魔女の冒険 Majo no Bouken
by kawaii-witch181
A/N : Mou. My Beta Reader hasn't log in yet so sorry about the grammatical errors and stuff. Haha, I just noticed…I really have grammatical errors in chapter 1 & 2… I learned my lesson. I'll re-read it after typing! But, But! I hope you like this chapter, ne? I really have fun writing this! ;D And I change the name of the world where Broom-chan came from, it's now called the Mahou no Majo Realm (Magical Witch Realm). MMR or just Realm for short. Hmm..about the RyoSaku scenes...maybe it will appear in the future chapters...I'm not sure in what chapter, maybe when Kiyomi finally met the regulars.. who knows? ;D just keep on reading~!
/ blah blah / - thoughts
"blah blah" – conversation
Prince of Tennis © Konomi Takeshi
Recap:
As soon as Kiyomi paid for the ingredients, the two of them walk home together, visiting the pet shop courtesy of Eiji.
~End
Chapter Three – Trouble
-8 P.M, Kiyomi's Bedroom-
"Yomichan-sama, I'll be away for a week. I have to return to the Realm tonight. There are things I have to do there. But, even though I'm away, don't forget to study your lessons. And work on your potions. I will check it when I get back. Saa, I'll be going now. Oyasumi Yomichan-sama." Broom-chan said, going in the portal which suddenly appeared on the wall.
Bright light blinded Kiyomi for a second. And before she knew it, it was gone, leaving her all alone in her room.
"Hmmm…It will be kind of lonely if Broom-chan is not here. Oh well. I have to do now the flying potion. After all, I'll give Eiji-kun some of it."
Kiyomi took her wand inside the drawer. With one wave of it, her room changed in a potion-making style. Her bed changed into a wide table, with vial and containers on it. Many shelves appeared. The half for the potions and the other half for the books and the manuals. A black cauldron near her glass window appeared in which the moonlight shines. A full body mirror is also set near the table.
She wore a coat that is similar to a laboratory coat to protect her dress from blemishes. She then got the book entitled: Flying Potions Volume 5 and began reading its contents.
"Kiyomi, you forgot your -"
Kiyomi look at her mother in horror. Her mother had just discovered that she's a witch! Uh-oh!
"-books in the living room." Her mother finished. And then placed the said books in Kiyomi's table and took her leave as if she has seen nothing.
"Huh?" Kiyomi managed to say.
"Maybe Broom-chan cast a spell in the door if ever I will change my room. I'll just ask her when she gets back." Kiyomi shrugged and began preparing the ingredients she and Eiji bought earlier.
-In the black cauldron, she added the lavender herbs in the boiling water. Three drops of lotus and poppy flower essences were soon added plus 1/3 cup of cocoa butter, too. Kiyomi began stirring it counter clockwise with a ladle. After several seconds, she took a glance to the recipe book. After thirty seconds of stirring, the Cinquefoil & Hemp herbs were also mixed. After the one tablespoon of beeswax, rose and chamomile essences were soon added (two drops of it).
/ Oh! I need to chant this spell ./
"Ancient Moons, lend me your power.
Bring me peace this very hour.
I call upon your strength & might,
Bless me success on this secret night."
/ I then shall add two drops of each essential oil (sandalwood and jasmine) to it. And start stirring again for another 15 seconds & it will be done! /
"Phew! Finally, I'm done!" Kiyomi said, pouring the content of the newly-made potion in a vial. She then placed it on a test-tube like rack after labeling it. She also placed the recipe book back on the shelf.
Snap!
Kiyomi snapped her fingers….but… nothing happened.
/ Mou…And I actually thought I'd finally learned the snapping spell Broom-chan taught me. /
She sighed but was then followed by a yawn. One wave of her wand brought her bedroom back. She threw herself on her bed & instantly went to dreamland.
*-Next Morning-*
Kring! Kring! Her alarm clock practically jumped due to annoyance but Kiyomi doesn't have any plans to wake up.
"Ugh…Shut up, clock-san!" She groaned and hit the alarm clock with a pillow. Silence ensued.
-Minutes Later-
"Gyaaa! I'll be late!" She said, bolting up and began preparing her quick bath.
/ Maybe, I should make a potion to make my alarm clock come to life and I should learn the time freezing spell, too. / Kiyomi thought.
After taking a bath, she quickly changed to her Seigaku uniform. She took her wand and stuffed it inside her school bag and proceeded downstairs.
"Ohayou kaa-chan~!" She greeted happily as she sat in front of the table and then began eating her breakfast which consists of okayu (rice porridge) with natto (fermented soy beans) on top. For the side dishes, tamagoyaki (japanese rolled omelet) with grated daikon radish on the side & umeboshi (pickled ume plums) that were cooked by her mother, Satsuki Ayame.
"Ohayou, dear. Last night, I brought your books in your room. I placed it in your table. Odd, I thought I saw a different scenario but in the blink of an eye, all I saw was your room. And I found you in your bed, fast sleep." Her mother told her in a thinking expression.
"Ummm…Maybe you're just tired kaa-chan, that's why you're seeing things." Kiyomi convinced her mother.
"Hehe…Maybe you're right, dear."
As Kiyomi finished her breakfast, she glanced at the clock. It's 8:15 A.M.!
/I have to hurry! Only fifteen minutes more before the bell rings./
"Gochisousama. I have to go now, kaa-chan. Your cooking is as delicious as ever.!" Kiyomi said, running out of the door after kissing her mother on the cheeks and saying "Ittekimasu!"
As she started her merry walk to school, she saw the brunette tensai and the acrobatic player of Seigaku's tennis team in the distance. They were looking at something at the bush. Out of curiosity, she went to them and also took a look at the bush.
"meow~!"
/ Oh it's a kitten. It's color is snow white with chocolate brown spots, how cute! / She picked it up and cuddled it.
"Hoi Hoi! It's Yomi-chan! Ohayou ~nya! You like cats, too?" Eiji asked.
"Hai." Kiyomi nodded.
"Looks like someone abandoned it here." Fuji guessed.
"Oh! Ohayou gozaimasu. Gomen. I forgot to greet you two a good morning." Kiyomi smiled.
"No need to apologize, Satsuki-san"
"Ne..ne, what should we do? Little neko here can't be left alone. She's too little for the adventures of life ~nya!" Eiji voiced out his concern as he pet the little kitten's head.
"I'll take care of her." Kiyomi volunteered.
"But the teachers won't let you bring it to class." Eiji reasoned.
"Saa, we can just not tell them, ne? And beside they are not checking our bags." Fuji said.
"Sou. Demo, I'll still bring her to the infirmary. Nurse-san can take care of her for awhile."
"Then let's go now, ~nya!" Eiji picked up the kitten from Kiyomi's grasp and proceeded to walk ahead.
"Eiji is so full of energy, ne?" Fuji started a conversation.
"Sou desu." Kiyomi said.
"And you're such a silent person Satsuki-san."
Kiyomi choose not to answer him. She just kept her stare ahead.
/ Sometimes, he's so nosy about others. I have to remind myself to be careful around him. Hmmm…and being nosy is contagious, too. / Kiyomi smiled as she stared at the red haired & the tensai's back. Apparently, the brunette joined his teammate after she didn't answer his previous statement.
When the three of them reached the Seigaku grounds, Kiyomi excused herself and went to the infirmary with the little kitty in her arms. The two (Fuji and Eiji) went ahead to their class. Eiji wanted to go with her but Kiyomi insisted to go alone.
-Infirmary-
"Ohayou gozaimasu, Satsuki-san. What can I do for you?" The nurse asked when Kiyomi opened the door.
"Ah, ohayou to you, too, Nurse-san. Can you.. ummm…look after this little neko here for a while.? I found it at the bush earlier and I can't have the heart to live it there all alone. I promise I'll get her after school." Kiyomi clasped her hands together.
The nurse chuckled. "It's been awhile since you ask me a favor. Sure. I'll look after her. And I'll feed her too."
"Domo Arigatou~! I'll go now, nurse-san..Ja ne!" Kiyomi bowed and went out of the infirmary.
~Class 3-6
As the sliding door opened, Kiyomi noticed that no teacher is in sight inside their classroom.
"Ne, where's sensei?" She asked the tensai after reaching her seat.
"He hasn't come in yet."
"Oh."
"Yomi-chan! How's neko-chii?"
"She's fine, Nurse-san will feed her for the meantime."
After Kiyomi answered the question, Eiji pulled her into the corner.
"Ne, have you finished the flying potion ~nya?"
This question came in a whisper. Again, curiosity struck Fuji but instead of forcing the redhead to tell him their secret, he just let them talk.
/ I think their conversation is so important but I do wonder, when and why did they become so close. /
"Hai,though…I didn't know the results just yet. Broom-chan was away. She went to the realm last night and she said that she'll be back after a week."
"Realm?"
"Yup, it's the name of the magical world, Mahou no Majo realm. It's also where Broom-chan and the other witches live. I went to that place once, but never had the chance to go there again. It's really cool there though I haven't remembered some of the scenery. Ya know, the sparkling rivers there taste like soda, with different flavors that depend on your mood. It's really delicious! And you can eat the clouds too. Haha, I really miss that place so much."
"Awww..I want to go there too, ~nya.. It sounds like a fun place! Ne, can I try the flying potion, can I..can I?"
"Demo…"
"Onegai..~nya" Eager eyes kept on staring at Kiyomi.
"Fine, but don't blame me if something happens to you." Kiyomi replied sounding unsure.
"Hai, hai! I want to experience flying in the wind, too~" Eiji grinned.
"Okay then, I'll give it to you later at recess." She smiled.
"Let's go to the rooftop again ~nya" Eiji suggested.
"Hai.!"
The two of them then took their seat. Same things were being done by their classmates. Minutes later, their sensei arrived and the lesson proceeded.
-Time Skip: Rooftop (Recess)-
Kiyomi managed to sneak out the wand from the eyes of her classmates. Eiji followed her later. If they went to the rooftop together, it will surely raise suspicions.
"Let my spell be spread on air.
Nothing may my wish impair.
Open the door for me.
As I chant, so mote it be."
Eiji watched in amusement as Kiyomi chanted and waved her wand like an aesthetic witch. Soon, a wooden entryway magically appeared in front of them.
"Sugoi, ~nya" Eiji exclaimed, as the potion room came into view when Kiyomi opened the door.
"Let me find the flying potion first, you can roam around if you want." Kiyomi said, walking to a table and looking at the labels of the vials in a rack. She carefully examined it before proceeding to the next one.
"I can?"
"Of course, suit yourself. Just be careful on handling some of the potions, okay."
The red-haired lad looked at each paraphernalia he came across. He keeps on saying, 'sugoi', 'kakoi', et cetera. To sum it up, he acts like a five-year old kid who went to the amusement park for the first time.
/ Too many books, I feel like when I will turn it to the other page, it's going to be ripped easily. Hmm…Let's see what's Yomi-chan's doing ~nya. / He stopped his merry tour after several seconds. His last destination? Oh, just across Kiyomi (in the table).
"I'm sure it's beside these." He heard Kiyomi mumbled. Out of boredom (& partly curiosity), he found himself examining the vials, too.
/ This one looks like strawberry juice. And it says, 'Drink Me and Know' / Eiji picked a random vial, he sniffed it after taking off the wooden cap.
/ Smells like pancakes ~nya. /
After that thought, he placed it back. He's going to pick another vial again…but…
"Mou…I somehow got the urge to drink that so badly." He mumbled and picked it up again. He averted his gaze to his mint-haired companion.
She's still busy looking at the rack, on the other side of the table by this time. Without any other thoughts, Eiji gulped it down.
/ It doesn't taste that bad, though it really has a weird taste. /
"I finally found it, Eiji-kun." Kiyomi said happily. She showed him the vial having the label, Flying Potion = Experimental. She blinked. Twice. Thrice.
"Why do you suddenly have whiskers?" Her eyebrows knitted together in confusion.
"Hontou?" Eiji began feeling the said whiskers near his mouth but soon started to lick his hand and rubbing it to his cheeks.
"And…why are you…acting like a cat?"
"~nya. But I always act like a cat."
"Yeah you do but not the physical actions like licking your hand. People in the right mind won't do that you know. What did you drink!" Suspicious eyes stared at Eiji.
"ummm…"
"what?"
"..It's the vial who says 'Drink Me and Know'."
"Nani! M-Masaka!...!" Kiyomi read the label on the rack to where the vial was placed. She face palmed.
"Potions that are placed on this rack are made with a purpose to turn humans or material things to animals…But…that, which you just drank is not yet fully ready. Just like the flying potion I have made last night. We don't know the effects and how long it will last. You see, we didn't try it to anything yet. Heck, I'm not the one who made that. Broom-chan did. As far as I know, no antidote is available yet. Mou." Kiyomi explained.
"Demo!" Eiji protested.
Kiyomi became more worried on the sight in front of her. Eiji slowly changed into a pink cat. But the bandaged on his cheek remained. [Just imagine the neko Eiji in the chibi tenipuri family.]
"Why are you so tall and big all of a sudden ~nya?"
Kiyomi heaved a sigh. "It's because you turned into a cat, Eiji-kun."
"EH!"
Neko Eiji looked in front of a mirror. "D-demo, why pink?"
"I don't know. Maybe, because of the color of the potion. You're such a pain sometimes, Eiji-kun."
"G-gomen. I didn't mean to cause you any trouble, Yomi-chan." (slightly hurt)
"I know…Don't worry. I didn't mean it to sound bad. I guess I'll have to take care of you for the meantime." Kiyomi pet him in the head and smiled. Eiji unconsciously blushed.
Suddenly, neko Eiji run out of the rooftop door.
/ I know this smell ~nya! It's eel sushi! /
Kiyomi having no choice but to follow him, went out of the potion room door and closed it. Soon, it disappeared completely.
"Chotto!" She yelled and also run out of the rooftop.
Along the corridor, Eiji turned into a corner and so was Kiyomi.
"Fujiko! Give me eel sushi ~nya!" Eiji called after seeing Fuji holding some sushi. Apparently, Eiji forgot that he's a cat now. Fuji stared at neko Eiji like he just saw a paranormal activity in front of him.
"Saa,, I must be hallucinating. I heard this cat talk awhile ago. And I heard Eiji's voice."
/ But, a pink cat isn't normal at all. And it has a bandaged on its cheek like Eiji /
"Oi, Eiji-kun! Stop running away! I have to change you back to normal you know." Kiyomi panted, not noticing Fuji.
"Demo, I smelled eel sushi ~nya. I want one." Eiji demanded.
"Saa...this cat is Eiji?" Fuji asked unsurely.
"Hai, I'm Eiji ~nya!" Eiji answered happily.
"No, he's not." Kiyomi argued.
"Don't worry Yomi-chan! Fujiko can be trusted."
Kiyomi sighed. / I have been found out again. Why is life so unfair? It's so frustrating. /
"But how?" Fuji asked
"He, -pointing to Eiji accusingly- drank a potion because of curiosity. And it turned him to a cat." Kiyomi explained.
"Potion? You're a… witch?"
"Yup! She's a witch ~nya! Sugoi ne?"
"Demo, how will you turn back Eiji to normal?"
"I don't know yet, maybe I'll try to make an antidote tonight. That means, Eiji-kun can't play tennis for a while, Fuji-san."
"Eh! No tennis ~nya? But! But!"
"If Eiji can't play tennis, our teammates will notice it soon. We have no choice but to tell them what happened." The tensai suggested.
"Sou.." Kiyomi's face showed a worried expression.
"Daidyoubu, Yomi-chan. They are kind, too. They are not that bad, that's why they are our friends!"
"Arigatou, Eiji-kun, Fuji-san. Thanks for your help."
"Saa. This would be interesting. I had the chance to know your secret Satsuki-san." Fuji smiled.
/ Somehow, I felt like this will be one of his blackmailing materials in the future. / Kiyomi thought, sensing an odd aura coming out of the tensai. More like a sadistic thought is making its way to the tensai's mind.
"So! Everything's settled ~nya! Let's go back to class."
~End of chapter
A/N: Btw, I have a message to all the authors out there.. Don't get discouraged and eventually stop writing your fanfics if someone just flame you. At least you're doing your very best to improve in writing. That's what matters.. ;D So, Ganbatte~!and to all reviewers out there...don't flame too much! It kind of hurt ya know.. ^^
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Matta ne~!