I'm back guys...so...hmmm?...I've been gone for too long...tsk2x..Time to continue this long long journey...of story telling


okay let's start...

Chapter 9: Oh my!

That heavy aura...where does it come from? It was...was...too much...It's choking me.....Suffocating....her mind kept remembering. She didn't notice that she was staring blankly in space.

The place was warm like it was almost noon.

"MAI!!!!!" Takigawa yelled to get her attention to which he succeeded. But also almost succeeded in blowing her ear drums off. She stared at them, then started to cry.

"What's wrong?" John asked concernly. While Nakazi held a glass of water, Om went to the kitchen to clean the bloody mess.

"You've been asleep for 3 hours. You haven't taken any food yet."

Mai trembled. She shuddered and cried.

"Mai-ne...don't..... be.....don't be.... afraid." Kei said taking a few steps towards Mai. Mai looked at her. "'It's... not so bad..." Kei continued stuttering.

Mai, I wish you understood what I was trying to say...Naru thought but not showing any emotions. But you're an idiot...Ugh! Why did I forgot that???

OoooHhhh...Hard still?Supid, ei? Naru's evil teasing-self replied.

Look this is serious now. Okay? This is not a time of fun and games.

OooooHhhh....Really....nyahahaha.....idiocracy is what you love the most about her... his evil inner continued prancing gleefully. Naru and Mai sitting on a tree...he started singing.

This is serious all right?! Naru screamed at his evil inner. Then, he thought in his thoughts (Naru: I can do that? You idiot you made that up.(plainly) cool.) that his evil inner was stuffed into a small box with bombs all around it and he blasted it behind a big rock. Okay stop, seriously. I'm gonna torture you if you don't. He stared at his inner in his thoughts like he wants to strangle him or something.

Okay...you're the boss...His inner pranced away and he went back into reality without anyone noticing. His narcissist face still plastered.

"Maybe, she should take a break before she could tell us?" John asked trying to sound not so confused.

"Alright, it's 10:30 am. Almost lunchtime, I suppose I'm going to the grocery to buy some ingredients for our food. Okay?" she smiled just like in the dream.

"Uhh...I should do that Nakazi-san, I wouldn't be doing anything anyway. I might propose a heavy meal for Mai-san." John beamed. Just like in my dreams... Mai thought.

"Oh, alright. That would be wonderful of you." Nakazi said.

"Hey, Nakazi-san!" Takigawa exclaimed. "I could help you in your room. What do you say?" he got his perverted look on her. Nakazi just smiled.

"I mean I should help you clean your room and the other rooms as well." he corrected. Bou-san... she thought.

"While you're at it, please check the cameras and other equipements if they have any technichal problems." Naru spoke all of a sudden. He haven't change at all. Mai silently kept her smiling thought. "Secure the powerlines for any black outs. Then, head to our base after the check-ups." Naru plainly said. Takigawa just nodded like a good monkey.

"You'll be alright, wouldn't you be, little girl?" Takigawa put his hands on her head as if she was really a little girl. And she, weakly nodded with tears escaping her eyes. Takigawa smiled.

"Kei-chan, you're book is on the bookshelves. okay?" Nakazi informed her as she just nodded.

So, everyone left. Except Kei.

Kei sat beside her. Looking very hard at her as if she was reading her mind.

"The girl, Mitsuko. It was you." Mai sobbed. She just nodded. Mai's fears subsided and felt light-hearted,right then.

"Ayumu..." Kei started, her eyes soften and revealed the weak her. "Raiden still needs you."- - - -Right then, Mai feared her no more. She felt her being the child, Mitsuko. She stopped sobbing and wipe her tears away. (Kei has a mood swing)

"What do you mean?" she asked starting tear again. Kei's face registers her seriousness. Silence...

"How-how do you that? Mai-ne? Ayu-ne?" she asked without looking at Mai. "How do you those things?"

"Wha-what things Kei-chan?" she asked as if they have been friends since she got there....As if they were forgetting they were in trouble.

"How can you stay strong when everything else falls down?" Kei asked her and turned to look at her. But she hesitated and just bowed her head. Then she seemed like sobbing.

"...I don't..." Mai answered after a few seconds of silence.

"Raiden-nii, Naru-nii...He...-How do you know he LOVES YOU?How do you KNOW somebody LOVES YOU MORE THAN FRIENDS?" she bursted out. Mai was surprised but looked down.

She laughed a nervous laugh. "...Truth is I don't know...I don't know if he even needs me." she smiled weakly and gave her a hug. "I CARE A LOT ABOUT HIM! but I don't know if he does for me too...I mean...I do know...he told me once he was worried about me...but not more than that-I mean I don't know why." she paused as Kei was now paying very attentively at her. "...If he cares because he knows I'm a scaredy-cat or I'm not that strong..or it is because I'm his friend, just friends...or it's something else...that something I've been hoping for."

"Is it?" Kei asked eagerly.

"I don't-I can't un--I'm confused!" she answered helplessly as she releasd Kei by now. "Well..." she stopped for a while. "He already said I'm nothing to him, so, I suppose he only sees me as a friend or as nothing." she sadly said.

"How do you do that?" Kei asked.

"Do what?"

"How do you manage to be with him even if you want him so badly and he does not?" she emphasized. "How could you be so strong?"...

Mai managed to smile. "You know? your not scary after all. I mean you're not weird. You too, have questions in your heart. . ."

"I tried to be strong but my walls always crumbles down. Everytime I see somebody hurt. . . And there's this boy. I've been longing just like you." Kei said.

"I really tried not to care, even if I'm mad at him I can't resist...him...I can't stay mad at him for more than 5 minutes...he got this charm...He can break me..." Kei continued. Mai brushed Kei's hair aside.

"But when he knows that I'm hurt...he always asks me how I am...He's just- just my friend."

"I tried to be strong, too. No one can break down my walls, but...he's the only one who can do so, Naru. The only person who in one command can make me rush and do as he say. Who could make me scared to not follow it, to disappoint him or disobey." it was Mai's turn.

Just like me, Mai-ne...you don't know how long I wanted to tell you...explain to all of you what's happening...but I can't. I can but I can't...not now. Kei thought.

"I don't know why...but I love him very much." Mai spoke with a voice of sadness.

"You could break the curse!" Kei suddenly blurted out....Then silence, then, "I never wanted this...."

"What?" Mai asked very confused.

"I never wanted this..." she repeated. " I just wanna be with him.....but....but Kuien...the samsara...all this things...happening.Kuien"

"She wouldn't let that happen?She was your best friend, right?" Mai asked. Kei nodded.

"She died 6 months ago...when all things started happening, it's because of her." she confessed. "She wouldn't let me tell you. She wants to kill you before I could tell you." she started sobbing. "She's Kohaku's half..."

"Is that why you wouldn't speak to us? Is that why your moody at times?" Mai asked for comfort. She just nodded again.

"Naru-nii is the only one I could speak to because Kohaku can't hurt me whenever i'm with him....but as the days go by, nearing the rise of the bloody moon...she's stronger."

"She wants to break you apart. Naru-nii and you..."

"Why us?"

Kei kept silent and her eyes twinkled softly. She handed her the water from a while ago. Then, gazed at the door weakly for some time. Mai wondered what Kei was thinking.

Kei stood up and looked at Mai with fear in her eyes. "I have to go...It's not time yet."she then left swiftly leaving Mai confused...

The door closed....

Mai looked up at the wall clock she have in her bedroom. 11:40. Wow...we hardly notice the time. She just smiled weakly and laid on her bed for quite some time.


Kei walked out of Mai's room and found her way up to her room...

When she was in, the door slammed loudly and it locked by itself. Kei ran towards her bed but someone grabbed her by the hair and her body dropped to the floor with a loud thud. Her head almost hit the hard floor if it wasn't for her teddy bear lying there. A scissor dropped from above and pierced at the side of her right hand. It bled continuously.

She struggled to get up and finally she managed to get at the corner of her bed.

"YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME!!! I SEE EVERYTHING YOU DO. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU JUST DID??!!!" boomed the dark-cloaked girl (actually a spirit). The girl narrowed her eyes towards Kei and swiftly squeezed her right arm as she reached for a cloth. Kei could barely breath trying to endure the excruciating pain she is feeling now.

"DO THAT AGAIN AND YOU'RE DONE FOR IT!" ....."you know what I'm capable of..." the spirit whispered.

"You can't kill me..."

"I can't but he can!" the spirit corrected. She squeezed Kei's hand even more. "I'll soon get to that matter... When the moon rise one of them will die...and then he will kill you in my command! We will leave happily ever after!" she cackled.

"Why does it have to be her? Why do you want to kill her?"

"That's his weakness...her, so fragile. Now, no one will help you." she smiled wickedly.

"Kaoru..." Kei spoke weakly.

"KAORU's MINE!!!SHIN's HALF WILL BE MINE!!!" she said possessively.

"Why don't you kill me now, KUIEN???" the spirit grew angrier....Then her hold was feeling like a feather by the seconds. She's regaining her spirit form again.

"When the MOON rises on your birthday I will have my human form.....(evil laugh)" then she disappeared hurriedly when she heard running footsteps by the hallway.

Kei cried silently by the end of her bed. She forced her eyes to close for some time to endure the pain. This pain is nothing compared to losing someone...She cried even more and opened her eyes. someone who's been part of me for such a long time.Then...


(When Kei was heading for her room)(John arrived 5 minutes before Kei went out of Mai's room)

knock...knock...knock

Knock...knock...knock

(Knocks from the main door)

Knock...knock...knock

It came again. Nakazi at this time hurried to the door and had opened it. (Kei almost reached her room)

Nakazi was surprised and smiled at what she saw.

"... ... ...!" Nakazi exclaimed at her joyfulness.

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....(missing sentences)... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Then...BANG!!!

They all looked up and stopped what they were doing. Takigawa ran upstairs. Om stopped her scrubbing and stood up eagerly(the stains aren't off yet)... ... ...(missing sentences)

Then...THUD!!!

They all paused.


Well, there's the chapter you've been longing I guess... It's a bit of a crap...I'm sorry cause It didn't work out well....And I'm sorry you've been waiting this long for this...this not good story...*sigH* (~.~)