WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD

[Fairbanks]

To Hisashi's surprise, he found the man in front of him dead before anything fun could happen. That made him angry, taking the rope off and walking around in front of the body to stare down at it. The breathing through his mask was loud, his tired beady hues barely able to be seen through the eye holes. The male inspected the body for some reason before taking his hands and legs, tying them up. There always was something he was afraid of- people waking up after thinking they were dead.


Hisashi mumbled and laughed to himself as he pulled out a scalpel from his pocket and went to work on the body. First it was the eyes, then the chest, then the fingers. He amused himself for a solid 20 minutes, feeling the excitement course through him. While doing this he daydreamed about Saiyuri and how perfect they were, at how much fate must have brought them together for such events to unfold. Once he was done, he stepped back a bit and took a look at the masterpiece he had made.


"Now that's much better." He gave a small nod and grabbed everything of his, making sure to leave no trace of anything left. Hisashi retreated back the way he came in, walking back to his house to clean up. There was blood all the gloves and chest of the coat so he made sure to stay in the shadows on the way home.


***


The two days it took for her to wake up were painful for him, seeing her in a state broke him. He had blocked out any thought of what had happened two nights before, leaving him almost as clueless as anyone. Hisashi was standing near the window, looking down on the passing people when he heard the slight noise of her head moving. His eyes darted towards her bed to see her eyes open, making him run to the beside, almost tripping over a chair. Even though the doctors and nurses told him she was okay, he panicked.


"Saiyuri! You're up! I'm so glad, we can be together forever now.." He looked like he didn't sleep for days and there was something strange about how he smiled at her.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She looked over at him, the painkillers she was on clearly messing with her head. "Christ take me away." She stared over at him. "Don't even fucking look at me like that already I'm just waking up. 30 minutes then you can start losing your shit."


well someone was cranky





She hated the way the painkillers messed with her head, it made her feel groggy and out of it. She grabbed the bit of the IV that was in arm pulling it out and rolled over closer to the side of the bed where the monitor that beeped every time her heart beat reaching down struggling to reach where it was plugged into wall. Her fingers just barely reaching it. "Shut it up before I break you and it." She didn't know why she was pissed at him, it probably being her bitchyness and the drugs. All she wanted to do was to leave and go home.

 

[Fairbanks]

Hisashi smiled at her yelling, despite her threats. "Saiyuri..." The male got closer to her face, leaning over the bed bars with an extremely tight grip on them. "No, I'll break you." He seemed excited at the thought, although she would probably dismiss the comment and yell at him some more. His hair fell over his eyes a bit, a smile bigger than ever creeping up on his face.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She stared back at him, not seeming afraid it probably being the drugs. "Fucking break me then damn do whatever you want just please for the love of god unplug that fucking machine. It's noises annoy me more than mildly."





She grabbed his head and moved it away so she could sit up, her hair no longer having blood in it though it was a bit of a mess considering she hadn't brushed it for a few days. She looked over at him and grabbed his head moving it closer to her face again. "You can break if you unplug it. Hell if you really wanted you could kill me right now. I'm not complaining."

 

[Fairbanks]

Hisashi smirked at her when she pulled him closer and yelled. It didn't bother him either, she was so small, there was no way she could do anything to him. Not to forget she just woke up in the hospital. Pulling away, he walked over to the other side and pulled out the plug, making the room go silent. All that was heard was distant machines so he went and closed the door too.


"You're going to piss me off Saiyuri. Calm down already." There was a deadpan look on his face as he stood near the door. It was only a matter of time before nurses came in wondering why her monitor had gone offline.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She sighed and fell back onto the bed, with the pain killers fading from her system the pain in her stomach returning flinching as she hit the bed but preferred to be in pain than out of it. "Oh calm yourself down princess you're not the one who is going to have to pull the money out of their ass for this fucking hospital. Don't tell me to calm down I'll do whatever I please right now, goodnight and thank you." She rolled over onto her stomach, her hands covering her ears and gripping the back of her head, she knew nurses would come in eventually she just hoped they'd take their time in doing so.


It was odd watching her, she seemed pissed stressed and depressed a bit all at once. It was quiet for a moment before there was a quiet sound from her as she choked on tears it being muffled by the pillow. Silent followed for a moment then the noise from her repeated, her nails digging into head not being hard to make herself bleed, if it reached that point he'd easily be able to tell from her white hair. Why was she crying? It was probably just stress.


She didn't know her father was dead, she knew she'd have to pay the bill for this place, but mostly it was the thought on her father though knowing if he was alive to see her come home he'd just hurt again to a point she'd just end up right back there.

 

[Fairbanks]

The male listened to her yell about everything, he figured it was just her getting emotions out. The same look stayed on his face as she cried, there was a part of her feeling he didn't quite understand. Back in his past, he never cried about anything, nor remembered doing so. It reminded him of his family he once had, but that was something he may never tell her about.


Before Hisashi could say anything else, a few nurses rushed in, shoving him out of the way as he stood in the same spot watching her. One inspected the IV now laying on the floor and the other tapped Saiyuris shoulder. "I won't ask you why you pulled out all the machines, but there's something more urgent we need to talk to you about, dear" The nurse glanced back at Hisashi standing there. "Is it alright if he stays in the room?"





The male moved to rest again the wall, he knew what they were going to say.

 

[Nixon Valent]

When she heard the nurse come in she instantly forced herself to start calming down. "The sound of it ticked me off." She answered talking into the pillow before turning her head to look at her. "Also yes, I'd much greatly prefer it if he stayed in here. I'm can you leave us alone a bit?" She answered her, she didn't want to talk to the nurse at the moment or anyone really.

 

[Fairbanks]

The nurse shook her head and lowered her eyes. "It's really important and at this point, the hospital wants you to know." There was a long pause from her as she glanced back to the male standing with no emotion in his face then back to Saiyuri.


"Your father has passed away. He was murdered a few days ago." The other, more irritated nurse spoke up, then poked the IV back into the female with no warning.


Hisashi put on a show and widened his eyes at the comment. It was almost as if he never knew, it was quite convincing.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She glanced over at Hirashi she could put two and two together. In all honesty she didn't care about her father at this point. She forced herself not to bite off that one nurses arm off. "Again, can you please leave me alone for a bit? I need to think for a little bit. Please." She said to both of them, she didn't want anymore drugs in her system and was just going to rip the IV back out once the two were gone and would just have to put with the monitor beeping.

 

[Fairbanks]

The two nodded and left her bedside, then handing a piece of paper to Hisashi which made his eyes go wide glancing at it. Of course that was part of the act. It contained information on his death and other stuff, including an envelope which seemed to contain pictures, probably of the body. It came with a note attached by paperclip, it was a warning of the contents.


Once they were gone, he pulled up a chair to her beside and kept his head down, looking at the information. "I'm sorry for your loss." He just expected to get yelled at again.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She took the paper from him and sat it down on the floor on the other side of the bed, pulling the IV out of her arm again and grabbed him suddenly instead of her hitting him which was probably was was expected considering her shitty mood early but instead was met with him being squeezed in an hug. She wasn't stupid and considering how pissed he seemed to get about her father just slapping her before he had figured out that there was something more serious wrong with her.


Considering the fact the bed was up then the chair it made her a bit awkward but she made it work somehow. She grabbed the back of his head far gentler this time than earlier when she had pulled his hair she didn't give him time to react as she kissed him in happiness, not something you'd expect from someone who had just lost a close relative. She nuzzled her face against his after she had got done with slamming her lips against his. "Thank you."





She let out a small laugh realizing that they had only met not that long ago and she was now kissing him in happiness but didn't mind. "Really I'm not stupid so just keep your act up around the nurses. I couldn't care less about what happened to him, how you did it. Thank you. I'm sorry for being snappy earlier."

 

[Fairbanks]

Some part of him wished she hadn't done that, it only fueled his behavior more. Saiyuri's touch was so wonderful to him, it was like the drug his brain longed for and was finally fulfilled. There was no telling how long it might be until she did it again but for now, he would take it all in completely. His lips gently kissed back and he wanted to grab her and hold her there but he stopped himself somehow. Hisashi nuzzled back against her and closed his eyes, running a few fingers through her white hair. It was soft.


Once the last words came from her mouth, his eyes opened again and his breathe hitched a bit. She knew? This girl was smarter than any of his past girlfriends...The male only pulled her face closer to his with a smile stretching cheek to cheek.


"It was my pleasure..."

 

[Nixon Valent]

She stared at him and kept her arms wrapped around him. The way she was leaning off the bed to hug him was awkward, using Hirashi so she wouldn't fall into his lap or the ground.


"Even as creepy as that was I'm not going to slap you." She said, moving her head so it was resting on his shoulder. "Don't say pleasure like that again if you could." She spoke as she nuzzled her face into the side off the boys neck her hands holding onto the back of the shirt too out of it to push herself back up onto the bed.

 

[Fairbanks]

Once she let go of him and sat back up, his phone chimed. Hisashi was snapped out of the moment and grabbed it out of his jacket pocket, eyes widening at it. Somehow someone had mass emailed everyone in the school about another stupid rumor, but this time it wasn't far off from the truth. It read:


The new girl who lives down the street from Hisashi Minami had her father killed, everyone knows who it is. The two haven't been at school for three days, he must be getting buddy, buddy with her. I feel bad for that girl.





It was quite vague, although it kind of scared him. He had no reason to be scared since the last time he pulled a stunt like this, it was okay in the end. Hisashi swore that this time she and him were meant to be. He totally didn't think that every time.......





Closing his flip phone, the male placed it back in his pocket and looked up at Saiyuri, forcing a soft smile.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She looked at him, glancing at his phone but didn't ask. "Can you sneak me out of here? Pretty please?" She said, not being able to take anymore of the hospital. "I would just throw myself out the window but I'd probably die."

 

[Fairbanks]

It took a moment of thought but he nodded and stood up. "We just gotta leave before they noticed you disconnected yourself from the machine." He glanced at it and took all the cords off of her, then taking his jacket off and putting it around Saiyuri.


"Okay, Let's go, quickly." Hisashi motioned for her to follow as he opened the room door.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She nodded and put his jacket on, it being big enough that it fit her like a dress basically. She quickly got off the bed and quickly hurried so she was next too him. "Is it okay if we go to my house? I need to get my puppy." She said staring up at him as they walked. When he had broken into her home he hadn't heard a dog nor the times he was over there. "And actual clothes."

 

[Fairbanks]

Hisashi grabbed her hand as he led her around the nurses then looked over at her with a confused look. "You had a dog? What the fuck?" The male chuckled a bit and looked back away. "Also you're right, that hospital gown just doesn't suit you. Maybe something a bit more...revealing?" Of course he was kidding, for a minute there, he almost seemed like a normal person. After that comment he expected to get slapped for sure.

 

[Nixon Valent]

"Well cause of my dad I wasn't allowed to own a dog. So, that time period you didn't see me outside with boxes with my father I was cutting a hole in my closet and messing with wires to the house so I literally have a little tiny room that I can barely fit into but my puppy stays in there. I only shocked myself like twice." She said like that was a victory for her, it probably was considering she didn't seem like the do it yourself type of person.


"If you pay me I'll dress up for you." That being all said to his comment about her not showing enough skin for his taste.

 

[Fairbanks]

"That's very...intricate.." Hisashi smiled a bit, only to have his eyes widen by that comment. "I'll have to remember that next time I get money." Laughing playfully, he got caught up in the moment and noticed an elevator that was closing and a nurse yelled from the other end of the hallway. Before it could close and the nurse could catch up, he grabbed Saiyuri by the waist and pulled her into the elevator with him, the doors closing.


It was quiet as he pressed the main floor button inside and let go of her hand.

 

[Nixon Valent]

She was startled when he yanked her into the elevator, her hand dropping to her side and rested her weight against the back off the elevator. "I'll consider doing it for free if you carry me home. You know after having your stomach rupture it fucking hurts just to move around? Jesus christ I feel like I'll end up vomiting more blood by the end of the day." Her comment was concerning, but it was too late to go back now. Well they would take her the chances of him being allowed in the room were extremely slim since a nurse seen him leaving with her. She probably just needed to rest and not be yanked around so much.

 

[Fairbanks]

He turned around with a big grin on his face despite her complaining so much. "It's nice to see you're comfortable swearing around and at me now." Just as he finished his words, Hisashi picked her up bridal style and waited a few more seconds for the door to open, watching it straight on.


"I guess we'll have to catch a cab, I have some cash on me to spare."

 

[Nixon Valent]

"Alright that's fine with me." She said, one of her hands onto the front of his shirt in a little fist her way of saying 'don't drop me.' "Also don't get use too it. I'm still sort of it though if you really want to cuss like a sailor I can." She gave a small laugh staring up at him, trusting him enough that she didn't need to watch where they were going.

 

[Fairbanks]

Once the doors opened, Hisashi darted out and tried to find his way back to the main entrance to catch a cab. They weren't far after all, so it wouldn't cost too much. His only source of income was helping out occasionally at an old car shop. He would assist the mechanics every now and then, paying him under the table. It was enough to get by on, his family had paid off the house mortgage.


The sliding doors opened and he waved down a taxi as best he could while holding Saiyuri, then looking down at her when one started driving over. There always was an over abundance in the parking lot. "You're damn lucky I'm here and like you so much."