Rain

Senior Student(17)
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My eyes had widened in horror, as I gazed at Satoshi and quickly nodded at Riki-chan's directions. I ran to his room in a hurry, and quickly my icy blue gaze looked for the bag he was talking about. I found his suitcase, right next to the pictures. Going over to it, I quickly went to the suitcase and quickly set my fingers to work on opening it up. The thing was... for some reason, the clips which held the suitcase together didn't want to seem to open. The right one opened... but the last? It wouldn't unclip... as if it were stuck.
"Oh come on!" I said, digging my finger deeply into the metal, but it wasn't moving enough. So I put my entire palm into it, until suddenly..
"CLACK! WHOMP! CLASH!"
I had flung open the case, but the back of it nailed the area where Riki-chan's pictures were. The picture of the woman, his mother, wobbled... and it was as if everything was in slow motion. It fell...
But I leapt my arm out and caught it, just before it hit the ground. WIthdrawing a huge breath, I felt relief come over me until..
"SHATTER!"
My eyes widened as I looked to see the other picture had fell. The one of the elderly man... mostlikely his grandfather.
OH NO! that's Riki-chan's grandfather!!!
I thought, panic arising in me as I placed the woman's picture back to it's proper order and then grabbed the other picture and saw that glass shards were spilled everywhere. Swallowing, I quickly went into Riki-chan's suitcase and grabbed the red bag inside. Getting up quickly I ran out and saw Riki-chan attending to Satoshi at the couch.
"Here you go."
I said, handing over the bag as he nodded and took it.
"Thank you Rain-chan.." He said, as I nodded and then quietly excused myself.
"I'll be right back."
With that I ran back to Riki-chan's room, but this time armed with a bag and a brush. I quickly gathered the shards of glass, and then put them in the bag.
I can't just leave his grandfather's picture with out the frame and glass...
THe frame too, had been busted. Rather fragile things they were...
I'll buy a new frame, and replace it. Right... right after school!
My eyes panicked, as Iquickly took the picture under my arm and ran up to my room.

Oh no... if those pictures meant so much to him, what is he going to think by me breaking one? I hope he doesn't notice... I hope the frame isn't worth that much to him... just the pictur-
I felt my eyes fill with tears, as I took the garbage bag and threw it in my trash, and I set the picture ontop of my dresser and quickly put the book I was reading, With the Eyes of a Tiger, on top of it- so not to risk bending the picture or damaging it.
I'm such ... ugh, how could I break it?! He's giving me lessons today, and he's being so nice... and then I asked about those pictures, and obviously he must have lost his parents and maybe even his grandfather. How could I have not sensed this? He seems pretty calm about it...

But I knew, that it meant nothing. Riki-chan seemed pretty blank-faced, and even though he was calm on the outside, he could still be burning in the inside. I knew... I knew it was the case for me...
Forget about the past which you hold, what about poor Riki-chan?
I'd make it up to him, I'd buy him a new picture frame and I'd have to do some thing for him to help with the lessons. Money? Perhaps... or some thing better.
I'll think of ideas during school today.
SCHOOL!

"OMG! We're all going to be late!"
I quickly ran out of my room, and pounded on Janice's, Arisu's, Mii Mii's, and Shaina-Eve's rooms.
"Wake up! Schoool!"
I had always done this, ever since they joined. I mean, we were girls... but none of us were very punctual. When one of us was late, we usually all were.
I then ran back to the room, to put on my school uniform.

Uniforms... at our Academy, they were actually very lenient about uniforms. For girls, it was teh skirt and usual school-styled shirt of course. But it came with a choice for a different colored top, with the manditory gray or black skirt. I quickly put on my black skirt, with my white socks and soft, only slightly heeled black shoes. For my top, I wore a soft, little white tank top underneath my long sleeved school uniformed top, which was a deep red-maroon color, with yellow outline. (An attachment below shows what it looks like.) Taking my silver chained necklace with reflex, I took it around my neck and quickly attached it. The small, sun/moon chain around it dangled lightly, t he small diamond-like jewel inside glinting with the faint glow it usually gave. Tucking it underneath my shirt, I ran downstairs...

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"Riki-chan!" I gave a cry, as I passed a sleepy and rather worn-down Arisu.
"Arisu-"? I began, but she gave me an odd look, and went back up to her room. SHe looked like she barely got any sleep last night..
'Arisu, you okay?" I called to her, but she gave no reply which I heard. I frowned... but we had no time. I would talk to her about it later today.
"Riki-chan?" I said again, to see him near Satoshi.
"He shouldn't go to school today." I nodded, as I raised my arm. There were several different styles of boy uniforms.
"I picked those up a while back ago, when I had to clean these for foreign exchange students. STrangely they never came by to pick them up again last year, so I left them here. There are pretty much a good variety of colors... so I'm sure you guys can get along with which one you like. First come first serve too if you want.."
I gazed at the clock.
"But we must hurry. We'll have to run to school or walk quickly, while you decide I'll try to get some quick breakfast on the table."

With that, I ran to the kitchen...
Mental Note: After school, talk to Choir Professor, have lessons with RIki-chan, buy him new frame, buy groceries, and talk to Arisu.
I gazed back, to see Satoshi on the couch. Narrowing my eyes... I knew who had to have done it. Only one group would do such a thing around here... and only one person created such horrible and distinct welt marks.
Also.. I must talk to Akeido.
Frowning, I quickly started to make some food for everyone.