InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Through the Eyes of Another ❯ Summer Has Ended, School Has Begun - Part 2 ( Chapter 6 )

Through the Eyes of Another

By: TLA

WARNING!! WARNING!! THERE WILL BE ONE SCENE OF PHYSICAL AND VERBAL ABUSE!!! THERE WILL ALSO BE A SCENE OF VIOLENCE. IF YOU CAN STAND THEM, SKIP THE FLASHBACKS AND THE SECOND SCENE CHANGE!! WARNING!! WARNING!! PG-13 BEWARE!!!!!

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Chapter Six:: Summer Has Ended, School Has Begun - Part 2

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The little group was talking about how their classes went so far, when a voice behind her sneerers, "I'm surprised that this tart showed her face in public again."

{No, no it can't be! They told me that he has been kicked out of this school!}

All through the cafeteria, students stop what they were doing. Everyone knew that four months ago, Aiko and her family got the Board of Schools to get Michio out of this school and never to return. Now that he's back, everyone wanted to know why and how. Michio has a reputation for being a bully. He is extremely controlling, never gets along with anyone and the only people that hangs with him, are bullies like himself (though none as mean), or those who fear him so. What no one knew was that he was an abuser. The girls that he had gone out with him in the past never told anyone, so he thought that he can get away with everything. Only, he didn't count on Aiko or her family and friends. The adults are waiting, just waiting for him to make the first move. No one liked him to begin with, but after they found out what he did to Aiko, people in the school despised him.

Getting over her shock, Aiko slowly stood up and turned around. Unknown to her, Kano and her friends also stood up. They all wanted to be prepared for anything that would happen. The last time Aiko saw Michio, he was bloody and raving like a lunatic. Now, Michio was once again in front of her. {He hasn't change one bit.} Midnight hair and black eyes, he looks just like his animal counterpart, the raven. Even his nose is shaped like a beak. Bullies are stereotyped as big and bulky. But Michio has a body of a bird. Very thin, and kinda small, on the outside he would have the muscles to hurt a fly, but that's what make him so deadly. Michio strikes people when they least expect it, and every time he strikes, it's an aim to hurt badly. Sooner or later, the person just wants to end all the hurt by doing what he wants. {By the time I knew that fact, it was almost too late. I'm glad I have friends and a family that notices my every move and emotion.} Trying to gather all her courage, she bravely said, "I'm not a tart, nor will I ever was one." Kano silently walked up to Aiko and stood behind her. Not once did his eyes leave Michio.

"Oh, really? It seems like my memory is a bit different." Michio takes a step closer to her. Quietly he said, "Like the night after the Valentines Dance.."

Aiko gasps. Closing her eyes, she mouths only one phase, "Oh, no.."

*Begin FlashBack*

{Why does he have to dance with that dumb-bell? Wait. Why am I jealous?} Looking at her watch, it was almost time to go home.

At that moment, the DJ announces, "Well, everyone! It's almost time to go, but before we all head home, how about one more dance?" The crowd cheers. "All right. Everyone grab someone for this last slow dance. And I better not see anyone on the sidelines!"

Michio, on that sideline, has been watching Aiko all night. {Sesshoumaru's decedent. Never had his blood in my hands yet.} As his eyes watch her every move, his tongue dances across his lips.

{I.. I feel like someone is watching me.} Slowly she turns her body, but everywhere she looks, people were dancing or looking for a partner. When she hit the 180 mark, she found the person. {Michio.} His eyes seems to devour her, even when they are six feet apart. {Why is he looking at me like that? The way he looks at me, I don't like it.} She takes a deep breath. {He smells like lust. Lust and anger.} Not wanting to stay in his sights anymore, she quickly locates her brother. Weaving through the crowd of people, she finally finds him in the arms of his girlfriend, Ayame. Ayame was an inu youkai, as well. Black hair with lavender highlights and eyes the color of lilacs, Ayame was like the flower she was named after. Her markings were like all the other inu youkai, except they were a royal purple. Her long, soft tail was caressing Kenji's tail.

{Those two look so right for each other. I wonder when they will mate.} Hating to break such an embrace, she talks to Kenji only with her mind. ::Kenji::

::Sighs. What do you need, twerp? Can't you see I'm a bit busy?:: His hands wonders down Ayame's back, bringing a purr to his ears.

::I know, I know. But I'm getting bored, and I want the car keys. So, hand them to me, and I'll give them back to you when you're ready to go. Ok?::

::Fine. Just make sure you relock the car when you get it. I don't want you to get into trouble, or Mom is going to have my head::

As his hand reaches inside his pocket, she said, ::Yeah, yeah. I hear ya::

He hands the keys to her. "Thanks, brother! I'll see you in a few." She left them as they swayed to the soft music.

Trying not to catch anyone's attention, she stayed near the shadows as she left the dance floor. Still, she couldn't escape two pairs of eyes.

~*~*~*~*

Her eyes smiles across the big sky. {The night is so beautiful. The stars are shining so brightly tonight.} As she reached the car, something hits her from behind.

"Umph!" She said, as her body hit the car. A hand grips her hair, almost tearing it from her head. Aiko was about to scream for help when his other hand went over her mouth.

"Sorry, dear. Can't have you screaming for people to come." Michio's voice whispers in her ear. "Now, I'm going to let go of your pretty, little mouth. But if one sound comes out, I'm going to hurt you more." He jerks her hair. "You hear me?" His voice was honey, but his eyes were hard, promising pain.

Aiko had tears in her eyes. Never in her sixteen years of life has anyone hurt her this much before. She made a sound, agreeing with his terms.

His hand uncovers her mouth. Instead of letting go of her hair, he grips it even hard, if that was possible. By now, tears were flowing down her cheeks like waterfalls. The hand that left her mouth came back, only this time it holds a knife. He looks into her eyes, seeing the question that she wanted to ask, but was too scared to. "You want to know why I'm doing this to you? It's really simple. You tempt me tonight. Moving your body like a seductress, making me burn for you. You smell so good, and a good person like me can't resist you. For all that, you need to be punished." He licks her ear, then her cheek, tasting her salty tears.

{No. No, this can't be happening.} Her mind went into chaos, not realizing that she could mind-call her brother or Kano. All she could think about was the pain, and how to stop it.

"Now, I think the best way to punish you is by me being your boyfriend. So, starting tomorrow, you announce that we are going out together. And every day, you will come over to my house, so that I can hurt you as much as I think you need. Do I make myself clear?" His knife travels down her neck and back. "Oh, yes. I almost forgot. If you dare tell anyone what happens tonight, I'm going to kill you. Maybe even all your little friends. You don't know what I can do, and trust me, you don't want to find out." That being said, he transforms into his animal form and left.

Aiko leans onto the car, slowly lowering herself until she sits on the ground. Her body trembles, shock and hopelessness covering her mind. Hearing people coming out of the school, she quickly gets up and tries to fix herself. {I can't have Brother or Kano see me like this. I can't let them get hurt.} Getting in the car, she places herself in the dark corner.

*End FlashBack*

Aiko's mind came back to the present. Blood drips from her palm, a pool already on the floor. Through the whole memory, the tears seem to continue from the past to the present. Suddenly, Aiko's eyes open. Though tears kept flowing down, anyone can see the redness of her eyes. Pain, anger, agony, they all came to her. Her body starts to transform, while she yells at Michio, "You bastard! I was never a tart! You hurt me that night, and all the nights after. But I was nice to you, and I let you live. But you came back, and there will be no second chance. Meet your marker." The last words she said were more of a growl as her body surrenders to her animal form. The colors of the earth, water, fire, and air swirls around her. Slowly, it covers her from head to toe. As the forces of the world shrouded her, inside she turns into the most beautiful, yet also the deadliest, inu youkai of all.

"You bitch!" His hand reaches out to grab her from her shield, but someone stops him. "Ahhh." Michio could hear his bones being crushed.

"She will never be your bitch." Kano made a promise never to kill Michio, because Aiko didn't want this guy to hurt her anymore. But he never promised that he wouldn't hurt him to an inch of his life. Kano cried that night after Aiko finally told him about those two hellish months. He knew that the next time he sees this guy, he would do some serious damage. For four months, he has kept an eye on Aiko, telling himself that she's ok now. That Michio can't hurt her anymore. But here he is, and there is no way he will let Aiko get hurt again. He would have to die first. Kano pulls Michio closer to him. Leaning over his dirty ear, he breathes, "What pain you gave Aiko, I will give you ten fold." As his right hand continues to grip Michio's broken wrist, Kano's left snatches his forehead with the symbol of a black sun and sucks Michio's soul into his mind.

{I can't lose control. There are people here. I can't harm them. They are innocent.} As she told herself these three things over and over again, the elements uncover her, leaving her in her human form. When she was in control of herself again, she opens her eyes to see that Kano has taken Michio into his mind. Aiko knew that there's nothing she could do while Kano was torturing Michio, she looks around for a teacher. Spotting one of her teacher's from last year, she walks around the stones and over to Satou-sensei. Quietly telling her that she needs to send everyone out of the cafeteria. Gently smiling, Satou-sensei waves a hand around her. Giving Satou-sensei a confused look, Aiko glances around her. {Of course. At the first sign of youkai magic, the adults would have made everyone leave. How dumb of me.} Turning back to Satou-sensei she said, "Could you and the other teachers leave, as well? I don't want you elders to get harm if something was going to happen." Nodding in agreement, Satou-sensei signals to the other teachers that was still there to leave. Watching them leave, Aiko wonders to herself, {What is Kano doing in there?}

~*~*~*~*

Kano smiles as Michio screams in agony. As he plays with some knifes on the table, he casually said, "You know. The mind is an odd thing. Did you know that if your mind thinks you're dead, your body will believe it, too? Well, I guess you'll just have to make sure you don't believe you're dying, right?" He throws a knife at Michio and it lands in his right thigh.

"Damn you! Damn you to Hell!" Michio was so weak. He did what he felt right and true. All women were bad. They are nothing, most especially inu youkai women. His father told him so. And his father was always right. Of course, that doesn't mean that he doesn't take pleasure in the pain he has given to these worthless creatures. "W..Why are you doing this?"

Kano didn't even look up at Michio while he asked that question. Instead, he points out, "You can't hide your thoughts here. You are in my mind, so whatever you are thinking, even feeling, I will know. So, you said that your father told you that women are worthless beings, and should be punished for being female, but most especially inu youkai females. Why? Don't forget that I sense your joy in giving pain. You would love to hurt anyone, anything. But I'm interested about what your father told you about hating inu youkai ladies. Tell me more." Finally, he looks up from his knife. "You asked me why am I doing this? What you mean is, why am I sticking up for a female inu youkai? For two reasons, really. One, I am a ryuu youkai and two, you have hurt my mate. For that, you should die, but my Mate forbids me to. That good enough for you?" A knife lands on Michio's other thigh.

~*~*~*~*

It has been over an hour since Aiko has been reading, waiting for the two of them to leave Kano's mind. A quick intake of air catches her attention. Looking up from an interesting scene in the story, Aiko catches a view of Michio fainting. Thud! {Ouch. That's got to hurt.} Though Aiko didn't want his blood spelt, she also didn't have any sympathy for him. To put it simply, she didn't care about him. He can't touch her anymore. A green dragon unexpectedly blocks her view of the fainted Michio. Throwing herself into his arms, she cries, "Kano!"

Extremely tired but still happy to see Aiko, he looks at her and smiles. Quietly, as he holds her in his arms, he said, "Aiko." {My Aiko.}

Fast as her happiness came, fear fell upon her. Swiftly getting out of his heavenly arms, she starts to check him for injury. Seeing that he's fine, she swats him on the arm. "What were you thinking!? You could have gotten hurt! You know that it's forbidden to take unfamiliarised people into your mind. Why did you do a stupid think like that!? Diamonds fell out again.

Cupping her face, Kano stares deeply into her eyes. Slowly, quietly, he told her why. "I did it for you. I know you are not ready for a relationship, and I'm ready to wait. But today, before your own demon, I want to tell you what my feelings are towards you. I love you. I have loved you for years. I want you to be my Mate, the person to share this life with. You are the only one who brings joy and light to my dark existence. For you, I would die and live."

Kano pulls Aiko to him and kisses out the passion in her. Teasingly, yet tenderly, he lures the passion she has kept in her heart for him. Yet even while he pulled out her passion, he showed her the longing and desire that he has kept secret all those years.

Aiko didn't move at first. The contact he made with his lips felt like heaven to her. But the more he coaxes out her passion, the more she wanted to show him her feelings towards him. Soon, they were in an embrace as old as time.

Too soon, Kano gently pulls away from her soft lips. She made a sound of disappointment. Hooking a finger under her chin, he said, "We still need to see our headmaster." He kisses her on the cheek, and then let goes. Walking over to where Michio was, which was still on the ground, Kano picks him up. Throwing him over his shoulder, he took his left hand and clasp her hand and tug. "Come. Maybe we can be excuse for the rest of the day."

~*~*~*~*

Headmaster Watanabi didn't have a lot to say about the situation. He knew that he was wrong to bring back Michio to this school, but Michio's family was pressuring him with lawsuits. He couldn't have that dishonor the school, but he also knew that Aiko and her friends would not let Michio stay here long.

"I know that I was wrong to bring him back here, but I had no choice." Headmaster Watanabi sinks down on his seat, the world weighing on his shoulders. "I'm sorry, Aiko."

Aiko knew that there was nothing that could be done if she sat there, blaming him. "It's all right, Headmater Watanabi. All is well that ends well."

"Yes. And before you ask, you and Kano will be excused for the rest of the day." He gently smiles at the two children.

Kano and Aiko looks at each other and smiles. ::See? What did I tell ya?::

::Oh, shove it!::

Aiko and Kano stand up and bows to Headmaster Watanabi. "Good day, sir." Aiko respectably said.

As they were heading for the door, Kano stops her. "Wait for me out at the front. I need to tell Headmaster Watanabi something."

Puzzled, but didn't want to argue with him, she nods and left the room.

Walking back to the desk, Kano quietly said, "Michio needs to go to a psychic ward. He has problems, and he won't wake up until he does. He promised me, and I don't think he'll go back on that promise."

"But why the psychic ward?"

"Because you can't send him to prison. He didn't commit any crime. Well, not lawful crime. But that doesn't mean that he can be on the streets, either. He could go out and harm another lady."

"I see. Well, I think you thought of this for a while now?" Thinking, Headmaster Watanabi's finger tips touched each other. "You are right. That is only the best course of action. I'll take care of it. Now, go home before you fall over somewhere."

Giving another bow, Kano left and went to where Aiko was waiting. Going over to her, a question quickly rose in his mind. "Ah, Aiko?"

"Hmm?"

"How are we going to get home?"

"Why, my Knight, with this!" She holds up her cell phone. They both laughed, knowing that Kenji will have their heads for calling him.

~*~*~*~*

{Argh! I'm so tired.} Her eye catches the book. {No, no can do. Besides, I promised Kano that we'll go in together.} After a small caress on the leather cover, Aiko turns over. {Sleep, sleep.} Closing her eyes, she fell into the power of rest.

Unfortunately, Kano didn't have that easily of falling asleep. {Naraku and Michio's family. What do they have in common?} Sighing, he turns over. {Argh! I can't think about that anymore. Those questions can't be answered in this time line. Hopefully, the diary can help.} He turns again, laying on his stomach. {How is Aiko?} He tunes into Aiko's mind. He laughs. {That girl. She could sleep anywhere, anytime.} Chuckling, he follows Aiko's example, and fell into the power of rest.

~*~*~*~*

Somewhere close by, an evil laughs into the night.

A/N: Hey, Everyone! I hope you liked this chapter. Please, tell me if I'm moving to fast or whatever. Also, next week on Sunday I'm moving into my college dorm, so I won't be updating until after that day. Maybe Monday or Tuesday. Please, keep with your reviews. They are helping me in keeping this story alive! Oh! And if any of you have any ideas on what I should do with Aiko and Kano, please tell me. And should I add some scenes with Kenji and his ladylove?

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