Chapter 7 : Long Time No See
Tia's p.o.v.
It was Saturday. Guys and girls yesterday couldn't stop talking about it. I get why they're excited, but please... don't shove it in my face. It's bad enough I'm banned, but worse when I'm forced to stay outside the place, while everyone's having fun. No matter how many times I plead, Kate's all like "Nooo, you can't go, we're not here for fun, Tia! Like, oh my god~!" Okay, she didn't sound like that, but she was definitely annoying about it.
"So, how do I look?" I look up from the TV screen. Our hotel rooms were connected to each other, and Kate walked in the room wearing a neon pink dress with a halter neckline, white stiletto heels, and one yellow hoop earring on one ear. I rose an eyebrow. "Ehhh... I don't think neon suits you. You look like a flamingo." I say. She went over to the mirror next to my closet. "Really? I don't think so." I shrug.
"Well, it's my opinion so it doesn't really matter." I say. She seemed to think about it before reluctantly nodding. "I suppose... I mean, these heels are uncomfortable. Be right back!" She said, going into her room. I shake my head, turning my attention back to the tv screen. There wasn't anything good to watch, so I settled on flicking over to a random channel and making fun of the actors.
"I'll never let go, Jack, I'll never let go..."
"Pffftttt if you call that acting, I fear for the entertainment industry. So mushy. Blech. And what is up with them?! THERE IS OBVIOUSLY ENOUGH ROOM FOR TWO!" I yell. Why the hell would they say "It can't fit two people" when it obviously can?! Sheesh. And oh. Oh. So she lets go. "Whatever happened to "I'll never let go, Jack, I'll never let go" and then she lets go." I threw my hands up in the air in frustration. "Bitch!" I yell, throwing the remote dead center in the tv. Oops. I guess I was more frustrated then I let on, cause I cracked the dang thing...
(AN : I apologize if I offend any Titanic fans, but surely, you must know how frustrating it was, when there was room for two, and they ended up parting...)
I sigh, scratching the back of my head. Great. "Back~ And oh my god, what did you do to the Tv?!" yelled Kate, just entering it. "Uh... my frustration got out?" I sheepishly say. Yes, I know that was really stupid, but could you blame me for not hating it? "You're paying for that. And you're not borrowing money from me." Kate said, crossing her arms. "I know, I know, you told me on the plane." I still remember that. When we were on the plan, she constantly told me she wasn't going to pay for any damage I do three times.
"Should I go in this one?" she asked. She was wearing a white long-sleeved off shoulder dress with a gold belt and gold dangle earrings and gold heeled sandals. "Yes, it looks great! You gotta let me borrow that some other time." I reply. Of course she's not gonna lend me the dress- over her dead body. "Haha, uh, NO." She said walking back to the mirror. "Of course..." I roll my eyes at the memory of the last time I asked if I could borrow her heels. I was answered with having an 8-inch high heeled shoe chucked at me. Yeah, not so much of a good memory. Kate never lets anyone borrow her clothing.
She went back into her room to put on make up- I don't understand why most girls like make up so much. Your face feels heavy, and there's powder all over it. I sigh before turning my attention to the worn-out duffle bag beside me. Sighing (once again) I head over to my closet and pull out a gray hoodie and put it on over my tank top. I was wearing that and jeans. "Kate, hurry up! It's almost 6 already!" I holler. I slung the duffle bag over my shoulder and walk towards her room. "Kate?" I look in. And she's on the laptop. "What're you doing?"
"I'm just checking my email." She says, scrolling down. Before she turned off the laptop, I saw a glimpse of a message issued to us. "Hey what was that last message?" I ask. She shrugged, and we walked outside the door. "It's to us. The subject was about that. I didn't open it cause we're leaving now. Let's check it when we get back." I nod.
-Birthday Dance Party-
We were near the place now. They rented out the Grand Hall for this event. Donovan stopped the limo, and I stepped out. It was a few minutes away from the Grand Hall. Kate rolled down her window, "Remember what I said, okay?" I frowned. "Don't crash the party. Scout the perimeter." Kate smiled. "Kay, I'll meet you outside when the party's over, bye!" She rolled up her window again and Donovan drove off. Bitch. Leaving me out here to rot in boredom.
Heck, even Haruhi's gonna be here! She's got a sprained leg, and she gets to go! That's not fair. But life was never fair in the beginning anyway. I could be at the hotel, getting a massage, maybe go on the internet, and check out all the shirtless dudes at the pool. I sigh and look down at the ground.
So... now what?
I guess I'll just go climb a tree. After a few minutes, I was at the top of a tree. I zipped open my duffle bag and munched on a chocolate bar. Well this is boring. Hey wait a second... who is that creepy guy? Could he be... oh God. Oh God. Oh God. Oh God. Oh God.
Please tell me it's not him. Please tell me it isn't. Please. For the sake of my life, don't let it be who I think it is.
Okay, Tia, don't panic. Don't panic.
Good.
Breathe in, breathe-
WHO THE HELL AM I KIDDING, I CAN'T NOT PANIC, I CAN'T- I CAN'T- THIS PERSON! WHAT- WHAT- WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?! THIS CAN'T BE GOOD, IF HE'S HERE, OH GOD, THEY BROUGHT THE TOP GUN? OH GOD, TIA, SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND GO BEAT THIS GUY! I slapped myself. Calm yourself. You need to take him out before anything happens. I take a deep breathe. I stand on top of the branch I was on, and clutch towards the tree. He's down there, alright.
I place the duffle bag on the branch. Here it goes. I jump off the branch, and give off a loud battle cry, connecting his face to my foot. I kicked him in the face, and landed on my feet. Brushing off some dirt, I look behind me at the man. Strange. I expected it'd take more to land a blow on him, but it seemed so easy, and he didn't even sense me in the tree. Hawkins isn't weak. He's a monster. How could he not notice me?
I move closer to the man in the black cloak. Hawkins, the top commander of that organization. As I move closer I realize...
That's not Hawkins.
Oh shit.
"M-M-My face..." the guy croaked out. He was wearing a cloak- much like one Hawkins would, he had jet black hair- like Hawkins- but he had a cat puppet. A cat puppet.
"Uh... a-are you okay?" I ask. Great. I attacked an innocent civilian because I thought he was Hawkins. OF COURSE HE WOULDN'T BE HAWKINS, WHY THE HELL WOULD HAWKINS BE HERE?! I am so, so, stupid. He didn't reply. I crouch down and begin shaking him. "HEY, WAKE UP, DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE-"
"I... I'm going to put a curse on you..."
"Say what?'
"Y-You..."
"Look, I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else, kay? What's your name?" I ask. "Umehito Nekozawa." the stranger said, rather very... dark. This guy is giving me the creeps. "Okay, Nekozawa, can you not say anything about this?" I ask. I'm getting really scared now... his look is getting creepier by the second.
He slowly stood up and brushed the dirt off his cloak and cat puppet. "Your fortune... be careful for unexpected turns.." he laughed. I stood there and stared at him, walking away. "So does this mean you're not gonna put a curse on me?"
Nekozawa looked back at me and said "No, don't worry about it." and he disappeared behind a tree into the darkness. Hmph.
I climbed back up the tree, and took my duffle bag with me and and hopped off the tree. With nothing better to do, I just walked around the area. I could hear yelling, dancing, and cheering from the inside. I think this would be the first time these rich people had a nightclub themed party.
As much as I liked the party atmosphere, it was really peaceful out here. You just hear the soft hum and sound waves from the thick walls, the trees, and the breeze.
I start thinking about things I rather not remember, but you can't just forget everything. There are times you need to acknowledge it. Gramps took me in when I was 10, and ever since, I've been in a government preparatory, L.E.G.S.P. It was hard to get in- but I managed to. Gramps was so proud he destroyed the headmistress' office out of joy.
It was harder for the girls in government preparatories. Sometimes, we'd be discriminated by boys cause of the phrase "Girls shouldn't fight." 'Girl's shouldn't fight' my ass. That's why the girls in our school are known as "violent" or "notorious heartbreakers" or "ruthless" Yeah, it was kind of true. Some of us were heartbreakers cause we wanted to 'avenge' our gender. Kate was one of them.
I remember how some guys would say 'girls should stay at home and leave the work for the men. Girls are weaker.' I hated that, and I wanted to prove that a girl can be as strong as a guy. I did prove it to them, but it's not enough. I don't want to be strong for myself. But I want to be strong to defend the people around me, I want to be able to protect. It's something I didn't do a long time ago, but now that I have strength, I can protect the people around me. But it's not enough.
I need to get stronger and stronger if I want to move to the top. I want to be much, much, stronger. Not just physically, but also emotionally. I'm not exactly the deepest person you know, but I can be the most strange person you know. I don't even know If I'll reach my goals, but if I die trying, that's fine too. Because at least I tried, right? My goal isn't to only get stronger, but I also want to kill someone.
Small or big, a goal is a goal. And I want to complete all my goals no matter how big or small. If I can complete a goal, one by one, I'll make it to my ultimate goal. And judging from my list, I'm nowhere near my ultimate goal. I still haven't completed the goal of eating a 15-pound burger yet.
Just when I've circled around the Grand Hall 4 times already, I hear a rustling in the leaves of a nearby tree, and cursing. "Shit, why the hell does this kid keep moving?!"
I automatically duck and roll behind a bush, making as little noise as possible. Looking up, I find out the noise is coming from a tree a few feet away from me. I slowly crept up near the tree, and look up to see the back of a man with a dark jacket, shirt, and pants. On the back of his jacket was a red Chinese dragon with red clouds.
He held a tranquilizer gun, and was aiming towards a window from the Grand Hall, but he kept shifting the gun. "This brat." he muttered. I slowly climbed up the tree, and went onto a branch. Slowly making my way to the branch he was on, I sat there and waited for a few seconds before he noticed the extra weight on the branch. "Ah. So it's you." I say, when he turned around. "Brat." he nodded. And before I could react, he turned his gun at me and shot. I dodged, and did a hand stand jump, and appeared behind him. He turned around and sent a kick to my stomach, dodging again, I was back at where I was.
He smirked, and took out a dagger, and traced his thumb along the blade, standing up. "You've gotten faster the last time I saw you." I remained serious, and glared at him. "Don't mess with me, old man." He put his hand on his chest and widened his eyes pretending to be shocked. "Oh my, how cruel!" but then he frowned. "It looks like you underestimate me."
I was silent, and glaring at the man. I ran at him and kicked the tranquilizer gun, grabbed his arm, he broke free from my arm and took his dagger and was about to slash into my abdomen before I turned and he ended up slashing my arm, forming a river of red on my arms before I took his arm twisted it, and brought it far to his back, along with the other arm, and was about to break his back, until he took his leg, slipped it behind mine, and tripped me. but before I could get up, his dagger was at my neck.
He chuckled. "Looks like your days are over, kid."
My bangs were covering my face before I smiled, and laughed. He looked at me in anger and confusion. "Why're you laughing brat, you're about to die."
I stopped and stared at him. "You don't know what I'm capable of now."