The Armor of the Soul
By Dixxy
Chapter Sixty: Epilogue
(Cye)
We returned to Boston shortly after the fight. Anubis had explained to Sage that Flitterees had the ability to retract their wings into their backs and call them back out at will. It didn't take very long for Sage to master than skill and he was back to looking like the Sage we were all used to.
For a while, it seemed like things were getting back to normal.
Another turning point
A fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist
Directs you where to go
But things wouldn't be the same. For example, Kento was a lot more mature and serious than he had been before Trulpa kidnapped us. His room, which I would have normally expected to be covered in posters of women in bathing suits and sports teams, was actually very. . . neat. Very orange, but very neat. He'd gotten a lot of books on palmistry, tarot cards, and general fortune telling. His crystal ball was perched on a pillow on his main bureau next to a photo of Keisha and himself standing infront of the Charles River.
So make the best of this test
And don't ask why
It's not a question
But a lesson learned in time.
Speaking of the happy couple, Kento had asked Keisha if she'd like to have dinner with him a few hours after we got back. She gladly accepted and the two have been a steady couple since. It's kind of strange to see Kento dating. Back in Japan, Kento was very much into the single lifestyle.
It's something unpredictable
but in the end is right
I hope you had
the time of your life
Sage was also really different. He used to be very quiet and reserved, but he seemed to come out of his shell. Now he was a little more likely to go out someplace social like a mall and less likely to go someplace quiet like a museum of fine arts. He also seemed to be getting interested in sports outside of kendo. Previously, Sage had lived and breathed kendo. I didn't blame him, of course- he was actually very good at it.
So take the photographs
and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf
Of good health and good time
Cara was beginning to fit in, like I said earlier, but now she getting into hobbies. She started taking classes at Bunker Hill Community College dealing with photography. Cara fell in love with cameras. And toasters, too, but we'll concentrate on the cameras instead. She loves color and it shows if you walk into her room. She's got the loudest bedspread, wallpaper, and dresser I have ever seen. Sometimes if I look in there my eyes start to hurt and I get a headache. Mike's trying to convince her to switch to some easier on the eyes pastel tones. So far he hasn't had much luck.
Tattoos of memories
and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth
It was worth all the while
As for me, well. . . things were a little. . . awkward. I hadn't really made myself at home yet. There wasn't much in my room except for a few changes of clothes, my bed, and my bureau. I guess part of it had to do with my father. For sixteen years I had wanted a father and never had one, and now that I did, I wasn't sure how I felt about it.
Anubis was acting the same way around me as well. He didn't know what to think about having a son. Especially one he didn't even have the slightest clue could have existed since he was drunk the night of my conception (which, surprisingly, hasn't really bothered me that much). We weren't talking much and whenever we tried to talk we were always interrupted by SOMETHING. Sue Lee wanting to show us a picture she drew, someone getting into an argument, one of the Senshi storming in unannounced (which happened a LOT), et cetera, et cetera.
Mike came up with the perfect solution.
"You know, why don't you two move out of Grand Central Station and get an apartment?" he said one day after managing to get the two of us alone with him. This consisted of escorting us into his office and locking the door behind him.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, you're a father and a son who hardly know each other and need to get used to each other without a bunch of people constantly getting in your way," Mike explained. "So, I'll get you guys an apartment and until you guys can get jobs to support yourselves, I'll help you pay for it."
"You'd do that?" I asked.
"Really?" asked Anubis.
"Of course I will!" said Mike. "What are friends for?"
We got a nice sized apartment overlooking the Charles River the next week. Two bedrooms, kitchen, living room, laundry room, full bathroom, all we needed. The story we used was somewhat amusing, since we couldn't say Anubis was my father because of his physical age. Basically, Anubis' parents had divorced when he was around two, then his mother moved to England and married again, having me. Then she and my father ended up getting caught in a drug bust and I was put into the care of my kind hearted Japanese American half-brother.
We still don't know how our land lady managed to buy it.
Despite our clueless landlady, the apartment did the trick. Sort of. I don't call him "Dad" or anything, and we're more like brothers with the way we act around each other. We get into the occasionally pillow fight and have video game tournaments (Him and that stupid JIGGLYPUFF always beat me and Captain Falcon in Super Smash Brothers- WHY!?). We're getting along pretty good.
Sam and Sage, well, we all know they have some definitely electricity (no pun intended) between the two but neither one is ready to admit it. Both of them are too stubborn. Me and Sara? Still no clue. I don't think she has one either. Yeah, she's cute, but I'm not sure if I like her IN THAT WAY.
Kento says he saw us getting together in his crystal ball. Don't know if he was trying to play match maker or was telling the truth.
On top of all that, we've been trying to teach the girls some more advanced magic. Rona and Ria were on their own (we had the books but no experience with them for obvious reasons) while we took our respective partners in arms to some private lessons. Lords knows where Kento and Keisha's lesson ended, but I know that those two kept trying to set me and Sara and/or Sage and Sam up for romance. These plans usually didn't work, but they are clever. I'm still confused about the giant bunny doll plan, though. And the bag of marshmallows, though Sara said that she'd seen people stick them into the middle of licorice whips and have eating contests to get to the marshmallow, which usually ended in a kiss. I don't know if that was their intent, mainly because there wasn't any licorice.
School was coming up around the corner. We received information in the mail on supplies we'd need and some last-minute course selection sheets. Kento, Sage and I were declared juniors, putting us on equal grounds with Keisha and Rona and a year ahead of the other girls. The girls took this as excuse to go school shopping. Which meant we hit mainly clothing shops so they could play dress-up. It was amazing how much we brought back to Mike's house and my apartment. Anubis gave me a sympathetic smile and told me he'd gone through the same ordeal of being the Senshi's Ken doll.
There was only one thing that still hung over us. Would Trulpa attack again? Was she still strong enough to do that? Or would we face another villain? Who knew what was going happen next?
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had
The time of your life. . .
~
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I just want to give credit where it's deserved. The songs, in order of appearance, are accredited to:
"Somewhere, Out There" was originally used the first American Tale movie. Outside of the mice, it was sung by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingrahm.
"Always" was sung by Atlantic Starr. It was written by Jonathan Lewis, David Lewis, and Wayne Lewis.
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" was sung by the Backstreet Boys. It was off of the Millennium album.
"Toy Soldiers" was sung by Martika. It was one of the top singles in 1989.
"Good Riddance" was sung by Green Day. It was a very popular graduation song for the classes of 98' and 99'.
Stay tuned for the next story, which, sad to say, might not be out for a while. I'm changing a few things in this series. Anyone who visits my site regularly knows this.