A/N: Ok so I didn't get any reviews from any of you and I'm still updating a chapter no matter what. :p sigh Please don't kill me over this chapter.
Disclamer!: I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE KLONOA CHARACTERS!! I ONLY OWN HOLLIS AND ANY OTHER OF MY OCs
Chapter 10: Ageha Tenshi
By asking many people she soon found out that Klonoa had went to his grandfather's while Pango and Guntz had rented rooms at an inn. Hollis parted ways with Lolo and Popka wishing them a good night and heading to the inn where she was supposed to be.
Hollis walked down the parsley lit sidewalk carrying the bags that had the new clothes she bought. It was basically only two bags and they weren't very big either. And it was very fun going shopping with Lolo and Popka (even though he just carried the bags).
After coming out of the café she still had the feeling someone was watching her but now it seemed that someone was following her now too. The feeling became to strong that it was hard to ignore. Every few minutes she would look back to see no one. Who ever it was she hope they wouldn't continue this for long, it was beginning to feel a little unsafe going to the inn by her self. Who knew what fiendish creatures are out there at night? Especially since most of them have been after her.
"Uh…today was tirin'. I hope I got enough money to get a room for tonight." She said out loud, talking to no on but her self as she dragged her soar legs across the street. Who would have known that fighting a giant monster was really tough?
She looked behind herself once more to see that no one was still not there but the feeling never lifted.
She sighed when she finally made it to the inn. Finally she could rest and relax for a bit. At least that what she thought once she walked in. Her desires just shattered into tiny bite size pieces.
"Where were you?"
Confused Hollis didn't answer the question. She was basically taken aback that the one who asked the question was waiting for her.
She finally found her voice and responded.
"Don't you remember? I was with Lolo and Popka. She was taking me shopping."
He stepped closer to her. His icy blue eyes never leaving her's. Man if he wanted to fight, right now wasn't a good time. She wanted to sleep.
"Guntz I'm not in the mood for a fight, alright. So maybe another time so you can lecture me about being careful and crap." She said pushing past him to go to the front counter to drop off her money and rent a room. She took the key to her room and climbed the stairs with Guntz right behind her. 'Ok this is getting annoying.'
"What do you want?" She swiftly turned around on the top step.
No response. Instead he was looking at the two bags that were in her hand
"Answer me damn it!" Hollis growled. She heaved a heavy sigh and turned right around, walking to her door.
"Someone's after you." He finally spoke.
This stopped Hollis admittedly.
"We think that they know who you are and where you came from. Hollis," He said using her name for what might be the first time. "Do you feel as if someone's following you?"
"How long have you known this?" She asked the question accusingly.
"Ever since we escaped from that damned village," He replied. "I was the first to notice and later on that night when you fallen a sleep I told Klonoa and Pango."
"And why did it fell to you guys to mention this to me!?" She was in raged.
"We didn't want to worry you." He said all to calm.
"Well thanks for nothing!" She shouted at him opening the door and slamming it in his face. There was a muffled screamed that sounded like "Men!" then there was something crashing against the wall next to the shut door. The screaming and smashing things lasted for about seven minutes. Then everything went silent.
Guntz who still stood calmly in front of Hollis' bedroom door, as the silents continued. He hesitantly turned the door knob and slowly opened the door to find the room in a complete mess. Her new clothes were scattered everywhere, a vase was shattered next to the door and several over things were scattered or broken. Hollis was in the middle of the floor on her knees heaving to caught her breathe from her temper tantrum.
"You know the High Priestess wants to see me tomorrow and I can't refuse the request. She's of a higher grace then me. You probably already knew that." She said turning around to look at him. "What do you possible think she wants?"
Guntz didn't answer her for a while. She thought he was just going into that thing he always does with her.
She asks a question, he ignores to answer it.
"She could possible know something we don't." He finally answered as he sat on her bed.
"What could she know that we don't? I mean…" She started to say but didn't know exactly what to say. It was a stupid thing to say and she knew it.
They were both silent, not either of them didn't know what to say.
Guntz heard a shuffle. He glanced over at Hollis to see that she was scooting close to the bed. She sat next to where his feet touched the ground. He watched her with bored eyes, to see what she was going to do. All she did was sit there next to his feet, playing with one of her braided light orange hair pig tail. Then she just dropped it like it was dead. She just sat there not doing anything.
He knew that she wasn't really stupid but sometimes she just acted like she was. And her stubbornness was her example of sometimes. How quickly she got angry at him seemed a bit amusing to him. How her snout crinkles every time. He couldn't help chuckle at her dismay at things and her confused face. She really is a feisty one. Then again it did get annoying after a while.
"Guntz," She started as she stood up. "It's getting late." She stared at him. Waiting for him to leave so she could change into her new night wear that she bought, sleeping in just jeans and a turtle neck gets prettying uncomfortable.
He looked at her. Her cold light brown eyes were soft and caring as she stood in front of him. "Indeed it is."
Guntz stood and started toward the door.
"Good night, Guntz." Hollis whispered. But Guntz did hear it.
He stopped before he went out the door. He hesitated but he continued leaving.
Hollis sighed as she sat down on her bed. She didn't know what was taking over her. Something strange seemed to form. She didn't like it. All of a sudden she began to become nervous around him now. Her face burned with a blush every time she looked at his face. Maybe she should stop hanging out with him.
"What's wrong with me?!" She screamed when her face hit the pillow.
She then got up and changed into her night wear. Once she got in bed she was asleep even before her head landed on the pillow. Aw how wonderful sleep was.
MORNING
Hollis awoke when light was just showing in the horizon. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. She swung her feet to the side and got up to get ready for her meeting with the High Priestess.
She sat in the shower letting the water rain on her. After that was done she changed into her regular attire: Black sleeveless turtle neck, Capri blue jeans and fingerless gloves. She just forgot that she had new clothes. Simple because she's use to wearing what she had.
Stepping out of the rented room Hollis headed down stairs to get something to eat. When she entered the lobby she saw that several workers were already up and getting things ready for more customers. She sat her key on the counter for the inn owner.
Then she turned around to run into Pango. "Oh I'm terrible sorry Pango. I didn't see you." She said.
"That's quite alright," Pango said then coming to a decision. "Do you happen to know where Guntz is?"
"Uh-no I haven't," She said all to confuse.
Pango sighed. "He must still be in bed. Do you mind getting him up, Hollis?"
"No, not at all," She said in cheerful mockery.
'That's strange. Usually he'd be up by now.' She thought as she climbs the stairs to the upper level. 'I wonder whats wrong.'
"Um excuse me miss," Hollis called to a maid.
"Yes?" She said in a pleasant tone.
"By any chance do you know which door is Guntz'? I know it's on the upper level but which door." She asked the maid who began to blush when she mentioned his name.
"Why yes I do. Its door U.L. thirteen," She said trying to hind her blush. Hollis was about to turn and leave when the maid began to giggle. "He's quite the looker isn't he?"
Hollis became completely disturbed by this maid. "Uh…..? Sure?" She said in a not so surety. "And thanks for telling me his door number, ma'am." She said really quickly as she practically ran away from the maid.
'Ok that was weird,' she thought when she reached his door. 'Alright Hollis, no need to be nervous, you can do this.' Thinking to herself as she reached for the door knob while her other hand reached up to knock on it. She knocked twice and she didn't get a response. She knocked again and still nothing. Ever so slowly she opened the door. A light brown eye peeked inside the room to find that he really was still in bed. She then stepped all the way in closing the door behind her.
She saw several different guns scattered here and there. All settled neatly and carefully. They have shown brightly when the sun barely peeked through the curtains.
Compared to her own room his was still cleaned. 'Maybe I should've cleaned that mess up before I came down.' She thought sheepishly to her self.
Hollis then turned toward the mirror top desk. She saw something that automatically caught her attention. It was a picture that was sticking out from under something (she didn't really care about it.). "What's this?" She whispered as she slipped it into view for her to see. The picture held what seem to be a younger version of Guntz and a wolf that looked slightly similar to Guntz but defiantly older and muscular. She determined that it must have been his father.
"What are you doing?"
Hollis jumped about three feet up in the air.
"Guntz you scared me!" She said as she whirled around to face him. The picture hiding behind her back while she tried to put it back where it was.
He sat up in the bed. He looked directly at her with an annoyed and tired expression. He placed his head on his hand while he watched her for a bit. He then got up.
'Oh God,' Hollis thought wearily as she saw him shirtless with only his pants on while his boxer still showed a little bit.
The vixen felt her face grow hotter by the minute. 'Why did I agree to get him up?' she thought as she watched him pull on his shirt and then his red jacket.
"Uh," She started very unintelligently but Guntz looked at her anyway. "P-Pango sent me up to get you. I-I did knock but you didn't answer so I just walked in to find you still asleep. If I offended you in some way I'm sorry!" She didn't know why but she just panicked.
"Are you alright?" He asked. She was beginning to act very strange, more strange then usual.
"Hollis!" The young fox girl heard both the childish voices of Klonoa and Lolo call for her, "Guntz!" and apparently Guntz too.
She looked back at the hunter as he opened the door and headed out. Hollis then heard him again, "Aren't you coming?"
"Uh-Yeah!" She yelled back at him and then running after him.
When they made it down stairs both saw Klonoa and Lolo standing in front of the door way, chatting to one another.
"Oh, hi Lolo," Hollis said cheerfully trying to forget about the scene she just seen. "What brings you here?"
"Hi yourself," Lolo greeted back, "The High Priestess would like to see you now." She said this time in a serious tone.
"This early in the morning?" Pango asked.
"Yes, and she would like to see you three as well." Lolo added. "Come we mustn't stall," Urging them to follow her.
When they had finally gotten to La-Lakoosha Hollis was amazed by Shrine. It was amazing! It sort of reminded her of the Catholic churches that she saw in her history books.
When they made it to wide dark wood double doors Lolo turned around to the four. "Um-I need to tell the High Priestess that you're here, so hang on." She said before she disappeared behind the doors.
She reappeared again, "She would like to see you all now." She said opening a door for them. They all walked in.
Hollis saw what appeared to be woman with aqua colored hair sitting to what appeared to a throne of some sort at the end of the room.
Her emotionless red eyes never leaving Hollis' face "Come here closer child." Hollis obeyed. Slowly she stepped closer to the High Priestess until she signaled for her to stop.
"Address yourself." She commanded. Hollis hesitated, staring at the High Priestess.
"M-my name is H-Hollis J. Grime, you're Grace." The vixen stammered bowing her head. She was slightly intimidated by the High Priestess.
"What does the 'J' stand for?" The High Priestess questioned. Hollis looked up at her.
"Uh-Jane," She answered standing straight up.
The High Priestess grew quiet for a moment. Thinking to her self about the strange name she was given.
"Such a unique name, unique indeed," She said to her self pondering. Hollis was a little confused by this. What was she here for?
"Hollis, are you aware of that you are from another world?" The High Priestess asked. Hollis nodded. Well of course she has. She hasn't seen any humans around and nor did she think that random monsters came out of no where and attack people.
"Do you believe in reincarnation?" The High Priestess randomly asked. Lolo was a taken back that the High Priestess would ask such a question and so did the rest of the visitors. But the person who was mostly confused was Hollis.
"Excuse me, you're Grace?" Hollis asked nervously. She stared bug eyed at the High Priestess. 'Oh no,' Lolo thought.
"Reincarnation, do you believe in that?" The High Priestess asked once more.
"Uh-not really...I mean it's possible but, I don't really believe it could happen." Hollis replied even more nervous.
"Well then you better start believing," The High Priestess said making Hollis further intimidated by the greater Grace.
"Young Hollis, I have called you here today because I suspect something of you." She paused and then she continued, "But before I tell of my suspicions, there is something else very important for me to tell. It will explain everything.
"Some hundred years ago there was a very unnatural event that happened. The clouds turned into purple and green. We had a quick lightening storm. Then that's when she came. She fell right out of Heaven herself. She was known as the Ageha(1) Tenshi(2). No one knew her true name nor does any one remember. The Ageha Tenshi was brought to the Goddess Claire Shrine where the priestess took care of her for a while. The young girl told the priestess that she was supposed to leave and go home. The High Priestess of that time summoned the three unlike heroes to protect her. They had taken her to the Sacred Well. They said she made a wish and tossed something in the well. Soon a bright light came and the next thing they knew she was gone.
"But that's not all. The Ageha Tenshi continued to come every generation and each time it was a different girl with different personalities, different ages and different heroes protecting them. But no matter how different and how they acted, they attracted the most unlike people together. The outcast always ventured toward her and socialist despise her. She was supposed to bring great peace to our world.
"And with every good thing there has to be something bad. If the spill of the Ageha Tenshi's blood then great chaos goes on until she leaves. Great evil will be after her wanting who knows what from her or to do to her. But if the Ageha Tenshi dies or is murdered then an awesome tragedy will take over our world and it will last until the next generation of the Ageha Tenshi arrives. The last Ageha Tenshi who arrived here, her group had been attacked and she was kidnapped, she was used as a sacrifice." The High Priestess had finished as she peered down at the young vixen.
"And you think I'm this 'Ageha Tenshi'?" Hollis asked not believing every word she had heard.
"Yes you are her."
"But how could I?!" Hollis questioned. "I don't see any outcast attracting to me. I'm nothing like the Ageha Tenshi!"
"Silents!" The High Priestess commanded. Hollis obeyed regretting her sudden out burst. "Indeed you are different from most Ageha Tenshi but you are still her. And as for the outcasts I think you have." She told the young vixen as she looked ahead of her.
Why is she always getting herself in situations that she can never get her self out of? 'Why me?' She thought miserably to herself.
A/N: Ageha (1): Japanese for swallowtail butteryfly. I originaly wanted to call her just butterfly but I can't find the word for it. Ok I didn't put this but the reason they called her an 'ageha' (swallowtail butterfly) was because alot of butterflies fallowed her around plus also she was very beautiful and yaddie, yadda.
Tenshi (2): Japanese for Angel. If I gotten that wrong I'm sorry! I went to several different sites and found this to be the correct one for it. Now I was so sure if to call her an 'angel' because well lets faces it. She isn't anything like an angel! But then again she did fall from the sky and it might have seem like she had fallen out of Heaven so I just said 'oh well'.
Well I hope you learned something! Peace!