The Melancholy Melody of a Maiden
Now I REALLY doubt that I'm gonna get reviews on this story. -_-U What can I say? I'm just not good writer or story creator person thingy... Well, I'm gonna have some songs in this too, and one of them is gonna have "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki... and I don't own the song. And I don't own Yuu-Gi-Oh either... The couples are Anzu and Ryou... go ahead and flame, I can care less now. Oh yeah, though I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, Takahashi-sama can't take my plot HAHAHAHA! YOU may own YGO, but I own the plot and you can't take it! So I'll sue YOU if you take it (not like you will...) So how bout that! Um...please don't get mad at me... I'm only joking...see.... Haha.... But I'm serious if you take my plot people... (though yall won't) cuz I'mma make a story just like this with my own characters. Oh yeah, the people won't really be their selves... so... don't like, ain't my problem.
Of Pure Innocence
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Sinister, vile, treachery, evil, malice, loathe, and gloom equaled up to the "Hukitsu." A despised soul hated by all mortals of ancient Japan. It conquered towns and villages; never knowing when his rampage would end. All were too frail and frightened of the being, that they began to offer it whatever it wanted: jewels, gold, silver, and even their children.
Yet, there was one way for the contaminated soul to finally meet its demised. A maiden, a virgin girl of pure virtue and heart, stepped forward to the Hukitsu. Her eyes closed, and her mouth opened; her melodious voice uttering words of purity, yet of sorrow. Hearing such a harmonious voice cause the it to fall into a deep sleep, a barrier forming around its tired form.
Many of the villagers left their homes, afraid that the Hukitsu will awake from its slumber and cause chaos once again. The shrine which guards the sleeping foul creature belongs to the Mazaki residences. Though, the sleeping form is hidden deep within the forest, no one dares to discover its whereabouts.
"... The only way for the Hukitsu to awaken once more is from the voice of an Aoi, a girl pure of state and unspoiled. Only she can decide the fate of the Hukitsu. But once awaken, it is her destiny to remain unblemished, for if she doesn't, chaos should strike the world once again..."
She placed the book down, shrugging off her thoughts of it. "It's the same legend Obaa-sama told me. I don't know why she believes in this kind of stuff. And they have the nerves to stay up in that shrine." She stood up and pulled the book bag strap over her shoulders. "Well... class will be starting soon, I don't want to be late." She strolled out of the library, her mind still a little fixated of the Izumo legend.
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'I hate class...' she thought as she wrote down the notes from class. 'I'm absolutely invisible.' Her notes soon became doodles as she continued her thinking. Only thinking of the person who continuously popped in her thoughts. 'Jounouchi Katsuya,' Yet, it was awkward, somewhat embarrassing, along with muddling that she had fallen in love with the delinquent. His "Bad-ass" attitude and the lack of priority he puts into school was defiantly a boost in her feelings. Unmindful to her feelings, Jounouchi probably never noticed the shy girl. He hung out with some of the top players of game called "Duel Monsters," except for the CEO of Kaiba Corporations, Kaiba Seto himself. Girls seem to have noticed the talented duelist, causing her to feel quite miserable.
'I'll never measure up to them...' And in her opinion, she was correct. The appearance and attitude toward others drew her remotely to solitude. Hey boyish ways; wearing baggy pants around the house, her auburn hair seeming to be shorter every week, and impression of being very guy-like had other guys to believe she wouldn't be interested in them. Of course, one other stood by her side, accepting the ridicule of being mistaken to be her girlfriend. Jounouchi Shizuka was probably Anzu's only friend; knowing the fact the girl had a crush on her brother.
Anzu did find it sweet how some girls outside of school would walk up to her, oblivious of the fact she was a girl, and asking her to go out with them. She would always smile and say, "I'm waiting for the special one to ask me that question," the special one being Jounouchi, who would never in a life time ask her out. She would never reveal the truth of her gender to them, since it would only break their hearts since they watched her from afar.
Joyous that the bell rang, Anzu picked up her items and walked out of class. She was itching to get the short skirt off and into her more comfortable sweats. She hurried to the front gates, waiting for her friend to meet her. 'Jounouchi-kun...' she mumbled, standing there, letting her face blush. It was so, unlike Anzu, to let her mind wander off to such thoughts, but the throb in her heart did not help.
"Anzu-chan!" a high pitched, feminine voice cried out.
Anzu turned to see her younger friend, red-blonde hair bouncing up and down, a wide smile displayed on her face. "Hey Shizuka," Anzu greeted to her freshman friend.
"Hi Anzu! I'm so glad you're so smart too!"
"Eh...?"
"I need help on geometry homework. It seems so confusing to me,"
"Well, what makes you think I can help you? Math isn't my best subject,"
"Well... yeah... but you already took this last year."
"I have to go to Izumo... I'm visiting my grandparents today."
"Ah... Izumo... such a beautiful place to live. So serene..."
"Yeah... if you love throwing Mamorifuda around, protecting yourself from some sound outside when it's really the wind." Anzu replied sarcastically.
"Well, they are shrine keepers..." Shizuka said, crossing her arms.
"Shizuka-chan!" a deep, masculine voice cried out, only to be a sound Anzu's ears seemed to love.
Her face burned, her chest precipitating thumps after thumps of the boy's presence. Shizuka saw her embarrassed friend, giggling to see her tomboy friend act so much like a girl. She turned to her friend's crush, and smile sincerely. "Yes Nii-chan?"
"Me and the others are going to Burger World, do you wanna come?"
"Of course!"
Jounouchi shot a glance at the quiet Anzu, who in return, turned her head to the ground. "And Anzu could come too, if she wanna..."
Anzu's voice was caught in her throat, as her crush invited her out with the rest of his friends. 'And... he actually knows my name...' Shizuka noticed her mute friend, and spoke for her. "Anzu can't, unfortunately, she's going to Izumo to visit her grandparents,"
"Oh... well, maybe next time," hew replied, turning around to walk. "Hope you have fun there,"
Shizuka followed her brother, right after she apologized and said bye to Anzu. Anzu only watched them disappeared from her sight, before she shook her head ferociously.
Anzu walked home, her mind always ending thinking about the delinquent boy. Of course, she wished she wasn't so attracted to him, but his attitude and mannerism played a big deal in her feelings. As she arrived inside her home, Anzu quickly pasted to her room and discarded her fuku. Her new attire where only a pair of sweat pants, a boyish muscle shirt and a jacket covering her arms. She packed her suitcase, knowing as soon as her parents arrive, they would be on their way to Izumo. After packing her items, she turned on her MP3 player, placed the headset over her ears, and listen to the music in complete tranquility. She sat on her bed, drawing one of her legs up to her chest, while letting the other sprawl on the bed.
Perfect. The tune of the different music always soothed her upset body; knowing that her feelings for her friend's brother will never be returned. 'Of course they wouldn't... he doesn't even see me as a girl...' A pencil laid on the side of her. She picked it up, and returned her hand back to her knee. She held the pencil between her index and middle fingers, which was a bad habit with everything she held. Her cravings of cigarettes of deceased greatly, when her grandparents found out she was smoking.
'No future priestess of this shrine will pick up such a sinful habit!' they always told her, yet, they never bothered to ask her why she did. "Hanging around guys for almost all of my life, then dressing like one, then hearing them complain so much about my 'masculine attitude...' then... not being able to have the life I want... can make you somewhat sad..." Anzu said aloud.
She heard a click through her headphones. She turned down the volume, grabbed her bag and hat and headed to meet her parents. "Anzu, you know your Ojii-sama and Obaa-sama don't want you dressing like that," her mother stated, eyeing her daughter up and down.
"I know... but that time didn't come yet, so just let me enjoy it while I can," Anzu replied back, already making her way down the apartment stairs and to the car.
Her father was already in the car waiting, his fingers tapping against the steering to the music. Anzu opened the car door, and tossed her belongings to the other side. She sat next to her items, sprawling her legs out in a guy-like manner, attached the headphones to her ears and continued listening to her music.
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'If only I met his standards... would he look my way?' Anzu thought, watching the street lights passing by. 'Maybe if I appeared more like a girl... maybe he might like me... Heh... who am I kidding? They say I'm a cute guy... which surely means I'll make a horrible girl...' She sighed, as she turned to the next song.
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The drive was about an hour, which seem to went by very fast according to Anzu. As the car pulled up to the curve, Anzu gather her belongings, opened the door and stepped out, stretching her arms and legs. Not wanting to wait for her parents, Anzu began the long walk up the shrine stairs. 'Why can't they have some escalator or something? It's a pain climbing these stairs everyday,' She stomped her way up the stairs, though it cause her legs to grow more tired than they already were. She began to ran in frustration, finally reaching the top.
The traditional Japanese house layout was before her, with a little alter on the side for passersby. As always, Anzu bowed her head a bit before entering. She took off her shoes, and placed on her feet the guest slippers. "Obaa-sama? Ojii-sama? You guys here?" Anzu called out, looking around. 'Probably in the alter room,'
Anzu walked to the alter room, seeing the her grandparents praying to one of the Shintou gods. Not wanting to interrupt them, Anzu turned back around and headed toward her usual room.
She slid open the door, threw her items aside and took out the rolled- up futon that laid in the corner. After fixing it to its proper appearance, Anzu flopped upon it, sprawling her legs and arms in whichever direction. 'I really don't feel like being here... hearing them bitch about how much of a disgrace I am... lucky me...' Her eyelids hesitated to close, until the hungered sleep claimed them, relaxing her whole body to slumber.
Which felt like a two hour sleep, five minutes later, various of voices called for her to come in the lobby room. Moaning to have more sleep, Anzu picked herself up and dragged to the designated room. As she entered, she bowed respectively to her grandparents, giving the two a long look at their grandchild. "I think we should have you change into that kimono..." her grandmother stated, rubbing the bottom of her chin.
"... Or maybe not," Anzu mumbled under her breath, not caring if they heard her or not.
"You can enjoy all of this freedom now, Anzu, but you know you will have to obey the way of a Miko," her grandfather spoke up.
"It's not like I'm sleeping around with people, so being a virgin is out of the question," Anzu replied harshly, crossing her arms in the process.
"You know what I mean," He signal Anzu to sit at the small table for tea.
Reluctantly, Anzu kneed down at the table, waiting for the tea arrive at the table. "Just because Obaa-sama saw some dumb vision in the flames, doesn't mean I'll become a Miko,"
"Anzu!" her mother snapped, giving her disapproving look.
Her grandmother came back with a tray of tea and omusubi. She placed it in the center of the table, and sat down in her spot. "My visions do not lie, child. I had them ever since I was young..."
"Then why don't you ever tell us what they're about?" Anzu replied.
"Because... that will ruin the future, now wouldn't it?"
"Then I'm not becoming a miko!" Anzu slammed both her fist on the table. "It's not fair that I can't fall in love and have to stay cooped up in some shrine!"
"And you think some guy will fall for someone who looks very much like himself?"
Almost kicking the table over, Anzu left the room and went into her own. Wishing it were a regular door, she slip is shut, hoping it was loud enough to prove her anger. "How dare she say that!" Anzu yelled, as she fell to the ground. "She keeps saying I'm destined to be the damn Miko of this shrine, but I can't be with the people I like... and won't be able to have friends..."
'Not like you have much to began with...'
"But still... maybe more people might want to be friends with me... maybe... But becoming a Miko won't help! I don't WANT to be in a place like this!" With that, Anzu grabbed her bag, slid open the window, and crept out, having the rest of her family worry about her... not like they probably will...
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"Her time is coming very soon... the even that seal her fate forever..." she said to the others, as her eyes gazed in the inferno.
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She ran up the hill, hoping to get away from that shrine for a while. After running for some time, Anzu decided to stop and take a breath. She dug in her bag, taking out to attachable speakers. She clipped one on each back pants pocket. She pushed the play button on MP3 player, and attached the of the speaker cord to the player. Anzu relaxed, hearing the calming music fill the area. "Much better..." Anzu murmured.
The sun was starting to set, as Anzu walked deeper in the woods, not knowing exactly where she was at. The surroundings were very unfamiliar, since she had came over her grandparents shrine at a young age. Hoping her fears will go away, Anzu decided to sing to the song. 'Yeah... so whoever is out there will get to me sooner...'
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~People are all sad, so...
They go and forget, but--~
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The woods became darker as she walked further. An eerie breeze went by, causing Anzu to quiver uneasily. She still, decided to sing.
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~For that which I should love,
For that which gives me love, I will do what I can.~
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Ears perked up, as they picked up the remote sound from afar. Fingers twitched, as they were intertwined with ragged shirt. The vibration of the sound caused the barrier to move slightly. Who was doing this?
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~Ah... Back then, when we met,
It was all awkward.
We went the long way, didn't we?
We got hurt, didn't we?~
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Anzu wrapped her arms around her small body securely, though it wouldn't do much protection if she were attacked. But the warm hands helped heated up her body. 'This place is really scary... And they say I don't act much like a girl...'
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~Ah... Until the day I reach eternal sleep,~
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His mind slowly opened, as the sound registrated in his head. 'That voice...' he thought. 'Sounds so... pure...' His hands let go of its tight grip of his arm, while he lifted up his head.
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~That smiling face will...
...Have to stay with me without fail.~
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Anzu sung louder, which actually cause her fears to quickly fade. 'When I said I wanted to go away... I didn't mean this far...' But as much as she wanted to turn around, her body disobeyed.
~Ah... Back then, when we met,
It was all awkward.~
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'And it sounds... so soothing...' he thought. He felt a presence approaching him, but his body wasn't fully awake to meet it.
Anzu walked further, until something white became closer in her sight. She walked faster to it, taking a closer look. She pressed her face on it, gasping in shock... but never stopped singing. 'Oh my...'
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~We went the long way, but...~
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Its eyes opened, revealing a soft brown calmness in them. Anzu jumped back a little. 'This thing... is alive...?'
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~We got hurt in the end~
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After the last verse, ragged gray wings spread open, breaking its ice barrier. The ice crystals fell, but none causing injury on the observing girl. Yet, the shattering caused her to fall back a little. Before her, sitting on a white rock, was a young boy, snow hair stuck up messily. His clothes were barely covering his body; an off-white shirt hung on one of his shoulder, while gray pants were ripped toward the bottom. Heavy chains were wrapped around his ankles, wrist, and neck loosely. All innocence spread upon his face, giving him a sadden look. His brown eyes were filled with sorrow, and a bit of confusion. He looked beautiful, as of some kind of strayed angel of some sort.
Anzu stood up a bit, but her weak legs dropped her on her knees. She crawled slowly to sad beauty, questions filling her head. 'Who... is he...?' was the one she wanted to answer the most.
He leaned over to her, reaching out his arms toward her, his chains following his movements. He cupped her cheeks, causing a scarlet blush to come over the girl. 'What is he going to do to me...? Oh man.... This... person.... somehow gets unfrozen and now he's touching my face.... He's gonna kill me! And I haven't told Jounouchi how I felt!' Anzu caught her breath, as she heard the words spoken from the unknown boy.
His frozen lips began to move, uttering in a shy, but audible voice. "... Mistress...!" His face broke into a grin.
"HUH!?" Sweat drops washed over Anzu, as she expected something different. She almost fell over. 'What the HELL have I gotten myself into...!?'
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This is chapter one! I'mma decide to post the next chapter if I get enough reviews... so yeah... if people read... then I might continue. Yup... ooh! I saw "The Last Dragon." That movie is mad funny! I recorded for my friend, so I'mma force her to see it! ^_^
Now I REALLY doubt that I'm gonna get reviews on this story. -_-U What can I say? I'm just not good writer or story creator person thingy... Well, I'm gonna have some songs in this too, and one of them is gonna have "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki... and I don't own the song. And I don't own Yuu-Gi-Oh either... The couples are Anzu and Ryou... go ahead and flame, I can care less now. Oh yeah, though I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, Takahashi-sama can't take my plot HAHAHAHA! YOU may own YGO, but I own the plot and you can't take it! So I'll sue YOU if you take it (not like you will...) So how bout that! Um...please don't get mad at me... I'm only joking...see.... Haha.... But I'm serious if you take my plot people... (though yall won't) cuz I'mma make a story just like this with my own characters. Oh yeah, the people won't really be their selves... so... don't like, ain't my problem.
Of Pure Innocence
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Sinister, vile, treachery, evil, malice, loathe, and gloom equaled up to the "Hukitsu." A despised soul hated by all mortals of ancient Japan. It conquered towns and villages; never knowing when his rampage would end. All were too frail and frightened of the being, that they began to offer it whatever it wanted: jewels, gold, silver, and even their children.
Yet, there was one way for the contaminated soul to finally meet its demised. A maiden, a virgin girl of pure virtue and heart, stepped forward to the Hukitsu. Her eyes closed, and her mouth opened; her melodious voice uttering words of purity, yet of sorrow. Hearing such a harmonious voice cause the it to fall into a deep sleep, a barrier forming around its tired form.
Many of the villagers left their homes, afraid that the Hukitsu will awake from its slumber and cause chaos once again. The shrine which guards the sleeping foul creature belongs to the Mazaki residences. Though, the sleeping form is hidden deep within the forest, no one dares to discover its whereabouts.
"... The only way for the Hukitsu to awaken once more is from the voice of an Aoi, a girl pure of state and unspoiled. Only she can decide the fate of the Hukitsu. But once awaken, it is her destiny to remain unblemished, for if she doesn't, chaos should strike the world once again..."
She placed the book down, shrugging off her thoughts of it. "It's the same legend Obaa-sama told me. I don't know why she believes in this kind of stuff. And they have the nerves to stay up in that shrine." She stood up and pulled the book bag strap over her shoulders. "Well... class will be starting soon, I don't want to be late." She strolled out of the library, her mind still a little fixated of the Izumo legend.
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'I hate class...' she thought as she wrote down the notes from class. 'I'm absolutely invisible.' Her notes soon became doodles as she continued her thinking. Only thinking of the person who continuously popped in her thoughts. 'Jounouchi Katsuya,' Yet, it was awkward, somewhat embarrassing, along with muddling that she had fallen in love with the delinquent. His "Bad-ass" attitude and the lack of priority he puts into school was defiantly a boost in her feelings. Unmindful to her feelings, Jounouchi probably never noticed the shy girl. He hung out with some of the top players of game called "Duel Monsters," except for the CEO of Kaiba Corporations, Kaiba Seto himself. Girls seem to have noticed the talented duelist, causing her to feel quite miserable.
'I'll never measure up to them...' And in her opinion, she was correct. The appearance and attitude toward others drew her remotely to solitude. Hey boyish ways; wearing baggy pants around the house, her auburn hair seeming to be shorter every week, and impression of being very guy-like had other guys to believe she wouldn't be interested in them. Of course, one other stood by her side, accepting the ridicule of being mistaken to be her girlfriend. Jounouchi Shizuka was probably Anzu's only friend; knowing the fact the girl had a crush on her brother.
Anzu did find it sweet how some girls outside of school would walk up to her, oblivious of the fact she was a girl, and asking her to go out with them. She would always smile and say, "I'm waiting for the special one to ask me that question," the special one being Jounouchi, who would never in a life time ask her out. She would never reveal the truth of her gender to them, since it would only break their hearts since they watched her from afar.
Joyous that the bell rang, Anzu picked up her items and walked out of class. She was itching to get the short skirt off and into her more comfortable sweats. She hurried to the front gates, waiting for her friend to meet her. 'Jounouchi-kun...' she mumbled, standing there, letting her face blush. It was so, unlike Anzu, to let her mind wander off to such thoughts, but the throb in her heart did not help.
"Anzu-chan!" a high pitched, feminine voice cried out.
Anzu turned to see her younger friend, red-blonde hair bouncing up and down, a wide smile displayed on her face. "Hey Shizuka," Anzu greeted to her freshman friend.
"Hi Anzu! I'm so glad you're so smart too!"
"Eh...?"
"I need help on geometry homework. It seems so confusing to me,"
"Well, what makes you think I can help you? Math isn't my best subject,"
"Well... yeah... but you already took this last year."
"I have to go to Izumo... I'm visiting my grandparents today."
"Ah... Izumo... such a beautiful place to live. So serene..."
"Yeah... if you love throwing Mamorifuda around, protecting yourself from some sound outside when it's really the wind." Anzu replied sarcastically.
"Well, they are shrine keepers..." Shizuka said, crossing her arms.
"Shizuka-chan!" a deep, masculine voice cried out, only to be a sound Anzu's ears seemed to love.
Her face burned, her chest precipitating thumps after thumps of the boy's presence. Shizuka saw her embarrassed friend, giggling to see her tomboy friend act so much like a girl. She turned to her friend's crush, and smile sincerely. "Yes Nii-chan?"
"Me and the others are going to Burger World, do you wanna come?"
"Of course!"
Jounouchi shot a glance at the quiet Anzu, who in return, turned her head to the ground. "And Anzu could come too, if she wanna..."
Anzu's voice was caught in her throat, as her crush invited her out with the rest of his friends. 'And... he actually knows my name...' Shizuka noticed her mute friend, and spoke for her. "Anzu can't, unfortunately, she's going to Izumo to visit her grandparents,"
"Oh... well, maybe next time," hew replied, turning around to walk. "Hope you have fun there,"
Shizuka followed her brother, right after she apologized and said bye to Anzu. Anzu only watched them disappeared from her sight, before she shook her head ferociously.
Anzu walked home, her mind always ending thinking about the delinquent boy. Of course, she wished she wasn't so attracted to him, but his attitude and mannerism played a big deal in her feelings. As she arrived inside her home, Anzu quickly pasted to her room and discarded her fuku. Her new attire where only a pair of sweat pants, a boyish muscle shirt and a jacket covering her arms. She packed her suitcase, knowing as soon as her parents arrive, they would be on their way to Izumo. After packing her items, she turned on her MP3 player, placed the headset over her ears, and listen to the music in complete tranquility. She sat on her bed, drawing one of her legs up to her chest, while letting the other sprawl on the bed.
Perfect. The tune of the different music always soothed her upset body; knowing that her feelings for her friend's brother will never be returned. 'Of course they wouldn't... he doesn't even see me as a girl...' A pencil laid on the side of her. She picked it up, and returned her hand back to her knee. She held the pencil between her index and middle fingers, which was a bad habit with everything she held. Her cravings of cigarettes of deceased greatly, when her grandparents found out she was smoking.
'No future priestess of this shrine will pick up such a sinful habit!' they always told her, yet, they never bothered to ask her why she did. "Hanging around guys for almost all of my life, then dressing like one, then hearing them complain so much about my 'masculine attitude...' then... not being able to have the life I want... can make you somewhat sad..." Anzu said aloud.
She heard a click through her headphones. She turned down the volume, grabbed her bag and hat and headed to meet her parents. "Anzu, you know your Ojii-sama and Obaa-sama don't want you dressing like that," her mother stated, eyeing her daughter up and down.
"I know... but that time didn't come yet, so just let me enjoy it while I can," Anzu replied back, already making her way down the apartment stairs and to the car.
Her father was already in the car waiting, his fingers tapping against the steering to the music. Anzu opened the car door, and tossed her belongings to the other side. She sat next to her items, sprawling her legs out in a guy-like manner, attached the headphones to her ears and continued listening to her music.
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'If only I met his standards... would he look my way?' Anzu thought, watching the street lights passing by. 'Maybe if I appeared more like a girl... maybe he might like me... Heh... who am I kidding? They say I'm a cute guy... which surely means I'll make a horrible girl...' She sighed, as she turned to the next song.
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The drive was about an hour, which seem to went by very fast according to Anzu. As the car pulled up to the curve, Anzu gather her belongings, opened the door and stepped out, stretching her arms and legs. Not wanting to wait for her parents, Anzu began the long walk up the shrine stairs. 'Why can't they have some escalator or something? It's a pain climbing these stairs everyday,' She stomped her way up the stairs, though it cause her legs to grow more tired than they already were. She began to ran in frustration, finally reaching the top.
The traditional Japanese house layout was before her, with a little alter on the side for passersby. As always, Anzu bowed her head a bit before entering. She took off her shoes, and placed on her feet the guest slippers. "Obaa-sama? Ojii-sama? You guys here?" Anzu called out, looking around. 'Probably in the alter room,'
Anzu walked to the alter room, seeing the her grandparents praying to one of the Shintou gods. Not wanting to interrupt them, Anzu turned back around and headed toward her usual room.
She slid open the door, threw her items aside and took out the rolled- up futon that laid in the corner. After fixing it to its proper appearance, Anzu flopped upon it, sprawling her legs and arms in whichever direction. 'I really don't feel like being here... hearing them bitch about how much of a disgrace I am... lucky me...' Her eyelids hesitated to close, until the hungered sleep claimed them, relaxing her whole body to slumber.
Which felt like a two hour sleep, five minutes later, various of voices called for her to come in the lobby room. Moaning to have more sleep, Anzu picked herself up and dragged to the designated room. As she entered, she bowed respectively to her grandparents, giving the two a long look at their grandchild. "I think we should have you change into that kimono..." her grandmother stated, rubbing the bottom of her chin.
"... Or maybe not," Anzu mumbled under her breath, not caring if they heard her or not.
"You can enjoy all of this freedom now, Anzu, but you know you will have to obey the way of a Miko," her grandfather spoke up.
"It's not like I'm sleeping around with people, so being a virgin is out of the question," Anzu replied harshly, crossing her arms in the process.
"You know what I mean," He signal Anzu to sit at the small table for tea.
Reluctantly, Anzu kneed down at the table, waiting for the tea arrive at the table. "Just because Obaa-sama saw some dumb vision in the flames, doesn't mean I'll become a Miko,"
"Anzu!" her mother snapped, giving her disapproving look.
Her grandmother came back with a tray of tea and omusubi. She placed it in the center of the table, and sat down in her spot. "My visions do not lie, child. I had them ever since I was young..."
"Then why don't you ever tell us what they're about?" Anzu replied.
"Because... that will ruin the future, now wouldn't it?"
"Then I'm not becoming a miko!" Anzu slammed both her fist on the table. "It's not fair that I can't fall in love and have to stay cooped up in some shrine!"
"And you think some guy will fall for someone who looks very much like himself?"
Almost kicking the table over, Anzu left the room and went into her own. Wishing it were a regular door, she slip is shut, hoping it was loud enough to prove her anger. "How dare she say that!" Anzu yelled, as she fell to the ground. "She keeps saying I'm destined to be the damn Miko of this shrine, but I can't be with the people I like... and won't be able to have friends..."
'Not like you have much to began with...'
"But still... maybe more people might want to be friends with me... maybe... But becoming a Miko won't help! I don't WANT to be in a place like this!" With that, Anzu grabbed her bag, slid open the window, and crept out, having the rest of her family worry about her... not like they probably will...
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"Her time is coming very soon... the even that seal her fate forever..." she said to the others, as her eyes gazed in the inferno.
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She ran up the hill, hoping to get away from that shrine for a while. After running for some time, Anzu decided to stop and take a breath. She dug in her bag, taking out to attachable speakers. She clipped one on each back pants pocket. She pushed the play button on MP3 player, and attached the of the speaker cord to the player. Anzu relaxed, hearing the calming music fill the area. "Much better..." Anzu murmured.
The sun was starting to set, as Anzu walked deeper in the woods, not knowing exactly where she was at. The surroundings were very unfamiliar, since she had came over her grandparents shrine at a young age. Hoping her fears will go away, Anzu decided to sing to the song. 'Yeah... so whoever is out there will get to me sooner...'
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~People are all sad, so...
They go and forget, but--~
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The woods became darker as she walked further. An eerie breeze went by, causing Anzu to quiver uneasily. She still, decided to sing.
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~For that which I should love,
For that which gives me love, I will do what I can.~
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Ears perked up, as they picked up the remote sound from afar. Fingers twitched, as they were intertwined with ragged shirt. The vibration of the sound caused the barrier to move slightly. Who was doing this?
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~Ah... Back then, when we met,
It was all awkward.
We went the long way, didn't we?
We got hurt, didn't we?~
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Anzu wrapped her arms around her small body securely, though it wouldn't do much protection if she were attacked. But the warm hands helped heated up her body. 'This place is really scary... And they say I don't act much like a girl...'
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~Ah... Until the day I reach eternal sleep,~
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His mind slowly opened, as the sound registrated in his head. 'That voice...' he thought. 'Sounds so... pure...' His hands let go of its tight grip of his arm, while he lifted up his head.
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~That smiling face will...
...Have to stay with me without fail.~
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Anzu sung louder, which actually cause her fears to quickly fade. 'When I said I wanted to go away... I didn't mean this far...' But as much as she wanted to turn around, her body disobeyed.
~Ah... Back then, when we met,
It was all awkward.~
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'And it sounds... so soothing...' he thought. He felt a presence approaching him, but his body wasn't fully awake to meet it.
Anzu walked further, until something white became closer in her sight. She walked faster to it, taking a closer look. She pressed her face on it, gasping in shock... but never stopped singing. 'Oh my...'
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~We went the long way, but...~
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Its eyes opened, revealing a soft brown calmness in them. Anzu jumped back a little. 'This thing... is alive...?'
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~We got hurt in the end~
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After the last verse, ragged gray wings spread open, breaking its ice barrier. The ice crystals fell, but none causing injury on the observing girl. Yet, the shattering caused her to fall back a little. Before her, sitting on a white rock, was a young boy, snow hair stuck up messily. His clothes were barely covering his body; an off-white shirt hung on one of his shoulder, while gray pants were ripped toward the bottom. Heavy chains were wrapped around his ankles, wrist, and neck loosely. All innocence spread upon his face, giving him a sadden look. His brown eyes were filled with sorrow, and a bit of confusion. He looked beautiful, as of some kind of strayed angel of some sort.
Anzu stood up a bit, but her weak legs dropped her on her knees. She crawled slowly to sad beauty, questions filling her head. 'Who... is he...?' was the one she wanted to answer the most.
He leaned over to her, reaching out his arms toward her, his chains following his movements. He cupped her cheeks, causing a scarlet blush to come over the girl. 'What is he going to do to me...? Oh man.... This... person.... somehow gets unfrozen and now he's touching my face.... He's gonna kill me! And I haven't told Jounouchi how I felt!' Anzu caught her breath, as she heard the words spoken from the unknown boy.
His frozen lips began to move, uttering in a shy, but audible voice. "... Mistress...!" His face broke into a grin.
"HUH!?" Sweat drops washed over Anzu, as she expected something different. She almost fell over. 'What the HELL have I gotten myself into...!?'
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This is chapter one! I'mma decide to post the next chapter if I get enough reviews... so yeah... if people read... then I might continue. Yup... ooh! I saw "The Last Dragon." That movie is mad funny! I recorded for my friend, so I'mma force her to see it! ^_^