Ten'nyo
Chapter 11
Lockets and Cameras
Ten'nyo left thought behind and jumped into the road. She dashed across the road. Right as Ten'nyo finally made it to the scared girl the car that was coming at the two gave a desperate honk, and people began to scream. Ten'nyo got the girl out of the way of the car just in time.
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The girl the Ten'nyo had saved shakily started to thank Ten'nyo. Her messy blonde hair was all over the place. She was worse of a fuzz ball then Keikoku's brown hair was. "Hi, I'm Neuchi," her voice seemed to be claming down, "Thank you for helping me out there. "
The boy introduce himself and then continued to talk, "I'm Shinsetsu, Neuchi should be down on her knees thanking you, but I guess I can try to talk mom into letting you stay for a while. She's not that hard to get around."
"oh, well thanks," Ten'nyo looked down. It was always really embarrassing to ask other to allow her to stay some place. She didn't even realize the hand firmly holding her coat Sam had given her.
Suddenly Ten'nyo and Shinsetsu were jerked across the crosswalk, by an eager and happy Neuchi. She pulled the two into the jewelry shop that she had been eyeing from before her near death experience.
Neuchi talked to the Jeweler about the lockets. They were simple, sliver plated, glass cut to line the sides like diamonds, with a large area on the cover so they could scribe in a name or words.
Neuchi bought two lockets, and had one inscribed using the kanji for Star, other wise known as "Hoshi" and three higarana words spelling "Ne," "u," and "chi."
It would be done in half-hour so the three decided to walk around the shopping street for a bit. Actually, Neuchi decided to make Ten'nyo and Shinsetsu walk around the street until the lockets were done.
The whole way Neuchi never learned the term "quite" she talked like a crazy person, weather Shinsetsu and Ten'nyo responded or not wasn't important.
"My name and Shinsetsu's uses higarana because dad believes it to be purely Japanese, my older sister was named the old fashion way, she uses kanji."
For the first time in several minutes Ten'nyo responded, "You have a sister?"
"Yeah, Hoshi's really pretty, and kind of short, Heck! She's shorter then you are! Anyway Hoshi is a second year at school, well at least she was…"
"Okay, you've got my interest, what happened?"
Shinsetsu was the one that answered, "she had gymnastics class. She was on the upper bar for the gymnastic thing that you do trading bar to bar. You know the one with two bars and you go up and down across the bars?"
Ten'nyo had no clue what he was talking about, it seemed that Shinsetsu had figured that much out, Ten'nyo decided to bluff it anyway, "Yeah?" she thought she did a very good voice.
"Anyway Hoshi was on those bars and a girl working next to her on the top bar 'accidentally' kicked Hoshi, Hoshi lost her grip and fell onto the lower bar. It caused temporary damage that has taken four months to heal."
"Your sister, she must of felt pretty caged into her hospital room," Ten'nyo muttered examining the cracks in the sidewalk.
Neuchi looked a little sad, "wow, you sound like you've been caged into a hospital prison for a good long time too."
Ten'nyo looked up, "Not quite."
Neuchi looking happily up ahead, "common there's one more shop I want to hit!" Neuchi grabbed Ten'nyo's coat, and Shinsetsu once again and pulled them into a photo shop, Neuchi bought a one-use camera.
"Shinsetsu looked at the camera, that he was told to carry, "why'd you by this disposable camera?"
"Neuchi, who was happily leading the pack looked over her shoulder, smiling she said, "My secret!" Neuchi then looked at he watch, "ah! We've been walking for forty-five minutes!" and she dashed as head back to the jeweler.
Ten'nyo thought for a second and then asked, "Hey how old are you too any way?'
Neuchi, with out looking back yelled, "I'm fourteen and Shinsetsu's thirteen" they were the same age that Ten'nyo looked, how could they be? They were both so tall.
Neuchi picked up the lockets and dragged the group to her house.
Neuchi's house was a warm creamy yellow on the out side and was a white-tan on the inside. The house smelled like a fresh chocolate cake.
Neuchi shouted to the house, "Hey, we're home!"
Neuchi's mother was in the kitchen cooking like a mad man. Shinsetsu walked bravely in, "Hey mom, can I ask you something?"
Ten'nyo and Neuchi stood anxiously stood at the entrance to the kitchen, Ten'nyo cought every word that btoh of them spoke.
"Can a friend of Neuchi's and mine stay here for a bit?"
"How longs a bit?" the mother asked, not looking up from her vegstables that she was cutting.
"Not sure, but she jumped in front of a car to save Neuchi today so I think we owe her."
His mother stopped chopping and looked up, "What happened today?"
"uh, Neuchi got pushed out into the middle of the street and Ten'nyo- the girl that would like to stay with us- um, she jumped right in front of the car and pulled Neuchi out of the way before it crashed into her. Neuchi would be dead is Ten'nyo hadn't saved her."
"I would like to meet Ten'nyo before I make a choice."
Ten'nyo decided it would be better for them to call her then to just walk in, and with in a couple seconds Shinsetsu called, "Ten'nyo! Come here please!"
Ten'nyo nearly jumped out of her skin, she took a deep breath and walked in.
"So, Ten'nyo-san?" the mother calmly stated, "where are you from?'
"Adio, you know, just south of Hokkaido?" Ten'nyo figured a place in the human world would be best, it was sort of true after all.
"Right where that really big snow storm hit lately?"
"Yeah right there."
"Why is your hair purple?"
"My hair is black, it just reflects a purple tint. It's not that much different then the blue reflection for healthy normal black hair. My hair just has more of a red brown tint to it that makes it red-or purple"
"what is up with your eyes?"
"a birth disorder, the brown is because my eyes aren't taking in the full amount of light and it is bouncing back the color brown."
"I've never heard of eyes that reflect light instead of absorbing it, now, one more question. Why are you looking for a place to stay? Where are your parents?"
"My mother is dead, I am named after her and my father is far away right now. He signed me up for this competition so that he might better himself. Me and ninety-nine other children are forced to do this." Ten'nyo just looked at her feet. Neuchi, Shinsetsu, and their mother where both in shock.
"Fine you can stay as long as you need," their mother caved in and went back to cutting vegetables.
The father was sitting half asleep in the living room. The he had only one thing left to do before dinner, take the folding table into his daughter's room. He had over heard most of everything, but he still had yet to met Ten'nyo.
With a little oomph their father walked into the kitchen, "I guess we can put this girl into the guestroom," the others in the room had not expected him to walk in and all gave a start, " if she stays here she will have to earn her keep though."
Ten'nyo knew there was only one answer, "I would be happy to help out any way I can."
The father thinking this was a worthy answer pointed at the wall. "Go into the living room behind this door and then go into the only room down the hall to the left with the folding table and set it up in there next to the girl in bed.
Ten'nyo nodded and did as she was told. She left her light purple backpack in the living room.
In the room a girl was laying on her bed. She had long unkept hair, and she really did still look sick.
"Who are you?" the girl had good reason to ask.
"I'm Ten'nyo, I'll be staying with your family for a bit," Ten'nyo started folding the table out.
"Oh, I'm Hoshi, but I bet Neuchi told you half a minute after she meet you," Hoshi looked at the wall as she spoke.
"Yep, I think that she thinks very highly of you."
"Thanks," Hoshi quietly spoke to he wall.
"Even though you are out of the hospital you still feel caged, don't you?"
"Hoshi finally looked away from the very interesting wall, "Yeah… how'd you figure that?"
Ten'nyo closed her eyes and gave a thin smile and began describing her childhood, leaving out the un-human details.
After that, the two just clicked.
Down the hall the other four had taken a break in the living room.
"I think Ten'nyo's a great girl, she's so nice." Neuchi spoke quickly to her mother that spoke just as quickly back.
"I got that sort of impression from---" Neuchi's mother stopped cold, and so did any other activity that was taking place in the room.
Ten'nyo's purple bag was glowing an almost white light, the light had a yellow tint to it. What the? It's an evil book from outer space.
A/N:
Once again I wanted to go farther for the chapter, but I stopped….
This time, my brother is kicking me off computer…. Anit life great?
Sorry for taking so long, I really have no excuse, other then I unfairly got caught up in my other story… I'm sorry.
Anyway….
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