Namae wa Reia-chan. And it's my first time to make an Angelic Layer fic. Hope everyone enjoys it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Angelic Layer. CLAMP does and I respectfully respect them.
Note: A few OOCs are present here.
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~ Ame Agari ~
Tenki Ame no Machi de:: In a City that is Raining
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Staring at the chandelier hanging on the ceiling, a boy laid down on his bed with his arms crossed behind his head. He spoke as he shut his blue eyes, "I'm really bored, Wizard."
"Well, we could practice your fencing skills if you like?" the young, pale blue haired mage suggested. "Or maybe magic?"
A knock suddenly came upon the door. "I'll get it," the young mage walked towards the door and opened it. "Kotarou-kun."
The blue haired knight stood valiantly before him, "Her highness wants to speak with Oujiro-sama."
"Tell mother that I'll be there right away," Oujiro politely said as he turned to the door.
The young knight bowed down giving courtesy over the young prince then left. Wizard closed the door when Oujiro suddenly jumped out of bed and started to change his clothes into something like a civilian.
Wizard wondered suspiciously, "Where are you going?"
"Out," Oujiro smiled mischievously. He patted his shoulder, "I'll leave everything to you."
"Yare, yare…" Wizard shook his head.
"Matta ne!" Oujiro said as he jumped down through the window. Wizard shrugged, "Satte…" With the snap of his fingers, smoke covered him. As the smoke dispersed, Wizard's appearance altered into Oujiro's.
Another knock came from the door. Wizard immediately slid on to Oujiro's bed pretending to be sick. The door then opened.
"Oujiro-sama, are you ready to go?" Kotarou asked.
"I'm not feeling well…" he murmured as he pulled the blanket over his face. "I think I have a fever."
Kotarou thought as he sweatdropped, "Just a while ago he seemed all right… but now…" He went in to check the prince's temperature then… "Oujiro-sama, I think we need to call a doctor."
"NO-" Wizard pushed the blanket from his face. Calming himself back on the bed, "Maybe, I'll just need some rest…"
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"Misaki-chan, kochi da!" a woman yelled from a vegetable stall. Holding a basket, the brown haired young girl cheerfully walked towards the woman, "What do you have today, Fuji-san?"
"I have carrots, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes… and all are freshly harvest," the middle-aged woman smiled.
Misaki gladly said as she took some vegetables out of the stall, "I'll be having these as usual plus some of those!… How much for everything?"
"53 Lucres only." Misaki pulled out her purse and paid for the said amount. The woman then asked her, "Still trying hard to be accepted by your sisters?"
Still carrying a smile on her face, she answered, "Hai! I don't want otosan to be disappointed…"
The woman nodded contentedly, "I'm sure your father was very proud of having a daughter like you."
"Arigato… I guess, I better get going now. Obasan wants me back right away," Misaki bowed then quickly went off to other stalls. "Ojisan, how much are these fruits?…"
After a few minutes of marketing, Misaki walked down the streets stopping in front of a dress shop, which her glance had caught. She delightedly stared at the dresses displayed behind the glass.
"Kirei na…" she was astonished by the beautifully made dresses. She then stared at the clothes that she's wearing, which made her anxious. They were patches that were stitched at some parts of it and had a few scars at its edge. She turned back to the displayed dresses.
"I wish I could also wear these clothes like my sisters…"From the glass, her blue eyes caught the reflection of a guy passing by. He had bluish green hair and had simple clothes that matched his looks.
"Kakkoi!!!" Misaki thought.By the time she turned around, the guy was already gone due to the heavy crowd passing by. Her eyes tried to search for him but to no avail.
"He's really so cool. I wish the prince is as cool as he…" She shook the thought aside. She had more errands to attend to so she headed back to her place.--------------------------------
Misaki opened the front door of their house saying, "Tadai-"
"Misaki, I can't find my brush!!! Look for it!!!"
"Misakichi, have you already ironed my dress!?!"
"Misaki, where's my pink dress?!? I need it today!!!"
"Misaki-chan, don't forget the laundry!!!"
"Misaki, my dress!!! Where is it?!?"
"Hai! Hai!!!" Misaki immediately placed the basket on top of the table and started to panic. She didn't know where to start from all their demands. "Ano…"
"MISAKI!!! I NEED MY DRESS~ NOW!!!" a voice yelled.
"HAI!!!"
Misaki dashed up the stairs and quickly went to her room getting the two dresses her two stepsisters asked for. She then headed to one of her stepsister's room and handed the pink dress, "Hikaru-chan, gomen ne. Here it is." She bent down as an apology.
The red haired young girl snatched the dress from her then nicely asked, "My brush, Misaki."
Misaki walked towards Hikaru's drawers and pulled out a peach colored brush. She gave it to Hikaru. But Hikaru sat on a chair and told her.
"Brush it."
"Ehh???"
"Brush my hair!"
"Hai! Hai!!!" Misaki obeyed to what Hikaru asked her to. She slowly brushed her hair to Hikaru's likeness but then her other stepsister barged in the room and demanded, "Misakichi! The dress!!! Where is it?!?"
"Tamayo, can't you see Misaki's brushing my hair?" Hikaru arrogantly said.
"She'll attend to that later!" Tamayo pulled Misaki from her but Hikaru also pulled her back. Hikaru insisted, "She'll attend to YOU later!"
Another voice suddenly called Misaki, which was Misaki's stepmother, "Misaki-chan, the laundry!"
The two girls finally let her go as Misaki then headed to her other obligations. She immediately went down the stairs where a woman with shoulder-length hair stood waiting.
The woman told her, "Misaki-chan, you take care of the house while we're gone."
"Where are you going, oba-sama?" Misaki asked.
"We're going to visit someone and might come back by night," Shouko said. "So after doing laundry, you pick up the dress requested by your sister Hikaru. And while you're gone, be sure to lock all doors."
"Hai, oba-sama," Misaki nodded.
Her stepfamily was already gone and Misaki was already done with the laundry. She was sitting by the window of her small room talking to her 'friends'. Her chin lied on her arms that were near the window when a bird suddenly came by and chirped.
Misaki softly smiled and said, "How are you, Hatoko-chan? If you're asking me, I'm fine as long as I'm doing my best…"
She pulled out a small piece of bread from her pocket and gave it to the bird that started to peck on it. Then she turned to the cherry blossom tree near her window saying, "I hope you're also fine, Sakura-san…"
Standing up, her glance turned to a doll that was been sitting on a wooden chair. She lightly smiled as she thought, "Otosan…"
The doll was the only thing Misaki's father had left for her. It was an antique English doll with curled blonde hair and a hat.
Misaki noticed that the sky suddenly turned gray and not for long, it will start to fall rain. She then remembered, "Oh no! My laundry!!!" She immediately dashed out of her room running down the stairs.
The wind blew strong as Misaki tried to grab all of her dry laundry. Good thing before the rain started, she had taken everything inside. She also remembered the request Shouko asked her, the dress she's suppose to pick up on that day. She took a red umbrella with her as she went outside and headed to town.
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"Thank you very much!" the girl bowed then opened her umbrella.
It was already raining hard. Misaki finally got the requested dress and it was kept in a box that she's carrying with her. Her last obligation was finally done. She turned on her way home when a man suddenly bumped into her causing her fall back.
"Gomen," she apologized. Then she realized that the man had taken the box she was preciously carrying with her.
"Hey! Give that back!!!" Misaki yelled angrily. She was about to cry for help but she realized that there was nobody along with her in that alley. She threw her red umbrella trying to catch up with the thief under the rain.
Still the thief held tightly unto his catch and continued to run underneath the heavy rain.
"Stop!!! Give that back!!!" she yelled continuously as she ran into the puddles. "Give it back! I said give it back!!!"
The difference between her tears and the rain were no longer vivid. She was totally soaked up but still she kept on running. She knew her consequences well if she just gave up. Her vision suddenly blurred for a moment. She didn't bother to concern about it until she got tripped. She tried to get up and as she looked up, she saw a blurry silhouette in front of her. Out of exhaustion, she finally fell unconscious.
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Who could be this silhouette that Misaki saw before she fell unconscious? What happened to the dress? Could Misaki retrieve it back? – all in the next episode of 'Ame Agari'… Fui ni Guuzen Surechigau :: We meet by accident
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