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Chapter 6
Four days have passed and Mikado felt like he wanted to just stay at his apartment for the rest of the week. Unfortunately for him, that wasn't going to happen anything time soon. After Shizuo and Izaya found out about Mikado's secret, they have been sticking to him like glue ever since. Whenever school ended, either Shizuo or Izaya would be waiting for him by the school gates. They would then follow him to his part-time job and stayed with him until they walked him back to his apartment. To make sure that nobody would try to mug or attack Mikado.
Mikado lets out a sigh and glances at the calendar that he bought two months ago. The calendar showed that the month was March, and the number 19 was marked with a red X. The number 21 was circled in red with the words 'Dread birthday' written in red. 'Only two more days…' Mikado thought dismally as he sets up his futon.
It wasn't that Mikado hated his birthday. It was just the fact that his parents and grandparents, just had to invite a lot of people to his birthday party. It was a good thing then that his 16th birthday party was going to be the last party his parents and grandparents were going to hold. One of the few benefits the birthday parties had was that he could see his friends, that he haven't seen in a while.
Once he was done setting up his futon. Mikado was about to crawl into his futon when his cell phone ringed. 'Who could be calling at this time of night?' Mikado thought as he grabbed his cell phone and pressed the answer button.
"Moshi moshi?" Mikado asked.
"Mikado, this is your okaa-san." Raine replied.
Mikado raised an eyebrow; why would his mother be calling at this time in the night? "Okaa-san, is there something you need?" Mikado inquired.
"Yes there is, tomorrow I need you to go to Mahou Machi. To get me some things, don't worry about paying for the items though because they have already been paid for." Raine stated.
"Oh and your otou-san will also pick you up, since the next day will be your birthday." Raine also added.
"What are the things you need, okaa-san?" Mikado asked as he grabbed a notepad and pen.
"I need you to go to Shizen no Zairyou Apothecary to pick up some potion ingredients, Utsukushii Wangetsu to pick up some clothes I ordered, and Sophia's wand shop." Raine said.
"Is that it?" Mikado asks and writes down the places, that his mother wanted him to go to.
"Yes, that should be it Mikado." Mikado heard his mother replied as he finished writing down where he needed to go to tomorrow.
"Okay then, I'll see tomorrow then okaa-san." Mikado said and both he and his mother said 'goodbye' to each other. Mikado then puts down his red cell phone on a small table that had a black computer on it. 'It's a good thing that I don't have to go to school in the morning.' Mikado thought and checks the Dollars forum one last time, before going to bed.
Unbeknownst to Mikado, a familiar black haired Shinjuku informant was eavesdropping on him.
The next day when Mikado woke up, the first thing he did was call Masaomi. "So you're going to Mahou Machi?" Masaomi asked.
"That's right," Mikado replied as he slung a white massager bag over his left shoulder blade.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Masaomi asked a bit worried.
"No, I think I'll be fine by myself." Mikado then grabs a hooded white cloak and puts it in the bag.
"Are you going to call Izaya and Shizuo-san?" Mikado paused when he heard Masaomi's question.
"…No, I'm not going to call them. Masaomi…I better go now since I have a train to catch." Mikado replied and said 'goodbye' to Masaomi before he pressed the end button on his cell phone.
Masaomi stared at cell phone. He couldn't help but be a bit worried. It wasn't like Mikado couldn't protect himself magically, physically however was another story. Even though magical Japan and magical North America were more lax when it came to its laws, that doesn't mean that the Muggles (with the exception of the ones that possess powers) have to find out about the Magical World.
'Maybe I should follow Mikado…' Masaomi pondered. He was about to ponder some more, when the sound of the door bell interrupted him. Raising his eyebrows in confusion, Masaomi walked to his door and opens it. He then almost had a heart attack when he saw who his victors were. Lo and behold right in front of Masaomi himself, were none other than Shizuo and Izaya.
Masaomi paled at the sight of Ikebukuro's psychotic legends. The only thing that was going through his mind was, 'Am I going to die young?' reaping itself over and over again. Masaomi gulped and tried to remain calm, "Shizuo-san...Izaya, what are you guys doing here?" he asked nervously.
"Do you know where Mikado's going?" Izaya asked. Masaomi relaxed a bit, but raised one of his eyebrows at Izaya. "Why do you want to know?" Masaomi inquired.
"I heard that Mikado was going to this 'Mahou Machi' place and thought you can tell us the location of this place or…" Izaya turned to Shizuo and on cue the blond cracks his knuckles, "We can force it out of you." Izaya said with a sadist grin on his lips.
Masaomi inwardly wince, 'Why did Mikado have to grab Izaya's and Shizuo-san's attention..?' he thought grimly.
Now Masaomi had a chose. He could tell the two men where the location of Mahou Machi was and go with them, or he could not tell them where Mahou Machi was and…Masaomi shivered at the thought of what the two men would do to him if he didn't tell them the location. So he chose the first opinion, "Alright I'll tell the two of you the location of Mahou Machi, on the condition that I also come." Masaomi stated and both men nod at him.
Mikado paid for his train ticket and silently waits for the train to arrive. Mikado looks down at the train ticket that had the words 'Sayama, Saitama' on it. Mikado sighs and pulls out his cell phone.
Unbeknownst to him was that Masaomi, Izaya, and Shizuo were hidden from his sight. All three males were hiding behind one of the pillars. Making sure that Mikado wouldn't notice them.
Everyone then heard a train come to a halt. Mikado looks up and puts his cell phone into the bag he was carrying. Mikado entered one of the passenger cars as Shizuo, Izaya, and Masaomi also entered one of the cars. However they didn't entered the passenger car Mikado was in, since they didn't want Mikado to know that they were following him.
Masaomi to say the least was…well, nervous. I mean if you were in the same room with Shizuo and Izaya, would you also be nervous too? No wait, scratch that. A normal person would be panicking if they were in the same room with Shizuo and Izaya.
Masaomi was also amaze that the two men didn't start fighting when they entered the train station a few minutes ago. He could only hope that when they get to Mahou Machi, they wouldn't start fighting. Then again, Masaomi better stop thinking about how they're not going to fight, or else he's going to start jinxing himself…
Half an hour passed by and the train stopped. The three immediately got off of the train and followed Mikado. They closely followed Mikado until the young raven haired boy stopped by what looked like a booth. Attending the booth was a woman with long brown hair and honey brown eyes. The brunette turned to Mikado, "Why hello there young man, and what I do for you?" she asked.
They watched as Mikado whispered something to the brunette. The brunette looked around with a skeptical expression, before she handed Mikado something. "Have a nice day!" She shouted as Mikado walked away from the booth.
Before they could follow Mikado, Masaomi walked up to the booth and both men sent him a 'What are you doing?' look. The brunette smiled at Masaomi. "Why if it isn't Masaomi," she said, "and what brings you here?"
He too whispered something to the brunette. Again, the brunette looks around suspiciously then handed Masaomi a map. "Have a nice day!" She said cheerfully.
Shizuo and Izaya raised an eyebrow when Masaomi came back to them. "Is that a map?" Shizuo asked and Masaomi nodded.
"We need to follow the dictations on the map, to find Mahou Machi." Masaomi said as he opened the map.
Yuu looks up from his paperwork to see a girl right in front of him. The girl had long white hair that was tied into a ponytail and crimson eyes. The white haired girl had on gray jeans and a black tube tope. "I'm glad that you were able to come here, Nyx." Yuu says as he stands up.
Nyx chuckled. "It wasn't a problem, since this week is full moon week at the academy."
"Mikado will be happy that you're here. But where's Kora?" He asked.
Nyx shrugged. "She's in Ikebukuro right now, but she said that she will be here when it's Mikado's birthday."
Mikado walked silently through the forest. Before he entered the forest, he had put on the white cloak he had packed in his bag. The white cloak shrouded his body, and it swayed a bit because of the breeze. The tree leaves gently swaying in the breeze. Mikado looked down at the map in his hand and he noticed that he was almost to Mahou Machi. He continued to walk for a little bit, before he came to a halt in front of two stone lanterns. The stone lanterns were stationed across each other, and they had a tiny flame lit up inside of them.
'Looks like I'm here.' Mikado thought. He takes in a deep breath and sprinted. When he passes the stone lanterns, the tiny flames flickered for a bit before they returned to normal when Mikado disappeared. Just in time for three individuals to catch up to him.
Shizuo's and Izaya's eyes widened when they saw someone shrouded in a white cloak, just disappeared. "There's a barrier here, to make sure that normal humans don't enter." Masaomi suddenly said.
"A barrier?" Shizuo asked and Masaomi nodded.
"That's right." Masaomi said and the two men watched as he takes a step back. "Just follow me,"
Shizuo and Izaya then watched as Masaomi sprinted and he too disappeared. Both men glanced at each other, "Guess we better follow him." Izaya said and Shizuo nodded.
The two men then sprinted and when they hit the so-called barrier; it felt like a ripple. When they made it to the other side, they look around with surprise expressions. Instead of being in the forest, they were in an old Japanese style town. The streets of the town were bustling with people. However, what was weird was that some of them had animal ears and tails; that and the fact that some of the people didn't look completely human. The map they've had, had suddenly disappeared.
What in the world did they get themselves into?
'First stop is Shizen no Zairyou Apothecary.' Mikado thought as he walked down the street. He walked around for a bit before he entered a shop. When he entered the shop, he immediately smelled the scent of herbs and other foul stuff in the air. The smell didn't bother him or make him nauseous.
The shop was filled with different herbs and jars that had strange items in them. There were also a couple of barrels filled to the brim with dry items. As he walked up to counter, a woman clad in a forest green robe looks up at him. "Why hello there Mikado, and what brings you here?" She asked.
"I'm here to pick up okaa-san's order." Mikado replied.
The woman nodded. "Let me just get them," she said as she duck down to grab something from behind the counter. The woman then gets up and gives Mikado a brown paper bag. "Tell your mother I said hi." She said as Mikado exited the shop.
'Next up is Utsukushii Wangetsu.' He thought. He looked around and spotted a shop that had a crescent moon on the sign. Mikado walks to the shop and opens the door. A woman with long black hair and pink eyes noticed Mikado. "Mikado, it has been a long time!" She shouted.
Mikado nodded. "It's nice to see you again, Shiori-san." He said as he walked up to her.
"Here to shop?" Shiori asked and Mikado shook his head.
"I'm here to pick something up for okaa-san." Mikado replied.
"Ah, that's a shame. We've just got in some new kimonos too." Shiori said disappointed.
"Maybe next time, Shiori-san." Mikado chuckled.
Shiori just sighed and smiled. "I'll go get them." She said and walked to a back room. A few minutes later, she came back with two white boxes. "Here, let me shrink them," Shiori sets down the boxes and pulls out a wand. She tapped the boxes and they promptly shrunk. Mikado opens up his bag and she puts the now shrunk boxes into his bag. "Your birthday is coming up soon, right?" Shiori asked.
Mikado sighed and nodded. "That's correct…"
"I'll make sure that both my daughter and I come." Shiori said and Mikado smiled. "Hope you have a nice day."
'Now the only stop left is Sophia-san's wand shop.' He thought as he walked out of Utsukushii Wangetsu. Mikado pulled out his cell phone to check the time. 'It's almost 1:00 PM.' He puts his cell phone back into his bag and looks around for the final shop. It took him a while, but he had managed to find the wand shop. The wand shop was a European style building with a large sign that read, 'Sasaki's Mystical Conduits' in curly golden letters.
As Mikado pushes the shop's door, he could hear a soft chime sound in the air. A woman with long blond hair and blue eyes looks at the door. The blond wore a lilac colored shirt and a green skirt that went down to her knees. The blond smiled at Mikado, "Ryuugamine Mikado; 11 inch creiddylad crystal wand with Undine blood for its core. What brings you here?" she asked.
"Okaa-san sent me here." Mikado answered.
Sasaki Sophia was one of Raine's best friend's. The blond woman was half American and half Japanese. Sophia inherited the shop when Mikado had turned 9 years old. She also had a weird habit of greeting a person by saying their full name, then saying the wand or any other magical conduits that person purchased the first time. Maybe it was some kind of weird habit only wandmakers did? He didn't know. But all in all, she was a nice person…as long as you don't irk her.
Sophia nodded. "Raine told me you would be coming over." She said. Sophia grabs a box that could fit in the palm of her hand and gives it to Mikado. "She told me that this is for you, to open on your birthday,"
Mikado raised an eyebrow. "For me?"
"Yep." Sophia admitted.
Mikado didn't say anything else and puts the box in his bag. "Thank you, Sophia-san." He said and bowed his head.
"No problem," Sophia patted his right shoulder. "Hope to see you at the party."
Mikado nodded and bid her a goodbye.
Shizuo, Izaya, and Masaomi watched as Mikado exited the third shop that he visited. The three had been closely following Mikado and were also keeping their distances. The three then followed Mikado through the crowd. Shizuo and Izaya notice that they were now in some kind of plaza. The plaza had a large water fountain and around the fountain, were cherry blossom trees. They watch as Mikado sits down on one of the benches that were stationed both near and far away from the fountain. Mikado sighed and puts down the brown paper bag that he had been carrying for some time. Mikado was beginning to relax, when a voice called him out.
"If it isn't Ryuugamine Mikado." A voice sneered.
Chapter 6 end
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