Chapter 1
Brian Schmidt was walking down a major street in Tokyo, Japan. He was planning to rendezvous with a friend of his, Cye Mouri, but couldn't seem to find him, 'I wonder where he is?' Brian thought, 'he's not the type to be running late.'
Brian clutched his white-gold necklace and its charm. A black-haired nurse had given him the necklace on the day of his birth, and at 22 years old, he never took the necklace off. Brian looked at the charm of his necklace. When he was learning Japanese at school, he learned that his charm was a virtue, Trust to be exact. Brian looked at his watch and sighed. He did not see the subtle darkening of the sky.
"Fuck this to hell and back," swore Melody "Mel" Mathers as she walked from her music class back to her dorm room with her roommate. Melody was an exchange student at the university learning about music. "I don't ever want a repeat of that episode."
"Chill, Melody," her roommate smiled as they were walking, "it could be worse. At least you don't have to write a paper on ancient Japanese Imperial Court culture."
Melody glared, "I don't know what's worse, Jazalyn, making an ass of yourself in front of the whole class, or writing a paper."
Jazalyn Yeager smiled, "pick the lesser evil."
Melody muttered an obscene word under her breath as they continued to their dorm room. After they dropped their books off, Melody looked out the window in their room. She clutched her silver necklace; holding the charm, Piety, in her palm. On the day Melody was born, a black haired woman who worked as a nurse gave her the necklace she was wearing. The simple act of clutching it made her feel comfortable. She had never worn the necklace outside of her shirt, until she met Jazalyn. When Jazalyn saw Melody's necklace, she showed her necklace as well. Jazalyn explained that the day she was born, she was given a gold necklace with the charm of Loyalty on it. She had always been proud to wear it and would never consider hiding it from the world.
"Hey Mel," Jazalyn smiled, "you want to go out, get off campus for a while."
"Sure," Melody smiled, "I'd like that."
Both girls left the room, but Jazalyn noticed that the shading of the light was changing, 'its probably some clouds moving in,' she thought, 'nothing to worry about.'
In the English Literature class, Sarah Greenwood was writing down ideas for the story she was going to write. Two rows behind her, Melissa Hart was planning out the characters to her story. Melissa was so determined to write a Fantasy novel that any other genre was out of the question. The Japanese teacher, Fumiko Yuto, got up from the desk, "This story must be your best work," she explained, "these stories will be published by the school and sold in the bookstore for other students to read."
"Hai, sensei," the students responded.
The teacher smiled, "class is dismissed."
As the students were getting ready to go, Melissa walked over to Sarah, "How's the leadership conference?" She asked.
"The same old stuff," Sarah sighed, "sometimes it gets boring. So I rub my charm for patience and endurance."
Sarah looked at her necklace; it was a gold necklace with a gold charm. The charm had the Kanji of a virtue on it, Virtue to be exact.
Melissa took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, she was bored out of her mind, but she took other classes to complete the agreement of the exchange program. Melissa put her glasses back on and clutched her silver necklace. It had always brought her comfort in times of trouble and even a small amount of acceptance. The charm was the Kanji of a virtue, Serenity to be exact. Melissa smiled; it was because of her necklace that she had met Sarah. It had shocked Melissa that Sarah had received her necklace the day she was born. Melissa had thought that it was just a coincidence that she would meet someone else with a similar necklace given to them on the day of their birth, but Melissa knew that it wasn't coincidence. The only problem was; she didn't know what it was.
As Melissa and Sarah walked to their dorm room, Sarah smiled at something, "What are you smiling about?" Melissa asked.
"Remember that poetry write off?" Sarah replied.
"Yeah, I remember," Melissa smiled.
"We won 1st place," Sarah remembered, "I was so happy."
"Maybe Sensei Yuto will do another poetry write off," Melissa said.
"I hope so," Sarah replied.
When they got to their dorm room and dropped their books off, Sarah looked outside, "You want to go out for a little while?" She asked.
"Why not," Melissa replied.
"Then let's go," Sarah said.
Neither of the two girls saw the sky become cloudy.
Brian Schmidt was walking down a major street in Tokyo, Japan. He was planning to rendezvous with a friend of his, Cye Mouri, but couldn't seem to find him, 'I wonder where he is?' Brian thought, 'he's not the type to be running late.'
Brian clutched his white-gold necklace and its charm. A black-haired nurse had given him the necklace on the day of his birth, and at 22 years old, he never took the necklace off. Brian looked at the charm of his necklace. When he was learning Japanese at school, he learned that his charm was a virtue, Trust to be exact. Brian looked at his watch and sighed. He did not see the subtle darkening of the sky.
"Fuck this to hell and back," swore Melody "Mel" Mathers as she walked from her music class back to her dorm room with her roommate. Melody was an exchange student at the university learning about music. "I don't ever want a repeat of that episode."
"Chill, Melody," her roommate smiled as they were walking, "it could be worse. At least you don't have to write a paper on ancient Japanese Imperial Court culture."
Melody glared, "I don't know what's worse, Jazalyn, making an ass of yourself in front of the whole class, or writing a paper."
Jazalyn Yeager smiled, "pick the lesser evil."
Melody muttered an obscene word under her breath as they continued to their dorm room. After they dropped their books off, Melody looked out the window in their room. She clutched her silver necklace; holding the charm, Piety, in her palm. On the day Melody was born, a black haired woman who worked as a nurse gave her the necklace she was wearing. The simple act of clutching it made her feel comfortable. She had never worn the necklace outside of her shirt, until she met Jazalyn. When Jazalyn saw Melody's necklace, she showed her necklace as well. Jazalyn explained that the day she was born, she was given a gold necklace with the charm of Loyalty on it. She had always been proud to wear it and would never consider hiding it from the world.
"Hey Mel," Jazalyn smiled, "you want to go out, get off campus for a while."
"Sure," Melody smiled, "I'd like that."
Both girls left the room, but Jazalyn noticed that the shading of the light was changing, 'its probably some clouds moving in,' she thought, 'nothing to worry about.'
In the English Literature class, Sarah Greenwood was writing down ideas for the story she was going to write. Two rows behind her, Melissa Hart was planning out the characters to her story. Melissa was so determined to write a Fantasy novel that any other genre was out of the question. The Japanese teacher, Fumiko Yuto, got up from the desk, "This story must be your best work," she explained, "these stories will be published by the school and sold in the bookstore for other students to read."
"Hai, sensei," the students responded.
The teacher smiled, "class is dismissed."
As the students were getting ready to go, Melissa walked over to Sarah, "How's the leadership conference?" She asked.
"The same old stuff," Sarah sighed, "sometimes it gets boring. So I rub my charm for patience and endurance."
Sarah looked at her necklace; it was a gold necklace with a gold charm. The charm had the Kanji of a virtue on it, Virtue to be exact.
Melissa took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, she was bored out of her mind, but she took other classes to complete the agreement of the exchange program. Melissa put her glasses back on and clutched her silver necklace. It had always brought her comfort in times of trouble and even a small amount of acceptance. The charm was the Kanji of a virtue, Serenity to be exact. Melissa smiled; it was because of her necklace that she had met Sarah. It had shocked Melissa that Sarah had received her necklace the day she was born. Melissa had thought that it was just a coincidence that she would meet someone else with a similar necklace given to them on the day of their birth, but Melissa knew that it wasn't coincidence. The only problem was; she didn't know what it was.
As Melissa and Sarah walked to their dorm room, Sarah smiled at something, "What are you smiling about?" Melissa asked.
"Remember that poetry write off?" Sarah replied.
"Yeah, I remember," Melissa smiled.
"We won 1st place," Sarah remembered, "I was so happy."
"Maybe Sensei Yuto will do another poetry write off," Melissa said.
"I hope so," Sarah replied.
When they got to their dorm room and dropped their books off, Sarah looked outside, "You want to go out for a little while?" She asked.
"Why not," Melissa replied.
"Then let's go," Sarah said.
Neither of the two girls saw the sky become cloudy.