Note: Sorry this chapter was smaller than the rest.
Kiara- age 10 (1986)
"Kiara." Shunji said sternly I could see the lines around her mouth deepened in her frown. After I got Yusuke to come in my house Shunji dragged me across the kitchen away from our guest, obviously she isn't pleased.
"What!? He's hungry, all i'm going to do is make him a hot meal before sunset." I was getting a little tired we've been fighting for what seems like hours.
"You don't know who that child is!" she snapped back, although in a harsh whisper. "Urameshi is a very complicated child…"
Apparently the main protagonist is a very popular child in this area.
What was he? Fuckin' Naruto?
I furrowed my eyebrows in disappointment at Shunji's apparent apathy. However I better than to label her as a horrible person.
She's giving up her freedom to ensure my success and happiness; wasting resources on a child who already has a bad reputation around the town would be selfish.
But due to me literally cheating at life I knew Yusuke was a good person at heart, and I needed to get on his good side whatever it takes.
"Shunji-san please!" I whispered back. "He saved me from getting my groceries stolen from those stupid stragglers, that at least means something right?" I purposely left out the clear detail him being poor as she'd only label me a fool.
Her face softened for awhile before she sharpened her expression. "I'm not going to argue with you any further Kiara, it's been 84 years." I chuckled lightly at her sarcasm.
"Yusuke can be given a meal but your cooking for him." she said her voice scolding me.
"Yes, Shunji-san." I bowed slightly
"Good, next time you must pick who you are allied with carefully." she muttered before going up to her room.
Oh little did she know, i'm just doing that.
I didn't waste my time making shit special. Just something simple but tasty.
I make authentic ramen loaded with grilled meat. After I was done with my creation I rolled my sleeves to wash my hands then serve.
I placed my ramen dish in front of him along with some disposable chopsticks.
I didn't know what to expect with kid Yusuke, he simply gave me a curious look before going ham on his food.
It was extremely awkward to watch him eat and not say a word. Yet I feel as if this is nearly accurate, outside trolling people who clearly has issues with him I doubt he starts conversations to make an acquaintance.
From what i've seen he's almost immediately prickly to new people.
"Do you want seconds?" I suggested despite my previous suspicions based on his relationship with Keiko, he looked as if he hadn't seem real food in months. After he greedily slurped the remains of the broth, he eyed me almost on command and slightly nodded.
I could tell by his soft look in those young doe eyes that we weren't quite there at that brooding teen stage.
I made a big pot of ramen so I scooped the second helping in his bowl. Upon finishing his second bowl him staring at me again. "Your not around here." he said a-matter-of-factly which caught me off guard.
"Well I just moved here-"
"Your not born here." there was no scorn or resentment he simply treated like the facts of life. Well it's true I was wasn't born in Japan I wasn't born in this universe I simply stole a body to make living possible again, more importantly younger Yusuke seems a little unpredictable which scared the hell out of me.
Not much was shown of Yusuke's kiddy days outside of how he met how is to other people seems vague. Then again I didn't read the manga that much.
"Let's make a deal" he said in a gruff tone.
"As long as you make me food I can be your personal bodyguard!"
Uhh what
"Name?"
"Kiara but-"
I tried opening my mouth in protest but Yusuke dashed out the door before I could finish.
At Least he's coming back
I was expecting a strange encounter but not like this, I wonder what declaring himself my "bodyguard" would change in the timeline. I put my clothes in the hamper to wash later then proceeded to slip into my pajamas and tie up my hair with my bandana.
Best to think about such frivolous things later.
I snuggled in by bed and dozed off into a deep sleep.
"_?" a heard a feminine voice come into my my field of sound.
"_? _? Wake up!"
I finally woke up and saw Carly strawberry blond hair and all.
"Carly" I said all groggy, was that all a dream? Was Kiara Takayama just another figment of my imagination?
No, it felt too real for in all to be fake.
Something seems off, when you wake-up from a dream or a nightmare you still carry feelings of intensity from the dream but you know it's over and in some cases you forget.
I didn't forget.
"_? Are you listening? You've been sleeping on this bench outside the school for the past two hours! You know how dangerous that is? I told you to go home!" Every time Carly said my name it drowned out of her voice.
"I erased memories of your name, death, and how you became player 1."
huh….there is my answer
"_?"
"Your not Carly…"
"What? Are you high? _ who could be more 'Carly' than me?" she said with confidence.
"Because Carly would've tried something mischievous like drawing on my face before waking me up. Not greet me with genuine concern." I glared at the not-carly.
"I graduated high school 2 years ago so I know something isn't right. Who are you really?"
Not-Carly started twitching into an uncontrollable laughter, suddenly school as well as the outside melted into pure darkness. Not-Carly morphed into a...anodite!?
I still looked like my 16 year old self.
The supposed anodite smiled "Congrats on finally kicking it off with Yusuke! I was waiting for you, as you might have figured-out I am your familiar."
Oh shit, I completely forgot I had her as some type of assistant! Then again I never actually knew how to contact her.
But why did she try to trick me into thinking the last 10 years as Kiara was a lie?
" I didn't mean anything by it I just wanted to make a memorable introduction."
"Wha-what! Are you reading my mind!"
"I am a part of you, of course I can! Your thoughts are readable unless it's to yourself."
Well that solves that, time to ask some questions. "Why did you find it so important to trick me?
"You have forgotten that i've existed for 10 years! I was a bit hurt ya know?" she responded with faux sadness giving me the pouty face.
I threw back a blank look due to her lack of seriousness.
"Ohh! Don't give me that look! You need me! Do you even know half of what the entity told you? Probably not! Plus I can give you more than just tracking!"
Her last sentence caught my eye "More you say? In what way?"
Ohh I got your attention? Well if you know, you can upgrade your powers making then stronger using ENT pts."
"ENT pts.?" I cringed slightly at the term. Though I the idea getting an upgrade sounds intriguing, but it contradicts with the entity was saying.
"What is that?" I raised my brow "And doesn't me getting stronger powers just contradicts what the entity said lot ago?"
"ENT pts. is an abbreviation for Entertainment points, you are one of many here to amuse the overseers of death and life-"
"Wait WHAT I'M ONLY LIVING FOR SOME GODS AMUSEMENT." and here I thought I was here for higher purpose, to be the everyman turned oracle or something! I thought what the entity said was a joke.
I really feel stupid.
My familiar clearly annoyed ignored my outburst "Your soul out of millions from your universe was chosen to enter these universes you humans thought was fiction. You're not the only one playing, some finished while others still have yet to finish. They are in different universes of course."
Hmm, so it wasn't only me playing to fuck up what was thought to be a piece of fictions timeline.
The familiar continued, "The original Kiara was not a spiritually aware human being, but since you a now spiritually aware being reborn as Kiara and your soul resides in her body, the two forces: Kiara's non-spiritual body and your spiritual soul vy for dominance which will prevent you from reaching your full potential early. Without vigorous training of course."
I was still pissed at the revelation of my purpose as Kiara was just for entertainment but at the very least I was getting proper feedback.
"So do I have any ENT pts.? Or can I have access to what available? "
"You 15 ENT pts. and you can't get access until you fight or spar an individual."
ugggh utterly useless.
"Fine…" I rolled my eyes, all the more reason to find a good enough teacher.
"Anymore questions?"
"Not really?"
"Alright then, if you wish just meditate and say my name repeatedly. Of course I have no name so you can make it up. Bye Kiara!"
When I woke up in was morning already, with the bright sun and birds chirping.
"Kiara It's time for breakfast!" I heard Shunji shout.
Well today is the day I start stepping out of my comfort zone.
