A/N: Hey, guys! BloodRival here, with a story that will hopefully get completely finished one day! For those of you that read, please not that... I will need some type of inspiration to set up the next chapter for you guys to view. Review, would ya? I don't want too too many, but a few that are honest and somewhat nice would be a really good boost for well... Anything I do, really. Hope you enjoy! Any questions asked will be answered in these little notes, as well!
I lugged the last black cardboard box over the threshold of the house, relieved that I was done getting my stuff into my sister and I's new home. Well, it wasn't ours, seeing as we were still rather in grade school... But our siblings' home, whom we both had a favorite of.
"Brittney! GET YOUR FAT ASS IN HERE WITH YOUR STUFF!" I screamed, practicing my well-known Japanese. Brittney and I were from America; that country on the other side of the world. Depending on how you look at a map, anyway.
"Be nice!" Danny boy teased, appearing from the Kitchen.
"DANNY-BOY!" This would be my wonderful older brother, related to my sister and I by blood of course. I got along with him the best, my emo older brother. I must have forgotten to mention... Both Brittney and I were rather.. Odd looking, with our goth/emo getup. It was interesting, in the long run. I tackle/hugged him with little to no reaction, because in actuality I wasn't that big. Even though I should have been what, in high school? Well, American fame does that to you. My black hair gladly covered my eyes, as I messed up the back of Danny's hair.
"I love your hair." I said cheekily, messing with his beautiful spiky-in-the-back-with-amazing-bangs hair. He just smiled, and dropped me onto the ground.
"How's Midnight and Velvet doing?" I smiled, reaching to my little pouch-Shugo-Chara holder. I popped open the top, and Midnight pops her head out, smiling at Danny. She floats up, and gives him a little kiss on the cheek. Velvet does the same, on the other side.
"Absolutely fine!" The two of them may as well be twins themselves, looking exactly the same... Just one wearing their outfit in black, the other in red. Think past mid-thigh shorts, white and black striped tights, tank top that showed midriff and a ringmaster styled jacket. Their heads adorned a joker hat, black and green. Where Midnight wore it in black, Velvet wore it in red. My two little angels.
"Alright well, it's getting late... And you start school tomorrow. Hop up on to bed, Chels." I nodded, and walked straight to where the stairs down to the basement were located; AKA my room. I skipped down the steps, into the perfect vampiric room. No windows, one light, and all the computer equipment a girl could want. That was me, thank you very much.
Quickly, I changed into my normal PJ's; black sweatpants, black tank top, and a new pair of socks. Feet plus cold does not equal a happy Chelsea, unfortunately.
Morning came to fast for my liking, especially when it's Jessamine waking me up. Jessamine is Danny's wife, or rather... My sister-in-law. I didn't hate her... Just wasn't particularly fond of the girl who too my Danny Boy away.
"Come on, get up up up! Schooool~" I groaned, rolled over, and hit the floor. Beautiful. I dragged myself to my feet, and proceeded to change into the Seiko Academy uniform. Boys uniform, that is. I had special permission from the Chairman to wear the boys uniform, because I refuse to wear skirts. People from America have said rights.
I carefully made my way up the stairs and into the nearest bathroom, brushing my teeth and pulling my hair up into a high pony-tail; The Assasin's signature hairstyle. From America, anyway. It was definitely going to be harder than planned to accustom to not being an Assasin of the Courts anymore, considering ever since Midnight and Velvet showed up, that's ALL I've ever considerably done. Finishing it up, I tied the gray ribbon with two skulls dangling from the ends over the elastic used to hold my hair in place.
I walked like the dead into the kitchen, grabbing toast from the plate in the middle of the table. Well at least SOMEONE was smart enough to know my American average. Brittney was happily sitting down to eat her eggs, which I found completely repulsive.
"Come onnn, we need to goooo!" I whined at her, which she just rolled her eyes at. That'd be twins, for ya. She wore the school's girl uniform, red and black of course. I snorted at her choice, and just proceeded to walk out the door. I could hear her running after me, grabbing her bag on the way. I dis-like them, and decided not to bring it today... Just for the sake of that.
The two of us walked side-by-side to school, passing by many who were also on their way. Together, Brittney and I seemed to make quite the commotion; kids were whispering, moving out of the way, all that jazz. When you had the swagger of a killer, as we say in America, people are bound to stare.
Midnight and Velvet hovered with us, just going with the flow, chatting amongst themselves. One of them pinched my ear, and I really had to refrain from screaming. My ears are very sensitive.
"What?" I hiss, looking sideways at Midnight.
"You forgot your piercing" She sang, dragging said chain a bit out of that Shugo Chara pouch I was mentioning.
"Oh. Derp." I smiled, taking the chain, and looping it with my lip ring and then gauge in my ear, which was a size 14, also known as the second smallest.
The second we walked through the gates, it seemed our popularity skyrocketed. There were students lining up on the side of the pathway to the front of the school, and it was all a bit overdone. I mean what were we, royalty? I snorted, and continued on into the building. Class hadn't started yet, and we made is successfully into the classroom without being noticed. The homeroom teacher clearly recognized us and showed us to our assigned seats, where we didn't move from until classes switched.
Through the day I learned one thing, and one thing only. Well, no. Two things. First: I wish I was back in America. Second: Rumors spread themselves here. Because apparently, Brittney and I were about four years older than every kid in this school because I was thrown in Juvy... For killing some girl. I laughed quietly to myself while gathering the materials acquired throughout the day. Japan... Was such a confusing place.
I grabbed the stuff off my desk, and proceeded to head towards Brittney and dump my stuff in her book bag.
"I have nowhere to put my stuff." I explained simply, smiling innocently when she looked up. She rolled her eyes, and I shrugged. "Well, whatever. We should be getting back though... I need to do some shit on the computer."
I walked off without her, knowing she had something to do before we went home. She always did, somehow.
The walk home was... Interesting. Of course, Midnight and Velvet were chatting to their hearts' content like normal. But students just kept staring, without even speaking. There was something really wrong with people of the Japanese culture if this is what they did to everyone that didn't straight out follow their lines. I sighed, slamming open the door to my new home.
"I'm back!" I shouted, not even stopping to take my shoes off. Instead, I beelined straight for the stairs, and into my room.
Silently, I switched all of my equipment on. It had been at least a week since I'd last used my computers, and I certainly missed them. As soon as it was all warmed up, I pulled up a quick playlist and put 'Break Your Little Heart In Two' by All Time Low on repeat. Ah, perfect American songs...
The next day, I went through the same-old morning routine, this time remembering to put the chain back on my piercings. Once in the kitchen, I noticed Brittney wasn't wearing the school's uniform. I stared, confused.
"Oh yeah, I changed schools... I'm in the grade we're supposed to be in, now. Sorry!" And then she stands up, and darts out the door. Well. So friggen' pleasant. I grabbed a piece of toast, and walked out of the Kitchen, towards the front door.
"WAIIIIIT!" Danny yelled from the kitchen, throwing a brown bag at me. "Brittney left that for ya." He said, and then went back to the other room. 'Was that even necessary?'. I shook my head, and calmly walked out the door. I had a bit before school started, considering the amount of students I passed on my way to the building.
Now, I honestly think they're more surprised by my wearing of the boys uniform, when I quite obviously am a girl. Meh, they don't get us Americans. Crossing into school was easiest, until the girls started talking. Because of course, and deaf man could hear their 'whispers'.
"Look! It's the American girl! I heard that she's still in 5th grade because she was sent away!" Happened to be the loudest at the moment, and I just snickered. Let them think what they wished – All of them got the wrong idea from the title of Assassin.
"Chelsea, are you really fine with them talking like this?" Midnight asked, being the would-be self that was still who she wanted to be, while saying what she felt. I shrugged, not wanting to answer. They could say what they wished, I had no control over it.
"Character Change!" She said, forcing me to speak. And in this time, the gray skulls on my hair ribbon turned black, showing her presence.
"Jesus! I wish everyone would just shut up and stop being idiots!" I screamed, and then immediately went back to being normal. I glared at midnight while she giggled, and ran after her. She gasped, continued giggling, and floated off into the building. I sprinted after, taking care to make sure my boots didn't make too much noise. There wasn't a need to get in trouble for running after imaginary objects.
When I finally caught up to her, we were on the roof. Snatched her right out of the air, almost falling off the roof at the same time.
"Midnight, you must think you are soooo brilliant." I said, sarcastically. She just giggled, wiggled out of my grasp, and went to go keep Velvet company. The warning bell rung from below, and I ran back inside, towards the classroom. I didn't particularly need to be late.
Of course, even if I had been late, nobody would have noticed. Yet another new student, Hinamori Amu, I believe it was. Hmph. I slumped down in my seat immediately, getting the attention of the teacher away from me.
The school day went by fast, and rumors flew about Amu as well. The idiot students of this school could not keep their mouths shut! As I left the school, it was calm. There were little splurges of children around, but I could tell for the most part, that today was a day that all clubs were meeting. Hopefully, I'd never be in one of those god awful things.
On the way home, Midnight pulled my attention to something.
"Chelsea~ There's a dark presence near!" She sounded excited, as I soon became. We always had fun with this kind of thing, especially if Brittney joined up with us for this. And maybe, she'd have been notified by Kunoichi or Kestueki.
"Lead the way!" And we were off, me following. My boots kept silent, just the way I liked it.
Upon finding the source of the negativity, I character transformed with the both of them; Crossing my hands over each other so the two rings formed the correct humpty ring shape, in which both could transform with me at the same time. They had their respective sides, of course.
I wore the joker hat, which sat between the back and top of my head, ketting my bangs stay where they originally were, and pulling my hair down out of it's pony tail. I wore a black tank top that showed midriff, and the ringmaster jacket, buttoned only an inch or two above my bellybutton. For pants, I wore past mid-thigh shorts, and black/white switched leggings. To the left, it was all actually black, and to the right... Red where black once was.
There was a mass of X Eggs, and it looked like I wasn't the only one here. Brittney had in fact shown up, along with some kids from the school. Hmph. I nodded towards Brittney, telling her we should just show off, because in a way... It really was our job. I could see the tiniest nod from her, and we both sprung into action – Literally.
Brittney was transformed with Kunoichi, the purple Ninja chara of hers. The two of us pushed off of each other after being in the air, and scared all the eggs into one little area. But, with our job being that difficult, two or three of them hatched into X-Charas, and started flipping out. I shot a look to Brittney, and we met half way up above, after jumping from the lamp posts in the park.
I grabbed her hands, pulling her close so the necklaces attached, and shouted, "Chara Nari!" in sync with Brittney. A red light erupted, and within a moments time we had switched to double transform with Ketsueki, and we both became cats of the night; beautiful red creatures.
I wore red jeans, tight-legged of course. On top, all there was was a single red strip of fabric pulled over my chest, covering anything inappropriate. And to make sure it stayed up, one strap went over her right shoulder, connecting to the back of the 'shirt'. Red cat ears were on my head, as well as a tail. I was bootiful.
Summoning the steel wool we both carried in this form, our work began. Carefully we constructed a Pentagram, which held all the eggs within. Watching us perform this must have been interesting, as we jumped all over the place, constructing it perfectly. No flaws could be allowed, or an egg or Chara would be able to get out of the binding.
Personally, I switched to Midnight, wearing the outfit mentioned before in just black.
"Conductors Spear!" A conductors baton materialized in each of my hands, and I jumped to hover in about the middle of the pentagon – Not within it's reaches, of course.
And just as I was about to destroy the negative energy, I was interrupted. From nowhere, I was slammed out of the air, and landed (painfully) on the ground. The batons melted back into their magica world, and I lost hold on my Midnight transformation. I was back with Ketsueki, whom was frantically babbling. I couldn't see; couldn't hear anything besides Ketsueki. All I thought was; What?