The next chapter! Sorry it's been so long...I was on vacation! But, anywho...next chapter! Ahoy!
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"JIKIRGA!" Cronlin whipped around, he caught a glimpse of Hyde and Eido before he and Galig were caught up in the typhoon like spell.
"GALIG! READ THE FRICKN' BOOK!"
"CREHOR!" the spell burst forward heading straight towards Hyde and Eido. Hyde grabbed Eido by his collar and pulled them towards the ground. The spell disappeared, so Cronlin and Galig were dropped roughly to the ground. Cronlin ran over to Hyde and hit him in the stomach. Hyde doubled over and glared at him.
"WHAT THE HELL CRONLIN!" He yelled angrily. Cronlin smirked.
"It's just a little payback." Hyde cocked his head.
"For……what?" he asked. Cronlin glared at him.
"YOU KNOW!"
"NO I DON'T!" Cronlin just stared at him. Hyde stood up.
"What did I do?" he asked calmly. Cronlin tried to punch him but Hyde grabbed his fist. Then he looked at him.
"You……aren't going to tell me, are you?" he asked. Cronlin smirked.
"Nope." Hyde let go of his fist and walked over to Eido.
"Come on Eido, let's go." Eido got on his skateboard.
"But! Aren't we gonna help the girls?" Hyde turned to him.
"It's about time for dinner ya know, your parents will be back." Eido's eyes widened.
"Crap! Come on Hyde!" Hyde nodded.
"JIKIR!" while they were leaving, Eido turned to Hyde.
"Well, that was a waste of time, huh?" Hyde shook his head.
"No, I know exactly why he did it." Eido raised an eyebrow.
"Why?" Eido asked in a confused tone.
"Because. He hates her…"
Meanwhile….
"Nisa! Here, I made us some cookies." Nisa picked a rather large cookie off of the plate that Kaniki had brought up. She took a big bite.
"Mmmm! It's great!" she exclaimed. Kaniki grinned.
"I thought you'd like them." Nisa leaned against the bed.
"Well, you were right." Kaniki smiled.
"So Nisa…..Do you miss Hyde yet?" Kaniki teased. Nisa beamed.
"YAAAAAAH!" she jumped on Kaniki and the two had a tickle fight….thing. (not a perve thought, I'm serious. Tickle fight)
"Hey! I know!" Kaniki smiled.
"What?" Nisa asked.
"Let's go visit them!" she exclaimed.
"WHAT?" Nisa screeched. Kaniki laughed.
"Come on!" she pulled Nisa downstairs and outside.
"To the boys!" Kaniki announced happily.
"NOOOOOOOO! KANIKI!" Nisa shouted.
"What?"
"If we visit them Hyde will think that I like him!" Kaniki was puzzled.
"But you do like him." She replied.
"But I don't want him to know!" she yelled.
"Don't worry, it was my idea, so they won't think that!" Kaniki explained.
"Well…."
"Great! It's settled then!" Kaniki pulled Nisa through town, and they eventually rested at the park. On a bench. (they don't know were the boys are)
Nisa looked up at the sky then smiled.
"Hey Kaniki, I found 'em." She told her. Nisa jumped off the bench.
"HEY! HYDE!" she screeched.
Hyde was taken by surprise.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" he began to fall but caught himself.
He landed Eido on the ground right next to himself. Nisa smiled.
"Hiya Hyde! Watcha up to?" Nisa asked joyfully. Hyde just stared at her.
"What?" she asked.
"N-Nothing…….can I talk to you?" Nisa smiled.
"Sure!" Hyde grabbed her by the arm.
"We'll be right back." He informed Eido. Eido beamed at Kaniki.
"Take your time." He replied. Hyde rolled his eyes, but pulled Nisa away.
"So….what is it?" Nisa inquired. Hyde sighed.
"Cronlin isn't just trying to hurt you. He's trying to kill you." He blurted out. Nisa's smile faltered.
"But….I already know that." she murmured.
"No, I'm telling you because you don't get it." He replied. Nisa cocked her head.
"What do you mean?"
"He…..listen, I have to tell you this later. Just…watch out." He sighed. Nisa gave him a small smile.
"Well…..okay, whatever you say." She replied. Hyde looked over at Eido.
"So….what did you want?" he asked.
"Huh?"
"Well….you called us over." He replied. Nisa grinned.
"That's right! Actually….I just wanted to see how you were doing." She smiled. Hyde blushed.
"Well, we're fine." He said quickly. Nisa giggled.
"Hyde, you'd say that if the universe was collapsing." She laughed. Hyde tried to keep from smiling at her. Nisa stopped laughing.
"Ah…that was funny." She gasped. Hyde watched as she straightened her skirt.
"Come on!" she exclaimed. She grabbed his arm and pulled him back to Kaniki and Eido. Hyde reluctantly allowed her to pull him towards their partners.
"Hey, look who's back!" Kaniki thought aloud. Nisa grinned.
"So, what should we do now?" she asked. Kaniki shrugged.
"Well, the gang's all here, why don't just…..I dunno, hang out?" she suggested.
"Great! Let's go get some food!" Eido laughed.
"Good idea, I don't know about you two, but Nisa and I haven't had dinner yet." Kaniki replied. Nisa smiled. They looked at Hyde.
"Sure…" he agreed. Nisa grinned.
"Well then, it's settled! Let's go get some grub!" Kaniki exclaimed happily. So, they all set off to get some dinner. (most likely yellowtail)
Meanwhile…..
"Damn." Cronlin muttered. He leaned against the tree and stared at the sky. Galig was off buying some human crap, so Cronlin was left to stir in his misery and hatred.
"Hyde…..damn you…damn you straight to hell…." He continued to murmur to himself.
"I think Hyde's nice." Cronlin jumped up and turned towards the voice.
"Beat it Arria!" he yelled. Arria walked over and sat down by the tree. (Kiki has a part time job after school now)
"It's not his fault you know….." she told him. Cronlin glared at her.
"I know…"
"It's not Nisa's fault either."
"YES IT IS!" he shouted.
"No…she can't help it." Arria replied. Cronlin tried to hold in his anger.
"DAMN YOU ARRIA! YOU'RE JUST A DIRTY LITTLE BITCH! JUST SHUT YOUR FUCKN' MOUTH!" Cronlin shouted angrily. Arria sighed and stood up.
"Ya know Cronlin….I think that's your problem. When your angry our upset, you blame everyone else for your problems." She told him. He smirked.
"Heh, what do you know? What's it to you if I hate my life, and all the people in it." He scolded. Arria gave a sad smile.
"Because….it's my business, and when it's my business I-"
"You spring into action." Cronlin finished for her. Arria grinned.
"Exactly, and I'm not gonna stand by and let you ruin your life!" Cronlin glared at her.
"Stop it." He muttered.
"No."
"I said STOP IT!"
"NO! I WON'T STOP IT!" she screeched, and slapped him across the face. Cronlin was taken by surprise. He raised his hand to his cheek. He felt drops of water hit him. He wasn't' sure how long he stood there….in shock.. He barley realized the rain….pouring down onto them like the ocean itself was being emptied.
"What?" he asked. Arria's face dropped.
"I- I didn't mean to…"
"It doesn't matter." He interrupted. Arria looked at him.
"It's not your fault either…." Silence.
"Really! Y-you were upset! But…..so was she! And Hyde was just….just doing what he always does…." She trailed off. He didn't say anything. Arria's eyes burned with tears.
"YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME!"
"NO I DON'T!" he started to walk away. She sniffed. The tears poured down her face…she didn't hold back….they were almost impossible to tell apart from the rain anyway….
"Wait…." She murmured. Cronlin stopped.
"What?" he asked.
"If your not going to listen to me, at least remember this, you chose to destroy the lives of everyone around you, including your own….but that's not going to happen. Because…because! I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU!" she screeched. Cronlin smirked.
"Well, good luck with that." and he left….just like that….he left her alone. She had never felt…quite so empty as she did now…she knew that she had tried her hardest…and yet somehow, she had failed…. Not only to stop him…but….she didn't feel like she had even reached herself with those words….they had meant nothing to her….why would he understand something even she could not comprehend…. They were distant. Alone…she had plenty of friends…but still….alone…
heh, it sounds so cheesy after she thought about it….and yet…something told her to move on….hope was no longer an option… but what about the will to move one….to be brave….to…….forget….
"No….I could never forget that…" Arria said to herself, "Nothing will make me forget that day…any of it… he's gone…" she walked away, towards home…her home. It was over….there was nothing left to retrieve.
"Goodbye….brother."
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Oh my gosh! Cronlin's her brother? How could I have been so blind! Yeah...I actually just came up with that while writing that scene... a little angsty I know...Arria almost wasn't in this chapter! I was originally gonna put in a new character...but Arria's two 1 dimensional, simple if you will, she needed a backround. So there it is! What dark secrets is she harboring?
