Chapter 3

I stayed with my new 'friends' for most of the day. When the bell rang to go back to your dorms, we didn't move. When it rang to go to dinner, we didn't move. It wasn't until it rang to go to bed, at 22:00, that everyone stood up and left. Honestly, I was relieved. Lily would not leave me alone. It was getting hard to play the silent, hard-to-get type. But who finds someone who caves in like that attractive? No one!

I walked into the dorm, tired. I was kinda expecting (hoping might be a better word) that everyone would be asleep. But, when I walked in, that was not the case.

The dorm, you see, has a large open area. Then, there is a hallway to the right which has a selction of doors, each one leading to a cubicle. The hallway to the left leads to the bathrooms. In your cubicle, there are two beds, a wardrobe and a bedside locker.

In the large open area, Miku, Gumi, Rin, Miki, Meiko and Luka were dancing. They were all dressed in their pyjamas and had music on at full blast. Miku, Rin, Gumi and Miki all held hands and spun around in a circle around Meiko and Luka. Meiko was jumping and wiggling. Luka, however, was full out dancing. She would spin, jump, sway and bend in a professional manner, 100% sure of what she was doing.

I walked over to Gakupo, who was leaning against the wall. He looked over and grinned at me.

"See you've seen the little dancers, huh?"

I nodded and looked back to the six dancing girls. They were all smiling and giggling. "Do they do this every night?" I asked Gakupo.

He nodded. "Yep. No one complains, they're all pretty good dancers. Lukanna's the best though. She just haves that oopmh that the others lack."

I nodded again and looked back at the Luka. She stopped dancing profesionally and grabbed Meiko's hands, jumping up and down with her. Her blue eyes were sparkling with joy. The song ended and all the girls clapped while Meiko struck an awful pose. Luka hugged her and they walked back to their cubicle, linking.

Gakupo nudged me in the arm with his elbow. This endevor was how I came to learn Gakupo has pointy elbows. "Ow! Dude, your elbows are really sharp!"

Gakupo chuckled sheepishly. "Sorry. Anyway, you better get changed for bed. You're the only one who isn't and lights go out at half eleven."

I looked down at my clothes to find I was still wearing the white t-shirt, black jacket, jeans and scrubby looking trainers. I then looked at Gakupo and smirked. He was wearing pyjamas with little eggplants all over them. He noticed my grin and tried to cover himself.

"H-Hey, they were the only clean ones I had! My others are 10 times more manly, I swear!"

I snorted and walked past him, into my cubicle. I took off my jacket, shoes and t-shirt and flopped down on the bed, turned to face the ceiling and closed my eyes. You know, when I came here, I thought it was going to be awful. But now, maybe it won't be so bad. I mean, I got a fun roommate, cool bunch of friends and a girl who follows me like a lost puppy. What's not to be happy about?

Classes. Teachers. Grades. Parents' Expectations. Sister's Illness.

I pushed away the annoying little voice of truth. Well, besides all of those valubable things, what's not to be happy about?... Who am I kidding? It's going to be the same deal here, as it was there. I could still remember the day, that I think, they decided to send me to boarding school.

"Kaito! Please come into the kitchen!"

I sighed irratably and walked slowly into the kitchen, slouching my shoulders and dragging my feet. I waited for the snap from my father.

"Stand up straight, boy!"

Yep, there it was. I looked up to find my parents sitting at the table. Mom had her hair tied up in a bun and was wearing a white sundress. Dad was wearing a shirt and his best jeans. They wanted something from me. I knew they wanted something from me. I sat at the table, eyeing them suspiciously.

Mom folded her hands on top of each other and let out a sigh. "Kaito, as you know, your father and I have been having a bit of a breakthrough with our latest experiment. We think we can finally make your sister better."

I rolled my eyes and slouched in the chair. Oh, the amount of times I've heard that sentence! And so far, it's never worked.

"But," she continued, "We need some blood and bone marrow samples. Now, Kaiko's aren't strong enough and you-"

"No."

"Huh?" She looked up from her hands and frowned at me. Dad's face started going red.

"I said no. You're not taking blood or bone marrow or white blood cells or fucking anything from me! It's my body Mom! I'm sick of having to give you some of it so your precious Kaiko can live!"

"B-But your sister-"

"Can go fuck herself for all I care! It's always 'Kaiko this' and 'Kaiko that'! I'm just as precious as Kaiko! I'm just as special!" I knew tears were forming around my eyes. I knew it well.

Suddenly, Dad's hand reached across the table and slapped me across the face. I heard Mom gasp but she didn't do anything. I clutched my cheek and looked up at my father.

"You ungrateful brat! Is this all some kind of joke to you?! Your sister is dying, and you're not going to help her?!"

I stood up and glared codly at them. "Well, you're never going to be getting that blood from me now," I said and turned towards the door. I grabbed my jacket, cigarettes and lighter and left, ignoring my parents' calls.

I sighed deeply and opened my eyes, only to be met with clear azure ones. I let out a yelp and the eyes jumped away. I propped myself up on one elbow and glared at the perpetrator. Luka.

"What the hell?! What's wrong with you?" I spat. Okay, little harsh, but whatever. Luka winced, grabbing her shirt. She looked at me with pained eyes and pointed to my ear. I lifted a hand and ran it along my ear. I felt the three ear piercings.

"The ear piercings?" I asked her. She nodded and mimed taking them out. Just speak woman!

"I can't. Not without a mirror."

She pointed to herself and walked over beside my bed. Before I knew what she was doing, she knelt down and gently removed the piercings. She showed me them quickly and set them down on the bedside locker.

"Thank you," I said, half creeped out and half relieved I didn't have to sleep with those things in my ear.

Luka smiled sweetly. At that moment, Gakupo came through the door. He saw Luka and smiled at her.

"Hey Lukanna! Oh, here's your book back!" He fished under his pillow and came out with a old book. Luka grinned and took it from him, bowing. Gakupo ruffled her hair, laughing. She turned, gave me a small wave and left. I turned to lie on my stomach and buried my face in the pillow. Weird girl.

Dear Diary,

I have to be really quiet because Meiko is snoring soundly. Literally, she's snoring. Anyways! Today, a new guy came into our dorm. He was kinda scary. He has shaggy blue hair and dark blue eyes. I guess he could be handsome. But then, he has this permanent glare. And a scary aura. And then there's the three earpiercings and tongue piercings. I saw him hide behind one of the walls while we were at the Ringu. Yuma, Rook, Dell, Haku, Neru and Lily hang out there. I know he'll make friends with them. I wonder if anyone has told him about me and my condition. I don't think so. He kept looking me in a way that screamed 'SPEAK WOMAN!' He'll find out soon enough. It's not like it's a secret anyway. Half the world knows...

Luka

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