Here it is! My first REAL chapter!
Well thanks to my first reviewer Siy Rowling for sending her love! Thank you for the review hun! Here's my first chapter to tie you over!
To everyone else, please enjoy!
NightRaven 13
Disclaimer: Don't own DNAngel, but I swear I will find a way!!
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"Riku! Wake up or you're going to be late!"
Riku Harada grumbled awake, clutching the pillow underneath her head with a very prepared firm grip.
"Riku? Didn't you hear me? I said you're going to be late if you don't get up right now!"
The door slammed open, revealing a very rushed looking 14 year old girl with long locks of dark hair.
Riku clutched the pillow, pulled herself out of her man made bedcover cocoon, and hurled it across the room and square into the face of her younger twin sister.
"Riku!"
Riku Harada smirked; she was never one to miss an intended target.
"Fine! Forget I said anything!"
Riku couldn't help but laugh as her younger sister slammed the door and walked away, clearly annoyed. She got up and ran after her in pursuit, smiling sweetly with every ounce of sarcasm she could muster.
"Thank you so very much Risa!"
"Whatever…"
She laughed again, then turned right around and went back to get dressed.
"I was serious about you being late!" called Risa as she closed the door behind her.
"Yeah! Yeah! I heard you!"
"Button up! It's pretty cold outside! See you at school!"
Riku frowned, of course it would be cold for her! She was always stuck riding the bike to school anyway!
Risa had not been kidding, it was indeed cold outside. Despite that, Riku rode along the icy streets of Azumano anyway, pedaling faster to avoid the odd chill in the air. She rode through the park in the center of town, pedaling faster as she crossed the bridge and neared the school. Once there she quickly locked her bike into the rack and ran inside, shivering all the way as she made her way to class
First to greet her was her mirror image.
"Great! You made it Riku! Just in time too!"
She frowned, keeping her mouth shut to avoid making her sister cry so early on in the morning. Instead she walked right pass her cheery demeanor and took her place right behind her.
"Was it something I said?" she could hear her sister whisper to one of her friends.
Riku ignored the comment and pulled out her notebook instead, knowing full well that their teacher was due to come in at any moment and start the class. As she did so she couldn't help but noticed that there was someone missing from the immediate circle that was her class. She began to search the room, trying to figure out who it was when their teacher walked in.
"Ok, everyone in their seats please!"
Students grumbled loud complaints of protest all around her. Riku seemed the only one to be relieved that class was officially starting, it sent a small smirk to her face.
"Now before I start class, can anyone tell me who is absent today so I can simply mark them off?"
Half the room searched around, and only a few said some names aloud.
"Mishima is missing ma'am…"
"So is Inue…"
"Niwa too…"
At the sound of his name, Riku looked up. She turned to where the quiet boy normally sat, and was surprised to see that it had been Hiwatari who spoke up.
The teacher turned, apparently surprised that Hiwatari had said anything at all.
"Really? Well that seems odd…well I suppose they'll just have to receive the homework some other way. Any volunteers to deliver the assignments?"
Again, the teacher was stunned when she noticed Hiwatari raised his hand.
"Ah yes, Mr. Hiwatari…was there something you wanted to say?"
"I don't mind giving Niwa the homework."
The teacher nodded her response, an odd look of astonishment crossing her face.
"Very well Mr. Hiwatari…now that's settled I suppose we can start class now."
And so it did, with a very sluggish pace.
As the day had worn on, class seemed very normal for Riku with the mild exception of the cold snap that had taken over Azumano. It was enough to drive everyone inside during lunch, not to mention during gym period. The same quickly became the case during after school practice, annoying Riku to no end.
"Gees, you would think it's cold enough to kill or something!"
Riku couldn't help muttering angrily as she changed back into her school uniform. Practice had been dismissed early, and it was enough to send her fuming down the halls. She quickly changed and headed back out into the cold, pulling her bike along as she went. Halfway towards the bridge that crossed into the center of town, Riku hopped on and started pedaling away, struggling a little as she willed the chains to unfreeze themselves.
"Stupid weather!" she yelled as a small cloud of fog escaped her lips.
She continued pedaling along, increasing her speed as she neared the park. The icy sidewalks slightly amplified her velocity as she went, as well as endangered her. Riku ignored the slight increase
and went along anyway, only regretting her decision to stop as she headed closer towards the fountain that decorated part of the park.
"Oh crap! Stop! Stop! Stop you stupid bike!"
She tried to turn, but only succeeded in skidding into a horrid stop and crashing headfirst into the fountain.
"ARGH!" she yelled as the icy water drenched her completely.
"Can this day get ANY worse!"
Riku turned her soaked head towards her bike, a sorry sight welcoming her as she realized how wrecked it now was.
"Scratch that last comment… it CAN get worse!"
She trudged out of the fountain and pulled her bike up, surveying the damage as she did so. It would take her at least three weeks worth of allowance to fix it up again, or at least a month's worth to replace it.
"Great…just great…"
Riku frowned, there was no way she could ride it home when the front wheel had been so badly damaged. She would just have to walk home.
And walk she did.
And walked…
And walked some more…
She walked passed various convenience shops as well as neighborhoods, all the while soaking wet and pulling a useless bike along. Somewhere near home, she stopped and sat on the steps in front of the town library, tossing her bike aside as she did so. It clattered nosily, enough to catch the attention of several passersby.
"What!? You never seen a kid with a broken down bike before!?"
Several people turned away, Riku smirked in response.
"Thought so…"
She flopped right down on the steps, all the while keeping a pensive look upon her face. It was enough to drive people away from asking her too many questions.
"Stupid bike…stupid cold…"
A newspaper whirled by as it was caught by the cold wind suddenly, smacking Riku squarely in the face.
"Stupid newspaper…"
She pulled it off, about to toss it back to the wind when the front headline caught her attention. She shook it strait and began to read.
Phantom Thief, Where Is He Now?
A month has passed since the last of the Phantom Thief's captured artifacts, The Soul of Circe, has gone missing from Azumano's Shine Museum, and so with it has the thief himself disappeared.
Authorities are slow to speculate the Phantom Thief's whereabouts, and deny having captured him.
"Believe me, if we had him you'd be the first to know!" Inspector Saehara of the Azumano Police Force replied Thursday.
All in all, while authorities are slow to act, let alone search for the missing art piece, the fact of the matter still remains. Where is The Phantom Thief now?
Riku frowned slightly, tossing the newspaper away from her as the wind caught it. She couldn't help but be just a bit curious as to what the newspaper had read, just a bit.
"Hmm…I suppose it serves him right if he's dead in a ditch somewhere…stealing all those priceless artifacts! What a selfish ass, not to mention what a perv!"
Riku couldn't help but shiver as a memory tried to crawl itself up into her consciousness. She shook her head to try and dismiss it.
"Stupid perv…"
A kiss, and nothing more. It made her blood boil just thinking about it. She shook her head again in order to will away her thoughts.
"Argh…how infuriating!"
She stood up, finally frustrated with her current location and headed towards home. She picked up her bike as she went and dragged it along once again.
"I should just throw this away already."
She walked silently by, staying close to the buildings in order to avoid the cold. It wasn't enough to stop her from shivering, and apparently it wasn't enough for others either.
She stopped, her bike wheel close to hitting something dark lying on the sidewalk.
"Eww…what the hell is that?"
She bent down, surprised to see it was a small bird lying half frozen near the sewer opening.
"Aww…poor thing. Guess it froze to death out here."
Riku reached out to touch it, startled when she saw it tried to flap away from her.
"Ekkk! Don't scare me like that you freaky bird!"
It flapped again, but only succeeded in tiring itself out rather than fly away. Riku bent closer and picked the bird up, keeping her fingers away from its beak at all times.
"Now don't you DARE bite me! I'm doing you a favor and taking you home!"
She stood up and held the bird close, using her other free arm to pull her bike with her. It was hard work, but she was never one to leave things behind.
Never, let alone an animal in need.
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Ok…so there it is!
I
know, a bit lame! But here's the best I could muster! I promise
this is all leading up to something though, so don't fret!
While I understand this chapter could've been better, and could've included more, I have often been told than I overdo chapter lengths. So here is where I stop for today! If you want to read more please feel free to review and let me know ok? Loves ya all!
NightRaven 13
