Chapter 1
Maemi's Smile
"Eat this bastard!" Maemi yelled as she leaped up in the air with her radiant light brown hair with black streaks. She was wearing baggy black pants and black tank top. She held out her hands in front of her and shot out a great big fireball at the gigantic spider demon. It burst into flames and died on the spot. She landed safely on the ground and her bright green eyes shined even brighter. Her black tank top was torn at the side and blood was coming out from the wound that the demon had given her. "Bastard." She said under her breath.
"Maemi!" yelled a concerned voice. A guy with silver spiky hair with icy blue eye who wore dark blue baggy pants with white tank to that showed all his muscles ran towards Maemi. He had no trace of blood or scratches on him unlike Maemi. "Are you ok?"
"Captain Keigo! Yes, I'm fine" Maemi smiled at Keigo to reassure him that she was ok.
"Let's get you fixed up. The others are waiting for us"
"Yes sir"
The two walked a little further through the forest where they found three more guys. One had short blue hair and purple eyes. He wore the same dark blue baggy pants as captain Keigo but wore a red tank top that showed all his muscles. That's the uniform for lieutenants. The other one had short green hair and dark green eyes. He was wearing the same thing as Maemi but not torn up. Instead he was bleeding from the arm and the head but he seemed fine. Like he was used to it. The last one looked ordinary and nice but good-looking just like the rest. He had semi-long blonde hair that covered his right eye. He was also wearing the same thing as Maemi but not hurt except for a few scratches on his legs, which were more likely from tree branches, rather than the demon he had just fought. The three of them ran toward Maemi and Keigo.
"Are you all right Maemi?" lieutenant Kiyoshi looked at Maemi with a worried look.
"Yes I'm fine, lieutenant Kiyoshi" Maemi replied trying no to show that he wound hurt. She never showed any emotion that would make others worry.
"That's good" Kiyoshi sighed in relief.
"You look a little beat up there," Makoto teased as he wiped off his own blood running down his face. His hair reminded Maemi of Christmas.
Maemi laughed. "Same to you"
"Well let's make a visit to squad 5 and have them heal us." Mamoru said with a worried face. He didn't like seeing his teammates all torn up and bloody.
The five walked out of the forest and out into the open area in Halicity. It was a beautiful place. There was no cloud in the sky and it looked kinds of like a wall. Like they were stuck inside a box and the sky was the lid. There was big houses and gate that had numbers on it. If you look at it from the top it looks like a maze. It was truly a beautiful and peaceful place.
They went to a place that had a gate with number 5 on it.
"Squad 15 captain Keigo; team 1" Keigo spoke to the door and it opened. All the gates have a system. You have to tell your squad number, name and team to open it but if you go to a restricted area, unless you are in a high class, like captain or lieutenant, it won't open.
People dressed in all white walked around. They went inside the building and talked to the lady at the front desk.
"Squad 15, captain Keigo, team 1" Keigo repeated
"Captain Keigo, what can I do for you?" the lady blushed. Every girl blushes when they see Keigo. He was one of the hottest guys in Halicity and squad 15; team 1 has 4 good-looking men. Captain Keigo and his team were pretty famous.
"My teammates are wounded. We wanted a healer." Keigo ignored the flirty ness coming from the lady. He was used to this kind of thing.
"Yes right away" the lady stood up and led them to a pure white room. She started with Makoto who's bleeding still hadn't stopped. She put her hands on his wound and closed her eyes. Bright green light shined under her palm and healed the wounds on Makoto. She did he same with Maemi.
When they were done with healing, they went to their squad house where all the squad 15 members live. Everyone that passed bowed their heads to captain Keigo and lieutenant Kiyoshi.
"You think they'd give it a rest already" Makoto put his hands on his head and had an annoyed look on his face.
"Can't take the fact that you don't deserve the same respect?" Maemi teased. Makoto and Maemi always teased each other.
"What do you mean?" Makoto shot back
"You'll get there… someday…" Kiyoshi smirked. He liked getting all of the attention
"If the others don't surpass you that is" Maemi laughed and sped up a bit so that Makoto couldn't hit her.
"What did you say?" Makoto raised his fist
"You heard me" Maemi smirked.
Everyone laughed except Makoto and they got to their rooms.
Maemi put her hand on the door and turned around "I'll see you guys later"
"Rest well. We have a big day tomorrow too." Keigo looked at Maemi with a stern look so she will listen to him
"Yes captain Keigo" Maemi slid open the door and went inside after she waved and smiled one last time.
"She sure has changed" Kiyoshi said with a smile. He looked at the others. They all knew what he meant…
It was true. She did change. When she was first assigned to the team she didn't even smile. She didn't show any emotion. She always seemed lifeless and her green eyes looked so dark they were black. She didn't talk much but when she fought demons she would have a look of fury on her face but she also looked like she wanted to cry. She looked so miserable. They did all they could to make her laugh or at least show some kind of reaction but it never worked. Acting wasn't really their thing.
One day a miracle happened, or so they call it. It was the day that she smiled. Makoto and Kiyoshi were fighting like they always do and it made Maemi laugh. All they had to do was be like their selves but they didn't think of that. It was when they gave up that this happened. They thought that they couldn't make her smile and they were frustrated. Makoto and Kiyoshi took their anger out on each other and acted like them selves. Mamoru tried to stop them and that was he acting like Mamoru. And that was the key. Acting like their selves is what made Maemi laugh. It was stupid of them to not notice sooner but they were just glad that she smiled.
Her smile is something that you can never get tired of, something that brings a smile to your face too. They all loved it. Her lifeless dark eyes turned bright green. It seemed calm, genuine like something they've never seen before. Her smile was one of a kind and so was she. Once she showed her true self she was the total opposite of what she was before.
They still don't know what caused her to be so lifeless but they do know that they don't want to see her like that ever again. They would do anything to protect her…
Everyone was in their rooms. Keigo smiled at the memory he had just remembered. The first time he met Maemi. Everyone thinks that Makoto and Kiyoshi is the one that made her laugh first but they were wrong. It was Keigo that made her laugh first although no one knows except for him and Maemi. That was their precious memory that they will never forget…
Keigo worked on some paper work that was due tomorrow. He sat down on the floor and turned on the lamp that was on the coffee table. That was the only light that was on in the room. It made his cold blue eyes seem even colder like he was evil.
Maemi was in her room. She layed on her bed staring up at the ceiling. She always had a hard time sleeping. Her eyes were dark. She showed no emotion. It wasn't that she changed… she just made people think she changed. She knows deep in her heart she can't. She can never forget about her past that haunts her every night… she turned to her side as a tear rolled down her cheek. She fell asleep crying.
Halicity was beautiful even at night. The sky was clear like always with millions of stars in the sky. But no one seems to notice how beautiful it is… no one is ever awake during the night and even if they are, they never take the time to look up at the night sky…