Here's Chapter Nine! Thanks so much to everybody whose reviewing, alerting, and adding this story to your favorite. It means a lot to me. It's been a hard week, and you guys have been helping out with that. Parents say I'm too old to be into this kind of stuff, but i'm still a teen! I've loved anime/manga since i was little, but they just don't understand. Plus, my boyfriend and i broke up after a year, so i'm super down right now. So, no harsh reviews right now. This is all that's keeping me going. This, and youtube. lol. i'm watching Vampire Knight and DNAngel on it.
Enjoy this! It's for you!
Chapter Nine
Akiza's POV
I couldn't remember being this happy before. I didn't stop grinning as I walked with Yusei through the hallways, his hand laced in mine. People stared at us, but I didn't care. Why should I? Let them stare at us. This was good gossip. It felt nice to hear their whispers; this was something that was making me happier than I ever had been before. I finally found what I had been looking for. My phone beeped then and I stopped to answer it. Since it was lunch time, nobody cared whether we used out phones or not.
"Hello?"
"Akiza?"
I frowned. Odd, whispery voice, like they were trying to disguise it. It was unpleasant, but familiar, too. Whose?
"Yes?" I said warily.
"I can see you," the voice said. Can see me? "Hi, Akiza!" They said brightly. I froze, not even daring to breathe, listening to the sounds of the phone line again, to a distant breathing and I felt the hair on the back of my neck standing up. Someone was watching me. I shifted my gaze to Yusei. He looked worried. "Yeah," the voice said softly, almost sadly. "I can see him, too. What are you doing with street trash, Akiza?" He laughed.
I slammed my phone shut quickly, my breath a little uneven. Was it just a joke, someone teasing me?
"Aki?" Yusei asked, worry covering his voice.
I shook my head. "It's nothing. Just a wrong call." I lied. I couldn't tell him. He would just get more worried.
"Aki," Yusei whispered, picking up my hand and gently grazing his lips against it. "You know I can tell you're lying, right? I want to help."
"I can handle it." I whispered as he made my hand turn to jell-o right there. My head followed his as I stared at his cobalt eyes. I averted my gaze, my cheeks red. "Let me handle this, please."
"Alright." He sighed. "But if you get hurt, I'm holding you responsible, understand?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I understand."
I heard him chuckle and he gently tipped my chin up. "Aki." He whispered. "There's no need to be embarrassed."
"I know, but I seem to be anyway." I said, blushing furiously.
He chuckled again. "I don't want to make you nervous, I want you to feel comfortable around me."
I smiled as I leaned up and pressed my lips against his. "I do. On both counts. But that's a good thing."
"Good." He whispered against my lips. "Because you do the same to me."
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Yusei drove me again later that week. I had been handling my mysterious caller. He was leaving me messages now. He likes my hair, or don't wear that sweater again. Crazy psycho.
"Want to come in?" I asked Yusei.
He nodded, grinning. "Maybe this time, I'll beat you at that game."
I laughed. "Not likely, Fudo." I was within a few feet of my table when I saw the flash of brilliant red, and stopped cold. Color and unexpected shapes sorted themselves out as I went still, staring at the green glass vase holding at least two-dozen long stemmed red roses. Flowers everywhere…I forced myself to approach the table, to let my fingertip graze against a petal. Yusei couldn't have done this. He looked as surprise as I felt. The card, there has to be a card! I picked up the small square tied to a stem.
You're starting to feel me with you, aren't you? Could you feel me in your room last night? I was there.
I dropped the card as if it had burned my fingers.
Terror froze me only for a few moments, but it seemed as though I hadn't breathed in hours. My hands trembled as I tried to keep calm.
"Call the cops." Yusei said.
"No. I don't want them involved. I can handle it."
"Aki, he's watching you! Threatening you! This isn't handling it!" He started to dial, but I slammed the bar down, breaking the connection. He looked at me and I could see he was angry. "Call the police, Aki. Now."
"No! People like that fantasize, but-but they don't do anything!"
He grabbed my arms. "You don't fool around with creeps like this! He could hurt you!"
"I'll be fine, Yusei!"
"No you won't, Akiza!" he yelled. I stared back at his eyes, shocked. I understood. Yusei was afraid. "Aki, please. Listen to me. I don't want you to get hurt."
I hugged him tightly. "I'll be fine, Yusei. I promise."
Hope you liked it. Next chapter will need tissues. It gets really sad. I think this will be a sob story, i cried while writing it. So, review!
