Dark Moon & Midnight Shadows
Ch 2
"Kasura, are you all right?" Shu asked in concern as she was picking up her belongings.
"Yea Shu thanks, if it wasn't for you and your friends showing up, it would have turned out to be a pretty ugly scene." Kasura replied as she smiled at him.
Shu blushed a little, but then he quickly recovered. He wondered if Kasura saw him blushing, if she did she gave no indication of it. The sound of Seji clearing his throat brought Shu back to the present. "We're just glad that you're ok. Oh yea, you remember Touma? These are the rest of our friends, that's Seji, Ryo, and my best friend, Shin." Shu introduced as he motioned to each of them.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Like Shu said when he asked me if I was all right, my name is Kasura Ravien." Kasura replied.
"Where are you from?" Seji asked as they were all walking back to their table.
"America." Kasura replied as they all sat down.
"We can tell that, but where in America?" Seji asked again.
"Basically, all over, I don't usually stay in one place for very long. It's easier that way." Kasura replied as she lowered her eyes. The guys looked around at each other in curiosity, they had a feeling that Kasura won't tell them why she moved around so much until she was ready.
"So Kasura, what are you taking up here at Tokyo University?" Touma asked as he decided to change the subject.
Kasura gave a small-relieved smile towards him, "I'm majoring in criminology, and minoring in behavioral science," Kasura replied. "I've already got my minor done, now I'm just working on my major."
"What's behavioral science," Ryo asked in curiosity. "We don't have that around here."
Kasura gave a small laugh, "behavioral science is basically a mix of three areas, psychology, sociology and criminology."
"So then that's why you chose to major in criminology?" Shin asked.
"That and because I find it very fascinating." Kasura replied with a twinkle in her eye.
"I see, that explains why you answered sensei's question the way you did." Touma mused.
"Uh huh, so anyway, what are you guys taking up?" Kasura asked with curiosity.
"Biology." Shin said with a smile.
"He's a major fish person, but don't let him catch you eating fish, he'll flip out on you." Shu whispered.
"Shu!" Shin replied, as he turned red.
Kasura gave a small laugh, "it's ok Shin, I don't even like eating fish. What about the rest of ya?"
"You mean eating fish?" Seji asked in amusement.
"No, and you know it." Kasura replied.
"Just testing you, actually I'm going for psychology." Seji said with a smirk.
"Astrology." Touma replied as he motioned over to the astrology dome.
"Zoology." Ryo said as he grabbed his backpack. "Speaking of which, I better get to class, the instructors here don't exactly like it when we're running late. For punishment, they tack on extra homework."
"He's kidding, right?" Kasura asked as she lifted an eyebrow.
"Nope." Shin replied as he shook his head.
"Ouch, so ah Shu, what are you taking up?" Kasura asked as she looked over towards him.
"Actually believe it or not, I'm taking up law. So I'll be in most of the same classes as you." Shu replied with a slight but barely noticeable blush.
"Kasura, I have a question for you." Seji said as he the others got up and started to go towards their next class.
"Yea, and what's that?" Kasura asked as they were passing a fountain.
"What type of martial arts are you studying? And don't deny it, because that round house kick isn't taught in any regular women's self defense classes that I know of." Seji replied with a smirk.
"Ok you caught me, I study Shotokan Karate. I've been studying it for eight years." Kasura said with a smile.
"Impressive, it takes someone with a lot of stamina to train in that area." Seji replied as they were now inside.
"Thanks, and being stubborn and determined doesn't hurt either." Kasura said with a smirk.
"Aren't they one and the same?" Shu asked in light amusement.
"You should know." Seji replied as he started off towards the psychology department.
"Hey! Come back here and say that, Seji!" Shu yelled to him.
"And be late, I don't think so Shu." Seji yelled back as he quickly darted into his class.
"What's your next class, Kasura?" Touma asked as he saw that she was looking over her schedule.
"Looks like, cultural anthropology." Kasura replied as she looked up and saw which door to go in.
"Hey Kasura, I have an idea, why don't you meet us after the last class. That way we can give you a quick tour of Tokyo. But before we do, we need to drop our stuff at home, and maybe if Nasti is home we can introduce you to her." Shin suggested.
"Sounds good to me. Ok then, I'll see ya guys later. Ja ne." Kasura replied as she entered the classroom.
"Shin, I can't believe you!?" Shu said in disbelief.
"What? I was just being nice, Shu. Why, don't you want Kasura to meet up with us later?" Shin asked with curiosity.
"No, I just, oh never mind. See you guys later." Shu replied as he went off to class.
"Shin?" Touma asked as he raised an eyebrow at him.
"Yes, Touma." Shin replied with a sly smirk.
"Are you up to something?" Touma asked suspiciously.
"Now why would you ask me something like that for?" Shin asked as his smirk turned into a grin.
"I'm thinking that maybe this is your way of getting back at Shu for saying what he said about you flipping out when you see someone eating fish." Touma replied.
"That's the five minute bell, Touma, better hurry or we'll be late." Shin said as he took off down the hall. Touma smirked and then shook his head as he headed off towards his astrology class.
"Humph, so the gaijin will be going out with them later. Lao would definitely be interested." Mei thought as she started to walk down towards the back of the university.
"Hey Mei, what took you so long? You know how Lao hates to be kept waiting." Tahi said as she spotted Mei coming towards her.
"Oh usse, I have a good reason for why I'm running late. So get off of my back." Mei replied as the two headed in a dark passage that was hidden behind the university. As Mei and Tahi walked down the long and winding passage, torches lit by themselves as they passed, lighting their way. A few more turns and then they found themselves facing what seemed to be a dead end. Tahi spoke and then the wall moved as it made an opening for them. They walked in and then the wall slid shut. Mei and Tahi walked further into the dimly torch lit room. The old room use to be an old storage bay back in the day, but with some of his own "changes," Lao turned it into his own dark and twisted image.
"I still can't believe that those fools of a college faculty have forgotten about the secret tunnel and this room." Mei said as she and Tahi sat down on opposite chairs.
"Actually, I rather prefer that those old fools didn't know about this place, or otherwise, we would have been kicked out a long time ago." Tahi replied with a smirk.
"I say let them try, I would love to see their faces when they find themselves paralyzed in fear of what we truly are." Mei said with a grin.
"In due time, but first tell me what you've found out." Lao replied as he sat between the two. They told Lao everything that they saw.
"So, what do you want us to do?" Tahi asked as she was now playing with her blade.
"At the moment, we're going to act just like we are now. We don't want to show our hand too soon." Lao replied with an evil grin.
"Aw Lao, you know how being in these human forms drives us crazy. Why can't we show our true selves yet?" Tahi asked with a slight annoyance.
"Because, our cover will be blown! Do you want those Ronins to come after us already?" Lao asked back.
"No, I guess not, but Lao when were down here, can't we just shed our human forms and just be our real selves?" Tahi asked as she looked at him with pleading eyes.
"Oh alright, but not for very long. We have to keep appearances up, or people will become suspicious." Lao replied as he finally gave in.
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*note Japanese translations
ja ne = see ya
Ch 2
"Kasura, are you all right?" Shu asked in concern as she was picking up her belongings.
"Yea Shu thanks, if it wasn't for you and your friends showing up, it would have turned out to be a pretty ugly scene." Kasura replied as she smiled at him.
Shu blushed a little, but then he quickly recovered. He wondered if Kasura saw him blushing, if she did she gave no indication of it. The sound of Seji clearing his throat brought Shu back to the present. "We're just glad that you're ok. Oh yea, you remember Touma? These are the rest of our friends, that's Seji, Ryo, and my best friend, Shin." Shu introduced as he motioned to each of them.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Like Shu said when he asked me if I was all right, my name is Kasura Ravien." Kasura replied.
"Where are you from?" Seji asked as they were all walking back to their table.
"America." Kasura replied as they all sat down.
"We can tell that, but where in America?" Seji asked again.
"Basically, all over, I don't usually stay in one place for very long. It's easier that way." Kasura replied as she lowered her eyes. The guys looked around at each other in curiosity, they had a feeling that Kasura won't tell them why she moved around so much until she was ready.
"So Kasura, what are you taking up here at Tokyo University?" Touma asked as he decided to change the subject.
Kasura gave a small-relieved smile towards him, "I'm majoring in criminology, and minoring in behavioral science," Kasura replied. "I've already got my minor done, now I'm just working on my major."
"What's behavioral science," Ryo asked in curiosity. "We don't have that around here."
Kasura gave a small laugh, "behavioral science is basically a mix of three areas, psychology, sociology and criminology."
"So then that's why you chose to major in criminology?" Shin asked.
"That and because I find it very fascinating." Kasura replied with a twinkle in her eye.
"I see, that explains why you answered sensei's question the way you did." Touma mused.
"Uh huh, so anyway, what are you guys taking up?" Kasura asked with curiosity.
"Biology." Shin said with a smile.
"He's a major fish person, but don't let him catch you eating fish, he'll flip out on you." Shu whispered.
"Shu!" Shin replied, as he turned red.
Kasura gave a small laugh, "it's ok Shin, I don't even like eating fish. What about the rest of ya?"
"You mean eating fish?" Seji asked in amusement.
"No, and you know it." Kasura replied.
"Just testing you, actually I'm going for psychology." Seji said with a smirk.
"Astrology." Touma replied as he motioned over to the astrology dome.
"Zoology." Ryo said as he grabbed his backpack. "Speaking of which, I better get to class, the instructors here don't exactly like it when we're running late. For punishment, they tack on extra homework."
"He's kidding, right?" Kasura asked as she lifted an eyebrow.
"Nope." Shin replied as he shook his head.
"Ouch, so ah Shu, what are you taking up?" Kasura asked as she looked over towards him.
"Actually believe it or not, I'm taking up law. So I'll be in most of the same classes as you." Shu replied with a slight but barely noticeable blush.
"Kasura, I have a question for you." Seji said as he the others got up and started to go towards their next class.
"Yea, and what's that?" Kasura asked as they were passing a fountain.
"What type of martial arts are you studying? And don't deny it, because that round house kick isn't taught in any regular women's self defense classes that I know of." Seji replied with a smirk.
"Ok you caught me, I study Shotokan Karate. I've been studying it for eight years." Kasura said with a smile.
"Impressive, it takes someone with a lot of stamina to train in that area." Seji replied as they were now inside.
"Thanks, and being stubborn and determined doesn't hurt either." Kasura said with a smirk.
"Aren't they one and the same?" Shu asked in light amusement.
"You should know." Seji replied as he started off towards the psychology department.
"Hey! Come back here and say that, Seji!" Shu yelled to him.
"And be late, I don't think so Shu." Seji yelled back as he quickly darted into his class.
"What's your next class, Kasura?" Touma asked as he saw that she was looking over her schedule.
"Looks like, cultural anthropology." Kasura replied as she looked up and saw which door to go in.
"Hey Kasura, I have an idea, why don't you meet us after the last class. That way we can give you a quick tour of Tokyo. But before we do, we need to drop our stuff at home, and maybe if Nasti is home we can introduce you to her." Shin suggested.
"Sounds good to me. Ok then, I'll see ya guys later. Ja ne." Kasura replied as she entered the classroom.
"Shin, I can't believe you!?" Shu said in disbelief.
"What? I was just being nice, Shu. Why, don't you want Kasura to meet up with us later?" Shin asked with curiosity.
"No, I just, oh never mind. See you guys later." Shu replied as he went off to class.
"Shin?" Touma asked as he raised an eyebrow at him.
"Yes, Touma." Shin replied with a sly smirk.
"Are you up to something?" Touma asked suspiciously.
"Now why would you ask me something like that for?" Shin asked as his smirk turned into a grin.
"I'm thinking that maybe this is your way of getting back at Shu for saying what he said about you flipping out when you see someone eating fish." Touma replied.
"That's the five minute bell, Touma, better hurry or we'll be late." Shin said as he took off down the hall. Touma smirked and then shook his head as he headed off towards his astrology class.
"Humph, so the gaijin will be going out with them later. Lao would definitely be interested." Mei thought as she started to walk down towards the back of the university.
"Hey Mei, what took you so long? You know how Lao hates to be kept waiting." Tahi said as she spotted Mei coming towards her.
"Oh usse, I have a good reason for why I'm running late. So get off of my back." Mei replied as the two headed in a dark passage that was hidden behind the university. As Mei and Tahi walked down the long and winding passage, torches lit by themselves as they passed, lighting their way. A few more turns and then they found themselves facing what seemed to be a dead end. Tahi spoke and then the wall moved as it made an opening for them. They walked in and then the wall slid shut. Mei and Tahi walked further into the dimly torch lit room. The old room use to be an old storage bay back in the day, but with some of his own "changes," Lao turned it into his own dark and twisted image.
"I still can't believe that those fools of a college faculty have forgotten about the secret tunnel and this room." Mei said as she and Tahi sat down on opposite chairs.
"Actually, I rather prefer that those old fools didn't know about this place, or otherwise, we would have been kicked out a long time ago." Tahi replied with a smirk.
"I say let them try, I would love to see their faces when they find themselves paralyzed in fear of what we truly are." Mei said with a grin.
"In due time, but first tell me what you've found out." Lao replied as he sat between the two. They told Lao everything that they saw.
"So, what do you want us to do?" Tahi asked as she was now playing with her blade.
"At the moment, we're going to act just like we are now. We don't want to show our hand too soon." Lao replied with an evil grin.
"Aw Lao, you know how being in these human forms drives us crazy. Why can't we show our true selves yet?" Tahi asked with a slight annoyance.
"Because, our cover will be blown! Do you want those Ronins to come after us already?" Lao asked back.
"No, I guess not, but Lao when were down here, can't we just shed our human forms and just be our real selves?" Tahi asked as she looked at him with pleading eyes.
"Oh alright, but not for very long. We have to keep appearances up, or people will become suspicious." Lao replied as he finally gave in.
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*note Japanese translations
ja ne = see ya