- Created By hokagegodessarya
pain ch.3
Ch. 3
The next day found Shiin and Narashi alone in the park together after school. It was a nice day really. warm, sunny, with a light breeze, but neither teen could really enjoy it. One was too nervous, while the other was too dep in thought. With a sigh, Shiin broke the silence. "So... what do you want to know?" Narashi was silent for a moment. "will you answer all the questions I ask?" The raven asked curiously. "...all the ones I can.." "alright.. firstly, what the hell happened to your arm?" Shiin laughed nervously. "oh, that? I'm too clumsy for my own good.. some guys broke one of our house's windows a few days ago, and I haven't had time to clean it up. I tripped and accidentally fell on it," ".. you're not lying right?" "of course not!" 'I wish I could tell you the whole truth,' Shiin thought sadly. Narashi looked at him skeptically. 'He's not telling me something. of course, why should he? I've only known him for a few day, and already I'm interigating him!! What's wrong with me? GAH!' "hmm. so how are you feeling?" Shin was caught off guard by the (to him) unusual question. "F-fine... thanks," A light blush dusted his cheeks. "That's goo," silence reigned for a few moments before Narashi began to speak again. "you know.. I really was afraid you were going to die. I mean you looked.. so sick, pained, tired.. it's a relief to see you're alright." Shiin was, again, shocked. "y-you care?" "of course i do!! you're another human being, a companion even! i'm not some unemotional bastard you know! plus, from what i've seen you're a good guy, so why wouldn't i care?!" narashi asked increduosly. a grim smile came over shiin's face before he caught himself and put on his normal carefree one. wanted to distract the red-head, narashi made a suggestion. "hey, it's starting to get hot now, my house is just down the street, you wanna stop theire and get a drink?" shiin blushed a little. "um.. sure.. but i'll have to leave soon," "alright, whatever,' narashi shrugged, standing up. shiin followed his example, and soon both were seated in a kitchen, drinking ice-cold water. the teen quickly finished his. "thanks," he said.no sooner had he said this than he disappeared throught the front door.
~later~
The trap was set, everything was ready, pain would not get away this time! and yet.. 'why do i feel like somthing bad's gonna happen?' just as this thought ran through kiba narashi's mind, a streak of scarlet and black flashed across his vission. the plan? keep everyone, save himself, away untill neded. deftly he ran toward the blur, and valuable jewels said blur was aiming for. a growl left the thief's throat. "move kiba, i don't need this tonight!" a smirk made its way to the police chief's face. "why should i? you're a criminal, one that takes what is rightfully other's, and who won't surrender himself to the police!" he lunged at the other man. "so? life's hard, and you gotta do what you gotta do. unfortunately, this is what i've got to do," was that a tinge of sadness narashi saw in the thief's eyes? before he could decide, pain hit the back of his opponent's neck, forcing him into the land of the unconcious. the thief took his prize with sad eyes, and replaced it with his calling card. "i'm sorry," the redhead whispered. then, he was gone.
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now that he had enough money, agate shiin could finally pay off his hospital bills. after having removed his outfit, and traded the jewels for cash, he entered the hospital. quietly, he walked to the reception office, and requested to see dr.norphin. the lady behind the desk, with a much too sweet smile to be normal, told him to wait in one of the nearby chairs. so.. well, he did. as he sat in the somewhat quiet room, memories started flashing through his mind's eye. fishing with his father. going to work with him for the first time. saving his sister from bullies. being appalled by what his father did. his mother's loving arms. his father's gurgled, dying words- "hey! why are you here? you didn't hurt yourself again did you?" shiin, jumping slightly, was instantly snapped from his reverie by the so familiar voice. "n-narashi?!" "yeah, now why are you here?" composing himself, shiin replied. "oh, i just need to pay off some bills, and i've known the doctor for years, so i prefer to give it to him personally.. um.. are you alright?" 'i hope he's not here because of me,' "i'm fine! i got in a fight earlier, and the guys wanted me to get checked out before i go to work again," narashi chuckled slightly, " they tend to overeact sometimes," the raven rubbed the back of his head in embarassment. "i see.." 'so it was my fault,' before more could be said, both men were called back. "the doctor's very busy today, so both of you need to go back and see him now please," (1) one of the nurses told them quietly. "um.. alright?" narashi said, not really knowing how else to respond. with a sigh, shiin started ot walk toward dr.norphin's office. quickly catching up, narashi followed. a few minutes later found them in an awkward silence waiting for the doctor. "ah, shiin! good to see you again. mr. kiba good to see you too. so i assume you're here for the usual shiin?" the doctor once he finally arrived. "um.. yeah. er, here," swiftly, shiin handed dr.norphin a thick white envelope. while handing over the package, his sleeve rode up his arm slightly. the doctor's eyes narrowed as he noticed the bandages there, and his smile faded into a worried frown. "what's wrong with your arm shiin?" the brunette doctor asked in a concerned voice. shiin pretended not to hear him, and walked to the door. "i gotta go, bye," the door closed, then shiin was gone. after a moments silence the remaining two began ot talk. "checkup?" the doctor asked off-handedly. "hm? oh, yeah.. you seem to know shiin well." "i should hope so, i've known him since he was about fifteen, although he usually keeps to himself, so i don't know alot about his present life," narashi nodded. "if you don't mind, do you think you could answer some questions for me? i haven't known him long, but he worries me alot," dr.norphin smiled as he listened to the other man's heart. "of course, you seem to care about him, and that's what he need really. i'll anwer what i can, so ask away," narashi was silent as he thought about how best to ask his questions. "has he ever gotten into many fights?" the question suprised the doctor a little, although he could see where this was leading. "no, not as far as i know," the brunette smiled slightly, "and i'm going to guess that you're wondering if i know how his arm may have been injured?" "partially. he said he accidentally fell on some broken glass, but i'm not buying it. *sigh* i don't know why i'm so worried about him either," the doctor's features saddened slightly at this news. "i know how you feel.. but shiin's the kind of person who's good at keeping secrets and won't tell anyone unless he feels it's neccessary. just be patient, he'll tell you when he's ready." "hn," a few moments later, norphin finished, and narashi left. "good at keeping secrets.. huh?" narashi whispered quietly to himself once he exited the hospital.
~at narashi's house~
rapid clicking could be heard throughout the large apartment, all lights out except for in one room, green eyes flitted across information on a computer screen. "*sigh* still nothing i didn't already know," the raven said tiredly, clicking on another search item under 'agate shiin'. more information popped up. "hmm.. honor student.. blah, blah, hm? won first place in a karate championship for japan, huh? that doesn't make sense. he's always so beat up." a thought entered the raven's mind. his eyes widened from it. "he doesn't know the person hurting him does he?" he whispered to himself. after deciding to question the object of his immediate interest later, the screen went black, and the tired officer made his way to bed.
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1. alright, i know they would never do this at a hospital, but for my purposes they do. so please don't comment on it if you noticed it^^'
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