Thursday, August 12, 2004

Heres's Chapter Two
Chapter Two
Her Mission

Aishiteru plodded along on her way to Takamusha Junior High (my lil sister came up with the name) thinking of the events of last night. Even after all of her brooding, none of it made any sense to her.
"What was that hole in the sky? What was it I saw flying out of it?" Aishiteru asked herself. "Teru-chan!" a voice called. She turned and smiled to see her best friend Chie racing towards her. Chie was brushing down her long, black hair. She had obviously been late, like most days.
"Hi," Aishiteru greeted, still a little preoccupied. "What's up?" Chie quizzed perkily. "Nothin' much," Aishiteru replied. Chie shrugged. "Oooo, its Suikichi-san! He'a the greatest, isn't he?" Chie squealed, gesturing towards a brown-haired boy. Aishiteru shrugged, not paying much attention for 2 reasons. One, Suikici was no catch in Aishiteru's eyes and because she was still worried about before.
"Did something weird happen last night over by you?" Aishiteru questioned. "There was a rumble, but nothing else," Chie responded still fawning over Suikichi. "Nothing outside?" Aishiteru asked. "Nope!" Chie exclaimed. "Wait a second..." Aishiteru looked up, excited. "Ramako-san is hitting on my man!" Chie shouted. Aishiteru shook her head ashamed of her friend's naiveness. Chie scampered towards Ramako and Suikichi who were trekking to school right ahead.
Aishiteru continued to walk while brooding. While turning a corner, Aishiteru spotted a shadow in the bushes. She sped up just to be safe. It quickened its pace too. Aishiteru halted, but it started to creep towards her. When the thing was only feet away, Aishiteru whipped around and raced towards it. It tried to out-run her, but Aishiteru was one of the best on the track team. She caught up with the stalker to reveal that it was only a boy around her age.
"What do you want?" Aishiteru groaned. "It was you," was all the boy replied. "Huh?" Aishiteru replied, puzzled. "It was you who opened the hole," the boy stated. "You saw the hole? No one else but me said they did," Aishiteru told him, relieved. "I thought I was going crazy." Then, Aishiteru realized what he told her. "I opened that hole?" Aishiteru demanded. "How would you know?" The boy stepped out of the bushes and dusted himself off. "I know everything pertaining to the Anima Complector," the boy told her. "The what?" Aishiteru demanded. "Actually, I don't really care. I'm going to be late for class." Aishiteru jogged away. "Wait!" the boy called after her. Aishiteru ignored him and hurried to school.
"Thank you for joining us, Ms. Tadakashi," her teacher remarked in a cruel-like tone. Aishiteru just grunted, annoyed. She was too confused and she hated it.
Her first classes went by quickly enough. Everyone was still bothering her about her embarrassing day before though.
When it was lunch time, Aishiteru entered the cafeteria and sat down by Chie. "Good. She didn't sit in pudding today," a girl snickered from another table. Aishiteru turned to her and glared. "Well, now she knows not to mess with you," Chie giggled. A group of boys sauntered by and giggled at something. "Hey Aishiteru!" one shouted. "Did you get all of the mud out of your hair?" 'I feel like screaming!' Aishiteru thought as she plodded out of the cafeteria. "Teru-chan!" Chie yelled after her. Aishiteru ignored her and continued to go to the courtyard. Some people sat there and ate their lunch, but most stayed inside. Out here, she was practically alone.
"Finally, some peace and quiet," Aishiteru whispered to herself. "Pssst!" Aishiteru heard someone call. She turned her head getting fed up with the teasing. 'If someone says another word, I swear, I'm going to kick their ass' Aishiteru thought, so annoyed that she had resorted to cursing. She glanced around the courtyard and couldn't see anyone who seemed to be calling her. Then, a face popped out of the bushes. It was the boy from before. Aishiteru walked over nonchalantly.
"Do you like hiding in bushes or something?" Aishiteru quizzed. "No, but it's the only way to get close to you," the boy replied. "Well, what do you want?" she questioned. "I know that you opened the portal. Now, it's your duty to close it," the boy told her. "What do you mean?" Aishiteru asked. "Didn't you get the Anima Complector?" he inquired. He pulled out a picture. It looked identical to the present she'd found before. "That's..." she started. Then, the final bell rang. Aishiteru wanted to continue their chat, but knew she couldn't. "After school right here?" he suggested. Aishiteru nodded and ran off. During her final classes, all she pondered about was the mysterious boy.
Aishiteru was grateful for the day to end. When it did, she scampered out before everyone else. She retrieved her belongings from her locker and hurried to the courtyard. She snooped around the bushes, thinking he would still be hidig among them. "I'm out here," a voice called. She turned. The strange boy was standing behind her. "I don't just hide in the bushes for fun. Now that no one's around, I can stand out in the open," he told her. "Well, tell me more about this Anima thing-a-mabob," Aishiteru voiced. "The Anima Complector is an ancient tool used to detect demon souls and will give you the powers to destroy or seal them away," he informed. "What does that have to do with me?" Aishiteru asked. "With it, you must've made the hole in the sky. Do you know where that hole leads?" the boy quizzed. Aishiteru shook her head. "It leads to hell," he explained. "What?" Aishiteru demanded. "Now, we must seal all the demons that have escaped away," the boy conversed. "'We'?" Aishiteru questioned. "I've got to help. My ancestors used to guard that same artifact and its my duty to do that also," the boy retorted. "So, why do I have to help?" Aishiteru asked. "You must. I can't control the Anima Complector. Only you can. You have to be able to. You did use it to open the hole. Only you can close it, but it's my duty to help," he informed. "So, partner, what's your name?" Aishiteru joked. "Tatsuyaimo Taikichi at your service," he told her with a friendly grin.

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