Ok, I'm updating again today cuz I don't want yauksiei going Erik on me. (inside joke for phantom fans) And also cuz I got a lot of reviews and story alerts for this story and I'm excited to see the result for the second chapter. I hope you all enjoy it!
I've got my eyes on you, yauksiei…lol
That night, Judai had the dream again. He looked at the time and saw it was time to get up anyway. But first, he went to visit Megumi.
"Hey, Mom," Judai greeted quietly. He crouched down and smiled at his mother's picture. "I had another dream about you." He scoffed. "What else is new?" he muttered.
The picture only stared back at the boy.
A surge of anger burst through the brunette. "Why don't you ever come home?" he yelled. "Why? It's not fair!"
Sobs built up in his chest and it took all of his strength to hold them back. This was the first time he had asked the question and first time he yelled at his mother for something he knew was his fault.
"I'm sorry," he whispered. He could barely look in her eyes. He felt so guilty for saying what he did. Then did he realize that he had been wanting to say those words for years. And now that he said it, he regretted it.
He wiped at his eyes and sniffed. "I should go. I love you, Mom." He left the room and walked downstairs the same time as Hiroshi.
"How'd you sleep?" his father asked.
"Fine," Judai lied.
"Want some breakfast? I think you can spare a few minutes."
He shook his head. "I wanna get their early. I have some things I need to--"
"Say no more," Hiroshi interrupted. "Go ahead. But take a little something before you leave. You have to eat something."
"Ok." He walked to the table and grabbed an apple. "Bye."
"See you after school."
Judai rode off to school. He wanted to get their early so he could beat Takeru there. He didn't need to be bullied again before homeroom.
But of course, his plan faltered.
"Hey, everybody!" Takeru exclaimed. "Mental boy's back!"
The crowd laughed and Judai went around them. Well, at least tried.
Takeru discretely stuck out his foot and caused Judai to trip and fall on his face.
In the distance, Johan watched the whole scene. And frankly, Takeru was really pissing him off. He walked over to Judai just as the crowd left.
He held out his hand for Judai to take it. "Are you ok, Judai?"
The brunette took his hand and was hauled to his feet. "How do you know my name?"
"I heard--"
"So, it wasn't enough tease me, but you have to start stalking me now?"
"What?" Johan asked incredulously. Was he serious? What has Takeru been putting into his head.
"Johan is it?"
The bluenette nodded.
"Well, Johan, listen to me. I do not need, nor want, your help. I like that you wanna help. But I'm perfectly fine on my own." Judai walked around him and into his homeroom which was the same as Johan's. It seemed, they had the exact same schedule except for Encores.
AT LUNCH
Johan sat at Table 12 again where Jim and Asuka sat. "Hey, guys."
Everyone greeted him with Hi's.
"So, what'd I miss?"
"We were just predicting," Asuka replied.
"What about?"
"About how long it will take for Takeru to pick a fight with Judai," Jim said.
"Why would he do that?" Johan asked as he scanned the room. Takeru was still in his seat, nowhere near Judai. He couldn't help but feel protective of the small boy.
"Well, we heard in health class Judai said something to Takeru that set him off. So now, he wants to 'punch his head into his shoulders.'" Asuka said, mimicking Takeru's voice.
"And there he goes!" exclaimed the Australian.
Johan looked up and saw the bully stand up from his seat and motioned for Judai to stand up.
The brunette was trembling in fear and had no choice but to listen.
"Sorede," he spoke in Japanese which made it even more intimidating. "anata wa modette watashi wa anata no tawagato o utsu mae ni, anata ga kurasu ni yoruto toru no desu ka?" Translation: So, do you wanna take back what you said in class before I beat the shit out of you?
"Shi naide kudasai." Translation: Never.
Takeru pulled his fist back but before he could press it into Judai's face, Johan jumped in front of him and pushed him back.
"Leave him alone!" the bluenette scolded.
Takeru let out a screeching laugh. "You think, you're gonna stop me?" He laughed once more.
Johan didn't answer. He only glared which caused Takeru to laugh harder.
"Ah, when did you dorks get so confident?" He pulled back his fist and pushed it forward but Johan caught it and twisted it to an odd angle.
Takeru groaned in pain. "Ok, ok, I get it! Let go!"
Johan let go. "Get out of here."
He rubbed his wrist and turned around and sat back in his seat.
The bluenette turned around. "You alright?"
Judai narrowed his eyes. Then he opened his mouth to speak but Johan interrupted him.
"If you tell me that you don't need any help one more time, I'll be the one punching you in the face."
Judai sighed. "I guess I do owe you a thanks."
Johan smiled. "You're welcome." He walked back to his seat with wide eyes coming from Jim and Asuka.
"That…" Asuka started.
"Was…" Jim continued.
"Awesome!" they finished together.
Johan laughed and took a bow to add humor.
"That was really brave," Asuka said. "I don't think I've ever seen anyone stand up to Takeru. He's the biggest bully in the school. People in higher grades fear him."
Johan shrugged. "It wasn't that amazing."
Jim laughed. "But it was. That was really cool."
"Thanks."
LATER
For their second encore, Johan and Judai had gym last period. They walked in the locker room and got dressed into their uniform.
Then they were ready, everyone entered the gym.
Before class started, the teacher pulled Judai aside so they could talk.
"Judai, today we're gonna play Helicopter with the rope." (A/N: anyone who doesn't know what that is, is when someone takes a rope and twirls it around and the other players have to jump over it before it hits you. Sound familiar?)
The brunette winced at the word. He always had trouble with ropes. It was what murdered Megumi.
"If you don't want to participate, that's fine."
Judai shook his head. "No, I wanna try."
"Are you sure?"
"It's what my dad told me. I should try to participate more in class."
The teacher didn't look very convinced but he allowed Judai to play.
Everyone jumped with laughs and smiles but Judai jumped like it was a life or death situation.
Judai looked up for a moment and got caught in Johan's emerald green eyes. The European noticed and smiled at the brunette.
Judai looked away and jumped a little too late.
The rope got tangled around his ankles and Judai fell to the ground. His breathing picked up and the visions took over.
He watched Megumi's murderer strangling her again and he couldn't look away.
"Why isn't he moving?" Johan asked Jim.
"I don't know. But if you think this is bad, you should see what happened when Takeru tied him up with a jump rope. He shook like he was having a seizure."
Johan stared helplessly at Judai while the teacher shook him out of his mental film.
"Are you ok?"
Judai nodded.
"Why don't you sit out for the rest of the period?"
"Ok." The brunette walked over to the sidelines and sat on the floor and watched the rest of the class finish the game. At least he tried. Hiroshi would be a little proud, he guessed.
But that wasn't really what was on his mind. It was Johan. What was that feeling? Why did he want that feeling again? Judai was afraid to find out the answer.
After school, he managed to escape Takeru and his gang and made it home safely. He walked into his house and was greeted by Hiroshi.
"How was school?" he asked.
"Fine." Judai didn't wanna go into full detail on how he had a spasm in gym.
"Just fine?"
"Just fine."
Hiroshi nodded. "Ok. Want a snack?"
"I'm ok. I'm gonna get started on my homework."
"Ok. And Judai?"
He looked up.
"I'll be home a little late tomorrow. Will you be ok?"
Of course not, you old buffoon! he thought. "Yeah."
"Good. I'll be home in time for dinner."
"Ok."
Hiroshi disappeared into his office while Judai began his homework.
When Judai finished, he tried to think of what he could do tomorrow so he wouldn't die. But when he came up blank, he gave up decided to let what happens happen. It couldn't be that bad. Could it?
Yep, that's it. I hope you enjoyed it! The next chapter has something a little interesting. I hope to see you there. Well, not really see you but I hope you read it. Or will I be staring at through a window? Hmm…lol jk. Review!
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