The Crest Of Death
Chapter Eleven: A Harsh Reunion
By: PhoniexChild
*
PhoniexChild - Matilda Ishida stood, leaning against the back wall of the subway car, searching through her purse for her keys. 'Goddammit!' She cursed in her mind, in English. Her stop was coming up soon and Matt still didn't have her keys.
"Arg." She muttered under her breath, as the car stopped. 'Greeat!' She could stay on til she found the keys, but then she would be late. Willis had told her to come to the apartment as soon as she could.
"Here." A small voice with a mixed accent, Japanese and one Matt didn't know, said in English, while handing Matt her keys.
Matt stared at the girl. The girl looked Chinese, but her eyes were a dark blue. "How'd-"
The girl shook her head and then handed Matt a floppy disk. "Use this to save a life."
"What?"
The subway doors slid open.
"You should go now, you're being waited upon."
Matt blinked, shocked.
The little girl then turned and walked out the door, Matt followed, but soon the girl was out of sight. 'What the hell was that?!' Matt wondered as she looked, searching for the girl. She stood there for a moment, then realized that Willis was waiting. With keys in hand, Matt handed for Willis's apartment.
*
Lorelai Takaishi sighed and moved her some of her hair out of her face.
"Bored?" Li Motomiya asked as he put his arm around her.
"Nope." Lorelai laid her head on his shoulder.
"Hey guys." Keiko Ichjiouji said as she and Riley Smythe walked in.
"Oh, Koji's on his way up." Riley grinned.
Li groaned.
Lorelai sat up. "Kei, over here now."
Keiko laughed as she hurried over and sat down between Li and Lorelai.
The next second Koji Takaishi came in with Kwasi Smythe and Satine Austin. Kwasi and Satine were holding hands, and quickly walked into another room, seeing that the TV room was occupied.
Koji walked over. "Whatcha guys watching?"
"Some dumb movie that Li put on, I don't even know what it is." Keiko quipped and Lorelai laughed.
"Alright. When's Willis gonna be home?"
"I dunno, soon, I think." Li answered.
"Really soon, he called a while ago. He said Matt was coming over too." Lorelai corrected.
"Alright." Koji nodded and went into the kitchen for his afternoon snack.
The phone rang suddenly, but Lorelai, Keiko, and Li ignored it, since Koji was the closest.
"Can someone get that?" Koji called from the kitchen.
"You're closer!" Lorelai yelled.
"I'm busy, Lorie. Keiko, Riley?"
"I'll get it." Riley said annoyed, coming out of her room. She rushed over and picked up the phone on its fourth ring. "Hello?" Pause. "Yeah, sorry, Koji didn't want to get the phone." Another pause. "He's eating." Riley turned to Koji and whispered loudly. "Willis says 'don't eat everything'."
"Sure." Koji rolled his eyes and continued to make his sandwich.
"Okay, sure, I'll tell everyone. Bye." Riley hung up the phone.
"Well?" Keiko asked, getting up from the couch.
"Willis said that Naoko's coming later today."
"Really?" Lorelai jumped up, "Did he say when exactly?"
"No, just later today."
"Lorelai, come." Keiko grabbed her arm and led her to their room.
"Where are they goin'?" Koji asked as he took a bite out of his sandwich.
"To their room." Li answered with a slight grin.
"Smartass."
*
Matt felt her cell phone vibrate in her pocket. She grabbed it and answered. "Hello?"
"Matilda, it's Willis."
"Hey. I'm on my way now."
"Don't, just come tomorrow, Naoko is coming tonight."
"Really? Why?"
"She didn't tell me much over the phone, but it's important."
"Okay, so are the kids gonna find out tonight?"
"No, Naoko and I are going to an undisclosed place."
"Ah. Need me to look after 'em?"
There was a brief silence as Willis thought about it. "That would be a good idea. Come at seven, that's when I'm leaving."
"Alright."
"See you then."
"Bye." Matt hung up the phone and put it back it her pocket. She glanced at her watch, it was almost six now. 'Good, I can run home and get dinner. Maybe a shower.' Matt, adjust her course and headed home. Soon she came to her apartment, dropped her keys, purse, and that floppy disk on the table near the door. She headed to the kitchen and began to take out leftovers, for a quick meal.
*
"Well?" Aurelia Izumi asked as Kyrie Kamiya checked the resident list near the mailboxes.
"Nope, no Naoko or Willis here."
"Great. Now where?"
"To eat. I'm hungry."
"Sure, there are plenty of places nearby." Aurelia said and led the way to a nearby fast-food restaurant.
After eating and paying, the two headed out to search for Willis and or Naoko's apartments.
"So how do you think everyone will react to seeing us again?" Aurelia asked, after another failed attempt.
"Well, if we can even find them, I dunno. I know Ishida will be highly upset I'm still alive." Kyrie answered with a small yawn.
"Maybe she's changed."
"Yeah, changed like a rock changes its colour."
"Oh, shut up."
"Let's check this place." Kyrie pointed, "Only this time you can check the list. My eyes hurt."
Aurelia shook her head as they walked in. She went right over to the list and scanned it.
Kyrie leaned against the wall, eyes closed, taking a break.
"Kyrie!" Aurelia said in a hushed voice, "We found them."
She opened her eyes, "Really?"
"Yeah, c'mon." Aurelia started up the stairs.
"What room?"
"Nine fifty-six."
"Ah.You know how to get there?"
"I can manage it."
"Suure, its-" Kyrie checked her watch "-almost eight. I'm timing you."
"You're a strange one, Kyrie."
"Why thank you."
The two quickly went up the stairs and Aurelia found the apartment in what had to be record time.
"Here. Now knock."
"You knock, you got us here."
Aurelia sighed and knocked on the door.
*
Koji Takaishi - At seven Willis left to go meet with Naoko, while Matt came over and watched us. I didn't see why we needed Matt here, Satine's almost eighteen and Kwasi and I are sixteen. We didn't need a babysitter.
"Alright, did you guys eat already?"
"Yeah, but Koji'll be hungry again soon." Riley teased.
"Shut it." I snapped playfully and continued on playing on the PS2.
Riley stuck her tongue out. Lorie rolled her eyes with a grin.
"Alright, then, so what do you guys do?"
"Nothing, because we have no lives." Kwasi joked.
"Excuse me?" Satine asked, in mock anger.
"Oh, well *I* have a life, but not them." He nodded towards us.
We laughed a little.
"Well, we could always watch a movie or go out.' Lorie suggested.
"No, Willis doesn't want us going out." Matt said automatically.
"Nice try." Keiko said. "Let's pick a boring movie and fall asleep and that be that."
Riley rolled her eyes, "Nah, I'm just gonna go in my room."
"Me, too, Lorelai?" Keiko said, looking over at Lorie.
"Sure, why not?' Those three went to their room, leaving me, Li, Kwasi, and Satine to entertain Matt.
"So..?" Kwasi said, slowly.
"Let's watch a movie." Satine said and walked over where the DVDs were stacked. "We have Moulin Rouge, Air Force One, Twenty-Eight Days Later, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Pirates of the Caribbean, Bad Boys one and two, Run Lola Run, The Ring, and some anime stuff."
"Interesting list of movies. Willis let you get these?" Matt asked while reviewing the movies.
"Yeah, some he bought for us. Though, they're all old movies." Kwasi said.
"Well, duh, new movies only come out every two or so years." I answered.
"They have since we were little." Satine informed.
"Well, for you guys, we were told movies came out every few months." Li said, coming to my aid.
"That was then." Matt said, "Alright, I pick The Pirates of the Caribbean."
We all looked at her.
"Really?" Li asked.
"Really."
He laughed, "Okay, then."
It was a little after eight, when there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Riley called out as she run over to the front door.
"Could it be Willis?" Satine asked, getting up.
"I don't think so." Matt answered and went over to Riley, who was just opening the door.
"Hi." Kyrie sang out with a small grin and wave. Aurelia, next to her, rolled her eyes.
Everyone froze.
*
PhoniexChild - Kyrie seemed to be thoroughly enjoying everyone's shocked reactions.
"Kyrie?!" a familiar voice cried and Lorelai rushed over. She stopped right in front of Kyrie and Aurelia.
"Hey."
"Is Naoko here?" Aurelia asked, causing everyone to look at her.
"No, she and Willis are out." Satine answered softly.
"Oh.okay." She turned to Kyrie, as if asking whether they should stay or go.
"Well, see ya guys 'round." Kyrie said as she started to leave, Aurelia followed shortly.
"Wait!" Lorelai called, "Aren'tcha coming back?"
Kyrie turned around, "Ye-"
"No." Matt interrupted, "She won't be coming back."
"And who are *you* to say so?" Kyrie demanded.
"*I* am in charge here."
"For now." Aurelia spoke up.
Matt glared at her. Aurelia met her stare head on. It was clear that she had spent too much time with Kyrie.
"Stop." Kwasi said quietly.
"This doesn't involve you, Kwasi." Matt snapped.
"How do you know?"
"What are you saying?"
"Guardians, you're dumb."
"Shut the hell up!"
"Fricking make me!"
"If you don't leave I just may."
"Well, I ain't going anywhere. Gonna make me now?"
Matt went to push Kyrie out of the apartment, but Kyrie swung at her, hitting her square on the cheek.
"You, bitch!" Matt spat, clutching her cheek.
"Painful?" Kyrie asked with a gleeful smile.
Matt didn't answer, but walked right up to Kyrie.
"Don't get in my face, Ishida."
"I'll do as I please, Kamiya."
"Then you'll surely regret it."
Matt barked out a harsh laugh. "Regret what?"
"Oh, you'll see."
"You have nothing to say, 'cause you have nothing."
"Suure."
"Now leave."
"How 'bout no."
Matt lowered her voice. "Kamiya, get the fuck before I have to use force."
"Like your dad?"
"What the fuck about my dad?!"
" 'Use force', he probably had to use that." Kyrie whispered, "Ya know, that's how you got here."
Matt swung at her, hitting Kyrie in the mouth. She in turn punched Matt in the stomach and then the face again.
"Stop it!" Aurelia pulled Kyrie away from Matt, while Koji and Kwasi pulled Matt away. Lorelai stood in the middle, ready to hold back either woman if they got loose.
Lorelai looked at Kyrie mournfully.
"C'mon, Ky, let's go." Aurelia said, letting Kyrie go, slowly.
"Fine." Kyrie muttered, she turned to Matt, "You're gonna regret this." And with that the pair left.
Chapter Eleven: A Harsh Reunion
By: PhoniexChild
*
PhoniexChild - Matilda Ishida stood, leaning against the back wall of the subway car, searching through her purse for her keys. 'Goddammit!' She cursed in her mind, in English. Her stop was coming up soon and Matt still didn't have her keys.
"Arg." She muttered under her breath, as the car stopped. 'Greeat!' She could stay on til she found the keys, but then she would be late. Willis had told her to come to the apartment as soon as she could.
"Here." A small voice with a mixed accent, Japanese and one Matt didn't know, said in English, while handing Matt her keys.
Matt stared at the girl. The girl looked Chinese, but her eyes were a dark blue. "How'd-"
The girl shook her head and then handed Matt a floppy disk. "Use this to save a life."
"What?"
The subway doors slid open.
"You should go now, you're being waited upon."
Matt blinked, shocked.
The little girl then turned and walked out the door, Matt followed, but soon the girl was out of sight. 'What the hell was that?!' Matt wondered as she looked, searching for the girl. She stood there for a moment, then realized that Willis was waiting. With keys in hand, Matt handed for Willis's apartment.
*
Lorelai Takaishi sighed and moved her some of her hair out of her face.
"Bored?" Li Motomiya asked as he put his arm around her.
"Nope." Lorelai laid her head on his shoulder.
"Hey guys." Keiko Ichjiouji said as she and Riley Smythe walked in.
"Oh, Koji's on his way up." Riley grinned.
Li groaned.
Lorelai sat up. "Kei, over here now."
Keiko laughed as she hurried over and sat down between Li and Lorelai.
The next second Koji Takaishi came in with Kwasi Smythe and Satine Austin. Kwasi and Satine were holding hands, and quickly walked into another room, seeing that the TV room was occupied.
Koji walked over. "Whatcha guys watching?"
"Some dumb movie that Li put on, I don't even know what it is." Keiko quipped and Lorelai laughed.
"Alright. When's Willis gonna be home?"
"I dunno, soon, I think." Li answered.
"Really soon, he called a while ago. He said Matt was coming over too." Lorelai corrected.
"Alright." Koji nodded and went into the kitchen for his afternoon snack.
The phone rang suddenly, but Lorelai, Keiko, and Li ignored it, since Koji was the closest.
"Can someone get that?" Koji called from the kitchen.
"You're closer!" Lorelai yelled.
"I'm busy, Lorie. Keiko, Riley?"
"I'll get it." Riley said annoyed, coming out of her room. She rushed over and picked up the phone on its fourth ring. "Hello?" Pause. "Yeah, sorry, Koji didn't want to get the phone." Another pause. "He's eating." Riley turned to Koji and whispered loudly. "Willis says 'don't eat everything'."
"Sure." Koji rolled his eyes and continued to make his sandwich.
"Okay, sure, I'll tell everyone. Bye." Riley hung up the phone.
"Well?" Keiko asked, getting up from the couch.
"Willis said that Naoko's coming later today."
"Really?" Lorelai jumped up, "Did he say when exactly?"
"No, just later today."
"Lorelai, come." Keiko grabbed her arm and led her to their room.
"Where are they goin'?" Koji asked as he took a bite out of his sandwich.
"To their room." Li answered with a slight grin.
"Smartass."
*
Matt felt her cell phone vibrate in her pocket. She grabbed it and answered. "Hello?"
"Matilda, it's Willis."
"Hey. I'm on my way now."
"Don't, just come tomorrow, Naoko is coming tonight."
"Really? Why?"
"She didn't tell me much over the phone, but it's important."
"Okay, so are the kids gonna find out tonight?"
"No, Naoko and I are going to an undisclosed place."
"Ah. Need me to look after 'em?"
There was a brief silence as Willis thought about it. "That would be a good idea. Come at seven, that's when I'm leaving."
"Alright."
"See you then."
"Bye." Matt hung up the phone and put it back it her pocket. She glanced at her watch, it was almost six now. 'Good, I can run home and get dinner. Maybe a shower.' Matt, adjust her course and headed home. Soon she came to her apartment, dropped her keys, purse, and that floppy disk on the table near the door. She headed to the kitchen and began to take out leftovers, for a quick meal.
*
"Well?" Aurelia Izumi asked as Kyrie Kamiya checked the resident list near the mailboxes.
"Nope, no Naoko or Willis here."
"Great. Now where?"
"To eat. I'm hungry."
"Sure, there are plenty of places nearby." Aurelia said and led the way to a nearby fast-food restaurant.
After eating and paying, the two headed out to search for Willis and or Naoko's apartments.
"So how do you think everyone will react to seeing us again?" Aurelia asked, after another failed attempt.
"Well, if we can even find them, I dunno. I know Ishida will be highly upset I'm still alive." Kyrie answered with a small yawn.
"Maybe she's changed."
"Yeah, changed like a rock changes its colour."
"Oh, shut up."
"Let's check this place." Kyrie pointed, "Only this time you can check the list. My eyes hurt."
Aurelia shook her head as they walked in. She went right over to the list and scanned it.
Kyrie leaned against the wall, eyes closed, taking a break.
"Kyrie!" Aurelia said in a hushed voice, "We found them."
She opened her eyes, "Really?"
"Yeah, c'mon." Aurelia started up the stairs.
"What room?"
"Nine fifty-six."
"Ah.You know how to get there?"
"I can manage it."
"Suure, its-" Kyrie checked her watch "-almost eight. I'm timing you."
"You're a strange one, Kyrie."
"Why thank you."
The two quickly went up the stairs and Aurelia found the apartment in what had to be record time.
"Here. Now knock."
"You knock, you got us here."
Aurelia sighed and knocked on the door.
*
Koji Takaishi - At seven Willis left to go meet with Naoko, while Matt came over and watched us. I didn't see why we needed Matt here, Satine's almost eighteen and Kwasi and I are sixteen. We didn't need a babysitter.
"Alright, did you guys eat already?"
"Yeah, but Koji'll be hungry again soon." Riley teased.
"Shut it." I snapped playfully and continued on playing on the PS2.
Riley stuck her tongue out. Lorie rolled her eyes with a grin.
"Alright, then, so what do you guys do?"
"Nothing, because we have no lives." Kwasi joked.
"Excuse me?" Satine asked, in mock anger.
"Oh, well *I* have a life, but not them." He nodded towards us.
We laughed a little.
"Well, we could always watch a movie or go out.' Lorie suggested.
"No, Willis doesn't want us going out." Matt said automatically.
"Nice try." Keiko said. "Let's pick a boring movie and fall asleep and that be that."
Riley rolled her eyes, "Nah, I'm just gonna go in my room."
"Me, too, Lorelai?" Keiko said, looking over at Lorie.
"Sure, why not?' Those three went to their room, leaving me, Li, Kwasi, and Satine to entertain Matt.
"So..?" Kwasi said, slowly.
"Let's watch a movie." Satine said and walked over where the DVDs were stacked. "We have Moulin Rouge, Air Force One, Twenty-Eight Days Later, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Pirates of the Caribbean, Bad Boys one and two, Run Lola Run, The Ring, and some anime stuff."
"Interesting list of movies. Willis let you get these?" Matt asked while reviewing the movies.
"Yeah, some he bought for us. Though, they're all old movies." Kwasi said.
"Well, duh, new movies only come out every two or so years." I answered.
"They have since we were little." Satine informed.
"Well, for you guys, we were told movies came out every few months." Li said, coming to my aid.
"That was then." Matt said, "Alright, I pick The Pirates of the Caribbean."
We all looked at her.
"Really?" Li asked.
"Really."
He laughed, "Okay, then."
It was a little after eight, when there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Riley called out as she run over to the front door.
"Could it be Willis?" Satine asked, getting up.
"I don't think so." Matt answered and went over to Riley, who was just opening the door.
"Hi." Kyrie sang out with a small grin and wave. Aurelia, next to her, rolled her eyes.
Everyone froze.
*
PhoniexChild - Kyrie seemed to be thoroughly enjoying everyone's shocked reactions.
"Kyrie?!" a familiar voice cried and Lorelai rushed over. She stopped right in front of Kyrie and Aurelia.
"Hey."
"Is Naoko here?" Aurelia asked, causing everyone to look at her.
"No, she and Willis are out." Satine answered softly.
"Oh.okay." She turned to Kyrie, as if asking whether they should stay or go.
"Well, see ya guys 'round." Kyrie said as she started to leave, Aurelia followed shortly.
"Wait!" Lorelai called, "Aren'tcha coming back?"
Kyrie turned around, "Ye-"
"No." Matt interrupted, "She won't be coming back."
"And who are *you* to say so?" Kyrie demanded.
"*I* am in charge here."
"For now." Aurelia spoke up.
Matt glared at her. Aurelia met her stare head on. It was clear that she had spent too much time with Kyrie.
"Stop." Kwasi said quietly.
"This doesn't involve you, Kwasi." Matt snapped.
"How do you know?"
"What are you saying?"
"Guardians, you're dumb."
"Shut the hell up!"
"Fricking make me!"
"If you don't leave I just may."
"Well, I ain't going anywhere. Gonna make me now?"
Matt went to push Kyrie out of the apartment, but Kyrie swung at her, hitting her square on the cheek.
"You, bitch!" Matt spat, clutching her cheek.
"Painful?" Kyrie asked with a gleeful smile.
Matt didn't answer, but walked right up to Kyrie.
"Don't get in my face, Ishida."
"I'll do as I please, Kamiya."
"Then you'll surely regret it."
Matt barked out a harsh laugh. "Regret what?"
"Oh, you'll see."
"You have nothing to say, 'cause you have nothing."
"Suure."
"Now leave."
"How 'bout no."
Matt lowered her voice. "Kamiya, get the fuck before I have to use force."
"Like your dad?"
"What the fuck about my dad?!"
" 'Use force', he probably had to use that." Kyrie whispered, "Ya know, that's how you got here."
Matt swung at her, hitting Kyrie in the mouth. She in turn punched Matt in the stomach and then the face again.
"Stop it!" Aurelia pulled Kyrie away from Matt, while Koji and Kwasi pulled Matt away. Lorelai stood in the middle, ready to hold back either woman if they got loose.
Lorelai looked at Kyrie mournfully.
"C'mon, Ky, let's go." Aurelia said, letting Kyrie go, slowly.
"Fine." Kyrie muttered, she turned to Matt, "You're gonna regret this." And with that the pair left.