Out of Reach
Disclaimer: I do not own haruktoki. I wish I did and if did, I probably would have not left it with a cliffy at the end.
Author's Note: Uhh…I don't know about the possible pairing for this fanfic. So if you have an idea of whom you want Akane to be with please review and other pairings. Though I love Yasasuki, he is my favorite. Or I could make it a love triangle. Well onto the fanfic.
Chapter 1: Here with you once again
The cherry blossom petals flowing softly as I closed my eyes. It had been an 11 months to be exact. 11 months, since my journey had ended. So much had happened since then. Tenma had gotten a girlfriend and Shimon and Ran well we've been hanging out with each other ever since. I have also gotten a job at a clothing store, Tenshi Sakura. I don't know how the others are doing: Yasasuki, Tomomasa, Yorihisa, Inori, Eisen and Takamichi. I hope that they were doing well. Lately, though strange things have been happening around town. Many reports on the news about people had gone missing. I'm not scared, but I know it isn't safe around here anymore. I don't think that it has anything to do with me. I felt a slight nudge. It was Tenma; he had woken me up. "Hi, Tenma." I said. "Hi, Akane. We should go to class now." He said.
"How are things with Haruka?" I asked. "Oh, we broke up." He said. "Oh, I see." I replied. I didn't say anything and we walked back towards school. "Well we can hangout like we used. It would be fun, just like old times." I smiled. I walked towards my class and waved a goodbye to him; he waved back.
The hours had passed and school was finally over. I sighed. I caught up with Shimon and Tenma. They were by the gate, waiting for me. I waved my hand and as soon as I got there we continued walking. "So how was class?" I asked both of them. They both replied, "Good." I nodded. Something strange was happening it was calling something was calling me. Was it Akuram? But why? This time my body didn't lead me to the well, it lead me to the place where I had been sleeping every now and then. "Akane!" Tenma yelled, trying to catch up to me. Shimon was right behind me yelling my name as well. There was a strange portal that opened. Out of the portal came 6 men. I gasped, was it them? I ran over to them. "Yasasuki, Tomomasa, Yorihisa, Inori, Eisen, and Takamichi." I replied. I was shocked. Why were they here? They all got up and the portal had disappeared. "Miko-dono." Yorihisa replied. Yasasuki bowed and replied, "Miko, we do not know why we got here. A mysterious portal sucked us in and took us into your time."
"Tell me, has anything weird been going on?" Yasasuki questioned. "Yes, why?" I asked. "I was just wondering, so we know that you're safe, Miko." I nodded. Suddenly, the gems started glowing and were put back were they were originally. We looked around, trying to catch any suspicious glances. I had asked them if they wanted to go shopping, since there clothes would be a little weird. They should fit in, perfectly. "So, I think you guys should get jobs. Inori maybe you could go to school with us. It would be perfect and you would be in a different class then us, but we could talk during lunch." I suggested.
We all went to the mall. We spent at least 1 hour there looking for clothes. I did have enough money to pay for them and that's because my parents still gave me an allowance despite the fact that I work. I offered them to stay at my house and eat dinner. They accepted. "Miko-dono, how have you been doing these past few months? " Yorihisa asked. I replied, "Great, what about all of you."
"Great."
"Good."
"Good."
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"Good."
"Good."
I smiled. We arrived at home. I don't know how my parents would react with a bunch of boys around me. My mom greeted me saying, "Hello dear, how was school." I replied back, "Great." "Oh my." My mother replied, finally noticing everyone. "I was wondering if they would could stay for dinner and some of them could stay here for a while."
My mother thought about it carefully, "Only two Akane, we only have two rooms that are vacant, unless all of them would like to sleep on the floor." She said. I looked at them. I wondered who was going to stay. "Tenma do you think you could Takamichi, Inori, and Eisen with you? And Shimon do you think you could take Tomomasa?" They both nodded, Tenma live with his sister Ran, alone. So I was sure it was okay. We had dinner. My mom asked them all, "What are your names?"
"Minamoto Yorihisa."
"Inori."
"Fujiwara Takamichi."
"Tachibana Tomomasa, it's a pleasure to meet Akane's beautiful mother." He smiled.
My mother blushed.
"Eisen."
"Abe Yasasuki."
"Well it's a pleasure to meet all of you." My mom said. Two hours had passed and we all said our goodbyes. Of course, I would see them tomorrow. I went to go show Yasasuki and Yorihisa where they would be staying. I was pretty sure it was hard for them not to say miko in front of my mother. I led them upstairs. "Yorihisa-san, you'll be across from my room and next to my parents. Yasasuki you will be in the room next to me. I hope you find it cozy enough." They nodded. I yawned, I wanted to sleep but I had homework to finish. I decided to get ready for bed and then start on homework. I slipped into a red tanktop and ichigo pajamas. I worked on my homework. There was a knock on my door. "Come in." I replied. It was Yorihisa. "Oh, hello Yorihisa-san." I said. "Miko-dono, I came to see how you were doing."
"I'm doing fine." I answered. "What are you doing?"
"Oh, it's homework. It's what teachers give us so that they could enforce the lesson and that we learned something from it." I replied back. He nodded. "I shall take my leave and go back to my room." He said. I smiled at him and said, "Goodnight." Yorihisa left and went back into his room. I yawned. I looked at the clock. 9:45. "Not that bad, I guess." I was almost finished anyway. I was working on some geometry. Another hour had passed and I was finally finished. I decided to drink a glass of water. My throat felt quite dry. I went down into the kitchen someone was there. It was Yasasuki. He looked quite regular, just changed into a dark green wife beater and some black boxers. He was getting a drink of water as well. "Did I scare you, Miko?"
"No." I took some water and poured it into a glass and drank from it. "Yasasuki."
"Yes."
"I was just wondering, is it possible for Akuram to come back."
"That is a possibility, maybe that is the reason we were called here, Miko. But defeating him would be no problem."
I smiled, the same old Yasasuki. "Well, goodnight." I said heading back upstairs. "Goodnight, Miko." I smiled once more. I hoped to have goodnight's rest. I slipped into bed and fell asleep. I was having a strange dream, it was about the past. My past journey. But it felt real at the same time. After that I slowly drifted into another. It was Akuram. Is he trying to contact me? I wasn't sure if this was truly him. He had different clothes this time, modern styled and he had the same mask. I don't know how he got here, maybe a different portal had sucked him in. "Ryuujin no Miko, you are mine, not matter what. Even if you escape my grasp, I'll get you." I shuddered at those words. I wonder if Shirin and Sefuru was here. He was showing me images of everyone getting hurt. I winced. I wasn't going to be scared, I don't want to be scared. "I…" I went down on my knees. He laughed. "Go with me to another place, and rid this world. Let's make this world anew for you and me." I looked at him. "I.. they won't die.." I said hesitantly. He laughed once more. "Are you that sure of yourself?" Truthfully, I wasn't, but I didn't say anything. I smell it, you fear." He smirked. Somehow, I got out of the dream. Someone had woken me up. It was Yasasuki and Yorihisa. "We heard, you screaming Miko-dono. So we rushed into your room and Yasauki performed a seal." He said. Yasasuki nodded. I saw him holding one of his seals. "Miko, what is it that you saw in your dream?" I looked at them. "I..it was Akuram." Yasasuki and Yorihisa looked at each other. "We will stand guard here tonight. I, Yorihisa, will stay here." Yasasuki nodded. "I will be in my room, so if anything happens, Yorihisa will knock on my door." He left, leaving Yorihisa and me alone.
I went back to sleep, though it was a bit hard for me to adjust, since Yorihisa was guarding me and checking for any abnormalities in my sleep. I told him "Don't forget to find jobs, all of you. I wish I could help you all, but I have school. Well, actually you can ask my mother what I job is. She'll help you." I smiled. He nodded and then I went back to sleep. I had no more dreams of Akuram or my past adventure; I had slept soundly.
The next day I woke up. Yorihisa seemed to be gone. I went to go check with Yasasuki. Same thing he was gone. I decided to get ready for school and then eat some breakfast. Thirty minutes later, I was walking with Tenma, Shimon, and Ran. We chatted very happily. I smiled. Ran and I were walking side by side, we were both in the same class.
School had ended. I was glad that today was a Friday. They were a group of girls all bunched up. I wondered what they were looking at. As, I got closer, it was Yorihisa, Takamichi, Eisen, Yasasuki, Inori, and Tomomasa. I waved at all of them. They waved back. All the girls squealed, but jealous because Akane knew them. I rushed towards their side, taking Ran, and Tenma. Shimon was right besides us. We started walking together and away from the crowd of squealing fan girls. I asked them, "How was your day?" I asked them. "We got jobs." The all said in unison except for Inori. "I see. So what are your jobs?"
"I work at a bookstore." Takamichi replied.
"I'm a host." Tomomasa answered. I was pretty sure that he would like appealing all those women.
"I work at a music store." Eisen replied.
"I work at a restaurant." Yorihisa replied.
"…. Bakery.." Yasasuki replied.
"Oh, that's cool. Well I'll visit you when I have the time to. All of you." I replied. We continued walking in silence. "Miko-dono, is it okay if we visit the temple, near your house." I nodded. It wasn't going to be a problem, and school was almost over anyways. I have one more week of school. "Once, I get out of school, we can go the beach one day. It's an amazing place." They all nodded.
At the temple, we climbed up the stairs. I didn't think it would take that long, but it did. We finally reached our destination the temple, we were about to pray. When suddenly, a girl omitted a purple aura. They didn't have weapons but we could use my powers, I hope. The girl was getting closer to them and me. I wanted to run and scream but I had to be brave.
Me: Hi, Hi. I hope it seems like an exciting chapter. You may call me Mai-chan or Rosey chan. Whatever you prefer.
Mai: Well, I hoped you enjoyed it and-
Tomomasa: Please review.
Mai: Tomomasa…
Tomomasa: Sorry for my rude interruption, Mai-chan.
Mai: Mhhm. Well please review and I'll put up the next chappy as soon as I can. Well see you soon. Oh, and if you liked this one you may check my other fics.
