Wah! I love you guys! (Reviewers, that is) You're so nice to me! Twelve reviews for the last chapter! Wahh! -teary eyes-
Anyway, I used one of my friend's OCs for Bryan. There weren't alot of OCs submitted...
Torri-Chiobie- Don't cry! But, I can't guarantee anything. Or that'll give away the plot: )
cry of the wolf- I know! It was so sad! Thanks a whole bunch for what you wrote! It was very touching! -sniff-
Morte Giver- I'm sorry for not using your OC. She was so complicated...my brain couldn't handle it...Sorry! But thanks for reviewing! Hmmm...I guess the ending was dramatic. But I explain why he goes blind in this chapter.
beckylose- Wah! New reviewer! -dances a jig- ...Ahem...Thanks for the compliments! Wow, I'm getting a swelled head...I don't know who Anthony Horowitz is, but I'm glad you like me so much! Yeah, I knew Kirei meant beautiful. I was going for that. I heard somewhere that Airashii meant beautiful too...Heehee!
connie- Thanks! Your theory was interesting, but Nikita is Yuri's real dad. It took me a while to figure out what you were talking about though...
Jezza-jay- Thanks a whole bunch! Sorry for not using your OC!
Hippochick- You did? But- but...they're brothers! Kei will eventually pay...karma! Muahahah-ahem. Stars Wars was so cool! Anakin! Yay! About the continuing english in university? ...I'm not even in high school yet...I will be next year though! -smile-
Melitot Proud Eye- Wahhh! Poor Anakin! It was totally sad when Obi-wan was yelling at him...-sobs- ButI have to stop crying to answer the rest of your review. The comparison was done by accident, actually...Ehehee...-sheepish smile- Ooh! I love Kerrie-chan! She's such a brilllant writer! It's too hard to portray Liika though...-sigh- Anyway, I'll update soon! You reviewing makes my day! Such a nice long review! ...Anakin! -starts crying again-
Melitot Proud Eye- Wow, another one from you? Yeah...scary dream. Anyway, about the Aira-Kei thing, Aira lived like this his whole life, seeing as his mother died when he was born. So he's used to this, and never thought about rebelling. Also, he's physically pathetic...Yuri will be back to himself soon! In about like four chapters...
K'onix- Thanks! I know, like poor Kirei!
personne du monde- Heehee! Thanks!
Glimmern-glitas- I know! I hate it when your computer gets messed up. School is almost starting? But...it's June. I'm so confused...
Anyway, enjoy!
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" Kirei! No!" Aira cried helplessly, holding his brother tightly to his chest. Kirei clutched Aira's shirt, his thin body shaking violently from dry, heaving sobs.
" I suppose you've heard?" The doctor sighed from behind them. He had come into the room unnoticed.
" Isn't there anything you can do?" Aira practically begged, his eyes full of unshed tears.
" Well, the blindness was caused by his head injury. It seems that the impact disconnected his optic nerves. I don't know for sure if we can fix this, but we can certainly try." The doctor explained sympathetically.
" Do it! Money is not an object." Aira replied instantly.
" It's not that simple. If the operation does not go well, your brother could be forever blind. There is a small chance that his sight will get better on it's own. But this is not certain. Also, we only have one chance to do the operation. If you don't do it soon, it will be too late. And his sight could never recover. You have two choices, and not one is easy." The doctor sighed again, polishing his glasses.
Aira paused. The way out he saw earlier came with strings. Actually, it came with metal chains. Opening his mouth, he spoke slowly. " What are the odds?"
" Well, the operation depends on the people performing it. With the staff we have, I'd say about…30 chance. To leave his sight as it is he would have a 25 chance." The doctor quickly calculated.
" I'd like to fly in some of the best surgeons." Aira said. The doctor nodded in assent. He then continued. " Good. Please get the best and tell them that it's urgent. Get them here immediately. You have my permission to operate as soon as possible."
The doctor nodded again and spun around on his heel, exiting the room.
" Are you okay with that?" Aira asked his brother. Kirei nodded tearfully. Aira then turned to Yuri and Aya. " You should go home. You have school tomorrow. Besides, I have everything under control. Thanks for everything. Here, take my car." The aqua-haired man tossed his keys at Yuri.
Yuri snatched them out of the air and nodded, gently guiding Aya out with him.
They left the hospital and drove home. Aya had been right. There were deep reddish stains on the leather seat she had sat on earlier.
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Bryan moodily stared out the window. Spencer was working, Tala and Kai were unreachable, and even Ian was busy.
He groaned, coming to an unsettling conclusion. He needed a life. Or at least new friends.
He growled, punching a nearby cushion with irritation. Before Neoborg he had been a perfectly solitary creature. Now he actually yearned for human company. Pathetic.
He sighed, standing and pulling on a black jacket. There was no point just sitting there. He decided to go out for a run.
Bryan was passing the fountain at the park when he heard someone cry.
" Give me my books back!"
Bryan turned and saw a group of teenagers cornering a girl. One held her books in front of her. Bryan studied the girl. She was the one who had shouted. She had pale green hair in a neat bun, although now strands were coming loose around her ears. She was dressed modestly in a brown pleated shirt and a green blouse. Her face was uncharacteristically flushed and her lime eyes shone from behind her thin glasses. Bryan recognized her as one of the people that attended Bakuten High. He didn't know her well, but knew she had a reputation for being very shy and quiet.
" You want them? Come and get them!" The boy with her books teased. The girl protested, almost bursting into tears.
Bryan shook his head and started to jog over.
Calypso Igumi could feel the tears coming as she swiped the air helplessly for her books. She tried desperately to stop them, but she had no control over her tear ducts.
" Aw, she's cwying!" The boy with her books pouted and spoke in a baby voice.
Calypso sniffed angrily. She was mad at both the boys and herself. She was such a wimp!
The boy opened his mouth again, but was interrupted by a deep male voice.
" Leave her alone."
The crowd parted enough to reveal a tall, burly young man with cold eyes.
" Who's going to make me?" The boy with the girl's books asked rebelliously, not bothering to glance at the interloper.
" I am." Bryan intoned, stepping in front of the boy.
The boy looked up, fear dawning in his eyes as he realized whom he was talking too. " K-Kryznetsov-senpai!" He stuttered, reverting back to his culture's honorifics.
" Yeah." Bryan nodded, glaring at the quivering boy. " Now, return her books and apologize."
The boy practically threw the books back. " Sorry." He ducked his head in a quick bow and ran off, his friends following close behind.
Bryan shook his head, staring after the boys. He then turned back to the girl, who was on her knees, picking up her scattered books and papers. Bryan waited until she was done, and then extended a hand to help her up.
Calypso blushed and took his hand, brushing off her knees. She looked down, avoiding Bryan's steady gaze, and pushed her thin glasses up her nose.
" Are you okay?" Bryan asked, his deep voice resonating around Calypso.
" Y – yeah. Thank you." She smiled shyly.
" Good. I'm Bryan Kryznetsov." Bryan held out a hand.
" I'm Calypso Igumi, Kryznetsov-senpai." She bowed respectively and took Bryan's hand. Her much smaller one was almost completely enveloped by Bryan's.
" It's Bryan." The Russian boy corrected.
" Y – yes. Of course." Calypso blushed again. She felt so stupid! Why couldn't she be normal? Her Japanese foster parents had taught her to be polite. Maybe too polite.
" Calm down." Bryan arched a brow at the girl's antics.
" Yeah." Calypso muttered. She felt like hitting herself. Yeah? God, that was a pathetic response. He must think her a total loser.
Bryan watched in amusement as Calypso became redder and more flustered. " So, see you around?"
" Y – yeah, see you." Calypso stuttered. Bryan smirked a bit before walking away. He found her nervousness very funny.
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" Party! It's my birthday!" Mariah cried, waving gold invitations in the air.
" Huh?" Aya looked up. She had been lost in her thoughts. Aira hadn't been at school that day, so they'd had a substitute teacher for art.
" Hello? My birthday? I'll be turning 16! It's my big party!" Mariah reminded, sitting down across from Aya.
" Oh yeah! Happy Birthday!" Aya laughed.
" Thanks. So, I'm inviting you, Emily, Yuri, Bryan, Ian, Kai, Spencer, Rei, Brooklyn, Oliver, Kevin, Lee and Gary. Wow, I need more girl friends." Mariah realized as she plopped the golden cards on the table. She handed Aya one.
Aya opened the card, and a little shower of sparkles and confetti fell out. The inside of the card was silver, with metallic cats prancing around the party information, which was written in gold. " Wow. These are nice invitations."
" I designed them. But my mom helped me make them. She's really talented." Mariah stared fondly at the cards.
" They're really nice." Aya repeated honestly.
" So, it's going to be in a week. We'll have karaoke, DDR, all that." Mariah practically bounced up and down in her chair.
" Sounds great!" Aya agreed, gift ideas running through her head.
" Someone having a party without me? A mock-hurt voice came form behind Aya.
" You're invited." Mariah laughed, handing the person an invitation. She still marvelled at the fact that Bryan actually made jokes once in a while. Guess it came from being with Ian.
The person opened the card, and a shower of glitter fell on Aya's head.
" Hey!" Aya spun around. Her nose was centimetres from a muscled abdomen covered by a tight black shirt .She looked up, and saw Bryan's smirking face. She pouted and tried to brush the confetti off, but some sparkles still clung to her silvery locks.
" Anyway, I have a favour to ask of you." Bryan walked around the table and sat down next to Mariah. He leaned over and whispered in her ear. Mariah leaned back and raised an eyebrow.
" Why?"
Bryan whispered with more urgency now, as if to convince her of something. Mariah listened intently and finally nodded.
" Alright, alright. I see where you're coming from. Being with guys all the time." Mariah stood up, with Bryan close behind. " I'll be right back, okay Aya?"
Aya nodded, and the two left. She wondered what they were doing, but decided not to ask, in case it was private. The curiosity was almost killing her though.
Bryan followed Mariah as she went up the stairs to the second floor of their school. " I'm pretty sure she's in early French immersion with Oliver." The rose-haired girl said. They soon arrived at a row of lockers.
Calypso was carefully replacing her English books in her locker, and taking out her lunch. She was the last one in the hallway because she was rather slow and meticulous about the state of her locker.
Bryan saw the person they were looking for down the hall, at her locker. He cast an eye over her. Her hair was in two braids that reached past her shoulder blades, and her grey pleated skirt was almost completely covered by her lavender sweater.
" Calypso." He called casually.
She turned, and almost dropped her lunch bag. " H – hi, Bryan." She nervously pushed her glasses up her nose.
" Hey." Bryan said, now in front of her. Calypso had to look up to meet his eyes.
" Hey! You must be Calypso Igumi! I'm Mariah Low. Pleased to meet you!" Mariah chirped, sticking out her hand.
" It's nice to meet you too." Calypso said shyly, shaking Mariah's hand.
" Okay, so I wanted to know if you'd like to come to my birthday party next week. It'll be my sweet sixteenth." Mariah had an invitation in her extended hand. It was lucky she had made some extra ones.
" Uh…" Calypso hesitated. She was unsure of the situation. She didn't even know this girl! She nervously looked at Bryan, who was behind Mariah. Maybe they were making fun of her.
" I'd like you to come." Bryan offered, noting Calypso's reluctance.
Calypso opened her mouth, but no words came out. She studied Bryan's and Mariah's faces carefully. They looked honest. But then, Calypso had been tricked before; being invited somewhere, and then no one showing up or something similar.
" Why don't you spend lunch with us? You can get to know us, and us you." Mariah suggested.
" Okay." Calypso agreed timidly.
" Great." Bryan felt a smile tugging at his lips.
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The laughter of girls carried throughout the yard, gold and silver bells, a waterfall, and crystal chimes mixing together to create a delightful sound.
" I completely agree, Calypso!" Emily howled, falling to the ground in her merriment. All the girls were in similar states of amusement, while the boys looked on, less amused.
Bryan was satisfied however, when he glanced at Calypso. She seemed to be fitting in well. She sat on the grass with her two legs at one side, hand covering her mouth as she laughed softly.
Aya was standing up, but was bent over in laughter. Mariah was snickering gleefully as she lay on the bench, clutching her stomach.
" You know, we are here." Rei interjected reproachfully.
" I'm – sorry!" Mariah gasped between giggles.
" No, you're not." Rei shook his head, but he didn't seem to mind.
" Laughing at our expense." Yuri tsked playfully, lightly tugging on Aya's hair.
Finally, the girls calmed down.
" So, are you coming to my party?" Mariah asked Calypso, back to business.
" Sure." Calypso smiled at her new friends.
" Yay!" Aya cheered. Emily joined in.
" Well, thank you. But I must return to class now." Calypso got up and dusted herself off.
" Bye!" The three girls called in unison, watching Calypso walk off.
" We'll leave too. You might laugh at us again." Ian joked, picking up his binders. Soon, Emily, Mariah and Aya were left alone.
" Come on." Mariah heaved and got off the bench. She started walking towards the school. Aya and Emily quickly caught up.
" Isn't this cute?" Mariah asked, starry-eyed.
" What is?" Aya raised an eyebrow.
" Bryan and Calypso! Duh!" Mariah rolled her eyes.
" We don't know if they like each other yet, Mariah." Emily warned.
" Bah. He may not be in love or even crushing, but he's interested in her, and that's enough to work with." Mariah looked up at the sky, a cunning smile on her face.
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