Well I know it has been along time coming but here is chapter seven.
I'm trying to tie it all together. I promise by chapter ten things will be
kicked up about five notches. Okay. Now please R&R and enjoy. ~Arzetta
As everyone was talking an old man with white hair, in a blue shirt with an apron tied around his waist came in. "Are all of you going to talk or eat?" He asked.
Sakura walked over to the old man, "Daddy, of course we're going to eat. But everyone had to come and see little marmoset. He's awake now."
Mr. Fujitani peered around Sakura to look at Omi. "So little marmoset you decided to come back to us? How good it is to see you." He looked around at everyone else, "Now all of you come out here. I made my special royal chicken and it's getting cold! Chef Kenichi made sushi rolls of six different types for all of you. He'll be very angry if they go to waste!" With that he turned and went back out of the room. They could hear mumbling something about "Kids these days." as he made his way out of the apartment.
Sakura laughed and so did everyone else. "Come on guys you know how he gets." She said. They all began to file out of the room. Sakura went over to Omi. "Come on let's get you out there too." She helped him to get up and stand. Omi leaned on her a little till he got the hang of walking again and the two followed everyone else out.
There was a large silver pot on the table with Mr. Fujitani's royal chicken and a steaming pot of rice. Along side of that was a large platter with several kinds of sushi rolls on it. Everyone helped them selves then sat down.
"Kasumi?" Ken asked and looked up at her. She sat across from him on the other couch in between Aya and Schuldich. Everyone was here this evening with the exception of Farferello. The one eyed Irish man had a date.
"Yes Ken?" Kasumi replied as she pushed her rice around her plate.
"I have been wondering a couple of things." He said as made a grab for a tuna roll. He had been curious about this girl from day one, she was the reason he had almost ended up dead wearing a new smile.
"What would that be?" Kasumi asked and looked up at him, her gaze seeming to take him in and lock him inside the liquid gold.
Ken opened his mouth but before he could say any thing Aya interrupted him.
"Why did you choose me? What's your last name? Why are you here? What will happen now that you've woken up?" Aya was full of questions. They had been running through his mind and he was tired of them. Getting answers now was all that mattered.
Kasumi turned to look at Aya. She knew he would be wondering many things. She also knew she would have to tell him all. So she did. "I choose you because I knew you had a good heart. My last name is Tonomara. I'm here because I was taken from the cavern where I was hidden deep inside the mountains for a greedy man's purposes. I wasn't able to keep myself hidden, but the medallion is safe for now. Now that I have woken up it means that some thing is going to happen because where ever I go disaster seems to follow. We must find and retrieve the medallion before that. Or disaster really will follow."
Aya looked at her. The room seemed to blur, all he could see was Kasumi. "I'm not sure I understand. Why must we find this medallion you speak of?"
"We must find the medallion of Myrdinn because if it falls into the hands of evil time will be horribly altered. It has the ability to gives it owner the power to travel back or forward in time and change events. They could make a world where they ruled and life as you know it could end for everyone. I am not sure who is behind it but we must find before they do." Kasumi said.
Aya continued to look at her then away. The room faded back normal. He could hear everyone laughing. He had to think about this. Suddenly a tuna roll landed in his lap and it drew him from his reverie. He looked around for the culprit spotting them he threw the roll back.
Sakura swatted it away and it landed on Crawford's plate. He looked up from his coffee to glare at her. He picked up the roll and pitched at Yohji who was sitting on the other side of Iria. The roll smacked the blonde man in the face. Everyone burst out laughing and Yohji got up and went into the kitchen.
The rest of the evening went well. After dinner there was small talk, coffee and thin mint cookies that Crawford had brought back from his last trip to America. Soon it was late and everyone began to make his or her way home.
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Omi was left alone in his apartment. He wandered around his it. It felt as if he had been gone forever. He looked at every room it felt so good to be back. As he was flipping light on and off he once more caught sight of the necklace. Which started him thinking, so he picked up the phone and dialed. It rang a few times and then some one answered.
"Hello?" it was Sakura.
"Sakura, it me Omi. I've been wondering. Why did you avoid answering any of my questions about this necklace of mine?" Omi asked and flopped down on his back on his bed.
There was a pause. Then she spoke. "I wasn't sure about it till now. I knew I had seen that type of necklace before."
"Really? Where?" Omi asked.
"Yeah. My best friend at convocations had one that looked similar." Sakura replied. She went into the kitchen of her apartment and began to rummage through the fridge.
"Convocations?" Omi asked and scratched his head.
"Uh, yeah in Italy. Remember last year I went to Italy." Sakura said. Reaching for the back of the fridge she pulled out a cold bottled mocha. Shutting the door behind her she popped it open and went back into the living room.
"Oh right. I remember that." Omi said and let it go at that. "So about my necklace?"
"Right. At any rate, she had one that was really neat. It was longer than yours though and it was deep peacock blue. Inside of it there was some technology so that you could project a map out of it and it would show you where you were or wanted to be. Some times if you asked specific questions it could show certain places or artifacts. Like perhaps the pyramids of Giza." Sakura said and sat down on her blue chaise.
"Oh! So do you think that is what it might be?" Omi replied and got up off his bed to go out onto to his balcony. He looked at the small glass topped table with its rings from where glasses and bottles had sat and the white wicker chairs that sat around it. There was a flower box on the edge with some magnolia's just about to bloom growing in it and a miniature rose bush in a pot growing next to them. The whole place was just full of memories, like his first kiss.
"Yes actually I do. See when I held it I saw pictures of places. They were like aerial shots of this island. It was green so green. It kept coming back to the ring of stones. So it is pretty obvious that that is what it does. The questions is where is it leading you and how will we get you to there in order to find out more. I'd like to have another look at. I know it's late but can come over?" Sakura said and took a sip of her mocha.
Omi looked at the phone. "Sure I guess. But be quiet when you come up. The other guys are sleeping and I think Yohji has gotten himself drunk again because Iria is staying over at Ken's."
"Oh do you want me to bring some of the herb stuff my mom made for just such occasions?" Sakura asked as she stood up. She knew when Yohji started drinking it was hard to get him to stop and then in the morning he always was hung over. She shook her head, some one would be finding him in the morning passed out no doubt in a puddle of puke, just like the morning after Ken's eighteenth birthday.
"That is a good idea. It helped him last time." Omi replied and sat down in one of the wicker chairs.
"Alright I'll be there in a few minutes with mom's herbal hangover remedy in hand." Sakura said and hung up.
Omi sat there for a while. Pretty soon he heard a motorcycle pull up. It was Sakura on her white motorcycle. He watched her turn it off and get off. Taking off her helmet she held it under one arm and headed up the stair of the building. Omi got up and went to his door. He cracked it open slightly and waited for her to come up. She came up and he let her in.
They walked into the living room and sat down on the couches across from each other. "Are you still wearing it?" Sakura asked and looked at Omi. She set the little burlap bag of herbal remedy down on the table.
Omi nodded and reached around his neck to undo the clasp. He took it off then laid it on the table that separated them.
Sakura picked it up and just like before it began to glow. It lit up lines on her hand they ran down each finger and disappeared into her wrist.
Wide eyed, Omi watched, soon he noticed that the wall on the opposite side of the room began to look distorted and shimmerie like it was under water. Omi reached over and tapped Sakura. As soon as he had her attention he pointed to the wall. She turned to look at it, and placed the necklace on the table. They both watched and a figure began to materialize in front of them. The image was of a young women, she was pale with amber colored hair. Omi recognized her as Hitomi the ghost that visited him before. "Hitomi, why did you come?"
Hitomi smiled and looked at him then at Sakura. "Ah you found her." She looked back Omi. "I came because you needed a little more help, that and because time is running short"
"Short? How short? Omi how does she know me?" Sakura asked looking from Hitomi to Omi and back again.
"I'm not sure, Sakura. You see she told me to ask you about this necklace. She said you would know all the answers. It seems that you do or at least some of them. I'm not sure about the time thing, she keeps mentioning that." Omi replied and looked at her. He turned his attention back to Hitomi. "What does it all mean? Where are we supposed to go?"
"Omi you must divert disaster or your world is doomed. For answers and the next step you must go to Ireland to the Solstice Stones. You will find them where the sun touches the ocean as the waves sing it to its rest. Then you will find that which all seek but never find. Omi have faith for the answers will all become clear with the two powers at your side you will succeed. Go now lead your friends and the world." She said then she dissipated and was gone
Sakura looked at Omi. "Well that answers my questions. I've just decided that we are going to Ireland. Tonight! Call Nagi and tell him to get packed and you too. Then the two of you meet me down stairs outside the door in two hours." As she said all of this she had stood up and was making her way to the door.
"Where the hell are we going to get airline tickets at this time of night? What about school? I was looking forward to being able to go again." Omi asked as he followed her. He wasn't making heads or tails of this and just who or what were the "two powers"?
"The internet! Where else? Not to mention I can get a ticket to nearly anywhere. My mom is the best friend of the president of the airline's wife. Ah to hell with school Omi! We've got a world to save!" Sakura replied and opened the door. Turning to look at Omi she said, "Omi. Little marmoset, trust me please."
Omi looked back at her. As he did he realized that she had amazing eyes. "Alright." He said. It wasn't what he had wanted to say but it would have to do he supposed. She smiled and left. Then he closed the door and reached for the phone. It was going to be a long night. Omi sighed. "I am so screwed." He thought.
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Sakura took the steps two at a time. This was so exciting almost as exciting as getting to go to her last convocation. It had been a special one. Jumping on her bike she revved the engine and started down the block. She didn't really live to far from Omi she just liked to ride her bike. Soon she pulled up outside the building she lived, turning the bike off she jumped off and made her way to the door. Letting herself in she made her way to her apartment. Once there she searched for a couple of suitcases and a small bag to put her things in. She decided not to pack to heavy after all she was in a hurry. After packing everything she needed and securing three late night Class A tickets to Ireland, she sat down to compose a letter to her father and mother.
Dear mom & dad,
I'm sorry I've only left you a note. I know you are not fond of my disappearing act that I have been pulling lately. But mom you always said that after an apprentice was initiated that they had to prove themselves, not only to themselves, but also to their family, and the world. Dad I'm going to make you proud of me. You'll see letting me become like mom wasn't such a bad idea after all.
I've gone to Ireland to solve a mystery. Wish me luck. I'll find a way to contact you after we, (Omi, Nagi and I) get there.
Love always,
Sakura.
She left the note on the table in her kitchen knowing that her father would find it and let her mother know. Then she picked up her bags and went out the door. She went down to the garage and pulled out the sidecar and trailer that attached to her bike. Her mother had given them to her after Sakura's first disappearance. Sakura attached them and placed her bags in the trailer them jumped on the bike and put her helmet on. Revving up the engine she pulled away and made her way back to Omi's. She found Omi standing with Nagi on the street corner draped in his bag and a suitcase in one had, Nagi was sitting on one of the suitcases leaning against the lamp post that stood on the corner, he was trying to go back to sleep. Sakura pulled up in front of them. "Come on. You can put most of the bags in the trailer but Omi you'll have to hold that one you've got one your on your lap. You're in the sidecar and Nagi is behind me. You'll find two helmets in the trailer put one on and the other on Nagi."
Omi did as she said without saying a word and then helped her get the still sleeping Nagi on to the back of the bike. As soon as he was on he wrapped his arms around Sakura's waist and leaned on her back still sleeping. Omi then got in the sidecar.
Sakura revved the engine once more and pulled away. They were off on a grand and perhaps dangerous adventure. She hoped and prayed that no matter what that they would all return safe and sound in body and also in mind.
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Well there it is. How does it sound? Let me know okay. It took me along time to write this piece. Also if you have any ideas, feel free to toss them out to me. Thanks again! ~Arzetta
As everyone was talking an old man with white hair, in a blue shirt with an apron tied around his waist came in. "Are all of you going to talk or eat?" He asked.
Sakura walked over to the old man, "Daddy, of course we're going to eat. But everyone had to come and see little marmoset. He's awake now."
Mr. Fujitani peered around Sakura to look at Omi. "So little marmoset you decided to come back to us? How good it is to see you." He looked around at everyone else, "Now all of you come out here. I made my special royal chicken and it's getting cold! Chef Kenichi made sushi rolls of six different types for all of you. He'll be very angry if they go to waste!" With that he turned and went back out of the room. They could hear mumbling something about "Kids these days." as he made his way out of the apartment.
Sakura laughed and so did everyone else. "Come on guys you know how he gets." She said. They all began to file out of the room. Sakura went over to Omi. "Come on let's get you out there too." She helped him to get up and stand. Omi leaned on her a little till he got the hang of walking again and the two followed everyone else out.
There was a large silver pot on the table with Mr. Fujitani's royal chicken and a steaming pot of rice. Along side of that was a large platter with several kinds of sushi rolls on it. Everyone helped them selves then sat down.
"Kasumi?" Ken asked and looked up at her. She sat across from him on the other couch in between Aya and Schuldich. Everyone was here this evening with the exception of Farferello. The one eyed Irish man had a date.
"Yes Ken?" Kasumi replied as she pushed her rice around her plate.
"I have been wondering a couple of things." He said as made a grab for a tuna roll. He had been curious about this girl from day one, she was the reason he had almost ended up dead wearing a new smile.
"What would that be?" Kasumi asked and looked up at him, her gaze seeming to take him in and lock him inside the liquid gold.
Ken opened his mouth but before he could say any thing Aya interrupted him.
"Why did you choose me? What's your last name? Why are you here? What will happen now that you've woken up?" Aya was full of questions. They had been running through his mind and he was tired of them. Getting answers now was all that mattered.
Kasumi turned to look at Aya. She knew he would be wondering many things. She also knew she would have to tell him all. So she did. "I choose you because I knew you had a good heart. My last name is Tonomara. I'm here because I was taken from the cavern where I was hidden deep inside the mountains for a greedy man's purposes. I wasn't able to keep myself hidden, but the medallion is safe for now. Now that I have woken up it means that some thing is going to happen because where ever I go disaster seems to follow. We must find and retrieve the medallion before that. Or disaster really will follow."
Aya looked at her. The room seemed to blur, all he could see was Kasumi. "I'm not sure I understand. Why must we find this medallion you speak of?"
"We must find the medallion of Myrdinn because if it falls into the hands of evil time will be horribly altered. It has the ability to gives it owner the power to travel back or forward in time and change events. They could make a world where they ruled and life as you know it could end for everyone. I am not sure who is behind it but we must find before they do." Kasumi said.
Aya continued to look at her then away. The room faded back normal. He could hear everyone laughing. He had to think about this. Suddenly a tuna roll landed in his lap and it drew him from his reverie. He looked around for the culprit spotting them he threw the roll back.
Sakura swatted it away and it landed on Crawford's plate. He looked up from his coffee to glare at her. He picked up the roll and pitched at Yohji who was sitting on the other side of Iria. The roll smacked the blonde man in the face. Everyone burst out laughing and Yohji got up and went into the kitchen.
The rest of the evening went well. After dinner there was small talk, coffee and thin mint cookies that Crawford had brought back from his last trip to America. Soon it was late and everyone began to make his or her way home.
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Omi was left alone in his apartment. He wandered around his it. It felt as if he had been gone forever. He looked at every room it felt so good to be back. As he was flipping light on and off he once more caught sight of the necklace. Which started him thinking, so he picked up the phone and dialed. It rang a few times and then some one answered.
"Hello?" it was Sakura.
"Sakura, it me Omi. I've been wondering. Why did you avoid answering any of my questions about this necklace of mine?" Omi asked and flopped down on his back on his bed.
There was a pause. Then she spoke. "I wasn't sure about it till now. I knew I had seen that type of necklace before."
"Really? Where?" Omi asked.
"Yeah. My best friend at convocations had one that looked similar." Sakura replied. She went into the kitchen of her apartment and began to rummage through the fridge.
"Convocations?" Omi asked and scratched his head.
"Uh, yeah in Italy. Remember last year I went to Italy." Sakura said. Reaching for the back of the fridge she pulled out a cold bottled mocha. Shutting the door behind her she popped it open and went back into the living room.
"Oh right. I remember that." Omi said and let it go at that. "So about my necklace?"
"Right. At any rate, she had one that was really neat. It was longer than yours though and it was deep peacock blue. Inside of it there was some technology so that you could project a map out of it and it would show you where you were or wanted to be. Some times if you asked specific questions it could show certain places or artifacts. Like perhaps the pyramids of Giza." Sakura said and sat down on her blue chaise.
"Oh! So do you think that is what it might be?" Omi replied and got up off his bed to go out onto to his balcony. He looked at the small glass topped table with its rings from where glasses and bottles had sat and the white wicker chairs that sat around it. There was a flower box on the edge with some magnolia's just about to bloom growing in it and a miniature rose bush in a pot growing next to them. The whole place was just full of memories, like his first kiss.
"Yes actually I do. See when I held it I saw pictures of places. They were like aerial shots of this island. It was green so green. It kept coming back to the ring of stones. So it is pretty obvious that that is what it does. The questions is where is it leading you and how will we get you to there in order to find out more. I'd like to have another look at. I know it's late but can come over?" Sakura said and took a sip of her mocha.
Omi looked at the phone. "Sure I guess. But be quiet when you come up. The other guys are sleeping and I think Yohji has gotten himself drunk again because Iria is staying over at Ken's."
"Oh do you want me to bring some of the herb stuff my mom made for just such occasions?" Sakura asked as she stood up. She knew when Yohji started drinking it was hard to get him to stop and then in the morning he always was hung over. She shook her head, some one would be finding him in the morning passed out no doubt in a puddle of puke, just like the morning after Ken's eighteenth birthday.
"That is a good idea. It helped him last time." Omi replied and sat down in one of the wicker chairs.
"Alright I'll be there in a few minutes with mom's herbal hangover remedy in hand." Sakura said and hung up.
Omi sat there for a while. Pretty soon he heard a motorcycle pull up. It was Sakura on her white motorcycle. He watched her turn it off and get off. Taking off her helmet she held it under one arm and headed up the stair of the building. Omi got up and went to his door. He cracked it open slightly and waited for her to come up. She came up and he let her in.
They walked into the living room and sat down on the couches across from each other. "Are you still wearing it?" Sakura asked and looked at Omi. She set the little burlap bag of herbal remedy down on the table.
Omi nodded and reached around his neck to undo the clasp. He took it off then laid it on the table that separated them.
Sakura picked it up and just like before it began to glow. It lit up lines on her hand they ran down each finger and disappeared into her wrist.
Wide eyed, Omi watched, soon he noticed that the wall on the opposite side of the room began to look distorted and shimmerie like it was under water. Omi reached over and tapped Sakura. As soon as he had her attention he pointed to the wall. She turned to look at it, and placed the necklace on the table. They both watched and a figure began to materialize in front of them. The image was of a young women, she was pale with amber colored hair. Omi recognized her as Hitomi the ghost that visited him before. "Hitomi, why did you come?"
Hitomi smiled and looked at him then at Sakura. "Ah you found her." She looked back Omi. "I came because you needed a little more help, that and because time is running short"
"Short? How short? Omi how does she know me?" Sakura asked looking from Hitomi to Omi and back again.
"I'm not sure, Sakura. You see she told me to ask you about this necklace. She said you would know all the answers. It seems that you do or at least some of them. I'm not sure about the time thing, she keeps mentioning that." Omi replied and looked at her. He turned his attention back to Hitomi. "What does it all mean? Where are we supposed to go?"
"Omi you must divert disaster or your world is doomed. For answers and the next step you must go to Ireland to the Solstice Stones. You will find them where the sun touches the ocean as the waves sing it to its rest. Then you will find that which all seek but never find. Omi have faith for the answers will all become clear with the two powers at your side you will succeed. Go now lead your friends and the world." She said then she dissipated and was gone
Sakura looked at Omi. "Well that answers my questions. I've just decided that we are going to Ireland. Tonight! Call Nagi and tell him to get packed and you too. Then the two of you meet me down stairs outside the door in two hours." As she said all of this she had stood up and was making her way to the door.
"Where the hell are we going to get airline tickets at this time of night? What about school? I was looking forward to being able to go again." Omi asked as he followed her. He wasn't making heads or tails of this and just who or what were the "two powers"?
"The internet! Where else? Not to mention I can get a ticket to nearly anywhere. My mom is the best friend of the president of the airline's wife. Ah to hell with school Omi! We've got a world to save!" Sakura replied and opened the door. Turning to look at Omi she said, "Omi. Little marmoset, trust me please."
Omi looked back at her. As he did he realized that she had amazing eyes. "Alright." He said. It wasn't what he had wanted to say but it would have to do he supposed. She smiled and left. Then he closed the door and reached for the phone. It was going to be a long night. Omi sighed. "I am so screwed." He thought.
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Sakura took the steps two at a time. This was so exciting almost as exciting as getting to go to her last convocation. It had been a special one. Jumping on her bike she revved the engine and started down the block. She didn't really live to far from Omi she just liked to ride her bike. Soon she pulled up outside the building she lived, turning the bike off she jumped off and made her way to the door. Letting herself in she made her way to her apartment. Once there she searched for a couple of suitcases and a small bag to put her things in. She decided not to pack to heavy after all she was in a hurry. After packing everything she needed and securing three late night Class A tickets to Ireland, she sat down to compose a letter to her father and mother.
Dear mom & dad,
I'm sorry I've only left you a note. I know you are not fond of my disappearing act that I have been pulling lately. But mom you always said that after an apprentice was initiated that they had to prove themselves, not only to themselves, but also to their family, and the world. Dad I'm going to make you proud of me. You'll see letting me become like mom wasn't such a bad idea after all.
I've gone to Ireland to solve a mystery. Wish me luck. I'll find a way to contact you after we, (Omi, Nagi and I) get there.
Love always,
Sakura.
She left the note on the table in her kitchen knowing that her father would find it and let her mother know. Then she picked up her bags and went out the door. She went down to the garage and pulled out the sidecar and trailer that attached to her bike. Her mother had given them to her after Sakura's first disappearance. Sakura attached them and placed her bags in the trailer them jumped on the bike and put her helmet on. Revving up the engine she pulled away and made her way back to Omi's. She found Omi standing with Nagi on the street corner draped in his bag and a suitcase in one had, Nagi was sitting on one of the suitcases leaning against the lamp post that stood on the corner, he was trying to go back to sleep. Sakura pulled up in front of them. "Come on. You can put most of the bags in the trailer but Omi you'll have to hold that one you've got one your on your lap. You're in the sidecar and Nagi is behind me. You'll find two helmets in the trailer put one on and the other on Nagi."
Omi did as she said without saying a word and then helped her get the still sleeping Nagi on to the back of the bike. As soon as he was on he wrapped his arms around Sakura's waist and leaned on her back still sleeping. Omi then got in the sidecar.
Sakura revved the engine once more and pulled away. They were off on a grand and perhaps dangerous adventure. She hoped and prayed that no matter what that they would all return safe and sound in body and also in mind.
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Well there it is. How does it sound? Let me know okay. It took me along time to write this piece. Also if you have any ideas, feel free to toss them out to me. Thanks again! ~Arzetta