Happiness Doesn't Come Easily

This was beta by Oli. She’s the best.

I’m wondering if I should even continue this story. It seems everyone who used to review has left me. If you want me to continue this story please let me know or if I should stop wasting my time in trying to think of chapters and just quit now let me know.


Chapter Eleven


The next morning found Abi and D.K. sleeping on the ground wrapped around each other for warmth. Abi was the first to wake as the sun rose over the mountain. She was stiff as hell and wondered why. She turned her head and noticed D.K. was sleeping next to her. She watched him for a minute. He looked so peaceful when he was asleep. She smiled and softly ran a finger down the side of his face. She disentangled herself from him and sat up. She rubbed her eyes and yawned.

Abi stood up and walked over to the side of the cliff and looked out at Tokyo. It truly was a breathtaking sight. Abi sighed and looked back at D.K. who was still asleep. She wanted to get going and go see her friends, but she couldn’t leave D.K. there alone. She needed to wake him up and fast. Abi walked back over to him and watched him sleep while she tried to think of a way she could wake him up that wouldn’t get her hurt afterwards.

She got an evil grin on her face as she thought of a good way to wake him up. She crouched over him and waited a couple of seconds before she sat down on his stomach…hard "Ompf!" She grinned as he jerked awake as the air left his lungs. He pushed her off and sat up gasping. Abi was laughing her ass off as he tried to get his breath back. He glared at her which only succeeded in making her laugh harder.

“What the hell was that for?”

“I wanted to wake you.” as she tried to look at him innocently.

“You couldn’t have just called my name?”

“Now where is the fun in that?” Abi asked with a mischievous grin.

He just glared at her again and stood up. He got into his car and waited for her to follow. He had half a mind to leave her there, but since she had his keys he couldn’t. Abi got off the ground and entered. She handed him his keys and sat back in her seat. He drove off.

“Are you really mad at me?” she asked. He looked over at her and shook his head as he pulled up to Han’s garage. Abi got out and shut the door. She leaned back down and said, “I’ll see you later.” He nodded and drove off.

Abi headed next door to Han’s house and slipped inside. She looked in the living room and saw Brian asleep on one of the sofas. He was snoring lightly. Rome was on the other sofa with his arms around a pillow. She smiled and walked down the hall to the room she should have been sharing with Tie. Looking in she saw Tie was sprawled on the bed with her head under the pillows.

Abi smiled and grabbed some clothes from Tie’s suitcase and went down to take a shower. She stripped out of her clothes and stepped under the spray. She stood there trying to work out the kinks in her neck ands back from sleeping on the ground. She was washing her hair when she heard the bathroom door open. Abi really didn’t think anything of it until the shower curtain opened and there stood Brian ready to take a shower. They both gasped and Brian gripped the towel around his waist a bit tighter as Abi grabbed the shower curtain to hide her body.

“Oh god! I’m so sorry. I didn’t think anyone was in here.” Brian said as he tried very hard to stare at Abi’s face.

“You couldn’t hear the shower running?” Abi asked.

“Not really. You know how I am when I first wake up. I’m not aware of much of anything.” Brian said as he lost the fight to stare only at Abi’s face. His eyes traveled down the length of her body and then settled on her chest. Abi cleared her throat and said, “My eyes are up here Curly.”

Brian had a decency to blush and force his eyes back to Abi’s face. She smiled and pointed to the door. “Get out.”

Brian nodded and grabbed his clothes at he left the bathroom. Abi finished washing her hair and got out of the shower. She wrapped a towel around her body and wiped off the mirror over the sink. Staring at herself Abi shook her head. She needed to get the hell away from everyone for a while. She was starting to get that trapped feeling and she hated it.

Abi quickly got dressed and left the bathroom. She walked back into the living room and sat down next to Brian.

“Hey baby girl.”

“Hey.”

“Where are you going to go?” Brian asked.

“What do you mean?” Abi asked.

“I mean where are you running to this time?”

Abi sighed, “How did you know I was thinking about leaving?”

“The fact is that I know you better then you know yourself. So where are you running to this time?”

“I don’t know. I hear the Savannah is pretty this time of year.”

“Why are you leaving?”

“I’m feeling trapped Bri. I can’t take it. I’m conflicted.”

“Conflicted over what?”

“Han and D.K.” Abi said as she leaned her head on his shoulder. Unbeknownst to them they had an audience. Han leaned against the wall as he heard Abi say she like D.K. too. His heart sank into his stomach at her revelation. He turned and went back to his room and closed the door. He didn’t think that he could handle facing Abi yet.

Abi and Brian were softly talking when a grunt from across the room caught their attention. Rome was finally waking up. Abi had to laugh as he fell off the couch and landed on his ass.

“Ha ha, very funny chica.”

“Yes it is pretty funny.” Abi said as she cracked up again. Rome glared at her and got up to take a shower, but Tierra beat him to the door.

“Sorry you’ll just have to wait your turn.” Tie said as she closed the bathroom door. Rome swore under his breath and headed back out to the living room. Abi wasn’t there and Brian was looking for something resembling coffee in the kitchen. Rome was just sitting down when he heard Abi’s car tear out of the garage. He looked at Brian and asked, “Where is she going in such a hurry?”

“The Savannah?” Brian said.

“No seriously. Where is she going?”

“Not sure, but she did say that she wanted to leave for a while. She was feeling trapped again.”

“She probably is going to the Savannah then.” Rome said.

“Yeah.”

Twenty minutes later Tie came out of the bathroom and sat down at the kitchen table.

“Where’s Abi?”

“Gone.” Rome said.

“Gone where?”

“Umm…..the Savannah.”

“Huh?”

“Well we’re not completely sure, but it’s a good shot that that’s where she’ll go.” Brian said.

“Why is she leaving again?”

“She’s feeling trapped and conflicted.”

“Over?”

“Over D.K. and me.” Han said as he walked into the kitchen. The other three looked at him like he was crazy.

“You heard?” Brian asked.

“Yeah. Is she really gone?”

“For now. She’ll be back.” Brian said.

“Yeah, but when?”

“When she’s got her shit together and figures out where her heart lies.” Tie said.

“She wouldn’t really go to the Savannah would she?”

“No, but she will leave. I’m just not sure when she’ll leave and where she will go.” Brian said. Tie nodded as did Rome when Han looked at both of them. He sighed and went over to the garage. He started working on the car Sean wrecked.

Later that afternoon a letter came from Abi to everyone. Tierra opened it up and caught something that fell out. She waited until everyone else was around her and she read the letter out loud,

Hey Guys,

Forgive me for taking the coward’s way out and not facing you all. I’m leaving for a while. I’m not sure where I’m going to go or when I’ll be back, but I have to go. I need time to figure out where my head and heart are.

Sean, it’s been great. I’ll be seeing you when I get back and I want you to be better then me at drifting got it. Tell Dad I’m sorry for not saying good bye.

Twinkie, you’re pretty cool. Stay the same. Don’t take any shit from anyone.
Tierra, Look in your hand. Yes those are keys in your hand. I bought a house, but I doubt that I’ll need it. I want you and Hiero to have it, when he gets there. Now don’t argue with me. You can’t stay at Han’s forever.

Curly, now no using your special skills to try and find me. I’ll be fine and I’ll be back. Don’t worry too much. I’m a big girl and if I can survive Derek I can survive on my own for awhile.

Rome, what can I say? Your crazy and I love you to death, but you can’t help me out here. I know your thinking why do I have to leave. I just have to go for my own sanity. Oh and can you pick my car up from the airport within the next few days?

Han, Forgive me. I’m so sorry for putting you through all of this. I never thought that I’d be put into this position of having to choose. As you know I’ve had a lot of shit in my life and I thought I was at a good place, but then I came to Tokyo and I met you. Then I met D.K. and I really got confused. He’s treated me with more respect then most guys ever have. Now I have to go and sort through all my thoughts and try to find out where my heart lies. I won’t stay here and lead you on Han. You deserve better then that. I just hope that no matter what you can forgive me.


Lots of Love,

Abi


Tierra finished reading the letter and then looked down at the keys in her hand. She sat down and looked at the crowd around her.

“She really did leave, but at least she sent a letter. Last time she left like this we didn’t see hide nor hair of her for six months.” Brian said as he sat down next to Tie. She smiled at him. Little did they know that Abi was outside the garage taking one last look at everyone before she left.

She saw what she wanted to see and got back into her car and drove off. She didn’t know where in the hell she was going to go, but she knew she needed to go. She pulled her car into a space and walked into the airport. She went through all the security checkpoints and boarded her flight to Brazil. She visited Brazil once before and found it to be a beautiful country and thought that it would be a good place to lose herself for awhile.

Abi closed her eyes as the plane started to taxi down the runway. She was asleep before they were in the air.