Becoming Parents

By: Theressa

Chapter One

"Just ten minutes ago, it was bright with no signs of clouds, so why the hell is it raining like cats and dogs?!" asked an annoyed raven-haired boy, running through an alley with puddles of water everywhere he stepped.

The raven-haired boy continued to run despite he was getting his pants wet. H e had a curfew to keep and if broke his seven o' clock curfew, there would be hell to pay. At the moment, it was 20 minutes before seven o' clock.

Thunderous roars and flashing light started to invade the dark sky. The boy jumped when he heard the first boom. The raven-haired teenager began to run faster.

'Come on, Ritsuka, pull it together. A little thunder shouldn't scare me! I'm in high school and been through years of abuse. I shouldn't be scared like a little kid.' He thought to himself, beginning to run out of air in his lungs.

"Oh god! I think I'm going to pass out!" exclaimed Ritsuka, slowly pausing to a stop.

Ritsuka had finally stopped running and was resting, huffing for air. That is until he heard soft crying and sniffling. Ritsuka searched around, his eye darting around the alley for the small sounds.

"Mo-mommy." Mumbled a voice of a child.

Ritsuka located where the crying was coming from. He cautiously stepped forward to a damped TV box. H peered around the box, but found nothing.

"St-stop, mommy! You're hurting me!" cried the voice loudly, causing Ritsuka to jump with a gasp.

Ritsuka decided to just leave whoever it was cry, alone, but what he heard hit dangerously close to home.

"Mommy, please, stop! I'm bleeding and my arm hurts." Cried the trembling voice which made the raven-haired boy grow worried.

"Excuse me W-where are you?" asked Ritsuka, but when he received no answer, he decided to do a trick that he was tricked into by a blond adult he had fallen in love with.

"Look! It's your mother and she looks really mad!" he yelled and suddenly, a boy popped out of the damped box.

"She found me! She's going to kill me! I-I don't want to go to the hospital again!" the boy screamed, tumbling out of the box and landing on his face, scraping his arms. "The doctors are going to ask questions and mommy's going to get mad! I can't die! Not now! I haven't found my big sister yet!"

Ritsuka rushed to the boy whose tears were mixed with the thunder's rain. The boy had light brown hair with a touch of blond that reached his shoulders and chocolate brow eyes that almost looked black. He had some girly features, but Ritsuka was able to tell it was a boy. The child also wore a sweatshirt that was many sizes too big with black short tights. He also had band-aids covering his face and some on his neck. He also had a piercing on his left ear. Ritsuka took notes about the boy's condition.