Chapter 1 Human Nights
It was late spring, the sakura blossoms fell lightly off the trees as summer drew near. The sun was starting to set on the city of Tokyo. The sun continued to fall further into it’s hour of twilight. Valu sat at her desk watching the sun set out of her sliding glass door to her buoyancy. Her head resting in her hand. She tapped her pencil on the desk and sighed as she flipped open her text book. She was dressed in her pj’s but she wanted to do some studying before she went to sleep. She might be able to get in at most two hours of studying so long as her little distraction does drop by. Valu tucked her hair behind her ear as she read chapter six of her literature book.
Valu looked up to her buoyancy door when she heard a stone hit the glass. She sighed and glanced at her clock it was now eight o’clock. She stood up and opened her buoyancy door and looked around her. The cool air blew around her. Nobody was even outside her window. It must have been some stupid kids who found it funny to throw thing at peoples windows. Valu sighed and turned around to walk back into her room. Then there sitting on her bed was her little distraction.
“Hey Valu what’s up?” he asked with a smile. Valu sighed and shut the door behind her. She was used to him sneaking into her room by now.
“Humo, what are you doing?” a stupid question she knew but she felt like asking it anyway. Humo smiled innocently.
“I’m here to see you silly” She hadn‘t known Humo for a very long time, they met last summer before they began there freshmen year. He was almost two faced, around her he was a sweet well sweeter to her then other people. But to others he was rude and quiet and some times sarcastic. Humo was five feet tall with pale skin and ruby colored eyes. He was wearing a black t-shirt with a whit upside down cross on the front, and black pants with a white belt. his hair was set in his usual black spikes. He was wearing a black choker and as usual three sets of small earrings in both ears. Humo smiled and laid down on her bed resting his head on his hands behind his head, his legs hanging over the bedside. Valu rolled her eyes. She looked over Humo’s face and noticed a fresh bruise on his cheek bone.
“Humo your face” she began. Humo looked at her in confusion.
“Nani? Valu” he asked. Valu brushed her hand across the purple mark on his cheek. “Ow, Valu that’s still tender, don’t touch it”
“You got in another fight again didn’t you?” she asked angrily. Humo sat up and pushed her hand away.
“None of your business Valu” he said calmly. Valu leaned down to his level and looked at him with big beautiful eyes.
“Humo I’m worried about you is all you’ve been getting in a lot of those lately” she said quietly. Humo Sighed and stood up.
“Baka, you have no reason to worry I haven‘t lost a fight yet” Humo glanced down at her desk and saw her textbook laying open on the desk. “You studying?” he asked trying to change the subject.
“Oh yes I was, there’s a test tomorrow in langue you did study for it right?” She already knew what the answer was going to be but she felt like asking anyway. Humo shrugged his shoulders.
“Naw, totally forgot besides I’m skipping langue tomorrow anyway” He scratched the back of his head then he looked at the clock. “Well I have an hour so what do you want to do?” He asked putting his hands in his pockets. Valu sat on her bed and tilted her head to the side.
“What do you mean what do you want to do?” she asked a bit confused. Humo sighed letting his eyes slide shut.
“I mean, do you want me to stay or leave so you can study” He explained.
“Oh” Valu sighed and thought about it for a while. She needed to study for this test, but if Humo left there’s no one around to keep him out of trouble. Humo bent over to her level his hands still in his pockets.
“It’s not a tuff question to answer, yes or no?” he pressed leaning closer to her. Valu moved back her face got hot.
“I-I want you to stay--” She began. “But I really need to study so can you be quiet?” Humo smiled and flopped on the bed. Valu moved back over to her desk and sat down in her chair. Humo laid on her pink comforter staring at the ceiling for awhile. Humo closed his eyes and laid quietly on the bed, Valu tapped her pencil and glanced over at the clock again. Eight-thirty. She sighed and deicide that studying was a lost cause. She turned in her chair to look at the bed behind her. Besides she really wanted to know who he fought today. Humo was laying with his eyes closed like he was sleeping.
“Humo?” Valu called to him to confirm if he was sleeping or not.
“Hn” Humo sighed letting his eyes drift open. He sat up on hi elbows to look at her. “Nani?” He asked. Valu smiled.
“You look sleepy why don’t you skip your fight tonight and go home?” the beautiful girl offered.
“Hn” Humo rolled over on her bed to his side.
“Humo you can’t sleep here!” She quietly yelled. Humo didn’t answer her. Valu huffed. ‘Humo, you gothic brat you can’t sleep here, what would my mom say?” she heard a light giggle from her guest. “Humo!” Valu climbed into her bed and leaned over Humo getting ready yell in his ear. Humo felt the bed move and he rolled over. Unexacting Valu and Humo’s lips met for brief moment. Valu jumped back and screamed. “Pervert!” she smacked Humo across the face.
“Valu is everything okay?” a voice called from downstairs.
“Ah yes mother every things fine!” she yelled back. Humo rubbed his face where he was smacked.
“Dammit valu, you don’t want me to get in fights yet you hit on me enough to make it look like I got in a fight” He complained.
“You deserved it” She snapped back. Suddenly she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. “Your kidding me” Valu pushed Humo out of onto the buoyancy. “Stay here” she ran back into her room just as her door opened.
“Hey little sis everything okay in here?” her big brother asked. He was a senior in Valu and Humo’s school. He was a handsome boy with short brown hair and baby blue eyes.
“Yes Shuskae every things fine” She laughed nervously. Her brother glanced around the room.
“Say That little brat isn’t in here is he?” he asked.
“Who?” She asked.
“That boy you always hang out with, Humo he’s not in here is he?” He asked again. Valu smiled.
“Don’t be stupid, I just stubbed my foot was all” she tried to lie.
“Right so you scream pervert as a result?” he pressed. Valu stammered skipping over thoughts of how to explain this without telling the truth to Shuskae.
“Ummmmm” She hummed. Shuskae closed the door behind him and crossed his arms letting his eyes slid shut.
“Where’s he hiding Valu? If you tell me and tell him to leave I won’t tell mom” he promised. Valu groaned. She didn’t want to tell Shuskae that Humo visited her almost every night. He’d be in her room then every night to check on her. Over protective big brother. Her brother sighed. “He’s a trouble maker Valu, and over all I don’t trust him, so just tell me and I’ll kick him out” He continued.
“Ummmmm” Valu tried to stall. Her brother walked closer to her.
“Valu now” he demanded. Valu sighed. And was about to point out onto the buoyancy when they both heard Shuskae’s cell phone ring. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and answered it.
“Hello”
/Hey Shuskae/
It was Humo.
“What do you want” he said curtly.
/Hey calm down I didn’t call you because I wanted to, Valu’s not answering her phone can you tell her to call me/
Shusake looked over to Valu then he looked to her small pink phone that laid on her desk. He picked it up and put it in his pocket.
“Shuske!” Valu yelled. He ignored her and went back to Humo.
“Listen you stay away from my sister got it!”
/Omfg your such a fag lol well see ya/
“He said lol” Shuske said with a sigh. Valu smiled
“That’s Humo for you” She laughed.
Shusake looked at Valu. “You can have your cell phone back later” her big brother left the room and completely forgot about there conversation about Humo. He must have felt good that he “managed” to keep Humo from talking to Valu that he forgot about him. Valu sighed and turned to the buoyancy door. Humo slid it open smiled.
“Heh, your brother’s pmsing” Humo joked. Valu smiled.
“No he just doesn’t like you is all” she waved with a smile. “But that trick cast me my cell phone” she complained.
“Aw you’ll get it back in the morning, sooooooooo away way” Humo Began. Valu looked at him he never said sooooooo any way unless he wanted something.
“Nani Humo?’ she asked. Humo scratched his head.
“Well your house is closer to the fight spot then my house so I was wondering…….can I with you?” He asked innocently.
“What you can’t and you don’t even have you stuff with you?” He started. Humo smiled his crocked smile.
“That’s were your wrong” Humo opened the door and pulled his black bag out from under the small wooden chair. “Ta-duhhh” he said happily.
“But Shusake, he’ll----” Valu began. Humo shook his head.
“So lock your door” he answered as if it were obvious.
“That will just raise more questions” she yelled. Humo put his finger over his mouth. Valu cocked her eyebrow. He we go.
“Then tell him that you want to sleep in peace without him probing your room duh” Humo argued. Valu thought about it for a moment. Humo was a good lair and he was just a friend so it shouldn’t matter anyway.
“Okay fine you can stay”
“Yayyyyyyyyy” Humo cheered quietly. Humo then glanced at the clock then back to Valu.
“Well I gotta go be back soon” He playfully pattered her on the head and left out of the window. Valu sighed and tucked Humo’s bag under her bed. And waited for him to return.
Valu was sitting at her desk studying when Humo came back to her house through the window of coarse. It was an hour and a half later after he left her house. Valu glanced towards Humo and gasped. He was a mess. His nose was bleeding and his eye was a bit swollen, and a small blood stain on his lower lip. He wasn’t wearing his t-shirt any more just a black tang top. He was carrying his other shirt in his hand. Small blood stains blotted his t-shirt.
“Humo! Oh my god it looks like you were it by a truck!” She panicked. Humo flopped down on her bed. Valu sat next to him on the bed. “Humo are you okay, Humo answer me”
“Baka calm down, besides if you think I’m messed up you should see the other guys hehehe, now quiet You’ll wake up Shusake” He mumbled not bothering to put his usual tone behind it. He smiled at her and put his finger over her lips. “And I really don’t want to deal with him okay, now be a good little girl and be quiet”
“I’m already awake” Shuskae said form the doorway. Valu shot around and saw him standing there with his arms crossed. Humo smirked.
“Too late heh, okay then I’ll see my self out” Humo went to stand but valu pulled him down to sit next to her. Shuskae sighed.
“You walk home in your condition I don’t think so, you can stay until you feel better no later, Valu go get some ice and some band aids” Valu nodded and walked out the door closing it behind her. Shuskae sighed and looked at Humo. “Do you know how pathetic you look?”
“Nope, don’t have a mirror” He joked sticking out his tongue. Shuskae sighed.
“You know she worries about you” Humo looked up at him “I can’t see why thou, out of all of the students in school she hangs out with you” He was quiet for a moment then he spoke again. “Why do you hang out with Valu Humo?’ he asked. Humo glanced up at him.
“No reason really” Humo’s face grew hot under his skin. Shuskae smirked.
“So you like her huh”
“Don’t be stupid Shusake” Humo said turning away from him. Humo then turned back to him. “Say how did you know I was going to spend the night anyway?”
“Huh oh that I was listening through the door”
“Nani” Humo said a bit surprised. Shuskae smiled and held up his finger with a smile.
“Heh you thought you were soooooo smart huh little guy” Just then Valu entered the room with ice and a box of band aids. She sat on the bed next to Humo and patched him up. Shuskae yawned and left the room leaving Humo a warning and that he’d be listening. Valu huffed after he left.
“I can’t believe he’d actually think we’d do something” She laughed putting the icepack in place.
“Baka, Ow careful that’s tender there” he complained. Humo then leaned back on her bed holding the icepack over his one eye. Valu yawned and starched. “Go to sleep Valu it’s late” Humo murmured.
“But-yam nwot sleepy” She stumbled over words as she yawned and rubbed her eyes. Humo smirked and got up off of the bed and laid on the coach in her room still holding the icepack over his eye. Valu yawned and fell asleep in her bed a while later. Humo chuckled then he crawled back into bed with her. Her reaction would be pretty funny when she woke to see him. Humo sighed then turned his head and saw her sleeping face. He lightly brushed a lock of hair from her face and sighed turning off the light.
to be continued....
