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The Shadow and The Angel -REWRITE-	By : TegaRin Category: +M through R > Rival Schools Views: 1312 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Suspended Emotions
The streets were fogged in an unfamiliar haze. Kurow found himself holding on to walls, struggling to make it to a place he didn't know. Asking for help was out of the question. As a traitor, he knew that he didn't have the luxury of trusting anyone...
...Except Yurika.
Rage boiled up in him. He remembered how that stupid woman always lingered at his side. Just because they were siblings didn't give her the right to be clingy. His eyes grew hot. He clenched his lids shut to fight off tears. He refused to cry. No matter how much pain he was in, he wouldn't shed any tears. The bubbly chatter of a couple alerted him. He sunk into the shadows, hiding while they passed. Once he was sure they were gone, he stumbled out and continued on in the opposite direction.
His wet clothes felt impossibly heavy and each step was a battle but he would get to where he was going…if he had an idea of where that was…
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kyosuke awoke in a bright, confined room. The drab white walls and the scent of disinfectant made him aware that he was in the hospital. He tried to sit up. A spike of pain shot through him, stemming from his right shoulder. He looked over to see that his wound was bandaged with gauze and tape. His jacket was draped on the chair beside him.
“You're alright.” Yurika appeared at the door. “Thank goodness.”
“Yurika...” Kyosuke struggled to remember through the haze of earlier events. “Did you stay with me the whole time?”
She nodded. “It was my fault you got hit. I should have paid more attention.”
“What about you?” He asked. “Are you okay?”
“I'm fine.” She leaned over, pressing her lips to his forehead. “Don't worry about me, Kyosuke-san.”
Kyosuke's face reddened a little.
“Get away from him!” Raizo stormed in.
Yurika quickly made distance between her and Kyosuke. The man got in front of her, blocking her off from Kyosuke.
“I should have known that you had something to do with this!” He growled. “You Kirishima are the lowest of the low! Didn't you think you did enough damage?!”
Kyosuke grabbed his uncle's sleeve. “Hey, why are you being so mean to Yurika? Yurika didn't do anything wrong!”
“Nothing wrong?!” He exclaimed. “Have you forgotten what they did to your brother?!”
At a loss for words, Kyosuke fell silent. Yurika watched them with growing horror. She thought she had been forgiven for her past actions. The fact that Raizo was so angry proved otherwise. Distraught, she couldn't take anymore and fled.
“Yurika!” Kyosuke screamed after her. “Yurika!”
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The doctors ran a few minor tests to make sure that the poison was out of his system. Raizo provided the explanation that Kyosuke had been doing a project on the ninjas of feudal japan and he injured himself in the process. With no more questions to be answered, he was released. Kyosuke and Raizo headed home.
“It's a good thing you got to the hospital quickly.” Raizo gave a nervous laugh. “You would have only gotten sicker if things were left to be.”
Kyosuke turned away from him, looking out the window.
The man frowned. “So you're just gonna ignore me, huh?”
For nearly half an hour, nothing was said.
“Yurika helped me, you know.” Kyosuke muttered. “If she didn't pull it out, more poison would have gotten into me. Why were you so mean to her?”
He shrugged. “How was I supposed to know if she was innocent or not?”
“You could have asked her!” He snapped.
The man stared at the road and rest of the ride was in silence.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Raizo pulled up to the driveway. Kyosuke hopped out. Much to his surprise, Raizo stayed in the car.
Kyosuke frowned. “Aren't you getting out?”
Raizo blinked. “Shizuku and I decided to move back into our house since you were feeling better. Figured you liked your privacy. I left a message on your phone earlier.”
Kyosuke fished his phone out and sure enough there was a message in his voice box.
“I guess I just assumed you listened to this before all of this mess happened.” He scratched the back of his head. “I'm...I'm sorry, Kyosuke. I was scared that I had lost you. I'm not even sure about Hyo and I guess I lost my head...”
“I understand.” Kyosuke was agreeable. “I think you should apologize to Yurika. She's suffered just as much.”
“You have my word that I will.” Raizo assured him. “I'll be back to check on you tomorrow, alright.”
Kyosuke smiled. “Fine.”
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Akira walked in from her afternoon jog. Zaki stood in front of the window with her hands folded behind her back, looking out with heavy concentration.
“She hasn't come back from the hospital.” The woman stated.
Akira wiped the sweat off her face. “Really?”
“Yeah.” She folded her arms around her middle.
Akira walked up and stood beside her. “Should we call someone?”
The telephone's ring cut Zaki off before she could answer. Akira picked up the phone.
“Hello?” Her voice was unsure. The girl's rarely got calls to their dorms.
“Um, hi...” The voice on the other side was unsure. “Is this Kirishima Yurika's room?”
Akira grew defensive. “Who's speaking?”
“This is Kagami Kyosuke. I just wanted to know if Yurika returned okay?”
“Yurika hasn't returned yet.” Akira and Zaki exchanged worried glances. “I'll tell her to call you when she does, okay?”
“Alright. Thank you very much.” He promptly hung up, as did Akira. The woman headed for the door.
“I'm coming with you.” Zaki followed her. “Leaving campus grounds this late is a bitch if you don't know how to sneak out.”
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The Yamato river looked this nice at sunset. Yurika sat on the edge with her knees brought up to her chest. She picked up a rock. After examining it, she hurled it at the water. Rather than skipping, the rock plopped into the water. Yurika slumped down in disappointment. Kurow was good at skipping rocks. When they were little, he tried to teach her but grew impatient when she just couldn't get it.
“Kurow...” Her eyes grew tearful.
Suddenly, a rock flew past her. It skipped the surface four times before disappearing under the water. She turned around to see Raizo.
He gave a sheepish smile. “The trick is to keep your wrist loose.”
Her eyes drifted to the ground. “...I see.”
“I'm sorry for how I acted earlier.” Raizo slipped his hands in his pockets. “I got scared and my behavior was atrocious. I'll try to be more civil in the future.”
“That's quite alright.” The apology was surprising but Yurika found herself feeling better.
Raizo looked past her. “Ah, your roommates found you.”
Yurika turned around. Akira and Zaki were running up to her. The woman got to her feet.
Zaki eyed Raizo with suspicion. “You okay?”
Yurika dusted herself off. “I'm great. I was just wanting some time alone.”
“We were worried.” Akira explained. “You stayed out past curfew...”
Yurika's eyes widened. “I did!”
“I can escort you back to Seijyuun.” Raizo offered. “I have some business to attend to and I have enough pull for them to validate your departure.”
“That works.” said Akira. Zaki reluctantly agreed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Yurika sat at the mirror, brushing her hair. Akira chewed gum while reading a magazine and Zaki was actually studying for a change.
“You know, we have been worried about you.” Zaki looked up from her textbook. “I guess we've been scared that something would happen if you broke away from us.”
“I'm sorry.” Yurika swiveled around to face her. “I guess I'm having trouble adjusting to things.”
“Call Kyosuke.” Akira ordered. “He was worried enough to call here.”
Yurika looked at her roommates with disbelief.
“It's true.” Zaki nodded. “He must've been worried about you. His number's on the table.”
Reluctantly, she dialed the number. It had been a long time since she called anyone, let alone a guy. She sat on the line, listening to the ring. In the middle of the third ring, the line picked up.
“Hello?” Yurika was silent. She turned to Akira and Zaki, who watched her with growing interest.
“Say something!” Akira hissed.
“I-I'm sorry for bothering you Kag—Kyosuke-san,” This was inexplicably difficult. “I hope I'm not interrupting anything.”
“Of course not.” It sounded like Kyosuke was smiling. “I'm glad you called. I was getting worried after that whole mess in the hospital.”
“Imawano-sensei apologized!” She blurted out. “H-he even helped us get back on campus without trouble!”
“That's good to hear.” He sighed. “My uncle means well but sometimes his emotions get the best of him.”
“I see. W-well, I don't want to be keeping you. Good night, Kyosuke.”
“Goodnight, Yurika.” The line disconnected. Yurika hung up with a relaxed sigh. She glanced over her shoulder to see both Akira and Zaki grinning.
“Aww, that was cute!” Akira cooed. “You were all nervous!”
“I just didn't want to interrupt anything he was doing!” She was trying to fight the warmth creeping up in her face but it seemed the more that she tried to suppress it, the stronger it felt.
“Heh, she's blushing.” Zaki pointed out. “You two would make a nice couple. You're both pretty wound-up!”
“I'm not wound up!” She retorted. After a brief moment, the girls erupted into an immature fit of laughter.
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