Hello minna!! I'm baaack! I hope you guys like this chapter. I was so glad
to actually get some feedback from it. Well, I do have to apologize for
taking so long.
I don't own FY or any characters in it. I do own Aiko and co. though.
Here it is!
Chapter 3: Clarifications
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'So many memories...Where are they all coming from? Why now?' Kaika thought as his head swam. At that moment, he couldn't tell which way was up.
"Are you alright?"
'Where's that voice coming from?'
"Kaika?"
He could feel something cool on his body.
"Kaika, please wake up!"
'Wake up? I'm asleep? Who's voice is that?'
He slowly began to open his eyes. His vision was fuzzy, but it quickly cleared. He came face to face with a pair of bright, Cobalt blue eyes. "Wha?"
"You're finally awake!" Aiko took a wet cloth off his forehead. "You've been out for a while. You scared the crap outta' your parents!"
"Who...who are you?" Kaika struggled to sit up in bed.
"Oh! That's right! I never told you my name! I'm Aiko." She stuck out her hand to him.
He stared blankly at her. "Huh? How'd you know my name?"
"You saved me when you chopped the head off that snake! Remember?" Aiko sat on a chair next to the bed. "I kinda figured your name was Kaika when your parents started yelling it when you fell."
"I chopped off a snake head?" He rubbed his head. "Oh yeah...I remember now...Sorry."
"It's okay. You just hit the floor really hard. Are you okay?"
"Yeah...just kinda dizzy..."
"I'm gonna go tell your parents you're up. They were so worried!"
Before Kaika could stop her, Aiko smiled and got up to find the couple.
Kiaka leaned back on the bed. He started to try and sort out all the memories running through his pounding head. A vision of a girl in a red and white robe appeared in his mind.
'Chiriko! Why? You played such beautiful music! No one who plays so beautifully could be evil!' she screamed at him.
Who was that girl? 'Miaka!' he thought suddenly. 'I remember now! Miaka tried to save me from the river, but I...' A new memory replaced that.
Waves cascaded against the side of the river wall.
'Chirko! ' She screamed again. Kaika smiled and let go of his prized flute, sending him to the torrent river below.
A single tear rolled down his face. He finally remembered everything. The river, his parents, and... Miaka.
'How could I have done that?! I tried to kill the Suzaku and Miaka and I betrayed my brother.' At that moment, Kaika's 'mom' and 'dad' walked in.
"Kaika! We were so worried!" shouted his mother as she embraced him.
"Don't worry son. You don't have to work in the fields today. The sun must have gotten to you yesterday, " said his father.
Kaika felt a sudden wave of shame. He had gotten his wish for happiness because of his brother. His brother had let him live a peaceful life while he went off to get slaughtered.
Aiko knew she wasn't needed to baby sit Kaika anymore and left the room. She returned to folding washing and folding his clothes. After he had fainted or whatever she decided to let the revenge thing go for now.
Kaika's parents eventually came back out of his room and shut the door. His father told Aiko to watch him and make sure he was all right.
"We both have to work today since Kaika is ill. A drought spell has been going on for about a month now. Last night was the first time it has rained. Are you fine with staying here?"
'Uh no...' She thought. "Yeah. I'll make sure he doesn't leave his bed." 'And I'll read him a bed time story and no sweets before dinner,' a sarcastic tone attached.
The two left the house after a big breakfast. Aiko decided to bring old what's-his-face some food. 'After all that mess last night he ought to be hungry.'
"Hi there! I just thought you'd want some food for thought. Food always makes me feel better," she added.
Kaika rose up in his bed and tried to eat her food, but immediately spat it out. "Yuck! What is that stuff?"
"It's eggs and a muffin. It's not my fault you guys don't have much food." Kaika raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? We have a whole barn full of supplies."
"Yeah, and they're all ruined thanks to me, remember?" she said sarcastically. "Oh...yeah. But still there was enough food to actually make something good."
"Oi! I could cook if you guys had the right stuff! You don't have anything! No pop tarts, cereal, hot pockets, ect."
Kaika cocked his head. 'What on Earth is she talking about?' "What is a 'pop tart-s?" he tried to pronounce the words correctly.
Aiko looked at him in sheer disbelief. "You don't know what a pop tart is?" "Iie. Should I?"
"What kinds of things do you usually eat?"
"Well, uh..."
"You do know what a McDonalds cheeseburger is, ne?!"
Kaika gave her a weird look. He wasn't even going to try to pronounce that. 'A Mc-do-no-l-d-z? What the heck is she talking about?!'
"I can't believe this! Where the heck am I?!?! I know I couldn't be anywhere on Earth. Is this Mars or something?"
"Are you saying you're from some other world?"
Aiko flopped on the bed beside him. "Well, yes and no. AAh! I don't know. I'm just...here!" she said exasperated. "Well, I'll leave you alone to gripe about my PATHETIC cooking skills. Ja!" Aiko walked out of the door to go fold her laundry.
'Could she have come from the miko's world?' he thought. 'And what is a chi- se-y-ber-ger?' He picked up his chops sticks and drew circles in his eggs. He was surprised at how burnt she had left the muffin and eggs.
'Well, one thing's for sure. She can't cook for beans...' He laid the plate on a nearby table and turned back over to go to sleep.
Miyuki's eyes opened slowly when she heard someone calling her name. The light nearly blinded her and she closed her eyes again.
"Miyuki?! Are you awake? Oh my God! I thought you had died or something!" shouted Saiyuri. "Stop yelling at me! What time is it? Where am I?" Sudden realization kicked in.
"You're at my house and you've been out for like an hour now," said a somewhat familiar voice.
Miyuki sat up from the bed she was in. She peered around the room and saw a cheerful Saiyuri and an unaffected Keone staring at her.
"What happened? Why am I here?"
"Well, you kinda collapsed and started bleeding and stuff. It was really freaky! Now all the stuff's disappeared. I was hoping you'd tell me what's up."
Miyuki looked at her arms and legs scanning for any cuts or bruises. Nothing. "I-I really have no idea..."
The three girls went silent a minute. Keone broke the silence.
"Um, do you two still want me to translate that book?" she said partly annoyed by the silence.
Miyuki and Saiyuri came back to their senses. "H-hai!" they said in unison.
Keone laughed at the response. "You guys have been around each other too long. Alright, I'll start."
~~~~~~~~~~~The book~~~~
Aiko took another shirt from the laundry stack to fold. She recognized it as the one she had worn to this place, her pj top. "I wish I could have worn something better than pajamas," she said out loud.
"What do you mean?" said Kaika from the doorway.
"Aaah! Hey! Don't do that!"
Kaika blinked a few times then repeated his question. "What do you mean 'something better then pa-ja-ma's?" He pronounced the last word as best he could.
"Well, pj's aren't the best traveling clothes, ya' know!" She put away the clothes in a hamper. "So, are you feeling any better?"
"Yeah. Can I ask you something?" Aiko didn't recognize the seriousness in his voice. "What? Is it about the clothes thing the other day?"
"Well, no... That was you! I knew it!" Aiko rolled her eyes at him.
"Look, are you gonna stand there all day or spit it out?"
Kaika looked annoyed at her. "Well, actually it's more of a statement. This might surprise you, but other people have come here from another world too."
Aiko's eyes lit up. "Honto ne?! Did they get to go home? How long did they have to wait?" She spat out question after question at Kaika.
"Well, yes and yes. At least over a year. I actually liked one of them for a while, but that's been a long while ago."
"D-do you know why I'm here? Or at least why they were here?"
Kaika sat down on the floor opposite her and motioned her to sit too. "This is gonna take a bit. Well, I just recently remembered all of this, so some things are still pretty fuzzy."
Aiko raised an eyebrow. "You look too young to have Alzheimer's..." Kaika just ignored her.
"Well, our religion is based on four gods. Byakko, Genbu, Suzaku, and Seiryuu. Each God protects one country. A girl from another world is supposed to appear when the country is in trouble in order to summon the God."
"Well, that shouldn't take too long. So, how do I summon the God?"
"It's not quite that simple. The priestess has to find the seven celestial warriors in order to summon the God."
"So? I could find them. That should be easy too. Um...where are they anyways?"
"Boy you're hard headed! It's NOT gonna be that easy! I should know. I'm one of the Seiryuu!"
Kaika pulled up his right sleeve to reveal a glowing blue symbol.
Aiko looked at his shoulder and then at him. "Can I get a tattoo too? That's so cool!"
"It's not a tattoo! It's the mark of a seiryuu seishi. I am Amiboshi."
Aiko smiled. "See? That was pretty easy! Now, lets get me outta' here!" She started to standup but Kaika grabbed her arm to stop her.
"We can't just leave like that." He took in an exasperated breath. "Almost all of the warriors have died and probably been reincarnated. They won't remember anything about there past lives." 'Not even my brother...'
Aiko finally understood what he meant. "So, uh, how do we start then?" She looked at his symbol again trying to convince herself that it was not a dream.
"Well, first we have to get out of this house. These people aren't going to take too fondly that their 'son' is leaving them again."
"What do you mean by that? That's no way to talk about your parents! You could loose them at any moment! I should know that!"
Kaika looked at the floor. "Well, they aren't really my parents. I had betrayed the Suzaku no miko and as a punishment, I let myself fall into a river during a flood. I didn't die, but I ended up here and they took me in as there long lost son."
"Did you have any siblings or other family?"
"My real parents died when I was little. I had a twin brother, but I'm pretty sure he died. He was also a seiryuu seishi, Suboshi." He sat in a train of thought for a minute or so then suddenly remembered Aiko's response to his family problems. "Why did you say that you should know about loosing your parents?"
Aiko's somewhat hopeful expression diminished. "Well...My parents died when I was little too, so I do know what it's like. I have step parents too."
"Oh.Sorry."
"About what? There isn't anything to be sorry for. It happened a long time ago."
There was a long pause for a while then Aiko snaped her fingers.
"I know! We could give your parents a really good meal then tell them about this!"
Kaika gave her a wary look. "I seriously doubt that will work."
"Well, if you aren't gonna' help, I'll do it on my own!"
All the color left Kaika's face when he remembered breakfast that morning. "No! I mean...I'll fix the food."
"We don't have much to make."
"I'll make out a list and you can go to the village and get some stuff." 'That'll keep her busy while I cook,' he thought.
Aiko gave him a nonchallant look. "Su~re! Whatever. I'm gonna go pack some stuff."
"You don't have anything."
"So? You have some things." She smiled and closed the door quickly.
'Great. Just great.' Kaika went to the kitchen and started to write the list.
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"Boring!" Keene yawned and put the book in her lap. "So why do you two want me to read this book anyways?"
"Well...Long story," Miyuki said.
Keene walked over to her stereo and turned on some music. "I got time. I did just take off from work to take care of you."
"Um, well...Do you remember Aiko?"
Keene didn't.
"Well, she was that girl you used to bully in middle school. I got that for her birthday present."
"So you want me to read it to you so you know all about it for her birthday?"
"Uh, no. She kind of'-"
"Look Keone. She got sucked in that book and we need to get her out. We couldn't read it and see how or why but we definatly know that she's in that book!" Saiyuri spat at both her friends.
"Uh...Sorry. I shouldn't take it out on you guys, but she is my best friend. I just want to know if she's safe."
Keone blinked for a minute. "You mean she's this miko girl? Aiko?" She started laughing. "People just don't get 'sucked into' books. That was a nice joke though."
"It's not a joke." Saiyuri looked at her seriously.
"What's that look for? Are you telling me this story is real? That people get engulfed in light and become the main character of a story?"
"Well, basically, yeah." Miyuki nodded.
"Holy crap! Do you know how incredibly awesome that is?! Wow!"
"Um, yeah." Miyuki backed away from the ranting Keone.
"It's not that awesome though. We don't know how to get her back."
Sudden realization came over Keone. "Wait a minute. Does that little incident earlier have anything to do with this book?"
"I don't know. Probably..." said Saiyuri.
"How though? Are you two connected or something?"
'What on Earth is she talking about?' "I really don't know."
"I have to admit, I have read almost every fantasy book there is! Usually, two people have some kind of a link that bonds them together through the dimensions of space and time!"
Both of the other girls just stared at Keone blankly.
"You know! Something that they both have that forms a link where they can feel the others emotions or hurts." Again, the two girls just stared. "Come one! You've never heard that before?"
They shook their heads.
Keone sighed. "Well, is there something in this...uh, dimension that Aiko also has on her?" Miyuki thought for a minute but couldn't remember.
Saiyuri remembered something though. "Hey! Didn't you give her that same necklace?"
"Oh yeah! I did. Would that do?"
"Oh yeah! That's probably it. Try to communicate with her using the necklace."
Miyuki shook her head and sighed. "Alright."
"I'll read and see if she gets it then!" Keone took the book into her lap and started reading again.
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"Alright then. First I have to find some bred." Aiko read the grocery list out loud. As she walked down the street she couldn't help but notice all the attention she was getting. People were staring and pointing at her. 'It must be my clothes.' She looked down at her outfit. She had on the tank top from her pj's and a pair of Kaika's pants.
"Take a picture!" she shouted at a couple kids laughing at her. They immediately took off. 'Brats...Cute brats, but still brats.'
Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name.
~'Aiko!'~
"Huh? Who's there?" She spun around in the crowded street.
~'Can you hear me? Oh God! Aiko!'~
Aiko couldn't ever forget that voice. "Miyuki! But how?"
~'Our necklace's! Keone says they're out link.'~
By now, everyone was watching the girl standing in the street talking to herself. Aiko tried to lower her voice.
"Keone? That bully?"
~'Um, I'd be careful about what you say...She's the one reading that book.'~
"Oh...oops. Wait a sec. How come she's reading it?"
~'Well, uh.Long story.'~
Aiko was about to answer her friend when she collided into a boy. She fell on the hard dirt path of the street.
"Uff! Oh, I'm so sorry! Here." She reached out to help the boy stand. She looked him over and immediately thought 'weirdo!' He had on a black cape covering his body features.
He looked up at Aiko and slapped her hand away.
Aiko scoffed at him. "Well someone needs to learn some manners!"
The boy stood up and reached for something by his waist. It was a rope with a ball at each end.
"Now you will pay Suzaku no miko, Miaka!"
Aiko's eyes widened and she took off running.
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"Keone, what happened? I lost our connection!"
Keone gave them a confused look. "Well, uh.It could have been that someone is chasing her now."
Saiyuri didn't like the sarcasm in her voice. "What the heck do you mean?"
"Well, it says that a warrior from the past started chasing her through the streets. That's it."
The girl's faces looked down cast by that.
Miyuki stated the obvious. "This isn't good."
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I'm horrible aren't I? I don't like cliffhangers myself, but the next chapter should be out within another week. My computer lab teacher is letting me go on the computers during my free period and type up this story. He likes anime/manga too so WHOO!!
Anyways, I hope you guys liked it!
KT-chan: Well, thank you so much! Finally I'm getting some reviews! ^u^ I haven't had the time to read your stories completely yet. The real reason for that is that I'm getting my learners license this weekend and I have a major book test to study for so I'm sorry about that. I will read them latter though! Pinky promise! Oh and as for the title.my mom is a music teacher and corrected me on it. I had accidentally typed in Saranota when it should have been Sonata. It is where one person plays one solo part and another person plays another. The contradicting sounds end up "battling" each other. Towards the end, one of the soloists will "win" so to say. It's a form of classical music. @o@ Sorry if I confused you. I live in the state of confusion after all! ^^ Do you have IM? My AOL IM is kaikagurly. (no caps) Maybe we can talk sometime?
ShadowHawk225: Whooo! New chappie! I was gonna let you read it first but I thought I'd use my limited Internet time as best as I could. Please tell me I didn't make so many mistakes! * Sigh * Hopefully not. Wish me luck on the all A's thing! ^u^ Well, I have to put this up in a hurry before the bell rings! Bye!
~Aiko~
I don't own FY or any characters in it. I do own Aiko and co. though.
Here it is!
Chapter 3: Clarifications
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'So many memories...Where are they all coming from? Why now?' Kaika thought as his head swam. At that moment, he couldn't tell which way was up.
"Are you alright?"
'Where's that voice coming from?'
"Kaika?"
He could feel something cool on his body.
"Kaika, please wake up!"
'Wake up? I'm asleep? Who's voice is that?'
He slowly began to open his eyes. His vision was fuzzy, but it quickly cleared. He came face to face with a pair of bright, Cobalt blue eyes. "Wha?"
"You're finally awake!" Aiko took a wet cloth off his forehead. "You've been out for a while. You scared the crap outta' your parents!"
"Who...who are you?" Kaika struggled to sit up in bed.
"Oh! That's right! I never told you my name! I'm Aiko." She stuck out her hand to him.
He stared blankly at her. "Huh? How'd you know my name?"
"You saved me when you chopped the head off that snake! Remember?" Aiko sat on a chair next to the bed. "I kinda figured your name was Kaika when your parents started yelling it when you fell."
"I chopped off a snake head?" He rubbed his head. "Oh yeah...I remember now...Sorry."
"It's okay. You just hit the floor really hard. Are you okay?"
"Yeah...just kinda dizzy..."
"I'm gonna go tell your parents you're up. They were so worried!"
Before Kaika could stop her, Aiko smiled and got up to find the couple.
Kiaka leaned back on the bed. He started to try and sort out all the memories running through his pounding head. A vision of a girl in a red and white robe appeared in his mind.
'Chiriko! Why? You played such beautiful music! No one who plays so beautifully could be evil!' she screamed at him.
Who was that girl? 'Miaka!' he thought suddenly. 'I remember now! Miaka tried to save me from the river, but I...' A new memory replaced that.
Waves cascaded against the side of the river wall.
'Chirko! ' She screamed again. Kaika smiled and let go of his prized flute, sending him to the torrent river below.
A single tear rolled down his face. He finally remembered everything. The river, his parents, and... Miaka.
'How could I have done that?! I tried to kill the Suzaku and Miaka and I betrayed my brother.' At that moment, Kaika's 'mom' and 'dad' walked in.
"Kaika! We were so worried!" shouted his mother as she embraced him.
"Don't worry son. You don't have to work in the fields today. The sun must have gotten to you yesterday, " said his father.
Kaika felt a sudden wave of shame. He had gotten his wish for happiness because of his brother. His brother had let him live a peaceful life while he went off to get slaughtered.
Aiko knew she wasn't needed to baby sit Kaika anymore and left the room. She returned to folding washing and folding his clothes. After he had fainted or whatever she decided to let the revenge thing go for now.
Kaika's parents eventually came back out of his room and shut the door. His father told Aiko to watch him and make sure he was all right.
"We both have to work today since Kaika is ill. A drought spell has been going on for about a month now. Last night was the first time it has rained. Are you fine with staying here?"
'Uh no...' She thought. "Yeah. I'll make sure he doesn't leave his bed." 'And I'll read him a bed time story and no sweets before dinner,' a sarcastic tone attached.
The two left the house after a big breakfast. Aiko decided to bring old what's-his-face some food. 'After all that mess last night he ought to be hungry.'
"Hi there! I just thought you'd want some food for thought. Food always makes me feel better," she added.
Kaika rose up in his bed and tried to eat her food, but immediately spat it out. "Yuck! What is that stuff?"
"It's eggs and a muffin. It's not my fault you guys don't have much food." Kaika raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? We have a whole barn full of supplies."
"Yeah, and they're all ruined thanks to me, remember?" she said sarcastically. "Oh...yeah. But still there was enough food to actually make something good."
"Oi! I could cook if you guys had the right stuff! You don't have anything! No pop tarts, cereal, hot pockets, ect."
Kaika cocked his head. 'What on Earth is she talking about?' "What is a 'pop tart-s?" he tried to pronounce the words correctly.
Aiko looked at him in sheer disbelief. "You don't know what a pop tart is?" "Iie. Should I?"
"What kinds of things do you usually eat?"
"Well, uh..."
"You do know what a McDonalds cheeseburger is, ne?!"
Kaika gave her a weird look. He wasn't even going to try to pronounce that. 'A Mc-do-no-l-d-z? What the heck is she talking about?!'
"I can't believe this! Where the heck am I?!?! I know I couldn't be anywhere on Earth. Is this Mars or something?"
"Are you saying you're from some other world?"
Aiko flopped on the bed beside him. "Well, yes and no. AAh! I don't know. I'm just...here!" she said exasperated. "Well, I'll leave you alone to gripe about my PATHETIC cooking skills. Ja!" Aiko walked out of the door to go fold her laundry.
'Could she have come from the miko's world?' he thought. 'And what is a chi- se-y-ber-ger?' He picked up his chops sticks and drew circles in his eggs. He was surprised at how burnt she had left the muffin and eggs.
'Well, one thing's for sure. She can't cook for beans...' He laid the plate on a nearby table and turned back over to go to sleep.
Miyuki's eyes opened slowly when she heard someone calling her name. The light nearly blinded her and she closed her eyes again.
"Miyuki?! Are you awake? Oh my God! I thought you had died or something!" shouted Saiyuri. "Stop yelling at me! What time is it? Where am I?" Sudden realization kicked in.
"You're at my house and you've been out for like an hour now," said a somewhat familiar voice.
Miyuki sat up from the bed she was in. She peered around the room and saw a cheerful Saiyuri and an unaffected Keone staring at her.
"What happened? Why am I here?"
"Well, you kinda collapsed and started bleeding and stuff. It was really freaky! Now all the stuff's disappeared. I was hoping you'd tell me what's up."
Miyuki looked at her arms and legs scanning for any cuts or bruises. Nothing. "I-I really have no idea..."
The three girls went silent a minute. Keone broke the silence.
"Um, do you two still want me to translate that book?" she said partly annoyed by the silence.
Miyuki and Saiyuri came back to their senses. "H-hai!" they said in unison.
Keone laughed at the response. "You guys have been around each other too long. Alright, I'll start."
~~~~~~~~~~~The book~~~~
Aiko took another shirt from the laundry stack to fold. She recognized it as the one she had worn to this place, her pj top. "I wish I could have worn something better than pajamas," she said out loud.
"What do you mean?" said Kaika from the doorway.
"Aaah! Hey! Don't do that!"
Kaika blinked a few times then repeated his question. "What do you mean 'something better then pa-ja-ma's?" He pronounced the last word as best he could.
"Well, pj's aren't the best traveling clothes, ya' know!" She put away the clothes in a hamper. "So, are you feeling any better?"
"Yeah. Can I ask you something?" Aiko didn't recognize the seriousness in his voice. "What? Is it about the clothes thing the other day?"
"Well, no... That was you! I knew it!" Aiko rolled her eyes at him.
"Look, are you gonna stand there all day or spit it out?"
Kaika looked annoyed at her. "Well, actually it's more of a statement. This might surprise you, but other people have come here from another world too."
Aiko's eyes lit up. "Honto ne?! Did they get to go home? How long did they have to wait?" She spat out question after question at Kaika.
"Well, yes and yes. At least over a year. I actually liked one of them for a while, but that's been a long while ago."
"D-do you know why I'm here? Or at least why they were here?"
Kaika sat down on the floor opposite her and motioned her to sit too. "This is gonna take a bit. Well, I just recently remembered all of this, so some things are still pretty fuzzy."
Aiko raised an eyebrow. "You look too young to have Alzheimer's..." Kaika just ignored her.
"Well, our religion is based on four gods. Byakko, Genbu, Suzaku, and Seiryuu. Each God protects one country. A girl from another world is supposed to appear when the country is in trouble in order to summon the God."
"Well, that shouldn't take too long. So, how do I summon the God?"
"It's not quite that simple. The priestess has to find the seven celestial warriors in order to summon the God."
"So? I could find them. That should be easy too. Um...where are they anyways?"
"Boy you're hard headed! It's NOT gonna be that easy! I should know. I'm one of the Seiryuu!"
Kaika pulled up his right sleeve to reveal a glowing blue symbol.
Aiko looked at his shoulder and then at him. "Can I get a tattoo too? That's so cool!"
"It's not a tattoo! It's the mark of a seiryuu seishi. I am Amiboshi."
Aiko smiled. "See? That was pretty easy! Now, lets get me outta' here!" She started to standup but Kaika grabbed her arm to stop her.
"We can't just leave like that." He took in an exasperated breath. "Almost all of the warriors have died and probably been reincarnated. They won't remember anything about there past lives." 'Not even my brother...'
Aiko finally understood what he meant. "So, uh, how do we start then?" She looked at his symbol again trying to convince herself that it was not a dream.
"Well, first we have to get out of this house. These people aren't going to take too fondly that their 'son' is leaving them again."
"What do you mean by that? That's no way to talk about your parents! You could loose them at any moment! I should know that!"
Kaika looked at the floor. "Well, they aren't really my parents. I had betrayed the Suzaku no miko and as a punishment, I let myself fall into a river during a flood. I didn't die, but I ended up here and they took me in as there long lost son."
"Did you have any siblings or other family?"
"My real parents died when I was little. I had a twin brother, but I'm pretty sure he died. He was also a seiryuu seishi, Suboshi." He sat in a train of thought for a minute or so then suddenly remembered Aiko's response to his family problems. "Why did you say that you should know about loosing your parents?"
Aiko's somewhat hopeful expression diminished. "Well...My parents died when I was little too, so I do know what it's like. I have step parents too."
"Oh.Sorry."
"About what? There isn't anything to be sorry for. It happened a long time ago."
There was a long pause for a while then Aiko snaped her fingers.
"I know! We could give your parents a really good meal then tell them about this!"
Kaika gave her a wary look. "I seriously doubt that will work."
"Well, if you aren't gonna' help, I'll do it on my own!"
All the color left Kaika's face when he remembered breakfast that morning. "No! I mean...I'll fix the food."
"We don't have much to make."
"I'll make out a list and you can go to the village and get some stuff." 'That'll keep her busy while I cook,' he thought.
Aiko gave him a nonchallant look. "Su~re! Whatever. I'm gonna go pack some stuff."
"You don't have anything."
"So? You have some things." She smiled and closed the door quickly.
'Great. Just great.' Kaika went to the kitchen and started to write the list.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Boring!" Keene yawned and put the book in her lap. "So why do you two want me to read this book anyways?"
"Well...Long story," Miyuki said.
Keene walked over to her stereo and turned on some music. "I got time. I did just take off from work to take care of you."
"Um, well...Do you remember Aiko?"
Keene didn't.
"Well, she was that girl you used to bully in middle school. I got that for her birthday present."
"So you want me to read it to you so you know all about it for her birthday?"
"Uh, no. She kind of'-"
"Look Keone. She got sucked in that book and we need to get her out. We couldn't read it and see how or why but we definatly know that she's in that book!" Saiyuri spat at both her friends.
"Uh...Sorry. I shouldn't take it out on you guys, but she is my best friend. I just want to know if she's safe."
Keone blinked for a minute. "You mean she's this miko girl? Aiko?" She started laughing. "People just don't get 'sucked into' books. That was a nice joke though."
"It's not a joke." Saiyuri looked at her seriously.
"What's that look for? Are you telling me this story is real? That people get engulfed in light and become the main character of a story?"
"Well, basically, yeah." Miyuki nodded.
"Holy crap! Do you know how incredibly awesome that is?! Wow!"
"Um, yeah." Miyuki backed away from the ranting Keone.
"It's not that awesome though. We don't know how to get her back."
Sudden realization came over Keone. "Wait a minute. Does that little incident earlier have anything to do with this book?"
"I don't know. Probably..." said Saiyuri.
"How though? Are you two connected or something?"
'What on Earth is she talking about?' "I really don't know."
"I have to admit, I have read almost every fantasy book there is! Usually, two people have some kind of a link that bonds them together through the dimensions of space and time!"
Both of the other girls just stared at Keone blankly.
"You know! Something that they both have that forms a link where they can feel the others emotions or hurts." Again, the two girls just stared. "Come one! You've never heard that before?"
They shook their heads.
Keone sighed. "Well, is there something in this...uh, dimension that Aiko also has on her?" Miyuki thought for a minute but couldn't remember.
Saiyuri remembered something though. "Hey! Didn't you give her that same necklace?"
"Oh yeah! I did. Would that do?"
"Oh yeah! That's probably it. Try to communicate with her using the necklace."
Miyuki shook her head and sighed. "Alright."
"I'll read and see if she gets it then!" Keone took the book into her lap and started reading again.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Alright then. First I have to find some bred." Aiko read the grocery list out loud. As she walked down the street she couldn't help but notice all the attention she was getting. People were staring and pointing at her. 'It must be my clothes.' She looked down at her outfit. She had on the tank top from her pj's and a pair of Kaika's pants.
"Take a picture!" she shouted at a couple kids laughing at her. They immediately took off. 'Brats...Cute brats, but still brats.'
Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name.
~'Aiko!'~
"Huh? Who's there?" She spun around in the crowded street.
~'Can you hear me? Oh God! Aiko!'~
Aiko couldn't ever forget that voice. "Miyuki! But how?"
~'Our necklace's! Keone says they're out link.'~
By now, everyone was watching the girl standing in the street talking to herself. Aiko tried to lower her voice.
"Keone? That bully?"
~'Um, I'd be careful about what you say...She's the one reading that book.'~
"Oh...oops. Wait a sec. How come she's reading it?"
~'Well, uh.Long story.'~
Aiko was about to answer her friend when she collided into a boy. She fell on the hard dirt path of the street.
"Uff! Oh, I'm so sorry! Here." She reached out to help the boy stand. She looked him over and immediately thought 'weirdo!' He had on a black cape covering his body features.
He looked up at Aiko and slapped her hand away.
Aiko scoffed at him. "Well someone needs to learn some manners!"
The boy stood up and reached for something by his waist. It was a rope with a ball at each end.
"Now you will pay Suzaku no miko, Miaka!"
Aiko's eyes widened and she took off running.
~*~*~*~*~*~ *
"Keone, what happened? I lost our connection!"
Keone gave them a confused look. "Well, uh.It could have been that someone is chasing her now."
Saiyuri didn't like the sarcasm in her voice. "What the heck do you mean?"
"Well, it says that a warrior from the past started chasing her through the streets. That's it."
The girl's faces looked down cast by that.
Miyuki stated the obvious. "This isn't good."
~*~*~*~*~*~*
I'm horrible aren't I? I don't like cliffhangers myself, but the next chapter should be out within another week. My computer lab teacher is letting me go on the computers during my free period and type up this story. He likes anime/manga too so WHOO!!
Anyways, I hope you guys liked it!
KT-chan: Well, thank you so much! Finally I'm getting some reviews! ^u^ I haven't had the time to read your stories completely yet. The real reason for that is that I'm getting my learners license this weekend and I have a major book test to study for so I'm sorry about that. I will read them latter though! Pinky promise! Oh and as for the title.my mom is a music teacher and corrected me on it. I had accidentally typed in Saranota when it should have been Sonata. It is where one person plays one solo part and another person plays another. The contradicting sounds end up "battling" each other. Towards the end, one of the soloists will "win" so to say. It's a form of classical music. @o@ Sorry if I confused you. I live in the state of confusion after all! ^^ Do you have IM? My AOL IM is kaikagurly. (no caps) Maybe we can talk sometime?
ShadowHawk225: Whooo! New chappie! I was gonna let you read it first but I thought I'd use my limited Internet time as best as I could. Please tell me I didn't make so many mistakes! * Sigh * Hopefully not. Wish me luck on the all A's thing! ^u^ Well, I have to put this up in a hurry before the bell rings! Bye!
~Aiko~