Cruel Intentions 002

Currently Playing: Nana Kitade - Utareru Ame

Ne, so it looks like I've gone a few more days without an update. vn.nv;; Gomen ne, but things have gotten pretty busy around here, especially with the Fall Festival just around the corner. We were already late as it were in the preparations, so this past week everyone was kind of skurring around trying to get everything done, and ready. I was also a member of the studen council, so I had my own fair share of last minute preparations. So it was a miracle how we ever managed to get everything done for the festival, though, whatever happened, I was thankful for it. Because for having started the preparations later than the previous years, we still managed to get everything set up accordinly, and properly for the festival.

Though, because of all the last minute modifications and whatnots, I was a little bit late in getting to Max's for our own make overs, and dress preparations. The celebration was a very old, and ancient tradition so it was required to wear appropriate attire, which meant yukatas for the men, and kimonos for the women. And anyone who has ever had to deal with a kimono, can understand why we needed several hours to get ready. vn.nv;; Albeit, we all had a pretty good time, and it was fun to get all dressed up. Actually, I couldn't honestly remember the last time, a part from previous festivals that I had ever gotten so lavishly dressed up before. I'm sure, though, that there were some other times a part from the fetes.

Once everyone was finished I asked if we could all get together for a photo. Which they were all okay with, well, most of them anyways. We had a little bit of trouble getting a couple of the guys (Ace, and Logan) to come out into the open. I guess they thought that they looked funny in their yukatas, though, once they stepped out of the dressing room, and into the hallway Kira made mock catcalls at them. To which Ace threw his shirt at her, and she reached out catching it and laughing. As for Logan, his face was such a shade of red that I had ever seen before, and I laughed into my hand. Never had I seen him so embarrassed before. He didn't even look half bad in his yukata, and actually I found it looked rather attractive on him. Though, when I commented on it, his eyes turned cold, but his face remained that brilliant shade of red, so I didn't even take his threatening glare to heart.

He then glared at Himitsu. "You are so going to pay for this.."

I looked between the two, and smiled. "Ah, so it was Himitsu that got you to do this after all."

"Shut up, Sakuuya," said Logan, and I chuckled softly.

"Gomen ne," I apologized, and then snapped a picture of him. Logan snapped his gaze to face me, and Rae sweatdropped reaching out and pushing the camera down.

"Easy does it, tiger," Ace said to Logan who threw whatever he had at hand at Ace which happened to be some hardcovered book or another. Luckily, Ace managed to dodge it, but he failed to dodge the stuffed cat that Logan threw at him the second time.

"Hey, hey!" cried Max. "Don't be tearing up the house!"

She ran into the room, and reached out taking another object from Logan, and hit him upside the head. "Knock if off," she chided.

"Then tell him to stop making fun of me!" cried Logan outraged, and Kira giggled.

"It could be worse, Logan," said the ravenhaired girl. "It could be me teasing you." Her eyes twinkled playfully in the light of the hallway. Logan's face flushed with both embarrassment and anger, though, before he could say anything Jake interrupted.

"Okie dokie," said Jake breaking in. "It's getting a little too crowded in here. Let's move into the living room, shall we?" He wore a meek smile on his face, as he signalled for us all to go into the other room.

"Good idea," I agreed, and started for the next room which happened to be the aforementioned living room. Once I was inside, everyone else soon followed.

"Now," said Jake, "is everyone ready?"

"Ready?" snapped Logan. "Ready for what?"

"Sakuuya wants to take a picture of us for the year book," answered the brunette.

"She what?! Nobody told me that this was going to be going into the year book!"

"Well," said Kira idly. "Now you do."

"Shut the hell up," growled Logan.

"Okay, you two, simmer down," said Max stepping between the two. She then looked at me. "Yes, I think that we're all ready. However, why don't we go outside into the yard? There's even more space out there, beacuse despite the first appearence of this living room, it is actually in-fact pretty small." She smiled plausibly at that.

"True, true," said Ace nodding. Though, I think he was thinking that the more space there was the easier it would be for him to dodge things, and to get away if he got himself into hot water like he had attendancy to do. vn.nv;; Anyhow, so we settled on outside, and as we made our way out, Max's foster parents were coming back from this first party of the evening. When they saw us, her foster mother smiled and awwed at us.

"Don't you all just look simply adorable," said Max's foster mom.

"I wouldn't necessarily say that, Maisy," replied her foster father. "They look so grown up to me. Just like the princes, and princesses that the fall festival, back in the good old days, would bring together." He smiled softly at all of us. For as long as I could remember, Max's foster parents had always been so very nice. Maisy, was the very epitome of a mother, and Daniel was also soft spoken, and just such a sweet guy. I smiled at his comment, and his brown eyes sparkled. He chuckled at us all then. "Well now, I suppose that we best not be keeping you, your majesties," Daniel teased, and Max looked at him as if to scold him, but instead just smiled, and then ran to him throwing her arms around him, and hugging him.

"You're too sweet, Daniel," said Max teasingly, she then kissed him on he cheek, and did the same to Maisy. "We'll be leaving shortly, have fun at your parties."

Maisy smiled. "We will, have fun tonight, dear." She kissed Max lightly on the cheek, and then the two walked passed the rest of us, and into the house. Albeit, just before entering, Daniel stopped at looked at me, he winked.

"Keep an eye on her, won't you? And keep her out of as much trouble as you can, alright?" he asked playfully, and I smiled at him nodded.

"Hai," I said. "I will."

"Good, have a good night," he then disappeared into the house. As he left I then turned back to my six friends, and held up my camera.

"Alright," I said, "who's ready?"

Everyone just either smiled at me, or shook their heads, but they gathered together regardless, and I snapped a couple of pictures of our little group. Once I finished, I let the camera fall against my chest. "Okay then, all done."

"Who's ready for some partying?" said Himitsu with a goofy grin on her face. Though everyone threw up their hands and cried they were. I chuckled at the sight, and Rae looked over at me, and blushed. Though, I just shook my head and continued to smile. As then the seven of us began to make our way towards the Rock Gardens.

The sight tonight, though, was quite different indeed. Everywhere their were bright and colorful decorations, and little shops and caravans set up all around the gardens. Not to mention that it was plump full of people. Everyone laughing, and smiling, just happy in general. There were families, and friends, lovers, people of each and every sort of status quo, and they were all dressed in kimonos or yukatas. This was one such festival, and one such time that so many people would all gather in one place, and it was an amazing sight.

Streamers were hung in the trees and around the gazebo, each which had a multitude of Japanese laterns hanging on them, whose candlelight flickered in the soft, cool autumn breeze. As for a while, my friends and I just walked up and down the lavished streets, stopping to play a few of the games in which one game in particular Himitsu one three goldfish, one of each that she gave to Max, and I, and the third she kept for herself. After walking for a couple of hours, and playing a few games, not to mention running into aquaintances from school and chatting with them, we finally all decided that it was about time to get something to eat. Though, that proved to be a challenge in itself, since there was so much traditional food to pick from, and we each had our favorites. Eventually, though, we managed to all settle on something, and sat down on one of the benches to eat.

However, after we sat down, and began to eat, and the usual gossip broke out. I was looking about the area when I suddenly spotted a young man probably in his college years, and at his side there was a pretty girl maybe a year or two younger with dark, flowing hair, and soft brown eyes. The two seemed enthraled in converastion, however, when my gaze befell the young man, I dropped my chopsticks and the food that I was eating fell to the ground. Inside of me, my heart began to race, and my stomach churned sickly. I felt my mind slipping into a relapse of that one night..The one night that led me to having more nightmares than I needed, and a major reason why I had medication for my headaches. Even though, I couldn't remember what had happened that night, because I had blacked out, and then reawoke to find myself safe, and warm in my bed at home when I swore that I had gone out that night.

Though, when I asked about it, everyone had told me that I had been home all night. None of them could remember either, and thought for awhile that I might have been a bit dillusional. And then I started having terrible headaches, and was beginning to loose hours of my days. I would get to the point where I couldn't remember what I did in school, or what assignments and papers were due the following day or week. There soon became huge parts of my days that I couldn't recall. So that was when Rae's parents took me to the hospital, and I got perscribed my medication. Since, I had also noted that around the time that I would loose I would usually obtain some serious headache. The doctor said that it might have just been post-traumatic stress, and that it might have had something to do with the loss of my ryooshin. So he perscribed me medication for my headaches and anxiety attacks, a part from that though, there wasn't much more that could be done until he was able to understand just exactly what it was that was obscuring my mind.

As now, looking at that young man with toustled brunette hair, brown eyes, and glasses, I felt suddenly and utterly terrified. My body began to tremble and shake, and my mind began to swim between consciousness, and unconsciousment. At my side, Rae asked if I were all right, and then also looked across the way, but the young man and his girlfriend had since disappeared. So when Rae turned back to me, he noticed that I suddenly seemed perfectly fine, and was eating again, acting as if nothing had happened. My composure, though, seemed much more steady, and confident, and he did a doubletake.

"Rae," I said in a calm, and gentle tone of voice, "you might want to eat your food before it gets cold."

"But..wait a minute, you were just--" words failed him.

I smiled at him as if he were being silly. "Everything's fine, just eat. Domburi doesn't taste very good once it's cold, trust me. It gets all pasty, and gross."

"B--but.." Rae protested, and then my eyes flickered. I lowered my voice, and looked about us, making sure that no one else was listening.

"We need to talk, when there is time," I whispered, "just the two of us, alone. It's time you know what's really going on with Sakuuya.."

"With--who? What?" asked Rae baffled.

"Shush, I don't want you to draw the others' attention," I said. "Later on tonight, we'll talk, and then everything will be made clear." I then went back to eating, and my foster sibling glanced at me, but just shook his head with a sigh, and then also began to eat.

As everyone was finishing up, fireworks suddenly burst into light against the twilight sky. Kira's eyes sparkled. "Oh, wow!"

Max chuckled. "Yeah, it's the start of the festival parade," she explained. "Come on, eat up, or we'll miss it."

"A parade? Really? That's just too cool!"

Max laughed again. "Yes, it is, now hurry up."

Kira woofed down the rest of her food, and then once everyone was finished we all stood up, and threw our plates, and any leftovers away, and then hurried to the center of the gardens. We found a really good spot, and sat down, just the seven of us, and watched. Fireworks illuminated the sky, casting colorful shadows against are forms, and the surrounding areas.

"This is amazing!" cried Kira happily as she watched the festivities with wide, and bright eyes. "It's almost like the Fourth of July!"

Max chuckled. "Well, not exactly, but it's kind of similar to that." She smiled, and then snuggled in against Jake watching the parade. Kira leaned into Logan, who was startled at first, but then gingerly wrapped his arms around her, also watching. And I fell back against Rae, who took me in his arms, and lifted me up onto his lap. I reasted my head against his chest, smiling.

"Sakuuya?" asked Rae, and I blinked looking up at him, and then nodded nuzzling him.

"Well yeah, who else would I be?" I teased, closing my eyes softly and gripping his shirt. Rae then blinked at me, but nodded regardless, and just held me close. He rested his head against mine, reaching a hand up to stroke my hair, and continued to watch the parade. Albeit, just before the end of it, and as the fireworks grand finale was going off overhead, Max leaned up and kissed Jake, Kira leaned up to kiss Logan on the cheek, and Rae leaned down to kiss me. Though, just as he did, I lifted my head up to see what he was moving for, and instead of a peck on the cheek it turned into a small kiss on the lips. I blushed and so did Rae, it had happened by complete accident. And all of our friends saw it, Kira giggled.

"What did I tell you?"

My face flushed a brilliant shade of red.

"Yeah," said Max, "albeit they weren't the only couple showing affection tonight either," her eyes twinkled in the last of the fireworks.

"What's that suppose to mean?" asked Kira indignantly.

"I caught that little kiss on the cheek you gave to Logan," teased Max obviously bemused. At her side Jake was chuckling softly.

"So?" said Kira.

"So," said Max, "it looks like we got ourselves two new couples tonight."

"Yeah right," said Kira, but she was suddenly faintly pink in the cheeks herself.

"Nani?!" I exclaimed taken by surprise. But Max just burst into a fit of laughter, and so did Ace.

"Aren't you all so cute," said the blond smiling.

"Shut up!" cried Logan, Kira, Rae, and I at the same time. As several of the stuffed animals people won at games were suddenly through at him. Each one hit, but all he did was laugh. Albeit, Kira was suddenly looking up into a tree, her crimson eyes curious and skeptic. Since, just after everyone through their stuff prizes at Ace, she had looked up into a nearby tree, and see a young form there. Though, it was hard for her to make out much of his composure, but she later told us that he had been wearing a navy blue yukata, and had dark brunette hair, and amber colored eyes. Himitsu told us that he had been watching out group earnestly, and then she recalled having seen him several other times throughout our time at the gardens. Though, she had no idea who he was, and when she asked Max, and I, neither one of us knew either.

"Does it really matter now, anyways?" said Max looking into the tree. "He's long gone, by now."

"Maybe.." said Kira skeptically, "but that was just too weird."

Max shrugged. "Yeah, I've noticed that a lot of weird things happen when the seven of us get together. But oh well, it's probably just coincidence."

"I don't believe in coincidences," said Kira eyes sharp.

"This is getting really out of hand," I said softly to Rae who wrapped his arms about me affectionately. He then glanced at everyone else, before then looking up into the sky. The fireworks had since gone out, and around us people were getting up, and leaving.

"We should probably all think of getting home soon too," said Rae politely, and Max nodded.

"Yeah, it's got to be close to midnight by now," said our friend, and Rae nodded. Kira blinked, and then looked at her watch.

"It's actually only eleven fifteen," said the black-haired girl.

"Close enough," said Max.

"Yeah, yeah," said Kira as she got up out of Logan's lap. She held out her hand to him, which he looked at at first, but then accepted, and she helped him get to his feet. Ace too was getting up, and so were Max and Jake. Rae and I followed their leads. Kira then stretched looking into the night sky.

"So, you guys got any plans for tomorrow?" she asked.

"Sleep," said Ace, and several of us just shook our heads at him. I was leaning down to pick up a couple of the stuff animals, and also my goldfish.

"Rae and I don't have anything planned, unless Ayana and Ritsuo have something planned," I said talking about Rae's mother and father. "Which they might. They sometimes do that after festivals." I smiled meekly at my friends.

"Well, just let me know," said Kira. "I'd like us all to get together tomorrow if it's at all possible."

"Why?" said Logan. "Are you planning on looking for that stranger you were talking about earlier?"

"Maybe, but also aren't the openings for that stupid tourney going on?" said Kira.

"What tourney?" asked Logan.

"That one that dipshit one and two invited us to," said Kira a bit bitterly.

"Oh, that," said Logan not moved in the least. "Yeah, something like that. Why, you want to go or something?"

Kira's eyes glittered. "Why not? It could be fun."

"Nuh-uh," I said, "I know where this is going. You're planning on stirring up some trouble, aren't you?"

"You know me too well," said Himitsu flashing a smile my way. I just rolled my eyes at her, and then sighed.

"Honestly," I said, "you're hopeless."

"Hey," said the black-haired girl with a cheeky grin, "aren't we all?"

Max chuckled to that. "Hm, I suppose that we are. Especially in relations to romance."

"That's right and--hey! Wait a minute!" said Kira realizing what Max had said. "I am not a hopeless romantic. You, and Fox might be, but I'm nothing of the sort. I'm a fighter, not a lover."

Max laughed, and then looked at Logan. "Unless it concerns a certain orangeish-red haired boy."

"Excuse me?!" cried Kira, and several others started laughing. Logan's face flushed, and he rounded on Max, and soon they were going at in an argument. I just politely excused myself from it, and started walking towards at much more quieter part of the gardens. Rae glanced after me, and then back at our friends, before following after me.

I stopped just before the falls, and then sat down, folding my legs up to my chest and wrapping my arms about them. I then just stared out across the waters, until I heard Rae's footsteps behind me.

"Sakuuya?" he asked.

"No, not exactly," I answered in that earlier unnatural tone. My foster brother looked at me curiosly, but sat down at my side regardless.

"Oh, it's you again," said Rae softly. "So are you going to tell me what the heck is going on, and why Sakuuya freaked out like that earlier?"

"Ah," I said, "you catch on quick."

Rae shrugged. "Ever since you came home from that night, I've noticed--things."

"Like how at times Sakuuya doesn't act normally? How she spaces out, and then snaps back to reality?"

"I guess, though, she's always done that ever since she was little. It's just gotten--worse in the past couple of years."

"Ever since she turned fourteen, you mean?"

"Well, no, not exactly," said Rae. "Just like I said, ever since she came home that night."

"So then you grasp somewhat of an understanding on what is going on, ne?"

"Well, yeah, I guess so.." said Rae voice trailing off.

"The doctor mentioned something like this to you, didn't he? But he told you, and your mother and father it after he locked Sakuuya in the hospital room.."

Rae simply nodded, not saying anything.

"Then I guess I really don't need to explain myself to you, now do I?"

"So then..that was what happened..she really was--" but the other me cut him off.

"Yes, and that is all I am going to say. That man that she saw, the college student with his pretty girlfriend, that's her assailant."

Rae's eyes widened, and he looked almost hurt all of a sudden.

"There are only two of us, though, so you need not worry too much," said the other me. "I am Kerana..Sakuuya's protector, and the other--well, she's much more darker than me, her name's Youka, and she'll do anything she can to try and get Sakuuya to remember. She revels in pain, and suffering, not so much of others, but rather just Sakuuya's."

"MPD, " said Rae.

"DID," corrected Kerana kindly. "This is Dissociative Idenity, which is the proper term for it. Multiple Personality is just the more simpler naming."

"Got it," said Rae with a soft sigh. He looked out across the waters. "So she really has no memory of it? And she doesn't even know you guys exist?"

"No, not exactly," said Kerana. "Though, her time loss is of our doing. Usually I am the one who takes control of the body, and only usually when Sakuuya feels the threat of either the memory, or something that attempts to trigger the recollection. I don't want her to know just yet, for I'm afraid that if she does then she is going to sink further into this illness, and I don't want that."

"But she deserves to know," said Rae in protest.

"When she is ready," said Kerana with faint bitterness in her tone of voice. Her eyes turned a bit sharp, but then everything softened once again. "I just felt that you of all people should know..You mean a great deal to her, and I know also that I can trust you above all others. I'm sure, though, that by now the doctor has clearified the diagnoses, though, I would advise you not to mention or speak to them about this."

"Because you're afraid that they might approach Sakuuya on the matter.." said Rae softly, and Kerana nodded.

"They already know what happened that night, but they do well to keep her in the dark on matters. For which, I am thankful," Kerana sighed lightly, hands now just resting on her knees as she looked out at the falls. Rae just nodded feeling that neither he, nor her wanted to continue this conversation any further. As just then, Ace's voice rang out across the expansion.

"Hey, you two love birds! I hope that you're staying out of mischief!"

Rae just sighed lightly, and shook his head, but a smile had returned to his lips. He stood, and then held his hand out to Kerana, which she accepted.

"Ace!" yelled Rae. "Do you mind?!"

"Nope, not in the least," said our friend with a chuckle as he approached the two. Kerana's own eyes softend, and she shook her head chuckling, before in the next instant I was back, and blushing. Though, I looked between the two obviously confused.

"Anou..what exactly is going on?" I asked, and Ace raised an eyebrow, but then suddenly grinned.

"I just came to make sure that you two were behavin yourselves." My blush brightened, as I tightened my hold on Rae hand, shaking my head and looking away clearly embarrassed.

"You hentai," I said, but the blond just laughed.

"Well, you guys are holdin hands," said Ace.

"We're--what?" I then looked down, blushing harder, and then letting go of Rae's hand. Ace just laughed shaking his head at us.

"Anyhow, everyone's gettin ready to head out. Just thought I'd come and let ya know."

"Thanks.." said Rae. "I think.."

Another small chuckle. "Yep, no problem," and then Ace wandered back over to the others. Rae just shook his head.

"Come on, we better get going before he tells everyone that we were caught in a make out session." I blushed, but nodded.

"Uh-huh." And then we both ran over to join the others, all of which were smiling and laughing. The others teased us for a bit, before we all then made our ways home. As the lights surrounding the gardens went out, and the autumn breeze blew.

An oops..I think that this was another of my really long posts. Gomen ne! I just didn't know where to stop. I hope you all haven't fallen asleep yet. vn.nv;; But anyhow, I'm all done now, sou ka, you can all go to bed now. -Laughs lightly.- K'yotseke, oyasuminasai, minna!

So tell me now, now that you know, and now that the secrets are coming to light. Things are changing, something's happening, but I don't know what it is..Do you..?

Cruel Intentions 001

Currently Playing: Do As Infinity - Tooku Made

Okay, so I fail in keeping things current with this journal, or well, I do a pretty good job of keeping up to date. But fail in posting things as they happen instead of a day or two afterwards. vn.nv; Gomen ne. Though, I guess that it'll now depend on you all if you still want to keep reading this, or if you'd rather stop. I honestly have no power over what you do, and what you don't. So in the end you can all call the shots, keep reading if you like, or don't, whatever floats your boat.

Anyways, so yesterday with the whole movie, and popcorn event at Himitsu's home it went over pretty well. There was a lot of teasing, and playful notions, though, we somehow managed to make it through at least three movies, and a big bowl, and a half of popcorn. Kira even had some ice cream that we broke into, and even teased about getting into her dad's sake stash, which thankfully she didn't. vn.nv; I'm not an alcoholic type of person, nor do I really approve of bending the rules, demo, unfortunately the group of people that I chose to hang out with tend to have a certain disregard for the rules. So I guess, because of that I've mellowed down a bit, and am okay with a little bit of rule breaking, but never anything scholastic based. No, no, no. If they wanted me to break some school rule, I would definitely decline, and actually try and persuade my friends away from that kind of rule breaking.

Though, that I'm afraid to say is easier said then done. Since for some of my friends..not mentioning any names, rule breaking seems all they have ever known. For others, it was just a kick. For me, I just really didn't like it. vn.nv; And can you honestly blame me? Out of my entire group of friends, a part from Rae, I was the good kid. Did my homework, wore my uniform, and lectured to my other friends to do the same. I may have been a natural/regular know-it-all, but at least I had enough decency to admit to it. -Laughs lightly.- Iie, all of my friends are good people, they just have a different view on some things more than I do.

But anyhow, so yesterday went over considerably well. As for today, well, today's Monday so most people aren't in very high spirits. Though, they've been better with all the gossip about the Fall Festival which was taking place this weekend. A lot of the students were talking about who they'd be going with, and what they'd be wearing. I swear, you couldn't pass a single hallway that didn't have that husstle-and-bustle going on. And each time that I did pass by one of the gossiping groups, I had to laugh inspite of myself. Otherwise, it was too hard to keep a non-happy face, or air during this week. Most complaints only arose when teachers would schedule tests on Friday, or else people would be whining about why the festival couldn't be celebrated sooner. Everyone, well, most everyone anyways, was looking forward to it.

Ace, on the other hand was a bit leery about the whole thing, and I noticed too that he was staying his distance from Himitsu. I actually ran into him on the way the cafeteria for lunch, and was looking around me expectingly, and I had to laugh. "Ace," I said kindly, "she isn't with me. You're safe."

My friend met my gaze, and pretended like I hadn't noticed he was looking for Kira. "Who?"

I just smiled at him, shaking my head. "No one," I said. "Did you just get done with lunch?"

"Yeah, I'm on my way to my Economics class," said the blond with a roll of his sky-blue eyes.

"Ah," I chuckled, "your least favorite class."

"Mhm." In the distance I heard a bell ring, and then looked back at Ace. "Well, gotta go, see you later, Sakuuya." He waved after me, and then sprinted off down the hallway, and towards his class. I shook my head at his actions, chuckling to myself, and then continued making my way towards the cafeteria. Albeit, just before the girls' restroom, I sudddenly felt a sharp ache in my forehead, and nearly doubled over. One of the other girls in my class stopped, and kneeled down beside me asking if I were all right, just as Rae appeared in the corridor. He saw me, and rushed forward.

"Sakuuya!"

I barely heard him, the pain was so intense that it almost seemed to silence everything around me, and my vision was going faintly blurry. When Rae appeared at my side I reached up, and grasped his uniform collar, my heads were clammy with sweat. Next to us, the other student stepped aside.

"I..I'll go and get the nurse," she said, and then skurried down the hall to the office.

Rae reached out to take hold of my hand. "Did you take your medicine last night?"

I nodded. "I had it in my pocket."

Rae looked anxiously at me, and then down the hall for the nurse. Who was now running towards us, the female student at her heel. Once close enough to us, the nurse bent down, and handed me a half of a pill, and a glass of water.

"Here, your foster mother said that your doctor had said that it was all right to take a half a pill more, if the regular doseage didn't seem to be helping," said the nurse. I took the pill half, and the water, and downed the medicine handing the glass back to her. Rae was at my other side looking at me worriedly. "She should be fine in just a couple of minutes," reassured the nurse. "Ms. Iwamoto, when was the last time you recall having a headache like this?"

"I don't know," I said.

"It was maybe about a week or two ago, when my parents returned from their trip," answered Rae.

The nurse nodded, and then stood up. "We should probably call your foster parents then, to let them know." I barely was taking in what she was saying, and just leaned against the wall closing my eyes against a faint head rush. My entire line of sight went white for a minute or so, and then everything was brought back into focus. The medicine was already going to work, and I could feel the pressure on my head subsiding.

"I..I'm all right now," I said. "Arigatou gozaimasu, Nakamura-sensei. Arigatou gozaimasu, Midori-chan." I thanked the nurse, and the girl who had went to get her.

"Dou itashi mashite, Sakuuya-chan," said the girl politely, and the nurse nodded.

"Now, I'm going to go and phone your guardians, and you should all be getting back to class," the nurse glanced at me. "Will you be all right, Ms. Iwamoto?"

I nodded gently. "Aa, sensei, I'll be fine. I've just got lunch this hour anyways."

She nodded, and then stood up, heading back towards the office. Midori glanced at me, and also nodded before turning to leave. "Take care, Sakuuya-chan," she waved and then departed. I sighed heavily leaning against the wall.

"Well that was certainly enough excitement for one day," I said. Rae nodded, and then held out his hand to help me up. I gratefully accepted it, and then got to my feet brushing myself.

"Arigatou, Rae."

My foster brother nodded softly, his blue-green eyes bright in the light of the hallway. After that whole ordeal, he and I then made our way towards the cafeteria where we ran into Max, Kira, and the others. The six of us always sat together during lunch, and so as soon as Rae, and I had ordered, we went outside to sit with them at our usual picnic table. As we joined them, though, Kira looked at me curiosly, apparently I was looking a little peakid.

"Hey, are you all right, Fox?" she asked concerned.

"Hm? Oh aa, I'm fine, just feeling a little under the weather is all," I answered as truthfully as possible. I took a seat next to Max, and then Rae sat down on the opposite side. Kira looked at me from where she sat across the way her red eyes were bright.

"You aren't running a fever or something, are you?" she asked.

I chuckled softly. "I told you that I'm all right, Kira. I'll be fine, and I am fine. Please don't worry yourself over me."

"Mm.." said Kira hesitantly, but she approached the matter no futher, and instead returned to her seat, and began eating. Eventually the usual conversations were brought up, and so everyone talked and ate their lunch, and afterwards when we had a little extra time some of our group joined a rag-tag group of seniors in playing some form of team sport, that involved makeshift goals, and a small orange ball. That carried on for about ten minutes or so, and then the lunch bell rang, and everyone returned to their classes.

On my way towards my fifth hour class, Rae walked at my side glancing at me in earnest. He was apparently still quite a bit worried about me. Finally, I stopped just outside the classroom, and smiled at him. "Rae, it's all right. I'll be fine now that I have some more medication in me. So please don't worry so much."

"I..I know, but still--"

I sighed softly, before smiling again shaking my head. "Arigatou, Rae, that's really sweet of you, but I promise that I'll be okay."

"Okay, but I am still going to keep an eye on you," said Rae, and I chuckled lightly.

"Alright, alright, if you insist," another smile, and then we both walked in our Language Arts class.

The last few hours of the school day passed by pretty smoothly. There was a little bit of trouble with Himitsu who was riling up a teacher on purpose during seventh hour about some paper or another, but apart from that nothing too exciting. As I was putting my things away in my locker, and then packing my homework, the rest of our merry little band joined us, and we left the school campus together. However, it was just before we managed to leave the school grounds when Max suddenly stopped, and so did Kira.

The rest of us only did because they had. "What is? What's wrong?" asked Ace curiosly.

"There's someone coming this way," said Max.

"Yeah, and so?" said Ace. I then saw Kira grip her school bag in a tighter hold, and then followed her's, and Max's gaze. There was indeed someone coming our way, two people to be exact, though, it was hard to make out too many of their features except for the fact that they both had dark hair. As they drew neared I saw that they were both dressed in crimson and black uniform blend. Which mean they were probably either transfer students from another school, or were still students there just coming over to check out the competition.

"Who are they?" asked Rae softly, voice low.

"I don't know," said Max, "I think their from one of the other schools."

"Judging my those uniforms," I said, "they're from Origak High."

"Wait, haven't they been our schools rivals for years?" asked Rae, and I nodded.

"Our school, and Origak were both built around the same time. But students from Origak usually come from much classier home lives."

"So they're snobs then," said Logan irritabily. "Big deal, let's just get out of here then."

"What's the matter, Logan? Afraid to stir up a bit of trouble with the upper class?" said Himitsu.

"What? Of course not, I just don't want to have to deal with their shit, is all," said Logan. "I hate people like that. People with a superiority complex. They piss me off."

Himitsu giggled. "Then why not mess them up a bit?"

"Because for once, I don't want to get expelled," answered Logan hotly. His own red-brown eyes flashed in warning.

"It doesn't look like we're going to have much of a choice," said Max. "They're almost here."

"Great," said Logan with a roll of his eyes. Himitsu just shrugged.

"Bring 'em on," said the ravenhaired girl.

"You obviously have no morals," said Logan annoyed.

"Hey, if it gives me something exciting to do, then I'm all over it," replied Himitsu simply as she cracked her knuckles looking at the two newcomers. "Besides, who gave them any right to strut their stuff on our school grounds?"

"Their upper classmen, they don't give a rat's ass who's turf they stamp on," said Logan in his usual irritated tone of voice.

"Then we best show them who they're messing with," said Kira.

I sighed. "This ought to be interesting.." I muttered just as the two newcomers approached us. And I could now make out more of their personal appearence, they looked almost identicle, except for one minor thing. One of them had black eyes that seemed to reflect no emotion, and no light, and the other's black eyes were dark and tempting. He looked at us as if he were staring into the very recesses of our souls. Both had black hair, and those same charcoal colored eyes, the only difference was one gave off an air of danger and superiority, and the other a much more hidden and mysterious one. Not to mention the second one was blind.

"Can we help you?" said Himitsu jumping the gun rearing for a fight.

The first male, the one who could see looked at her, and smirked. "Maybe, it depends on what you got to offer."

I already didn't like this new guy, he was hitting on Kira, and it got my blood to boil ever so slightly. "Back off," I snapped which caused all of my friends to look at me. Of all the people in our little group, I don't think that any of them had expected me to speak out so forcefully. However, the newcomer just looked at me, and smiled coolly, his eyes flickering dangerously.

"So it would seem that you aren't the only one with a little bit of flare," said the other male eyes looking over me, and towards Kira, and then back at me. He grinned maliciously, and Kira nearly lost her cool, she stepped up before me.

"If you know what's good for you, you'll stay away from her," snapped Kira, but the young man only found this all the more amusing.

"How noble of you," he smirked. "Friend protecting friend, not even knowing that the two of you are each other's worst enemy." His eyes flashed darkly in the sunlight. They were such a shade of charcoal that not even the smallest glint of sunlight could seem to penetrate them. Albeit, it was his twin that spoke up next, and his tone of voice was much more calming and gentle.

"Yami, enough," said the other male.

"Yami?!" said Kira eyes narrowing. "Darkness?"

"That would be what it means, yes," said the first newcomer now seen as being this Yami personage.

Max then stepped up, and approached the two newcomers. "And your name would be?"

"Mallos," replied the second young man.

"Well that's not very Japanesey sounding at all," said Kira. "And just what are you two? Twins?"

"Maternal twins, yes," answered Mallos softly.

"And yet you have names nearly on the complete opposite ends of the spectrum," said Kira.

"Yes, well, our mother and father couldn't settle decently on similar names," said Mallos. "So our mother named me, and our father named my brother."

"And what was your dad's name, Lucifer?" Kira rolled her eyes.

"Close," said Yami with a smirk, and Mallos flinched upon hearing his brother's words.

Before this conversation could go any further, I abruptly stepped in. "What do you want here? You're from Origak, right? So what would two upper classmen possibly have to do with middle class students such as us?" My sapphire blue eyes reflected skepticism. Yami looked like he was about to shoot some witty comeback at me, but Mallos interrupted.

"My brother's the track captain, and we came here with an invite for your own team. There's a tournament next week, and because your school ranked in the top ten at their last major tournament, Origak decided to invite them. So if you'd be so kind as you pass the message on? Oh, and here," he stepped forwards and handed Max a piece of paper. "That's the invitation, be sure to send it back within the next fourty-eight hours, if you will?"

"For a blind guy, he sees pretty well," whispered Kira, and Max hit her in the ribs.

"Can it."

"What?" exclaimed Kira. "I was just commenting.."

"There is a time and place for your 'comments' and it's not here," shot Max, looking down at the invitation that Mallos had handed her. She then looked back at the two young men. "So why send you? Why not a council member?"

"You-who, captain," said Yami with another cool smile. Max shot him a warning glance to which he just mock-pretended to be afraid trembling fakely, and smiling at her.

"Whatever," I said. "You delievered your message, now leave."

Mallos actually winced at the coldness in my tone of voice, and it was enough to almost make me regret saying anything, but then I looked at his twin, and my frosty-air returned. Sapphire blue eyes narrowing. Yami just chuckled at my command, and then mock bowed.

"As you wish," there was a strange gleam in his eyes that I didn't trust. But I met his gaze regardless, level and cold. He smirked at me, and then returned to his full height; both then turned and left with Yami casting over his shoulder with a dissmissive wave, "Be seeing you." He laughed and then they walked off.

Once they were well out of our sights, I dropped my demeanor. Which took most if not all of my strength to keep myself from doubling over. Rae reached out, and I leaned into him. "Sakuuya?" he asked. "Are you all right?"

"Sou," I said, "I'm just really tired."

Kira looked at me curiosly. "Are you sure you're going to be all right, Fox?"

I nodded. "I'll be fine, just standing up to those two took a lot more out of me than I think my body was willing to give," I chuckled softly.

"Yeah," said Kira, "I never thought that I'd see the day when you got that pissed off. You really are pretty strong when it comes to your friends, aren't you?"

"Sou," I answered, "they mean everything to me."

"Goolly.." said Kira softly, she shook her head. "I must say that I'm impressed, Fox. You really showed them who's boss."

"Not really," I said, "I just didn't want to see any bloodshed."

"In other words, you didn't want to see me beat their faces in," said Himitsu giggling.

"I guess not," I said feeding into her ego a bit. "I just didn't want to see anyone get hurt. Not to mention that picking a fight with Origak students you may as well be picking a fight with the town Mayor, or Represenative."

"Yeah, yeah, right," said Kira, "If you got money, you got power. I got it."

"A word to the wise," I said levelly.

"Yeah, yeah," said Kira again, but she was smiling this time. She then folded her arms behind her head, and looked towards the sky. "Whelp, it getting pretty late, we should probably all think of getting home..Plus, if I don't get that paper done for Mr..whats-his-face, my grades are going to suck." Though, she really didn't look too concerned. "Not that I care, but--" she shrugged. "Oh well, it gives me something to do."

"Don't forget that we're going to be getting ready at my house this weekend for the festival," said Max. "You could always think of ideas for that."

"Schoolwork, first," I interrupted, and everyone started laughing.

"Now there's the good 'ol Fox we all know, and love," said Kira brightly.

"Guys," I said, "knock it off."

They just kept laughing, each and everyone of them, and regardless of the fact it was at me, and my overachieving capablities, I had to smile beside myself. Though, it quickly died away as I glanced into the distant horizon, still unable to shake the image of the twins from my mind. Again, it was almost as if I somehow knew them, albeit, I honestly couldn't say how..Unless this really was the whole reincarnation thing that Himitsu had mentioned. Because, right now, with all that was going on, it was pretty hard not to believe it..

And I think that I best end in there. -Laughs lightly.- I think the post got a bit longer than I had anticipated, but I hope that it kept you interested anyways. -Smiles.- Take care, everyone. Oyasuminasai. ^n.n^

So here we are again. Not alone, but together as it should be..Alone together, and still waiting outside Destiny's door..

Ace, Ritsuo and Ayana

Currently Playing: Nightwish - Long Lost Love

Okay, so right, it looks like I am going to put another of these subsections up today. A little bit diferent, though, because this post has three people instead of just two. Demo, Ace isn't dating anyone, and there are only seven of us all together. vn.nv;; So I didn't have really anyone else to put up with him. -Meek chuckle.- Gomen ne, Ace! So anyways, I just decided to put up a picture of another two people who mean a great deal to me. My foster parents (Ritsuo and Ayana Kazumi). Sou, Rae's parents. Ace's pic is at the very top, and then Ayana and Ritsuo are in the second pic together. I hope that this is okay...

K'yotseke, minna.

Return To Twilight 003

Currently Playing: Garnet Crow - Mysterious Eyes

-Stretches yawning.- Wow, I'm so glad that today is a weekend, because I am so wiped out right now. This week it seems just be one test after another, after another. Not to mention that since I didn't get hardly any sleep the previous two nights, it's a miracle how I was ever able to get through my exams this week. -Laughs lightly.- Well, I suppose that it wouldn't be that hard for me, if there is one thing that I'd have to thank my otousan for, it was for my smarts. Just kidding, actually, I'm sure that if I were asked to talk about one thing that my father ever did for, or gave to me, it would take me longer than that to come up with something. And it would probably be poetic and flowery, and all that good stuff. vn.nv;

Anyhow so today is a Saturday, which means a break for me. I've just been so bogged down as of late, I really think that it's just these silly sleep disorders getting to me. I suppose, though, that in truth they seem to have ceased considerably since my meeting with Himitsu. I don't know what they were all about, but it's possible, I suppose that she had been right about the whole reincarnation thing. -Yawns again.- Though, don't quote me on that, I still am not one hundred percent convinced, though it is possible. Maybe..

Anyways, so yesterday went over pretty well. I was able to introduce Kira to Max, Jake, Ace, and Rae yesterday in school. However, it was a bit of a challenge since we all only had a select few classes together. Thank Inari for Study Hall! ^n.n^; Because of that I was able to introduce the newcomer to my little group of friends. Max, is a girl about my age, maybe a few months older who has shoulder-length black hair that is layered to her chin, and violet eyes. Her boyfriend Jake, has short semi-messy brunette hair with brown eyes. Sou, I think that those two have been together since Max started school here, which was some years ago now that I think of it.

Then there is Ace, who's a year older and a bit of troublemaker, and let's not forget pervert. v-.-v Him, and Kira started at it when they first met, because he was flirting with her, and teasing me, and she finally said enough and socked him one. -Sweatdrops.- That girl certainly has a temper..As for Logan, not much is known about him, he had actually been skipping classes lately, but just so happened to be tending his afternoon classes that day, and so was able to meet Kira. Logan has short orangeish-red hair, and red eyes. Kind of a cool, and distant personality, which I think probably stems from maybe some trauma, or abandoment issues he had as a kid. Albeit, I honestly don't know. vn.nv;;

And then Rae, well you all know who he is. He's a boy of my age with toustled brown hair, that has a faint tint of red to it, and blue-green eyes. He can be a bit naieve at times, but he's a real sweet guy. Honestly. And iie, that is not be swooning over him..v-.-v We've been best friends since childhood, and when my parents passed away his family took me in. But this..has already all be recollected in my first post. -Laughs lightly.- So no need for repeats. As to those of you who don't recall..v-.-v Read the first post, you slackers. vn.nv;; Just kidding.

Ahem..anyhow. Sou ka, yesterday went over pretty well if you uninclude the exams in my History, and Sociology classes. -Sweatdrops.- I can sometimes get a bit tedious when it comes around times for tests, usually because I'm a really good student, and I hate to fail. I really don't mean to be a bitch then, but it just tends to sometimes happen. And I am really sorry about it! Honestly.

Though, a part from that, everything went over really well, and I was glad. For once in my life I finally felt complete, more than I ever had before. I can't really say what was the cause, but I think that it might have had something to do with how all my friends got together which was something we hadn't done in a while. Well, I mean, Jake and Max, Rae, Logan, Ace, and I have all gotten together usually on weekends and went to the park, or to some typical teenage hang-out. But now that Kira had joined that picture, everyting just felt--right. Again, I don't know how to describe it.

But anyways, so that was a definite change of pace for many of us, and actually once I introduced Kira to everyone, Max suggested that today we should all go to Rock Gardens. That was one of the usual areas that you'd find teenagers around, if not there then the park, or some of the minor clubs that were around. Albeit, today was such a beautiful day that I honestly couldn't see how anyone would want to be inside. So I was all up for our trip the gardens, and not just me, but a lot of our other friends too. So that was where we were at today.

There was a gentle breeze blowing, and the sun was shining. This was perhaps one of our much more warmer days. The previous ones had been a bit less likeable so to speak. vn.nv; But anyhow..While we were at the gardens everyone got to know one another better. And we sat on benches eating picnic lunches, lemonade, and soda. I brought some cookies for dessert which were probably gone faster than anything else. -Laughs lightly.- But that was fine by me, I really didn't mind, it was just nice to have everyone together as it were.

Albeit, just as we finished up our picnic lunch, Max suddenly brought up the Fall Festival. Which was going to be held next weekend here at the gardens, and she asked if everyone was going to go to. Which, we all were, even Kira who really hadn't had much experience with such festivities said she'd give a try. Max clapped her hands together then saying that we should all go over to her foster parents' home, and get ready there. Kira cast a shifty glance at her.

"Someone's anxious," muttered Logan. Max just told him to hush up, to which he looked like he was going to say something to, but thought better of it. "Hn," he said, and then looked back out across the way at the waterfall. I looked between the two, and then saw that Himitsu was looking at him expectingly her crimson eyes sparkling in the sunlight. And I had to chuckle beside myself, it was apparent that she was starting to like him. I just glanced at them smiling softly.

"So," said Max breaking the momentary silence. "What do you think? Preparations at my place?" Her own violet eyes twinkled michievously in the light.

I just shrugged. "That's fine with me."

"Doesn't matter to me," said Kira grinning. "Could be fun. As long as I get to put the make-up on the guys!"

"What?!" asked Ace surprised by her sudden resolve. "Oh hell no, you are not putting that crap on my face."

Kira's eyes flashed playfully in the light. "Aww, why not? Make-up might do you some good."

"What's that suppose ta mean?" asked Ace.

Himitsu giggled. "You definitely aren't any Venus to Milo."

"Are you sayin that I'm not attractive?"

"Mm..well, that could work to," said the ravenhaired girl giggling.

"Excuse me?!"

To that everyone just burst into a fit of laughter. Ace looked so frazzled, and Himitsu was reveling in every ounce of his fustration. The blond glanced at each of us in-turn.

"And none of you are going to help." He was being serious, and yet at the same time there was a strange bemusement in his tone of voice. Ace stared especially at the other four guys. "And you expect me to believe you'll let her doll us up?"

"Ace," said Jake. "She's playing with you, I really don't think she means it.." He looked at Kira who shrugged, which only caused Max to laugh all the much harder.

"I think she means it, Jake," said Max laughing.

"Really?" asked the brunette glancing once more in the direction of Kira.

"Well,"said the girl in sing-song tone of voice. "You aren't too bad looking, but Ace..he could use some work." She laughed lightly.

"You have got to be kidding me," said Ace.

Logan looked at him from across the way. "Kira, no amount of make-up is going to fix up that mug." He was looking Ace's face up and down.

"Isn't anyone goin to side with me?" asked the blond.

"I take it that's a no," said Kira laughing. "So what do you say Max? I'll come if I can play dress-up with Ace."

"Then I'm not goin!" cried Ace indignantly.

"Party-pooper," said Kira with a mischievous gleam in her eyes.

"I am not going to let you dress me up like some--fairy tale prince," said the blond.

Kira held a finger to her lips. "Well, I was thinking more princess, but a prince might work.."

"Kira!!" cried Ace, and the raven-haired girl burst out laughing.

"Wow, Ace, did I realy rile you up that bad?" she smiled at him. "Oh, okay then. You've suffered enough, I was just kidding anyways.."

Ace looked at her, his light-blue eyes violent. "You were--what?!"

"Teasing," said Kira nonchalantly.

"How can I trust you after a display like that?"

She shrugged.

"You can't," she said laughing lightly.

Ace slapped himself in the forehead. "Ye gods!"

The group burst out laughing once again.

"So then I guess that this means, that you're just going to have to come next weekend, and find out, " said Himitsu, a playful twinkle in her crimson eyes. Ace was silent as he looked at her. Rae laughed even harder.

"Don't worry, Ace, I'll protect you," said my foster brother in a soft, but teasing tone of voice.

"You'll be doin what?" asked the blond as he put Rae in a head-lock, but he just laughed.

"Hey, c'mon, let me out," said Rae trying to find a level tone of voice, but having difficulties because he was still laughing.

"Oh yeah, sure. I'll do that," said Ace. "Now, who'll be protecting who?"

Rae continued laughing. "Okay, okay, I get it. You don't need anyone to protect you."

Even I was finding it hard to keep my voice low with my own soft laughter as I just watched the event. However, I managed to get myself under control long enough to snap a picture of the two. Next to writing, photography was one of my favoite hobbies, and it was hard to pass up such a funny sight. After I finished up with a couple more pictures of everyone, I let the camera fall back against my chest. I tended to wear it on a black strape wound about my neck, and so the object hung to just before my mid-chest.

"Sakuuya!" cried Rae after hearing the last click. "Put that thing away!"

I just chuckled. "I did, Rae, it's all gone."

"Thank Kami," said my foster sibling with an airy sigh of relief. However, he looked up at Ace, who still held him in a head-lock. "So..are you going to let me go, or not?"

Ace looked down at the smaller boy, acting as if he had almost forgotten that he was there. "Oh yeah, sure." He then relinquished the other, and Rae returned to his full height.

"Thanks," said Rae.

I took another picture, and he spun to face me, but I just smiled at him. Holding out my hands, and giving him an expression of 'what? It wasn't me.' And he raised an eyebrow at me, and then I couldn't control myself anymore, and I burst out laughing.

"Gomen ne, Rae." Though I suddenly let out a startled gasp, as I felt someone scoop me up off my feet. Surprised I threw my arms around him. "Ace!" I cried. "Put me down!" But my friend just chuckled.

"No, let's play keep away."

"Nani?!" I asked. He just grinned at me, and then looked at Rae.

"Come on prince charming, save your beloved princess," said Ace, and Rae's face flushed.

"Ace," said Rae, his face a bright pink color.

"I have a better idea," said Kira suddenly piquing up. "Dog pile!" And she threw herself forwards, wrapping her arms around Ace from behind dragging him to the ground. I closed my eyes and braced myself for the fall. Ace was suddenly on the ground with Kira pinning him, and I was sitting in his lap.

"You're both so immature," said Logan quietly.

"Oh, don't be such a sour-puss," said Kira, as she leapt up, and then pounced Logan, and both fell onto the ground, with Kira atop Logan, and she was looking down at him, smiling. Her long black hair, fell around her form, a few strands splaying themselves across Logan, brushing his face. He just looked back with a cold gaze.

"Aww..come on, it's not that bad is it?" said Kira softly as she was looking down at him, she leaned closer to the boy, close enough that I thought she might just kiss him. Logan, I think thought the same thing and blushed. Sou, Logan blushed. Of all the people I knew, he was the last I expected to do something so emotional, and I had to laugh a little. However, Kira just teased him enough, got him to blush, and instead of kissing him she just patted him on the cheek.

"Better luck, next time, lover boy," said Kira playfully, as she leapt up. She winked, and blew him a playful kiss. As beneath me I felt Ace get into a sitting position, and he wrapped his arms around my waist. I blushed, and then shoved him away.

"You hentai," I said, standing, but Ace just started laughing.

"Well, I got the reaction I was hoping for anyways," he said.

"And what reaction would that be?" I asked just as Rae stepped up beside me asking if I were okay. He was still a little pink in the face, but I didn't take much note of it.

"That," grinned Ace pointing at the two of us.

I glanced between Ace, and Rae a bit perplexed, but then I just shook my head, and threw one of the pinic baskets agains his chest. He gave a startled 'oof' and then continue chuckling.
Max and Jake were just watching all of us, enjoying themselves, but yet not completely understanding what was going on. Jake went to ask something, but was stopped by Max who said he could talk about that later, and then leaned into him, until they also fell onto the ground caught in a faint make-out session. I took my camera out again, ignoring Ace, and took a couple of quick pictures before then looking towards the horizon. So much time had already passed, and the sun was now slowly begining its descent into the horizon. I then looked at my watch, it was around four thirty-five o' clock.

"Wow," I said, "it's gotten late."

Kira also looked towards the setting sun. "Oh yeah, wow. What's the time?"

Max pulled herself away from Jake long enough to say, "Around five." She then sat up, and Jake pulled away from her completely. "We should probably think of picking up."

"Nah," said Kira. "Give it a couple more hours."

Max shrugged. "Okay then," and then she smiled coyly at Jake pulling him into another kiss.

"I can't believe you guys do that sort of thing in public," said Logan more so irritated then anything else.

"Aw, is someone jealous?" asked Kira giggling again.

"No," said Logan simply. "I just don't like being seen with kissing couples."

Himitsu laughed. "I think that their doing a bit more than kissing."

"Shut up," said Logan, and Kira just chuckled. But then her eyes brightened again.

"Oh!" she snapped her fingers. "I have an idea, lets go back to my place. We can watch some movies, and have popcorn."

"Just so long as it's not a sleep-over," said Logan, and Kira stuck out her tongue at him. "That was childish.."

"Shut up," said Kira.

I chuckled softly, looking over from where I stood just a bit away from the group now. "Sure, sounds like fun to me. Oh, but what about your otousan?"

"Oh him?" said Kira dismissing the comment. "Pish, he's probably out with one of the girls from the bar knowing him."

"He a soldier?" asked Ace now walking back over to rejoin our little group.

"Uh--yeah, I told you guys that yesterday remember?" she laughed. "Someone wasn't listening."

"I was too," said Ace defensively. "I just didn't remember that part."

"Yeah, well you would have heard that if you had been listening now wouldn't you?" said Kira smiling plausibly at him. Ace just glanced to the side.

"You really should learn how to pick your fights," said Jake. Max and him had now finished their make-out session, and he stood up walking over to Ace.

"Well yeah, but she doesn't play fair, either," complained the blond, and Jake laughed.

"That classifies as picking your fights, Ace."

"Well, excuse moi."

Jake just laughed again as Max walked up, and he wraped his arms around her waist, nuzzling the side of her neck a bit. She looked over at him with a sparkle in her eyes, and then held a finger to his lips.

"Hey, hey, you two, behave yourselves," said Ace.

"Do we ever?" asked Max eyes sparkling in the setting sun's light.

"No.." pause Ace. "But it's never too late to start!"

I chuckled softly into my hand. "Ace, give it a rest, will you? You aren't going to win that argument either." My friend then looked at me, and his eyes twinkled. I looked back at him. "Hm? Matte..I know where this is going.." I went to take a step back, but he had already managed to catch me, and he scooped me up in his arms again, swinging me around.

"But I can win this one," teased Ace.

I hit him lightly in the face. "Baka.."

Ace then set me back on the ground, and I brushed myself off.

"So it's settled then, movie and popcorn at my place!" said Kira triumphantly as she went around and picked up our picnic baskets and leftovers, and whatever else there was. She handed one to me, and the other to Rae, grinning. "Let's get going then."

"H--hey, wait a minute," said Rae a bit taken aback. "When did we all agree to this?"

"Just now," said Kira looking over her shoulder, she winked, and I heard Max and Jake both chuckle behind us.

"I guess that means that we don't have a choice," said Max. "This'll be interesting."

"Yeah, you got that right," muttered Logan darkly at her side. He looked after Kira as if he were brooding, and then stuffed his hands into his pockets. Max just chuckled, leaning into Jake.

"Someone's got a crush," she teased.

"Pfft, yeah right. Me liking her? Not happening," said Logan.

Max laughed. "Your defense proves it."

"My--what?"

But Max didn't say anyting, and instead bound off after Kira, holding Jake's hand as the two followed after her.

"Max!" yelled Logan.

I just smiled walking up to him. "Kira really isn't all that bad, a bit childish at times. But she's really a lot of fun, as was plainly seen earlier," I said kindly.

"She's irritating!" shot Logan, and I just smiled.

"Maybe that's what draws you to her."

Logan looked like he was going to protest, but instead just tapped me upside my head, and then followed after Ace and the others. Rae walked over to me.

"Are you all right?"

"Sou," I said, "things are just going to be pretty interesting from here on out."

I followed after the other with an analyical gaze. While Rae just stood at my side, and cocked his head.

"Hm, well all right then. If you say so," said the boy shifting the basket in his arms.

"Mhm, I do," I said turning and smiling at him. "Come on, let's go," I tipped my head in the general direction of the others, as a few minutes later all seven of us were disbursting from the gardens heading north towards Himitsu's house.

As with that I think that I am going to call it quits for the night. Oyasuminasai, minna. K'yotseke.

So here we are again, not alone, but together..Together and waiting outside Destiny's door.

Return To Twilight 002

Currently Playing: Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Gekkou

Hey, it's me again, I just thought I'd work my tail off trying to get another post up here before my classes start. ^n.n^ Since the previous one sort of ended with a cliffhanger, for which, I really am sorry for, but I just didn't want to bore you all to no end. I still want you to read this, well--if you're interested anyways. I know, I know not many people like to hear about Armageddon, and all that high-class religious stuff, but really it plays an important role in any and everyone's life. I'm sure that you all can understand what I am talking about, ne?

I'm sure that all of you have come face to face at some point in your life with religion, or am I wrong? vn.nv; Somehow I find it hard to believe any of you who might say you haven't. -Laughs lightly.- Because just look around you, talk to someone, and you'll see it pops up even in every day conversation. And sometimes I'm sure that if it weren't for religion there might be a few people who wouldn't have anything to say. vn.nv; Not to mention preach about..but anyhow that's getting off topic. Gomen ne for the cliffhanger beforehand, and I'm sorry I'm kind of just rambling right now. So anyhow..onto the next chapter/subsection in my life. vn.nv;

So where did I leave off..oh, aa, in the church when I first met--her.. That was certainly an interesting end, or start to the day..-Sweatdrops.- Anyways, what was it about those two swords that was so alluring? I honestly couldn't say, all I know is that one minute I was looking at the shards of a sphere, and the second minute there are two swords, and a complete orb in place of it. That's not strange in the least..vx.xv

"Weird isn't the half of it," said Kira suddenly, and I looked at her. "Well you see, this sword.." She reached out to touch the darker of the two blades, the one with twin demon wings molded into the hilt.

"H-hey, be careful with that!" I exclaimed taking a step towards her.

"I've seen it before.." said Kira in a distant tone of voice, her bloodred eyes studied the weapon.

"You've what?" I asked taken aback, but then I glanced at the two swords, and felt a rush in my chest. I had also seen the twin blades before in those damnable dreams that had put me borderline to insomnia. Stepping towards the baptismal bowl, I looked closely at the two weapons; they were definitely the same two that I had often times seen in my dreams. My sapphire-blue eyes sparkled, before I quietly and partially shocked asked Kira, "where have you seen these swords before?" I was almost terrified of hearing what her response would be, and I could feel my heart beating frantically inside my chest.

Kira withdrew her hand sharply, and her eyes snapped back into focus. "I--I saw them in..in a dream."

That was what I was afraid of.

"In a dream?" I repeated, and Kira nodded. I pressed on towards another issue. "Did you see anything else in your dream?"

The ravenhaired girl gingerly fingered the aforementioned dark blade. "I've seen a number of things.."

"Like?" I asked far more anxious than was intended.

"Like angels and demons.."

"Angels and demons?"

"What do I stutter?" asked Kira a bit irritated. "Yes, angels and demons."

"Anything else?" I asked, and to that the other girl turned to face me, crimson eyes glittering.

"Why so curious, foxy?"

"No reason.." I lied, and Kira looked away obviously not convinced.

"Sure."

I sighed softly, closing my eyes just slightly and then reopened them. "I'm curious, beacuse I've also seen these swords in a reoccuring dream."

That apparently wasn't what Kira was expecting as she stopped idly running her finger up and down the sword to turn, and look at me. There was sheer shock reflected on her face, and in her devious eyes. Albeit when it became apparent that I had taken note of it, she looked away, reaching down to the hilt of the blade she had been fondling, and gripped it.

"That's very interesting.."

I tensed up momentarily at the potential threat in her words. Though, it didn't seem that she was intending on threatening me, but her actions, and cold words seemed to fit the bill to a T.

"This sword is well built.." said the girl now in a much more nonchalant tone of voice. "The weapon is of decent weight, not too heavy but weighted enough..But this other one.." she stretched out a hand to touch the other sword, and recoiled the moment her fingertips brushed it. The blade had suddenly glinted with an almost malicious aura the minute the crimson-eyed girl reached out for it. "Hm.." Kira tucked that hand back in against herself.

By now I had made my way back over to altar, and looked down at the two weapons. "What's wrong?" I asked reaching down, and picking up the sword that Kira seemed unable to. "Is it too heavy for you?" I smiled mischievously at her.

"No," said Kira indignantly. "Here, you try and pick up 'this' one." She handed me the second blade which she was at present holding.

"Ano..okay." Albeit, when I reached out to take the sword from her I recoiled with a soft gasp, and my eyes reflecting momentary pain. "Ouch..it's scaulding hot."

Kira turned, and glanced at the blade one side to the other. "No it's not, what are you talking about?"

"It burns," I answered, but she just looked at me like I was kure-ji. Then looked back at the blade before putting it back inside the baptismal bowl. I did the same with the other.

"Now isn't that strange," said Kira. "That I can only pick up one blade, and only you the other."

I didn't say anything just nodded.

"Come on," said Kira. "I think that you can call it quits for the night, this place looks spick-and-span to me."

I glanced about the expansion nodding softly. "Aa, I suppose that it is clean enough for the night.."

"Great," said the other girl rather optimistically. "So what's next? Do you live far?"

"Excuse me?" I asked curiosly.

"Do you live far from the church?"

"Iie, but why are you asking?"

"Because I wondered if you wanted to hang-out," said Kira smiling.

"We just met," I tried to reason.

"Exactly, which means we should get to know one another better." Another smile as she began to walk down from the chapel, and into the entrance hall of the chuch. "Are you coming?" she called after me.

I just blinked staring after her as she exited. What on earth? I asked myself, but I followed after her regardless.

In the entrance hall I met up with Kira, and then we left together from the church heading towards the nearby park. I was surprised that she seemed to know her way around town pretty well, which led me to wonder how long this strange new girl had been living in my hometown without my knowing. But then I recalled the rumors back at the church about a devil's child falling asleep beneath our infamous nonblooming sakura tree. Though, Kira couldn't honestly be the same girl, could she? She didn't seem at all like what the rumors had suggested that she would be like. Although, I should have been smarter and known that usually those kind of things are false, and tend to give people bad reputations, and status quos.

To keep a conversation going I decided to initiate my earlier thought about the dreams. "So how long have you been having these dreams then?"

Kira just kept walking without so much as glancing at me; she shrugged. "Oh I dunno, ever since I was a child. I use to wake up in the middle of the night, and go into my parents room because I'd keep having these reoccuring dreams, that were more like nightmares."

"Like nightmares? How so?" I asked.

"I don't really know, I just would feel things in them that I knew weren't right. And there was always blood in them, so being the child that I was they scared me," explained Kira. "My mother was always understanding about such matters, but my father was always stuck on the idea that it was just a childhood phase, and that I would grow out of it. Ha, yeah right."

I simply nodded, keeping a steady watch on her. "So where are you initially from?"

"The United States, my dad moved here because of work," answered the other girl.

"Military?" I asked, and for once she looked at me.

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Most people who move here from America are usually here on militia duty, or something of the likes. Granted," I chuckled a little bit. "There have been a fair few who moved here just to get away from their melodramatic lives."

Kira laughed lightly at that. "What about you? Have you lived here all your life?"

"Mhm," I said.

"What do your parents do for a living?" she asked, and I stopped dead in my tracks. Kira looked at me taken aback. "Oh, I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?"

I shook my head. "Iie..demo..my ryooshin..they're dead. They passed away in a car crash."

"Oh.." said Kira suddenly solemn. "I'm so sorry," she looked away, and towards the ground ashamed.

"It's fine," I said. "They've been gone for ten years now..it shouldn't bother me so much anymore."

"My mother's dead too.." said Kira softly. I looked at her. "She was killed in action."

"So your mother was a soldier too?" I asked trying to keep an even conversation going.

"Kind of," said Kira, but then she shook her head. "Anyways..so tell me a bit more of these dreams that you've had? You said you've had them too, right?"

"Sou," I said thankful for the change of subject. "Ever since I was small too, only I never had nightmares the likes of your's. All I can remember is white, and black feathers, those two swords, and some epic battle."

"Like Armageddon?"

I laughed at that. "Sou, I guess that you could say that it was kind of like that. Demo, I really don't know. I just dream, but lately it's gotten pretty bad. I usually end up wandering to St. Ellen's church, and if I don't do that then I'll wake up, and be unable to get back to sleep."

"Hm.." pondered Kira.

"Nani?" I asked.

Kira looked up into the night sky, which was now actually slipping into dawn.

"Tell me something, Fox, do you believe in reincarnation?" asked the ravenhaired girl, and I did a double take.

"Nani?!"

"You heard me, reincarnation. Do you believe in it?"

"You think that that is what this is?" I asked.

"I don't know, but I've read about it in my mother's wiccan books. And sometimes when a person is reincarnated they'd have flashbacks of their past life/lives."

"And you think that it's what the dreams are? Flashbacks of an old life?"

Kira shrugged. "Maybe.." but then she laughed. "You catch on quick, foxy."

We then at long last reached the park, and took seats on the swing set. Kira was swaying back and forth on her's, and I just kept staring up into the sky, seeing the dawning colors beginning to brighten there. And then a thought struck me, and I beamed at her.

"Hey, I got some people that I want you to meet. How about I introduce you tomorrow at school?"

Kira laughed again, and looked at the sky. "Wouldn't that be today, Fox?"

I chuckled softly. "Aa, I suppose that it would."

I started to swing.

"Hey, I got another question for you," said Kira.

"Hm?"

"Did you ever do anything online, like art, or poetry?"

"Why would you be asking that?" I asked looking at her curiosly.

"Just because I remember reading some poetry written by a young girl around my age on one of the All-Poetry sites."

I kicked up a little bit of sand. "Aa, that would be me. angel--fox, ne?"

"Yep, that was her sn," said Kira.

I laughed again. "What about you? Did you ever do anything besides chat online?"

"Sure I did, I drew," answered Kira.

"Deviant Art?"

"Mhm."

"What screen name?"

"BlackAngel," said Kira.

"Oh, sou, I think that I saw some of your work. You're very talented," I said with a polite smile.

"Thanks, and I really liked your poetry too," Kira also smiled, and then we both burst out laughing for no known reason. We carried on talking some more about the dreams, and my poetry, and Kira's art for at least another couple of hours before I glanced at my watch and realized that it was nearly six thirty that morning.

"Oh my gosh!" I exclaimed leaping to my feet. "I have to get home, my foster parents will be worried about me..oh, and I have to wake up my brother," I said laughing sheepishly. Kira just cocked her head at me.

"You have a brother?" she asked.

"Well, iie, not really. He's a foster brother," I explained. "And actually we were childhood friends."

Kira giggled. "Lovers by any chance?"

"What? No!" But I could do little to hide the faint shade of pink that was beginning to form in my cheeks.

Kira just laughed again. "Alright, whatever you say, foxy. But something tells me, that if you hadn't been then you most certainly want to be now!"

"Damare!" I shouted at her, blushing brighter, and she just laughed. Shaking my head I turned away. "I gotta go, ja matte ne," I waved after her.

Kira at first was a bit surprised, but then a warm smile came to her lips and she waved back. "Ja ne!"

An I think that I'll end this post here. -Meek smile.- It isn't that bad of a cliffhanger, so don't razzle me too much, okay? I promise I'll get another post up soon, alright? -Smiles.- Till then, though.

Ja ne! ^n.n^

So here we are again, together. Still waiting just outside Destiny's door.

Return To Twilight 001

Currently Playing: Hikaru Utada - Can You Keep A Secret?

I'm sure that there are many things to life. Some, which you can understand with the greatest of ease, and others that--no matter how hard you try, and despite your every attempt--you just can't explain in any way at all. Sou, I've been around the block with that before. I mean, I've read about it, and I've heard people..strangers talk about it, but I never really gave it much thought, or thought that something like that could ever happened to me. When the reality of the matter proved that it can happen to anyone, and everyone.

My life lately has gotten pretty weird. I wake up in the middle of the night either screaming, or else Rae walks in, and hears me talking in my sleep. He usually will shake me awake, and then ask if I were all right. I'd just look at him, and nod, asking why I wouldn't be? And then he'd explain that he had heard me talking in my sleep. At first he'd just tease me about it, and I'd just tell him to go back to sleep smiling, but at present these night-talks have been getting out of hand, and not only am I worrying Rae, but I'm starting to also question my own sanity.

I don't usually remember too much from my dreams anymore either. All I know is that I've been having a lot of really bizarre dreams. Dreams in which I am dressed as a battle priestress, and fighting against some demonic enchantress, or I'd see the faces of people that I thought I should know, but when I try to think of their names, I just can't. Things have gotten to out of hand with my sleeping problems, that sometimes at night I'll walk downtown to St. Ellen's church, where I'll usually curl up underneath a pillar, and just go to sleep there. Albeit, even if it were a temporary release from my dream problem, I tend to worry Rae, and his parents when they wake up in the morning, and I'm not in my room.

Rae finally managed to put two-and-two together, though, and now knows to look for me at the church. He said though, that he had been really worried about me. He always has been like that, ever since we were really young, and I had to move into his house with his parents, because mine had perished in a car-wreck up in the mountains. My ryooshin had been going to visit relatives, and I, being a stubborn child didn't want to go, so they left me in the care of two of their dearest, and most trusted friends Mina and Jou. A young couple, who at the time had been married but only a couple of months at the time.

My okaasan knew Mina from her work, and Jou had graduated with my mother. The two had also been very close friends with Rae's parents. But when my own died in the crash, even though Mina and Jou had as much a right to adopt me as Rae's ryooshin, they knew I'd do better growing up in the same home as my childhood best friend. Who, now is my foster brother, and someone that I have sensed and felt an uneasy attraction towards. vn.nv;; In other words, I was in love with him. Not just as a sister, but as someone just as close. -Laughs lightly.- Albeit, I still have to tell him that I've been in-love with him--well, since I was old enough to know what love, and a boyfriend was. -Chuckles nervously.- Though, I don't think that I'll ever have the strength or courage to fess up, and tell him..

Anyhow, back to what I was saying before I got sidetracked. About my sleeping problem. Back when I started going off to St. Ellen's Rae had gone a few nights without sleep as well since he'd go and search for me. Eventually, though, someone would find him and tell him to go back home, which he did. But the following night when I'd disappear again, he'd be out searching for me. And this went on for a couple of nights before he finally realized that ever since I was little I have had a tight connection with my religion. He had often times heard me praying before I'd go to sleep, and even during the day; it seemed like I prayed a lot to him. And he was finally able to put it all together to search for me one night at the church, where he found me, gently woke me up, and I explained to him what I was doing at St. Ellen's.

There were a number of reason, though, that when I told him, I don't think even he could completely understand. I remember telling him about how I had seen this church countless times in my waking dreams, and had always felt a strange connection to it. I also said I came here because I felt closer to Inari-sama, and being someplace like that also helped me to sleep. That was probably the only one, though, that Rae could understand. vn.nv;;

Also, I have been working a couple of summers at the church, and have recently heard gossip about a young girl who was constantly being found laying beneath the sakura tree in the courtyard. Which was a tree that never, ever bloomed. They'd say that this girl had hair the color of a raven's wing, and eyes the delicate, yet deadly color of blood. Some rumors even said that she was the child of a devil. Though, in all my time working, and sleeping at the church I have never seen any such girl.

Well, that was until one fateful night, after I finally got fed up with the fact that my nightmares, and dreams had become so vivid that even going to the church could do little to ease my plagued mind. And that's when it happened..I remember asking Father Tanaka if it would be all right for me to stay later, and clean up the church with the night priests. Which he was plenty happy enough with letting me, and that was when I met--her, and a whole knew chapter was added to my already strange life.

I was working really late, and cleaning up the church proper, and must have at some point fallen asleep, because the next thing I know, I'm waking up to find myself leaning against one of the center pillars. I can't even remember what it was that woke me, just that I remember jolting awake, and looking frantically about the room. My sapphire-blue eyes were wide with some potential fear that I was unable to place, and my breathing was short. A few strands of my rosewood colored hair fell into my eyes, and I brushed them anxiously aside. I pushed myself into a standing position, and cast one last look about the area before beginning my previous task again.

I was just lining up one of the candle holders with the rest, when I heard the doors slowly creaking open. I immediately stopped what I was doing, and spun around quickly to face who had entered. And my heart skipped a beat, for before me, and across the way there stood a young girl of about my age with dark-black hair, and vivacious crimson eyes. I was rooted to the spot by something--not really fear, but something unexplained. I felt a strange, and incomprehendable tug towards the other young girl. However, she looked just about as lost as any of the late night entrees that I sometimes found myself dealing with, and yet at the same instant she also looked almost as if she had just woken up.

Bringing myself to, and back down to earth. I blinked looking at the other young girl before voicing kindly, "Can I help you?"

But she just looked back at me with a blank expression before shaking her head. She then glanced around the cathedral. I followed her gaze.

"This is St. Ellen's church, I'm one of part-time workers here," I explained.

"You mean your a priest?" asked the young girl.

"Ano..not exactly, I just come to clean up, and sometimes help with the sermons," I answered truthfully.

"Oh, I see," said the girl. "I'm sorry, but I think that I may have fallen asleep beneath your cherry tree.."

I glanced at her, curiosly.

"The cherry tree?" I repeated.

The other girl nodded. "Yeah, but I think it's only the first time that I can ever recall ever having done such a thing," she said, pausing for a moment to gaze at one of the stained glass window. "I probably got into another fight with my dad, or something.."

"Your dad?" I asked.

"Yeah, we just moved here, and I really didn't want to leave our home town. All my friends where there, and the life that I had always known had been there as well. I wasn't at all happy to just up, and leave it. And so we tend to fight, a lot, always over that stupid move."

"Oh, I see," I said sympathetically. "But this town really isn't all that bad of a place to live. We have lower crime rates then most areas, if that accounts for anything."

"No, not really," answered the girl nonchalantly.

I just sighed at that before saying, "I'm Sakuuya, by the way. Iwamoto, Sakuuya."

"Kira," said the other girl, "or well, all my friends call me Himitsu."

"Oh," I said smiling a little, "my friends all call me Fox."

To that Kira cast a skeptic glance in my direction. "Now why on earth would they call you that for?"

I shrugged. "Well I--uh--don't really know..Probably because I'm smart, and crafty, and have too many boys wanting to date me than is good for either me, or them," I said chuckling softly.

"Crafty, huh?" said Kira raising an eye-brow. But her suspicion dropped as she just shrugged, before leaning down and picking up a small red shard of glass. She analyzed it, turning it in her hand, and then held it up to the full moon's light, and her crimson eyes narrowed curiosly. Turning away from her discovery, she held the shard out to me. "What the hell is this a part of? Did one of your stained class windows break, or something?"

I glanced at her. "No, I don't think so.." I stepped down from the altar, and walked over to her. "Let me see." I took the tiny piece of glass from her, and looked at it with my own eyes. "I really don't know," I said handing it back to her. "Father Tanaka never said that there had be a break in, or at least an attempted one. Hm, maybe it was some item that the priests use in one of their ceremonies of worship." I just shrugged, and began to walk back towards the altar, but just as I did something caught my eye, and I reached down to pick it up.

In my own hand I now held a small crystal-blue shard of the same making, and as I continued to walk towards the podium I began to collect more pieces of the same. Across from me Kira had also bent down, and was walking up the opposite way that I was, and she too had stopped several times to pick up more the shards. Now standing just before the altar we just looked at each other, and then Kira held up her handful of glass.

"Not a broken window, huh?" she said.

"No," I said, "it isn't. The glass is too fine to be one of our windows. Not to mention, that even though the glass is almost see-through, I can't break it with just my hands alone. These shards must have come from something under a great deal of pressure," I explained.

Kira just looked at me, before I was a faint glint in her eyes, and she said, "hey, what's that?" And walked up to almost just behind the podium, and I followed her from the opposite side. An there, just barely behind the artifact where two halves on some spherical shaped object.

"What do you think it is?" asked Kira prodding at a large oval shaped half which was blood-red in coloration.

"I think," I said, "that this is what these shards are from." I looked at the other half of the sphere, and noticed that it was the same pale shade of blue as the fragments that I held in my hands.

"Kami," said Kira, "you certainly got some funny priests that you're working with." As with that she reached down to pick up the red half, and as she did I just sighed and without even thinking instinctively reached down to pick up the opposite hemisphere.

"Here," I said disregarding her earlier comment, "we can put them in here." I pointed towards one of the bowls used for baptism. Albeit, just as we did, and as the two parts touched one another, they refused back into one whole. The shards in our hands sailed up and into the air reconnect with the main frame. I was stunned momentarily, and Kira backed off just slightly.

"Okay, that was just fucking weird," said the other girl, her bloodred eyes wide.

All I did was not in agreement, before managing to shake the shock off, and gather my bearings. I then walked back across the way to grab a broom, when Kira suddenly said, "Uh..Sakuuya, you might want to take a look at this.."

"What is it now?" I dared ask, though their was faint annoyance in my voice. An emotion that I did not mean to show.

"Come here," said the raven-haired girl. I sighed again, but walked over to humor her. Although, once I rejoined her I froze in my footsteps once more. There before us, there now laid two swords before the orb we had earlier gathered the pieces of.

"What the hell?" I asked.

"That's why I said you should take a look," said Kira, and then she eyed me questionably. "Just what kind of worship ceremonies do these priests of your's partake in?"

I just shook my head. "I..I really don't know. But this..this is really weird..."

And I think that I am going to leave it there, gomen for the cliffhanger, demo, I just don't want my posts to get so long (a bad habit of mine vn.nv; ) that you don't even want to read them anymore. vn.nv;; So I guess then that this just keeps you guessing..All the way up to the end. -Eyes sparkle mysteriously, foxears twitching. Smiles.-

Signing out. K'yotseke, minna. Ja ne.

So here we are again. Not alone, but together. Waiting outside Destiny's door...