Sapphire Vixen
Author's Note-
Sun: First of all:
I AM SO SORRY! (sob) I really wanted to put this chapter up on Thursday, but I since I've been doing state Testing at my school, I've been dozing off...Please understand. The same will probably happen next week, so i'll put up the next chapter on Saturday. Sorry!
Second: Oh, god. (is flattered) Odango, not even both of my fics put together could match your fic, Proving Myself to You!
Chapter 10: Forgotten Scars
In a couple of minutes, they were all ready to go. They waited outside, for their cab. Then Max spoke up.
"Guys, I'm staying here, my mother called...She's taking me home." he said, and the others nodded.
A cab stopped in front of them, next to the sidewalk.
"We'll miss you, Max." Sapphire said, giving him a friendly hug. He gave her one of his cute puppy smiles, and started to walk back inside.
"Hey, Max!"
Max turned around, and Sapphire threw something at him. He caught the small item, and stared at it. It was candy, with a blue wrapper. He looked up at her. She smiled and winked at him.
They all stepped into the car, and out of the window, Sapphire waved at him. Max waved back, and smiled again. He looked back at them as they drove away.
At 8:49, they arrived at the airport again, and waited for their flight.
"We...we're going back?" Tyson asked.
Kai nodded. They walked towards the gate, but stopped halfway because Sapphire and Tyson had seen a little girl with a hotdog.
"Please, Kai? I'm hungry!" Sapphire whined, as Kai dragged her away from the scared little girl.
"What? You just had breakfast!"
"But I'm still hungry..."
"We'll buy something to eat on the airplane. And...don't you have your candy?" Kai asked.
Her face lifted and she smiled. Then she nodded happily.
They boarded the plane. It was very long. They made two stops during the trip; it was a 26-hour flight.
During the flight, Hilary noticed that Tyson seemed a bit pale.
"Tyson? You okay? You look like you're going to puke." Hilary asked him.
"I'm okay. I 'll live...I think." he said.
"Just hold on a little longer. We'll be there in half-an hour. I told you not to eat too much candy!" she said, and Tyson nodded.
He tried holding it in, but he couldn't even last 10 minutes. He ran to the bathroom, holding his stomach.
Sapphire rolled her eyes. Then muttered, 'Weakling.'
She leaned her head against the window, feeling the cool glass on her forehead.
"How do they know my name?" she whispered to herself, closing her eyes.
She fell asleep. Then about 20 minutes later, she was woken up by somebody. It was Ray.
"Sapphire...we're here!" he told her, shaking her gently.
"Okay." she said, yawning.
Once they landed, they hurried over to the Information desk. A lady smiled as they stopped at her desk.
"Excuse me, could you tell us where uhh..." Sapphire looked down at the card. There was no address. "Umm, Kinmoyo Mansion is? I wasn't given the address." she said, holding up the envelope with it's green, cursive letters to the lady.
The lady's eyes widened as she stared at the envelope, then her eyes darted back to Sapphire.
"Erm...I do not...speek...Eeenglesh...berry little..." she said, holding up her hand, her index finger and thumb only a few centimeters apart.
"Oh, thank you anyways. We'll find it ourselves. Thank you again." Sapphire said, giving the lady one of her heart-melting smiles.
At the corner, twosilver eyes stared at Sapphire.
"Wrong decision, Sapphire."
They started walking when Ray suddenly stopped. He turned around.
Sapphire turned around, and stared at Ray.
"What is it, Ray?" she asked him. Ray turned to look at her.
"I just remembered...Tyson knows how to speak Japanese...he could of translated for us...But he's not here." he said, turning around again, looking at the people passing by. "Neither is Hilary or Kenny. Those three know how to speak the Japanese language. Where are they?"
Kai stared angrily at something. Sapphire noticed.
"What is it, Kai?" she asked him. Kai kept staring, then pointed. She glanced at the direction he was pointing.
Hilary and Kenny were holding up Tyson, who just stared at the floor, looking pale. Sapphire ran towards them, while being pushed by people in the crowd. She quickly put Tyson's right arm over her shoulder, and pulled him towards Kai and Ray.
"Tyson, you gonna be okay?" she asked him, and he nodded.
"We should stop at Tyson's dojo, he can get rest there." Kai said, taking the arm Sapphire was holding, and placed it on his shoulder, as Sapphire stepped away.
"Dojo? Where's that?" Sapphire asked, curiously.
"You'll see." Ray said, and walked out of the building, on to the streets of Japan. It was very crowded. Sapphire stared in awe.
/ I've seen this place before...But...I'm not sure... /
The walk wasn't very long, and when they got close to the entrance, a old man jumped out of the bushes, in front of them. Sapphire shrieked.
"Hey, little homies! How was your-"
"Don't have time for your rants, Grandpa...need sleep...then food...then more sleep..." Tyson muttered, his head hung low. Grandpa stared at them as they walked into the dojo. Sapphire stayed outside, in front of Grandpa.
"Hey! Who might you be?" he asked Sapphire.
"Sapphire. Nice to meet you..."
"Oh, just call me Grandpa. You here with little Tyson?"
"Yes. I was invited along. Is...is it okay...if I do?"
"Oh! Sure!" he said, walking towards the dojo, also. "Guess I'll be putting a new futon..." he whispered to himself.
They met with the others, who had placed Tyson on a futon, on the floor.
"We'll leave Tyson here. Kenny, Hilary...take care of him." Ray said quietly. "We'll leave with Sapphire, to search for the mansion."
"We still have about 4 hours and a half to find it." Sapphire said, looking up at the clock on the wall.
They walked outside, cold wind blowing at Kai's scarf. She looked at him. He had a determined face, and he was staring straight ahead. He had his hands deep in his pockets, but he stood up straight.
He noticed she was staring at him. He turned to look at her. She quickly stared hard at the floor, avoiding his eyes.
Kai took a lock of her hair, and held it in his hand. It felt soft against his fingers. She still didn't look up at him.
/ I'll talk to you about my past...soon. / he thought.
Raystared at them andfrowned. Then he looked away.
They searched a small part of the city, and asked people around them if they knew. They traveled far, and were about to give up when a black car stopped in front of them with a loud screech.
The car's dark window slowly lowered. All three of them stared at the descending window with curiosity.
"Mistress Sapphire?"
Sapphire quickly hid behind Ray.
"Excuse me?" she squeaked over Ray's shoulder.
"Mistress...it is you!" The man behind the window said, and jumped out of the car, pushing the other two away. Sapphire sat on the floor, on her knees, frightened.
"Eh?" she said, looking up at him. The man picked her up, and put her inside his car. He closed the door, and Sapphire peeked out of the window.
'Help.' she mouthed to Ray and Kai.
"What are you trying to-" Kai started to say, but he was cut off.
"Are you here with Mistress? I can take you also." he said, pointing at the door.
They all stared at the uniformed man.
"You're here to meet Riza, is that correct?" he said, and then they all nodded. Then he opened the door for them. They stepped in, and the man started to drive.
"I am Takato. I am one of your butlers, Mistress. I've known you since you were four." he said, Sapphire looked at him.
"Wait. I've never been here. Unless...you are from America and moved here-"
"That is incorrect. We've lived here forever. I've been a servant here all my life. Very good pay." he said, winking at them through the mirror.
"But...I don't remember..." Sapphire said, closing her eyes to think.
Takato suddenly stoped smiling, and remained silent. They pulled up at a black iron gate, and the driver reached for something inside his coat. The gates slowly started to open with a creak, and they drove inside.
They only saw a road, with trees at the side, covering the sun. The drove for some time, and finally stopped at the front steps of a gigantic white mansion. They stared at the house with awe. It was bigger than they had imagined.
Takato stepped out, and opened the door for Sapphire and the others.
Then, suddenly the double doors at the entrance started to open. Maids walked out and lined up, forming a walkway. Then, another maid walked out, towards them. She stared at Sapphire. She seemed to be in her forties. Her maid's dress was different from the others, making her seem much more important.
"Mistress?" she asked, and started to walk faster towards Sapphire. Sapphire took a step back, afraid.
She suddenly started running, and then hugged Sapphire. Sapphire just stood there, confused.
She let go of her, and took a long look at Sapphire. She stared back at the lady, with a scared look on her face. The lady smiled.
"I am Riza. I sent for you. I see you received my letter." She said, then glanced at the two boys that had accompanied her. "And you brought company with you."
Ray smiled and waved, and Kai just looked away. She smiled again.
"Please come in. We were expecting you at 2 this afternoon, but at least were are geting more time to talk." she said, gently pulling Sapphire into the enormous mansion. The other two followed behind Sapphire closely.
The hall was wide and the ceiling was tall. Everything was white and vanilla, and a big chandelier hung on the ceiling. There were many doors going to other rooms, and they stopped at a stairway.
"We will be in the Library. You two...you wait here, until one of the maids finds you a room to stay in." she said, then turned to Sapphire. "Don't you have anymore company?"
Sapphire nodded, and said, "Yes. There are two other boys and a girl."
Riza counted on her fingers. "Six only? I thought I saw you with 5 other boys and a girl."
"Yes, but, one of the boys had to stay back...Wait. Back up a second. How did you know there were people with me?" she said, eyeing Riza suspiciously. Riza giggled.
She sighed. "The great wonders of cable...One of the maids saw you on TV...When you got out of the plane. That was some punch, Mistress." she said, giggling again.
Sapphire reddened, and stared down at the floor.
"Well, we really need to have that talk, Mistress." she clapped her hands, and two maids scurried over to her. "Take the gentlemen to a room they can wait in." she whispered to them, then took Sapphire's hand, and gently pulled her away from Ray and Kai.
She looked back at them with a scared face. They went up the stairs, and walked to the left, and then disappeared behind one of the doors.
Ray and Kai were led by the two maids, into one bedroom. The bedroom was small, with one small bed. The maids excused themselves, and walked out, closing the door behind them.
Ray slowly sat on the bed, and Kai looked out the window.
"I wonder what they wanted to talk Sapphire about. And that maid is a bit suspicious...don't you think?" Ray said, turning around to look at Kai. He nodded, but he didn't seem to be paying attention.
In the Library...
Riza rang a small gold bell, and every maid, butler, and cook in the house stopped cleaning, washing, cooking, pruning, or fixing. In a few moments, they swiftly entered the library, closing the doors behind them. They stood near the table, around Sapphire and Riza. Sapphire was the only one sitting, with Riza at her side, standing.
"We are all here today to discuss the future of the Kinmoyo Family and Mansion. What is decided here is what we will be working on immediatly." Riza said, turning to Sapphire. They all turned to her.
Sapphire sat back in her chair. "Uhh..."
"Do I have options?"
"Yes. Sapphire, since you are the last one from the line, this is your house now...you decide what's going to happen. Alright then, the house can be either sold..." she closed her eyes for a moment, and sighed. "Or you can keep it, and live here...with us."
Sapphire sat straight in her chair. She stared down at the mahogany table.
"I'm not very sure what to tell you. I don't think I can take care of the house, and...who will pay you?"
Riza smiled, and said, "You don't need to. I'm taking care of the money here. It's just that you decide what happens to all of us. But think about it, Mistress...this house has been here for centuries. All of your past family has lived here. Do you really want to give up everything that your family has worked for?"
Sapphire eyes widened. Then she shook her head.
"You can stay here with us, we want you to stay." one of the maids in the back said. "You are the only one we have left." "Please don't leave us." "We missed you."
Sapphire looked down at the table again, avoiding their eyes. She closed her eyes for a moment, thinking.
She opened her eyes again, and looked up to them.
Then she nodded. "I'll stay."
Riza smiled. "We are very happy you came back, Mistress." she said, then she and the other maids curtsied, and the butlers and cooks bowed. Sapphire backed away.
"Okay...just don't do that anymore."
"Well, we will have a feast tonight, so you must bathe." Riza said. She clapped her hands, and all the butlers and cooks left. Then Riza and the other maids led Sapphire to the largest bathroom in the house, which was located in the master bedroom. In other words, Sapphire's Room.
In the Guest Room...
Ray paced back and forth, back and forth...back and forth. Kai watched at him as he walked, with a bored expression.
It was like watching a tiger in a cage. Kai's left eye twitched.
"Stop that, Ray. You'll make a hole in the carpet." he snapped, and leaned against the wall. Ray glared back at him, but stopped.
"I'm worried about Sapphire. I want to know if she's okay." Ray said, angrily.
Then Kai went to the door, and went outside into the enormous hall.
Then the doorbell rang, and the sound echoed off the walls. Kai quickly walked towards the door, and looked through the glass window.
A handsome boy of 14 stood on the other side of the door. He had a pale face, and silver hair and silver-blue eyes.
Kai stepped away from the window, and the boy outside rang the bell a few more times.
"I'm going to search for one of the maids, stay here." Kai said, and started to run towards the direction where Riza and Sapphire disappeared.
A butler turned a corner, and saw Kai running in the hall. He stopped in front of him.
"May I help you?" he said.
Kai looked up at him.
"Where is Sapphire? I need to tell her something."
"In her room." he said, pointing at a set of double doors behind Kai. "Over there."
"Thanks."
In Sapphire's Room...
"When did this happen?"
"About a year ago."
"Why?"
"I wouldn't listen to him. Then he got mad."
Riza rubbed the wound with a cream. Sapphire flinched.
She sat on her king-sized bed, with her white towel around her. She didn't cover her back, Riza was rubbing cream on her scar.
Outside Sapphire's Bedroom...
He ran towards Sapphire's room, and opened the door.
"Sapphire, somebody's at the door-"
He had barged into her room, and he wished he hadn't.
Sapphire was there, sitting on her bed. Her back to him, with a white towel covering her, only revealing her back.
A scar ran across her back, and all her maids sorrounded her, rubbing a cream on her the wound.
It was deep, and the skin around it was pink. They all turned around when he entered.
Then the head maid, Riza, stood in front of him, blocking Kai's view. She towered over him.
"I suggest you wait outside..."
Kai quickly walked backwards outside, closing the door.
He stood in front of the door for a long time, thinking over what he had just seen. Then the door opened again, and the maids all walked out.
Then Riza walked out, glaring at Kai on her way.
"Kai. Come in."
He walked in, and Sapphire was standing next to the window, looking at the large graden outside. She wore a long, white gown.
One of the maids were there, pruning one of the rosebushes. She looked up, and waved at Sapphire.
Sapphire smiled, and waved back. The maid went back to work. Sapphire's smile then disappeared.
Then she turned to look at him.
"We will not discuss what you saw."
Kai stared down at the maroon carpet.
She strode towards Kai, and looked up at him.
"I can't tell you. Because I can't remember."
He stared down at her
"Things are blocked out. Fragments of my memory are missing."
He placed his left hand on her rosy cheek. She closed her eyes.
"Everyday, I feel I lose something. Kai...I think...some of my memories...are gone."
Author's Note-
Sun: Well, there you go. Chapter 11! I'll probably be taking more test the following week, so I'll update on Friday or Saturday. Anyways, here's your preview!
Amaid walked in. She stood at the door entrance.
"Mistress, there is someone downstairs. He wants to see you." she said.
"Who is he?"
"I thinkhis name is-"
She was pushed to the side, and silver-haired boy entered. Sapphire's eyes widened in horror.
"Hello, Sapphire. It's nice to see you again." he said.
Sapphire back away.
"Who are you?" Kai asked, stepping in front of Sapphire, protectively.
The sliver-haired teenager smirked.
Sun: oooh! Who could it be? Tune in next time! (heh. I sound like a TV show!) And please review!