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Chapter 2
Satomi stared at the blank wall, feeling frustrated. Her father had made it discintinctly clear they could not leave the house for no reason at all. Satomi glanced over at the TV as Satoru kept flipping through the channels, clearly bored.
"Hey Toru...I had that dream again."
"Which one?"
"The one I have where I am staring up at the sky while a meteor shower happens. It seems so happy."
"Maybe you should stop dreaming of another life and focus on this one."
Satomi smacked her twin, "Shouldn't that be you Mr. Bitter personality."
Satoru just laughed at his twin's weak hit, "Hit harder next time, maybe you'll smack your message home."
"Ugh, you are just horrible. Horrible! How could I have been born to have a twin like you?"
"Well you are stuck with me," Satoru winked. "Anyways...I think I am right. I have been looking into reincarnation lately. You must have been that woman in that past life."
"That seems kind of lame, wouldn't it be more fascinating to have a past life full of adventure with elves and dragons?"
"That is just pure fantasy and you know it sis. This is the real world, we have been living in it for twelve years."
Satomi poked her brother in his side causing him to fall off the couch, "Yes, but remember this business meeting yesterday? There are demons! Who knows what else is out there?"
"Okay, I yield. Maybe there is. There is not much we can do about it."
"I am sure there is, we just have to do some research - you know the drill. If demons can exist then certainly using your own 'personal' energy. Just like you can with magic. We should try, using meditation and such techniques. Maybe we can even find a legit psychic. We really should give it a try! I know we can communicate mind to mind though sadly with no one else, but that is a far cry from normal right?" Satomi kept going on eager to try something.
Satoru stared at his sister's eager face, "Well I guess so. Do you have any idea where to start?"
"Meditation. You have to calm the mind and sense yourself and your energy, something like that. Then you try and pull it out of yourself and focus it in your hands you know?"
"Well miss know it all, you give it a try."
"Okay this may take a bit since I am not really sure what I am doing..." Satoru rolled his eyes at his sister.
Satomi closed her eyes and relaxed. She focused on her breathing, breathing out and breathing in. Satomi held her hands apart in front of herself. She tried to not think, to just be, to feel the energy of herself coursing through her. She was still to tense.
'Relax...this is not the end of the world.' She turned her attention inward and started focusing again this time feeling a pulse of energy within herself. She kept trying to pull it out of her body but it kept evading herself.
'This is not working what can I do...I want to prove to Toru I am right.' Satomi tried to relax again. 'Maybe visualization...?' Yet pulling out the energy out of herself seemed to fail. Sighing she opened her eyes and the world was fuzzy and filled with static. Satoru sat there with a smirk on his face.
"You failed..." Satoru just laughed at her fallen expression. Satomi snapped and slapped him a cross the face, breathing harshly. She glared with all her anger at him and stalked off to be on her own, ignoring his shocked expression.
'Jerk! Why can't he have faith in me?!' Satomi stopped in front of her bed and fell foreward, heart pounding in her head. She was so angry. A nagging little voice in her head spoke up, 'You must have faith in yourself before someone can have faith in you.'
'Yeah right, faith means nothing...just got to keep your head up high. Great...now I am talking to myself.' Satomi fished out her ipod from her pocket and placed headphones in her ears. She could do with some electronic music right now. Curled up she slowly drifted into dreams.
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"Loriel, come here, we need you," a man said in the distance. She, Loriel walked over to stand next to the man and looked out into the distance.
"They are running as if their life depended upon it."
"Yes, well if you think about it, it is true. They have the infamous Loriel on their tail. No Corruption can stand against the Light."
"That may be, but that have not filled their captives with their Corruption, yet. While that should be heartening to hear, I fear the worst for them. Quickly, let us go."
... ... ...
Loriel swung her word to block the other sword, spinning her dagger in her other hand she lodged it into the heart of attacker. Grinning she went onto her next opponent, letting the body of her attacker fall to the ground. This felt good, really good.
... ... ...
"Loriel! Watch out, the renegeade mage is about to - " the warning fell to late as an explosions surrounding Loriel. Loriel did the only thing she could do, her wings burst out of her back and she flew and flew and flew, a trail of explosions closely following her. She just had to live she just had to because-
Knocking on the door awakened Satomi and she blinked staring at her half darkened room. The knocking started again and a quiet voice spoke, "Miss Kitano, your father wants you down for dinner."
"Alright...I will be down, thank you." Satomi got up and went to the mirror staring at the mess of her hair. She grabbed her brush and quickly fixed it so her father would not give her a lecture. Sighing, Satomi went out of her room and descended down the stairs heading towards the dining room. 'The dreams are changing and more frequent too. They stick in my mind like memories, even if there are strange gaping holes. They fill in certain spots too as if that is the order of the dream...even if the dreams are out of order.'
Satomi sat across from Satoru not saying a word to him. Satoru just discreetly glared at her. They ate in silence ignoring each other. Their father never spoke at dinner unless there was business going on. It was to quiet of an affair for the family.
"May I be excused father, I would like to get ahead on my studies," asked Satomi.
"You may go," excused the father.
Satomi got up and headed towards her room, thinking about ways she could prove Satoru wrong. All of a sudden a flash of a memory of a guy named Arai Kaimu. He had given her his number one day when she litteraly ran into him. It was a strange affair. He had told her take his number and when she needed help and felt lost to remember him. She big her lip wondering if she should call him. Satomi sat on her desk and stared at the cellphone in her hand.
'What's the worse that can be done? He will laugh at me? Though everyone will berate me for trusting a random stranger...' Making her decision she dialed Arai Kaimu's number.
"Hello?" A male voice questioned.
"Um, hello, this is - " Satomi started to explain.
"Ah! The girl who ran into me a couple weeks ago. So you finally figured it out hm?"
"Euh...I am not sure what you are talking about. This may seem strange, but...do you believe in demons and spirit energy?" There was silence on the other side and Satomi fidgeted hoping Arai didn't think she was a crazy person.
"Yes. You are not crazy. Look I am a bit busy, but let's meet up after school tomorrow at Azuli Teahouse. They have private rooms where we can talk, okay?"
"Um sure..."
"I'll explain some things then, toodles!" Arai hung up on her and Satomi sat with a bewildered expression upon her face. 'Toodles? Seriously? Toodles? What kind of a man says that! Oh, I hope this is worth it!'
Next Day
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"Miss Kitano if you would be so kind to read, XXIII, I reason, earth is short, for us please?" the teacher asked Satomi.
Satomi stood up and read from the book:
"I REASON, earth is short,
And anguish absolute.
And many hurt;
But what of that?
I reason, we could die:
The best vitality
Cannot excel decay;
But what of that?
I reason that in heaven
Somehow, it will be even,
Some new equation given;
But what of that?"
"Good, now onto anaylzing it, what do you think this poem means?" The teacher asked the class. Satomi stopped paying attention because she knew the bell was about to ring signaling for the end of the day. Just as she thought five minutes later, the bell rung. Students talked excietedly as they gathered their stuff. She quickly gathered her items and left the school without her twin. Today was a day she did not have art club. Satoru participated in the kendo club which happened to be every day.
Satomi made her way to Azuli Teahouse, it was a quiet place and more like a cafe now a days where friends, parents, romantic dates, and business meetings would take place. There in front of the place was Arai Kaimu. Arai Kaimu was tall, pale, black hair and dark eyes that was covered by big framed glasses. Satomi noticed his relaxed wear of jeans and a t-shirt.
"Hello there, Ari. I am Kitano Satomi, or Tomi for short" introduced herself formally to him.
"Ah, I see now, call me Kaimu, Tomi. Let's go in. I already got ourselves a room. I figured you would like a latte, is that okay?"
"Yes, actually thank you." Satomi followed Kaimu towards the back of the teahouse and sat down.
"Let me introduce myself, more formerlly I am Arai Kaimu. I attended Waseda International School but now I attend Tokyo University. I was back there doing a favor for a teacher when you bumped into me. I saw your work displayed, you are a great painter you know that? What else do you do?"
"I also do fashion design. I really like fashion, but I don't want to keep up with the pace of the fashion world, as much as my father begs to differ. This year he wants me to finish my designs and they will be featured on Tokyo Fashion Week."
"That must be exciting. You will be the youngest ever to have your fashions displayed. That is a high honor right there. I would look forward to seeing your designs. Though I am curious why are you attending Waseda International School when you could be going to Mori School of Arts? They are just as prestgeious."
"Father stresses the academics more than the arts. He sees it as an assest to be intelligent. Though he will not deny he enjoys that any talents we have gives more...infamy to himself. I plan on transferring over to Meiou High School in two years and I have already discussed this with my mother. It's another rigerous school after this."
Just then the server came by, "Here is your latte and your bubble tea sir."
"Thank you," said Kaimu. The server bowed and left them closing the door.
"Now let us get down to business. I do not think you are crazy about demons and spirit energy. You are dead on that they exist. Though you may be interested to know, there are three worlds that are very well connected, human world, spirit world, and the makai, also know as the demon world. There is a barrier that helps to separate the makai from the human world. So the most dangerous of demons will not get through, so do not worry. So you follow?"
"Yeah that sounds easy."
"But besides that I am sure there are many other worlds and dimensions that aren't as connected to ours, though I do not have a shread of proof. I think I finally found it, which is why helping you helps me. It is mutual. You see when you ran into me I felt a unique energy come from you. It is nothing like demon energy or even spirit energy which is what was so shocking to me. Everyone has talents in different areas, but I'm sure it'll be easy to figure out. It'll work similar I am sure. So what do you think, do you want to work with me on this?"
Satomi blinked and listened to the words again in her mind before answering, "I guess so. So let me get this straight, you think I am from another world?"
Kaimu grinned, "Percisely, well not this body, but your soul. You are a reincarnation. I think getting another body from another dimension would be a bit hard to do. So you are an interesting case. I am very interested in reincarnation. Actually if you want, I could a past life regression, if you are that curious. Have to admit, I am curious to who you have been, or at least the biggest prominet past life of yours."
"You just ramble on aimlessly don't you? You must be that excited. Sure, I guess, I am curious and it would be...intersting to know what has happened."
"Not here, let's go to my place, alright? I don't want people to look at us weird especially if you shout or say something in some odd language," Kaimu stated calmly.
"It seems like that has happened before, huh?"
"Yes actually. Good thing I ordered that latte in a to-go cup, huh?" Kaimu had such a cheeky grin on his face, his excuberence seemed contagious.
"Indeed, let's go," Satomi said. Satomi followed Kaimu out of the teahouse and headed down the street. 'I can't believe I am trusting this random stranger, yet this seems to be the only thread I can hold onto to figure out what is going on.'
"I live by myself, my old man left me the place and he stops in every so often. He decided to take up working in a shrine with an old friend of his, he got religion in his old age. I never knew my mother, she ran out on us soon after I was born."
"You seem rather fond of him..." Satomi said, not sure what to say about the mother.
"What about you? What are your parents like? Well at least your mother, your father sounds like a real piece of work treating you like a trophy child," Kaimu pried.
"Yeah you could say that. My father is all pride about how rich he is and likes to show us off to his business partners. My mother left him when she realized his intentions, they have a standing separation. My mother comes from an old family on both sides full of lots of money. My grandfather is a descendant of a european nobleman and my grandmother's family came from a long line of samurai and traders. They were really well off and never told anyone. My grandmother took her wealth with her before world war two. But my mother is really sweet. She owns a few businesses that make her a decent chunk of money and made some good investments. She is really sweet," answered Satomi.
"Do you live with your father or mother?"
"Both...depending upon my father's whims, he will have us over whenever."
"Ah...I see. Come on, we are here," Kaimu said pointing at a small house. Kaimu opened the door and saw that it was rather neat and clean for a bachelor going to school.
"Just sit on the couch and I will be right back," Kaimu said as he went up the stairs.
"Okay," Satomi sat down on the couch. Satomi stared at her surroundings noting how clean it was again. There was no dust, except a little bit on the tv screen. Was she sure about trusting Kaimu? Not really, just hopefully she would not regret it.
Kaimu came downstairs with a chair and he sat it down in front of her. He seemed all serious now as he wrapped a watch around his wrist. "Alright now, I need you to relax, okay? Take deep breaths like meditation."
Satomi closed her eyes and began to relax taking deep soothing breaths. She opened them to look up at his fingers began to move in front of her face. The world began to be blurry and she saw those annoying fuzzy dots again moving everywhere. The was the last thing she saw.
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She stared around her studying her settings. There was many windows looking out into a serene scene outside the room she was in. There was also many weapons along the way. She picked up a sword and swung around. It was all familiar to her, just like yesterday on how to use a sword. Many different forms, styles, and techniques she could recall. She had once lived her life by the sword, died by it too.
"Sa...to...mi..." a voice called to her from the great beyond.
"I am not Satomi. Whoever you are...my name is Loriel."
"Lo..riel...do you...know whe..re you are?" The voice continued.
Loriel looked around realizing her surroundings were not familar and that there was no door out...how could she get in if there was no way out?
"Loriel do you know where you are?" The voice asked again.
"No I do not. I am stuck in a room with glasses windows that do not open and no door out," she answered the voice warily.
"Focus, see the way that is outside. If you got in you can get out." The voice said.
"Easy for you to say," she huffed indignant. Of course if she got in, she could get out. She was not stupid nor born yesterday.
"Think...who were you before? How did you get to be where you are?"
Loriel blinked realizing this, she remembered the car crash, the meteor shower, the wedding...it just seemed to regress. The memories came flashing back, screaming in rage she held her head, her head pounding with the influx of memories and information.
"Too much...too much..." she cried to herself, her voice sounding distant to herself.
Satomi woke with a start, her head pounding, heart beating fast and breathing harsh. She got up and stumbled foreward, a memory flashed in front of her eyes of her being a tall blonde hair soldier with piercing gray eyes. Her vision was darkening.
"Satomi, can you hear me? Where do you live? Let me take you back..."
Satomi mumbled the answer, though her voice sounded like roaring thunder in her ears and she blacked out.
