Alright, this is my second fanfic, and it is a TaikixAlex one, because they need more lovings. =] And and and I had the perfect song for them (As seen in the title)
I do not own any of the characters from Taiki, because I only have 24 cents and they cost a quarter. T_T; I also don't own the song Hands Down, Dashboard Confessional owns it. It is by far one of the sweetest love songs out there, and it's one of the only two that can not make me gag. =] The other one....WELLL....you'll see that in another fanfic I'll eventually do. So, here we go.
Breathe In For Luck, Breathe In So Deep. This Air Is Blessed, You Share With Me.
I never really expected much out of life. Hanging with friends, goofing around, I never thought it could get any better, I never thought life would be more complicated. But...then I met her...and that image, everything I shaped around it, my very being.... All of that got blown out of proportion. And...the person I was, the one I knew for sixteen years of my life...when was it...when was it that she started to change?
"Sooo...why are we doing this again?" On this day, it would all begin. Gym class, the class where I first discovered the truth about Alex would once again tangle my life in more nonsense, things that I never thought could exist.
"Because Coach Merrik is on a month's vacation to Guam." Natalie replied, as we all exited to school and filtered into the grass a few feet from the sub. Autumn was tilting off its axis and about to give into beckoning Winter, but the last of the bearable days were still hanging on.
Three blows of a whistle quieted all chatter surrounding us as our temporary teacher put her hands on her hips. She was GINOURMOUS. Not widely, but in height. This woman looked like she could tower over Shack. Her hair was cut short short short and she was clad in Plad Flannel. "Alright, I personally HATE gym."
"Wha-?" I started.
"As few of you know," She continued, "I was an art teacher at my previous school before getting my ass kicked out for things that werent really my fault. I mean, seriously, it's not my fault that that kid's face just so HAPPENED to be near my fist..."
Natalie and I could only just stare out blankly in paralyzed expressions.
"But, that's off topic. Anyway, my name is Ms Kauffman and I want you all to run one lap around the baseball field and back."
"But that's child's work!" Some boy behind us complained.
"Yes, well, most subs would just let you sit out for the entire period. Be thankful that I'm not most subs." She picked up the whistle that hung around her neck and held it a little ways away from her lips. "After wards, I want you all to get back here QUIETLY ("Yeah right!" yelled some kid.) and ready for further instructions! Do I make myself clear!?" Not waiting for a reply, she blew the whistle and we all took off. Well...at least, just the kids who didn't want to mess with her, there were a few that stayed behind getting referrals.
"Pretty intense, aye Taiki?"
"Huh? I looked to my side and there She was, running along and winking at me.
"Man, if our Gym days continue to be this easy for an entire month, I may have to start going to weight training myself after school so that I don't get out of shape."
It was then that her jokingly sarcastic remark about Gym kicked in. "Oh! Uhhh, I honestly prefer this to regular gym." I replied, panting a bit even though I just started running.
Alex chuckled a bit at me. "You keep that up Taiki, and that beautiful figure of yours is going to go out the window."
"Wha-!?" Blush.
"Later Taiki!" She waved back at me as she ran up ahead with the boys and girl in the front.
She...she probably didn't mean it that way.... I pondered to myself, trying to keep my blush level down.
Finally, I made it back to our Substitute Gym Teacher panting and sweaty, followed by Natalie...well, actually it took her another five minutes. When she finally DID get there...Kauffman was already explaining our activity for the next month.
"Psst, Taiki, why did you run so fast?" Her smirk made me realize that she was walking the entire time. My friend was a slacker.
"And, so, therefore, in conclusion, I will pair all juniors and Seniors together. Please be a good influence on each other for the next month."
"Wait, what!?" I slowly turned my head to the group of senior boys, all wacking each other's asses and laughing. Their B.O. wafted even to the spot where I stood.
"She can't be serious..." Natalie started as our blonde sub looked down at the clipboard in her hand and began to call out names. "Ginger Blaney, you are with Miki Guadalupe!" The junior girl, who I assumed was Ginger, rolled her eyes and waved goodbye to her friends and walked toward the group of seniors, and walked off with a taller figure. "Renee, you're with Sarah...hurry it up! I don't have all day! Alright, Umm...Natalie, you are with Niccole Smith..."
"That's me...later Taiki!" She blushed a little at the cute senior girl as she waved and ran over.
That's right...I forgot Natalie liked girls. I pondered before I heard my name called out. "Taiki, you're with Alex..."
"Wait, what?" My mouth dropped open stupidly.
"I said, you're with Alex, now get moving!"
"Y-Yes Ma'am!" I began to walk towards all the seniors, but I was stopped half way by the short haired blonde.
"Hey Taiki! I guess we're stuck together for a month, huh?" She smiled her famous Cheshire cat grin, winking one eye at me before pulling me by the wrist towards a pile of sketch books.
"Wait, why sketchbooks?" I asked dumbly.
"Weren't you listening Taiki?" She asked me. "We're going to be sketching things here and there around the school and telling each other where we need to improve."
"How is this gym related?" Confusion.
Alex laughed at me and my cluelessness. I guess she found it amusing somehow, yet I till don't know why. "My guess is that she knew she couldn't get away with it, so she had us warm up first, claiming this to be a cool down."
She picked up some charcoal and a giant sketch pad and then picked up another for me. "Isn't that...I don't know, a bit much to assume?" I inquired as she handed me the two objects.
Alex shrugged. "Eh, with my aunt, you never know."
"Your Aun-?" But she already began to walk up ahead leaving me dumbfounded as I trailed behind her.
"What do you want to sketch Taiki?" I pondered for a second, but she took my silence as grouchiness. "Aw, come on, Kai told me that you LOVE art just as much as Nicci loves designing clothing. You must be really good!"
I smiled embarrassed and scratched the back of my head. "No...not really. Eh heh heh. I'm not good at al. I just doodle."
"Well, I bet you're way better then me...how about the basketball court?" She asked as she guided me to the blacktop. All the other kids went to trees and plants, and here we were, standing next to a man made object. Before I could protest, she stretched her arms out and plopped down on her back, making a 'thud' in the grass.
After a few seconds, I lowered myself to the ground and opened up the sketch pad. Looking up at one of the hoops, I began making a small circle for where the basket was going to be with the charcoal.
"You know..." Alex began, "Art really isn't my thing."
"You probably should start sketching though, you'll fail for the year if you don't." I laughed a little. "No work for a month equals failing."
Alex nodded. "You're right...hey! I got it!" She sat up so suddenly that I jumped and made a giant line across the beginning of my sketch. So much for that...
"YOU can draw ME. That way, I get credit for modeling." She smirked, content with herself.
"Uhhh..." I gave her a stare of post shock from her outburst.
"Awe, come on Taiki! It will be cool. And the basket ball court never changes, I can change my poses for every single picture."
"Oh...okay I guess..." She smiled and glomped me into the grass in ecstasy. On my back, I looked up at her as she sat back up and lay down with her feet opposite of mine.
"You don't mind if I dose, do ya Taiki?" She asked and I murmured a 'no' still blushing from the fact that a second ago, she was on top of me.
Forcing myself up into a crossed legged position, I turned to a new sheet and moved myself so that I was to the side of her, and began drawing her at that angle. I first sketched the shape of her face...then where her neck would be, followed my two shoulders and her curved, elegant torso...then I went back to draw the shape of her toned arms, her skin getting a few Goosebumps from the winter chill. As I continued with her arm, she moved it so that it covered her eyes from the sunlight.
"Uhh..Alex, could you move your arm back to where it was?" No reaction. It was then that I realized that Alex was, indeed asleep. 'Great.." I sighed defeated and made another tube that connected to the circle that represented her elbow and drew it so that it went over her face.
Then I moved onto her legs, which were in boxer-like things. As I continued with her legs, I watched at how the sun reflected off of them, how they shinned to the right side, but shaded as they came closer to the ground. Finally, I finished them and created a dummy for the basis of the drawing. "Well...that's that...onto the harder part."
"EVERYBODY INSIDE!" Three whistles sounded off as my head jumped in the direction of Kauffman and Alex stretched and let out a huge yawn, reaching the legs I was so content with sketching as far out as they would go, before throwing her body into the air so that she stood. Drowsily, she rubbed her eyes.
"Awe man, how long was I out for?" She inquired.
"About twenty minutes." She held out her hand which I took as she pulled me up.
"Did ya finish?" I replied 'no'. "Let me see!" She excitedly took the sketch book from my hands and studied it charcoal dust. "Awe man, this is amazing Taiki! But...what's with this arm?"
I laughed a little. "You moved it in your sleep. So, I had to redraw it."
"Awe, Taiki, you could have just woken me up."
"You looked kind of relaxed, so..."
"That means EVERYONE!" My blood ran cold as I felt a tall presence behind me, one that just SCREAMED serial killer.
"Hey Aunt Lindsey, how's it hanging?" Alex snickered.
"Just because you're my niece doesn't mean that you can disobey when I say to go inside. So, scram!" Playfully smacking Alex on the arm, the giant of terror left us leaving Alex laughing and dragging me by the wrist as I just stood there in shock from what happened.
"Come on Taiki! If you don't hurry up, the lock rooms will close before we get there!"
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"One whole month of just sketching Alex?" I pondered as I lay down on my bed, holding the kitty plushy that Carter gave me.
I made a voice in the back of my throat while staring up at it as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. "You know...it's strange..." I rolled over on my side so that the moon shinning through my window luminated my face. "For some reason....my heart just won't stop beating."
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Chapter one is finished! Tell me what you think! =] Oh, and by the way, I use another type of Font for the Substitute teacher because of the way I picture her. I believe the term for that would beBull Dyke I think it was? I dont remember. XD; But, yes, thats how I view her. Like that with a deep deep DEEP voice. =]
-- Edited by Sora at 14:28, 2007-12-08
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Woaaa you're good. Mine suck so hard TT_TT I'm not Taiki but i think you got everyone's personalities right. Your descriptions are good too. And i can't see spelling mistakes ... I want to make a constructive critic but ... I'll re-read it later. Can't wait for chapter two !!!
Whoa! I love it! You really captured all the characters' personalities!! And including tons of random details from the comic just makes it so much better! I didn't think anyone knew my comic so well. xD I can't wait for the next chapter!
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"I'm not in the scene, I think I'm falling asleep, but all that it means is I'll always be dreaming of you." (Feeling This by Blink 182)
This Night Is Wild, So Calm And Dull. These Hearts They Race From Self Control.
"Please, Honey, please! I want you back! I can't take this anymore! I can't keep pretending that it means NOTHING to have you apart from me! How long have we been together? How many years!? How many times have we cried together Darling? I can't take this anymore, I want you back, I NEED you back with me! Please..."
"I'm sorry." I replied to the voice on the other end of the phone. "I love you too Mom, but...I just can't keep living there. Im mature enough to live on my own now, I'm sorry. I love you Mother, but I...I'm sorry." The phone clicked from the disconnect and I hung the phone back on the receiver. The guilt was becoming more and more, pretty soon, I wouldn't be able to bear it.
It used to be just hints here and there. Regular 'How was your day?'s and then the suggestion of me moving back in would just somehow surface. 'Well, you know, it's so hard working this house alone. It would be great if I could have so extra hands around, you know?' But I'd brush it off as if I hadn't noticed, or say that I had to get back to homework. But before I could hang up, no matter what the last thing said was, there would be a second's protest on the other end.
"Taiki?" She would say.
"Yeah Mom?"
"I love you."
"Yeah, you too." I'd reply.
"'Yeah you too' what?"
"Uhhhhh."
She'd sigh. "Alright, go back to your homework; I'll call you again tomorrow. Love ya Hun." And she'd disconnect.
I never thought that it would get this dramatic though, to the point where she'd cry and beg me on the other end. Guilt was piling higher and higher and it was then that I began to fear that I may drown in it.
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"You're so lucky you didn't take Gym this year." I sighed and nested my head in my arms on the cafeteria table. This time, I was smart and brought my own lunch. Sandwiches, Woot. The Cafeteria chatter around us became increasingly louder as more and more students piled into the large room and trays were dropped on people's heads as pranks. The smell of oiled rubber vegetables surrounded and mingled in the air while the man created moisture began to make my hair feel just a tad greasy.
Nikki took one of her fries and broke it between her teeth. "Let me guess, you have That Kauffman teacher." She assumed.
I lifted my head up to blink at her. "What? How did you know?"
She shrugged before taking a sip of her Iced Tea. "A lot of my friends in Gym have been complaining as of yesterday about some crazy 'woman' turning Gym into an art studio." She answered. "Though, you like art Taiki, so why do you mind so much?"
I smiled an embarrassed smile and began to laugh lightly. "Well, if you see her, then you'll understand on instinct."
Nikki stared giving me the 'You're so weird' look before getting back to chowing down on her food.
"Taiki!"
"Huh?" I turned around to see Daisuke running towards our table. Awwww man....
"Taiki Taiki! Oh, hey Nikki!" he smirked at her trying to 'play it cool'.
"Get lost Daisuke." My best friend replied trying to ignore him.
Daisuke laughed as if she was playing with him. "Well, you guys like music, right?" His smirk only widened as he didn't wait for us to reply. "I just got these concert tickets to see some local band live!" He held them up in triumph. "Howeverrrr, I only have one extra ticket. So, which of you lovely ladies would like to go with me?"
"Uhhh." I stared at him dumbfounded for a second.
"Jesus Daisuke, MOVE it!" A girl that doubtlessly resembled Daisuke pushed the boy away and plopped down in the seat that he was probably about to occupy. "Seriously, go get your OWN friends! And why don't you try picking up someone your OWN age while you're at it!?"
Daisuke grumbled as Haruka turned her head to meet us as we both blinked back at her. "I wasn't picking up ANYONE, I just wanted to know which-"
"' -of these 'lovely ladies' would like to accompany you on a rock star date?" She inquired accusingly.
"Eh heh..." One corner of his smile quirked up farther then the other as he sighed and left defeated.
"The nerve!" Haruka grabbed a fry of her own and began munching on it aggravated. "Next time he does that, just tell him to get lost!"
"I did-" Nikki tried to explain, but a giant yawn followed from Haruka before she practically BANGED her head onto the table top.
"Oyyy, I'm thinking of just failing again this year." She whimpered and buried her head into her arms.
"What? Why?" I inquired suddenly. "You can only fail so many times before they kick you out Haruka."
"Yeah, and it's not like you can do much without high school." Nikki added pointedly.
"Mmm, yeah but, the school workkkkk." She groaned. "There should be a class on gossiping."
"There is, it's called Journalism." Nikki replied as I gave a short laugh.
"Taiki, did you have Gym yet?" Haruka asked, trying to change the topic.
I blinked. "Yeah...." Gym. It wasn't what I had expected. I never DID get to finish that drawing of Alex, I guess she got bored. While I was trying to sketch her, she told me she'd be right back and ran off to a few seniors who were sketching. Five minutes into their conversation and laughs, I think she forgot all about me. Our Sub blew the whistle before she returned, and she didn't even stop to get me as she headed inside. Alex...why does it suddenly hurt when I think about you?
"Earth to Taiki!"
"Huh?" I blinked at a cross seeming Haruka.
"I asked you if you and your senior Partner considered the trip."
"Trip?" I blinked again, so confused.
"You know, the one to that Dude Ranch in Wickenburg!" I blinked again.
"Geez Taiki, don't you ever listen to these things?" I laughed embarrassed at my friend.
"Sorry, my mind was occupied today." I explained, hoping to relive me of the embarrassment. "Wickenburg? Isn't that like... two hours away?"
Haruka nodded. "Yup! Just up Route 60! Your partner MUST havehey! Speaking of which, wouldn't Alex have mentioned it to you?"
Nikki blinked. "Alex?"
"Yeah, that's who Taiki is paired up with!"
"Wait, how did you know tha-" I stopped myself short and sighed. Of course Haruka would know, Haruka knows everything.
Nikki nodded and took another sip out of her can. "Knowing Alex, I doubt she'd give up a chance to go to a dude ranch." Nikki laughed. "I remember when she tried to drag Kai to one."
"What happened?" I inquired.
"Well, Alex came up to Kai and asked him to go with her. Kai blushed and told her that they're boring and he had a concert to go to that night."
Haruka took out a notepad. "Oh, wait wait wait, this is good, let me get this down."
Nikki continued. "Well, Alex just laughed and told him not to be ridiculous, that he could always go to a concert. He was about to say something else but then Alex took his hands into her own, squeezed them together and said 'Pleaseeeeeeeee?'" Nikki closed her eyes and stretched a GIGANTIC smile across her face as if she was the adolescent blonde girl she was describing in her story.
"What happened then?" I asked, quite interested.
"Well, then Kai sucked it up and went with her. They came back a few days later the same as they always had been. Alex jumping and outgoing, while Kai was trying to keep cool." She laughed again. "Mom and I always tease him about how he got owned by a girl."
I nodded to myself. "How long have they known each other?"
"Alex and my brother? I have no clue. They probably met freshman year or something." All three of us looked up as the bell rang. "Later Taiki!" Nikki waved as I returned her parting.
"Yeah! Later."
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"Hey! Taiki!" I turned around as I saw a shorter light haired figure approaching me. "Hey!" She greeted again as she stopped before me and energetically. "Sorry about yesterday, I got lost in conversation."
I laughed lightly and brushed it off. "It's alright. I was thinking about things anyway." We started walking together towards the basketball court as Alex continued to bring up the most awkward of topic, from hairy tomatoes to creepy stories that I honestly couldn't follow.
"Aw man! I'm so pumped about this game after school today!" She yelled in triumph as she ran onto the black top spinning a few times, throwing her arms up in the air.
"Oh, that's right; you're on the basketball team, aren't you?" I flipped open to a clean page because I knew she wasn't going to lay down again when she was this fired up. I'll probably never finish the sketch from the other day, so I may as well.
"Yeah!" She replied back with her street accent. "Hey, I know Taiki!" She smirked at me after a second's thought. "Why don't you draw me," she pointed to the hoop she was closest to, "making a slam dunk right there?"
"Uhhhh," I scratched the back of my head. "That sound's kind of hard, seeing how you can't just pause in mid air as I sketch you...."
"Come on Taiki, you're an AMAZING artist." She argued, walking back towards me.
"No I'm not...I'm nowhere near as good as I wish I could be." I blushed.
"Well then, this will help you improve. Look, you've got the court," she turned around and gestured in front of her, "right there and then you've got me," she pointed to herself, "Right here. I'll pose as if I'm about to make a slam dunk and you can draw me like that."
"I don't know..." I laughed nervously.
"Aw, come on Taiki! Pleaseeeeeeeee?" She smiled up at me. That smile...and suddenly I was Kai, looking at a younger girl begging me to go to the Dude Ranch with her.
There is no way Kai would have been able to say 'no'. "I guess..."
"Yes! You're the best Taiki!" And she glomped me again before taking a few steps back and balancing on one leg as she put one arm out in front of her, higher then her head, and her wrist curved as if she was slamming something into a basket. After a few seconds, she began to wobble and abruptively, brought her other foot down to the ground before falling.
"Woh! Alex, are you okay?" She groaned and I held a hand out to her so that she could be helped up. She laughed and took my hand.
"Guess I didn't think this through." She grinned dorkishly. "Oh well, why don't you pick the pose Taiki?"
"Are you sure?" I asked pulling her up. "I mean, you're the one who's going to be sitting still this whole time. Shouldn't you find one that's comfortable for you...?"
"Nah! I'm poseable!" She grinned. "I can manage with anything."
"Well, okay I guess..." A pause. "I honestly have NO clue what to draw you as."
She let out a laugh. "Alright then." She walked back to the blacktop and picked up a basket ball before tucking it under her arm and sitting down with it. Then, she brought her knees apart so that she was sitting Indian style, and supported her weight with her one free hand. Finally, she tilted her head to the side and smirked dominantly. "How's this?"
I BLUSHEDDDD bright red for what seemed to be no apparent reason and sat a few yards in front of her and began to sketch the tubes and the circles. And just like the first day, as soon as I finished the rough sketch, Kauffman blew the whistle before I could get any real detail down.
"Aw, that sucks." Alex commented before getting up and walking towards me, wanting to see the sketch. As I showed her, she looked at me and smirked largely. "This one is even better then the first! You've got real talent Taiki."
Her compliment made me blush more then I already was. I would have denied what she said, but my mind had an automatic shut off. Snickering, she waved at me and ran off with a small group of seniors, leaving me alone.
The wind blew a chill through me as my arms began to harden with Goosebumps. Silently, thoughtlessly, I looked down at the sketch book and traced a finger over her outline. I closed my eyes and could hear the crowd cheering as Alex made that slam dunk she so desperately wanted. ---------------------------- Let's see...math homework...textbook work for US History.....what's this?
I lifted a crumbled piece of paper out of my backpack and straightened it a little before reading it. "Dude Ranch Permission Slip....Oh! It's that thing for gym!" I studied it a little and figured out that we were probably going to do some type of intense rodeo sports while we stayed there. The trip was going to be three days long....Great. I thought to myself. "I'll just ask Alex about this tomorrow since I forgot toda-What!? It's due tomorrow!?"
I inwardly started panicking. I had no clue if I should sign it or not, and the only way to figure out if Alex was going was to ask her.
I began pondering to myself and realized that I could call Nikki and ask Kai for Alex's number. Picking up the phone, I dialed my best friend and waited with every passing ring of her phone.
"Hey, this is Nikki. I'm not here right now, but if you leave your name and number, I'll get back to you. Thanks. *Beep*"
"Uhhh, hey, Nikki, it's me. Look, this is going to sound really awkward but, could you ask Kai to give me Alex's number? It's sort of urgent and I need it tonight...yeah, so um, please get back to me on that. Thanks!" I hung up and flopped onto my bed. Sighing, I started to watch my clock. Minutes ticked away like seconds, and before I knew it, an hour already passed.
"This is not good...wait a second..."
"Aw man! I'm so pumped about this game after school today!"
"That's it!" I grabbed my sneakers by my bed and ran to the door. "Vincent, Ryo, Ill be back in an hour or so!" I called before running out of my house to the school. "I just hope it's a home game tonight..."
Luckily, it was. It was indoor too, so I didn't get too cold. Looking around for an empty space on the bleachers, I saw McClintock switching people on their team as they let the used up players get their rest. Taking a seat, it was then that I saw Alex get switched in. As she walked onto the floor, she looked back over her shoulder and saw me starring at her. I imagined her chuckle, before she gave me a smirk and a thumbs up sign before turning her attention back to the arena.
The whistle blew and the ball was in the air. Do I really need to explain the game to you for you to figure out who won?
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"Hey! Thanks for coming Taiki!" Alex apparently lived somewhere around me, so while walking home, I was accompanied by her.
"No problem." I laughed lightly. "You were amazing; I could never be that good."
She blushed. "Gosh, it's not really that special. Just dribbling and running is all."
I wanted to press the subject, but decided against it. With nothing else to talk about, and an uncomfortable silence falling around us, I looked up at the sky. Alex on the other hand seemed to be enjoying herself and started singing quietly to herself.
"O Star, fall down on me. Let me make a wish upon you. Hold me, let me think. Think of what I'm wishing for...Wait, don't go away, just not yet. 'Cause I thought I had it, but I forget..."
How does one describe a voice to a person who was born deaf? Alex's voice was so...so different. So unique, so original, so divine...I thought, as I heard her sing, that I had finally grown ears, that I could hear for the first time. But it wasnt just her voice. As I looked over at her face, made angelic by the stars of the Phoenix skyline, I felt...what was this emotion? I felt as if I was in...in something. Her closed eyes, the pigment of her skin, her hair which seemed to glow in the celestial lumination
"Ah, heheheh, sorry." Alex snickered in her natural highness, breaking me out of my trance. "You were staring at the sky and a song popped into my head."
I nodded. "Don't be sorry, you have a very nice voice."
"Hehehe, you think?"
"Yeah. So, what song is that? I've never heard it before."
"It's a song I hear playing in Nikki's room all the time whenever I hang out with Kai." She explained. "I always hear it playing whenever I'm there. Kais such an old grump, he complains whenever it's own but I find it kind of catchy."
I nodded again. "It's nice."
Alex snickered and continued. "And I won't let you fall away from me, You will never fade and I won't let you fall away-"
And that's how it was. The entire walk home, I listened in silence to Alex's voice, her perfect sing-song voice that seemed to add life into my dull world. Parting was especially painful for me, the school wasn't far from my house to begin with. And as if it was what some celestial being intended, her song ended the second we arrived at my driveway. With a 'later Taiki', she waved and continued walking, leaving me to walk into my house.
Walking into my room, I closed the door and stripped putting on pajama shorts and a tang top. Stretching my arms a little, I collapsed backwards onto my bed and clicked off the light.
After a few minutes, I rolled onto one side and then another. Furrowing my brow, I flipped over onto my stomach and put my arms underneath my pillow, burying my head into it.
Why do I feel like this? With much effort, I sat up in the darkness and looked down at nothing. I feel so serene...and yet restless at the same time. Again, my heart hasn't stopped beating...why? I looked up at the ceiling.
"Hey, Alex's voice was pretty today, wasn't it?" I inquired to no one. "Kai really should have let her be the lead singer of his band, even though she is a girl." I shook my head quickly a few times. "Damn, I didnt even ask her about that trip It was just like me to go out of my way to do something, and yet never get to it. Why am I talking to darkness? I really should be getting to sleep, I have school tomorrow."
With all the will power I could muster, I forced myself to lie down, only to stare up at the ceiling for what seemed to be an hour.
"Why don't you try looking at girls then?"
"What!?" I BLASTED myself back up into a sitting position. "What was that??? Why did that just pop up into my head?" My heart began beating even more furiously. I felt as if I was about to start hyperventilating if these thoughts and feelings didn't stop.
Hyperventilating without tears? Is that even possible?
Groaning, I got out of bed and walked into the hall and to my bathroom. Stripping again, I walked to the shower and turned it on full blast before stepping in and just letting the water soak me. After a few minutes, I turned it off, wrapped myself in a towel and walked back to my bed.
The thoughts didn't stop, I could still hear them screaming in my dreams. But at least I fell asleep immediately.
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Teehee, that was chapter two. =]
If any of you were wondering, that song that Alex was singing is called "Oh Star" by Paramore. I don't really like the band, but I adore the song. Here it is. Oh, and the fact that the AMV is a KH one is entirely cooincidental. XD; I died laughing when I found it because of what game it's based off of.
-- Edited by Sora at 22:49, 2007-12-11
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Mmmm....PG-13 to be safe. ------Chapter Three-----
Your Legs Are Smooth As They Graze Mine. We're Doing Fine-We're Doing Nothing At All.
The next morning, Nikki confronted me about the message I left on her cell the previous night. Confused about why I wanted Alex's number, she handed me a ripped piece of paper with the phone address scribbled onto it. I did notice however, that she didnt look too well.
"You okay Nikki?" I inquired.
"Huh?" She looked over at me as we continued walking towards the doors of McClintock.
"I mean, you just seem a bit...out of it today."
She shrugged. "Well, remember that concert that Daisuke said he wanted to go to yesterday?" I nodded. "Turns out, it was the same one Kai, Mom and I were going to as well."
"Y-you don't mean..."
Nikki's eyebrow began to twitch uncontrollably. "I don't know HOW LONG that boy was stalking us for but..."
I laughed a bit. "That must have been awkward."
"What's worse is that my Mom caught onto what was happening right away and abandoned me to go and jump into the Mosh pit!"
I would have died laughing right there if I didn't notice that the topic annoyed Nikki. Her family never ceased to amuse me.
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At gym, I couldn't find Alex anywhere in sight. Perhaps she's absent? I wondered. But, as custom told me, I made my way over to the black top and laid down in the grass.
The sky was almost clear that day. A nice azure blue, sorta like Alex's eyes. Only, her eyes were much deeper then the sky, they added more to it. There was life there, unlike in the sheet above me; beyond it, there was nothing.
I sighed and relaxed against the autumn-chilled grass. Closing my eyes, I must have dosed, for when I opened them again, Alex was right beside me.
"Alex?" I inquired and brought myself into a sitting position. "When did you get here?"
Her famous smirk played at her lips as she chuckled. "A few minutes ago, you looked so cute; I couldn't bear to wake you up."
I blushed and looked down at my lap. "Sorry, I didn't know you were here today, so I decided to just relax."
She shrugged. "Think nothing of it." I opened my mouth to say something, but she continued. "You know, now that I'm here, you won't be able to relax."
I laughed and reached over to the giant sketch book she was sitting on top of. "If I could just get this, we could continue..."
She nodded and scootched off of it, sitting down a bit closer to me.
"So umm, Alex, what position should we do this ti-?" She was starring at me. Fully, and intently. "Uhhh, are you okay? Alex?"
Her eyes held so much emotion behind them. And slowly but surely, they began welling up with tears.
"Woh! Alex? Hey, are you okay?" Fuss fuss.
"I can't hold it in anymore Taiki." She looked down at her hands, which were now balled into fists with the grass.
"Alex...hey, what's wrong?" I starred intently at her face, which was now down, fixated on the grass.
"Taiki, I..." She brought her head up, tears now falling from her eyes. I think my heart was breaking then. Or perhaps it was just selfish, and happy that I was the one seeing her cry, not one of her friends.
"What's wrong?" I asked, surprised, shocked, a bit worried and weirded out.
"Taiki, I...I like you."
"Huh?" Stare.
"I like you! I like you a lot!"
So, here she was. Alex. She's a blonde, short girl. Azure blue eyes, spiky hair, out going personality with a hidden shy side.
And, apparently, she likes me.
"Umm, Alex, that's nice and all but but but, I'm a girl!"
She let a tear slide down her face. "Taiki, that shouldn't matter!"
"A-Alex, look, I'm flattered, but I can't-" And then I felt the most splendid sensation run through my body as her lips crashed against mine. At first, there was refusal, but then suddenly, my body shuddered and I gasped. The feeling was alien to me and yet curious. Using her tongue, she parted my lips and slipped it into me, devouring me body and soul.
"A-Alex, I...I can't, I-"
"Hush." She parted and nuzzled again my cheek, eyes welling at me. I blushed, this was so new to me, but something in the back of my head said "It's okay; there is nothing wrong with this. You'll see...you'll see..."
The second time her lips crashed into mine, I did not refuse. Scared, and unsure, I wrapped my arms around her, bringing myself closer to her, trusting her with all of me.
I gasped in refusal as she brought her hands down to the bottom of my shirt and began sliding it up my body with one hand as the other left gentle, sensational caresses on the revealed skin; letting itself raise higher and higher here and there.
"Alex." My voice was chocked, I felt as if there was a fire inside of me, screaming, needing to be released. "Alex, I feel so weird, I can't, I-" She hushed me again with another kiss and stopped raising my shirt right below my chest, perhaps sensing my innocence. Her hand kept caressing my stomach and ribs, and I let out a sound, like a sigh, almost sounding like a cry of pain...but not.
"Taiki...I..." She stopped and sat before me, half on my lap, and half on the ground, her hand stopping its motions.
"Alex...?" Her hand started again, but slowly started drifting down, causing me to shiver and inwardly squirm. I gasped. I moaned.
"Taiki...I lo-"
"GET YOUR ASS MOVING! I CAN'T BELIVE YOU NEVER HEARD ME YELLING!"
"Hu-WOH!" Face....large....too close...
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"M-M-Ms...Kau..."
She was bended over me, as I lay alone, an entire 90 degrees glaring down before straightening herself up. Her whistle shimmered in the broad daylight so brightly that I had to shade my eyes.
"What...?" Where was Alex?
"Just because my niece isn't here today, doesn't give you an excuse to just dose off like that! You have work to do!"
Intimidated, I sat up. Alex isn't here today? Then what....The image of another's lips pressed against mine. Cold, chilled hands sliding up my searing bare skin. A short breath here and there...an alien need... "WHAT WAS THAT!?"
I went BRIGHT red and covered my face. No way no way no way no way NO WAYYYYY. What was I thinking!? What is this!? WHAT IS THIS!?
"I SAID MY NEICE ISN'T HERE TODAY!" If I wasn't so messed up over what appeared to be a dream, I would have died from fear right then and there because of the Sub. "Get your Kahootous* up and march straight to the locker room young lady. I won't be blamed for you missing a period!"
Trembling, I hesitated, but eventually pushed myself up by my hands and stood, following the teacher back towards the main building. My body still felt as if it contained a fire, a fire that was being forced against its will to die out.
What was that...? It was so....so....
Disturbing.
I heard a sigh from next to me. "Don't worry about it kid."
I blinked and looked over. "Huh?"
"Look, I know what you're buzzed out about, but it's okay. You're lucky it's Alex though."
...Huh?
"She told me to tell you not to worry about it."
"Wha-?"
She smiled at me, sympathetically. Such a sympathetic smile that it left chills down your spine, ice cold spiky chills, only because it was Ms. Kauffman who was smiling at you. "She called me last night and told me she forgot to tell you something at the game. Said she was going to say that you shouldn't worry about the trip, she's got it covered."
"T-the trip...?" Complete and total confusion.
She nodded. "Well, in reality, I've got it covered. She's my niece; of course I'm making sure she's going!" The much larger woman pulled me into a headlock, much to my dismay. "Heheheh, don't worry about it kid! Your ol' Aunt Lindsey will pay for it!"
Traumaaaaaaaaaaaaa;;;;;;;
"Now, you get moving!" And with that, she pushed me in the back and sent me practically FLYING through the doors of the girl's locker room.
Still traumatized, I walked to where my locker was (After bumping into a few random girls) and leaned my head against it. The cooling sensation helped to soothe, at least a little. I sighed. What was I thinking? Dreaming something so random such as that.
.......
Blushhhhhhhhhh.
God, this day can't get any weirder.
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"You're going on a trip?"
I nodded at my older brother. "Yeah, it starts on Friday...goes throughout the weekend...I should be home Sunday night."
"Isn't this a bit sudden Taiki?" Ryo looked at me with inquiring eyes.
"Well, yeah...I only just heard about it a few days ago. And I kinda have to go..."
He sighed. "Do you need anything?"
I laughed. "Not right away, I'll put everything I need together tomorrow."
My brother tilted his head. "Taiki, TOMORROW is Friday."
I STARED. "Crap!" Leaving my brother, I sprinted upstairs and ran to my bed room, looking under my bed, and then, not finding what I was looking for, I pivoted and ran to my closet. It still wasn't there.
"Ryo! Have you seen my suit case!?"
"Yeah! I think Vincent needed it for his trip last month! I believe it's still in the laundry room!" He called back. I yelled a 'Kay!' and took off like a hare. Sure enough, there it was. I dragged it back to my room and flopped it on the bed, unzipping it and throwing the top to the side.
Alright, clothes clothes...I opened my drawers and took an armful of garments. I then made my way back to my bed and threw them into the suit case. Turning, I grabbed my MP3 player, cell and book off the night stand. Hey, bus rides can me quite boring.
That's about it I think...oh! I had almost forgotten. I opened up my backpack (which I first had to take off my back, because in the chaos, I forgot to remove it) and withdrew my sketchbook and charcoal.
Afterwards, I zipped it up and my packing was complete.
Early start tomorrow, the bus leaves an hour before school. I sighed and put my suit case onto the floor before climbing onto my bed.
"Hey, Taiki?" I heard a knock as the door opened a bit. It was Vincent.
I looked up at him, for he was taller then me when I sat. "Yeah?"
"Umm...are Ryo and I going to be okay while you're gone?" Crap, I hadn't thought of that either.
"Ryo is pretty responsible so... I mean, it's only three days, right?" I laughed a little uneasy. I'd have to ask Nikki to check up on him every here and there. God, now Im getting worried.
He nodded and let it end there. He never really did say that much, and it made me feel kinda bad.
"Are you going to be okay Vince?" The guilt continued to rise.
He nodded. "It's okay; I'm used to being alone." Alright, now the guilt was sky rocketing. "Night Taiki."
"Oh, umm, night..." He turned and closed the door behind him gently. Perhaps this trip wasn't such a good idea after all?
I turned to my side. I should probably call Alex and tell her I have too many problems at home. I mean, after all, it's not like she needs me on the trip. She could probably spend some quality time with her aunt. Her aunt...
"YOU LEFT MY POOR HELPLESS NEICE ALL ALONE BY HERSELF WHEN SHE TRUSTED YOU TO BE THERE!? I'LL CURSE YOU TO DEATH IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DOOOOOOO!"
My eyebrow twitched with nervous laughter. Perhaps that isn't the best of ideas.
I sighed and reached over to my nightstand, turning off the light. It didn't take a genius to know at that point that it was going to be another long night; even I could figure that out. Getting to my knees, I turned and set my alarm back an hour so that I could get up before the bus left for the school trip. After releasing the buttons, I slid back under the covers and pulled them over myself, trying to burrow my head into the pillow.
Another long night.
And tomorrow is the three day trip with Alex.
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*I've always wanted to use that word. ;]
Ah yes yes yes. Stay tuned! From here on in, the drama starts!
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I Still Remember The Smile When You Tore Me Apart.
While reading the story, I mentally had to say "Hey, it's in before the fanfic contest started, so Sora should be done with the fanfic... right?"
I wuz disappointed!!
Great fanfic thought, I was glued to the computer screen waiting to see what happened, and you really made your OC feel like she belonged in the fanfic. Hope to see an update soon. ^^
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If there's one thing I hate, it's the one thing I love.
[There's supposed to be a hyphen in my name, D-tor]
Sora doesn't even read the comic anymore last time I talked to her
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Anger, Jealousy, Loneliness, these are the emotions that consume ones heart and destroy ones soul, my heart cannot soar for it is eternally wingless...
