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Summary: Kirio plans revenge on Kazune, Karin, and the rest of the gang who defeated him…alone…and has no idea how. But when a crazy, beautiful, "stalker" comes to help him, looks can be deceiving…especially when she wields a gun!
Genre: Romance/Action
Rating: T (for violence, language, sexual themes, you know it)
Disclaimer: Panda-chan doesn't own the Kamichama Karin characters; they belong to Koge-Donbo, thank you very much
Let's begin!
Trigger Girl-
Chapter One: Getting Revenge
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Another day of school was today and Kirio Karasuma solemnly walked along the path to the school as hundreds of students gossiped under the shady, fairly large trees because of how scorching hot it was outside. Kirio glared at each person who laughed or smiled or even talked, he thought of envy and jealousy. His sister was usually by his side, but she always hung around the novice goddess and Kujyou-kun…ever since the Zeus Ring was discovered and his own precious god metamorphosis ring was destroyed by Kujyou…a dreadful day that was in the rain.
The fight was over, his father sealed back in the Zeus ring, which mysteriously vanished out of nowhere, without a trace. And since the two weeks of recovery, Kujyou has returned…and two months later, the students of the school Kujyou and his lousy friends went to were back from their summer break…a perfect time to pay them back, revenge. And for the whole entire summer break, Kirio was thoughtless, clueless, his mind blank with thought, pondering on what to do to rid of these pesky teens, especially Kazune Kujyou himself.
In the end, Kirio thought of nothing to put Kujyou in a horrible state, to show his revenge to the brat. But…also during the long days of summer break and Kujyou's recovery, a strange presence has been around Kirio, as if someone he had not known was following him everywhere he went.
The presence never left, that eerie feeling still pounding in his chest, his legs stiffening as if he wanted to run away from this frightened feeling. He did not dare to turn around and see whom it was, because some sort of conscience told him it was not the right thing to do…at least not yet.
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As Kirio steadily, but angrily, walked to the school building, he noticed the presence again, and it felt closer…deeper…
Kirio kept his pace up, turning into an empty hallway, and walked faster as he still felt this unusual presence filled in the air. His heartbeat grew louder by the second and his feet were moving quicker than before, turning the fast walking into instant jogging…but the presence never left him. He felt a freezing chill run up and down his spine, vibrations all around his body, his pulse feeling ice cold, his heart racing to the limits, and he began to sprint, he began to run. And before he even realized what he decided to do the next second, his head turned around.
"Hello."
Kirio tripped on his own to feet and landed flat on his face. After a few seconds of recovering his fall, he got a glimpse at the figure who was chasing him. A beautiful girl… Her long ebony hair reached to the back of her knees and shown in the light from the large windows in the hall…her eyes were such a dark, deep blue that they looked indigo…she wore a thin black tank top and a purple plaid skirt, high black boots. She also had black and purple striped arm warmers and a black choker. Her skin was pale, making her seem like a ghost, a spirit. Kirio stared in awe at this young girl, who smiled kindly towards him. Then he thought that this girl did not follow instructions, she did not wear her uniform to school…although Kirio never saw her before…and if he has, a former seventh grade girl wouldn't get a makeover that big.
"Um, shouldn't you be headed for class, young…miss?" Kirio said strictly as he stood up and adjusted his glasses. The girl giggled loudly and fixed her purple plaid skirt.
"My name is Anima, nice to meet you, Kirio Karasuma." She said with the same, peaceful smile drawn on her face. Kirio blinked…how did this girl know him?
"Um—"
"And I do not go to school here…in fact, I've never been to school ever. I always thought they were dull, just a building filled with useless information and rubbish. Besides, you don't like most of the people who go to the school." Anima interrupted before Kirio could speak. He opened his mouth to say something, but she got close to him, and her mouth was right next to his ear.
"Besides, I came here to see the president of the student council." She whispered. Kirio felt his spine cringe with a shiver and she giggled.
"I love that face. The one that makes you look scared." She said smiling widely. Kirio thought this was enough, he was going to be late to the auditorium to make the important announcement to the students instead of hang around a pretty young girl who doesn't even go to this school. He shook his head and grabbed her hand.
"If you're lost, I'll lead you to an exit." He said. She was dragged behind as Kirio did his best to pull her weight to the school's main entrance. Students stared with puzzled faces as Kirio dragged the young girl named Anima along to the exit. Even teachers seemed to question. Kirio sighed and blushed in embarrassment and decided to have a small chat with this girl before they departed.
"So…uh…how old are you?" Kirio asked.
"14!"
"And…uh…where did you come from?"
"The Netherworlds!"
"Huh?"
"Oh, uh, that's right! Humans just like you don't get it, huh?" Anima said with the happy, hyperactive expression still on her face. Kirio was going to question about this, but ignored her and decided that the talking and getting to know this girl was enough. He finally reached the entrance and gently pushed her outside.
"Um, make sure you have a guest pass before you come inside the school building, anyway, please." Kirio said as he left.
"Aw, I wanted to learn more about you, Kirio!" Anima said sadly but teasingly, with the same smile on her lips, as the "o" in Kirio was slurred. Kirio rolled his eyes and shut the door and headed towards the auditorium.
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The school auditorium was packed with students, chatting before the principal stood up and headed towards the tall microphone.
"Settle down, my students." The principal said sternly but calmly. Soon, the crowds of students hushed and faced the stage.
"Now then. Welcome back, my students. Over the long weeks of your joyous summer vacation, this school has developed some new rules that you all should know, unlike your last visit." The principal said folding his hands together. Some people silently groaned at the words he said and rolled his or her eyes.
"Now then, I will have the president of the student council continue with the rules. Here he is, Kirio Karasuma." The room clapped for Kirio, who stood up and headed towards the microphone, and quietly cleared his throat.
"Ahem, hello. Welcome back everyone. I would like to announce some things to you all, and it must be taken seriously. The school board and the school council have both joined together to develop a special testing. These tests are called REST. REST stands for Reflecting Educated Student's Testing. We've come up with this because we've decided to—…"
"Kirioooooooo! Don't you have butterflies in your stomach?" Shouted a voice from the very back of the auditorium. Kirio looked up from the students and saw what he wished her did not see. Anima.
She was standing in the back of the room, waving a wild, pale arm in the air, as she giggled softly and lovingly to the president of the student council. The students stared in confusion at the girl…who somehow got in the school…again. Kirio blushed in embarrassment as most students laughed in hysterics. Kirio stood there, on the stage, paralyzed with shock and mortification, which was startled by a firm hand on his shoulder.
"Perhaps I should continue the REST announcement so you could be with your girlfriend, Mr. Karasuma." The principal said with his eyes shut in disappointment. You could easily tell the principal was just as embarrassed by this unexpected happening. Kirio blushed and stomped off the stage, students "oohing" him as he walked towards Anima, grabbed her hand, and lead her out of the room.
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"How did you get in here?" Kirio asked sternly in the empty computer lab. Anima giggled lovingly once more.
"You said you needed a guest pass to be in the school, so I got one!" Anima said as she held the orange pass in her hand. Kirio sighed.
"Figures."
"Mweheh, Kirioooo…" Anima said softly as she randomly hugged him. Kirio blinked, blushed, but pushed her away gently.
"Look, who are you? Why are you here?" Kirio asked with a demonic glare in his eyes. Anima didn't seem to notice Kirio's anger and frustration with her, and kept on smiling…the same smile that never left her face since they first saw each other.
"I told you before, silly!" She said giggling. She stood up straight and put her hand on her chest. "Anima." Kirio rolled his eyes and folded his arms.
"Okay, that still didn't answer my second question." He said almost mumbling.
"I also told you that before, too, silly goose! I came here to see you! Who else would I see?" Anima chuckled and grabbed Kirio's left arm. "You know, you're the only one I would want to see...ever." She said with a seductive smile across her face. Kirio kept blushing and attempted to wiggle her off, but her grip got tighter around his arm.
"Well then, it is nice to meet you, Anima-San…but…now is not the time to visit. I have many important meetings to attend to and I—…"
"Aw, shucks…maybe the time is too early, anyway." Anima said in a sad tone, with her happy smile turning into a saddening grin. She looked down at the toes of her shoes and played with her fingers sadly. Kirio was about to question her, but he said nothing. He cleared his throat and touched her shoulder gently.
"Look, Miss Anima-San, thank you very much for paying me a visit, but now is the time to go, all right? Come back another time, okay?" He said. Anima blinked and smiled. She glomped him mercilessly and giggled again.
"That's great! How about tomorrow? I can make you your favorite food for lunch, too! Would you want some Takoyaki?" Anima asked him, lying on the floor from the glomp.
"Wait, how do you know my favorite food is Takoyaki?" Kirio questioned the girl. She giggled quietly and got close to his ear.
"That's because…I know everything about you…" She whispered and stood up and walked out of the computer lab before he could reply. Kirio stood there, another eerie feeling running through his veins…and his heart.
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The bell for the final period of the day finally came and the students of the academy bustled out of the building like a stampede…Kirio in the back, walking slowly. He got lectured countless times from his fellow council members about the auditorium incident and had to clean toilets for five minutes…that was worse than it sounded. Soon, the students were gone and were at their houses…studying for the dreaded REST tests. Kirio headed home a different path, a shortcut. He walked past cozy-looking houses and playgrounds and alleys filled with silver trash cans. He walked slowly until he stopped at something he had never seen before…a small, but eerie looking cave. Already from feet away, Kirio could hear the water dripping from the cave and its echo…for the years he lived here, he had never seen the cave before. And what made it stranger was that he could hear the voice deep inside of him saying something…go inside. For a long pause, he stared at the pitch black cave…the pressure telling him to go inside…but his temptation and curiosity failed and he ran away from the mysterious sight before he could catch another glimpse of it again.
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As he shut the door behind him, Kirio walked up to his room and changed clothes. He pulled off his shirt, leaving him shirtless, and heard Himeka talking in her sleep again from the door across from him.
"Kirio…you did not care for me…you failed me…now the novice goddess and her friends are the ones who won the whole game…you disappoint me, Kirio…" Himeka groaned. Kirio sighed in sadness. Ever since the Zeus ring incident, Himeka has been having dreams of that day…and she always blamed Kirio. When she awoke after the dreams, she would forget all about it, as if she had amnesia. She had no idea that she was talking in her sleep. Kirio shook his head and headed towards the bathroom to wash his face from all the frustration of the day…until he was suddenly interrupted by a strange noise coming from above him…it sounded like footsteps.
"It's probably just a mouse." Kirio said to himself as he continued his way to the bathroom. But after a few seconds, the sound came again, but louder…as if someone was above him. And there was only one room above him…the old attic. The attic was never opened since the Karasuma's moved in, so nothing was in there. No antiques, no forgotten treasuries, nothing. And before heading to the bathroom, Kirio decided to investigate, to discover the mystery to this odd noise above him. He took a flashlight and a baseball bat and grabbed a small stepladder to the attic door.
It took a few times to get open the door with the thin, yellow baseball bat, but it managed the creak open. Some dust billowed out in clouds of miniature smoke before the door was fully opened up. Kirio crawled up into the old attic and looked around. Dusty cardboard boxes were everywhere…and then a small, neatly made bed…a lamp…a desk…a table…candles…and pictures of him pasted on the walls of the attic.
Someone was living here.
"Ah, Kirioooo!" Anima squealed excitedly as she hugged the shirtless figure.
"Anima…you live here?"
to be continued