A/N:
Ami: Ha. I told you we'd come back.
Amie: No you didn't.
Ami: Yes I did. So proclaimed in my other fic.
Amie: Yeah. Sure. If you did, then you don't seem too happy about returning to it. I gave up badgering you to start Chapter 5.
Ami: I was lazy and I wanted you to start it up. :D
Amie: mutters Lazy Asian American.
Ami: :D gives cookie
Amie: happily eats it
Ami: Anyway, reviews would be excellent. :D
Notice:
1. We're finally seeing breakthroughs of the plot! Kind've.
2.
We've decided on a long chapter..for us, anyway. Or maybe it just
turned out that way since we knew where we wanted to end it..I think
this is the longest day ever.
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RELATION & DESTRUCTION
CHAPTER V: YUI
BY: AMI-CHAN & AMIE-CHAN
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"Finally!
Baka-Sensei kept me in for so long..." Takeshi complained loudly as if
someone would honestly listen to his foolish troubles.
"It was only
for a couple of minutes and you deserved it...and do you have to be so
loud?" Sekimoto stood up from his sitting position on the steps of the
school. He tugged at his own ears.
"Heh." Takeshi grinned and
looked around. His eyes squinted, hoping his view would be better.
'Now. Just the matter of where she is...'
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"Ne..Yum-chan." Risa suddenly appeared from behind of Yumi. As usual, she was smiling brightly and eagerly. Mischievously even.
In
a common response, Yumi's heel slightly lifted from the ground causing
her to jump. "H-hai...?" She breathed. Risa skipped from Yumi's back to
the front. She folded her arms behind her back and giggled innocently.
Yumi stared at her, "Have you gone crazy already Risa-chan?"
This only prompted Risa to giggle some more and shook her head. "Iie. It's just been so long since you've been in my house."
"Now
that I think about it...." Risa nodded and turned her head to the
direction of her house. "It's not all that different than the last time
you saw it. Just a few changes here and there. Want to come?"
The
great pleasure of excitement that had been there when Risa and Riku
first invited her to come to their home bolted right back into Yumi.
The memories and emotions flooded into her mind and her heart as she
reminisced their play days in the years back then. She couldn't stop
grinning at the pranks they all did on their parents and the
neighboring kids.
The tea parties that Risa would often hold
were always amusing. Risa had made invitations the night before to pass
out to Riku and Yumi, but they always went missing. They would gather
around a white table and show off their colorful and silky teddies with
names such as "Miyako" or "Hanako" Risa wanted everyone to be in some
form of formal clothing in which she and usually Yumi were in, but Riku
was always in overalls or some sort of clothing that was by far from
dresses and skirts. Riku would adamantly refuse to wear the horrid
small pink polka dotted dress. Risa would whine and cry to a point
where Riku would finally put it on. She didn't like it, but it was for
her younger sister whom she loved dearly. Or maybe it was a way to shut
Risa's mouth.
Then after tea parties, Riku wanted to play
"Pirates and the Damsel in Distress". How they got the words "damsel"
and "distress" is beyond them. They would pick parts and Risa would
immediately call to be "Damsel", the beautiful and wealthy woman who
heeded the aid of a strong and heroic role while she was being kidnaped
by thieving pirates. Rushing over to their mother's elegant wooden
jewelry box in the next room, her hands would grab a handful of
sparkling gems and jewels. With much exaggeration, she'd enter the room
once again with not so much of change as of pearl necklaces, enlarged
ruby and sapphire rings. Riku would put her tiny hands on her hips and
argue with Risa how she always was "Damsel" and how it had to be Yumi's
turn. With Risa's demands and Riku trying ever so hard to reason with
her, Yumi was always the one to stop the complications of the simple
game. "Let's just play. Risa can be "Damsel". I don't care. I want to
play."
And by the end of the day, they'd all be tired by the
humorous pranks, tea parties, running and so much more. They'd all wave
'bye to each other and anxiously wait for the next day of games to
arrive.
Yumi's smile widened. "Of course. I'd be gla- more than
glad to come." "Waii! I'm so happy!" She grabbed Yumi and engulfed her
in a tight hug. Yumi continued smiling and returned the loving action.
She noticed something was odd. Very odd. "Where's Riku-chan?"
Risa
unwrapped her arms around her friend's neck and shoulders and blinked.
"Ri-ku? Something about asking Sensei and the project. She told me to
go ahead and ask you. She was trying really hard not to be excited
about it. But I could tell."
"I see."
"Should we wait for her?"
Yumi nodded, "I'm sure we can wait a little more.."
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A
cell phone on the white couch vibrated. A slender hand wrapped around
the phone and flipped it open. Black eyes scanned the digits of the
number and she pressed "OK".
"Hello?"
"Hello. Who is this?" A woman's voice answered.
The woman gripped the phone hard and her body stiffened. She was silent.
The woman on the line smirked, " Don't worry. I'm not one of his whores or ex-girlfriends. But you must be."
The woman barked back, "What?! How dare you. Why I..." Large hands squeezed her waist and whispered in her ear.
"Ah...Ritsuko-chan..
Its strictly business. Just give me the phone, darling." Ritsuko glared
at him and growled at the woman before giving him the phone. "I'll be
in the bathroom.."
Taking the phone, he placed it on his left ear and cooly said, "I'm glad you've called me."
The
woman on the other line snapped, "I don't intend staying on this call
for long, so just answer my questions. Do you assure me of his safety?"
"Of course, Ojou-san(1)."
"How may you prove me of this?"
"I've waited this long, have I not? If I was an impatient business man, I would surely do it myself."
"The other one's safety as well?"
"Do not worry."
"But I do. I very well may accept. Do not hurt him."
The call abruptly ended. He closed it and dropped it back on the couch.
"Ritsuko-chan, darling."
"Yes..?" "Lets celebrate."
"For?" Ritsuko got out of the shower and wrapped herself in a towel.
"Power."
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Risa
and Yumi walked outside the large black school doors, smoothing their
skirts as they sat down on top of the steps, apparently waiting for
Riku.
"Ano.." Risa turned to look at Yumi as she spoke.
"I just remembered that I've agreed to go over to your house and haven't asked Mama," Yumi realized.
"Ne..you should call her, then," Risa replied.
"Hai,
I'll just call her on my cell phone and ask if it's all right. Excuse
me for a few seconds.." Risa nodded and Yumi dug through her purse,
trying to locate her cell phone.
"Where is it.." she muttered, "Aha!
There we go." She took out a small cell phone and dialed her home phone
number. "Ahh!" Risa squealed as she playfully played the tiny pink and
blue bells that were connected to the phone. She stopped immediately
when Yumi got her mother on the other line. Unknowingly to them, they
were being watched by a certain Saehara..
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"Kawaiiii!" Takeshi exclaimed as he took pictures of all the different ways Yumi was standing. Sekimoto just rolled his eyes.
"You're going to scare her away.."
"Iie!
She wants me to take these pictures. Look how she's posing! With her
hair curled around her finger.." Takeshi continued snapping shots.
Sekimoto sighed and decided to give up. If he ended up on the floor
again, that was his problem. The foolish thing was that they were
standing only a few feet from them, on the other side of the steps.
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As Yumi was putting away her cell phone, she spoke to Risa.
"Mama said it was all right. I also told her I'd be spending the night there..you said that was alright?"
"Hai! This is going to be so much fun!" Yumi nodded and then suddenly stiffened. Risa noticed and asked about it.
"Yum-chan..? What's wrong?"
"Iie..it's
nothing.." she lied. She felt as if they were being watched again..but
didn't want to scare Risa this time by saying it out loud. She then
noticed a flash and blinked.
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"Kuso! I
accidentally put flash on for that last shot.." Takeshi said. Sekimoto
just shook his head, resting his elbows on his knees and holding his
head in his hands.
"Just don't drag me into this.." he mumbled, for
Yumi was looking straight at them. He tried to shrink from her gaze,
but she was eyeing Takeshi, not him.
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Yumi
stood up, and Risa did too, for she had seen the flash as well. She and
Yumi strolled over to where Takeshi and Sekimoto were standing. Well,
Takeshi was standing, Sekimoto was sitting on the wall of the stairs.
"Saehara,
was it?" Yumi inquired as they reached them. Takeshi just nodded
dumbly, happy she had remembered his name. Unfortunately for Takeshi,
Riku had seen him take the picture just as she was coming out of the
building. She stomped over to them and moved to defend her beloved
friend. Riku pointed to his camera.
"And what were you doing with that?" Riku asked.
"A-ano..eto.." Takeshi stammered. She nodded.
"That's
what I thought." She then reached for his camera and took the film out
of it, which she stuck in her backpack as she handed the camera back to
him. Takeshi just stared, dumbfounded. "Don't let me ever finding you
taking pictures of my friends again, Saehara-baka." She continued
lecturing at him as Yumi and Risa giggled at Takeshi, practically
cowering.
Satoshi stepped out of the school and walked past the
ruckus-making group as he walked down the stairs. Stopping at the third
step, Satoshi took off his round glasses and used his shirt to clean a
smudge here and there.
"Ja ne!! I'll call you." A girl waved and
smiled at her friends as she walked down the steps. She wasn't looking
where she was walking and almost slipped. Fortunately, Satoshi caught
her just in time. The teenager blushed, knowing very well who she had
just been saved by. "Ar-Arigatou....Satoshi-sama.." Securing her bag
over her shoulder, she continued walking down.
Risa looked over
her shoulder to see Satoshi putting his glasses back on. She recalled
what happened at lunch. Her cheeks reddened. "Risa..?" Risa turned her
head quickly, her face still red. Yumi and Riku looked at her.
"Nani?!"
She asked as if she had done something terrible and sinful. "Risa? Are
you okay?" Risa nodded, "I'm just a bit hot," She rubbed her warm
cheeks, ".. Lets just go. Ne?" She turned to go ahead.
"Does that mean your Kaa-san said yes?" Riku asked, as they followed Risa's giddy actions.
Yumi nodded, "Mama said she had no problem with it....What were you doing that took so long?"
"Just something with the sensei. Questions about the project like we could do more details with the tree and..."
Takeshi
and Sekimoto watched as the girls left. Takeshi suddenly shouted,
"Sugoi! Yumi-chann...." He closed his eyes, hoping to keep the sight of
Yumi's figure cemented in his mind.
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"Minna-san! I'm hoome!"
"Daii-chan!! Oh, thank goodness you're home. We're in the living room, sweetie."
Daisuke slipped out of his shoes and yawned loudly as he walked through the small halls.
He inquired his mother's tone but it was unintelligible to her.
"What was that, Daii-chan? I couldn't hear you."
"Emiko!"
A thump of hundreds of heavy books falling from a tall and wooden
bookshelf came from the living room as well as a beautifully carved
vase. Even then, the pieces of the pottery looked gorgeous.
Daisuke
ran in and opened the door to the living room not expecting much. He
was horrified when finding his mother and some random man holding each
other rather devotedly.
Daisuke made a quick assumption, "Kaa-san!"
Kosuke loosened his grip on his wife, "Are you hurt, Emiko?"
"Iie." Emiko smiled.
It was till a few seconds later when he recognized the atmosphere that his mother and his father often held when holding each other like that.
Dark laughed as he recognized his host's embarrasment. 'What did you think, Daisuke?'
'...That Kaa-san was cheating on Tou-san..'
Daisuke's head was once again filled with the uproar of laughter.
"His hair..." In dismay, Daisuke stared at his father's ebony black hair that slightly drooped every second that passed.
She
began to explain to him as if he was still a toddler, still learning
life's precious lessons. "Hai, hai. Daii-chan. Tou-san looks the same
but his hair is a bit flat.." "Towa-chan and Uizu won't stay still for
a short bath and we've been running after them for the past 10 minutes.
Just recently, Uizu accidentally dropped a vase and the water
unfortunately dropped on Kosuke-kun's head..." Emiko kissed Kosuke's
cheek as he tried desperately to fix his hair. "Oh, Kosuke-kun. Its
perfectly fine."
Daisuke lifted the tall and wooden bookshelf
from the ground. One by one, the books in all sizes were aligned on
each row. "Arigatou, Daii-chan." Emiko hugged her son, hoping to create
a Mother-Son moment which usually didn't work.
Daisuke's cheeks rose to the occasion and turned to a shade of light pink. Today was an exception.
"Now
go finish your homework early. A notice was brought out today." Daisuke
sweat dropped. "I knew it..." He walked upstairs just as soon he was
freed from Emiko.
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The three friends
walked into the Harada mansion, home after a long day of school. The
blond-haired female out of the three was exclaiming here and there
about how she remembered the house and how it was now.
"You got
new sofas!" Yumi remarked as she sat in one of the stylish sofas. As
she relaxed into the cushions, she noticed a familiar painting on the
wall. "I always did like that painting.. Ohh, this..is..incredibly soft
and comfy." Riku and Risa laughed. "Do you want something to drink,
Yum-chan?" Risa asked.
In unison Riku and Yumi gasped in shock,
"Risa? Asking to do something for another? It's a miracle!" Risa
pouted, "Mouu!" She stomped away to the kitchen. "I'll just get water!"
"Remember to get snacks!" Riku added.
Yumi opened the large front pocket of her bag and took out a box of Pocky(©). "Its okay. I have Pocky." She smiled.
Riku giggled, "Still the addict of Pocky, ne?"
"Of course!" Yumi replied.
Risa suddenly appeared in the doorway with the water.
"Ano..what
did you want for-Oh. You already have Pocky. Here's the water," she
said as she handed them each a glass of water. There was a moment of
silence as they chewed and drank.
"Ne..what do you want to do?" Risa
asked. Yumi and Riku stared at her again for not being so bossy, but
quickly dismissed it when they saw the look she gave them.
"Well..we still have that project to do, don't forget." Riku reminded them.
"I was kind've hoping to.." Risa and Yumi mumbled together.
"Besides Riku-chan, it's not like we can do much of that with Yumi here." Riku sighed and nodded.
"So..what should we do?" Yumi blinked. The silence continued.
"Well..I
would like to get my work done..failing doesn't sound good to me." Yumi
said thoughtfully. Risa and Riku agreed and they thus set off to do
their work.
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"Finally!
We're done.." Riku said after a hour and a half of working in Risa and
Riku's room. Yumi nodded and stretched, glad she could fully relax with
her friends now that the burden of homework was out of the way. She
grabbed three chocolate Pocky sticks from the silver bag on her side.
She held them out in front of Riku and Risa. More than willing to, they
both grabbed one and nibbled on them happily. After Risa got her share
of the delicious treat, she sighed and flopped back onto her bed, then
bolted up again.
"Nani Risa-chan..?" Yumi questioned Risa's actions.
"Dark-kun
sent out a warning notice today!" She then turned on the television and
flipped to the news channel, where they all watched a fairly attractive
female news reporter relaying the report on Dark's newest target, Hime
no Kushi[A/N: Translates to Hime's Comb).]
"At
approximately 7 P.M. tonight, the infamous kaitou, Dark, has notified
the police that he will attempt to steal Hime no Kushi. This artifact
was given to a royal family during the Edo period of Japan. It was
rumored to have been owned by a princess." Yumi looked uncertainly to
Risa's sparkling eyes. She looked to Riku for an explanation.
Riku explained to her puzzled friend. "Risa has this..obsession for Dark." "Unhealthy?"
Riku nodded.
"Ridiculous?"
Riku nodded some more.
"I see."
Risa seemed to shake out of her trance and suddenly spoke up.
"I know! Let's go there after we eat dinner!" Riku started to whine and complain, but Yumi cut her off.
"Gomen Riku-chan..but I'd like to see who exactly this "Dark" is. I think it'd be fun to do."
Riku sighed, mumbling a "fine" since Yumi was, after all, the guest of honor.
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Daisuke
walked down the steps, finally finished with his homework. Uizu had
been going in and out of his room, trying to escape Emiko and Kosuke
from giving him a bath. Alas, they eventually did give him a bath..in
which he figured that Daisuke was the best person to dry off on. But no
one wants to leave Daisuke-kun alone just yet. Dark had been bugging
him about various things such as, "When are you going to call your girlfriend?" in which Daisuke would then blush, retort that he didn't want to bother her, and attempt to get back to his work.
Well,
that was over with now. He sat next to his jii-san on the sofa and
watched the news which was obviously about the article he was supposed
to steal later that night. 'Hmm..belonged to a princess..maybe she looked like the woman in my dream.' Dark grinned somewhat perverted in the black abyss of Daisuke's mind. 'Mataku..that's just what I would expect from you.' Daisuke replied.
Fortunately, Emiko just then called out "Dinner's ready!" which allowed him to stop any further comments on the conversation.[A/N: Does anyone else think that we have Dark-san in perfect character here? No? Okay :D]
Daisuke,
Kosuke, and Jii-san all made their way to the kitchen table and sat
down. Emiko sat down as Towa-chan served everyone their dinner.
"How was school, Daisuke?" Kosuke asked.
"Daii-chan
walked Riku-san to school this morning," Emiko announced happily.
Daisuke's cheeks promptly flushed a light shade of red, and grew as he
remembered the events of the morning. Kosuke just looked in pity at his
son, then decided later on he'd have to tell Emiko not to embarrass the
boy so.
Little was said as Daisuke quickly finished, said an
"Arigatou" to Towa-chan and his mother for making dinner, and then
headed up to his room taking two steps at a time to change and get
ready for the night's events.
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Risa,
Riku, and Yumi walked down the street that would have been dark if not
for the streetlights guiding their way. Yumi had borrowed some of
Risa's clothes for the time being, seeing as she had come to their
house in her uniform.
"Oh!" Yumi said in an excited whisper,
"there's the museum. Wow..look at all the reporters and people!!" Risa
just giggled and nodded, and looked to the sky, squinting to see if she
could find Dark. Yumi looked at her in puzzlement for a few seconds,
but then remembered that she had seen a picture on the television which
displayed Dark with purple wings. She looked up, too.
When she
looked back down, she started to panic and looked around everywhere.
She couldn't find Risa and Riku. It was as if they had just
disappeared. Yumi started to run and look frantically. 'They can't be
that far, right?!' Yumi thought. She suddenly felt a tightness that
seemed to constrict her chest. 'Oh no..not here! Not now!' She ran into
the shadows of some nearby trees and leaned against one, panting
heavily and trying to endure the overcoming pain. And then, just as
abruptly as it had come, it stopped. She continued leaning on the tree
for she wasn't used to the gravity of Earth quite yet. Her breathing
that had increased a few seconds ago was slowly dying down.
Dark
just then landed only but a few feet in front of her. She looked down
at the one she had not seen for so long. He sensed her prescence and
became cautious when stepping closer.
Though the tall trees were
hovering above the young girl and casting a rather dark shadow, he
could make a weak, yet definite idea of what she looked like. She
didn't look much younger nor older than himself and only by assumption
he thought of her as a sixteen year old. She had tangled wavy hair that
cascaded along her back that reached her waist. Her long strands of
hair scattered along the lines of her slender arms. There was assurance
that her hair was a dark color. Maybe black or a dark brown. When he
looked into her eyes, it was as if he was merely seeing his own in a
mirror. He could feel fear creeping and squiggling through his spine.
That did not often happen to Dark.
"Yui.." Dark breathed. She smiled slightly.
"Hello.
....Dark-san...."
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A/N:
Amie: We really hope you're happy.
Ami: We've spent about nine/ten hours writing this chapter, with breaks in-between of course. Amie: Breaks for pocky - the ultimate fanfic writing snack!
Ami: nod All we ask for is reviews. They make two authoress's work feel muchos appreciated. Amie: And we met our goal of at least three thousand words for this chapter! (Not including the authoress's notes and title)
Ami: I think we should celebrate.
Amie: Me too..gets out a box of chocolate Pocky(2)
Oh yeah. Pocky is a popular snack in Japan. It's a kind of biscuit
stick with a frost covering. The frosting is usually flavored
Strawberry or Chocolate. And Pocky is also copyrighted, so we don't own
it.
Ami: nods as she chews on Pocky Oh..and Ojou-san(1) we're going to loosely translate into "rich lady" :D Bye now!
Muchos Love,
A M I - B A K A - C H A N
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