The Past Has No Place in My Heart
Hello SuperGALS! Fans! I know that I haven't updated in a long time (a year or more?) And I hope that people are still actually reading this. If you are, please review! I seriously need your advice so I can make my next fics better! Okay, I sorta lost my original plot that was supposed to follow this chapter, but I made a new one based on what I remembered. Thankfully I have DSL and lotzz of free time (Its summer now!) so I can do more work on it. Okay, I won't keep you any longer. Have fun reading!
-Crissie
Aya walked down the escalator, feeling sad and confused… She didn't know what to do.
She knew what her conscience was telling her, but Hiroku's offer would mean the end to all of her problems… Or would they?
"I know what I have to do!"
"Aya!"
Aya looked up and saw Ran running in her direction. She glanced at her flushed friend and walked off, leaving her behind. Puzzled by Aya's strange reaction, Ran chased after her and grabbed her painfully by the arm. Aya yelped.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Ran demanded "Walking away from me, right after I scoured the entire mall for you!" Aya's eyes met hers and Ran gasped. In the split second that Ran was caught off-guard, Aya yanked her arm from her friend's grip and said without looking at her:
"Leave me alone Ran. I just want to go home."
And she ran off, with Ran staring at her, dumbfounded, until she disappeared in the crowd. At that moment, Rei, Elile and the others came running towards Ran. "Ran! There you are. Where's Aya? We just saw her with you…" Miyu began, but her voice trailed off when she saw the look on Ran's face, telling her that something was not right, and that now was not the best time to talk about it.
"Aya's gone home. I think we should too…"
"Don't you think you're overreacting Ran?"
Miyu asked on the phone as she plopped onto her sofa. She and Ran had promised to talk on the phone about what had happened earlier that day. They felt it was best not to talk about it when the others were around, because they knew that their suspicions might be quite offending to Rei and Elile.
"No Miyu, I'm not! I swear, I saw her eyes and they were blazing, something I had never seen in Aya before. I just know something bad's gonna happen. We should keep a close eye on Rei and Elile, in case that Hiroku guy ever shows his fat a again. He looks like the type who wouldn't think twice about doing something stupid."
"What about Aya? Shouldn't we be taking care of her of all people? She seems to be the most vulnerable at the moment"
"Of course! But that's only if she'll let us. Seeing her face and listening to the strange tone in her voice told me that whatever happened was something that isn't going to slip easily. The best way to find out what's going on is to ask her."
"I know that! I've called her a few times already but only got her machine. I left her some messages and some emails, but she hasn't replied to anything yet. And I don't know when's the next time I'm gonna be seeing her."
An idea flashed in Ran's mind. "But I do!" she glanced at her clock. 3:45 pm. "I have tutorial sessions with Aya at 4:00! I'll ask her then."
"And if she doesn't talk?"
"I'll beat the info out of her. The best way I get my information off of my enemies is by cruel torture and hardcore physical violence!" Ran said proudly.
"But Aya isn't your enemy, she's your friend! And we have to let her know we're on her side or else she'll never tell us anything."
"Listen Miyu, I'm gonna do this my way, the hard way if I have to. It seems harsh to you, but I don't wanna see my friend get any worse with me doing nothing about it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go get ready. I'm in my PJ's, Sayo and Masato left the place a complete mess and Aya will be coming in 15 minutes. Bye!"
"Ran, wait…"
click
"What in the world is taking so long?" Ran thought furiously "It's 30 minutes past 4:00!"
"Face it Ran, she's not coming." Miyu said to her. Miyu had come over to the house in hopes that Aya would show up. But she didn't, and as time passed by, they we're getting more and more discouraged. As Miyu got up to leave, Ran grabbed her hand and yelled: "We're not leaving here until I say so! Aya is coming and that is that!".
Miyu sighed and sat back down.
They ended up waiting until dinnertime, during which Ran's mom insisted that Miyu stay for supper. "No thanks Mrs. Kotobuki! There's still a lot of things I have to get done in the house. Maybe next time, see you later Ran!" Miyu smiled as she left the house. But once she was outside, she felt the tears roll down her cheeks. She felt terrible. Miyu knew what it was like to be alone in the middle of a problem that seemed unfixable. It broke her heart to think that one of her closest friends just might be experiencing the same kind of pain. What was going on with Aya?
She walked through alleyways and dark streets on the way home. As she passed by one alleyway though, she heard soft voices and stopped dead in her tracks to listen. There seemed to be a male and female voice present.
"Do you only want Butterscotch? Not Marzipan or any of the others?" the girl asked
"Yeah. Be sure to bring the cake 6:30 that night. Not any later or any earlier. And wear white. That way, I'll know that you're part of the entourage." The boy replied
"Wedding Planners." Miyu thought "But what a strange place to hold a meeting. And at this time of night too." She dismissed the matter and continued to walk home.
Meanwhile, Rei and Yuuya talked about the situation with Aya in Rei's bedroom. Yuuya was pacing back and forth across the room in deep thought, while Rei watched him, bored. "I swear Yuuya, you're making much more of a deal out of this than what it really is."
"And I swear Rei, you don't seem to realize the seriousness of all of this! Something is bothering Aya and we don't know what it is. For all we could know, she might be hooking up with a criminal or something."
Rei sighed. "That's going overboard. Aya probably just needs some down time. I can respect that. Besides, don't you ever get those times wherein you just want to forget the world and wish that the world would forget you too?"
"I just don't think that's it Rei. There's something about the way she treated my sweet Ran… Something that's totally not like Aya. What if its that guy Elile was telling us about? What if he's gotten to Aya? I just don't think its something as little as wanting to shut the world out of your head. Things like that don't usually last very long."
"Then what you're thinking is more reasonable? Yuuya, if there's one thing Aya has, it's smarts. And I know that she is definitely SMART enough not to do something any maniac would tell her to. And based on what Ran's told us, she probably hates the guy right now. I think we should just leave Aya alone for awhile. She'll come to us when she's ready…"
"I hope you're right Rei." Yuuya said. They talked (more like argued) about it a bit more for a few minutes, until Yuuya decided it was time for him to leave. He went for the door and then paused. Yuuya turned around and said to Rei "You know Rei, when I saw that you weren't as worried as we were, I was pretty mad at you cuz it seemed like you just didn't care. But now, I'm glad that there's at least one of us, who can think clear and calm for now, cuz I think that's just what we might need." Then he opened the door and left.
"No Yuuya." Rei said silently "I do care… So much that it's driving me crazy, knowing that there's nothing I can do about it…"
Okay, that's the end of the chappie! Please review on what I need to improve so that I can make it better. I already planned the next chapter and the 7th one, but I haven't really planned the ending yet. I'm sorry if the story is kinda dragging, but we're down to the last 2 chapterz, promise! The next two chapters are a little shorter because I cut up the ending into 2 parts. I still hope you enjoy it though.
-Crissie
