Toyoko is out in the yard, practicing as she always does after school. The only thing that calms her mind is the sound of her weapon striking the targets, making gashes in them over and over, while imagining that it is the bullies that she faces every day. While their words don't bother her, their presence does. If they don't like or care for her, why do they bother to go out of their way to talk to her? Just leave me the hell alone, and we can all live just fine! I don't need anyone in my life other than Hiyoko anyways. She is at least honest with me about how she feels; I know that she fears my skills but still cares for me because my parents are dead. We have a perfectly good relationship built on fear and respect for one another. So why, then, do these other children feel the need to intrude upon my perfectly happy life? Sending her teddy bear rushing towards the target once more, Toyoko sighs in disappointment as it snaps in half. That was the most recent one that Hiyoko had purchased for her, and it was supposed to last for at least a week. Rather, she had broken it in a matter of days.
As if sensing something were amiss, Hiyoko steps out of the house and into the small yard. Staring at the broken target for a moment, she walks over and picks up the pieces before turning back towards the young girl. "What the hell is wrong with you?! You know that I'm not made of money, and yet you go and break it again! I should just toss you out on the streets at this point to fend for yourself. I don't know what the hell I was thinking ever taking you in. I'm sure your parents are much better off wherever they are, rather than having to raise a demon of a child like you!"
Hiyoko practically spits the insults at Toyoko, who grips her teddy tightly. "You don't know what you're talking about! Mommy and Daddy loved me! That's why they always bought me something nice! They felt bad for leaving me at home alone while they had to work so much!"
"Ha! If they truly loved you, then they wouldn't have gone and gotten themselves killed like a couple of idiots! That burglary didn't have to become a murder, but they were too damn stubborn for their own good. Serves them right!" Toyoko's grip on her teddy goes slack, as does her jaw. Hiyoko had always been truthful and honest with her, and this must be how she truly felt. She could hardly believe the older woman thought this way. Without any other outlet, the young girl screams and thrusts her hands towards her caretaker. Without realizing it, she launched her weapon forward as well. Hiyoko's eyes go wide as she steps to the side, and opens her mouth to shout more obscenities at Toyoko. Instead, a spurt of blood pours from her parted lips. Toyoko looks up to realize that teddy had ricocheted off the wall, slicing the older woman's neck on its return to its owner. She stands there silently as Hiyoko grasps at her neck, trying to stop the bleeding, before collapsing to the ground. The older woman is dead shortly after that, and Toyoko just stands there staring at her body.
As if sensing something were amiss, Hiyoko steps out of the house and into the small yard. Staring at the broken target for a moment, she walks over and picks up the pieces before turning back towards the young girl. "What the hell is wrong with you?! You know that I'm not made of money, and yet you go and break it again! I should just toss you out on the streets at this point to fend for yourself. I don't know what the hell I was thinking ever taking you in. I'm sure your parents are much better off wherever they are, rather than having to raise a demon of a child like you!"
Hiyoko practically spits the insults at Toyoko, who grips her teddy tightly. "You don't know what you're talking about! Mommy and Daddy loved me! That's why they always bought me something nice! They felt bad for leaving me at home alone while they had to work so much!"
"Ha! If they truly loved you, then they wouldn't have gone and gotten themselves killed like a couple of idiots! That burglary didn't have to become a murder, but they were too damn stubborn for their own good. Serves them right!" Toyoko's grip on her teddy goes slack, as does her jaw. Hiyoko had always been truthful and honest with her, and this must be how she truly felt. She could hardly believe the older woman thought this way. Without any other outlet, the young girl screams and thrusts her hands towards her caretaker. Without realizing it, she launched her weapon forward as well. Hiyoko's eyes go wide as she steps to the side, and opens her mouth to shout more obscenities at Toyoko. Instead, a spurt of blood pours from her parted lips. Toyoko looks up to realize that teddy had ricocheted off the wall, slicing the older woman's neck on its return to its owner. She stands there silently as Hiyoko grasps at her neck, trying to stop the bleeding, before collapsing to the ground. The older woman is dead shortly after that, and Toyoko just stands there staring at her body.