"WHAT THE HELL!!!"
Hotaru and Adrian were suddenly jolted out of their peaceful sleep by Haruka's very loud (and very p o ed) voice.
"WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU DOING IN THAT BED WITH HER!!!" Haruka yelled at Adrian.
"Uh…good morning?" Adrian slowly said while rubbing his head, seeing as both he and Hotaru had fallen off the bed at Haruka's intrusion.
"GOOD MORNING MY ASS! YOUR DEAD MEAT!!" Haruka said as she began to throw anything within her reach at Adrian.
Adrian ducked under the flying dresser and ran out of the room, closely followed by Haruka. Michiru and Setsuna had heard Haruka's screaming and walked in to find the two running back and forth across the house.
"Oh-no." Michiru sighed as she watched Haruka destroying the house while trying to get to Adrian.
"Make sure she doesn't have her transformation wand." Setsuna said.
"GET BACK HERE YOU BAKA!!" Haruka yelled as they ran into the kitchen.
"Haruka-papa stop!" Hotaru said, "It's not what you think!"
Miraculously, Haruka stopped where she was and put the kitchen table back down.
"Fine. Both of you! In the living room! NOW!" She fumed, "Sit down and give me a REALLY good explanation why I should let him live!"
"Sit?" Setsuna said.
"Where?" Michiru asked as she looked around at what used to be the living room.
"Nothing happened Haruka-baka!" Adrian said. "Taru had a bad nightmare and I wasn't about to leave her all alone when she was scared half to death!"
Haruka and Adrian glared dangerously at each other. Both of them were sending out sparks of energy that only caused further damage to the house.
"The dream!" Hotaru suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my gosh, I almost forgot!"
Hotaru ran out of that room and into her own. She quickly changed her clothes, put her shoes on, and ran out again.
"Michiru-mama. Call up everyone and tell them that there is an emergency meeting at the temple at two. I'll be back before then." She spurted out before bolting out the front door, leaving the others standing there with very confused looks on their faces.
"Um, fine." Michiru said to Hotaru, after she'd run out.
"It's going to be one of those days." Haruka said, still eyeing Adrian angrily.
"Does our insurance cover stuff like this?" Setsuna asked as she pointed to the disaster area once known as the living room.
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"Nothing!" Hotaru said as she slammed the book shut.
Several people looked up at her, a few of them with rather annoyed expressions.
"Sorry, sorry." Hotaru said as she got up and went to look again.
She glanced at the clock as she passed. 11:03. She'd already been there for hours. Hotaru had been the first person at the library that morning. She'd been trying to find something on the Day of Resurrection, and with half the library searched, she still found nothing. She was starting to consider asking for help.
"They'd probably think I was nuts." She said to herself as she grabbed more books and went back to her seat.
The entire table was covered with books that Hotaru had looked through. History, mythology, literature, she'd tried everything, and still come up with nothing. As she searched through a few history books (again), she barely noticed someone come up on the other side.
"Pardon me miss, but is there anything I can help you with?"
Hotaru moved two piles of books aside and found herself looking into a pair of kindly eyes. The man before her appeared in his late 60s, evident by his gray hair speckled with white.
"I'm sorry to intrude," He politely continued, "I've been by here several times and couldn't help notice you searching. Anything in particular you're looking for?"
"Actually yes, Mr…?"
"Oh I'm sorry. I am Hitori Kobanshu."
"The owner of the library?!"
"Yes child, none other." Kobanshu said as he laughed at Hotaru's surprised expression. "As I said before, I've watched as you earnestly searched the library, and from what I can tell, still not found what you want."
"Hit the nail on the hammer." Hotaru glumly said. "I was thinking of asking for some assistance, but I'm not even sure if any one can help."
"If anyone can, than I'm that person." Kobanshu said and sat down.
"Well…I'm looking for some information on this thing called the Day of Resurrection."
"The Day of Resurrection, hmm." Kobanshu thought. After a few minutes, he stood up, and turned to Hotaru, "Please, follow me."
Hotaru got up and followed him to the back of the library. They went up the stairs to the second floor, down a hallway, and stopped in front of a door that read 'Restricted: Authorized Personnel Only.' Hotaru paused, but Kobanshu simply opened the door and walked in. The room inside was full of very old and worn out books.
"In here is where we keep Japan's oldest and most valuable books. You can probably find most of our past inside these four walls."
Kobanshu walked up to one of the stacks. He ran his finger down the line, then stopped and carefully pulled out one of the books.
"I'm afraid that this cannot be allowed out of this room. But you can stay here and look through it." He smiled as he handed the book to Hotaru. "I'm sure you'll find something worth reading."
"Thank you, Kobanshu-san." Hotaru said as he smiled again and walked out of the room.
Hotaru sat down next to one of the shelves and began to look over the book. It was extremely old, the red on the cover had faded, and the title was barely readable. Hotaru opened the book and read the title page,
"Ancient Legends of Japan."
Slowly, she began flipping through the pages. As she neared the back of the book, she stopped suddenly and stared at the page.
"This is it!" She exclaimed, "The Day of Resurrection!" Hotaru read on, "One of the oldest legends of Japan, the Day of Resurrection happens once every 100 years. Stories say that it was created by ancient sorcerers to bring back a goddess from the dead. When evil tried to use the power to do the same, it was sealed away in a ritual that could only be harnessed on a certain day if one possessed three sacred relics and the one destined to be the doorway. The three relics of Resurrection are the soul crystal ball, the staff of creation, and the goblet of life. The doorway, once thought to be one of the relics, is the chosen person who the resurrected shall re-enter this
world. The doorway is the key to the ritual, and it cannot be done without it. The resurrected one chooses to use the body of the doorway as their own, or take the life force of the doorway to reinstate their own. Whichever path is chosen, both will take the life of the doorway…"
Hotaru stopped here and shut the book, trying to take in what she had just read.
"Well, you're the one who wanted to know." She said to herself and went out of the room.
