Losing Light: Purification
Guidlelines
by: lxlriotgirlx
RG: Oh me! I'm so sorry for not updating for such a long time. Gah! I'm sucha dork.
Davis: You're not a dork RG.
Kazu: Oh yes she is.
Davis: Why?
Kazu: Have you read this chapter yet?
Davis: Eh... no.
Kazu: Then read it.
Davis: Why?
Kazu: You'll see. -glares at RG-
RG: Gosh Kazu! I'm sorry!
Kazu: Sure...
Davis: What are you two talking about!
RG/Kazu: READ THE CHAPTER!
Davis: Fine. -walks off to read- Oh.. -pauses and turns to look at reader- Little Miss Meanie over there -points to RG- Doesn't own Digimon. Har har.
RG: Loser.
Betrayal
The group of teenagers
and Luminia sat silently at a long marble banquet table. A dusty book
lay dormant in front of the Superior as she fingered the leather
binding absently. Her cerulean eyes shifted to Rika, lingering on the
girl for a moment before glancing back down to the book. It was
coated in a thick layers of dust, as if it had been locked away for a
long while. Through the grime she could just barely make out the
title inscribed in golden letters against the black of the
cover."So." Alice began softly, breaking the looming
silence. "We know who the seven warriors are. So why are the
rest of us here?" She looked to Luminia who frowned slightly,
her long, silvery locks shifting on her shoulders.
"This is an
intricate battle." Luminia whispered, looking over out a window
distractedly. Her face was reflected in the glass, looking forlorn
and troubled. "All will be needed. All are important." She
paused, thoughtfully brushing her fingers over the book, thinking for
a moment before continuing. "You see, this is a puzzle. I have
the end result in my mind along with distinct pieces but," She
trailed off slowly, losing herself in thought once again. "All
of you are pieces to this puzzle. A most complex puzzle at that. Each
of you has a set of guidelines that have arranged the major
milestones in your life. However, only you have the choice to make
mistakes, good choices," She paused again and glanced over to
Rika. "and betrayals." Rika looked at her questioningly but
Luminia pushed it aside, pressing on. "If one of you were to be
killed," Luminia glanced over to Kazu. "The rest of your
guidelines would be changed to accomodate the death."
"So
every step we take is part of our guidelines?" Takato asked
after a moment of silence. Luminia looked over to the crimson eyed
boy and smiled. 'Such innocence in these children.'
She thought, laughing internally. Her eyes shifted to Rika once more.
'Most of them at least.' She peered discretely at Ryo,
examining him with a critical eye. 'The two of them are wise
beyond their years. Rika knows more than she's letting on. I've seen
her memories, more come each day. Why won't she tell us about them?'
"Luminia?" The sound of Takato's voice wrentched her from
her thoughts. Luminia opened her eyes to find Takato peering down at
her curiously. "Did you hear my question?"
"Yes child. I
apologize. I was lost in thought." She paused, pondering
Takato's question. "I suppose. Each step could lead to your very
demise, so yes I would say that everything was some part of your
guidelines." Luminia looked out the window again, her eyes
fixated on her own reflection. She frowned dismally at it.
"Are you alright
Luminia?" Ryo asked softly, concern brimming in his sapphire
eyes. "You seem so distracted."
"I'm fine World."
Luminia assured him with a small smile. "Just fine." Rika
snorted softly beside Ryo. Luminia turned her eyes to the auburn
haired girl. "What?"
"You lied."
Rika said simply, an ammused smirk tugging at her lips as Luminia
cocked her head in confusion. "We're linked Luminia. Have you
forgotten that we're related?" She asked playfully. "Something's
troubling you, what is it?"
"Nothing dear."
Luminia replied, lying again. Rika's face turned weary.
"A boldfaced lie." She said with a bored grin. "You've had a
vision. Tell us about it." Luminia's eyes filled with a hint of
worry. She didn't want Rika to know what she had seen.
"Nothing."
"Another
lie. My Luminia, have you no shame?" Rika smirked, causing a
shiver to go up Luminia's spine. Rika had looked remarkably like
Silhouette. 'No!' Her mind shouted.
'Don't think that way. What you saw can't be true!' She
thought for a moment, looking hard at Rika. 'Could it?'
"Rika. May I have a
word with you alone?" Luminia asked the still smirking girl.
Rika nodded, pushing back her chair and standing silently. The others
watched the two women go, sitting in silence for a moment after they
disappeared.
"Something's wrong
with Rika." Said Ryo abruptly. "She's never acted that way
with Luminia before." Takato nodded in aggreement.
"I know. It was
almost as if she wasn't Rika." Takato said thoughtfully.
"Weird."
With Rika and Luminia...
"I don't want them
or you to know what I saw. I'm sorry but I can't tell you."
Luminia said softly, avoiding Rika's violet gaze.
"I understand."
Rika whispered, causing Luminia to raise her eyes to meet Rika's. "If
you feel that we shouldn't know what you've seen then we probably
shouldn't. Oh, and I'm sorry about how I acted in there. I don't know
what was up with me today." She shrugged before turning to go
back into the banquet hall, leaving Luminia alone.
"I'll kill you
Silhouette. If you touch any of them I'll kill you."
RG: Ohh... Tension. What the heck is up with Rika? Woah.. tune in next time to Losing Light: Purification!
Davis: What was so bad about that?
Kazu: She hinted at my death.
Davis: Oh my! It's a wonder she hasn't killed you off already.
Kazu: Shut up.
