~The First Stanza~
Verse 02: A Flower in the Ice
It was many years ago. I managed to catch a glimpse of her. She was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, even to my cold heart. And so, I set out to take her life. Only, I was thwarted by such a pesky human that I couldn't bother to remember the name of. I do however know what he was. He was a disturbance in the grand plans of our glorious empire. He was the most atrocious being in my eyes, and yet... his soul was beautiful. I like to collect beautiful things, but I could not get my quarry nor his soul. I am ever so regretful of that night... That cursed Kamen Rider...
And now I hear my quarry has grown up. She is even more beautiful than the most eloquent flower I witnessed all those years ago, when we first came here. I still seek to make her my own. I will rip apart anyone who stands in my way... Friend or enemy.
***
Smash.
The force of Ayaka's kick sent Hyoujin flying, which caused him to crash straight through the side of the building. Grumbling, he got up, clearly seeing her as a threat now. He ran at her with superflous force, trying to hit her hard and fast. It was in vain extremely agile, she grabbed the shoulders of the monster and flipped herself over, dodging the attack in full. He growled and skidded to a halt, knocking into a building. It was like a bull and matador in a very showy display of violence and grace. She kept doging him by a hair, Always one step ahead of him.
He grew to be disgusted and actually opened his mouth, speaking in a shrill and scratchy voice,
"Stand still kisama! (deragatory term that is the lowest insult in Japan.)" Ayaka shook her head and chuckled abit before replying,
"Do you kiss your mother with that mouth Frost? I wouldn't put it past you." Hyoujin dashed towards her again, hoping to get a clear shot at her. But she sidestepped the attack and gave him a swift kick to the rear, making him go head-first into the solid wall of the building. Ayaka stepped forward and spoke in a cold voice,
"Now, give me back Chiharu-chan's memories! If you do, I promise to kill you quickly and painlessly." The monster replied with a hearty laugh, which sounded oddly uncomforting in his bizzare voice. He then said,
"Let me ask you a question... why are you so dead-set on this girl? You didn't know her until today." Ayaka nodded and placed a hand on her heart as she said,
"To see her bloom..." The monster was confused, which he expressed in his next question.
"And what the hell does that mean?!" Ayaka began to walk forward to him again, answering slowly,
"Every person can become a flower. Every person's memories determines what kind of flower they will be. But you Frost... you still people's memories, never giving them a chance to bloom!" She took out a disk that was pink for it's main color and white on its side. She picked her leg up and slid the disk onto a latch on the armor. Instantly, the disk began to rotate severely, glowing pink. Both of them were transported to what seemed to be a swirling meadow of cherry blossoms. The monster looked around, horrified.
"Thisssss place issss poissonousss!" Ayaka hit the ground with the leg that housed the disc and was propelled into the air. She did a backflip whilst there and stopped in mid-air, amongst the storm of cherry blossoms that encircled them, carried by a fierce wind. Using the momentum of force, she dived down, extending the disk leg out into a kicking position. With a cry of,
"Ha!" She, accompanied with dozens of cherry blossoms behind her, barraged the monster. He was thrown thorugh the fields into the ground, making a deep trench. He soon shattered into hundreds of pieces, leaving a sparkling flower in it's wake. Relieved that she was successful, Ayaka ran over to the remains and picked up the flower, undoing her transformation. She admired the flower and said in an adored voice,
"Cinquefoil. A flower of maternal love..." It was clear. Chiharu's flower was shaped upon the memories of her mother. Ayaka held the flower to her chest and smiled herself. She left the area to return the flower to Chiharu.
***
Ayaka was out of breath as she ran to wear she had left Chiharu, which is too say, her home. Opening the door quickly, she rushed over to the bed, uncaring that her phone was ringing. She pushed a hair out of the little girl's face and placed the flower onto her chest. Instantly, the flower glowed a brilliant white as Ayaka sheilded her eyes. When she opened them again, she was in the same scene as before, with the monster continuing to advance to Chiharu and her mother. It was then thatthe mother took out what seemed to be a pin. It looked like her own, only it was yellow. Ayaka stared as the mother continued,
"Chiharu! Run, go!" Her daughter shook her head as she shouted,
"But Oka-san!"
"GO!" She was hysterical as Chiharu finally obliged. Without turning back, Chiharu ran out of the park. The monster began to turn direction to follow her, but the mother stepped in the way.
"You. Will. Not. TOUCH HER!" She threw the pin into the air, which caused a belt to form from the raining assortment of petals. Placing the pin on the belt, she cried out,
"Henshin!" There voices grew fader as the memory stopped there. Chiharu must not have seen the fight taken place. Ayaka was relived at that, but then a dredful thought crossed her mind.
"If that Frost survived... what happened to the mother...?" Her answer came when the flash opened again, with Chiharu returning to the park. Her mother was no where to be found... All that was left was the pin that she had. Chiharu cried on the spot and sobbed uncontrollably. Behind her was a slightly older girl, and by going by features, it was her sister.
"Chiharu... let's go." She was clearly upset as well. She picked up the pin on the ground and said, "Don't worry Chiharu... I'll get him back... for oka-san." Chiharu, still non-sensical, held onto her sister as they walked off. Ayaka felt cold. Not only because it felt like a re-run of her own experience, but because she felt Chiharu's pain through the link she shared with a person while diving into their sighed and delved further. The reason Chiharu couldn't remember anything was because she was attacked not twice by that monster, but several times, each time he took a piece of her memory with him. This is the first time she was whole again.
Moreover, after the last attack, she got seperated from her sister. Of course, by that time her memory was like a trainwreck with little to salvage. And so that brought her to the present day...
***
Later on, Chiharu stirred. Her eyes fluttered open and her gaze met that of Ayaka. She sat up and said,
"Morimoto." Ayaka nodded and smiled.
"That's right Chiharu-chan. Your name is Morimoto Chiharu." The little girl hugged Ayaka, holding her tightly.
"Arigatou Onee-san." Ayaka hugged her back.
"Chiharu-chan, I can be your nee-san until we find your real sister okay?" Chiharu blushed and wiped her tears.
"Okay!" Ayaka gave her a big smile as she grabbed the phone in her pocket. Of course, she totally forgot about the concert that night. She facepalmed and rushed up saying hurriedly,
"Come on Chiharu-chan! You get to hear your Onee-san sing!" She jumped up in happiness and the two raced out the door, both smiling, as if they found a repairer to fix thier defects.
***
They finally managed to make it to the stadium in time... only her manager was more than angry.
"You were supposed to be in wardrobe A HALF-N HOUR AGO!" She bowed and tried to profusely apologeize and said,
"Sumimasen gonzaimasu (I am very sorry)!" He blew his long hair out of the way and grumbled.
"Just get your ass in there!" She ran down the hall, with Chiharu right at her heels. The manager held his hand in front of Chiharu and said,
"No kids allowed shrimp." She gave him an indignant look and bit his hand, causing him to shriek in pain. She followed behind Ayaka again, calling over her shoulder,
"Take that you mean Oji-san! (Old man, uncle)."
***
Now all dressed up and Chiharu taken care of, Ayaka could focus on singing before her largest auidence yet. The screams of fans was penetrating, even down below the surface. As the platform raised, smoke was released into the air as flashing lights and spotlights all focused on her. She felt the adrenaline hit her and waved around, with her signature smile out. She began to sing to appease the masses... (Note: the song is called "ChaNge the WoRLd" and is sung by MiChi.)
"Shinjiru koto o Dont stop
Subete wa soko kara Start away
Unmei nante Make yourself
Kaerareru no wa Only you
Your mind can change the world
Go on and change the world
Another rainy day
Oh Asa kara Thinking
Tameiki bakari kokoro kara
Saigo ni waratta no wa When?
Fuan na Future
Kuzureru Dreaming
Shiawase True Love
Itsu made mo Waiting
So I try to move on
Kono machi o Walking..
I start to hear music
Subete wa Changing
Dare mo ga ataerareru onaji Day
Shinjiru koto o Dont stop
Subete wa soko kara Start away
Unmei nante Make yourself
Kaerareru no wa Only you
Your mind can change the world
Go on and change the world
Going home alone
Itsumono Station..
Shigeki no nai hibi ni narete
Genjitsu kara Wanna run away
Hikiyoseteta
NEGATIVE Feelings
Tooku kieru
Yumemiteta Myself
Hikiyoserareru
POSITIVE feelings
Mazu Keep seeing
Naritai Yourself
Dare mo ga ataerareru onaji Day
Kanjiru koto o Dont stop
Subete wa soko kara Find the way
Unmei nante Make yourself
Kaerareru no wa Only you
Your mind can change the world
Go on and change the world
Asa o mukaeru One word
Arigatou For a another day
Zutto waratte itai kara
Kyou mo ii hi ni shiyou
You know you have the choice
Shinjiru koto o Dont stop
Subete wa soko kara Start away
Unmei nante Make yourself
Kaerareru no wa Only you
Your mind can change the world"
As the outro of the song finished, everyone, including Chiharu, jumped from their seats and aplauded with extremely positive happiness. Ayaka could feel it eminating from where she was and was happy about it all. She was happy and just maybe... maybe she did help a flower bloom. That was her thought as she thumbed up Chiharu who returned the favor.
As her next assignment, Ayaka must guard the less-than friendly daughter of a large corporation, upon suspicion that she is the next target. Is there more to this job that meets the eye? FIND OUT NEXT TIME!