(*No.6 does not belong to me)
(*Shion's POV)
How did things turn out like this? I'm buttoning my uniform for school. With my bulky black sunglasses to correct my temporary color blindness, and sever farsightedness. My odd scar covered except for on cheek. My hair clearly white may be a issue, but I don't really care if it brings unwanted attention.
My lack of pigmentation made my skin pale and partially clear; allowing you to see the veins in my body much better. Honestly I look like a alien, but luckily our school uniform is well covering. I still have quiet a few scars where the tubes were inserted in to me.
"Shion aren't you ready yet?" Ame called out to me. "I'm coming!" I reply.
I stand up from my bed with the support of my forearm crutches. They aren't your typical crutches that go under your armpits. They tie around your arms and support your weight from your hands.
Although things are definitely a lot harder to see, these glasses are amazing in improving my vision. Without them I'd be as helpless as a bee without a stinger. Plus they are kind of cool looking; kind of like sports glasses.
Since I'm still quiet unstable I also need knee braces to help for support. Although I weigh around 120 pounds my muscles are still gradually gaining their strength back.
If I don't gain 10 pounds in the next month I might be paralyzed in my arms; triceps brachi, to my brachioradialis which inter twines with my wrist to my fingers, and down to my adductor effecting my thigh to my gastrocnemius which is my calf.
So in which case my mom has been making lots of pastas that contain lots of calories.
I hobble down the stairs with a nervous struggle of trying not to fall.
"Took you a while bro come on today is free breakfast bar in you get their before 7:45!" Ame reminded me to hurry. "Okay okay but before that...where is Kaze?" I ask.
"What do ya' mean he's right...here...well he was here." Ame pointed out.
"Kaze! Where are ya? Come out come out where ever you are?" Ame called out like he was looking for a lost pet dog.
I have an idea where he might be. I go back upstairs to my irritation. I enter my room and peek in my closet and see a small curled up body inside my laundry basket.
This happens quite often when he doesn't want to do something, but ever since I figured out his love for learning and reading I often use this to get closer to him.
He seem so be warming up to me nicely. He is so very shy and timid that I can only wonder of his rough past and how it was dealt with by himself.
Since he's an orphan he doesn't know what a family is like. It's my goal to make him feel the part by treating him like a raw diamond that has barely been made from the coal.
I can easily tell that this kid is one that will run into many situations from teasing to heartbreaks, so in which case I want him to be able to ask me for advice.
"Kaze!...hmmm where could be?" I say jokingly.
"Are you in here?...no not under the bed...How about here?!...not under the desk...I guess I'll have to give him that special book I bought yesterday another day-or another month or-" I stopped my kidding when I hear the sliding of my closet door.
"I'm right here..." Kaze says timidly as his small hand pokes out.
"Why there you are! What are you doing in here?" I act surprised.
"I was hiding...I don't want to go to school." Kaze said softly with a little sniffle.
"Oh is that so?...Well can you come out so we can talk about it-please for me?" I ask nicely
After a moment of silence he slowly steps out.
His small stature that of a girl makes him look very cute. His unusual gray eyes and black hair that shimmered in the sun to look almost silver. As well as his pale cream skin. Dressed in blue shorts and a taupe colored collared shirt with black velcro a dark blue and black backpack on his back.
Despite the fact he is the same age as Ame, he acts much younger since he never had the chance to be taught to stand up for himself.
"So why don't you want to go?" I ask calmly.
"...Well I don't know anything and I'm short, and nobody will like me." Kaze said with a sad voice.
Because of his lack of education he will be in special after classes. This must be getting to him pretty bad.
"Oh I see...well when I was small sometimes I didn't want to go to school...you know what I did when I want to go?" I stated
Kaze shook his head in reply.
"Well I made sure to always to think: The faster it comes the faster it goes and before I know it I'll be back home!" I say childhood rhyme I made up.
"...does it work?" Kaze asked finally looking me in the eyes.
"It worked for me! And plus when you come home for school you have the new book I bought to look foward to when you come home." I said with a cheerful smile
He seemed to cheer up a bit.
"...Will you be there?" Kaze asked seeming to tear up.
"What do you mean?" I ask puzzled
"Are you gonna abandon me like everybody else did?!" He rose his voice a bit.
"Kaze...No I will never abandon you! Never will I always be there for you I promise! Okay?" I reassured.
I hugged him tight holding his shaking body.
"So let me keep my promise when you come home I will be there to see you fall asleep and I will be there to wake you up...okay?" I say
"...ok I'll go...but you better keep you promise!" Kaze reminded.
"I wouldn't forget it for the world." I say with a soft smile. This whole scenario almost made me drive myself to tears.
"Come on Ame is waiting...don't worry he will protect you." I say while trying to stand back up.
"Okay." Kaze agreed. Since my hand where occupied Kaze held on to my school jacket as we returned down stairs.
"Ame let's go now I found Kaze!" I called out to him
"Ahh! Okay-where were you?" Ame said and asked Kaze of his whereabouts.
"I was hiding." Kaze said timidly
"Well yeah sheesh but where?" Ame asked again
" The closet." Ame replied
"I'm guessing you're talking about the one in Shions room since I searched our room. Kaze simply nodded his head.
"Shall we get going?" I reminded and urged them out the door.
"Okay okay no need to push!" Ame protested
We were walking in the same general direction since out schools were a block apart. So their was mostly high school students since the elementary kid were usually driven there.
"SHION!" I hear a familiar voice...just ten times louder. Safu comes running at us with teary eyes.
Although she came to see me when I was discharged from the hospital she seems to be a little over obsessive with me and my health.
She tugs me into a hug which is nearly enough to break a tooth pick like me. "Safu I can't bre-ath" I choke out. "Oh sorry!" she immediately lets go.
"So how are you doing?" she asked
"Fine as of the moment." I reply
"What no hello?" Ame asked annoyed
Safu glares his way "No...not for little lord brat." she replies
"Ha! I didn't want to hear your annoying voice anyways." Ame taunts back
"Why you!" She says in frustration she stops her fit when she spots Kaze whom is still holding on to my jacket.
"Aww hello Kaze how are you?" she asks sweetly.
I figure she finds Kaze quite adorable. He scoots even closer behind me. I also figure he's quite scared of Safu. She tries to reach for his hand, but goes behind my left leg to further himself (so cute). Her smile drops as the laughter of Ame erupts from his brothers actions.
"Stop it you're scaring the poor kid!" Ame laughs
"You shut up!" Safu argues.
Somehow this is familiar-oh yeah the two arguing would be Safu and HIM. As we draw closer to their school I whisper a reminder to Ame.
"Remember to take care of Kaze, okay? He's still very shy."
"Don't worry I'll take care of him brother." Ame winks at me.
I briefly watch them go inside the schools gates then continue walking on to DHS with Safu.
We arrive at the front gate of my school. We are crossing the parking lot. Having my slowness is a curse for drivers. A cool silver and black motorcycle stops for us.
As we enter the front gates the first bell rings.
"Okay I gotta go...are you sure you-" Safu speaks before I cut her off.
"Don't worry I'm fine, now get going or you'll be late." I reassure her
She nods and head to her home-room.
I start for my first class as well, but a rather nerve raking obstacle was in my way.
You know that super lazy feeling when you forgot something downstairs and you don't want to get it...yeah well times that by ten and then you'll be in my shoes.
Fourteen stairs up to my destination. Well there is no use just standing here. I start up the stairs with much dread and pain. It's like being extremely sore and unstable while climbing a mountain. Four steps down ten more to go.
With a different sound effect with each step I realise I'm on my seventh stair, and I hear foot steps rushing about since we only five minutes to get to class after the first bell. I start to speed up my pace a bit...much to my regret though. My pencil fell out of unzipped front pocket.
Fortunately Elizabeth from my class passed by me heading to the office probably, and she handed it to me with a added curious look.
"Here you go." she said obviously not knowing who I am.
"Thanks Elizabeth." I reply
"Do I know you?" she asks
"You might not recognise me, but it's me Shion." I say
"...Oh my gosh! So that accident wasn't a rumour?!" She exclaims
"Yeah..." I say
"Well I hope you feel better poor thing." she says as she continues to her destination.
Well it's official people are going to start treating me differently, but I hope HE won't...but that's a different issue.
That's right I got to get to class to see HIM! I really speed up on my last four steps. I hear somebody running up the stairs hoping to make it in time like me. He passes me with in moments. Only...he passes me with some after effect.
"Watch out coming through!" He announces.
He passes me not hitting me himself, but he was wearing his backpack on his shoulder which hit my right arm. I feel my already weak arm give away and dropping my crutch. I feel like a weight was just dropped on one side of the seesaw.
In a moment like this I would usually grab the rail but since my arm was grasping my left crutch there was no such convenience.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" I shout as I go down
My mind thinks one thing...HELP!
A/N Okay I need your help on whether Shion should fall or the boy should catch him in the nick of time, so leave a comment or PM me if you rather it will help me alot to get the next chapter done faster. I'm so sorry for the lateness! Things have been quite chaotic for me. Even so I want to thank all those who support me even by just reading this. I will have to say one thing though I plan on working on the next chapter shortly so I hope it will be done faster than this one. Thanks for reading!