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The Journal
Peach Doll
Chapter 5
Thick Skin and an Elastic Heart
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MONDAY
Turn: Tatsuki
Period: Class 1- Homeroom with Kaien-sensei
Ok you guys- what the hell is going on?
Where is Rukia? She hasn't come in. She hasn't been answering her phone. Neither her texts nor her calls. She never replied on IM last night either.
What on earth happened? First we're all chilling in Lemonade's living room, getting ready to watch The Ring. I go to the bathroom, and 5 minutes later I come back out to see Renji and Shortcake yelling at each other- while Renji vigorously shakes Shortcake by the shoulders- Orihime and Rukia are gone- and Momo tells that "something happened" and that Renji would drop me home in his old Mustang because Rukia and Orihime suddenly left?
None of the guys would tell me anything either- Shortcake and Renji were too busy yelling at each other, Gummybear had disappeared- I'm guessing he'd followed after you, Orihime- and neither Sado, Asano, or Kojima would tell me anything. Then Renji drove me home, and asked me to see if Rukia was okay. I said I would.
Not to mention that Orihime hasn't replied anything either, except with "Don't worry Tatsuki-chan, I'll let you and Momo-chan in on Monday. I'm with Rukia-chan right now, don't worry."
We were having such a good time. What on earth happened when I was in the bathroom?
Slightly Panicking,
Tatsuki
Turn: Orihime
Period: Class 2- Physics with Kurotsuchi-sensei
Luckily, we had an exam today, and sensei somehow magically let us have free time once we complete our exams. He kind of left in the middle of class, and left Nemu-dono in charge.
Anyways... I'm so sorry for leaving you and Momo-chan in the dark, Tatsuki-chan. I kind of stayed over at Rukia's for a few hours after we left. I was there until midnight, and then her brother drove me home since it was too dark to walk by myself.
I'm just... I'm not really sure where to begin. I'm worried, though. She didn't say she'd be skipping school today.
Basically... when you went to the bathoom, Tatsuki-chan, we were waiting while Sado-kun was setting up the next movie, Momo-chan and Lemonade had gone to the kitchen to get some extra snacks and napkins and stuff, and Rukia-chan was going around refilling everyone's drinks. So then Kojima-kun asked Gummybear if he had a date for the dance yet, and he said that he was going with me. Then Asano-kun interupted and asked Rukia-chan if she had a date, and she said no, so then Asano-kun was about to ask her, but Shortcake interupted and told him to "quit hounding her, Keigo". Then Kojima-kun asked Shortcake if he was saying that because he's planning to take Rukia-chan, and Shortcake... well, said, "Hell no. Why on earth would I take her, you idiot?"
I... I wish I could erase the sight of Rukia-chan's expression from my memory. She had been refilling Shortcake's drink when he said that, so she was right next to him, on his right, while he had been looking to the left- where Kojima-kun was... and she was just staring at Shortcake's face with this... heartbroken expression.
I mean... you guys know Rukia-chan. She never cries. Not even when she broke her arm two years ago, not even when someone broke the windows of her car, not even when girls at her old school bullied her for "not being rich by birth" (Momo-chan, you know). But I could swear her eyes were wet at that moment. She looked breathless. Like the air had been knocked out of her.
And she just kind of remained like that for a moment, and the drink she was pouring for Shortcake overflowed in his glass and spilled over in his lap. So then he looked back at her and exclaimed, "Damn it, Rukia, you're spilling it-!" and then he looked at her face, and saw her expression, and.. they kind of just stared at each other for a moment before Rukia-chan kind of slammed the bottle of soda on the ground, stood up, and walked away into the hallway furiously. So then Shortcake got up and followed her there, and well, we couldn't really see them or hear them... but then Rukia-chan came marching out a few moments later and she was blinking back tears- and she grabbed her bag and almost ran out of the apartment without a word, so I followed her all the way down to where she'd parked her car, outside. She got in the car, and I did too, and I asked her what happened, and she just... she cried so much. We were there for a few minutes, and then she drove us back to her home, and I kind of stayed with her until midnight- it just felt wrong to leave her like that.
I'm sorry for leaving suddenly like that, you guys. It was kind of an emergency..
Turn: Momo
Period: Class 3- Art with Ukitake-sensei
I had a feeling something like that had happened. When Lemonade and I came back from the kitchen, Orihime and Rukia were already gone, and Shortcake and Renji were yelling at each other- something along the lines of "What the hell is your problem?" and "Are you an idiot?" and "This is none of your business!" and "She fucking left because of you!" No one would explain what happened. And then Tatsuki came back from the bathroom, too, and just... both of us were so confused. I hope you were okay with Abarai-kun dropping you off Tatsuki. I would've gone with you, but I felt bad leaving Lemonade to clean up our mess, so I stayed and helped him out. He gave me a kiss on the cheek in thanks.
But from what you're saying, Orihime.. sounds like Shortcake got caught off guard by Kojima-kun's question and said something that really hurt Rukia's feelings. Lemonade texted me later and asked me if everything was okay with Rukia, but I told him I hadn't been able to get in contact with her since then. I have Shortcake in this class, and he's been really silent and moody since morning. He even snapped at Sado-kun when he asked him if he was alright- and Shortcake isn't really the type to just snap at his friends like that.
I hope Rukia is okay.
Turn: Rukia
Period: Class 4- Physics with Kurotsuchi-sensei
I'm here, you guys- I just got in late. Couldn't miss the physics exam.
I'm sorry for making you guys worry, and for not attending my phone. The truth is, I shut it off. Shortcake kept texting me.
Everything Orihime's said is true.. that's basically what happened. I just.. I overreacted. When he followed me into the hallway, he grabbed my wrist and asked me, "what the hell's wrong with you?"
And I kind of whipped around and- ripped my wrist from his grip and pushed him back so he hit the wall behind him. I just felt so hysterical at that point. He saw my expression then, and he said, "Wait, Rukia-" then I said, "You shouldn't have invited me- at least if I hadn't been here I wouldn't have had to listen to you go on about how little I matter to you. You're just embarassed of me- you're ashamed to even hear my name tacked with yours..!"
And then... I kind of ripped off the matching ring he'd given me and.. kind of threw it at him. It hit him in the chest, and he reached out to me but I ran back to the living room and grabbed my purse and ran out- that was when Orihime followed me.
I'm so, so sorry for ditching you guys at Lemonade's house. I really am. I totally ruined what was supposed to be a nice, casual, relaxing get together. I just... it felt like I was going to suffocate if I stayed there a second longer. I feel so stupid. I have Shortcake in this class and... I can feel his eyes on me from behind. I'm not ready to face him. Please, you guys, if you see him, redirect me. I don't want to do this right now. He saw me in the lockers earlier and he called my name, but I ran off and hid in the girls bathroom. I'm really pathetic.
Anyways... auditions for Cinderella are tomorrow. Do you guys mind if you come over to my place after school to hear me practice?
Rukia
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