This story is not completely my own but a derivation of an RPG I started
two years ago and is still going strong. The only characters I claim as my
own are Selena, and Dutchess.
CHAPTER 2
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"What the heck was that?" she cries out suddenly at the sound. All of a sudden the phone rings again. "Can you guys please check that out, I've got to take this, I'll be there in a sec." She reaches into the pocket of her house coat and pulls out the cordless phone and answers it heading into the kitchen. "Hello? Selena Tasutahime speaking."
"Ah, hello, Tasutahime-San. I am Souzou Kirara I saw your ad in the newspaper looking for a roommate?" Kirara said using her most cheerful voice. She just 'had' to share an apartment with someone . . . being alone was taking such a big toll on her. She just 'had' to . . . so she lied.
I am 14 years old and before you ask, I am here alone in Tokyo because of a new school that m parents want me to go to. I do have a reliable source of income and am willing to cook as well.
She hoped she did not sound as desperate as she felt. A little lie like having parents and going to school didn't really matter. Lying was against her programming, but she just had to do something. She waited for Tasutahime-San to answer. Hoping for the best but fearing rejection.
Selena heads into the kitchen where it was a little quieter. "Hello Kirara. Yes I am looking for a roommate; it's a very big house so I am on the lookout for more than one. Would you like to come over and we can talk it over? How about . . . tomorrow? You have my address right? It should be on the ad." The glass breaking had also broken whatever tension Nataku felt against the lawman. He immediately called for his cloth, not caring about what others might think. "I am sorry to have caused any trouble," he says over his shoulder to Selena as he ran to the living room where the window lay broken and a tall young man cam into view. It was as he suspected. A Dragon of Heaven.
"Leave the normals alone." Nataku said. "Your battle is with me," the cloth swirled angrily around him, gaining speed.
"Just give me back the sword and I will let everyone live." The Dragon said lowly.
Still on the phone Selena poked her head around the corner and sees what she couldn't believe. a dragon... well at least she thought it was a dragon... it was part human. She ducks back into the kitchen just as quickly. "Just warning, strange things seem to have been happening here lately." She says to Kirara.
Trent had followed Nataku into the living room and saw a man standing in front of the broken window. 'Great, not him again.' he thought "Nataku, be careful. He doesn't work alone." as he says these words, 4 figures materialize behind the man.
"Spoke too soon.4 Iron Claw cyborgs now." the one eyed humanoid cyborgs immediately went into battle stance, waiting for their master's command. They then sprang their deadly claws from their hands.
"Heck, let's get kickin'." his optical illusionary disguise falls off in a cloud of smoke and he donned his red 'Crusader' armor. His guns were waiting by his side, his blade comfortably sheathed on his back and his silver gauntlets clenched on his hands; he waited for the first move by either side.
His face impassive, he turned to the former lawman, the cloth around him spinning faster and faster. "Explain yourself." he began but was interrupted as one of the cyborgs attacked. He gracefully moved out of the way in a strange sort of dance. His movements planned as if he could see the cyborgs attacks before they came. The cloth swirled around him at such speed, the attacks mostly bounced off.
Finally Nataku called forth, concentration with his mind, wrapping their claws and arms with his cloth. One advantage of his was that 'everyone' underestimated his cloth, how strong it was. He pulled the cyborg off the ground and threw it at another. 'Never mind the lawman. That man. he is my true target.' Nataku's mind was reverting to that of a creation, reverting to the way he was supposed to be; an emotionless, ruthless tactician.
"I'd love to come over~! Yes, I see your address, tomorrow, right?" Kirara couldn't believe it. A moment later, though, she could hear loud noises in the background.
"Ummm. are you ok over there? I could come over now?" Kirara trailed off wondering what exactly 'strange things' would be.
"oh don't worry about the noise. a couple people are. helping me move things around, you know, trying to get things ready for people to actually move in. You're currently the second person to call." She says with an awkward smile.
"Tomorrow sounds great! Where would you like to meet?"
The other two Iron claws headed straight for Trent with their claws angrily swinging about. A slip second later, two headless cyborgs fell to the ground, sparks flying from where their heads were supposed to be. Trent stood with two smoking guns in his hands.
"Takes more than that to take down the 'Crusader'. He said as he swirled his guns and aimed at the other two who were thrown to the floor by Nataku. They were struggling to get up at the moment when two more bullets penetrated their chest plating, permanently destroying them.
'Now for the other guy...' Nataku was about to engage the other man when he sensed another cyborg materializing. 'Oh no... An Elite Iron Claw' he thought. The newcomer ran straight now Nataku from behind, threatening him with a Claw Saber. Nataku, look out!!!"
A bright flash and a loud 'Ching' resonated throughout the room as Nataku turned around, heeding the warning. His eyes widened. This, he couldn't believe. It had chosen him, not Kamui of the gods.
"Impossible..." Nataku said, still in chock, but fully conscious as the sword shattered the Claw Saber and pierced right through the Elite Iron Claw, effectively destroying it. Cloth still swirling around him, he turned to the man, the so called Dragon of Heaven, with a smirk on his face.
"Leave me; have you not also witnessed it? The sacred sword chose me..." Nataku's eyes turned blank as he became filled with the sword's power. It called him to choose.
Destruction of the human race for the peace of Nature, or to allow the human race to slowly kill the Earth. 'Not yet... Not yet...' Nataku shut his eyes tightly and dropped the sword, cradling his head in anguish. 'I must still learn what makes humans strive to live...' he fought against the effects of the sword.
"The Sacred Sword... Chose you? You're not even human!!!" the man said, drawing upon his power, the power of electricity. Sparks flew all around, creating a web of electricity in the room. "You are Not KAMUI~!!!"
Nataku's eyes were still blank. The sword still called him to choose. "Law Man. take care of the Dragon. Kyaaa." Again he fought the incredible urge to destroy mankind. 'It's up to the lawman to defeat the Dragon now.' he thought.
Trent had watched the mysterious sword Nataku was now carrying appear out of nowhere. A strange kind of power seemed to overwhelm Nataku, sending his smooth energy powers into turmoil. The blade almost seemed to. control him.
'What the heck is it?' he watched in horror as Nataku dropped the sword and cradled his head in pain. All this energy still thrown into confusion. If he were human, it would have killed him.
The other man seemed to start up his own powers. Electricity flowed through the mans veins as he prepared to strike. What type of a coward would want to kill a helpless man in pain? This sparked a rare anger within him.
Hearing Nataku's plea, Trent instantly drew his own sword. The Crusader blade gathers a counter measure of rebounding energy and slashed in the path of the lightening strike the man had produced, just in time.
The energy created a powerful wall of reflective energy. The lightening bounced back, striking the man in the chest. 'Funny, he's not fried yet.'
The man got up and cursed in what seemed to be a weird language and fired another bolt at Trent. "RAGINGGG. STORM!!!" He rebounded with a powerful incendiary charge attack he'd learned with his sword, dissipating the bolt and turning the man into dust.
After the carnage was over, he ran to Nataku's aid. "Hey, are you alright?"
"Anywhere would be fine. School doesn't start until next month for me." Kirara decided it was best to let the lady of the house make the decisions. It was better for her though. her software often had problems with making decisions when she was alone.
She could feel something though, something agonizing. As if there she was, somewhere else, feeling pain. She shook off the feeling, and went to get a Tylenol from the medicine cabinet, taking the phone with her.
"Where do you think we should meet? And . I am really sorry for asking so abruptly but when is the earliest I could move in?? If I'm accepted of course." She added hastily.
"Hmmm. we could meet at my place tomorrow at lunch? The address is in the ad. Does that sound good?"
She peeks around the door frame, and ducks back in just as quickly to avoid being hit by any stray lightening bolts. "Move in? Anytime really, the house has been really empty lately. Anytime would be as good a time to move in the. movers should be. uh. finished today any ways."
Seeing that the fight was over she went into the living room. "Nataku, are you alright? What happened?" she says cradling the phone against her shoulder so she'd be able to hear Kirara's reply.
She knelt down beside Nataku and held out her free hand, not caring what these two thought anymore. She closed her eyes and lightly ran her fingers over the sides of his face, stopping at the temples. A faint light seemed to appear between her fingers and his face. As she does this, her face scrunches up as some of his pain is filtered through her and vanishes into the air.
She then stands up "you should be better in a short while" she wobbles on her feet slightly, and then regains her composure. "I was unable to get rid of all the pain, but it will fade faster now."
Nataku just barely conscious registers what was going on. The enemy 'Dragon' had been annihilated by the strange lawman. Then, there was a light aura around him and a feeling of calm. only the voice got through, his eyes were still blank, slowly returning to normal.
"Arigatou." he managed to mumble to the both of them. He stumbled as he stood up, his head still down. He looked at the sword beneath him. Not daring to touch it himself, he controlled his cloth to take it back to the attic.
"The Dragon was right though." he said, his eyes half closed, "I am not Kamui. I cannot make a God's decision." he smiled halfheartedly as he added, "yet." The pain was nearly gone now and Nataku could see normally again. He still felt incredibly weak though. The battle was over. They had won.
"I request the use of one of your rooms." He said as he stumbled towards the steps and once at the top, into the furthest room, refusing any help. "I will be regenerated by the morning." He had added before he had headed up. He fell onto the bed and put himself into regenerative stasis.
Trent felt exhausted after the attack he'd inflicted earlier on. He was panting for breath and could feels his legs weaken. 'Man, could have used a less tiresome attack.' Trent heard what Nataku said about 'who is this Kamui? What does this all mean? Better find out later.' He thought as he watched Nataku go upstairs and vanish around a corner. 'What was the connection between him, this Kamui and that sword.?'
He looked at Selena who'd just healed Nataku. She had an _expression of worry on her face. As a matter of fact, he'd never looked at Selena in profile before. She was beautiful. almost like. a goddess. Trent's legs gave way and he collapsed onto one knee. He felt as if his legs had lost all of their energy all of a sodden. A clear sign of extreme fatigue. He REALLY could have used a less tiresome attack.
"Uh. Selena, you don't mind if I stay as well. Using an attack like the one I did, knocks the wind out of me." He says struggling to get up. "The name's Trent by the way. A pleasure to meet you." Again looking up at her smiling. A warm feeling seemed to build up in his cheeks.
"Sure thing. Tomorrow, noon, at the address on the ad." Kirara made a mental note of it, feeling quite happy. "Thank you soooo much~!!"
Selena hears a reply on the other end of the phone and brings it back up to her ear. "Ok. See you tomorrow, then." She hangs up and places the phone on the coffee table, then looks towards Trent. "Of course you can use one of my rooms" she says wrapping an arm around him, helping him up the stairs.
A slight smile crosses her face in spite of all that has just happened. "Thanks for getting rid of them, I don't know what I'd have done if it were just me here alone. She opens the door to a navy room and sits him down on the bed. "Here you go, you can rest in here. If you are hungry when you wake up just tell me and I can get you something."
She looks over at the clock on the dresser. 'Almost 4?!?!' her stomach grumbles and a goofy looking anime grin crosses her face and she laughs nervously. "Hehehehe. Guess I missed lunch and breakfast." She says softly to herself leaving Trent to rest on the bed.
She heads into her room and changes out of the nightgown and hangs up her housecoat yet again, and pulls on a long jean skirt and a matching blue spaghetti-strap top. She pulls her long hair back into a ponytail and heads downstairs into the kitchen to make something to eat.
Kirara smiled, listening to the dial tone. For the first time in months, she could honestly say she was happy. She turned off the phone, put it down on the coffee table, and collapsed into the couch to watch an anime program or two on TV. She laughed at the amusement, but relief overtaking her, she was soon quite asleep.
Selena hummed to herself contentedly as she prepared herself some pancakes in the shape of little Kitty heads. "Well this day sure has been interesting. That's a definite."
"The strange fight in the living room, finally meeting two possible roommates soon for interviews. I guess I'll put them in the rooms upstairs unless Trent and Nataku need rooms... But then again there is also the rooms in the basement as well. And then there's the pool, why mother had it put in the basement has always baffled me. Oh well." she mutters to herself.
"We'll see soon enough won't we kitty." she says to Dutchess, upon seeing the little kitten appear in the kitchen's doorway smelling food. 'Mew' came the reply from the curious kitten as she tilted her head.
'Such courtesy to a stranger' Trent removes his armor with the special mechanical devise on his wrist. The parts slide into each other before sliding into the wrist guards. He removes them and lays the device on the night table nest to the bed.
He lay down, thinking of that days events. 'Five Iron Claw soldiers and a Dragon attack a house which means nothing to them at all.' The Dragon was after t he sword and the Iron Claws were after . . . him? It was possible for he had tangled with them on many occasions. . . 'but why side with that Dragon?'
'So many questions, so few answers. . . ' his thoughts suddenly turned to Selena. Who was she and how did she get here? Why was she living alone in the first place? With her beauty, anyone could have fallen for her straight away. Her eyes, he hair. . . her personality. . . What the heck am I thinking about?!?!? His cheeks went red and he jolted up from the bed. A slight pause before he sighed and dropped onto the pillow. He was instantly fast asleep.
"Oh I am soo hungry.' Aya trudged through the streets as her empty stomach growled slightly. She had been wandering for almost an hour and there was nowhere around to eat. The houses were spread far apart as well. Just trees and houses, trees and houses, then more trees. . .
If only she hadn't finished the last of her money on the bus fare. And also if the guys back at her uncle Makoshi's head given her more money to spend on herself. She sighs and continues lugging her backpack down the road, hoping for a sign of salvation. "I'm gonna die already?" she sighs "I don't want to die, I haven't even made the 'ultimate' sushi yet. . . " She collapses on the sidewalk.
Suddenly, her nose picked up the sweet scent of pancakes. Realizing that she was not crazy and it wasn't her imagination, she sprang up and ran for the source: a large white house down the street. She came up to the door and paused. Readying her to pass up an explanation. "It's not often I beg at people's doorsteps, but I'm desperate." she mutters softly to herself as she knocks on the door.
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Hehehehe I've always wanted to say that and now that my rpg has gone sooooooo well, better than I had thought, I've decided to do this, make it enjoyable for everyone, and readable for those not familiar with the format of an online rpg. I'd like to thank the players that donated their time to having fun J here are the players in this chapter, their real names and email address I will not put here for privacy purposes. Nataku, Trent, Kamitaiya, Kirara, Ayame
"What the heck was that?" she cries out suddenly at the sound. All of a sudden the phone rings again. "Can you guys please check that out, I've got to take this, I'll be there in a sec." She reaches into the pocket of her house coat and pulls out the cordless phone and answers it heading into the kitchen. "Hello? Selena Tasutahime speaking."
"Ah, hello, Tasutahime-San. I am Souzou Kirara I saw your ad in the newspaper looking for a roommate?" Kirara said using her most cheerful voice. She just 'had' to share an apartment with someone . . . being alone was taking such a big toll on her. She just 'had' to . . . so she lied.
I am 14 years old and before you ask, I am here alone in Tokyo because of a new school that m parents want me to go to. I do have a reliable source of income and am willing to cook as well.
She hoped she did not sound as desperate as she felt. A little lie like having parents and going to school didn't really matter. Lying was against her programming, but she just had to do something. She waited for Tasutahime-San to answer. Hoping for the best but fearing rejection.
Selena heads into the kitchen where it was a little quieter. "Hello Kirara. Yes I am looking for a roommate; it's a very big house so I am on the lookout for more than one. Would you like to come over and we can talk it over? How about . . . tomorrow? You have my address right? It should be on the ad." The glass breaking had also broken whatever tension Nataku felt against the lawman. He immediately called for his cloth, not caring about what others might think. "I am sorry to have caused any trouble," he says over his shoulder to Selena as he ran to the living room where the window lay broken and a tall young man cam into view. It was as he suspected. A Dragon of Heaven.
"Leave the normals alone." Nataku said. "Your battle is with me," the cloth swirled angrily around him, gaining speed.
"Just give me back the sword and I will let everyone live." The Dragon said lowly.
Still on the phone Selena poked her head around the corner and sees what she couldn't believe. a dragon... well at least she thought it was a dragon... it was part human. She ducks back into the kitchen just as quickly. "Just warning, strange things seem to have been happening here lately." She says to Kirara.
Trent had followed Nataku into the living room and saw a man standing in front of the broken window. 'Great, not him again.' he thought "Nataku, be careful. He doesn't work alone." as he says these words, 4 figures materialize behind the man.
"Spoke too soon.4 Iron Claw cyborgs now." the one eyed humanoid cyborgs immediately went into battle stance, waiting for their master's command. They then sprang their deadly claws from their hands.
"Heck, let's get kickin'." his optical illusionary disguise falls off in a cloud of smoke and he donned his red 'Crusader' armor. His guns were waiting by his side, his blade comfortably sheathed on his back and his silver gauntlets clenched on his hands; he waited for the first move by either side.
His face impassive, he turned to the former lawman, the cloth around him spinning faster and faster. "Explain yourself." he began but was interrupted as one of the cyborgs attacked. He gracefully moved out of the way in a strange sort of dance. His movements planned as if he could see the cyborgs attacks before they came. The cloth swirled around him at such speed, the attacks mostly bounced off.
Finally Nataku called forth, concentration with his mind, wrapping their claws and arms with his cloth. One advantage of his was that 'everyone' underestimated his cloth, how strong it was. He pulled the cyborg off the ground and threw it at another. 'Never mind the lawman. That man. he is my true target.' Nataku's mind was reverting to that of a creation, reverting to the way he was supposed to be; an emotionless, ruthless tactician.
"I'd love to come over~! Yes, I see your address, tomorrow, right?" Kirara couldn't believe it. A moment later, though, she could hear loud noises in the background.
"Ummm. are you ok over there? I could come over now?" Kirara trailed off wondering what exactly 'strange things' would be.
"oh don't worry about the noise. a couple people are. helping me move things around, you know, trying to get things ready for people to actually move in. You're currently the second person to call." She says with an awkward smile.
"Tomorrow sounds great! Where would you like to meet?"
The other two Iron claws headed straight for Trent with their claws angrily swinging about. A slip second later, two headless cyborgs fell to the ground, sparks flying from where their heads were supposed to be. Trent stood with two smoking guns in his hands.
"Takes more than that to take down the 'Crusader'. He said as he swirled his guns and aimed at the other two who were thrown to the floor by Nataku. They were struggling to get up at the moment when two more bullets penetrated their chest plating, permanently destroying them.
'Now for the other guy...' Nataku was about to engage the other man when he sensed another cyborg materializing. 'Oh no... An Elite Iron Claw' he thought. The newcomer ran straight now Nataku from behind, threatening him with a Claw Saber. Nataku, look out!!!"
A bright flash and a loud 'Ching' resonated throughout the room as Nataku turned around, heeding the warning. His eyes widened. This, he couldn't believe. It had chosen him, not Kamui of the gods.
"Impossible..." Nataku said, still in chock, but fully conscious as the sword shattered the Claw Saber and pierced right through the Elite Iron Claw, effectively destroying it. Cloth still swirling around him, he turned to the man, the so called Dragon of Heaven, with a smirk on his face.
"Leave me; have you not also witnessed it? The sacred sword chose me..." Nataku's eyes turned blank as he became filled with the sword's power. It called him to choose.
Destruction of the human race for the peace of Nature, or to allow the human race to slowly kill the Earth. 'Not yet... Not yet...' Nataku shut his eyes tightly and dropped the sword, cradling his head in anguish. 'I must still learn what makes humans strive to live...' he fought against the effects of the sword.
"The Sacred Sword... Chose you? You're not even human!!!" the man said, drawing upon his power, the power of electricity. Sparks flew all around, creating a web of electricity in the room. "You are Not KAMUI~!!!"
Nataku's eyes were still blank. The sword still called him to choose. "Law Man. take care of the Dragon. Kyaaa." Again he fought the incredible urge to destroy mankind. 'It's up to the lawman to defeat the Dragon now.' he thought.
Trent had watched the mysterious sword Nataku was now carrying appear out of nowhere. A strange kind of power seemed to overwhelm Nataku, sending his smooth energy powers into turmoil. The blade almost seemed to. control him.
'What the heck is it?' he watched in horror as Nataku dropped the sword and cradled his head in pain. All this energy still thrown into confusion. If he were human, it would have killed him.
The other man seemed to start up his own powers. Electricity flowed through the mans veins as he prepared to strike. What type of a coward would want to kill a helpless man in pain? This sparked a rare anger within him.
Hearing Nataku's plea, Trent instantly drew his own sword. The Crusader blade gathers a counter measure of rebounding energy and slashed in the path of the lightening strike the man had produced, just in time.
The energy created a powerful wall of reflective energy. The lightening bounced back, striking the man in the chest. 'Funny, he's not fried yet.'
The man got up and cursed in what seemed to be a weird language and fired another bolt at Trent. "RAGINGGG. STORM!!!" He rebounded with a powerful incendiary charge attack he'd learned with his sword, dissipating the bolt and turning the man into dust.
After the carnage was over, he ran to Nataku's aid. "Hey, are you alright?"
"Anywhere would be fine. School doesn't start until next month for me." Kirara decided it was best to let the lady of the house make the decisions. It was better for her though. her software often had problems with making decisions when she was alone.
She could feel something though, something agonizing. As if there she was, somewhere else, feeling pain. She shook off the feeling, and went to get a Tylenol from the medicine cabinet, taking the phone with her.
"Where do you think we should meet? And . I am really sorry for asking so abruptly but when is the earliest I could move in?? If I'm accepted of course." She added hastily.
"Hmmm. we could meet at my place tomorrow at lunch? The address is in the ad. Does that sound good?"
She peeks around the door frame, and ducks back in just as quickly to avoid being hit by any stray lightening bolts. "Move in? Anytime really, the house has been really empty lately. Anytime would be as good a time to move in the. movers should be. uh. finished today any ways."
Seeing that the fight was over she went into the living room. "Nataku, are you alright? What happened?" she says cradling the phone against her shoulder so she'd be able to hear Kirara's reply.
She knelt down beside Nataku and held out her free hand, not caring what these two thought anymore. She closed her eyes and lightly ran her fingers over the sides of his face, stopping at the temples. A faint light seemed to appear between her fingers and his face. As she does this, her face scrunches up as some of his pain is filtered through her and vanishes into the air.
She then stands up "you should be better in a short while" she wobbles on her feet slightly, and then regains her composure. "I was unable to get rid of all the pain, but it will fade faster now."
Nataku just barely conscious registers what was going on. The enemy 'Dragon' had been annihilated by the strange lawman. Then, there was a light aura around him and a feeling of calm. only the voice got through, his eyes were still blank, slowly returning to normal.
"Arigatou." he managed to mumble to the both of them. He stumbled as he stood up, his head still down. He looked at the sword beneath him. Not daring to touch it himself, he controlled his cloth to take it back to the attic.
"The Dragon was right though." he said, his eyes half closed, "I am not Kamui. I cannot make a God's decision." he smiled halfheartedly as he added, "yet." The pain was nearly gone now and Nataku could see normally again. He still felt incredibly weak though. The battle was over. They had won.
"I request the use of one of your rooms." He said as he stumbled towards the steps and once at the top, into the furthest room, refusing any help. "I will be regenerated by the morning." He had added before he had headed up. He fell onto the bed and put himself into regenerative stasis.
Trent felt exhausted after the attack he'd inflicted earlier on. He was panting for breath and could feels his legs weaken. 'Man, could have used a less tiresome attack.' Trent heard what Nataku said about 'who is this Kamui? What does this all mean? Better find out later.' He thought as he watched Nataku go upstairs and vanish around a corner. 'What was the connection between him, this Kamui and that sword.?'
He looked at Selena who'd just healed Nataku. She had an _expression of worry on her face. As a matter of fact, he'd never looked at Selena in profile before. She was beautiful. almost like. a goddess. Trent's legs gave way and he collapsed onto one knee. He felt as if his legs had lost all of their energy all of a sodden. A clear sign of extreme fatigue. He REALLY could have used a less tiresome attack.
"Uh. Selena, you don't mind if I stay as well. Using an attack like the one I did, knocks the wind out of me." He says struggling to get up. "The name's Trent by the way. A pleasure to meet you." Again looking up at her smiling. A warm feeling seemed to build up in his cheeks.
"Sure thing. Tomorrow, noon, at the address on the ad." Kirara made a mental note of it, feeling quite happy. "Thank you soooo much~!!"
Selena hears a reply on the other end of the phone and brings it back up to her ear. "Ok. See you tomorrow, then." She hangs up and places the phone on the coffee table, then looks towards Trent. "Of course you can use one of my rooms" she says wrapping an arm around him, helping him up the stairs.
A slight smile crosses her face in spite of all that has just happened. "Thanks for getting rid of them, I don't know what I'd have done if it were just me here alone. She opens the door to a navy room and sits him down on the bed. "Here you go, you can rest in here. If you are hungry when you wake up just tell me and I can get you something."
She looks over at the clock on the dresser. 'Almost 4?!?!' her stomach grumbles and a goofy looking anime grin crosses her face and she laughs nervously. "Hehehehe. Guess I missed lunch and breakfast." She says softly to herself leaving Trent to rest on the bed.
She heads into her room and changes out of the nightgown and hangs up her housecoat yet again, and pulls on a long jean skirt and a matching blue spaghetti-strap top. She pulls her long hair back into a ponytail and heads downstairs into the kitchen to make something to eat.
Kirara smiled, listening to the dial tone. For the first time in months, she could honestly say she was happy. She turned off the phone, put it down on the coffee table, and collapsed into the couch to watch an anime program or two on TV. She laughed at the amusement, but relief overtaking her, she was soon quite asleep.
Selena hummed to herself contentedly as she prepared herself some pancakes in the shape of little Kitty heads. "Well this day sure has been interesting. That's a definite."
"The strange fight in the living room, finally meeting two possible roommates soon for interviews. I guess I'll put them in the rooms upstairs unless Trent and Nataku need rooms... But then again there is also the rooms in the basement as well. And then there's the pool, why mother had it put in the basement has always baffled me. Oh well." she mutters to herself.
"We'll see soon enough won't we kitty." she says to Dutchess, upon seeing the little kitten appear in the kitchen's doorway smelling food. 'Mew' came the reply from the curious kitten as she tilted her head.
'Such courtesy to a stranger' Trent removes his armor with the special mechanical devise on his wrist. The parts slide into each other before sliding into the wrist guards. He removes them and lays the device on the night table nest to the bed.
He lay down, thinking of that days events. 'Five Iron Claw soldiers and a Dragon attack a house which means nothing to them at all.' The Dragon was after t he sword and the Iron Claws were after . . . him? It was possible for he had tangled with them on many occasions. . . 'but why side with that Dragon?'
'So many questions, so few answers. . . ' his thoughts suddenly turned to Selena. Who was she and how did she get here? Why was she living alone in the first place? With her beauty, anyone could have fallen for her straight away. Her eyes, he hair. . . her personality. . . What the heck am I thinking about?!?!? His cheeks went red and he jolted up from the bed. A slight pause before he sighed and dropped onto the pillow. He was instantly fast asleep.
"Oh I am soo hungry.' Aya trudged through the streets as her empty stomach growled slightly. She had been wandering for almost an hour and there was nowhere around to eat. The houses were spread far apart as well. Just trees and houses, trees and houses, then more trees. . .
If only she hadn't finished the last of her money on the bus fare. And also if the guys back at her uncle Makoshi's head given her more money to spend on herself. She sighs and continues lugging her backpack down the road, hoping for a sign of salvation. "I'm gonna die already?" she sighs "I don't want to die, I haven't even made the 'ultimate' sushi yet. . . " She collapses on the sidewalk.
Suddenly, her nose picked up the sweet scent of pancakes. Realizing that she was not crazy and it wasn't her imagination, she sprang up and ran for the source: a large white house down the street. She came up to the door and paused. Readying her to pass up an explanation. "It's not often I beg at people's doorsteps, but I'm desperate." she mutters softly to herself as she knocks on the door.
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Hehehehe I've always wanted to say that and now that my rpg has gone sooooooo well, better than I had thought, I've decided to do this, make it enjoyable for everyone, and readable for those not familiar with the format of an online rpg. I'd like to thank the players that donated their time to having fun J here are the players in this chapter, their real names and email address I will not put here for privacy purposes. Nataku, Trent, Kamitaiya, Kirara, Ayame