I finally present you with the 2nd chapter of Violation. Sorry it took a bit long. It has been quite inconvenient for me this last weeks. But anyway, it's not like I've forgotten ^^

Anyway, this time around I really have to warn you about the mature content. Some violence and a slice of lemon is involved in here. Read at your own risk, ok? Enjoy =)

Again, thanks to Nerizu for betareading this chapter =)

Disclaimer: I don't own La Corda d'Oro.

Chapter 2: Aftermath

Hino felt her head spin. Her back ached from the collision against the wall. Her cheek red, leaving a mark in form of a hand and it felt sore and swollen. And above everything, her chest hurt from all the shock, fear and disbelief.

Did Shimizu just slap her?

Leaning on the floor with a hand, and the other hand touching her swollen cheek, she shook her head and blinked repeatedly, trying to get a hold of herself.

The moment she could see her surroundings clearly, she saw something unbelievable. Shimizu was standing before her, face dark, jaws tightened, dark-blue eyes wide awake piercing right into hers, fists clenched on his sides. He looked full of rage and hatred, like ready to kill someone.

Like ready to kill her.

Hino could only stare, eyes wide open and mind filled with only one sentence: This is not happening.

"K-Keiichi?" Kaho mumbled in disbelief.

And then, the next impossibility happened. In the blink of an eye, Shimizu suddenly softened all his features and transformed back into his usual self: calm and angelic-looking.

It was as if he had just woken up from a bizarre stance.

Shimizu blinked once, then as if realizing what had just happened, he ran toward Kahoko with a concerned look, reaching for her fragile body.

"Kaho, I'm sorry. Are you alright?" he asked.

Hino was still shocked. Her mind couldn't digest what had just happened in those few minutes span, and her heart wasn't ready to receive such treatment from her beloved.

She couldn't say anything and just let Shimizu put her chair back upright and sit her on it. Then he knelt before her, touching her swollen cheek gently. He looked at her with eyes filled with guilt.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." he repeatedly murmured, while caressing her cheek.

"Keiichi... why...?" was the only thing Hino could muster to say in cracking voice. She looked into her beloved's eyes, searching for a possibility of answer, but couldn't find anything logical.

Shimizu pulled her into a tight embrace. He rubbed her back and hair over and over again. Hino, who was still perplexed, didn't know what to say or how to react. Her arms just hung idly on her sides.

Suddenly Hino heard muffled cries from Shimizu's direction and his body started to tremble.

"Keiichi?" Hino asked confused, eyeing the bundle of soft blond hair beside her.

"I... don't know what had gotten into me," muffled Shimizu in between cries. "I never thought I would ever hurt you like that. Kaho, I'm so sorry."

Hino could feel her heart melting at Shimizu's words. God, she loved him so much it hurt her to see him sad.

Hino reached out a hand to touch Shimizu's trembling back and whispered. "Keiichi... it's okay."

Shimizu pulled out his embrace to gaze into her eyes, tears of guilt still forming from his eyes. Hino looked back at him with affectionate eyes and a small smile curved in her face. Her swollen cheek still looked red.

Shimizu cupped her swollen cheek again, caressing it gently with his thumb, and started kissing her.

"Please forgive me Kaho. I'll never do it again. I promise," he said between kisses.

And all of the sudden Hino didn't feel the pain anymore. She could only feel her heart swelling from love toward the blonde. She kissed him back, signaling that he had been forgiven.

As the kiss deepened, both of them realized that they were hungry. Not from food, but from something else. Something more carnal. And they wanted it to be satisfied.

Soon they were hugging each other, hands traveling wherever they could reach. Hino sitting on the chair and Shimizu kneeling in front of her. Soft moans could be heard from their busy mouths.

Before she knew it, Shimizu had already undressed her, and she was lying on the carpeted floor beside the dining table, with him on top of her, naked. They moved together in a beautiful sync, pleasing each other passionately, adrenaline rushing through their sweating bodies, until reaching the highest peak together. Hino cried out Shimizu's name in pure bliss and Shimizu arched his back backwards in ecstasy.

Shimizu rolled his body to lay on his back beside Hino on the floor. Both sweaty and breathless. Hino snuggled closer, pillowing her head on Shimizu's arm, breathing in his light citrus scent and threw an arm over his bare stomach. Contentment was written all over her face.

Shimizu turned his head to face her and chuckled softly, then gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"Kaho," Shimizu called out softly.

"Hmmm," was the only lazy response from her. She had her eyes closed.

"Am I forgiven?" he asked in a low voice, his free hand tucking strands of hair that covered her face behind her ear.

Hino opened her eyes and looked up to meet his gaze. Guilt was still written on his face. She smiled at the view. He looked so irresistibly adorable, that there was no way she could say no.

"Mmm... what do you think?" she asked instead in a teasing tone, while her fingers traced circles on Shimizu's stomach.

Hino felt Shimizu's stomach tense at the touch and she giggled at his reaction.

Shimizu cupped Hino's chin, looking at her with a spark of desire in his eyes. "Naughty...," he whispered, then slowly pressed his lips to hers. She kissed him back, letting hunger build within her again.

Their dinner still laid on the table, long forgotten.

Hino woke up the next morning to the buzzing alarm on her bedside. She stretched her hand out to turn it off.

She opened her eyes slowly and blinked to find Shimizu cuddled to the curve of her neck. His warm, steady breath caressed her skin, making her shiver. Strands of blonde hair covered his innocent features. And his arm embraced her waist close to him.

Hino smiled at the sight, then tried to remember how she ended on her bed last night. She only remembered both of them making love on the carpeted floor of their dining room, but the rest seemed blurry.

As she felt her face heating up at the memory, she touched her cheek, and a sudden wave of realization hit her.

Keiichi slapped me last night, she remembered.

She closed her eyes to shake the thoughts away. She didn't want to remember that scene again, wishing that had been only a bad dream. But her still sore cheek proved her otherwise.

Shimizu stirred in his sleep and Hino was brought back to reality. She decided to forget the previous night's incident and start the day.

She shook Shimizu's shoulder to wake him up. He was extremely difficult to wake. That's a fact she had been aware of from the very beginning. Sleeping was practically his life, so she had to struggle each and every morning to get him back from dreamland.

"Keiichi, wake up," she called.

As she sensed no reaction from the man, she tried poking his cheek, his arms, his chest. Pinching his nose. Tickling his ribs and stomach. And finally she got a significant response from him.

"Mmmm..." he mumbled, opening his eyes lazily, then stretched his arms out to grab her petite body and pull her into an embrace.

Hino laughed in response. "You're such a sleepyhead," she said against his chest.

"I don't care," he answered in a muffled tone, with his face buried in her hair.

"But Keiichi," she said, still laughing. "As much as I love it staying in this warmth, we have to wake up, or we'll be late for work-"

No sooner had Hino finished her sentence, Shimizu's muscles suddenly stiffened, surprising Hino.

"Keiichi?" she called in surprise, raising her head. A feeling of scary déjà-vu invaded her mind.

Suddenly, out of the blue, Shimizu released her body, but immediately rolled over and pinned her underneath him. He sat on her pelvis, folding his knees on her sides, bent down stretching his arms to reach for her neck. His hands encircled the sides of her neck, his thumbs pressing down fiercely to strangle her.

Everything happened so fast, that Hino didn't see it coming. Suddenly she felt a heavy load above her and couldn't breathe, feeling cold hands tight around her neck.

She opened he eyes wide, and saw the raging look on Shimizu's face for the second time in the last twenty-four hours and it scared her to death. This can't really be happening, she thought desperately. Keiichi isn't like this.

She grabbed Shimizu's arms, trying to break free, but to no avail. Her power was nothing compared to Shimizu's enraged desire to kill.

What have I done, Keiichi? Why do you want to kill me? She asked sadly to herself in desperation. She wished so bad she knew what was going on.

"Kei... ichi" she choked, while tears started to form from her eyes, and feeling her power slowly leaving her body. "Why?"

Why? She repeated to herself.

(to be continued...)

Author's note: Well, didn't I tell you? ;) Tell me if you liked it or not. Just leave a review, OK? Thank you for reading peeps ;)