A/N For how many people read this, my poll has had hardly any activity…
Kotone: Get on with the story! I wanna look like a genius again.
Miu: *glare at Kotone* Well, sorry this chapter isn't very long, but it is extremely informative about the other two characters that were chosen.
All was quiet. No one moved. A little light from the outside filtered in through a dirty window. Eyes darted around the room, not wanting to believe what was said. All knew Lucy was right, no matter how much they wanted to deny it.
Suddenly the dead silent room was filled with noise that came from the bustling streets as the door opened.
In walked a boy who looked to be about Romeo's age. His short black hair was styled into little spikes and had the kind of purple highlights that attracts eyes. His amber eyes were no exception. He wore baggy black pants that dragged on the floor as he strolled inside. The only thing holding up those pants was a red belt with the golden shark as the buckle. Peeking out from under those pants were red tennis shoes and they were pretty worn down. His black T-shirt was slightly see-through and clung to his body, revealing the shocking amount of muscle he had for his age.
Suddenly there was a loud crash, drawing everyone's attention. The girl with the spiky purple hair was standing, but her chair wasn't. Her expression upon seeing the boy was that of terror and fear. Then suddenly it became one of anger as her body started shaking from trying to suppress her anger.
The boy then changed into a vibrant red color as his teeth grinded against each other. His own fists started shaking as he yelled, "IT'S NOT LIKE I DIDN'T TRY!"
"I DON'T FREAKING CARE! YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING, ANYTHING!" she retorted.
"LIKE YOU COULD HAVE DONE BETTER!" he jumped at her, only to be met with a killer punch right in the jaw.
The boy flew and collided with the wall, creating a dust cloud and a couple of chips fly from the wall. Everyone watched with bewilderment as he slowly slid down to the floor. The boy sat there for a couple of moments, making the group believe he was dead. He wasn't breathing, nor was he moving.
Then suddenly he was standing and brushing off the dirt like nothing happened. His calm expression deceived everyone into thinking he actually didn't remember what just happened, until he said, "Tch! Ya made me lose my cool for moment there."
"What cool?" the girl asked sarcastically, but walked over and helped him brush off the rest of the dirt. She started picking out the dirt clumps caught in his hair, but he flicked her hand away and started walking to Chiyoko.
Chiyoko seemed to know what he was going to say before he even reached her, and a grim look came over her face. "Do I even have to ask?"
The boy didn't look at her as he stared off in the distance.
Chiyoko sighed and asked, "Neither one of you are allowed to tell me squat."
Both the boy and the girl with the purple spiky hair jumped, but said nothing.
For a while, everything was silent again, but eventually the boy said, "I can only tell you that you need to wait a little longer."
Chiyoko sighed and patted the boy's head saying, "Thank you Daniel."
Daniel didn't look her in the eye as he apologized.
"You."
The group turned to the girl to see her watching them intently. She opened her mouth and said, "Kotone wants us to be nice to you." Her gaze intensified.
A knife flew at her as she tilted her head slightly so as to just barely dodge it, the same way Kotone did when she was fighting Erza, Lucy, Grey, and Natsu. The knifed impaled the wall as a few chunks of wood splintered off hitting a few people who stood near the wall. The girl calmly looked in the direction the knife came without turning her head.
Daniel stood facing the group just like the girl, but he wasn't even looking in her direction. His dazzling smile creeped out the group as they noticed his arm was still pointing at the girl, the way an arm looks after throwing a knife. They realized he threw it without even looking, and his smile grew even more radiant as every second passed.
"These," he said nicely, but everyone could tell that there was an undertone of a warning to it, "are our guests that Kotone has given us. She would hate it if anything were to happen to them, Anzu." His creepy grin disappeared and was replaced with a calm expression. His eyes however, were fixated in the same way the spiky haired girl's eyes were. Head still facing the group, but the eyes were looking at each other with an intense ferocity.
Anzu stared back for a couple of moments, but in the end, sighed and closed her eyes. "Very well Daniel. Have it your way."
Daniel returned to smiling as he said, "You mean Kotone's way." He finally lowered his hand and introduced himself. "Hello, sorry for the late introduction, buy my name is Daniel Karri. The girl you just met is Anzu Karri, my lovely sister. I'm going to assume you've had the tour of our collective family history."
The group nodded, extremely confused. Who exactly were these siblings? What is their magic, if they have any? What was Chiyoko talking about? Where did Daniel just come from? Do they have exclusive contact with Kotone?
"No, only Daniel does," Anzu replied.
Daniel's face twitched. "Anzu…" he said, another warning.
She opened her eyes, "I can't help it. Their confused thoughts are opening a passage, unconsciously searching for knowledge. I tried to ignore it but they are extremely stubborn."
Daniel's smile disappeared and an impatient expression was used to talk with his older sister. "Then why don't you try forcing the passage close?"
Anzu sighed, "I tried that, but then their thoughts build up an extreme amount of pressure. If I'm not careful, I could permanently close their passages…Dang it, now they are more confused." Anzu's hand came to her head as she glanced at her brother for help.
Daniel sighed and continued his conversation with the group. He didn't have the fake smile pasted on his face anymore; instead he had this indifferent look about him. "My sister inherited the magical abilities that run in my family. She has an ancient type of magic that was thought to have been wiped out. It's called Psyche magic. What it basically does is sense the bonds, or passages, that connect people. Since she can see them, she can also touch them. She can play messages on the bonds and also listen to them as well. Not to mention she can scramble them as well, but that is more than you guys can handle at the moment." Daniel watched as his sister's expression became more pained and said, "Basically she's a telepathic. She knows what you're thinking and she can put her thoughts in your head."
The group had a collective "AH!" moment as they got it, but they were still confused about so many things. Daniel's connection with Kotone was a major factor.
Daniel noticed the confused expressions and asked what else they could be wondering. To his surprise, all of them started jumping forward with vigor. All were asking questions without waiting for an answer. They kept asking more questions when he didn't say anything. For once he knew how his sister felt.
"Alright!" he exclaimed, hushing them. He now had a slight head ache and sent his sister out of the room so she could at least have a barrier between them. "Now," he said calmly, "Kotone has been in close contacts with one member of The Shark Empress for a long time. This has been kept secret from the rest of the organization since the beginning. The one before me was my mother, but when my mom died, Kotone came to me. So I'm the newest generation and when Alice saw Kotone, I knew I had to tell everyone about this. Luckily for me, my sister, for obvious reasons, was the only one who was able to figure out I was on great terms with Kotone and she was able to vouch for me. Kotone still doesn't want everyone to do anything so she told me to tell everyone to calm down.
"Then as for your questions for what I can do, I don't have any magical abilities. Odd, I know. It seems my sister inherited all the magic and I the physical abilities. She does sometimes pull out a killer punch when she's furious though. Other than that, she depends on me to do the brute work. I haven't seen any weapon that I haven't been able to use after getting used to it."
He glanced at Lucy and his fingers twitched. Laughter could be heard in the background and Lucy quickly hid behind Erza. The laughter erupted into roars as Lucy's face blushed and became a crimson red.
To Lucy's surprise, Daniel blushed as well and he turned his back on them.
Chiyoko was amongst the loudest, laughing as she tucked the locket under her shirt. "Girl," she said, "he wants to try out your whip!" She continued laughing as Daniel flushed an even deeper red, much to the audience's amusement.
Daniel turned to and started stomping out of the room, but Erza nudged Lucy, which Lucy completely understood. She whipped out her whip and swung it around to catch Daniel's ankle. Yanking it back, expecting him to crash into the floor. But, much to Lucy's surprise, he yanked his leg forward, causing the whip to fly out of Lucy's hands. He caught it effortlessly and untangled his foot. He brought it up to his face for inspection. His grin turned into a smirk as he swung it around, getting a feel.
"You use a type of magic that makes you able to sit back and watch most of the time. I can tell by how old and used the material is," he remarked. He lifted it above his head and swung it at Lucy, causing her to shriek as it wrapped around her waist. He yanked it into the air, making Lucy scream as she flew straight at the boy. Bracing for impact, she closed her eyes, but her body was met by hard muscles. She opened her eyes to see Daniel holding her in the princess style, causing the audience to burst out whooping and laughing.
It was a comical scene a boy half her height had caught her and was holding her up with ease. "Is this how you're supposed to us it Ma'am?" he remarked. She caught his wink as he put her down.
Erza came up behind Lucy and said, "He's a smart kid. Witty and strong, not to mention he can adapt well and change a situation with ease."
Natsu was confused and said so. Wendy watched the boy whip a few unlucky people in the rears, much to the crowd's pleasure. "He released the tense atmosphere and the organization doesn't feel as awkward with us now," she explained.
Happy nodded his agreement as Daniel returned the whip to Lucy. He noticed Erza's cautious gaze and said, "I train with Kotone. To be honest the longest I've managed is five minutes. From what I hear you guys barely managed two." He smiled as Natsu tried to punch him, but missed because of the slightest head tilt. The evening proceeded with Natsu trying to catch Daniel and Anzu was able to come back out. Everyone laughed and cheered, once again reminding Lucy how much it resembled Fairy Tail.
The night ended with the group getting their own rooms. Natsu's and Happy's was next to Daniel's and Anzu's, but Natsu was too tired to really notice. Natsu was out even before he fell on the bed, but Daniel wasn't. He got into bed to reassure his sister that he was okay, but she knew and kept quiet about it. Daniel eventually gave up pretending to sleep and sat up. He got out of his bed and walked over to his window. The full moon shone in the night sky, radiant in comparison to his town. He opened his window and breathed in the fresh air, wincing at the cold wind that bit into his cheeks.
"Tomorrow," he whispered into the wind, "tomorrow your war will begin…"
A/N Next chapter Kotone's choice will be revealed! Until then the poll is up at my profile. Please go and vote.
On a different note, AquaMiyuki is the only person who reviewed and she also showed me an amazing/slightly creepy song. The name is Chasing the Dragon by Epica. It is practically my story embodied in a song. Once I heard it I was speechless at how eerie it was, but once I got over that I was tripping over my own feet to hurry and buy it on itunes. So thank you AquaMiyuki for the song and also being the only person who reviewed. Made my day.