In a dream (my sequel to Samurai Troopers) Chapter 19
By: Mia Dorothy Rain Misao Sanada Winner Kasshu Shinomori
Disclaimer: You know the disclaimer……I've said it for the past 18 chappies!
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The next few days went by pretty calm, even though all of us were saddened that Jades had died. Even though he was a bastard, I seemed to miss him even more. My determination to get rid of Arago was raging through my veins, but I had to focus on my studies right now.
Sora was still catching up on her soccer. Toma helped her as much as he could, but even his grades were slipping! Everyone was astounded when Toma got less that perfect on the last Japanese History exam.
"No, way! It can't be possible!" Shu had proclaimed, dropping his lunch on the table.
Yolei grabbed a napkin and wiped the food up, "Watch it, Shu-kun, you're dropping your food!"
Shu looked down at where the food had landed, "Uh, my bad." Ryo and I chuckled as we ate our food (Really, I picked at Ryo's food because I had forgotten my lunch!).
"Yeah, it's true. But, I will hafta get better!" Toma had proclaimed. We all sighed and continued our lunch.
Mariko had gotten behind on her studies and now had a rival in her computer class. From what she told us, when she would make something on the CADD* program, her rival did better than she did.
Mariko growled at the table, "How can she be so snotty about it though?!" She slammed her fist down on the table, "I'm supposed to be the best in the class and get the most praise from sensei Tamagachi!"
Shin had put his hand on her shoulder, "It's okay, Mariko. I'm sure you'll regain your position in that class again."
Mariko calmed down, "Okay, I guess…" She sighed as she sat back down.
Yolei was behind on teaching her class. Apparently, the class she had gave her so much trouble that she told the principal that if he didn't find a way to get that class under control, she'll abandon her position as a teacher for him.
"But, you won the position in your freshman year! You can't just abandon it like this! We promised you that you could teach this class and you would have after school classes! We can't get rid of that so suddenly! There's not another teacher like you that is so good in that field ever since sensei Amanita left. You absolutely cannot leave that position!" The principal exclaimed.
Yolei narrowed her eyes, "Watch me."
The principal sighed, "Fine. I will find a way to get that class under control."
Sure enough, the next day, the class was quiet and sat there, paying close attention to every detail Yolei made.
Haven still ran her business of tattooing people, but used Seiji as her attraction to the female population. The girls would sit down, let Haven draw on them, and drool over Seiji at the same time.
Seiji sweat dropped, "I feel so used." He quietly mentioned as one freshman girl was staring at him the whole time Haven was drawing on her.
Haven smirked, not looking up from her drawing, "Get used to it." She told him.
As for Ryo and I, well, our teachers weren't too happy with us sleeping in class or our short attention spans. In the classes we had together, we were able to sit next to each other, and pass notes back and forth. We got caught for that too.
"Ms. Morimiea, Mr. Sanada," Sensei Niche held up the piece of paper Ryo and I had been passing notes on, "what is this?"
The class giggled. Ryo and I looked at each other, "Well, ya see, it's kinda something that a teacher like yourself would not want to read." Ryo chuckled.
"Smooth move, now he's definitely gonna read out loud to the class!" I whispered into Ryo's ear.
Sensei Niche looked at me, "What is your opinion on this, Ms. Morimiea?"
"Uh….well…" I stuttered as I looked for the right words to say, "It's just us trying to figure out when we can get together to study for your class, Sensei." I smiled.
Someone coughed, "Suck up!" Then they coughed again.
Sensei Niche smiled, looked over the paper, and threw it back at Ryo, "I don't want to see you two every writing notes during my class ever again. Got that?" She asked us.
"Yes, Sensei!" We said in unison.
Like that's ever gonna happen! Ryo wrote on another sheet of paper and passed it to me when Sensei Niche wasn't looking. I rolled my eyes and put the paper inside my book.
Back to today. The hot and humid today. It was the last period, the windows were open--the air conditioner for the whole school decided to break down. I looked over at Ryo, who had pulled his hair back in a low ponytail, took off his jacket, and had opened the collar in his shirt.
I looked at the clock, 'Only 15 minutes have passed?! Why does it seem like forever?' I thought as I scribbled some notes down for the class. Ryo and I had locked hands, but, after awhile, our palms got really sweaty and we unlocked them. All the windows were open, even the teachers were having trouble teaching the class.
Finally, after 30 minutes, the bell rang throughout the school. Usually, when we have the weekends off, everyone seemed to be more in a rush to get out. But today was a totally different story. No one wanted to move, but we wanted to get out of our school uniforms and go change into something more comfortable.
Ryo and I walked near each other, when we ran into Seiji, Haven, Mariko, and Shu. They all nodded in greeting, but were too hot to say anything. Haven, Mariko, and I slipped off our scarves on our uniforms, which allowed more breathing room for us. Ryo, Seiji and Shu carried their coats with their books.
"Yo! Guys!" We heard Yolei call out from behind. We looked over our shoulders to see Yolei. Her hair was pulled into a bun, and she wore a typical female teacher's outfit, even down to the open blouse and shorter skirt.
I eyed her, "How did you get so lucky to change out of your school uniform?" I asked with envy.
"Well, considering I work with an oven filled room, and students who have hot helium for breath, one of the female sensei's gave me an outfit to change into!" She laughed.
All of us looked at her with a look of Shut-your-mouth! Yolei quickly turned red, but shrugged it off. Soon after, Shin appeared. Ryo turned around to face him, walking backwards, "Where's Toma and Sora?" He asked Shin.
"Toma's staying after for some after school tutoring to catch him up, and Sora's practicing with the tennis team for the upcoming tennis regionals." Shin provided.
I sighed, "Those two. One's got the smarts, the other's got the sports!" I laughed to myself as we walked out of the school.
"So, what do you think caused this freak hot day?" Shin asked us.
Mariko shrugged, "I don't think I've ever been in school with this humid of weather."
"Yeah, the last time I remember it being this humid is when we were down in Jamaica!" Yolei pointed out.
"She's right, because I remember the humidity down there, and the sweat rolling off of your forehead!" Haven remembered as she walked beside Seiji.
"Yeah." I sighed as I wiped the sweat off of my forehead with the scarf off of my uniform.
Mariko pointed over to the little café across the street, "Look! There's Toma and Sora!" She stated.
"What are they doing there?" Ryo asked, stunned.
I smirked, "Let's go see!" I shouted as I dashed across the road.
"Wait for us!!" The other girls called out as the dashed behind me.
Seiji shook his head, "Those girls are fearless." He sighed as he took off behind Haven. Ryo, Shu, and Shin agreed with Seiji with simple nods as they followed.
I reached them ever so quietly, and slammed my hand down on their table, "I thought the books and the tennis courts seem to call you two more than this simple café would." I commented to them.
Toma took a sip of his milkshake, "The sensei's cancelled it wit the reasonin of it bein way too hot." He told me.
Sora smiled, "Gee, Toma, you can be so cold and scary at times!" She chuckled.
Toma looked up, his eyes wide, "I didn' mean ta be mean, I jus had a brain freeze!" He exclaimed in defense.
"Well, finally something made that brain of yours freeze!" Shu commented, resting his elbow on Toma's shoulder.
"Do ya min?" Toma asked Shu, "It's a little to hot for your arm to be on my shoulders."
Shu looked at Toma and sighed, "Whatever man."
Shin chuckled to himself, "Well, we'll meet you two at the hotel!"
(A/N: Remember, Naste's place has been taken over by Arago!)
"But, can't we have a nice sundae here, Shin-kun?" Mariko asked, pulling on his open sleeve.
There was an uneasiness between Toma and Sora, and it wasn't the heat and humidity. I looked at Mariko, "Race you to the hotel! Last one there can't get on the computer for another week!" I exclaimed as I dashed off in the direction of the hotel. I knew that would get her.
"Oh, no you didn't!!" Mariko exclaimed, "Common Shin-kun! We can't let her beat us!" She pointed out as she dragged Shin along.
Ryo started off and ran up beside me, "Well, can you beat me?" He asked, slowing his pace to my fast-jog pace.
I smirked, "Course I can!" I said as I sped up. I jumped up onto a fire escape and ran up that until I got up onto the roof.
"She's jumping roofs!" Haven exclaimed as she climbed the same fire escape.
"Sounds like fun." Seiji remarked as he gained speed as he jumped a gap in the buildings.
"Showoff." Haven muttered as she took two steps backwards and jumped across.
"Wah!" Mariko cried, "I can't climb so fast!"
"Yes, you can Mariko! Skip some steps!" Shin encouraged her.
Mariko slipped off her school shoes and nodded, "Well, at least I'm faster than Shu back there!" She exclaimed as she dashed off, skipping four steps at a time until she took off.
There, ahead of me, someone stood. I stopped short, and nearly fell off of a building in the process. I heard Ryo stop behind me, gasping, "It can't be." I looked up, and squinted to see a familiar figure.
"Is that Doc Dashiki?!" I heard Mariko ask behind me.
"It looks like him, but what is he doing up here?" I responded.
"Good question." Shu remarked.
The Doctor chuckled, "You foolish Samurais and Sisters! You had no idea! And you still don't!" He exclaimed.
"Nani?" Seiji asked, surprised that this was coming from the same person who had saved their asses many times.
"What is he talking about?" Sora asked, coming up behind us.
Yolei shrugged, "No idea."
"I think the Doc's lost it." Toma stated.
I looked over at the Doctor, "Oh, my Kami!"
"Nani?" The group asked me.
"He's possessed!" I exclaimed, "Look at his eyes!"
Everyone squinted, "We don't see it." The guys announced.
"We see it!" Haven proclaimed.
Ryo raised his eyebrows, "Really now?"
"They're red!" Mariko stated, "That's how you can tell!"
Seiji squinted even more, "I can't see it."
I shook my head and jumped over to the next building where Dashiki stood, "What in Kami's name are you talking about?!" I asked him, "And why the hell are your eyes red?!"
"Have you ever wondered why all of my predictions have been proven correct time and time again?" He asked me.
Haven and Yolei jumped over next, "Well, we just kinda figured that you were smart like Naste is in that field of expertise!" Yolei commented.
"Well, that's flattering and all, but I'm not who you think I am. I am a demon who has served Lord Arago since he was crowned Lord of the Underworld!" The doctor laughed.
"Oh, peachy." Haven sighed, running her hands through her blue bangs.
Sora jumped over, "So, you were right, Alana. He is possessed."
"A demon, huh?" I asked, walking up to him, "If you're truly one of Arago's followers, tell him that I sent this message to him."
"Alana!" Ryo shouted from the other building.
"What?" Dashiki asked me.
"Tell him that Lady Eternal and the rest of the Spirit Sisters told him to Screw Off!" I exclaimed as I spat into his face.
Dashiki growled as he wiped the spit off of his face. He grabbed me by my uniform's collar and yanked me up to his level, "Don't ever do that again, little girl!" He threatened me.
"Dammit Alana! Why can't I get over there?!" Ryo exclaimed. He seemed to banging on some invisible wall.
I raised my knee and brought it in between Dashiki's legs, "Don't you threaten me!" I exclaimed as he immediately dropped me and fell to his knees. Suddenly, the aura that surrounded Dashiki lifted, and the five boys jumped over to the next building.
I knelt down next to Dashiki, "You okay?" I asked him.
"Why am I up here? I last remember being at the hotel with Naste…" He looked at me, hands still wrapped around his waist.
I chuckled, "It's nothing Doc. We'll tell you when we get back to the hotel."
"I know something is possessing me. I can't remember where I find all these predictions about you guys, and I was thinking about it a few hours ago. When I finally came to the conclusion that something was probably possessing me, I fell unconscious. Oh! I hope Naste, Jun, and KT are okay!" He wished.
Ryo walked over at helped Dashiki up, "It's okay. We can forgive ya." He smiled, "Now let's get back to the hotel. Hold on!" He warned Dashiki. Dashiki gulped and nodded as Ryo and the other boys took off.
But before Shin left, he turned back to us, "You girls coming?" He asked us.
"We'll be there in a minute Shin-kun! We need to discuss something!" Mariko told him.
"Okay!" He responded as he leapt off of the building and followed the others.
"Boy, Mariko, have you got yourself a catch or what!" Haven snickered, "He's worried about you."
Mariko sneered, "Like Seiji's never worried about you?" She shot back.
"No, at least that's what his mouth says, but I believe his heart says different. That boy told me that I can take care of myself and that he shouldn't be worried about me. He has such a poker face over that emotional heart of his." Haven told us.
I raised a joking eyebrow, "Really now? And how would you know that he has an emotional heart, eh, there, Haven?" I asked her, a joking smirk on my face.
Haven turned crimson, "…………………." She mumbled.
"She's turning out to even be like her lover! She just grumbled!" Mariko laughed.
"Hush!" Haven exclaimed as she whacked Mariko and I on the back of our necks.
I chuckled, "So, what was your opinion on what just happened with Dashiki?" I asked the other four.
Sora sighed, sitting down on the concrete roof of the building we were standing on, "Well, to be honest, I can't tell. Apparently a demon from Arago's court of high ranking officers has possessed him, but why and how?" She asked us.
"Most likely to get inside and see exactly why and how we operate. That seems like the only logical explanation to it all." Haven pointed out.
"That, and what an easier way to see our weaknesses in action. We're more of ourselves when we were at Naste's house, or when we are at the hotel." Mariko volunteered.
"Boy, Mariko, I think that's the most sensible thing I've heard you say all day!" Yolei remarked.
Mariko shot her a glare, "Shuddup, Yolei." She sneered at her.
"Well, whatever the reason is, we all know we have got to get rid of this demon. It may just take going to Arago's mansion in the netherworld and finding out for ourselves." I remarked.
"It maybe a painful journey for the guys, though. Remember, they went there the last time and nearly lost all the had!" Haven reminded.
"We'll hafta deal with that though, if it's the only way to deal with whatever is going on." Ryo's voice pointed out.
We all looked to the side and saw the boys, minus Shu, jump up onto the building. Yolei looked worried as she looked for Shu. Shin smiled, "Don't worry Yolei! Shu is back at the hotel to make sure that Dashiki doesn't get possessed again and go berserk." He reassured Yolei.
Yolei sighed, "Yogata."* She breathed.
"Well, are you girls done talking?" Ryo asked, impatiently.
"I have one more question." I commented.
"Nani?"
I thought about it, "No, never mind. I'll find out soon enough," I sighed as I walked to the edge of the building, "it wasn't important anyways." I smiled, looking back at the group.
"Common! Let's get back to the hotel! It's still sweltering out here!" Mariko commented as she jumped down from the building.
"Wait Mariko!" Shin called out to her as he followed. Soon all the others jumped down except Ryo, Toma, Sora, and I.
Sora walked over to Ryo and I, "We all need to discuss something."
Ryo and I both raised our eyebrows, "Really?" Ryo asked.
"Ryo, somethin's goin on at school. Sora an I both noticed it today after school. We kinda skipped out on the sensei's, because this creeped us both out when we saw it." Toma explained.
"That's what Toma and I were discussing when we were sitting at the café." Sora pointed out.
"Oh, I thought you two were having issues between one another." I told them.
Ryo scratched his head, "I thought that as well."
"We wondered. No, we don't have any problems….yet. Is there something I should know about, Toma?" Sora looked at him with a teasing look on her face.
"Nope, nottin that I don' know bout!" Toma laughed.
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*CADD: In case you don't know, (I go to a technical school, so it's kinda common knowledge what CADD is.) CADD stands for Computer Aided Design and Drafting.
* Yogata: I don't know how to spell this, but it means Thank God.
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Ending Comments: So?? Sorry I haven't been able to update this story in awhile. But, I am now! Well, R&R!
May your days be as evil as mine are, ^_^*
~*~Mia Dorothy Rain Misao Sanada Winner Kasshu Shinomori aka the queen of war!~*~