Quick note: Remember ' ' means thinking, " " means speaking.
Part 2: Harmony...
Samantha gulped as she... opened the door? 'I shouldn't be able to. Mom and dad aren't home yet.'
"Peppercat, be on your guard- someone's here."
"Yes Boss!"
Slowly, she opened the door, took off her shoes, and put on her slippers.
"Hello." Sam called, into the what-should-be vacant house. No answer. Again, she called. This time, there was movement, but no answer. She, followed by Peppercat, entered the house.
Suddenly there was a large WOOSH sound- like that of a toilet flushing. 'Great,' she mumbled, 'first my sister says she's coming home, and then a stranger wanders into my house to use the bathroom.'
Moving towards the bathroom (this time with Peppercat in front of her) in the hallway connecting the living room with the kitchen, she grabbed a candleholder- in case the situation arose. The doorknob turned slowly, as the door swung open...
"Ready Peppercat?"
"Waiting for command," replied the metal feline. Out of the bathroom came a somewhat tall figure with long red hair.
"PEPPERCAT, ATTA..."
"WOAH! Hold it kid, I'm no enemy." She waved her hands back and forth in front of her face frantically, attempting to prove some form of point by doing so.
"STOP PEPPERCAT!" Samantha yelled into her Medawatch.
"Yes Boss" came its return, as Peppercat lowered her paws (if that is what you could call them).
"Are you all right, Miss Melody?" Asked a light blue Medabot as it came out from the kitchen with a mug of tea in her hands.
"Startled, but fine. Thanks, Wyndangel." Replied "Melody" as she took the cup of tea out of the Medabot's hands.
~~~
MEDABOT: Wyndangel
MEDAFIGHTER: Melody Akiyama
TYPE: NGL (Angel) Medabot
SPECIALTIES: Stealth Flight; Hikari Beam
~~~
Wyndangel's body armor and "boots" were a sky-blue color with white "skin", as well as ice blue legs/arms and two wing-like attachments mounted to her back. On her chest plate was a silver circle surrounded by diamond points, the four compass points longer than the other (A/N: If you are familiar with Digimon 01/02, think Kari's crest of light). Her "hair" was silver; it looked like she had one long braided ponytail coming from the base of her head and reaching to her waist. On top of the head was a golden band, looking like some sort of a halo. Her eyes were, in contrast with the pale and metallic armor over her frame, deep cerulean blue. All in all, she was about the same size as Peppercat, but the wings gave her a few inches over the feline Medabot.
There was a long pause as Samantha just stared at her sibling. It wasn't the fact that she looked nothing like Sam remembered her to be; it was the fact that Melody was there.
Samantha remembered her sister as somewhat tall and pretty thin, with pale blue-gray eyes and whitish-blonde hair to her shoulders with bangs that constantly were always in her eyes. Now, she had to be at least six feet tall, the extra height given by the pair of boots she wore. Glasses with emerald colored frames enlarged her pale eyes. Her ashen hair was no longer. Instead, it was auburn (minus the bangs- they remained the same color but grown out) and past her waist, loosely braided. She was still a twig- but that ran in the family. Yet it was even more noticeable now than before. In the past Melody usually wore a pair of blue jeans and a tank top that was a couple of sizes too big. She wore a black skirt that went to just above her knees, and a somewhat tight forest green turtleneck sweater that showed off her "curves". Her boots were of black leather that went up to her knees.
"Hey, Sami." She said. Sam remained silent. 'Sami? Nobody's called me that for years. She expects everything to be all fine and dandy, doesn't she?'
"Sami? Hello?"
"Why are you here?" She replied coldly.
"What do you mean? I'm here for a visit. I thought I'd take some vacation time off from teaching my classes to come out and visit my family. You never know when something could happen to any one of us." Melody trailed off a bit at the last few words.
"No, really. Why are you here?"
"I told you why. Didn't you get my Email?"
"Yeah, this morning. Kinda late to tell someone that you're coming for a visit, eh?"
"Not really, I sent that Email two weeks ago."
There was another long pause. Samantha blushed in embarrassment.
"So I don't get online much. I got better things to do."
"Yeah, mom told me. You're into ballet. Plus, you're part of a Robattling gang. Not a lot of free time. Are you any good at either, or do you just dabble at both?"
Sam felt almost insulted by that comment.
"Oh boy. Sorry about that. Open mouth, insert foot. What I meant was..."
"You'd be glad to know that I just danced lead in my last recital, and that I ranked up with some of the top Robattlers in Japan. If it wasn't for one of the idiots in my gang, I'd probably have done better."
"Hmm, not bad. Up at the top you say? That's quite an accomplishment for someone your age."
"I should take that as a compliment from you, shouldn't I?" Sam shot back, remembering what her sister had done before.
"Excuse me, Miss Melody, but maybe we should find a better subject?" Interrupted the metallic angel.
"She's probably right, Boss." Said the crimson cat.
"I'm sorry, Sami. I didn't mean to start that. What I implied was wrong. Let's just forgive and forget, like it never happened. Now, I need to sit down, my back's been a bit sore as-of-lately..."
"No." Came Samantha's answer, sharply and coldly.
"Boss?"
"Miss Samantha?"
"Na... Nani?"
"I just can't forgive you. You come back home after five years, thinking that life will be all better again. Just because you are different, nobody's supposed to care that you abandoned mom and dad and me to run off and live your fantasies. But I do..."
"Samantha, I..."
"...I tried to move on, with mom pushing me to be you all over again. But I could never be you. So when you decide that it is convenient to waltz back on home. Argh... Why are you here?"
Melody couldn't think up an answer. She stood there, mouth half-open. 'Sam..,' she thought, 'I... I didn't know that you hated me so much now, or that you loved me so much when you were little. If I only knew...'
"You are so... so full of it that you left me to move half way around the world. Welcome back home sister, now... just leave me the hell alone!." Sam had started crying. "And you can just die already for all I care!" At that point, she bolted past Melody, through the Kitchen, and up to her room. The door slammed loudly behind her.
"Boss!" Peppercat called to her Medafighter."
"Peppercat," called Melody, "I truly didn't mean to cause Sam to be this way."
"I know. She's usually not like this. I mean, it doesn't take much to offend her, but not like this. It was... nice to meet you Wyndangel, I think."
"You'd better go after her." Wyndangel replied. She was short on words, but tried to be sincere in whatever she did.
"Yeah, right." And with that, Peppercat followed Samantha up the stairs.
"I'm sorry Samantha." Melody said quietly, almost under her breath.
"Poor girl." Said Wyndangel. "She must have been thinking about this a lot to respond like that." She looked up at melody. Melody's eyes were tearing, as if she was about to cry.
At that point, Naruka Akiyama-Wantabe came home from work, to find her older daughter almost to the point of tears standing in the hallway.
"Melody?"
"Hey mom. What's up?"
"Besides the fact you're home, nothing much. Where's Sam?"
"Upstairs." Melody pointed in the direction that Sam had gone.
"Why? I'd think she'd be happy to see you."
"Not really. Apparently, she's rather pissed at me."
"Hello, Mrs. Naruka." Said the little angel.
"Wyndangel. It's nice to see you too."
Melody sighed. "She hates me. She said that I could just die already."
This time Wyndangel answered, "She doesn't hate you. Sam just doesn't know why you left. She was only six at the time."
"Sometimes I wish I never applied for B.U."
Naruka hugged the 25-year-old, who was at least a head taller. "I didn't want you to go either. But some of the best doctors in the world are in that area. Plus, you needed to live your own life for yourself while it was possible. You are a miracle. But Sam just can't see that she is as much of one as you are."
"I know she is, mom."
"When I found out that I was pregnant again, I was so worried. Besides the fact that I was no spring chicken to be having another baby, I was nervous that somehow she would have the virus too." Naruka started to tear up herself. "But the birth went smoothly, and Samantha had no signs of the virus."
"I would never do anything to hurt her on purpose. But I needed to at least see if I could live a normal life. Now I just somehow have to get the life that I had back to the way it was..."
~~~
Spoot. It was so much of a better idea when I came up with it. I hope I didn't kill it for anyone. There should be hopefully just two more chapters after this. But I do have an idea for a sequel after this (it would have more humor and romance in it too).
I hope to have other people's POV's throughout the next chapter. There will be morefrom Melody. Plus, how is Spyke handling Sam's mood?
Also, I warn you in advance. First, I am flashing the "SHINIGAMI" sign, which means that death is at hand. And Henry gets a part in the story. How, I'm not gonna tell you!!! *Insert Nelson Muntz Ha Ha sound byte* But, just for the hell of it, I am saying that (since I haven't the foggiest at what his age is) that he is in his mid 20's. 'Kay? Yep, Henry's a 25-year-old store clerk by day, an international Robattler and master thief by night. What a way to live.
There will little if no crap at the beginning again, like this one, FYI. And thanx for those who R/R'ed Chapta 1. I luv 'ya 4 et!
Dammit, I gotta lay off the Digital speak an' my New England accent, I have too much fun with it...
~Skay~
Part 2: Harmony...
Samantha gulped as she... opened the door? 'I shouldn't be able to. Mom and dad aren't home yet.'
"Peppercat, be on your guard- someone's here."
"Yes Boss!"
Slowly, she opened the door, took off her shoes, and put on her slippers.
"Hello." Sam called, into the what-should-be vacant house. No answer. Again, she called. This time, there was movement, but no answer. She, followed by Peppercat, entered the house.
Suddenly there was a large WOOSH sound- like that of a toilet flushing. 'Great,' she mumbled, 'first my sister says she's coming home, and then a stranger wanders into my house to use the bathroom.'
Moving towards the bathroom (this time with Peppercat in front of her) in the hallway connecting the living room with the kitchen, she grabbed a candleholder- in case the situation arose. The doorknob turned slowly, as the door swung open...
"Ready Peppercat?"
"Waiting for command," replied the metal feline. Out of the bathroom came a somewhat tall figure with long red hair.
"PEPPERCAT, ATTA..."
"WOAH! Hold it kid, I'm no enemy." She waved her hands back and forth in front of her face frantically, attempting to prove some form of point by doing so.
"STOP PEPPERCAT!" Samantha yelled into her Medawatch.
"Yes Boss" came its return, as Peppercat lowered her paws (if that is what you could call them).
"Are you all right, Miss Melody?" Asked a light blue Medabot as it came out from the kitchen with a mug of tea in her hands.
"Startled, but fine. Thanks, Wyndangel." Replied "Melody" as she took the cup of tea out of the Medabot's hands.
~~~
MEDABOT: Wyndangel
MEDAFIGHTER: Melody Akiyama
TYPE: NGL (Angel) Medabot
SPECIALTIES: Stealth Flight; Hikari Beam
~~~
Wyndangel's body armor and "boots" were a sky-blue color with white "skin", as well as ice blue legs/arms and two wing-like attachments mounted to her back. On her chest plate was a silver circle surrounded by diamond points, the four compass points longer than the other (A/N: If you are familiar with Digimon 01/02, think Kari's crest of light). Her "hair" was silver; it looked like she had one long braided ponytail coming from the base of her head and reaching to her waist. On top of the head was a golden band, looking like some sort of a halo. Her eyes were, in contrast with the pale and metallic armor over her frame, deep cerulean blue. All in all, she was about the same size as Peppercat, but the wings gave her a few inches over the feline Medabot.
There was a long pause as Samantha just stared at her sibling. It wasn't the fact that she looked nothing like Sam remembered her to be; it was the fact that Melody was there.
Samantha remembered her sister as somewhat tall and pretty thin, with pale blue-gray eyes and whitish-blonde hair to her shoulders with bangs that constantly were always in her eyes. Now, she had to be at least six feet tall, the extra height given by the pair of boots she wore. Glasses with emerald colored frames enlarged her pale eyes. Her ashen hair was no longer. Instead, it was auburn (minus the bangs- they remained the same color but grown out) and past her waist, loosely braided. She was still a twig- but that ran in the family. Yet it was even more noticeable now than before. In the past Melody usually wore a pair of blue jeans and a tank top that was a couple of sizes too big. She wore a black skirt that went to just above her knees, and a somewhat tight forest green turtleneck sweater that showed off her "curves". Her boots were of black leather that went up to her knees.
"Hey, Sami." She said. Sam remained silent. 'Sami? Nobody's called me that for years. She expects everything to be all fine and dandy, doesn't she?'
"Sami? Hello?"
"Why are you here?" She replied coldly.
"What do you mean? I'm here for a visit. I thought I'd take some vacation time off from teaching my classes to come out and visit my family. You never know when something could happen to any one of us." Melody trailed off a bit at the last few words.
"No, really. Why are you here?"
"I told you why. Didn't you get my Email?"
"Yeah, this morning. Kinda late to tell someone that you're coming for a visit, eh?"
"Not really, I sent that Email two weeks ago."
There was another long pause. Samantha blushed in embarrassment.
"So I don't get online much. I got better things to do."
"Yeah, mom told me. You're into ballet. Plus, you're part of a Robattling gang. Not a lot of free time. Are you any good at either, or do you just dabble at both?"
Sam felt almost insulted by that comment.
"Oh boy. Sorry about that. Open mouth, insert foot. What I meant was..."
"You'd be glad to know that I just danced lead in my last recital, and that I ranked up with some of the top Robattlers in Japan. If it wasn't for one of the idiots in my gang, I'd probably have done better."
"Hmm, not bad. Up at the top you say? That's quite an accomplishment for someone your age."
"I should take that as a compliment from you, shouldn't I?" Sam shot back, remembering what her sister had done before.
"Excuse me, Miss Melody, but maybe we should find a better subject?" Interrupted the metallic angel.
"She's probably right, Boss." Said the crimson cat.
"I'm sorry, Sami. I didn't mean to start that. What I implied was wrong. Let's just forgive and forget, like it never happened. Now, I need to sit down, my back's been a bit sore as-of-lately..."
"No." Came Samantha's answer, sharply and coldly.
"Boss?"
"Miss Samantha?"
"Na... Nani?"
"I just can't forgive you. You come back home after five years, thinking that life will be all better again. Just because you are different, nobody's supposed to care that you abandoned mom and dad and me to run off and live your fantasies. But I do..."
"Samantha, I..."
"...I tried to move on, with mom pushing me to be you all over again. But I could never be you. So when you decide that it is convenient to waltz back on home. Argh... Why are you here?"
Melody couldn't think up an answer. She stood there, mouth half-open. 'Sam..,' she thought, 'I... I didn't know that you hated me so much now, or that you loved me so much when you were little. If I only knew...'
"You are so... so full of it that you left me to move half way around the world. Welcome back home sister, now... just leave me the hell alone!." Sam had started crying. "And you can just die already for all I care!" At that point, she bolted past Melody, through the Kitchen, and up to her room. The door slammed loudly behind her.
"Boss!" Peppercat called to her Medafighter."
"Peppercat," called Melody, "I truly didn't mean to cause Sam to be this way."
"I know. She's usually not like this. I mean, it doesn't take much to offend her, but not like this. It was... nice to meet you Wyndangel, I think."
"You'd better go after her." Wyndangel replied. She was short on words, but tried to be sincere in whatever she did.
"Yeah, right." And with that, Peppercat followed Samantha up the stairs.
"I'm sorry Samantha." Melody said quietly, almost under her breath.
"Poor girl." Said Wyndangel. "She must have been thinking about this a lot to respond like that." She looked up at melody. Melody's eyes were tearing, as if she was about to cry.
At that point, Naruka Akiyama-Wantabe came home from work, to find her older daughter almost to the point of tears standing in the hallway.
"Melody?"
"Hey mom. What's up?"
"Besides the fact you're home, nothing much. Where's Sam?"
"Upstairs." Melody pointed in the direction that Sam had gone.
"Why? I'd think she'd be happy to see you."
"Not really. Apparently, she's rather pissed at me."
"Hello, Mrs. Naruka." Said the little angel.
"Wyndangel. It's nice to see you too."
Melody sighed. "She hates me. She said that I could just die already."
This time Wyndangel answered, "She doesn't hate you. Sam just doesn't know why you left. She was only six at the time."
"Sometimes I wish I never applied for B.U."
Naruka hugged the 25-year-old, who was at least a head taller. "I didn't want you to go either. But some of the best doctors in the world are in that area. Plus, you needed to live your own life for yourself while it was possible. You are a miracle. But Sam just can't see that she is as much of one as you are."
"I know she is, mom."
"When I found out that I was pregnant again, I was so worried. Besides the fact that I was no spring chicken to be having another baby, I was nervous that somehow she would have the virus too." Naruka started to tear up herself. "But the birth went smoothly, and Samantha had no signs of the virus."
"I would never do anything to hurt her on purpose. But I needed to at least see if I could live a normal life. Now I just somehow have to get the life that I had back to the way it was..."
~~~
Spoot. It was so much of a better idea when I came up with it. I hope I didn't kill it for anyone. There should be hopefully just two more chapters after this. But I do have an idea for a sequel after this (it would have more humor and romance in it too).
I hope to have other people's POV's throughout the next chapter. There will be morefrom Melody. Plus, how is Spyke handling Sam's mood?
Also, I warn you in advance. First, I am flashing the "SHINIGAMI" sign, which means that death is at hand. And Henry gets a part in the story. How, I'm not gonna tell you!!! *Insert Nelson Muntz Ha Ha sound byte* But, just for the hell of it, I am saying that (since I haven't the foggiest at what his age is) that he is in his mid 20's. 'Kay? Yep, Henry's a 25-year-old store clerk by day, an international Robattler and master thief by night. What a way to live.
There will little if no crap at the beginning again, like this one, FYI. And thanx for those who R/R'ed Chapta 1. I luv 'ya 4 et!
Dammit, I gotta lay off the Digital speak an' my New England accent, I have too much fun with it...
~Skay~