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Chapter 7

Foolish Girl

A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body.

Infirmary, Death Weapon Meister Academy, Death City, Nevada, United States

Tuseday, July 5th, 20XX

9:05 A.M.

My eyes cracked open to the bright white of the ceiling of the infirmary. I sat up and let out a small moan. What the hell had hit me? I let out a frown. Why couldn't I remember anything these past few days?

"Oh, I see you eyes are open, Cheshire."

I turned my head to see a smiling Medusa-sensei and for some reason I felt a weird vibe from her and it wasn't a good one.

"Sensei... Why am I in the infirmary?"

"Well..." She began...

Gallows Mansion, Death City, Nevada, United States

Tuseday, July 5th, 20XX

12:00 P.M.

I walked out of the school, finally leaving that now creepy place they called the infirmary. I thought I would actually like it there, but it seemed I was starting to hate it as much as that house. I stared out at the top of the stairs and was rewarded with the sight of Death City. I felt the wind blow softly through my hair as I began to make my way home by myself. When I finally got in, I mumbled an "I'm back..." and like always didn't get a reply. Walking though the house, I got into the dining room and saw Patty asleep with her head on the table, a book closed in front of her, while Liz was plucking her eyebrows. It must've been that time of the month... I thought.

I turned my head to the right and saw Big Brother's drawing... Liz's face in a weird way. I closed the door silently and made my way out of there and the house. I didn't want to know what was happening next. I absentlyscratched at the choker about my neck, feeling the cool touch at my fingertips. I let out a shudder. It still felt weird to have it around me but I had become used to it. However, that didn't explain why or how I got it or how it got on me without my feeling it do so!

Death City, Nevada, United States

Tuseday, July 5th, 20XX

1:00 P.M.

I kept on walking, going into town, and strolled around. It was the same as it was a year ago, ten years ago, even one hundred years ago. The only changes I could make out were the different styles and people bustlingaround and about on their day without a care in the world. I recognized a few people from Demon Weapon Meister Academy and prosperously some from my class. However if it wasn't for two people following (more like stalking) me, I would have had a better day. But I guessed that was too much to ask...

I kept on walking, acting like I didn't know those two buggers were stalking me. I could distantly hear some whispers come from the two but couldn't decipher any of it at all. Finally having enough of it all, I turned down analleyway and vanished (jumping on the roof just in time when the two supposed 'master' stalkers, as they put it, came around the corner) from that spot. I watched from the roof on the right, looking down, as Hon Tee and Zenna Yule looked around for me.

"Where do you think she went?" Yule spoke, almost pouting as her head turned in the alleyway.

"I don't know… You know how Cheshire is. She likes to pop in and pop out at random times," Hon answered with his hands on his hips. He was right about that.

"I already know that, Hon!"

"You could be considered a stalker because of this, Zenna," he muttered with a sigh, shaking his head.

Yule frowned before grinning. "I don't care~! I just want to get to know her better~!"

I stood there, frozen at her words. She... wanted to get to know... me better? I frowned before turning away, my hair flicking as I did.

"What a fool... both of them," I uttered in the wind and jumped onto another rooftop and then onto another until I made it in another alleyway. I pulled my red hood up over my face until it covered the upper part of it. I paced down another deserted alleyway and made a left, rounding a corner. It was dark, in spite of the warm sun shining brightly above in the white, cloud-filled sky of the town. I made my way slowly and glanced around every few seconds. I wanted to make sure no one was following me, especially those two mice (though it was unlikely that that'd happen again). Finally, the alley ended and a cheerful street came to greet me.

At the same time, people were dressed in all kinds of colorful clothing walked on the roads, street vendors were calling out to those who would listen, trying to sell nick-nacks and weird-looking items, children were dancing around playfully while smiling innocently, a slight breeze caused curtains to billow from open windows, and there was a small hum of chatter of different volumes filling the air nonstop. It seemed I was in the simpler area of Death City, an area I liked to come and look around from time to time.

Older Part of Death City, Nevada, United States

Tuseday, July 5th, 20XX

1:21 P.M.

I walked without hesitation in the mix of humans and fell into the wave of talking people, getting swept along with the tide and blending in as best as I could. At last I pulled out and stopped in front of a dark store that had a crooked and old-looking sign hanging off the top. If one looked hard, one could make out the fading text reading: Lun's Library.

It was an old place, one of the few first buildings that was built in Death City, that remained the same, and was still here. I found this place a while back, when I first got out of the house and had been coming back here every few weeks at best. I really didn't want others to find out I went here because something was bound to go wrong. I could feel it. But I did see the occasional one stumble in whenever I was here. Without a second thought, I walked through the door and went inside, setting off a chain of jingles from the rusty bell set above the door that was overhead. As the door closed behind me, my head turned around to see the high ceiling and large space onto what it looked like on the outside.

I made my way to the right side of the larger-than-life room holding a variety of books of all subjects, and with expert direction I was finally in front of a light color brown desk that held stacks upon stacks of books. However, there was no Lun at the moment. I wondered where he had gone... I gave a shrug and walked away from the desk into the aisle of books. If Lun wanted to be found, then I would find him like always. Walking down the third aisle of books, I made my way to the back of the long way, my finger riding on the different colored, sized, and width spines of the many, many books lined up together of all subjects.

I didn't stop until I was in front of a particular book. It was dark blue; the spine was blank as was the cover except for a fancy silver design of leaves on the edge. I glanced to my chain as it seemed to jingle even when it wasn't moving to make a single peep. I felt my heart beat faster and jump out when air tickled the back of my neck. I was quick, tucking the book into my right hand, and turned to the left while bringing up my leg, but I felt my body get thrown to the ground. A knife was at my throat with glaring dark blue-green eyes with a weight appearing on my stomach and waist.

I blinked, and so did the glaring eyes before they softened slightly. The knife retracted into an overly long sleeve that connected to another overly long sleeve, hiding both hands. It was Lun, a thin and overly tall man with short midnight blue hair. "Oh, it's just you, Cheshire." He got off of me, and I saw he was wearing his usual tangzhuang, a type of Chinese clothing that his ancestors liked to wear.

I sat up, the blank book lying next to me, and gave the man a deadpan expression; my lips pursed together. "Why must you do that whenever I come here, Lun?"

"It's fun and keeps you on your toes," he answered, sticking out his hand. I took it, taking the book off the floor, and was helped up by the Chinese man. "Well, except this time... and all the other times before," he added, "But you're getting better... I think."

I gave him a blank look and once more, noting the detail. He had a gray belt with a small brown pouch strapped to his left side hip. "Whatever," I muttered, walking around him as he followed me. I made my way to where Lun's desk was; when we got there he made his way to his seat and placed his elbows on the top. His fingers threaded together while his chin rested on them. A devious smile was upon his lips when his eyes were, once more, closed as they always were.

"So tell me, Miss Cheshire, what can I do for you?"

"This," I answered, placing the book I found earlier in front of Lun, "and this." I pointed to the choker around my neck.

Lun's eyes seemed to look their bright gleam when they opened. "So tell me, Cheshire, why you have an object around your neck." I explained to him what happened and how it came about. I spoke on how I couldn't remember; some parts of my memory were blank.

Gallows Mansion, Death City, Nevada, United States

Tuseday, July 5th, 20XX

2:21 P.M.

I was sent out of Lun's Library an hour later after explaining everything with the blank book in my arms and made my way back home. Lun's words were to not open the book until I was alone and that was what I was going to do. I knew Lun's words were to be taken seriously otherwise things could happen with certain book that came from his possession. Lun said to me to come back in a few days after I explained to him about the choker; I answered him with a nod and went on my way.

Before I knew it, I was in front of my house. I went inside, closing the door behind me and made it straight to my room, not bothering to check with Big Brother. I didn't need him to know if I was home or not, not that it mattered to him, I just wanted to check out my new book of my ever-growing collection. Finally getting to my own room, closing the door behind me, and then turning on the light while closing the curtains to my three windows, I finally found myself on my bed with the dark blue book in front of me.

I sat cross-legged in front of it and stared at its unmoving form before reaching over and picking up the blank book. I opened to the cover, only to turn to a blank cream-colored page just like the cover (it just didn't have the design on it). I flipped even more pages before slamming the damn book close and setting it on the small table next to me. I let out a sigh, falling back to the pillows and let my hair spread around among the fluffy material. I knew it was going to be a joke... I just knew it...

"Let the book guide you, Cheshire, not you guide the book," Lun said to me, echoing in my mind. I gave out a snarl before another sigh. His wording never made sense as the man was crazy in his own unique way.

I closed my eyes, quickly falling asleep even if I didn't want to.

Meh... I would find out more tomorrow.

A new voice entered my mind before falling into the unconscious world.

"I don't care~! I just want to get to know her better~!"

Foolish girl...

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and PLEASE REVIEW, I'd like to hear what you have to say.

What type of Magic do you think Cheshire should use? How do you think it should be introduced to her?

What do you think the choker is? Who gave it to her? What will happen?

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