Chapter one: where are you?
A young man, maybe in the age of 16, stood beside their door looking nowhere. He is good-looking and his spiked dark brown hair added to his appearance. He's been there for almost an hour, didn't move nor his lips uttered a word.
"Yuji."
The young man seemed to be awakened from his deep dream. He turned his head to see whose voice called him. He smiled slightly, "yes, mom?"
"You seemed bothered, is there any problem?"
His gave went up to the sky which turned crimson red a lot of times before, "nothing, nothing mom…"
His mother proceeded to the kitchen and began to wash the dishes. She speaks softly and calmly, yet can her voice can reach her son's hearing." Are you thinking of Shana?"
Smile began to fade away from Yuji's face. Shana. Right, it is Shana I've been thinking of. She left and promised to come back, yet until today… her presence is still missing.
"After Wilhelmina took her Shana w/ her, we never heard any news of her. Is she coming back?"
Is she really coming back?
"She will mom… she promised. She will visit us, for sure. Maybe, she is busy on something. I know she will visit us… whatever may happen."
"I hope she will…."
Yuji proceeded to the front door. He grabbed his sweater and wore his shoes. "I have meeting with my friends today. I should go."
"Be careful then. Be sure you'll be here before midnight."
"I won't be late." He went outside. He walks through the snowy road. He passed the crowd, the busy stores and the children playing with the pure, white snow. Everything is lively. He reached the park, the meeting place. He sat on the cold bench. He watched more children with their parents, with playful hands and delicious looking goodies. "Christmas is really fun…" he murmured.
"Merry Christmas, Yuji,"she smiled.
He turned his head, "huh….merry Christmas too, kazumi." He turned his eyes around once more. "Where are the others?"
Kazumi's facial expression went disappointed. "Ike is in surprised vacation with his parents. Keizaku and Eita aren't home. and about Ogata, she can't leave her mom alone....."
"I see, "he sighed. "Well, I guessed it will be only us today. I don't want to waste your effort and time. Shall we?"
Kazumi's face lighten up, "sure!"
They played at the game arcade, listened songs, ate snacks on the road and shared a lot of stories. They ate their dinner in a cake shop.
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"I thought you forget it."
" Why should I? It is a promise. And, why you didn't bother to remind me?"
"We are on a battle, you are on the field as a flamehaze. I don't want your mind be bothered by your emotions."
"Whatever, I'll still remember it without your reminding me."
"I think we should go there fast, you don't want to disappoint him right?"
"How come you learned about these things,Alastor?"
"Because I still need to learn to guide you, my flamehaze."
"Shut-up. you sounded like marcosias...."
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"I wonder if Shana is here….."
"…. You're telling something?" Kazumi asked.
"Ah… nothing, nothing!" he replied while shooking his head.
"Yuji, maybe we can take picture before we go home?"
"Huh…ok, sure."
They went to photo booth before Yuji dropped Kazumi home.
"Thank you so much for a very pleasant day I had with you."
"Ah…I enjoyed it too. Thanks too." Yuji replied.
Kazumi bowed as a farewell and went inside her home. She took a last glimpse of Yuji standing on the gate, waving. She closed the door and took a look at their picture. She blushed.
Yuji walks toward the way back home. But he felt something suddenly, this feeling… I should call Sha….she isn't here. I should go there quickly!
He ran towards where he felt the killing intent. He reached the border of the Misaki City.
He saw a man, wearing an americana. He stood there, his eyes wondering through the city.
A Tomogara? I should end him here before he enter Misaki.
He took out the bookmark. The sword. The piece of paper transformed into a big sword. He caught the attention of the Tomogara.
"A mystes? So you came to offer yourself,huh?" He laughed.
"Who are you? What do you need here?" Yuji asked the Tomogara, standing it front of it bravely.
"So you're asking me... I am named as Courtrier of Elegancy, Thommy White. I'm just wandering here, looking for food." He smiled. " but i found something more than food."
Few seconds of silence followed, then the Tomogara spoke once again. "You know it's you I'm pointing out. Why don't you just give up yourself?"
"I won't....." Then Yuji reached for something inside him. Something he hasn't use for a long time, something needed right now. A bookmark went out of his chest. It was no ordinary bookmark, the bookmark transformed into a big sword.
"I didn't know someone like you have a weapon like that. But challenging me to a fight, you made you're last few minutes more difficult. if you just surrender yourself...."
Yuji charged forward, he felt the heaviness of his own weapon. It's been a long time since I summoned this sword.
he tried to slash opponent, but it leaped above him. The tomogara positioned his fist. Yuji immediately predict the attack.
Yuji dodged the attack,but t cost him a lot of effort. the sword is a little bit heavy. How long should I get used to this?
The Tomogara continiously attacks, making Yuji having difficulties to land an counter attack" Is that the best you can do?"
Yuji is losing energy,I must think fast. Then suddenly, he felt the pain of something that set him flying. He landed on the ground roughly. Before he help himself to stand, the Tomogara hold him to his neck and lift him up from the ground. He felt his remaining energy drowned so easily. He can't breath, he struggled but his little movements can't stumble his opponent. Eerything is getting blurred.
"I'm sorry, mystes. But I think this is the time you should go."
He can't keep his eyes open wide. He is getting sleepy. The sleep of death is waiting. Mom....I'm sorry, I may not arrived home.... Shana, will I ever see her again? My friends,......
"Sha…Shana…where are you?" he is too tired to keep his eyes open. Everything is turning around, blurred. He was about to close his eyes, he saw a glimpse of a flaming katana…..