Dilandau? On Earth?!
Chapter 5
"Bye!! See ya later Akima!! Gotta go!!" Hitomi called out just as she was about to run out the front door wearing a pair of blue jeans, a short sleeved green shirt while wearing a jacket, and a pendent on a gold chain with a pink shaped tear drop stone hanging around her neck.
"Not so fast young lady! Just where do you think your going?" Akima said as she looked up from watching tv in the living room wearing her white robe with her black hair up in a bun while drinking tea. "It's only 7:00am. Mind telling me where you're off to on this lovely cold morning?"
"Oh yeah well you see I told Yukari and Amano that I would meet them at the mall. You see there is this huge sale and we really can't miss it!"
Akima raised one eyebrow. "Really now? Funny. You normally tell me when you have plans so I'll know ahead of time. Why didn't you tell me about this one?"
Shit. Hitomi was afraid Akima would ask something like that. True. She always did tell Akima her plans ahead of time so that things can be kept organized and the air clean between the two. Akima was more of an older sister to Hitomi than a guardian; Akima was only between the ages of 25-35. She could always share things with her and could go to her with a problem. Being able to talk to someone helped Hitomi out a lot, back when she lived with her family she couldn't really talk to anyone; no one would listen to her and no one was usually around to care that Hitomi had problems or that she was even alive. Hell she wouldn't even be surprised if they didn't notice that one day she never came home. That's how bad living with her folks were; until the social workers came and took her and her bother away.
Hitomi's parents were always out at bars and coming home late at 3:00am drunk. The house was always a mess with empty beer bottles, old pizza boxes that still had some leftovers inside, trash, dirty clothes, broken dishes, and the whole house smelled of thick cigarette smoke that with one breath it could probably kill you right on the spot. There were even some blood, stains on the walls that showed that there have been many bloody fights, but thankfully it was only her parents who fought in those kinds of fights with each other and Hitomi and her brother Taro stayed out of it.
Hitomi hadn't seen her folks or her brother in 5 years. Her parents were in prison for child abuse and in danger mint, drunk driving, bar fights, and use of drugs. Her brother was sent to a special home for trouble some teens. Taro was only about 3 years older than Hitomi and has been in and out of gangs at an early age. (A/N: yeah I know Hitomi's brother is younger than her, but hell with it! in this story he ain't!) By watching his folks as he grew up he developed a habit of drinking, smoking, and a life of crime for himself. So now he was in a special boys home getting help to change his ways and lead a straight life, but so far he wasn't doing a great job. He has a violent temper, refuses to listen to anyone, and can sometimes be violent; the doctors there say it's mostly because of the way he saw his parents that give him such a bad influence. As for Hitomi she was sent to live with Akima, who was an old friend of Hitomi's mother and now her devoted guardian.
"Well I kind of forgot. I didn't even no that we had a sale this weekend until yesterday after school. It slipped my mind." Said Hitomi trying to not give anything away. Akima is one of those people who can tell if you're lying or not. It gives Hitomi the creeps sometimes, it's like she knows everything there is about you before you can even say anything or even before you yourself know anything about your own self. Talk about scary.
"Oh okay, just wanted to be sure. Just be sure that-"
But before Akima can say another word Hitomi had already bolted out the door and slammed it shut. "GREAT!! Thanks a lot Akima see ya!!"
"Teenagers."
Back in Hitomi's room Dilandau was sitting on the floor with his back leaning against the girl of the Mystic Moon's bed wearing only his black leather pants and sleeveless under shirt playing what she called a video game on her PS1. The game was called Gundam Battle Assult 2. He was amazed at how much he could do on this game and how much those guymelefs or what Hitomi calls them mobile suits and gundams were just like those on Gaea only more advance. Hitomi showed him how to work the control and how to use the buttons and what was the meaning of the game, though Dilandau kind of figured it out on his own.
The game was a game of battles. You decide on which gundam or mobile suit you would use to fight with and then you fight against another mobile suit or gundam. Never had the pyro seen anything like this! These people on the Mystic Moon had everything right here in they're own home! If they wanted a fight they just had to play a video game or watch tv and there it was! If they wanted music they just put in a disc that is called a CD inside a machine called a CD player and press a button and there it was, music! One type of music that Hitomi had introduced to him was what she called punk rock or rock n' roll or whatever; there were a lot of names. It was a type of music that Dilandau had never heard of before and when he first heard it he wasn't even sure if it was music. Most of the time the people were screaming instead of singing and the strange instruments that were used to make the music really was something unreal. Drums the pyro understood, but a keyboard, electric guitar, base guitar was something new. He rather liked this new type of music in a way it seemed.scary the way the music was like, loud, rude sometimes, in your face, young people kind of music, its message music in a way. Depending on what the song was about and the music seemed to go well with his personality. Dilandau could not believe how advanced the people of the Mystic Moon were, they mainly had everything at the touch of a button!
The night before Hitomi had taught him how to work a few things like the tv, the ps1, CD player, DVD player, and how to even turn on and off the lights. She told him of what life was like here and that women had the same rights as men do and can do anything they can do. He of course couldn't believe that, a woman doing what a man does? Never! She told him how people got around in machines called cars, buses, and air planes and told him how they worked a little bit. Dilandau came to realize that on The Mystic Moon many people relied on they're technology to survive in the world.
Dilandau paused the game and walked over to the sleeping bag that Hitomi got out for him to sleep in that night. He kneeled down next to his blood red armor and picked up his sword and stared at it while remembering what Hitomi had said earlier this morning.
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Dilandau lay asleep inside the sleeping bag when someone rudely kicks him lightly in his side. "Hey! Wake up Fire-Eyes I don't got all morning!" said a female voice in a whisper.
"What the-!!" Before the pyro could finish that sentence someone's foot comes down on his stomach hard.
"Not so loud Dilandau or you'll wake up the house hold! Remember we ain't the only people here. We don't want Akima to catch on that you're here now do we? No? I didn't think so, so be quite! Whisper please!"
Grumbling in a response and ticked of at himself for letting a girl getting him in his gut Dilandau slowly sat up. As he did he notice how Hitomi seemed to have already showered and dressed as if to go, somewhere. "Are we going somewhere?"
"I am, but your not." The girl kneeled down to his level. "That's why I woke ya up to tell ya my plan."
"Plan? What plan?"
"That's what I'm about to tell you now so shut up and listen! Look I can't keep hiding you in my room forever God knows I can't and hell I sure won't! So here is what we're gonna do we're gonna pretend that you are a new student at my school, foreigner from some country called..whatever will make up the name later anyways!! Since you're new in town which is true, you don't have a clue about anything what's so ever and have no family or friends here to turn to so the school board asks if someone could take you in and teach you about America's culture, give ya a place to stay and crap! If we play are cards right we trick Akima into letting ya stay and that way you can just live here and pretend to be part of life here until it's time for you to return to your world called Gaea again. That sound good to ya?"
"I suppose yes, all expect school board?" raising and eyebrow with the new word.
"I'll explain what that is about later, but right now first things first. Another reason why I woke ya up cause I need to know what size clothes you wear."
"What?"
"I said what size clothes do you wear?"
"Why the hell are you asking me what size clothes I wear?"
"Because so I'll know what size to get you!"
"Get me what?"
"Clothes!!"
"Why would you get me clothes? My armor is just fine thank you!"
"Oh no, it's not! Have you forgotten you're no longer on your world anymore? Where you come from yes, people where armor all the time I'm sure, but not here. People haven't worn armor like yours in many years, like way before I was ever born."
"So I've seen."
"Yeah! Which means that if you are going to pass as a person living here you need to dress like you do live here and act like the teens here."
"Teens? Dress? What are you talking about girl?"
"I'm talking about playing the part as a normal teenage boy, but to do that you need to dress like one and act like one which shouldn't be to hard for you; from what I've seen so far you sure as hell act like any guy that I would know. Now tell me what size clothes you wear!"
"Is this really necessary?"
"Yes, damn it! You did say that you don't want to be found out right?"
"Yes."
"Well then since I live here I would know how to keep you from being discovered. If you go walking around carrying a sword and wearing armor most likely people may think you're in a costume on your way to party or something, but some crazy person might think otherwise and call the cops. Sad to say, but we do have some crazy peeps living around here."
"Peeps?"
"It's slang."
"Slang?"
"Never mind! I'll tell ya later, but right now just give me your size of clothes first and then will worry about talking slang and junk later because I gotta go out shopping and talk to my friend Yukari about something!"
After Dilandau gave Hitomi his size of clothes she told him to stay in her room and not go anywhere and keep quite and that she would be back soon.
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Dilandau placed his sword back on the sleeping bag still in deep thought.
"Slang? Clothing I guess I can do, but what is this slang shit? Gods this sure is one strange world with strange devices. But I guess that's what makes it so interesting! I wonder what's in store for me on this world? Whatever it is I'm ready for it!"
Two hours later Hitomi returned home carrying with her two medium large black plastic bags with red writing on it that said Hot Topic. Coming out of the kitten Akima notice her has she headed up stairs.
"Hot Topic? Since when do you visit that weird place?"
"Once in awhile, but not often I mainly go just to browse around." Came Hitomi's reply not stopping as she walked up the stairs.
"Browse? Well it sure looks to me like you didn't just browse what did you buy there?"
"Oh nothing! Just the usually kind of stuff!"
"Stuff? Yes I can see that, but what kind of-"
"YES! That's right stuff! Just stuff!"
Akima heard her slam her door to her room meaning that this discussion was over. She could tell that by the way Hitomi was acting that something was up. Since when did Hitomi bring two medium large bags home from Hot Topic? Once in awhile Hitomi may go there and get a small item or two or even a shirt or something, but never come home with a whole load. "What's that girl is up to this time?"
"Hey Dilandau! What's up?"
"The roof."
"Ha ha very funny!"
"Funny? I wasn't being funny I was telling the truth."
"Oh. I thought that you were being sarcastic or something, oh well! Anyways here put these on!" Hitomi tossed him one of the black plastic bags.
Dilandau opened one of the bags and pulled out a long sleeved black shirt with flames on the sleeves, five pairs of black baggy pants and only one of them had a silver chain on it, a short sleeved red shirt, short black sleeved shirt with a white skull head on it with fire coming out of it's eyes, a plain black sleeveless shirt, another black short sleeved shirt that had red writing on it that said `I see dumb people` and a black coat that had red dragons on it. (A/N not a big heavy coat ya know something medium or w/e ya know what I mean; to be used to keep warm in the cold caz.its cold! I hate cold!! I LOVE HEAT!!) "What's all this for?"
"Dumb-ass! This is how you will dress while your here. I got ya these kinds of clothes because to me ya seem more like the scary, evil, bad boy, punk, gothic, lover of fire type person in a way. Plus you seem to like punk music a lot better than all the other types I showed ya so I got you some clothes to help you fit with the crowd."
"I see, but you didn't have to do this."
"Actually I had to cause if I didn't my plan I told you about earlier wouldn't work and you would have been found out."
"Hump. Holding your end of the bargain I see, you give me a place to stay and help me stay hidden and I disappear from your life forever."
Hitomi wasn't expecting to hear that kind of an answer from him, but yet she should have. After all what he first did to her when they first met how could she not expect that that would be all that he would care about. "Pretty much yeah. That's the only damn reason why I'm doing this for you so you can leave me in peace." `Also because you can kick my ass and kill me whenever you want.` She said to herself mentally. She sure didn't want Dilandau to know that she was still scared of him a bit. "Anyways try them on."
Before Dilandau could reply she was out the door. Taking a better glance at the strange new clothes before him he found them quite interesting especially the ones with flames on them. As long as he could remember he always loved fire! The way it glowed brightly in the darkest of night, it's intense heat, the way it brought fear to people, the way it could be used to create or destroy as you please to burn down whole villages, cities, and countries or to use fire for something else. That something else Dilandau had no clue of expect to use fire for his own enjoyment, to destroy. He was amazed though that Hitomi could tell that he might have a thing for fire, which is true beyond belief he loved fire and in a way fire was a part of him. `But how had Hitomi known?` He didn't do nor say anything about fire or anything at all that would lead her toward thinking that Dilandau was a pyro freak! So how else had she known that he would like clothes with fire on them? Was it his red eyes, his red guymelef? What? Guess he'll have to ask next time.
Shoving his thoughts away he got up and began to try the clothes on. Once he was done he opened the door a little bit to find Hitomi standing in the hallway with her back leaning against the wall. When she saw him opening the door she quickly hurried him back inside in fear of being seen by Akima who was now on her way up the stairs. She shut the door and locked it then turned around to see how Dilandau had looked.
Hitomi's jaw dropped at the sight in front of her. Dilandau had put on the red shirt and the black baggy pants on with the chain. Hitomi already knew he was way stronger than her, but didn't know how strong until she saw his arms and chest. They had muscles, real muscles not the kind of little thing that regular guys had from working out at the gym this was better! It was like he trained his whole life to get and look this strong. The color red also seemed to go well with his body, his eyes, oh God eyes definitely the eyes! Like fire! Maybe even blood, and his short silver hair. For some reason his silver hair seemed to sparkle a little, it could have been because some fait sunlight had came in the room, but not much. But still Dilandau was amazing!
`Aaah.so now he is amazing eh?`
`Oh no not you again!`
`Yep it's me again, the little voice in the back of your head!`
`Go away! I know what your going to say I don't want to hear it!`
`Why? It's just the truth. What's wrong with telling the truth? Nothing!`
`It is wrong when YOU tell the truth! Go away!`
`That's funny. Last time I checked I am YOU! So if you're going to talk bad about me you are only talking bad about yourself! Admit it! Look at him! He is so.`
`Don't! You! Dare! Say it!`
`Hot!`
`I said don't say it!!`
`Well stuff shit! That is what you are thinking isn't it? So why not think it? It's true! He is hot!`
` So!! I couldn't care less if he was the hottest guy on earth! I don't care!! After what he did to me?! I don't think so!`
`Okay, okay so maybe he is forcing you to help him stay alive in this world, but is that really so bad? By looking at him I'd say it's worth it!`
`Must you always make me think this way?`
`Well I am you so yes! Besides look at the bright side when you're done keeping him here out of sight from the world and he is able to return to his world you won't ever see him again. So be happy! Oh, but wait! I'm you so I know you're not happy about that. After what he has done and after you telling me that you don't care about him you are a little sad that he'll be leaving? Why? I thought you didn't give a damn about him!`
`I don't!`
`Then why do you care if he stays or goes then?`
`I don't care! I don't even know him we just met so why would I care?!`
`Because he isn't from this world! That's why! You want to know more of who he is and where he comes from! That's why! That's why you care! Plus.there is something about him.`
`...`
A few moments went by and Dilandau didn't know what to do expect stare back at Hitomi who was looking at him with her mouth open and eyes wide, studying him. He couldn't help, but grin slightly when he followed her gaze toward his strong arms.
"See something you like milady?"
Snapping out of her thoughts Hitomi quickly closed her mouth slightly blushing.
"I couldn't help, but notice you were staring at me something the matter?" he said with a slight laugh in his voice.
"N-no!! Nothing is the matter!"
"Sure. Whatever you say then. So what now?"
"Huh? Oh yeah! Um okay! You look good, not bad at all! You really do look like a regular guy here."
"So I fit in now? I can leave this room finally or do you wish me to stay her longer?" His grin grew slightly larger at that remark and Hitomi only blushed more.
Hitomi cleared her throat before she replied. "Um yeah sure you can now leave, but again your still gonna have to come in and out the window though; quietly!! Getting you these clothes was phase one so now you can walk the streets and no one will pay mind to you."
"Well that's good to here because I'm sure as hell am not going to be stay in here all day!" With that said Dilandau already made his way to the window and opened it, but grabbing his sword along the way.
"Whoa! Um Dilandau! You might wanna leave that here!" Hitomi said as she got in front of Dilandau and pointed at his sword.
"And I would want to do that because why?" He said looking down at her.
"Remember what I said? People around here don't carry swords anymore and if people saw you with that well they'd be frightened."
"If people don't use swords to protect themselves with then how are people protected?!"
"In many ways like the police, the army, and guns and stuff."
"Guns?"
"It's a weapon here on Earth and believe me it is much more powerful than a sword. Compared to a gun a sword is nothing."
"Really now?"
"Really."
"This I must see. Well since I know nothing of this place I need a guide, show me around!"
"What? Now?"
"Yes now, have a problem with that?"
"No! No problem!"
"Then how about it? If I'm staying here I need to know my way around here, what things are, who is who and crap! Is that true?"
"It's true."
"Then let us go." Without a word Dilandau threw his sword on Hitomi's bed and picked her up and was headed out the window.
"Whoa, whoa wait sec! What are you doing?" Asked Hitomi nervously.
"Jumping."
"Jumping? Out the window? You can't be serious!"
"I'm very serious."
"Can't we take the door?"
"You said so yourself that I can't take the door."
"Right! You can't! But I can! So put me down!"
"Until I can take the door you can't either." He said grinning and taking a step on the ledge.
"Are you crazy?"
"Are you scared I'm going to drop you milady or are you afraid of heights?"
"Neither! I've climbed out of this window by myself before!"
"Then what are you scared of?"
"I've never jumped out the window before!"
"Well lucky you cause I have."
"Oh and that makes me feel so much better!!" Hitomi said in a sarcastic tone.
"Good! Hold on!"
Hitomi quickly put her arms around his neck and closed her eyes. "Oh God! Why me?"
Holding Hitomi tighter to him Dilandau jumped and as they went down a rush of cold air had hit them both. Hitomi was biting down on her tongue to keep herself from screaming.
When they landed Dilandau stood up straight still holding Hitomi who had her arms tightly around his neck. "It would be nice if I could breathe!"
"Is it over yet?"
"Yes and that wasn't so bad now was it? After all that is a lot faster than taking the stupid door."
"Yeah well I like using the door. I won't risk breaking my neck that way!"
"Fine. Now can I please breathe?"
"Wha? Oh! Sorry." She loosened her arms from around his neck and he put her down. "Where to first?"
"I don't know! You live here and you're the one showing me around so you tell me!"
"Okay well um..will go everywhere I guess. Follow me."
With that they were off walking down the street.
Chapter 5
"Bye!! See ya later Akima!! Gotta go!!" Hitomi called out just as she was about to run out the front door wearing a pair of blue jeans, a short sleeved green shirt while wearing a jacket, and a pendent on a gold chain with a pink shaped tear drop stone hanging around her neck.
"Not so fast young lady! Just where do you think your going?" Akima said as she looked up from watching tv in the living room wearing her white robe with her black hair up in a bun while drinking tea. "It's only 7:00am. Mind telling me where you're off to on this lovely cold morning?"
"Oh yeah well you see I told Yukari and Amano that I would meet them at the mall. You see there is this huge sale and we really can't miss it!"
Akima raised one eyebrow. "Really now? Funny. You normally tell me when you have plans so I'll know ahead of time. Why didn't you tell me about this one?"
Shit. Hitomi was afraid Akima would ask something like that. True. She always did tell Akima her plans ahead of time so that things can be kept organized and the air clean between the two. Akima was more of an older sister to Hitomi than a guardian; Akima was only between the ages of 25-35. She could always share things with her and could go to her with a problem. Being able to talk to someone helped Hitomi out a lot, back when she lived with her family she couldn't really talk to anyone; no one would listen to her and no one was usually around to care that Hitomi had problems or that she was even alive. Hell she wouldn't even be surprised if they didn't notice that one day she never came home. That's how bad living with her folks were; until the social workers came and took her and her bother away.
Hitomi's parents were always out at bars and coming home late at 3:00am drunk. The house was always a mess with empty beer bottles, old pizza boxes that still had some leftovers inside, trash, dirty clothes, broken dishes, and the whole house smelled of thick cigarette smoke that with one breath it could probably kill you right on the spot. There were even some blood, stains on the walls that showed that there have been many bloody fights, but thankfully it was only her parents who fought in those kinds of fights with each other and Hitomi and her brother Taro stayed out of it.
Hitomi hadn't seen her folks or her brother in 5 years. Her parents were in prison for child abuse and in danger mint, drunk driving, bar fights, and use of drugs. Her brother was sent to a special home for trouble some teens. Taro was only about 3 years older than Hitomi and has been in and out of gangs at an early age. (A/N: yeah I know Hitomi's brother is younger than her, but hell with it! in this story he ain't!) By watching his folks as he grew up he developed a habit of drinking, smoking, and a life of crime for himself. So now he was in a special boys home getting help to change his ways and lead a straight life, but so far he wasn't doing a great job. He has a violent temper, refuses to listen to anyone, and can sometimes be violent; the doctors there say it's mostly because of the way he saw his parents that give him such a bad influence. As for Hitomi she was sent to live with Akima, who was an old friend of Hitomi's mother and now her devoted guardian.
"Well I kind of forgot. I didn't even no that we had a sale this weekend until yesterday after school. It slipped my mind." Said Hitomi trying to not give anything away. Akima is one of those people who can tell if you're lying or not. It gives Hitomi the creeps sometimes, it's like she knows everything there is about you before you can even say anything or even before you yourself know anything about your own self. Talk about scary.
"Oh okay, just wanted to be sure. Just be sure that-"
But before Akima can say another word Hitomi had already bolted out the door and slammed it shut. "GREAT!! Thanks a lot Akima see ya!!"
"Teenagers."
Back in Hitomi's room Dilandau was sitting on the floor with his back leaning against the girl of the Mystic Moon's bed wearing only his black leather pants and sleeveless under shirt playing what she called a video game on her PS1. The game was called Gundam Battle Assult 2. He was amazed at how much he could do on this game and how much those guymelefs or what Hitomi calls them mobile suits and gundams were just like those on Gaea only more advance. Hitomi showed him how to work the control and how to use the buttons and what was the meaning of the game, though Dilandau kind of figured it out on his own.
The game was a game of battles. You decide on which gundam or mobile suit you would use to fight with and then you fight against another mobile suit or gundam. Never had the pyro seen anything like this! These people on the Mystic Moon had everything right here in they're own home! If they wanted a fight they just had to play a video game or watch tv and there it was! If they wanted music they just put in a disc that is called a CD inside a machine called a CD player and press a button and there it was, music! One type of music that Hitomi had introduced to him was what she called punk rock or rock n' roll or whatever; there were a lot of names. It was a type of music that Dilandau had never heard of before and when he first heard it he wasn't even sure if it was music. Most of the time the people were screaming instead of singing and the strange instruments that were used to make the music really was something unreal. Drums the pyro understood, but a keyboard, electric guitar, base guitar was something new. He rather liked this new type of music in a way it seemed.scary the way the music was like, loud, rude sometimes, in your face, young people kind of music, its message music in a way. Depending on what the song was about and the music seemed to go well with his personality. Dilandau could not believe how advanced the people of the Mystic Moon were, they mainly had everything at the touch of a button!
The night before Hitomi had taught him how to work a few things like the tv, the ps1, CD player, DVD player, and how to even turn on and off the lights. She told him of what life was like here and that women had the same rights as men do and can do anything they can do. He of course couldn't believe that, a woman doing what a man does? Never! She told him how people got around in machines called cars, buses, and air planes and told him how they worked a little bit. Dilandau came to realize that on The Mystic Moon many people relied on they're technology to survive in the world.
Dilandau paused the game and walked over to the sleeping bag that Hitomi got out for him to sleep in that night. He kneeled down next to his blood red armor and picked up his sword and stared at it while remembering what Hitomi had said earlier this morning.
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Dilandau lay asleep inside the sleeping bag when someone rudely kicks him lightly in his side. "Hey! Wake up Fire-Eyes I don't got all morning!" said a female voice in a whisper.
"What the-!!" Before the pyro could finish that sentence someone's foot comes down on his stomach hard.
"Not so loud Dilandau or you'll wake up the house hold! Remember we ain't the only people here. We don't want Akima to catch on that you're here now do we? No? I didn't think so, so be quite! Whisper please!"
Grumbling in a response and ticked of at himself for letting a girl getting him in his gut Dilandau slowly sat up. As he did he notice how Hitomi seemed to have already showered and dressed as if to go, somewhere. "Are we going somewhere?"
"I am, but your not." The girl kneeled down to his level. "That's why I woke ya up to tell ya my plan."
"Plan? What plan?"
"That's what I'm about to tell you now so shut up and listen! Look I can't keep hiding you in my room forever God knows I can't and hell I sure won't! So here is what we're gonna do we're gonna pretend that you are a new student at my school, foreigner from some country called..whatever will make up the name later anyways!! Since you're new in town which is true, you don't have a clue about anything what's so ever and have no family or friends here to turn to so the school board asks if someone could take you in and teach you about America's culture, give ya a place to stay and crap! If we play are cards right we trick Akima into letting ya stay and that way you can just live here and pretend to be part of life here until it's time for you to return to your world called Gaea again. That sound good to ya?"
"I suppose yes, all expect school board?" raising and eyebrow with the new word.
"I'll explain what that is about later, but right now first things first. Another reason why I woke ya up cause I need to know what size clothes you wear."
"What?"
"I said what size clothes do you wear?"
"Why the hell are you asking me what size clothes I wear?"
"Because so I'll know what size to get you!"
"Get me what?"
"Clothes!!"
"Why would you get me clothes? My armor is just fine thank you!"
"Oh no, it's not! Have you forgotten you're no longer on your world anymore? Where you come from yes, people where armor all the time I'm sure, but not here. People haven't worn armor like yours in many years, like way before I was ever born."
"So I've seen."
"Yeah! Which means that if you are going to pass as a person living here you need to dress like you do live here and act like the teens here."
"Teens? Dress? What are you talking about girl?"
"I'm talking about playing the part as a normal teenage boy, but to do that you need to dress like one and act like one which shouldn't be to hard for you; from what I've seen so far you sure as hell act like any guy that I would know. Now tell me what size clothes you wear!"
"Is this really necessary?"
"Yes, damn it! You did say that you don't want to be found out right?"
"Yes."
"Well then since I live here I would know how to keep you from being discovered. If you go walking around carrying a sword and wearing armor most likely people may think you're in a costume on your way to party or something, but some crazy person might think otherwise and call the cops. Sad to say, but we do have some crazy peeps living around here."
"Peeps?"
"It's slang."
"Slang?"
"Never mind! I'll tell ya later, but right now just give me your size of clothes first and then will worry about talking slang and junk later because I gotta go out shopping and talk to my friend Yukari about something!"
After Dilandau gave Hitomi his size of clothes she told him to stay in her room and not go anywhere and keep quite and that she would be back soon.
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Dilandau placed his sword back on the sleeping bag still in deep thought.
"Slang? Clothing I guess I can do, but what is this slang shit? Gods this sure is one strange world with strange devices. But I guess that's what makes it so interesting! I wonder what's in store for me on this world? Whatever it is I'm ready for it!"
Two hours later Hitomi returned home carrying with her two medium large black plastic bags with red writing on it that said Hot Topic. Coming out of the kitten Akima notice her has she headed up stairs.
"Hot Topic? Since when do you visit that weird place?"
"Once in awhile, but not often I mainly go just to browse around." Came Hitomi's reply not stopping as she walked up the stairs.
"Browse? Well it sure looks to me like you didn't just browse what did you buy there?"
"Oh nothing! Just the usually kind of stuff!"
"Stuff? Yes I can see that, but what kind of-"
"YES! That's right stuff! Just stuff!"
Akima heard her slam her door to her room meaning that this discussion was over. She could tell that by the way Hitomi was acting that something was up. Since when did Hitomi bring two medium large bags home from Hot Topic? Once in awhile Hitomi may go there and get a small item or two or even a shirt or something, but never come home with a whole load. "What's that girl is up to this time?"
"Hey Dilandau! What's up?"
"The roof."
"Ha ha very funny!"
"Funny? I wasn't being funny I was telling the truth."
"Oh. I thought that you were being sarcastic or something, oh well! Anyways here put these on!" Hitomi tossed him one of the black plastic bags.
Dilandau opened one of the bags and pulled out a long sleeved black shirt with flames on the sleeves, five pairs of black baggy pants and only one of them had a silver chain on it, a short sleeved red shirt, short black sleeved shirt with a white skull head on it with fire coming out of it's eyes, a plain black sleeveless shirt, another black short sleeved shirt that had red writing on it that said `I see dumb people` and a black coat that had red dragons on it. (A/N not a big heavy coat ya know something medium or w/e ya know what I mean; to be used to keep warm in the cold caz.its cold! I hate cold!! I LOVE HEAT!!) "What's all this for?"
"Dumb-ass! This is how you will dress while your here. I got ya these kinds of clothes because to me ya seem more like the scary, evil, bad boy, punk, gothic, lover of fire type person in a way. Plus you seem to like punk music a lot better than all the other types I showed ya so I got you some clothes to help you fit with the crowd."
"I see, but you didn't have to do this."
"Actually I had to cause if I didn't my plan I told you about earlier wouldn't work and you would have been found out."
"Hump. Holding your end of the bargain I see, you give me a place to stay and help me stay hidden and I disappear from your life forever."
Hitomi wasn't expecting to hear that kind of an answer from him, but yet she should have. After all what he first did to her when they first met how could she not expect that that would be all that he would care about. "Pretty much yeah. That's the only damn reason why I'm doing this for you so you can leave me in peace." `Also because you can kick my ass and kill me whenever you want.` She said to herself mentally. She sure didn't want Dilandau to know that she was still scared of him a bit. "Anyways try them on."
Before Dilandau could reply she was out the door. Taking a better glance at the strange new clothes before him he found them quite interesting especially the ones with flames on them. As long as he could remember he always loved fire! The way it glowed brightly in the darkest of night, it's intense heat, the way it brought fear to people, the way it could be used to create or destroy as you please to burn down whole villages, cities, and countries or to use fire for something else. That something else Dilandau had no clue of expect to use fire for his own enjoyment, to destroy. He was amazed though that Hitomi could tell that he might have a thing for fire, which is true beyond belief he loved fire and in a way fire was a part of him. `But how had Hitomi known?` He didn't do nor say anything about fire or anything at all that would lead her toward thinking that Dilandau was a pyro freak! So how else had she known that he would like clothes with fire on them? Was it his red eyes, his red guymelef? What? Guess he'll have to ask next time.
Shoving his thoughts away he got up and began to try the clothes on. Once he was done he opened the door a little bit to find Hitomi standing in the hallway with her back leaning against the wall. When she saw him opening the door she quickly hurried him back inside in fear of being seen by Akima who was now on her way up the stairs. She shut the door and locked it then turned around to see how Dilandau had looked.
Hitomi's jaw dropped at the sight in front of her. Dilandau had put on the red shirt and the black baggy pants on with the chain. Hitomi already knew he was way stronger than her, but didn't know how strong until she saw his arms and chest. They had muscles, real muscles not the kind of little thing that regular guys had from working out at the gym this was better! It was like he trained his whole life to get and look this strong. The color red also seemed to go well with his body, his eyes, oh God eyes definitely the eyes! Like fire! Maybe even blood, and his short silver hair. For some reason his silver hair seemed to sparkle a little, it could have been because some fait sunlight had came in the room, but not much. But still Dilandau was amazing!
`Aaah.so now he is amazing eh?`
`Oh no not you again!`
`Yep it's me again, the little voice in the back of your head!`
`Go away! I know what your going to say I don't want to hear it!`
`Why? It's just the truth. What's wrong with telling the truth? Nothing!`
`It is wrong when YOU tell the truth! Go away!`
`That's funny. Last time I checked I am YOU! So if you're going to talk bad about me you are only talking bad about yourself! Admit it! Look at him! He is so.`
`Don't! You! Dare! Say it!`
`Hot!`
`I said don't say it!!`
`Well stuff shit! That is what you are thinking isn't it? So why not think it? It's true! He is hot!`
` So!! I couldn't care less if he was the hottest guy on earth! I don't care!! After what he did to me?! I don't think so!`
`Okay, okay so maybe he is forcing you to help him stay alive in this world, but is that really so bad? By looking at him I'd say it's worth it!`
`Must you always make me think this way?`
`Well I am you so yes! Besides look at the bright side when you're done keeping him here out of sight from the world and he is able to return to his world you won't ever see him again. So be happy! Oh, but wait! I'm you so I know you're not happy about that. After what he has done and after you telling me that you don't care about him you are a little sad that he'll be leaving? Why? I thought you didn't give a damn about him!`
`I don't!`
`Then why do you care if he stays or goes then?`
`I don't care! I don't even know him we just met so why would I care?!`
`Because he isn't from this world! That's why! You want to know more of who he is and where he comes from! That's why! That's why you care! Plus.there is something about him.`
`...`
A few moments went by and Dilandau didn't know what to do expect stare back at Hitomi who was looking at him with her mouth open and eyes wide, studying him. He couldn't help, but grin slightly when he followed her gaze toward his strong arms.
"See something you like milady?"
Snapping out of her thoughts Hitomi quickly closed her mouth slightly blushing.
"I couldn't help, but notice you were staring at me something the matter?" he said with a slight laugh in his voice.
"N-no!! Nothing is the matter!"
"Sure. Whatever you say then. So what now?"
"Huh? Oh yeah! Um okay! You look good, not bad at all! You really do look like a regular guy here."
"So I fit in now? I can leave this room finally or do you wish me to stay her longer?" His grin grew slightly larger at that remark and Hitomi only blushed more.
Hitomi cleared her throat before she replied. "Um yeah sure you can now leave, but again your still gonna have to come in and out the window though; quietly!! Getting you these clothes was phase one so now you can walk the streets and no one will pay mind to you."
"Well that's good to here because I'm sure as hell am not going to be stay in here all day!" With that said Dilandau already made his way to the window and opened it, but grabbing his sword along the way.
"Whoa! Um Dilandau! You might wanna leave that here!" Hitomi said as she got in front of Dilandau and pointed at his sword.
"And I would want to do that because why?" He said looking down at her.
"Remember what I said? People around here don't carry swords anymore and if people saw you with that well they'd be frightened."
"If people don't use swords to protect themselves with then how are people protected?!"
"In many ways like the police, the army, and guns and stuff."
"Guns?"
"It's a weapon here on Earth and believe me it is much more powerful than a sword. Compared to a gun a sword is nothing."
"Really now?"
"Really."
"This I must see. Well since I know nothing of this place I need a guide, show me around!"
"What? Now?"
"Yes now, have a problem with that?"
"No! No problem!"
"Then how about it? If I'm staying here I need to know my way around here, what things are, who is who and crap! Is that true?"
"It's true."
"Then let us go." Without a word Dilandau threw his sword on Hitomi's bed and picked her up and was headed out the window.
"Whoa, whoa wait sec! What are you doing?" Asked Hitomi nervously.
"Jumping."
"Jumping? Out the window? You can't be serious!"
"I'm very serious."
"Can't we take the door?"
"You said so yourself that I can't take the door."
"Right! You can't! But I can! So put me down!"
"Until I can take the door you can't either." He said grinning and taking a step on the ledge.
"Are you crazy?"
"Are you scared I'm going to drop you milady or are you afraid of heights?"
"Neither! I've climbed out of this window by myself before!"
"Then what are you scared of?"
"I've never jumped out the window before!"
"Well lucky you cause I have."
"Oh and that makes me feel so much better!!" Hitomi said in a sarcastic tone.
"Good! Hold on!"
Hitomi quickly put her arms around his neck and closed her eyes. "Oh God! Why me?"
Holding Hitomi tighter to him Dilandau jumped and as they went down a rush of cold air had hit them both. Hitomi was biting down on her tongue to keep herself from screaming.
When they landed Dilandau stood up straight still holding Hitomi who had her arms tightly around his neck. "It would be nice if I could breathe!"
"Is it over yet?"
"Yes and that wasn't so bad now was it? After all that is a lot faster than taking the stupid door."
"Yeah well I like using the door. I won't risk breaking my neck that way!"
"Fine. Now can I please breathe?"
"Wha? Oh! Sorry." She loosened her arms from around his neck and he put her down. "Where to first?"
"I don't know! You live here and you're the one showing me around so you tell me!"
"Okay well um..will go everywhere I guess. Follow me."
With that they were off walking down the street.