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A fanfic created for my not so free leisure times. :bigdeal: Just trying out my writing skills for everyone to enjoy. My deepest apologies for any grammar mistakes or hard-to-understand plot. Don't hesitate to ask any questions, though. :on gay:
:ph43r: Between 2 World :ph43r:
PROLOGUE (Roll the Scroll)
CHAPTER 1 (Keep on scrolling)
CHAPTER 2 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36680.msg1238253#msg1238253)
CHAPTER 3 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36680.msg1239247#msg1239247)
CHAPTER 4 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36680.msg1240166#msg1240166)
CHAPTER 5 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36680.msg1241200#msg1241200)
CHAPTER 6 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36680.msg1244438#msg1244438)
CHAPTER 7A (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36680.msg1261650#msg1261650)
CHAPTER 7B (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36680.msg1264797#msg1264797) NEW!
For soundtrack of the story, please click the link below.
https://soundcloud.com/user698475614/01-maxwells-witch (https://soundcloud.com/user698475614/01-maxwells-witch)
PROLOGUE
That night, the full moon shone brightly with its blue ray, giving light to the still darkness of the quiet and peaceful village below the hills. Some myth says that the full moon was the cause for people to become lunatic. Perhaps, the folklore is indeed true. The cold calm night changed into chaos with screaming and shouting heard in a mansion located up on a hill. The air was reek of blood, walls and furniture were stained with dark red liquid, bodies and remnants scattered in the hallways from a full killing massacre. It can be called a great masterpiece of death, made by a blood thirsty maniac.
Running footsteps of people outside the room made a young girl stirred in her sleep. Still being in a daze, the young girl gets out of her bed, curious with the sounds of screaming and swords clashing. She tried opening the door, only to be greeted with a man stabbed in the gut right in front of her. The young girl gasped loudly, shocked by the scene. Despite the blood covering his face, the young girl recognized him as one of her father's henchman. "Ojou-sama, please... run away.." Stunned, she stayed still, her eyes glued on the falling man. She didn’t know what to do. The young girl tried to move her feet but only to let out a loud scream as another man, whom she thought to be the killer of her father's man, stepped into her room, sneering with menacing eyes. She can see the killing intent disseminate through the his eyes.
"Ara..there you are, little princess. Finally we get to meet each other. Nice to meet you..hehehe." the man snickered like a hungry wolf, happy seeing his prey while wiping his sword with the clothes of the man he just killed. The girl finally realized the situation, tried to find a way to get out of her room, away from the killer only to find the only way to escape was being blocked by the man. "Oh no! Nowhere to run? It’s okay, little princess. We can go play together, you know?" In a situation like that, most young girls would be crying their eyes out and might even wet themselves, but not her. She had promised her dying mother that she would never cry despite facing with difficulties because she is a strong girl, and her mother would be proud having a daughter like her. To bear the honour of the Matsui’s blood, she was trained and disciplined like a true warrior that’s about to lead the war.
"It seems the rumor is true. The only daughter of Matsui is indeed a real true beauty. Too bad, though. She might become a beautiful lady one day, if...she can live today. Hahahaha!" The laughing sounds makes her shivered all over. Her eyes widen as she realized the meaning of the man's word. "You should know I never wanted to do this. But your father, that good-for-nothing Matsui! He destroyed my life! And for that, I’ll do the same to him!!" The man brought his sword up above his head, aiming to chop the little girl’s head off in one strike. The young girl tried to move her feet only to feel her entire body glued to the floor. Not now.. Move, please! Just move! She tried ordering her feet but it seems like her own body is betraying her.
What should I do? Otou-san..Okaa-san.. Help me, please.. The smirk on the killer's face grew wider as he watches the little princess fidgeting on her spot pathetically. At last, he can finally take his revenge. Matsui, this is for you! The young girl's eyes focused on the blade that will soon be dripping with her own blood. She closed her eyes as if surrendering her life to what fate has brought her. The memories of her mother and father soon came to her like an old film rewinding some of the memories.
Nee, okaa-san, am i going to see you soon..?
Play second song.
https://soundcloud.com/dyskette/cazador-del-amor (https://soundcloud.com/dyskette/cazador-del-amor)
All of a sudden, a clashing sound of steel was heard. Wha..What happened?? The young girl opened her eyes only to be met with the back view of a shadow clad in black attire. The only colour she could see was the red belt with silver lining on the waistband and a fire pattern, the Matsui’s clan insignia, seamed at the back of the shirt. "Why you!! Who are you?!! Don’t you know who I am? No one mess with me! No one!!!" As if possessed, the killer started swinging his sword like a mad man only to be countered skilfully by the shadow figure. To the young girl's surprise, the figure had the same height as her albeit more built and lean."Hime-sama, please run away! Use the window, someone is waiting for you outside. Go, now!" The figure yelled without turning around. What? I can't go alone! What about.."But.." "Just go!" Startled, she turned towards the window, albeit a little hesitant, to see her personal maid waiting outside. “Ojou-sama!! Over here! Hurry! ”
The young girl glanced back only to be met with the menacing eyes of the mad man. "Oh no, little princess.. You think you can run away from me?? Hahahaha!! Over my dead body!!" yelled the man, enraged with his prey’s attempt to escape. The killer attacked the shadow figure blindly trying to weaken his opponent’s stance. Hmph! You’re sending a mere little kid to fight me? You're testing my patience here, Yuu. He knew the figure is not that strong comparing both of their body size. He kept giving blows by blows without stopping, sneering with his white teeth shown as if taunting his opponent that had started to pant. The young girl had managed to climb to the other end of the window. She started to run just as she heard the sound of a flesh being stabbed by a blade.
She turned around to caught the sight of her saviour hunched, clutching onto the left side of the waist. Shocked and concerned, she tried to run back to her room but was pulled back by her maid. "Let me go, Akarin! She's injured. Can't you see?? We have to help her!" the young girl protested against her maid. "No, Ojou-sama! The order that was given to me is to get you out of here. And you will not, I repeat, you WILL not go back there!!" the maid opposed. "No! She saved me! I had to go back in there! Everyone's still inside!! And Otou-san... I had to see Otou-san, Akarin! He's still in there, isn't he? Let me go, Akarin!!" The maid was stunned. She knew what had happened to the people in the mansion. She was the eyewitness of the massacre. She tried to hold the tears from falling. She must push her emotions away; to put up a fake front in front of the little girl. I must be strong for Ojou-sama. I must keep my promise to Matsui-sama. The young girl tried struggling more only to felt a hard knock at the back of her neck."I'm sorry, Rena-chan." The last thing she remembered was the sound of a gruelling scream accompanied by a loud explosion. A bright, blinding white light shoots out of the mansion like a pillar.
Beautiful…
Then, everything went blank...
To be continued..
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All right I've made up my mind! There will be no soundtrack placed here unless you silent readers wanted to, I'll give you the link.
It's a bit troublesome for me to put it in here anyway. Just PM me and I'll respond, ay mate? :bingo:
About this fic, I can't really tell you much because I myself am writing it without any direction. I'm just following the flow~ :cool1:
The characters?? Weeell.... It includes YOU! Yes, YOU! The shadow figure was actually an imaginative character created by me to be...ME! If only that makes any sense.
So it is a freedom for all of you to whether make the shadow character to be yourself or just let it stay with its own name. Your choice! :on GJ:
For the pairings, eeehh...just read it till the end. There's no thrill if I tell you everything beforehand.
Another thing! Please do give some LOVE to this fic or else the author might died of undying loneliness... :on hobo:
So lay back, relax and have a wonderful trip of endless imagination~! :on hypto:
CHAPTER 1
10 years after the incident...
Birds tweeting cheerfully imitating a lovely song made a girl feeling more energetic while sweeping the floor outside a house. If someone was to walk nearby, perhaps he might think she is a nutcase. The woman is smiling widely, humming a weird song with a highly fashioned dress, sweeping the porch to her heart's content while taking a selca of herself once in a while. Taking a deep breath of the fresh morning air, she speaks out her thoughts, "Aaah.. What a lovely morning! Making all the house works more fun to do. Mou.. It would have been lovelier if Rena-chan is here. That lazy bum, always putting her games over anything," the girl mumbles to herself, unaware of a shadow hiding under the shades of one of the trees. "You shouldn't really be happy right now, Akarin-neesan. Hime-sama might be angry if she's not awake by... right now." The figure spoke calmly as if talking to no one despite Akarin is back facing the tree.
Without a bother to turn around, the maid responds, "What are you talking abou..." her lips open midway. She takes a look onto her Mickey Mouse wristwatch, a gift from her young master. Suddenly realizing the time, her face grew pale. "Eeeehh??!!! It’s this late already?? Oii why didn't you tell me sooner!! Oh no, I'm doomed!" Akarin muttered while running inside the house to her master's bedroom, praying not to see an angry princess making tantrums and throwing things at her. The shadow face-palmed while chuckling slightly, amused with the situation despite facing the same thing almost every morning. "Still the same old Akarin. Always getting whipped by the princess. Well, the same goes to me too, I suppose.." the shadow figure took a glance towards Rena's bedroom window. “How long has it been since then, Matsui-sama?” smiling faintly with eyes gleaming with sorrow, the shadow vanished into thin air a second later.
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"Why didn't you wake me up, Akarin! I thought I told you last night that I was supposed to meet Airin on the way to school today. I hope she's not waiting for a long time. This is all your fault!" The girl pointed accusingly towards her maid only for her to retaliate. "Hey, it's not my fault entirely! If only you could sleep early without playing games till late night every day, then you shouldn't have difficulties waking up early every morning! It is as simple as that, young girl. Those stupid games will make your brain go dumb, Rena-chan. Trust me. I’ve lived my life longer than you. Wait, that makes me sound like an old woman.." The maid said while making her master's bed. Even if her ojou-sama is a fully grown teenager, she still feel obliged to take care of her, even trying to bath her countless of times despite getting turned down every time. It’s more like a sister-complex problem. Not that Rena actually mind. Akarin is, after all, her only family left in this world.
"Hey! You don't say that about my game! Airin's the one that recommended it to me. If one’s badmouthing anything that comes from Airin, it means she is badmouthing Airin, my best friend. And for that, she had successfully put herself on the list of my sworn enemies! Oh, speaking of Airin.. Shoot, I'm late!" Rena ran out of her bedroom, skidding to a stop on the kitchen's counter to grab a packet of melon pan. "Oi! What about your lunchbox?" Akarin's voice hollered through the hallway. "This would do! I'm taking my leave now, Akarin! Love ya!" Without wasting more time, Rena dashed through the door, out to the gates towards her school. "Wai...wait, Rena-chan!! Be careful!" Akarin yelled at the door frame only to watch the trails of smoke and leaves left by Rena due to her speed, literally.
"Mou! What should I do with that girl! Back then, she was so well mannered and not to forget cute. Well, she has grown more cute and more pretty now too, but more of a stubborn head! Always with that Airin friend of hers. Haa… What about me, Rena-chan? Look at what you have become. Am I not suited to be in charge of just a simple task?? To take care of a pure, divine and innocent goddess-like human like Rena-chan?? Have I tainted her soul with my imperfect guidance for her to grown up like this? Answer me, Kami-sama!!” she pointed towards the sky while making somewhat like a Usain-Bolt pose.
For a second, there was only the sound of crows cawing in the sky followed by a snorted sound. Embarrassed, she straightened herself up after realizing the presence of the shadow beside her. Clearing her throat, she spoke calmly, “Well, there's no helping it, I guess… The incidents are increasing lately. I’m worried about Rena,” Akarin voiced out her thoughts worried if anything to happen to her young master. “As usual, I'll leave her on your watch then." Akarin glance to her left, to hear a voice respond out of nowhere. "Leave it to me, Akarin-neesan." A gush of wind blew Akarin's hair, as if something just flew by her. She whispered a silent prayer to the wind as if her entire life depends on it "I'm counting on you... Hikage."
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A small girl is leaning by a light pole in between a road intersection, looking somewhat anxious and worried as she keeps looking at her watch. Afraid of seeing her attendance having a flaw for getting late to school, she decided to continue her journey without waiting for her companion. Just as she was about to take the first step, her ears caught a voice yelling her name from a distance. Feeling her ego takes over her soul, she continues walking without bothering to turn around to greet her bestfriend.
“Airin!! Hey, Airin! Wait up, will ya?” A slightly panted Rena is seen running towards her bestfriend, Airi while slithering her way professionally through the crowds of students making way to school. She finally caught up with Airi but to her dismay, the smaller girl is ignoring her. Making her way in front of Airi, Rena put up both of her hands together in front of her face, “Airin, I’m sorry! I woke up late this morning, so I kinda rushed to meet you. I’m really sorry!” Everyone turn their heads while muttering some words directed towards them. Feeling slightly flustered, Airi push her friend to the front while trying to avoid the stares.
“Oi, Rena! Don’t do that again. Everyone is looking at us, you know. That’s so embarrassing!” Airi said still pushing Rena on her back to continue their way to school. Rena giggled slightly at the cuteness shown by Airi. She slowed her pace to walk beside Airi, grabbing her hand and squeezing it lightly. Rena speaks with a low voice, “I really am sorry, Airin. It’s not that I had forgotten about today, it’s just I slept really late last night.” Airi saw the sincereness in Rena’s voice that she couldn’t help but to feel a little bit guilty. She knows she had overreacted a while ago.
Trying to lighten up the mood, Airi asked, “Why did you sleep late last night? I didn’t recall any assignments given to us yesterday. Wait, don’t tell me…” Airi gasped dramatically, widening her eyes. “Did you…last night.. H stuff?? No way! Kyaa!! Rena no Ecchi!” Airi spoke with much enthusiasm. Rena, flabbergasted with Airi’s assumption, turned slightly red at the mention of the H word. “Ehh?!! N..Not that! Mou, Airi no baka! I’m still underage to be thinking about those things! I’m not like you! I played the games that you gave to me last week. That’s why my bedtime is a little unstable recently.”
Smiling widely, Airi tugs on Rena’s hand that is holding hers while asking excitedly. “So, it’s my fault then for you to wake up late this morning?” Rena nods her head with a serious face. “You… I will kill you!” Rena threatens Airi playfully while Airi runs ahead of Rena, laughing all the way as they chase each other trying to reach the school compound before the bells ring. Such a sweet scene for the RenAiri couple despite having to race their way to avoid being late. Wait, they are already late to school, aren’t they? Oh well.
Meanwhile, after the school’s bell rings..
A black Sedan car stops in front of the school gates. The vibe coming from the car signifies the status of the passenger as well as the position they hold as one of the power ruling the country. The door opens, allowing a man looking like a bodyguard to come out while holding the door for the other passenger. A girl with short black hair steps out of the car. She is wearing a denim jacket with a white shirt underneath, somewhat showing an appearance of an ikemen. “So, this is where I’m going tomorrow?” ask the girl with a faint smile on her face. “Yes. You will be studying in this school while carrying your mission.” The girl nods her head. She scans the area to get more familiar with the surroundings. Out of nowhere, she stops her view on one of the trees, feeling a familiar presence.
“Impossible...” she muttered. The other man standing beside her, immediately turns towards the direction she was gazing at, preparing himself to protect them from any unwanted companies or threats. “What? Where?? Stay behind me!” Raising one of her brows, she felt rather amused with the reaction from this guy who claims himself as one of the best bodyguard they had ever hired. Feeling frisky, she pointed towards another tree, gasping loudly. “I just saw a Slender Man right behind that tree,” The man’s face immediately turned white as he followed the girl’s finger pointed towards one of the trees. She could already hear the man’s pounding heart beating crazily. This guy… seriously? The girl giggles silently while covering her mouth. A light bulb appeared above her head, plotting a prank for the poor man. She pokes him several times to gain his attention.
Unaware of the girl’s antic, the man turns to face the girl only to be met with a yurei like figure in front of him. “AAARRGHH!! Damn it! What the hell?!” His reaction was really epic! Just like a girl that had just seen a ghost. The girl fixes her hair back while laughing out loud like there’s no end of the world. “I just saw a squirrel that looks like you on that tree. But, you just had to ruin the scene with your over dramatic response. Hahahaha!! ” Even the driver was chuckling slightly seeing the scene. “Enough! We’re not here to play games. There are more important things to do regarding life and death.” A firm voice was heard from inside the car. The girl slowly composed herself while slightly glancing towards the red faced man beside her, pulling her tongue out at him.
Finally regaining her stature, the girl sighs dramatically as she reminisce the past. “She will be here too, won’t she?” “Yes. She will be in the same class as you are, as arranged.” The other passenger, a man wearing a full suit with a sunglass, emanating an aura of authority answered the question from inside the car without any facial expression shown. The girl faces the school with a slight smirk on her face. Finally, I can see you after such a long time. Do you still remember me, Hime-sama?
Unbeknowest to them, a shadow can be seen looming around the school area hiding in one of the trees. Sensing the presence of an unfamiliar visitor, the shadow quickly composed itself for the encounter. It can smell danger lurking from the black car and decided to snoop on them. The passengers of the car step out; one was a man with a well built figure that shows no threat albeit being armed with a gun. Tch. Such a waste. The other one is a slightly tall looking girl. A new student? That’s weird. Upon further inspection, the shadow feels something fishy about her. It can sense something about the girl but can’t quite decide on whether it’s good or bad. As if being pulled by an unknown force, the shadow keeps its gaze on the ikemen looking girl, feeling somewhat nostalgic. Those eyes… Have I seen them before?
The shadow is deep in thoughts when abruptly the ikemen looking girl turns her heads towards the direction of the shadow. Alarmed, the shadow immediately stops breathing and stayed still to omit any life energy coming out of its presence until the ikemen girl moved her attention somewhere else. The shadow lets out its breath feeling relieved and perplexed at the same time. The shadow strains its hearing, trying to listen to their conversation but only managed to catch about a squirrel resembling that dweeb’s face. No way. There hasn’t been a single existence of a squirrel here as far as it knows. The shadow had been hanging around the trees long enough to notice any inhabitants of every single tree in the vicinity.
So, what was that? Did that girl felt its presence or was it a mere coincidence? Who was that girl? No one had ever notices the shadow’s presence before when it's out loitering around following and watching over the young master when she’s out of the house. The technique used to hide itself from the others was passed down from the Kunoichi master in a hidden village that had been burned down a long time ago. Only a few were selected to master the hidden techniques and one of them is the shadow figure. The shadow was the only sole survivor of the incident. Despite that, there are actually a few people that can detect her presence even from a mile distance, and one of them is dead.
The shadow had been thinking deeply about it, not realizing the sun had already positioned itself on top of its head. A growling sound suddenly heard. Ah, I better take a rest. Feeling hungry, the shadow takes out a bento box out of its hidden bag and began devouring to its heart’s content. This is SOOO GOOD! No one can beat Akarin’s cooking! All of a sudden, the shadow movement stopped. As if its brain had started functioning, one face came to its mind. It can’t be! But she’s… Out of nowhere, an explosion erupted from one of the school’s building, alerting the shadow. Trailing the smoke’s origin, the shadow immediately leap into action towards the source of the explosion; Rena’s classroom.
To be continued…
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Hello~! :)
Thank you for the update
Your fic looks interesting XD
I love the Rena-Akarin moments~ They're so sweet :wub:
"Mou! What should I do with that girl! Back then, she was so well mannered and not to forget cute. Well, she has grown more cute and more pretty now too, but more of a stubborn head! Always with that Airin friend of hers. Haa… What about me, Rena-chan? Look at what you have become. Am I not suited to be in charge of just a simple task?? To take care of a pure, divine and innocent goddess-like human like Rena-chan?? Have I tainted her soul with my imperfect guidance for her to grown up like this? Answer me, Kami-sama!!” she pointed towards the sky while making somewhat like a Usain-Bolt pose.
For a second, there was only the sound of crows cawing in the sky followed by a snorted sound. Embarrassed, she straightened herself up after realizing the presence of the shadow beside her.
:lol: That was, LOL, Akarin is a dork! XD No wonder Rena is not well mannered anymore~ LOL! Both of them are dork XD
And RenAirin~! :wub:
They're so cute! Hehehe..
Jurina, who is she? I mean, what's her relationship with Rena? Childhood enemy? XD
How dare she bomb the school when Rena is inside :angry:
About the shadow figure, I just go with that Hikage :P XD
I can't wait for your next update :)
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oooh~ it's really interesting nya
(gives you lots of love so you can continue writing)
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Yo Hoo~! :mon yoyo: Time for another chapter! It's a bit fast, isn't it? I'll try to keep a constant update like perhaps twice a week.
Is that good? No? Meh... I'll update whenever I want :bigdeal:
This chap is just another nonsense thingy that I've wrote because I'm out of idea... It's like I'm in a dead end. :err:
Nyahaha!! Just kidding folks! That was lame wasn't it? :on cloudeye: This chap will introduce a few new characters that might play important parts in some scene.
Mind you that this fic is going to have a lot of plot twist, you might BLOW your head! :frustrated:
Also I've decided to put some soundtrack links in here. Come on! Just click on the link and who knows you might get swept into the story too :on blackhole:
Oh and for those giving this fic a chance to be read, THANK YOU PEOPLE! :deco: Here's some love back to you! :on slopkiss:
(BEWARE OF COOTIES!! :lol:)
So enough ranting, just get on reading! :on study:
CHAPTER 2
4 hours before the explosion.
Somewhere in the school’s hallway…
“So how was the game? Did you reach the boss yet? That was one of the hardest game I’ve ever played, it’s making me frustrated all over again just by thinking about it! Aaargh!!” Airi voiced out her thoughts about the game while showing animatedly how frustrating it was finishing the boss level. Rena on the other hand, is not a bit amused. She tried to put up a fake enthusiastic face while nodding and laughing once in a while as a response. Her mind wasn’t actually in the conversation. In fact, she had never played the game, ever. All of that was actually an excuse she came up with for waking up late every morning since last week. She does not want Akarin to be worried because of her sleepless nights. She knows how much of a worrywart her maid is and sometimes that annoys her. Truthfully, she had been having the same nightmares almost every night and it’s invading her mind slowly like a virus. It had been a while since she had those nightmares. Almost 7 years since then…
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In a small room,illuminated by the light of the full moon…
A small girl was seen thrashing around on her bed while screaming and sobbing loudly. She was having the same nightmares, at the same time every night. It was like a curse given to her after surviving the rendezvous that had happened to her family 3 years ago on that fateful night. The menacing eyes of the mad man was haunting her day and night, even making the little princess to believe that he is actually inside her room, appearing out of nowhere, ready to swing his sword across her neck to meet the same fate as the others that had been killed viciously by his tainted hands.
The door of the room opened hastily, showing a figure of a girl, not much older than the little girl in a maid suit, running to her young master. “Ojou-sama! Ojou-sama!! Get a hold of yourself, Ojou-sama!” Akarin, the personal maid of the Matsui’s household, tried shaking her young master to awaken her from the terrifying nightmare. The small girl was still struggling, unable to differentiate between reality and delusion. Feeling slightly agitated, Akarin push herself towards the young girl, hugging her tightly despite being forcefully kicked and punched repeatedly. After a while, the little girl finally calmed down, feeling the familiar presence of her beloved maid. Akarin can feel the hold of her young master tightens, as if seeking protection from the warm embrace. “There, there. Everything’s alright now, Ojou-sama. Everything’s alright.” She hummed a lullaby, pacifying the little girl like a small baby, trying to put her back to sleep.
Every year on the same month, Akarin would do the same thing to her young master albeit often having sleepless night with several new different bruises on her body. She never cared, though. She never mind. All she could think of was her young master. She really loves the small girl as if she was her own little sister and she would do anything to see her young master smiles. “Otou-san.. Okaa-san..” She could hear a mumbled voice coming from the girl. A single drop of tears flowed down Rena’s eyes. The young maid’s heart dropped at the sight.
Kami-sama, why must this thing happened to Ojou-sama? This is unfair! Please, give her strength to live the coming days peacefully.
Akarin prayed silently for her young master. She could hear shuffling sounds in the room. Knowing who it was, Akarin relaxed herself and continued to stroke the little girl’s hair.
“Is she asleep?” a voice was heard from the other side of the bed. “I think so,” Akarin answered tiredly. The voice spoke again,"It’s already that time of the year, isn't it?” the maid only managed to nod her head, incapable of replying in words the tragedy of that night. “Poor, Rena. She is such a young girl. She doesn’t deserve this. Curse that crazy Daichi!” the young maid grumbled with a low voice, afraid of waking up the bundle she’s cradling. A shadow is seen moving towards the bed, standing near the window, blocking some light of the full moon from entering the room. “Both of us are young too, Akarin-neesan. Not more than 5 years older than Hime-sama. You shouldn’t forget that." Responded the shadow only to have Akarin chuckled lightly. Yes, they are also young. Still searching for the true meaning of life. But fate has brought this to them. Why should they act as one when they have vowed their lives for the sake of protecting the only surviving blood of the Matsui clan?
“We should do something about Ojou-sama. It has been 3 years already! Something bad will happen if this is prolong longer than it is. We have to think of a way!” reprimanded the young maid. Silence engulfed the room. Then, the shadow spoke, “I do know of a way, but it won’t hold up for a long time.” Akarin’s eyes widened, delighted at the revelation. “You do? Why didn’t you tell me sooner? We should do it right aw..” Akarin excitedly spoke only to be intervened by the shadow. “Hold it, Akarin-neesan! Take a breather, will you? It’s not as easy as it seems. There are some flaws to it. And considering I’m still in a recovering state, it might take a while. Also, it might be dangerous...for Hime-sama, with her state right now.” explained the shadow.
Akarin gasped, “You mean, using THAT..?” the shadow nodded grimly, understanding the meaning of the maid’s question. Akarin pondered for a while, thinking of the possibilities that might happened if they were to perform THAT on Rena. Coming to a conclusion, Akarin nodded with a determined face. The shadow was reluctant at first, but thinking that this is the only way to prevent the young master from having the torture of facing the nightmare all over again, the shadow agreed. “I understand, Akarin-neesan. We’ll begin the day after tomorrow.” The shadow bowed, before taking its leave. The young maid took a breath of relief albeit feeling slightly worried of the outcomes of performing THAT on the young master. Feeling drained, her eyes droop slowly ready to pass out for the night. “Ojou-sama, this is for the best.” whispered the young maid, unaware that the little girl in her embrace was listening all along.
Rena had never remembered her childhood memories. It’s not that she didn’t want to. She just can’t. The only memories she had was of her parent’s until the death of her mother and the conversation that night between Akarin and that unknown person. It is a mystery how she ends up remembering those instead of any other memories. It was like only a fragment of her childhood was left untouched. The others? Wiped away clean from her brain. What have they done to her after that night? Who was that other person? Have we met before? What’s the meaning of her repetitive dreams? Those questions were lingering on her head making the cogs of wheels in her brain jammed, resulting on her being oblivious of the surrounding.
Still feeling out of it, Rena approaches a descending staircase. Airi, aware of the state Rena is about to get, tried to grab her but it’s too late because of the shortness of her own hand. Being her clumsy self, Rena miscalculated her footings, skipping two steps of the stair causing her feet to be in mid-air. Realizing the situation, Rena widens her eyes grabbing anything nearby to catch her fall. The scene of Rena falling down played in slow-motion.
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WHY DOES MY LUCK HAVE TO BE THIS BAD?!!
Waiting for the crash, Rena braces herself for the impact. After a long 5 seconds wait, she can only feel a soft surface cushioning her fall. Snuggling a little, she can hear a suppressed moan coming out from above her head. Astonished with the turn of events, she raised her head only to be met with two pairs of mounds. She raises her head further, only to drain the colors in her face. The person underneath her is none other than the school most wanted Ikemen-face Troublemaker, Nakanishi Yuka, or Nishishi for short. Rena was out of breath, not because she was charmed with the ikemen face, well maybe a little. But this is the Nishishi! The Troublemaker! You got that, people??!! No one messes with her.
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The scene turns black and white..
There was once a story of the legendary troublemaker. One peaceful evening during club activities, a girl was walking with her group of friends, unaware of a person lazing on the hallway near the window. As the girl was walking, her swinging hand accidently touched the troublemaker’s hair. She tried to apologize, bowing repeatedly. As she raises her head, her gaze automatically locked onto the ikemen’s eyes. After a minute of silence, a high-pitched shriek echoed in the building. What happened after that? That girl, was never heard of again. Ever. The end.
Back to the present…
I’M A DEAD MEAT I’M A DEAD MEAT I’M A DEAD MEAT I’M A DEAD MEAT I’M A DEAD MEEAT!!
Rena keeps chanting those words inside her head as if those prayers could save her from the wrath of the Troublemaker. She had always been wary of not getting close to this person. It’s because when they encountered each other, Nishishi would always keep her stare on Rena, as if scrutinizing every single movements she made like a perverted old man. At first, Rena thought it was just her own feelings, getting overconscious over people’s eyes watching her. But day by day, she concluded that indeed the troublemaker likes to keep an eye on her. Even Airi confirmed her suspicions after some Detective Conan actions of her. Thinking back about it, she shivered automatically.
Rena heard someone clearing her throat. “Oii.. get off will ya?” She turns her head towards the voice, seeing a rather irritated face of the ike…wait is that a blush? “Oi, oi!! Am I really that comfy for you to stay on top of me?” That statement made Rena’s face become scorching red. “I’m.. I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to.. I mean… I’m really sorry!” Rena gets up while apologizing frantically seeing how awkward the situation is. Not to mention everyone is staring at them like they are in some kind of a street performance. “Are you okay, Rena?” Airi ask with concern shown all over her face. Suddenly, the crowd disperse opening up a route in the middle. As if Dooms Day is here, everyone stayed mum. Clacking of heels and clapping sound was heard echoing through the hallway. “Okay girls! Show’s over! Get to your room, the class will start soon! Shoo, shoo! Move faster, will ya!” Two figures appeared out of nowhere instructing the students to go back to their own classroom. The hallway suddenly turned silent as the only people left are Rena, Airi, Nishishi and the two teachers that had just arrived.
Just as Rena thought she had been saved from being tortured, one of the teachers speaks up, “Well well well… why I am not surprised. We meet again, Nakanishi. Getting into trouble again, I see. A new prey to release your pent up emotions, hmm? Haven’t you had enough, Nakanishi? You must…” the teacher keeps on ranting about useless things making the three of us yawns together. Now this is a real silent torment. None of them should be there in the first place. “Why do I have to stay, too?” Airi mumbled feeling her day will soon go in vain. Then, Nishishi voice out quietly, “I’m going. It’s a waste of time to be here. Better take a nap somewhere,” Stealthily, she walks off coolly without caring about the teacher that is still unaware of her disappearance. Shrugging our shoulders, both of us also walk out from the hallway towards our classroom only to hear someone’s yelling Nishishi’s name. Ha! Too late for that, sucke.. I mean, teachers! We continue walking without a care of the world.
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“…in addition, Sir Francis had never..” a student is dozing off during history class when she was abruptly nudged by her seatmate. “Nee, Airin! Look at that!” her seatmate pointed outside the window to nothing in particular. Still in a daze, she followed the direction only to find a flock of birds flying together. This bird lover… Slightly annoyed, she turned her head back towards her friend, “What? There’s nothi…!!” she was poked on the cheek as she turned back, unaware of a finger waiting by her shoulder. Her eyes turn into threatening slits, while her seatmate laughs silently feeling proud of her success. “Ha ha ha. Very funny, Churi.”
Airi put her head on top of the table, trying to continue her nap. “Mou, wake up! I’m bored,” The girl named Churi grumbled, feeling the weariness of the dull class getting into her mood. If only Rena-chan is here… Oh! I know! She straightened up. “Hey, Airin. Let’s play a game, shall we?” she whispered to the already dreaming friend of her. Curious, Airi opens one eye to take a peek at Churi. “What game?” Churi gets closer to Airi and whispered her plans. After hearing them, Airi immediately straightened up her back while taking out a few pieces of papers. With a glint of mischief on both eyes, they announce, “Let the game begins!”
PAAK!!
“OWW!!” a chalk hit Airi directly on the head. “Nice throw,” Churi commented.
“Be quite, back there!” the teacher scolded both of them. Feeling dejected, they both answered, “Yes, sensei.”
To be continued...
Comments:
@White Hawk : Yello back to you! Congratulations for being the first commenter! :twothumbs I'm reeealy glad you like it. Please do support this fic till the end. Or else, I'll send Darth Akarin to kill you with the force! Joking :P About Jurina, you'll come to love her. You'll see... :twisted:
@Shinoki : Nyahaa~ Thanks for your love! Here's some for you back. Catch 'em! :tama-bigheart:
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Thanks for the update~!
Don't send Darth Akarin to meeee.. :on thumbb:
XD
Ahh, they erase, umm, or blocking, eh, i don't know the word, Rena's memory so she won't get nightmare again..
But it seems like those nightmare are coming back
LOL! Poor teacher! :rofl:
I wonder what games that Churi and Airin play? I'm curious~
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You updated pretty quickly XD
I like the music that goes with the scenes and Akarin as a miad seems to be a great idea. Torture runs in Rena's soul XD
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RenAirin + FuruYanagi!!
I'm ready for it XD
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Oh God, soooo many yes right now XD
I can't wait for the next update XD
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Hey YO!! Anyone miss me? Meh... seems unlikely. :bigdeal:
A new chapter has been added!! HOORAY ME!! :onioncheer: THANK YOU for everyone that have been reading my fic~ For me, you guys are totally AWESOME!! :on asmo:
*JUMP JUMP!* (singing Sansei Kawaii at the back)
Oh, the new single of SKE48 PV, LOADS of RENA's GOODNESS!!! I was widely grinning while watching the PV when suddenly my mom appeared at the door, making me put up a goat's smile (can you imagine that? XD) surpressing all my fangirling power! HAHAHA that was reaaly awkward... :on lol: And for the PV to be filmed on the neighboring country... I should've been there!! :mon waterworks:
About Jurina's single... weeelll, nothing can be said for now except for the extremely unimaginable unexpected unbelievable unthinkable and all 'un-words' that i can think of, looooongest title in the WORLD! Even for it to achieve the GUINNESS World Records. You've been planning that for a long time, aye Aki-P?? :hehehe: GO GO JURINA!! GO GO SKE!!! :mon blowhorn:
Alright I'm rambling. I'll shut my mouth now. :kneelbow: Enjoy the story,fellas! 8)
CHAPTER 3
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"Rena! Don’t go too far! It’s dangerous outside,” yelled a woman concerned on her daughter’s whereabouts. “Don’t worry, Okaa-san. I’m just going to pick up something.” The little girl ran off into the garden, searching for the most beautiful flower she had ever seen. Satisfied with her choice, she ran back to her mother that was watering the potted plants at the back of their house. “Nee, nee, Okaa-san. What colour do you like the most?” Startled by her daughter’s question, the woman kneeled down in front of little Rena to come face to face with her. “Well, let’s see. I like… any color that my Rena-chan likes!” her mother responds brings a pout to the little child’s face. “I know that! You would always say the same thing when I asked that question,” the woman giggled lightly at her cute daughter, pinching her chubby cheeks softly. “Okaa-san, let’s play a game! If you can guess which hand holds my favourite color, then I will give you a gift!” “Oh! Well this is interesting. What will I get if I choose the wrong one?” her mother asked. Little Rena pondered for a while, “I’ll give you… a gift too?” her mother laugh at her answer, remembering the last time they had played the same guessing game, she received a lizard for the wrong answer.
“I hope it’s a nice gift this time. Okay, I’m picking…” the woman deliberately makes a thinking pose, contemplating on which hand she should choose. Seeing the impatient face of her daughter, she decided to pick, “…the right one!” excited, young Rena pulled out her right hand, holding a bright purple Iris flower. “That’s a very beautiful flower! Where did you get that?” The young girl grins cheekily, proud with her work. “It’s a secret. Here, this is for you, Okaa-san.” Feeling touched, the woman took the flower from her daughter, admiring the vibrant colors. Suddenly, she felt a warm kiss on her left cheek. Stunned, she turned to her left only to find the smiling face of her daughter. “I love you, Okaa-san!” feeling deeply moved by her daughter’s action, the mother pulled her daughter for a long hug. That was the happiest day for both of them, and also the last day for the young girl to receive that loving hug from her mother before fate decided to play a cruel game on them.
Rena exhales loudly after replaying the memories of her mother in her head. She missed her so much. No one can give her the comfort like her mother. No one can hug her the way her mother do. No one can cook better than her mother. No one can make her feel safe than her mother. No one can replace her mother. Not even Akarin. A lone tear drops onto her hand. She stared lifelessly outside the window of the classroom. Get a hold of yourself, Rena. You’re a big girl now. As if to motivate herself, Rena takes a deep breath while cracking her numb back and joints. The sound was loud enough for some of her classmates to stare at her with horrified looks. She just smiled sheepishly, averting her eyes from the suffocating stares onto the outside world behind the classroom window searching for anything to amuse her.
Just then, she sees something that looks like a stray dog running on the field track. Huh? Is it lost? Rena keeps her eyes on the dog, somewhat attracted to it. The stray dog was running towards the school building. As it gets closer, Rena begins to notice that the dog was actually bigger than the normal size. Hold on, that… doesn’t look like a dog. It stops abruptly, sniffing the air as if looking out for something. All of a sudden, the dog stops sniffing and pointed its head towards Rena’s direction. Startled, Rena tried to hide her face with her hand. Wait, what am I doing? It’s just a dog, for Kami-sama’s sake. I’m on the second level of the building. It’s not like that dog can saw me from down there… is it? Rena moves her hand aside to continue observing that dog-like thing, whatever it is.
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Then, something out of the world happened. The dog raises one of its front legs, followed by the other. Her eyes widens as the dog lifts its body from the ground, standing with two legs, just like a human. NO WAY! Stupefied by the scene, Rena stands up abruptly, making all eyes turns towards her. Her teacher called her several times, annoyed for interrupting his class. “Matsui-san! Please get yourself seated before I asked you to stand outside the class. Matsui-san! Do you hear me, Matsui-san?!! Hey, what are you doing? Sit down, all of you! What in the world is happening to the kids these days!” the teacher grumbled loudly. Curiosity caught everyone in the class as they too stand up to see what had caught Rena’s attention, ignoring their frustrated teacher’s order.
Everyone was flabbergasted by the scene. Some of them are taking pictures and videos while some are screaming excitedly thinking this is one of the act scene played by the members of the acting club. But not Rena. She doesn’t move an each from her spot. The dog, well more like a werewolf now, is keeping its stare at her. It was as if the creature is determining its target, and had finally found it. Blame her imagination and all; she could almost see a smirk forming on the being’s face before it runs into the main door of the building. Her heart suddenly beats faster. She can feel adrenaline running through her veins. Everything around her becomes a blur, her senses turns numb. She can almost hear the footsteps of the running werewolf advancing to the classroom. Everyone is anticipating the arrival of the creature. As if on cue, a silhouette can be seen standing behind the door. Not a single sound was heard inside the class. Even the teacher is slightly trembling, awaiting the appearance of that weird thing behind the door.
The door opens. A girl wearing glassess steps into the room. “What?! Hey is this some kind of a prank? What are you doing here?” the class starts to buzz with commotion, feeling angered and disappointed with the presence of the nerdy girl. Unbeknownst to them, the glass girl was actually shaking all over. She tried opening her mouth to warn them when out of nowhere, a fireball blew through her body out of the window, exploding in mid air making a huge hole on the wall. Everyone became silent. A low growling sound can be heard outside the classroom. All of a sudden, one of the girls shrieked, causing the class to turn into chaos with everyone running around trying to get out of the classroom. Rena was stumped. She didn’t know what to do but to stare at the creature, making its way slowly towards her. This scene seems like a déjà vu for Rena.
The creature has red glowing eyes, piercing through Rena’s eyes with its glare. As if being hypnotized, Rena stood there dumbfounded, waiting for someone, anyone to pull her away from this madness. Then, pictures from the nightmares came to her. That thing has the same eyes of the man that’s been haunting her soul and mind all this while. Those eyes are making her feel breathless, draining all the energy she had. No… Don’t…Don’t come near… NO! Feeling hysteric, Rena started screaming, pulling her hair out like an insane person. Suddenly, she feels something inside her soul howls, as if there was something being tied in a confined space, trying to emerge from her body. The creature was just a feet away from her. It grabbed her by the collar, lifting her up while sniffing her smell. Feeling satisfied with its prey’s scent, the creature howls a long high pitched cry as if to declare its success.
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Out of nowhere, a shadow suddenly appears from the hole, landing beside Rena while swinging its shining blade through the creature’s hand that was holding its prey. The wolf-like creature wails in pain, shocked by having lost its hand. The shadow swiftly carried the still dazed Rena into its arms, leaping out of the large hole towards one of the trees in the vicinity. The shadow put Rena carefully under the tree, kissing her forehead lightly before vanishing to deal with the creature. The kiss was actually a message passed telepathically only for Rena to hear it. Hime-sama, please don’t move from this spot. This tree has been sealed to keep you from any harm, including black magic. Don’t worry. I will come back after dealing with that thing. For now, please close your eyes and have a rest. After hearing that, Rena’s mind started to feel light. It was like everything that had happened was just her mind playing some tricks on her. She closed her eyes, slowly losing consciousness, only managing to recall the back of the shadow that had just saved her strangely familiar.
On top of the school's roof...
A black cloaked figure is standing near the edge of the roof, observing the chaotic scene below.
A whistling sound that can only be heard by certain people screeched, signaling the start of the battle.
Heh, finally. Let the fun begins!
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Back to the fighting scene…
The shadow appeared in front of the werewolf once again, totally exposing itself to the daylight, showing itself as a human instead of an entity only wandering in the shadow. The figure is in a black ninja outfit from top to bottom, with a red belt lined with golden lining. There’s an insignia of a fire seamed at the end, proving its loyalty to the Matsui clan. A katana is seen hanging on its back with a pair of short blades strapped on both sides of its waist. The person has a short black hair tied in ponytail with half of its face covered with a mask, showing a pair of hazel coloured eyes. It is hard to determine the person’s gender with its tall, well built figure albeit lean and slender like a woman. Not that it’s important right now.
The creature is starting to feel restless with black blood dripping forming a pool on the floor from its decapitated hand. On top of the creature’s chest, there is a slightly protruded symbol of black spider seen. Mazoku… Familiar with the black magic, the figure scans the area trying to avoid any unnecessary damage or casualty. I guess we'll play outside today. Trying to find a way to lure the creature to the ground below, the figure throws some rubbles of cement onto its head a few times. The werewolf growls, irritated with the action. Attempting to pounce onto the ninja, the werewolf dashes to the front unaware of the trick planned beforehand. The ninja readied itself, waiting for the werewolf to come closer only to sidestep just before the werewolf managed to land a punch, revealing the big hole.
Only a few steps left before arriving to the edge, the creature managed to stops itself, just to felt a kick on its bum making it falls down the two-storey building. Heh,dumb ass! Without wasting time, the ninja jumps down to meet the creature on mid-air. Pulling one of its blades from the sheath, the ninja murmurs some words before stabbing the blade directly onto the werewolf’s chest on top of the black spider (Mazoku) sign. A blinding white light emits from the wound followed by a deafening roar. Landing on the ground safely, the ninja puts the blade back into its sheath while the werewolf creature turns into ashes of burnt papers. A black smoke with a shape of a spider evaporates from the ashes into the air. Taking a breath of relief, the ninja turns towards one of the trees that was hiding Rena with barrier illusion.
However, sensing the aura of black magic, the ninja stops before turning its head towards the school’s roof. Nothing can be seen other than the changing view of the battle scene involved returning back to normal, as if the fight that had happened just now was only a figment of its imagination. Usually, the Mazokus would leave the remnants of their doings as some kind of a warning to not mess with them in the future as well as to acknowledge themselves to society. But, for them to restore the place… something’s not right. The Mazokus are planning something grave, something sinister and it is related to Rena. Definitely. I had to warn Akarin. After picking up Rena, the figure quickly merged itself with the shadows before heading back towards Rena’s house.
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“Tch. I’ve lost him.” The cloak figure grumbles into the cellphone, losing its sense on the whereabouts of the ninja. A giggling sound can be heard from the other line, “How can you be so sure that ninja is a male? He has a nice body, you know. Kinda hot,too!” irked with the respond, the cloak figure ended the conversation. Opening its hand, a paper appeared out of nowhere with a message written.
Oi, how dare you cut me off! For that, you have to go report back to Him.
He ordered for both of us to be there tonight.
As for me, I’ll keep silent and blame it all on you.
Love ya too! XD
The person crumples the paper with annoyed face, brows slightly twitching. “THAT GIRL!!! Wait till I see you tonight!!” the figure yells to no one. Taking a deep breath, the figure composed itself. Thinking back about the fight, the figure smirks deviously feeling somehow satisfied with the result albeit having been defeated single-handedly. This is getting interesting. Isn’t it… Rena?
To be continued...
COMMENTS:
@White Hawk: Hey, you! Seems like you got a hang of my story. Very gud, yo!
I wonder what games that Churi and Airin play? I'm curious~
They're playing Tic-tac-toe... :P
@kuro_808: Hey, kuro-san! Thank you for reading! :D I'm glad you like them~ Honestly, I'm a silent reader of your fic. Well...now that you know, it's not silent anymore, is it? XD
@chibi_airin: Thank you for reading this~! 8) I can tell you, there will be a roller coaster ride coming soon! So brace yourself! XD
@mayuyuXlyukirinlover13: Thank you for reading~! Here's an update for you! :D
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Thanks for the update :)
Eh,, TicTacToe? Seriously? LOL XD
Ehh, I'm getting confused in this chapter, xD
Too many mysterious character -or not?-,, or maybe I'm just too sleepy XD
I'll reread again later :D
Anyway, thanks for the update and I can't wait for the next update :)
Any maybe I'll edit this comment later? :P
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Hey, guys. Chapter 4 has been added! I've just realized something though... This fic is lacking WMatsui scenes!!!! :frustrated:
Not to mention the lack of their interaction on-screen... :fainted:
There's still another chapter before they meet each other officially. So, PLEASE!! Be patient with the storyline and keep supporting this fic.
It will turn out better after a few chap. :glasses:
Without further delay, let's read 'em~! :roll:
CHAPTER 4
Inside Rena’s bedroom…
Ugh…wha.. what happened? My head…
“Are you sure? This is terrible,” Akarin…? Who is she talking to?
“I don’t how long it will take before it happens again. We have to take serious measures for now. I’ll take care of everything for the time being. You just take care of Hime-sama like you always do. Don’t ever raise any suspicions about this. Can I trust you with that, Akarin-neesan?”
Who…is that? What is he doing in here? Ugh…! If only I can open my eyes. Did someone glue my eyelids together?!
“Ah… Of course..” Mou! This is getting on my nerves. What are they talking about?
“Aka…rin?” Rena’s voice was hoarse, barely sounding. Akarin straight away gets beside her young master’s side. “Yes, Rena-chan? Are you okay? Can you see me? Okay look at me now. How old am I?” Akarin questioned like a doctor tying to diagnose her patient. Baffled, Rena answered truthfully, “Emm…30?” The maid’s expression turned into Darth-Akarin, “That’s it. No melon pan for a week, young lady.” Akarin takes the glass nearby filled with water for Rena to drink. “EEEHH!! That’s unfa…! Uhuk uhuk! Wait..a..moment..” coughing a little, Rena drinks from the glass in one big gulp relieving her dry throat. Akarin watches quietly, sighing at Rena’s action.
“Aaahh! That’s better.. Now where was I? Oh yeah. THAT'S UNFAIR! After what happened today, you’re grounding me?? You heartless maid!” Rena rebukes at Akarin for preventing her from seeing her beloved food. “That’s to teach you some lessons to not voice out your thoughts frankly without thinking about it first. Mou, Rena-chan you have to learn…” Rena yawns while rubbing her eyes, letting Akarin’s ranting goes through her ears for it to go out the other way.
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Remembering something, Rena cuts off Akarin, “Hey, Akarin… Did someone come here earlier?” Akarin who was folding Rena’s clothes at the moment, stops her movement feeling uneasy with the question. Damn it! Did she hear us? Composing herself, Akarin twirls herself gracefully with a blinding smile. “What are you talking about, Rena-chan? You know the rules. No one else is to be in your room except you and me only. Right, Rena-chan?” Akarin answers in perfect innocence. Still feeling unsatisfied, Rena retaliates, "But, I heard you talking with someone just now!" Hearing this, Akarin takes a deep breath. There's no use hiding anymore... Akarin resolved to just tell her the truth. She sits on Rena's bed.
"You know, Rena... Lately, I've been talking to myself a lot. And it had become a habit of mine to voice out my thoughts loudly when you're not around. You see... You're always busy with school. With that Airin," her voice lowered at the last sentence only to felt a glare shooting towards her."Not that it’s a problem anyway… The thing is, I'm feeling a bit lonely, Rena." Akarin pulls off a sad face that can make anyone go brokenhearted. “The loneliness might turn me into a cuckoo sometimes. I’m sorry if that makes you more worried...” Rena felt crestfallen with Akarin’s revelations. To make her only family to feel like that, what a worse human being she is! Pushing away her suspicions aside for the moment, Rena quickly embraces Akarin. Startled for a while, Akarin collected herself and wraps her arms around the girl. “I’m really sorry, Rena-chan. I didn’t mean to…” Rena tightens her hold, “It’s okay, Akarin. Let’s just stay like this for a while. I miss this.” Akarin only nods her head, half of her heart felt relief washed over while the other is guilt-stricken for the lies she told. At least, half of them is true though. If only you knew, Rena-chan. You wouldn’t forgive me for this.
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Hold on just a bit more, Akarin-neesan. Just for a little while. The shadow is standing on the branch outside Rena’s bedroom window. Watching the heart wrenching sight makes the shadow feels remorse. For more than 10 years it had stayed by Rena’s side, regrets have always made its way into the shadow’s soul. If only the shadow was stronger before, perhaps both Matsui-sama and her wife is still breathing and alive, watching Rena grows into a beautiful maiden like today.
The shadow jumps onto the rooftop, laying itself with both hands acting as a pillow behind its head. Watching the moon surrounded by stars makes the shadow feels at ease. If only this view can bring happiness to Hime-sama... The shadow knew the nightmares Rena was having for the past few days but it can’t do anything. Even reporting them to Akarin, she will freak out for sure. The spell has its own time limit. To renew the seal is impossible. Rena is a teenage girl now and there’s always something to pay for performing the forbidden seal techniques. The shadow can’t risk being in a long recovery just for performing them. Not to mention the sudden appearance of the Mazoku. It seems the Mazoku leader is getting quite impatient right now for them to attacked Rena directly. He needs something from Rena and He wants it badly. Moreover, it seems that their power have increase during these years. What if one day they sent out their troops of black creatures just to get Rena? I can’t handle them alone! MOU! This is ANNOYING! The figure ruffles its hair frustratingly. Closing both eyes, the shadow relives the promise it made with the deceased Matsui-sama.
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[Flashback]
12 years ago...
A 7 years old kid was seen looking at a small princess from above a tree, swinging her leg mindlessly. Seeing the 5 years old princess laughing around with her mother made a smile appears on the kid’s face. Even as a small child, the kid likes to hang around the trees, acknowledging them as the best hiding place ever as thought by her long deceased kunoichi master. “Stalking the princess again, Hikage?” The kid stops her breathing. Slowly, she turns her head downwards to be met with the handsome face of Matsui Yuu, the princess’s father also the head of Matsui clan. “Ma…Matsui-sama!” Hikage immediately jumps down to the ground and bowed on one knee with her head facing the grass in front of the Matsui’s leader. The man stifled his laughter and put his hand on the kid’s shoulder. “Arise, young child. How many times have I told you not to be formal with me when it’s only the two of us,” he spoke with a gentle voice like a father communicating with his own child. Feeling slightly embarrassed with his action, Hikage quickly rose from her stance. “Do you need anything, Matsui-sama?” the kid voiced out her thoughts only to get no responds.
Hikage traced her master’s view. His face is calm with serenity shown while watching both her wife and daughter playing together at the backyard of their mansion. “They’re both beautiful. Don’t you agree, Hikage?” Matsui Yuu asked without averting his gaze from the view. “As expected from your bloodline, Matsui-sama.” Her answer brought a proud smile from the Matsui leader. He changed his view back to Hikage. “Somehow, that sounds like it is directed to Rena.” Trying to liften up the mood, the leader teased the small kid. Hikage’s face instantly turned bright red from her master’s remark. “EEHH?!! Whaa…! I wasn’t.. It’s just.. I DID NOT!!” Hikage stuttered trying to defend herself. The man laugh loudly seeing her reactions, amused by the kid’s response albeit her timid and shy appearance. Hikage keeps her stare on her shoes, feeling mortified with the situation. Suddenly a hand was put on top of her head, ruffling the kid’s hair affectionately. “There’s nothing to be ashamed of, Hikage. After all, I’ll be putting Rena on your care soon.”
Hikage was startled with the statement. “What do you mean, Matsui-sama?” Her master’s face change for a split second from being in tranquil to grim. His eyes were showing a slight hesitation. “The time is near, Hikage. The time that is feared by every single soul that is associated with the Matsui clan,” Hikage look directly onto his master’s eyes. The leader continues, “And when that time comes, I want you to protect Rena from any harm. Can you do that for me, Hikage?” The kid felt the burden dropped on her shoulder like a big boulder of stone about to crush her body. However, seeing the determined face of the leader, Hikage can’t say no to the request. After all, he had saved her life once. With a firm nod, Hikage answered confidently with her right fist placed on top of her left chest, “I promise with my soul I’ll protect Hime-sama till I die!” Satisfied with Hikage’s answer, Matsui Yuu lets out a relieved breath. “Thank you, Hikage. I can never repay your kindness and loyalty towards the Matsui family.” Hikage quickly interjects, “It is of my own will, Matsui-sama. I am not in any position to expect any compensation from you.” Matsui Yuu smiled at the small person in front of him.
For such a young kid to put her lives for the sake of others and not bothered to live freely like how a kid should be. He was glad to be met with Hikage. The first time he laid his eyes on her, he knew straight away he can put his trust on this kid. After all, he had always wished for a son, not that he care if he can’t have one if destiny had put it that way. He’s contented with having Rena as the flower of his life. And to be met with Hikage, albeit the kid is actually a girl who acted and dressed somehow boyishly, he can’t help but to thanked Kami-sama for granting his wish. That’s why he treated Hikage like his own child. His statement after that made Hikage choked on her saliva. “Perhaps, I might consider arranging you as Rena’s partner in the future. How does that sound?” Matsui Yuu’s face was calm without any hint of playfulness in his voice. “YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS??!!” Hikage exclaimed. Hearing the kid’s outcry, the leader can’t help but to burst out laughing again. Hikage could only hide her face while her master pats her back like a man. "Well, if you can compete with the other kid for Rena's attention, that is...Quite a competition you have there, Hikage." The man pointed towards another kid who suddenly appeared beside Rena, playing together happily at the backyard.
[End of flashback]
Hikage chuckles lightly, her eyes gleaming with tears. The only man that had ever loved her truly like his own child had left her alone to survive in this harsh world. Even though they’ve only met not more than 5 years, but his affection towards her makes her become who she is now. Her thoughts drift to someone else. The beautiful daughter of Matsui Yuu. She had always thought of Rena as a sister, nothing more. Besides, Rena's heart had already belonged to someone else; another apprentice that suffered the same fate as Hikage that was brought by Matsui-sama to the clan. Back to Rena, to have lost both of her parents in such a short time, even as a small child. How does Rena endure all of this… This only boosts her determination in protecting the young master. To prevent the young princess from going through the same fate as her, to stay true to the promises she made; that’s one of her goals. The only solitary light of her life. Hime-sama, be strong...
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Soundtrack!
https://soundcloud.com/em5442/evil
Knock knock.
"Come in."
The door to a big meeting room opened. A silhouette of a man sitting on a chair can be seen with two guards clad in suit standing beside him. Another girl can be seen sitting on one of the chairs.
"I'm here, chichi-ue."
"You're late. You know how much I value my time."
"Yes. I deeply apologize, chichi-ue."
"Tell me everything."
"Yes, chichi-ue. I haven’t managed to trace the exact location of Matsui’s home considering there is an illusion used that blocks out any presence of black magic user. There is also a ninja protecting the daughter. He might be the one putting up the seals around to protect the little princess."
"And…?"
"That is all, chichi-ue."
"WHAT?! You're wasting your time only to manage to get that much information?? Huh! Not to mention that you were defeated easily,"
“But, chichi-ue! I wasn't...”
"Don't think you can ever fool me! If only I can walk right now, I might put you through severe punishments!"
"Otou-sama! Don't be too harsh. She's actually doing a great job. Trust me! Just give us some more time, otou-sama."
"You do know that time is running out, don't you?? If I can't have her by then, eveything will be a waste! Don't you know how many years I've suffered being like this?!"
"Chichi-ue, please don't get mad at little sister. I'm the one at fau..."
"SILENCE!! I don't want to hear any more excuses from both of you! Get out NOW!"
“As you wish…” The two figures bowed at the man and walk out of the room. Walking silently along the dark hallway, the slightly taller girl break the silence, “He’s not his usual self tonight... It’s because of THAT, isn’t it?” the other put a finger under her chin as if pondering about it. “Well… tonight is a full moon, right? Then… I guess it is!” she giggles with her own answer. The other sighs deeply, “How can you be so cheery after what just happened? I don’t understand you.”
“Well, considering you’re always gloomy, I have to be the chirpy one isn’t it? That will balance out our team!” the grumpy one slightly smile at her justification. That’s quite true…
“Hey, I have a wonderful idea to get that Rena. You wanna hear me out?” the taller one replied, “Well, you are the main strategist between both of us. I could trust that brain of yours.” The chirpy one said back with a creepy smile, “Hehehe…You’re gonna love this!”
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Click click!
https://soundcloud.com/em5442/ensei-instrumental-ver
Next morning…
The same black car from before stops in front of the school. Everyone’s eyes are fixed on it, waiting for the passenger to gets out. The door opened, showing a leg belonging to a girl. With a poised manner, a girl steps out of the car with her skirt fluttering with the wind. Turning towards the other passenger inside, she bows gracefully. “I’ll take my leave now,” She speaks with respect. The man inside the car responds, “Don’t forget your main purpose coming here. You’ll be staying alone in the dorm to avoid any suspicions. Take good care of yourself, Jurina. Well then, till we meet again.” He gave his last word to her before slamming the door shut. “I understand. Please take care of your own self, too.” Jurina bows again, waiting for the car to drive away before raising her head. She turns toward the school, with a sly smirk on her face. “YOSSHAA!! Finally, I have my freedom!! Wait for me, Hime-sama!” Jurina shouts aloud in a victorious stance before walking through the gates like a dork, not bothered with the stares she received.
Somewhere else...
ATCHOO!!!
Rena lets out a loud sneeze during breakfast. Did someone talk about me? She wondered while rubbing her nose cutely.
“Mou, Rena-chan are you catching a cold? Here, take this medicine after your breakfast.” The young master pouts at her maid.
Haaa… But..
“No more word, young lady.” Akarin quickly intervenes. Rena lets out a defeated sigh. “Yes, mom…” Rena lets out a mocking respond. As expected of her psychic power. Tch!
She continued to eat silently while Akarin is washing the dishes. Thinking this is the best time to ask, Rena voice out her question. “Nee, Akarin. Can I ask you something?” Akarin replies without turning away from her work. “Yup. What is it, my Rena-chan? If it’s about your homework, then you better ask someone else. I have a brain of a pea, you know?” Akarin slightly laugh at her own joke. “Oookay, that’s quite lame. No, that’s not it. Actually, it’s about yesterday… How did I end up in my own room? I was at school, didn’t I? Not to forget that incident…” Rena hesitates at the end of her sentence. Should I tell Akarin about this? She might be worried... Besides, she’ll think I’m crazy. Rena’s thought were interrupted when Akarin spoke softly.
Last song!
https://soundcloud.com/em5442/complicated
“Rena, you passed out in class. Don’t you remember? The teacher called me to bring you home. That’s how you ended up in your own room.” Rena was dumbfounded. Did she really passed out yesterday or was it just a cover up from the school to avoid any unnecessary attention from the media? Was her own mind had been playing deceiving games resulted from her sleepless nights? This is impossible! Wait…the school! I have to go there!
Feeling concerned with Rena, Akarin questioned again, “Are you really okay, Rena-chan? If you’re not feeling well, you can skip school for today. I don’t want to you to pass out again without me out there to look after you. I can call your teacher to inform about your absence.” Rena quickly interjects, “No! It’s fine, Akarin. I am totally fine.”
“Are you sure, Rena-chan? You look pale,” Akarin reaches out her hand only to be avoided by Rena. “It’s my skin complexion. They’re always pale.” Rena tries to change the subject. She hurriedly tidies her belongings and rushes out of the door. “I’m going now, Akarin. Don’t worry about me. I’m fine, honestly. Take care, okay? Love you, Akarin!” Just like before, Rena’s figure quickly disappears behind the gates. Feeling helpless, Akarin just watches her young master’s back.
With a determined face, Akarin conveys her thoughts, “Hikage, we have to tell her the truth. She’ll find out, sooner or later. It’s better for her to know from us than the other way.” Hikage’s silhouette appears beside Akarin. “Let’s not rush things, Akarin-neesan. When the time comes, we’ll tell her every single thing she should know. For now, let's keep them hidden. There are more grave matters to deal with. I’ll take my leave, Akarin-neesan.” Hikage’s shadow vanishes to follow Rena’s trail towards her school. Akarin turns around, shutting the door behind her, feeling hopeless once again.
To be continued...
COMMENTS:
@White Hawk : My pleasure 8) TBH, I'm actually quite confused too LOL. I agree though, the storyline is a bit blurry with the appearance of many new characters and flashbacks going on. Just hang on for a bit longeeer~~!!! XD
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This is interesting and more with the music xD Kajiura Yuki rlz!
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That Akarin-Rena moments :wub:
LOL~ Akarin is a heartless maid :lol:
Oh.. Jurina is coming~! :D
Thank you for the update :)
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Greetings, everyone! A new chapter for you~ I'm in a rush right now since I have many things to take care of these days.
But, thinking about the readers that are most probably waiting for the new chapters,
I decided to sit in front of my laptop for a while and start typing these!
TBH, I don't know if people DO read this fic cause the lack of response to a point where I was thinking of abandoning it.
But if you do read this, I'm truly grateful for your support! :gyaaah:
ONEGAI!! Please do comment or review about this fic!
Whether you like it, love it, hate it, or perhaps damn annoyed with it, all your comments are greatly appreciated.
Woah.. this sounds desperate enough. LOL!
Enjoy!
P/S : Soundtracks and Comments will be added later. Ciao~
CHAPTER 5
Among the crowds of students walking towards their destination, two girls can be seen squabbling.
“Churiii! I’m hungryyyyyyy!! Please give me some too!” Airi begs Churi while pulling on her sleeves. “No! Why didn’t you make it on your own?” Airi scratches her head. “Weeeell.. I haven’t stock up the groceries so my room is kinda out of food supplies. Oh, come on! Just a small bite, PLEEEEASE????” Airi makes the cutest puppy face she can make in exchange for that little piece of sandwich. “Errrgh…NO! Endure it, Churi! YOU CAN DO THIS!” Churi averted her eyes elsewhere while continues munching the sandwich. “I’ve told you many times we should be roommates in the dorm. But noo..You just had to object the idea. So, whose fault was that???” Airi was about to argue back when suddenly a figure zooms past both of them as fast as lightning. Shocked, they both grab onto each other, hugging like their lives are on the line. “What the…!! Hey, isn’t that Rena-chan?” Airi points out after recognizing Rena’s back.
Both of them follow Rena’s figure until she disappears. “What’s with her?” Churi asks bewildered with Rena’s action as she is always seen in a demure manner in front of people. “I don’t know…” Airi’s concern towards Rena immediately changed as her eyes suddenly falls upon the vulnerable bread in Churi’s hand. “Maybe she needs to use the…HEY!! GIVE THAT BACK!” Airi managed to snatch away Churi’s sandwich and quickly puts them in her mouth in one bite, munching delightfully. “DISH ISH SHOOOO GUUUD!” she speaks with her mouth full. “Of course it’s good! I made that for ME to eat! Whatever… Maybe next time I’ll put poison in them for you. This is not the end, my friend. I’ll let you go…for now.” Churi said in a cool way while walking ahead of Airi. Knowing Churi is not mad at her, well for the moment; Airi catches up with Churi, continuing their journey to school with contented stomach from their small breakfast.
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Rena was running with all her might towards the gates. Along the way she can see students with the same uniform as her walking without any care towards their school. So the school is not closed? What is happening here? Don’t they hear the explosion yesterday? Rena continues running until she reaches the school gates. Inhaling deeply, she keeps her posture while walking in a composed manner towards her classroom, trying not to gain unwanted attention from others. Approaching the door, she hesitated for a while. Contemplating with the view on the other side, Rena takes a deep breath and opens the door. The sight in front took her breath away. A paper plane flew out of nowhere and crashes on her forehead.
“OUCH!!”
”Ah, Rena-chan! Sorry! It was Katsuo’s fault!” a girl runs towards the paper plane and pick it up. “Hey! Don’t put the blame on me, you dumbhead! And my name is Mizuki. MI-ZU-KI!” the girl called Katsuo retaliates back only for the other girl to get back at her. “WHAT? You got a problem with my dumbness, fish face?” Both of them are now face to face with sparks flickering between their eyes. Rena, who is still out of it, is not aware of a person standing behind her, trying to get inside. “Move out of the way, will ya?” a harsh voice sounded. Startled, Rena move aside to give way to the voice owner. The duo that was having a staring contest broke their stare when one of them greets the person.
”Nishishi! You’re early today. That’s unusual,” the girl called Mizuki gets nearer to Nishishi while draping her arm around Nishishi’s shoulder only to get pushed away. “Hands off. Go play with Yagami. I don’t have time for your intimacy.” Unaffected with Nishishi’s harshness, Mizuki continues her antics. “Nee, Nishishi. That ‘intimacy’ thing you just said, it actually sounds ‘SCANDALISTIC’, if you know what I mean.” Wiggling both her eyebrows, Mizuki tried to tease the troublemaker when Kuumin interrupts. “Yeah, scandaling with an old hag.” Mizuki swiftly turns around, pointing her finger towards Kuumin. “WHO ARE YOU CALLING AN OLD HAG??!”
Rena, unfazed with the bickering pair steps out from her classroom. Feeling her mind and body drained, she started walking aimlessly This…what just happened? I can’t even differentiate between reality and dreams. Am I going crazy? What about the shadow figure yesterday? Was it just a delusion? Rena’s mind is in a jumble. She can’t even think of anything at the moment with questions and doubt appearing one by one. Her mind is blank. Her feet continues walking until she reaches the rooftop. She stops at the corner with both hands hanging down the railing. Feeling the soothing breeze of morning air, Rena closed her eyes.
Okaa-san, Otou-san… How are both of you doing up there? It must be great living beside Kami-sama. As for me… Haaaa… I think I’m going insane with how things are going about right now. Those nightmares…Yesterday’s occurrence… I don’t even know what’s right and wrong too. If only you’re here, Okaa-san. I’m sure you know what to do…
Rena opens her eyes and gaze onto the vast blue sky, the wind blowing her sleek hair. Her hand reaches for her necklace, stroking the pendant with a light blue jade on it.
I miss you, Okaa-san, Otou-san…
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Inside Rena’s classroom.
“Hey, class rep! Where did Rena-chan go? Class is about to start soon.” One of Rena’s classmate asked Kuumin. Yes, the air head Yagami Kumi is the class representative. How did she manage to get that position? It’s one of the 7 mysteries of the school, I guess.
“Oh, yeah. Now that you mention her. Did you see where she went off to earlier, Mii-chan?” Kuumin ask Mizuki that was sitting beside her. Since they’ve made the truce for the day, they’re back to being good buddies for the moment. Shrugging her shoulders, Mizuki replied, “I dunno. I’m not her babysitter. Ya know where she went, Nishishi?” Mizuki turns back towards Nishishi who is sitting idly behind Kuumin, trying to include her into the conversation.
“No.” Nishishi responds with a nonchalant attitude. Both of them sighed. Every single person in the school might want to avoid talking or even meeting eyes with the troublemaker, but not these two. When asked by teachers and friends alike on what’s encouraging them to become closer with Nishishi, they responded with a feeling of obligation to at least make Nishishi feels she’s not alone in this school, not that she ever care though.
In actuality, the truth was never spoken. Only both of them knew the hidden purpose behind it all. For Mizuki, she likes to tease and making fun of people. Most of them enjoyed her crazy acts. However, there are others that have a higher dose of pride above their nose. So Mizuki would just lure them towards Nishishi for her to beat the crap out of them. “Now that’s what you get for messing with Mizuki!”
On the other hand, Kuumin is not that crazy like Mizuki. As a class representative, she only wants to get on the teachers’ good side. Because of that, she resolved to keep an eye on both of them from any trouble as she is the one that will be called to the principal’s office if they ever get into a really dreadful situation. Why was she the one being called? No one knows. Another mystery unsolved.
The classroom door opens showing their homeroom teacher. “All right, class! Back to your seats! I have an announcement to make. Oi, Katsuo! Stop making a fish face, will ya?”
“EHH??… I didn’t make a fish face! This IS my natural face form!” the class including their homeroom teacher burst out laughing from Mizuki’s retort. “I know. I was just joking, Mizuki. Don’t take it seriously, okay? Now, class. We’re going to have a new student in here. She’s from Tokyo so please behave well and do show a good reputation for our new classmate. You hear me, Nishishi-san?” the teacher tries to attract the troublemaker attention only to receive a glare. The teacher chuckles nervously, “Hehehe…Oookay. Suits yourself. You may enter now, Matsui-san.” Everyone kept quiet, waiting for the new student to appear.
A girl steps into the classroom with an aura of elegance. Everyone is stunned with her appearance; even Nishishi gives her attention towards the new girl. The girl turns towards the class wearing a slight smirk. She has a short hair with a slight Ikemen look on her face albeit cute like a puppy. She is quite taller than anyone in the class. She greets after bowing courteously, “Hello, everyone. My name is Matsui Jurina. Nice to meet all of you.” Jurina speaks cheerfully. Murmurs could be heard in the classroom.
“She’s like a puppy! Sansei KAWAIII!”
“KYAAA!! An Ikemen!”
“She’s more Ikemen than Nishishi-san!”
GASP!
Everyone was silent. The last comment managed to gain Nishishi’s attention as she is seen digging holes through the person’s head with her eyes. “Oooooh~! Someone’s jelly~” Mizuki commented, being aware of Nishishi’s reaction. “Hmph!” Nishishi averted her view outside the window. Both Mizuki and Kuumin giggled even though the others were trembling uncontrollably, afraid of seeing Nishishi’s rage. Sensing the tension rising, the teacher calms everyone, “Allright, allright… Let’s..keep it peaceful in this class, okay? So, Jurina-san will sit beside Rena’s seat at the back. Rena, could you please raise your hand?” No one responds to the teacher. “Ara… Rena-chan’s absent today?” Doesn’t want Rena to get into trouble, Kuumin quickly interferes, “She’s not feeling well, Sensei. She’s resting in the infirmary.” Kuumin received a glance from Mizuki. “Ah, is that so? Well, it can’t be help then. I was about to ask Rena to give Jurina a tour around the school. I guess I’ll leave that to you, Kumi-san.”
“EH??” Kuumin responded, slightly startled. “ME??!” The teacher replies. “Yes, YOU. As the class representative, you shall give Jurina-san a tour around school. Is that okay with you, Jurina-san?” Jurina gives a slight nod, agreeing with everything. Kuumin gives out a defeated sigh while Mizuki laughs silently, showing a ‘thumb ups’ pose at her. “Now that everything is sorted out, we’ll get back to our lesson for today.” Groans of protest could be heard from everyone.
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During lunch hour.
“That’s the end of our tour then, if I’m not forgetting any. We should head to the café now for lunch, if it’s okay with you Jurina. I’m STARVING!” Jurina was contemplating for a while but nods her head anyway. Along the way to the cafeteria, Jurina’s mind was preoccupied about something; or someone since she arrived. She decided to ask Kuumin about it. “Nee, Kuumin. Can I ask something?”
“Yeah, if it’s not about calculation. What is it?” Kuumin gives her attention to Jurina.
“Well, I’m curious about Rena-san. You know… Since I had to sit beside Rena-san in class…” Jurina is seen fidgeting with her question. Sensing the uneasiness in Jurina’s voice, Kuumin chuckles amusingly. “What’s wrong with you? You haven’t even met her yet you’re acting like a kid that just had a crush on someone.” Jurina’s face turned slightly pink hearing Kuumin’s remark. “Tha…That’s not it! Mou! I’m just curious about her, that’s all! Actually, I knew her before when we’re still kids. Anyway, I heard your conversation with Mizuki before… ” Kuumin nods her head slowly, realizing where this is going. “Ah…That. Yeah, I made that up. Rena-chan is not in the infirmary. I don’t know where that girl had gone to. I’m just hoping she’s not bringing any trouble. I can't have another day going to the principal's office...”
“I see…” both of them keep walking. Kuumin was just about to ask Jurina about her history with Rena when Jurina abruptly stop. “Ah! Kuumin, I’m sorry! I just remembered something! I’m going back to the classroom. You can go on without me...” Jurina quickly dashes away from Kuumin. “WAIT! WHAT ABOUT LUNCH?? Aaah…seriously??! Fine! I’ll just eat on my own…” Kuumin grumbles loudly continuing her walk to the cafeteria.
At the rooftop.
Rena can be seen dozing off on one of the benches provided on the rooftop. A figure steps in from the door. She walks stealthily towards Rena, afraid of waking her up. Once she comes nearer, she kneeled on the floor facing Rena. Pushing away Rena’s bangs aside, the figure scans Rena’s face, memorizing every detail.
You’ve become more pretty than before, Hime-sama. A true beauty.
At the same time, Hikage is seen lurking behind one of the walls, keeping an eye on the newcomer. Feeling the same familiar presence from before, Hikage tries to get a better view of the person’s face. She can see the person unwrap her red scarf to put them on top of Rena to cover her from the cold air. The person face can be seen clearly without the scarf. Wait, that’s her!
All of a sudden, the door of the rooftop slams open, showing a bewildered face of Airi and Churi. Hikage turns her attention back to Rena only to find the other person was gone. How did she…?! Hikage scans the area trying to find the person but to her dismay only Rena, Airi and Churi can be found.
“Rena?? Rena-chan?!” Airi and Churi walks up to Rena after searching the whole school for her. “Hey, Rena-chan! Wake up!” Airi and Churi were shaking Rena to wake her up from her deep slumber. Stirring from her sleep, Rena rubs her eyes. “Mmmh… What is it, Airin?” Feeling slightly relieved, Airin speaks out her concern, “How can you sleep at a place like this? You’ll catch a cold soon, Rena-chan. Not to mention you didn’t go to class. The teachers would be really worried of they found out,”
“I was just taking a nap. I’m really tired from playing those games yesterday…” Rena stretches her limbs while yawning cutely. “There’s a limit for playing games, Rena-chan…” Churi said while giving a glare towards Airi while she steps back in a defense position.
It’s your fault!
What? I didn’t do anything!
Churi ignores her seatmate while pulling Rena up to stand. “Come on. Let’s get you back to class.” The red scarf that was covering Rena just now falls down onto the floor. As they start walking, Airi saw it and picks it up. She gave it to Rena. “Nee, Rena-chan. You dropped this.” Rena just looked at the scarf bearing nothing in mind that she had brought any from home. “Where did you get that, Airin?” Rena asked as she took the scarf from Airi’s hand. She examines the red scarf while Airi replied her question, “It falls down from the sky,” Rena keeps her face stoic while Churi face-palmed, her face suppressing an amused smile. “Of course it’s yours! It was on top of you when you’re sleeping. Mou, Rena-chan! You seemed out of it lately. Did Churi eat your brain or something?”
“Oi, Oii!! Why are you including me in this? You’re the one giving her weird games to play. Those crazy Titans killing games! Killing them by slicing behind their necks?? Whoever created those games?” Churi rambled out only for Airi to counter back, “Ara… wasn’t it you who was sooo into the anime of those Titans?? Hah! Backstabber!” they both were bickering while Rena watches from the back, giggling from seeing their actions. Finally coming to her senses, Rena wraps the scarf around her neck, feeling comfort from the warmth while catching up ahead with Airi and Churi to join their arguments.
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Back to Rena’s classroom.
A certain Matsui steps into the classroom when Kuumin greets her, "Oh! You're back already, Jurina. I was afraid you can't find your way here considering you just ditched me for lunch." Jurina scratches her head while smiling sheepishly. "Ahahaha! I'm really sorry... I just remembered one of the documents I had to submit to the office."
"Ah... Nevermind. You still owe me lunch tomorrow!! NYAHAHA!" Jurina nods her head while chuckling on Kuumin's action. She proceeded to sit on her chair.
“Hey, hey! Kuumin, watch me!” Mizuki pokes at Kuumin to gain her attention. As she turns her head facing Mizuki, she can see the latter is holding one of her twin tailed hair around her mouth, forming a beard. “Good morning all of you. I’m Principal Yuasa. YAGAMI! You’re not doing a good job as a class rep. Look at that adorable Mizuki. Eventhough she always causes troubles, she's not a delinquent.” Not only Kuumin, but everyone around her burst out laughing watching her funny imitation. “HAHAHA!! Oii stop that, Mii-chan! HAHAHA! That looks the same! HAHAHAHA!”
Then Rena’s voice could be heard from outside. A certain puppy ears twitched. “Airin, Churi, I’ll catch you guys later!” Rena bid her friends before separating to go to her own classroom. Just as Rena was about to open the door, someone beats her to it. Rena lifts up her gaze only to see a flying silhouette about to land on top of her. “Eh??” Rena closed her eyes for the impact.
She can feel someone clinging onto her tightly in a bear hug, with a soft sensation on her lips. “Re…Rena-chan?” Hearing Kuumin’s voice, Rena opens her eyes. Suddenly, her eyes grew wide. She was shocked to see the view in front of her. THIS IS…!
“RENA JUST GOT KISSED!”
“EEEEEHHH??!!!!!”
To be continued...
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Rena got a kiss?? By who hmm
For other ch
Poor Rena she have to go though a horrible night
Is the one safe Rena is Jurina? At school also at the past?
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hopping is JuriPuppy who do that kiss!! >w<
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Oh oh oh~!
Rena just got kissed!! By whom? I guess it's Jurina XD
Okaa-san, Otou-san… How are both of you doing up there? It must be great living beside Kami-sama. As for me… Haaaa… I think I’m going insane with how things are going about right now. Those nightmares…Yesterday’s occurrence… I don’t even know what’s right and wrong too. If only you’re here, Okaa-san. I’m sure you know what to do…
Stay strong Rena~! :D
Thankyou for the update :)
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Lol I think everyone just don't know how to response to fic this cuz I know I don't, but you said you're desperate. :nervous
You keep making anonymous appearances which make it waaaay too confusing. It's already in ch5 and yet I still have no much grasp of the situation. :v I don't know what I want to expect next rather than "I don't know what to expect next." meaning I'm not sure what I should be looking forward to happen. ^^'
However, I keep thinking this fic has potential and I really do like your writing styles so I keep on reading.
Sorry about my ramblings, you can blame my reading skill if you want to but I'm being honest. ^^'
PS: The only thing I'm concerned about in this fic is that Hikage is an OC...if so then that might be a problem. :sweatdrop:
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ahh it's already in ch.5 and I still have no idea what kind of fic I'm reading. :nervous the OC's part is kind of distracting and the story's pacing is a bit slow for me.
but like Sherin-san said it has potential.
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Heyya guys, just adding the next chapter. I'm gonna be quick here coz I'm not suppose to be lazing around right now.
Firstly, I'm terribly sorry about the poll cause it feels like I'm giving you guys the false hope... Nevermind that.
To make up for that, I've written a one shot that is reaaallly short but i hope you guys enjoy it. Here's the link for it...
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36814.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36814.0)
The one shot was actually one of the stories that I've been writing up before this B2W. It's a plotless romantic/comedy thingy and perhaps I might add those later... if you guys wanted to.
Anyways, read up folks~!
CHAPTER 6
“Line clear?”
“Nothing from my side. How about you?”
“Negative.”
“Roger.”
“Ready?”
“LET’S GO!”
THWACK!! PAK!!
“ITTAAAAI!!!” Churi and Airi exclaimed. Both of them were in a ducking stance as if on a lookout for someone.
“Would you guys stop it already??? Mou… This has been going on for days. It is totally inappropriate!!” Rena lets out a distressed sigh seeing her two best friends’ actions. To be surrounded with over protective people, she’s starting to lose some patience.
“But, Rena-chan! What if she comes near you?? You may never know what that devil-in-disguise puppy face would do to you!! Not to mention the stares she gave you is creepier than Nishishi’s…” Airi shivers from the statement while Churi merely nods her head.
“Yeah! Airin’s right! With that cute puppy eyes of her plus the ikemen look, everyone will be hypnotized including you. Just wonder what she’s hiding under that face… Ugh!”
“Says the one that was squealing loudly during her basketball try outs…” Churi turns pink from Airi’s comment.
“HEY! That was just one time okay?! Besides, she really does look cool dribbling the ball across the other players. BUT!! Just for precautions, Rena-chan you should really make some distance from that Jurina. Who knows what she had in store with that wicked mind of hers…”
“Well… she seems like a good girl. I don’t feel any bad intention coming from her. Except for that kiss though…” Rena unconsciously strokes her lips, remembering the soft lingering feeling she felt from the unexpected innocent kiss. Sensing Rena’s mind going out of it with her cheeks shaded in color, Airi quickly snaps.
“OY, MATSUI RENA!! Don’t you dare daydreaming about that girl! You hear me?!” Rena was a bit shocked with Airi’s uproar. To be thinking that Airi care for her that much, she never knew the extent of Airi’s feeling for her could be this dramatic.
“Wait… what are you saying? Of course I’m not! I’m not that interested in Jurina. She’s just my classmate. You don’t have to worry a thing about her. That kiss was just an accident. Nee…Airin?”
“Ah! Did someone say my name?” The trio turns their attention behind them.
“Speak of the devil…” Airi mumbles loud enough to gain Jurina’s attention. Airi keeps her glare at Jurina albeit the girl is smirking, seeming not the least intimidated with Airi.
“Good morning, everyone~! Especially to you, Rena-chan…” Jurina turns her attention towards Rena with a dazzling smile. Seeing the shy girl, she was about to give a handshake to Rena when Airi beats her to it.
“Good morning to you too, Jurina-san…” Airi grasp Jurina’s hand with a firm grip. Not releasing their grips, both of them keeps their stare on each other with intimidating smiles shown on both faces.
“It seems like a good day today, isn’t it?”
“I guess so, if a certain puppy isn’t here…”
“Ah… you shouldn’t be cruel to animals. They’re adorable little creatures. Don’t you agree?”
Churi was about to agree when she felt a glare sent her way. Sensing trouble coming, Rena quickly comes in between them with Churi cowering behind her.
“Okay, that’s enough! Class is about to get started soon. We should head to our class now. Airin, we’re gonna have some talk after school today. You understand?”
“Yes…” Airi answers with a dejected face but changed 180 degrees as Rena pulls her for a hug. “It’s nice to have friends like you. I’ll see you later.” Rena steps away towards her class with Jurina following from behind.
“That Jurina girl… This is a bit troublesome, isn’t it?”
“Yeah… I suppose. Nonetheless, nothing can get in our way…” Both of them continue walking the other direction.
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One of the Matsui can be seen diligently taking down notes from the lectures while the other is… entirely focusing her view to a certain goddess sitting right next to her, absolutely ignoring every sinlge word given from the teacher. To think that Rena is not aware would be an understatement. The way that Jurina is looking at her right now might actually give goose bumps to others but the fact is that Rena actually enjoyed the attention she received. The actions had been going on for more than a week that Rena had grown accustomed with the puppy’s behavior.
“Jurina, you should take down the notes. This might come out in the exams.”
“I can’t…”
“Why is that?”
“You’ve been running crazily in my head, there’s no way I could study anything.” Jurina answered smoothly with a playful grin.
Rena lowered her heated face, covering them with her hair.
This is the first time she had ever heard something cheesy from Jurina. All this while, Jurina was keeping her distance from her; only manage to give a smile or a wave from afar, especially if Airi is present. Even when being seated beside each other, Jurina would only ask her about school works and lectures. Maybe she is feeling guilty for pouncing on Rena suddenly on the first day of their meeting, only to feel remorse for taking Rena’s first kiss after Mizuki’s revelation on the same day. Not to mention the slap she received afterwards. OUCH! That still hurts…
However, Jurina is starting to get bolder day by day seeing that Rena wants to end their awkwardness of being seatmates and wanted to start anew. And thus, this is the result of their bonding.
“Ah! My heart!” Jurina clenched her left chest where her heart is located.
“Eh?! What’s wrong?”
“My heart stops beating… when I see your lovely face.” Rena’s face gains more color from Jurina’s teasing. She can’t stop herself from smiling amusingly from Jurina’s cheesy lines. This gives another idea for Jurina.
“I feel bad for the sun…”
“Really? Why?”
“Only seeing your stunning smile just brightens up my day.” Rena can’t help but smiles widely from that. To think that Jurina can entertain her that day with her pickup lines, she can’t help but to ask openly. “Are you flirting with me?”
Not hesitating at all, Jurina answers truthfully, “What if I am?” Rena was startled, her mouth hanging open. Seeing Rena’s action, Jurina chuckles silently.
“Too bad though… Airin won’t let me put a move on you.” Jurina pouted cutely. If they’re not in class right now, Rena would surely squealed seeing that adorable pout.
It’s a wonder for Rena on how Jurina can make her comfortable even if they had just met not more than a week. Usually Rena would be her shy self in front of others that are not acquainted to her, only joining the conversation if the other side is the one starting it. Even Airi and Churi took almost a month to break Rena’s shell. Perhaps, she and Jurina had met before in another life? For them to bear the same surname, that could be logical.
“Oh, by the way, that red scarf you always wear, it looks good on you, Rena-chan.” Jurina mentioned seeing Rena is always wearing the red scarf with the winter nearing.
“Really? Thank you! To be honest, it wasn’t mine actually. I just found it on top of me when I was dozing off somewhere.”
“EHH?? Seriously? Might be a stalker who left it…”
“I think so too at first. But that scarf really makes me feel warm and comfy. I’m glad someone left it for me though.”
“Heeeh… then you should take proper care of it.”
“Of course! That’s why I’m wearing it every day!” Rena’s enthusiasm brought a smile on Jurina’s face. Somehow, Jurina was pleased and feeling a bit giddy with Rena’s response. If only Rena would examine the red scarf thoroughly, she would find something familiar in her dreams...
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Tch! That new girl. She does looks like trouble.
Hikage was lazing on one of the branches of the tree outside the window, keeping an eye for Rena with that… What was her name? Jyuu..Juri.. Ah! Jurina. Matsui Jurina… Even if the girl seemed harmless, but that’s not an excuse for Hikage to drop her guards down. Lately, there’s no sighting for Mazokus activity around that area. It really creeps her out with the way things are going right now. Everything was back to normal. In fact, too normal for her to not feel relieved with any of this.
Nevertheless, she does sense someone snooping around in the dark around their house, perhaps trying to find a way to break the seal Hikage puts around the vicinity. Every time she tries to approach the figure, it quickly vanished; blending its scent with the air. Quite a nice trick for a stalker. Trying to conclude everything, Hikage tried to relate the werewolf incident with anything that had happened on that single day.
I have to watch out for that Jurina. She might be related to the Mazoku. Not to mention she’s trying to get attached to Hime-sama from the first day. The nerve… Even Hikage was furious seeing the scene. She was about to slice Jurina with her shuriken when her conscious tells her to calm down and think rationally. Wait till I get my hands on you, kid…
Hikage keeps her eyes fix on Jurina, somehow feeling rather nostalgic seeing the girl’s eyes. Her mind drifted to her once partner in crime. Both of them were taken by Matsui Yuu into the clan to be his apprentice and to serve his family as a ninja. They came from different places, but because of their affection towards the Matsui leader, both managed to understand and live with each other like sisters. They were trained just like the others; disciplined like a soldier, treated like a man, sparring like a fighter. They were deemed as the best among the best of Matsui’s clan, to the point where Hikage was given the responsibility to protect the young princess, Matsui Rena. Her partner was assigned the task to protect Matsui Yuu’s wife.
But one fateful night brought disaster for the Matsui clan. The Matsui leader’s wife died one night from a dreadful occurrence. Only a few people know about the tragedy. An order had been given for those who knew must not spill them from their mouth or else their tongue will be cut on the spot. Hikage’s partner was put into custody as she is suspected to have been involved with the treason. But because of her attachment and loyalty to the Matsui leader, she was put under Hikage’s observation for the trials. However, another tragedy occurred; the massacre of the Matsui clan 10 years ago. That was when Hikage had been separated from her partner. The last she had seen of her was when she was stabbed by the Mazoku’s right man; Daichi. After that, her partner’s whereabouts was unknown. Whether she is dead or alive, Hikage never knew. She had given up hope searching for her 5 years ago. Thinking that girl Jurina to bear resemblance with her partner, that’s really impossible.
Tell me, Jurina…You’re not the bad guy, aren’t you?
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That night, a hooded person was hiding behind a tree outside the Matsui’s household. She had managed to break free through the seal surrounding the house after the nth times of trial and error. She can see one of the rooms glowing with light, indicating the inhabitant is still awake. Jumping above one of the trees, she landed on a branch near the window with the best view of the opposite room. Inside, she can see Rena reading a book. Haaa… KAWAII! Just as she was about to get comfy, a voice sounded from behind.
“You’re trespassing on my tree…” she held her breath as she felt something sharp poking at her back. She tried to find some opening to escape from the grasp. “Mind sharing it…?”
“Not in my life!” Just as Hikage was about to pull the hood to reveal the person underneath it, the trespasser quickly jumps away to gain some distance from the ninja. “Catch me…If you can~” She leaps away towards another tree, trying to escape from her pursuer. To think Hikage would let her go, she won’t as this person was the same that was loitering about the neighborhood trying to break through her seal. She had to know who it is.
Jumping through the trees, it definitely looks like Hikage is on the lead as she is more familiar with the surroundings. The person looks back, sensing Hikage is not on her tails. However, as she turns to the front, she was shocked to be met with a kick right on her gut. The hooded person falls down hard on the ground. That was one hard kick. She was about to regain composure when Hikage appeared in front of her. Without wasting time, the ninja swiftly pulls down the hood.
“HUH??”
Hikage found out that the hooded person was indeed a girl, only now there is a mask covering her lower face.
“Gotcha!” The girl landed a punch on Hikage’s face but was swiftly avoided. She landed more punch and kick towards Hikage only to get countered back easily. It was as if Hikage could predict her moves, the same goes for the other girl. Their movements were like a rhythm. It has been a long time for Hikage to feel the excitement of sparring like this. Analyzing the patterns of her fighting styles, Hikage could conclude that this is indeed the long lost fighting skills of her lost partner.
It can’t be…
Aiming for the mask, Hikage quickly avoids another punch to her face. Pulling the hand on mid-air, she grabs the collar of her attacker. But the other is faster; she expertly twists her arms to release it from her pursuer hold and jumps away to create some distance between them. Unfortunately, Hikage managed to snatch away the scarf that was wrapped loosely on the other’s neck. Hikage’s eyes widen as she inspect the scarf thoroughly. If one to look carefully, it has a silver lining surrounding it with a small fire insignia seamed at the end. She raised her head to be met with the other’s glaring eyes. She could see the fiery flames emanating from them resembled her partner. Suddenly, the girl pointed her fist towards Hikage. Knowing exactly what to do, Hikage also raises her fist to the front.
“Jan…” the girl voiced out,
“Ken…” followed by Hikage,
“PON!”
Both of them yelled with hands showing paper.
Surprised with the outcomes, they look into each others’ eyes with excitement.
“CENTER?!” “NOBU?!”
To Be Continued...
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HAHAHAHAHAHA Jan ken pon! xD epic
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Hikage finally found her friends back.. And it was Jurina?
Jurina and Rena start to got close now ><!! So excited
Please update soon
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Some reminder :
Jurina : Center
Hikage : Nobunaga
CHAPTER 7A
RING RING! RING RING!
“Ugh… seriously?! It’s 2 in the morning! I need my beauty sleep for Kami’s sake!”
A hand wandered around the bed, trying to reach for the ringing thing. Once she gets a hold of the gadget, the owner practically slammed the screen with her finger, answering the call.
“This better be important than a squirrel making a face right-…!”
The information from the caller made Akarin’s heart goes frenzy. Bloods keep pumping along the veins, her head screaming for an escape plan. Akarin immediately jumped on her feet, already wearing her maid outfit in case for any emergencies such as this. She hastily scrambled towards the door, her mind only focusing on one person.
“Alright, Hikage. I’ll take care of Rena…”
Akarin runs out of her room after ending the call.
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“You’re still the same, Center. As careless as always…”
“WHAT? How would I know they were going to come?”
“You SHOULD have found the reason I set that particular seal around the house!”
“Then you shouldn’t have followed me in the first place!”
“If you didn’t act as a stalker then I wouldn’t have ran after you! WATCH OUT!”
Jurina barely missed the kunai that was being thrown towards a black creature that was about to pounce on her.
“WHOA! Nice throw!”
“I was aiming for your loud mouth actually…”
“HEY! Meanie…”
They are both fighting some kind of monkey creatures that appeared around the Matsui house in courtesy of Jurina’s recklessness of breaking the seal earlier. They were just about to catch up on each other when Hikage sensed the Mazokus nearing the vicinity of the house she had always guarded. As a result, they are now trying to fend off those creatures from entering the house. Hikage quickly rushed to the house with Jurina in tow while informing Akarin on the situation.
“You still remember how to kill them?” Hikage takes out one of her short blade, the steel gleams in white as if being polished by the moon’s glow.
“Yeah… they can only be killed by using the Light seal technique.” Jurina prepares some shurikens on her hands that are also glowing with the same light as she had done the seal earlier.
“Good. It looks like we’re going to be partners again, Center.”
“Heeeh… I’ve been waiting for a looong time for that, Nobu.” Jurina replied with a playful voice as if she was smirking under the mask.
Both of them stand with their backs on each other, readying themselves for the attack. The creatures slowly approach them from all directions, sounds of eerie growling getting louder and deeper.
“Cover me, Center.”
Just as Hikage steps forward, Jurina quickly jump upwards while throwing the shurikens directly towards her target.
“Bull’s-eye.”
All of her shurikens were accurate as each one of them hit the creatures directly on their marks, killing them instantly in one throw. Meanwhile, Hikage runs forward towards the hordes of creatures. With a slash, Hikage managed to strike down three of them. Even with a short blade, Hikage’s speed is so fast that she is able to slash as many targets as she wants with one full swing. With both of their forces combine, the have the perfect team for a short and long distance attack especially when facing countless enemies.
They keep on attacking the creatures with Jurina assaulting from afar and Hikage running around the creatures like lightning while killing them off. However, they notice the creatures are not decreasing in numbers. They keep on coming on after another even when they had dealt with the one they counted earlier.
“They keep on coming more! I can tell you, Nobu… Even if I’m actually quite thrilled with this fight but it’s getting longer and dull, it’s making me sick.”
“The host. They are controlled by a host! He should be near…” Hikage scans her surroundings as she found a tree with yellowish leaves. The appearance of the host must have made the tree loses its essence as he emanates dark aura from his body.
“There!”
Following the direction Hikage pointed, Jurina swiftly leaps forwards before throwing two shurikens towards the tree.
“Ugh! Damn it…”
Just as the shurikens hit the target, the monkey creatures surrounding them instantly vanished into thin air. Jurina and Hikage hurriedly rushed towards the host only to see a face with a smirk.
“Heh… It took you long enough to find me.” The hooded host, one of Mazoku’s henchmen, announced loudly with intimidating smile on his face.
“Oh, we don’t feel the rush or need to find you actually… right, Center?”
“Yup. It’s been a long time since I last had a warm up like this.”
The host clenches his fists, feeling aggravated and irritated with their easy going attitude and insulting remarks.
“Why you…! Wait until you see my power!”
The host chants some words while performing hand seals. The wind starts blowing strongly like some hurricane about to pass through. Dark red-blackish glow begins to surround his being before a scream being let out.
“What the…”
“Now this is new.”
The host is now covered in fur with fangs protruding from his mouth. His eyes are glowing bright red with horns growing on his forehead. His face retorted into some kind of a gorilla, one could say he was actually a Demon King Kong in the making.
Jurina is in awe that she just had to make a pun…
“Holy monkeys… are we in Holly-wood?”
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Two girls are seen in a brightly lit room with the owner laid confusingly on her bed while the other is standing beside the door like a British guard on a look out with a broom in hand.
Rena is thrashing around on her bed with a pillow on her face, trying to block the lights from blinding her vision. She grunts as sleepiness flew away like some thin air as Akarin suddenly knocked on her bedroom door, insisting on her sleeping with the lights on while the maid accompanies her tonight.
“Hey, Akarin…”
“Yes, Rena-chan!”
Akarin answered like a fully fledged soldier replying to her sergeant. Rena might have burst out laughing if only the situation is not confusing and weird as of right now.
“Okaaay… something smells’ fishy.”
“That’s your feet, Rena-chan. Didn’t I told you to wash your feet before you sleep?”
Rena glances on her feet, trying to sniffs them but refrain as she snaps back to her thoughts.
“NO! I mean… what’s going on, Akarin? You’ve never come storming in here in the middle of the night. Moreover, with you standing on guard with a broom at the door… There’s definitely something!”
Akarin takes a deep breath. She is contemplating whether she should make another out of the world story or telling Rena the absolute truth. She takes a glance on Rena. The younger face is full of anticipation; she just can’t break the girl’s heart anymore.
“Honestly, Rena… There is-”
CREAK...
Akarin stops mid-sentence. A creak sound was heard from the hallway outside the door. She plants her ear on the door surface, trying to make out the sound she just heard. Her eyes widen as she heard sounds of footsteps nearing. Then, the sound stops… just in front of the door. Realizing what’s about to come, Akarin leaps backwards with her broom in a defensive stance.
“Rena! Don’t move! Just stay there!”
“What? What’s going on? What is it?!”
“Just listen to what I said, Rena!”
“But-“
BAM!
The door slammed open. Akarin and Rena gasped. The hallway was too dark compared to the room that their eyes can barely make out a silhouette of a person standing outside. They both held their breath, waiting for whatever that is to come. A black shoe appeared, followed by another. A figure clad in black hood emerged from the hallway, standing proudly in front of Akarin.
“Wh- Who are you?!” Akarin shouted with trembling voice. She could feel her heart about to jump out from its place as it beats furiously.
After 5 seconds of deafening silence, a ghostly grin of white teeth appeared from the hooded person’s face.
“Hehehe… Me?” The figure approach Akarin in a threatening manner still with a grin visible.
“I…
...am your worst nightmare! HAHAHAHAHA!”
The figure laughed loudly, terrifying both girls in the room. Akarin can see from the corner of her eyes as Rena flinched and trembles under the cover of her blanket. She gulps loudly; her hold on the broom tightens. Akarin braces herself for whatever fate she and Rena are about to face tonight.
To Be Continued...
A/N:
NOOOO!! :panic: I'm not abandoning this fic! Nuh-uh! :smhid
I just had some problems that were keeping me from updating. But all is well! :D
Probably some of you were confused with Hikage and Jurina's other names.
Oh well... you just have to try harder in memorizing them XD
Next Chap will have major transformation from CenNobu and some AWH-SUM Akarin kicking ass!! :onionwhip:
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Center or Nobu............Center or Nobu.............Center or Nobu.............Center or Nobu............Center or Nobu............. :dunno:
I voted for both of them. :cool2: :depressed:
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CHAPTER 7B
Akarin keeps her gaze towards the man in black. His sickening grin makes her blood boils as if taunting her.
“Hahaha! A girly maid is trying to protect the princess? With a broom too? Are they trying to prank me or something… Don’t joke with- GAH!”
Before the man could finish his talk, Akarin had made the first assault; by giving a strong kick straight on his balls.
“Don’t mess with a Darth Maid, dude.” Akarin glares, her eyes burning with flames. No one messess with a maid and a broom. No one. The man tried to keep his posture albeit the pain on his middle.
“DAMN YOU! You’ve ruin my future!”
“I don’t think you’ll have any future left… after THIS!”
Akarin swings her broom wildly, hitting the man continuously in different places. But the man dodged every single hit with ease. Akarin keeps on giving hits after hits, trying to find an opening. The man smirks as he grab hold of the broom just a few inches in front of his face. However, Akarin has a few tricks under her sleeves.
“Heh… such a feisty maid. But now that I got you, what are you going to do- URGH!”
The broom handle elongated with a press on a hidden button, hitting the man squared on his face.
“You talk way too much I’m getting sick of it…”
The man holds his face with wide eyes. This maid is not joking! She really can fight!
“What… what is that thing? That’s not a normal broom!”
“This broom is specially made to fight people like you! Behold! The Suda Lightning Bind Majestic Broom!”
He keeps on trembling with a shocking face, only for it to change back into a smirk.
“T-that… that… is quite hilarious! HAHAHA!” He stands straight with a menacing glare directed to Akarin.
“To think a girl like you can fight, it’s entertaining to say the least. But I’m running out of time… I’ll finish you before I take away the princess….Hehehe… HAHAHA!”
“Akarin!” Rena shouted from the other side of the room, afraid of what's going to happen.
“It’s okay, Rena… I can handle this.”
The man begins chanting undecipherable words with hand seals. The atmosphere turns dark with a foul smell beginning to fill the air. Akarin wasted no time as she also performs the Lightning Seal onto her broom, making it glow with bright light.
The guy turns into a weird slimy creature, with steams of smelly odor evaporating from his body. His face is contorted, his nails become longer and scales covered his skins.
“Man… what are you?!”
The slimy man quickly charges towards Akarin, slicing his long nails along her clothes. Akarin just barely evades the attack.
“Akarin! Are you okay?!”
“I’m fine! Just stay-ARGH!”
The creature pounced on Akarin as she gave her attention to Rena for a split second. He opens his crooked mouth, showing those sharp teeth as he tried to gnaw on Akarin’s head. A few drops of his saliva fell down on the ground just beside Akarin’s ears, melting the floor with like some hazardous acid.
“You’re kidding me! He smells… and he has acid drools?! EWWW!” Akarin mutters loudly while still trying to block the mutated guy from snapping her neck in half. With all her strength, the maid pushes him with both legs, knocking him over the floor. She quickly gets up and swings her broom.
THWACK!
“GRRRR!” Feeling annoyed, the man sways his hands wildly and managed to scratch Akarin’s hand.
“ARGH!” The wound bleeds profusely. Akarin hissed in pain as she holds her arm. The man seizes this time to kick Akarin, sending her flying to the wall. Not giving any time for the maid to recover, he gives out a punch directly to her stomach, resulting in Akarin coughing uncontrollably. Blood can be seen flowing from her mouth...
“GRAAAH!” Having enough of the maid, the slimy man turns his attention towards Rena who is cowering on her bed behind the sheets. He treads heavily towards Rena; his foul smell making the princess gags as she puts a hand to cover her mouth and nose. Tears can be seen flowing out uncontrollably from Rena’s eyes. She’s scared to death. Suddenly, she felt something odd inside her... It’s the same as before. The same pounding in heart tries to get out, screaming for freedom. Her vision begins to be clouded with redness as a deep voice tells her one thing.
Let me out!
However, before the man can lay a hand on Rena, a long steel punctured through his gut. He howls in pain as the steel glows brightly, signaling a direct hit on his Mazoku mark. The man vanishes into thin air, revealing a heavily wounded Akarin who is holding the broom. She gives a smile towards Rena, making the young girl calms a bit and her vision returning normal.
“Told you I can handle this…”
Rena steps down from her bed to assist Akarin. However, before she could reach the maid, a force makes both of them flew away from each other.
“Not so fast, girls…”
Another hooded figure with a girl’s voice appeared in front of them.
“Now that you’re taken care of, may I take the princess away…?”
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“CENTER!!!”
Jurina was thrown onto a nearby tree by the Demon Gorilla. They’ve combined forces to defeat the hideous monkey but it is too powerful as they fight recklessly. Well, they've just met after years of being separated so their synchronization is a bit messed up at the moment. Can't blame them...
“Gosh… that hurts like hell! I think this is gonna sore tomorrow…” Jurina grumbles as she picks herself up from the ground.
“Quit whining… If you were a bit serious, we could’ve hit his mark on the neck.”
“Tch. Now I have a sister who acts like an old hag…”
“Hey, you love this old hag…”
“Is that a self-proclamation of love? Awww… SHO SHWEEET~!”
“Shut up! Anyway, his attacks are strong, but lack of speed. We need a plan…” Hikage keeps on distracting the gorilla, running around in circles with some kunai thrown on her target while Jurina sits on the ground crossed leg, thinking of a way to crush this fury guy. Her eyes twinkled as the cogs in her brain finished working.
“GOT IT!”
“What?”
“Got any rope?”
“Err… I think so. Hold on... Here!”
“Good. Hey, furball! Catch me!”
“Huh? Oh… I think I know what this is…”
“Hehehe… let’s play like old times!”
Both Jurina and Hikage keep on jumping from one tree to the other, one would distract the gorilla while the other holds the rope. They keep on repeating the process, making the gorilla irritated as if they were playing with him. The gorilla stops following them and stand still in one place, keeping an eye on Jurina.
“EEEP! He’s looking at me!”
“Be careful… he’s planning something.”
Just as Jurina landed on a tree, the gorilla opens his mouth, releasing a supersonic shockwave. He missed Jurina by a mere centimeter but the damage it did can be fatal as the force made a hole on the innocent tree.
“What was that?!” Jurina exclaimed in shock as she wraps her hands around her body, trying to calm herself from the vibrating force of the shockwave.
“Apparently he can shoot shockwave from his mouth. Be careful not get in front of him…”
“Heeeh… I’ll try. Now, we just need to taunt him a little.”
“Let’s go!” Hikage jumps towards the gorilla, slashing him on his hand as Jurina distract him from the other side. The gorilla screams as Hikage wounded him. Suddenly, he began stomping his hands on the ground in repetitive manner. The shock caused a small earthquake, making both of them thrown away. The gorilla runs toward Jurina as he had targeted her for mocking him from the beginning. He swore he would finish her first... Jurina stays on the ground, waiting for him to get closer.
“NOW!”
Jurina sprints her way towards the gorilla as if trying to commit suicide. The gorilla speeds up, anticipating on crushing the girl in a stampede. But Jurina had other plans. She slides through the opening of his feet, making her way across. Confused, the fury guy turns his attention to the back but something got caught on his feet. It was the rope that both ninjas had played just then. They were passing around the rope while looping it on a tree to make a trap for the gorilla. Unable to control his balance, he falls down face first onto the ground.
“YOSH! Take this!”
Hikage immediately jumps down from one of the tree, stabbing the gorilla on his neck. Her blade glows brightly as the gorilla yells in agony before dematerializing like the others.
"Rest in peace..." Hikage muttered as some sort of respect for the dead innocent soul...
Suddenly, Jurina falls down the ground. Alarmed, Hikage rushed to her side afraid if she was hurt during their battle.
“Center! Hey, Center! Are you okay? What’s wrong? Hey, don’t die on me!”
Jurina just lay on the ground motionless. Hikage shook her countless of times, worried evidence in her eyes. Tears starts to brims on the corner of her eyes when a grumbling sound could be heard.
“Hey… I’m hungry…”
Jurina whined while rubbing her stomach. Biting her lower lip to refrain her anger, Hikage bumps her knuckle on the kid’s forehead.
“Sheesh, Center… You’re still the same kid from back then…”
“Hahaha! That was fun!”
However, a clapping sound could be heard from one of the trees.
“It was fun indeed… But this is only the beginning!"
- - - - - -
“You… you’re not a host. Who are you?!” Akarin demanded after sensing the aura coming from the figure is slightly different from the one she just fought with.
“You don’t have to know. I’m just here to pick up my princess…”
The figure stride towards Rena but Akarin blocks her way by grabbing the figure’s foot. The figure merely gazed onto Akarin’s eyes as the maid was thrown abruptly on the wall. Strings of papers that had appeared out of thin air constraint her limbs keeping her hanging on the wall. Akarin struggled to release herself but the more she fights the grip of the papers tightens, making her scream in pain.
“Now, now… I don’t want to use any force. Let’s just go back in a peaceful way, okay princess?”
On the other hand, Rena is fighting with her inner self. The pounding feeling comes back as she watches Akarin being thrashed around helplessly. The voices keeps getting louder and stronger, chanting the same words all over again. Her reddening vision darkens in each passing seconds.
Let me out…
Let me out!
LET ME OUT!
Rena lets out a scream as her eyes become bloodshot red. She lashes out on the hooded figure but she just stands there unfazed, waiting for Rena to come closer. With a single knock behind her head, Rena becomes quiet. She fainted on the figure’s hold.
“Just in time…”
“L-let… go… of Rena…” Akarin gathers all her strength to produce the words. By now, the maid is in a worse condition she could’ve fainted anytime. Instead of following Akarin’s request, the figure only snaps her fingers before releasing the maid and disappearing with a knocked out Rena in hand. Only pieces of cut out papers remained…
Akarin just stares on the last spot Rena was last seen before she fainted, collapsing on the ground.
- - - - - -
“What do you mean?!” Jurina keeps her front while Hikage is thinking of something. She is definitely sure she had encountered the air emanated from this person before…
“The school… That was you, wasn’t it?!”
The figure laughs dryly. She jumps down from the tree to approach them…
“Well… the one who did that wasn’t me but the idea was mine. Brilliant, right?”
“Brilliant, my cute ass! You could’ve injured thousands of innocent lives!” Jurina lashes out. She was about to jump on the figure but Hikage holds her down.
“Don’t… we don’t know her powers.”
“Yup. Your partner is right. Besides, I’m not here to fight… We’ve already got what we needed. So, see you later!”
“Wait! What are you saying?”
“Hmmm~ Let’s just say… this battle was only a distraction for getting our most wanted princess.”
Hikage and Jurina look on each other, knowing what the figure implied on.
“You mean…?!”
“Why don’t you check for yourself? I’ve got more important things to do than talking with two dimwits. Toodles~”
“HEY, WAIT!”
The figure jumps upward as a huge bird flew down from the sky. She lands perfectly on top of the bird before flying above both Jurina and Hikage, making them duck down in safety. No words were exchange between them as both of them swiftly turns around with distress and anticipation present in both faces. They rushed through the trees towards one destination in mind; Matsui Rena’s house.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Okaaay this is seriously slow paced :P I don't know if I want to continue this fic. I have the plots in mind, I DO! But I just don't have the feel to keep on writing this... What do you think? Should I stop and work on other more realistic story or keep on with this? :? I'm not giving up, just losing hope on this one ahahaha :doh:
You are always welcomed to write your opinions down here my lovely readers :D