Chapter: 2 the Haunting Past—Masamune
Masamune walked out of the building and was about to head home when he saw Motochika waiting by the Sakura three at the edge of the school grounds. Masamune walked over to him and said. "So Karia went back to her apartment then?" Motochika looked up obviously pulled from his train of thought. "Yea my mom took her home?" Masamune nodded. "So what are you waiting on?" Motochika pointed to the black convertible that just pulled into the parking lot. "My ride. Uh do you need a ride Date?" Masamune supposed that getting a ride downtown to his dad's restaurant would be a good idea since if he tried walking he'd probably get there too late to tell him that Karia was working today. "Yea thanks Chosokabe." Masamune got into the backseat of the convertible when his mom asked, "So where do you need to go?" "Um if you don't mind I need to get downtown to the Blue Dragon Restaurant."
Then Motochika's mom said, "Oh you must be Date's boy! Are you going down there to tell him Karia's not working today?" Damn she picks up fast doesn't she? "Yea I would've walked but I'd probably get there after her shift started." The lady nodded and started the car. They drove through downtown Tokyo and Masamune felt a little bad about it considering there was a lot of traffic. When Masamune saw the sign for the restaurant sticking out among the rows of shops he grabbed his bag and jumped out of the car. "Thanks for the ride I'll walk from here." As he stepped up onto the sidewalk her heard Motochika saying, "That crazy son of a." Masamune smirked and walked on. He crossed the only intersection between him and the restaurant and walked past the blue and gold doors. He heard the usual ring of the bell from the door as it opened and closed.
"Hello welcome to- oh hello Masamune." It was one of the other waitresses who had come over expecting a customer. "Hey Mia just dropping by." The girl turned and walked back over to one of the table to take an order and Masamune continued over to the kitchen door where he would most likely find his father. He walked in and said hi to a couple of the workers he knew and tapped his dads shoulder to get his attention, "Yo." His dad turned around and gave him a smile, "So how was your first day of high school?" Masamune shrugged and sat up on one of the counters. "Well during first period you best worker passed out but other than that it was pretty boring." His dad took one of the long wooden spoons and hit him with it playfully, "What did I say about sitting on the counters a work." Masamune slid off the counter and grabbed one of the carrots laying in a bowl beside a cutting board and took a bite. "The same thing you said about eating the ingredients I think," he said with sarcasm and a smirk. "Exactly don't do it!" Masamune chuckled.
His dad took the other carrot the Masamune didn't use as an after school snack and started cutting it up. "So Karia passed out in first period eh. How did that turn out?" Masamune had moved from sitting on the counter to leaning against it still picking at the half eaten carrot in his hand. "Well it came down to me and another kid taking her to the nurse. And while the other kid argued with the nurse Karia told me about her reason for running away. And then she left." Masamune was staring intently at the carrot as he talked, his face was hard and his eye was unreadable. "Well I hope she's alright. Masamune why don't you go home and do your homework or something before I wind up catching something on fire. Masamune laughed and slapped his hand on his dad's shoulder. "Yea yea don't burn the food. See ya when you get home old man."
Masamune started his walk home when saw a familiar face sitting in one of the outside tables at the café across the street. "Yo Kojuro is that you!" He yelled. The figure didn't move so Masamune assumed that the noise of the traffic overpowered his voice. He shrugged and when over to the crosswalk to get to the other side of the street. The white walking man appeared on the light so he started walking across. He turned t the café and sat down in the chair next to his friend. Kojuro but the book he was reading down. Masamune realized it was a textbook and then he saw the notebook to the side of the table. "Masamune?" He looked up from his friend's notebook at the sound of his name. "Hey Kojuro how's it going. I didn't see you at the school at all." Kojuro picked up the cup that was sitting on the table along with the organized set of papers books and notes and took a sip. "That's probably because we're in different grades. Anyway I thought you didn't like coming downtown?" Kojuro was right of course Masamune hated the busyness of the downtown area. "I had to tell the old man one of his employs was taking a sick day. And I thought you hated coffee?" Kojuro shrugged, "I do hate it but it helps. So how exactly did you wind up being a messenger for one your dad's employees?" "Eh she goes to our school."
Masamune then stood up and pushed the chair back in. "Well I'm gonna head home see ya." Kojuro absently waved good bye as he picked his textbook back up. Masamune walked at a fast pace wanting to get home. When he finally arrived at his house he stuck the key in the lock opened the door and tossed his school bag on the couch before going upstairs to his room. He sat down at his computer chair and logged on to facebook. He ignored the notification and typed Karia Kuro into the search bar. Masamune knew he had found the right person when he saw a profile pic of her Motochika and the kid with the long brown hair and red uniform at the mall downtown. He clicked the button to add her as a friend and was shocked by the quick reply. Damn how long has she been online? When he tried to chat a few seconds later it said that she had gotten offline. Then he noticed he had a message and it was from Karia. "Sorry Motochika's here with my homework so I'll talk to you later : ). He laughed at the little smiley face at the end of the message and then went over to lay down on his bed.
The sounds of battle were all around him. He slashed out with his six swords and down went a couple of the enemy army's men. Kojuro was there with him swinging left and right with his swords taking down a few more enemy soldiers. "Damn Kojuro there's too many of them!" The injuries he had received earlier in the battle were slowing him down and effecting his battle performance. "I know lord Masamune but we have to hold out long enough for Karia to come back." Karia had left the battlefield during the first fight to drive the enemy away from them so that they could make their way back to Oshu without being killed. The army had gone in pursuit of her once Masamune and Kojuro had hidden themselves. Masamune got worried when the army came back to finish them off. "Well the army she tried to divert came back so where the hell is she!" Kojuro instead of answering gave a small cry of pain as one of the enemy soldiers slashed his arm. "Kojuro!" Masamune cut the man that hit Kojuro and he went down.
"Lord Masamune I think I have an answer you not going to like." Masamune was already prepared to hear it he knew what Kojuro was going to say because he had been thinking the same thing. "Yea Kojuro I don't think I like it very much. You don't have to say it either I know that Karia's probably dead or at the least to injured to come here so she either dead or about to be." Kojuro spun around and swung his sword after a soldier cut Masamune's leg and said, "I don't think we have to worry much though, we just might be joining her at this rate!" As if on cue And enemy soldier thrusted his sword into Kojuro's chest. And as Masamune turned to catch his comrade a spear stabbed him in the back.
Masamune jumped when he heard the dinging noise of the facebook chat bar. What kind of dream was that! His heart was pounding and his breathing was heavy. Kojuro and Karia were both in that dream and he hadn't the slightest clue why. After sitting on his bed for a couple minuets he heard the ding again and so he moved to his computer to see who was trying to talk to him.
[Karia] Hey
[Karia] Are u there Masamune?
[Masamune] Yea I'm here. U done with hmwrk?
[Karia] Yup it wasn't too bad considerin I was expectin sumthin harder. So what have you been up too?
[Masamune] I just woke up from the wierdst daydream. Oh and I told my dad that u weren't gonna be there 2day. :\
[Karia] Thnx
[Masamune] np. So what have u don all day?
[Karia] sleep 4 the most prt so what was ur dream about?
[Masamune] idk I think I was in battle with my friend Kojuro and I dnno I think we both died. It was kinda creepy. And another wired thing is u were in it to.
[Karia] Rlly wow that is weird what did I do? :O
[Masamune] idk Kojuro said something bout u and I guess u were already dead it was just brutal! O.o
[Karia] that reminds me of the daydream I had earlier be4 I passed out?
[Masamune] Rlly!
[Karia] Yea I was running away from a group of soldiers and I think I waz tryin to keep them away from som1 but I got trapped between them and a cliff. And I think I commited suicide? It sacred da living hell outta me! T.T
[Masamune] ya that would make sense in my dream Wow creepy
[Karia] ikr
[Masamune] hey u gotta cell?
[Karia] yea y?
[Masamune] what's ur #
[Karia] 1-239-465-3569
[Masamune] K well I'll txt u latr I gtg
[Karia] k bye
Masamune logged out and collapsed onto his bed. No wonder she passed out that crap it scary. Masamune sighed and threw the covers of his bed over his head. Ha laid there for a while until he heard the front door open and close. He got up and went downstairs and said a quick hello to whoever had just walked in before grabbing his school bag and heading back up stairs. He pulled out his books and zipped through his homework. Then he went to his closet and pulled out a pair of jeans a black T-shirt and I white button up shirt to go over it. He went to the bathroom to change out of his school uniform. After he was in more comfortable clothes he picked up is phone and his IPod and walked out the front door. He headed towards the park so that he could climb one of the Sakura trees and lay on one of the braches. He climbed the tree with ease since he'd climbed it several times before. Then he stuck his ear buds in his ears and turned the volume up to its max. That's better.