The dolls are not scary people they are beautiful, sad and abandoned by the world around them, they represent broken hearts, and like people who come from a broken home they too are like these dolls. Sometimes they are just used as a replacement for people they love. And when the moment comes the person they long for, returns, dolls would be either thrown away or just used as a puppet. Broken toys.
Just like... a broken
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As Arme laid motionless on her bed, all that she was able to do was to stare at the ceiling.
Here I am again, living a life filled with regret. Demo...
I wonder what would happen tomorrow?
Yesterdays, there are always yesterdays... And all she could think about was yesterday... That one yesterday everything was all okay. That one yesterday they were laughing carefree. But then one yesterday some of them died, and that one yesterday laughter was replaced by grief;
Everything was just like that.
The moment they met -
"Aleana!" a smile, a warmth smile. A cheerful one.
"You don't know?" a laugh.
But then... Arme closed my eyes blinking away tears that would threat to fall down; thinking, 'I'd be pretty stupid if I cry over memories.'
She sighed and growled as sudden adrenaline rush caused her to sat up quickly. Arme's eyes quickly landed at her wall clock, it was 5:22.
Standing up, she left her bed at the moment she realized that she could no longer sleep.
The first thing the mage did was to head towards the kitchen and drank a cup of water.
After several moments, she got caught up again, her eyes remaining at the table; it was the place where her and the others met up during the mini couple celebration day.
The violet haired girl smiled at the thought then left the cup. Though her smile widened when a pile of fruits caught her attention at the counter; she rushed towards it and took one apple at the top. After a bite when she realized it was tasty, she took another and left the kitchen.
Arme stared into the next stop; the window. It was the place where her and Lass settled an issue,
Then smile faded as she realized, that during those times, Aleana was still alive. Shrugging, because of guilt she felt, she absent mindedly threw the apple at the area.
Sighing, she turned on her heel and head back to her room, shutting the door.
But then, a pair of azure eyes came to view. He raised a brow and yawned of what was that about. Though he walked towards the apple, rubbed it and took a bite.
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The classes came shortly. As soon as the bell rang, the empty classroom was filled with students. Arme walked in the last before their adviser.
She headed towards her usual seat, but as soon as she realized that the seat beside the window was vacant, she quickly shifted.
This made her friends quite startled.
"Okay class..." Heyana began her discussion with the magician Arme staring outside the window with some sort of sad glint.
Then lunch break came.
Arme then came again, the cafeteria was already half way full.
She went towards the counter and bought her lunch. Turning, she was trying to figure where to seat. She scanned the whole place and saw the Grand Chase. She was to walk towards it but thought twice, for some reasons she went towards the isolated place in the cafeteria.
Lire was the first one to notice this. Usually before she would just shrug it away, since she pretended she didn't care. She does. She cares for everyone. But because of her protective shell and the puzzle pieces in which she thought would fit.
The blonde stood up but the pink stopped her saying that she should leave the magician alone for a while; probably she's trying to cope up with the fact that Kaze'Aze kidnapped her best friend Saku.
After a while, Arme shrugged. She silently sigh.
But then,
"Hey."
Arme shifted her gaze. Only to find...
"Nao." a person she didn't expected.
"Why the sad face?" he muttered as he sat beside her.
Arme smiled - at least she tried to. Naoki was able to read her like open book, for he saw the disappointed glint on Arme's eyes. However, ignored it as he wait for her response. "I just..." Arme sighed. I just...
"I was just thinking about Aleana." Want someone...
Naoki quickly shrugged and raised a brow, "Aleana?"
"Who's Aleana?"
Someone who understands.
Arme froze for moments before shaking her head and plastering a smile on her face, "Oh I'm sorry, it's nothing. Just a character from a story I read the last time I went to the library."
"Okay." Naoki's face calmed as he took a sip on the milk shake he was consuming. "So what happened? Did she died on the story?"
"She died." Arme was startled the moment those little words escaped her mouth.
"Aww... Tragic." The guy pouted.
Arme managed to crack another smile. "E-eh?"
But from a far...
"Told 'ya, you should've appeared sooner." the blue haired magic knight muttered.
"It doesn't matter anymore." Then the silver haired guy sighed and averted his gaze, "As long as she's happy... with him."
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The afternoon classes then came.
Arme was sitting on the bench of the gym when the leader Ryo entered the room.
"Okay everyone, gather up." he muttered. In a blink of an eye all of the magicians in the room form a straight line. "There's a bad news, and a good one. Brianna left the school, but in return... Please welcome, Miss Zake." the gym door then opened, appearing a woman with blazing red eyes and black hair. She stopped beside Ryo and bowed.
"Good morning everyone, I'm Miss Zake." and then flashed a smile. "Let's work together okay?"
Arme was caught in her eyes, almost like she could recall something. She was pretty but somehow deceiving.
Moments later their practice started. The woman asked the magicians to form two groups for they were gonna play a traditional mage game. Arme rolled her eyes and sat back at the bench.
"Eh? Don't you wanna join, Arme?" asked Elena raising a brow.
"Nah." smiled Arme, "I'm gonna pass. I feel kinda tired."
"Aww... I'll play as a sub for both team then." Ryo walked out of the court and stood beside Zake. Zake smiled at him and patted his shoulder, "It's okay."
Arme heard the teacher explain the rules but got lost in it. All she could think of was revenge. Just plain revenge. Kaze'Aze took a lot from her... And now, it was pay back time.
What would I do...? she questioned herself silently. Lightening a small fire on her left palm. Should I beat her to death? Shrugging, she shook her head. No, that's brutal. Should I... Cut her? She shook her head again.
The girl lightened some little fire around the big one. Arme let loose of the bigger and observe as the little surprisingly repel the larger one. There were ten flames... Dying out to five, then three...
Arme stopped - she heard someone clapping from her side. She tilted her head and saw the teacher staring directly at her. The flames lingered as the woman commented, "You're very good at manipulating fire... Arme."
The violet mage's eyes narrowed, she didn't reply as Zake continued, "I suppose... ice and wind too?"
"I can manipulate anything concern of magic." She simply stated and stood. Zake straightened and smiled. "Do you want to work on new skills? I could teach you some."
Bump.
"Not fair!" exclaimed Elena as she deflected the small bomb. "What about us?"
Zake turned to them, "I would teach you, also. But warning to everyone... The skills I am to teach are far more difficult to basic ones... Does everyone still want to continue?"
A nod. "Okay. But we will start tomorrow."
"I want it now." said Arme. Some of her locks hid her eyes.
Zake turned to her with a certain kind of smile, "Are you sure?"
Arme then stared at the woman's crimson eyes, "Yes."
"Very well." The violet magician stared at the black one as the black raised her palms and muttered, "Ice trap!"
In a blink of an eye, ice covered Zake and Arme; trapping them both inside.
"Ma'am! Arme!" exclaimed some co-mages.
"I want to be in that too!" Exclaimed Elena as they encircle the big 'arena'.
"I would be teaching you, one by one, dear students." Arme's eyes curved at the use of words. She shrug it away and stared at the place. "And this place would crack at 5:00. It is already 3:38, student. If you fail to learn the skills I am to show you, then use it on me; you will remain here."
Arme barely pay her a glance all she did was to look around. the place was beautiful; like an enchanted place of ice.
But doubting; it was wide about the size of the whole gym. Still Arme could hear struggles from outside.
She then met... the woman's blazing eyes. "Shall we start, dear student?"
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Arme panted a bit, clutching her chest.
"Running out of mana, student?" asked Zake as she stood spaces from Arme. In a short period of time, a huge clock appeared beside Arme and she was forced to stare at it. 4:21. "Clock is thickin', so go get movin'." smiled the teacher.
Arme only had one skill to practice and yet, it took her almost an hour.
Arme closed her eyes and searched for the power that she's been looking. All along she has been doing her best. All along and she needed rest. But that isn't an option at the moment. Arme extended her palms upward and through pants, she exclaimed, "Fire wall!"
She felt heat for a certain period of time; but it quickly faded. "Damn..." she suddenly felt liquid trickle from her mouth. Wiping it, she wasn't surprised to see blood.
"Ah. Figures. An inborn magician."
Arme's eyes narrowed as she stared at the teacher, "I'm a half."
There came a teasing smile. "Whatever you say; but do as I told you."
"I would. Shut up." said Arme.
"Ehh..." the smile turned into a grin. "You shouldn't answer people who are older than you, dear student." there came the same accent.
Arme gritted her teeth and stared at the floor, "What are you doing here, Kaze'Aaze?"
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"Nooo! Pleasee! Where are you taking meee?" the small voice echoed through the Grand Chase forest.
"Somewhere less noisy to bring your noisiness into equilibrium." Silver haired, Lass muttered as he made way to the deepest grounds.
"Pleaseee... Just give me to master...!" Pei pei struggled to break free from the lad's grasp. Lass, however tightened his grip.
When he saw a certain tree come to view, he placed the fairy over the trunk and took a rope with his other hand. "I would do absolutely anything if you just let me free!"
A grin crept at Lass' face, "Anything?"
Pei pei gulped, but nodded. Though Lass tied her anyway. "Stay there until you learn to quiet down." Tears dripped from the ice fairy's eyes;
"Don't just leave me here! I am a legendary pet! I deserve to be treated more than this!"
Lass smirked, "Okay legendary pet, try to escape my legendary pet catcher..." then he turned his back.
Pei pei continued to sob, thinking; When I get to master, I swear I'd ask her to massacre this jerk!
And there was she imagining her master chopping down the guy's body parts... with a blank face. But she shook her head since she knew it was impossible for that to happen now.
This time her face bore a grin, "I would tell you everything about master only if you let me go."
Lass then stopped. "What?"
"You heard me whitey; let me go and I'll tell you every details on what she wants and hates." The silver turned to her idly.
"Like...?"
"Ice cream. She absolutely adores it."
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A clueless look was over her teacher's face. "What are you saying?" she raised a brow.
"Don't play dumb with me." said Arme as she stared at the floor.
"Ehh?" Zake grinned again, "What proofs do you have?"
"Bring my conscious back, teacher. Don't keep me here in your little dream world." a small smirk also spread on violet magician's face.
The teacher let out a laugh, "How did you found out?"
"Instinct. I've noticed it for a while now. But never really had proof until I used firestorm but yelled firewall instead." Arme's smirk turned into a malicious smile, "Now bring me back to the real world. Or I'll have to burn your dreams to ashes."
"You couldn't do that now can you?" said the laughing Zake. "You stated yourself you couldn't use any skill properly."
"I couldn't use them properly, but I do know a countering spell..." a small smile, "De-spell!"
From the ceiling, a small fire started, and slowly burned the area.
"What?" exclaimed the black magician, startled. Then as it spread, the teacher calmed down and closed her eyes. "You really are a great magician, Arme."
Arme also closed her eyes, "Tell me something I don't know."
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Damn! Hello guys, it has been a while since I last updated; and yeah terribly sorry about that.
But this chapter; this damn chapter! I've finished it last December… TWO MONTHS AGO. T.T It's just, at the night I saved it, tomorrow my lappy got reformatted. T_T And so…
Reformatted PC + Laziness = long update.
Erm… Thanks for the people who reviewed. Thanks a lot. You really don't know how much I appreciate it! =3
I will try to update this story more, since I think it's getting interesting. ^.^ Final judgment is still over your shoulder tho.
The opening, I don't own it; I saw it on the net and thought it would fit. I changed few lines tho. ^^,
It's Chapter 26; it sure deserves a new opening.
I have my sister to encourage me to re write it. Without her,… I couldn't imagine life without her. LOL. XD She had to whack me every time she sees that I write 'Allen' instead of 'Lass' just because I confused thinking about Allen Walker from D. Gray-Man and since both of them owns white hair. But shit, I'm starting to have another story idea;
It goes like this;
Since they have restored the peace on the world, the Grand Chase were ought to live their lives as normal teens. School Training Facilities were built at Kanavan and Serdin. However, due to Arme using magic and the rest using weapons, she is forced to study at Serdin and the others at Kanavan. Arme makes an unknown switch to Kanavan but none of the Grand Chase knows it yet. Just on her way, she accidentally gets blind. Few magicians on the aid; she was brought to their High Mage and went through terrible healing.
The day started at the Grand Chase's lives as they found out Arme has escaped and them, meeting the Violet haired Magician, bearing crimson eyes.
^.^
What do you think about the idea?
And about Marionette? How do you think it'll end?
Needs a lot of opinion at the moment!
L o t s . o f . l o v e ~
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