The Ring of Renaissance

Chapter 2: The First Mission and A New Rival!

Today I was home alone, my mom and dad were at work, actually it was just my dad at work but my mom was helping him, and my sisters had both gone out to see a movie with their friends, and yes they were seeing an anime movie. Preferably Card Captor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card. They made such a huge fuss about it; I couldn't refuse to let them go. I was completely bored out of my mind that I picked up my phone and called Yukino.

"Hello?" I asked

"Hey! This is Sakura right?" asked the voice on the other line.

"Hey Yukino, so I was just wondering if we could go out shopping today since I'm home alone, and of course I'll call Rika too."

"Sure! I have nothing to do either actually. So where do you want to meet up?" asked Yukino.

"Let's meet at the front of Valley Fair, second floor at the entrance to Nordstrom."

"Ok, then it's agreed. See you there in 5 minutes," she said excitedly and we hung up. I made another phone call to Rika and surprisingly she could go, considering her tight schedule. I changed into my orange Aeropostale shirt and slipped on my favorite green skirt. I put on my Aeropostale white jacket and off I went.

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"Hey Yukino, hey Rika!" I cried as I ran over to them. They waved back and I caught up. We went inside and had a grand time shopping. We visited Aeropostale, my favorite clothing store and we bought a bag full of clothes for each of us. Then we headed to Abercrombie, which was a little too expensive to me, but Yukino had some luck and found a shirt that wasn't too expensive. Then we went over to Hilltops, which was Rika's favorite store, and we bought some cute utensils and stuffed animals. We also visited Banana Republic before settling down to eat lunch. After scanning through the store we made it to the food court. We split up as we went to different food stalls to grab some lunch. I made my way over to California Pizza Kitchen and ordered a slice of meat lover's pizza and after I payed I went to the table I was supposed to meet Yukino and Rika at. I sat down and made myself comfortable and started to eat. A few moments later Rika came back and just a little bit behind her was Yukino. Rika had gone over to a sandwich shop and ordered herself a delicious cream cheese sandwich, which I decided to get also and so I got up to get it with a milk tea! Yukino went over to Hot Dog on a Stick and ordered a hot dog and a large lemonade. I came back a few minutes later and started munching down on my pizza, sandwich, and the milk tea I had just got. After we had shared our food and finished it all, amazingly, we headed toward the shops again. Awhile later, it started to get late, so we went to the Cheesecake Factory and had a filling meal. We said our good-byes and see-you-laters and we parted.

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"Where have you been all day?" asked a soft childish voice when I walked through the door of my home. I realized it was Keiko, since I recognized her voice.

"I was out shopping with my friends, since I was home alone since you guys left. Anyways how was the movie?"

"It was GREAT!" shouted a high-pitched kidish voice. I saw Kameko running out to greet me.

"Is that so?" I said sarcastically. We went over and sat on the couch and my two little sisters told me all about the movie. I was impressed at how well the movie went and how detailed my sisters told me about the plot. After they finished, I prepared some dinner for them, since they didn't go out and eat after the movie. I prepared some fried rice and they ate up like pigs. We washed the dishes and my little sisters went to watch their anime. I told them I would be in my room taking a nap, and that they shouldn't bother me until I woke up. I walked into my room and closed the door. I looked at my table and gasped. The scroll I got from Faye yesterday had suddenly started glowing. I checked on it and saw a new letter for me. It read:

Kaito Hazumi,

The first artwork or teardrop of the ring has been revealed. Tonight will be your first mission to obtain this piece. A helper will be summoned that has been assigned to you and she will tell you the information. I wish you good luck and be careful.

Faye

I closed the scroll and checked on my necklace. There was a blinding glow and when I opened my eyes I saw a fairy. She had light green hair tied in a low ponytail. She had a gem just above her forehead, and she had deep blue eyes. She wore a loose blue dress tied up with a sash on the waste and she was wearing faded black boots, which made them look as they were grey. On her back she had two transparent light blue fairy wings. She flew towards me cheerfully and reached out her tiny hand smiling.

"Hello there! My name is Shia the fairy, pleased to meet you. Starting from today I will be your helper in finding the ring's teardrops," she said eagerly.

"Pleasure to meet you too. My name is Sakura Tsukamoto, also know as Kaito Hazumi." I shook her tiny hand gently and she started to speak again.

"Today at the exact point of time at nine, we will be heading out to the Kyoto Museum to nab the Azure Dream; that is the first teardrop. I have found out that it is being guarded by the winged dragon, Shakara. Now let us start your first transformation." She flew towards my necklace and gave it to me. She instructed to put it on and press it to my heart. Suddenly I was in a room of light. My body was shining, and I began my transformation. I had gloves with a gem on each and a weapon belt. I hair was pulled into a long ponytail and a white sash appeared on my forehead which was a headband. My eyes were no longer brown but a soft blue, my hair turned into a shade of light brown and it was lengthened into straight hair with side bangs. I looked at myself in the mirror astonished. I was wearing a short soft light blue unbuttoned shirt with a tank top underneath that was tied up at the side. I was wearing a short light blue skirt with a slanting brown belt that was equipped with many items, but it was weirdly light. My belt contain a sword in a sheath that I recognized to have a pearl katana. On my back I had small feathery wings that I had tested and I could fly with them. I was still wearing the necklace, but I also had a pair of matching earrings.

"So what do you think?" asked Shia.

I jumped, startled, and replied, "W-what? Oh! I love it!"

"Good, now let's get a move on before we're late!" Shia flew out the window.

"W-wait!" I exclaimed. I jumped and flew out the window after her. As I followed her I noticed the scenery below. It was beautiful. The neighborhood was surrounded by light that looked like little stars. I saw the mountains and the ocean. It was amazing. Shia stopped suddenly, and I almost bumped into her, but luckily I didn't. I landed softly in front of the Kyoto Museum. I walked silently in following Shia. As we reached the exhibit holding the painting called the Azure Dream, Shia called to me, but before she could say anything a teenage girl jumped out.

"Hah!" yelled a startling female voice. A light suddenly pointed at me.

She was a teenage girl from my school that I recognized as Aria. She had short light blue hair curled at the bottom. She also had blue matching eyes. "I got your warning that you were coming, Kaito Hazumi. I noticed that you're new and you know what? I won't go easy on you; I'm going to catch you!" I looked over at Shia frantically. She whapped herself on the head and she whispered to me, "Every time I get assigned to a new Kaito she always comes barging in and starts trying to catch them. Just stay light on your feet and avoid all of her attacks and traps." Aria ran towards me and I noticed some kind of remote in her hand. I jumped up and started flying towards the painting just to be stopped by a certain shadow of a dragon. It lunged out of the wall and tried to catch my with its fire breath, but it didn't affect me as I dodged all of them. I unsheathed my pearl katana and slashed the shadow in half. It shrieked a painful one, but even so it got back together.

"Use you powers Hazumi! After it's weakened you can use your powers to take it out," whispered Shia, close to my ear. I put back my sword and clasped my hands together. I didn't know what I was going to do my I concentrated all of my energy between my hands and unleashed the power from my heart. I unclasped my hands slowly and looked inside. Right in the middle of both of my hands was a ball of blue, pink, and green magic swirled together. I smirked and hurled the ball right at the shadow and it screamed. There was an explosion and the shadow was gone. I smiled cheerfully but most of my energy was gone and I saw Aria headed straight for me. I lunged for the painting and grabbed it.

"Now Hazumi! Hold up your necklace and release some of your energy," said Shia determinedly. I grabbed my necklace and released some energy in it. I pointed it directly to the painting and PSHOOM! The painting was gone and in its place was a shining ball of light that soon appeared to be a teardrop. I took it in my hands and gave it to Shia. She held it as we flew out of the museum.

"I'm not going to let you go," said Aria quietly. She pressed a button on her remote and all of the exits were sealed off. The only way out was up. I looked up and saw a glass ceiling dome. Right in the center was a circle that I saw that I could open. I headed up and hurled a magic ball at the circle and the glass broke through. I flew through and heard Aria cry after me, "I'll catch you next time Kaito Hazumi, and just you wait!" We flew back into a safe alley and Shia got a velvet bag out of my belt. She placed the teardrop safely inside and closed it securely. With a snap of her hand the bag disappeared. I started walking out, forgetting that I was still in my Kaito form and a powerful voice stopped me.

"Hey, you there!" I looked up to see a teenage boy about my age, but a little older, staring at me from on top of the roof of the building to my side. He was wearing a turtle green headband and he had short brown hair and determined green eyes. He had a long unbuttoned green shirt with a white tank top inside. He was also wearing jeans and boots similar to mine. His arms were crossed.

"M-me?" I stuttered.

"Yeah you! I'm Kaito Aki, and I challenge you in getting the Ring of Rennaisance!"

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"Whoa, Kaito Aki huh?" said Rika.

"I guess so, and why was he being so darn confident?" asked Yukino.

"This is what I least expected," said Rika sweat dropping.

"Exactly! Reigning in on Hazumi's parade! As if she didn't have enough to worry about. Wait who is this Kaito Aki anyways?" cried Yukino.

"Find out next time of Ring of Rennaisance!" Yukino and Rika said together cheerfully.

Join us next time on: Chapter 3: Kaito Aki's True Identity!