Hi it's me again back from the dead. It's hard to write anything when you have no inspiration and when your trying to raise money and train for an event in China at the same time (by the way if you wanna donate, ask) 2,500 pounds I gotta raise so it's a good thing the event is next October. Also I've been busy with overtime at work and have not had much time to do anything else. BUT I DO HAVE A NEW LAPTOP SO I NEVER HAVE TO COMPETE WITH MY SISTERS EVER AGAIN, Unfortunately my Microsoft office installation subscription has expired so I once AGAIN have to reinstall Microsoft office from mum's CD.
Warning: there will be a death in this chapter and I may make it a T or M rating, I have warned you so don't flame me for giving you nightmares, this will be in the dream sequence.
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"Speech"
Thoughts
'Exclamation'
Julian thinking
Yue thinking
(Author's note)
(Author's note with sarcasm)
/Lyrics shortened to satisfy T+C/
Hidden Lives, Hidden Destiny Chapter 8
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(Normal POV, The day before the comp)
Sakura, Madison, Meilin and Li were at the park having a picnic, Tori and Julian were with them but at the minute they were getting some ice cream. Meilin had insisted that she brought her radio because she wanted to know what all the fuss was about with this Immortal Fire woman. Sakura had said that they could use Julian's CD and one of Madison's mother's CD players but Meilin protested that she wouldn't be able to hear people's comments on her, and she also wanted to hear songs from other people as well. At this moment the DJ was talking about a contest for couples.
"Wouldn't it be nice to win that contest?" Meilin swooned, wishing that she and Li could enter that contest if he hadn't fallen in love with Sakura.
Madison nodded "Yeh, if only I had a boyfriend" both she and Meilin sighed, Li looked as if the two of them had gone mad.
"ICE CREAM" a voice from far away shouted. The group had turned to the voice to find Julian and Tori walking towards them, Julian once again happy and Tori angry that he once again had to pay for the brat's ice cream.
"Thanks guys" the group answered taking the ice cream. The DJ on the radio had stopped talking about the contest and was now announcing the next song, Somewhere by Immortal fire.
"Finally" Meilin shouted.
"What's the matter with you" Tori asked.
"I was wondering what all the fuss was about with her"
"Why couldn't you ask me for her album" Julian wondered.
Li turned to Julian "because she's difficult"
"Shut up I'm listening" Meilin shouted and the others shut up, brat Tori thought.
/Wherever you are
I won't stop searching
Whatever it takes me to know
I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying
Until my dying day
I just need to know
Whatever has happened?
The truth will free my soul/
"She sounds so sad" Meilin sighed.
"Yue says he recognizes the voice" Julian's eyes turned from lilac to brown.
Tori looked at Julian "why didn't you tell us this earlier".
Julian looked back to Tori "because I only just found out, Yue's been asleep all the other times her songs have been on".
Tori rolled his eyes "talk about your missing link". Sakura gave her brother that look when he picks on her.
"Who are you calling a missing link?" complained Julian angrily. Although it wasn't Julian, Julian was the one who spoke but it was in Yue's voice, so technically it was Yue who spoke.
Madison looked impressed "wow Yue, I didn't know you had the backbone to talk back like that", everyone burst out laughing while Yue/Julian blushed.
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(That night)
"Do you think you should tell her?"
"No".
"But she has a right to know".
"And I have a right to live".
"What about love?"
"He's better off without me".
"I guess for you it's a lose, lose situation".
"All I want is for them to be happy".
"But will they be happy if they're dead?"
Two figures were standing in a dark bedroom, one by the door and the other sitting on the bed. They had been discussing the topic of revealing their identities to the CC crew for 3 hours and were still in disagreement. They had heard that the demonic threat on the girl was worsening and they may need backup very soon.
"We need the others," the figure on the bed said softly. "It's the only way".
The figure by the door nodded "you know what's best lady Dranzer".
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(Day of the comp)
'Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep' the alarm clock sounded as a hand from beneath the bed sheets rose up and picked it up, the hand then took the alarm clock back down underneath the sheets and the alarm stopped. A sigh was heard from the desk drawer as it opened and Kero popped his head out rubbing his eyes, "my, my Sakura didn't you want to wake up early so you could make lunch for Julian and your brother"
"Yes I did" called a voice from the bed. The card mistress came out from underneath the sheets and placed her alarm clock back where it belonged next to her teddy on the shelf above her bed, she then proceeded to get dressed while Kero went back to bed, Sakura then went down stairs where her father was already preparing the lunch-boxes for later, there was 7. "Huh? Father why 7" she enquired.
"Well there's one for you, one for Tori, two for Julian, one for me, one for Madison and one for your new friend Sayuri, she seems very nice although I don't like the way that Tori is treating her, getting her all upset." Adian replied. "This could be a peace offering" however Sakura didn't share his enthusiasm she'll just think it's poisoned.
A little while later, while they were wrapping up the lunches into two piles, Tori came down. Tori took one look at his little sister and sat down at the table as his father gave him his and Sakura's breakfast. "It's gonna rain today" he said, Sakura and Adian looked at him strangely.
"Why?" Sakura asked.
"Because you were up before me," Tori replied showing that characteristically older brother smile of his.
Sakura put her hands in a fist, made a face and shook with anger. "You" she growled, and then noticed her father and calmed down.
"I'll bring the lunches with me later" Adian offered, his two children nodding their agreement. Tori and Sakura ate their breakfast and got their gear to go to school (or college) and then made their way to meet up with Julian (Sakura still having to chase after Tori).
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(Past)
Dranzer's mother had been the daughter of the alpha of their tribe and had a high rank as she had been their only offspring, Dranzer's father had been a magician/warrior in the last war and had gained his rank of general through his leadership skills and gained a lot of allies throughout his life. Mumei (meaning nameless (Dranzer's father)) had mid back length black hair tied in a high ponytail and had dark brown eyes, he was well built but wore a black robe to hide his figure, with grey lining and the kanji for wind in two concentric circles on his back. He was usually a good natured being but was spoilt and bad- tempered when he didn't get what he wanted. In the past, however hard he tried, Mumei could not find a partner and so had created an heir from his DNA and turned it into a spirit; the child (Dragoon) became a bit-beast and had the power of the winds. However when the child was two, Mumei was not satisfied and wanted to have more guardian children, but he had not found a way to create beings with the other elements and had to resort to using an external source... Fenikkusu (meaning phoenix). Fenikkusu was a tall lithe woman with long flowing red hair and ruby red eyes, she had long claws and fangs and had a sharp pointy nose that looked like a beak. She wore a short leather skirt and top and had beads and feathers ornamented around her body along with various gold bands on her wrists and ankles, Fenikkusu, who was strong-willed decisive and aggressive but also loving and protective, had fallen for him quite easily and quickly bore him a child (Dranzer) with the power of fire; however Mumei became bored of his mate and planned to getting rid of her. His guardian children are now 9 months and 3½ and soon he will have two more (Drigger and Draciel) as he had finally found away to create more guardian children with the powers of water and earth without the use of an external source.
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(Dream (Back to present))
"Look mommy, I caught a rabbit".
A young short red-headed girl looking around 9, holding up a rabbit by the ears and running towards her mother, had cried out about her catch, "well done little one, and on your first hunt to" the child had grinned childishly at her mothers comment, proud of what she had accomplished, even though the target had been chased to her by her mother, the older woman had to laugh. "Now I'll teach you how to prepare it for cooking" she and the dirt stained girl sat down by the other rabbits that she had caught and the mother showed her daughter how to skin the rabbits and wash the flesh, and then how to remove the flesh from the carcass without damaging it. "Now we need to make a fire," the mother said picking up the flesh and putting it all on a pile of leaves so she could get some firewood. The little girl went to help her mother with the wood, when she heard a snap of a twig from far away, the child turned toward her mother who had also heard the noise and was tense. "Little one stay close to me" the girl ran to her mother, her little red leather dress curling around her legs, and gripped her waist. Anything that made her mother give that tone had to be dangerous.
Many footsteps could be heard from all around them maybe they want our catches the girl wondered, however the footsteps were coming closer and louder and then a smell hit the child's nose, it belonged to her father's soldiers. 100 human soldiers came out into the clearing and raised their weapons at the mother and child. This isn't right the child wondered, however the woman seemed to know what was coming and held a steady face and bent her knees slightly, ready for an attack. "Fenikkusu Kawashimi, you are hereby given the death sentence," The leader recited. The child became frightened and griped her mother tighter Why do they want to kill mommy.
"On what grounds" the women yelled.
"On the grounds of treason"
"Does the general know about this" Fenikkusu asked.
"No, we didn't think that the general would like it if he knew that his wife had tried to kill his son"
The child's eyes widened considerably, Dragoon is hurt? "Why would I hurt the boy" Fenikkusu asked enraged at them for assuming that she would do something like that.
"Why don't you tell us" the leader spoke again, "the child will be spared but you have to hand over your life to us"
"You won't take us" Fenikkusu shouted removing her daughter from her waist and started attacking the soldiers, slicing, cutting, biting, slashing and burning her way through the troop. Screams had made her turn around in fear and she saw that one of them had grabbed her daughter and placed a blade to her throat, the leader grabbed Fenikkusu from behind and heard her scream as he stabbed her with a longsword, the blade running through the spine, heart and a lung, and coming out at her chest, blood seeping through her top. Fenikkusu's eyes widened and then dulled as life left her, whispering her daughters name as she slid off the longsword and landed with a 'thump' on the ground, lying on her front, head facing the ground, as blood pooled around her, "Dranzer".
"NNNNNOOOOOOOOO" the child screamed, trying to get away from her human cage, young Dranzer watched her mother die right in front of her and was now feeling hysteria, grief, fear, anger and hatred all at once, her eyes flickering from the normal white background, black pupils and her unusual red iris', to plain red eyes and black pupils (like Inuyasha when he switches from normal to sadistic demon). The leader twisted his grip on the longsword so it faced downward and rammed it through Fenikkusu's skull with a crack and drew it back out, more blood and even some grey matter was coming out from the wound. Dranzer screamed again, watching as her mother was mutilated, her eyes still switching colours. The leader laughed and started to walk over to Dranzer until he saw her face, her eyes now red, claws and fangs extended and a growl running deep in her throat. The leader laughed again but was suddenly attacked by the demonic Dranzer, and by the time she had finished with him, he had deep wounds all over his body and a hole through his stomach. Dranzer turned to the last 50 soldiers still alive and bared her fangs, the soldiers tried to attack her but she was too fast and easily took them all out, each with wounds as serious as their superior.
Dranzer stood and looked at the carnage she had inflicted, eyes now back to normal, blood was everywhere, on the bodies, on the ground, even on her. She walked over to her mother dragging her feet as she moved, and collapsed on her mother's body and hugged it, bursting into tears, Dranzer cried until her throat was sore and her tears had dried up, "mommy, mommy, mommy… MOMMY".
(End dream)
"M'lady, M'lady… Dranzer wake up you're scaring me. M'lady"
"Mum please wake up"
"M'lady"
Tsukiko tried to calm her enough to stop screaming, but when they thought it had worked Dranzer started growling and had transformed into her demonic self and started thrashing around. Not long after that Dranzer had stopped thrashing only to burst into tears and cry out 'mommy' repeatedly, thoroughly scaring the others. Meiran was just about to throw water on her again when Dranzer shot up from her lying position and was shaking all over with a rough breath and beads of sweat all over her, her eyes open in fright and looking into nothingness. "Dranzer… Dranzer are you ok"
"What the hell happened?"
"Why did you transform". Dranzer looked as if she had not heard them, and continued to stare at nothing.
Meiran went to hold Dranzer on the shoulder for support. "M'lady"
"DON'T TOUCH ME" Dranzer flung out her arm to stop Meiran from touching her, "I need some time alone" she whispered and fell back down on the bed and tried to go back to sleep.
"Mum, this has already happened three times already and you haven't told us anything, and besides it's time to get up anyway we have to leave for school in ten minutes" Tsukiko looked at the alarm clock.
"WHAT, why didn't you wake me up?" Dranzer got up and hurriedly ran to get a shower before she got dressed.
"Well duh, cos you were screaming and yelling 'mommy' in your sleep again, that's why" Meiran teased.
"Good thing I packed the lunches" Tsukiko sighed.
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'Welcome to the first inter-school Quiz championships' a sign exclaimed from outside the college gates, as competitors and spectators entered the protective walls of the campus. Luckily for late arrivals, there would be a speech at the start, which would take 15 minutes before the competition actually started. Tori and Julian were looking at the bulletin board in the main hall with Tristan and Kirana looking at the schedule for the comp, they would be playing second with a group from the Tokyo College for Engineering. "That's a lot of good teams" Tori commented.
"And it'll take the week to get done" Kirana added.
"It'll be hard to play against Tokyo College for Engineering as I used to go to school there." Tristan muttered but letting his team-mates hear.
"Just don't forget where your loyalties lie." Tori demanded.
"He won't". The small group turned to find Mei and Sayuri behind them, Sayuri looking rather pale.
Julian looked worried " Sayuri are you gonna be ok playing today, you look like you're sick, don't she Tori?" Tori stuttered
"No I'll be fine" Sayuri reassured. "Its only lack of sleep that is making me look like a ghost, don't worry about me". Sayuri looked at the schedule and then proceeded to the hall.
"I worry about her," Julian mumbled.
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WWHHHOOOOOOO I finally finished, I would have got it in quicker however I had no inspiration what so ever to do the last scene, then our phone line provider cut us off without warning so I had to go three days without the internet (by the way I do have broadband) then I had to find the names of the schools that are in the competition so that took longer, and I couldn't even get to my email, BT IS SUCH A BTCH. However I will be needing a lot of time on these next few chapters as my mind cant grasp the concept of what is supposed to be happening, so you will have to be very patient with me.
Somewhere does not belong to me, it belongs to Within Temptation (see a pattern?) and don't flame me unless you have a good reason to, complaining simply because you wet your pants while reading the dream sequence is a s-t reason and will be ignored, I did warn you.