Ello ppl ^^ How are you? I'm fine thanks ^^ well here's chapter 4, enjoy.
Chapter 4: The Game
"The task has been done, master," a low voice rumbled as a dark figure entered the room. It looked up as its green eyes glowed behind the darkness of his hooded cloak, too see his master and another creature sitting at a small table that held a board that resembled a game of chess.
"Excellent," the Master's voice hissed. His long finger reached over and knocked down a white game piece. The other picked it up and placed it on the side next to a royal blue piece. "I didn't believe it be this easy to execute our plan," he reached over and picked up a light blue piece and looked up at the creature in front of him. "I trust you can handle this," he moved the piece to the far side of the board.
The creature in front of him looked up his blue eyes glowing. He lightly touched the light blue piece.
"Of course, master." His voiced rasped. He stood up and walked past the other dark figure. He put on his hood and walked out of the room.
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Keiichiro sat in a dusty chair in the far end of the dining room. His head was held low, his hair in his face, and his spirit forever broken. He hadn't spoken a word since he returned from that dark hallway, from that room that stole his best friend, his only friend, the only reason he had to live. He had promised Ryou's father he would always protect him, that he would always be there for him; he had failed.
Kisshu watched from the far end of the room the broken man. He assumed that Ryou meant a lot to him, like Masaya had to Ichigo. Kisshu never knew the relationship between the Mew team. He had never cared, but after being there and seeing their reactions, he realized that everyone had someone they didn't want to lose. Kisshu's head turned as Ichigo walked into the dining room. She looked at Kisshu, her eyes sad. Kisshu felt a pang in his heart. The look he had just received was not only one of sadness, but of emptiness. He knew Ichigo had just notified the others of their second loss. He could only imagine how the girls took it, losing their leader, the creator of who they were today.
Ichigo looked to Keiichiro, then back to Kisshu. Kisshu shook his head slowly, telling her he hadn't moved since she had left. Ichigo looked back to Keiichiro. He had always been the motivator of the team. He always had that sweet, charming smile on his face. It was a rare thing to see him sad, but this wasn't just sadness, it was devastation, hopelessness, and guilt.
"Keiichiro," Ichigo whispered.
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"I'm sorry for your loss, Lettuce," Pai whispered, looking down at her. She was leaned against a wall, tears streaming down her face. She looked up at him, her deep blue eyes wet and glimmering.
"Thank you," Lettuce replied, forcing a small smile as she looked up at Pai. He turned away, his eyes trying to focus on something besides her eyes. Lettuce looked at her pendant. She couldn't believe Ryou was gone. When Masaya died, she thought maybe an accident had happened, but now Ryou was dead. She sobbed at the thought of the word. Pai looked at her when he heard it. He thought for a second before speaking.
"D-Did you love him?" Pai asked. It surprised him that it was hard for him to ask her that. As if he feared the answer she would give. Lettuce looked up at him, shocked by his question. They stared at each for awhile, before Pai, again looked away. "I'm sorry," he whispered, "That was too personal."
Lettuce wiped her eyes with the back of his hand. "No, its fine." She stood to her feet. "I looked up to him," Lettuce admitted, "and at one point in time I thought I did love him, but-" her voice trailed off and she looked up at Pai, who had focused his attention back on her, "but I realized that we'd never work out. He was in love with Ichigo, and how could I compete with her." She looked down at the floor, "It was no surprise he liked her, she's pretty, funny, and everything I'm not."
"That's not true." Lettuce's eye's shot up. Had she heard what she thought she did. Pai had whispered it, and she almost didn't catch.
"What?" Lettuce asked.
"You're funny, and pretty too, I mean when it comes to humans I guess, and just because you're not like Ichigo doesn't mean that you're nothing. You're smart, caring, kind, thoughtful and other stuff." Pai replied. Lettuce felt a smile appear on her face as a deep blush flooded her cheeks.
"Thank you," Lettuce whispered, her voice embarrassed.
"We should keep moving," Pai stated, trying to change the subject. He couldn't believe he said all that stuff to Lettuce. Yeah, he had been thinking it but he hadn't meant for it to actually come out of his mouth. What was it about her that made him feel so...so vulnerable?
"Okay," Lettuce replied. Pai started walking down the hall. Lettuce followed behind them, secretly smiling to herself.
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The group of four trudged silently down the dim corridor. Pudding looked up at Zakuro who was leading the group. She had been the one who had told them they must move on.
"Ryou would want us to keep trying," She stated. The girls agreed but they were all still in shock. How could this happen? They had been heroes for months, risking their lives on a daily basis, but death never registered in their minds an outcome that could have happened.
Taruto followed the Mew trio, pulling up the rear of the group. His eyes move to each Mew. The tallest looked determined and serious. She didn't show much emotion at all. When the call had come from the pink Mew, she was the only one who didn't let tears fall. The blue one, seemed shocked. It took awhile for the tears to begin to flow but she seemed to try and stay strong, watching the purple one carefully. Pudding burst into tears immediately. Purple had to soothe her and console her. Taruto glanced at Pudding and saw that her eyes were on him. She still looked upset, her eyes filled with sorrow. Taruto remembered when his only goal was to hurt her, to be the cause of her pain, to make her cry, but now that he saw what he would've done to her, he was thankful he had never succeeded.
Suddenly Taruto's ears twitched. He stopped short. Pudding looked at him and also stopped. "Taruto, what's wrong?"
"I sense something," Taruto whispered.
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Kisshu jumped from his seat. Ichigo looked at him weirdly and followed his gaze. She gasped as she saw, coming from the kitchen, knives floating in thin air.
"What the-"
"Kisshu, look out!" Ichigo screamed as the knives went right for him. Kisshu easily dodged their first strike. He swerved to the right, as the knives past by him. The knives turned around and went for a behind attack. Kisshu turned and jumped into the air out of the knives range. The knives went to Ichigo next. She hit a split and the knives went right over her head. Ichigo did a spin and turned to see the knives heading for Keiichiro.
"Keiichiro! Look out!" Ichigo yelled.
Keiichiro didn't move, but kept his head held low.
"Keiichiro! Move!" Ichigo screamed climbing to her feet. She could feel tears well in her eyes. Please don't end it like this Keiichiro, she thought.
Keiichiro looked up and saw the knives closing in towards him, and again didn't move. He looked back down waiting for the pain to come; he was ready. Only a few more seconds.
"Keiichiro, please!" Ichigo screamed running to him.
Keiichiro clenched his eyes shot, welcoming the pain but also fearing it. Kisshu teleported besides him, pushing him to the ground. One of the knives grazed Kisshu's shoulder, as he forced Keiichiro to the ground, out of harm's way. Both fell, Kisshu landing on top of Keiichiro. The knives hit the wall, piercing it. They no longer moved, like they were inanimate again.
Ichigo ran to them, as Kisshu lifted himself off of Keiichiro, examining his cut. Ichigo ran and kneeled down in front of Keiichiro. Tears were streaming down her face. Keiichiro pulled himself up to a sitting position. He came face to face with Ichigo's tear-stained face. She reached out and grabbed him by the shirt.
"Keiichiro," she cried, "You can't do that! You can never do that! Yes, Ryou is gone, but he would want you to keep fighting."
"Ichigo," Keiichiro whispered.
"You know he would want you to live. Don't you ever stop fighting, again! And what about the girls? Huh? We've already lost Ryou, do you want us to lose you too?"
"I'm sorry," Keiichiro whispered. Ichigo hugged him tightly, as if he would disappear in the next minute.
"Just...don't give up." Ichigo whispered. "We got to make it out of this."
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Pudding screamed as she slid down the hallway. Out of nowhere reality seemed to bend. The floor collapsed, and became a giant slide. A door at the end opened and became a whirlpool trying to suck them in. They all hung on to doorways or whatever they could. Pudding's arm gave out and she let go.
"Pudding!" Mint cried as she watched the monkey Mew slide further and further away.
Taruto teleported from his spot and latched on to Pudding. He grabbed a close doorway while Pudding held onto him, using the wall to hold her up. Pudding looked up at Taruto. Her eyes were filled with fear. "Don't worry," Taruto whispered, "I got you." Pudding nodded. The small couple's head both shot up when they heard a shriek coming from above.
Mint had lost her grip and was hurdling towards the end. Zakuro grabbed Mints arm, but the forced made her only grip her hand. She held it tight, but she could feel Mint's hands slipping out of her grasp. Mint stared into Zakuro's eyes, tears forming.
"Zakuro," Mint whispered. Zakuro couldn't hear her, but she knew she had said her name. Zakuro felt tears in her eyes. She had never felt this way.
"I'm sorry," Zakuro replied. With that, Mints fingers slipped out of her hands and she slid down the long hallway, screaming. "Mint!" Zakuro yelled. Mint slid into the open room, that seemed to be the cause of the madness, and the door closed suddenly.
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Mint slid into the room, banging her head on the opposite wall. She stumbled to her feet, holding her head in pain. She looked around it was a normal room. It was pretty empty, though. She pulled out her pendant just in case. After what happened to Masaya and Ryou, she wasn't taking any chances. She looked to her left and saw a giant window. She almost screamed with joy. She had found a way out. Zakuro would be so proud of her. She looked around for something to hit it with and break the glass. She then slapped herself, and proceeded to transform into her Mew state. She summoned her arrow and aimed it at the window.
"Ribbon Minto Echo!" She called releasing her arrow. Suddenly a dark figure appeared in front of the window, waving the arrow away with it's hand. Mint stared at the figure frozen in fear. It's eyes were a glowing blue. She would've attacked again, but she had already seen him deflect it once, without even trying. She dashed for the door.
"Nuh uh," the figure whispered, stretching its hand towards Mint. Mint felt pressure on her body. The figure smirked, and abruptly moved his arm. Mint slammed into a wall and felt pinned. She couldn't move, no matter how hard she struggled. The figure moved slowly towards her. Fear overtook her.
"What do you want?" Mint screamed, "Why are you doing this?"
The figure stopped in front of her. "Because, I have too. It's my mission," it answered before balling its fist and twisting its hand. Mint's neck cracked and she slowly fell to the ground. The figure pick up her body, careful not to leave blood, and carry her away. It looked down at the young girl in its arms. "I'm sorry," he whispered, "It's my mission." He then created a portal and walked through it, to show his master he had finished his job, so that he could take one more piece off the playing board.
ANND cut! Well this took longer than I thought! I'm in school now and you wont believe how busy I am, but I'm still trying!
Who's dead: Masaya, Ryou, Mint
Who's alive: Ichigo, Lettuce, Pudding, Zakuro, Keiichiro, Pai, Kisshu, and Taruto
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