Chapter 13:

Premonitions

At lunch, Emochan met up with the twins and Toshira in the gardens. As they got out their lunches and started to eat, Emochan spotted Toshiro eating nearby, leaning against a tree. "He transfer to the school?" Emochan asked the others. Toshira nodded.

"Hai. He said he had nothing else better to do during the day, so he figured it wouldn't hurt to come to school with us," he replied and then leaned in to whisper to Emochan, "Between you and me, I think he transferred into the school to be closer to Reiko." Emochan giggled slightly. Reiko looked at them and tilted her head slightly. Sakura smiled and nudged Reiko. Her sister gave her a puzzled look and shrugged, sipping some milk. Emochan looked at Toshira and sighed. She felt a tap at her shoulder and turned to see Homoto.

"Hey Homoto," she greeted with a smile. Homoto sat down next to Toshira and took out his bento.

"I wanted to talk to you guys yesterday, but the whole battle thing happened," Homoto said. "I think I might have something on the last senshi." Emochan's eyes lit up as she glanced in his direction.

"Really? Tell us!" Sakura said.

"Well…I went to a small restaurant yesterday morning and I noticed this girl working there. I had this weird feeling that I knew her from a while back. I think the name on her tag was Sarah, so I am guessing that she is foreign from here." He explained with a whimsical tone.

"Sarah…" Emochan said. Her face hardened as she thought. Sarah…the name does sound like I would know it from somewhere… "It sounds familiar but I don't know for sure. Maybe we should go check her out sometime."

"I guess it wouldn't hurt," Reiko said. Emochan caught her glancing at Toshiro and smiled.

"What are you looking at, Reiko-chan?" She poked, raising an eyebrow. Reiko blushed a little and turned back at her lunch.

"Nothing…" Emochan noticed Reiko biting her lip.

"Oh really? You seem pretty interested in Toshiro over there!" Sakura teased. Reiko smacked her arm slightly and continued to eat her lunch.

"Well, you two did have a thing for one another back in our past lives," Toshira said. Homoto huffed in agreement. Reiko blushed more and Emochan laughed. When she calmed down, she leaned back against the tree they were all sitting under.

"You know, I am glad you guys are here with me. I don't know what I would be doing right now without you…" Emochan said.

"Oh! I know! You'd be working on your vampie story all alone in the corner of your classroom!!" Sakura chirped. Emo chuckled a little.

"Yeah, you're probably right."

"Whatever happened to that story?" Toshira asked. Emochan shrugged.

"I kinda stopped working on it when all this stuff started."

"Aww, that's too bad. It seemed like a cool story. You should finish it," he said with a smile and pecked her on the cheek, making her blush.

"Toshira…" she said and the twins giggled. The rest of lunch was spent teasing each other and everyone was laughing by the time the period was over. Once back in class, Emochan kept thinking about her premonition involving Daichi and Tomaru. Everything is happening so fast… She thought as she watched the teacher. I don't like this horrid feeling…something is going to happen…something bad…

"Tsukino-san, please answer this question," her teacher called out. Emochan jumped slightly and looked over at her sensei.

"H...hai." Emochan said. The rest of the day passed by rather quickly. Feeling slightly alienated from her friends, Emochan decided to just go home and spend some time by herself. She waved goodbye to them, pecked Toshira on the lips, and dashed along the sidewalk towards her home.

The brunette sighed to herself as she tossed her books on her bed. On her desk was her notebook that she was writing in before. As her fingers grazed across the soft cover, Toshira's words played in her head.

Aww, that's too bad. It seemed like a cool story. You should finish it.

"I think I will…" Emochan replied aloud and sat down to write. Her attention was engulfed in her story, making her lose track of the time. When it got too dark for her to see, she walked over to her lamp to turn it on. The light reflected in her vanity mirror and she noticed how worn she looked. Gods…I look horrible! I should go to bed early tonight…last night must really have done a number on my psyche. As she leaned forward to get a better look at herself, the glass started to shake. "Nani?" Smoke seemed to fill her room, startling her. Turning around, she saw that nothing was actually around her. But the reflection of her room was filled with black smoke. Laughter filled the room as the faces of Daichi and Toma appeared in her reflection, replacing her. The two looked drastically different; covered in black leather and spikes and wild hair. They were holding weapons with blood dripping from them. Emochan's eyes widened. She noticed a bloody body on the bed behind them.

"Haha! This is so much fun, Toma-chan! Who thought death could be so…arousing!" She heard Daichi say and grasp Toma's arm with a grin.

"Oh yes, Dai-chan. I never knew how fun killing could be!" Toma replied and kissed Daichi passionately. Emochan realized that the corpse on the bed was her! Suddenly, blood seeped through the mirror as if it were a membrane, making Emochan jump backwards in fright.

"NO!!" She cried as she fell onto her bed.

"Emochan? Are you okay?" She heard her mother cry as she opened her bedroom door. Emochan looked at her and then to the mirror. It looked normal again.

"Oh, Mom…I didn't hear you come in." Emochan replied as she sat up.

"I just got home. Sorry I'm a little late. Why were you screaming? Did something happen?" Her mother sat down next to Emochan.

"Oh no…I fell asleep while I was writing, and I guess I had a bad dream. I'm okay," Emochan said while forcing a smile. Her mother sighed in relief. She yawned and stretched out her arms before standing up.

"Well, I'm feeling lazy, so I'll go pick up some take out, okay? Will you be alright while I'm gone?" She asked. Emochan nodded as a reply and watched her mother leave. She walked out to her balcony and looked up at the stars.

"What are you trying to tell me? Is something bad going to happen?" she said and sighed. Then she heard her phone ring. Her hair fell into her face as she jumped, still startles from before. She gulped as she answered the phone. "M-Moshi moshi?"

"Hey Emochan! Long time no chat!" Usagi's cheerful voice was on the other side, calming Emochan down instantly.

"Oh, hey Usagi-chan. What's up?"

"I just wanted to see how you were doing. We need to get together. Luna said something weird was going on with you guys and she wants the updates. Plus, we need to gossip!!"

"Well, when do you want to meet up?" Emochan laughed.

"Hmm…how about tomorrow after classes? We can go to Crown and talk over milkshakes! I'll have the girls and Mamochan join us too. You can invite your group too if you'd like!" Usagi replied and Emochan smiled.

"That would be nice. I'll see you after school then. Ja ne."

"Ja neeeeeee!!" Usagi said as she hung up. Emochan hung the phone up and looked back at her mirror suspiciously.

"Morgana is up to something…I know it…" her hands were at her side, forming into tight fists. "I won't let you have them, Morgana. I'll fight you until the bitter end."

"Hey, I'm back!" Her mother's voice sang from downstairs. With a sigh, Emochan walked downstairs and joined her mother for dinner.