Rebirth
THEME SONG TIME!
White Eyes- Gackt
Space catches the lunatic moon,
cradling it in both hands, in fear
until my voice reaches,
dawn will not be welcome
all your words...
all your mannerisms...
they were still too fragile for me
you never touched the hand I held out to you.
I gave you a kiss, you, so cold
no matter how many times I scream out your name,
no one can erase the sadness accumulating around me
I trembled, amidst this sin
of continually making even our finding one another,
into a mistake
all my feelings...
all my heart...
still remembers you even now.
You, who so loved the sky at dawn,
in the end you showed those tears in the light,
you showed me, just who you were.
Oh mounting sadness no one can stop,
Fall forever for all I care! Deeper!
It doesn't matter how you make us suffer,
it won't tear us apart!
Until this body rots, it won't be taken by anyone!
Oh my one and only, fly high into the air
held by the earth turning a silver shade
Whenever I look up, you'll be smiling
and one day, we'll meet again in this sky
Ch.8- Exam And Farewells Of Reluctance (1 of 2)
(This is a very long chapter, so have a lot of time on your hands, and also note that I never saw the exam episode so this is all improvisation!)
Sloth, Kali, and Wrath got off of the train and made their way to the front of the station. This woman, Wrath, had already turned out bad but now, its getting worse when she gets a liiittle too close for Kali's comfort to Sloth's left side, making Kali pull him further away as they left the station down the four steps, Wrath then turned on them.
"Now," she grinned, "I dont want some dramatic shit to cause a scene, so we'll have to make a deal." she started.
"A deal? who the hell do you think you are telling me what to do?" Kali demanded.
Wrath turned to Sloth. "Why, exactly, did you bring her along?"
Kali seethed.
Sloth frowned. "Look, she needs to go to the alchemy exam since its starting in half an hour. We have to get to the center of town to the military base."
Wrath looked surprised. "What? no. We aren't going there."
"What? well, I dont know about you," Kali said, "but im going there, and so is Sloth." Kali said.
"No you and Sloth aren't!" Wrath said back. "In fact your lucky I dont just rip out your spine through your ass on the spot!" she said, causing a man and woman to look at her in horror, "and what the hell are you looking at? mind you own damned business!" she commanded them. They obeyed immediately, looking away in shock.
"Like it or not," Sloth said, "she is."
Kali smiled mentally. She may be all over him, but Sloth wont give in! ...hes too lazy for that.
Wrath sighed. "She may do what she wants then, but you are staying with me." Wrath said, firmly grabbing his arm.
Kali turned to look at Sloth pleadingly. "You aren't leaving before im finished, are you?" she asked.
He looked at her defiant. "Of course not."
"Yes he is!" Wrath said.
"I said OF COURSE NOT." he said over his shoulder to the persistent woman. "I'll say goodbye to you before you leave, promise." he winked, although he didn't know whether she could see under his bangs or not, but she did smile warmly in response.
"You." said an icy voice from behind Kali. She turned to see who had caused it.
"Riley? How did you get here so fast?" Kali demanded.
Riley smirked, "my train was one-way and non-stop, plus on a different track than yours, so its only logical that I got here a little after you... whos that?" she asked, pointing at the girl holding onto Sloth's arm. She then widened her smirk, "Oh, I see. Your boyfriend was stolen from you by another, taller girl," she grinned.
"Save it! unlike someone I know, im on my way to the exam! later Sloth!" Kali said, starting to run.
"HEY!" Riley yelled, running as well.
"Remember your promise, Sloth, please dont forget!" Kali yelled over her shoulder, "Dont forget!"
Both girls went speeding down the street.
"Okay. Now that thechildren are gone, lets go." Wrath said, trying to pull his arm. He was stiff as a boulder, though, just standing there.
She sighed. "Look, I know your supposed to be lazy and everything, but this is rediculous!" she yelled.
He looked down at her. "Im waiting, like I promised... why dont you go do what woman do, shop or something," he said dully, he was starting to get tired again.
She frowned, letting go of his arm.
"You know what, I just might go do that!" she spat, stalking off.
UP THE STREET
"Why...puff...didn't...puff...you...puff...stay...puff...with...huff...your...mother...?" Kali asked between breaths. She was, unfortunately, about three feet behind Riley who has much, much longer legs.
"She...she'll be...alright..." she said, although her exhaustion was evident in her voice as she pushed past a mail carrier, "shes not...my real...mother."
"Wh-what?" Kali asked, trekking just behind her.
"WHAT WAS THAT!" a man yelled, Kali only a blur as she ran past him, nearly stepping on his dog.
They finally reached Central HQ and stopped at the large granite block that said; "Central HQ" on it to catch their breath. Riley leaned against the pole, and took longer to catch hers.
"What... what did you mean?" Kali asked.
"Like I said, I was adopted. Not that its any of your business." she said coldly, walking towards the military base.
Kali stood there for a second longer, thinking. She then ran up to match Riley's stride.
"...why do you say that?" Kali asked.
Riley didn't look at her and chose not to speak until they reached the front doors, Kali then doubled on her.
"Fine then, I'll make a deal with you. If both of us make it then you can tell me." Kali said.
Riley simply growled. "You mean when I make it. You can barely draw a transmutation circle let alone your own shoes which prbably explains the buckles," she pointed.
Kali looked hurt and at the same time indignant. "Look, I know we got off on the wrong foot but I was only trying to be nice! You dont have to make fun of my awesomely cool shoes just because your a cold hearted prick!" Kali exclaimed. Before Riley could react, Kali slammed through the doors, accidentally hitting some guy with glasses who was carrying a load of papers explode in his hands, she ignored him and Riley's footsteps not far behind as she made her way to the other side of HQ where the tests would be held.
She entered the large brightly lit room, having to squint at first then she sees all of these other alchemists, she takes a seat in one of the open ones and sits next to a larger man. She was about to strike up a conversation when a man started speaking in the middle of the room, clad in the blue military uniform.
"You have 60 minutes until I say pencils down, starting now," he said. Immediately everyone started writing, the doors were closed and locked. Riley was sitting a few rowsbehind her, didn't even look up, and started writing.
Kali stared down at her packet... it was HUGE!
She grabbed her pencil, opened it, and started scribbling down after reading the first question.
Before she knew it, everyone around her started putting their pencils down and shutting their books around her. She looked behind her at Riley and noticed she was sitting there quietly looking ahead with her hands folded together.
Kali quickly turned to her packet. She was only on number 38.
She hurried, the questions were just getting more and more harder, though...
Number 48...4- "Pencils down." the man said, everyone had already done so except for Kali.
"Ahem..."
Kali finished 49.
"I said pencils down, miss!" the man said again.
Kali looked at him, then finally finishing the last one, shut the book with a sigh.
Riley rolled her eyes.
"Now, feel free to wander about the town, but report back at the time you are given for your second test. You will notice that the time is under your packet and that we have changed the system for one day instead." he said.
Everyone started to exit with their times. Kali looked at hers, "3:45pm?" she said.
"What?" Riley said besides her, "Mine is at 3:35pm, there has to be a mistake." she said.
"I doubt it. Maybe its a very short test... I'd bet it'll be hard."
Riley smirked again. "Maybe for you. You did finish last, afterall... I doubt you'll make it."
Kali frowned.
When they were walking down the hall silently, Kali wondered why Riley was still around. She smiled then thought up an idea.
"Hmm hmm, hmmmm, hm hm hm hmmmmmmmmm..." Kali hummed.
"Hmm hmmmmmmm, hmmmmmm, hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-"
"Stop it." she said coldly.
"Stop what?" she asked, and not getting a response, continued her humming.
She then stopped as they both exited out the front door, there was Sloth standing there not three feet away.
"Sloth!" Kali exclaimed, clinging onto him in a tight hug. She was happy that Wrath girl wasn't with him.
He smiled. "So how'd it go? did you pass?" he asked.
She grinned. "I dont know yet. We probably dont get our results back until the end of the day... but my next test is at 3:45pm... but I think its only 10 minutes long since Riley has hers 10 minutes before me... you aren't leaving before then, are you?" she asked pulling back from him.
He looked sad again, even if she couldnt see his eyes exactly, she knew his face.
"Im not sure yet... I'll stay as long as I can, but I promise I'll be here after your second test." he smiled.
She really liked his smile.
"So hey, do you want to go get an icecream to pass the time?" he asked.
She nodded enthusiastically, wondering where Riley went, she shrugged. This could be her last day with Sloth... after that she'd be all alone again...
3:35pm
"Riley Abigail Windston, eh. Mm, im impressed, you have the top marks of the whole class. Tell me, what does a small town girl like you find so intresting about joining the military?"
She looked up. She had been sitting on this gold tripod toprove she really is an alchemistfor 3 minutes and they're already getting suspicious. "What do you mean, if you mind my asking?"
The man with the patch's eyes wrinkled when he smiled. General Haruko was the one doing the talking, he was only there to observe for now.
The general cleared his voice. "What we mean is; what is your exact reason for joining the military?"
Riley barely had to think, she had a feeling someone would ask that she had just doubted it would be the whole higher-ups of the military that needed to know.
"My mother... well, actually shes my adopted mother... she never wanted me to leave town and do what I wanted most, which was to follow my real fathers footsteps in the military."
Haruko looked intrested. "A military daughter? intresting... I knew that name sounded familiar. Your father was Ferguson Daley Windston, am I right? he served the front line in the Ishbal war."
She nodded, although the mentioning of her father brought a pang in her heart unseen.
He seemed to be speaking to himself now, so the man in the patch spoke up.
"Thank you, Mrs. Windston, you may continue to the last test at 4:00." he smiled.
She nodded again, stood up and bowed to the boardin respect and left without a word.
3:45pm...
Ch.9- Exam And Farewells Of Reluctance (2 of 2) (romance/humor/drama/suspense)
Next would be Kali's turn, is she up for it? She can't keep her mind off of Sloth... oh no. She comes to a realization that may ruin her chance at joining the military. Then, she must finally let Sloth go. Is it forever?
Time Will Tell- Utada Hikaru
I'm always told that
Crying won't change anything
But no one cries with that purpose in mind
I worry and I just can't help it
I just can't control the time
Take off into the blue sky
From this long runway!
Time will tell
When time passes we'll understand
Cry, it's ok if you don't try so hard
When time passes we'll understand
Cry, there's no hard road to tomorrow
Surely, surely, surely
Even if there's rain, if we fly above the clouds
Always blue sky
Even the sun seems so close
Like you could grab it with your hand
Don't get depressed alone
We just can't control the time
Take off into the blue sky
From this long runway!
Time will tell
When time passes we'll understand
Cry, now I can't even fool myself with these excuses
Time will tell
When time passes we'll understand
Cry, so now it's ok to cry if I feel like it
More, more, more
Time will tell
When time passes we'll understand
Cry, it's ok if you don't try so hard
When time passes we'll understand
Cry, there's no hard road to tomorrow
Surely, surely, surely