"Gen…where is the pancake mix?" Miya says peeking into the living room. His eye twitches as he remembers the recent accident that almost burned his house down. He didn't know if he should tell her he hid it.
Miya sighs and continues to look through, but finds that there is barely anything in any of the cabinets. She gets frustrated and flings some cans towards the doorway of the kitchen hitting Gen in the head. She turns around and sees him rubbing his head with a dirty glare and his face all puffed up.
"Gen…" She says trying to not to laugh. He simply stares at her as she begins to laugh. This makes him glare more intensely, and then simply smirking a little giving in to her sweet laughter. He defiantly liked her company, but just didn't know it himself yet. Right after she catches her breath from that hard laugher she catches a glimpse of an animal outside. She gasps and stares out the window to see a white smudge slowly walking behind a fence. She excuses herself and starts to head out the door grabbing her blue sweater on the way out.
Gen goes back into the living room and takes a seat, but suddenly hears a knock at the door. Before he knows it the door is broken down and he finds himself face to face with an unexpected visitor.
…...
"Where'd you go?" Miya calls out. She thought she had seen an injured dog around, that's why she couldn't make breakfast. Her assumptions were right though because she suddenly sees the dog again lying down in a ditch. She quickly runs towards it seeing its leg twisted a certain way that is just not normal. The dog begins to whine as Miya gently examines the damage.
"It's going to be ok little guy…" She sooths and slowly lifts it into her arms. Its head presses against her chest as she slowly starts to walk off to go look for a hospital nearby. There was just something about the dog that made Miya feel warm inside. Like it was a reincarnation of her beloved dog from long ago, Yue. Miya was glad that she regained that part of her memory for that was an especially treasurable one. And now this dog needed her help and she wasn't going to hesitate to give it to him.
~::.::.::.::.::~ A few hours later~ ::.::.::.::.::~
Miya makes way back to Gen's apartment feeling distressed and just wanting to lie down. The dog had made it safely, and after a few calls the owners had arrived to pick it up. There was a part of Miya that wished it was a stray so she could keep it, and somehow fill the void from the missing Yue, but there was nothing she could do now. The dog did look like it had a great home. It just simply had gotten out and well no one knows exactly how it got injured, but it did. And thanks to Miya it didn't suffer any longer.
She sighs heavily again as she walks into Gen's house. Noticing at first the door is placed crooked. She hears voices coming from the living room and slowly makes way. That's when she first hears a woman's loud obnoxious voice. She curiously peeks her head to find a woman sitting across from Yoshimori. With her long brown wavy hair and tan skin.
"Gen's sister?" Miya thinks to herself. "No…that couldn't be?"
She looks to her left and sees Gen crawled into a ball in the corner. Yoshimori looks at her trying to warn her about something, but before she could even react the strange woman turns around with wide eyes.
"Ooooh Who's this huh?" She says standing up. Gen falls onto his back with his hands on his face as Yoshimori gives her a slight introduction. Just that she's currently staying there and is having memory problems.
"Another Half Ayakashi…?" She thinks to herself as she eyes Miya from head to toe.
"AW how cute Gen has girlyfriend!" She cheers. Miya's face starts to burn with a rose pink blush as the same for Gen and even Yoshimori for her misunderstanding. Yoshimori shakes his head as the woman continues to laugh finally introducing herself as Atora.
"She tames Ayakashi…and has tamed Gen…" Yoshimori adds.
"There's that word again…" She thinks to herself. Miya did know it was a little weird to be living with a boy. Especially one as boring and angry as this Shishio kid. Of course Miya knew before what happened that she had nowhere else to go. And without the incident it would have stayed that way. So she was grateful and trying to make the best of it. Besides she liked his company. Though he was moody majority of the time, but there were those moments where he seemed alright and Miya really wanted to stick around to see and be there for those moments.
"Oh that's cool…" She says trying to seem cool. She awkwardly takes a seat by them as Atora leans in towards her side of the table.
"Very, very pretty…good catch…" She says quietly. Miya's face turns red again as she looks to the side. Yoshimori slaps his forehead as Gen sits back up. They begin reminiscing some more and after a bit Miya gets bored and excuses herself. After hearing them talk about how Gen used to take baths with her it got too awkward for Miya and she didn't exactly know why.
…...
The shift had started for them to protect the site underneath them, and Miya tuned out the others conversation only paying attention to the friend Atora had brought along, Raizou.
"Aww your so cute, "Miya said softly while slightly petting its face. It jumps up with glee and then sees Gen and jumps him. But when he makes contact with him he gets shocked. Atora then says he is simply use to it and that they are just good friends. Though Gen screams out in agony.
Apparently Atora had come to test Gen. And if he, including the rest would capture her without injuring her in thirty minutes Gen would get to stay. But if they couldn't then she would take him away. The thought made a light bulb turn on in Miya. Though she still didn't remember about her own Ayakashi abilities, despite the constant reminders by Yoshimori and the others, she just didn't remember how to activate it and it was annoying the hell out of her.
Before Miya knows it, Atora is up in the sky on Raizou's back warning them about the other friends she brought along and not to injure the ones with a yellow ribbon.
"You just hang out for a bit k?" Tokine says smiling and then turns around putting on her serious face on. A feeling of disappointment sweeps over Miya. How the only thing she can do is just stand there while the others put all they got into the challenge. Miya didn't want to tell anyone, but she would absolutely hate it if Gen had to leave. In fact she was sure she would end up sleeping behind buckets again or as Gen referred to as dumpsters. Miya was like an alien here and Gen was like her mentor slowly helping her gain knowledge about this world. How she wished she could have experienced it differently. Her memories were just burdens and the more that came back the more Miya's stress increased. Miya continued to watch as Gen went after Atora and Yoshimori and Tokine working on trapping the other guys. She clenches her fist and whimpers while looking down at the ground.
"Enjoying yourself?" Madarao adds interrupting her flow of thinking. She slightly turns her head to look at him with the corner of her eye.
"So…I'm Ayakashi…so how come my instincts haven't taken over?" Madarao's eyes widen at the question for it came out of nowhere.
"GEN!" Yoshimori yells taking away both of their focuses. It was angering Miya having to just stand there. Before she knew it, half of the time given was already used up and they still had no luck of capturing her.
"This anxiety…this anxious feeling is driving me crazy!" Miya thought to herself.
"Miya!" Yoshimori shouts. Miya felt herself suddenly freeze as it seemed like everything was turned on slow motion. She turned to look behind her and sees a giant tree coming towards her fast. Gen stops what he's doing and watches in shock. Too far away to do anything.
A sudden rush runs through Miya's body, a heat running through her veins, as she lifts her hand ripping the tree in half with a single fast swipe, all done in a blink of an eye.
"Huh?" Atora looks over noticing the strange aura leaking out from the mysterious girl.
The others looked at her speechless, until Gen snaps them back into focus with only about five minutes left. Their struggle to capture her was really starting to intensify. With them going at it back in forth, Kekkais forming here and there and Atora jumps from place to place.
"What was that?" Miya thinks to herself still staring down at her hand which only moments ago turned black. The more she thought it about the more an image was struggling to get free. And before she knew it she was looking at herself tear a human being apart. Miya starts to tremble and clenches her fist, closing her eyes trying to fight off the panic attack that was rising. She hated how easily she could be shaken up and those memories seemed so recent and so horrifying she wasn't sure how much more of this she could handle. When she opened her eyes again she looked down at her hands which appeared to be soaked in blood. She jumps back wiping her hands onto he black capris pants, realizing it wasn't there in the first place.
"What the hell is going on!" She gasped leaning against a tree, disregarding the rest of the things that were going on. With only seconds away Gen had failed to capture Atora, though she let him pass anyways. Maybe she had sensed how peaceful he seemed with Yoshimori seeing him as his closest friend. Though she said it was the teamwork that was convincing. Either way Miya was glad it was finally over. And a big relieve came over her. Like a heavy weight lifted off her shoulders. Though she was furious at herself for not being able to participate.
"Everyone take care!" Atora said while waving goodbye to them." Gen let's take a bath together again!"
Gen yells at her back while his face turns a bright red. Yoshimori starts to tease him as Miya watches Atora disappear into the sky.
~::.::.::.::.::~ Later that night~ ::.::.::.::.::~
Miya who was unable to fall back asleep had taken the opportunity to get to the roof top and watch as the skies would change color from the sun that would be approaching. She was unable to sleep due to her reoccurring nightmares. Back in her old days Aihi would have special medicine for her to help suppress them and now that, that was long gone she had nothing left to do but endure them. Of course it was not intended for her to fall asleep on the roof. Her chest rising slowly as she took her breathes in her slumber. Gen had the same idea to go up and think about all the events that happened today. Once again unaware that someone else would be there. He finally reached the top of the ladder and looked over to find Miya sleeping on her side with no sweater or blanket, in the middle of the roof.
"Miya…?" He said softly waiting for a reaction, but it was no use. She was deep into her sleep. Luckily not having another one of her nightmares at this moment. The chilly breeze rustled Gen's hair as he slowly approached her.
"I…love you…" She mumbled in her sleep.
Gen froze in his place. Only watching her shift a little. He knew she was dreaming of something, but what exactly was it? And to hear those words like if they were meant for him made him feel weird inside. A feeling unexplainable. Words he hadn't heard a for a very long time himself. He knew she would catch a cold in the chilly breeze, but she seemed so peaceful when she slept. He felt a slight blush form on his face as he remembered her words and the way she said them. How soothing her voice had sounded…yet also sadness hidden behind it. He clenched his fist trying to get all of it out of his head. He didn't have time for nonsense or silly thinking; he was there because of his chief and the special mission he had assigned to him.
"Hey…Miya…" He said in a low voice while shaking her gently. She shifted herself so her back was to him, slapping his chin in the process of turning over. He made a long face at her. With his eyes big by the embarrassment and awkwardness. "Miya…!" He said more loudly.
"I just want the pain to go away… I don't want to…" She mumbles again. Before she could finish what she had to say, Gen's hand slightly slapped her wrist and made her eyes shoot open. He looked down at her with a serious face now. He knew that sometimes people's dreams were about true events that have occurred and was a way of reliving them. He didn't have any proof of course but he had a hunch that whatever she was rambling about was about her past. Miya slowly sat back up with Gen's hand still resting on her wrist. She held her head as she tried to stay in a sitting position.
"Gen...?" She finally says after looking around and then down at her wrist. He quickly removes his hand forgetting it was there in the first place and continues to study her face.
"Quit sleeping in strange places."
Her face puffs up as she glares at him intensely while standing up to her feet, sassing at Gen. He rolls his eyes and starts to head towards the latter pretending to tune out her bickering.
"You're the strange one Shishio…" She adds. He turns around slightly looking at her calming expression as the sunrise's light illuminates her face.
"Huh!" He smirks and jumps down. Miya rushes to the edge of the roof to look down, and see no sign of him. She places her hand on her wrist and thinks back to when his hand was there. She didn't want to admit it but she liked his touch and wanted to know more about him. Miya looks up at the beautifully painted sky, remembering her mini dream about Yue.
"Stupid Shishio," She said with a slight smile.
