6H: OH! Chapter 5!

Anaretsu: What's so exciting about chapter five?

6h: I don't know. Did you know that this story has more words than another one fo my stories that SEVEN chapters long?

Anaretsu: Fasicnating. Can we get to the story?

6H: Yes, yes. Oh, I'd like to once again thank Rod G for reviewing!

The wind getnly blowed her long green hair. She looked out on the track, waiting for the signal.

BAM.

The runners were off. Faster....faster....

"So, Aya Macaticha won the track and feild's 250 event huh?" Shojiki said, leaning aginast the wall. Taiyakashi was relating the news about the track and feild compition against Infinty College.

"She won it under fifty seconds. She's got super human speed, I tell you! She holds the school's record for running the event in fourty seconds."

"She's that fast, huh?" He really didn't care about this stuff much. He wasn't even paying attension to his over-enthuisastic childhood friend.

"Even faster! They say she alomst disapears when she uses her speed!"

"Disappears?"

Chapter 5-A Duel Where the Eyes Don't Help

Aya walked into the student council meeting room. The president sat at the table, looking at somthing. But it was too dark to see what it was, or even what she was looking at. Aya said nothing, as her olive eyes scanned the dark room.

"Miss President."

"Aya! I didn't hear you walk in." She replied, as she put away whatever she was looking at, and turned to face the green haired speed demon. "I'm so sorry about that whole thing with you and the closet... I didn't think Ryhashi would do such a thing."

"It wasn't Ryhashi. The one who did this to me was taller than I am. It couldn't've been Ryhashi. But that's not why I'm here." The blue haired girl glanced at Aya, suspicously.

"What do you want?"

"I want to duel Shojiki Tenjou."

Shojiki walked from his room to the living room. Anna-Lee was drinking some tea and reading a book. The poor boy flopped down on a couch and buried his face in the comfy, fuzzy, material.

"Don't suffocate yourself, Mr. Shojiki."

"Stop calling me 'Mr.'"

"But we're engaged."

"WE'RE TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED!!!!!"

"If you say so, Mr. Shojiki." He sighed n defeat.

"Don't you read enough?"he asked. He buried his head in the sofa again and began to let his mind wander. He thought about Ryhashi. Rumor had it that he was locked up in his room. He wouldn't anwser to anyone- not even his own sister, Hiyoma. He still felt bad about the whole thing- and the cut in his side didn't help him forget it.

~Flashback~

"No! Ryhashi stop! You'll miss! you'll kill Anna-Lee! Please! Don't do it! Don't..."

"RYHASHI!WAKE UP! DON'T DO IT!!!!"

"No one took me seriously. And...I was always behind her...Hiyoma. There were times when I felt like nothing more than a stand in- someone who Hiyoma could use to take her place if she was unable or didn't want to do something."

~End Flashback~

'Ryhashi...What made you do that? It was like you were possesed or something. No, that's not it. Damn, my injury hurts. Huh?' He felt something soft brush his side. He looked to see Anna-Lee at his side, looking concerned.

"I think we should change your bandages, Mr. Shojiki." He sat up at gave her a stubborn look.

"What if I don't want to?" He pouted.

"I'll make you, Mr. Shojiki. It is for your own good." He sighed as they entered the bathroom.

"You know, Anna-Lee. It's been a little more than two weeks since I got here." he said, hastily taking off his shirt. Most girls would be melting, or sighing even, but Anna-Lee either didn't notice or didn't care. "It just seems like years more than a couple of weeks, doesn't it?"

"I guess." Shojiki winced in pain. Anna-Lee seemed very apathetic to what he was saying. Although, she was apathetic most of the time. Except-

~Flashback~

"You saved me!" She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him joyfully.

~End flashback~

"Mr. Shojiki? Are you okay? You look awfully red..." Shojiki turned away.

"I'm...fine." He said grabbing his shirt. 'What the hell is wrong with me? I don't even know Anna-Lee that well. She's just The Rose Bride and that's all! It was her desicion to hug me. Feh! She can do what she wants!' Shojiki walked into the living room again and straightened out his shirt. Confused and needing time to think, he wet for the front door. "I'll be back later."

"Okay. Be careful, Mr.Shojiki." She said, with an almost sorrowful tone. Shojiki wanted to turn to face her, but decided against it. He went down the fron walk and kicked a stone aside.

"Damn it. What the hell was I doing back in there?" 'Two weeks mean nothing.' he thought. 'Two weeks mean nothing...' He sighed and walked up the wide road to Ohtori. He passed the forest arena, the student council tower, the greenhouse... He stopped and looked up at it. He first met Anna-Lee here. That quiet girl with the grey hair and the violet-grey eyes. Eyes dull, emotionless...yet with so much behind them. He had yet to get behind those eyes. He walked up to the greenhouse door, and was surprised when he could pull it open. He silently walked in and closed the door behind him. He slowly walked around the serene setting. Roses of all colors grew on the walls, on tables, on the ceiling...everywhere. He walked around and finally just watched the stars from a standing postion. The air was heavy with the sweet smell of the flowers around him. The door creaked open and in the doorway stood Aya Macaticha- her bright green eyes the only light in this darkness. He returned the gaze with intesity. Aya felt herself faltering, but shook it off, blaming it on the three-day old Chinese she had for dinner.

"Shojiki Tenjou. What the hell are you doing here?" she asked out of curisoity.

"Cut the cheep talk and just challenge me to a damn duel." She tilted her head to the side and smiled warmly.

"How'd you know?"

"You student council guys always ask me that when I run into you guys." She walked in, closing the door behind her.

"Yeah. I guess we do. I was getting there." She laughed a bit. That was her- she couldn't stand being serious for a minute, she was an optimist-always looking on the bright side. Shojiki could tell.

"You're really not like the other student council members at all. You seem like a normal student." She felt her face warming, thanking god that it was dark, and that the student council hadn't gotton around to putting outdoor lights on campus. But she just shook her head.

'No, no no!' she screamed in her head.

"You okay?" he asked her. She had starting shaking he head furiously back and forth. His blue eyes were filled with confusion at her sudden action.

'When he looks confused he looks so cute. Wait, WHAT?! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?! HE'S THE ENEMY!!!!! YOU'RE ABOUT TO FACE HIM IN A DUEL!!!!!!!' She turned away and stumbled out of the greenhouse. "Be there to-tomorrow." and the door floated closed. Shojiki, of course, was very confused.

"What was that about?"

"Have you heard, have you heard, have you heard the news?"

"The prince went to the garden one day." started A.

"He was trying to clear his head, but a princess approached him." said B.

"What was she the princess of?"

"Wind."

"Wind? The uncertain wind that blows anywhere there is a wandering child to taunt them? That blows where there is a traveler crossing the desert? That blows-"

"Ahem." B tapped her foot inpaitently.

"Sorry."

"Enough! It's my turn!" C pushed the two off the screen. D appeared next to her and looked in the direction where A and B had been pushed.

"Oh dear." she said. "But I'm sure they'll be fine."

"As you say."

"Break the World's shell for the-oof!" A and B pulled the two down with them and they all got into a fight.

Shojiki walked up the stairs of the forest arena after school the next day. He accended into the heavans above and soon, the floating castle came into view. When he reached the end of the stairs, Aya and Anna-Lee were waiting for him. 'How come the oppenant always gets here first?' Anna-Lee distrubuted the two roses-one pink and one green.

"Rose of the noble castle, power of Dia that rests within my soul, obey your master and be stripped of your scabbard."

"Grant me the power...to stop world revolution!" And the magic blade was in his hand. He took a fighting stance and grinned slyly at Aya.

"Ready, Aya?"

"You bet..." and they were off. Or more like she was off. She vanished from veiw. Shojiki looked franticallyaround him, but felt a pain on his cheek as blood slid down from the fresh cut.

'What the-?' No time to think, for she lashed out again, invisibly, and he felt a great pain in his left leg. He couldn't see her anywhere. 'Is this what Taiyakashi meant when she said Aya had super-human speed?!' He charged forward, slashed diagnoally, and then rolled acroos the floor. Aya landed near the spot Shojiki had been standing. She rested her blade on her shoulder.

"How do you like that, Shojiki?" She asked cockly. He grinned at her.

"I see. You certainly do have talent." Aya felt her face heat up again,but forced it down.

'I have to focus. I can't let him distract me!' She charged for him, but before she reached him, vanished again. Shojiki looked around himself for even a sign of the green-haired wonder. Nothing except the breeze. A stab of pain in his leg caused him to sink down onto his knee. He turned to see Aya flying past him, and then becoming unseeible once again. It was a deep cut, but he manged to get up again and run across the arena, feeling stupid while he did so. He felt a few more strikes around him. Peices of the floor flew up breifly in the air from the impact.

'How am I supposed to fight back when I can't see her?' Hethought frantically. He suddenly realized that Aya needed room to move. He ran to the walls of the arena. Aya, who was really flying around him at inmearsurable speeds, had no idea were he was heading. That is until, she lifted her head up and saw the wall.

"Ekk!" She screamed as she flew into the wall. Shojiki stood behind her as she struggled to get up. The light came down from the castle as Shojiki's eyes turned red. He slammed her to the ground and loomed over her, sword raised. "Shojiki...?" she asked quietly. He grinned menaicly down at her, as if he hadn't heard her at all. She trembled.

"Take my anger...." His sword came down. "AND BEGONE!!!!!!" Her green rose was sliced off, and the green petals danced on the wind. But Shojiki didn't change back. He was still poised over the frightened duelist, ready to attack again.

"Shojiki?" Anna-Lee questioned. This wasn't like him at all. He always just went for their roses. But now....

it looked like he was going to kill Aya.

-to be continued-

(Preveiw)

Shojiki: A strange light decends on me during the duels and I gain a fearsome power. They call it the power of Dia. Whose Dia anway? Whatever.

Anna-Lee: The student council is throwing their annual school ball. I think it will be fun, don't you?

Shojiki: I was never much for thse fancy parties. But I guess we're going, considering we got an invitation practically deamnding us to be there. Hey, isn't that the guy who came into the arena during my duel with Ryoki?

Anna-Lee: A great danger is coming. Something is not right at all.

Shojiki: Next time: Fairy Tale of the Night.

Anna-Lee: Stop the revolution of the world!

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6H: Oooo...suspense! Will he kill Aya? Will he injure her?

Anaretsu: I doubt it. Your fic is so predictable.

6H: Oh shut it! You always say bad stuff about my fics. But you don't really mean it, do you? You are my yami after all.

Anaretsu: Actually I do mean it. God help those who read it.

6H: That's mean! Well anyway, Please Reveiw. And don't list to my yami.

Anaretsu: BAKA!