5: Kidnapped
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Mia 21, Ryo: 17, Sage: 17, Rowen: 17, Kento: 17, Cye: 16, Mina: 15, Yulie: 9, Satsuki: 7
(Koiji residence):
"Hey, Mia!" 9-year-old Yulie Yamano cried rushing down the dusty dirt trail that lead to the late Professor Koiji's mansion not far from a lake in the woods. A tall amber haired woman around her early twenties, 21 be exact, was kneeling in front of her small flower garden protected by a small barb wire gate to keep small animals from chewing on the variety of blossoming plants.
The sound of feet pounding hard against the ground caught her attention along with a small yet energetic voice. Mia Koiji rose from the ground turning in utter surprise to find Yulie coming toward her in such haste, she had never seen before in the boy.
Mia baby-sat Yulie when his mother and father were out at work or on long business trips across the world, mostly in north-America or New-Zlealan. He was quiet annoying most of the time on rainy days, or when she was having her cycle but she managed to adopt the boy in some sense, labeling him as the little brother she never had ... or wanted.
She stepped back a bit when Yulie came to a skidding halt possibly burning out of the soles of his shoes even more, since he known for having over 16 pairs of shoes because he burned the soles out of them from bike riding or skateboarding. "Yulie, what's the matter?" Mia asked looking pass him, not finding his parents Honda anywhere in sight. Yulie managed to catch his breath before he told her anything.
"I- found this person in the Yamanaka Lake, he can't seem to get out!" Yulie cried, balling his hands into fists. "He needs help!" Mia raised her eyebrows at the black-haired boy placing her hands on her hips. "Did he tell you this?" She asked, tapping her foot. "He might be testing how long he can hold his breath underwater, Yulie-san."
Yulie shook his head quickly, pointing behind him. "Na-uh, Mia!" He snapped. Mia was taken aback by the boy's sudden outburst, he wasn't known for snapping at people when something of crisis was happening but, she figured one could only take so much before snapping. "When I was walking to the lake (my ma and da' dropped me off there), I heard slashing in the lake, and then someone crying for help, I'm not making this up Mia!"
Mia sighed, she saw no point for Yulie to make something like this up, unless it was payback for snapping his skateboard in half when fell down the stairs carrying several heavy books. "All right Yulie-san, take me there, I'll see if I can help, if this 'someone' is alive still," She replied, before the boy took off back up the dusty trail. She followed him reluctantly up the trail and into the woods, the two fought their way up the semi-hill to their destination, Mia had to run just a little faster as Yulie picked up his pace hearing the faint sounds of cries for help once more.
Mia barely heard them, but the faint shouts were enough proof to know that Yulie wasn't telling a big-fat fish-tale for revenge against her for destroying his skateboard. Mia's hunter green eyes watched the little boy jump over the bushes to ensure he wasn't scathed by possible thorns in the foliage. Mia did the same, only when she jumped she landed not on her feet but on her stomach instead with a loud grunt.
"Mia, are you all right?" Yulie cried coming to help his tall friend. Mia nodded weakly, though she really wanted to just lie on the ground until the pain subsided, Yulie dusted her kaki's and V-neck cotton-sweater off without her consent but Mia allowed it anyway. Yulie soon realized that desperate cries for help had ceased, there wasn't even the sounds of splashing anymore. Mia arched her eyebrows glancing down at Yulie for a moment before stepping onto the dock before them.
"Mia, what happened to all splashing?" He asked following after her. Mia shrugged, deciding whether she should scold the boy for bringing her all the way out here for nothing or wonder where the person in dire need was, when a cold chill shot up her spine indicating something horrible was going to happen. Mia never ignored her bad feelings, in fear that if she did something would happen and she would regret it for the rest of her life.
Rumbling shook the dock sending Yulie into a panicking frenzy, he began to yell when he spotted blue light beneath them. Mia figured this 'light' was the cause of this would-be earthquake, acting quickly she grabbed the 9-year-old's wrist, yanking her arm back she threw him off the dock with enough momentum to send him rolling into the bushes.
Without warning the dock exploded into a million wood particles beneath her, sending her into a free fall giving her nausea, Mia fought the urge to throw up when two strong cold arms wrapped around her waist. The 21-year-old turned to thank the person only to gaze into the cold lifeless metallic face of light blue armor. Mia screamed as they went higher into the air, she looked down fearfully watching the water of the lake swirl, quickly transforming into a whirlpool crackling with negative energy.
The armor used it's helmet or head to knock out Mia, she went limp in it's arms and he dived into whirlpool. Once the armor and Mia were inside the whirlpool vanished as quickly as it appeared, leaving the dock in pieces and an unconscious Yulie in the bushes coved with small bleeding cuts.
Mia....
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"So, your ma' wailed on you for being home late?" Ryo aske. He, Mina, Kento, and Cye sat on the bus in no mood for walking to school today. Cye nodded, pushing Kento who sat beside him away from his lunch box, he glanced at Mina sitting in seat nearest to the window beside Ryo who had gleaming happy look in his eyes at the sheer touch of Mina when she brushed passed him to lean in on their convesation.
Cye watched Ryo's cheeks turn flaming red as Mina rested her elbows on his leg and began to speak. "So are you like, grounded?" She asked blinking rapidly. He shook his head shoving his lunch box into his backpack out of the reach of Kento. "No, she just didn't talk to me t'day is all, nothing else," Cye replied quietly, smacking Kento's reaching hand. "Would you bloody keep away from my bag!" Kento recoiled his hand wearily, rubbing it to relieve the pain.
Ryo shrugged managing to keep his composure, his nerves calm around Mina. "Okay, so we'll come over your house instead, and we'll leave at 10:00, how's that?" The raven-haired boy cocked an eyebrow at the brown-haired boy across from him. Cye smirked with sigh, he was beginning to like Ryo more and more the longer he stayed around him, and possibly Kento who was known for stealing food from others. "I'll my mom in advance, if she's not angry at me, still," He replied weakly. Ryo nodded as the bus came to a halt in front of the school. The three managed to get off the bus while many students climbed off in a hurry.
Ryo stuck close to Mina, thinking he might actually persuade her into becoming his girlfriend, though since he knew Mina since day 1 of high-school asking her was a total waste of his good time but he asked regardless and got a 'no'. Cye managed to kick off a conversation with Kento about his love for cooking, Kento was practically drooling at the mention of kurry and with pastry-puff's on the side.
"Man, I should come over to your house for dinner!" Kento cried happily clutching his lunch bag. Cye chuckled shaking his head at Kento's enthusiasm toward food, he oftened wondered if the boy was fat or just plain bulky. "Yeah, my mum would love the company," The 16-year-old said shrugging. "I'm too sure about, Sayoko though." Cye placed his finger on his chin thoughtfully as they entered the building. "Hey isn't this cooky! We all got biology together!" Mina chirped looking at her schedule book, principal Michi gave her.
"Aw, man!" Ryo cried looking over Mina's shoulder, as was Kento and Cye. Mina felt very uncomfortable around the three teenage boys, and moved out from between them straightening her green long-sleeved, mimi skirt sailor-like uniform. They all looked at eachother strangely, without another word said between eachother the three pushed their way through the overcrowded hallways of students to get to biology, while Kento managed to pick a twinkle off of an unsuspecting girl to add to his lunch.
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Rowen and Sage stood on the sidewalk next to his red sports car, that his older sister Yayoi happened to be in, driving, waiting for Satsuki to let go of Rowen's wrist.... which was not likely to happen. Not to mention it was time wasting, they had to get inside the school before the bell rang or at least before everyone got in class.
Satsuki however, didn't care, Mr. Rowen was her first and only (according to her) crush and Yayoi who loved to flirt as much as her brother did was not going to claim him. Sage stepped in the tug-o-war between Rowen and Satsuki, prying the little girls fingers off his wrist causing her to fall back on the chair. Yayoi winked to both of them, espically Rowen and sped off down the street aruging with her little sister.
Sweatdrop. "Man.... had I known Satsuki was going to act like that over you, then I would have taken her home," Sage muttered walking pass the school gate, trailing after Rowen. The blue haired boy shrugged rubbing his wrist, the little girl had quiet the death grip on him, Rowen wondered if his wrist bone would break in two from the girl's grip if Sage hadn't stepped in. Pushing the thought back, the two broke into a run toward the school building after hearing the bell ringing and watched several students mostly girls run passed them winking. Sage waved back to them with a sly smile while Rowen blushed furiously listening to their giggles.
Rowen fought to catch up with blonde in front of him, when his foot stepped on a small deep green orb instantly loosing his footing, Rowen gave a yelp, his arms moved in a circle motion as he fell foward toward Sage. Sage turned to figure out what was bothering his new-found friend, no sooner than he turned a small orb came flying at him, Sage caught it with ease (thanking God for quick reflexes) but wasn't expecting Rowen to crash right into him! The two became entangled by the limbs and crashed to the ground with a sickening thud. They were going to be late after all....
Cye, Ryo, Mina and Kento sat in their desks in a horizontal line among other students, in the center staring down the Biology books that Mr. Kazi gave to them as they came into the class room. Cye watched the teacher curiously as she gazed outside the window across from her desk at the oak tree full of birds at the moment, wondering why she hadn't started the class or announced what lesson they were working on.
He watched her sigh placing her hands onto the desk bowing her head for a moment, Mrs. Kazi looked up at her students rolling her eyes. "Well, it seems that Mr. Hashiba and Date, aren't going to be joining us after all, so---," Mrs. Kazi was cut short by the quick swinging of the classroom door opening and two figures crashing into the room with a loud thud and curse following.
Cye raised himself from his seat to get a better look at the two teenage boys on the ground; One had neatly combed blonde hair, some of it was covering his right eye and his left violet eye was showing only, the other had blue wild hair with a blue bandana to keep it out of his eyes possibly or it was simply a fashion statement, and he had midnight blue eyes.
"Hey-hey, it's the genius and Casanova!" Kento laughed before Mrs. Kazi threw a small paperback book at his head. Sage managed to climb to his feet dusting his uniform off before helping Rowen to his feet, dusting him off as well. "Terribly sorry we're late, Mrs. Kazi, won't happen again," Rowen said quickly grabbing Sage by the arm leading him over to two seats behind Cye, Kento, Ryo and Mina blushing in embarrassment.
Kento smirked with a stupid look on his face, as Kazi explained the lesson they were working on. Cye looked back at the two boys behind him with curiosity, when he noticed to two symbols glowing upon their foreheads. "Life, Wisdom....," He turned to stare at Kento and Ryo who also had glowing Japanese Kanji's on their foreheads. "Righteousness, Justice, and ...Trust!" Cye cried mentally his eyes widened in shock as he reached up to touch his awfully warm forehead.
Could they be the four figures in armor along with himself he saw in that vision at the Restaurant? If so, what did it mean, what did that weird dream with all their voices, and the four armors mean? Cye was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't hear Mrs. Kazi telling him to come up to the black board. Ryo tapped Cye several times trying to get his attention, but no avail, the brown-haired boy didn't notice him or feel the poking of his finger, Ryo began to panic when he noticed Mrs. Kazi coming from around her desk toward Cye with a ruler. The brown skined woman brought her ruler down on Cye's desk startling the hell out of him, he yelled in surprise as if someone pintched him.
"You have the honor of staying after school, Mr. Mouri!" Mrs. Kazi shouted in his face before turning to head back to her desk. The boy wore a confused look on his face, bewildered at the fact that he was staying after school, Cye's head sunk to his desk as Ryo patted him on the back. "You too, Mr. Sanada!" Ryo groaned his head fell on his desk as well. Kento and Mina shook their heads in disappointment, as did Rowen and Sage.
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Elsewhere at the Han'a elementary school, Satsuki traveled down the empty corridor of her school with a hall pass in hand, searching for the bathroom and at the same time, thinking of Rowenn Hashiba. Her cheeks went red at the thought of him, he was so tall and cute! Saktsuki giggled aloud when a frightening 'Clank-clank' behind her against the cold titles of the hallway caught her attention.
'Clank, clank, clank, clank, clank, clank', whatever was behind her had the intentions of catching up with her, with her heart beating faster, and her mind telling her it wasn't safe in the hallway, the 7-year-old took flight down the hall a scream was forming her throat, but she dared not to scream, 'it' would catch her if she did so. 'clank, clank, clank, clank, clank.'
Not knowing what else to do, she ducked inside a vacant classroom, shutting the door silently, trying to keep her ragged breathing down Satsuki crawled across the ground, her plaited blonde hair was coming undone, several stray strands of hair clung to the side of her face before she rose from her knees to position heself in a kneel. She could hear the clanking no more, Satsuki sighed of relief before seeing a shadow of a bulky figure hovering in the air outside the window and it was holding something in it's hand pointing it toward the window.
Wasting no time to figure out what outside, Satsuki climbed to her feet and dashed of out of the class room as a title-wave of water came running out behind her like a speeding vehicle. "HELP! SOMEBODY! SAGE!" She cried desperately, the water tripped her and she fell backwards into it. Outside, the armor of Torrent hovered over the portal his master created awaiting his 'super wave-smasher' to return from fulfilling it's mission to capture the little sister of Halo.
It did not wonder what his master wanted with this girl or why she asked it to capture her, Torrent simply followed orders despite what they were. The sound of rumbling could be heard insdie the school, and Torrent moved out of the way when a huge amount of water came crashing through the wall destroying it, coming down like a waterfall. Torrent watched a small figure of a girl fall into the portal along with the title-wave and he leaped into the portal after her. His task was done. Inside the school, several students and teachers gazed at the hole in the wall, wondering where Satsuki had gone to.
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Lemmie know how you liked this chapter. Hopefully it ain't jumbled up like the last two. Ja ne! Sakura123~