"Well that was fun wasn't it?" Kajuu asked to her Angel. "I gotta get you home to get fixed. Now only if I could find that…" Kajuu started digging in her pockets looking for her new address. "Ha! Found it!" She opened the crumpled piece of paper and looked at the address. The paper read:
Kajuu,
Here's our new home address:
6313 Meilyn Ln.
Please don't lose this paper. Put it in your pocket or something. Not in you hair…or wherever you put it last time. Be home by 6:00 pm. We're going out to dinner, and then we'll unpack.
See you at six!
-Yakan
"Geez! My brother is so mean! I never put a piece of paper in my hair…Or did I?" Kajuu thought out loud. She then looked at her watch. It was almost 6:00. "I should start walking now, shouldn't I?" Kajuu started on her way home. After about 10 minutes of walking, she spotted Meilyn Ln. 'Almost there…' She thought as she looked at the addresses. 'Here we are!' She stopped in front of a normal looking house, walked up and rang the doorbell. She stood there for a second or two, until she finally saw a face in the window next to the door. It was that of a brown hair, green-eyed boy. He looked about 17.
"Yakan! Let me in!" Kajuu started ringing the doorbell over and over.
"Mom and dad aren't here yet, kabi'kabi' means mildew or mold!" Yakan replied.
"Stop calling me that you baka! I need to fix Sakura!!"
"You playing with your little dollies again?"
"Shut up!" Kajuu kicked the screen, and also Yakan's nose.
"Ow! Fine, but your gonna get it when you come in!" Yakan unlocked the door, but wasn't standing there to greet Kajuu.
"Oh, come on! I can run way faster than you!"
"Really?" The voice came from behind Kajuu, but she could tell it was her brothers. "Then go ahead and run away like a little chicken, and go play with your dollie!"
"She's an Angel!" Kajuu shouted just before slamming an upstairs door. She looked around the room, finally finding a box marked: Kajuu-Angelic Layer. "Here it is!" She opened the box with much difficulty, and pulled out a suitcase. Inside the suitcase were several standard tools you would find in any Angelic Layer repair area. After about half an hour Kajuu finished repairing Sakuraryu.
"Hey, kabi! We're going out to dinner now!" Yakan shouted up the stairs.
"Be right down baka!" She replied, with emphasis on baka.
*_*_*
It was now 9:00, and Kajuu had already picked her room, and gotten most of her furniture in. She had her school desk, her bed, her nightstand, her Angel desk, and all her Angel supplies out. She was sitting on a chair in front of the desk, with her Angelic Layer visor on. Sakuraryu was in the small Layer, doing some new moves Kajuu had thought up while arguing with her brother.
'Left, right, left, jump, spin, kick! Follow through, and punch!' Kajuu thought over and over. When 10:00 rolled around, Kajuu flipped the wings on her visor down, and turned off the Layer. After taking off her headset, she put on her PJs and crawled into bed. She put Sakuraryu on the pillow next to her.
"Tomorrow's registration for the Angelic Layer Official Tournament." Kajuu yawned. "Are you ready for it?" She said as she drifted off to sleep.
*_*_*
"Misakichi! Over here!!!!" Tamayo yelled across the crowded dome. Misaki's head snapped up as she caught sight of her friends.
"Hey Tamayo-chan, Kotaru-chan!" Misaki ran through the crowd, only to have Tamayo grab her and give her a deadly hug. "I'm glad to be back in this competition."
"Yeah, after your victories last year, everyone here should be no problem, eh Misakichi?"
"Well, all the top four from last year are gonna be here. I don't know if I can beat Hatoko-chan…And I saw this really awesome Angel yesterday in one of the Piffle Princess competitions. The Angel's name was Sakuraryu, and the Deus was just as awesome! I really hope she entered…" Misaki looked around to see if she could spot the same person she saw yesterday.
"Don't worry, Suzuhara. Hatoko saw her there too, and asked if she would enter. Her name is Kiriyou and she'll definitely be here." Kotaru said.
"Good!" Misaki smiled.
*_*_*
"GRRRR!!! WHERE IS THE STUPID WAITING ROOM!!??" Kajuu shouted in frustration.
"Excuse me…" A voice came from behind her.
"Eh?" Kajuu turned around.
"The waiting room is just down this way." The voice belonged to a small girl, looking no older than 5. She had long black hair and purple eyes.
"Hey you're the-"
"My name is Kobayashi Hatoko. You can call me Hatoko. I saw you yesterday at Piffle Princess." Hatoko finished.
"And you can call me Kajuu." She followed Hatoko to the waiting room, and had barely sat down when a lady came out.
"E-1, Kiriyou Kajuu?" The lady looked around.
"That's me!" Kajuu sprang up, and followed the lady.
*_*_*
"Wait here until the announcer calls you."
"Okay!" Kajuu waited patiently until she heard the announcer.
"In the East Corner: Angel-Sakuraryu, Deus-Kiriyou Kajuu!" Kajuu walked out, and smiled as she took her seat.
"In the West Corner: Angel-Atsui, Deus-Jitai Saikou!" Saikou was dressed in her school uniform, and her angel, Atsui wore a silver shirt with a black jacket over it. She also had a silver skirt with black, knee high boots. Her medium length dark purple hair was parted in two braids. Saikou took her seat, and the announcer proceeded. "Angels to the Layer!" As the announcer's voice boomed, the crowds roared. "How will the newbie, Kajuu, stand against one of the new favorites, Saikou?"
"Excuse me?" Kajuu shouted at the announcer. "I am most certainly not a newbie!!! I was the favorite in my region before I moved, and I've been playing Angelic Layer for 5 years, so nyah!!!!" She stuck her tongue out and then said "continue."
The announcer blinked with an open mouth. After a second, her recovered himself, and the match continued.
"Atsui! Listen to the sounds of the crowd! Play from their hearts!!!" Saikou threw Atsui into the layer. "Angel, fall-in!" Atsui's black eyes opened as soon as she was in the Layer, and she did a backflip in the air, two summersaults and she landed in the Layer on both feet.
"Sakuraryu! Use the force of the Layer to topple this foe!" Kajuu tossed Sakuraryu into the Layer. "Angel, fall-in!" With her eyes closed, Sakura did a split and thrust her left had downwards. She seemed to stay suspended for a second or two. Then, she moved the same hand upward, and she plummeted towards the Layer at an amazing speed. She landed with one knee out, kneeling, and the other leg tucked under her body. Her left hand was in front, and her right had at her side, making a fist. As soon as she hit the ground, her purple eyes shot open. She gracefully stood up just before the match started.
"Angelic Fight!!!" More roars from the crowd came as Atsui ran towards Sakura. 'Backflip, and counter!' Kajuu thought as Sakuraryu did a backflip. As expected, Atsui kept charging, so Sakura jumped off the surface Layer, and kicked Atsui in the chin. Atsui's head snapped back as she flew across the Layer. 'Definitely lightweight…' Kajuu confirmed.
Atsui recovered quickly, and went charging at Sakura again. This time, Sakura dodged a punch to her face, but Atsui brought her foot back, and connected with Sakura's back. Sakura skidded back a little, but jumped back on her feet. 'Full speed!' It was her turn to charge. She ran at Atsui full speed, and Atsui did the same. They both threw a punch, but Sakura also stuck out her foot, knowing she was close to the edge of the Layer. 'Turn!' Kajuu thought as Atsui tripped. Just as planned, Atsui slid out of the Layer.
"Layer out! Sakuraryu wins!" The announcer yelled. "She was right! Kajuu is no amateur!"
Kajuu picked Sakura up out of the Layer, and walked over to where Atsui had fallen out of the Layer. She stuck her hand out to Saikou, smiled and said "Good job!" Unlike the Deus she met at Piffle Princess, Saikou returned Kajuu's handshake.
"I hope to battle you again." Saikou replied. Kajuu walked out the East entrance and went back to the waiting room to see who she fought next. She found out that she was fighting Deus-Haiiro Kazan, Angel-Taki.