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Now, on with the show! Ahem… story.
Shaman Tale
Chapter 5
Forced Into Cooking
Terra dragged herself through the door of her classroom and into her seat in the middle of the room, putting her bag next to her chair. When she was sitting she let her head drop onto her arms, which where folded on the table. For once she was early, but at a price. Jet had been told by Grandpa to make sure she trained, or rather, threatened. And Jet had followed the orders – perfectly and quite cruelly.
Vivie walked in front of her desk and tilted her head to the side. "Hey, Terra, how come you're here on time today?"
Terra lifted her head lazily. "Got woken up by my cousin."
"Your cousin?" Vivie's eyes widened. "I didn't know you had a cousin."
"Yeah, well I do."
"Really?" Vivie said. "What's she like? It is a girl, right? Is she sweet? Is she pretty? Is she your age?"
Terra gave a nervous laugh. "No."
"Well, is it a boy? Is he younger than you? Younger cousins are so cute! Is he cool? Do you get along?"
"Uh… hardly… but he's coming today, so you can meet him." Terra glanced at the door in time to see her said cousin walk in. He looked cautiously around the room like it was a zoo, and Terra fought hard to not giggle at him. "And there he is."
Vivie followed her gaze, and when she reached Jet she stared. Some other girls saw him as well and also stared.
Terra lent her head in her hand so that the hand was on her forehead and she was looking down. "Uh oh…"
"Ahh!" … "He's so wonderful!" … "Who is he?" … "Isn't he a little old for our school?" … "Who cares!" Jet was suddenly surrounded by the girls of Terra's class, including Vivie. Jet looked surprised at first, but then started to grin.
Terra stood up and began to push the girls away. "Sorry… nothing to see here… move along…" When she got to Jet, she gave him a glare. "Don't get any ideas."
Jet smirked a little. "Getting jealous, are we?"
"No!" Terra replied, resisting the urge to slap him.
"Get out the way, Hiyondo!" one girl shouted.
"Can't you see he doesn't want you?" said another.
Terra turned to them angrily. "Well to be honest I don't want him either! He's all yours, because I am not going out with my cousin!" Then she stormed away, and went to her desk. Vivie sighed and reluctantly followed.
"What's going on?" Terra heard her teacher ask. "To your seats! Jet, come with me."
The class sat down at their respectful desks, and the teacher introduced Jet to the class. He explained that Jet was two years older, which made a lot of the girls sigh. Terra rolled her eyes. This was going to be a long term…
It was the last lesson of the day, after lunch. Terra walked into her Cooking room and sat by her oven and work table. Vivie had had a cheerleading session at lunch, so she would be joining a little late. She got out her apron and put it on. Or at least tried to.
"Stupid apron," she muttered with frustration, her fingers fumbling with the strings to tie it at the back. She had never been very good with those kinds of things.
"Need help?" Someone asked.
Terra turned, and was surprised to see the face of Yoh. "No, I'm Ok. What are you doing here? I didn't know you went to my school."
Yoh took the ends and tied it for her anyway. "I just started."
"Oh. You do Cooking?"
"Eh heh… I was forced to."
"Ah…" Terra knew what he meant. Grandpa had forced her to do Cooking. But wouldn't that mean that he'd force Jet to do it, as well? Terra started to sweat at that thought. She didn't like the idea of Jet coming in and seeing Yoh, especially when he was with her. She turned anxiously to the door, which was behind Yoh, in case he came.
And to her horror, she saw he was there, already.
Yoh tied the bow. "So, do you know where I sit?" He noticed Terra's scared look. "Terra?"
Terra looked back at Yoh. "I'm truly, truly sorry, Yoh, but if you stay here any longer, my cousin is going to channel-ize your nice ghost into a spark." She gave him a pleading look. "So do you think you could…?"
Yoh laughed, making Terra smile. "Sure."
As Yoh left, Jet came over. He had a look of resisting anger on his face. "Why were you talking to him?" he managed to say.
"There was no-one else to talk to," Terra replied. "And he seems nice enough. Why are you so worried?"
Jet grumbled in answer, and walked off.
Terra sighed as she sat down. And she usually enjoyed Cooking… she didn't want her cousin and her new friend to mess it up for her.
"Hey, Terra!"
Looking up, Terra saw Vivie waving and approaching her. "Hi, Vivie."
Vivie sat next to her, and gave her a sneaky sideways glance. "What were you and him doing?"
"Huh? Oh, Jet was just a little annoyed over something. Stupid, really."
"No, I meant him." Vivie gestured to Yoh, who was smiling at Jet and seemed oblivious that the older boy was glaring at him.
"Oh right. I meant him yesterday. He's really nice, and he's a sha-!" Terra put her hand over her mouth.
Vivie raised her eyebrows, suddenly interested. "Yes?"
"He… he's a… a… sha… shy person! So I went to talk to him!" Terra said hurriedly, hoping that Vivie would believe her.
Vivie was quiet for a few seconds, before finally saying, "Oh."
Terra's tensed muscles relaxed. She let out a sigh. "Phew…"
"Phew…?" Vivie asked, now suspicious.
"N-nothing!" Terra said, smiling. She really had to be more careful... which was weird, because she usually was.
Diana looked out of the window of the hotel room, watching the trees blow in the wind. Her mind was flicking onto past events – the trees blowing softly reminded her of a house long ago. The hotel they were staying in was cheap and Chinese, and Diana hated it. It was all her brother's idea, and he, as she liked to think, was obsessed with China.
She and Zack had finally thought up a plan, and now her brother was calling their older sister, Jasmine, to check the orders. There were problems with the plan, as both Diana and Zack wanted to do the main part.
The siblings hated Jasmine with a burning passion. She was bossy, she was arrogant, and she forced them to call her 'master'. But the three of them was all they had, and because she was the oldest, they relied on her.
She heard Zack put the phone down and turned to see. She leant on the glass and folded her arms. Zack was glaring at the hung up receiver in anger. "What's wrong, brother?" she asked casually, trying her hardest not sound too concerned.
Zack turned to her. "Jaz says that there is nothing wrong with the plan, and that we have to carry it out, whether we want to or not." Jaz was their nickname for Jasmine.
Diana bit her lip. "I don't like it. Ever since we went to get Jaz her new Spirit Beads, she's been acting weird."
Zack nodded and stood up. "Yeah, well. We'll be seeing her in a few days in person, we can ask her then."
"What? Do we absolutely have to?"
"Yep. If you don't, she'll kill you. Funnily, it's in the graveyard. She wants us to meet someone, but she won't say who. Must be someone special." Zack walked passed his sister, but stopped for a few seconds next to her to say, "I'm off to train. Order some of the Chinese food, will you?"
"Huh," Diana said as a reply. She crossed the room and left through their hotel door, muttering to herself. "If I'm the one entering the tournament, then why is he the one who has to train all the time?"
Jasmine put down the receiver and dialled a new number. She was bent over a desk in her room, the door shut. She twirled a lock of black hair around her finger while she waited. When her call was answered, she smiled. "It's Jasmine," she said. "Yes, they're ready. They're going tomorrow night."
At the other end, somebody smirked. "Good. Sasha wasn't all that amazing, and I can't believe I talked to her. I hope the Hiyondo's next warrior in line can do better. After all, I couldn't expect less from Sasha's own daughter."
"Yes, master. My brother and sister will be a tough match. I promise you," Jasmine replied, before she hung up.
Voila! Chapter number 5 is complete! You like?
Lots of mysteries there, and I tried not to leave it at such a bad cliff-hanger. If it is… well… such is life.
I'm sorry if any of the characters seem OOC, I'm not the best at writing the personalities of anime characters…
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