I yawned sleepily.
"Gosh Yuki, why so tired?" Asked Akiko when we were at work.
"It's nothing… I just didn't sleep well last night… bad dream…" I replied, trying to stiffen another yawn.
"What was the dream about?" asked Yoshiaki.
I shrugged, "It's nothing. Just your average paranoid dream." I turned and bumped into Tade.
"So you were being paranoid about something? What?" she asked.
"Nothing, it's none of your business." I walked around her and headed for a table that a couple had just sat down at. I took their order and went into the kitchen.
"Hey Keiichiro, here's another order." I handed him the order and walked out the door, when doing so, running strait into Mikio. We fell into a heap on the ground, and conveniently enough, he landed on top of me, meaning I was stuck until he decided it was time to get up. We looked into each others eyes for a moment, and then Mikio staggered up, then reached down and helped me up. When I was up, for some strange reason, I didn't let go of his hand, and he didn't let go of mine. We stood there, just holding hands for a couple minutes until Keiichiro came out of the kitchen. We quickly let go of each others hand and I scurried off, wishing that I had let go sooner.
Why did this keep happening to me? Whenever I was around Mikio I felt… I don't know what I felt… but something was there… I felt… safe. But whenever I was around Akinori I felt different… or at least after the movie I felt different. I use to feel safe with Akinori, but since then I felt as if I couldn't feel that way anymore… after what he tried to do, or what I thought he tried to do, I didn't feel as safe anymore. I grabbed a rag and started to clean a table, and also to have an excuse to be by myself, which was violated by the gang coming over to ask more questions.
Before they could say a word Ryou came rushing over to us, "I picked up Kimera Anima activity at a house by the lake." He told us the address and I nearly fainted.
"That is my best friend's house! Come on guys!" I ran out the door, with the others fallowing. I ran at full speed and I was aware that they were probably having trouble keeping up, but I didn't care, I had to help Newnan! I couldn't let that stupid Nariyuki hurt her. I got in front of her house and transformed quickly. I heard a scream come from the lake and new what that meant, Nariyuki had already started attacking. I ran towards the scream and turned the corner of the house and saw Newnan pinned against the wall, Nariyuki looking into her eyes. I raised my weapon and pointed it at Nariyuki, who was starting to move forward, and I saw the terrier in Newnan's eyes.
"BLIZZARD SURPRISE!" I yelled and it hit Nariyuki in the back of the head and he quickly turned around and faced me, releasing Newnan from his grip. She slipped to the ground and kicked Nariyuki's legs, making him trip and fall to the ground. He glared at me and then grabbed Newnan.
"Make one move and she's dead!" he yelled to me, holding a knife to her throat, and I saw a chemical of some sort on it, not something I wanted to go into her skin. Suddenly he was hit from behind and the knife he had been holding to Newnan's neck flew out of his hand and hit the ground. Yoshiaki had attacked him from behind. Akiko and Tade started to attack the Kirema Anima and after Akiko got hit once Yoshiaki went over to help.
It was just me, Nariyuki, and Newnan now. Nariyuki was nothing without his monster to back him up, or almost nothing. I attacked and he dogged then zoomed up to me and kissed me, I got ferias and punched him in the nose. He grabbed my throat and started to chock me. My weapon fell to the ground and he lifted me up. I was clawing at his hands, trying to loosen his grip, but it was useless. I was gasping for breath, but Nan was coming. I closed my eyes and got ready for the time when my body would loose the battle and I could go limp, and leave the world forever. Already my body was getting weak. I heard someone yell something and then felt Nariyuki release his grip around my neck. I fell to the ground and looked up at my rescuer, but my eyes were fogging up, and I could barley breath.
I passed out.
