Chapter six
"Hey are you all right?" The human asked.
"Ya just go away and leave me alone." Gem said. Knowing that is was useless to avoid her. She then heard the human come closer to her. "I said leave me alone you idiot! I don't need any sympathy from a human."
"Sorry, please just tell me how did this happen to you?" The human asked in a polite tone.
"I don't think it's any of your business cop." She said. "Besides don't you have to be somewhere?"
"How did you know I was a cop?" The human asked as she slowly inched toward Gem.
"I knew you were a cop because you were asking stupid questions and because we have meet before don't you remember Elisa." She said in an almost defining way pronouncing every syllable in her name. "Can you not even remember someone from a day ago."
"How did you know my name? Who are you?" Asked Elise puzzled.
"Can't you recognize me or are you really that thick? Here let me give you a clue does Gmx ring a bell." She said sarcastically. Gmx then turned around to face her with a devilish smile.
"Gmx?!" She said startled "I said I was going to kill you and now I can."
"Wait, please let me explain. I really didn't mean to hurt you on the roof." said Gmx in remorse. "I had to, to safe my brother. Besides I don't think I hurt you that much anyway."
"Yes you did hurt me a lot." said Elisa in an angry tone.
"Fine I'm sorry you happy." said Gmx with a little attitude.
"For now anyway, but why do you have to save your brother and from what?" Asked Elise having a hard time controlling her anger that rising inside of her.
"Because the money I get from," She almost blurted out his name but didn't. "someone helps me get my brother out of the orphanage to live with me."
"But you can barely support yourself how will you support your brother? Do you even know were he is, or even how will you explain to him what you are now?" said Elisa in a stronger tone.
"That's just it I don't know how to explain it to him. I can barely understand it myself." Gmx said almost as if this was a curse. Gmx than slumped down on the floor leaning on the stone trying to hold back her tears. Elisa then went over to comfort Gmx even though she still hated her guts she felt sorry for her. In a few seconds Gmx composed herself wiping away one tear. "But I do know one thing he is here in Manhattan."
"What do you mean?" Asked Elise. "And how do you know your brother is here and not in the next city?"
"I just do." She said angrily. "I can feel it." Gmx then sighed.
"Anyway it's a long story and you probable have to get back to work, right?" said Gmx sarcastically and getting up from the floor.
"Well no I don't I just got off my work shift and have all the time in the world to listen to your story."
"Well if you really want to know I guess it's alright to tell." She paused before she went any further and said "You wouldn't tell anybody would you cause if you did I would kill you."
"No I wouldn't tell any body please tell me." said Elise in a more comforting way trying to get information on how this happened to the girl.
"Okay then," Said Gmx and then took a deep sigh. "It happened back two years ago when I still had a family. It was Friday night and my mom had just gotten a raise. So we went out to dinner…"
"Wow I can't believe were actually going out to dinner." Said Gmx excitedly clapping her hands together.
"I told you we were going out some where special." Said Melvyn in a Mr. Know-it-all way.
"Come on kids you don't want to sit around here waiting do you?" said their mom with her shiny green eyes. Without another second both of them ran up to their closets, got their coats and were out the door in less that two seconds. As they walked down the stair case Gmx heard another noise but just ignored the sound. The sound was a hard breathing and scratching sound. Getting into their car the family drove off to Smokey's Rib and Steak Diner.
When they got to the restaurant it was packed. It was a Friday night so they waited for a table for four non-smoking, for an hour. When they got to the table a waiter took their order. The waiter was a short redheaded girl with a bubbly expression on her face. Her name tag was on crooked, it looked like it said Jill.
Xavier ordered a large steak with potato and corn, Geraldine order a Caesar salad, and Melvyn and Gmx both order a small steak with a potato. After talking about how Gmx had gotten that bruise on her eye the family then began to calm down.
Melvyn was getting mad because every time he tried to talk about his football practice his mom and dad would nod their head and then go back to asking Gmx about the incident. He was feed up with it. Gmx always got the attention and he was tired of having to help her and tell lies to her family. Finally their check came and Geraldine just grabbed the check before her husband could read it.
"Hey what was that for?" asked Xavier in a whiny voice.
"That was to keep you from looking at the bill and saying 'we can't afford that now I'll have to go work two more jobs.' " Geraldine said in her husband's voice. Geraldine then gave her husband a cute smile.
"Fine," Said Xavier in a whiny tune "I'll keep that in mine next time and see who is shock more with the water bill." Geraldine just gave her husband a small gleeful smile and paid the check.
"Come on now Gmx and Melvyn we need to go home." The two teens just got up out of their chair and walked to the car. Jill came and smiled back saying goodbye. Melvyn started to stare at his shoes and took a heavy stride slamming the car door shut. As soon as they were in the car Melvyn blew up.
"Why the hell does Gmx get all the attention around here I try to tell you one thing that happened at football practice and all you do is ask if she got hurt all over again? Why don't you ask me anything like that? I feel as if I go unnoticed all the time because of her!" Melvyn stressed Gmx's name.
One second he was a happy teen next he was blaming her for taking away his glory. Gmx slowly let her head fall to the ground and tried to hide her tears by cascading her face with her chestnut hair. What her brother had said made her hurt more than anything. Sure they had there fights and feelings expressed but never did he just pick on her for no reason.
"That was very uncalled for!" Yelled his mom staring into her green flames he knew he was in for it. He should have never brought the subject up. "I know it seems that we love your sister more but we don't we love you both equally."
"That's right we love both of you." said Xavier " The reason we don't ask so many questions about you is you usually won't let us ask you anything so we just thought you would need time to yourself."
"Whatever." said Melvyn in a bored tone. Finding the window very interesting. Why is he mad at me? I don't go asking for fights or anything like that. Gmx thought.
"Honey maybe we should tell them that story right about now." said Geraldine eyeing her husband until he caught the drift of what story she meant.
"Yea I think it's time for them to know about this story." said Xavier stressing the word story.
"What story?" said Gmx lifting her head up from where she was trying to hide her red eye tears.
"It's not actually a story but a legend." said Geraldine as she took a deep breath and began to tell the story of the Kushinada.
"Once long ago there in Japan there lived an old family with eight daughters. They were the happiest family their could be until one day a monster named Yatomo-no-Orchi came the old couple and began to eat their daughters. Every year Yatomo-no-Orchi came and ate one daughter. Finally the family had only one daughter left. An out-cast god came and promised to save the daughter only if she would become his wife. The family agreed and the god defeated Yatomo-no-Orchi with the sword of Kusanagi. When the god married the daughter she became know as the Kushinada." As Geraldine finished only Gmx was impressed with the story.
"That had to be the lamest story I ever heard in my life." said Melvyn as he went back to pouting.
His father Xavier was very angry at him. "You know Melvyn you should have some respect for what your mother says," he said trying to release all his anger out "besides your mother didn't finish the story yet." Xavier then ran his hand through his black hair.
"That was only the legend Melvyn the story is about a girl who doesn't know that she is the Kushinada. Her school is attacked by a monster who wants to kill her so the Aragami won't be killed. The Aragami are monsters that have blue seeds imbedded into their skin. This seed is able to keep them alive if it is destroyed they die. Anyway the girl is frighten of this monster when a young teen boy comes in and helps her get away from the monster. The only strange thing is he is part Aragami monster. Later the girl is bind by vines and the boy is unable to rescue her. The monster Yatomo-no-Orchi then tries to hurt the boy but a team of specialist distract Yatomo-no-Orchi for the boy to free the girl. Yatomo-no-Orchi then hurts the boy and tries to kill him but the girl jumps in front of him to receive the blow to save the boy. The monster almost kills her but can't kill her or else all the Aragami will go back to sleep. So Yatomo-no-Orchi gives her a blue seed to live. She is embedded with a mitama which helps her sense Aragami creatures. These creatures are just like the one she encounter at school. Together the boy and girl defeat the monsters and soon after a few years get married. The End."
"So what does that have to do with us mom?" asked Melvyn lonely still staring at the window.
"This story was suppose to teach you to always stick together and be a good brother and sister to each other because when we're gone you two will only have each other." said Geraldine. Melvyn feels bad and looks over at Gmx.
"Listen Gmx I'm sorry I got mad at you I guess I just must be blind not to see that you didn't cause the problem." said Melvyn sorrowfully.
"That's okay Melvyn it happens." said Gmx looking up at her brother. Melvyn and Gmx then both embrace each other in a hug. Afterwards they start talking about school and to their parents. As they stopped at a red light a car comes out a nowhere and hits Xavier's car. The car goes spinning on the road and crashes into a lamp post.
"Hey are you all right?" The human asked.
"Ya just go away and leave me alone." Gem said. Knowing that is was useless to avoid her. She then heard the human come closer to her. "I said leave me alone you idiot! I don't need any sympathy from a human."
"Sorry, please just tell me how did this happen to you?" The human asked in a polite tone.
"I don't think it's any of your business cop." She said. "Besides don't you have to be somewhere?"
"How did you know I was a cop?" The human asked as she slowly inched toward Gem.
"I knew you were a cop because you were asking stupid questions and because we have meet before don't you remember Elisa." She said in an almost defining way pronouncing every syllable in her name. "Can you not even remember someone from a day ago."
"How did you know my name? Who are you?" Asked Elise puzzled.
"Can't you recognize me or are you really that thick? Here let me give you a clue does Gmx ring a bell." She said sarcastically. Gmx then turned around to face her with a devilish smile.
"Gmx?!" She said startled "I said I was going to kill you and now I can."
"Wait, please let me explain. I really didn't mean to hurt you on the roof." said Gmx in remorse. "I had to, to safe my brother. Besides I don't think I hurt you that much anyway."
"Yes you did hurt me a lot." said Elisa in an angry tone.
"Fine I'm sorry you happy." said Gmx with a little attitude.
"For now anyway, but why do you have to save your brother and from what?" Asked Elise having a hard time controlling her anger that rising inside of her.
"Because the money I get from," She almost blurted out his name but didn't. "someone helps me get my brother out of the orphanage to live with me."
"But you can barely support yourself how will you support your brother? Do you even know were he is, or even how will you explain to him what you are now?" said Elisa in a stronger tone.
"That's just it I don't know how to explain it to him. I can barely understand it myself." Gmx said almost as if this was a curse. Gmx than slumped down on the floor leaning on the stone trying to hold back her tears. Elisa then went over to comfort Gmx even though she still hated her guts she felt sorry for her. In a few seconds Gmx composed herself wiping away one tear. "But I do know one thing he is here in Manhattan."
"What do you mean?" Asked Elise. "And how do you know your brother is here and not in the next city?"
"I just do." She said angrily. "I can feel it." Gmx then sighed.
"Anyway it's a long story and you probable have to get back to work, right?" said Gmx sarcastically and getting up from the floor.
"Well no I don't I just got off my work shift and have all the time in the world to listen to your story."
"Well if you really want to know I guess it's alright to tell." She paused before she went any further and said "You wouldn't tell anybody would you cause if you did I would kill you."
"No I wouldn't tell any body please tell me." said Elise in a more comforting way trying to get information on how this happened to the girl.
"Okay then," Said Gmx and then took a deep sigh. "It happened back two years ago when I still had a family. It was Friday night and my mom had just gotten a raise. So we went out to dinner…"
"Wow I can't believe were actually going out to dinner." Said Gmx excitedly clapping her hands together.
"I told you we were going out some where special." Said Melvyn in a Mr. Know-it-all way.
"Come on kids you don't want to sit around here waiting do you?" said their mom with her shiny green eyes. Without another second both of them ran up to their closets, got their coats and were out the door in less that two seconds. As they walked down the stair case Gmx heard another noise but just ignored the sound. The sound was a hard breathing and scratching sound. Getting into their car the family drove off to Smokey's Rib and Steak Diner.
When they got to the restaurant it was packed. It was a Friday night so they waited for a table for four non-smoking, for an hour. When they got to the table a waiter took their order. The waiter was a short redheaded girl with a bubbly expression on her face. Her name tag was on crooked, it looked like it said Jill.
Xavier ordered a large steak with potato and corn, Geraldine order a Caesar salad, and Melvyn and Gmx both order a small steak with a potato. After talking about how Gmx had gotten that bruise on her eye the family then began to calm down.
Melvyn was getting mad because every time he tried to talk about his football practice his mom and dad would nod their head and then go back to asking Gmx about the incident. He was feed up with it. Gmx always got the attention and he was tired of having to help her and tell lies to her family. Finally their check came and Geraldine just grabbed the check before her husband could read it.
"Hey what was that for?" asked Xavier in a whiny voice.
"That was to keep you from looking at the bill and saying 'we can't afford that now I'll have to go work two more jobs.' " Geraldine said in her husband's voice. Geraldine then gave her husband a cute smile.
"Fine," Said Xavier in a whiny tune "I'll keep that in mine next time and see who is shock more with the water bill." Geraldine just gave her husband a small gleeful smile and paid the check.
"Come on now Gmx and Melvyn we need to go home." The two teens just got up out of their chair and walked to the car. Jill came and smiled back saying goodbye. Melvyn started to stare at his shoes and took a heavy stride slamming the car door shut. As soon as they were in the car Melvyn blew up.
"Why the hell does Gmx get all the attention around here I try to tell you one thing that happened at football practice and all you do is ask if she got hurt all over again? Why don't you ask me anything like that? I feel as if I go unnoticed all the time because of her!" Melvyn stressed Gmx's name.
One second he was a happy teen next he was blaming her for taking away his glory. Gmx slowly let her head fall to the ground and tried to hide her tears by cascading her face with her chestnut hair. What her brother had said made her hurt more than anything. Sure they had there fights and feelings expressed but never did he just pick on her for no reason.
"That was very uncalled for!" Yelled his mom staring into her green flames he knew he was in for it. He should have never brought the subject up. "I know it seems that we love your sister more but we don't we love you both equally."
"That's right we love both of you." said Xavier " The reason we don't ask so many questions about you is you usually won't let us ask you anything so we just thought you would need time to yourself."
"Whatever." said Melvyn in a bored tone. Finding the window very interesting. Why is he mad at me? I don't go asking for fights or anything like that. Gmx thought.
"Honey maybe we should tell them that story right about now." said Geraldine eyeing her husband until he caught the drift of what story she meant.
"Yea I think it's time for them to know about this story." said Xavier stressing the word story.
"What story?" said Gmx lifting her head up from where she was trying to hide her red eye tears.
"It's not actually a story but a legend." said Geraldine as she took a deep breath and began to tell the story of the Kushinada.
"Once long ago there in Japan there lived an old family with eight daughters. They were the happiest family their could be until one day a monster named Yatomo-no-Orchi came the old couple and began to eat their daughters. Every year Yatomo-no-Orchi came and ate one daughter. Finally the family had only one daughter left. An out-cast god came and promised to save the daughter only if she would become his wife. The family agreed and the god defeated Yatomo-no-Orchi with the sword of Kusanagi. When the god married the daughter she became know as the Kushinada." As Geraldine finished only Gmx was impressed with the story.
"That had to be the lamest story I ever heard in my life." said Melvyn as he went back to pouting.
His father Xavier was very angry at him. "You know Melvyn you should have some respect for what your mother says," he said trying to release all his anger out "besides your mother didn't finish the story yet." Xavier then ran his hand through his black hair.
"That was only the legend Melvyn the story is about a girl who doesn't know that she is the Kushinada. Her school is attacked by a monster who wants to kill her so the Aragami won't be killed. The Aragami are monsters that have blue seeds imbedded into their skin. This seed is able to keep them alive if it is destroyed they die. Anyway the girl is frighten of this monster when a young teen boy comes in and helps her get away from the monster. The only strange thing is he is part Aragami monster. Later the girl is bind by vines and the boy is unable to rescue her. The monster Yatomo-no-Orchi then tries to hurt the boy but a team of specialist distract Yatomo-no-Orchi for the boy to free the girl. Yatomo-no-Orchi then hurts the boy and tries to kill him but the girl jumps in front of him to receive the blow to save the boy. The monster almost kills her but can't kill her or else all the Aragami will go back to sleep. So Yatomo-no-Orchi gives her a blue seed to live. She is embedded with a mitama which helps her sense Aragami creatures. These creatures are just like the one she encounter at school. Together the boy and girl defeat the monsters and soon after a few years get married. The End."
"So what does that have to do with us mom?" asked Melvyn lonely still staring at the window.
"This story was suppose to teach you to always stick together and be a good brother and sister to each other because when we're gone you two will only have each other." said Geraldine. Melvyn feels bad and looks over at Gmx.
"Listen Gmx I'm sorry I got mad at you I guess I just must be blind not to see that you didn't cause the problem." said Melvyn sorrowfully.
"That's okay Melvyn it happens." said Gmx looking up at her brother. Melvyn and Gmx then both embrace each other in a hug. Afterwards they start talking about school and to their parents. As they stopped at a red light a car comes out a nowhere and hits Xavier's car. The car goes spinning on the road and crashes into a lamp post.