I opened my eyes to see nothing but black. my arms were still tied behind my back and I couldn't move. I smelt smoke and rubber through the bag, and tried to get out of wherever I was. I tried to kick like I did before but my legs were stuck under something.
as I tried to move I felt a sheering pain in my legs, like they were numb before and now I could feel them again.
I screamed as the pain increased rapidly, gasping for breath between each cry.
after what seemed like an eternity of pain and screaming my legs went numb again.
"I'm still in the car. I have to be, we crashed and my legs are pinned under something." I thought to myself as I tried to free my hands.
I heard groans coming from in front of me, and a door open and slam shut.
"fuck!" I heard a man scream. "you fucking bastard! you killed him! you killed him! you killed him.." his voice was drownded out by sobbing.
"stop crying and help me.." I coughed as I tried to move again.
he stopped crying and I could hear him walk towards me.
"this is your fault! your little boyfriend did this to boss... you have to pay." he sneered as he pulled the bag off my head.
i opened my eyes but they immediately stung from the smoke and started watering.
"you gonna cry?! huh bitch?! I'll give you a reason to cry." he said as he moved to the front of the crashed car. "I see your legs are pinned, sweetheart." he said wickedly.
I was about to say something but stopped as the man pushed the metal down harder on my legs. my eyes shut tight and I bit my tounge trying not to give him the pleasure of hearing me in pain.
"whats wron-", he was cut off by the sound off gun shots so close to me it made me cringe.
"asshole." I heard a familiar voice say. I opened my eyes and blinked a few times to see yata holding a pistol at his side while looking down at the man.
he pulled the metal off my legs, which caused more pain than relief, honestly. I gasped from the pain, but for some reason it felt minor; like I've been through pain ten times worse. but I still felt weak. I hated that feeling. he untied my hands and threw me over his shoulder, I could see where we were now.
"my.. house?" I asked as we rode off on his board.
suddenly the car exploded, taking the front porch with it. my eyes widened in shock as I saw my home catch fire, and the pain in my chest seemed to grow more intense than the pain in my legs.
I couldn't look away; the bright orange and yellow flames crawled up the front of the house as black smoke poured from the crashed car.
I dug my fingers into yata's back in anger, no, in rage.
•••••••
"yata?" I asked as I opened my eyes, blinking a few times as bright lights blinded me.
I was in a hospital. I hated hospitals.
I looked at my arms to see black and blue bruises on my wrists from where they were tied, and one of my arms had an iv stuck into it. I shivered and felt nauseous as I looked at the needle that was sticking into my vein.
quickly looking away, I noticed my legs covered in bandages. I looked around the quiet room, seeing no one. I don't know exactly why I feel so disappointed about being alone, I mean, Ive been alone for so long now; defending myself and all. well maybe that was it, I learned I was too weak to defend myself.. and if I cant do that then I'm..
"pathetic." I said to myself as I stared at the ceiling.
I sighed as I slowly closed my eyes, trying to forget about everything.
"ROSE?!" I heard someone suddenly scream not three seconds later.
my eyes shot open and I nearly died from a heart attack. it was niaomi. aunt niaomi.
I sighed and closed my eyes again, trying to ignore her loud sobbing at the side of the bed.
she started shaking me frantically, "are you dead? rose! ROSE?! dear god please, don't take her yet!" she cryed as I glared at her. "oh the house, i heard it caught fire and burned to the ground, and you escaped with only a few minor injuries!" she smiled as she hugged me tightly, tears still flowing down her face nonstop. "and if you want you can come stay with me again!"
I quickly shook my head, "niaomi, you know i absolutely hate hospitals, get me out of here at once." I demanded.
she looked at me with huge watery eyes and a runny nose. "yes hunny, anything you want!" she sobbed as she ran out of the room.
I sat up and quickly pulled the iv out of my arm then got to my feet, feeling absolutely fine. then started walking around a bit, still feeling absolutely fine. so I decided I would get dressed and leave soon; soon as in five minutes.I hate these shitty little hell holes for weak people.
I started to change into what my aunt had put on a chair for me, a red hoodie, ripped skinny jeans and white converse. red is my favorite color by the way.
after I got changed the door opened and yata walked in a few steps. he froze for a second before blushing.
"h-hey rose.." he said while looking down at the floor, "i uh... i-im glad you're better now."
I sat down on the bed to tie my shoe laces. I've never needed to be saved before, so I didn't know what to say to him. I don't have good manners; saying please and thank you is just an alien consept to me. I just wanted to forget about it.
I stood up and walked towards the door, but was stopped by naomi.
"rose? you would leave without saying goodbye?! I haven't seen you for more than ten minutes and you're just going to.." her eyes drifted towards yatas direction before widening in excitement. "is that your boyfriend?" she gasped while holding my cheeks.
"no he's not." I said irritated while pulling her hands away.
she nudged me with her elbow and winked at me, "so are you just friends with benefits?" she asked before quickly covered her mouth and gasping again, "did you two..?"
I waved my hands frantically, "n-no its not like that..!" I said slowly looking over at him. "stop being such a creep..." I mumbled while crossing my arms.
she looked at me, then at him, then back at me. "mhmmm..", she started, "just make sure you two use protection." she said loudly before hugging me tightly and waving goodbye.
I stood in the doorway frozen while the room grew silent and awkward. I cleared my throat and turned around.
"y-yea my uh.. my aunt naomi.. complete pervert, you know?" I said nervously before walking out, yata soon following.
as I walked out of the hospital's main entrance I heard him mumble something behind me. I turned around and got a little closer.
"what..?" I asked curiously.
he continued walking, not making eye contact, "n-nothing." he mumbled.
so now I'm walking behind him, and I realize just how short he is. 5'6, only two inches taller than me.
"yata you're pretty short for a guy." I teased as I started walking beside him.
"s-shut up." he mumbled again, looking over at me. "at least I'm taller than you." he added while crossing his arms.
"shorty.." i yawned while we approached a street. I rubbed my eyes and began crossing, suddenly hearing a loud car honk and forcefully being pulled back to the sidewalk. yata held me by the front of my hoodie tightly.
"pay attention, idiot." he said scowling at me not two inches from my face.
he slowly untightend his grip, "s-sorry..", he stuttered, "j-just be careful next time.. o-okay?"
i glared into his hazel eyes. another situation I felt completely weak in.
"fine." I sighed as I pulled his arm away.
I suddenly remembered that I didn't have a house to go back to, and I had no clue as to where I was walking.
"yata, where are we going?" I asked while looking at him.
he took my hand as he crossed the street, "oh yeah.. my friend said that, i-if you wanted, you could stay with him for a little while. no charge or anything.."
I pictured showing up at a random guys place and having to live with him. a chill ran up my back as we reached the opposite sidewalk.
"but-" I started, looking down at our hands.
he cut me off, "a-and don't worry, I'll be there too.."
we finally made it to a tall apartment building that had a few benches in front of it. it didn't look fancy or anything, just kind of run down and walked in and headed towards the elevator where he pushed the button for the eighth floor. I hated elevators. the doors opened and we headed down the hallway, stopping at room 317.
he knocked on the door loudly, still blushing while looking upset.
"what's up with him?" I thought to myself as I studied his face.
a couple seconds later the door flew open and a heavy guy with short blonde hair stood at the doorway. he looked about twenty and had a little facial hair.
"oh hey misaki!" he said teasingly while looking at yata.
"misaki?" I thought to myself.
"dont call me that." yata said angrily while pushing past the guy.
I watched as yata disappeared into the apartment, leaving me with the stranger.
"hi." I said bluntly while blowing a few strands of hair out of my face.
he stood at the doorway for a few seconds before raising an eyebrow in suspicion.
"are you the girl that yata was stayin' with the other night?" he asked as he poked my shoulder. "I know it ain't any of my business", he started, "but whatever you did sure put him in a better mood than he was in before." he finished while guiding me through the doorway.
"and lemme tell ya, I was surprised he even stayed. he's always actin like a scared five year old when it comes to girls." he whispered as we passed yata.
"and especially ones who are as hot as yo-" he was cut off by yata smacking him in the back of the head.
"this is Kamamoto and he's a huge pervert." yata said while walking away.
"hey, not true! and just call me kama." he said with a smirk.
I started walking away slowly, nodding my head.
"so rose, how long did yata last?" kama asked under his breath before bursting out laughing.
yata's face got red and angry as he glarred at him.
"i-i mean cause it was his first time, at 19." he laughed harder, wiping away tears from the corner of his eyes.
"what?" I asked severely confused.
"i-it wasn't l-like that..!" yata yelled angrily.
Kama calmed down after a while, "I don't doubt it. yata's never even watched porn." he said, "i-in eighth grade he had to watch a birth video in heath class, so he didn't go to school!"
my eyes met yata's before he pulled his beanie over his face from embarrassment and walked towards a room. I quietly followed him trying not to laugh.
we made our way into a dark room with tons of posters and skateboards and game systems in it. I stood silently for about thirty seconds before bursting out laughing, holding my stomach and lazily pointing in his direction. i stopped to catch the beanie he threw at me and put it on.
his bangs covered his forehead and were slightly messy, I couldn't help but stare at his adorable face, wanting to squish and pintch it. he threw his sweater off, reveiling a loose v-neck long sleeved shirt, and fell backwards onto his bed. he looked over at me while I stared at him, making me blush.
"looks good on you..." he said shyly while examining me from head to toe.
I sat next to him, looking at all the posters on his walls. I heard kama walking towards the room while whistling.
"hey yata, I'm going out for a bit. you want anything?" he asked standing at the door.
before yata could answer he pointed to the dresser beside the bed. "I put some condoms in the drawer for you two, just in case you decide to catch up in heath class." he laughed before closing the door behind him.
we sat in silence for a minute before I said, "reminds me of my aunt.", while falling backwards next to him. my eyes adjusted to the darkness of the room and I could see yata tense up before getting off the bed. he quickly turned on the lights, looking at the dresser with a flustered face.
"i.. uh.." he gulped, swiftly combing his bangs out of his face with his fingers.
I pulled the covers over myself and stuffed my face into a pillow. "I want to sleep with you." I said while the pillow muffled my words.
after maybe twenty seconds of silence I turned around to see him slowly taking off his shirt, showing his slender stomach and slightly toned abs. my face grew hot as I quickly sat up.
"n-not like that!" I said in embarrassment, shoving my face into the pillow again. "I meant.. just sleep. n-nothing else." I explained while hugging the pillow tightly.
the room went dark again after he switched the lights off. I felt the bed slightly drop as yata sat at the edge, then crawl up next to me, hesitatingly wrapping an arm around my back. my heart started racing as my hands grew sweaty.
"what is this?" I thought to myself. "why am I getting so nervous?" I shifted to my side, facing yata.
he slowly opened his eyes and tilted his head up a little to look at me. his eyes were sleepy and innocent looking, and I felt my heart skip a beat.
"oh dear lord." i thought to myself as I stared into his eyes, "I think... that I'm falling in love."
i wrapped my arm around his shoulder and put my head under his chin, my heart thumping harder.
"this isnt love. it cant be. im just tired."
he gripped the back of my sweatshirt nervously before letting out a deep sigh.
"good night yata." I whispered into his chest before falling asleep.
•••••••
I woke up to muffled laughs and voices coming from outside of the room. yata was gone so i slowly opened the door, peeking out to see four guys sitting in the living room. two of them were yata and kama, the other two I didn't know. as I was peeking out kama noticed me hiding behind the door and motioned me to come over.
"hey rose, c'mon out don't be shy." he said, drawing the others attentions toward me.
"im not shy." i said while opening the door all the way. "and what time is it?"
yata checked his watch, "ten thirty." he said before continuing his conversation he was having.
I slowly walked over to an empty couch while kama introduced me to the two other guys.
"rose, this is izumo." he said pointing at a tall slim man sitting next to him; he had medium lengthed blonde hair and glasses. he smiled and waved at me.
"and over there is eric", he said pointing at a young slender guy with shoulder length blonde hair. "he's pretty quiet when it comes to meeting new people."
the guy rolled his eyes while looking at his phone, quickly glancing at me.
a couple minutes passed before I noticed izumo and kama whispering to each other, both looking in my direction occasionally.
"so rose," izumo started, "are you and yata dating?" he asked while looking over at yata.
I felt my neck heat up, my face following soon after. "n-no.." I said nervously while looking over at yata. he was now sitting at a counter listening to music, making a confused face at izumo.
I saw eric shake his head in disappointment before standing up. "Ill be back later." he said as he walked out of the apartment. soon after Eric left kama got up and sat next to me, putting his arm behind me.
"so rose, what happened to your house? yata wouldn't tell me." I shivered at the thought, looking away toward izumo and yata. they were throwing darts at eachother while laughing, it was cute.
"a uh.. a fire." I said while watching them.
"and that's how you ended up in the hospital, right?" he asked.
I nodded my head slowly before he stood up. "well, I'm gonna head off to work. c'mon izumo." he said while heading towards the door, izumo following while saying goodbye to yata.
we played video games for a while then watched some movies while eating a bunch of pizza. he refused to watch anything romantic or scary which kind of made me laugh and tease him.
"what, are you afraid of love letters and clowns?"
he shook his head.
"then what?" I asked curiously.
he looked away and mumbled something.
"hmmm?" I asked.
he crossed his arms and stayed quiet for a moment. "g-ghosts."
yata left about a half hour later while I stayed behind and casually looked through the apartment, because of curiosity i guess. I went through his room first.
I hesitated while opening the door, then walked in. I never really noticed the scent of it before, but it smelt like him. I mean.. his cologne, anyways. he had a dresser and a stand sitting beside it holding a flat screen tv; it was at least twice the size of the one I stole. I opened the top drawer where all his shorts and pants were, second one: shirts and tanks, third: boxers and socks, fourth:
I tilted my head to the side while looking down at the opened drawer filled with guns and ammo packs. I pushed it closed after staring at it for a while, and noticed a small piece of paper underneath a few middle school baseball trophies that were on top of his dresser.
I picked it up and read, "Dear yata, I know you must be heart broken by mikoto's recent death, but nobody has heard from you in a while. I just wanted to make sure you were all right and still hanging in there. we all miss you... things just aren't the same without mikoto, but its even worse when you've disappeared too. -anna." I put the small letter back under the trophy and quietly left the room, then made pancakes and watched tv for a while, growing bored. suddenly the door opened, causing me to jump before looking behind me.