DISCLAIMER: I own a 45 foot cat-5 cable, and a useless hard drive, but not Elfen Lied. Please creators don't sue me.
OKAY. WOW. Thank you guys for giving such positive input. Also, I'd like to apologize, apparently Werden Und Verlust Fertig was not the first Elfen Lied fanfic. I found out just after I posted my first chapter that there was a spanish one in the misc. section. And for that I apologize. (First English one though!)
Here it is. My brand-spankin new second entry into Elfen Lied fanfiction-dom:
Chapter 2: Unexpected Reunion
The sun's rays embraced the humble hillsides of Yuigahaba harbor. Maple Inn received these warm rays in spades, bringing its gentle warmness into the interiors, waking and rejuvenating its occupants. Kouta woke up from the first good sleep he'd gotten in weeks. The sun feels really good this morning. He thought getting out of bed.
"Kouta! Its time to get up! We gotta be at school early today." Yuka yelled from somewhere in the house. "Kouta! Get up! We need to-" She said barging into his room, imagine her surprise to catch Kouta in his underwear, as he was slipping into a pair of jeans. "GAHH! HENTAI!" She yelled picking up a potted plant by his door, and then throwing it at his head.
The plant struck home, knocking him off his feet and flat on his face. A slight groan escaped from his lips. At the sound of Kouta's pain, Yuka immediately realized what she had done.
"Oh MY GAWD. I'M SO SORRY KOUTA. I didn't mean to do that. Here let me-" Yuka said helping him up.
"Ouch Yuka! What the hell was that for?"
"Sorry! I just saw you there in that and-"
"You threw a potted plant at me!" Kouta said rubbing his head.
"I know, I'm sorry. Does it still hurt?"
"Ughh its too early for this. So what do we need to be at the school early for anyway?" He said brushing the dirt out of his hair.
"We had to get a schedual change for chemestry. They finally found a permanent instructor to replace Professor Kakuzawa. I don't know the name of our new professor, but I hear she's really good." Yuka explained as she helped him get the dirt out of his hair. "Kouta, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to react in such a way."
"Don't worry about it." He said exiting the room. "I'm going to go wash my face." A slight pang of annoyance escaped his mouth as he left his room.
Yuka wasted now time cleaning the mess that she had created in her overreaction. Yuka mentally kicked herself for foolishly reacting in such a way to Kouta.
"It's gonna be a long day." She said to herself as she cleaned the floor of his room.
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Chief Kakuzaya entered his office and sat down. The morning's disgusting rays shined into Kakazuya's cavernous office.
"I hate mornings." He said expressing his contempt for the early part of the day. It wasn't that he hated mornings, it was that he hated mornings after Lucy disappeared. On the island, he had hundereds of diclonius, but Lucy was unique.
She was the only one whocould procreate and give birth to diclonius offspring. It wasn't the fact that she was one-of-a-kind, no that wasn't it at all. There were others, he was sure of that. Or rather, it was the fact that she was here, under his watchful eye, instead of out there in the unknown; where any number of off-chance factors could occur. Given her wreckless behavior in the past, it was certain that she was, in fact suicidal. But something doesn't quite add up. Her disappearance, and the still-missing Number-7 subject must be connected in some way. Still, this is only a set-back. Lucy definately isn't the only one. I made sure of that. She was just the right age, that's all.
With that, Kakuzawa put his thoughts aside, and decided to begin his work for the day. More casualties have happened in the last few months then in the last few years thanks to Lucy's perfect-timing of an escape. And because of that, new security officers, and management positions had to be filled in. The loss of his idiot of a son, was a minor loss. His position in the organization was filled rather quickly by Arakawa. The young assistant actually proved herself to be rather capable and hardworking. And at least for now, I don't have to worry about her harbering an alterior motive.
Kurama was another story altogether. Kurama was insubordinate, selfish, and emotional; but despite all that he did his job well. For someone who was being manipulated that is. He was mainly in charge of security, and was the spearhead of all operations that involved the recovery, or the termination, of the subjects. Even with his little escapade with that gibbering parrot Number-7, he was still a valuable asset under his control...Kakuzawa would be hard pressed to find a replacement with the experience, and stomach for the job that he called for.
On his desk, were the files of several candidates for Kurama's old position. Two men and one woman. The first being a new hire recommended by the Prime Minister and the top-brass, a man named Kyoshiro Ikari. His service for the government was exceptional, and recommendation goes a long way with kakazuya. However, he lacked the necessary experience, so Kakazuya eliminated him from the list immediately.
"That just leaves the other two. Dr. Hitoshi Amano, and Dr. Kimika Tatsumiya." These two were much harder to gauge, considering that they come from similar backgrounds and have almost identical educations. Both sharing minors in clinical-psychology, and Ph.D's in Neurology. They also had several years of military experience. Their records were clean, showing no signs of insubordination, or noticeable red marks in disciplenary action. In all accounts, he could choose either one and that person could be perfect for the job.
If it were that easy, I'd have had a new Supervisor by noon.
Both candidates would have to be evaluated thoroughly. Even though they had been through the standard 8-month selection process, and had been given clearance on top level projects, their knowledge of this facility and psychological evaluations had yet to be studied. Kakazuya hated the idea of giving multiple interviews to brand new personnel, but it couldn't be helped. He had made the mistake of promoting Kurama's assistant, and had paid for it with another dead body.
And another position to fill.
After a few minutes of careful consideration, he decided on his next course of action. He touched the button in his intercom and contacted his new secratary. "Ms. Akashi. Send in Tatsumiya for her interview."
"Yes right away sir." The young woman said over the speaker.
"And another thing, get me a cup of black coffee and some aspirin. I need it for my headache."
"Already on it sir. I'll have it to you immediately."
And with that, Director Kakuzawa leaned back in his chair. This was going to be another long day.
"I hate mornings." He said looking over their files again.
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The rest of the short but eventful morning at Maple Inn, was spent in quiet reverence. Yuka, in a bold move made an out of the ordinary breakfast of miso soup and nattou with steamed rice and tamagoyaki. Kouta took one look at the meal and understood Yuka's jesture. She looked away just as his eyes glanced in her direction. She's obviously sorry. Without a word, Kouta picked up his spoon and took a sip of the soup. Much to his suprise, the soupand the tamagoyaki tasted very good.
"Amazing! I don't think I've ever had miso soup this good!" He said smiling.
"You really mean it?" She asked.
"Yes I do. This is the best miso soup I've ever tasted!"
"Thank goodness." She replied smiling.
Yuka expressed her apology again to Kouta, to which he accepted, in his own way. Yuka was adamant about not trying to drive a wedge between their delicate relationship. People could be driven away at the slightest spark of action, and Kouta was no exception. When Nyuu had first come to Maple Inn, she broke his sister's seashell. Kouta snapped at her right away.
If it wasn't for Kouta's kindness, he would have left a long time ago because of me.
Ever since she saw him again, she was always afraid that he was going to leave. She couldn't help but be the way she was, because of her past experiences with boys, left her very untrusting. This morning she just reacted.
If we're going to continue living together, I'm gonna have to get over my suspicions of Kouta.
Nana and Mayu came into the dining room a few minutes later. They're reaction was even more pronounced then Kouta's. Nana was simply amazed to find one brand new kind of food for her to savor, and Mayu was simply happy to have a meal that had been denied to her since her stepfather came to her house.
"EH? This is delicious!" They both said in unison. As they quickly devoured everything in front of them. Conversation between them was short, but to the point, because everyone had to leave for school in less then an hour. And when the topic came up about what Kouta and Nana talked about last night, Nana politely changed the subject to about how excited she was to begin school with Mayu. This piqued the interest of Yuka, who barely heard them talking last night. Maybe she would ask Kouta later on today if she had the chance.
"We'd better get going." Mayu said "Come on Nana." She said grabbing her bag. " Goodbye everyone!"
"Itterashai (have a safe trip)" Both Yuka and Kouta said.
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"So what did you and Kouta-san talk about last night?" Mayu asked. "Yuka asked, but you didn't answer her question. I'm kinda curious." Although her voice was very quiet, it carried quite a bit in the empty classroom. Nana and Mayu had gotten to class 10 minutes early. Their first class was an normal one, English.
"Nothing..."
"Come on! Tell me!"
"Nothing!"
"I won't let you feed Wanta today if you don't tell."
"Eh? Thats no fair Mayu-chan!"
"Are you going to tell me?"
"Fine." Nana, now lay defeated at the trump card that Mayu always used whenever she was in a bind. "Nana, was up last night because I couldn't sleep. I went into the kitchen to get a glass of water, when I noticed Kouta by himself in the living room."
"Oh?"
"He noticed me, and asked me why I was still up, but Nana told a lie. He saw through it easily." She chuckled a little "but the reason why he was awake was very different from Nana's." Nana looked down at her desk when she said this.
"What was the reason?"
"Its because Kouta-san was thinking about Nyuu-san."
"Oh." Mayu immediately regretted prodding Nana so much. Nyuu was still a very sensitive subject, and everyone was careful to avoid.
The two minute bell rang, and almost immediately students came rushing in to try to catch their seats before the tardy bell rang. The teacher came in a minute later and ushered everyone to there seats. She looked to be in her thirties, with a short brunnett hair, and a business suit.
"Class, we have a new student today. Nana? Could you come up and introduce yourself please?"
"Alright." She said moving to the front. "Hello everyone. My name is Nana, Nana Sa-" She hesitated. "Ughh. Nana Kurama. I'm currently staying with my cousin. Nice to meet you all." She said bowing.
"Nana Kurama? Thats funny, the class role has you down as Nana Satoshi."
"Yes I know, but my name is Nana Kurama. I'm afraid my cousin made a mistake when he enrolled me in this school."
"Oh? Well then I'll mark it on here then. Your cousin will have to come up here and correct the error dear."
Some of the students were talking and whispering. Nana thought she heard a boy's voice say how cute she was, but it was probably just her imagination.
"Okay, thats enough class, please take your seat Kurama-chan."
"Nana Kurama?" Mayu asked Nana quietly.
"I'll explain it later Mayu."
The teacher then stood up and stepped in front of her desk. "So did everyone have a good weekend?"
"Yes." They said in unison.
"Well thats good to hear. I had a good weekend too-" she said picking up a stack of papers. "-and what better way to start the week then with a quiz?" Groans and sighs filled the small classroom. "Now, now; I told you that there was going to be a quiz on Monday."
A young boy sitting behind Mayu expressed his distaste promptly. "What are you talking about Hasagawa-sensei! You never told us about a quiz on Monday!"
"Hehe. Your right I didn't." She smiled a small devilish smile. "However, I did post it on the class bulletin board. Didn't I tell you to check the board regularly for updates and school work?" The boy scoffed, then sat back down. Hasagawa-sensei passed the rest of the quiz papers out. "Alright everyone, you have 20 minutes to finish this quiz. You may begin."
A flurry of pencils and erasers set to work on the papers on the students prospective desks. Nana was dumfounded at first, but soon adjusted as she remembered the limited and basic education she recieved in the facility from papa. Alright Nana! Time to do your best!
Sitting on Nana's left was a female student by the name of Sayo kisaragi, who was fuming. Not at the teachers spontanious quiz, but at Nana. Contrary to what Nana believed, there was a boy who had said that Nana was really cute, and he just happened to be Sayo's boyfriend. That girl Nana. She's probably just trying to put on a cheery face and attitude to try to be popular. And there's no way that bitch'll whore herself out to anyone. Especially my boyfriend! She thought getting out peice of paper from her bag. She waited until the teacher turned her head to look somewhere else, then went to work. She wrote down a few words, then quickly folded the paper, then dropped it in Nana's direction.
Nana turned to find out what had happened, then noticed the paper. Hmm? What's this? Did she drop it? She thought to herself.
"Excuse me! What is that paper you have in your hands?" Hasagawa-sensei said.
"This?" Nana said holding the paper up.
"Please hand that paper to me."
Nana handed the paper to the teacher, smiling as she did. Hasagawa-sensei smiled back, until she discovered what was written on the paper.
"These are the answers! You've been cheating Kurama-chan!"
"No I haven't! I was just-"
"This school does not tolerate cheating of any kind. You are to serve detention on Saturday at 8:00 AM for this, and if I catch you again, the punishment will be more severe."
"But I-" The teacher shushed her. The damage was done.
But Nana didn't do anything wrong...
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Kouta and Yuka arrived at the university a little late, so they ended up running to their first class, which was chemistry.
"Come on Yuka! Run faster, we're going to be late to our first class!" Kouta said between breaths.
"I know that!" Yuka replied.
They kept running. Two disgruntled college students running to their first class of the day, disturbing few who passed them by. "Must be late to their first class" one of them said. Kouta payed them no attention as he and Yuka sprinted to their destination. Three hallways and a staircase later, their finish-line appeared before their eyes. To Yuka, it appeared as a beacon in the darkness, shining its holy light on all who walked pass. (She was very tired from running.) Kouta reached with his hand and opened the door. The door swung open, and Yuka and himself entered. They both bent down to catch their breath, and then looked up.
Nothing.
Apparently, their new instructor also liked to be fashionably late.
"Where is sensei?" Yuka asked one of the students sitting in one of the chairs in the back.
"We don't know. She hasn't shown up."
"I see."
Kouta and Yuka proceeded to their seats in the front. Then all that running was for nothing. Kouta thought sitting down. Whatever. If she doesn't get here by 25 after, class is cancelled anyway.
Much to everyone's surprise the door swung open again. This time revealing a young woman in her twenties with long dark hair, a white coat and glasses.
"Ah. Thank god! I got here just in time!" She said as she entered.
Kouta turned around to look at her; have I seen her before? he thought.
One of the students in the back answered first. "Whatever, its just another late student. Don't pay her any attention."
The woman must have heard the remark because she replied immediately. "I take offense to that! It's disrespectful to make such remarks at your new Professor!" She said annoyed.
"EH?" The whole class sounded
"That's right! I'm your new sensei, so no slacking off while I'm here!" She said moving to the front.
Right at that moment, Kouta instantly recognized the woman.
He stood up and pointed and yelled. "Stinky assistant-san!"
This startled the new professor. "What? What are you-" She turned and looked at Kouta. "ITS YOU!"
"You two know each other Kouta?" Yuka asked obviously confused.
The professor immediately regained her composure and adjusted her glasses. "I see you are in my class. Could you stick around after today's lesson? I have a few questions for you." She said looking at him. Then she realized what he had called her. "WHAT? WHO ARE YOU CALLING STINKY ASSISTANT-SAN?"
Kouta apologized immediately.
"Ahem, I'm sorry for that everyone." She said changing the subject. "I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Professor Arakawa. I'm going to be your chemistry professor for the rest of the semester. I'm pleased to meet you all."
They then proceeded with their first lesson with their new instructor, Professor Arakawa. Honestly, Kouta had not expected to run across her again in such a way. She had some questions for him, yes, but Kouta also had some questions for her that he needed answering. Finally I can get some answers.
Kouta got out his notebook and began to take notes like everyone else. Its going to be a long week. He thought to himself.
Chapter 2: End
There you go:D. I worked really hard on it, so I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I'd like to thank all of you who reviewed my second fanfic. Thank you Uniden, LordPurin, Milk-Toast, Pale Wolf(ah but Kouta does hear her being called Lucy. Once on episode five when Kakuzawa was talking to kouta, and at the beginning of episode 8 after she attacked Nyuu, so ha!), HikaruOfDreams, Ricey, Swt-Lil-AnGeL, DarkFeenix, Katori, VampKitty13, Iron Duke, and lilmelfina64. I realize that the unexpected reunion was kind of , you know, 'expected', but I work with what the show gives me.
My next update might not be for awhile so here's a preview.
Kouta talks to Professor Arakawa about Lucy. But with every question he gets a straight answer for, he gets more questions. Nana on the other hand has gotten in trouble, but despite all what s happened, Nana continues to remain optimistic. And just when things began to settle into normalcy for family of Maple Inn, one of its residents runs into Bandou; who is still obsessed with getting his revenge on Lucy. Who is also convinced that Lucy is still alive.
Next time on Werden Und Verlust Fertig:
Chapter 3: Übergänge
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