Here I am again. Only this time working on another story that might collect dust. I don't know why I do this, but I'll figure this out.
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"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
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'God, that's fucking annoying.'
Grabbing his books he stuffs them into his bag as quickly as he can and then rushes out to the street. Cars passed by as they rushed to get home or back to work for a few more hours. The area is shrouded in a dark look as thunderclouds prepare to rain down on their heads.
"Great, just when things couldn't get any worse."
CRACK
A bright flash accompanied the sound as the rain started to fall light and then turns to a heavy downpour.
"I had to open my big mouth. It still couldn't get any worse than this." A splash from a car passing by denied that as he became drenched. "I stand corrected." He said flatly.
He takes his backpack and uses it as a temporary umbrella and starts to run home. Making a splash every time his foot hits the ground, he dodges the large puddles forming. 'There's no way that this storm can create this much water.' He suddenly feels a vibration in his pocket and realizes that it's his phone. Taking it out he opens it up to see his mother calling. He presses the answer button and holds it up to his ear.
"Are you okay sweetie? The weather man is saying that this will be the heaviest rain we have all winter." Kiyomi asks.
Kazuma sighs. "I'm fine mom."
He hears a sigh of relief from the other end. "Good. You know even your friend here is a bit worried. He keeps staring at the stairs hoping to see you any second."
This piqued his interest. "Kazma is there? In the kitchen?"
"Oh yes, he's a great helper when I'm cooking. No honey, that needs to only be sliced once not diced. Sorry about that he's trying to cut some tomatoes. We're making your favorite you know. Some good old style burgers. Oh and your grandfather is here as well."
Kazuma let the bag drop in his hand. "Don't tell me he challenged Kazma to a fight?"
"He did but they both want you to be here to see. It didn't seem fair to the both of them without you. Listen I have to go, the meat is ready and I have to get them before they get hard like a rock. Wait a second." There was a pause. "Kazma wants to talk to you. Don't how you will communicate through the phone."
Kazuma brought the bag over his head again. He kept walking and soon ended under a bus stop where he drop his bag and himself onto the bench. "We have figured out some ways to talk. Give it to him." Kazuma wait as he heard shuffling and his mother commenting on how she wants to see this.
TAP
"Hey, so you figured out cooking huh?" Kazuma asks as he knows this system. One tap for yes and two for no.
TAP TAP
"I guessed. So my grandfather wanted to fight right?"
TAP
"Well, be careful, he taught me everything I know and I taught you through OZ so be prepared if he has something new."
TAP
"By the way thanks for...well...you know...when we were in the field. Don't tell anyone though." He asks as he gained a blush.
TAP
'Sure.' "Any case I'll be there in a few minutes so stop looking." Kazma sees the bus coming to his station. "Maybe less now. See ya."
TAP
'Bye.' "Bye." And with he hangs up and collects his bag and walks to the bus as the door opened.
Kazma closes the phones and places it on the counter. He sighs as the memory comes to him and Kazuma in the field. He doesn't know why but that boy has quite an effect on him. Like the fact he couldn't stop a blush come to his white cheeks when he mentioned that moment.
"You look quite flustered 'talking' to him you know." He turns to Kiyomi. "Don't look at me like that. Being married I know what gets two beings together. And I must say that you two look cute together." He swears his blush grew too much that day. "Don't worry I won't tell anyone." She whispered.
"Bun bun." A high pitch voice said.
They both look behind them to see Kazuma's little sister, Zela, now three months old. "Bun bun." She said to Kazma as she gave the motions of wanting to be picked up.
Kiyomi smiled to Kazma. "She really has taken a liking to you." Kazma smiled and pick up Zela with the little one laughing as she was picked up by the large bunny. She then grabs on his large ears that were hanging over his head in front of her. Kazma winced as Zela pulled at them, but stayed smiling for the little one's sake.
"Bun bun." She laughed.
Kiyomi giggled into her hand until she heard snickering from the door. Looking over she saw Kazuma drenched, but had a smile as he saw his avatar playing around with his little sister. Kazma looks to the door to, but winced again as Zela pulled again at his ears.
"Okay, Zela I think he's had enough." Kazuma said as he went over and grabbed her out of Kazma's hands. Unfortunately, Zela kept holding onto the ears and pulled Kazma down with her. Once eye level with Kazuma, Kazma tried to get his ears back. But the little one hanged tough. It wasn't until Kazuma hang one of her bottles in front of her did she let go and grabs the bottle and started to drink.
Kazma rubs his ears as feeling returned from the iron grip of the little human. He didn't know that babies can be that tough. Kazuma places Zela back into her high chair as she drank her milk. Once she was settled he went over to Kazma and help him up.
"You know that if you can't handle Zela then you can't handle my grandfather." He said with a smirk. Kazma only gave a glare, but it grew into a smile as he hugged Kazuma. "Okay, okay, it's great to see you too." Kazuma said as he returned the hug.
"Hey now," Kiyomi started. "Either get a room or have some dinner."
"Really mom?" Kazuma asks as he lets go the hug and grabs a few burgers and heads to the storage room where he plays OZ.
Kazma watches as his friend picks up some food and leaves for his computer. "Best to go and follow you know." Kiyomi said once Kazuma was out of earshot. Kazma looked to Kiyomi and nods. Following close behind, he walks into the storage room and finds one of Kazuma's friend on the screen.
"So how is the gift searching going?" Kazuma asks.
"Truth is I'm surprised." Kenji said. "This gift or whatever you got has a more sophisticated program than Love Machine. Really it takes over the computer to get to the right spot and activates the release program. After that I'm sure you can guess what happens."
Kazuma got confused. "How did you figure that out when you can't find it?"
Kenji shakes his head. "No, we didn't find it, but we found remnants of code left behind on your computer. It's like it wanted to be found yet wanted to disappear at the same time. We still can't find the code that tells it origins or can replicate it and maybe reverse it. Even then I'm not sure if it can be reversed with Kazma behind flesh and blood instead of code."
Kama has heard enough and walks in with the first to notice is Kenji. "Oh Kazma, we didn't know you were there. Heh, heh..." Kenji quickly logs out, leaving Kazuma and Kazma alone.
Kazuma stayed facing the screen "Before you try to talk to me then realize this. You can't belong in this world. You belong in OZ and that's your world." Although he can't hear it he sees on the blank video screen Kazuma's reflection and spots the tears that are threatening to fall. Walking ever so slowly to him he crouches down and tries to be right next to him. "You can't be in this world. It can't be true because you stay where you are born." Kazuma turns to him with slightly red eyes. "Don't you?" He asks.
Kazma just stares at him and the. After a few moments he shakes his head no. Kazuma turns back to the screen. "Then where can you go, because you can't go anywhere but stay here?"
Kazuma suddenly feels something soft wrap around his hands and looks down to see a furred hand around his. He looks up to the owner of the hand being his close friend. He wraps his hands back in return and smiles. "You got a fight to do. So let's go." Kazma smiles and nods and then picks him up as he got up.
Kazma tense himself and then relaxed as he waited in his stance. Mansuke, Kazuma's grandfather, got himself into position as well.
"Alright, you're fast in OZ, but this is the real world. Let's see what you can do when you're flesh and blood." Mansuke said as he adjusted his stance.
Kazuma sits down on the floor as they got ready in the training room. Part of him wanted to see how well Kazma fights in the real world, but he tried to hide it.
Mansuke grins. "Call it out Kazuma."
"3." Kazuma said as both fighters prepare. "2."
"Don't hold back." Mansuke said to Kazma. Kazma glares back in response.
"1." Kazuma can feel the anticipation killing him. "Fight!"
Kazma launch off first with a regular punch, but Mansuke countered that by blocking and then going for his legs. Kazma back steps to avoid and then kicks to Mansuke legs to send him to the ground only to stop before he hits to stop a punch that was heading for his head. Pushing back he backs off to get some breathing room. Realizing his unrivaled strength means nothing here he quickly switches tactics. Mansuke switches too and heads in the fray for a disable.
Kazuma watches as both fighters go at each other again, this time to disable each other after seeing they are both evenly matched. Though now his mind is on other things. Seeing Kazma move for real and up close has him frozen in sight on him. 'Wow, he's more flexible than in OZ.' He shakes his head as the thought occurred to him. 'Where did that come from?'
SMACK
The sound of a hit brought him back to the fight and saw that Kazma had been hit straight in the face. Kazma shakes it off and blocks another soon to be hit. He strikes back, but this time hitting Mansuke's elbow.
Mansuke falls back as the sharp pain gets to him. He looks up to see a punch heading for him. He tries to lift his hand to block on reflex, but the fist stops short of his face.
Everything soon became a standstill at that point. Kazuma was left gaping at the sight as the fight finished. Kazma slowly brings his hand down and relaxes from his stance. Mansuke sighs and bows for the fight and then leaves. Leaving Kazuma and Kazma alone in the room.
Kazuma starts to smile subtly as Kazma makes his way to him. Kazma offers him a hand and Kazuma takes it, lifting himself up. But he went too far and slipped himself onto Kazma. Kazma catches Kazuma stopping his fall. Kazma slowly reaches to grab onto Kazma's clothes in a way to hang on. They both look at each other as the setting got settled in their mind. Slowly, but surely both their heads start to head for each other. With their lips almost touching they…
Ha! Gotcha. Sorry, but not until next time. See ya.
