Here it is. Chapter 2.
I apologize for the wait; Schoolwork is weighing me down, thus resulting in less time for me to write. Chapters might come out at this rate, so please do not badger me when chapters may come out, or telling me to "update soon." I appreciate all your comments, but telling me to update faster is just plain annoying.
Disclaimer: Again, I do not own Kamichama Karin. Koge-Donbo* does.
~Random-tan~
She's so beautiful when she sleeps.
Kujyou Kazune gently touched a golden curl that dangled off the mattress, and carefully lifted it back onto the bed. She didn't stir once.
Karin...where are you? I...I call for you every day, and yet I can't find you. Your soul is lost, and has no desire to return. Are you trapped? Karin, please wake up!
"Kazune-chan?" A gentle voice broke Kazune's thoughts, jerking him out of his desperate state. "I brought some food for you."
"Himeka..." He glanced up, watching as the dark-haired girl set down a bag on the nightstand-he noticed the food was from his favorite restaurant as well. "You didn't have to."
"But I know Kazune-chan never eats!" Himeka accused. "Whenever I bring you the hospital food, you always throw it away when I'm gone. So I thought you might want to eat if you had your favorite miso soup, and custard taiyaki."
"But..." He bitterly opened the bag and held the hot styrofoam cup, as well as the paper-wrapped fish-shaped pastry.
"No buts, Kazune-chan. K-Karin-chan would want you to eat. You can't lose all your strength."
"Thanks..." He peeled back the cup lid and took a sip of the salty liquid. Himeka looked more encouraged, and began to walk towards the door. "I'm going to go home now...I want to stay, but Kyuu-chan can't handle everything on his own. Take care of Karin-chan."
"Bye."
Once she was gone, Kazune poured the miso soup down the sink drain and threw the taiyaki into the very bottom of the trash bin, where Himeka wouldn't find it.
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I feel like it's time.
I can see that Kujyou is weakening. When he is weak, it's perfect for me to attack. Yes.
I've spent months inside Hanazono Karin's body. Her consciousness, her real self, is sealed away in a part of the ring. I've spent time learning how to work this body, and how she acts-who she calls "-chan", and so on. I feel like I've mastered this body perfectly. This was most definitely the right choice to make.
I feel strong tonight. Tonight, I will wake up Hanazono Karin's body...and she will live again...but truly, it will be me living again.
Yes...it's time.
Himeka arrived during the evening as well, bringing another bag of food. She beamed at Kazune, thinking that he had eaten the soup and pastry she had brought earlier. "Thank goodness, Kazune-chan. Here, its sushi Kyuu-chan and I made tonight. Go on, eat it. I'm staying here for the rest of the visiting hour."
Kazune accepted the plastic box and stared at it. How could he somehow throw this away with Himeka not noticing? Right now, food tasted like crap.
Ugh. There was probably no solution. Dang.
Under Himeka's gaze, he opened the box and took out a smooth seaweed-wrapped sushi. He forced his mouth open, and sank his teeth down into the rice and raw salmon combination. He chewed, and tasted nothing but bitter memories and soggy seaweed.
A flutter. A twitch. Kazune stopped mid-chew, the piece he was holding flopping to the floor. He spat out the half-chewed sushi, and stared.
"K-Kazune-chan?" Himeka hurried to him. "What's wrong?"
Another twitch. Her hands jerked. The beautiful gold locks that had been lying there for so long swished, and a hint of green irises showed. Himeka covered her mouth with her hands. "I-It can't be!" She flung open the door. "Doctor! Doctor! Nurse!"
With a final jerk, Hanazono Karin opened her eyes, emerald gemstones gazing up at the ceiling. Kazune shot out of his chair. "Karin! Karin!"
She blinked, and drew herself up. "K-Kazune-kun? Himeka-chan? What happened?"
"Oh, Karin!" Himeka and Kazune hugged her instead of answering her question. "Thank goodness you're all right!"
I should be thankful I'm all right, she thought. I thought the awakening would go all wrong. I had the strength, fortunately, and now...
In the chaos that followed Karin's awakening, nobody noticed a beautiful silver chain appear on her neck. From the beautiful silver chain dangled a lovely white ring set in silver.
It has begun!
A few notes:
Miso is a type of Japanese soup consisting of stock mixed with miso paste. A variety of ingredients can be added into the soup.
Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake with many types of filling inside. Most often it is filled with red bean, but custard, chocolate, etc. can be also used.
Chapter 3 might not be up for a while, as I stated above.
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~Random-tan~