That day I woke up early, and went about my routine as I usually did.
I worked out, showered, put on my clothes and made my way to school...
I probably would have made it there on time, if it weren't for the old lady I saw struggling to lift a box to her apartment.
And so I offered to help...
It turned out she had more then one box, she had ten.
"Oh deary... You don't have to get them all-"
"No ma'am-" I let out a grunt as I grabbed a box filled with what I assumed was ten twenty pound bowling balls.
"It's... Ugh... No problem at all!"
I gave her a reassuring smile.
She gave me a warm smile.
"Oh bless your heart."
The next thirty minutes were grooling needles to say.
When I got to homeroom it was already nearly done, I bursted into class hyperventilating from jogging three blocks and through the halls.
"Sorry... I'm late mr Thomson."
The middle aged teacher looked at me through his foggy glasses with a disappointed scowl. "Mr turner... Glad to see you could join us, and what may I ask led you to be late this time hmm?"
I would always pop into homeroom late because of all the stuff I'd get involved with in the morning, naturally mr Thomson was skeptical of misadventures id tell him.
This would lead to me getting detention vary often.
Infact how I hadn't been expelled because of my tardiness and bad grades was a miracle to say the least.
"W-well I uh..."
"Save it-"
He handed me a yellow slip.
"You have detention after school todayr Turner... Try not to be late."
"Yes sir."
I grabbed the slip and made my way back toy seat, Logan looked back at me when I sat down.
"What was it this time huh?"
He whispered.
"An old lady needed help with moving some boxes ok, can you shut up?"
He grinned.
"... Finally some verity, and you didn't get hurt too... Nice."
I rolled my eyes and looked in the direction of Lisa's empty desk.
'gone again huh?'
I took in a deep breath.
'i hope she's alright.'
* * *
After writing I will not be late for school again. a hundred times on the chalkboard in detention like bart Simpson. I was finally able to leave and head to my job in the where house district.
After school I'd come here also every day, moving crate's for my boss Pete.
Unfortunately I was gonna be late because of detention, and even more unfortunately this wasn't the first Time this week I was late too.
So...
This wasn't really a surprise when I heard-
"Your fired."
"Wha- but- Pete! I-"
"Jack look... Your a nice kid-"
He sed as he sat in his chair at his desk
"But you keep showing up late to work, Plus we've been making cuts anyway to are labor do to are budget... I'm sorry but I'm sure you can find some other part time job... And who know's maybe in the future you can come back, but right now I have to let you go... Sorry kid."
I hung my head.
"I... Understand."
And with that I let out a sigh and dragged
Myself back home.
* * *
I got home in the afternoon, I opened the door and let out a groan. "Ugh... what a day-"
"Jack?" I heard a familiar female voice call to me from the kitchen.
"Mikoto?" I walked into the dining room, and there she was reading her hunting magazine. "That's ANT mikoto."
She sed giving me a scowl.
"Sorry, ant mikoto." I rolled my eyes.
"That's more like it." She grinned.
I walked over to her and sat down.
"So... why are you here?"
She tilted her head slightly.
"Cant I your legal guardian visit you?"
I gave her a deadpan stare.
"You want dinner right?"
She grinned once more.
"Weeel-"
"Geez... is that the only reason you visit me?"
"No... what kind of woman do you take me for?"
At this point, I was so tired I didn't even bother to put keep an eye on my mouth.
"A freeloader."
She grabbed my cheek and squeezed it tightly. "Ow! Ow! Ow!-"
"Apologize."
"Yes ma'am, sorry ma'am, ow!"
She let go and showed me away.
"Now hurry up, I'm starving."
"Ok ok." I got up and went to the kitchen and opened up the fridge.
"Crap."
"What?"
"I forgot to buy food..."
"Ok, then go buy some dumbass."
'Geez. She's relentless...'
"Alright..."
I walked forward to the doorway.
"Hold up- come hitger."
I turned Around and took a seat, mikoto looked a bit concerned.
"Jack... what's wrong? You look a lot more gloomy then usuall."
I didn't wanna let her know I was fired, I didn't like her worrying. So...
"Uh..."
"Spill it."
"Um... There's this girl in my class."
"Yeah?"
"Lisa elwood-"
"Lisa elwood?... you mean that rich girl who would always try to get you to play with her when you were kids?"
"Um... yeah... she's absent today and I'm kinda worried about-"
"EEEE!!!" She suddenly grabbed my two cheeks and squeezed them tightly.
"Hey!"
"Awww! Jacky still has a w'iddle crush?"
"Stop it!"
She let go and smiled.
"I cant help it, oh I remember when you were little you asked me and your mom to help you make a valentine for her, you had us sign it 'from your secret admirer!"
I couldn't help but blush from embarrassment. "Y- yeah? Well... I dont like her anymore that way. that was then, this is now so-"
"Your denial is so cute."
I grinded my teeth as i stood up.
"Whatever can I go now?"
"sure. Just be quick ok?"
"Right."
I walked out of the dining room and left the townhouse.
* * *
I left the local grocery store with ingredients to make chicken tariaki and salad, it was night now. The crisp spring air entered my lungs as I breathed in.
I took a few steps forward when-
Crash!
"?"
I heard a sound coming from alley, now normally I would know better then to go into a dark alley in the middle of the night.
But...
For some reason, I had a feeling of dread.
Something was telling me that someone was in danger...
Why?
I don't know.
I gulped and grabbed my switch blade from my pocket, and made my way down the alley.
Clash! Bash! Clang! Shang!
I ducked behind a dumpster and looked ahead of me, setting the bag of groceries to the side, my eyes widened as I saw what looked like two people fighting.
A tall man in a black coat with a white mask on. And a girl with a dagger in her hand.
'What in the world?'
The girl and him traded blows, she lunged at him throwing kicks and punches, using her dagger to deflect blows, barely though.
Meanwhile he would easily dodge and duck, he was calm and cool... almost bored, I could tell simply by his body language that for him. This was nothing.
Yet to the girl she was giving it her all.
The man through a punch at her, knocking her back to her knees. "!"
She looked up at the man in black panting, she grinded her teeth and suddenly her body became engulfed in blue electricity.
"Hah!" She bolted to him in a split second, she moved so fast I could barely register it.
Surely she would be able to inflict a whole lot of damage on her target, but.
!!!!
He caught her by the throat.
"Crap!" I whispered.
She hung there, her kneck in his hand
Dangling like she were being hung from the gallows.
She tried to pry his hand away with all her might, to no avail.
I saw... a tear.
She was giving up.
'I cant just stand here and do nothing!'
I strengthened my resolve, I took in a deep breath and stood up.
"Put her down!"
The man in black noticed me, he simply stared at me.
"Put her down now!"
And like that he dropped her to the ground, she let out a pained cough.
"Now, if you wanna get to her your gonna have go through-"
!!!!
"!"
Suddenly he was in front of me, I looked down where the sharp pain in my stomach was, and there in my torso was a dagger. The man in black looked me in the eye. Digging his dagger into my torso.
"Oh... I, never stood a chance did I?"
I fell to the ground and the world around me blurred.