::Author's Note::
Darkly I admitted to myself that I probably stink as a writer. But I probably don't, and I don't mean to brag if that's what it sounds like. I'm in the process of being published, I've still got summer cobwebs, and I haven't excersized my writing skills for a while. But now, I stand firm in my ideas. This is going to be a first of mine, an actual good story! XP Neways, I havent't written in a while.
- Prologue -
"You do know that it'll never work," warned the girl, her fists planted firmly on her hips. "Of course it will," retorted her sister, pulling the dropper from the beaker. "No it won't. Do you really expect that you can just put a dot of that stuff onto our Heart Crystals and our souls will be preserved?" She objected. "Of course," stated her silver-haired sibling, dripping two little dots into a small basin. "You first, Kiyoshi1-sama. COME ON, NATSUMI-SAN!" yelled the silver-haired one. "Coming, Akemi-sempai!" the middle sibling called, in her sweet, high voice.
1. Kiyoshi is, in fact, a male name, but in this case it accentuates the tomboy-ish sister.
The sound of something crashing up stairs made Kiyoshi and Akemi flinch instinctively, and a bright voice stated loudly, "I'm okay!" The two sisters warily opened their eyes and then shut them tight again as another crash rattled the tower. A blonde figure tripping over long scarlet robes dashed into the room, grinning from ear to ear. "I'm here!" crowed Natsumi, and Kiyoshi stared at her sister with a skeptical flash in her eyes. "We can see that, baka oneechan," Kiyoshi stated dryly, rolling her eyes. "C'mon, Kiyoshi-san, you can't avoid it," coaxed Akemi. "Fine." Kiyoshi held out a large violet, spiked crystal which floated an inch or two above her palm.
Plop. Plop.
The dark-haired girl flinched as the concoction hissed as it landed on two of the largest spikes. She collasped, her body frigid in rigor mortis. Natsumi hurridly checked the pulse. "You didn't say it would kill us!!" Akemi stated grimly, "I only said what needed to be said. You next, Natsumi-imuoto."
