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Chapter 19: One Last Goodbye
I shot up, gasping, and a cold sweat drip down my body. I panted a few times before my breathing finally slowed down. I noticed that I was back in the room, alone. I suddenly felt like a tickling itch on my cheek and was about to get until I felt something wet the moment I touched my cheek. I was crying again. At that moment the door opened to reveal Guntz and Leorina along with my mother and Maria.
"Hey, Anna, we're going to get all your stuff at the cabin you wanna..." Guntz stopped himself when he saw tears falling from my eyes endlessly. They all looked at me shocked as I made no attempt to wipe. I didn't know why either, but for some reason I just felt lonely and sad before they came in. I flinched when I heard Maryann tell the others to wait outside for a bit saying she needed to talk to me alone. When they were gone, she closed the door behind her smiling softly at me. I looked at her sadly as she walked up to my bed and sat at the edge right next.
"What's wrong, sweetheart, did you have a bad dream?" She asked smoothing my hair. I stiffened before nodding slowly.
"M-mother,"
"Hmm,"
"I was thinking, what would happen if I left again maybe for a month or two? Would you be lonely without me?" I asked looking up to her. Maryann smiled at me softly as she began to wipe away my tears with her hand.
"I would be, but knowing you, you're a responsible girl and I respect that if it's something important, if you need to do it you can, but you need to know within I you should be the one to do it." She smiled at me. I smiled back weakly before turning to her sternly.
"I have to go to Shibusen by tomorrow, the first and oldest Kishin is going to awaken unless I prevent the seven deadly sins and the black blood to reach him. It's a hard but short mission and I'll only be gone for a month maybe two, I have to act now, but I want to stay here and see my little sisters be born." I frowned at her.
"Well, if you want you can discuss that with your father and I can tell everyone the news." She smiled reassuringly at me.
"But don't you want me to stay, you know, to be a big sister them?" I asked gesturing to myself.
"It'll be okay, you're a good girl and I trust you, and don't worry, your little sisters will still love you."
I sighed chuckling a little to myself before giving her a full out bright smile.
"Okay, then, tell Old ma- I mean Father to meet me at the door to home in the forest, I'll go with the others to go clean out the cabin. Although I don't know how I should break it to them, I feel guilty about leaving Maria and Lion again." I frowned guiltily looking down. I felt mother grasping my shoulder and pulling me into a comforting hug.
"If you wish to fight your future with us together than it is a sacrifice we must all have to pay, I'm sure Maria will fully understand you should stay calm like you did when you fought in the war." She smirked. I nodded and got up getting beginning to take off my shirt and changing into my new long sleeved shirt when the door bluntly opened to reveal Popka and Tat flying making me flinch.
"What tha heck is ya problem throwin' a party without us?" He asked angrily only to freeze and blush and quickly ran out of the door yelling while I heard Guntz scowling at him to have knocked first. I froze for a moment looking at Tat who looked at me in cheerful blankness before leaving the room and closing the door, the moment she left I heard Leorina yelling at her by how stupid a move she just did right now. I kind of frowned when I saw Popka look at me with a red blush on his face, what is he, a pervert?
"Looks like you've become a little more feminine." Maryann giggled at me. I raised an eyebrow looking at my stature. I don't see how much grown I've gotten, I still had a flat chest, I'm still short, and I don't wear that much feminine clothes nor do I have any.
"I-I'm going now, oh and when I come back," I turned to my mother with a smile "make sure you make a yummy apple pie for me, I've never tasted one before."
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"I'm sorry about Popka. I forgot to tell him about the whole party thing." Lolo apologized smiling sheepishly.
"Uh no, it's okay," I replied in the same tone waving her off. I looked up to the sky as we walked along the forest path to my cabin, or should I say Seion's cabin now. Maria told me that she and I were going to live with our parents after my adoptions papers were filled out and I would be officially their kid again. My old master, Kisho, had started a family already and had put me back as an orphan. I guess he did the right thing.
I looked over at Klonoa as he was talking to Guntz about this new adventure he wanted to go on. He told me a while back at the hot springs he and Guntz would go on a big adventure a few days after the ball so I guess he's getting all pumped up about and so is Guntz seeing him pay a lot attention to the cat-rabbit. I looked at Leorina who was talking to Lolo about this big treasure that was located near the lonely sea, yeah she and Tat were going back to heisting while Lolo and Popka stay here caring for the temple with the High Priestess.
Dokyoo was stripped of his title and was fired from the militia. My good old friend, Yuuta, a rarity brigadier general, has now taken place over everything. He was even nice enough to lift up my ranks at least up to five, so now I am a rarity Lieutenant Colonel. Although I've been released from my duties until I am of age range that is. He's finally releasing all the kids who were forced or volunteered in the war and gave them a paying vacation to spend more time with their families until they were old enough. I was relieved to hear that, but I never actually got the permission to do off duty work for our home, so I'm a bit uneasy.
"Hey," I said and everyone looked at me questioningly.
"What would happen if I left again, you know just for a while?" I asked looking at Maria.
"Well if it's just for a month or two I would be fine, what about you guys?" Maria asked the others. They all nodded smiling at me. I sighed looking down sadly dropping my head. Maria leaned to me as I looked back up to her again.
"I have to go to... Shibusen for two months..." I mumbled.
"You mean that weapon and Meister school in death city back on our home planet?" Maria asked surprised. I nodded slowly.
"Remember that Kishin the head Shinigami was holding captive that old one, well it's going to awaken maybe close to April 1st so I was thinking maybe I should stand guard there... for a while." I replied hesitantly.
"Then why don't you go, if it's only for that long you can, we'll be too busy preparing for our own things plus I have to get your room ready at home." Maria smiled at me.
"I know it's just that, I feel like I should stay... you know... for mom's new kids." I muttered at the last part.
Maria seemed to know what I meant as she began to laugh good-heartedly at me.
"It'll be okay, you'll only be gone for a short while any way the twins will only be less than two months old by then so you won't miss much. Lion will be going with Lolo to finish her priestess training so all of us will be busy. You should do something to get your mind off of the recent events mostly after you were just revived." She smiled at me before taking my hand "Come on, we should better help you start packing!"
"W-whoa!"
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"Man, all of my clothes are completely ruined." I growled as I picked up my once favorite blue long-sleeved shirt that was now dirty and had a big cut and splotches of blood on it.
"I guess you'll have to pack the new ones I just bought you." Maria replied as she began to clean the dirty sink.
"I'll take all of the weapons back to John so he can repair them and hold them for you while you're gone." Guntz offered carrying a box filled with shot guns.
"I guess I should clean out all of this furniture outside, Lolo, Klonoa, you guys should help me too." Leorina offered as she began to pull out the worn out table outside.
"Maria, I need to go somewhere for a bit can you finish up here?" I asked after folding my dirty bed sheets.
"Sure," she smiled.
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"I thought you would be here before me?" Rozen asked as he leaned against a tree near the portal.
"I was here before you I just wanted to clean out the cabin, anyway I know you know about the little Kishin problem right?" I smirked making him flinch.
"Ugh..."
"Listen here, Old man, I was one of the top Kishin hunters in our militia and I need to know about the seven sins. I'll only be gone for a month, maybe two. I've already gotten approval from the others so everything is in place, now I need your permission." I spoke sternly to him.
"You have my permission, but I don't remember having Shinku and Souseiseki speak to you." He spoke looking forward thoughtfully.
"That's because I made alliance with Enju."
"What?!"
"That idiot has something up his sleeve ever since I entered Shinku's N-field if it has any connection with the Kishin and him I need to know. The Kishin were abundant during the war, but on earth it is vulnerable if one is loose. I believe it's best for hunters like me to take part within this." I spoke sternly.
"I see, fine, tomorrow night you enter Death City hopefully Mr. Reaper has a place for you to stay. If I here that you get badly hurt like last time you're coming home with me permanently." He said sternly.
I smiled sadly before replying "Yeah, I promise... father."
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"You sure you want me to go, I can have another person take my place. You know I feel kind of happy here," I smirked back at all of my friends and family as I stood in front of the mirror.
"You have our permission. You should go so we can make big surprises for you." Maryann smiled.
"Oh yeah, you left this in the room." Guntz said throwing me my goggles. I caught them with my free hand since I was holding my backpack slung behind my back. I put them in my old cargo pants pocket then reached into my back pocket to produce seeds locket and my music box. I walked up to Maria and Lion and gave them the musical treasures.
"You guys watch this for me, okay? I want you guys to take good care of this for me, I might need this we I come back." I winked at them. I looked up to see the full moon closing to the middle of the sky. I grinned back at everyone before turning to the portal mirror and breathe don it making a big fog on it. Quickly I wrote down with my finger: 42-42-564.
I stepped back as the mirror began to glow and immediately it revealed a shadow with a childish skull mask on nest to him was a man who looked just like Rozen, but her wore black clothes and had dark red hair and emerald eyes. I began to grin sheepishly as the shadow spoke.
"Hello, Yo, Welcome, it's nice to see you again, Ame-chan!" The skull spoke happily.
"It's been a long eight years, huh?" I replied sheepishly.
"Yes, and look how big you've gotten you already reach the age range for my school. Well, we should hurry, Kishin hunting is starting to begin here." He spoke cheerfully to me.
"Okay, just let me say my last good-bye, please." I replied a little shyly.
"Of course,"
I turned back to the others with a bright smile.
"Hey, Guntz, when we meet again, we'll have a real fight you and me." I grinned toothily at him.
"You're on, partner." He grinned.
"Oh yeah, dad," I grinned at him as he walked up to me.
"Ye-gah!" He fell over again after I punched him hard in the cheek.
"That felt better than last time," I sighed rubbing my fist against my chest.
"Anyway, you guys better not get into any trouble." I grinned as I began to walk through the mirror.
"Hey, Spirit!" Rozen yelled as he sat up. The man with red hair looked at him when I was on the other side of the mirror.
"What the hell do you want, Roze?" He asked annoyingly.
"You better protect my girl!"
"What makes you think I'll lose her?!"
"Because you damn playboy, your daughter hates you right?!"
"Go to hell with all the other loveless bastards!"
"Tch, perv,"
"Look whose talking, pedo!"
"CHOP!" The reaper yelled as he both slammed the men to the ground with his large hands.
"Knock it off! Spirit-kun, would you call your daughter I need to enroll Ame-chan now." The reaper spoke blankly as he turned walking away from the mirror. I turned back to the mirror and gave the softest smile I could muster. The others on the other side were waving back to me some crying, some showing sadness.
"Good-bye," I mouthed before they disappeared. I grinned at the memories I saw as I entered through the mirror before turning and following after the Shinigami.
Yay, next is the epilogue. X3 If you review I shall give you lots of cookies just tell me what kind you want. X3