Byakko Monogatari
Chiharu wasn't sure of what she's doing, of why did she run and chase after the long hair katana user. But she did and now panting heavily, as she able to catch Kanda who halted from walking but decided not to turn to her.
"What do you want?" Kanda question; refraining himself for the first time in his life to yell.
The people around them don't give attention as they continue their everyday life.
"Toroki-san, please help me save that child!" the young lady mustered her words as she bows ninety degrees.
[Byakko] Chapter 13
Even I Am Not
Kanda half turn on her, scowl embedded on his face, dark aura seeping out from him as his cold eyes that fill with menace stares at her being.
Just what the hell is Chiharu thinking?
She doesn't want to irate Kanda more than he already is, but here she is, begging the lad to HELP her SAVE their ENEMY!
Just what the hell is she thinking?
Both were curious… both don't have an answer…
"You are insane." Kanda said with certainty.
Who wants to save an enemy anyways?!
Only insane would do that!
Chiharu stand straight and heaved a sigh.
"Do I?" she questioned, while trying to keep her heart from bursting out because of fear and nervous.
"Yes you are! Don't fucking kidding me!"
"Am not." She answers, simple and clear.
This is no time to doubt, fear, and for self-pitying.
"That's a lot of an excuse for self-pitying."
Right, this is no time for excuses!
"I don't know anything about your friend who is a warrior like yourself. I don't know anything about you guys; nothing about Allen, Xiu, Miranda-san, more specifically, you. I don't have any idea why the enemies wanted all those people to die. I don't know anything, worst part is I maybe the chosen but I keep rejecting that role, despite that Xiu and Allen taking care of me for unknown reason, they even went far by asking you to stay with us until they recover. I don't know why you stayed despite you don't want to join them. I am a bad person for keep accepting their care while not knowing anything—"
Chiharu halted to her words, mouth open, realizing she said something that doesn't make sense at all.
"S-sorry; I keep babbling stupid things…"
The menacing aura that surrounding Kanda has disperse a while ago, the scowl on his face as well but that cold gaze is still intact as he—surprisingly—listened to Chiharu's words.
"But, the only thing that I know is…" She heaved sigh, gathering of all positive energy she could gather so she could mustered the words she wanted to convey "Xiu will be sad if he learns that his little princess dies."
Kanda sighs while blaming the Alma-person on his mind.
Well; he wasting his time already, where's the hurt if he waste more?
He stare straight on Chiharu's blue orbs, searching for some flaws; aside to the fact that she's nervous and scared, all of it are real.
"Alright but I have condition; treat it as a payment for the service I'll going to give to you."
Chiharu hold herself together as she waiting for Kanda's conditions; she holds her breath and readied herself for anything.
[—Tiedoll's Clinic—]
Chiharu and Kanda came back after some hours of being missing.
Chiharu rush to where Miranda has been sulking in, grabbed her and then pull her out the room which makes Tiedoll, Timothy, Krory, and Marie curious while the three follows her every movements with their curious eyes and for Marie listens to their footsteps.
Chiharu without explaining anything on the elder warrior forces her to wear Allen's spare cowl to cover her feature later.
Miranda is puzzled on how Chiharu moves and acting.
"Ne… where are we going Chiharu-chan?" Miranda question before the greenette could touch the knob of the door. Chiharu halted and sighs before looking at Miranda's orbs with dark circle around her eyes.
"We will save Lenalee." She stated that made Miranda shaken and tries to get away from her but Chiharu successfully holds her before the elder could take an action.
"Why? She'd tried to kill us!" fear and worries covers Miranda all over; while she's still trying to get away from the lady.
"I know, but you know it right? Lenalee is an important friend to Xiu! I'm sure he'll be sad if Lenalee dies…"
"What do you mean, Priestess?" Chaoji who unnoticeably been standing there question.
Chiharu flinch and slowly looks at the chubby assistant of Tiedoll who baring madness.
Who wouldn't get insane when you hear your—supposedly—saviour will try to save an enemy?
Chiharu could feel his anger boiling up to its peak.
"You—you're going to save an enemy?! That monster was the one who killed my comrades, Anita-sama and the others… she's a monster, she's Sairo's enemy but why do you want to save her?" Kanda came but halted and watch the unfolding scene before him "Are you betraying us?" Tiedoll and the others arrived as well "You are our Byakko's priestess right? Then don't save an enemy!" it is sounded more like a command than a request.
Chiharu and Kanda knows this will happen when they decided to save that princess, but it's not like they actually care~
Kanda sighs, since their arrival in the clinic five days ago this chubby assistant been getting on his nerves. Oh how he so badly wants to slice him into two so he would just shut up.
The ponytail pretty man, ignore his urge to kill and just walks towards his—temporary—comrade. Turns his heels half way and then gaze at the pitiful state of the overkill devotee.
Chiharu breathe in then out, mustering her courage to say her words without stuttering; if she ended up stutter in front of Kanda he might change his mind.
"Too bad Chaoji," Chiharu finally speaks, with soothing yet courageous tone she could muster at that time before turning to the said man with smile on her lips; her held pity and sadness but not regret, "I rejected that role right from the start."
This stated from the girl everyone's knows as Priestess of Byakko shocks the occupants of that living room.
"Lenalee, either an enemy or an ally, we're going to save her. Because there is someone will be sad if she died."
"You're being irrational!" Chaoji yells; Miranda flinches; she's not good at any of this, Kanda just stare at him, while Chiharu gulped; this conversation shouldn't get longer than it already is.
Kanda and Chiharu simply sighs for no valid reason or what so ever; except to the fact that they want to get out from this place by now.
Not being minded by the two teens, Chaoji felt horrible as if their position as their country's Sovereign servant has nothing for them; unbeknownst by him and Miranda, Chiharu—like she said—rejected the role right from the start, and Kanda has hatred over his destiny.
"Then you are an enemy of Sairo too!" It's not like she's comrade of this country~ "You should be curse by Byakko!" and now she must be curse? Who's irrational again?
"Then so be it." Chiharu after sighing for another time, shrugged her shoulder and simply answer him.
I don't care is embedded throughout Chiharu's face; which—for the first time—amused the long hair warrior.
Miranda, has doubts about following the girl.
The only reason why Miranda ask Byakko for power is so she could help her, Allen and Xiu but hearing that Chiharu isn't the priestess is the first place, doubts and curiosity spread throughout her heart.
Miranda has get curious about Xiu and Allen's protectiveness for her, if she rejected the role, then what's up with those two, wanting to protect her; her whom didn't want to protect their country?
Too bad, Miranda cannot ask the two said teens right now since they're out cold.
But Miranda with doubts and curiosity must decide whether she joins Chiharu or stay at the clinic and wait for the two to wait up.
"Lenalee is an important friend to Xiu! I'm sure he'll be sad if Lenalee dies…"
Miranda flinch as memories flooded back on her.
Would she follow Chiharu because of her heart or because there is still chances that Chiharu might really their priestess?
Before Chaoji could utter another word he was shut up by Daisya who kick him from behind; resulting for the chubby devotee to meet the floor with harsh impact.
Timothy giggle from the sight and thinking Choaji deserved it.
Krory being an adult keep himself from doing the same with Timothy and instead pull the child close to him so he could hide his unbearable laughter.
Marie shook his head, he knows what happened since he have sharp hearing.
Tiedoll wipes his glass, not showing any kind of emotion.
Daisya felt victorious after kicking Chaoji's ass. Daisya is—without a doubt—a Byakko's worshipper but this overkill devotee throughout pisses him.
Kanda smirk, Miranda is processing her decision and Chiharu has sweat drop because of Daisya's actions.
Timothy—being a child—happily approached Chiharu and the two warrior.
"It is true? That you will save Princess Lenalee?"
"Yes…" Chiharu replied with soothing voice.
The child cheers and huffed proudly.
This rescue mission is a no joke, and Chiharu aware of that.
But if she would do something crazy then this is much better.
"Have a safe trip!" Tiedoll bid to them with smile.
"Go Kanda!" This it's Marie; Kanda huff in return but with smirk for the blind man.
Kanda reached the door knob and twist it open,
"What now Stupid Girl? Backing out?" Chiharu knows that Kanda meant her, calling her stupid because of her decision. Chiharu heaved a breath gathering courage that she always lack of; she turns her heels and approached the Celestial Warrior with smile.
"Am not!"
Kanda left first while Chiharu turns to Miranda, waiting for her answer on the unspeakable question.
Go or Not; it's all up to the elder Celestial Warrior.
Chiharu very well know Miranda, after all they are practically the same.
Both coward, useless and someone can't stand for what they believe.
She could say that Miranda is having troubles, if she ever joins them for their crazy rescue mission or just stay behind.
"It's alright Miranda-san." Chiharu finally spoken, while Kanda came while riding Xiu's black horse "If you don't want to it's no problem."
Not even waiting for the elder's answer, Chiharu climb on the horse behind Kanda.
"Wait Chiharu-chan!" Chiharu looks at Miranda with curiosity on her eyes. "I don't know how to ride a horse…"
Silence conquers them, only get cut when Krory speaks from behind the elder woman.
"If it is the case then I'm gladly be use of you." Krory announced as he left the house to get his own horse.
"Are you sure Miranda-san?" Miranda nodded though Chiharu and Kanda could see her hands trembling in fear
"I-I-It-Its-Alright! You three become nice to me when we first met even though I'm such a creepy person, and I thinking that you were right about Xiu getting sad when he learns about the execution." Miranda explained, while Krory arrived with his horse and smile carve on his face.
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"Friends?" Xiu questioned to Krory who is walking next to him.
Krory nodded "Yes, do you have friends on your place?" he repeated his earlier question.
"No I don't have; even a single friend there, nor anywhere."
"Eh why is that?"
"It's just that I can't have them…"
]
'Xiu, you finally have friends, and are good people too.'
After Krory and Miranda rode the general's horse, they started to move, while leaving Timothy waving to them yelling encouraging words, which puts pressure on the two females.
[—Middle of Dessert—]
"Ne Chiharu-chan!" Miranda calls on the youngster accompany whom riding with Kanda. The said female turn her head on her, indicating she'll listen. "How did you convince Kanda to this?" the elder been curios about it.
Kanda is scary person, and she doubted that something will just make him agree on something.
Miranda even doubt more why Kanda stays with them.
"Are you sure you want to talk about it with Kanda-san here?" Chiharu questioned.
Miranda realized that it is wrong to talk about it especially having Kanda just in front of the person she'd questioning.
"She agreed." Kanda voice rung to their ears, which made Miranda jump in slight shock.
"A-a-a-a-a-agree? On what—If I may ask?"
"That this will be the last time I'll help her and you guys."
Miranda freaks out, trembling uncontrollably, stuttering through her every word she tossing on Chiharu; in return, Chiharu just awkwardly smile to her freak out.
"W-wh-wh-wh-wh-why did you agreed?! We will never ever able to call Byakko if we no longer found Kanda!"
"Sorry, but…" her eyes stare the form of the long hair warrior who keep his sight on the front, "It's the only way to make him agree."
"I'm sorry because we came you—"
"If you were sorry then you better not come right in the first place."
Krory keep his mouth close after receiving a harsh word from the teen; and to think he is a general.
["The journey towards the capital of Sairo went in silent but quick pace. No one able to utter a word, not because they scare to Toroki, not because they scare to receive a harsh reality, but it is for preserving their energy to the great rescue operation for the unaware Celestial Warrior."]
A/N::
Chapter Title:: Even I Am Not
Why 'Even I Am Not' you ask?
-Kanda
àEven he don't like his destiny—will explain on later chapters—agrees.
-Chiharu
àEven she rejected the role of being a priestess, she still want to save Lenalee—or more like she got herself involve on the Celestial Warriors and Sairo's too much.
-Miranda
àEven she's not a battle type warrior—she wanted to fight alongside them.
-Chiharu and Miranda
àEven they not courageous like the other people they still chose to move forward.
How's it?
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Well not like I gonna stop~