Happy day after Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you had a good day yesterday!
.:Kirito's POV:.
After we killed the weird Kishin, we returned back to the house with Scarlett still unable to after a few days, Scarlett was still unable to walk without being hurt.
"Scarlett, are you sure you're ok? It's been about six days and you still can't walk. You should be able to walk by yourself by now," I said, helping her move from her room and into the kitchen for breakfast.
"I fell through a floor with a Kishin trying to kill me the entire time. Be happy that I'm alive," Scarlett snapped.
"Fine, but if you can't walk soon, we are visiting Stein, and I'm pretty sure you don't want him to be poking around inside of you. Besides, carrying you around and all is fun, but we haven't been going to school and the stuff is probably pilling up," I said as Scarlett attempted to get Midnight to come to her without moving.
"Don't even think about bringing me to Stein. Besides, you haven't let me try walking yet. I might be able to," Scarlett said as she tried to stand up, using the table to help her balance. After she let go of the table, she moved about four feet before she stumbled and fell.
"I haven't let you because I knew that you wouldn't be able to," I said. "And you got yourself onto the floor, so you can get yourself off. Before you complain, you need to start getting your strength back. I'm going to take a shower. Good luck." After I said that, I started to walk away.
"Kirito! Don't leave me here!" Scarlett yelled right before I shut the door.
When I came out, Scarlett was sitting cross-legged on top of the table while petting Midnight.
"I really do hate you, but you actually helped me find a way to get up," Scarlett said before getting down and trying to walk again.
"I knew it would work, since that's how I always got up after I got hurt," I said. "Now you don't need my help. You just need to find a way to get up without help."
As soon I said that, the small mirror we have to keep in every room started to ripple like a pond.
"Looks like Death needs us. Well, we have been without contact this entire time," I murmured to myself. Before I finished speaking, Kid's face showed up inside the mirror.
"Kirito, we need you to come to the school. Someone is here to talk to you," Kid said before disappearing from the mirror.
"Well, I guess I will be back. Just keep trying to get up and walk around. If you are able to walk ten feet, I will get you something worth the work." I then turned around and walked out the door.
At the school
"Hello Kirito, I'm sorry to bother you when it looks Scarlett still needs help, but someone who said they knew you wanted to talk to you." Kid shrugged. "So please follow me. We kind of had to put them into the cells under the school."
I followed him while questioning who he could be talking about, because as far as I knew no one who I know should be needing to be locked up. (Only if we're excluding ourselves, Kirito. Only if we're excluding ourselves... Jk. Probably.)
When we got there, the cell was empty and had absolutely no signs of a person ever having been inside. Kid stared at it for a moment and turned to me. "Yeah, so, um, I promise that there was someone down here. I just don't know where they could have gone..." he said with a confused look on his face.
"Yeah, well unless you need anything else, I need to go make sure Scarlett's still ok, since she still can't walk by herself yet." I turned away and walked to the door.
"Well, good bye then Kirito," Kid said, hurrying towards the door. "Actually, follow me. It would be bad for you to get lost in here."
When I got back home, Scarlett was sitting on the couch reading a novel with Midnight on her lap.
"Looks like you got what I asked you done. Can you walk any easier now?" I asked after sitting down next to her.
"Yeah. I actually made some lunch when you were gone. What did Kid need you for?" Scarlett questioned, curious. "You were gone for a long time."
"He told me someone was down in the dungeon under the school. But when we got there, nobody was there." I frowned. "Now, let's go get some ice cream, unless you want something else that is reasonably cheap as your reward."
"Ice cream is good. But why must it be cheap? Don't you have your family's money to buy stuff?" Scarlett said, while standing up and starts to walk or limp to the door.
"Yes, but I don't like always relying on them. Let us go. Maybe Dairy Queen is still open... It's pretty late. I guess we were down in the dungeons for a while."
On our way to get ice cream, we spotted Soul and Maka, who looked like they were on a date. They were holding hands and taking turns dragging one another into shops. Scarlett almost screamed when we first saw them. I covered her mouth at the last second.
"Why must you always ruin my fun?" Scarlett complained after they had disappeared into a book store, though she was jumping around gleefully like a little kid. "It's about time that happened."
"We can bug them later, but right now, let them have their fun," I said. "Trust me, I've been waiting for it too."
We passed a small opening in between the buildings only to back-track a moment later when a suspicious noise - a scream, more specifically - came from said area.
"Who's there?" Scarlett asked. No response. "Kirito, get ready to transform." After that she started walking into the opening, and I followed her.
"Stop there." An unfamiliar voice came from the shadows. "Just pick up the package and then walk away."
"And why exactly should we listen to you?" Scarlett questioned. As an answer, there was a faint clicking noise and a tiny whoosh as a flame flickered to life. For a moment, I was confused. Then I noticed the object in the person's other hand. It just so happened to be a gun.
"Well, it looks like we don't have a choice," I said before looking around for the package.
"Kid, it's right behind the trashcan. Don't go any farther than that." The voice sounded annoyed.
"Got it, small little voice," I said. "Anything else you need from us?" I looked behind the trashcan and saw a small little package leaning against it. Cautiously, I picked it up.
"Nope. Good luck with that information, though, Kid," the voice said before we heard someone climbing the walls.
We managed to get to the ice cream parlor and back to the house undisturbed after that. The package was still unopened, as we had decided to wait until we got home before opening it. (That's putting far too much trust in humanity.)
"Who do you think it was?" Scarlett said, taking a bite of her ice cream. (It had better be cookie dough ice cream. It's not worth it if it isn't.)
"No idea. I don't know if it's some secret group that decided they needed our help for some reason or if it's someone who was working for my parents. But whoever it is, the opening of the package can be postponed until tomorrow when we aren't tired from doing absolutely nothing all day. Which can happen, don't question it," I said as Scarlett opened her mouth, only to shut it and glare at me after being cut off. "Oh, but this time, I'm keeping it with me. We don't need another map thing."
Most of that chapter was just random things to get to the last part. Meh. As always, reviews are helpful!
Am I allowed to review my own story as an anonymous person just to see if Kirito can figure out it's me?
~Scarlett and Kirito