Blast to The Past

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'thoughts'

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Chapter 7

Through the Mind of an Alien

"Miyu, you're the lucky winner!" Miss Mizuno declared.

"Whaa – "

Miyu doesn't know what to say. She doesn't even understand what she feels. With all the mixed emotions brewing inside of her, she doesn't know if her anger for Kanata was overwhelmed by her shock, or if she's even happy that Hiro's her partner.

Her eyes automatically turned towards Kanata. When she saw him, he was looking outside the window with his head resting on his palm. Her anger reached the boiling point for some reason unknown to her.

The next thing she did was look at the cause of all the commotion. Miyu's eyes met Hiro's.

Hiro smiled.

Miyu blushed.

Kanata averted his gaze from the two.

Miu had a worried look on her pale face.

The class cheered.

Some girls were envious.

Recess…

"Miyu, you told me that you were voting for Kanata!" Nanami said.

"I don't vote for dweebs." Miyu answered.

"Miyu," Hiro was already behind her, "care to join me at the cafeteria?"

Miyu saw the intent look in his eyes so she agreed.

"Sure, Hiro!"

"Miyu – "

Nanami didn't even get to say another word.

'Sorry, Nanami.'

Miyu was afraid that Nanami was going to ask her more questions when she didn't want to talk about the subject.

Miu's eyes followed Miyu's retreating back. Then her head turned towards her father.

Kanata was quieter than his usual self. His eyes were focussed at some far-off distance.

"Just admit it. You need my help." Seiya looked like he was saying the most obvious thing in the world.

"Huh – ? Wha – ?"

"Come with me." Seiya dragged Miyu to the storage room.

Flashback

"Hey, Riu! I'll go to the supermarket with you!" Miu said.

"Sure! I'll be needing help with the groceries…" Riu replied.

When Seiya heard the familiar creak their door made when it was being closed, he waited another three minutes, then went to Miu's room.

He sat in front of the dharuma that he placed in right beside the wall just last night.

"Play."

The dharuma seemed to be activated by Seiya's voice.

/Click/

/Wrrr, wrrr/

/Click, click/

"I must really need a therapy," It was Miu's voice, "because for some unknown reason, I feel more at ease with you here, Mister Dharuma. I hope you don't mind if I tell you some of my problems…"

Seiya heard Miu sigh.

"You see, I'm from… 20, no, 25 years in the future. I was sucked by a black hole in front of my own house. My mother is Miyu and my father is Kanata. I bet you've met them. My mission now is to get them together. You know, to make the future happen.

"But recently, I've discovered that my trusted ally, Seiya, the guy who probably owns you, " Seiya silently nodded, "might not be the friend I thought he was. When I peeped into his thoughts, I found out that…"

Seiya's face was only centimeteres away from the dharuma.

"… he's in-love with my mom! I noticed this when I saw how he looked at mom… He had a different look in his eyes. I should know this because, after all, I'm the daughter. He might ruin everything! He might be plotting a way to break them apart using me! What should I do? If only you could speak Mister Dharuma… Good night."

/Click/

Seiya was looking at the dharuma like it was the strangest thing in the whole universe.

One word broke the silence.

"WHAAAAAAAAAT!"

End of Flashback

"Miu, let me explain this to you in a manner that you will understand: I AM NOT IN-LOVE WITH YOUR MOTHER. Period. End of the question."

"Liar! I saw it in your thoughts! Your deepest, darkest desires! You were trying to kiss my mother at the steps of my father's house! You were even using his face to trick her!"

Seiya remembered the day he was trying to pull a prank on Miyu. He transformed into Kanata and tried to kiss her.

"You dimwit! You pried into my memories, not my desires! Didn't you see the part where my head turned into a squid? It just goes to show that you don't know how to use my powers…"

"Wait a minute. Your head turned into a squid?" Miu asked out of curiosity.

"Yeah! It's a popular joke in planet Sharaku! You know… you try to kiss the girl and your head transforms into a squid…" Seiya laughed.

"I don't get it…" Miu sweat-dropped.

"Anyway, you have to believe me! You can even look into my mind again!"

And so, Miu, once again peeped into Seiya's memories. It was really just a practical joke but she can't shake off the doubt she feels.

"Now do you believe me?" Seiya asked hopefully.

"Un." She nodded, not knowing what else to do.

"Good, because I already thought of a plan."

The heavy burden on Miu's chest suddenly lightened.

"The first step is to make them 'friends' again." Seiya said.

"Yeah!" Miu agreed.

"And to do that, I asked for the help of the Evil Gang!"

'They sound suspicious…' Miu thought.

"I told you, we're the Good Gang now!" A blond lady in pigtails and dark glasses said, emerging from a rack of balls.

"Waah!" Miu almost jumped.

"Ah Miu, this freaky lady with a creepy face is Durian, the leader of the GOOD Gang." Seiya introduced her.

A few seconds later, Seiya's rumpled body was already a few feet away from the two.

"Freaky and creepy, huh…" Durian muttered, rubbing her knuckles.

Miu wanted to ask if he was still alive.

"Let me do the introductions… Guava! Kiwi!"

"Yes?" a girl with green tresses came out of the broom closet. Another girl in a mouse costume came after her.

'How did they fit in there?' Miu wondered.

"This girl," Durian said, referring to the green-haired girl, "is Guava, and this girl in a costume is Kiwi."

"Nice to meet you Miss Miu, daughter of Miyu and Kanata!" Guava and Kiwi said.

'They should be called the 'Fruits Gang' instead.' Miu secretly thought.

"So what's the plan?" Seiya already recovered from his injuries.

They huddled together, their heads touching each others' and formed a small circle.

All that can be heard are their 'wush, wushs' and 'sush, sushs'.

When Durian finished whispering, they all stood straight and stared at each other.

Reactions from the group:

Guava and Kiwi: "You're a genius, Durian!"

Seiya: (nodding) "It has a 90 chance of success."

Miu: "Where did you find these people? At the mental hospital?"

"Our plans have never failed before!" Durian assured them, laughing proudly while doing so.

Durian just said a big, fat and hairy lie.

Guava and Kiwi narrowed their eyes at each other, then at Durian.

"So the plan will commence at Friday, the day of the fated field trip." Durian said.

Later, the Good Gang left the storage room through the window while Miu and Seiya proceeded to their classrooms.

In class, since Seiya didn't understand anything in their lessons, so he averted his gaze to a certain blond girl.

'I thought I gave up on you a long time ago, Miyu.'

End of Chapter 7

andrey4414: "How long has it been? I'm really sorry if I haven't updated for a LOOOOONG time… and sorry if this chapter is only full of Miu and Seiya… Anyway, reviews, reviews, REVIEWS! I love getting reviews from you and I'm really thankful to those who appreciate my work! Thank you very much!"