Taiki made his way over to Annu's house by going around the forest. It was
the fastest way to get there. It took him about 20 minutes. When Taiki came
to the he knocked on it lightly. There was no answer. He knocked a little
harder. Still no answer. He opened the door and walked inside. There was a
table with a few chairs around it. There was a plant by the window and lamp
in the corner.
'I remember the first time I was in this house.' thought Taiki
**Flashback**
(Taiki had just turned 17. It had been about a month since the starlights and Kakyuu had gotten back from earth.) Taiki looked at the list of volunteers who wanted to help rebuild Kinmoku. There was one person left on the list. Annu Ogasa. Taiki knocked on the door. A girl who looked about 14 answered the door.
"May I speak to Annu Ogasa?" asked Taiki
"That's me!" said Annu. Taiki didn't expect a 14 year old girl to volunteer to help. She didn't look like she could help that much. She didn't look that strong.
"Did you sign up to volunteer?" asked Taiki thinking maybe there was some sort of mix-up.
"Yes!"
"Oh." Taiki thought for a couple seconds.
'How can she help?' thought Taiki.
"Uhhhhhh come inside. It looks pretty cold outside!" said Annu looking at the rain clouds that were forming.
"Thank you." said Taiki stepping inside. Taiki thought for a little longer.
'How can she help? ...............I know!!' thought Taiki
"Would you like to be my secretary?" asked Taiki
"Secretary?" asked Annu
"You know organize papers,give me messages from people that have called me, keep me updated on the latest news ect."
"Okay!" said Annu smiling.
"You can start Monday. Come to the palace at 9:30. Don't be late." said Taiki
"I'll be there right on time!" said Annnu
**End flashback**
'Where did she go?' thought Taiki looking around the house. He came to the door of Annu's room. He slowly turned the handle and then walked in. He saw Annu sitting on the floor among broken glass and torn papers. She was holding her hand and crying. There was a thin line if blood accros her hand.
"Annu?"
**Seiya and Usagi**
Seiya had been sitting on the couch with Usagi for about 30 minutes. His arms were placed around her as she peacefully sleeped. He didn't dare move. If he did she would probably wake-up.
"Seiya..." whispered Usagi
"Huh!" Seiya looked at Usagi as her eyes slowy opened.
"Seiya! It hurts!" said Usagi
"What?" asked Seiya
"My stomach!" said Usagi
"It'll go away Odango. You just have to wait." said Seiya
"But it hurts right now! It's not stopping!" whined Usagi.
"It's okay Odango." said Seiya hugging Usagi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yaten lay on his bed in his room thinking.
'She came in right when I was thinking about her........strange.' thought Yaten.
**Flashback**
Yaten walked through the old crumlbing halls of the once beutiful castle. He came to a door. He pushed it open. It was his old room. Sunlight poured in through the window. Yaten walked over to it and shut the curtins. It was completly dark. He went over and sat on his bed. He lit a candle,put it on the dresser and pulled a picture out of his pocket. It was a picture of Minako. He had it for about two years. Minako had given it to him 2 years ago. At the time Yaten just threw it on his desk at his apartment. But twhen he was getting ready to leave earth he put it in his pocket. And it had been there when he got back to Kinmoku. So he kept it. Minako was only 16 in that picture.
'I wonder if she has changed.' thought Yaten. Another thought came to his mind. Usagi.
'She's so much like Minako. I can't help but think about Usagi.' thought Yaten. She acted and looked so much like Minako. Yaten hated to admit it but he had fallen in love with Minako. But Usagi just reminded him so much of Minako.
'She's almost as perfect as Minako.' thought Yaten. Yaten gasped.
"Am I falling in love with Usagi?" All of a sudden he heard footsteps coming down the hall. Yaten blew out the candle making it completely dark once again. Someone walked in the room. The person walked around for a while. Yaten crept behinde the person and grabbed them by the neck.
"Who are you?" he asked
"U-usagi." she answered.
"Usagi!" Yaten walked over to the curtins and opened them.
"What are you doing here?" asked Yaten
**End flashback**
"She's not Minako" whisered Yaten. ".....................But she's the closest I'll ever get to her."
**Seiya and Usagi**
Usagi squeezed Seiya's arm as another wave of pain rushed through her stomach.
"Stupid monster!" said Usagi
"I'm sorry I didn't stop him before it was to late." said Seiya
"Don't be sorry Seiya. I should have run away.It's not like I'm gonna die or anything. The silver crystal will help cure it faster." said Usagi through clenched teeth.
"It''s okay Odango." said Seiya leaning down and kissing Usagi on the cheek. Usagi put her fingers to her cheek. Then pain stopped for a minute.
"I know. Your such a good freind Seiya." said Usagi as the pain quikly came back. Those words haunted Seiya. Every time she said it his heart broke into more peices.
'I'm not giving up yet.' thought Seiya holding Usagi tightly
**Taiki and Annu**
"Huh?" Annu gasped and turned to look at Taiki.
"T-taiki." she whispered
"Annu what happened?" asked Taiki.
"I got mad and I threw some stuff off the table. I started to pick everything up but while I was picking stuff up I got this peice of glass stuck in my hand. I keep on trying to take it out but I'm so shaky I just keep pushing it further in. It just won't come out!" said Annu starting to cry harder. Taiki walked over to Annu.
"Shhhhhhhhh Annu." said Taiki soothingly. He pulled the peice of glass out of her hand. It wasn't in that deep but it still loked painful. He placed the glass on the table. He tore a bit of his sleeve off and dabbed at Annu's cut with it. Then he took a bandage out of his pocket and placed it over her cut.
"You better come back with me." said Taiki.
"Yaten,Seiya and Usagi won't mind will they?" asked Annu
"I'm sure they won't. Come on." said Taiki walking to the door. Annu nodded and followed Taiki.
'I remember the first time I was in this house.' thought Taiki
**Flashback**
(Taiki had just turned 17. It had been about a month since the starlights and Kakyuu had gotten back from earth.) Taiki looked at the list of volunteers who wanted to help rebuild Kinmoku. There was one person left on the list. Annu Ogasa. Taiki knocked on the door. A girl who looked about 14 answered the door.
"May I speak to Annu Ogasa?" asked Taiki
"That's me!" said Annu. Taiki didn't expect a 14 year old girl to volunteer to help. She didn't look like she could help that much. She didn't look that strong.
"Did you sign up to volunteer?" asked Taiki thinking maybe there was some sort of mix-up.
"Yes!"
"Oh." Taiki thought for a couple seconds.
'How can she help?' thought Taiki.
"Uhhhhhh come inside. It looks pretty cold outside!" said Annu looking at the rain clouds that were forming.
"Thank you." said Taiki stepping inside. Taiki thought for a little longer.
'How can she help? ...............I know!!' thought Taiki
"Would you like to be my secretary?" asked Taiki
"Secretary?" asked Annu
"You know organize papers,give me messages from people that have called me, keep me updated on the latest news ect."
"Okay!" said Annu smiling.
"You can start Monday. Come to the palace at 9:30. Don't be late." said Taiki
"I'll be there right on time!" said Annnu
**End flashback**
'Where did she go?' thought Taiki looking around the house. He came to the door of Annu's room. He slowly turned the handle and then walked in. He saw Annu sitting on the floor among broken glass and torn papers. She was holding her hand and crying. There was a thin line if blood accros her hand.
"Annu?"
**Seiya and Usagi**
Seiya had been sitting on the couch with Usagi for about 30 minutes. His arms were placed around her as she peacefully sleeped. He didn't dare move. If he did she would probably wake-up.
"Seiya..." whispered Usagi
"Huh!" Seiya looked at Usagi as her eyes slowy opened.
"Seiya! It hurts!" said Usagi
"What?" asked Seiya
"My stomach!" said Usagi
"It'll go away Odango. You just have to wait." said Seiya
"But it hurts right now! It's not stopping!" whined Usagi.
"It's okay Odango." said Seiya hugging Usagi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yaten lay on his bed in his room thinking.
'She came in right when I was thinking about her........strange.' thought Yaten.
**Flashback**
Yaten walked through the old crumlbing halls of the once beutiful castle. He came to a door. He pushed it open. It was his old room. Sunlight poured in through the window. Yaten walked over to it and shut the curtins. It was completly dark. He went over and sat on his bed. He lit a candle,put it on the dresser and pulled a picture out of his pocket. It was a picture of Minako. He had it for about two years. Minako had given it to him 2 years ago. At the time Yaten just threw it on his desk at his apartment. But twhen he was getting ready to leave earth he put it in his pocket. And it had been there when he got back to Kinmoku. So he kept it. Minako was only 16 in that picture.
'I wonder if she has changed.' thought Yaten. Another thought came to his mind. Usagi.
'She's so much like Minako. I can't help but think about Usagi.' thought Yaten. She acted and looked so much like Minako. Yaten hated to admit it but he had fallen in love with Minako. But Usagi just reminded him so much of Minako.
'She's almost as perfect as Minako.' thought Yaten. Yaten gasped.
"Am I falling in love with Usagi?" All of a sudden he heard footsteps coming down the hall. Yaten blew out the candle making it completely dark once again. Someone walked in the room. The person walked around for a while. Yaten crept behinde the person and grabbed them by the neck.
"Who are you?" he asked
"U-usagi." she answered.
"Usagi!" Yaten walked over to the curtins and opened them.
"What are you doing here?" asked Yaten
**End flashback**
"She's not Minako" whisered Yaten. ".....................But she's the closest I'll ever get to her."
**Seiya and Usagi**
Usagi squeezed Seiya's arm as another wave of pain rushed through her stomach.
"Stupid monster!" said Usagi
"I'm sorry I didn't stop him before it was to late." said Seiya
"Don't be sorry Seiya. I should have run away.It's not like I'm gonna die or anything. The silver crystal will help cure it faster." said Usagi through clenched teeth.
"It''s okay Odango." said Seiya leaning down and kissing Usagi on the cheek. Usagi put her fingers to her cheek. Then pain stopped for a minute.
"I know. Your such a good freind Seiya." said Usagi as the pain quikly came back. Those words haunted Seiya. Every time she said it his heart broke into more peices.
'I'm not giving up yet.' thought Seiya holding Usagi tightly
**Taiki and Annu**
"Huh?" Annu gasped and turned to look at Taiki.
"T-taiki." she whispered
"Annu what happened?" asked Taiki.
"I got mad and I threw some stuff off the table. I started to pick everything up but while I was picking stuff up I got this peice of glass stuck in my hand. I keep on trying to take it out but I'm so shaky I just keep pushing it further in. It just won't come out!" said Annu starting to cry harder. Taiki walked over to Annu.
"Shhhhhhhhh Annu." said Taiki soothingly. He pulled the peice of glass out of her hand. It wasn't in that deep but it still loked painful. He placed the glass on the table. He tore a bit of his sleeve off and dabbed at Annu's cut with it. Then he took a bandage out of his pocket and placed it over her cut.
"You better come back with me." said Taiki.
"Yaten,Seiya and Usagi won't mind will they?" asked Annu
"I'm sure they won't. Come on." said Taiki walking to the door. Annu nodded and followed Taiki.