Chapter 1:The Curse
"A Znow-droop!"
"It's a snowdrop. Repeat after me, Snow.. drop!"
Ryu has now reached the age of five and was hanging in the garden of the Harada-Niwa family. Riku has been trying to teach and was spending such a mother-children quality time together.
"Dada?" one cute child asked.
"No, it's daddy. Say da-di"
"No.. dada!"
"It's DADDY! And thisis mommy.You are saying it wrong!"
"DADADADADADADA!" yelled the screechy pitch voice kid.
Yes, Riku and Daisuke has gotten themselves another child after having giving birth to Ryu two years ago. Ryu, as much as he despised hisyounger sister, he still want to make her as smart as he is because it's just fun correcting her. I mean, Daisuke and Riku always try correcting one another so, go figure, why can't he too?
"Mommy, Hollie's saying it wrong!" Ryu yelled to his mom in their gigantic, mythical garden.
"It's ok sweetie. She'll get it soon. Come here, honey-buns," she said, calling them both to come closer to her.
She was laying in a hammock surrounded by tropical flowers and trees as Ryu came running towards his mommy before Hollie does. However, due to the different size of each kid, its expected for Ryu to come first, making her cry for thelast-one-to-come which she had no entire fault due to her chubby short legs. Riku comforted Hollie, saying that she will grow strong too one day. Emiko, their grandmother, comes in and started playing with the kids as well.
When the kids were out of earshot, or more likely towards Ryu, they started talking about the exercises and training he has to accomplish before the time of age 14 arrives.
"Mama, wa ish aked maeden? (what is sacred maiden?)" Hollie ask, walking wobbly and clutching her victorian doll.
"Hollie! You are not suppose to bother mommy when she's talking to someone," Ryu appeared, relieved that he still hasn't lost her through the big maze. He pulled her out and brought her somewhere else.
"I don't want," Hollie whined as Ryu pulled her away from their mom.
"Hush! I want to show you something pretty," Ryu said.
"Ok!"
They came across a tiny door covered with vines and ivy. Ryu managed to open a millenium year old door or so and inside...
"Gasp Pweety!" Hollie said and giggled as she started chasing after the pretty butterflies. These butterflies have rainbow see -through wings like they were in some really huge magical forest. Everything was earthy and magical, not to mention the ancient dreaminess in it. Everything was really going well until..
"RYU! HOLLIE! WHERE ARE YOU?" Riku yelled, scared that something might have happened to them. As she was searching, she saw a tiny pathway that children can get access easily. She ran towards it, grazing her delicate skin on the pointed thorn. Her arms oozing with crimson blood.
Finally, she saw them and then it occured to her. They were inside a forbidden room. Yes, she had heard it from her grandparents that something inside was not to be released. But due to her curiosity, Risa and her went inside and had the worst nightmare inside there.
A black velvet butterfly was flying really high above the two children, the sunlight pouring from the side of its wings. It's wings showing a kaleidoscopic pattern and an eye that could hypnotise you anytime.
"Hollie!" Riku yelled as she quickly snatched the closest kid to her, which is Ryu.
The butterfly suddenly turned into the worst demon ever. The face that shows no eyes suddenly gained fangs, its venom ready tobe transmitted. It then bit Hollie on her chest and disappeared, leaving crimson blood to seap out.She then started crying to the loudest voice she can, after falling hard and getting bitten. Riku then rushed to get Hollie out of there too and slammed the door shut. Hollie's victorian doll, locked and forgotten.
8 years later:
"Ryu! Get back here with my bra!" Hollie yelled early in the morning.
"Haha! You wish!" Ryu yelled back,showing her undergarments for display.
"Mommy! Daddy! Ryu's getting perverted!" Hollie screeched, hoping someone would come to her rescue.
"You are such a baby!" he yelled back at her.
"Hmph! You just want to prove that youhave a girlfriend with your friends! Why d'heck did ya turn down an application for an all boys' school?" she said, getting irritated, "you'll just scared the girls half to death!"
"Isn't it obvious? I justwant to meetpretty girls unlike you!" he said, sticking out his tongue at her 2 yrs. younger sister, who's currently covered in a towel, " you also turned down an application on a girls' school too!"
"Well... "
"Hah! Couldn't prove it, can you?"
"I can too! I just don't want my friends to think that in my entire life, I only hang out withyou!"
"There ya go!"
"There ya go!"
"Watever!"
"Whatever, fine! I don't even know why i waste my precious time racketing with you anyways," she said and stomped off to her bedroom.
As she was walking, she caught her reflection in the mirror. In her chest was a black mark in an unknown shape.
'You are so ugly.. why are you in there.. go away!' she whispered to the weird mark embedded in her chest.
"Talking to yourself again?" Ryu barged in.
"Knock!" Hollie repeated the same instruction once again.
"You don't knock on my door!" he said as he threw the stolen bra back to its rightful owner.
"Thank you," Hollie said and blushed out of embarassment. Her undergarment was contaminated and she's currently not dress.
"It's 'thank you, dear brother!' "Ryu reminded and left.
"Whatever!" she yelled, "dear brother!"
She quickly got dressed in a fancy, elegant school uniform and went to meet up with her brother. Ryuzaku High Academy, 2nd best school in japan. Ryu always thought it was named after him ever since he heard of it.
"Daisuke, you think he's ready? Today is his birthday after all," Riku whispered to her husband as they secretly gaze out of the window to watch their kids.
"Of course he is. He'll make an excellent phantom thief," Daisuke told Riku.
"I'm going to feel sorry for Hollie though," Kosuke suddenly called from behind.
"Why daddy?"
"As a Niwa girl, they would be offended that only boys are chosen. We even have to separate her when Ryu is under training."
"Don't worry. Risa and I are teaching her proper lady manners. Maybe she won't know. Tonight, mommy, daddy, I will bring Hollie to Risa and you get Ryu to accomplish his goal." Riku said.
"Have you already chosen the targetted item?" Daisuke asked.
"Yes. I already have chosen..."
"Tonight, he will be stealing the Divine Lady"
Mickiz's Notes:
1st thing: Ryuzaku isn't the 2nd best academy in japan. It's made up!
2nd thing: Hope you guys like this chapter too. There is a tiny suspense here about Hollie!
I want to thank Sakura Minamino for submitting a review. My first reviewer! Dozen thank you for doing so!
Next Chapter:
"You have to flap your wings up and down!"
"Oh! I look hot!"
"Perverted crow! This ain't the demon world!"
"My beloved girl? haha! None so far!"
Well, stay tune for the next one!
Chapter 3: The Divine Lady Prefecture
Disclaimer: I don't own D.N Angel. It's made by Yukiru and you go praise her!
Claimer: I claim Ryu and Hollie. Don't steal my spotlight characters! Oh! Wait until you see Satoshi's child! XD
Yours truly,
Mickiz