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I wrote Japanese First name first, last name last, which is not how the Japanese do it... Sorry, It was just easiler for me... And I was fun for me to try to get my younger brother to say the words right ('.';) (Smiley with a sweatdrop)
Anyhows, Kurushimi-san, would you do the honors, Again (I'm Lazy... T.T (Crying smiley))?
"ALRIGHT!" Kurushimi punched the air in her excitment. "Rioki Moondove does not own Yu Yu Hakusho, Read or Die, or Azumanga Daioh. Again, Rioki does not own Sakaki, Hisami, Kurama, Kaitou, Kuronue, Maya, or Meiou Senior High School. She does own Sakura, Myself (Kurushimi), Rella J Sairen, Kcin, A-sensei, and anyone else that she might have forgotten. She will not tolerate any thievery of her story without permission in any shape or form... If you do steal I'll sick my Uncle on you!! Who she also owns..."
"MAI-SAN LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS!"
Chapter 8
Phone Calls
"Weird as in Supernatural Weird."
"Lovely…" Sakura paused in thought. "Same MO (You know when your watching a show and the cops are doing an investigation and one says 'Whats the MO?'? That's slang for 'Modus operandi' meaning ' mode of operation'. Now you know.) as in New York?"
"Yeah." Sakura could hear Kuronue lean back in his chair. "An item is stolen in the middle of the day. No witnesses. The item was there one minute and gone the next. Oh, and my favorite part of all of this: the thief is caught only on one frame on the security cameras and its blurry."
"That makes ten items…What was stolen?"
"A scepter shaped like a thunderbolt."
"Any connection to the Ancient Greeks?"
"Rumor has it that it use to belong to Zeus."
"Again, lovely…" Sakura sighed. "I'll head over there tomorrow to see if I can pick up anything…. Now, about that festival?"
"Sorry Kitten… I really can't make it…"
Sakura pouted into the receiver. "Please?"
"I'll make it up to you later…" Kuronue grabbed for a change in topic. "Did you make any friends at school today?"
"Oh, lots…" Sakura jumped over the back of the couch to get comfortable and started to count off her fingers. "Iruka-chan, the girl who sits behind me in class, she seems really down to earth at times. Hisami-chan, who is really, really shy but also smart. Sakaki-chan, she's a really tall girl who is really quiet, probably because she doesn't have much to say. Maya-chan, who happens to be the ASB president of the Juniors, she's also fun to tease."
"Any boys?" Sakura could hear Kuronue start to grind his teeth.
"Boys?" Sakura paused to drag out her 'Dad's' agony. "Oh, there was that boy from this morning, Shuichi-kun is his name by the way." She started to wind a strand of hair around her finger. "Apparently he doesn't 'snort' often-"
"'Snort'? Did I hear you right?"
"Yeah, I got him to snort twice and the whole student P.E. class stared at him like he grew a second head."
Kuronue chuckled in spite of himself.
"There is one boy, Kaitou-kun, he's Shuichi's friend... and…"
"'And'?"
"And Hisa-chan might have a crush on him… They would make a really cute couple." Sakura could help but make a small squeaking sound. "Oh, and Kcin-kun was there-"
"Kcin? Bethany's son?"
"The very same. Oma is busy stuffing him with MY cookies by the way…"
Kuronue chuckled.
"Maybe you can get Kcin to take you to the festival?... Oh, and I'm suppose to remind you to turn on your cell phone… Something about Ava-"
"Ohmigoodness! AVA! Sorry Batman, but I've GOT to go! Bye, love ya!"
"Bye-" Sakura turned the phone off and pulled her cell phone out of her pocket to turn it on.
"You have 30 voice messages and 45 text messages." The phone happily told her. Sakura selected the option of checking the text messages.
First text message: From Ava:
Ktty we hv 2 tlk asap
Second text message: From Ava:
Srsly we need 2 tlk
Third text message: From Ava:
NOT KIDDING!!!
"Wow, she spelled it out.. she must really mean it." Sakura checked to see if they were all sent by Ava, and they were.
Fortieth text message: From Ava:
CALL ME DAMMIT!! THE WORLD IS AT STAKE!! PEOPLE WILL DIE!!!
Sakura deleted all the text messages and checked the senders of the voice messages. All of them were from Ava too.
'Did she bother with any after school activities?…' Sakura checked the time, 3:30, and realized it would be almost midnight in New York. 'Should I call her?' She picked put the phone to her ear and listened to message number 30.
"Sakura, please, please, call me! The guys that stole that shield- the Aegis? I still don't know about them or who they are, but I know what will happen if they get what they want. Please, Sakura, this a definate job for the Butterfly Bandits and the Ryu (dragon) Rogues." The desperation in Ava's voice made Sakura's decision for her.
The room was dark, but not completely thanks to the street light outside her New York window. 'Her' was the figure on the bed: a girl about 17 years old with brown hair and blonde streaks thicker than Sakura's silver ones. The girl groaned and rolled over, looking at the source of her discomfort: her cell phone was playing off the tune signaling that someone was calling her. She glared at the device with her hazel eyes before getting up, revealing her skinny, tan figure of 5' 6", and walked over to her mobile.
'11:45? Who is calling at this hour?'
"Hello?"
"Ava?"
"Yeah, Sakura?" Ava covered her mouth to stifle a yawn.
On the other side of the line, Sakura had to use the majority of her will to keep herself from bashing her head against the wall. 'Of coarse it would be like this… She's forgetful when she's awake, how can I expect her to remember something when she's half asleep?'
"Isn't there something you wanted to tell me, Momoirochou?"
"'Momoirochou?'"
"It means 'Pink Butterfly' remember?"
Ava blinked.
"oh…OH! SAKURA! WE HAVE A PROBLEM! WHY DIDN'T YOU RETURN MY CALLS EARLIER!?!?!"
Sakura found it necessary to move the phone away from her ear in order to keep her eardrums intact.
"I had my first day of school today…no phones-"
"You're first day? Well, how did you do? Never mind, I'm sure you did well, remember: 'Be random, be crazy…'" Ava seemed to think on that statement, remembering Sakura on her first day of school with her. "Be you!"
"Very encouraging, now about that vision…"
"Hm? What vision?"
"The one you had? The one that showed you what would happen if these-" For a moment, Sakura was at a loss of words. "These… Those people who stole the Aegis? If they won."
"Armageddon in all three worlds (Reiki (Spirit world), Makai (Yokai/Demon world) and Ningenkai (Human world))."
"Wait, all three worlds?"
"Yes, that's what I saw… The items were once belongings of the Greek Gods, right? They already have 9, who knows how many they need to get-"
"They have ten."
"Ten?"
"One was stolen from the museum Kuronue is working at."
"How is Kuronue anyway?"
"Stick to the subject at hand, Ava."
"Oh, sorry…What were we talking about again?"
This time, Sakura really did hit her head against the wall.
"The people who stole the Aegis!" At Ava's pause, Sakura continued. "The shiny metal shield that Athena had? Given to her by Zeus?" Sakura waited for Ava's response before screaming into the phone loud enough to call Kcin from the other room. "MOMOIROCHOU!!! THAT MEANS PINK BUTTERFLY IF YOU'VE FORGOTTEN AGAIN!!!"
"So they have 10? I think they are one step closer to their goal… But something tells me that the ones they need still are harder to get… Sakura, listen."
Sakura, on cue, pulled out her tape recorder to study Ava's words later.
"As usual, I can't tell you exactly what I've seen-"
"-because then what you've seen won't happen and we'll be flying blind."
"Exactly. Anyway, go to where you're planning to go tonight."
'The festival?'
"Then do what your Dad asked you to do tomorrow."
'Go to the museum.'
"Oh, and about tomorrow, remember to bring your change of clothes: What age do the board directors at the museum think you are? Wait, it doesn't matter-" Sakura shut her mouth after almost automatically answering the question. "- I'm sure you'll do great. Anyway, bring the change of clothes. It's ok if you forget it in the locker room once."
'?'
"The Purple and Red Butterfly need more herbs for their healing potions."
'The Murasakichou (Purple Butterfly) is Sakina and the Akaichou (Red Butterfly) is Titania. Sakina's still in Egypt but Titania is in… Germany. Thank God Ava is on our side.'
"Don't forget about your bike or the Ryu Rogues: they need an update…Oh, and Kcin's ready to hold his mother and grandmother's title."
"YES!" Kcin's voice, so close to Sakura's other ear, made her jump. She had sensed him coming into the room, but had forgotten him in the… rush of being on track again. The thieves had eluded all her sources.
'Except one.' The little voice, the one that always shouted doubts at her, the one she routinely ignored, whispered into the darkest corners of her mind. Kcin took the phone from numbing fingers, not seeing the look on his 'Aunt's' face and started to chat with Ava.
'He has nothing to do with this. I will NOT doubt him. Not now. Not EVER.'
'He is the one who put us on the case.'
'What does that have to do with anything?'
'Maybe he regrets- Regrets saving us. Saving You.'
"Obasan?" The concern in Kcin's voice washed over her and broke Sakura from her thoughts. "Obasan, you ok?"
"I'm fine… Don't let Ava go to sleep until she tells us as much as she can… She's forgetful and changes the subject without realizing it, so you'll have to gently press her. I'll be right back." Sakura got up on unsteady legs, but she forced them to do as she wished and carry her to the bathroom.
In the mirror, Sakura's face was pale, and clammy to the touch. Her eyes were wide but when she removed her glasses, their glow was noticeably reduced.
She slashed water into her face to wipe off the sweat and cool her head.
'This could be his way to correct what he thinks is a mistake.' The voice echoed.
'I'm being silly!' Sakura growled into the mirror, mentally shoving the voice down and 'out of sight'. "People, my friends, could be dying any day now and I'm here feeling SORRY for myself! Get a grip, go back out there, and find out the first steps to fixing this problem!"
"Obasan?" Kcin's voice came from the other side of the bathroom door. "I have the last of Ava's message. She says, that while 'Tricking red into thinking you're shocked, one should not let ones guard down, especially to your left'."
"Thank you Kcin." Sakura opened the door and smiled at him, which he returned. "Hey, did you hear about the festival tonight?"
Kcin's eyes lit up. Tonight's festival would be grand, but tonight was also the 20th anniversary of his mother becoming one of the Chou Heihi (Butterfly Bandits) (Kcin thinks about it in Japanese, because that is what he is, while Ava thinks of it as the English version because she's English. Ava and Kcin both say Ryu Rogues because it's both English and Japanese and they are not a part of that group.) and 40th for his grandmother.
"Let me run home to get ready! Traditional style, right? I'll be here at 7:30!" And with that, Kcin ran out of the Mansion at full speed.
'Well…' Sakura blinked and stared at the backpack that was anything but hers. 'He forgot his bag…' After a moment of shock, Sakura couldn't help but laugh.
What will happen at the Festival?
What are the thieves after?
What is their connection to Kuronue (Yes, there is one, just to spoil it for you... Sakura's Doubt (the voice talking to her) was right)
Why do the board members think Sakura is a different age?
Who are the Ryu Rogues if Ava and Kcin are part of the Butterfly Bandits?
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