okay here's chapter 2. Read the last entry for the first chapter okay?

Chapter 2

Nightstalker woke up, still tired from not getting enough sleep during the night. He couldn't get any sleep that night. He finally dragged himself out of bed and got dressed just in time to make the first train to Shiga. It was a cold day in fall and everything around him had frost on it.

"Damn it's cold." he said quietly to him self as he walked over to the train station. He walked up to the ticket seller and got his ticket for the first train that left for Shiga. "What time is it?" He asked the man

"What?"

"The time, what time is it?"

"Oh, it's about 5:32 am... why?"

"Um, no reason. If I may ask, what time does the train get to Shiga.."

"Sometime around 9:01 am.. why, you got a date or something?!" The man snapped.

"No... thanks anyway.." he said and walked on the train. "Geez... what was eating him?" He mumbled and sat down in a empty seat.

The train was suprisinly nice inside. Had carpet and everything. Not like the bummy trains that you see on the roads all the time. Tha kinda with the typicial leaky celing and creaky seat with the springs coming out of the seats, or it smelled real bad. Things like that.

After about being on the train for about fifteen mintutes, Night Stalker fell asleep. He woke up to the sound of a voice yelling "First stop, Shiga. First stop Shiga." He woke up quickly and got off of the train. His house was only about a mile away from the station and he could take a bus there anyway. He got on a bus, and went to his street. It felt good to be home. He loved his village. The was something about it that made him happy. As he walked up to his house, he took up as much of the senery as possiable. He never knew when, or if he would ever come back. He walked up to the door and knocked.

"Damn... no key.." He knocked again hoping someone was home. He forgot his key back in his room. It was where he left it when he left one year ago. He heard a voice in the distance.

"I'm coming! Hold on!" Seconds later the door flung open. "Yes? Can I hel-" It was Sache. She was holding in one arm, a bunch of books. When she relized that it was Night Stalker, she screamed with happiness. "Oh my god!" She dropped her books and hugged him. "Oh my god! Why didn't you give us notice?!"

"Um... surprise?!" He said

"Who's there?" He heard his mother yell.

"Oh my god mom! You'll never guess who's at the door!"

"I can only guess.." she said.

"Mom! It's Taku! He's here!"

"Oh my god!" She said as she ran to the door. She ran up to him and hugged him. "Oh, where were you all this time?!"

"It felt like everywhere."

"Don't just stand there, come in!" His mom said

"So..." he said. "Where's Misato and Kyoko?"

"They'll be here soon. They went out to by some stuff" Sache said. "By the way, Hoshiko wanted to know what you've been up too?"

"Hoshiko? There's a name I haven't heard in a long time..."

"She was wondering if you still even remembered her?"

"Hmph" Night Stalker gave a slight laugh "How could I?"

"Where you two..."

"No! Gross no. Hardley Sache..."

"Oh... well, I think you should go see her. Father called also... wants to see you..."

"That's good for him. Like I really want to see him?"

"Well...."

Their mom got up and walked into the kicthen. "Taku," she said to Night Stalker, "You'd might want to talk to him..." She sounded worried.

"He can't do anymore harm then the last time."

"He said he's coming over and he want's to hear from you...."

"Fine... why's he coming over anyway?"

"Because he's your father and he loves you."

"Could have fooled me." He mumbled to himself. "I'd rather die before talking to him to let you know. I'll call him later.. he can wait.." Just as he turned around to go upstairs to his room, the door opened. Misato and Kyoko walked in.

"Hey?! Is that Taku?! Oh my fricking gods! What are you doing here?!" Misato yelled as her and Kyoko went over to hug him.

"Came to visit. I kinda had the time. Hope you don't mind me staying here.."

"Of course not. Don't be silly." His mother said turning around. "This is your home. Don't ever be afraid to come home. Got that?"

"Yes ma'am." He said. The phone rang.

"I'll get it." Sache said. "Hello? Oh, hey father, you know, you called at a really good time! Why? Because Taku came home just a little while ago. No, I don't know how long for... he said for maybe a week or more. Better come down while he's still here. We never know when or if he'll come back." She laughed. "You want to talk to him? Sure. Hold on. I'll get him.." she put her hand over the phone. "Taku, it's father. here." She said as she handed him the phone.

"You too kind." he said sarcasticly and tried to sound enthusisded but gave up because it was no use. "Hello? yeah, this is him. Yeah hi. You're coming over? When? Really? That soon? Sure I'm looking forward to it. No, I'm not busy... what's there to do? You want to see me? Uh huh... what about mom, Sache, Misato and Kyoko? You already seen them huh? Well, you can see them again... right? Fine... uh huh... whatever. yeah, you too... alright. see ya. Bye..."

"What'd he want?" Sache said

"He said he wanted to see me. Something about how he already saw you three and wanted some "man time" alone.. he never wanted it before..."

"I think it's sweet..." Kyoko said.

"I think it's stupid." He said.

Night Stalker was uneasy. He didn't want to see his dad, and trying to get away from it was not going to be easy.

"I'm going to go see Hoshiko. See you all later." He said and walked out. He bumped into Hoshiko on his way to her house. "What are you doing here?!"

"I saw you come home... Hi!"

"Hi.."

"What's the matter? You look worried.."

"Nothing.. my dad wants to spend time with me.. only me..."

"How's that bad?"

"I hate him.."

"Why'd you're parents get divorced anyway?"

"It's a long story."

"And I have time to hear it." Hoshiko said

"Fine. My dad wanted a family with four girls, instead he got a family of three girls and one boy.. me. He hates me. He's always hitting me, abusing me.. my mom found out and divorced him. She couldn't live with a man that abused her childern ya know?" Mishiko shock her head slowly. "Anyway, whenever he wants to see me, he makes it so he only gets me so he can blame anything on me and hit me... I can't stand it anymore. My mom knows that she can't stop him. She already tried. She knows that if he does anything to try to get him to stop, he'll hurt me even more. He never touches my sisters... nope. He loves them to much... never wanted a boy, my mom wouldn't get a abortion though so... this is how he deals with me. Acts nice around to me when everyone else is around, then hit's me when where alone... my mom always helps me when I come back, you know, with fixing up the cut's and all, meanwhile, I try to come up with a good excuse to tell Red Shadow, my superior and my sisters and anyone else who see's me..."

"Oh... Taku, I'm sorry.."

"You didn't do it. I'd better getr home. Just thought I'd say hi."

"Okay then. See ya later Taku."

"Alright.." he walked back home wishing that he could find some way to get out of seeing his dad

***

(3 days later)

Night Stalker woke up to the sound of the piano playing downstairs.

"What are you doing?" Misato asked him

"Trying to sleep.. what are you doing?"

"Playing the piano. What do you think of this?" Misato straitened her back, and started to play the theme from the "Nutcracker"

"Thats very good." Nightstalker said rubbing his eyes

"Oh, good morning sleepy head." His mother said. "Better get dressed soon. You're father should be coming over soon to pick you up remember?"

"Unforunatly..." he said to himself. "I'm going to get dressed. Keep working on it Misato..."

"Thanks! You know I will!"

A couple of hours later someone at the door knocked. "Taku, could you get that? It's probably your father!" His mom yelled from the kitchen.

"Sure..." He said as he opened the door. "Dad... uh... hi..."

"How have you been?!" He said and hugged him

"Um.... okay..."

"What's the matter son?" He said to Night Stalker

"......" Night stalker said nothing and gave him a funny look... "Hmph.."

"Um... anyway," he said quickly. "We better get going." He said as he put his arm around his neck. "Come on."

"Okay... bye mom!" he yelled

"Uh huh honey! Love you!"

"You to mom." He said quietly and walked out with his dad closing the door behind him.

Well? What do you think? Good so far? Hope so!