Chapter 4- The Book: Searching for Another Soul-
Naru's eyes were opened wide. She couldn't move at all.
As soon as the doorbell rang, the whole scene disappeared. The fire burning from the candles returned back to it's calm, normal state. The overflowing of water from her bathroom sink was back to its dripping sounds. The cold draft air was replaced by a cool breeze. She laid down her naked body on the floor, clutching the athame and gripping it tightly by her left hand. She was breathing heavily, and although there was a light cool breeze in her room; she was sweating....the thought of the old lady came back to her....Naru thought she was going to have a heart failure the moment she saw the old lady infront of her face.
She turned to her side and pressed her ears on the wooden floor. She could hear her mom talking to someone. "It must be the person that rang the doorbell," Naru predicted.
Naru!!!.....Naru!...... her mom yelled........You have a visitor.
A visitor? For me?
Naru stood up and got dressed, and hears her mom calling her one more time.
NARU!!!
Yeah mom, be there in a minute!
She ran down the stairs, and saw her mom preparing dinner. "Who is it mom?," Naru questioned.
Her mom gave Naru a smile and said. "An old friend."
Naru got worried, "An old friend?"....No....it couldn't be.....she went in the living room........ "No way..."..............KEITARO?......
Keitaro was sitting on their couch, he stood up when he saw Naru...... "Good Evening Naru." Keitaro greeted.
Naru was just silent. She could not believe what she is witnessing. Keitaro was still dressed in their school uniform. His white shirt is dirty, and somewhat torn at the back of his cuff. His right arm is scraped, and have a deep cut.
Naru looked down and began studying the dirt on the floor.....she feels really guilty...... "I thought it was the e-bay delivery guy ......" she couldn't say anything good.
"Uhm no.....I'm not the e-bay guy, but you forgot something"..........Keitaro smiled.... "Here you forgot this"........Keitaro handed Naru a pair of broken eye glasses.
"You shouldn't have. I have another pair....." Naru pointed to the glasses that she is already wearing.
"Oh, well then I think you will need this." Keitro handed Naru her Physics book. It was the book that hit him straight on the head. Naru blushed, she did not say anything at all. Keitaro turned back, and headed for the door. "Goodnight." He said..........but still no response from Naru.
She felt really bad, but as soon as Keitaro stepped out of the door, her soft whispering voice said, "Thank you." Naru held the book closely and tightly.
"Naru? What happened? Where is Keitaro?" Naru's mom asked.
Uhm, Keitaro left...
Oh, I thought he was going to stay for dinner.
No...he's not. I'll be upstairs mom. Call me if it's time for dinner.
Okay, but aren't you going to help me set up the table tonight?
Just call me if you need me mom.....
Naru went upstairs and threw the book on her bed, but to her surprise; another thin book fell from her Physics book. The book seems old and the pages are dusty and dirty. Naru looked back at the cover page, the book is titled "Searching for Another Soul."
"Now, why would Keitaro read a book like this?"
The book has weird pictures in it, she saw a star with a circle surrounding it (which is the pentacle); the different Gods and Goddesses, the Moon Goddess, and at the very last page she saw the Great Spirit Goddess. Naru saw a white sheet of paper at the back of the book, she pulled it out. The note says:
"I haven't forgotten."
"What?....whose note is this for?
Naru!!!...I need your help. Come and help me set up the table.
Naru closed the book back, but the wind that is coming from her window kept on turning the pages. It stopped on the picture of a Devil holding the world on his left hand, and a sword on it's right hand. Naru closed her window, turned off the lights and hurried downstairs to help her mom.
After dinner, Naru hurried upstairs to read the mysterious book, but the moment she opened her door.....
No, what are you doing?..NO NUGGIE, bad Nuggie.........BAD....... Naru's turtle was on the top of Keitaro's book, and is eating the page with the picture of the devil in it.......Nuggie was a gift from Keitaro on her 10th birthday........She put the turtle back in it's cage while saying "this is my fault, I forgot to feed you the whole day. I'm sorry Nuggie, here's your food." The turtle almost bit Naru's finger when he snatched the food from her hand.
I'm so tired Nuggie, it's been a long day.......so m...mmmm...aaannyy thin....gggsss....hhhaaaaaaapppeeenned............hhhhaaa.......toooday. Naru yawned, as she closed her eyes to sleep, hugging the mysterious book that Keitaro had left.
Naru's eyes were opened wide. She couldn't move at all.
As soon as the doorbell rang, the whole scene disappeared. The fire burning from the candles returned back to it's calm, normal state. The overflowing of water from her bathroom sink was back to its dripping sounds. The cold draft air was replaced by a cool breeze. She laid down her naked body on the floor, clutching the athame and gripping it tightly by her left hand. She was breathing heavily, and although there was a light cool breeze in her room; she was sweating....the thought of the old lady came back to her....Naru thought she was going to have a heart failure the moment she saw the old lady infront of her face.
She turned to her side and pressed her ears on the wooden floor. She could hear her mom talking to someone. "It must be the person that rang the doorbell," Naru predicted.
Naru!!!.....Naru!...... her mom yelled........You have a visitor.
A visitor? For me?
Naru stood up and got dressed, and hears her mom calling her one more time.
NARU!!!
Yeah mom, be there in a minute!
She ran down the stairs, and saw her mom preparing dinner. "Who is it mom?," Naru questioned.
Her mom gave Naru a smile and said. "An old friend."
Naru got worried, "An old friend?"....No....it couldn't be.....she went in the living room........ "No way..."..............KEITARO?......
Keitaro was sitting on their couch, he stood up when he saw Naru...... "Good Evening Naru." Keitaro greeted.
Naru was just silent. She could not believe what she is witnessing. Keitaro was still dressed in their school uniform. His white shirt is dirty, and somewhat torn at the back of his cuff. His right arm is scraped, and have a deep cut.
Naru looked down and began studying the dirt on the floor.....she feels really guilty...... "I thought it was the e-bay delivery guy ......" she couldn't say anything good.
"Uhm no.....I'm not the e-bay guy, but you forgot something"..........Keitaro smiled.... "Here you forgot this"........Keitaro handed Naru a pair of broken eye glasses.
"You shouldn't have. I have another pair....." Naru pointed to the glasses that she is already wearing.
"Oh, well then I think you will need this." Keitro handed Naru her Physics book. It was the book that hit him straight on the head. Naru blushed, she did not say anything at all. Keitaro turned back, and headed for the door. "Goodnight." He said..........but still no response from Naru.
She felt really bad, but as soon as Keitaro stepped out of the door, her soft whispering voice said, "Thank you." Naru held the book closely and tightly.
"Naru? What happened? Where is Keitaro?" Naru's mom asked.
Uhm, Keitaro left...
Oh, I thought he was going to stay for dinner.
No...he's not. I'll be upstairs mom. Call me if it's time for dinner.
Okay, but aren't you going to help me set up the table tonight?
Just call me if you need me mom.....
Naru went upstairs and threw the book on her bed, but to her surprise; another thin book fell from her Physics book. The book seems old and the pages are dusty and dirty. Naru looked back at the cover page, the book is titled "Searching for Another Soul."
"Now, why would Keitaro read a book like this?"
The book has weird pictures in it, she saw a star with a circle surrounding it (which is the pentacle); the different Gods and Goddesses, the Moon Goddess, and at the very last page she saw the Great Spirit Goddess. Naru saw a white sheet of paper at the back of the book, she pulled it out. The note says:
"I haven't forgotten."
"What?....whose note is this for?
Naru!!!...I need your help. Come and help me set up the table.
Naru closed the book back, but the wind that is coming from her window kept on turning the pages. It stopped on the picture of a Devil holding the world on his left hand, and a sword on it's right hand. Naru closed her window, turned off the lights and hurried downstairs to help her mom.
After dinner, Naru hurried upstairs to read the mysterious book, but the moment she opened her door.....
No, what are you doing?..NO NUGGIE, bad Nuggie.........BAD....... Naru's turtle was on the top of Keitaro's book, and is eating the page with the picture of the devil in it.......Nuggie was a gift from Keitaro on her 10th birthday........She put the turtle back in it's cage while saying "this is my fault, I forgot to feed you the whole day. I'm sorry Nuggie, here's your food." The turtle almost bit Naru's finger when he snatched the food from her hand.
I'm so tired Nuggie, it's been a long day.......so m...mmmm...aaannyy thin....gggsss....hhhaaaaaaapppeeenned............hhhhaaa.......toooday. Naru yawned, as she closed her eyes to sleep, hugging the mysterious book that Keitaro had left.