Chapter 41
Sarah and Brian kept running down the deserted streets of Downtown Tokyo. They had to make it to the castle. Nothing would stop them from reaching their friends, nothing. 'They've played with fire,' Brian thought, 'Now they get burned.'
Melissa walked into Dais' room. She knew that she had been gone a long time, and Dais would begin to wonder where she was if he couldn't find her.
As Melissa picked up the picture of Natsuko and Aya, the Illusion Warlord walked in. "I see you've found my most precious treasure."
Melissa nearly jumped as she put the picture back on the nightstand and turned to face Dais, who was standing in front of her, wearing his Illusion armor. Melissa was silent; she knew that Dais would show her his face when he felt ready. "Is that one of the reasons you kidnapped me the first time?" Melissa asked, "Because I look like your sister Natsuko?"
"That was one of the reasons," Dais replied.
"What was the other?" Melissa responded.
"You're my partner," Dais said calmly.
"And because you kidnapped me," Melissa said flatly, "You pissed Brian off."
Dais almost laughed, "Your "older brother" needs to grow up. It's time he realize that you are my partner, and that you are under my protection."
"He's only trying to protect me," Melissa pointed out.
Dais snorted, "He has no right to interfere. Besides, why should he have his partner and deny me my partner?"
Melissa didn't answer.
"We really shouldn't start our friendship off with masks and lies," Dais smiled as he called off his armor and stood in front of his partner wearing his Dark Green sub armor.
Melissa gasped; the first thing she noticed about Dais was his wavy, shoulder-length white hair, his unusually pale skin, and his blue-gray eye. Melissa also noticed that the other eye was covered with a black eye patch. 'That was the exact same eye that was covered when Dais masqueraded as Jirougorou,' she told herself.
Dais looked at Melissa. His partner had the same facial features as his sister Natsuko, but his partner had Light Brown eyes instead of Dark Brown. Moreover, Natsuko had Black hair, while Melissa's hair was a Sun Gold color. 'Fitting,' Dais thought, 'her mother is the Sun Goddess.'
Melissa was becoming aware of how Dais was looking her and began to blush. "Is something wrong?" Dais asked.
"I don't feel comfortable with the way you're looking at me," Melissa replied.
"Sorry," Dais replied as he closed his eye.
Melissa was shocked, since when did Dais become a polite gentleman?
"Let's get out of this stuffy room," Dais smiled, "I want to show you the gardens."
"What gardens?" Melissa asked, puzzled.
"Let me show you." Dais replied. "I want to show you the garden through my Balcony Window."
Melody walked back to Sekhmet's room, "I'm glad everyone is safe," she sighed.
"And I'm glad you're safe," Sekhmet replied.
Melody almost jumped at the sound of her partner's voice. When she turned around, she saw Sekhmet standing in the far corner of the room, wearing his brown sub armor, and hiding his face. "Sekhmet," Melody called out, "You don't have to hide from me."
"I lied to you," Sekhmet replied, closing his eyes. "I lied to you because I was afraid that…"
"That I would reject you because of the way you look," Melody finished.
Sekhmet nodded.
Melody sighed, "Don't worry, I'm not going to call you a freak. Besides, if you stop and think about it, how many, "normal" people have strands of purple hair?"
Sekhmet didn't respond.
Melody sighed again, "Look, I'm not going to call you a freak or anything, I'm going to treat you like a normal human being. So step out of the shadows and look at me."
Sekhmet stepped out the shadows. There was something about this girl, something that he couldn't explain.
"See," Melody smiled, "that wasn't so hard."
"No, it wasn't." Sekhmet replied.
Sarah and Brian kept running down the deserted streets of Downtown Tokyo. They had to make it to the castle. Nothing would stop them from reaching their friends, nothing. 'They've played with fire,' Brian thought, 'Now they get burned.'
Melissa walked into Dais' room. She knew that she had been gone a long time, and Dais would begin to wonder where she was if he couldn't find her.
As Melissa picked up the picture of Natsuko and Aya, the Illusion Warlord walked in. "I see you've found my most precious treasure."
Melissa nearly jumped as she put the picture back on the nightstand and turned to face Dais, who was standing in front of her, wearing his Illusion armor. Melissa was silent; she knew that Dais would show her his face when he felt ready. "Is that one of the reasons you kidnapped me the first time?" Melissa asked, "Because I look like your sister Natsuko?"
"That was one of the reasons," Dais replied.
"What was the other?" Melissa responded.
"You're my partner," Dais said calmly.
"And because you kidnapped me," Melissa said flatly, "You pissed Brian off."
Dais almost laughed, "Your "older brother" needs to grow up. It's time he realize that you are my partner, and that you are under my protection."
"He's only trying to protect me," Melissa pointed out.
Dais snorted, "He has no right to interfere. Besides, why should he have his partner and deny me my partner?"
Melissa didn't answer.
"We really shouldn't start our friendship off with masks and lies," Dais smiled as he called off his armor and stood in front of his partner wearing his Dark Green sub armor.
Melissa gasped; the first thing she noticed about Dais was his wavy, shoulder-length white hair, his unusually pale skin, and his blue-gray eye. Melissa also noticed that the other eye was covered with a black eye patch. 'That was the exact same eye that was covered when Dais masqueraded as Jirougorou,' she told herself.
Dais looked at Melissa. His partner had the same facial features as his sister Natsuko, but his partner had Light Brown eyes instead of Dark Brown. Moreover, Natsuko had Black hair, while Melissa's hair was a Sun Gold color. 'Fitting,' Dais thought, 'her mother is the Sun Goddess.'
Melissa was becoming aware of how Dais was looking her and began to blush. "Is something wrong?" Dais asked.
"I don't feel comfortable with the way you're looking at me," Melissa replied.
"Sorry," Dais replied as he closed his eye.
Melissa was shocked, since when did Dais become a polite gentleman?
"Let's get out of this stuffy room," Dais smiled, "I want to show you the gardens."
"What gardens?" Melissa asked, puzzled.
"Let me show you." Dais replied. "I want to show you the garden through my Balcony Window."
Melody walked back to Sekhmet's room, "I'm glad everyone is safe," she sighed.
"And I'm glad you're safe," Sekhmet replied.
Melody almost jumped at the sound of her partner's voice. When she turned around, she saw Sekhmet standing in the far corner of the room, wearing his brown sub armor, and hiding his face. "Sekhmet," Melody called out, "You don't have to hide from me."
"I lied to you," Sekhmet replied, closing his eyes. "I lied to you because I was afraid that…"
"That I would reject you because of the way you look," Melody finished.
Sekhmet nodded.
Melody sighed, "Don't worry, I'm not going to call you a freak. Besides, if you stop and think about it, how many, "normal" people have strands of purple hair?"
Sekhmet didn't respond.
Melody sighed again, "Look, I'm not going to call you a freak or anything, I'm going to treat you like a normal human being. So step out of the shadows and look at me."
Sekhmet stepped out the shadows. There was something about this girl, something that he couldn't explain.
"See," Melody smiled, "that wasn't so hard."
"No, it wasn't." Sekhmet replied.