Konojo Himitsu: Chapter 7~
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Chapter 7: Oboete iru (Remember)
Noriko lifted her head a bit and looked around her room, she must have fallen asleep when she was thinking back to all the things she did after school.
‘I don’t understand what the heck Nino wants my help…I don’t even understand why I offered to help him…he’s such a brat! Him and that jerky friend of his Sho! UGH! I can’t believe I actually called him utsukushii…he’s so full of himself! Thinking he’s the best soccer player around!’ she thought angrily as she looked at the ceiling. ‘I mean really? Why would anyone think he was great…just cause he can play…I’ll show him…Mr. perfect…I’ll show him.’
Noriko felt her eyes get as heavy as thought about her day…
~Dream/Memory~
A ten year old Noriko sat on a small crate as she watched Katashi.
“Nande won’t you let me call you Otousan, Katashi?” Noriko asked, putting her hands on her bruised and bare knees.
“Because I don’t have children…” He said walking towards her, “I have money makers…as well as tori’s.” He patted her dirty head and grinned, “You know why you’re a tori, iko-chan?”
Noriko shook her head, “Because, when you run…you make me money.” He said putting his hand on her bare shoulder.
“I don’t understand O…Katashi…”Noriko said looking at him with wonder.
“Every few nights when you are running down the dirt track, next to the other children…It helps me win money…” He said thoughtfully, “And because you run, and win…I don’t sell you.”
“So…the reason I’m a tori…is because I win?” Noriko asked grinning. “Then, if I win the next running match can I call you Otousan?”
Katashi walked back to the door, that led to her dark room, “If you win…I’ll think about it iko-chan.” He said leering at her, before closing the door leaving her in cased in the dark.
~End of Dream~
Noriko woke up with a start, she felt something warm running down chin and used the back of her hand.
She saw blood, she opened her mouth and used her fingers there was a small groove her on the side of her cheek.
‘I must have done that so not to cry out…’ Noriko thought, ‘I remember that day…I remember what happened…’
She breathed out shakingly before hugging her knees to her chest and letting tears fall from her eyes.
‘I’m not there…I’m with Karenai-san and Reiji-san…as well as Seiko-chan…I’m not there anymore…’ she thought trying to calm down. She then got under her covers and hugged the blankets to her hoping to hide any more memories that might jump out at her.
~The next morning~
Noriko was in the bath room washing away her sleepiness, she even took extra time to hide the emptiness in her eyes…It was getting harder to maintain the emotions that swirled inside of her.
Walking out of the bathroom ready for the day she saw Seiko getting ready to knock.
“Okaasan told me not to bother you a lot because you have homework and stuff…” Seiko said looking down at her feet. “I didn’t listen and I saw you tossing and turning.”
Noriko’s eyes widened a bit as she looked down at the little girl.
“I heard a name too…demo…” Seiko stop talking, “Do you not like me Nori -nee-chan?”
“Eh?! Sei…why would you think that?” Noriko asked bending down to her eye level.
Seiko shrugged and looked away, “Okaasan and Otousan have been taking me to and from school and I thought maybe…you didn’t like being around me…”
Noriko pulled the little girl into a hug.
“Never ever think that Sei-chan!” Noriko said softly, “I love you…you are my imouto, even if it’s not by blood…do you understand me?”
Seiko nodded rubbing her eyes. “Hai, Nori-nee-chan…wakarimishita.” She said flinging her arms around Noriko’s neck.
‘gomenasai…I didn’t mean to make you feel such a way Sei-chan…I promise…I’ll show you how much I love you…my imouto…’ Noriko thought putting down Seiko.
“Oi, Sei-chan…How about tonight I talk to K…Okaa-san and Otou-san and see if I can pick you up from school ashita?” Noriko asked getting her bento. This time there wasn’t a note, Noriko was sort of disappointed when she remembered that I doesn’t matter, Karenai still made her a bento and that was all she could ask for.
“That would be great Nee-chan! And then you could meet Kei-sensei!” Seiko said excitedly.
“Hai!” Noriko said smiling.
‘This is my life…I do adore it…I accept it…I’m not there anymore.’ Noriko thought as she locked the door and grabbed Seiko’s hand.
The two sisters walked down the street holding hands and talking about nothing. Noriko looked a head and saw a tall man dressed up rush pass them. She then smelt a strong sent she hadn’t smelt in two years.
Turning around she missed him and shrugged before grabbing Seiko’s hand and walking the rest of the way to Seiko’s elementary school.
“Domo Nee-chan!” Seiko said before running into the building with the other kids.
Noriko was walking towards her highschool when saw Shizuko rushing past her once again.
“Shizuko-sempai!” Noriko yelled when she saw her.
Shizuko stopped running and turned around, when she saw Noriko she looked down at the pavement.
“Nande...?” Noriko asked once she was close enough.
“I saw you at swimming practice…you like Jun-chan don’t you?” Shizuko said quietly.
Noriko’s eyes went wide again before she put both of her hands up in surrender.
“IIE! I don’t NOT like Jun-san…Matsumoto-san…he’s just a classmate…” Noriko said, “Him and his little group of guy friends are so full of themselves I don’t think I could like one of them.”
Shizuko shook her head, “ii…cause…I wouldn’t want you to end up like Yuki.” Shizuko’s eyes widened when she said, she then backed up and her eyes went wide.
“chotto mate...Nani...” Noriko didn’t get to finish Shizuko was already running down the street towards their school.
‘Kuso…Nande wont anyone tell me what the hell is going on!’ Noriko thought as she started walking again. ‘Maybe Mizumi-chan can tell me about this Yuki person.’
Noriko walked into the grate for once, she wasn’t running late, as she changed her shoes and walked toward her classroom she didn’t notice someone watching her. Soon that same someone put a hand over Noriko’s mouth.
Reaching out of instead Noriko elbowed the person and spun them around before pressing them up against the nearest wall.
Noriko didn’t notice a white DS on the floor.
“Itai!” the person said, “It’s me Kinjo-san…Nino-san from class…let me go…” he said grunting.
Noriko relaxed a bit and stepped away from Nino. “Nan da yo!?” Noriko yelled pushing him against the wall, “Don’t you EVER do that again!” She said glaring at him.
Nino glared at her as well as he picked up his DS from the ground.
“You’re lucky it’s not broken otherwise things would’ve gone ugly.” He said checking the screen out.
“You mean your face isn’t ugly enough?” Noriko asked in a growl, “You are lucky Akira is cool…I wouldn’t be helping you with this if she wasn’t!”
“Whatever…” Nino said pocketing his DS.
“Did you bring what I told you too?” Noriko asked as they walked up the stairs together.
“Hai…boku no baka.” Nino said rolling his eyes.
“You are a baka…ugh!” Noriko said, “When lunch rolls around you better be grateful.”
Nino said nothing as they walked in to the classroom together. Noriko saw Mizumi grin slyly when she saw Nino behind her. What Noriko didn’t see was Nino give a small thumbs up signal to Mizumi as he walked over to were Jun and Aiba were chilling out.
“Nande, where you walking into the classroom with Nino-san?” Mizumi asked grinning.
“He wanted to tell me something…You know for a smart guy that kid is a baka.” Noriko said sitting smoothly in her chair.
Mizumi shrugged, “You know he’s a guy…guys don’t really know thing when it’s right in their faces…Sometimes girls can be that way too.”
Noriko nodded, “Hai, some people don’t even know it when there is a great guy right close to them, flirting with them and grinning like a fool.” Noriko said looking a Mizumi.
“I know right!” Mizumi said looking at Noriko.
Mizumi was thinking about how Jun was all over Noriko and Noriko was talking about kinou with Ohno smiling in her face.
Mizumi shook her head sighing, “You are completely hopeless Nori-chan…Almost as bad as Yori-chan…” she said sitting down in her seat as well.
Noriko nodded once and sighed as well, as she looked at her frined.
‘It just goes to show that even girls are oblivious to girl language at times.’ Noriko thought shaking her head. ‘I know what she’s saying demo…I don’t like Jun like that…so what my face get’s flushed when I’m near him…It doesn’t mean I like him.’
She thought looking over at him.
Jun was leaning on the window with a book in his left hand and his right hand in his pocket. His glasses were firmly in place and he looked up briefly at her.
Noriko felt her heart skip a beat, when he looked at her like that. Jun nodded once and went back to his book as if nothing had happened at all.
‘Careful Noriko…Your denial is showing.’ She thought to herself. Thank fully Sensei Oba decided to show up and class started to get underway.
~TBC~
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Chapter 7: Oboete iru (Remember)
Noriko lifted her head a bit and looked around her room, she must have fallen asleep when she was thinking back to all the things she did after school.
‘I don’t understand what the heck Nino wants my help…I don’t even understand why I offered to help him…he’s such a brat! Him and that jerky friend of his Sho! UGH! I can’t believe I actually called him utsukushii…he’s so full of himself! Thinking he’s the best soccer player around!’ she thought angrily as she looked at the ceiling. ‘I mean really? Why would anyone think he was great…just cause he can play…I’ll show him…Mr. perfect…I’ll show him.’
Noriko felt her eyes get as heavy as thought about her day…
~Dream/Memory~
A ten year old Noriko sat on a small crate as she watched Katashi.
“Nande won’t you let me call you Otousan, Katashi?” Noriko asked, putting her hands on her bruised and bare knees.
“Because I don’t have children…” He said walking towards her, “I have money makers…as well as tori’s.” He patted her dirty head and grinned, “You know why you’re a tori, iko-chan?”
Noriko shook her head, “Because, when you run…you make me money.” He said putting his hand on her bare shoulder.
“I don’t understand O…Katashi…”Noriko said looking at him with wonder.
“Every few nights when you are running down the dirt track, next to the other children…It helps me win money…” He said thoughtfully, “And because you run, and win…I don’t sell you.”
“So…the reason I’m a tori…is because I win?” Noriko asked grinning. “Then, if I win the next running match can I call you Otousan?”
Katashi walked back to the door, that led to her dark room, “If you win…I’ll think about it iko-chan.” He said leering at her, before closing the door leaving her in cased in the dark.
~End of Dream~
Noriko woke up with a start, she felt something warm running down chin and used the back of her hand.
She saw blood, she opened her mouth and used her fingers there was a small groove her on the side of her cheek.
‘I must have done that so not to cry out…’ Noriko thought, ‘I remember that day…I remember what happened…’
She breathed out shakingly before hugging her knees to her chest and letting tears fall from her eyes.
‘I’m not there…I’m with Karenai-san and Reiji-san…as well as Seiko-chan…I’m not there anymore…’ she thought trying to calm down. She then got under her covers and hugged the blankets to her hoping to hide any more memories that might jump out at her.
~The next morning~
Noriko was in the bath room washing away her sleepiness, she even took extra time to hide the emptiness in her eyes…It was getting harder to maintain the emotions that swirled inside of her.
Walking out of the bathroom ready for the day she saw Seiko getting ready to knock.
“Okaasan told me not to bother you a lot because you have homework and stuff…” Seiko said looking down at her feet. “I didn’t listen and I saw you tossing and turning.”
Noriko’s eyes widened a bit as she looked down at the little girl.
“I heard a name too…demo…” Seiko stop talking, “Do you not like me Nori -nee-chan?”
“Eh?! Sei…why would you think that?” Noriko asked bending down to her eye level.
Seiko shrugged and looked away, “Okaasan and Otousan have been taking me to and from school and I thought maybe…you didn’t like being around me…”
Noriko pulled the little girl into a hug.
“Never ever think that Sei-chan!” Noriko said softly, “I love you…you are my imouto, even if it’s not by blood…do you understand me?”
Seiko nodded rubbing her eyes. “Hai, Nori-nee-chan…wakarimishita.” She said flinging her arms around Noriko’s neck.
‘gomenasai…I didn’t mean to make you feel such a way Sei-chan…I promise…I’ll show you how much I love you…my imouto…’ Noriko thought putting down Seiko.
“Oi, Sei-chan…How about tonight I talk to K…Okaa-san and Otou-san and see if I can pick you up from school ashita?” Noriko asked getting her bento. This time there wasn’t a note, Noriko was sort of disappointed when she remembered that I doesn’t matter, Karenai still made her a bento and that was all she could ask for.
“That would be great Nee-chan! And then you could meet Kei-sensei!” Seiko said excitedly.
“Hai!” Noriko said smiling.
‘This is my life…I do adore it…I accept it…I’m not there anymore.’ Noriko thought as she locked the door and grabbed Seiko’s hand.
The two sisters walked down the street holding hands and talking about nothing. Noriko looked a head and saw a tall man dressed up rush pass them. She then smelt a strong sent she hadn’t smelt in two years.
Turning around she missed him and shrugged before grabbing Seiko’s hand and walking the rest of the way to Seiko’s elementary school.
“Domo Nee-chan!” Seiko said before running into the building with the other kids.
Noriko was walking towards her highschool when saw Shizuko rushing past her once again.
“Shizuko-sempai!” Noriko yelled when she saw her.
Shizuko stopped running and turned around, when she saw Noriko she looked down at the pavement.
“Nande...?” Noriko asked once she was close enough.
“I saw you at swimming practice…you like Jun-chan don’t you?” Shizuko said quietly.
Noriko’s eyes went wide again before she put both of her hands up in surrender.
“IIE! I don’t NOT like Jun-san…Matsumoto-san…he’s just a classmate…” Noriko said, “Him and his little group of guy friends are so full of themselves I don’t think I could like one of them.”
Shizuko shook her head, “ii…cause…I wouldn’t want you to end up like Yuki.” Shizuko’s eyes widened when she said, she then backed up and her eyes went wide.
“chotto mate...Nani...” Noriko didn’t get to finish Shizuko was already running down the street towards their school.
‘Kuso…Nande wont anyone tell me what the hell is going on!’ Noriko thought as she started walking again. ‘Maybe Mizumi-chan can tell me about this Yuki person.’
Noriko walked into the grate for once, she wasn’t running late, as she changed her shoes and walked toward her classroom she didn’t notice someone watching her. Soon that same someone put a hand over Noriko’s mouth.
Reaching out of instead Noriko elbowed the person and spun them around before pressing them up against the nearest wall.
Noriko didn’t notice a white DS on the floor.
“Itai!” the person said, “It’s me Kinjo-san…Nino-san from class…let me go…” he said grunting.
Noriko relaxed a bit and stepped away from Nino. “Nan da yo!?” Noriko yelled pushing him against the wall, “Don’t you EVER do that again!” She said glaring at him.
Nino glared at her as well as he picked up his DS from the ground.
“You’re lucky it’s not broken otherwise things would’ve gone ugly.” He said checking the screen out.
“You mean your face isn’t ugly enough?” Noriko asked in a growl, “You are lucky Akira is cool…I wouldn’t be helping you with this if she wasn’t!”
“Whatever…” Nino said pocketing his DS.
“Did you bring what I told you too?” Noriko asked as they walked up the stairs together.
“Hai…boku no baka.” Nino said rolling his eyes.
“You are a baka…ugh!” Noriko said, “When lunch rolls around you better be grateful.”
Nino said nothing as they walked in to the classroom together. Noriko saw Mizumi grin slyly when she saw Nino behind her. What Noriko didn’t see was Nino give a small thumbs up signal to Mizumi as he walked over to were Jun and Aiba were chilling out.
“Nande, where you walking into the classroom with Nino-san?” Mizumi asked grinning.
“He wanted to tell me something…You know for a smart guy that kid is a baka.” Noriko said sitting smoothly in her chair.
Mizumi shrugged, “You know he’s a guy…guys don’t really know thing when it’s right in their faces…Sometimes girls can be that way too.”
Noriko nodded, “Hai, some people don’t even know it when there is a great guy right close to them, flirting with them and grinning like a fool.” Noriko said looking a Mizumi.
“I know right!” Mizumi said looking at Noriko.
Mizumi was thinking about how Jun was all over Noriko and Noriko was talking about kinou with Ohno smiling in her face.
Mizumi shook her head sighing, “You are completely hopeless Nori-chan…Almost as bad as Yori-chan…” she said sitting down in her seat as well.
Noriko nodded once and sighed as well, as she looked at her frined.
‘It just goes to show that even girls are oblivious to girl language at times.’ Noriko thought shaking her head. ‘I know what she’s saying demo…I don’t like Jun like that…so what my face get’s flushed when I’m near him…It doesn’t mean I like him.’
She thought looking over at him.
Jun was leaning on the window with a book in his left hand and his right hand in his pocket. His glasses were firmly in place and he looked up briefly at her.
Noriko felt her heart skip a beat, when he looked at her like that. Jun nodded once and went back to his book as if nothing had happened at all.
‘Careful Noriko…Your denial is showing.’ She thought to herself. Thank fully Sensei Oba decided to show up and class started to get underway.
~TBC~
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