Opening note: Wahahaha lol my first story. I love robert IDK why so there is going to be alot of talks about him. Urm review plox?
It was raining heavily. Raindrops smashed heavily on my window. I stared at the gloomy sky. Gosh, the weather seems to be having the same feeling I had, dark gloomy, unhappy. It wasn't my fault he was left in the human world, He should be happy there, not running wild here and there killing people just because they were chosen by the god candidates and have powers. Obviously, the rules said to defeat. Not kill. What he and his Robert 10 are doing is simply unacceptable.
Yet there he sat, on his study table with a grin spread wildly across his face. His aqua blue eyes were dancing with triumph. His fingers tapped gently on the table, and slowly, he turned his head when he noticed me standing at his door. "Alice, what are you doing?" He questioned, his grin had faded almost suddenly.
"Mom, what happen to Dad?" I once asked my mother, who was sitting on the couch, knitting a sweater. As soon as my mother heard this, she stopped knitting and stared into my eyes. She had Aqua blue eyes, like mine, and her hair dropped down slightly over her shoulder, the color of a withered bark, like mine too. Many said we look alike, but I can see the difference. Mom's wrinkly skin and short height was not in my genes.
"Why'd you ask?" She questioned.
"Mhmm...Nothing," I shaked my head gently, scared that I have hurt my mother. Mom was gentle, but sometimes, sensitive.
Mom gave me another stare and went back to her knitting. "He's in the human world,"
Wait let me explain, Yes, I'm a Tenkai Ji, which means I live in the Heavens, and here, we have 3 realms, the heavens, where gods and people like me live, Human world, where normal humans live and Hell, where people are imprisoned and it's also where Hellions live. Urm that means Jigoku people (Hell, people)
"Why is he in the human world?" My curiosity was getting the better of me; maybe I should shut up because at that same moment, my mother burst into tears.
From then onwards, I never asks her anymore about dad, nor the mysterious blond hair boy which appeared in my dreams almost every night.
Oh wait, before I go any further, let me introduce myself. I am Alice Hayden, and well, I lived in the heavens with my mother. This year, I am 15 years old.
One day, mom called me into the lounge. "Alice," My mom started softly, but her voice was trembling, as in struggling not to cry. "You have to go to the human world,"
"What?! Why?!" I cried, startled. "your father…You need to find your father…and…Robert…." Mom's voice was getting soggy.
Robert? Whose Robert? Wait, don't tell me it's the blond hair guy I always dreamt about. "I can't tell you more.." Mom whispered. "Go to the human world, and find Robert…find your brother…" As she said that, my whole body became heavy, and it was impossible for me to move. Slowly, my surroundings got darker and mom's sad face faded into the darkness. "MOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!" I yelled as I fell through the void.
"Hey, wake up!" Someone was slapping me gently on my face. "Mmmhhmmm?" I mumbled, wondering where I am as my eyes fluttered open. There, in front of me, stood a women maybe in her thirties, staring down at me.
"Who are you?" I mumbled getting up from the concrete floor. The women ignored me. She stared into the sky. About a few silent minutes she turned to me and directed her palms at my face. "My name is Kiara. That's all you need to know Alice,"
"Kiara?" I repeated the name. Strange, her name sounded familiar. "Your mom told me to meet you here; I guess she dropped you into the tunnels to the human world." Kiara explained. Her voice has a sharp tone, as if ordering me sharply to do something. I remained still, afraid to make any move, as he palm was still directed to my face. "You will be the 101th Power-user," Her palm sparkled, and a soft red light was shot out from it, enveloping me into it. I tried to run, but it came to no avail, I was nailed to the spot.
Slowly, my vision blurred, my eyelids grew heavier as I tried to focus on the red soft light all around me, and slowly, I fell into a deep, disturbing sleep.
The blond hair boy was standing in a circle of 10 people, the face not visible. The blond boy has aqua eyes, like mine and his forehead was bandaged. An evil grin spread through his face and a shadow, spread through the darkness. How? I have no idea. But the shadow was in the shape of another man. Through the shadow, I can make out a baggy slack, and a braided hair. Where its mouth should be opened up into a toothy grin.
My eyes snapped open and I sat up so suddenly the covers fell back and the wet cloth on my head fell over my face. I was in a room, painted orange, and on a bed, with matching orange covers on me.
"Arte, arte," Someone sang into the room. A girl, with black hair, wearing a spaghetti top was holding a bowl of water into the room. "Ohaiyo," The girl smiled at me. Ohaiyo…Japanese…morning? "Urm… where am I?" I tried to ask in Japanese too. Luckily, I learned it back at home.
"My house," The girl answered as she set the bowl on the nearest table. "You were found fainted in the streets, kousekei brought you home,"
"kousekei?"
"My brother, kouseke," The girl replied cheerfully while grabbing the cloth that I was holding in my hands and dumped it into the bowl of water. "by the way, I'm Shoko,"
"Hi Shoko, thanks for bringing me here, but I have to go," I snapped, jumping out of bed and rushing to the door. Just then someone came into my way and I bumped headfirst into him. I tumbled on the floor as the someone asked, "Ah, are you okay?"
"Ouch ouch ouch," I pressed my hands on my head, and looked up. A boy younger than me, maybe 13, with green hair was standing infront of me, his hands extended. "Hi, I'm Ueki Kouseke," "Saw you fainting in the streets…can't leave you there…" He muttered.
"Wait did you see Kiara?" I asked the boy. He stared blankly into my eyes. Great. Kiara had left me alone, with no idea what's going on. "Okay, I'm still going," I brush past the ueki's and ran out of the house and bang into someone's shoulder. "Sorry!" I yelled without looking but just then a hand grabbed my arm and pulled me back.
I was starring face to face with a girl with blue hair and pink spectacles suspended on her hair. "hey that hurts!" She yelled at me. "I said I'm sorry!" "What are you doing in Ueki's house?!" The girl questioned.
Who is she and why did she cared?
"Oh my god, don't tell me you are a norreocsha!" She screamed as she let go of my arm and retreated in a comical way. noreochsha? That's Japanese word for power holder isn't it? The same last words kiara told me! "What noreocsha!?" it was my tturn to scream. Then suddenly, a bored voice sounded behind me.
"Mori, stop it," Ueki called out, rubbing his green hair.
"Ueki be careful it's a neoreocsha!!" The girl Mori screamed.
"Ehhhh?" Ueki sang, his eyes opened wide. "Woah, wait," I put up my hands in surrender. I met enough weird people for a day. "what noreocsha?!"
"Wait you don't know?" Mori's jaw stretched, almost touching the ground.
"I don't know what you guys are talking about," I cried, just as a voice sounded from below the apartment block. A child's voice, crying. "oh no!" Mori cried, her head poking out of the corridor's balcony. "There's a kid that's going to fall of the building Ueki!" But when she turned her head, ueki had disappeared. How fast. I frowned and ran to the balcony, down stairs, the same level as the falling kid, Ueki was running so fast he could beat an angry bull. But the kid was holding on one hand, and his fingers were slipping, he'll never make it in time.
Just then Ueki's hands sparkled a soft green light and a thick bark protruded from his palms. "Grab on!" he screamed to the suspended child. But the child's hands were too short and it's still a distance away from the nearest branch. "Help!" The child screamed.
I felt pity for the kid. A part of me wanted to save him, to help Ueki, but I don't know how. Just then, I got a feeling as if my gut was pulled and itch on my palms. I stared at it. A soft red light like Kiara's was glowing from it and then I pointed at the kid, not knowing what I'm doing. And suddenly, tree roots protruded from my palm, wrapping up the child and gently pulling him away from the rails, where he was hanging from and onto level ground.
The tree roots disappeared and so did the kid, running off to who know where. But Mori was sitting at my foot and Ueki's wild eyes was staring straight at me. I suddenly realize what I have done and pulled my still extended palm. Ueki's tree bark faded and a wide grin spreaded through his face. Oh god, am I in trouble? He ran back as fast as he could and when he finally stopped, his fingers showed a thumbs up at me and said, "Good work, friend!" And a horrible Boom sounded behind me. Apparently, Mori had crash down head first onto the concrete floor, startled at Ueki's action.
"UEKIIIIII SHES A NOREOCSHA!!! AND WITH YOUR POWERS TOO!!" She screamed when she regained her footings.
"I don't care, anyone who did good stuffs are my friend!" Ueki said and slapped my back. I was stunned, silent, unable to say anything. What had happened? What the hell had happened?!