Hey guys! I'm really sorry that this is really late, but I'm restricted from the computer now because my math grade is slipping (I hate geometry) and I spend too much time on the computer anyways. Also I had the rest of the FCAT to deal with (math and reading...I spenta total of 80 valuable minutes doing nothing because I finished early).So updates will be slower, but I won't stop writing, k?
Thank you everyone who reviewed last chapter!
Dragonfrye: ROFL, yeah Sasame and Kurama are so alike, and Hayate and Hiei (to a point). And don't worry, you aren't the only insane one here. But we don't suffer from insanity! We enjoy every minute of it! LOL
Disclaimer: Ok, this is the very last one I am going to put up because really, if I owned anything, would I be here writing fanfics? Also, I'm tired of writing these things…if anyone objects, speak now or forever hold your pieces. (lol, sorry, had to do that)
The title of this chapter is named after the song by R.E.M. I love that song! .
Chapter 12
The few weeks of winter break had passed by almost uneventfully (almost because Goh almost broke his back courtesy of Sakana). Akane and Sakana were, once again, bored out of their minds, even with the Leafe Knights with them. The last few days were upon them, and the girls were complaining that they didn't get enough of a winter break and didn't want to go back to school a.k.a. hell.
"What kind of winter break is this, anyways?" Sakana complained. "It doesn't even snow here!"
"Why don't you want to go back? All week you guys were complaining how bored you were! Yumi went back already," Goh pointed out to her.
"I think it's that time of the month," Mannen muttered to Hajime, who giggled softly. Fortunately for them, Sakana was paying no attention to them and instead was more focused on complaining to Goh and convincing him to let them stay home.
"It won't matter really, Sakana. Mom and Dad just called. They said they would be home in an hour once they get their bags and stuff from the airport," Akane said as she appeared at the foot of the stairs.
"WHAT!" Sakana's eyes dilated. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"…because they just called, dummy," Akane said.
"Hehehe, oh yeah. I knew that," Sakana laughed sheepishly.
"Sure you did," Akane muttered.
"But all the Knights are still here! What are we supposed to tell Mom and Dad?"
"We packed up last night, Sakana," Goh explained. Sakana gazed up at him, teary-eyed.
"WAAAHHHH! I don't want you guys to go!" Sakana whined, pulling on Goh's shirt.
"Sakana, relax. It's not as though they live in California. They live three blocks down the road!" Akane pulled on her sister's shirt, but she didn't budge. "Come on, Sakana! Let go of him!"
"No! I don't want him to go!" She cried and gripped his shirt tighter.
"Sakana," Goh murmured softly, "I'll give you a special cookie if you let go. You can always visit us when ever you want."
"Cookie! Where, where!" Sakana's head shot back and forth around the room for the cookie. She crawled all over Goh, going through his pockets and jacket for her cookie. "Where is it?"
"You'll get it once you get off him," Akane said. Sakana looked at Goh. She was perched on top of his shoulder like a bird. It was a wonder he didn't tip over from the unusual weight, even if it was only a hundred pounds. Laughing sheepishly, Sakana hopped off his shoulder and began to dust him off.
"I'm so sorry, my lord! I'll get you clean up in a jiffy," Sakana said. Goh stared down at her.
"Well, this is certainly something you don't see everyday," he said.
"What's all this racket?" Kei asked irritably as he came down the stairs. When he spotted Sakana trying to dust off Goh and Akane trying to pull her sister off him, he blinked. "I don't think I want to know."
"Ah, forget it!" Akane called in defeat and released the younger Pretear, who fell on top of Goh from the force. Just as this was all happening, Hayate and the others came down the stairs, bags in hand.
"What the hell?" Hayate was just as confused as Kei.
"She did this!" Sakana immediately accused, pointing a finger at Akane.
"What do you mean, "I did this"? You're the one who went balling in the first place and turned into a bird trying to find a stupid cookie!" Akane countered.
"It's not a stupid cookie!" Sakana yelled.
"Whatever! You are the one that started it!" Akane yelled back with just as much force.
"I WANT MY COOKIE!" Sakana screeched, causing everyone to cover their ears.
"Here, Sakana," Goh said, pulling out a cookie from his pocket with one hand.
"Ooo, thank you!" Sakana took the cookie and hugged the Knight of Fire. Just as she was about to take a bite out of it, she paused to examine it. It was a chocolate cookie with chocolate cream in the middle. A chocolate lover's cookie sandwich.
Without warning Sakana threw the cookie at Akane.
"Hey, what was that for!"
"I don't want it," Sakana said simply and folded her arms over her chest.
Akane fumed. "And why not?"
"It's an Oreo. I don't like Oreos." Akane sweat dropped.
"But it's a cookie!" Goh said. How in the world could a cookie lover like Sakana not like Oreos, the most popular cookies?
"I don't care. I don't want it," Sakana pouted and turned away.
An awkward silence filled the room. This girl was too complicated.
"We'd better get going before your parents get back," Sasame broke the silence. Akane nodded.
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Thirty minutes later, Akane and Sakana had helped the Knights move back into their apartment. Mannen, Hajime, and Shin were reluctant to unpack because they couldn't play all their favorite videogames that Akane and Sakana had.
"Hey, you guys can borrow some games whenever you want, 'k?" Sakana offered.
"Yay!" The three young Knights cheered.
Once all the unpacking was finished, everyone gathered in their living room/dining room.
"Come on, let's wait at our house. Mom and Dad might have bought some pockey!" Sakana suggested.
"You get pockey in Japan, you idiot," Akane corrected.
"Yeah, but don't they usually go there and get us something before they leave?" Sakana pointed out. Akane sighed.
"POCKEY!" Sakana and the young Knights jeered and rushed out the door. The remaining people just stared after them.
"I feel so bad for you," Goh sympathized.
"She's not the only one who gets like that though," Akane admitted and smiled.
"Mom! Dad!" Sakana cried as she and the Knights with her burst through the door. When no one answered, Sakana walked in and began to sniff the air.
"Where are they?" Hajime asked.
"I don't know," Sakana answered. Her nose led her into the kitchen. Loud noises and crashes could be heard as she sniffed about. Five minutes of searching, and she burst through the door, crying. "THERE'S NO POCKEY!"
"What's going on?" Akane asked as she and the other Knights arrived at the door. Upon seeing her sister, Sakana crawled over and latched onto her leg.
"Akane! There's no pockey!"
"Sakana, Mom and Dad probably aren't home yet. It's only been 45 minutes," Akane pointed out. Sakana sniffed and calmed down slightly.
"Let's sit down and wait for them to come home," Sasame suggested. Sakana nodded. You could always count on Sasame.
Fifteen minutes passed, and Sakana began to grow impatient.
"Where are they!" She cried.
"Relax, Sakana. They are probably stuck in traffic or something," Goh told her. Sakana pouted, but decided to wait a little longer.
An hour later, they still weren't home. Sakana's leg was jittery, the only thing keeping her from spazing out. Mannen, Hajime, and Shin had gone upstairs to play games.
Finally she broke. "It's been an hour!" she shouted.
"They are pretty late. I'd better call them," Akane said and walked into the kitchen.
"What could be keeping them?" Goh asked.
"They would have called, don't you think?" Kei added.
"I'm not sure, but I'm sure they are alright. Their luggage might have gotten lost in baggage claim," Sasame reassured them.
"I want some pockey," Sakana sniffed.
"Guys," Akane came out of the kitchen, a frightened expression on her face. "They didn't answer."
"What happened?" Sakana asked. "Do you think something happened to them?"
"I don't know," Akane muttered.
"Should we go to the airport?" Goh asked.
Hayate nodded. "We can't leave them here alone. Someone get Mannen and the others."
"I'll get them and meet you guys there," Sasame volunteered.
"Let's go," Hayate said and led the others outside.
Not even ten minutes of walking, Akane and Sakana stopped abruptly as a feeling of nausea overcame them.
"Demon larva," Hayate said.
"You girls sense it?" Kei asked. They nodded in response.
"Let's go, we have to hurry!" Hayate ordered and they raced after the aura.
"The airport!" Akane gasped. This was the same airport their mom and dad were supposed to arrive at. Everyone had collapsed on the floor.
"The demon larva must be nearby," Hayate said.
"Someone help!" A stranger cried. Akane and Sakana rushed over.
"What happened?" Akane asked the stranger.
"Look!" he muttered his voice hoarse. He pointed above on the building's roof. A turtle-like creature stood on top, clutching two figures.
"Mom! Dad!" The girls cried. The familiar figures of their mom and dad lay motionless in the creature's arms.
"Damn, and Shin isn't here! We need the containment field!" Kei said.
"Hahahaha," An eerie voice cackled from a distance. Everyone froze, paralyzed in their spots.
"W-who's there?" Sakana asked.
"It's about time your girls showed up." The voice answered.
"Kaguya," Hayate growled.
"Kaguya?" The Pretears asked in unison.
"The Princess of Disaster," Goh explained.
A/N: I'm really sorry this chapter was short. I cut it off here because I thought it was a good cliffy and I wanted to get it out for you guys!
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Side note 1: For those of you who have seen Howl's Moving Castle, IT WAS SOOOO AWESOME! Hauru is soooo cool /squeals! (Hauru is Howl, just his Japanese name, which I prefer much better)
Side note 2: I'm gonna be gone April 6-April 9. I'm going on a band trip to Atlanta to compete in a festival thingy called Fiesta Val. So I won't be able to write then, obviously. I'll try and bring some stories with me, but I can't make any guarantees.