His And Her Circumstances Fan Fiction ❯ Pictures of Matchstick Men ❯ Blizzard ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter 7: Blizzard

Hideaki woke up to see Annie staring at him. He stretched and groaned. The chair he slept in was not very comfortable. His muscled ached.
"Wow, look at that," He said as he looked out of the window. "The snow is really coming down. It must be a blizzard."
"Hmm, that will help chase off the reporters. You look very sweet when you sleep, Hideaki."
"Yeah, but that chair was murder on my back. I wonder if school is cancelled because of all this snow? I haven't seen it come down this hard before."
"Really? I want to take a look." Annie said as she slowly rose from the bed and limped her way to the window. "Jeez, there must be at least 15 to 20 centimeters on the ground and it is still coming down. This is like the ten year storms they have in Frisco."
"Shouldn't you stay in bed?"
"Aw, Hideaki, I just wanted to see the snow. Maybe we can make snowmen in the park when I get out."
"When we get out, you mean. I doubt the traffic will be running in this mess."
"Still, it's pretty. I like the snow in winter. Although, it is not as good as the summer. Look at me. I am so white. I really need to get some sun."
"I'll take you to the beach when the weather is better. Now, please get back in bed before the nurse catches you and we both get in to trouble."
"Alright, alright. Did you bring your notes or books with you? Exams are in a couple of weeks."
Hideaki helped Annie limp back to bed. He kissed her lightly on the cheek as he helped her pull the covers over herself. He blushed slightly. Seing her in nothing but a hospital gown made his heart race.
"I didn't think about it, I mean bringing my books. Arima and Miyazawa are taking notes for us. They are the smartest students in school."
"So, are you telling me you aren't smart, Hideaki?" Annie said as she moved the pillows around so she was comfortable.
"Not really, Annie. My artwork is what gets me through school."
"For some reason, I highly doubt that. Well, I mean, you are a fantastic artist. But, you have to have some brains to be able to be in high school."
"Yeah."
"What's the matter Hideaki?"
"The snow. It reminds me that Christmas will soon be here."
"Is that bad?"
"No, not really. I just am not sure what I am going to do for Christmas this year."
"You could spend it with Piman and me. I am sure Piman would be glad to have you. If you think he would come, you could even invite your dad."
"That is the problem. I want to spend time with my dad, but he is so uptight. He refuses to let me in. I never know what he is really feeling. It has been this way since mom died."
"He loves you very much, I can tell. If he didn't, he wouldn't insist that you stay in school."
"He just never says it. He is too serious. I love my dad a lot. But, he won't tell me how much he loves me. He just gets moody."
"It is settled then, You and your dad are going to spend Christmas with me and Piman."
"I'm not sure how he will react."
"He will react how he reacts. There is no way of telling until he takes the risk. Sounds to me like he needs to take a few risks. "
"Since when are you such an expert, Annie?'
"Since I have the most dysfunctional family on the planet. Shit, look what my dad did to me. I told you before, he's scary . I was stupid to think I was safe from that fucking bastard. When I went to live with him, my stepmother and my stepsister, he was always pinching and grabbing my ass and my tits. He fondles his stepdaughter too, but she doesn't say anything. I would have escaped if he didn't have help."
Hideaki whirled around to look at Annie. He looked as tears started welling in her eyes. She was trying not to cry.
"Annie, it's okay to cry. It's okay to be scared. You are alive. You are so strong. I just wish I could have woken up before he got to you."
"I know. But now, I don't know what to do! This may sound stupid and crazy, but, Hideaki, I want you. I want you to touch me so that I can forget that he ever did! Yet, I am scared to be with you too!"
"I can't. I can't do that right now. " He took her hands in his " I will hold you, and I will kiss you. But, but I can't make love to you. I don't want to hurt you. I don't want to just be a bandage to cover a big slash in your heart. It's not fair. It's just not fair."
Hideaki rambled on, to hide his own thoughts. He did want her, more than he had ever wanted any girl who threw herself at him. As she slept the night before, he wanted to crawl next to her in the hospital bed, not just because the chair was uncomfortable.
He questioned himself. He knew the questions would take a while to be answered.
The night he invited her over ran over and over in his mind. His plan that night was not just to be nice, he wanted to completely seduce her. His plan , once he showed her his artwork, was to get her hot and bothered, lower her to the living room floor and fuck her brains out. She belonged to him, and he wanted complete possession of her, body and soul. He would have done just that, if she hadn't drug him outside to dance barefoot in the snow.
What he was planning that night was no better than what Annie's father did to her. He felt like he was just as much of a fucking bastard as Senyo Takishiro was.
That night, Hideaki wanted Annie to belong to him. Annie was his muse, his possession. Hideaki loved Annie, but it did not change his feeling of possessiveness.
He wanted to talk to his dad.


"Good morning, Asaba," Mr. Arima, Soichiro's dad, said as Hideaki walked into his office at the hospital. "I am afraid I will not be able to arrange a ride for you today. This snowstorm has halted most everything, except the trains. Even they are being cautious."
"No, it's not that. My cell phone is not working right because of the storm. I wanted to call my dad. And, I didn't want Annie to listen in. You know, private father-son stuff."
"I understand. I need to leave the office to deliver some paperwork anyway. You can use my phone. Dial 9 to get out of the hospital, and write down your father's number and your number on the notepad near the phone. That way, I can send the charges to you. Hospital rules. Take as long as you need, just close the door when you leave."
"Thanks a lot, Mr. Arima."
"Your welcome." Mr. Arima said as he left the room.
Hideaki's hands sweat and shook as he listened to the ringing of his father's phone. He was not sure what to say.
"Hello."
"Dad, it's me, Hideaki."
"I wondered when you would get around to calling. Your engagement to Miss Takishiro, heiress to Singing Sun Publishing, is all over the papers. You didn't even bother to tell me."
"Yeah, well about that. The papers blew that 'way' out of proportion. Yeah, Annie and I are dating and all, but neither of us is ready for that sort of jump yet."
"I see, what do you need then?"
"I just needed to talk to you, dad. I am having some weird feelings, and I thought you might be the only one who could help."
"Alright. I am here. You know you can always count on me to listen. I may not agree all of the time, and I may get upset. You are my son. No matter how upset we get at each other, that will never change. I am here for you."
"Thanks, dad."
Hideaki explained what was going on. He poured out his feelings to his father like he had never done before. His father listened patiently and held his comments until Hideaki asked questions.
Mr. Asaba kept his answers short, so Hideaki could continue to speak. Hideaki was sobbing over the phone by the time he was finished.
"Hideaki, I want to tell you a secret."
"A secret?"
"There is something about me that you don't know, son. To tell the truth, I was just as wild and crazy as you are when I was your age. Perhaps, I may have been worse. I mad several bad mistakes. I have been so hard on you, because I did not want you to end up like me. You got lucky when that publisher picked up your art book. It gave you a little bit of money, and a future. I love you, Hideaki. I have always wanted you to be your best."
"Thanks dad, I love you too. Dad, what was mom like when she was a teen?"
"That is a story that should be written down somewhere. Your mother was so gorgeous that she had boys asking her out constantly. She was frigid to all of them. I was so surprised when she picked to date me. She was brutally cruel to me. She called me names, she made jokes about me behind my back. She played cruel practical jokes on me all of the time. It was horrible. Despite all of the cruel things, I loved her. I followed her around like a lost puppy. It wasn't until we were going steady that she told me she did all of those things to keep my attention. Hideaki, it nearly killed me when she died in the accident. You inherited all of her good looks, and all of my wild nature. It scared me to death. I thought that combination would get you killed, or worse. I just didn't want to lose you like that."
Hideaki chuckled into the receiver, "That is very ironic dad."
"Why do you say that?"
"The way you describe mom reminds me of Annie. Speaking of Annie, she and her Uncle, Piman Takishiro have invited us to spend Christmas with them. You are invited. Can you come?"
"I will do my best to make it, son. Take it slow with Annie. Whether or not you are made for each other will reveal itself in time."
"Goodbye dad, love you."
"Goodbye, Hideaki. I love you too."
Hideaki felt much better after talking. He hoped his new perspective would help Annie.
The snow slowly stopped falling.


Annie slowly woke from her nap. She was shaking from the nightmare she woke from. Her ankle was throbbing. She blinked sleepily and looked around the hospital room. Hideaki had gone somewhere. She reached to the half coin pendant and caressed it with her fingers.
"Now why did I go and say something stupid like that?" She mused out loud.
Hideaki was right, her unreasonable proposition was just a way to bandage the deep wound her father caused. She did not want him to be just a bandage. Above all other feelings they had for each other, he was her friend. He was her best friend. He was the first person in her life that she trusted, besides her grandmother and Piman. She felt that no one else had earned it.
"Maybe that's why I wanted him to be my first. He is so much like me, that I gave my trust, without him jumping through hoops."
She shifted slightly so her rib did not hurt so bad. Her childish dreams of sexual pleasure had been perverted and destroyed, yet, she still wanted to know if it could be better. She wanted to test it with someone she trusted. It was not fair to treat Hideaki like some guinea pig to satisfy her curiosity.
It was like he was nothing but an object. He was like a stuffed toy, something to hug and make it all better.
He belonged to her , and she wanted him to be reminded of that. She felt so dirty when she thought of their relationship that way.
"I am just as bad as my father. I wanted to posses Hideaki like the way my dad wanted to possess my money. life is so unfair."
She wanted to, and needed to, talk to Piman.

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