Pretear Fan Fiction ❯ Field Full of Daisies ❯ A very peculiar sunflower ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Field Full of Daisies- A very peculiar sunflower

“I thought I was different in everyway. A sunflower in a field full of daisies. But then I met two girls one day. They're different but they're happy. I befriended a tulip and a rose that day. And now I know I'm happy to say, it's easier when you're not alone, in a field full of daisies.”

Yayoi

“NO! I don't want her to be gone. NO!”

“Stop being a baby Himeno…she's dead. You crying isn't going to change anything.”

Himeno jolted up from her position on her bed. The post fear from her dream left tears in her eyes but she didn't think she was crying. Kagura…she did care. I won't believe she didn't. She's just strong. Kagura's strong…Himeno climbed out of her bed and tapped on Kagura's door.

“It's open,” Kagura answered from inside.

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“G'morning,” Kagura said as she dragged her clothed form down the stairs. The uniform got on her nerves but what could she do? She wore black bands that began at her wrist and ended at her elbow to hide the tattoos as asked of her. She didn't mind, she was growing to like them anyways.

“Good morning,” Himeno said, a bit drowsy but obviously up for the new day. Sanma had just made them breakfast and they all sat down to eat. The two grew used to Sanma's constant stuttering to the point when they knew what she was about to say before she finished saying it. This saved time on a lot of conversation.

“G-good morning, Kagura. Y-you're finally up.”

“Not much of the early riser.”

“E-early bird-“

“I hate that metaphor. I'm not a damned bird. If I want something to eat, I'll get a burger, not a worm.”

“It's not p-proper for y-young-“

“Alright, I'll lighten up on the cursing.” Kagura turned in her seat and muttered to herself before sticking a slice on buttered toast in her mouth. “Around you…”

They sped through breakfast, then took the metro bus to school. Kagura had pretty much tried being as rude as she could to make Sasame stop offering them a ride without actually saying it. “I hate this bus. Why can't we go to school with the Ayanami's?” Himeno complained.

“Firstly, because every girl at that school would attack you as soon as you get out of the car. And secondly, all guys are perverts. They're never nice for no reason.”

“But Hayate's not much of a nice guy at all.”

“He's in the closet of you know what I mean.”

“You shouldn't say stuff like that,” Himeno said before the two laughed.

“Just think about it. The guy rejects women daily. And that hair, god. He'd look like a woman form behind, if you dressed him right. Then again it's always the pretty ones.”

Himeno laughed again. “I doubt it!” In the middle of their laughing, Himeno noticed someone sitting in the back of the bus. “Hey, Kagura, isn't she in our class.”

“Hmm?” Kagura looked over at the girl sitting at the end of the bus. She had blonde hair, glasses, and green eyes. Kagura recognized her alright. At least now, after she had been pointed out. She usually only saw her when people picked on her. And even then she didn't care. Why should she notice her now? “Yeah. That's the dork Kyoko picks on.”

“If you're going to say mean things, be a little more quiet about it,” Himeno whispered.

“Why should I? I'm just stating the facts. She's a dork. So what?”

Himeno saw the girl suddenly look down at her feet. “Now you've done it. She heard you.”

“Again, so what?”

“You need to learn how to start being nicer to people Kagura. We'll be staying here now. It's not like you can make people hate you and not care because you're leaving anyway.”

“We'll be graduating soon. So technically, I can.”

“That's not the point!”

“…Don't tell me you're mad.”

“…” Jerk…

Kagura sighed. Moody…The rest of the bus ride was silent. When they got off the bus and went to class, it was silent. Great, how long is she going to be like that? ……………O hell, forget it. I don't care anymore. Kagura walked out of the classroom. Trailing a good few feet behind Himeno. Even though Himeno wouldn't talk to her, doesn't mean she still didn't feel the need to watch after her sister. That is, until she noticed a commotion in the hall as she passed. Himeno had disappeared in the crowd. If something this big was going to make her loose sight of Himeno, she might as well see what's going on. For amusement really. She pushed passed a couple of people, some others moving willingly. Then she saw it. It was that dork again. She was kneeling on the floor, her glasses cracked, and the contents of her bag scattered across the floor. Kyoko, backed up by a few laughing friends of hers, hovered over the girl with a smirk on her face.

“That's what you get for not watching where you're going,” she said in more of a laugh.

“I didn't bump into you on purpose! You just have nothing better to do than pick on people!” Kagura wanted to laugh as well. Not at her state but at what she had just said. But something deep down told her not to. After all, you had to give her credit for saying something at all, instead of just sitting there, gathering her things.

“Now is that any way to talk to me? After I've been so nice to you,” Kyoko said a bit angrily. She kicked the girl pretty hard.

Kagura, couldn't think about stopping. What she was thinking was. That kick was completely avoidable. It was messy. Could've dodged it easily. Maybe she's…physically challenged.

The girl doubled over on the ground. “I could always hit you harder, bitch!” Kyoko reached down to hit her again.

Now normally, Kagura would just, walk away. Not do anything. After all this wasn't her problem right? “You need to learn how to start being nicer to people Kagura. We'll be staying here now. It's not like you can make people hate you and not care because you're leaving anyway.” …damn…well it won't hurt to try right…just this once…besides it looks like she's hurt enough as it is. Kagura walked up and grabbed Kyoko's fist before she could hit her again. “That's enough of that,” she said a little irritated. A bit from Kyoko's superior attitude and a bit from feeling the need to get involved. After all this will only end up causing her problems in the end right?

“Get the fuck off me,” Kyoko said before snatching her wrist out of Kagura's hand. “What, you're friends with geeks now?”

Kagura didn't pay attention to her. She kneeled down beside the girl. “You alright?” She looked a little surprised but nodded. The corner of her mouth was bleeding and she was gripping her stomach where she had been kicked but it didn't look like anything that bad. “Here,” Kagura said, handing her a pair of cracked glasses. “Can you stand up-“

“Who the fuck asked you to step in. I wasn't done with her yet.” Kyoko said a bit agitated that she was ignoring her.

Kagura still didn't care. She grabbed all of the girl's things and jammed it into her bag. “What's you're name?” she asked. The girl, one again, looked at her oddly. Who asks that type of question when in this situation. Even people from the crowd gave her weird looks. Though a lot of them were egging Kyoko on, encouraging her to hit Kagura too. “I asked you a question,” she said snapping the dork out of her look.

“Yayoi. Yayoi Takato,” she said in a bit of a raspy voice.

“Can you stand up?”

“Y-yes,” she said, using the wall as support to stand.

“What's wrong Mokoto. You afraid or somethin'? She's completely ignoring you. Hit her already!” one guy shouted from the crowd.

“He's right you know,” one of he friends whispered.

“I'm not afraid of no one! Especially not a freak like her who goes around trying to make herself look tough,” Kyoko defended.

By this time, Sasame and Hayate had been standing there for a while and now noticed that Kagura was the one Kyoko was becoming infuriated with. “Wow. She's actually helping someone. That's different.” Sasame nodded in agreement.

“I guess…deep down…she really is kind of nice.” (Lidia-They don't know she's only doing it because Himeno made a big deal about it earlier.)

Kagura grabbed Yayoi's bag and tried helping her through the crowd so she could get cleaned up in the nurse's office. Kyoko took a swing at her, but Kagura just ducked it and kept walking. “Don't you walk away from me!” Kyoko shouted. She grabbed Kagura by the shoulder and turned her around so she could try hitting her again.

Instead, Kagura grabbed her by the throat. “Don't touch me,” she said in a calm but obviously angry voice. Kyoko tried hitting her arm so she'd let go, but it didn't work. “You're going to leave Yayoi alone for now on right? Yes or no?”

“Fuck…you,” Kyoko answered annoyed.

“Wrong answer,” she said tightening her grip around the girl's neck. “Yes or no?”

“Let go!”

She tightened her grip again. “Now I now you can't breathe right now so unless you want to pass out just nod. Yes or no?” Kyoko could see her vision start to cloud, and no matter how embarrassing it was, she nodded yes. “Good,” Kagura smiled before letting her fall on her but. “Alright! Show's over! Out of the way!” Kagura shouted as she led Yayoi down the hall to the nurse's office. As long as I get to keep embarrassing that smart mouthed Kyoko, I'll be as nice as this blondie wants.

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“Hello Kagura-san,” Yayoi said, approaching her and Himeno while they were eating.

“Hey. You alright?”

“Yes, I'm fine now.”

“Good. Himeno, Yayoi, Yaoi, Himeno, Sit,” Kagura said before eating again.

Himeno looked confused. “Um, Yayoi, Kagura invited you,…to eat with us?”

“Yes,” Yayoi said, taking out her bagged lunch.

“This Kagura?” Himeno asked again, not believing her.

“…yeah.”

“The one that had just called you a dork earlier. That Kagura?”

“Yes. But she apologized.”

“O now I really don't believe you! The Kagura I know doesn't apologize.”

“Shut it Himeno! Besides, I apologized for the way I said it. Not the fact that I said it. There's nothing wrong with being a dork. It just means you're smart.”

“So…that makes you a dork right?”

“If you must be a smart ass then yes. I'm a dork on the inside.”

“So, Yayoi, where do you live?”

“In the housing complex on the street off Kogo.”

“Ah, So do we!” Himeno smiled. “Maybe you can stop by after school.”

“I'd love too!” Yayoi smiled in return.

Kagura smirked a little but nothing much. Just takes some getting used to. I can be nice…right? …I'll pretend I don't know the answer to that. But I guess blondie's not that bad.

“Look at that,” came an annoying voice from behind. The three turned to see Kyoko and a few of her ever annoying friends standing not too far away. “You know what they say. Freaks of a feather.”

“Is that why you stick to Kyoko like that?” Kagura said, not bothering to look at them.

“Whatever looser.”

They didn't stick around for long. “I hate her. She has nothing better to do then make herself feel big by picking on others,” Yayoi complained.

“Kyoko's just all bark no bite. She probably only bothers you because you won't hit her back,” Himeno replied.

“If you're going to start hanging with us now, I guess I'm going to have to watch after the two of you now,” Kagura said as if she could already feel the oncoming headaches. “Besides, I can't have a friend who's constantly being beat up by a chiwawa that thinks she's a pitbull. Female dogs are all barking bitches anyway. She won't bother you if you're with us. Or if you learn to start hitting her. You're choice, eh?”

Yayoi didn't really know what to say. She wasn't much of a fighter and didn't really have any friends. “Thanks,” she smiled.

“Whatever,” Kagura shrugged.

“Kagura says you're welcome. She just doesn't show much emotion when it comes to some things.”

“That's quite alright!” Yayoi smiled. I'm so…lucky…to know people so kind.

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“That's too sloppy. Swing to your left without pausing for so long.” Kagura said, blocking Himeno's sword off.

“I know what I'm doing!” Himeno shouted. She charged at her again.

“Whatever you say.” Kagura side stepped, and when Himeno stumbled past, she knocked her over onto the floor.

“You don't have to be so know it all when you're knocking me over. It's embarrassing.” Kagura helped Himeno up.

“That was good you guys,” Yayoi cheered.

“Yeah. Himeno's going out for the kendo club team whatever and I'm helping her get better so she won't humiliate herself in front of school members instead of just two people in her backyard.”

“Hey!” Himeno whined.

“What? You're getting better Hime. Don't complain.”

There was a loud `HAH' from the yard next door. Hayate had just come from the house in time to here that last sentence. He usually comes out at about this time to practice kendo in his backyard. Yayoi was in awe. “I didn't know you two lived next to the Ayanamis!” she said surprised.

“It's not as great as you think it is,” Kagura huffed.

“Like living next to you and your smart mouthed attitude is heaven for me,” Hayate muttered.

“I heard that wind sprite!”

“What did you call me!”

“Just stating the facts after all. Maybe you'd rather a nice looking guy live next door.”

“What is that supposed to mean!”

“Wow, queer and stupid. Best of both worlds I guess.”

“Take it back punk!”

“Kagura be nice,” Himeno warned.

Kagura looked at her sister annoyed and sighed. “Fine. I guess I'll take it back…when pigs start flying out of your ass!”

“You're one to call me gay! You and your all men are perverts mentality. Maybe you're just a little fruity yourself.”

“All men are perverts. Sasame surrounds himself with women daily and you. Well I guess you just can't wait to get into the men's locker room after a match in kendo practice. Or those special days where you get to go in twice during kendo and gym. Lucky you.”

“How are you supposed to teach Himeno how to be better when you suck!”

“Is that a challenge girlyman!”

“Only if you want it to be!”

Himeno shivered. Her sister was a crazed maniac when it came to a challenge. Especially if she thought it'd be fun. Though she'd never say it. The only person she ever lost to was her old foster parent. The one that gave her all those swords and martial arts equipment. When he died, she almost lost it. She couldn't challenge his dead body that was for sure. Not like she didn't think about it though. Himeno tackled Kagura onto the floor before she could hop over the fence. She and Yayoi dragged Kagura into the house. Only seconds later did Himeno pop back out. “You shouldn't act like such a child! I swear you two can't see each other without fighting!”

Hayate blushed and looked away. Embarrassed that he was being told off by a tulip headed valley girl. “Just keep that sister of your on a leash.”

“You-…ASSHOLE!” Himeno slammed the back door closed.

“Pff…whatever.”

“What did you do now?” Sasame said, coming out as Himeno slammed the door closed.

“I didn't do anything! That crazy woman next door started it.”

“You sure have a way with the ladies.”

“Shut up Sasame.”

“I have to go over there anyway. Mom's making me take them this left over pound cake for the girls.”

“And somehow you'll find a way to stay over.” Hayate smirked at his brother's persistence to crack Kagura.

“She's being nice today and I don't know how long that's going to last so I might as well take advantage while it's here.” He winked at his brother before walking off.

He just won't accept the fact that maybe she's just not a nice person. Maybe when she said guys are perverts, she had a point. Hayate ignored his previous thought and proceeded with practice.

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“I'm starving over here,” Himeno complained.

“The fridge is full,” Kagura whined. “But I can't cook. Besides, I don't want dinner yet. Just a snack.”

Yayoi had a similar look on her face. “It's not that bad. But then again all I did was watch you guys so I can't complain.” I wish I were good at martial arts stuff like that.

Someone knocked at the door. “That can't be Sanma. She doesn't get home from work yet.”

“I'll get it,” Kagura said standing up. She walked lazily to the door and looked out the window beside it to see who it was. Once she saw who it was, she snapped her head back behind the door. “Dammit, what the hell does he want,” she whispered to herself. I think he saw me.

“I can hear you, Kagura. Open up,” Sasame called from the other side of the door.

“No Kagura aki!”

“I brought cake,” Sasame said in an almost teasing voice.

As soon as he had finished his sentence, the door swung open. There stood Kagura with a rather twitchy smile. “Why didn't you say so. Come on in.”

“O so now you want to answer the door?”

“I can always beat you up and take it,” Kagura threatened, still smiling.

“Relax, you don't have to resort to violence,” Sasame waved as he stepped inside. Kagura closed the door again and they joined the other two in the kitchen.

“S-Sasame Ayanami-san!” Yayoi jumped.

“Hello Takato-san,” Sasame smiled.

H-he smiled at me! How romantic! Soon, he'll figure out how much in love he is with me and we will run away together. And get married! With three children! O how romantic!

“Yayoi?” Sasame asked a bit worriedly when she zoned out.

“O-o sorry.”

“Sasame! You brought us cake! How wonderful when we're all so hungry,” Himeno cheered.

“It's not like that makes him the pope or anything,” Kagura muttered.

“Kagura,” Himeno scowled.

The red head sighed and stared at the boy. “N-…not that I'm n-not grrrate…ful…or anything,” she said with another twitchy smile. If I keep this up I'll combust for sure.

The smile quite scared Sasame. “It was nothing, really.” I'm not going to say my mother suggested I bring it.

Kagura reached in a cabinet and grabbed four plates, forks, and a knife. “That baka doesn't plan on coming does he?” Kagura asked, hoping he'd say no.

“You mean Hayate. No. He's busy.”

“Whatever,” she said, almost slamming his plate down in front of him. “So what is it with you. You gay and have a thing with hanging out with girls or you just a perv?”

“Kagura!”

“O my,” Yayoi paused. She really does out a few of her thoughts before thinking about others. In a way…honesty's good…no matter how brutal.

Sasame looked a bit surprised, and for the first time since she's been there, she's actually said something that's made Sasame laugh. And he couldn't stop laughing. “What's so funny? I'm serious?”

“You mean school right?” He stopped laughing long enough to respond. “I don't mean to say this the wrong way but, I don't go to them. They come to me.”

“I don't remember knocking on your door,” Kagura muttered before stuffing her face with cake.

“Since we started at this school. Hayate and I. Girls have just been…obsessed. I guess that's a good way to put it. I'm naturally a nice, polite guy, so they won't leave, me alone. I can't just be mean and say go away. Leave me alone. But that's what Hayate does. He never spares their feelings and won't hesitate to tell them to leave him alone. They like him and fear him at the same time.”

“But he still gets so much attention,” Yayoi spat out. “W-with being the best at kendo on the team and winning our school so many matches.”

“You have a point there,” Sasame said. He smiled at her again and she could almost feel herself melt.

“Careful there, Yayoi. If you faint in our house I'll have to drag you home.” Kagura held a playful little smirk on her face. That's when Sasame noticed there was no in between with this girl. She was either really scary or really hot.

“Onee-chan!” Himeno responded, embarrassed enough for the girl.

“Why do you call her Onee-chan? Aren't you two twins?” Sasame asked. Mostly trying to get the subject off of Yayoi before she turned so red she stopped traffic.

“I'm three minutes older,” Kagura answered as fast as Sasame asked.

“So…that makes you older,” Sasame asked again, now confused.

“Technically yes—“

“I call her Onee-chan because Kagura acts like a big sister,” Himeno smiled. Kagura blushed slightly and she looked down. Kagura was indeed as said but talking about it to her, was a bit embarrassing. Himeno only ever brings it up to get those rare looks of discomfort and embarrassment out of her that she nearly never gets to see. It amused her to no extent. The two guests noticed as well. “Kagura really is a great big sister but she'd make and even better mommy!”

That was the last straw. “I'm NOT having BABIES!”

“Aw, c'mon Kagura. You know you want one or two little blazing red head children to take after their soon to be a house wife mom,” Himeno continued.

“No I don't!”

“Why not?” Yayoi asked. Her more calm and curious tone disrupted their argument. But the truth was Yayoi and Sasame both were surprised. Even if she didn't seem like the motherly type, everyone they'd met either wanted one or secretly wanted one. But she seemed to serious to be lying.

This last question had obviously brought down Kagura's previous carefree mood. “What do you mean why not? I have to have a reason?”

“Well…what else would you do?” Kagura stared at Yayoi a moment as if she were crazy. Then burst into laughter. “Did I say something funny?”

“You make it sound like having children is all there is to do in life. So Yayoi, do you plan on have your husband knock you up every nine months until you don't have anymore room in your house?”

Yayoi turned completely red. “N-n-no-o,” she stuttered.

“I didn't think so. But then again you never know how the quiet ones are behind closed doors.”

“I-it's n-n-not l-like that!”

“Suuure. We're still only seventeen anyway. Enough talking about kids.”

“Yes mommy!”

“STOP SAYING THAT!”

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“I never want to se that movie again!” Yayoi shivered.