Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Call Me Onii-chan... Call Me Your Koibito ❯ First Kiss ( Chapter 6 )
There was something weighing down on her leg. She opened her eyes slowly, squinting at the sunlight dancing on the walls, and focused on a little glass vase in front of her. "Roses…" she murmured.
Where was she? Slowly, painfully, she turned her head and looked at whatever was on her leg. She drew her breath in sharply as she saw the tangled blonde bangs and the exhausted expression on his face. "Jou…"
She looked back at the roses, and smiled. Silly romantic, she said to herself. All the same, the sweetness brimmed up in her, like cream rising to the top of new milk. She reached out and pulled the bud from the vase and inhaled the faint, fragrant smell.
Settling back on her pillows, carefully so she wouldn't wake up Jou, she rested the flower on her nose and thought. Damn Kokorin, she thought. The bastard left me for dead. And damn my dad to the bottom of hell. I'll never go back and live in that house, ever. She closed her eyes, her father's words from last night echoing in her head…
"I've given Kokorin permission to use you as one of his girls. You'll make good money, you know. And you get 80% of the profit, plus whatever extras you get on the side. Kokorin's a generous pimp with his women. Imagine, some of those guys'll probably get you nice cars, or jewelry! I can retire from that job in the junkyard and give myself some vacation time. God knows I need it. I know I didn't have a pretty daughter for no reason." He had smiled, in a rather nasty way, and added, "He's waiting to take you out tonight, and from now on you'll stay in one of his houses. He's got lots of girls working for him, so you'll have plenty of company. You won't have to worry about your old dad. Just hand over some of your earnings couple of times a month, and I'll be alright."
She had listened to his announcement in complete shock. By the end of it her face was blushing scarlet with anger, and she had burst out, "How dare you! I'm not some whore to be rented out! I'll never do that! EVER!"
He had slapped her across the cheek. "Don't you dare raise your voice at me, you little brat. Be grateful you've been offered something like this. You've probably been screwing with that blonde guy you're seeing so much anyway."
She had turned to run to her room, blood running hot with fury through her veins. He had grabbed her wrist, twisted it back until she cringed with pain, and said through gritted teeth, "Now listen to me. Kokorin'll be here in half an hour. I want to see you wearing that new leather miniskirt I got you just for this occasion, and your high boots and a nice blouse. You had better make a good impression on him. Unless you want me to take the belt to your behind." She looked at him with hate, but did as she was told. And all that had happened as a result…
"And you saved me." She opened her eyes and smiled fondly at the sleeping Jou. Her smile faded as she twirled the stem of the rosebud between her fingers. "But you're just being the onii-chan you were ever since we were little. Protecting me, your imouto-chan. And you're happy with Mai. I don't understand you, after you said we couldn't be friends anymore," she sighed. Well, she thought, since I can't kiss you, much as I want to… she kissed the rosebud and gently ran it across his lips.