-White Moon, Floor 15: Dormitory Section G-
Alan entered his room, and plopped down on the bed. He removed the two purple feathers on his head, and placed them by his desk, along with his deck. With a sigh, he began to stare blankly at the ceiling. Chaos' appearance was sudden, but the current thing to do was wait until Astral wakes up. Sei and Selena were in charge of telling him what was going on. Next was hide the Prince of Numeron from the White Moon leaders, and the best way to hide was by making sure Chaos tagged along with him. Afterwards, they need to escape the building and just go around hunting numbers to find the Numeron Code.
The plan was; Astral and Chaos needed to escape the building. Yuma and Alit agreed to help with the plan, by often guarding Sir Eliphas and Sir Hokai. They also got assistance from a friend of Horus' and Sei and Selena's auntie, Layla Arclight. Kotori and Layla were to guard on Leaders Eika and Miharu. Christopher Hughes and Taimi decided to find easier ways to exit the building, without going through the main entrance or the rooftop-exit. The last part of the plan was the hardest, in which all teens decided to listen to; Rinko and Alan will have to assist Astral and Chaos with the escape and the number hunt.
Rebelling against one of the companies was suicide, but if Astral was able to destroy an entire office within seconds, it could be easier. That meant facing both companies, which was harder. Sei and Selena agreed to hide from the leaders until they find new replacements for the main team, considering the twins wanted to quit from their position already. Astral was automatically retired the moment he attempted to fight the Black Star soldier. Rinko? Her statement was simple.
"I'm not retiring nor quitting the position as a White Moon soldier. I'm just straight up leaving my position without a single damn. Tell them I hope they burn in hell for what they've done to Astral, and maybe I'll be the ones sending them there."
Alan chuckled. Rinko was always so blunt. Not like Chaos, who didn't even bother hiding the fact that he thought Astral was just a tool, but just blunt. She says what she wants, gets in trouble for it, and acts like it never happened. She was an interesting girl, foul-mouthed yes, but interesting nonetheless. Closing his eyes, he remembered one of his last few moments of freedom, before getting kidnapped by White Moon.
Alexander Mako was the youngest son of the Mako Company's president. He had two siblings, a brother named Yoshielle Mako, and a sister, named Mirabelle Mako. Much to the confusion of every Mako-member, Alexander had began referring to Yoshielle and Mirabelle as "Yoshi" and "Murasaki" respectively. He also seemed to get upset whenever someone calls him "Alex" and prefers to be called "Alan" for an unknown reason. As of now, Alexander, or "Alan" as he prefers to be called, was on the Mako Mansion's living room, on the telephone.
Yoshielle, or "Yoshi" as Alan would call him, made a scowl at his younger brother. Although they were triplets, Alan came out last, making him the youngest. "Should you not be looking for a date for father's party, Alexander?"
Alan frowned. "Hold up, Rin-Rin, I gotta talk to my brother." He said to the phone. He stared at Yoshi with un-amused eyes, and stuck out his tongue childishly. "You're pretty much just upset that father told you to escort our so-called 'lovely' sister. Wait a minute.." He turned away from Yoshi, and back to the phone. "Hey, Rin-Rin. Are you busy tonight?"
"Huh? No. I told you, Kotori-chan and Katya-san are gone for a month. Katya-san was hesitant on leaving me behind for Kotori-chan's girl-scout summer-trip, but I can take care of myself just fine. It's boring at night. Why do you ask?"
He made a sheepish grin to no one in particular. Yoshi raised an eyebrow. Who was "Rin-Rin"? Why is Alan interested in her? Last time he checked, there wasn't a girl in their class that Alan didn't throw bugs to. He had no idea who "Kotori" was either. Alan continued his chat with this "Rin-Rin", giggling. "You can turn me down if ya want to, but.. my father planned a party for celebrating my family company's success. I need a date and stuff. Oh! Father always has the snack bar at party! There are a ton of sweet there! The inside will be flower-free, I promise!"
The girl at the other line seemed unsure. "Are you sure you're allowed to bring someone that's from a different school as you? Plus, I don't fancy wearing formal attires. Dresses hurt my body a lot. I'll go if you won't mind, and if you can lend me a suit." She joked.
Alan seemed happy. "I knew you'd wear a suit! Hehe! You're allowed to go! I'll pick you up later at hm.. seven, yeah? At the usual spot! The café where we always have snacks at! I'll have one of the servants send in one of my suits, okay? Hmm.. how about a blue suit with black and white colors? Sounds good?"
"Better than a frilly pink dress, Alan. Thanks for the invitation. It's quite boring at my place without Kotori-chan and Katya-san. Plus, Astral ended up in the hospital.. Daruku's worried sick about him. Yuma and the rest are at vacations too."
"Poor Asu-kun.." Alan muttered. "I hope he feels better soon.. Well, call you later, Rin-Rin! Oh! And wear the bell I gave you! And your black gloves too!" He hung up with a contented look on his face. Immediately, he ran to his and Yoshi's shared room, in which Yoshi followed. He saw his brother taking out a blue suit, inspecting it before smiling brightly. "This is brand-new.. mother keeps buying me new suits. I like my gray one better. This might fit Rin-Rin perfectly! And it has long sleeves too! Where's Alfred? Alfred!"
As Alan called for their butler, Yoshi crossed his arms. "What were you thinking? Not only are you inviting a girl that is not from our school, but you're making her wear a suit? What is she? A man? And did you give her the family bell?!"
Alan glared at him. "She can't wear dresses, haven't you heard? I think it has something to do with the bruises on her body.. hm, she did tell me he has bruises on her arms and legs, and even her hips. Poor Rin-Rin. It'll hurt her body if she wears something as tight as a dress." He folded the suit. "And yes. I gave her the family bell. Mother told me to give it to a girl I like. So, Rin-Rin has it. She likes it, which makes me happy.~"
Yoshi looked as if Alan stepped on a puppy. "According to father, you only give the bell to a potential bride! You want someone as tomboyish as her to be your bride?! For all I know, she could be fooling you!"
"Bug off, Yoshi!" He growled. "She's my first friend, and I like her a lot! She doesn't force me to release all the bugs I've caught, and not once has she ever called me a disgrace! Unlike you, unlike Mirabelle, unlike mother, and unlike father, she gives me options to choose from!" He yelled. Immediately, the elderly butler, Alfred, arrived with a worried look on his face. In order to spare Alfred from getting a heart attack, Alan marched to him and gave him the suit. "Go to Sandrose Street #24, there's a colorful house there that sticks out like a sore thumb. Give this suit to a girl named Rinko Yutora, she's wearing the family bell."
Alfred smiled. "Master Ale- I mean, Master Alan. Could it be that you found a bride at your age?"
Alan shrugged. "You guys are romance suckers. I gave her the bell as a thank-you gift. I could have died if she didn't save me. Oh, and drive me later to Heartland Mall later. I need to pick her up for the party. It's better for me to pick her up, 'cuz people might harass her on her way here. She'll beat them to pulp, and we can't have that now, can we? She'll ruin her own clothes before the party." He joked.
As Alfred left the room, Yoshi gritted his teeth. "She's a bad influence! She's the reason you're so fixated on the name 'Alan'! She's the reason you learned how to use such vulgar language!" He yelled. "Alexander Mako! You are no longer allowed to see this Rin-Rin! She is nothing more than a bad seed!"
Alan glared at him again. "Oh, and what place are you in? Why the hell should I listen to you, Yoshielle?" He asked, hands on his hips. "Y'know, it's your fault. It's all your fault, Yoshielle. Why am I like this? Look at yourself. You're the perfect child mother and father always wanted, so why don't you go exist in their minds, and not mine? Because I simply don't care. The people from Heartland Academy are nicer and much more fun to be with. Your existence and Mirabelle's existence is giving me an absolute headache." He replied, stomping away.
Mirabelle, or as Alan called her "Murasaki" for her purple eyes and hair, peeked inside with her usual timid expression. "Brother? Yoshielle, what is..?"
Yoshi rubbed his forehead. "Nothing. Go prepare yourself for the party tonight, sister."
"Yoshielle?" Yoshi's mother approached him. "Dear, do you know the girl that your brother has bought? I saw her by the entrance, but Alexander immediately dragged her somewhere else. Shame. I was wanting to know who Alexander's friend was." She sighed. The mansion was now full of people, often dancing and chatting. Yoshi, however, was trying to calm down his aching head.
Yoshi put his glass of water down. "She is most certainly not a friend. Alexander gave her the family bell." He stated. "Mother, why did you hand over the family bell to Alexander? He gave it to a random girl, and she is not even in our school!"
His mother frowned. "Well.. Alexander isn't normal in terms of personality and hobbies, as you know. I wanted him to have a friend. The bell isn't just a sign of proposal for marriage, you know. It can also mean the start of friendship. Is that the reason she was wearing the bell? Oh, you should introduce yourself to her. She might mistake you for Alexander. It was odd that she was wearing the suit I bought for Alexander but.. oh well." As she left, Yoshi hear some chattering.
"Over here! C'mon, the snack bar's just ahead!"
"Ugh, I'm dying. The smell of mixed perfume and wine is murdering my sense of smell. I can't cook anything at this rate."
"We're not gonna cook anyway, Rin-Rin. There are tons of sweets! C'mon, before the others eat 'em up!"
Murasaki tapped Yoshi's shoulder. As her nickname suggested, she wore a purple dress with magenta frills. On her hair was a red ribbon, and some of her hair was braided. "Um, mother told me to tell you that we should introduce ourselves to Alexander's.. date..?" She was unsure. Friend? Date? Comrade? Was that a boy? Or was that a girl in a suit?
"Friend." Yoshi corrected. "Friend and nothing more."
Alan took out a small plate and started piling up random food on it; crackers, marshmallows, and strawberries. "Next, we pour chocolate all over them!" He grinned. However, his grin faltered as he noticed his siblings approaching. He tried to keep his goofy grin on his face, because Rinko would.. worry? No, she would leave if she noticed Yoshi didn't like her presence. Alan silently took the platter to the chocolate fountain, before handing it to Rinko. "Rin-Rin, here you go! E-Enjoy the sweets, they're free and all!"
Rinko, as expected, actually wore the suit. While it did earn a lot of weird looks, it actually fitted perfectly. Taking a toothpick, she stabbed a chocolate-covered marshmallow, eyeing Alan suspiciously. "Alan? The hell's gotten into you? You're never this quiet." She commented.
Yoshi took a deep breath, and approached Rinko. In his opinion, she looked more of a male, so the suit was fitting in both ways. Her eyes were as brown as the chocolate Alan covered the snacks in, and her hair was the same color as fire. Strange. "Hello. I am Yoshielle Mako, Alexander's older brother. This is our older sister, Mirabelle Mako. We are pleased to meet a f-friend of Alexander's. I take it you are this 'Rin-Rin' he's been talking about?"
Rinko tilted her head a bit, causing her ponytail to sway. Yoshielle looked a bit like Alan, and Mirabelle.. ugh, was all the purple necessary? It burns her eyes. Nevertheless, she needs to at least act nice. Even though she hates every fiber of Yoshielle's being already. "..My name is Rinko. Rinko Pyra Mikoron-Yutora, commonly known as Rinko Yutora. Pleased to meet you." She introduced herself.
Alan forced another fake smile. "Ahahaha. Those are my.. wonderful siblings! Say, Rin-Rin, let's look for the bug I.. accidentally released!" It was no accident. Yoshi had managed to release all of Alan's captured bugs. Naturally, Alan had to hunt for them again. It might take a few hours. "It'll be alright if you mess up my suit! Let's go out the garden!"
Rinko seemed to cringe. "S-Sorry.. I'll watch. Your garden.. is full of flowers.." She shook her head. "Sorry. You know how much I hate flowers. My skin reacts weirdly to them, it's as if it's burning. In return, the flowers wilt. They're bastards."
Alan nodded. "Ah. You must be allergic. No worries. I'll help you!"
Alan opened his eyes. He couldn't remember much after that, he didn't know why. All he remembered was catching bugs, Rinko sitting at the stairs while eating nearly everything at the snack-bar, and Yoshi screaming at him about.. something.
Alan sat up. Why.. couldn't he remember anything? What was going on?
Wait.. what was his real name again..? Alan.. Alex.. Alexander! "Dammit. I'm losing myself." He cursed. "I can't let go of my past, but I can't keep clinging onto it. If I cling onto it, I'll kill myself. But if I let it go.. I might end up like Astral.."
-White Moon, Floor 12: Dormitory Section D-
"The plan will soon set in motion. Sei and Selena are already explaining it to Astral." Reported Chaos. Like Horus, Chaos needed a change of clothes. In his case, Chris loaned him some. "The next thing we need is for Christopher and Taimi to search for another way out."
"Good." Rinko commented, unwrapping her lollipop. "Tch. I really hoped it wouldn't come to this. Thanks for helping us out, Chaos."
Chaos nodded. "I should thank you for asking those questions. I really didn't know what I was doing, until Alexander asked me." He confessed. "Oh. I almost forgot. Rinko. You have a gift from Pyra."
Rinko raised an eyebrow. "..I'm Pyra. That's my other name."
Chaos shook his head. "No. Pyra the Flame Goddess. She is a number, and your guardian. She told me that you won't be able to defeat both companies."
"What?!" Rinko stood up. "I can take them on any time!"
"No you cannot. Pyra has a gift to help you with your situation." He took out his hand. "Rinko. Take out the Horus-Archetype from your deck."
Rinko was hesitant. Hokai did the same earlier with Uria, but Chaos too? "Why..?"
"Your cards. They are lifeless. With cards that are like that, you won't be able to win at all. The card that one of the leaders gave you is Uria, Lord of Searing Flames. Your trap cards are a bit reckless too, and if you were to summon Uria, chances are, your sacrifices will be in vain. Give me your deck, take out Horus' cards." He ordered.
Rinko took out her entire deck, before sliding out three of Horus' cards. As she handed her deck to Chaos, a bright light suddenly appeared, causing her deck to disappear. Before she could punch him for burning her deck, another one appeared in his hand. He handed the deck to her. "Pyra has sent her minions to help you. She wants you to save the numbers. Don't forget to put Horus in there." He said, before walking out.
Rinko inspected the new deck, surprised that some of her trap and spells were there. However, the monsters were different. "..Flame Mistress? The hell?"
Welp. I gave Rinko a brand-new deck, considering she is in the Xyz-Universe. "Flame Mistress" is an archetype created by me, and I'll give you guys a duel scene soon, with Rinko's new deck!
