A/N: I am sooo sorry for not updating sooner! Sophomore year was intense, more than freshman. And I was simply brain dead on breaks. But…

NOW it's summer after sophomore year, and here is the chapter you ALL deserve!

So here is the long overdue next chapter of Wishing for an End.

Ana waved to Kisa and walked over with the other girls. She smiled. "Hey. Sorry about that. Lunch line was way to long." She decided to play it up and looked at Julie to take the ball.

She nodded. "O yea. Really. I mean, the food isn't even worth it. Looks like you were smart to bring your lunch."

Ai laughed. "Totally. This stuff is gross. Is it even food?"

They all laughed and Kisa smiled. This is normal. Good. Everyone jokes about school food don't they?

While Kisa and the girls were laughing, Ana set up her plan. "So Kisa, I heard you walked to school with Hiro today. That right?"

Kisa looked down. Why are they asking about that? And isn't that changing the topic? "Yyyes. Why do you ask?"

She smirked. "O just wondering. Never seen you two together before." Yea. A guy like that with a scrawny little thing like you? I mean please.

"O. Well, he is my cousin." Should I have said that?

The girls looked at each other all thinking the same thing. 'Cousin?'

Julie spoke first. "Cousin, huh? So…you two are like related?"

She nodded.

Ai was shocked too. "Really? You dated a cousin? How gross!"

Kisa stared. How did they know?
Ana sighed, rolling her eyes. Nice time's over. Thanks a lot Ai. "She has a point. Now listen up Sohma. We didn't invite you to eat with us so we could become friends. You had to know that."

Kisa looked down. I should have, and I did…but I hoped otherwise. "Then why?"

She smirked. "Why you ask? O I don't know, maybe this?" She stood up so that the whole cafeteria could hear her. "Hey everyone! I have an announcement to make!! Listen up!" Ana motioned for Julie and Ai to grab Kisa and turn her towards everyone.

They obeyed and got a hold on Kisa before she managed to get away. Ana began to speak once more. "Ladies and Gentleman, may I present the campus freak: Kisa Sohma!" She made a gesture towards the girl held by her minions' arms. And with that cue, the girls threw her down on the ground, still pulling the girl so she was unable to move.

Some of the people in the cafeteria laughed, others stared, and a few looked genuinely horrified. But they all had one thing in common, not one of them moved to help Kisa.

She struggled against the arms of her captors, trying to make them let go. However, Ana had enough of a brain to know that Kisa would fight thus her followers were amply prepared. But regardless, she fought to get free, tears running down her face.

The entire cafeteria was caught up in this event, watching, waiting, wondering what would happen next. Ana was laughing and decided to make this public humiliation even more humiliating for the young tiger. She thought for a moment, trying to decide the best method of torture. Then it hit her; why not use what the girl already had to offer as a starting point? Ana walked over to a nearby table and picked up a plate of spaghetti.

"Who here thinks we should make Sohma's hair look just a little bit freakier? Since she already dyed it where's the harm?" Several cheers came from the crowd, the few semi-negative responses were drowned out and no one that would truly stand up for her was there at the moment. Kisa didn't have the confidence required to do such for herself, she knew she should, after everything it has been dwindled down to almost as low as middle school…

The girls holding her grinned, they knew what was coming. Ana walked over to the restrained teenager and stood there, holding the plate in her hand, just waiting for the right moment. Kisa knew what was about to happen. "Why?"

The popular girl scoffed at her. "Why? You're a freak Sohma, a freak. For one you manage to get one of the hottest guys in school interested in you, and you're related to him which is insanely creepy. He deserves better. Two, you are such a suck up with all the teachers, getting good little grades, answering the damn questions correctly. Three, you dress like a weirdo. You wear the school uniform, but you add weird accessories and outside of school you look like a Goth. Need I say more? You Are Not Normal!"

Kisa stared at her. A freak, a weirdo, not normal…That's what she said…that's what they all say. I'm a freak, I scare people. I'm weird; I don't act like other people… I'm not normal…I don't fit the mold. That's not right, I should be gone, I shouldn't even be here.

Ana's groupies giggled as Ana smirked evilly and Kisa struggled. She felt like she didn't belong, but that didn't mean she wanted this. "Here Sohma. Enjoy." Ana smiled and dumped the plate of spaghetti onto Kisa's hair. She tried to break free before she was dirtied but failed. The girls laughed at her as Ana announced this to the entire cafeteria, seeing as there were no teachers there at the moment. "Now that's fitting. Everyone, don't you think she looks better this way?" She looked down at her, not knowing what she had done, and not caring.

The young tiger managed to break free while she was being pointed and laughed at, and ran out of the cafeteria, passing right by a certain someone without even stopping or realizing who she bumped into as she ran. I thought I had a reason, but now I wonder...maybe I don't...

Kisa ran out of the school and headed all the way home to the grand Sohma Estate without stopping once. She ran like the tiger she was, gracefully and forcefully with great speed until she passed through the gates, directly to the place she technically called 'home'. She fumbled with her keys for a moment until she shoved them into the lock and went inside, forgetting to lock the door after her. She ran into her bedroom, throwing her bag onto the floor.

The young tiger rummaged through her things, looking for the one item she craved the most at a time like this, and she finally found it, her friend. The one thing that couldn't let her down but could give her what she truly wanted at that moment. It gave her comfort and hope that there would be an end for this, a genuine hope. With that she went into the bathroom and began the ritual again. Cutting, slashing, ripping through the skin so that she felt so numb inside she couldn't feel the pain anymore.

Meanwhile at school, the person she bumped into went forward to the group of giggling girls who were still standing around amused at the torture they just performed. The individual went over to Ana and slapped her. Openly, forcefully and happily hit her before grabbing her by the shirt. "Who do you think you are? Hurting her like that? What did you even do? She looked like a mess! What the hell did you do to make her that upset?"

The sidekicks stopped laughing, gasping and backing up. Neither Julie nor Ai wanted to get involved in this. They didn't want to get slapped or grabbed. They did not want to be the focus of that person's rage. Seeing it was only going to get worse the two looked at each other and nodded, running off to anywhere but there.

The person looked closely around to make sure no one else would come to this pitiful girl's rescue and then continued on. "Well, looks like no one is going to save you so answer me damnit! What did you do?"

Normally a composed person, not phased by much, Ana was most certainly frightened of this person. "UUmmm, nnnnothing. Rrrealy. I mean, um, IIII just put a bit of food in her hair is all. Not like you could tell?" She sounded uncertain because she could not figure out what to say to this person. She had no idea what reaction she would get and was hoping that maybe this individual had a sense of humor.

Well, there was laughter but not in the way Ana hoped. "Funny, couldn't tell huh? Well I COULD! And I'm SURE Kisa could. So what are you gonna do about it? Hmm? Are you gonna keep hassling her? Because I don't think that would be the best option. Do you?"

Out of fear rather than genuine concern for Kisa's well being, Ana shook her head.

The person smiled. "Good, now you're gonna leave her alone, aren't you? Because I don't think you want any trouble do you?"

Ana nervously nodded and was dropped by the person in question. "Good, now I'm going to leave, and you're going to think about what I said, aren't you?" The quivering bully nodded once more as the person dumped a bit of spaghetti onto Ana herself in retaliation before walking out of the cafeteria to chase after Kisa...

She gulped as she watched the person run off. Who is that and why do they care so much?

The same question was in the mind of most of the school cafeteria even when the individual was long gone. None of them had ever seen the mysterious person before and they were all fairly certain whoever it was did not go there. But the individual could care less about what a bunch of high schoolers thought. The most important thing was to make sure Kisa didn't hurt herself...if her coping methods were anything like certain others...then there was a lot to worry about.

A/n: Oooo, who is the mysterious person chasing after Kisa? Why do they care so much? How badly will Kisa hurt herself? All this will be answered in the next chapter!! And nope people, the end is not quite here yet, this is not the climax, things will get much worse. O yes.

So raise your hand if you knew Kisa was a cutter? Raises hand I'll give you a cookie if you knew from the beginning. I kinda of tried to make it obvious, yet not. Hopefully succeeded.

Again, sorry for the LONG delay but I am BACK! Please review to let me know there are still readers out there who want to read this story!!

Lots of love to you all!! ;3

Different Child