Chapter 2
Jazalyn and Melody walked down one of the crowded streets in Downtown Tokyo. They were window-shopping, when Jazalyn sighed, "I don't have any new ideas. I wish I didn't have poet's block."
Melody smiled, "you wrote some pretty cool poems in Sensei Choi's poetry write off before you got your "poet's block"."
"We were a team," Jazalyn smiled, "your poetry helped us win 1st place too. So don't think it was just me."
Melody snorted, "And who wrote "Tama Uta"?"
"Okay," Jazalyn sighed, "So my poem won 1st place, but with out your poems, we would have never been considered for the poetry write off."
Melody snorted again, "And who wrote "Kiyoko"?"
"Alright," Jazalyn snapped, "you've made your point."
Melody smiled, " "Toki Tora" was received better than I thought. We both earned 1st place, but your poems were the biggest success."
"You can be annoying sometimes, Melody," Jazalyn sighed, "but you are a good poet."
"Don't stress out," Melody teased, " or that gold hoop may come out of your nose."
"And I may rip that jewel off your forehead if my nose hoop does come out," Jazalyn shot back.
Suddenly, the sky became dark, "great, rain, and I didn't bring my umbrella," Melody whined.
Suddenly, laughter was heard, "that's not rain," Jazalyn said as her eyes went wide.
As soon as Melody and Jazalyn heard the laughter, the power went out. Everyone was running in a massive mob to find a place to hide. When Jazalyn and Melody saw the mob come their way, they ran toward the nearest alley. When they turned into the alley, they watch in horror at what was going on. Jazalyn knew it wasn't massive power failure, because the helicopters didn't run on the same power as the streetlights and the buildings did. So why were helicopters failing in mid-air if they didn't have the same power source? Jazalyn was ready to venture out, when a hand grabbed her arm, "You must not go out, mate, you could get trampled to death."
Jazalyn spun around; she was in the alley with Melody, but there were two other girls and a young man. "I saw the crowds and pulled you, Melody, and the other two girls into the alley," the young man explained.
"Thanks," Jazalyn said.
"Don't mention it," the young man smiled. "By the way, I'm Brian Schmidt."
"I'm Jazalyn Yeager," Jazalyn replied. "My friend with the two long purple strands of hair is Melody Mathers."
"Hi," Melody smiled.
The other two girls walked over to them, "I'm Sarah Greenwood, and this is my friend, Melissa Hart."
Melissa turned red. Sarah looked at Melissa and smiled, "she's a totally different person once she knows you."
After the introductions, Jazalyn noticed something, "it's quiet, too quiet."
"What do you think?" Brian asked.
"I think we should check it out," Sarah suggested.
NOTES:
1. Tama means Gem. Uta means Poem or Song. So the title of the poem Tama Uta means Gem Poem or Gem Song
2. Kiyoko is a name. It means Purity Child or Clean Child. This poem was written by Jazalyn to discribe the ideal Japanese Woman.
3. Toki means Timeless. Tora means Bravery. The poem Toki Tora means Timeless Bravery. Melody considers it one of her best poems.
Jazalyn and Melody walked down one of the crowded streets in Downtown Tokyo. They were window-shopping, when Jazalyn sighed, "I don't have any new ideas. I wish I didn't have poet's block."
Melody smiled, "you wrote some pretty cool poems in Sensei Choi's poetry write off before you got your "poet's block"."
"We were a team," Jazalyn smiled, "your poetry helped us win 1st place too. So don't think it was just me."
Melody snorted, "And who wrote "Tama Uta"?"
"Okay," Jazalyn sighed, "So my poem won 1st place, but with out your poems, we would have never been considered for the poetry write off."
Melody snorted again, "And who wrote "Kiyoko"?"
"Alright," Jazalyn snapped, "you've made your point."
Melody smiled, " "Toki Tora" was received better than I thought. We both earned 1st place, but your poems were the biggest success."
"You can be annoying sometimes, Melody," Jazalyn sighed, "but you are a good poet."
"Don't stress out," Melody teased, " or that gold hoop may come out of your nose."
"And I may rip that jewel off your forehead if my nose hoop does come out," Jazalyn shot back.
Suddenly, the sky became dark, "great, rain, and I didn't bring my umbrella," Melody whined.
Suddenly, laughter was heard, "that's not rain," Jazalyn said as her eyes went wide.
As soon as Melody and Jazalyn heard the laughter, the power went out. Everyone was running in a massive mob to find a place to hide. When Jazalyn and Melody saw the mob come their way, they ran toward the nearest alley. When they turned into the alley, they watch in horror at what was going on. Jazalyn knew it wasn't massive power failure, because the helicopters didn't run on the same power as the streetlights and the buildings did. So why were helicopters failing in mid-air if they didn't have the same power source? Jazalyn was ready to venture out, when a hand grabbed her arm, "You must not go out, mate, you could get trampled to death."
Jazalyn spun around; she was in the alley with Melody, but there were two other girls and a young man. "I saw the crowds and pulled you, Melody, and the other two girls into the alley," the young man explained.
"Thanks," Jazalyn said.
"Don't mention it," the young man smiled. "By the way, I'm Brian Schmidt."
"I'm Jazalyn Yeager," Jazalyn replied. "My friend with the two long purple strands of hair is Melody Mathers."
"Hi," Melody smiled.
The other two girls walked over to them, "I'm Sarah Greenwood, and this is my friend, Melissa Hart."
Melissa turned red. Sarah looked at Melissa and smiled, "she's a totally different person once she knows you."
After the introductions, Jazalyn noticed something, "it's quiet, too quiet."
"What do you think?" Brian asked.
"I think we should check it out," Sarah suggested.
NOTES:
1. Tama means Gem. Uta means Poem or Song. So the title of the poem Tama Uta means Gem Poem or Gem Song
2. Kiyoko is a name. It means Purity Child or Clean Child. This poem was written by Jazalyn to discribe the ideal Japanese Woman.
3. Toki means Timeless. Tora means Bravery. The poem Toki Tora means Timeless Bravery. Melody considers it one of her best poems.