Ack, delayed! D: I'm sorry for the wait... I'm hoping it was worth it tho. ;; I made the mistake of starting FIVE CHAPTERFICS and I'm SUFFOCATING to keep up with all of these without deleting any of them... Not that I will tho, of course, just so much frustration. Aaaanyways, enough of my frustrations! Enjoy and review. c:
Feet sore, and breathing heavily, Rin stood at Iroha's door, as she waited for her to answer. She was exhausted. Both physically and mentally. Too much had happend this morning for her to be able to function properly. She had walked all the way from that idiot's house, all the way to Iroha's. Her feet hurt. Her cheeks were tear stained, and her eyes puffy and red from crying. Her head was swirling. She couldn't get that stupid girl out of her mind, either.
That stupid, stupid, but beautiful girl.
Why did she have to be Kaito's boyfriend?
Further more, why did Rin have to choose her of all people, when she was out of her element?
Rin let out a long sigh, just as the door swung open, and an over confident Iroha was standing in the door. Rin glared up at her, as her eyebrows caved in in anger and frustration, and Iroha's smile dropped. "Rin..." Her mouth hung open, as her eyes bulged. Rin looked away in shame. Iroha hesitated, as she spoke. "A-...are you okay? What happend to you last night?"
Rin bit down on her lip, trying to stop herself from breaking down infront of Iroha. She felt so horrible. So much had happend. Why couldn't she have just stayed with Iroha and Piko? Or rather, why did Yuuma have to drag her away from them? That was where it all started. That pink haired idiot.
"Rin?" That was all the blonde needed, until tears of frustration were streaming down her cheeks, and her legs gave out. She crashed down onto her knees, letting out loud sobs, right on Iroha's porch. The pinkette gasped, dropping to her knees next to Rin, as she pulled her into a tight hug. "Hey, hey, hey, It's okay," She cooed, as Rin hid her face into the curve of her shoulder.
So much for this party trying to 'loosen her up'. So much for it being 'fun'. If anything, it just brought Rin more stress. She was sure things were already bad enough, from getting haressed by Kaito, left and right. She couldn't have imagined that things would get worse. After all, sleeping with his girlfriend? Drunk or not, he was going to be pissed about it, when he found out. Rin had made a horrible mistake, and she felt absolutely horrible about it.
"I Just-" Rin tried to speak, but couldn't, as she felt her breathe being ripped from her throat, as another series of sobs came cascading down her cheeks. "Shh," Iroha cooed, as she stroked Rin's hair comfortingly. Rin clung to her shirt, her finger nails digging deep into the clothe. Iroha ignored it, however, as she let out a slight sigh. "You're spending the night here, okay?" She asked. Rin nodded without words, trying to hold in her tears, biting down on her lips.
Slowly, the girls dispatched from eachother, Iroha's grip staying on Rin's arms. Rin let out a long sigh, pulling away from her friend to wipe her tears away. Iroha smiled sympathetically. "Come on, let's get you inside. I'll call Piko over, and we can just have a night to ourselves. It'll be fun."
Rin's brows caved in again, feeling her cheeks go red in anger. "That's what you said about the party, too." She said in an accusing grumble. Iroha's eyes widened, as a look of disbeilef and shock came across her face. Her eyes softened, however, and she let out a sigh. She reached out to touch Rin's shoulder in support, but the blonde pulled away sharply. Iroha's mouth formed a straight line, she understood if Rin would be mad.
Looking into her eyes, she spoke sincerely. "Look, that was my fault. I'm sorry. But you're safe with us, right? Nothing bad is gunna happen."
Rin dropped her head. She had nothing to say to that. Iroha was right, sure, but right now, she felt overwhelmed. She let out a long sigh, for what seemed like the millionth time today. Some morning this had been...
Keeping a precosious approach, Iroha reached out again, to gently grip Rin's arms. "C'mon," She cooed, as she helped Rin up, slinging her arm around Iroha's shoulder, so she could better help her inside. Rin obliged. Her legs still felt like jello. Her feet still hurt. She just wanted to sit down. "Let's get you inside, and then you can tell me what all happend, okay? I'll call Piko, I'm sure he'll know something to do about this, too." Rin huffed air out of her nose. 'The hell he does...' They both knew that was a lie. Piko stood up for anybody, sure, but he wouldn't know what to do in a situation like this. What, was he supposed to go find Yuuma and beat him up? Or Miku? Kaito, even? He couldn't, and he wouldn't.
Iroha set Rin down on the sofa in the living room, and the blonde sunk into it, feeling right at home. The familiar lavender scent that filled the air, the warmth and coziness of her home was something Rin could always get used to. This house was practically another house for Rin. It was like a second home. And Iroha was like family.
Rin watched as Iroha picked up the phone, dialing a familiar number, putting it to her ear. "Hello? Piko?" She spoke softly. She nodded a few times. "Well, I mean... I was just wondering if you'd wanna come over." She said. "We have a little problem... Rin's upset..." She said in a more hushed tone, but Rin could hear her loud and clear. Iroha thought she was good at whispering, but really, she was far from it. The blonde sighed, as a slight smile came to her face. She rested her arm against the arm of the couch, cuffing her cheek into her hand, as she dozed off into space, and before she knew it, Iroha was bouncing on the sofa, right next to her. Rin let out a gasp, and then glanced over to her friend, who was wearing a wide smile. "He's on his way!" She said cheerily.
Rin nodded then, as she rested her head against the back of the couch, looking up to the ceiling.
It was quiet.
Taking this opportunity, Iroha coughed into her hand. "So..." She whispered.
Rin said nothing.
"What... happend?" Iroha asked hesitantly. Judging by the look on Rin's face when she opened the door, she was guessing that Rin wasn't too happy. She had no idea what had happend at that party, but it must have been pretty bad. Usually Rin never shut up, when she spoke. Now she said nothing, when Iroha needed her to talk. She had to know what happend, so she could comfort her, or even help in any case.
Slowly, Rin lowered her head, so she was looking straight infront of her again. Her head dropped, so she was looking down to her hands laying in her lap. Hands that had touched her. Rin squeezed her eyes shut, trying to regain herself, so she could tell Iroha anything. Anything. But she couldn't manage to do so. Every thought associated with Miku made her want to burst out into tears. Any thought of that stupid, stupid party... stupid Yuuma, stupid Miku, stupid Kaito... and even stupid Iroha for convincing her to go.
Rin slowly opened her eyes. She knew that it wasn't Iroha's fault though, she shouldn't be trying to place the blame on her. If Iroha had had any idea of what would have happend, she would have suggested they just stayed home that night, and ate pizza and watched movies instead. In no way, shape or form, was it Iroha's fault in the least.
So, coming to terms with everything, Rin felt the words dancing on the tip of her tongue. "Well..." She started, taking a deep breathe. Iroha leaned in instinctively, silently pressing for her to go on. Rin glanced at her out of the corner of her eyes, before looking down again. "After Yuuma pulled me away from you guys... I remember being put with these two girls, and they touched me and stuff..." Rin squeezed her eyes shut again, feeling her throat tighten at the thought. She didn't remember who they were. She just remembered feeling violated by them.
"A-and then, so... I ran away. B-but, that's when I got drunk I think... I-I don't remember what happend, I don't remember even drinking," Rin gulped. Oh, the mysteries of parties at strangers homes. She shut her eyes again.
"And then... well, this morning... I woke up with someone." Her eyes snapped open, at the memories. It went from screaming and flirting from the drunken girl, to quiet bliss, to more screaming. "But..." Rin glanced at Iroha, who smiled supportively in that moment. "But... she... it was a she," Rin felt her cheeks go red at admitting that. Though she had came out to Iroha and Piko, she didn't feel comfortable telling them... things... that'd happen between herself and any other girl. Sure, they were supportive, but she could feel Iroha silently juding her in that instance.
"The worse part of it all was that... well, she-she-" Rin felt tears pricking the back of her eyelids, threatening to spill over. "She already had a boyfriend." Rin swallowed, trying her best not to cry. But she was shaking. She was shaking so hard, it was starting to hurt. Rin let out a long sigh, squeezing her eyes shut. Iroha gently ouched her shoulder, but Rin violently flinched, causing Iroha to pull away.
"And... who was he..?" Iroha asked.
"K-Kaito..." That was all Rin needed, before she broke down again. Iroha caught her into her arms, as Rin's hands shot up to her face, as she agressively rubbed her tears away. Iroha rested her head against Rin's shoulder, as she kept her arms wrapped around the shaking girl.
And throughout all the chaos and crying, there was a knock on the door. Neither of the girls heard it, however, and the door was being swung open. "What's goin-" A voice was cut off, and went silent, as a light thump could be heard against the floor. Piko stared in shock, seeing his friends upset. Iroha looked up to see the white haired boy, a box of pizza laying on the floor. Piko lifted his brows in confusion. "What's going on...?" He asked, taking a step forward towards the girls.
Rin looked up sorrowfully, and Piko jumped, seeing her tear drenched cheeks. He had never seen her cry this much! "Hi Piko..." Rin mumbled, as her friend took a seat next to her. "My god, Rin... are you okay?" Iroha shot him a look, eyes telling him to just stop. She had already been provoked enough by Iroha. "I'll explain it later." Iroha mouthed, and Piko nodded.
Rin let out a sigh again, wiping her the tears from her eyes. "Sorry... don't worry about me, okay?" She requested, a sad smile lighting up her pale face. Piko nodded hesitantly. "O-okay..."
Iroha looked down, before looking back up to Rin. "Do you have your phone? You might wanna call your parents, to let them know you're staying here for the night."
Rin looked up to Iroha, and her eyes glistened with tears. "I-I left it at Yuuma's...!" She gasped, before breaking down all again, into Iroha's arms. She let out a sigh.
This was going to be a long night.