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Pretear Chapter 6: Ice Breaker
"Shimizu, you'll be fine!" Mannen told her. Shimizu clasped her hands together, with a look of nervousness in her face and her chin lifted slightly higher. Mannen pushed the doorbell button next to the giant entrance of the Awayuki Estate.
They waited.
Then, the door was suddenly swung wide open by Himeno to greet them. "Ahaha! Mannen!" she grinned. She turned her head to the quiet girl. "What's your name?" Shimizu smiled shyly and answered, "Ta. Tatsumie Shimizu,"
"Okay! Shimizu! Come on in!"
Himeno walked behind Shimizu and walked next to Mannen, nudging his shoulders. "You've got a cute girl! You're so lucky!" Himeno whispered to his ear. Mannen's face turned red. "Argh! Mind your own business!" "I was just kidding!" she said, shaking her head and laughing a little.
The knights were waiting in the living room having their tea.
"She's here!" Hajime and Shin cheered.
'Wow! She's cute and pretty!' Gou thought, gazing at her.
Shimizu sat down next Mannen on the sofa. He patted her shoulders and asked her to introduce herself. Shimizu slowly stood up and faced everybody, who had their eyes and ears attached to her. She cleared her throat.
"My name is Tatsumie Shimizu. Nice to meet you!"
She bowed to them and sat down. "Glad to meet you too, Shimizu!" Sasame gave one of his warm smiles.
They started introducing each other one by one.
"You know what you are here for, right?" Hayate asked.
"Mannen told me about it. Though I am still not sure of the situation."
"Alright! I shall explain it to you," Hayate said. "All things here on Earth are called Leafe and a monster in another dimension has come to destroy the Leafe to gain power. All of us are the Leafe knights, who protect the Leafe. Each of us has different powers but our powers are not strong enough to defeat the monster. We need a pretear to destroy it. Himeno was a pretear but she had an accident. In the end, she lost some of her powers and was unable to turn into pretear."
Shimizu looked shocked and turned to Himeno; she gave her a big grin as if there was nothing wrong.
"So, we need a new pretear and Mannen has found you, the new pretear."
Shimizu looked expressionless. 'It sounds like hard work.'
She felt tensed up, worried and frightened. She did not know what to do next. Then, a warm gentle hand lightly pressed on hers; Mannen smiled and comforted her silently by stroking her hands very lightly.
"I think I understand this situation now. But I do not know how to fight."
"We will train you!" Kei said.
"You will merge with each one of us so that you will get used to using our powers." Gou said.
"Merge.?" Shimizu gulped.
"Yeah, I know how it feels like. It's disgusting! Well, at least for a first timer." Himeno bent down and whispered to her ear.
Shimizu shivered.
Sasame smiled again and said, "Haha, don't worry! Though it sounds like hard work, you will gain many experience." "So, have you decided that you want to become a pretear and join us? We really need you." Hayate said.
Shimizu looked around and then to Mannen. He grinned and nodded.
"Yes. I will become a pretear and join you." She said bravely.
They cheered, jumped for joy and applauded. She smiled.
'Pretear. what is it like to be one? It must be very hard work. I must work very hard in order to protect them.'
-*- Mannen's life -*-
He walked down the sidewalk, looking up at the copper sky. The sky had a blend of orange and red hue. The breeze was cool and soothing; he felt the light breeze blowing against his cheeks. Footsteps were heard in the quiet town. The sun was setting.
He could hear a soft quince sound beside him. Shimizu covered her mouth and blew warm air onto her hands. She felt cold walking in the freezing evening air. Mannen took off his jacket and put it round Shimizu. Shimizu's shivers disappeared. She blushed, grabbing the jacket to keep her warm.
Mannen then, felt a slight tug on his shirt.
"Anou.Mannen. can.can you hold my hand?" She looked down, feeling embarrassed. Her fingers were cold; blowing warm air didn't help. Then, a familiar hand held hers. Her heart and fingers felt warm instantly. She turned to Mannen. He smiled to her. She was happy again, very happy. Their hands were clasped together. Shimizu leant on his shoulders and hugged his arm as they walked down east to her house.
"Thank you Mannen for walking me home!" Shimizu walked to her house gate.
Mannen scratched behind his neck, "Well, it is late and a girl shouldn't be walking home alone."
Shimizu grinned and waved goodbye. Mannen watched her open the gate latch; walk to her doorstep and into the house. He looked away and turned around to walk back home. After taking a few steps, he heard a ruffle of the trees; he didn't feel any breeze at all. He took another few more steps. A low groan bellowed somewhere near him.
He hastily looked around for any suspicious shadows or figures that might be lurking around; nothing was in sight. He looked back again and instantly felt a tiny prick on his neck, just like an ant bite. He reached for the part of his neck where he had felt the prick. He pulled out a long thin needle.
"Where did this come from?" he murmured under his breath.
-*-
End of chapter! Yeah! Okay, on to the next one so stay tuned for more! Pls R&R! Thanks!
Pretear Chapter 6: Ice Breaker
"Shimizu, you'll be fine!" Mannen told her. Shimizu clasped her hands together, with a look of nervousness in her face and her chin lifted slightly higher. Mannen pushed the doorbell button next to the giant entrance of the Awayuki Estate.
They waited.
Then, the door was suddenly swung wide open by Himeno to greet them. "Ahaha! Mannen!" she grinned. She turned her head to the quiet girl. "What's your name?" Shimizu smiled shyly and answered, "Ta. Tatsumie Shimizu,"
"Okay! Shimizu! Come on in!"
Himeno walked behind Shimizu and walked next to Mannen, nudging his shoulders. "You've got a cute girl! You're so lucky!" Himeno whispered to his ear. Mannen's face turned red. "Argh! Mind your own business!" "I was just kidding!" she said, shaking her head and laughing a little.
The knights were waiting in the living room having their tea.
"She's here!" Hajime and Shin cheered.
'Wow! She's cute and pretty!' Gou thought, gazing at her.
Shimizu sat down next Mannen on the sofa. He patted her shoulders and asked her to introduce herself. Shimizu slowly stood up and faced everybody, who had their eyes and ears attached to her. She cleared her throat.
"My name is Tatsumie Shimizu. Nice to meet you!"
She bowed to them and sat down. "Glad to meet you too, Shimizu!" Sasame gave one of his warm smiles.
They started introducing each other one by one.
"You know what you are here for, right?" Hayate asked.
"Mannen told me about it. Though I am still not sure of the situation."
"Alright! I shall explain it to you," Hayate said. "All things here on Earth are called Leafe and a monster in another dimension has come to destroy the Leafe to gain power. All of us are the Leafe knights, who protect the Leafe. Each of us has different powers but our powers are not strong enough to defeat the monster. We need a pretear to destroy it. Himeno was a pretear but she had an accident. In the end, she lost some of her powers and was unable to turn into pretear."
Shimizu looked shocked and turned to Himeno; she gave her a big grin as if there was nothing wrong.
"So, we need a new pretear and Mannen has found you, the new pretear."
Shimizu looked expressionless. 'It sounds like hard work.'
She felt tensed up, worried and frightened. She did not know what to do next. Then, a warm gentle hand lightly pressed on hers; Mannen smiled and comforted her silently by stroking her hands very lightly.
"I think I understand this situation now. But I do not know how to fight."
"We will train you!" Kei said.
"You will merge with each one of us so that you will get used to using our powers." Gou said.
"Merge.?" Shimizu gulped.
"Yeah, I know how it feels like. It's disgusting! Well, at least for a first timer." Himeno bent down and whispered to her ear.
Shimizu shivered.
Sasame smiled again and said, "Haha, don't worry! Though it sounds like hard work, you will gain many experience." "So, have you decided that you want to become a pretear and join us? We really need you." Hayate said.
Shimizu looked around and then to Mannen. He grinned and nodded.
"Yes. I will become a pretear and join you." She said bravely.
They cheered, jumped for joy and applauded. She smiled.
'Pretear. what is it like to be one? It must be very hard work. I must work very hard in order to protect them.'
-*- Mannen's life -*-
He walked down the sidewalk, looking up at the copper sky. The sky had a blend of orange and red hue. The breeze was cool and soothing; he felt the light breeze blowing against his cheeks. Footsteps were heard in the quiet town. The sun was setting.
He could hear a soft quince sound beside him. Shimizu covered her mouth and blew warm air onto her hands. She felt cold walking in the freezing evening air. Mannen took off his jacket and put it round Shimizu. Shimizu's shivers disappeared. She blushed, grabbing the jacket to keep her warm.
Mannen then, felt a slight tug on his shirt.
"Anou.Mannen. can.can you hold my hand?" She looked down, feeling embarrassed. Her fingers were cold; blowing warm air didn't help. Then, a familiar hand held hers. Her heart and fingers felt warm instantly. She turned to Mannen. He smiled to her. She was happy again, very happy. Their hands were clasped together. Shimizu leant on his shoulders and hugged his arm as they walked down east to her house.
"Thank you Mannen for walking me home!" Shimizu walked to her house gate.
Mannen scratched behind his neck, "Well, it is late and a girl shouldn't be walking home alone."
Shimizu grinned and waved goodbye. Mannen watched her open the gate latch; walk to her doorstep and into the house. He looked away and turned around to walk back home. After taking a few steps, he heard a ruffle of the trees; he didn't feel any breeze at all. He took another few more steps. A low groan bellowed somewhere near him.
He hastily looked around for any suspicious shadows or figures that might be lurking around; nothing was in sight. He looked back again and instantly felt a tiny prick on his neck, just like an ant bite. He reached for the part of his neck where he had felt the prick. He pulled out a long thin needle.
"Where did this come from?" he murmured under his breath.
-*-
End of chapter! Yeah! Okay, on to the next one so stay tuned for more! Pls R&R! Thanks!