-Ami-
"What the hell did you do!" I snap at keiji, barging into his room.
"What are you referring to, Ami?" Keiji says, looking at me calmly. To calmly, sickeningly calmly.
"Kohaku just called me FROM AN AMBULANCE!" I take several steps, closing the distance between us.
Keiji stares blankly at me.
"Apparently, you shoved Natsumi into a stair." I hiss.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" I scream, I lunge at him, and punch him several times as hard as I can. I'm shaking so badly I can harder stand.
Why does he always do this? Why? And, Natsumi, it's always Natsumi. I know why though, she's pretty much the only one brave enough to speak her mind to Keiji. The only one brave enough to tell him he's a jerk. I do sometimes, but only defending the others. He can do whatever to me, and I don't say a word. But why her? Natsumi and I grew up together! I "ran away" to her house to be her "sister" whenever Keiji would get to bad! I consider her my closest friend, the one I turn to when I'm scared or overwhelmed. She's quite possibly, the only person I really trust. And not just that, but poor Ayumi. Natsumi is her little girl, and she's always getting hurt by him!
After a few minutes my legs give out, and I collapse at his feet. I look up at him, and start sobbing. This is the first time since I was 4, I've cried around him, not counting in my sleep. He stares at me, slightly shocked looking. He regains his composure, and glares down at me.
"Ami," he starts, but I cut him off.
"Don't" I say. He, again, looks startled by my behavior.
"I don't want to hear it. You almost killed the person I care about most in this world. Again." my voice is hallow, broken.
Keiji avoids my look, taking in what I've said. While Natsumi's the person I'm closest to, I know I'm the person Keiji's closest to. It gives me the benefit to his listening to me, thinking about what I've said, and, usually, less harsh punishments.
I stare at him, detested by everything about him.
"I hate you." I say softly, knowing it's the one thing that will hurt him, "Before I wasn't sure. I thought I might like you, might even love you, but I don't. You're despicable."
A new flare of anger burns through me with these words, and I stand.
"You think you can get away with it. That we all love you because we're your zodiac." My voice gets stronger, fueled by this new passion,
"We don't. You can control me until the day I die, but I will never love you." I glare at him, daring him to challenge that claim. He just stares at me as my words sink in. I lean closed to him.
"We." I say, pausing after every word, "Will. Never. love. you."
His face darkens with anger, his eyes narrow,
"You will regret ever saying that Ami." he says, in his most poisonous voice. I grin.
"Make me." I challenge. Keiji whips his hand out to strike me, but I step away just in time. He makes a few more attempts, but thankfully I stay out of harms reach by dashing out the door. Keiji follows me, but I'm a faster runner then him. Hardly, but I am.
I get to my door, and slam it shut, locking the door.
"Ami open the door!" he screams.
I start to, but pause.
"Nah, I don't want to right now." I say in my most nonchalant voice.
please don't break down the door I silently plead, but I know it's no use. Keiji rips down the door, and charges toward me. I have nowhere I can go, so I don't bother running.
-Mai-
I sit in my room, holding Pachikun. Somethings happened, I know that, but I don't know what. And Kameko isn't telling me.
"Kameko-Chan," I say, standing to go over to her,
"Yes Mai?" she asks in her soft, calm voice.
"I'm bored, what should we do?"
Kameko is quiet for a minute, thinking.
"I know!" she says brightly, "Let's go meet, um, I think her name is Chou. And then we can go see Tsuyosa. We've never really talked to him much."
I grin, and bounce up and down.
"Yeah!" I say, "Lets take Chou to meet him too!"
I take Kameko's hand, and lead her to where I'd seen the girl go, but as soon as we get outside the door I freeze. I'm not good at meeting new people, so I'm kind of scared.
"Mai?" Kameko says, "Are you all right?"
I nod, then I remember Kameko can't see
"Yeah, I think so."
Kameko smiles warmly, and knocks on the door. It's answered by a teenage boy.
"Umm..." I say, "H-Hi, I'm Mai...Is th-this the room o-of Chou-Chan?"
He nods,
"Come in." he says, opening the door for Kameko and I. The girl, Chou, sits at the desk, staring out of her window. She looks very sad, and has a needle-thingy in her arm. Like the kind at the hospital. Kameko and I walk over to her.
"Hi, I'm Kameko, The rabbit" Kameko says, she gestures to me,
"This is Mai, the dragon."
"And this," I say softly, holding up Pachikun, "Is Pachikun."
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Yeah, I didn't quite know what to do with Mai and Kameko, but I figure Tsuyosa and Chou deserve some time meeting new people, haha!
As for Ami, that just felt natural. Like her protective-inu side overpowering the submissive- dog side, haha!
