Hey people, it's KT again. I only have two reviews so far!!! Oh well. I hope those who are reading are enjoying! ^_^ This is the second chapter. I hope it's getting more interesting for all of you. Thanks for the reviews, and Wanderlily, thanks for pointing out the confusion in the letter! I fixed it a bit, and hope it's not so confusing now, for others and you! ^_^ (even though you already figured it out!! ^_^) See you all in chapter three!
Disclaimer: Yuu Watase is god and owns most of FY. All original characters are mine! Don't take without permission!
"bla" = dialog
:: bla :: = thoughts
*** = perspective change (and normally a bit of time has gone by)
Two people were running through the streets of Tokyo, bumping into people and knocking them down. They didn't seem to notice though, because they kept on running. Some of the people knocked down were heard to mutter the words "Baka gaijin", which, if translated, would mean Stupid foreigner.
"Shelby...where's the stupid house? We've been walking around here for ten whole minutes! I'm going to make you carry me soon," Jaren said.
"OH...suck it up Jaren...we'll find it. Stop complaining!" Shelby kicked the nearest businessman, because her brother jumped out of the way before she could kick him. She turned bright red and said, "Sorry." Embarrassed, Shelby ran away, her brother followed, as he laughed to himself. When Shelby stopped running she was standing in front of a medium sized house. "Jaren...this is her house!" Shelby pointed to the house they were standing in front of.
"Yes, so it is..." Her brother commented, dully. :: Stop pointing ::
"I think it's a nice house!" Shelby started walking towards the door.
"It's OK..." Her brother followed closely behind her. Shelby went up to the door, unsure of whether to knock or ring the bell. "Are we going to stand here all day?" Her brother was standing behind her. He was a tad impatient when he was outdoors. He moved in front of Shelby a bit and rang the bell.
"Well, I didn't know if we were supposed to knock or ring the bell!" Shelby said. She turned her face from him.
"It's not that hard...just pick one and do it!" Jaren rolled his eyes. After that, the door swung open, and a girl with red hair and blue eyes stood in the doorway.
"Hello! I'm Kyoei, how do you do?" Kyoei asked the people standing in front of her. "Please, come in!" Shelby stared at Kyoei.
:: She looks just like the picture she sent me! I can't believe she's actually standing in front of me and talking to me! ::
Jaren cleared his throat and nudged Shelby with his elbow, causing Shelby to pop out of her reverie.
"OH, sorry. I was caught up in the moment!" Shelby smiled, and rubbed the back of her head in embarassment.
"Oh, don't worry about it! I'm used to people staring at me," Kyoei said. Jaren noticed that her necklace was shining very brightly.
:: At least I think it's a necklace... ::
"Please, come in!" Kyoei ushered them into her house for the second time. "My uncle, the one that sent you the letter, said he wanted to talk with all three of us later tonight, if you'll stay," Shelby and Jaren walked inside the house.
"Oh...I'm sure that's..." Shelby started to say. As she turned around, she noticed Jaren shaking his head profusely from behind Kyoei's shoulder. "That's fine, we'll stay as long as you need us to!" Shelby smiled nicely at Kyoei, but when she turned her back, she smiled evily at Jaren, who glared right back at her. He mouthed the word 'bitch' to her and she stuck out her tongue.
"I'll be right back, I think my mother had baked some cookies and made some tea for us!" Kyoei headed for her kitchen. "Oh, please have a seat! I am sorry, I'm not used to having guests!" Kyoei motioned to the couches a little ways from where they were standing. "And, please take off your shoes. There are some house shoes for guests to your right!" With that, Kyoei continued into the kitchen and disappeared from view.
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Kyoei and Shelby had a good time talking about things that they normally wrote to each other about. Jaren was quiet most of the time and didn't say much, unless asked.
:: Maybe he's not much of a people person. Maybe it's me...I know a lot of people aren't comfortable around me. :: Kyoei continued to think of all the things that she thought might be the reason for Jaren's silence, but at long last, Kyoei's uncle stepped through the door.
"Kyoei-chan, are your friends here?" Kyoei's uncle hung up his coat and hat, took off his shoes, put on a pair of house shoes (basically slippers for all who were wondering) and made his way toward the living room.
"Yes, uncle, they're here!" Kyoei motioned for him to sit down next to her.
"This is my uncle, he's really nice, so don't be afraid of him," Kyoei said, smiling at Shelby and Jaren.
"Yeah...like she said. I don't bite," Kigeki Tsuomo smiled at the guests that were sitting in front of them. He leaned forward, towards Shelby, and asked her, "Did you bring the book I sent you?"
Shelby's face brightened up in mentioning of it, "Yeah! It's in my bag-" She ruffled through the contents of said 'bag' and brought out a red book with ancient Chinese symbols on the cover and the spine. The book seemed very old, but looked brand new.
:: What is it about this book that makes me like I'm floating a million miles away? :: Kyoei wondered.
Shelby held the book out to Kyoei's uncle, "Here, do you want this back?" She asked him.
"For now, yes. You'll be getting it back soon, though," Her uncle stood up, grabbed the book, opened it, and shut it again. "I'm afraid I don't know you name," Tsuomo was addressing Jaren, for the first time. He looked up at Tsuomo for the first time.
"I'm Jaren," He said, extending his hand toward Kyoei's uncle, who shook it. "I'm not much of a people person..." Jaren looked back towards the table again.
"Well, that's OK. A lot of people aren't. Now, what I am about to tell all of you will shock and amaze you. You might not believe it, but for everyone's sake, you must. It's been sixty years since this book was last used, and now it is your turn to use it," Kyoei's uncle turned around, seeming to be thinking of what to say.
"Use it how, Tsuomo? Like for research?" Kyoei questioned her uncle.
"No, like...like go inside the book," Tsuomo turned around and faced the group. "This is the story about four girls who gathered the seven seishi of Genbu, Byakko, Seiryuu, and Suzaku. They obtained omnipotent power and made every one of their wishes come true," Her uncle sighed and sat down again. "The story itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes reading it, will receive this power. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become reality and begin..." Her uncle put his hands on his face and rubbed his eyes.
"You mean...all we have to do is read this book and all our wishes will come true?" Shelby asked, not believing what she was hearing.
"Yes...well, no, it's not that simple. You see once you start reading the story...you become the story. You will go into this book, and the accounts of what you do in the book will be recorded on the pages."
"Like a diary of your life written by someone else?" Kyoei didn't think such a book existed.
"Yes, sort of like that. The reason you have this book, Shelby, is because you have been chosen. I was in my office late one evening, and this book shows up on my desk with an address attached to it. The address happened to be yours. At the time, I didn't know who you were, and didn't know you had been corresponding with Kyoei here, otherwise, I would've said something...maybe..." Tsuomo smiled at the group. "And the reason that Jaren was asked to come with you, is because he is very much a part of this story," Tsuomo looked at Jaren, who stared at him like he was out of his mind.
"And how am I a part of this...story?" Jaren didn't believe a word this guy was saying, but he decided to hear what he was getting at before writing him off as a nutcase.
"Well...for one thing, you bear the mark of a warrior...right..." Tsuomo reached over and touched his right shoulder. "There," He sat back down. "Am I right?" Tsuomo cracked a smile, acting like he already knew the answer to the question.
"Well if you mean the weird glowing symbol that shows up there for a few seconds, then, yes," Jaren raised his eyebrows and sat back a bit.
Kyoei turned to her uncle, "Then I'm supposed to go into the story too? That's what that whole power-transfer-séance thing was for? To give me more power to fulfill my duties as a warrior of Seiryuu?" Kyoei asked, very interested now.
Her uncle made a shhhing motion, "Yes, but I haven't gotten to that yet!" Tsuomo laughed at Kyoei's enthusiasm.
Disclaimer: Yuu Watase is god and owns most of FY. All original characters are mine! Don't take without permission!
"bla" = dialog
:: bla :: = thoughts
*** = perspective change (and normally a bit of time has gone by)
Two people were running through the streets of Tokyo, bumping into people and knocking them down. They didn't seem to notice though, because they kept on running. Some of the people knocked down were heard to mutter the words "Baka gaijin", which, if translated, would mean Stupid foreigner.
"Shelby...where's the stupid house? We've been walking around here for ten whole minutes! I'm going to make you carry me soon," Jaren said.
"OH...suck it up Jaren...we'll find it. Stop complaining!" Shelby kicked the nearest businessman, because her brother jumped out of the way before she could kick him. She turned bright red and said, "Sorry." Embarrassed, Shelby ran away, her brother followed, as he laughed to himself. When Shelby stopped running she was standing in front of a medium sized house. "Jaren...this is her house!" Shelby pointed to the house they were standing in front of.
"Yes, so it is..." Her brother commented, dully. :: Stop pointing ::
"I think it's a nice house!" Shelby started walking towards the door.
"It's OK..." Her brother followed closely behind her. Shelby went up to the door, unsure of whether to knock or ring the bell. "Are we going to stand here all day?" Her brother was standing behind her. He was a tad impatient when he was outdoors. He moved in front of Shelby a bit and rang the bell.
"Well, I didn't know if we were supposed to knock or ring the bell!" Shelby said. She turned her face from him.
"It's not that hard...just pick one and do it!" Jaren rolled his eyes. After that, the door swung open, and a girl with red hair and blue eyes stood in the doorway.
"Hello! I'm Kyoei, how do you do?" Kyoei asked the people standing in front of her. "Please, come in!" Shelby stared at Kyoei.
:: She looks just like the picture she sent me! I can't believe she's actually standing in front of me and talking to me! ::
Jaren cleared his throat and nudged Shelby with his elbow, causing Shelby to pop out of her reverie.
"OH, sorry. I was caught up in the moment!" Shelby smiled, and rubbed the back of her head in embarassment.
"Oh, don't worry about it! I'm used to people staring at me," Kyoei said. Jaren noticed that her necklace was shining very brightly.
:: At least I think it's a necklace... ::
"Please, come in!" Kyoei ushered them into her house for the second time. "My uncle, the one that sent you the letter, said he wanted to talk with all three of us later tonight, if you'll stay," Shelby and Jaren walked inside the house.
"Oh...I'm sure that's..." Shelby started to say. As she turned around, she noticed Jaren shaking his head profusely from behind Kyoei's shoulder. "That's fine, we'll stay as long as you need us to!" Shelby smiled nicely at Kyoei, but when she turned her back, she smiled evily at Jaren, who glared right back at her. He mouthed the word 'bitch' to her and she stuck out her tongue.
"I'll be right back, I think my mother had baked some cookies and made some tea for us!" Kyoei headed for her kitchen. "Oh, please have a seat! I am sorry, I'm not used to having guests!" Kyoei motioned to the couches a little ways from where they were standing. "And, please take off your shoes. There are some house shoes for guests to your right!" With that, Kyoei continued into the kitchen and disappeared from view.
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Kyoei and Shelby had a good time talking about things that they normally wrote to each other about. Jaren was quiet most of the time and didn't say much, unless asked.
:: Maybe he's not much of a people person. Maybe it's me...I know a lot of people aren't comfortable around me. :: Kyoei continued to think of all the things that she thought might be the reason for Jaren's silence, but at long last, Kyoei's uncle stepped through the door.
"Kyoei-chan, are your friends here?" Kyoei's uncle hung up his coat and hat, took off his shoes, put on a pair of house shoes (basically slippers for all who were wondering) and made his way toward the living room.
"Yes, uncle, they're here!" Kyoei motioned for him to sit down next to her.
"This is my uncle, he's really nice, so don't be afraid of him," Kyoei said, smiling at Shelby and Jaren.
"Yeah...like she said. I don't bite," Kigeki Tsuomo smiled at the guests that were sitting in front of them. He leaned forward, towards Shelby, and asked her, "Did you bring the book I sent you?"
Shelby's face brightened up in mentioning of it, "Yeah! It's in my bag-" She ruffled through the contents of said 'bag' and brought out a red book with ancient Chinese symbols on the cover and the spine. The book seemed very old, but looked brand new.
:: What is it about this book that makes me like I'm floating a million miles away? :: Kyoei wondered.
Shelby held the book out to Kyoei's uncle, "Here, do you want this back?" She asked him.
"For now, yes. You'll be getting it back soon, though," Her uncle stood up, grabbed the book, opened it, and shut it again. "I'm afraid I don't know you name," Tsuomo was addressing Jaren, for the first time. He looked up at Tsuomo for the first time.
"I'm Jaren," He said, extending his hand toward Kyoei's uncle, who shook it. "I'm not much of a people person..." Jaren looked back towards the table again.
"Well, that's OK. A lot of people aren't. Now, what I am about to tell all of you will shock and amaze you. You might not believe it, but for everyone's sake, you must. It's been sixty years since this book was last used, and now it is your turn to use it," Kyoei's uncle turned around, seeming to be thinking of what to say.
"Use it how, Tsuomo? Like for research?" Kyoei questioned her uncle.
"No, like...like go inside the book," Tsuomo turned around and faced the group. "This is the story about four girls who gathered the seven seishi of Genbu, Byakko, Seiryuu, and Suzaku. They obtained omnipotent power and made every one of their wishes come true," Her uncle sighed and sat down again. "The story itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes reading it, will receive this power. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become reality and begin..." Her uncle put his hands on his face and rubbed his eyes.
"You mean...all we have to do is read this book and all our wishes will come true?" Shelby asked, not believing what she was hearing.
"Yes...well, no, it's not that simple. You see once you start reading the story...you become the story. You will go into this book, and the accounts of what you do in the book will be recorded on the pages."
"Like a diary of your life written by someone else?" Kyoei didn't think such a book existed.
"Yes, sort of like that. The reason you have this book, Shelby, is because you have been chosen. I was in my office late one evening, and this book shows up on my desk with an address attached to it. The address happened to be yours. At the time, I didn't know who you were, and didn't know you had been corresponding with Kyoei here, otherwise, I would've said something...maybe..." Tsuomo smiled at the group. "And the reason that Jaren was asked to come with you, is because he is very much a part of this story," Tsuomo looked at Jaren, who stared at him like he was out of his mind.
"And how am I a part of this...story?" Jaren didn't believe a word this guy was saying, but he decided to hear what he was getting at before writing him off as a nutcase.
"Well...for one thing, you bear the mark of a warrior...right..." Tsuomo reached over and touched his right shoulder. "There," He sat back down. "Am I right?" Tsuomo cracked a smile, acting like he already knew the answer to the question.
"Well if you mean the weird glowing symbol that shows up there for a few seconds, then, yes," Jaren raised his eyebrows and sat back a bit.
Kyoei turned to her uncle, "Then I'm supposed to go into the story too? That's what that whole power-transfer-séance thing was for? To give me more power to fulfill my duties as a warrior of Seiryuu?" Kyoei asked, very interested now.
Her uncle made a shhhing motion, "Yes, but I haven't gotten to that yet!" Tsuomo laughed at Kyoei's enthusiasm.
