Pretear Fan Fiction ❯ Field Full of Daisies ❯ Rumors Spread Fast ( Chapter 18 )

(Lidia- Just a little announcement people…I'm NOT dead. Oh, and I'll continue that bonus story in the next chapter. That's all, Carry on.)

 

Field Full of Daisies- Rumors Spread Fast

 

“I told you people I'm fine now stop being such a pain in my ass!”

 

One of the cops snorted and muttered something to his partner. “We're being a pain in her ass?”

 

Kagura shot a glare in his direction, indicating that she heard the remark but decided not to comment on it…decided not to comment on a lot of things. She hadn't said a word to any officer or doctor that asked about the kidnapping. In fact she'd been shouting that she wanted to go home since the moment she woke up. Right now they were just trying to get the IV she ripped out, put back in. “Now Kagura, these people are just doing their job and-“

 

“-and they're doing a poor one. I DO have the right to deny treatment you know!” Hayate held her down again when she tried getting up. She was trying to hide being frantic by looking angry but he noticed. He'd been there when she first woke up, watching over her while Sasame was forced into another room for a nap and a look at his head injury to make sure it wouldn't get infected. She groaned first, shielding her eyes from the bright light while they adjusted to the room. As soon as she noticed where she was, the impeccably white walls accented in off white or this sick looking pale green. Metal push bars outlining the bed she slept in. The low hum of a news channel coming from the small hanging television in the top corner of the room. Linoleum tiled floors and that annoying smell like rubber gloves, sterile tools, meds and a hint of old people. Her eyes had widened and the first thing she'd tried to do, despite her obviously dizzy state at how fast she got up, was try leaving. Hayate had thought it was just a surprised reaction and found it amusing when she was stopped by the tube sticking into the inside of her elbow. Instead of wincing and getting back into bed she ripped it out. That's when his smirk dropped and the problem started. Now here they were.

 

Himeno rushed in when she heard the commotion. She knew this was going to happen. Kagura didn't like hospitals too much. It was understandable. No trip to the hospital is ever for a particularly good reason unless there's a baby being born but Kagura had been forced to come here a severely higher number of times more than herself. First there was her abnormal sleeping patterns when she was 2. They made her stay over night to examine exactly what was wrong with her and why she wouldn't sleep at night but spontaneously during the day or in the middle of dinner. Then there was the rabbit incident when she was 4. They went to the zoo with their parents and Kagura wandered off to the petting zoo. It would have been alright but she figured out how to unlatch the gate. The goats and other various baby animals ran free, chased by zoo keepers while Kagura went inside and picked up one of the smaller rabbits. It bit her hand and wouldn't let go no matter how much she tried shaking it off. Then another came up and bit down on her ankle. And another. In short…there were a lot of rabbits. They found her buried and screaming. The poor little animals were just teething. She's hated rabbits ever since. The most traumatic had to have been when they were 5. It was when they first found out about the above average use of part of both Kagura and Himeno's brains. Himeno had been spared with a few shots but Kagura had been signed over by her own father to be studied and kept in the psyche ward where they stuck crazy people behind the hospital. There was that run in with their grandfather from their mother's side that near beat Kagura to death when they were 6. Mass amounts of times after being jumped by the older kids at ADOC. The time they found her on the stoop in front of the center orphan girl's dorm. She suffered from multiple bruises, a stab wound, and a few areas where she'd been burned but would heal eventually. Not to mention their continuous shot visits or their situation with their father when he was still in his coma. “Kagura…Just try and calm down. You're making a scene and half the hospital can hear you.” She glared at Himeno, having obviously thought that her sister would understand her nerved state while inside this place and try to get the others to let her leave.

 

Apparently not.

 

“I don't give a FUCK!” Ami flinched, whether at the language or the volume of her shout in the generally quiet hospital was uncertain.

 

“Well you need to!” Himeno argued back in a much more civil voice. “There are other people here who are sick and trying to rest. You're not the only one who doesn't like it here but you're staying anyway to get better.”

 

“The hell I am.” Hayate forced her back down by the shoulder. “And if you manhandle me one more time Princess, I'll knee you in the sac.”

 

Hayate snorted. “Then I guess it's too bad you're too weak to do anything.”

 

“Try me.”

 

Himeno let out an exasperated sigh. It was only getting worse. “Please, just let the nurse put the IV back in and go to sleep!”

 

“If all I gotta do is sleep then why can't I do it in my own, more comfortable bed in pajamas instead of a paper bag?” She was referring to the patient garb they placed her in. She noticed the nurse trying to make another attempt at approaching her with the IV needle. She needed it to get the tranquilizers out of the girl's system at a healthy pace. Kagura turned a deadly glare toward the nurse, daring her to get any closer. She'd already been freaked by the girl's unusual appearance so the glare was enough to keep her at bay until she was sure the redhead wouldn't lash out at her in misdirected rage.

 

“That's enough.” Sasame strolled in and settled down in the single bed beside her. “We can do this another time. Everyone just leave.” Kagura blushed but calmed down long enough to have her IV put back in. Himeno and the rest promised to stop by again to take her home and the two officers informed her that they would be coming back later tomorrow.

 

“How's you head?”

 

“It's fine. Your shouting could be heard from down the hall and it didn't do much for my headache.”

 

It was quiet and just a little awkward for a while. She kept squirming around, trying to get comfortable on the small bed since it obviously wasn't fit for two people. Sasame didn't even bothering opening his eyes. Just readjust himself so she was half lying on top of him. “So…You're staying.”

 

“Yep,” he yawned.

 

She frowned. “I still don't see why I can't just go home.”

 

“Nothing's going to happen to you here. Sleep.”

 

“I didn't say something was gonna-“

 

“Sleep.”

 

“But-“

 

“We'll leave in the morning.” She frowned at his constantly interrupting her before closing her eyes too. “Now that wasn't so hard.”

 

“Kiss my ass.”

 

“And everything else after you get better.”

 

Her face went red again. Pervert.

 

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Now the idea of coming home had originally been a relaxing thought. A great thought. Something to get her mind off of her current stress with long overdue hours of non-drug induced sleep. Her wrists were bandaged and her head ached. She hadn't even noticed the extra car in the drive way. Her only thought was falling face first into her bed and thinking about everything else later. Too bad that later was twenty seconds after she walked into the door. Kagura swayed a few times, still half asleep, with Sasame supporting her on her way. But when a loud, “Thank God,” burst through their ears from the living room, they were wide awake. Sasame immediately went on the defensive. That sounded like a man's voice. He was quickly becoming wary of strange men showing up. Kagura on the other hand, looked pissed. Very pissed. “What the fuck are you doing here?” Well look who was wide awake now? Sasame followed her into the living room only to see her father, and the Kogo family seated across from Sanma. So that's why she hadn't come to get Kagura.

 

Natsue gasped along with the startled choking sound from Mayune and her father's sigh. Mawata rolled her eyes, expecting this kind of behavior. Natsue on the other hand didn't take to kindly to it. How could a daughter speak so vulgar when addressing her own father? Especially one who had woken up after so many years not knowing a thing and wanting nothing to do but see his only two children, his only family, and this one did nothing but treat him like garbage. Not like the man that raised her. Kaoru put his head into his hands, not wanting to respond to that. So Natsue did instead. “I don't think you should be too hard on him. He's been worried sick every minute you've been missing. We had a search party sent out looking for you.”

 

“It isn't your place to lecture me on how I speak to Kaoru. Now be the respectful woman you want me to think you are and stay out of it.”

 

“Don't you speak to my mother that way you ungrateful ruffian!” Mayune was standing with a faint reddening in her cheeks from her irritation. It was enough that her mother was infatuated with this man she just met but now his peasant demon spawn was speaking down on her mother as if she were the unworthy one. She should be lucky my mother would find any interest at all in marrying the washed up novelist.

 

“And you are?”

 

This meeting was quickly escalating into something none to pleasant and the last thing Kagura needed to be doing right now was arguing. She may have looked steady but that was just the adrenaline keeping her up and aware for the time being. He laid a hand on her shoulder and looked on to the Sanma household guests. “As I am sure you are aware, we've had a long couple of days. It would be to our best interests if you would hurry along to the point of your visit.” His gaze settled on Mawata and he tried to hold back his wince. Kagura had done a number on the girl. Her face was still black and blue with patches of red from irritated skin. It was still covered in bruises but the swelling had gone down a great deal. It was a wonder Natsue hadn't pressed charges. Probably strictly for Kaoru's sake. When her gaze met his it immediately darted over toward the living room window. She was probably embarrassed.

 

Natsue smiled at the topic of their visit being brought to the foreground. She smiled excitedly and even Kaoru smirked and lifted his gaze to his somewhat skeptical daughter. Mawata and Mayune's frowns just deepened. “Kagura…Natsue makes me happy.”

 

“…Okay. Then go be happy somewhere el—“

 

“And we decided to get married!”

 

There was a flash of surprised rage on her face but she was quick about schooling into nonchalance. He was getting married. So what's the big deal. Fuck if it has anything to do with me. “So what did you expect me to say to that?”

 

Natsue frowned at Kagura's cynical approach to things. This was big news for the girl and she let it roll of her shoulder with a blink and a shrug. Kaoru just looked a little more pleading. “We- All of us. We can be a family again. You and Himeno can have a home again. And it's safer in Natsue's home. Something like this wouldn't happen.”

 

Sanma looked to the ground with a wince at the comment made in regards to her ability to care for the twins but maybe it was true. After all, look what happened to Kagura not too long ago. Maybe it was for the best. Kagura caught the look Sanma gave and glared at her father and his soon to be wife. That wiped the happy looks off their faces. “Who the hell gave you the RIGHT to enter another person's home and disrespect them? Especially verbally to their FACE?!”

 

“K-Kagura-“

 

“And why aren't you standing up for yourself? Don't you like having me and Himeno here?”

 

“Of course I do.” It was one of Sanma's rare none stuttering moments but Kagura had no time to be amazed, once again, by it. “But-“

 

“There's no buts about it. I can't make any decisions for Himeno but I can assure you I'm not going anywhere with you or your new bitch.”

 

Sasame cringed at her mention of Natsue and tried to lead her up stairs but the girl wouldn't budge and didn't even flinch when Natsue stormed in their direction. “Kagura. All of this so soon isn't good for you.”

 

“You act like I invited them.”

 

“I have HAD IT with you and your blatant disrespect! I understand your resentment toward me and how you may think I'm trying to replace your mother but your father deserves none of it!”

 

“You couldn't replace my mother if you tried you fucking whore!”

 

The next known sound was the resounding smack of Natsue's hand striking Kagura across the face. Her head turned with it with a swoosh of red hair and a matching hand print on her cheek. “Apologoze,” she'd barely whispered.

 

Mayune and even Mawata were stunned to silence before a small smirk spread across the eldest's face. Nice way of putting that tramp in her place mom!

 

“Apologize for what? I meant it. My mother was too good for the living and she'll always be better than you. Even while dead. And you'll always be the whore who scrounged for her leftovers. Though I doubt the man's worth scrounging for. Look at him. He's pathetic. A mosquito that just doesn't know when to die.”

 

“That man doesn't deserve to have such an evil child.”

 

“Than you don't know him very well. I'm just making sure the bastard suffers for what he did.”

 

“Good lord! The man got into an accident and ended up in a coma for years—“

 

“And killed three other people because the drunk bastard decided to drive into ON COMING TRAFFIC!”

 

Kaoru's head sprang from where they rested in his hands and it looked like his pupils had dilated for a moment. Everyone was shocked. Even Sasame. She'd never mentioned anything like that before. Natsue raised a hand to strike her again. “You filthy liar!”

 

But another snaked out to stop her. Kagura was more than a little stunned to find Sanma with Natsue's wrist in her grip. “I think everyone's said enough. It would be in the general best interest if you and your company took leave of my home for the time being.”

 

Natsue blushed, ashamed at her behavior but the brazen girl had gotten under her skin. She removed her hand from Sanma's grasp and the group left. Sasame followed Kagura up the stairs to her bedroom and closed the door behind them. She hadn't said a word. Hadn't even looked at him. She she was angry but was that embarrassment as well? Since when had Kagura started feeling anything like humility after an argument. She was changing. He could tell. Smiling more and embarrassing much easier than before. She'd even apologized to him on occasion without having to be badgered into it. Had the two of them having sex really changed that much? He hadn't had any of those dreams. Just regular ones or ones that seemed to be of her anyway or regular ones with him in that field alone. But without the glassy dream look. More crisp and bright and…lonely. “Are you alright?”

 

Kagura sighed and climbed to bed. “Yeah, just a little tired.”

 

“You sure? You look pale.”

 

“Probably from all the yelling.”

 

“Oh…You want me to stay?”

 

By now she was already lying down, tucked in with her back to him. “If you want,” she shrugged. He knew well enough that if she wanted him to leave, she would have said as much, so he his shirt overhead and tossed it off somewhere before climbing in next to her. It was quiet for a long time after that, but he could tell she wasn't sleeping. She was moving around too much. “You…didn't see Psy lying around anywhere did you? W-When you came in?” She'd still hoped the girl wasn't dead even though her mind kept shouting at her to stop being so stupid. Psy may have been stubborn but there was no way she was going to survive getting her brains blown out by Maki and he rarely EVER missed.

 

Sasame noticed the way her voice cracked and winced. “Psy?”

 

“Purple mohawk.”

 

“Oh. You're friend. No, just…Kyoko…”

 

Kagura's eyes bulged for a second before she calmed down. He probably just buried her first. Bastard never could look someone in the eyes when he was screwing them over.

 

“Just get some sleep Kagura.” He laid an arm over her so he could get closer. “Don't think about anything else right now.”

 

Not having to think about anything. I'd like that. What she needed was a vacation from her own life for a while. But as soon as the thought of that college in America popped into her head she stopped herself. No point in thinking that far ahead in the future when she didn't have one.

 

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Sanma brought the boy down some clean sheets and an extra bed pillow from Himeno's room. She had told Hayate he could go home, sleep in his own bed, that nothing would happen, but he just gave her that stubborn stare that she'd gotten all too much from his father when he was alive. They both shared that same form of pouting but he looked more like his mother. “Are you sure you're alright on the couch? We have a spare bedroom up stairs.” He unloaded the sheets from her small arms and dismissed her concern. “I'll be fine right here.” The television was on and despite the drowsy look on his face, she had a feeling he wasn't going to sleep.

 

“Good night then.” He hummed a response while she made her way up the stairs to her own room but she wouldn't be sleeping. Kagura may not have wanted to go with her father but that didn't change the fact that they'd be appearing in court for custody of the twins soon. And if they could convince a judge that the girls really weren't safe in her home, it wouldn't matter what Kagura wanted. They'd be packed off and gone and Kagura would likely do something incredibly stupid that could get her killed without the Sasame around all the time. The point was, all of this was supposed to be simple. Very simple. That's the way she liked her life outside her work. After all, she was a simple kind of woman. Back all those months ago, before the girls got there, when she won the Tokyo Powerball, she hadn't known what to do with all that money. First she paid off all the debt on the house her father had accumulated over the years before his death. She'd even had a few things around the house fixed up and she furnished the other three rooms in the house. She hadn't known anything about computer buying though. Kei took care of that since he'd been visiting the family next door at the time. But in the end it had been Ami's idea to adopt children. She practically picked the girls out too. Sanma sighed and got into bed, thinking it better to think about the future and what she could do about that. To hell if they're leaving now…not if they don't want to.

 

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Ryu walked into the special room they'd placed Psy in so she could be alone while she got better. The man who treated her said it could have been much worse. They had to remove one of her kidneys because it bled out but it would have eventually failed on her anyway. All that drinking and partying had practically rotted the thing. But she was stable and getting better. There were flowers in the room and Psy's favorite. Or at least he was pretty sure they were. She still hadn't woken up. And his mind, all he do was be angry at Kagura. `I'll kill him after graduation.' If Psy ends up handicapped after this I'll kill Maki and the bitch myself.

 

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“You should probably get to sleep.” Hayate jumped out of his skin. He hadn't seen her come, or heard her. Kagura stood behind the sofa, having just come out from the kitchen with a glass of water. She didn't seem to notice him jump. “I don't think you'll want to be watching tv after a while anyway.”

 

Hayate snorted at her remark and turned back to the futbol game with Brazil and Portugal. “You thinking for me now?”

 

Kagura just raised a brow and sat down with him, having left Sasame asleep upstairs. “You mean Himeno didn't tell you? Everynight around this time the Porn channel gets stuck on our television.”

 

He looked surprised at that. “Why don't you just call the cable company.”

 

“We did. Someone's stealing cable from us and watching a hell of a lot of Porn at night. Our signal gets stuck because someone's stealing our cable and it can't be fixed until we find out who.”

 

Like clockwork, the image of a woman in her underwear and an apron showed up. Hayate blushed, more from the fact that this had just turned into an awkward situation of him watching PORN with his brother's girlfriend. He tried pressing down on the remote but that wouldn't work. “What the hell?”

 

“I JUST told you. The signal's stuck. Besides, you're acting like you've never seen a porno before.”

 

“I don't make it a regular habit.”

 

“Whatever you say Princess. Eh, it's a re-run anyway. That whole plumber thing is overused. The guy handles shit pipes for a living and he looks like THAT? Yeah right. I'll believe she was actually cooking something in that get up before I believe that.”

 

“People don't watch porn for the stunning likeness to reality.”

 

She sared at him for a moment before getting up. “Well I can't argue with an expert. Have a nice night. Don't soil the living room.” She went back too bed, completely missing Hayate's angry twitch.

 

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“Get out.” Everyone scrambled out of the room, intent on leaving their tempermental boss alone with his girlfriend. Ryu waited for the front door to slam shut before approaching Psy's bedside and pulling up a seat. She'd just woken up not too long ago and seemed to be stable enough. She'd live. She damn well better. “You feeling better?”

 

“Dunno…painkillers make everything numb.” She took a moment to glance at him. He had that calculating look on his face he usually got when he was angry. “Don't even think about it.”

 

“What?”

 

“You touch Kagura and I'll shove my foot so far up your ass…”

 

“Threatening me on your sick bed, are you?”

 

“I'm serious. I didn't lie and get shot just so you could kill her.”

 

“You're not feeling well. We'll talk about this later.”

 

“No we won't because there won't be anything to talk about. It's not her fault.”

 

The man's fist came down on the chair's armrest in frustration. “If she would have just fucking did what I told her when I told her to do it, this would have never happened.”

 

Psy did her best attempt at a chuckle she could in this situation. “Will you stop with the temper tantrum and listen to yourself. You want to know why Kagura gets along with me, Berserk, and those Redlight District bastards so much? Because we still remember that the girl is seventeen years old. We don't really expect anything from her. Not like the rest of you do. And she never really got to be a kid. So leave the girl alone. If she says she's going to do it after graduation then that's when it gets done. It's not like you're going to do it.”

 

“That's because anybody who kills Maki will probably end up dead themselves. I've got too much too live for.”

 

“But Kagi's got a boyfriend now.”

 

“They're in high school. And he's too naïve for her. They'll probably break up anyway.”

 

“That's not very nice. I think she's rather attached to him.”

 

Ryu snorted at that remark but didn't respond to it. “I guess…if she lives after the fight with Maki…I can pay for her way through college if she wants to go…I guess.”

 

“She might like that.”

 

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Kagura had been in a foul mood for the past few days for very obvious reasons. Add to the fact that she found out her father and that Kogo woman were fighting for custody of she and her sister made her even more angry. Now she was expected to go to school like this? All this stress is going to gray my hair. If it doesn't fall out first. She sighed and got out of the car, trying to ignore the stares from other students. One she recognized as a good friend of Mawata's glared in her direction but Kagura brushed that off as well. Before she would have probably raised an intimidating brow at that look and made a snide comment with that usual indifferent look but now wasn't the time. And what's weird is…I just ain't in the mood. Her emotions usually never ran this rampant. She had a list of drama so long she had caught her brain shutting down a few times when she tried to think about it all. Instead, she'd find herself staring at a wall or window or something until Sasame mentioned something. She had to leave the other three behind for a brief meeting with the principal. She sat across from him, though didn't understand why the other three bastards had to be there. One was the vice principal, she remembered that. What did the other two do again? With all the other things going on it doesn't really matter.

 

“Again, we're really sorry about what happened. It's just such a joy that you've returned to us safely.” And I thought I'd lost my star student. She's going to put this school on the map, I swear it.

 

The vice principal gave an odd smile derived from a sneer and a grimace. “Yes. It comes to us as such a relief.” But his thoughts were no different then that of the other two men in the room.

 

Damn you!!!

 

Kagura's lip switched but that was the only indication that she found amusement at their expense. None of these bastards give a damn about anyone but themselves. “Thanks for the concern but really. I was fine. Perfectly fine. Is there anything else you called me to talk about besides my well-being?”

 

“I just wanted to say that the nasty rumor regarding your past affiliation with…less than reportable characters has gotten into circulation around the school and we wanted to let you know that, should you encounter any trouble, to come inform one of us about it and we will help you to the best of our ability.”

 

I have a feeling that isn't much. “Sure. That all?”

 

“Yes, you may return to class.”

 

Kagura got up and walked out, stopping at the bathroom on the way only to find `Sanma Kagura's a SLUT' written inside the stall. She glared at it for a moment before deciding it wouldn't be for the best if she got too worked up about it. After she finished doing what she had to she walked back to class. The moment they noticed it was her sliding open the door they hushed and stared. “If you're going to show up this late disrupting my class you can just walk back ou-“

 

Kagura slapped a late pass on her desk before walking back to her own. Finding reasons to jump down my throat already. Bitch. Sasame noticed her frown and accidentally let his hand brush up against her leg when she walked past. The point being to let her embarrassment distract her. And by the blush on her face, it must have worked. She shot him a glare but the look in her eyes told him his attempt to help was appreciated.

 

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Kagura jogged out of the building to the four waiting for her before they walked to the school gate together. Yayoi beamed brightly at Kagura and asked her if she hadread that book yet. She just brushed it off with some half assed answer like before. But school was finally over, at least for today. They hadn't gotten far before someone shouted out Kagura's name to get her attention. Her other name. She glanced at the three punks waiting for her who had the nerve to call her by her gang name out in public. Didn't even bother to use a damn honorific. Has my reputation really sunk so low?

 

“Hey Knoctern! We mean you red!” One was a loud mouth girl with two overly pierced punks flanking her sides. Low ranked bastards not worth her time. She planned to keep walking when one sniggered at her.

 

“Yeah right. I mean she acts all bad ass but her, Knoctern? That's a crock of bullshit. Probably told Mawata that story just to get the rumor around and get herself some street cred. Told you we were wasting out time.”

 

Kagura frowned. This coming from a group stupid enough to drop out just because they joined a gang. She'd seen ones like them before. Thought they were the hot shit until they ran their mouths off to the wrong person and ended up dead. Kind of like they were doing right now. “I'll do it. You go to the car.”

 

Now that was a surprise. “Himeno? Really?”

 

She just shrugged. “You're tired and you'd probably take long anyway. You tend to over beat people.”

 

Kagura shrugged and looked the three over to make sure they weren't carrying anything that could become troublesome and walked away. “Suit yourself.”

 

Hayate frowned. “But-“

 

“Just stay behind and wait if you're worried.”

 

By the time they reached the car the pleasant sounds of shrieks and cracking bones reached her ears. Sasame had a look of surprised fright on his face, having only been a spectator to Himeno's powerful punches when she let them loosen his ever deserving brother. But the girl was an Amazon! Twisting arms, kicking legs, and overall breaking bones. Kagura sighed. “And she says I was going to over do it.”

 

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It was disgustingly easy to knock the female unconscious. The three males had taken a bit of work. Yeah, now she knew she was going soft. And strangely enough, she hadn't gotten that sick enjoyment that coursed through her veins at the thought of being able to kill someone. The idea of leaving the bastards dead in this alley beside the school walk way was all together leaving a bad taste in her mouth. The loud pops and cracks of necks being snapped just short of spinal disability and other various joints being popped out of place rang loud in her ears when they had been dull and boring in comparison to screams in the past. But still, after it was over and done with, she had been glad she snuck out early to deal with the bastards who had been waiting around to catch a fight with the legend rumored to be degrading her status with a private school education and otherwise normal lifestyle. These bastards are starting to annoy me. But still, she had to come out early. Himeno had gotten too adamant about taking care of Kagura's recent visitors than the rose would have liked. It had been okay the first couple of times but now the unwelcome parties were getting less and less easy to deal with. At least without killing them. The person I SHOULD have killed is Mawata for causing me all this extra trouble. After the girl was sure they weren't getting back up, she straightened herself out, fixing her sweater, her skirt, coming her fingers through her hair a couple of times before catching herself. She couldn't straighten herself out too much. Then she'd definitely look guilty of something. Being that everday she always had that slightly messy, I just rolled out of bed, look. If she came out to meet them looking like a spring fucking chicken they'd look at her funny. So after shaking up her hair a little and twisting her sweater a little out of place, she walked out to the car and waited for school to finally let out.

 

Once it did, it didn't take long to notice a familiar blob of pink hair skipping along. Followed by a much taller do of blonde and black. It wasn't until the crowd thinned that she noticed Yayoi with them. But kami cursed her with a short stature and she didn't seem to mind it at all. By the time they reached the car, Sasame had been giving her a weird look and Himeno looked downright confused. And it all made her just a little self-conscious. “Hey Kags, how come there isn't anyone waiting outside for you today?”

 

She just snorted to hide the fact that she was nervous. Calm the fuck down! Since when do I get nervous?! It's not like I did anything wrong! I didn't kill them dammit! But she still didn't think any of them would approve of the way she handled them. A few probably wouldn't have use of their arms or legs in a long time, if ever. But what else was she supposed to do? They wouldn't stay still long enough for her to put them down in a more humane manner. But look on the bright side. They were criminals anyway.

 

“Kagura?”

 

“They probably just got tired of showing up okay. What the fuck would I know?”

 

Sasame narrowed his eyes on her but she refused to look at him. She had to go and get involved with one of those observant types. He didn't say anything though, just unlocked the doors and got in. The ride home had been quiet. Well, not really. Sasame had been quiet. The idiots in the back were fussing about that weird animal rights girl who hid all the dead baby pigs from the 2nd year biology class. The moment the two had been left alone, after getting home, Sasame spoke with a lot more nonchalance than she would have expected. Then again, maybe she was just being paranoid. “What happened to you before we got outside?”

 

She tried her best at an innocent look. “What are you talking about?”

 

He sighed, and kneeled down to pull her left sock down for her. “You get lazy when you get dressed and you never pull up your left sock. Now again. What happened?”

 

“Damn Sherlock, what else did you remember?”

 

“You've got a bunch a flat moles, two on your back you probably never noticed and a birthmark under you left breast but that's not the point. Answer my question.”

 

Kagura's face was flaming red now. “You don't just SAY shit like that out in public! What if someone heard you?!” She made an attempt to storm off, half in embarrassment and half satisfaction at changing the subject. Sasame grabbed hold of her wrist and yanked her back. She'd been rather surprised by it and more than caught off guard when the rest of her slapped up against his chest.

 

“Do I look that stupid?”

 

A grin spread across her face at his irritated expression. “Honestly? I was thinking hot. Look at you, all angry-“ The corner of his lip twitched but that was the only indication that he'd found what she said the least bit amusing. “Fine, if you're going to be so damn stubborn. I just went ahead and took care of the idiots at the front gate. I just didn't want Himeno to try it. The people showing up have been fighting for a while now.”

 

Sasame just sighed and wrapped his arms around her. “You just got kidnapped not long ago and know you're doing things like this? Don't do it again. I'll take care of it but I'm not letting anything happen to you again.”

 

She kept the sad smile from her lips, knowing that was a promise he just wasn't going to be able to keep, before letting him drag her along to her home. “What are you doing? Everyone's at your house.”

 

“I know.”

 

“You dog.”

 

“Bark.”

 

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“If it isn't too much to ask…what the hell are you doing on my back?”

 

“Pipe down, I got tired.” Himeno giggled when she heard him snort but instead of tossing her off, he supported her by the thighs and hoisted her up higher so she wouldn't slip off. “Hey, I think that kid's lost.”

 

School had just let out and like Sasame had asked, Kagura hadn't snuck out early like she had before. Instead of the usual goons at the gate, there sat a boy, pre-teen maybe a bit older than Mannen, with lavender hair. When he heard students flooding out of the doors he stood and turned around, scanning the crowd. Large wide eyes full of hope. Yayoi gasped. “He's so adorable. I wonder who he is.”

 

Kagura looked over and immediately every muscle in her body tensed. She stared wide eyed before darting behind Sasame. “Fuck!”

 

“Kagura? What is it? Do you know him?” Sasame asked, more curiosity than worry in his tone.

 

She was panting and nervous. “Did he see me?”

 

The loud shout of her name answered her question. “KAGURAAAAA!” She peeked out from behind Sasame and saw him waving in their direction.

 

Dammit!!!! There was only thing left to do. Run. Run and hope somehow the boy had gotten slow in the time she hadn't seen him. She slowly reached into Sasame's pocket, as to not alert the boy with any sudden movements, then bolted for the car. And the hell if she had the luxury of looking back. The others would get home if they couldn't jump in the car while it was moving.

 

“KAGURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!”

 

Fuck, he's catching up! She could tell by the volume of his voice that he was catching up. I'll kill Mawata! I swear I'll kill her as soon as I get away from this brat!

 

“KAGURA!!! MEGAMI! MIGOTO! DON'T YOU RUN AWAY FROM ME!”

 

Himeno held a hand over her mouth in surprise and Sasame had been too stunned to move for a moment before he ran off after the two. Kagura's hand was unsteady while trying to unlock the door. Damn Sasame for not having a button to do that. The keys fumbled from her hand and fell to the ground. This was getting more and more like a cheesy horror flick. Kagura leaned over, and grabbed the keys up again but was stopped by a hand on her wrist. Almost afraid to confirm who she knew had a firm grip on her. The only word passing through her mind was- Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.

 

“Hana? Why are you running from me? I came from so far away to see you. To see if you were alive and it's true! I'm so happy-“

 

“Get the hell off of me you damn brat!” She snatched her wrist away but he just hugged her.

 

“It's okay Koi. I love you enough for the both of us.”

 

“I said get off!” He didn't look the least bit disturbed at her hand attempting to push his head off her chest. “You damn pervert!” He was blushing with a look a pure bliss on his face.

 

Kagura was just about to pound her fist into his head again when he was snatched up by the collar by the blonde bombshell himself. Sasame frowned at the boy who seemed pretty angry himself. “You know this kid?”

 

“Who are you calling a kid? I'm a man! A man you sissy bastard! Let me go!”

 

Kagura sighed and pulled the boy away from the songbird, in which he took the opportunity to leech himself onto Kagura's side. “You're getting to old for this brat. You guys, this is Ten. He's an old friend's little brother.”

 

Sasame frowned at the way the boy clang to his girlfriend. “He looks familiar.”

 

“Hm…yeah, you met her before. This is Psy's little brother. What he's doing here is beyond me.”

 

“I'm here to see you megami-sama. You didn't think I'd jump at the chance to see if you were still alive?”

 

If Sasame didn't seem bothered before, he sure looked it now. “Did he just call you goddess?”

 

“It's one of my many pet names for my koi-“

 

“Shut-up-“

 

“Doesn't she look like one?”

 

Hayate snickered. “More like a banshee.”

 

“What was that tranny?” Hayate's teeth ground together. “Where do you get off calling my girl a banshee? You look like a human wagon. I'd never let someone climb on me like that. Cuz I'm a man.” He stuck out his tongue. “Pussy!”

 

Hayate dropped Himeno on her butt in embarrassment and pulled up his sleeve. “That's a foul mouth you got there kid. Try calling me a pussy again!”

 

“These are my friends Ten. Shut it.”

 

“That guy is your friend?”

 

“Well…estranged friend.”

 

Ten gave him the look over before noticing the girl on the ground. He detached himself from Kagura long enough to help the girl up. “Are you okay?”

 

Himeno stood, stunned by how polite the boy was. “Um, yes. I'm fine. Thank you.” She rubbed her sore bottom and glared at Hayate.

 

“See what I mean? A real man wouldn't hurt a woman. Especially one as cute as this. Even if she isn't as beautiful as my koi. You let a kid embarrass you enough to go against what your better judgment. Pussy.”

 

Kagura unlocked the car and held the back door open. “You might as well get in. I'll take you home tomorrow.”

 

He jumped in, despite the shouts of protest coming from Hayate. The car ride was a little uncomfortable for everyone in the back seat. Hayate made no moves to hurt the boy considering he was squeezed between Himeno and Yayoi and he had no desire to accidentally hit either of them. Even though Yayoi seemed like the timid wallflower, he'd seen her when she was angry. That glint in her eye. The white glare in her glasses. Kyoko had pissed her off once by talking about her divorced parents on time. He'd seen her in the library, practically cackling over a computer muttering something over and over and the next thing he knew, Kyoko was crying about how it had to be impossible. Her marks were the lowest in all the school. And no one believed her when she said Yayoi did it. Granted, Yayoi got a beating after that, she smiled the whole time though. Kagura heated up a microwave pizza for Ten when they got back to her place. The boy scarfed it down like he hadn't eaten in days. And he probably hadn't. “As always, you cook like an angel koi.”

 

Kagura just snorted. “And you could too with 5.99 and a microwave. By the way, pinky over there, that's my sister. Yayoi's the one with the four eyes, a friend. And these two guys are my neighbors.”

 

Sasame smiled at him but inside he was irritated. I will NOT allow myself to become jealous of a boy who probably hasn't even hit puberty yet! “So? How old are you?”

 

“I have no age-“

 

“He's twelve.”

 

“HONEY!”

 

“ENOUGH WITH THE PET NAMES!”

 

Hayate frowned. “Well I'm out of here. I'm starting to feel sick.”

 

Great. One more problem to add to my shit list. But still. I can't kick him out. His sister…she's probably dead. And it's my fault. After you finish eating Ten, we'll go upstairs so I can show you where you're sleeping.”

 

“I'll just follow you to your room later tonight-“

 

“The hell you will. If you don't want to be out on your ass you'll stay in the guest room.”

 

Sasame nearly choked on the soda he'd been drinking. That's it! I'm spending the night! That thing humping at my girlfriend's leg is not staying here so he can try peeking on her while she's showering or…or…stealing her underwear!

 

(Lidia- I know, it's different from the preview but this chapter would have gone on FOREVER had I done what I wanted to this time, so it gets put in the next. Partly so I get this thing up faster. And I know I take forever to update but school comes first and I'm failing Physics. So unless one of you is a really good online tutor…I'm gonna take a while between typing studying, and just a lot of crap I'm too tired to mention right now. Lol But I did go see Stomp The Yard not long ago. I LOVED that movie.

 

Reviews:

 

Lovely Himeno- Short, simple, and flattering. I haven't had a review like that in a while.

 

Animangel- Yeah, every time I go to Physics class I FEEL dead. When it comes to a difficult subject like that, it's best when your teacher speaks GOOD DAMN ENLISH. I don't mean to be mean but it's hard to be chipper when you're failing. Lol And about Steve Irwin…not to sound insensitive but the guy had it coming. I used to make fun of him ALL the time. Lol. I just always thought some crocodile or komodo dragon would kill him. Not a sting ray. That's just disappointing. -_-`

 

Natsuke- lmao damn, what kind of story would it be if I killed the villain already?…Wait…don't answer that. And I LIKE Ryu! And I didn't think so many people would like Psy so much…

 

Silentxangel- There really wasn't a need for Kyoko anymore. She's more like my sacrificial lamb. After she bored me, I killed her. It feels good knowing you can do something like that an people will thank you for it. Lol

 

KeraJeir- Yeah, in the anime and the book, Sasame was such a sweet talking lady-killer. Scary Sasame is kinda hot. Lol

 

MizUnapprochable- Yeah, I had to change up the chapter. Hope you still like it anyway.

 

AnimeLover3103- The best? Lol, great, now I'm gonna feel nervous every time I think the chapter isn't good enough. Lol I'm just joking…kinda. Thanks!

 

Amanda- lmao, wow. I already have everything I plan on writing planned out so I know if anyone's going to die or not.

 

Aoi Nariko- Yeah I know about the grammar but I'm always in a rush to post because I rarely ever get time too between other crap I gotta do. Thanks for reviewing!)