Chapter 1: Human Masterpiece
She was as usual a normal and ordinary Japanese girl like the other girls her age but there was something inscrutable about her what may be previous life, a life she didn't know she lived in, that life that was meant to be buried deep down in her. Her name is this girl being called, that girl whose name have a hidden meaning, purpose.
"Akira!" a girl about 8 years old kept shouting.
"I'm right here!" Akira, the one being looked for shouted in a whispering way, she was hiding under a recreational thing at the play ground.
"Whoa. I thought I was going to be caught back there!" ryoko was panting, she is akira's best friend, she's a sporty type of person, somewhat boyish looking that is quite tan incomplexion with the looks of dark brown hair and eyes and when you look at her clothes, you could mistake her for a cute little guy.
"Yeah right. You even run faster than I do." Akira whispered and breathed in.
They were hiding where Akira was remained squatted. She peeked and whispered to Ryoko.
"Hey. I think they're gone."
"As if. They might be just hiding there somewhere and ambush us once we get out" Ryoko disagreed.
"You're right and I can't stand another day being pestered by those guys ever again."
After a few minutes, they got out from their hiding place and quietly ran away. But someone caught Akira's attention while they were hurrying. He had these magnificent silver-diamond color of eyes that could be seen sparkling even from far away, his silky dark royal blue hair that gracefully follows the smooth movement of his head, matches his brilliant amazingly beautiful eyes so well, pale white skin like snow and when you suddenly look into his face, how angelic and a masterpiece it was! His fingers that was moving elegantly with the rhythm of the serene music coming from the piano. He was playing the ancient grand piano from the instruments Shoppe. Akira could hear his music from outside tingling chimes in her ears, she looked again on his face, and it was filled with deep emotions of mystery.
"Akira? Hello?" Ryoko knocks her fist repeatedly on Akira's forehead.
"Huh? What? What! Oh. Right." Akira said while she was staring in a gaze, she can't take her eyes off him; that perfect human masterpiece, she was still spaced out, stunned by his impossible beauty.
Ryoko had this confused face on her and said "Earth to Akira, are you there? Yoo-hoo!" she was poking Akira's cheek again and again.
Akira stopped her from doing that and said "Yeah. I'm on earth, 'Kay?"
"Oh okay." They walked while Ryoko was telling a story
"And then there's that weird cat who..." Then suddenly she stopped and gasped, Akira followed where she was looking at. It was the "ogre" as they both call and his descendants. Ryoko grabbed Akira's arm and tried to run away from them.
"I didn't know they'd find us here!" Akira was trying to catch her breath.
"Let's find someplace safe" but then when they reached a spot where they could hide, those guys were already surrounding them.
Ryoko walked closer to Akira and whispered to her "Let's run on separate ways and meet at my house, 'alright?"
"Roger!" Akira said confidently.
"First who gets to our pit stop will be treated fruit parfait by the loser." Akira challenged ryoko and grinned.
"Deal!" Ryoko smirked
Akira whispered signaling "Ready?"
"Ready."
"Get set…"
"All set!"
"And…"
Ryoko was waiting for the time she could escape first and shouted "Go!"
The two of them ran separate ways. Ryoko was so into the game, she managed to escape faster than Akira. Akira was nearly caught. She tried to confuse them desperately because it was near night time and it was getting quite dark.
She was caught cornered by the ones chasing after her, she thought. 'Now…what? For sure, ryoko won' she was slowly moving backwards and they were moving towards her.
One of them said "Finally caught you, huh?"
Akira saw those grins in their faces so she tried to be aggressive "So what? You think you can get something out of chasing me?"
She tried to think of some way to catch their attention on something so she could run but when she looked at the place, it was all nearly occupied by them.
"What? Going to cry now, girly?" one of those guys said then they all laughed at her.
Ryoko was surprised that she got to be the first one to their pit stop. She looked at the time and thought 'now…that's weird. Akira should probably be here by now even if I get first…' then suddenly it came to her mind 'she was caught!'
Ryoko ran fast to where Akira might be trapped, and then she saw a corner that was covered by guys. She tried to think of something that could get their attention from Akira. She saw a garbage can and threw it to the guys in the middle; they were surprised and moved away from where the garbage can was thrown giving way for Akira to escape.
"Akira! Now!" ryoko shouted then Akira was alarmed and ran as fast as she could with ryoko. They ran together until they reached ryoko's house which was nearby where they were. They stopped in front of her house and rested for a bit after all that running.
They were both panting heavily then Akira looked at ryoko with puppy dog eyes and shouted.
"I love you ryo-chi!" then she suddenly wrapped her arms around ryoko and hugged her tight.
"A-akira…" ryoko was trying to say… "I-I can't breathe…"
Akira looked at how she almost strangled ryoko to death. "Oops!" then she removed her arms around ryoko and said almost crying like a puppy lost "I-I thought you were going to leave me, ryo-chi!" then Akira was rubbing her cheek at ryoko's arm repeatedly.
"Yeah. Yeah. I get it, akira."
"Really? B-but I love you so much, ryo-chi!"
"Yeah. Yeah. Whatever. But…"
After hearing what ryoko was holding on to, Akira was left confused and neither nearly got what she was saying.
(Sound of crow….)
Akira still didn't get it.
(Wind breeze passed by…)
Akira still doesn't get it then she finally said getting closer and closer to ryoko
"What is it? What is it? What was it that you were saying?"
Akira was coming closer and closer to her. Ryoko stretched her arm and put it in Akira's forehead, stopping her from coming closer and closer.
"Akira! You still don't get it?"
Akira stood still, not getting even the slightest idea; she stood there staring at ryoko with puppy innocent eyes.
"Akira! You want me to tell it again to you?"
Akira nodded lots of times fast.
"Oh fine! Oh~~~ Akira! Remember our deal?" then Akira was quite getting it, she tried to tiptoe away from ryoko but she grabbed her shirt from her back
"Oh no no. you aren't getting anywhere, akira." Then ryoko laughed evilly. She was laughing so hard that she didn't notice that Akira already escaped.
(Sound of crow…)
(Wind breeze passed by…)
(Mad silence…)
"AKIRA!" Ryoko shouted.
