monsters are
Giroro- Ganrougel
Keroro- Kurse
Tamama- Taiki
Dororo- Aldmora
Kururu- Krueger
Mois- Molioke
-please enjoy-
"I... I'll be strong enough one day. I swear it." Natsumi cursed under her breath. She didn't try to fight Ganrougel's hand off.
"Don't try to be so tough, you're only a human girl." Krueger turned and walked away. "The only reason I'm not killing you is because of you're deranged pet."
This time Natsumi tried to pull Ganrougel's hand from her face but he wouldn't let her see. He only nudged her with his other arm behind her back to walk forward. Natsumi reluctantly followed his lead and they walked through the room. Soon she heard a door close and she was blinded with light.
When her eyes adjusted, she could see a make-shift kitchen. It smelled of strong spices but otherwise seemed normal. Ganrougel stood behind her whilst Krueger faced away from them and rummaged through some cabinets. On his back Natsumi could see a pair of frail wings strapped under the belts. It was like he never stretched them as the belts wore grooves into the feathers.
"Is this that girl I've been trying to ignore Kurse talk about?" Kruger talked on as he pulled out a single plate and moved to the fridge.
"Yes." Ganrougel answered quickly and with almost as much anger as before.
"So tell me Natsumi, why do you want to delve yourself into this world of darkness?" Krueger pulled out a glass dish filled with an orange brown substance Natsumi could only cringe at.
"I told you... I want to-"
"Yeah, yeah, protect people you like right? I mean what makes you think you can ever handle knowing everything? What convinces you that you can fight it all off?" Krueger sighed as he pulled a large spoon from a drawer and scooped some of the strange mass onto the plate. He made sure the meaty chunks made clear 'thunks' on the ceramic while the congealed sauce oozed after it. "There are a lot of us that you just don't want to go running right into to figure out or it will destroy you before you get the chance."
"I've survived Ganrougel-" Natsumi started.
"Yes but that was just lucky for you wasn't it? You didn't really do anything to him." Krueger licked the 'food' he served for himself from the large spoon. All while staring at Natsumi, reading her.
"It couldn't just be coincidence after 3 times. You're intelligent right? You should be able to notice those odds are too slim for a little mortal like me." Natsumi crossed her arms and challenged him. Ganrougel smirked as he glanced down to her. She was playing against someone smarter but all she had to do was push the right buttons. Even Krueger would give into his ego although he knew it was smarter and easier to just kill her or at least shove her back outside.
Krueger chuckled after slurping his spoon clean. "Interesting girl. Let's see what I find."
In a blur he walked over to Natsumi and pulled some of her hair out. Ganrougel tensed but allowed it. Natsumi winced from the pain but, determined to see where he went with it, didn't make any fuss. He stormed out of a second door leaving it to slam behind him. Natsumi looked up to Ganrougel.
"Do I have to cover my eyes again?" Natsumi huffed.
"No, he keeps the worse stuff in the other room." Ganrougel thumbed over his shoulder to the door behind them. The two of them then followed through the door Krueger had passed. Natsumi found herself in a hall with pink walls with sparkling stripes. It threw her off from Krueger's first impression on her. They looked well done too and decorated with hand painted flowers. As the two walked further down they could here the end of a conversation.
"I don't care how nice it looks, change it to something normal." It was Krueger's voice sounding irritated. "I let you decorate to make it look like an actual home but I will not live in a pink house."
"Oh ok then, I'm sorry." The was a feminine, soft and caring voice, that spoke up. Suddenly the walls around Natsumi and Ganrougel morphed into gray walls with pictures of modern art. Krueger's head then stuck out from a door at the end. He glanced around ignoring his two guests.
"That's better I guess." Kruger then returned into the room.
Natsumi looked to Ganrougel to be sure what she saw was what actually happened. Ganrougel grinned slightly. "Go on, it's fine. It's just his girlfriend."
"She is not my girlfriend!" Krueger screamed through the door. Natsumi stepped through the next door to find a dimmed room with computers and machines. Krueger was messing with a few cords around one computer and then dropped himself in the chair. Over past him Natsumi was stunned by the beautiful girl dressed in silver and white. She had white hair and golden eyes. The girl gasped when she saw Natsumi and ran over to her excitedly.
"Oh my gosh we have company! I always love making new friends." Her voice was chipper. It was when she was a few feet before them that Natsumi noticed she was missing most of her arms. Don't stare. Don't stare and don't bring it up it might be a sensitive topic for her and she seems so nice. Natsumi was plunged deeper into the realm of shock and the unexpected when the lady hugged her and she could feel arms wrapping around her back.
"I'm Molioke." The eager girl released Natsumi and smiled.
"Oh, I'm Natsumi Hinata." Natsumi glanced quickly at Molioke's missing arms where she could still feel them. "If it's uh, not rude of me to ask... why can I feel your hands but can't see them?"
"What? Oh of course. Sorry, I forget that humans can't always see them." Molioke stepped back and stretched her upper arms. Small lights differing in size started glowing in the elongated space. Joined by a soft milky texture the lights soon formed forearms and hands.
"Oh wow. They look like little stars." Natsumi smiled at the beautiful light.
"They are." Molioke answered as she smiled even brighter. "I make the stars in the sky like my daddy told me to."
Natsumi couldn't help but stare at Molioke. Monsters was one thing but this girl was starting to seem more like a goddess or something. Ganrougel chuckled from behind Natsumi. Natsumi turned to him with slight annoyance and flushed cheeks. "You didn't tell me I was going to meet some moon princess. I feel so small and under dressed."
"Nonsense you look great to me." Molioke giggled.
"Thank you. You're so much nicer than anyone else I've met who isn't human." Natsumi tried to compliment her in return. Ganrougel stepped past the two as they chatted and glanced to Krueger's monitors.
"What do you want now faun?" Krueger mocked as his three arms clacked away at the keyboard.
Ganrougel grunted as his pointed ears twitched. "I'm not a faun, these legs aren't from a goat and I want to see what you find about her."
"You know science isn't that fast no matter how much of a genius I am or are you just that dumb." Krueger laughed.
"So I don't know why you're analyzing my hair when I'm pretty sure it's got something to do with my grandma's crystal." Natsumi interrupted them and held out the red gem.
"A crystal?" Krueger picked it up and turned it in his hand, inspecting every side.
"I looked at it and it has real magic." Molioke added.
"I refuse to believe a normal human would have an item so powerful." Krueger placed it on the table.
"But it literally summoned Ganrougel to my side. It was glowing and felt really hot." Natsumi debated.
Krueger leapt from his chair and pulled Natsumi's head back as his his third arm gently pried her eye lids open.
"HEY! You let her go right now!" Ganrougel roared. His fists clenched at his sides. He stopped himself from ripping the freak apart only because he might hurt Natsumi as well.
"Don't worry I'm not going to do anything to her." Krueger laughed as he looked deep into Natsumi's eyes. Natsumi held her breath in shock as the milky green eyes seemed to prod into her. Poking around for whatever he was looking for. She could smell the spices from what he was eating earlier invade her senses from his breath. His rough and calloused fingers pressed uncomfortably into her skin. "For those of you who don't know anything about magic, it can originate from outside sources but only has power through living things. For example if a silly girl believes that a little crystal can empower her with love and protection it can serve as a symbol to her and amplify what was already inside of her body."
"You mean... but it changed color and-" Natsumi tried to understand and fit what he was saying to herself.
"The only reason I can think of that warrants that crystal having real magic is because someone put it there." Krueger released Natsumi and sat back down in his chair. "When did it first change?"
"When Ganrougel attacked me at my grandmother's. It cracked and turned black." Natsumi answered softly, waiting for everything to click.
"What exactly happened in that moment?" Krueger asked.
"I-I realized Ganrougel was real. That monsters could hurt me and my family." Natsumi whispered.
"That was the moment you realized your little world wasn't so safe and happy. You broke Natsumi and the crystal represented that." Krueger held up the crystal and pointed to the noticeable chip in it's side and the crack running through it. "I'm going to take a guess that when it started changing to this heartwarming red, you were getting to know Ganrougel and accepted that he was a monster. That he was sorry for what he did to you."
"Y-yeah." Natsumi nodded as she recalled the first time she really looked at the crystal turning red was when she stopped wishing Ganrougel would leave. "He wasn't a big threat anymore so I let him stay and hang around."
"See? Simple as that. It's all about you Natsumi, and you have magic." Krueger laughed before turning back to his computer and typing away.
"You said that you didn't believe humans had that kind of power." Ganrougel stated, confused and mostly shocked.
"I said I don't believe a human would have an item that powerful. It's entirely possible for a human to create that kind of magic although it is pretty rare." Krueger didn't look away from his monitors.
Natsumi stared at the crystal. It mystified her even more now that she knew it never held the power, she did. "So... so I'm like a witch or something?"
"If that's what you want to call it." Krueger answered halfheartedly.
Natsumi stared at her hands. She focused her breathing to try and imitate what she had seen on tv. "Maybe if I focus... I'll be able to fight off monsters with magic."
"You're still on about that are you?" Krueger leered from over his shoulder.
"I have mentioned that I won't give up right?" Natsumi smirked. Ganrougel smiled down on her. That's Natsumi for you.
Krueger laughed before turning his full attention to her. "Then training you will be fun."