Ice Chronicles
Chapter 1: Ice Encounter
It was a cold snowy night. The moon was full and bright. When it snows, snowball fights are the first thing that pops into mind. For me it's drinking delicious hot chocolate while sitting next to the fire. I was walking through the park, enjoying the falling snowflakes, but that's when my attention shot to this figure sitting on a nearby bench.
'Who's that?" I wondered. I proceeded towards the person and got a better look. Turns out it was a woman.
"Hey; are you okay?" I asked the person. There was no response for a little while. After a minute or so, she looked up at me. My eyes widened once I saw how beautiful she looked. She had short light brown hair and a blank expression on her face. She wore a white kimono with chains between her cleavage that binds the robe together. The main thing that caught my attention was the symbol on her forehead, which resembled a crimson bird with a yin-yang insignia underneath. As he stood in front of her, he could the temperature slowly decreased.
"Are you talking to me?" She finally spoke.
"Yes, are you alright? Are you hurt?" I asked back. She looked back down at the ground.
"I'm fine, don't concern yourself with someone like me," she replied. I looked at her confused. I sat down beside her, but she didn't look my way.
"Now I can't just look away from a person who's this depressed. You say not to concern myself, but that just makes want to help more," I stated. "Would you like to talk about it? I'm a good listener."
She remained silent for a moment. I could feel despair from this woman, but maybe I can help if she lets me. She finally said something, making me jump in surprise.
"I'm broken and useless; my master threw me away and left me," she told me. "My ashikabi abandoned me."
'What the hell is an ashikabi?" I wondered. 'Whoever he is must be an ass for leaving such a woman behind.'
"Why did he leave you?" I asked her. This time, she looked me in the eye; her expression still the same since we first spoke.
"Why are you so interested in me?" She questioned. I thought about it for a while and gave her a warm smile.
"Because anyone who abandons such a beautiful woman shouldn't even be an ashikabi," I stated. Her eyes widened at my response and a small blush appeared on her face. She looked back down, but I saw her show a smile; a beautiful one at that.
"By the way, what is an ashikabi? I keep hearing you say that word, but what does it mean?"
"An ashikabi… is my special someone. Someone who I love the most in the entire world, but since I'm a discarded sekirei, I cannot be winged," she explained.
'Now what the heck is a sekirei?" I pondered. That's when the snow started to fall more rapidly and the temperature dropped even more. He stood up and walked in front of her. He kneeled so their faces were level.
"How about we finish talking elsewhere? We'll freeze to death if we stay here," I said. I stood back up and held out my hand. She looked at it confused.
"By the way, I never got your name. Mine is Ren, Ren Zonin."
"I'm Akitsu," Akitsu introduced.
"Akitsu; it's a beautiful name. Well then, will you come with me Akitsu?" I asked her.
She looked up at me with the same expressionless face. Slowly, she reached for my hand and placed her palm on mine. I helped her stand on her feet and started pulling her along with me. She hesitated at first, but she freely came along. We were almost at the entrance of the park, but we were confronted by a pair of individuals. One looked like a fifteen year old boy wearing a white suit and the other was a tall man with messy silver colored hair and grey eyes. He was dressed in black clothing. He has an orange scarf wrapped around his neck and a sword on his side.
"Can I help you two?" I asked. The kid cracked a smile and chuckled.
"Actually yes, you have something that doesn't belong to you, and I'm sure you know what I'm talking about," the kid answered. "Now hand over the discarded number."
Everyone has a different side to them. Now that we've been confronted, my serious persona has taken control. The guy with the sword is mostly the cause, but I have someone to protect.
"She has a name you know; it's Akitsu and who says she belongs to you?" I questioned. I stood directly in front of Akitsu, staring the individuals down.
'Why is he trying to protect me? Why is he going so far for me? This is the first time anyone has shown me such kindness. This feeling; I never felt this way before. Is this how it feels to be attracted to an ashikabi? Is he… is he… my ashikabi?'
A/N: This is my very first fanfic and I want to see how people will think of this. If I get good reviews, then I shall continue this. I want to at least get five reviews before continuing. I hope you guys like this. I have some of the story already planned out. Also, how did you like the chapter title? I used ice instead of nice. Like I keep saying, hopefully this will turn out good; I hope so since it's my first fanfic. Enjoy. A big gap in paragraphs represent point of view change.