Chapter Two:
Dance of the Two Crows
"Akira, Akira..." A soft voice called...
Akira slowly came to...she was tired...
"Mmm...Sushi?" She said...
Sushi replied, "Are you ok...in class...y-you seemed very ill..."
Akira sighed with all her energy...she had to tell Sushi what she had discovered...
"Mmm...mm...there will be none of that in my story Akira...you have to play by the rules like the rest of us...play out my story...where good...never wins..."
"S-Sushi..." Akira began...but that was it, there was no energy left...it was akward, as she tried to process how she lost so much...
"Just rest right there!" Tira cried. "I'll find you some water..."
Tira darted out of the room...Akira stared at the now empty door...
I can't believe she has flourished so... She told herself. Tira...she was an orphan growing up...her parents left her behind and then vanished without a trace. Tira...she is so strong, determined to become something...determined to make herself into someone who her parents would be so proud of...wherever they were...She doesn't even know her own last name...she has so much to get back...
All of a sudden the door filled with the thin figure of Tira the tomboy...She stared at Akira, who was looking straight at her face, not even blinking, with a small hint of empathy, pity, and saddness bundled up into one package.
"Whaddya want, even though ur unwell, it's not polite to stare!" She cried almost embarassed, for it seemed like Akira stare was piercing her clothes to the inside. Tira set the water down on a table and wrapped her arms around her chest. "Ah, stop staring."
Akira smiled innocently, since she could no longer talk.
Sushi was staring into emptiness like she had always done with her blind eyes, "A-Akira...that Kuragari girl...where is she?"
Akira tried to force words out of her mouth, knowing that Tira had no clue about Kuragari's where abouts...
"I'm right here, Ms. Namaka..." The same cold voice spoke. Kuragari walked in wearing the traditional school uniform. "I came to deliver Akira's part in the performance...I'm surprised at the part you have gotten...you perform much better than what Neko Sensei thinks...but none the less, this is the part she has obtained."
She handed the script over to Akira...
The creamy blue haired girl eyed the text...
"The part of the young maiden, Aiske. The Earth Angel's companion..."
"Then who is the Earth Angel?" Sushi asked.
Kuragari smiled, "Tira."
The brown haired girl froze, "I'M...ME? I'M THE LEAD!" Her hands dropped from her protective position. Her green and black sleeved top dangled freely with her arms. Her leg began to shake violently back and forth. Her black loose jeans waved in accordance with her leg..."Wow, I wasn't expecting a part this big for a while."
Akira struggled to speak, "H-how many times do I appear on stage? A-And what about y-you and S-Sushi..."
Kuragari smiled almost demonically, "Mhmm...I'm almost glad that you found the strength in you to ask...I'm the Dark Angel, and Sushi..."
Akira knew what was coming, "T-The Angel of Light..."
Kuragari almost looked shocked, but the shock turned back into a smile.
"Kuragari?" A voice outside the door asked. "May I come in."
"Yes, Nymenchi."
The boy stepped in very slowly, hiding half of his body behind the door, almost reluctant to enter. He had beautiful brown hair that fell down his face, between the thick sections of hair that covered his face, were the almost hidden beautiful blue eyes, sparkling with radiance. This Nymenchi was nothing like the Nymenchi as seen in his dance with Kuragari...
He smiled amiably showing the whites of his teeth in a sweet gesture. Akira stared at him...
"I'm sorry I had to interfere...but Kuragari and I have to prepare for the dance." He laughed, "I'm the hero that fights beside the Earth Angel!"
Sushi opened her mouth, "I didn't know there was a part like that..."
"There wasn't Neko Sensei added it in so that I could have a main role."
Kuragari turned, "Well I obviously have to practice. Goodbye." And she left with Nymenchi.
Akira spent that day resting. At least until tomorrow, when she has to assume the position of fair maiden, Aiske.
