The Dream: Luci's Destiny Chapter Twenty-six

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Chapter Twenty-Six: Kidnappings and Savings

She was all dressed up in a silky red dress with spaghetti straps. She adored her new red, elegant heels that she had bought at the mall the other day. Alice hummed as she walked to the park. She was awaiting her Shuichi. She expected to see roses…red roses… (for he smelled like roses) all over the place. She was in the best mood ever—imagine her, a normal school girl going on a date with the Shuichi Minamino! That was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Stroking her hair dreamily, she entered the park. It would be the first time she was not late on an arrival.

When she arrived at the picnic table under the "big oak," she found no one except a well-decorated card with yellow roses that were laid neatly around it. She gasped in blissful joy… but then one thing seemed quite wrong. Where was he? Why was Shuichi Minamino not present? She looked at her steadily-ticking watch. It was five minutes past the hour. Where was he?

"Hello, my dear," said a voice.

Alice was scared. Perhaps she had been tricked—or Shuichi could be playing a cute trick on her. Some grabbed her from behind. She screamed as loud as she could.

"Don't touch me," she gasped.

"Don't worry then," he replied.

"What do you want?" she demanded, calming down.

"This is our date, remember?"

So she had been tricked. Shuichi never left her those roses. Never. The thought saddened her. She had forgotten about the other guy until he whirled her around.

"Alice!"

She recognized him. It was Daniel Paste. "Dan—Daniel. What—what?" Why did he give her the Valentine's Card? Of course it made sense, didn't it? She didn't know him that well, but she knew he was the biggest video gamer in the school.

Flashback:

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

All my base,

Are belong to you.

End.

"I've—well, can't you tell? Didn't you get the card I sent you?" He asked.

"Well—I thought someone else sent it." Alice said. She had never suspected that Daniel Paste like her. All along she thought it would be Shuichi.

"I thought you could tell! You know, that 'all your base are belong to us' thing from that Sega Genesis game, don't you?" he asked.

She put her hand on her head. This was a disaster. "No, I'm sorry. I don't. Look, I really have to go—"

"NO!" he shouted. People around looked at him strangely. Lowering his voice, he said, "Come on, Alice, can't you—can't you just try it? Just one night. Give me a chance!"

"I'm sorry, Daniel, I really have to go." She began to walk home.

"Wait! Alice!" He ran after her, but accidentally tripped, crashing onto her.

"GET OFF OF ME!" she shouted.

Daniel Paste knew he didn't want to, but he meant no harm to her. He turned her around onto her back. "Listen, Alice. I'm not going to let you leave until you hear me out."

"GET O—"

Suddenly a thorny, red rose whipped by her face and stabbed the boy in the hand. He fell off instantly.

Alice wanted to shout, "Tuxedo Mask," remembering childhood memories of her once-favorite TV show, but she kept quiet. Then from out of a tree, hopped the one person she always wanted to see.

"S—Shuichi!"

He smiled, and then he directed his attention to Daniel. "Attacking girls in the middle of the park is not wise—"

"Dude," said Daniel, "I don't attack people. I'm not beast. Dammit you scared my gaming hand. I wasn't attacking Alice! WE'RE ON A FRIGGIN' DATE!"

Kurama, knowing he had made a mistake, apologized immediately. "Oh, well, I was coming by here—on my way to the library—and—ok I'll leave you two together, but, just so you know, it's going to rain soon so…yeah." He waved and paced out of the park.

"DANIEL!" she hissed, "What did you do?"

"Well, I—"

She had to tell him now. "Look, I'm sorry, ok? But—this just isn't working out right. I'm sorry—we're just—not compatible."

"What? But I've liked you ever since I first saw you. Come on!"

"Daniel… you're a nice guy," she took a breath and added, "a very cool guy too. But…maybe I'll like you another day… but just not today…please…just—forget about me. It's not worth it. Go for someone better—someone great like—like Stacey or something."

He chased after her. "But Stacey can't stand me! She thinks I'm too much of a loser to even give me a chance."

Isn't that the same with me? Alice thought irritably.

He continued, "Please?"

"No," she replied. "I'm sorry, I have to go."

Running as fast as she could, she hoped it was not too late to catch Shuichi. Suddenly small droplets fell onto her face. How did he know it was going to rain? Must be his super smart brains. Come on…he couldn't have gone this far in such a short time! The rain piled up, and fell down even harder than it was before. Oh gosh, I hope my dress doesn't get ruined. But I'd definitely give this dress up to see Shuichi. Suddenly her brand-new heel broke, and Alice fell splat on the ground. Her ankle felt twisted and in pain.

"It's not wise to run in heels in the rain."

"Shuichi?" Alice asked hopefully.

He helped her stand, picking her up by the armpits. "You should be able to fix this heel with some strong glue."

"Thanks," she beamed.

"You're going to catch a cold. It's raining. Here, take my jacket." He took off his brown leather jacket and slipped it on her.

"Thanks, Shuichi," she said, smiling at him.

They walked in silence until Kurama said, "Was that guy back there your boyfriend?"

"Him?" Alice laughed. "No, no, no, of course not."

"I thought you were on a date."

"No, no, no, he thought we were on a date, but we weren't. It's Valentine's Day today, right? So he left a card in my locker telling me to meet him here for a date, and he did not sign it. But I thought it was from you, so I—" Did I just—does he know I like him?

There was a brief silence. "Go on," he said.

She knew she had to tell him the truth. "Shuichi—if you haven't noticed yet—I like you—I like you a lot…" I sounded so stupid!

And then there was silence.

"I'm really—sorry," Kurama said. Alice braced herself. "I've said this to many other girls before. You're really different, but I just don't feel the same about you. We—can still be friends though." He expected her to burst out in tears, just like all the other rejections he had to give.

Alice walked around in circles. I knew this was going to happen. Why am I so stupid? Gosh, I bet I seem to him as pitiful as Daniel was to me… "I'm sorry—Shuichi—I don't know what I was talking about. Just ignore—I have to go. Bye." She held her tears in, not wanting him to see her cry. "Oh, here, you can have your jacket back." She handed him the jacket and began to run off.

"Do want me to give you a ride home?" Shuichi asked. "It's pouring outside."

"I'm okay, but thanks," Alice said, choking back tears. She wanted to get away as far as possible. She wanted to leave. When she was sure she was far enough from Shuichi, more tears flooded her vision. Why did she have to act so rashly? What was wrong with her? She should have guessed that Shuichi would not have liked her. He just did it…because he was hiding something. The rain made her depressed for once. Alice kept running forward, sobbing to herself. She would speak no more of him. She would think no more of him. She was over with him. And that was when she fell in a puddle, unconscious.

Kurama sighed again. He regretted what he had done, but he knew that he had no time for her. She was a nice girl, but he knew it would not work out. They barely knew each other. She was probably just another girl in one of his fan clubs, one who had clever maneuvers that even got her that far. From the distance, he saw a figure topple over, and he ran after her.

Part Two:

Luci opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out. The hooded creature covered her mouth. "You're coming with me to Master Mukuro," he hissed at her.

"LET ME GO!" Luci screamed, but only muffled sounds came out. She struggled and struggled, but nothing worked. She would not give in. Or should she? Should she let herself be pitied by others as a weakling? She was not a fool, even if she acted like one.

Am I one of those weak airheads that—that—I will cannot—will not allow this to happen. She remembered Hiei's words.

Flashback:

Hiei replied, "It's not a matter of me caring or not. Do you not see that you might die tonight? Yet, you said it so emotionally… I'm sure you didn't mean any of those words."

"Hey, I'm in a GOOD mood right now, and you really don't want to be messing things up. It's not good for you or me."

"Hn."

"Oh, don't even go there. I'm tired of you 'hnning" every single time I prove you wrong or something like that. It gets annoying after a while."

"Fine then," he said coldly. "Don't come running to me when you're snatched and slaughtered." And with that, he disappeared.

End.

Flashback:

"Hiei," Luci said, "please, I want you to do what's best. Please kill me." I know that I'm aftraid of death, I really am, but I love you so much that it wouldn't matter.

Hiei looked at her in the eyes and said, "I can't."

"Hiei, I really couldn't imagine what my life would be like if—" Oh my gosh, did I just tell him?

…but I don't want to forget…it's not something to smile about…

"Look, Hiei, please…for me."

Hiei was silent. Tears drizzled Luci's face, and she hugged him tighter.

I know that everyone makes mistakes, but I really hope I won't regret this. I know I can get Hiei to kill me.

End.

Ok, fine, Luci thought. I did tell him to kill me…but that's because I had lost my mind or something. Seriously…I know he's not going to come and help me, and I'm not asking for his help. I can take care of myself. I don't need Yusuke to help me either. It's always, "Ooh, let's go help Luci! She's so weak she couldn't do anything without other's help."

The thought angered her. Why did she need anyone's help? She could fight pretty decently, ignoring the fact that she would have to come face-to-face with Mukuro. Beside, there was no way that Mukuro could defeat her. She had a secret weapon.

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