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Now, on to the second chapter!
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Angel's Wings
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The bus stopped in front of the school and I got off, my mind in a tumult. I wasn't quite with Medra anymore, but I wasn't really in reality, either. I went to my locker and got out my books in a sort of daydream, thinking ~How? Why? What's going on? Did I just- did she- Kurama? I'm lost...~
Oh, don't get me wrong. I was happy for them, I really was. You see, sometime when she had come to me, I had realized that we had a special bond - we were soulsisters. Not sisters by blood, but of soul...
Still, it hurts to have a crush like that and then lose it. And with everything else that had happened, I was just overwhelmed. I needed some time to think.
About midway through first period, which happened to be Tech Ed, Medra called me again.
~Help!~ she thought desperately. ~He's asking me about my past!~
~Hold on and I'll get it to you,~ I promised.
~You can do that?~ she thought, sounding amazed.
~I think so. Just give me some time.~ I thought.
~Okay, but hurry!~
And she was gone again.
I looked at the papers in front of me. "This can wait a while," I muttered. I took out a fresh sheet of paper, sharpened my pencil -
And completely deflated as I realized I had no idea what to write.
~Think, Amanda,~ I thought to myself sternly. ~Let's start with the simple stuff - physical descriptions.~
I then started writing.
Name: Medra. ~Does she have a last name? I don't think so... moving on.~
Age: 13. ~That seems about right...~
Height: 5'4". ~And when did I have a chance to measure her?...~
Description: Dark blue hair, coming to a little below the shoulders. Dark brown, almost black eyes. A little flat-chested (A/N: Medra: Hey! Me: Well, it's true. Medra: Grr...). Thin and light, but still growing. Has a pair of white, feathered wings, starting from above her head and going to a little above the floor when she's standing. Her bones are hollow, like a bird's, which enables her to fly.
Clothes: A long-sleeved shirt with a light gray torso and dark grey sleeves; a pair of blue jeans; white sneakers.
Personality: Nice, smart, keeps her head in battle - ~Where did that come from?~ , a little shy around strangers, has a sense of calm strength and an aura of "loner".
Past:
I paused, unsure of what to write next. Would what I wrote down become truth? What if I got it horribly wrong and messed up her life? What *should* I write, anyways?
Dilemmas, dilemmas...
Then I got an idea. I put my pencil down, took a deep breath, and closed my eyes. I thought of Medra, and what she was like to me, who she was, our bond...
That was the key.
My eyes snapped open and I began writing feverishly. It was as though I was looking over my own shoulder ten minutes into the future and seeing what I had written. (A/N: Does that even make sense? ^_^;) It was just *right*.
Past: Medra was born in a small town in Oregon. Her wings developed a few months after birth. Her parents noticed this, but they don't talk about it now, being used to it. However, they realized that their daughter would have to make certain sacrifices, and so would they. Both her parents got a degree in teaching so they could stay home on alternate days and homeschool Medra. She barely got to go out, and when she did, it wasn't for very long. She took gymnastics and karate - she's a blue belt now. She did have to excercise her wings, though. She was always very careful to let no one see her. But one day, someone did.
They made life hell for her family, claiming she was a freak and leaving threatening messages at the door. Eventually, they moved to Japan, and ended up in Yusuke's town. Medra had been feeling bad about all the trouble she had caused her family, so she ran away - or rather, flew away. She could carry light loads by then, so she packed a backpack with all the essentials and flew off. She hadn't gotten very far before a storm blew up, and she was caught in it. Somehow, the storm dragged her from the Ningenkai into the Makai, where she crash-landed on Hanging-Neck Island. She was found by Jin and Touya, who let her stay the night and then staged a fight so she could slip, unnoticed, into the stadium. She was to find the Reikai Tantei and go back home with them.
I paused to get rid of my writer's cramp, then looked it over. That seemed to be it for her past. Time to move on.
Powers: Healing, s-
RINGGGGGGGG!!!!!!
I was painfully jerked back into reality by the bell. "I'll finish this later," I decided, then went on to the next period.
I was spaced out there, too, though, because I was getting a camera's-eye view of Medra's life from the storm on...
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~Damn, this wind is awful,~ Medra thought, trying to wing her way over the Pacific Ocean in spite of the storm. ~And the rain doesn't help... I can hardly see my hand in front of my face!~
She looked desperately around. All that was in sight was gray storm-cloud, and she was right in the thick of it. It was starting to look as if she was going to have to turn back...
~No!~ she thought fiercely. ~I can't go back. Somebody will just find out my secret again and I'll have caused even more trouble for my family. I have to go on.~
Then suddenly she was stripped of any choice in the matter, as the wind picked up and appeared to be forming a hurricane...
~Oh no oh no oh no this is bad I've got to get out of here I've got to get OUT~
There was a sudden flash of spirit energy combined with lightning -
And then nothing.
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Medra blinked. The storm appeared to be slackening off. ~That's weird... I thought for sure it was forming a hurricane...~
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a stabbing pain in her right wing. ~OWWW!! That HURTS...~
She looked around for somewhere to land and heal, and finally saw the island she'd been looking for. ~Was it supposed to have that weird rock formation? Oh well, it doesn't matter, it's LAND.~
She winged her way towards it, then started her dive, and found things quickly getting out of hand. Her wing shook with the wind and the pain, turning a controlled dive into a desperate downward spiral. ~Oh no... oh shit... I'm gonna crash-~
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THUMP.
Jin's pointed ears twitched. "Didja hear tha', Touya? Sumtin's crashed in th' woods."
Touya looked up from his training. "Yes, you're right," he said, after listening for a moment. "Something live."
"Well, what're ye standing there for? Let's check it out!"
Touya sighed as the irrepressible wind master darted off through the trees. "And I suppose I'd better come along to fend it off if it attacks you," he muttered under his breath. The other Shinobi always jumped into things before thinking them through, and it was usually up to Touya to get him out. Still... Touya's mouth quirked. He was cute when he did that... like a child, always discovering new things and wondering at the world...
"Oi, Touya! You comin'?"
Touya shook himself, sighed, and followed after Jin.
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~Owww...~
Medra's first thought was that of pain. With some desperate, last-minute aerobatics, she'd manged to avoid landing on her head, but now the rest of her body and her remaining wing were protesting the abuse. She cursed, and put some of her energy into healing her wing. ~Ahhh... that's better...~ she thought, sighing. Then she tensed up, hearing voices coming towards her. ~Ow!~ Not a good idea... she still hurt too much...
"No' far now, Touya!"
"I still think this is a bad idea... what if it's dangerous?"
Medra suppressed a bitter laugh. Her? Dangerous? In this state? She didn't have the energy to kill a fly if it handed her a flyswatter.
Suddenly a red-haired demon tumbled out of the trees. ~A demon?~ He had to be... he had a horn, and fangs, and the way he moved... he was half-floating...
He saw her and looked startled. "Ohhhh..."
She tried to get up, but winced at the pain this movement caused her.
Now the demon looked concerned. "Oi, Touya! It's naught but a lass wi' wings, and she's hurt!"
~Oh no, another one?~ she thought, as the other demon came into view. He, at least, was more normal-looking than the other one, with greenish hair under a blue turban. But he exuded an air of coldness, and Medra shivered when he turned towards her. His teal eyes had no pupils...
She straightened and glared at him, ready to face whatever was coming.
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Touya stared at this young girl who was staring at him so defiantly, even when she was obviously injured so badly she could hardly move. This was what had Jin so excited? Of course, he hadn't she would be there... but why was this girl here in the first place?
"What d'ya think we should do with `er?"
The girl winced at this, obviously thinking the worst. Touya felt a sudden rush of sympathy for her. Jin had only meant what they could do to help her, but she didn't know that.
He bent down to look her in the eyes. "What is your name?"
"Medra," she replied, still wary of him.
"Do you have anywhere to stay? Anyone that you might stay with?"
She slowly shook her head, a little fear starting to come into her eyes as she realized how bad her situation was.
Touya sighed and raked a hand through the hair that had come out from his turban. "I guess you should stay with us, then. For tonight, at least."
"How do I know I can trust you?" she asked suspiciously.
Jin coughed.
"Either of you," she amended.
"We are demons. We have no interest in mortals," he said truthfully.
"B'sides, as demons go, we're pretty decent," Jin said, grinning. "There's much worse y' might've been found by, and that's a fact." He sobered, thinking of the late Reisho. (A/N: Yes, Reisho's dead for this! About time, too!)
Medra sighed. "I don't really have a choice. I'll stay with you for a while, I guess." She rose to go with them, but winced and sat back down. "Think you could help me up?"
"Sure!" said Jin, and lifted her up onto his back. "Let's get you to our tent, now."
Touya trekked back to their campsite in silence, his questions about the girl still unanswered. He hoped she could get home soon. An island full of demons was no place for a mortal girl.
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After a nice bowl of stew, Medra felt her strength come back as though it had never left. ~Aaahhh... that feels better...~
"Okay, I'll answer your questions now," she said, sitting back.
"Good," said the icy one - Touya, that was his name. "The most important question is... what are you doing here?"
Medra winced. ~Damn... I was hoping he wouldn't ask that first... oh well.~
"I... I ran away," she said, her eyes downcast. "My family... you see, we just moved to Japan... because of me. We used to live in America, but - one day, someone saw me out flying." She indicated her wings. "They kept harrassing us with messages and threatening to tell everyone. Finally we had enough, and came to Japan. But..." She looked away again. "I felt so guilty. My parents had to change jobs... we had to move halfway around the world... away from everything we'd ever known... all because of me." She felt tears starting to well up, and couldn't stop them from coursing down her face. "Th-that's why..." she sniffed. "Th-that's why... I... r-ran away." She cursed mentally. ~I don't want to cry in front of them! But... I feel so alone...~
Suddenly she felt a pair of warm arms around her. ~Huh?~ She looked up to see Jin, his eyes full of caring. "'S okay now, lass. Y' can cry all y' want, we'll be right here."
Her eyes shone with gratitude. "Th-thank you..." she said. ~Friends... I have...~
~Friends.~
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Later that night, I made contact with Medra once more. (A/N: How did I do this, when it had already happened? -_-; Don't ask, `cause I don't know.) ~So... how do you like it here?~
~It's great,~ she thought happily. ~They're so nice... and I love it here.~
~Good.~
~Kitten...~
~Hmm?~
~How did you do this? I mean...~ She hesitated. ~Why am I here? How can this happen? I *know* I just came to you last night, in your time - and back then, I had no past, no name, no nothing. My entire life could have been written in one paragraph. But now...~ She looked towards where I might be. ~That happened... I'm sure of it,~ she thought. ~But... *this* happened, as well. Which one is real?~
~I think...~ I hesitated. ~I think they both are. I know it didn't exist before I wrote it, but once I did, it was as though it had always been, and I was just writing down something that happened long ago. It's like something I read, The Neverending Story. (A/N: I love that book!) Once the main character made a wish, the world changed so that it had always been that way, even though it wasn't before.~ I looked down at her. ~Does that even make sense?~
She laughed. ~Not a bit, but that doesn't matter.~
~Medra...~
~Yes?~
~I'm glad you're here. I was always so afraid of being alone...~
~Don't worry. I'm here now. Neither of us ever has to be alone again.~
~Thank you...~
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Touya woke, and found it impossible to get back to sleep. He looked over at Medra, who was sitting up in bed, hands on her knees. She obviously couldn't sleep, either. ~Well, as long as I'm up...~
"Hey," he said, sitting up. "What're you thinking about?"
"Hm?" she said, jerked out of her thoughts. "Nothing. Just how I'm going to get back home."
"I've actually been thinking about that..." he confessed. "The town you said you moved to... some of the people we just fought came from there. If we can get you to them, maybe they can take you home."
"Really?" she said, excited.
"Yes."
"Thank you so much!"
"No problem," Touya said, a slight blush staining his cheeks. "I figure we can stage a fight tomorrow morning and you can slip into the stadium in all the commotion. You should be able to find some of them there."
"That's great! Thank you!" she exclaimed, then yawned. "I'd better get to sleep. See you in the morning."
"Good night, Medra," he said. He lay back down and fell asleep in an instant.
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Wow, long chapter! I thought I was going to have her meet the guys here, but I guess that'll have be in the next chapter. Updates are going to be slow... I have to hide what I'm doing from my mom.
Hey, that came out good... I write better in third person. I'm probably going to drop out of the story entirely, so I can do it that way.
I just like making Jin say "Oi". ^_^ It fits him well. And I cut off before I could tell you her abilities... you'll just have to wait for those. *grins* I'm so evil, aren't I?
Thanks for all the good reviews. Please R&R!
PS: Does anybody know what town Yusuke lives in? ^_^;
Kirae: -_-; She's hopeless...
Thanks to each of you for reviewing!
Tiychan87: My first reviewer! Thank you! Yes, I will definitely continue it!
Squeakers: Aw, glad you like it!
Aoi Me: Oh, good suggestion. I will. And your fic is great, too! ^_^
Crystalline Entity: Thank you! And I will! See?
CrazedAnimeFanGirl: Oh, thank you! I promise this next chapter will be better! O_O I'm on somebody's favorites! *attempts to dance but falls and hurts herself* @_@ Ow... stupid chair...
Disclaimer: Don't own, never have, never will.
Now, on to the second chapter!
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Angel's Wings
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The bus stopped in front of the school and I got off, my mind in a tumult. I wasn't quite with Medra anymore, but I wasn't really in reality, either. I went to my locker and got out my books in a sort of daydream, thinking ~How? Why? What's going on? Did I just- did she- Kurama? I'm lost...~
Oh, don't get me wrong. I was happy for them, I really was. You see, sometime when she had come to me, I had realized that we had a special bond - we were soulsisters. Not sisters by blood, but of soul...
Still, it hurts to have a crush like that and then lose it. And with everything else that had happened, I was just overwhelmed. I needed some time to think.
About midway through first period, which happened to be Tech Ed, Medra called me again.
~Help!~ she thought desperately. ~He's asking me about my past!~
~Hold on and I'll get it to you,~ I promised.
~You can do that?~ she thought, sounding amazed.
~I think so. Just give me some time.~ I thought.
~Okay, but hurry!~
And she was gone again.
I looked at the papers in front of me. "This can wait a while," I muttered. I took out a fresh sheet of paper, sharpened my pencil -
And completely deflated as I realized I had no idea what to write.
~Think, Amanda,~ I thought to myself sternly. ~Let's start with the simple stuff - physical descriptions.~
I then started writing.
Name: Medra. ~Does she have a last name? I don't think so... moving on.~
Age: 13. ~That seems about right...~
Height: 5'4". ~And when did I have a chance to measure her?...~
Description: Dark blue hair, coming to a little below the shoulders. Dark brown, almost black eyes. A little flat-chested (A/N: Medra: Hey! Me: Well, it's true. Medra: Grr...). Thin and light, but still growing. Has a pair of white, feathered wings, starting from above her head and going to a little above the floor when she's standing. Her bones are hollow, like a bird's, which enables her to fly.
Clothes: A long-sleeved shirt with a light gray torso and dark grey sleeves; a pair of blue jeans; white sneakers.
Personality: Nice, smart, keeps her head in battle - ~Where did that come from?~ , a little shy around strangers, has a sense of calm strength and an aura of "loner".
Past:
I paused, unsure of what to write next. Would what I wrote down become truth? What if I got it horribly wrong and messed up her life? What *should* I write, anyways?
Dilemmas, dilemmas...
Then I got an idea. I put my pencil down, took a deep breath, and closed my eyes. I thought of Medra, and what she was like to me, who she was, our bond...
That was the key.
My eyes snapped open and I began writing feverishly. It was as though I was looking over my own shoulder ten minutes into the future and seeing what I had written. (A/N: Does that even make sense? ^_^;) It was just *right*.
Past: Medra was born in a small town in Oregon. Her wings developed a few months after birth. Her parents noticed this, but they don't talk about it now, being used to it. However, they realized that their daughter would have to make certain sacrifices, and so would they. Both her parents got a degree in teaching so they could stay home on alternate days and homeschool Medra. She barely got to go out, and when she did, it wasn't for very long. She took gymnastics and karate - she's a blue belt now. She did have to excercise her wings, though. She was always very careful to let no one see her. But one day, someone did.
They made life hell for her family, claiming she was a freak and leaving threatening messages at the door. Eventually, they moved to Japan, and ended up in Yusuke's town. Medra had been feeling bad about all the trouble she had caused her family, so she ran away - or rather, flew away. She could carry light loads by then, so she packed a backpack with all the essentials and flew off. She hadn't gotten very far before a storm blew up, and she was caught in it. Somehow, the storm dragged her from the Ningenkai into the Makai, where she crash-landed on Hanging-Neck Island. She was found by Jin and Touya, who let her stay the night and then staged a fight so she could slip, unnoticed, into the stadium. She was to find the Reikai Tantei and go back home with them.
I paused to get rid of my writer's cramp, then looked it over. That seemed to be it for her past. Time to move on.
Powers: Healing, s-
RINGGGGGGGG!!!!!!
I was painfully jerked back into reality by the bell. "I'll finish this later," I decided, then went on to the next period.
I was spaced out there, too, though, because I was getting a camera's-eye view of Medra's life from the storm on...
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~Damn, this wind is awful,~ Medra thought, trying to wing her way over the Pacific Ocean in spite of the storm. ~And the rain doesn't help... I can hardly see my hand in front of my face!~
She looked desperately around. All that was in sight was gray storm-cloud, and she was right in the thick of it. It was starting to look as if she was going to have to turn back...
~No!~ she thought fiercely. ~I can't go back. Somebody will just find out my secret again and I'll have caused even more trouble for my family. I have to go on.~
Then suddenly she was stripped of any choice in the matter, as the wind picked up and appeared to be forming a hurricane...
~Oh no oh no oh no this is bad I've got to get out of here I've got to get OUT~
There was a sudden flash of spirit energy combined with lightning -
And then nothing.
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Medra blinked. The storm appeared to be slackening off. ~That's weird... I thought for sure it was forming a hurricane...~
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a stabbing pain in her right wing. ~OWWW!! That HURTS...~
She looked around for somewhere to land and heal, and finally saw the island she'd been looking for. ~Was it supposed to have that weird rock formation? Oh well, it doesn't matter, it's LAND.~
She winged her way towards it, then started her dive, and found things quickly getting out of hand. Her wing shook with the wind and the pain, turning a controlled dive into a desperate downward spiral. ~Oh no... oh shit... I'm gonna crash-~
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THUMP.
Jin's pointed ears twitched. "Didja hear tha', Touya? Sumtin's crashed in th' woods."
Touya looked up from his training. "Yes, you're right," he said, after listening for a moment. "Something live."
"Well, what're ye standing there for? Let's check it out!"
Touya sighed as the irrepressible wind master darted off through the trees. "And I suppose I'd better come along to fend it off if it attacks you," he muttered under his breath. The other Shinobi always jumped into things before thinking them through, and it was usually up to Touya to get him out. Still... Touya's mouth quirked. He was cute when he did that... like a child, always discovering new things and wondering at the world...
"Oi, Touya! You comin'?"
Touya shook himself, sighed, and followed after Jin.
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~Owww...~
Medra's first thought was that of pain. With some desperate, last-minute aerobatics, she'd manged to avoid landing on her head, but now the rest of her body and her remaining wing were protesting the abuse. She cursed, and put some of her energy into healing her wing. ~Ahhh... that's better...~ she thought, sighing. Then she tensed up, hearing voices coming towards her. ~Ow!~ Not a good idea... she still hurt too much...
"No' far now, Touya!"
"I still think this is a bad idea... what if it's dangerous?"
Medra suppressed a bitter laugh. Her? Dangerous? In this state? She didn't have the energy to kill a fly if it handed her a flyswatter.
Suddenly a red-haired demon tumbled out of the trees. ~A demon?~ He had to be... he had a horn, and fangs, and the way he moved... he was half-floating...
He saw her and looked startled. "Ohhhh..."
She tried to get up, but winced at the pain this movement caused her.
Now the demon looked concerned. "Oi, Touya! It's naught but a lass wi' wings, and she's hurt!"
~Oh no, another one?~ she thought, as the other demon came into view. He, at least, was more normal-looking than the other one, with greenish hair under a blue turban. But he exuded an air of coldness, and Medra shivered when he turned towards her. His teal eyes had no pupils...
She straightened and glared at him, ready to face whatever was coming.
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Touya stared at this young girl who was staring at him so defiantly, even when she was obviously injured so badly she could hardly move. This was what had Jin so excited? Of course, he hadn't she would be there... but why was this girl here in the first place?
"What d'ya think we should do with `er?"
The girl winced at this, obviously thinking the worst. Touya felt a sudden rush of sympathy for her. Jin had only meant what they could do to help her, but she didn't know that.
He bent down to look her in the eyes. "What is your name?"
"Medra," she replied, still wary of him.
"Do you have anywhere to stay? Anyone that you might stay with?"
She slowly shook her head, a little fear starting to come into her eyes as she realized how bad her situation was.
Touya sighed and raked a hand through the hair that had come out from his turban. "I guess you should stay with us, then. For tonight, at least."
"How do I know I can trust you?" she asked suspiciously.
Jin coughed.
"Either of you," she amended.
"We are demons. We have no interest in mortals," he said truthfully.
"B'sides, as demons go, we're pretty decent," Jin said, grinning. "There's much worse y' might've been found by, and that's a fact." He sobered, thinking of the late Reisho. (A/N: Yes, Reisho's dead for this! About time, too!)
Medra sighed. "I don't really have a choice. I'll stay with you for a while, I guess." She rose to go with them, but winced and sat back down. "Think you could help me up?"
"Sure!" said Jin, and lifted her up onto his back. "Let's get you to our tent, now."
Touya trekked back to their campsite in silence, his questions about the girl still unanswered. He hoped she could get home soon. An island full of demons was no place for a mortal girl.
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After a nice bowl of stew, Medra felt her strength come back as though it had never left. ~Aaahhh... that feels better...~
"Okay, I'll answer your questions now," she said, sitting back.
"Good," said the icy one - Touya, that was his name. "The most important question is... what are you doing here?"
Medra winced. ~Damn... I was hoping he wouldn't ask that first... oh well.~
"I... I ran away," she said, her eyes downcast. "My family... you see, we just moved to Japan... because of me. We used to live in America, but - one day, someone saw me out flying." She indicated her wings. "They kept harrassing us with messages and threatening to tell everyone. Finally we had enough, and came to Japan. But..." She looked away again. "I felt so guilty. My parents had to change jobs... we had to move halfway around the world... away from everything we'd ever known... all because of me." She felt tears starting to well up, and couldn't stop them from coursing down her face. "Th-that's why..." she sniffed. "Th-that's why... I... r-ran away." She cursed mentally. ~I don't want to cry in front of them! But... I feel so alone...~
Suddenly she felt a pair of warm arms around her. ~Huh?~ She looked up to see Jin, his eyes full of caring. "'S okay now, lass. Y' can cry all y' want, we'll be right here."
Her eyes shone with gratitude. "Th-thank you..." she said. ~Friends... I have...~
~Friends.~
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Later that night, I made contact with Medra once more. (A/N: How did I do this, when it had already happened? -_-; Don't ask, `cause I don't know.) ~So... how do you like it here?~
~It's great,~ she thought happily. ~They're so nice... and I love it here.~
~Good.~
~Kitten...~
~Hmm?~
~How did you do this? I mean...~ She hesitated. ~Why am I here? How can this happen? I *know* I just came to you last night, in your time - and back then, I had no past, no name, no nothing. My entire life could have been written in one paragraph. But now...~ She looked towards where I might be. ~That happened... I'm sure of it,~ she thought. ~But... *this* happened, as well. Which one is real?~
~I think...~ I hesitated. ~I think they both are. I know it didn't exist before I wrote it, but once I did, it was as though it had always been, and I was just writing down something that happened long ago. It's like something I read, The Neverending Story. (A/N: I love that book!) Once the main character made a wish, the world changed so that it had always been that way, even though it wasn't before.~ I looked down at her. ~Does that even make sense?~
She laughed. ~Not a bit, but that doesn't matter.~
~Medra...~
~Yes?~
~I'm glad you're here. I was always so afraid of being alone...~
~Don't worry. I'm here now. Neither of us ever has to be alone again.~
~Thank you...~
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Touya woke, and found it impossible to get back to sleep. He looked over at Medra, who was sitting up in bed, hands on her knees. She obviously couldn't sleep, either. ~Well, as long as I'm up...~
"Hey," he said, sitting up. "What're you thinking about?"
"Hm?" she said, jerked out of her thoughts. "Nothing. Just how I'm going to get back home."
"I've actually been thinking about that..." he confessed. "The town you said you moved to... some of the people we just fought came from there. If we can get you to them, maybe they can take you home."
"Really?" she said, excited.
"Yes."
"Thank you so much!"
"No problem," Touya said, a slight blush staining his cheeks. "I figure we can stage a fight tomorrow morning and you can slip into the stadium in all the commotion. You should be able to find some of them there."
"That's great! Thank you!" she exclaimed, then yawned. "I'd better get to sleep. See you in the morning."
"Good night, Medra," he said. He lay back down and fell asleep in an instant.
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Wow, long chapter! I thought I was going to have her meet the guys here, but I guess that'll have be in the next chapter. Updates are going to be slow... I have to hide what I'm doing from my mom.
Hey, that came out good... I write better in third person. I'm probably going to drop out of the story entirely, so I can do it that way.
I just like making Jin say "Oi". ^_^ It fits him well. And I cut off before I could tell you her abilities... you'll just have to wait for those. *grins* I'm so evil, aren't I?
Thanks for all the good reviews. Please R&R!
PS: Does anybody know what town Yusuke lives in? ^_^;