Paper fan
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Chapter 6
I wore contacts today. I feel more free and unhindered this way. I tried some sunglasses that I thought looked good. With my paper fan in my pocket, cheering me on. I felt like a new man. I could acomplish any goal I set for myself and right now I had three.
First, tell Maron how I feel about her. Second, look Chiaki in the eye and tell him how much I respect him. Third, catch Sinbad and be sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he and Chiaki are not the same man. The third of course would have to wait till Miyako recieves word of a notice from Sinbad.
"Hello." I took off my sunglasses to alway be sure and look her in the eye. "Maron." I smiled. I felt confident and I was sure my smile reflected that.
"Iincho?" she was watering some flowers outside the gym. "What's going on?" This was great! It's like she couldn't recognize that insecure geek is once was. She saw purpose in me and strength.
"I wanted to give you this." I presented her with a gold bracelet decorated with emeralds. I fastened it onto her delicate wrist.
"Iincho, it's beautiful but..." she tried object, but I put a finger over her lips to stop her.
"It's nothing compared to you." I told her, taking a step back. "I know it's a little sudden but...Please would you join me for dinner tonight at 'The Crembrule.'"
"But that's too much I couldn't possibly."
"You're worth it." I winked at her. Nice touch. "I pick you up at Eight."
"Wait."
"Please," I wasn't begging or anything, I just really wanted to talk to her, alone. "I have something I need to ask you."
"But..." She hesitated. Poor girl can't resist me. I put my sunglasses back on.
"Eight o'clock." I told her as I walked away, suave and sophisticated. Yeah!
"~That was brilliantly done, you swept her off her feet~"
"You know it!" I grinned. "I couldn't have done it without you." I took out the fan and cooled my face.
"~My power can only enhance your desires, whatever you want to be~"
"Whatever I want to be." I thought about how liberating it is to do what I want. I never expected it to be so exilerating. "Hm, I could get used to this." I grinned. I crossed the sports field in between classes. As people were setting up for soccer practice, I saw a strange thing.
"What's that?" I pointed at a strange little fairy like thing with black wings, more delicate than a crow, but a human or at least human like body complete with odd clothes. It was looking around, like it was looking for something. The fan began to shake. "What is it? What's wrong?" I asked.
"~Don't let it see me~" there was ugency in that soft voice.
"Uh!" I put the fan back in my pocket. "Is that thing looking for you?"
"~He will take me away~"
"Why?" I took off my sunglasses to see the little thing more clearly.
"~He wants to kill me~" No! I won't let him take away my chance at happiness.
"I'll stop him." I started running.
"~but~"
"I can do anything, as long as you help me." I followed the dark haired fairy to the trees along the west wall of the school yard. He looked like he was going to fly over the wall and away. "Oh, no you don't."
I climbed the nearest tree like it was nothing and reached out just barely getting the train of his robes. He excliamed and tried to fly away frantically. When it wasn't working, he turned and pulled on his clothes, wiggling the cloth free from my pinching fingers.
"Why you." I reached out and grabbed him with my other hand. Unfortunately, this was the extent of my briliant plan. Gravity, it seems, had it's own opinion on the subject. I fell, gripping the little guy in my hands. I wasn't going to let go. "Oof!" I landed hard, face first.
"Ite-te-te." I sat up and checked my nose.
"Ugh." the little thing breathed, unconcious on the grass in front of me. I picked him up gently. He looked so cute when he was sleeping.
"It doesn't look like an evil demon." I blinked.
"~You must destroy it~"
"D-destroy? You mean like kill him?"
"~Well, what else were you going to do when you caught him~"
"Well, I..." I scratched my cheek. I honestly didn't know what I was going to do, like now.
"~You mean you don't know~" okay this was embarassing but it's not like I couldn't handle it.
"Don't worry I'll think of something." but what? "Let's see." I thought about it. "I know! I've got a bird cage at home. I'll keep him in there until he promises not to hurt you. Okay?"
"~um~"
"It's a great plan. It'll work, you'll see." I nodded to myself.
"Iincho?" Chiaki's voice came from behind me. Oh jeez! I can't let him see this evil demon, he'll think I'm weird. I tucked the little guy in my jacket.
"Hi there Chiaki." I laughed nervously. "How are you?"
"Um, fine." The look in his eye like the last time I was posessed, suspicious. I'm not posessed this time, I'm myself. Regardless, I had a goal in mind. Number two on my list.
"Hey chiaki."
"Yeah."
"I just wanted to say thanks."
"For what?"
"For yesterday and every day you've helped me. You gave me the strength to want to be a better person. You gave me hope and confidence in my future. I just wanted...I wanted to say, Thank you and that you don't have to worry about me any more."
"I..." I wanted to hear what he had to say but the demon started to move. I had to resist the tickling sensation in my jacket, or I'd bust a gut laughing.
"I'll see you later, okay?" I ran off.
"Oi, Iicho!" He called after me, but I couldn't stop. I had to get home.
Are you still reading? Um, thanks. Have you reviewed yet? If you have, thanks. If not, why not? I'm not going to bite, only nibble a little. yum!
Chapter 6
I wore contacts today. I feel more free and unhindered this way. I tried some sunglasses that I thought looked good. With my paper fan in my pocket, cheering me on. I felt like a new man. I could acomplish any goal I set for myself and right now I had three.
First, tell Maron how I feel about her. Second, look Chiaki in the eye and tell him how much I respect him. Third, catch Sinbad and be sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he and Chiaki are not the same man. The third of course would have to wait till Miyako recieves word of a notice from Sinbad.
"Hello." I took off my sunglasses to alway be sure and look her in the eye. "Maron." I smiled. I felt confident and I was sure my smile reflected that.
"Iincho?" she was watering some flowers outside the gym. "What's going on?" This was great! It's like she couldn't recognize that insecure geek is once was. She saw purpose in me and strength.
"I wanted to give you this." I presented her with a gold bracelet decorated with emeralds. I fastened it onto her delicate wrist.
"Iincho, it's beautiful but..." she tried object, but I put a finger over her lips to stop her.
"It's nothing compared to you." I told her, taking a step back. "I know it's a little sudden but...Please would you join me for dinner tonight at 'The Crembrule.'"
"But that's too much I couldn't possibly."
"You're worth it." I winked at her. Nice touch. "I pick you up at Eight."
"Wait."
"Please," I wasn't begging or anything, I just really wanted to talk to her, alone. "I have something I need to ask you."
"But..." She hesitated. Poor girl can't resist me. I put my sunglasses back on.
"Eight o'clock." I told her as I walked away, suave and sophisticated. Yeah!
"~That was brilliantly done, you swept her off her feet~"
"You know it!" I grinned. "I couldn't have done it without you." I took out the fan and cooled my face.
"~My power can only enhance your desires, whatever you want to be~"
"Whatever I want to be." I thought about how liberating it is to do what I want. I never expected it to be so exilerating. "Hm, I could get used to this." I grinned. I crossed the sports field in between classes. As people were setting up for soccer practice, I saw a strange thing.
"What's that?" I pointed at a strange little fairy like thing with black wings, more delicate than a crow, but a human or at least human like body complete with odd clothes. It was looking around, like it was looking for something. The fan began to shake. "What is it? What's wrong?" I asked.
"~Don't let it see me~" there was ugency in that soft voice.
"Uh!" I put the fan back in my pocket. "Is that thing looking for you?"
"~He will take me away~"
"Why?" I took off my sunglasses to see the little thing more clearly.
"~He wants to kill me~" No! I won't let him take away my chance at happiness.
"I'll stop him." I started running.
"~but~"
"I can do anything, as long as you help me." I followed the dark haired fairy to the trees along the west wall of the school yard. He looked like he was going to fly over the wall and away. "Oh, no you don't."
I climbed the nearest tree like it was nothing and reached out just barely getting the train of his robes. He excliamed and tried to fly away frantically. When it wasn't working, he turned and pulled on his clothes, wiggling the cloth free from my pinching fingers.
"Why you." I reached out and grabbed him with my other hand. Unfortunately, this was the extent of my briliant plan. Gravity, it seems, had it's own opinion on the subject. I fell, gripping the little guy in my hands. I wasn't going to let go. "Oof!" I landed hard, face first.
"Ite-te-te." I sat up and checked my nose.
"Ugh." the little thing breathed, unconcious on the grass in front of me. I picked him up gently. He looked so cute when he was sleeping.
"It doesn't look like an evil demon." I blinked.
"~You must destroy it~"
"D-destroy? You mean like kill him?"
"~Well, what else were you going to do when you caught him~"
"Well, I..." I scratched my cheek. I honestly didn't know what I was going to do, like now.
"~You mean you don't know~" okay this was embarassing but it's not like I couldn't handle it.
"Don't worry I'll think of something." but what? "Let's see." I thought about it. "I know! I've got a bird cage at home. I'll keep him in there until he promises not to hurt you. Okay?"
"~um~"
"It's a great plan. It'll work, you'll see." I nodded to myself.
"Iincho?" Chiaki's voice came from behind me. Oh jeez! I can't let him see this evil demon, he'll think I'm weird. I tucked the little guy in my jacket.
"Hi there Chiaki." I laughed nervously. "How are you?"
"Um, fine." The look in his eye like the last time I was posessed, suspicious. I'm not posessed this time, I'm myself. Regardless, I had a goal in mind. Number two on my list.
"Hey chiaki."
"Yeah."
"I just wanted to say thanks."
"For what?"
"For yesterday and every day you've helped me. You gave me the strength to want to be a better person. You gave me hope and confidence in my future. I just wanted...I wanted to say, Thank you and that you don't have to worry about me any more."
"I..." I wanted to hear what he had to say but the demon started to move. I had to resist the tickling sensation in my jacket, or I'd bust a gut laughing.
"I'll see you later, okay?" I ran off.
"Oi, Iicho!" He called after me, but I couldn't stop. I had to get home.