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~Crossroads~
By Burnt Rice
Chapter 5: Just the Beginning
"Oh Saaaaaanaaaaaaa........." Rei's sing-song voice resonated throughout the Kurata mansion. It bounced off the walls, magnifying his off-key voice. Skipping down the long hallway, little flowers and hearts could be seen floating around him like some sort of disease. It was quite frightening to see him this way, actually.
Rei Sagami, Sana's life-long manager, found Sana in her room, playing 'keep the doggie treat away from my many dogs game'. Rei burst in, eyes wide in excitement. "Sana!"
Sana jolted. It wasn't very often when a scary-looking manager would burst into her room with no prior warning. "What is it?", she asked.
"You know that movie you just finished shooting? A Frozen Time?"
Sana kept teasing the dogs that were going for the treat in her hand. "Yeah...."
"You just got nominated for the 'Best Actress award!!!!'"
"Really?! I can't wait to tell Mom! If I win, I'll celebrate by showing those pics of you to Asako-san!!"
Rei smile faltered. "SANA!! I thought I burned those!!!"
Sana grinned and reached for something under her bed. Simply, she said. "Copies."
An epic chase was about to happen in the Kurata house. Who would win?
~~
Akito Hayama hated the sound of his alarm clock. Since he had started high school, the only thing that woke him up was his morning run. It was his way of escaping. No pressure from the family, no hounding from the teachers, and best off, no Vigils. He didn't have to worry about putting on a mask of indifference, or acting superior, so that spineless cronies would faithfully follow him, like lap dogs. Granted, he did have a certain twisted pleasure out of leading them, but hey. No one had asked them to. Akito looked forward to the challenge of finding the perfect assignment for each target. Every one of them was a little different, like a fingerprint on each individual. But one thing kept coming back into his head: Sana. He had the whole 'make her come back to me' routine, no one hadn't not returned to the Vigils yet. No one was that guiltless. The problem was, what to make her do when the time for her assignment came? He had no clue. Plus, Akito didn't want to get all of the Vigils involved just yet. He, Naozumi, and Tsuyoshi would do just fine on their own. He hadn't gotten the phone call from Naozumi last night, but Akito figured that he would have some info on Sana today. Today, his plan would take effect. Today was the day. So why did Akito have a twisted feeling in his gut?
~~
"WHAT?!!! You actually walked out on the Vigils? What's wrong with you, Sana?!!"
"Shh! Keep it down! There could be people watching!"
Sana and Fuka were walking down the hallway, to their first class. They had was ten minutes until the
bell rang. "Oh, right." answered Fuka, at a softer volume. "So what happened?"
"I told you already. I couldn't stand what that Hayama guy is doing to this place! It's like a dictatorship,
except on a smaller scale." Sana noticed that someone was walking towards them. Naozumi.
"Hey Sana. This your friend?" He was referring to Fuka.
"Yeah.", the actress coldly replied. "This is Fuka Matsui. Come on, we've got to get to class." At that, Sana grabbed Fuka's arm and walked off, once more leaving Naozumi standing alone. He stared hard at the two girls retreating down the hall. "Fuka Matsui.", he said to himself.
~~
I still have 8 minutes before class starts, thought Naozumi. Man, that Sana girl can be so cold. He headed towards the Vigils meeting room, where he knew Tsuyoshi and Akito would be waiting. He opened the door, and found that his convictions had been correct.
"So?" said Tsuyoshi.
"So...", continued the Vigil president, ".....Fuka Matsui." Tsuyoshi automatically recorded the fact in his
notebook.
"Matsui......" repeated Akito. "Tsuyoshi. What do you have?"
Tsuyoshi automatically read what was written on the page. It was like a habit to him now. Akito calling off a name, and Tsuyoshi revealing the stats. "Fuka Matsui.", he recited. "A junior. 16 years old. Moved here from Osaka about 4 years ago, so she still has a Kansai accent. Went out with some guy named Takaishi about a month ago. A junior at Crossroads too. Soon after we gave him that chocolate assignment they broke up."
Silence. Akito's eyes bored into the wall. He came to a decision.
"Do it."
Naozumi looked up. "Are you sure?"
"Not you." , Akito replied. "Tsuyoshi."
Tsuyoshi gulped. "Me? Are you absolutely sure you want to go through with this?"
Akito peered into Tsuyohi's eyes. Tsuyoshi suffered from a sudden chill. The assigner spoke.
"Dead sure."
~~End Ch. 5
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Author's note: YAY! Next chapter!! Thanks again to my reviewers, and furthermore, ENJOY!
~Crossroads~
By Burnt Rice
Chapter 5: Just the Beginning
"Oh Saaaaaanaaaaaaa........." Rei's sing-song voice resonated throughout the Kurata mansion. It bounced off the walls, magnifying his off-key voice. Skipping down the long hallway, little flowers and hearts could be seen floating around him like some sort of disease. It was quite frightening to see him this way, actually.
Rei Sagami, Sana's life-long manager, found Sana in her room, playing 'keep the doggie treat away from my many dogs game'. Rei burst in, eyes wide in excitement. "Sana!"
Sana jolted. It wasn't very often when a scary-looking manager would burst into her room with no prior warning. "What is it?", she asked.
"You know that movie you just finished shooting? A Frozen Time?"
Sana kept teasing the dogs that were going for the treat in her hand. "Yeah...."
"You just got nominated for the 'Best Actress award!!!!'"
"Really?! I can't wait to tell Mom! If I win, I'll celebrate by showing those pics of you to Asako-san!!"
Rei smile faltered. "SANA!! I thought I burned those!!!"
Sana grinned and reached for something under her bed. Simply, she said. "Copies."
An epic chase was about to happen in the Kurata house. Who would win?
~~
Akito Hayama hated the sound of his alarm clock. Since he had started high school, the only thing that woke him up was his morning run. It was his way of escaping. No pressure from the family, no hounding from the teachers, and best off, no Vigils. He didn't have to worry about putting on a mask of indifference, or acting superior, so that spineless cronies would faithfully follow him, like lap dogs. Granted, he did have a certain twisted pleasure out of leading them, but hey. No one had asked them to. Akito looked forward to the challenge of finding the perfect assignment for each target. Every one of them was a little different, like a fingerprint on each individual. But one thing kept coming back into his head: Sana. He had the whole 'make her come back to me' routine, no one hadn't not returned to the Vigils yet. No one was that guiltless. The problem was, what to make her do when the time for her assignment came? He had no clue. Plus, Akito didn't want to get all of the Vigils involved just yet. He, Naozumi, and Tsuyoshi would do just fine on their own. He hadn't gotten the phone call from Naozumi last night, but Akito figured that he would have some info on Sana today. Today, his plan would take effect. Today was the day. So why did Akito have a twisted feeling in his gut?
~~
"WHAT?!!! You actually walked out on the Vigils? What's wrong with you, Sana?!!"
"Shh! Keep it down! There could be people watching!"
Sana and Fuka were walking down the hallway, to their first class. They had was ten minutes until the
bell rang. "Oh, right." answered Fuka, at a softer volume. "So what happened?"
"I told you already. I couldn't stand what that Hayama guy is doing to this place! It's like a dictatorship,
except on a smaller scale." Sana noticed that someone was walking towards them. Naozumi.
"Hey Sana. This your friend?" He was referring to Fuka.
"Yeah.", the actress coldly replied. "This is Fuka Matsui. Come on, we've got to get to class." At that, Sana grabbed Fuka's arm and walked off, once more leaving Naozumi standing alone. He stared hard at the two girls retreating down the hall. "Fuka Matsui.", he said to himself.
~~
I still have 8 minutes before class starts, thought Naozumi. Man, that Sana girl can be so cold. He headed towards the Vigils meeting room, where he knew Tsuyoshi and Akito would be waiting. He opened the door, and found that his convictions had been correct.
"So?" said Tsuyoshi.
"So...", continued the Vigil president, ".....Fuka Matsui." Tsuyoshi automatically recorded the fact in his
notebook.
"Matsui......" repeated Akito. "Tsuyoshi. What do you have?"
Tsuyoshi automatically read what was written on the page. It was like a habit to him now. Akito calling off a name, and Tsuyoshi revealing the stats. "Fuka Matsui.", he recited. "A junior. 16 years old. Moved here from Osaka about 4 years ago, so she still has a Kansai accent. Went out with some guy named Takaishi about a month ago. A junior at Crossroads too. Soon after we gave him that chocolate assignment they broke up."
Silence. Akito's eyes bored into the wall. He came to a decision.
"Do it."
Naozumi looked up. "Are you sure?"
"Not you." , Akito replied. "Tsuyoshi."
Tsuyoshi gulped. "Me? Are you absolutely sure you want to go through with this?"
Akito peered into Tsuyohi's eyes. Tsuyoshi suffered from a sudden chill. The assigner spoke.
"Dead sure."
~~End Ch. 5
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