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700 Days of Summer Ch 2 2/1/12

A/N: Hey everyone here is chapter 2!  I am so sorry it took so long!  My thinkpad stopped working and I had to alternate between several other computers before my new alienware computer finally arrived!   But any who onward!  Please review!  Special thanks to Scooby82101 for looking over this.
P.S:  There will be some POV changes in the story though better than Roses & Stars.

I just stood there in silence. Not a single word. Not from me, Yusei or my dad. How do you react to someone who is your classmate in E-V-E-R-Y class you are in suddenly becomes your butler and now you are going to see him 24-7? Eventually though I spoke up.

"Umm excuse me, what?"I ask while crossing my arms; it was obvious I was beyond annoyed.

"I said Aki this is our new butler, I am assuming you already met him?" My dad replied softly back with a twinkle in his eye. I narrowed my eyes because he always did that when he was trying to make the situation seem more like a joy instead of a hassle.

"Yes…He is in every class I have. Please explain why." I ask, my dad just sighed. He signaled Yusei to leave the room for a while. He nodded and went into the kitchen. My dad stood up and walked towards me. He put his hands on my shoulders, obviously wanting me to calm down; well judging by my scowl, I was not calming down any time soon.

"Well as you know I am always concerned about your safety. I mean ever since what happened six years ago…" I interrupted, my anger beginning to show in my voice. I pulled away from my dad while my anger began to show in my expressions.

"Dad! That was 6 years ago and I knew how to defend myself!

"Well yes, but I just don't want anything like that happening again to you, so I hired Yusei as sort of a bodyguard. I asked your principal to let him in every class you have." Now I was really pissed off at what he said. I knew how to protect myself and here he was going against what I had to say and hiring a bodyguard that I did not want.

"Dad this is not fair! You should have asked me first and even then I would have said no!"
My dad grew a heavy frown upon his lip. He never gained that expression much but when he does it means he is extremely disappointed.

"Please give him a chance, he has very little money and he needs this job. I think it would be good to let him stay here and be able to live in standards he otherwise can't afford." My body froze at that revelation. I was surprised to find this out and I did not realize Yusei's thoughts when it came to the job. Now I felt a little guilty. Even though I wanted to reject Yusei, I did not take into account his financial situation. So even though I did not want it, I knew what I had to do.

"He can stay, but I won't acknowledge him as a bodyguard. When he is at school, he is a classmate and when he is here, he is a butler." My father smiled and gave me a hug. I knew my dad was always a softy so this is completely expected. I smiled at his attitude.

"Thank you Aki, you can come in Yusei!" Yusei stepped inside and stood in front of me.
I held out my hand and we both shook. "I have to go file some papers now, you young folk get along well now." He left the living room and went upstairs.

Yusei turned around to take his luggage to his room. "For the record I did not take this job for the money." He said bluntly and out of nowhere while walking to his room. I looked back at the back of his head like you would if someone said their wallet tastes good. If he was not here for money, than why is he here? The question was eating me alive so later after he put his stuff away; I went up to his room.

I opened the door without knocking, as I was sure he did not realize there were locks yet. Luckily he was not changing or anything so he did not mind. Clasping my hands behind me, I raised a brow. "Soooo, why did you take this job?" Yusei looked at me and smiled. "That's what I want you to find out!" He left his room and went to the kitchen. Now I was starting to get a little irritated. So I thought up some ways of why he would be here.

My first test was to see if he wanted to work for my father just so he could get close to me and spy on me. I put a miniature camera that I got for Christmas one year and put inside a pair of panties. It was really embarrassing but it would determine if he wanted to spy on me for perverted reasons. I left it in the middle of the hall and I went to my laptop to see the feedback. Luckily Yusei did pick up the pair but to my dismay, he just put it in the laundry. So cross that off. Now I was starting to get really pissed. However the worst part is when Yusei came by my door and said, "You need to try a little harder than that!" He was enjoying this way too much.

That was the point where I locked my door and slid down. Nothing would work on this guy. So I decided to call up the one person I knew I could always rely on for advice. I grabbed my cell phone and dialed away. It rang for a while but then she finally picked up.

"Hello?" The ever familiar voice of Mikage said.

"Hey Mikage, it's me Aki. I need to ask you something."

"Ok but real quick, I'm in my car, on my way to something." I could tell she was hiding something but I did not care for now.

"Ok that dude Yusei, who was in our classes together, not only was he in every class I had but he is also my butler now!" Mikage gasped on the other line just like anyone else would.

"Why is that?" I just made an "I don't know" grunt.

"That's the thing when I asked him, he won't tell me. How do I find out?"

"I don't know, try thinking over it for now. Anyways I gotta go bye!" Mikage said rushing to finish. I just sat there thinking about why Yusei would want the job. But that was not the only thing I was thinking about; I was also thinking about where the hell Mikage was going?

Mikage's POV:

I had to keep it quick, I was almost there and if Aki found out, she would be asking a ton of questions. Whenever I bring up his name, she always raises an eyebrow and says he is a jerk and all that; but in reality, I don't see that in him to the degree she and other students describe him. He has had a complicated life, so that explains his personality but if people would just take a deeper look then they would understand.

I am talking about the man named Jack Atlas.

I had known him since childhood and even then he was not exactly a model student. His behavior was rather rude and tended to keep away from other students. I was one of the few friends he had and, sometimes, he acted like he did not want me around. Before I could finish my thoughts I arrived at his house, excuse me, mansion! The thing was huge, stretching far and wide as I parked and got out. A bit intimidating, I went up to the door and rang the doorbell. I was greeted by a short purple haired man with bizarre makeup that made him look like a clown. Yep, it's Jaeger. He sneered at me, obviously bothered by my presence.

"What do you want?" I kept up a positive attitude and expression despite his.

"I am here to see Jack. I was wondering if I could chat with him for a little while." He sighed, no doubt tired and called Jack. He reluctantly let me inside and I saw Jack appear at the top of the stairs.

Despite what he is like, Jack still is very handsome with an amazing physique for his age, cold violet eyes and a large stature. The complete opposite of me. He smiled lightly and I headed upstairs and entered his room where he sat down, tired and looked at me with his javelin eyes. "So why are you here?" He said tiredly. I bit my bottom lip for a moment.

"I was just wondering how your day was and if you wanted a chat." He ignored me for a moment as he rose and went to his closet where he took out a cooler. Inside were bottles upon bottles of alcohol; numerous brands littered the arctic box. This was one of those problems I mentioned before. Not just the alcohol though, but it's the reason he drinks. The reason he drinks sometimes brings him to the point of being drunk.

I sighed and asked cautiously, "So when are you going to get over it?" He stopped drinking the bottle while his eyebrows hunched towards the center; no doubt bothered by my question.

"As soon as he shows me who and where the hell they are."

I took a step back while clasping my hands in front of me. "Jack you know how difficult it is…" He interrupted me; standing up.

"No it isn't Mikage; he could just introduce me to them over the phone or take me to where they are, but every time…EVERY TIME I ask, he flat out refuses! Do you have any idea to what it is like to be living as an adopted kid with a cold hearted bastard who refuses to acknowledge he adopted you?" I was a bit intimidated by his rage but still remained calm.

"Jack… I am sure he has his reasons…"

Jack interrupted yet again.

"THEN WHY DOES HE NOT TELL ME ABOUT THEM!?!?!" After his outburst, the room was silent and Jack inhaled the air around him, using it all up for his words. He heard a knocking on the door with me raising a brow as he suddenly froze.

Then suddenly Jack's stepfather stepped in.

"Is everything all right?" He asked in concern. Jack looked to the bottom left, trying to avoid eye contact. "It's nothing Godwin." The older man frowned upon the uttering of that phrase, no doubt hurt that Jack still refuses to acknowledge him as a guardian. When he looked towards me, however, he smiled in delight. I bowed quickly, wanting to respect the man.

"Ahh Ms. Sagiri. It is good to see you again, how is your mother doing?" I smiled at his question.

"She is doing well. I'll tell her you said hi." Jack continued looking away. I glanced over at him; worried.

"Ahh well I apologize but you will have to leave. All three of us are going to leave for dinner soon; unless you want to come?" Bringing my attention back to Godwin, I smiled but shook my head.

"Sorry, my mother wants me to babysit my little sister, but perhaps another time." I looked over at Jack once again. "Good bye Jack."

"See you at school…" Jack muttered coldly. It felt as if my heart had been stabbed, but I bowed to them both before I ran out into the hall and down the stairs. I stumbled into Jaeger again. He snarled at me while I just smiled and bowed. I felt his eyes follow me as I got back in my car and drove off again.

This year I want to get Jack to get over his "crisis." Because of that he acts coldly towards everyone, he misbehaves at school (though gets admittedly good grades) and drinks often to which tends to leave him appallingly drunk. My hands curled around the steering wheel. I wanted him to get over his grievances the best he can and hopefully show him the world is very kind if he gave it a chance and to be a good person overall. I don't want him to become a wreck and reject everything; I don't want to lose him…I can't lose him.

I want to help him.

Crow's POV:

Wrecking my legs just see your face
How much I love you won't slow down my pace!
I'm coming home after all off this
I want to see my wonderful miss.

I raised my hand up to stop the band. Something did not click with me.

"Sorry guys, I think there is a problem." Sherry, our guitarist, looked at me like you would if your car would not start.

"Why; what is the problem Crow?" I looked at her grimly along with the rest of the band, Kiryu and Bruno who were looking at me worried. I scratched the side of my head nervously and I took a deep breath. "Well I think the lyrics seem rather…basic. Like as if a teenager wrote them." They laughed at my comment and it was a while before I had realized what I said.

"Dude I understand what you mean but we are teenagers, you can't really expect Bob Dylan from us." Bruno said and while I did understand what he meant, I still felt disappointed. I wanted to be really good, but I just felt like nothing fits. I mean that is one of the main reasons why we started the band.

I started this band a while ago, last year I think. We all got together thinking we could make great music together. While we definitely could play our instruments well and come up with a tune at least, lyrically, though, we were sufficiently weak. Our lyrics were basic, I mean they are not bad, but I just feel that were another teenage rock band, not worth recognizing.

Sherry Leblanc is our main guitarist and backup vocalist. She is freaking awesome at music, way better than me. She could play guitar very well and her singing voice has a wonderful gracefulness to it (her French accent of course helps). Sherry is also damn gorgeous; her long blonde hair flows from the back of her neck like a waterfall. Her face is seductive and her body matches up and when I first met her I thought she was a supermodel or something. She came to school and like anyone who moved to a new place she was nervous, but I made friends with her and introduced her to her then boyfriend Bruno.

Speaking of Bruno, he was our band's keyboard player and backup guitar player as well as the one who keeps our instruments in decent shape. He is kind of an idiot when it comes to social gatherings, but not that much of one plus he is a fun guy to hang out with. He always had this smile on his face, even in the worst situation and he always tried to cheer everyone up. I met him before Sherry and we were the ones who had the band idea. We were the Bulk and Skull of our school, we were kind of idiots but later we tried growing up when the band was started. Sherry later got together with Bruno, mainly because she likes his attitude and he always manages to cheer her up. I love seeing those two flirt with one another though at the same time I am angry. I think I was jealous that a guy like Bruno managed to get a girlfriend but not me, though still I am happy that a friend found love.

You might have noticed that I have not mentioned a drummer yet, well we do; his name is Kiryu Kyosuke. We knew little to jack shit about him and when we talked to him he barely spoke. We did not even know whether if he was shy or just cold. We managed to get him because we put up signs around the school asking about a drummer and he was the only one who showed up. Don't get me wrong, he is a great drummer but I thought he was really confusing.

Our band is called "The Raven Kings" because, hey, I'm a fan of birds. Plus a rule to indie rock is that you have to take two items that have nothing in common and combine them or something that does not sound like a band name. Examples would be Arcade Fire, Neon Trees, Dexter's Kin, Foster the People. We normally practice at my apartment which my family pays for. It is pretty small, but just enough room so that I can practice in the garage. Besides I don't have a car, only a motorcycle.

I put my bass guitar down and picked up my notebook from the ground. I opened it up and flipped to the page the lyrics were on. I took my pencil out of the notebook's spine and erased them. We needed something that not over 9000 people have used before us.

"Take a break you guys; I'm going to think of something better." They all smiled and put their instruments down. Bruno went over to Sherry and started flirting with her again and Kiryu is doing god knows what. I would pay more attention, but I was so frustrated by the song! What the hell could I use? Then suddenly two girls appeared at the entryway of the garage.

"Hey guys! I brought some pizza!" Chirped the black haired one with jewelry on her forehead, rocking tits and a sexy body. No doubt about it…was Misty. She had always been fan of our music, probably because it's so different than what she is used to. Her family is rich though she treats it like its nothing at all. She really does not like talking about her wealth. Hell, she does not even like talking about her looks. Well actually sometimes she jokes about it, but after tons of guys tried hitting on her, perving, etc. She just got sick of it.

I smiled and walked up over to her. "Hey, Misty, how was school today, I mean aside from gym because I was there?" She handed me the pizza and rubbed the bridge of her nose.

"Those stupid perverts! They haven't changed since the beginning, but it got especially worse today when someone was staring at my breasts and even tried to grope them today. I am fucking sick of it!"

I suddenly move my eyes up, not wanting to anger her. But in all seriousness I always make sure to treat her the way she deserves unlike those douchebags at school, though, like any guy, I occasionally slip into perv mode, though really, if you look at Misty, could you blame me? I feel sorry for her, she's an amazing person but all the guys seem to notice about her are her looks; I'm ashamed to say that I have done this in the past… But I try not to do it as much to respect her.

"M-Misty please calm down…There could be children around here." The other girl with large glasses and long green hair said in a worried tone. Yep, typical Carly.

Carly has always been sort of a klutz though not cartoony bad. She was pretty cautious about what she does and she had always been a little shy. She also worked as our band's advertiser and she also runs the school newspaper. She wants to be a reporter some day and I hope one day she does because she is a great writer. She always gives out good places for our band to perform or eat out, and she is not bad looking either. She normally hangs out with Misty because of how they got involved with our band.

Misty calmed down after her outburst, realizing the neighborhood around her. "You're right, sorry." Blushing a bit, she quickly changed topic. "So how is the new song coming along?" I frowned when she asked that question. She looked at me concerned.

"It sounds cliché and really not impressive. Basically it sucks." Misty put her hand on my back, trying to comfort me.

"Hey don't worry, you just need some inspiration. Try to find something great, who knows? Maybe something amazing will happen to you this year." I looked back into her eyes giving a small smile.

Little did I know I was going to get more than just inspiration for a silly love song.

Aki's POV:

I was still on the door, pretty much dead. I tried thinking up other reasons and yet still nothing! I just sighed; completely exhausted from thinking, a task I did not know was even possible. Eventually though, a knock came from the door. I asked who it is and of course it was Yusei the one knocking.

"Hey do you mind if I come in?" I got up and opened the door, he still had the innocent smile; a smile that meant he enjoyed every moment of my pain. I forced myself to smile back.

"So did you figure out why I am here?" I shook my head, anticipating if he was going to answer my question.

Suddenly though, without warning, he put his arms around me in a comfortable hug. I wanted to be scared, but his arms were so warm and comforting. "I took this job so I could be friends with you. A lot of the time I see you alone or you're only with Mikage. Whenever I saw you like that I felt sad and I wanted to know you and Mikage better. I knew you were a nice person, so when you're dad offered the job, I took it up. I want to be friends." I was taken aback by this. I should have been angry that he had been watching me for so long, but his words struck a chord within me. Was it because he was being genuine or was I really that exhilarated to know his reason…IF that is his reason.

He pulled back to look into my eyes. He had a wonderful expression of happiness that I did not need a mirror to see it, but I could tell that Yusei was more than happy about it. Okay, he wasn't lying…but why not tell me in the first place? Sighing, I simply smiled.

"Thank you Yusei....That means a lot to me, ever since...Err…Never mind, but thank you so much. Still I am not acknowledging you as a bodyguard!" I gave him the sternest glance I could muster, but he simply gained an even bigger smile on his face.

"No prob, we'll be friends only. And thank you Aki for giving me a chance."

A/N: Hope you enjoyed that chapter and please review!  Thank you Scooby once again and all the people who are watching this story so far

RIP: Thinkpad  October 2010-January 24 2012

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700 Days of Summer Ch 2 2/1/12

A/N: Hey everyone here is chapter 2!  I am so sorry it took so long!  My thinkpad stopped working and I had to alternate between several other computers before my new alienware computer finally arrived!   But any who onward!  Please review!  Special thanks to Scooby82101 for looking over this.
P.S:  There will be some POV changes in the story though better than Roses & Stars.

I just stood there in silence. Not a single word. Not from me, Yusei or my dad. How do you react to someone who is your classmate in E-V-E-R-Y class you are in suddenly becomes your butler and now you are going to see him 24-7? Eventually though I spoke up.

"Umm excuse me, what?"I ask while crossing my arms; it was obvious I was beyond annoyed.

"I said Aki this is our new butler, I am assuming you already met him?" My dad replied softly back with a twinkle in his eye. I narrowed my eyes because he always did that when he was trying to make the situation seem more like a joy instead of a hassle.

"Yes…He is in every class I have. Please explain why." I ask, my dad just sighed. He signaled Yusei to leave the room for a while. He nodded and went into the kitchen. My dad stood up and walked towards me. He put his hands on my shoulders, obviously wanting me to calm down; well judging by my scowl, I was not calming down any time soon.

"Well as you know I am always concerned about your safety. I mean ever since what happened six years ago…" I interrupted, my anger beginning to show in my voice. I pulled away from my dad while my anger began to show in my expressions.

"Dad! That was 6 years ago and I knew how to defend myself!

"Well yes, but I just don't want anything like that happening again to you, so I hired Yusei as sort of a bodyguard. I asked your principal to let him in every class you have." Now I was really pissed off at what he said. I knew how to protect myself and here he was going against what I had to say and hiring a bodyguard that I did not want.

"Dad this is not fair! You should have asked me first and even then I would have said no!"
My dad grew a heavy frown upon his lip. He never gained that expression much but when he does it means he is extremely disappointed.

"Please give him a chance, he has very little money and he needs this job. I think it would be good to let him stay here and be able to live in standards he otherwise can't afford." My body froze at that revelation. I was surprised to find this out and I did not realize Yusei's thoughts when it came to the job. Now I felt a little guilty. Even though I wanted to reject Yusei, I did not take into account his financial situation. So even though I did not want it, I knew what I had to do.

"He can stay, but I won't acknowledge him as a bodyguard. When he is at school, he is a classmate and when he is here, he is a butler." My father smiled and gave me a hug. I knew my dad was always a softy so this is completely expected. I smiled at his attitude.

"Thank you Aki, you can come in Yusei!" Yusei stepped inside and stood in front of me.
I held out my hand and we both shook. "I have to go file some papers now, you young folk get along well now." He left the living room and went upstairs.

Yusei turned around to take his luggage to his room. "For the record I did not take this job for the money." He said bluntly and out of nowhere while walking to his room. I looked back at the back of his head like you would if someone said their wallet tastes good. If he was not here for money, than why is he here? The question was eating me alive so later after he put his stuff away; I went up to his room.

I opened the door without knocking, as I was sure he did not realize there were locks yet. Luckily he was not changing or anything so he did not mind. Clasping my hands behind me, I raised a brow. "Soooo, why did you take this job?" Yusei looked at me and smiled. "That's what I want you to find out!" He left his room and went to the kitchen. Now I was starting to get a little irritated. So I thought up some ways of why he would be here.

My first test was to see if he wanted to work for my father just so he could get close to me and spy on me. I put a miniature camera that I got for Christmas one year and put inside a pair of panties. It was really embarrassing but it would determine if he wanted to spy on me for perverted reasons. I left it in the middle of the hall and I went to my laptop to see the feedback. Luckily Yusei did pick up the pair but to my dismay, he just put it in the laundry. So cross that off. Now I was starting to get really pissed. However the worst part is when Yusei came by my door and said, "You need to try a little harder than that!" He was enjoying this way too much.

That was the point where I locked my door and slid down. Nothing would work on this guy. So I decided to call up the one person I knew I could always rely on for advice. I grabbed my cell phone and dialed away. It rang for a while but then she finally picked up.

"Hello?" The ever familiar voice of Mikage said.

"Hey Mikage, it's me Aki. I need to ask you something."

"Ok but real quick, I'm in my car, on my way to something." I could tell she was hiding something but I did not care for now.

"Ok that dude Yusei, who was in our classes together, not only was he in every class I had but he is also my butler now!" Mikage gasped on the other line just like anyone else would.

"Why is that?" I just made an "I don't know" grunt.

"That's the thing when I asked him, he won't tell me. How do I find out?"

"I don't know, try thinking over it for now. Anyways I gotta go bye!" Mikage said rushing to finish. I just sat there thinking about why Yusei would want the job. But that was not the only thing I was thinking about; I was also thinking about where the hell Mikage was going?

Mikage's POV:

I had to keep it quick, I was almost there and if Aki found out, she would be asking a ton of questions. Whenever I bring up his name, she always raises an eyebrow and says he is a jerk and all that; but in reality, I don't see that in him to the degree she and other students describe him. He has had a complicated life, so that explains his personality but if people would just take a deeper look then they would understand.

I am talking about the man named Jack Atlas.

I had known him since childhood and even then he was not exactly a model student. His behavior was rather rude and tended to keep away from other students. I was one of the few friends he had and, sometimes, he acted like he did not want me around. Before I could finish my thoughts I arrived at his house, excuse me, mansion! The thing was huge, stretching far and wide as I parked and got out. A bit intimidating, I went up to the door and rang the doorbell. I was greeted by a short purple haired man with bizarre makeup that made him look like a clown. Yep, it's Jaeger. He sneered at me, obviously bothered by my presence.

"What do you want?" I kept up a positive attitude and expression despite his.

"I am here to see Jack. I was wondering if I could chat with him for a little while." He sighed, no doubt tired and called Jack. He reluctantly let me inside and I saw Jack appear at the top of the stairs.

Despite what he is like, Jack still is very handsome with an amazing physique for his age, cold violet eyes and a large stature. The complete opposite of me. He smiled lightly and I headed upstairs and entered his room where he sat down, tired and looked at me with his javelin eyes. "So why are you here?" He said tiredly. I bit my bottom lip for a moment.

"I was just wondering how your day was and if you wanted a chat." He ignored me for a moment as he rose and went to his closet where he took out a cooler. Inside were bottles upon bottles of alcohol; numerous brands littered the arctic box. This was one of those problems I mentioned before. Not just the alcohol though, but it's the reason he drinks. The reason he drinks sometimes brings him to the point of being drunk.

I sighed and asked cautiously, "So when are you going to get over it?" He stopped drinking the bottle while his eyebrows hunched towards the center; no doubt bothered by my question.

"As soon as he shows me who and where the hell they are."

I took a step back while clasping my hands in front of me. "Jack you know how difficult it is…" He interrupted me; standing up.

"No it isn't Mikage; he could just introduce me to them over the phone or take me to where they are, but every time…EVERY TIME I ask, he flat out refuses! Do you have any idea to what it is like to be living as an adopted kid with a cold hearted bastard who refuses to acknowledge he adopted you?" I was a bit intimidated by his rage but still remained calm.

"Jack… I am sure he has his reasons…"

Jack interrupted yet again.

"THEN WHY DOES HE NOT TELL ME ABOUT THEM!?!?!" After his outburst, the room was silent and Jack inhaled the air around him, using it all up for his words. He heard a knocking on the door with me raising a brow as he suddenly froze.

Then suddenly Jack's stepfather stepped in.

"Is everything all right?" He asked in concern. Jack looked to the bottom left, trying to avoid eye contact. "It's nothing Godwin." The older man frowned upon the uttering of that phrase, no doubt hurt that Jack still refuses to acknowledge him as a guardian. When he looked towards me, however, he smiled in delight. I bowed quickly, wanting to respect the man.

"Ahh Ms. Sagiri. It is good to see you again, how is your mother doing?" I smiled at his question.

"She is doing well. I'll tell her you said hi." Jack continued looking away. I glanced over at him; worried.

"Ahh well I apologize but you will have to leave. All three of us are going to leave for dinner soon; unless you want to come?" Bringing my attention back to Godwin, I smiled but shook my head.

"Sorry, my mother wants me to babysit my little sister, but perhaps another time." I looked over at Jack once again. "Good bye Jack."

"See you at school…" Jack muttered coldly. It felt as if my heart had been stabbed, but I bowed to them both before I ran out into the hall and down the stairs. I stumbled into Jaeger again. He snarled at me while I just smiled and bowed. I felt his eyes follow me as I got back in my car and drove off again.

This year I want to get Jack to get over his "crisis." Because of that he acts coldly towards everyone, he misbehaves at school (though gets admittedly good grades) and drinks often to which tends to leave him appallingly drunk. My hands curled around the steering wheel. I wanted him to get over his grievances the best he can and hopefully show him the world is very kind if he gave it a chance and to be a good person overall. I don't want him to become a wreck and reject everything; I don't want to lose him…I can't lose him.

I want to help him.

Crow's POV:

Wrecking my legs just see your face
How much I love you won't slow down my pace!
I'm coming home after all off this
I want to see my wonderful miss.

I raised my hand up to stop the band. Something did not click with me.

"Sorry guys, I think there is a problem." Sherry, our guitarist, looked at me like you would if your car would not start.

"Why; what is the problem Crow?" I looked at her grimly along with the rest of the band, Kiryu and Bruno who were looking at me worried. I scratched the side of my head nervously and I took a deep breath. "Well I think the lyrics seem rather…basic. Like as if a teenager wrote them." They laughed at my comment and it was a while before I had realized what I said.

"Dude I understand what you mean but we are teenagers, you can't really expect Bob Dylan from us." Bruno said and while I did understand what he meant, I still felt disappointed. I wanted to be really good, but I just felt like nothing fits. I mean that is one of the main reasons why we started the band.

I started this band a while ago, last year I think. We all got together thinking we could make great music together. While we definitely could play our instruments well and come up with a tune at least, lyrically, though, we were sufficiently weak. Our lyrics were basic, I mean they are not bad, but I just feel that were another teenage rock band, not worth recognizing.

Sherry Leblanc is our main guitarist and backup vocalist. She is freaking awesome at music, way better than me. She could play guitar very well and her singing voice has a wonderful gracefulness to it (her French accent of course helps). Sherry is also damn gorgeous; her long blonde hair flows from the back of her neck like a waterfall. Her face is seductive and her body matches up and when I first met her I thought she was a supermodel or something. She came to school and like anyone who moved to a new place she was nervous, but I made friends with her and introduced her to her then boyfriend Bruno.

Speaking of Bruno, he was our band's keyboard player and backup guitar player as well as the one who keeps our instruments in decent shape. He is kind of an idiot when it comes to social gatherings, but not that much of one plus he is a fun guy to hang out with. He always had this smile on his face, even in the worst situation and he always tried to cheer everyone up. I met him before Sherry and we were the ones who had the band idea. We were the Bulk and Skull of our school, we were kind of idiots but later we tried growing up when the band was started. Sherry later got together with Bruno, mainly because she likes his attitude and he always manages to cheer her up. I love seeing those two flirt with one another though at the same time I am angry. I think I was jealous that a guy like Bruno managed to get a girlfriend but not me, though still I am happy that a friend found love.

You might have noticed that I have not mentioned a drummer yet, well we do; his name is Kiryu Kyosuke. We knew little to jack shit about him and when we talked to him he barely spoke. We did not even know whether if he was shy or just cold. We managed to get him because we put up signs around the school asking about a drummer and he was the only one who showed up. Don't get me wrong, he is a great drummer but I thought he was really confusing.

Our band is called "The Raven Kings" because, hey, I'm a fan of birds. Plus a rule to indie rock is that you have to take two items that have nothing in common and combine them or something that does not sound like a band name. Examples would be Arcade Fire, Neon Trees, Dexter's Kin, Foster the People. We normally practice at my apartment which my family pays for. It is pretty small, but just enough room so that I can practice in the garage. Besides I don't have a car, only a motorcycle.

I put my bass guitar down and picked up my notebook from the ground. I opened it up and flipped to the page the lyrics were on. I took my pencil out of the notebook's spine and erased them. We needed something that not over 9000 people have used before us.

"Take a break you guys; I'm going to think of something better." They all smiled and put their instruments down. Bruno went over to Sherry and started flirting with her again and Kiryu is doing god knows what. I would pay more attention, but I was so frustrated by the song! What the hell could I use? Then suddenly two girls appeared at the entryway of the garage.

"Hey guys! I brought some pizza!" Chirped the black haired one with jewelry on her forehead, rocking tits and a sexy body. No doubt about it…was Misty. She had always been fan of our music, probably because it's so different than what she is used to. Her family is rich though she treats it like its nothing at all. She really does not like talking about her wealth. Hell, she does not even like talking about her looks. Well actually sometimes she jokes about it, but after tons of guys tried hitting on her, perving, etc. She just got sick of it.

I smiled and walked up over to her. "Hey, Misty, how was school today, I mean aside from gym because I was there?" She handed me the pizza and rubbed the bridge of her nose.

"Those stupid perverts! They haven't changed since the beginning, but it got especially worse today when someone was staring at my breasts and even tried to grope them today. I am fucking sick of it!"

I suddenly move my eyes up, not wanting to anger her. But in all seriousness I always make sure to treat her the way she deserves unlike those douchebags at school, though, like any guy, I occasionally slip into perv mode, though really, if you look at Misty, could you blame me? I feel sorry for her, she's an amazing person but all the guys seem to notice about her are her looks; I'm ashamed to say that I have done this in the past… But I try not to do it as much to respect her.

"M-Misty please calm down…There could be children around here." The other girl with large glasses and long green hair said in a worried tone. Yep, typical Carly.

Carly has always been sort of a klutz though not cartoony bad. She was pretty cautious about what she does and she had always been a little shy. She also worked as our band's advertiser and she also runs the school newspaper. She wants to be a reporter some day and I hope one day she does because she is a great writer. She always gives out good places for our band to perform or eat out, and she is not bad looking either. She normally hangs out with Misty because of how they got involved with our band.

Misty calmed down after her outburst, realizing the neighborhood around her. "You're right, sorry." Blushing a bit, she quickly changed topic. "So how is the new song coming along?" I frowned when she asked that question. She looked at me concerned.

"It sounds cliché and really not impressive. Basically it sucks." Misty put her hand on my back, trying to comfort me.

"Hey don't worry, you just need some inspiration. Try to find something great, who knows? Maybe something amazing will happen to you this year." I looked back into her eyes giving a small smile.

Little did I know I was going to get more than just inspiration for a silly love song.

Aki's POV:

I was still on the door, pretty much dead. I tried thinking up other reasons and yet still nothing! I just sighed; completely exhausted from thinking, a task I did not know was even possible. Eventually though, a knock came from the door. I asked who it is and of course it was Yusei the one knocking.

"Hey do you mind if I come in?" I got up and opened the door, he still had the innocent smile; a smile that meant he enjoyed every moment of my pain. I forced myself to smile back.

"So did you figure out why I am here?" I shook my head, anticipating if he was going to answer my question.

Suddenly though, without warning, he put his arms around me in a comfortable hug. I wanted to be scared, but his arms were so warm and comforting. "I took this job so I could be friends with you. A lot of the time I see you alone or you're only with Mikage. Whenever I saw you like that I felt sad and I wanted to know you and Mikage better. I knew you were a nice person, so when you're dad offered the job, I took it up. I want to be friends." I was taken aback by this. I should have been angry that he had been watching me for so long, but his words struck a chord within me. Was it because he was being genuine or was I really that exhilarated to know his reason…IF that is his reason.

He pulled back to look into my eyes. He had a wonderful expression of happiness that I did not need a mirror to see it, but I could tell that Yusei was more than happy about it. Okay, he wasn't lying…but why not tell me in the first place? Sighing, I simply smiled.

"Thank you Yusei....That means a lot to me, ever since...Err…Never mind, but thank you so much. Still I am not acknowledging you as a bodyguard!" I gave him the sternest glance I could muster, but he simply gained an even bigger smile on his face.

"No prob, we'll be friends only. And thank you Aki for giving me a chance."

A/N: Hope you enjoyed that chapter and please review!  Thank you Scooby once again and all the people who are watching this story so far

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