Disclaimer: I do not own Alice 19th or any of its characters, or plot ideas for that matter. This story was simply written in honor of it.
Chapter 1: Kyou-sempai?
"Kyou!" Arisu gasped as she sat bolt upright in bed. She touched her hand to her sore face gingerly. Tears. Salt. The seasoning of the inner heart.
Arisu strained her mind, striving to find the source of the river that had sprung from her eyes. Was it a nightmare? Yes… It was, wasn't it? A nightmare concerning dearest Kyou. It was coming back to her now. It was the image of Kyou wandering off into the dark mists of the Mara, calling Mayura's name in anguish.
Kyou! The Mara must be enclosing upon him! She knew it! She could feel it, ever enclosing, ever constricting the two of them. It was Mayura. No! It wasn't Mayura, it was the Mara. Mayura would never be so cruel to Arisu. She would never call her such horrible names, or try to pull her into the darkness with her. Let alone Kyou.
The Mara was still dangerous, even more so when using Mayura as a tool for its plots. If Arisu's dream rang true, Kyou was in danger as she sat there in the dark. Arisu's dreams often rang true. Kyou… in the Mara? No. Not another lost soul on her watch.
NO.
"No!!! Nyozeka, get up!!!" Arisu yelled into the night. She looked down. Oh. Nyozeka sat on Arisu's lap in rabbit form; her eyes squinted in fatigue and anger. "Sorry, Nyo-chan."
"Keh. You have no excuse waking me at this hour unless it involves noodles or… Right. Who's with the Mara now?" Nyozeka's eyes had made contact with Arisu's bracelet and the glowing charms upon it.
"Kyou, I think. I saw him in a nightmare just now. I think he misses Mayura." Arisu explained.
"What a fickle boy. First her, then you, then back to your sister again! Sometimes I wonder if he just wants to take you both at the same time. Haha! What a thought, what a thought!. Ooh, is that a soba noodle on the floor?!" Nyozeka dove for the noodle, acting as if she had said nothing at all. Her eyes were aglow with the sight of noodle.
Arisu felt her cheeks redden. Did Kyou really have feelings for both her and Mayura? Impossible! The thought made her sick! But nothing could be done for that as of right now. "Nyo-chan! Get on my shoulder, we have to go!" she shouted. Arisu concentrated her thoughts upon her bracelet, upon Kyou. Take me to Kyou. Courage send me!
Arisu's legs moved. One foot in front of the other. A stroll, a saunter, a sprint! She involuntarily took the stairs three at a time, her knees locking and shuddering at each bound. Strength, strength, Arisu! She was leaping down the road, the front door of her house swinging in the wind left by her trail.