Arise, Dear Quicksilver - Chapter Seven
A strange sound caused Ami to awaken with fright. Nervously sweating, she looked around from where she lay, finding nothing. Nothing but her bedroom, the same bedroom that she sleeps in every night. The noise that had awoken her was nothing more than the alarm that woke her up every morning.
"How… how did I get here?" Ami asked herself. The last thing she could remember was passing out, almost choking to death on the mysterious mist that filled the alley.
Ami tried to think about last night. How could she have got home? How come she didn't die out there? How come the creature that she was trying fight hadn't harmed her? How come she was dressed in her usual nightclothes, if she had been unconscious? Ami's train of thought was not to remain for long, when she glanced at her alarm clock, and realised that she was going to be late for school.
Quickly pulling her outfit together, Ami hurried out of the house, trying to make up for lost time, now knowing what Serena must feel like every morning.
Fortunately for Ami, she wasn't as late as she thought she was, and arrived at school on time. There weren't that many students in the classroom already, but of those that were there, there was a large buzz about a rumour of a new student coming to the class that had people talking. More curiously for Ami, Serena was absent, but it was still early, and it could just be that she was late.
The first bell rang, and with that, morning classes began. Before any education started, Miss Haruna had an announcement to make. It seemed that the rumours were true, as she began to introduce a new student to the class.
"Class, this is Chastity Wilson, she just transferred here from America. I hope you will do your best to make her feel welcome here at Crossroads" spoke Haruna. Chastity had remained silent, breaking her silence only to ask which seat was hers. There were many murmurs from the class about the new girls. Chastity was an attractive girl, of about medium height, similar to Ami, and wore small framed glasses with long flowing auburn hair, but had quite a pale complexion in comparison to the American girls that they had seen on television. Chastity sat herself at a seat near the window, and seemed to ignore the world by spending more time gazing out of the window than in the classroom.
The early hours of the day rolled by, and the bell eventually rang, signalling lunchtime. Everyone in the classroom got up and left, leaving Ami and Chastity alone in the room. Ami was about to leave when she realised that Chastity had been left alone, and figured it was unkind to leave her alone, and turned and walked over to Chastity, who was still gazing out of the window.
"Hello there!" smiled Ami. Chastity's gaze did not change, she was either transfixed on something, or in a world of her own. Ami tried again, changing the subject. "Erm, so, you're from America, that must be interesting…" Again, no change. "Well, my name's Ami, nice to meet you!"
Just then, Chastity's head snapped. In broken Japanese, she began to gingerly speak. "Hi, my Japanese is not that great, I hope I am saying right things," spoke Chastity, in a soft voice, that was not dissimilar to a whisper. Ami just gave a smile.
"You're doing just fine!"
Chastity's face gave a smile. Something then flashed through Ami's head. It was like she had seen this face before, a perfect shade of dejá vu. Ami shook off the thoughts. Chastity hesitated again, then began to speak in her broken Japanese. "I not have many friends since coming here. Will you be friend?"
"Sure!"
"Thank you!"
Ami sat herself down at the desk in front of Chastity. The two began to hit it off, and despite Chastity's broken Japanese sentences, she and Ami began to understand each other very well. The two spoke to each other all the way through lunchtime, Ami sharing her bento with Chastity, who it had seemed had not brought any lunch with her.
"Maybe after school, we go shopping or something?" suggested Chastity, as she nibbled away on a sandwich, her nervous eyes trying to avoid meeting Ami's.
"Sure!" was the response she recieved. Chastity's face gave a smile that could only be described as a glow. Chastity then threw her arms around Ami, and in her native American tounge, began to sing Ami's praises, but Ami was unable to make out what Chastity was saying, but was able to understand that Chastity was grateful for finding a new friend in a strange new country. Ami's cheeks flushed red with embarassment as Chastity continued to hug her. After a few more seconds of grateful embrace, Chastity released her grip on Ami. Nervous, Ami quickly turned away from Chastity, to avoid being seen to be embarassed.
"Ami? Friend? Why are you turning away from me?" asked Chastity, with a confused tone.
"It's nothing… honest…" was the stammered reply.
"I sorry, did I embarrass you?"
"No, no…"
Just then, the bell rang, and lunchtime was over. Ami quickly retreated back to her desk as the rest of the class began to file back into the classroom, while Chastity went back to gazing into space as classes continued for the rest of the day. The day rolled past, with the usual boring studies of math and science before the bell rings for the end of another day. The class got up in their social cliques as they departed from Crossroads, and Ami began to slowly walk for the exit of the school, when she heard a voice call down the corridor.
"Ami!" it yelled. Turning around, Ami saw Chastity hurrying down the corridor, trying to catch up to Ami. Coming to a stop in front of Ami, Chastity began to pant, it seemed that she had run pretty quick to catch up. Huffing and puffing, Chastity tried to regain her breath. "Sorry… for… being… late…"
"It's okay, I was going to wait outside the school for you."
"Oh, I sorry. I thought you were going to leave me behind."
"No, I'd never do that."
"Oh. Well. We shall go, yes?"
"Okay then."
And the two headed off into town to do some shopping, mainly window shopping, because Ami didn't have any serious amounts of money on her. The two covered a vast amount of the shopping district, partly in their effort to have fun window shopping, and also in the fact that Ami was helping Chastity learn the city of Tokyo. The two had fun walking around, talking, with Ami helping Chastity to refine her Japanese, while Chastity showed Ami how to speak a little bit of English. The two then entered another clothing store, when Chastity stopped and pointed to something.
"Look! That look perfect on you!" Chastity exclaimed, as she pointed to a skirt that hung on a rail. Running over to the skirt, and holding it up. Ami looked at the skirt and shook her head repeatedly, it was quite short, shorter than her usual fare.
"Oh no, I don't think that would look right on me…"
"Try it!" encouraged Chastity, holding it up to Ami's wait.
"Well, if you say so," replied Ami. For a girl who spoke broken Japanese, she was able to get her own way. Ami slipped into the changing room, and tried on the skirt, before looking at herself in the mirror. Much like the skirt she'd only worn for the first time the other day, this skirt fitted her a little TOO perfectly. But Ami did take to it, and gave herself a little spin in the changing room, before stepping out to an awaiting Chastity. Chastity's eyes shone up when she saw Ami. She began to clap.
Chastity began to encourage Ami to buy the skirt, "Yes, very nice skirt on you. Buy it, buy it!" were among her lines.
"Oh, I don't know if I can afford it."
"Of course you can. You like skirt, don't you?"
"Well, it is very nice…"
"Then buy it!"
"Oh, okay," Ami replied, stepping back into the changing room, and putting her original skirt back on. Stepping out of the changing room, she had the skirt Chastity found over her arm. "You only live once, after all!"
Chastity's face was one of sheer joy as Ami walked over to the counter and paid for the skirt. Slinging the boutique's bag over her shoulder, Ami and Chastity walked over to the exit. As they walked down the street, Chastity came up with another suggestion. "Ami, you want sleep over tonight?"
Ami was confused. "Pardon?"
"I sorry. I must have said wrong," aplogised Chastity, as she tried again, but a bit slower and with more effort. "Ami… do… you… want… to… sleep over… tonight?"
Ami was surprised. She'd know this girl for less than a day, and she was already inviting her to sleep over. "But tonight's a school night, and I have homework…"
"It okay, I have homework too, we do together. And I get you into school okay tomorrow."
"But I haven't got anything that I can…"
"Oh come, come, Ami. We about same size. I loan you some my clothes. Including pyjamas, that okay?"
"Well, it's okay, I guess…"
"Splendid, splendid!" Chastity clapped as she began to try and work out where she lived in comparison to where they were in Tokyo, and headed with Ami back to her place for an impromptu slumber party.
A strange sound caused Ami to awaken with fright. Nervously sweating, she looked around from where she lay, finding nothing. Nothing but her bedroom, the same bedroom that she sleeps in every night. The noise that had awoken her was nothing more than the alarm that woke her up every morning.
"How… how did I get here?" Ami asked herself. The last thing she could remember was passing out, almost choking to death on the mysterious mist that filled the alley.
Ami tried to think about last night. How could she have got home? How come she didn't die out there? How come the creature that she was trying fight hadn't harmed her? How come she was dressed in her usual nightclothes, if she had been unconscious? Ami's train of thought was not to remain for long, when she glanced at her alarm clock, and realised that she was going to be late for school.
Quickly pulling her outfit together, Ami hurried out of the house, trying to make up for lost time, now knowing what Serena must feel like every morning.
Fortunately for Ami, she wasn't as late as she thought she was, and arrived at school on time. There weren't that many students in the classroom already, but of those that were there, there was a large buzz about a rumour of a new student coming to the class that had people talking. More curiously for Ami, Serena was absent, but it was still early, and it could just be that she was late.
The first bell rang, and with that, morning classes began. Before any education started, Miss Haruna had an announcement to make. It seemed that the rumours were true, as she began to introduce a new student to the class.
"Class, this is Chastity Wilson, she just transferred here from America. I hope you will do your best to make her feel welcome here at Crossroads" spoke Haruna. Chastity had remained silent, breaking her silence only to ask which seat was hers. There were many murmurs from the class about the new girls. Chastity was an attractive girl, of about medium height, similar to Ami, and wore small framed glasses with long flowing auburn hair, but had quite a pale complexion in comparison to the American girls that they had seen on television. Chastity sat herself at a seat near the window, and seemed to ignore the world by spending more time gazing out of the window than in the classroom.
The early hours of the day rolled by, and the bell eventually rang, signalling lunchtime. Everyone in the classroom got up and left, leaving Ami and Chastity alone in the room. Ami was about to leave when she realised that Chastity had been left alone, and figured it was unkind to leave her alone, and turned and walked over to Chastity, who was still gazing out of the window.
"Hello there!" smiled Ami. Chastity's gaze did not change, she was either transfixed on something, or in a world of her own. Ami tried again, changing the subject. "Erm, so, you're from America, that must be interesting…" Again, no change. "Well, my name's Ami, nice to meet you!"
Just then, Chastity's head snapped. In broken Japanese, she began to gingerly speak. "Hi, my Japanese is not that great, I hope I am saying right things," spoke Chastity, in a soft voice, that was not dissimilar to a whisper. Ami just gave a smile.
"You're doing just fine!"
Chastity's face gave a smile. Something then flashed through Ami's head. It was like she had seen this face before, a perfect shade of dejá vu. Ami shook off the thoughts. Chastity hesitated again, then began to speak in her broken Japanese. "I not have many friends since coming here. Will you be friend?"
"Sure!"
"Thank you!"
Ami sat herself down at the desk in front of Chastity. The two began to hit it off, and despite Chastity's broken Japanese sentences, she and Ami began to understand each other very well. The two spoke to each other all the way through lunchtime, Ami sharing her bento with Chastity, who it had seemed had not brought any lunch with her.
"Maybe after school, we go shopping or something?" suggested Chastity, as she nibbled away on a sandwich, her nervous eyes trying to avoid meeting Ami's.
"Sure!" was the response she recieved. Chastity's face gave a smile that could only be described as a glow. Chastity then threw her arms around Ami, and in her native American tounge, began to sing Ami's praises, but Ami was unable to make out what Chastity was saying, but was able to understand that Chastity was grateful for finding a new friend in a strange new country. Ami's cheeks flushed red with embarassment as Chastity continued to hug her. After a few more seconds of grateful embrace, Chastity released her grip on Ami. Nervous, Ami quickly turned away from Chastity, to avoid being seen to be embarassed.
"Ami? Friend? Why are you turning away from me?" asked Chastity, with a confused tone.
"It's nothing… honest…" was the stammered reply.
"I sorry, did I embarrass you?"
"No, no…"
Just then, the bell rang, and lunchtime was over. Ami quickly retreated back to her desk as the rest of the class began to file back into the classroom, while Chastity went back to gazing into space as classes continued for the rest of the day. The day rolled past, with the usual boring studies of math and science before the bell rings for the end of another day. The class got up in their social cliques as they departed from Crossroads, and Ami began to slowly walk for the exit of the school, when she heard a voice call down the corridor.
"Ami!" it yelled. Turning around, Ami saw Chastity hurrying down the corridor, trying to catch up to Ami. Coming to a stop in front of Ami, Chastity began to pant, it seemed that she had run pretty quick to catch up. Huffing and puffing, Chastity tried to regain her breath. "Sorry… for… being… late…"
"It's okay, I was going to wait outside the school for you."
"Oh, I sorry. I thought you were going to leave me behind."
"No, I'd never do that."
"Oh. Well. We shall go, yes?"
"Okay then."
And the two headed off into town to do some shopping, mainly window shopping, because Ami didn't have any serious amounts of money on her. The two covered a vast amount of the shopping district, partly in their effort to have fun window shopping, and also in the fact that Ami was helping Chastity learn the city of Tokyo. The two had fun walking around, talking, with Ami helping Chastity to refine her Japanese, while Chastity showed Ami how to speak a little bit of English. The two then entered another clothing store, when Chastity stopped and pointed to something.
"Look! That look perfect on you!" Chastity exclaimed, as she pointed to a skirt that hung on a rail. Running over to the skirt, and holding it up. Ami looked at the skirt and shook her head repeatedly, it was quite short, shorter than her usual fare.
"Oh no, I don't think that would look right on me…"
"Try it!" encouraged Chastity, holding it up to Ami's wait.
"Well, if you say so," replied Ami. For a girl who spoke broken Japanese, she was able to get her own way. Ami slipped into the changing room, and tried on the skirt, before looking at herself in the mirror. Much like the skirt she'd only worn for the first time the other day, this skirt fitted her a little TOO perfectly. But Ami did take to it, and gave herself a little spin in the changing room, before stepping out to an awaiting Chastity. Chastity's eyes shone up when she saw Ami. She began to clap.
Chastity began to encourage Ami to buy the skirt, "Yes, very nice skirt on you. Buy it, buy it!" were among her lines.
"Oh, I don't know if I can afford it."
"Of course you can. You like skirt, don't you?"
"Well, it is very nice…"
"Then buy it!"
"Oh, okay," Ami replied, stepping back into the changing room, and putting her original skirt back on. Stepping out of the changing room, she had the skirt Chastity found over her arm. "You only live once, after all!"
Chastity's face was one of sheer joy as Ami walked over to the counter and paid for the skirt. Slinging the boutique's bag over her shoulder, Ami and Chastity walked over to the exit. As they walked down the street, Chastity came up with another suggestion. "Ami, you want sleep over tonight?"
Ami was confused. "Pardon?"
"I sorry. I must have said wrong," aplogised Chastity, as she tried again, but a bit slower and with more effort. "Ami… do… you… want… to… sleep over… tonight?"
Ami was surprised. She'd know this girl for less than a day, and she was already inviting her to sleep over. "But tonight's a school night, and I have homework…"
"It okay, I have homework too, we do together. And I get you into school okay tomorrow."
"But I haven't got anything that I can…"
"Oh come, come, Ami. We about same size. I loan you some my clothes. Including pyjamas, that okay?"
"Well, it's okay, I guess…"
"Splendid, splendid!" Chastity clapped as she began to try and work out where she lived in comparison to where they were in Tokyo, and headed with Ami back to her place for an impromptu slumber party.