Zezaku
In the depths within the shadows the Shadow queen looks through her minions to see the young Kimichi enter her room tears glistening in her eyes.
"Such a sad state to see her in…but like this the walls are weaker…" A smile played at her lips and her face remained hidden in the shadows that masked herself.
With an authoritative voice she spoke, "Zezaku."
The brunet boy with green eyes stepped forward, filled with utter devotion.
"Yes my queen…?" He knelt down on his knee and looked up through his bangs that covered the edges of his eyes.
"I want you to go join Kimichi in her room, make her trust you. Knowing your nature you might just come to care for her. That would be the best thing for now."
Zezaku nodded not asking for anymore information. It was always best just to simple to as told. He stood and he headed out of the room with his new mission.
"Such a good boy he is…" Murmured the Queen. She chuckled deep her chest. "My dear son getting to know Kimichi…if the cards are played correctly they may become closer than he thinks I want them to be."
She looked through her shadows again her mind thinking of her future plans for Kimichi. Those thoughts were interrupted by another voice, that held hostility.
"Why didn't you send me with him mother?"
With a sigh the Shadow Queen crossed on leg over the other, her flowing black dress rubbing against her skin, and she placed her hand in a delicate fist under her chin looking at her second child.
"Takuma."
The pink haired girl came out from the shadows, her steel gray eyes shining in jealousy."You haven't answered my question mother."
The Queen narrowed her eyes and answered in an icy tone. "Zezaku wouldn't get impatient with a shy girl like Kimichi, Takuma."
The girl scoffed. "I still think I should've gone. I could've been his guard, there to watch his back in case he messed up."
The Shadow Queen sighed, exasperated a little. "Since you need something to do ever so desperately; go gather the shadows Takuma, they're getting a little rowdy."
Takuma narrowed her eyes, The Queen looked back with a daring expression and her daughter bowed. "Yes….my Queen." With that, she exited the throne room in a huff.
A slight laugh exited the Queen. "Such differences my children have."
Kimichi threw herself into her room shutting the door the door behind her and sliding down it, her chest rising and falling as she sobbed, the tears falling down her cheeks in hot streams.
"Am I really this wrong to want friends…?"
"Of course not Kimichi." Kimichi gasped and looked to her side to see a boy sitting on her bed. He had a smile on his lips. It was a nice smile, a smile that made her feel happy and safe.
His clothes here dark and tight to his skin, and he wore gloves.
"The others just don't understand how lonely you are."
Kimichi stood up slowly and she brushed away the wrinkles in her blue dress. Her anklet hung off her foot. The gems gleaming a little in the light.
The boy must have noticed for his attention was drawn to her foot. "That is a lovely piece of jewelry. Who gave it to you?" He hand his legs crossed and had his arm on his top leg, cradling his chin.
With a gulp Kimichi twisted her hands together, slightly embarrassed a little bit.
"Um…my mother gave it to me…when I was born. I used to just carry it around with me, but it when I was big enough I thought it would be a good on my ankle."
The boy nodded and looked at her with dark grass green eyes. "I am Zezaku by the way. It is a pleasure to meet you…?" He trailed off in a question, asking for her name.
"Kimichi." She answered. She giggled. "You must definitely not be made from my imagination. Most of my illusions know my name."
Zezaku laughed, Kimichi liked his laugh. "I assure you, I am NOT an illusion made by your imagination. I have a mother as well as you do."
Slowly and carefully Kimichi made her way over to Zezaku. "What…is your mother like…?"
Zezaku patted the space beside him. "I'll tell you different stories about her."
Kimichi hurried over and sat herself on her pink comforter and waited for him to begin.
Zezoku laughed. "Okay…where to start-"
Rose glared daggers in the back of Sora's head as he talked to Sarah, Snow and Lightening.
"No matter how much you stare they won't melt Rosey."
Rose snapped around at Yuuj and glared at him and huffed crossing her arms. "Well I can try can't I…?"
Yuuj sighed and shrugged, and inwarsly grinned at how she had let it slip that he had called her 'Rosey' "You do realize they have every right to ignore you?"
Rose pressed her lips into a line. "I only wanted them to realize what a conniving-"
Sora turned around with a cold stare at Rose, the room went silent.
"Never mind." She mumbled. She watched as he turned back around, and the conversation went on from wherever it had left off.
Maki looked around awkwardly before he made a resolution of what he wanted to do.
"I'm going to explore the mansion!" Announced Maki and he jumped up and began to exit the study.
Yuuj was left there alone with a steaming Rose, and he felt abandoned. What was he supposed to do?
"So..."
"So?" She responded heatedly.
"Where...do you come from?"
Her eyes narrowed and she huffed out. "None. Of. Your. Beeswax."
Well...this was getting halfway to nowhere.
Meanwhile Maki was happy that he had gotten out of that -accident waiting to happen- prone room.
He began his look around and was just amazed at how big this place was.
This mansion wasn't anything like the houses back on Gaia. This way something from out of a history text book or something….
The blond boy walked up the staircase in wonderment and he felt a tap on his shoulder. He jumped just about ten feet in the air and turned to see despair covering his mouth, trying to stifle his laughter...unsuccessfully.
"Hey…I meant to get your attention. Not make you jump out of your skin." he chuckled and Maki glared at him.
"Oh very funny."
Despair laughed some more and Maki relaxed.
Despair looked around and he whistled. "Now that I give this place a good look...it's actually pretty...big."
"Yeah...you probably could get lost just going to the bathroom!"
"Haha! Yeah...Come on. Let's go upstairs." Despair began his climb, and Maki shrugged, following his friend.
The way Maki looked at Despair, it almost seemed as though the dark haired boy had a certain goal in mind...but what on earth could it be?
"Hey Despair~" Maki cooed.
"Yea?" Answered the distracted boy. "You're looking for Kimichi~ Aren't you~" He grinned and blew on the back of despair's neck, causing the boy to jump and whirl around holding the back of his neck...Maki didn't miss the red that lined the cheeks of Despair.
"So what if I am...? We're also exploring aren't we?"
Maki shrugged and motioned that they could continue on with their quest.
The pair made their way down the hall, and Despair knocked on the doors and opened them...one of them had been a bathroom...but this bathroom had giant bubbles...like. Twice...maybe three times the size of Snow, kind of bubbles.
On other occasions they would be the odd room. Maki opened a door that had nearly beheaded him with a fribee, Despair opened a door that had the sounds of a rainforest coming from it.
Maki put his ear another door, and listened carefully. For some odd reason he was hearing a whistle...and a loud rushing noise. Curious he opened it up and Despair looked from behind Maki, and they shut the door immeadiiatly when they realized the room had a train coming straight for them.
Despair put his hand on yet another door handle. "Okay...maybe in this one there won't be something life threating like a squirrel trying to eat my face, or man eating plants."
Maki along the way had found a room full if pots and pans, so on his head was a pot, and he held a spatula.
Maki gave the nod to go ahead.
It was an empty stark white room..."Stay here Maki..." Despair walked into this one looking around curiously wondering what its purpose was, the shape of his mom formed and looked him up and down. Her eyes full of love.
"My sweet Despair..."
"Mom..." Despar said and reached out to his mother, she did not move any closer, but still had that smile on her face.
She looked him up and down inspecting her son. "Oh how you've grown...but you shouldn't be here Despair...keep going. You'll find her soon." His mother disappeared and Despair stared at the spot for a few minutes, backed up and closed the door.
Maki was balking. "Was that...was that...you MOM?" Maki began to babble and shake Despair who stopped him by hitting the back of his head.
"It was just an illusion room Maki." Despair gritted his teeth and moved onto the next room that contained a large roller coaster.
Maki paused and looked at Despair confused on how his mood could turn sour...only, He didn't see the tears that Despair was shedding.
Zezaku had told Kimichi a few stories, most of them were fabricated, from dreams he had, had when he was younger. The mother that he knew was loving, yet cold. He loved her and would do anything for her, Zezaku hadn't even realized he had told Kimichi this, but when he did she smiled and listened very intently and closely.
After all this she was beginning to doze off. She was leaning against him with her eyes half closed.
The girl was mumbling nonsense, he was sure she thought was one of her own stories, He looked down at her and brushed some hair out of her eyes, with a solemn expression. Why does mother want her so badly?
His thoughts were shaken when he sensed people coming towards the room, Softly Zezaku took Kimichi's face into his hands to try and make her focus.
"Kimichi...I must leave now..." The large tired eyes were hazy and she pouted, and latched onto Zezaku and cuddle up to him.
Zezaku smiled. "You really are like a child..."He wasn't lying. She might be a teenager, but her having the ability to control her surrounding, she still looked like a child, with a child's mindset.
He took a hand away from her face and concentrated on his palm. In it, he created a wind instrument.
"When you're sad and alone, just play any tune on this instrument...and I will come to help you feel better. Alright?"
Kimichi looked up and saw the intrument and took it in her hand gently turning it around. He smiled and layed the girl down, having freed himself from her other hand. She was clutching to the instrument, and her eyes closed to sleep, but she tried to keep them open. "Zezaku...?"
"Yes Kimichi...?"
"Thank you..." She whispered and her eyes closed, her breaths evening out showing that sleep had cradled the child.
He looked her over and a hint of a smile played at his lips.
He then went to the wall with the portal that had brought him here, and entered it, just as the door opened.
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