A/N: It's been a while since I have updated...and there's this upcoming test at February 2...or 4, I'm not sure. XD Thanks for the peeps who reviewed! They are: Suryasree, Satomika and Radcliffe-dreams. :D
Errors and spelling mistakes are mine...and I've noticed 2 minutes ago that while typing these things, I keep on misspelling words. For example, 'have' turned out 'hate' and 'example' turned out as 'exaple'. Seriously, what is happening with me?
And, just a reminder guys, the first few scenes are...POVs. (Point of view) I hope you don't get confused. :D Sorry if you think there's OOCs here.
EDITED: April 2012
Chapter 4: What The Hell
Where am I?
I'm...trapped inside a...a well?
The water's slowly rising, it reaches to my shoulders. I know I'm gonna drown soon, I want to get out of here but...how?
A few more seconds pass and I didn't even notice that the water was reaching my chin. I kept on shouting for help but no one came to save me...
"Miss...Sa...miss Sayaka..."
I heard a faint sound calling for my name and as I open my eyes, I found out that it was Shiori who was at my bedside.
"Goodness! I was so worried when I found you lying on the floor yesterday! It's 11AM right now and you have slept for 16 hours." I could sense Shiori was panicking because she actually said those words with no stopping, which surprised me and made me forgot that I actually just had a weird dream.
"We were so worried about you. Mrs. Kirihara didn't want to leave your side but unfortunately, she had to go on a business trip earlier this morning. What happened, Miss Sayaka?"
"Well, I just felt like sleeping on the floor." I uttered this in the most serious face I could make.
"In that exaggerated unconscious pose?"
"Of course not, duhh. My head just started spinning while I was climbing the stairs so I fell down. That's it, nothing to worry about, really." I gave her a big smile to assure her I was just fine.
"Oh! And this may seem rude but will you please quit calling me 'Miss Sayaka'? 'Sayaka' or just 'Kisa' would be fine, I don't like too much formality."
"Okay, I'll just call you 'Kisa' just like the old days an...h-how did you know that secret nickname? Not even your mother knows! Wait...did you get your memory back after your fall?" The distance of our faces were soon only centimeters apart with her hands on my shoulders. This sudden action surprised me but I closed my eyes to collect myself. The maid is panicking again. I wonder if she doesn't get heart attacks for panicking and exaggerating things too much.
"No, I haven't." I shrugged her hands off and got off the bed. I opened the nearest closet to look for clothes but all I saw were dresses...dresses, dresses and dresses. Gosh, I'm not that girly so what the hell are a bunch of girly dresses doing there? But anyway, no one really cares. I'll probably get used to wearing those after a couple of months more.
I looked back at Shiori and found her starting to wipe a furniture. She probably sensed my staring at her that she stared back and asked, "Do you need something, Kisa?"
"Yeah, but I just forgot what..." I laughed. Why is it I always forget things? Then, it hit me. "Shiori?" She looked at me with a smile that was telling me to continue what I was going to say.
"How long have you been a maid here?" Okay. That's not what I really wanted to ask but I was trying to make sure if she was here when I was 19.
"I started working here when I was 18 so that would mean...4 years?"
"Hmm...so do you know what happened here 3 years ago? Because I found this purple diary in the attic...some pages were torn and I didn't know who to ask so I figured you could help. You're my best friend, according to the diary. Please tell me what happened."
"Diary? You went inside the attic?" Her eyes practically jumped out of their sockets as I slipped. Urgh, this is going to be troublesome.
"I did and I'm sorry, but I need to know what happened. You're the only one who can tell me." I looked at her in the eyes hoping she'll be kind enough to tell the truth. Everything.
"I can't."
She said it firmly, like getting on my knees and begging her won't be able to change her decision. I don't know why but it feels as if she's betraying me by not telling. As a teardrop fell from my eye, I couldn't help but turn to the wall behind me and punch it. I shouted 'why!' and 'I want to know the truth!' over and over and as I did, more tears escaped.
"I'm sorry but I really can't..." And with that, Shiori ran away.
I sat on the floor thinking of what to do. Should I apologize? Or should I just let it like that for a while and let the incident die? Well...I chose the latter. I went to the bathroom to take a nice, cold bath to cool myself down.
- - - T - o - F - u - u - - -
"Detective Franken, have you found any clues yet?" Yes, for some reason the sound effects of 'The Incredibles' could be heard in the background as this conversation went on.
"Not yet, Detective Hanabishi. But I swear if you call me with that name again, you'll find yourself flying 100 feet in the air like your fireworks."
"Hey! I thought we agreed to each other that I'll call you 'Detective Franken' and you'll call me 'Detective Hanabishi'?"
Before the two members of the idiot brigade could start their bickering, Tokiya interrupted in a serious tone. "You two, get serious. Stop messing around and continue doing your job."
"Yes, Boss Mika-chan!"
"D-domon...Recca...I told you NOT to call me that..." Tokiya was getting pissed because of the two. It seemed like they were just fooling around and weren't really serious when they said they'll help. He badly wanted to kill them right away but he just stayed cool and wiped the 'I'll kill them' thought off his mind.
"Okay, okay Mikagami. But you know, the nickname suits you...wahahahaha" Recca laughed and ran away with Domon following suit. Tokiya could only sigh. He knew that the two idiots were only doing it to cheer him up and he was thankful for that, but he wished they spent that extra energy on searching for Fuuko instead.
He looked around and found Koganei politely asking an old woman at a bus stop. It was a good thing that Koganei was really helping and wasn't with the two idiots or else he'll have a lump in the head.
When it was finally time for serious time, Domon knocked on a nearby apartment's door. It was opened by a lady and Domon proceeded to show her a picture of Fuuko, asking if she had seen her.
On the other hand, Recca just opened trash cans and was shouting 'Fuuko, are you there!' as if he's really going to find Fuuko there. Yanagi and Ganko was pasting 'Missing' posters and giving some away to a few people.
The gang continued this for another 4 exhausting hours but no luck. The answers that came back were the same, 'No, I haven't seen her'. The fact that the summer festival was 3 days from now wasn't helping either. Every person in the street were either busy or uncooperative.
"It's just the first day. We're not giving up." Stated Tokiya as the Hokage gathered in front of the Hanabishi's.
Everyone followed with 'Yeah, let's call it a day!' and 'I'm so exhausted!' as everyone entered the house.
"Recca, can you go to the supermarket and buy some vegetables? I forgot it yesterday."
"Okay." Recca took the paper from Yanagi and read what's written. "Carrots, potatoes, onions...eggplant." Eggplant. It reminds him of Fuuko, not only because of her hair color but because it's the only vegetable she really hates.
"I'll go now." Recca said as he gave Yanagi a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Okay, be careful."
- - - T - o - F - u - u - - -
Recca was on his way home now that he finished buying the vegetables Yanagi needed. "Hime..." And Recca began to daydream about his princess, Yanagi. All their hard work and efforts to stop Mori Kouran from taking her away wasn't wasted. They went through hardships and many challenges but in the end, they all got their happy ending.
"Ah!"
Recca, upon seeing he accidentally bumped someone, helped her stand up and apologized. "Oh, sorry miss, I wasn't looking where I was...Fuuko? 'Morning! Where's Domon?" Recca proceeded to talk to 'Fuuko' casually that he didn't notice the current inconsistency happening before his eyes.
The said 'Fuuko' with girly clothes just gave him an odd look. "Good Morning, umm, excuse me? I have to go..." The lady ran and left Recca who was standing there with his jaw slightly dropped.
"What's wrong with her? Ah, never mind. I gotta hurry, Hime may be waiting for these vegetables." He whistled as he ran off.
"I'm home. Hime, I bought the vegetables..." Recca uttered while taking his shoes off at the gates.
"Oh, welcome home." Yanagi took them and went straight to the kitchen. A few minutes later Recca joined Koganei on the couch who was busy watching TV. " 'Morning, Recca-niichan."
" 'Morning." Recca was about to rest his head on the couch when he jerked back up and shouted, "You wouldn't believe what I saw!"
Koganei, who got startled of Recca's sudden outburst, fell off his seat. "There's no need to shout! What did you see?"
Recca stood up and narrated, "While on my way home, I ran into Fuuko! And you know what, she was wearing a girly dress! It's pink...with some bows in it...kinda like your outfits 3 years ago, Hime."
While Recca continued blabbing, both Yanagi and Koganei just stared at him with their jaws dropped. "Yeah, and, and when I greeted her, she just gave me this odd look...and..."
After a pause, he continued, "Hime? ...Did I just say I ran into Fuuko?"
Yanagi and Koganei nodded in response. The 3 stared at each other for a few seconds, then shouted in unison.
"AH!"
- - - To Be Continued - - -
And, in the Japanese manga, Recca sometimes calls Domon 'Franken'. I don't know why though. XD And about the "opening trash cans and shouting 'Fuuko, are you there!" it's...you know, I got it from the anime. It was when Fuuko got sucked by Magensha's Jigenkai Gyoku and Recca said he'll search for her. My classmate also did that when he was searching for his friend and I lol'd so hard. :D
About Fuuko 'hating' eggplants, she said it herself in the manga when she got trapped in Mori's mansion and there were 3 buttons. She was praying to God and Buddha to 'guide' her and she mentioned that "I'll eat even the eggplants that I hate". But this part was translated wrong in the scanlation. xD
R - E - V - I - E - W
That's the best thing you can give me now that I need something to make me happy.