The Orchards

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The Orchards

Ame walked into the Orchards with hair in a messy bun. Her eyes were brighter than usual. She looked around and saw Suki, "Eto, Su-chan. Are you alright?" she asked in a concerned voice. She rushed to the tree where Suki was perched on. She looked up, "You shouldn't be up there alone. What if you fall and break something?"

Suki didn't look up she merely said "Like it would matter if I broke something. I'm used to it"

Ame huffed, "Oi, you may not care what happens to your body but others like your Friends do." she said looking off towards the side. She glanced towards Suki, "I may not look it but I am the type of person who will listen to your problems. Tell me what's wrong." she said in a soft tone.

Suki looked at Ami and rubbed her eyes "My birthday was ruined and........." she trailed off as she lifted her sleeve up abit to show bruises

(What is wif people spelling my name wrong xD Gosh! It's okay if you did)

Ame pointed to the ground, "Come down here. I want to take a look and you can tell me all about it." she said with a small, sad smile. She knew how it felt to have her birthday ruined. Her mother would always make her cry before the party had even started. She never got any presents.

Suki slowly climbed down from the tree and stood in front of Ame with her head down "My brother did this to me......when everyone was having a good time" she said as she rubbed her eyes again "Schools the only place I can get away from it all"

Ame took Suki's hand and squeezed it gently, "You should tell someone who can help you. You shouldn't let this happen." she said looking at Suki with her bright midnight blue eyes. "Where are your bruises again? I want to see how bad they are."

Suki looked around to make sure they were alone then she undid her shirt and took it off showing bruises on her chest, arms, stomach and back "I have more on my legs too.....I forgot to mention that he......r-raped me" she said quietly

Ame touched her stomach to see if it hurt her, "Suki, honey. You need to fight back." she said looking up. She moved her hand to her arm and sighed, "What I mean is, you need to tell him no. If that doesn't work, scream. Scream as loud as you can, till your voice hurts."

She looked up at Suki with a serious stare, "You try hitting him. Grab anything near you."

Suki nodded "I've tried all that but he stops me all the same. My family are skilled in martial arts. Well my brothers and dad are. Mother likes to keep my focused on dancing and I hate it so I just do as I'm told to keep people happy. I've tried screaming, punching and kicking but he ties me up and gags me. It's horrible. He says if I tell anyone he's gonna do worse to me"

Ame spat on the ground, "Your brother is nothing but a criminal! Tell your father, he will make sure that your good-for-nothing brother wont hurt you anymore." she said before sighing, "Sorry. People like that just tick me off. He should be thrown in jail for what he is doing."

Ame looked at Suki, "I want you to tell someone other than me. Tell them you need help. I know this person who works at the Ouran Newspaper. We call him Unknown. You can send him a message and he will give you some advice." she said taking out a little card with a number on it.

(>>'' I have no idea if character problems are going to be on the newspaper. Mizune hasn't been on and I am the only one who is taking information for the newspaper.)

(Ahhh I see. Hey another thing they should mention on the papaer is peoples birthdays it will be something nice for the readers)

Suki took the card and put it in her pocket "I will think about it but thankyou" she said as she put her shirt back on "I want to tell my dad but all he's interested in is what dress his little girl should wear next. He may be a martial artist but my dad is just wierd. To be honest I hate wearing dresses but I guess Im etting used to the school dresses here. Maybe my brother in jail will be a good thing but I'm too scared to tell anyone else Ame" she said as she fiddles with her fingers

(I will mention that to Mizune ^^)

Ame placed a hand on Suki's shoulder, "If you father wants to see his little daughter in a dress then you better say something then and there. All you need to say is this: 'Father, my brother has been abusing me. I don't think I can wear a dress with these bruises all over my body. He hurts me.' and if you start to cry," she said taking a deep breath, "you fall to your knees."

She pushed a strand of Suki's hair behind her ear, "You can do it. If you can tell me, you can tell your father. He has the power and authority to change what your brother is doing."

Suki concidered it for a moment "I guess so Ame but I guess brother will be more scared of mom not dad. Even dads scared at mom when she gets angry" she giggled then whispered to Ame "My other brother Leo said he saw her hurl a huge lifting wieght at the postman once because he was late"

Ame blinked, "Maybe tell both your parents." she said before placing a hand over her mouth, "Nani?! Is the postman okay? Your mother sounds....dangerous." she said blinking at Suki's comment.

"Yeah he's fine now after he went to hospital. We have a new postman now and he knows not to mess with mama. He brings her some rasberries from his garden. She loved rasberries. My dad actually looks up to him. Strange concidering the postman is weaker than dad. I'm kinda glad I have my school apartment to sleep in. Everyones away in Alaska visiting my grandparents so the house is pretty lonely" she said as she ran a hand through her hair

Ame nodded, "My mom is traveling the world. She is pregnant now with a rich man's baby." she looked away, "She wants that baby to be better than me. To look like her. I look like my father." she said looking back at Suki.

"He was Italian. She told me that over the phone one day. My mother never calls me."

Suki hugged Ame "Well you're always welcome in my family Ame. My dad wants mama to have another baby girl but she doesn't want to go through birth again not since I came premature and nearly died. Your mama has major issues if she treats you like that. She's your mama for heavens sake" she said as she hugged Ame again

Ame hugged Suki back, "My mama has a lot of problems. At least I have a family here, at Ouran and with your family as well." she said smiling. She sighed, "What's your mom like?" she asked looking at Suki.

"Hmmm well mama can be strict but really sweet. She sometimes does my hair for me like she used to when I was little and sometimes when she's not lecturing daddy or being bossy we go shopping or garden or bake cakes. Mama wants me to become a dancer like she was. She wants me to finish what she started before her accident. She broke her thigh bone while dancing in a competition and its stopped her from dancing eversince. I look up to her because she still carries on like nothing happened even though her accident was on the news and in the paper for weeks. I can always remember the headline "Suzake Shikaris BIG break from the stage" it got to her for a while because she wasn't happy mama anymore. I used to go to her shows and think "theres my mommy in the crowd" and I'd be happy so in a way I want to dance for her but I want to be a famous baker more than anything and I can design and make cakes for any occasion and own my own store and then mama can be proud that I followed my dream and I would put up pictures of mama in her prime of fame and let people know that she's not forgotten even after the accident. She's started her own flower shop as well" Suki said as she smiled "She'd love you"

(HOLY SNAP! THat's huge)

Ame let out a small gasp, "Your mother broke her thigh bone? That must be awful. I wish we could do something for her to make her feel better." she said looking down. She glanced at Suki, "Your mother opened a flower shop. You want to be a baker. You should open up a flower and bakery shop!" she said smiling.

"You could call it 'A Thousand Ways'! I could even work there!" she said smiling. "Your mother sounds nice."

"Thats an amazing idea Ame-chan!" Suki exclaimed "Me and you could own the shop and hand make bouquets and everything. Flowers and cakes for any and every occasion. Also we can have a keyring stand with flowers and cakes on them. Wouldn't that be great. Then your mama will kick herself because we will make more money than she gets off her rich man"

Ame clapped her hands together, "Great idea! I love it!" she said smiling. Her smile got bigger, "Your right. Maybe we could get started today on it!" she said looking at Suki.

(We can if you want. I can make the banner and Decorate. All you have to do is find me some pictures xD)

(Sure what pictures are you after and I will look them up for you and PM you the links)

"Yeah! It will be sooooo much fun! Let's do it Ame-chan. Oh Oh and we can have little TV's showing mama in her performance prime. I can get the videos and make copies. I know where they are because mama gives me them to watch so I can learn" she said as she clapped her hands together

(They have to be on photobucket and in black and white manga style. Perfect Idea. Look up Chocolate and Vanilla. See what you can find)