Yume No Haru: Heir
(A/N: breaking this into maybe two to three parts. Thank you very much for your reviews.)
Chapter 8: The Journey (part I)
"Secchan," Konoka kept saying as she dreamed about Setsuna. In her dream, she saw her beloved calling her, trying to reach her. But something kept pulling Konoka away. Konoka kept mumbling Setsuna's name as her friends, kept an eye on the sleeping girl.
Negi and Asuna, sat in the living room talking to one another. "She's been through a lot," Negi said looking at Asuna's concerned face. "Yeah," Asuna replied "Still, can't believe Setsuna's gone. In a way, Konoka grown a bit just thinking about the way she talk to her grand father." Negi nodded, "that's true. Good thing that she talked to him."
Flashback
(knock knock)
"Come in," Konoemon said, he was sitting looking out the window. He had so much remorse about Setsuna. He
did not expect that something like this would happen. Beside losing Setsuna, whom he consider a family. Konoka hated him. He kept his focus out in horizon, until he heard Konoka calling him.
"Grandpa?" Konoka said, she wasn't as mad as before. But, her voice didn't portrait any anger.
Konoemon turned around to see his granddaughter and Asuna by her side. He tried to examine the girl, "Yes, Konoka. How can I help you?"
Konoka said, "I wanted to apologize for earlier for screaming at you, I haven't completely forgiven you. But, you're my grandfather and I still love you." Konoka then turn around and was ready to leave.
"Konoka..." Konoemon said, showing a sign of weakness. Konoka turned around a looked at him, he didn't seem like the stern and serious guy that he usually is. He looked hurt. Konoemon continued, "I am sorry."
Konoka looked at him, and saw that he was being sincere, she nodded at him and left. Asuna watched the interaction between them, in a way she thought that they had changed roles. Asuna soon followed Konoka out and back to there dorm.
End of flashback
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Meanwhile, Natsuru was in his dorm. He headed to the kitchen, while still carrying his backpack. He was lucky to have a private room. He had spoken to his leader, and started to make plans to win over Konoka. At her weak state, I'll be able to win her over. I'll try to support her and understanding and once I get the chance to kiss her, I'll suck her dry out of her magic. Soon, I'll be the most powerful mage and I'll be able to fulfill my promise. I won't need to listen to no one. But I need to be careful around her friends. From the kitchen he looked around his room, and was looking for a perfect place to hide something dear to him. He took it out of his book back. It was a box and he placed it under his bed. "Once I get this power, just you wait... soon." He thought to himself as he kept his focus on the box.
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In the library world it has been already 52 days, since Sakura came to that world. Eyuki had been teaching her how to hold her Ki in place, to be able to teleport and perform some magic spell. Still, Sakura wasn't as good. Little by little some memories start to come come to her. Like things she liked to do, such as hearing music, day dreaming. But sometimes, when no one looked she felt something was missing. Sakura would clutch her chest as if it would be in pain. Although, Eyuki was hard on her and always nagged her. Sakura started to understand her a bit, sometimes you could see them exchanging smiles.
"Sakura!" Eyuki called, she was with her close friend Mai. Mai laughed at Eyuki. Eyuki looked at her with her eyebrow up, "What are you laughing at?"
Mai smirk and said, "You of course... Who else?" Mai was sitting on the bench near the pond. While Eyuki sat on the porch of white house. "Why?" Eyuki seemed annoyed.
"Because ever since that girl came, you seem lively!" Mai said still laughing. She noticed that Eyuki blushed and looked the other way.
"W-what!? Sakura???" Eyuki said, but suddenly her attention was on the figure who ran toward her. It was the girl, whom she has started training. And for some reason,was becoming fond of and yet mean to her.
"See, you can't even keep your eyes away from her," Mai said rising from the bench and heading towards her friend, "you know that you like her." Mai whispered as she passed her friend and went inside.
Eyuki continued to blush, and thought to herself. "Me! Like Sakura??? NO way, I'm not like that. Why would I? She annoying, and always back talk. I mean of course that we get along when we fight and train. But... like her?"
"Hey!? He---llo? Earth to Yuki!" Sakura said, she wonder why her master was spacing out. "If you don't snap out of it, I'll go with Kyo and train."
"Shud it! And stop calling me Yuki." Eyuki crossed her arms, "now, you have a new mission. Apparently, there has been missing people from the village up north. And, it seems that whoever they are currently are targeting young women. Go with Kyo and find out what's going on."
"Why should I go, err.I should be training!" Sakura said, she was not happy. It's been a while since Eyuki started to let her know little bit about her past. "Shouldn't you be telling more about me!"
"I will tell you more, if you do what I ask you to do!" Eyuki said glaring at Sakura.
"You know sometimes, you are hard to read. Yu-ki." Sakura said, trying to irritate Eyuki more. Eyuki looked at the younger woman, and couldn't help to look at Sakura's figure. Her hair was a bit longer, and she seemed a bit more toned. But, she gah somethings she wanted to beat her up. Eyuki got up and dashed to Sakura, her plan was to get even with the white haired girl. Unfortunately, Sakura was getting better at Eyuki's random attacks and as Eyuki tried to grab Sakura's arm to lock her down and push her to the floor. Sakura did a reversal, but had tripped over a hole and both Eyuki and Sakura were face to face. This made Eyuki blush, "Damn it Sakura, get off me!"
Sakura laughed, "hahaha, you should see you're face. Anyways, " Sakura said as she looked away. "If I finish this mission, would you tell me my name?"
Eyuki looked at the the young woman, who suddenly got serious. For some reason, she didn't want Sakura to go away, but she knew that she couldn't lie to Sakura. "I'll tell your name, but remember the faster you do your work the faster you could go home!" Eyuki said, but this time she smiled and winked at Sakura.
Sakura blush mildly, and thought to herself, "why does this seem familiar?" The golden eye woman looked away and said, "I will. I'm going to get Kyo." She started to walk and then turned around and look at Eyuki, "I wanted to thank you. For being a mentor, and a friend." And Sakura left, leaving babble Eyuki.
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(A/N: Omg can you believe it! Eyuki is starting to like and they have the rest of the year to get to know each other. But what's gong on with Natsuru's box and what would happen to Konoka??