Here's Chapter 5! If you might remember that I stated earlier in the
previous chapter that Keiko is cuter than Ceres, it's true. She looks like
Ceres, but in a child-like sort of way. Okay, with now further ado, here's
Chapter 5! Enjoy!
Chapter 5 - Shattered Crystal
Yuuhi looked at Aya curiously. She was looking at Keiko's hand as if it was crawling with maggots.
Keiko looked at Yuuhi with worry, and slowly withdrew her hand. "Um... is there anything wrong?" she asked in a soft voice. Obviously, she was timid. Why not, after the response that Aya just gave to her?
Tooya shook Aya gently. "Aya..." he said.
Aya jolted violently, as if waking from a trance. The others were surprised at the reaction. It had been a while when Aya noticed everyone was looking at her strangely.
"Uh... Forgive me... Keiko." She said, smiling ruefully at her. "Why don't we go inside the house for a moment?"
Keiko smiled back at her, relieved that she changed her initial expression. The others were relieved as well.
Yuuhi smiled inwardly. Good, he thought. He looked at Ryujin and carried him up. Yuuhi's jaws were slack and hanging. It was fortunate that he didn't drop Ryujin after what he saw.
"Guys..." he said, gulping, "You might want to look at this."
The others looked at him and got the same reaction as Yuuhi.
Ryujin held a shining pink ball with intricate gold lining and also a gold nucleus (it looked like a cell).
(Author's Note: A bit of science here! The ball is pink because of its pink cytoplasm, the gold lining is gold cell membrane and the gold nucleus is the nucleus. Guess what this is?)
Mana.
(Author's Question: Is my description correct? If not, please tell me.)
Aya clapped a hand to her mouth and gasped. What was mana doing here? Was there more than one mana? How did it get to her son's hands?
Everybody watched as Ryujin happily played with it, bouncing it in the air with an occasional "Wee!" They became even more surprised when the mana went through the little boy... It seemed like the mana likes Ryujin..
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!? SUDDENLY MY SON IS BEING POSSESSED BY MANA! WHAT IS GOING ON!?!" Aya yelled.
She couldn't help being hysterical. Who wouldn't be, after being attacked by one of Ceres' husbands and then having to find out that your son found mana? It was too much, too fast. Everything was overflowing, and Aya just couldn't absorb it all.
"Calm down, love, calm down." Tooya said in a reassuring voice as Aya broke down in tears.
He understood what his wife is feeling. But then he looked at Ryujin. Mana? His eyebrows creased. Could that be his answer to his dilemma? Would that be his saving grace?
Aya rested her head on the sofa, trying to relax. She needed a break. Everything was happening too quickly. She recalled the incident earlier. That was so strange. Mana? Another mana? Who knew that there would be two mana?
A gush of air escaped from her mouth. All she wanted to do now is lie down and rest. She didn't want to think of anything else further.
Tooya walked across the living room and sat beside Aya. He held her hand. "So... how are you feeling?" He asked.
Aya thought that he was just running out of things to say to her. I mean, wasn't it obvious that she's tired and almost hopeless?
Instead, "I'm quite tired but fine, thanks for asking."
Tooya's eyebrows creased. "Are you sure?"
Aya nodded. "Yeah. I just need a rest." She answered, untangled his hand from hers and went to their bedroom.
Tooya sighed and just sat there. What could he say anyway? After all, they all needed a time out.
But his time was ticking...
A swirl of black hair engulfed her vision. Aya looked around, and saw that she wasn't in the normal world anymore. She saw Ceres staring at her, as if wanting to talk with her. A talk? That's what she's gonna give her.
"What is happening Ceres? I don't understand it at all." She said.
Ceres bowed her head slightly, as if from embarrassment. "I understand." Then she looked at Aya straight in the eye. "I'm sorry. I'll try my best to smooth out everything. Everything's my fault, y'know."
Aya was not pleased with the answer. She wanted to know more. She wanted answers. She needed to know what to do, so she could at least help Tooya and her son. "What really happened?"
Ceres sighed. Again, she retold the story that Aoki told Tooya and the others last night. When she was finished, Aya has the same reaction with the others.
"But how?" Aya asked in a weak voice.
Ceres shrugged. "I don't know either. To be honest I'm still trying to find that out. But one thing's for sure, he wants revenge, not just on me but strangely, with your family as well."
"What can we do?"
"I do not know. The best we can do right know is wait."
Aya couldn't believe at what she just said. "WAIT? WHY WAIT? DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT MY FAMILY AND FRIEND'S LIVES ARE ON THE LINE? MAYBE YOURS TOO. AAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! IT WOULDN'T MATTER TO YOU ANYWAY, SINCE YOU'RE DEAD!"
Ceres swung her arms in exasperation. "Yes, I know, but I know Aoki more than you do. He loves mysteries and I am very sure that he'll drop hints. He's not a lowly guy, you know. He'll fight you with the same capability, strength or whatever you have." She explained.
Aya rolled her misty eyes. She couldn't afford to wait. Her shoulders slumped. But if Ceres' statement was true, then she has no other choice but to wait.
"Fine then, whatever you think is best." She said, surrendering to the painful fact.
Ceres approached and hugged her. "You do not need to worry Aya. We're 2 halves of one whole. We can do it. I promise you, victory will once again be ours." She reassured her.
Aya couldn't help but cry. Ceres was a true friend. A very true friend indeed. They are one, to be exact.
The image of Ceres disappeared and Aya was left in the darkness....
Aya's eyes opened. She was just having a dream. Ah, so now dreams are the means of Ceres to communicate with me, she thought. She didn't notice that it was midnight. The sky was dark and twinkling bluish white stars dotted the sky. By all means, it looks peaceful, but foreboding. What will happen next?
Aya looked at her left and saw Tooya sleeping. She smiled inwardly. Aw, he looks just like a baby, she thought, and with her right hand, she caressed a moonlight-dappled cheek.
Tooya stirred, but still remained asleep. She slipped out of the bed quietly, so not to rouse him. She wore her bunny slippers and got out of the bedroom to visit her son.
She crossed the guestroom, where Yuuhi and Keiko slept. She stifled a laugh when she heard Yuuhi's loud snores that were enough to wake the dead. I wonder what happened there that made Yuuhi so tired? She giggled. Darn naughty thoughts.
She finally arrived at the door of her son's room, and opened the door slowly. She expected Kyu-chan to smile at her as she entered, but what greeted her is the sight of Kyu-chan, out cold and sprawled on the floor...
And Aoki cradling her son.
Aya screamed the highest-pitching and loudest scream in her whole life.
Tooya woke up due to Aya's ear-piercing screams. He rushed to where she is, which he guessed is Ryujin's bedroom.
Yuuhi and Keiko went out of the guestroom and there was concern in their faces. "Aya!" Yuuhi whispered. Tooya nodded.
They ran to the child's bedroom, only to find that Aya was kneeling down on the floor, her face covered because she was sobbing. Kyu-chan was still out cold.
"What happened, Aya?" Tooya asked, kneeling down on the floor as well and hugging her wife's trembling form.
Aya shook her head violently and cried more.
"Tell me.." Tooya said in a comforting voice, stroking his wife's arm.
Aya finally looked at Tooya with swollen eyes. "It's Ryu... Ryujin.... A... Aoki's ta... taken hi.. him.." she tried to explain, her voice breaking.
Yuuhi and Keiko gasped. Yuuhi was helpless. He wished he could've done something. But instead they just looked at Aya, the poor mother, with pity.
Tooya couldn't believe it. What does Aoki want with his son? He couldn't try to stop the tears from flowing from his eyes. He was a father, and Aoki has taken his pride and joy. Tooya's heart broke like shattered crystal.
They were even more shocked as they heard an explosion echoing through the night..
Every glassware fell to the ground and broke. The ceiling was crumbling. The floor was rocking. And realization struck. The house was falling down.
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Author's Note: Finally! Hope you enjoyed it! Look forward to the next chapter! *^_^*
Chapter 5 - Shattered Crystal
Yuuhi looked at Aya curiously. She was looking at Keiko's hand as if it was crawling with maggots.
Keiko looked at Yuuhi with worry, and slowly withdrew her hand. "Um... is there anything wrong?" she asked in a soft voice. Obviously, she was timid. Why not, after the response that Aya just gave to her?
Tooya shook Aya gently. "Aya..." he said.
Aya jolted violently, as if waking from a trance. The others were surprised at the reaction. It had been a while when Aya noticed everyone was looking at her strangely.
"Uh... Forgive me... Keiko." She said, smiling ruefully at her. "Why don't we go inside the house for a moment?"
Keiko smiled back at her, relieved that she changed her initial expression. The others were relieved as well.
Yuuhi smiled inwardly. Good, he thought. He looked at Ryujin and carried him up. Yuuhi's jaws were slack and hanging. It was fortunate that he didn't drop Ryujin after what he saw.
"Guys..." he said, gulping, "You might want to look at this."
The others looked at him and got the same reaction as Yuuhi.
Ryujin held a shining pink ball with intricate gold lining and also a gold nucleus (it looked like a cell).
(Author's Note: A bit of science here! The ball is pink because of its pink cytoplasm, the gold lining is gold cell membrane and the gold nucleus is the nucleus. Guess what this is?)
Mana.
(Author's Question: Is my description correct? If not, please tell me.)
Aya clapped a hand to her mouth and gasped. What was mana doing here? Was there more than one mana? How did it get to her son's hands?
Everybody watched as Ryujin happily played with it, bouncing it in the air with an occasional "Wee!" They became even more surprised when the mana went through the little boy... It seemed like the mana likes Ryujin..
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!? SUDDENLY MY SON IS BEING POSSESSED BY MANA! WHAT IS GOING ON!?!" Aya yelled.
She couldn't help being hysterical. Who wouldn't be, after being attacked by one of Ceres' husbands and then having to find out that your son found mana? It was too much, too fast. Everything was overflowing, and Aya just couldn't absorb it all.
"Calm down, love, calm down." Tooya said in a reassuring voice as Aya broke down in tears.
He understood what his wife is feeling. But then he looked at Ryujin. Mana? His eyebrows creased. Could that be his answer to his dilemma? Would that be his saving grace?
Aya rested her head on the sofa, trying to relax. She needed a break. Everything was happening too quickly. She recalled the incident earlier. That was so strange. Mana? Another mana? Who knew that there would be two mana?
A gush of air escaped from her mouth. All she wanted to do now is lie down and rest. She didn't want to think of anything else further.
Tooya walked across the living room and sat beside Aya. He held her hand. "So... how are you feeling?" He asked.
Aya thought that he was just running out of things to say to her. I mean, wasn't it obvious that she's tired and almost hopeless?
Instead, "I'm quite tired but fine, thanks for asking."
Tooya's eyebrows creased. "Are you sure?"
Aya nodded. "Yeah. I just need a rest." She answered, untangled his hand from hers and went to their bedroom.
Tooya sighed and just sat there. What could he say anyway? After all, they all needed a time out.
But his time was ticking...
A swirl of black hair engulfed her vision. Aya looked around, and saw that she wasn't in the normal world anymore. She saw Ceres staring at her, as if wanting to talk with her. A talk? That's what she's gonna give her.
"What is happening Ceres? I don't understand it at all." She said.
Ceres bowed her head slightly, as if from embarrassment. "I understand." Then she looked at Aya straight in the eye. "I'm sorry. I'll try my best to smooth out everything. Everything's my fault, y'know."
Aya was not pleased with the answer. She wanted to know more. She wanted answers. She needed to know what to do, so she could at least help Tooya and her son. "What really happened?"
Ceres sighed. Again, she retold the story that Aoki told Tooya and the others last night. When she was finished, Aya has the same reaction with the others.
"But how?" Aya asked in a weak voice.
Ceres shrugged. "I don't know either. To be honest I'm still trying to find that out. But one thing's for sure, he wants revenge, not just on me but strangely, with your family as well."
"What can we do?"
"I do not know. The best we can do right know is wait."
Aya couldn't believe at what she just said. "WAIT? WHY WAIT? DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT MY FAMILY AND FRIEND'S LIVES ARE ON THE LINE? MAYBE YOURS TOO. AAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! IT WOULDN'T MATTER TO YOU ANYWAY, SINCE YOU'RE DEAD!"
Ceres swung her arms in exasperation. "Yes, I know, but I know Aoki more than you do. He loves mysteries and I am very sure that he'll drop hints. He's not a lowly guy, you know. He'll fight you with the same capability, strength or whatever you have." She explained.
Aya rolled her misty eyes. She couldn't afford to wait. Her shoulders slumped. But if Ceres' statement was true, then she has no other choice but to wait.
"Fine then, whatever you think is best." She said, surrendering to the painful fact.
Ceres approached and hugged her. "You do not need to worry Aya. We're 2 halves of one whole. We can do it. I promise you, victory will once again be ours." She reassured her.
Aya couldn't help but cry. Ceres was a true friend. A very true friend indeed. They are one, to be exact.
The image of Ceres disappeared and Aya was left in the darkness....
Aya's eyes opened. She was just having a dream. Ah, so now dreams are the means of Ceres to communicate with me, she thought. She didn't notice that it was midnight. The sky was dark and twinkling bluish white stars dotted the sky. By all means, it looks peaceful, but foreboding. What will happen next?
Aya looked at her left and saw Tooya sleeping. She smiled inwardly. Aw, he looks just like a baby, she thought, and with her right hand, she caressed a moonlight-dappled cheek.
Tooya stirred, but still remained asleep. She slipped out of the bed quietly, so not to rouse him. She wore her bunny slippers and got out of the bedroom to visit her son.
She crossed the guestroom, where Yuuhi and Keiko slept. She stifled a laugh when she heard Yuuhi's loud snores that were enough to wake the dead. I wonder what happened there that made Yuuhi so tired? She giggled. Darn naughty thoughts.
She finally arrived at the door of her son's room, and opened the door slowly. She expected Kyu-chan to smile at her as she entered, but what greeted her is the sight of Kyu-chan, out cold and sprawled on the floor...
And Aoki cradling her son.
Aya screamed the highest-pitching and loudest scream in her whole life.
Tooya woke up due to Aya's ear-piercing screams. He rushed to where she is, which he guessed is Ryujin's bedroom.
Yuuhi and Keiko went out of the guestroom and there was concern in their faces. "Aya!" Yuuhi whispered. Tooya nodded.
They ran to the child's bedroom, only to find that Aya was kneeling down on the floor, her face covered because she was sobbing. Kyu-chan was still out cold.
"What happened, Aya?" Tooya asked, kneeling down on the floor as well and hugging her wife's trembling form.
Aya shook her head violently and cried more.
"Tell me.." Tooya said in a comforting voice, stroking his wife's arm.
Aya finally looked at Tooya with swollen eyes. "It's Ryu... Ryujin.... A... Aoki's ta... taken hi.. him.." she tried to explain, her voice breaking.
Yuuhi and Keiko gasped. Yuuhi was helpless. He wished he could've done something. But instead they just looked at Aya, the poor mother, with pity.
Tooya couldn't believe it. What does Aoki want with his son? He couldn't try to stop the tears from flowing from his eyes. He was a father, and Aoki has taken his pride and joy. Tooya's heart broke like shattered crystal.
They were even more shocked as they heard an explosion echoing through the night..
Every glassware fell to the ground and broke. The ceiling was crumbling. The floor was rocking. And realization struck. The house was falling down.
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Author's Note: Finally! Hope you enjoyed it! Look forward to the next chapter! *^_^*