38HELLO! I really hope you guys aren't mad at me for the drugs. And remember, MION'S LIFE WILL GET WORSE! (Collective gasp.) Also, please review. And thanks for reading! P.S., swearing in this chapter. You have been warned!
Chapter 2: Highs, Lows
Mion could barely get up the next morning. She was so tired! Her sleep had done no good. It actually made her more tried! She groggily put on her clothes as Shion grabbed hers. Walking to the bridge, Rena had to poke her to get her to say hello. This caused her blood to boil.
"Mii-chan, You seem upset! Is something wrong, wrong?" Mion put on a forced smile and laughed nervously.
"No, nothings wrong. Why would you think that! Everything's perfectly fine! Ah ha ha!" Rena shot her friend an odd look. 'Mion's hiding something, and Rena wants to know!' Just then a familiar male voice called hello.
"Hi Mion-chan, Hi Rena-chan!" Keiichi walked over, his small book bag slung over his shoulder in a relaxed way. His purple eyes twinkled mischievously, as if he had something planned. Mion ignored the mindless chatter as they walked along, just wanting to get the day over with. A hand waving in front of her face snapped her out of her thoughts.
"What!" She snapped. Her temper flared. Keiichi was there with a shocked expression, as if she'd just slapped him or told him she was a boy.
"Alright, sorry for snapping you out of your thoughts but were here." He pointed to the door, and forgetting the usual routine, Mion stormed into the classroom first. Just as she walked inside, a huge bag full of erasers flew towards her and hit her in the side of the side of the head. The stunning blow sent her flying, and she slammed into a nearby desk.
Satoko, realizing whom she just hit, ran over to Mion, who was clutching her head. "Mion-chan! Mion-chan! Are you okay! Sorry!" Worry filled her tone, and she felt regretful. Normally the stupid peasant fell for the traps, not the club leader. A hand suddenly reached out, giving Satoko a very hard slap across the face. It stunned the blonde, who was about to burst into tears.
"You stupid brat! You hit me in the F**king head!" Satoko looked like she was going to make her lip bleed from how hard she was biting it. Mion's face was twisted with rage, getting up and trying to grab a table. Shion and Keiichi, realizing what was going on, went and grabbed her arms. And it took both their combined strengths to hold her back from beating the girl's head in with a desk. Satoko could feel tears pricking at her eyes.
"Mion! Clam down! What's the problem!" Keiichi could feel the anger pouring out of Mion. Satoko ran off, fear in her face. Rika, having just walked in with Hanyuu, saw the whole mess. After getting Chie-sensei to come control the situation, the teacher sent everyone to his or her desks. Mion, snapping back to her senses and realizing what she nearly did to her friend, could her temper drop like a doused flame and sink down to a worse level. She felt bad now, and it was giving her a headache. This made it impossible to do much of her work correctly.
Plus it was nearly impossible to concentrate from all the worried looks she got, and the highest grade she got that day was a 57. Chie-sensei wanted to see her after school to talk about her attitude, which made her feel like while everyone waited for the club. When she came back, her spirits had sunk even lower, remembering she had to be the bearer of bad news about their favorite activity.
"Everyone, I can't do the club anymore. So just do whatever, I need to go home." Stunned silence filled the room as their leader turned around and ran off. Rika was the first to speak, her tone upset.
"Why can't Mii-chan help?" Shion looked down and explained, her voice getting soft near the end until no one could make out the words.
"Well, Onee was upset because Batcha said she would have to cancel club and focus on studying for her grades to improve. After dinner she disappeared for about 8 hours, and when she got home I could hear a shouting match happen with batcha. She normally doesn't act out like that. I think something's wrong." Shion looked like she could burst into tears for her twin.
Luckily Rena took over the conversation. "I think we should try and give her space. It's probably very stressful, very stressful." Rika nodded in agreement. In all of the other worlds before they'd shattered Fate, this never happened. Pushing those thoughts to the side, she decided that the conversation was going nowhere fast.
"Well, it would be mean be mean to Mii-chan to hold club without her, so I think we ought to go home." Nodding in agreement, the club members went their separate ways, all brooding. Shion was especially sad for her sister's predicament. Despite that, she was kinda glad that their mix-up had kept her from all that stress.
But with Mion, it wasn't okay. She could barely concentrate on the designated math sheet, the numbers muddled in her head, and her writing was jumbled and impossible to understand. Crumpling up her 3rd piece of paper and sighing in frustration, She longingly looked at the floorboard where the bag was hidden. Deciding to count how many pills were there, she was dismayed. Only 15 little happy faces. They were mocking her, saying that they could only do so much for her predicament. Putting them back, she wanted to cry. But a plan was forming in her head.
The rest of the day passed by slowly, making her more and more anxious and nervous as it neared the time for everyone to sleep. As soon as Shion was out cold, she grabbed the pills and left out a window, watching her step. She ran to the clearing, taking in the scene. The river was bathed in a soft hue from the moon overhead, and the cicadas weren't ear piercingly loud. Taking another pill, the waves came on again.
Building up with pleasure, she hummed to herself and spun around, feeling much better with every turn. The cicadas seemed to hum along with their chorus, and she began to feel amazing. All her problems seemed unimportant at the moment, but she began to come off her high. But as her emotions ebbed like a tide, they sunk even lower. She remembered slapping Satoko, snapping a Keiichi, canceling club, and the fight with Batcha the day before. It all made her feel sick to her stomach, and she began to feel vomit come up her throat. Running to a bush, she felt better once everything came up.
Going home, she brushed her mouth until the taste left her tongue, which nearly made it raw. As she slipped into the room and tried to sleep, she couldn't shut her eyes. It took an hour to figure this out as the clock hit 4 A.M. that she had insomnia. Getting up, she tried to finish the last bit of her page, and just guessed all the answers. After a while Shion woke up, bleary eyed and yawing. "Morning Mion. Why are you up so early?"
She did a fake smile so her sister wouldn't worry. "Oh, I just had a bit of homework I wanted to finish. How did you sleep?" She had a forced expression on her face, but Shion was too tired to care.
"Five more minuets an-" Shion fell back on the futon, asleep. Mion breathed a sigh of relief, then put away her math sheets. Putting on her school clothes, Mion grabbed her bag and left early. She didn't want to face any of her friends at the mill, so she left very early and waited for the doors to open. For what seemed around 45 minuets after she came, Chie-sensei walked over.
"Hello Mion, your early. Would you mind staying quiet while I grade some important papers?" Mion nodded, but was wary of the teacher. Normally nothing bothered this woman when she was grading papers, especially when she had a "Debate" with keiichi, which normally resulted in Keiichi losing or Rena wanting to take someone home. She worked, sometimes shooting the teacher a glance. Later kids began to trickle in, rubbing their eyes tiredly. Some shot a confused glance at Mion, who looked more awake then others, albeit with bags under her eyes.
After awhile she saw Satoko come in, shooting her a worried look. She was too tired to care tough, and went back to her work. The numbers ran out her hand like water from a faucet, and she was nearly done with most of the work when a hand tapped her shoulder. Looking up, her face heated up to see Keiichi.
Shooting her a look, he muttered, "Sorry about the club. Hope you can convince your grandma to restart it soon." With that he left, making her feel even more depressed. After turning in her sheets, Chie-sensei asked her to go take care of the curry garden by weeding. Going outside with a bucket, She began to pull at the weeds that were starting to sprout. After a while of venting as she ripped at the weeds, she began to feel her throat close off with tears. Why did the weeds have to die? They were just trying to live! She could barely see with the tears forming in her eyes, and just curled up on the side of the building, starting to sob.
Luckily no one came out, but she felt like someone was watching her. After wiping her eyes and finishing the weeding, she walked back in the classroom. Hanyuu gave her a worried look, trying to see what was wrong with her green-haired friend. She just shot her a watery smile and sat down, staring into space. Everyone that saw was worried about what had happened, but she wasn't going to tell him or her. They'd just be disgusted she was doing drugs, even if they made her feel better. It felt like forever for school to end, so she ran home to get the day over with. She had almost no work, and just worked on her essay for the rest of the day.
When Shion fell asleep, she grabbed the bag, contemplating. Yes she felt crappy, but she needed to use the pills sparingly. Putting them back, she walked to the clearing where she always felt best. Taking in the peacefulness, she laid down on the cool rock. It was just the right temperature, not too hot, but warm enough to be comfortable. She could still feel the dark thoughts tearing at her mind, clamoring for attention. It made her uncomfortable, and even there she didn't feel safe. The most pressing thought was the one she didn't want to think about.
'What will I do when I run out of pills?' Even though she felt even worse after taking them, if she could escape for just a few hours, she felt better. But there was a very small supply, and it only lasted around 8 hours. 'What if I looked up how to get more? They have a few computers at school.' Jumping up, she smiled finally without the drug. "Yes, I'll get more ecstasy!" Deciding to try and sleep, her happiness quickly left.
'Wait, that drugs illegal! How can I buy it without Oishi finding out! I'll have to see if there's any way to obtain it legally or fast!' She went home, but it was either side affects or her worried thoughts that kept her up. But, she was once again awake at 4 A.M., working on her paper. Once it hit four thirty she did her morning routine of brushing her hair, grabbing some rice or other food, making lunch, brushing her teeth, and grabbing her bag. She decided not to wait at the bridge, and walking to school, waited for Chie-sensei. After asking for permission, she walked to the smallish computer room and pulled out a chair. Logging on, she Googled ecstasy. It turns out, (True fact, look it up!) that there was 60% ecstasy in urine if you took the pill. It also showed a way to harvest it, and she smiled. 'Yes! Now my supplies will last much longer! But that's still gross.'
After logging off, she walked back to the classroom, where satoko was just starting to make her trap. She shot Mion a look, which made her good mood dampen a bit. Walking over to the work bins, there were 4 math sheets and a packet waiting, with a box of watercolors. 'I think relax first, then math. I mean, it is at the top of the pile.' Waling back to her desk, she decided to try and paint… she couldn't think of a single thing to do.
Getting frustrated, she remembered all the pills, and how each one had a happy face on it, and started to dip hr brush in the yellow. After a fairly round circle was drawn, she began to do two black eyes and a smile. Satisfied, she walked over to the teacher and handed the drawing over. Chie-sensei smiled, and scribbled a B on it. Walking back, she began math, and tried to figure out a very hard problem. It sucked, but she was able to make an almost correct answer that was just one tens place off.
Shion shot her a look, thinking maybe her twin was out of character today, a little too hard-working. 'But it's better than normal!' Shion thought to herself. Smiling, she continued her essay on flowers and what her favorite one was. But Mion still felt crappy on the inside, and felt worse when she remembered no more club. Going home, she finished the last bit of her essay and read it over. I want to go to New York because…
She was satisfied with the results, and walked over to her twin. "Hey Shion, could you proofread this?" The other green-haired girl looked up from her magazine, and snatched up the paper, reading it over. "I like how you did it! But you may need to fix a bit of your grammar." Mion nodded, and went back to the spot where she was working.
'Maybe I won't take the pills today.' After that thought she put her essay in one of those plastic folders with the sliding binder tab. She got ready for dinner, and then walked down the hallway with her sister. It was a pleasant conversation, swapping stories and chatter. But Batcha, mood killer she could be, stated, "Did anyone hear of the drug-dealer caught near the bridge? He had a block of Marijuana hidden under his shirt." Everyone went silent. No one in Hinamizawa ever did drugs, due to Oishi's sharp eyes.
Well, almost everyone. Mion could barely eat her food after that.
# # # # # # # # # # # # Well, thank you for reading! I'd like to thank birdy1564 and Sergeant Daniel for reviewing! And Sergeant Daniel, she took the drug so fast because it said "Happy Pills," and she really needed to be cheered up. But I guess it's different for everyone. Thanks!