D: Unfortunately due to an accident my friend dislocated bones in her ankle and was unable to walk ^_^; so of course I had to let Yoshi know that it wasn't happening tonight ^_^; But I said 'If you wanted to still hang out a bit we can go watch a Movie?' surprisingly he agreed.
6:25pm I'm walking to the Seabus station to meet up with him, nervous as heck so... I wasn't sure if I was going to puke or not >.>;
I Didn't :3
6:30pm I see Yoshi coming off the Seabus and we immediately start talking normally (thank gosh ^_^;) and since we're ahead of time for the Movie, we went to my school so I could show him what I do ^o^ but left immediately after we met everyone because I didn't know how busy the theatre was going to be ^_^;
6:45pm arrive at the theatre it more packed then I would have hoped XD but that's okay~ cause we get to talk in line where Yoshi says 'Cameron Diaz... is such a bad actress' making me laugh because I've always thought the same thing! So we get in and buy our tickets for 'The Proposal' and we didn't have to grab snack because we both didn't want to spend tons of money and snacks are super expensive at theatres, which Yoshi said he was really surprised at when he first came because in Japan they're not.
So~ we watched the movie and had a blast Although some parts of the movie were REALLY awkward *coughcough* Strip dancer who was ugly *COUGH* But we both laughed and it was enjoyable for the most part XD I'd go see that one again! He said he wouldn't might having to see that again~ So success on that part yes?
So we get out of the Theatre and I see a little old couple that seems to be having trouble walking so I let Yoshi go ahead so I could hold the door open for them, of course if you do that you're holding the door open for the next 15 people too lol! And Yoshi's disappeared so I'm like looking around and he's behind me! And He's like 'Look Shannon, a Rainbow!'
So there was! a huge Rainbow! And he's just looking at it XD so of course I sneak a peek of his face XD WOW HEART THUD! He looked so happy so all I could do was smile too and look XD he said 'In Japan you hardly see a Rainbow! This is perfect' indeed a perfect full arch rainbow XD then he said he wanted a picture of it D: but I had no Camera.
So we walk back to my school and grab my friends Camera XD And snap a picture of the Rainbow D: unfortunately I can't put it on my computer yet as I was stupid enough NOT to grab the computer cord for it and my computer at home has no memory card slot... but I'll but it up when I can XD~!
So I had no idea what to do after so we head in the direction of the Seabus thinking our day was over, but Yoshi says 'Do you want to go to a Restaurant?' of course I say yeah... but I don't know what restaurant to go to D: since it's 9:15pm ish and all the stores at the Quay closed at 7:00pm so I suggest we go for a walk. We start talking about our Family and church and stuff then I remember a restaurant! XD A japanese food restaurant that my friends will often go to! So we go inside and get a table for two XD *freak out in brain time* And we of course order food, I get Donburi because I finally let it out that I really don't like eating fish XD and Yoshi gets Tempura XD and is surprised that I don't really enjoy fish lol...
He complimented on how good I could use the chopsticks and praised that the stores employees actually KNEW Japanese, XD which I understood about... only when he called the waiter over to talk my food away and put it in a box, because it was getting late and I'm a slow eater XD~ He paid for my food too so I was doubly impressed XD and he got a little annoyed when I tried to pay cause I said 'I can pay since I invited you out' and he's like 'No! I'll do it' LOL!
So we leave and this time we're heading to the Seabus station 'cause it's like 10:15pm now XD and he lives farther away... and I didn't want anything bad to happen to him ^_^; and so we have to wait 16 minutes for the next Seabus so we just talk about random stuff~
Seabus comes and I shake his hand... cause I have no idea how Japanese people respect their private space... @_@ so that's all I could do? D: not sure... lol
:3 But it was fun, maybe I can call him out for Canada Day as well since me and buddies from school will be going to have Indian food and going to go see UP! for the Second time XD
This was me! SIGNING OUT!
OKAY! WASN'T AWESOME!? HANA IS SO CUTE *Girliness* She is totally a character you can't hate! I was giggling every time she tried to touch Vito's (I know in Japanese it's Bito, but I like Vito better!) And when everything turned out wrong I was like 'NOOOOOOO!' and then that STUPID other detective guy who's just TRYING to get Vito no matter what T^T and what's up with the good lawyer?! He doesn't like Vito because then he'll face his own origins!? and he's always saying Japanese food is best!? Is he maybe part american or something also!? But I hope Rina-chan will be okay and Hana too, the look on Vito's face at the end when Hana went down to said so much 'Why me!?' 'Helpless' and plain and utter torment because he put Rina unknowingly into a relapse T^T AH SO SAD BUT GOOD! ARGH!
But anyways~ other than watching Smile! I'm also back with my parents, and I have successfully moved onto my final semester which will start in about 2 weeks ^_^- then I can get a job XD also I had a full conversation with Yoshi and I'm going to ask for his cellphone number the next time I see him XD I also told my mom about him and his age and she surprisingly said 'I don't think thats too big of an age difference' So I'll be going after him with more certainty now ^_^
It's been quite a while since I've listened to alice nine. too as I have now spread out my love and am now (FINALLY) a little less obsessed with the dears.
Right now what's been going on in my life is school school school sleep school and eating ^_^ The Shou model is coming along though *YAY*
Anywho~
Lets see... I also have to say I've been having weird dreams lately that aren't nightmare but that frighten me all the same... one of them includes me losing complete control over my body... it's frightening when you lose the ability to control your eyes and you go slightly blind... I also lost the ability to move e_e as if I was pressed up against a wall, it was vexing and frightening and I wondered why I wasn't more scared in my dream as when I woke up~?
ah well ._.
Anyways I've been watch Japanese Drama's lately I think I've watched and finished~
1 Litre of Tears
Hana Kimi
Hana Yori Dango (season 1 and 2)
Kimi wa Petto
Absolute Boyfriend
Nodame Cantabile
right now I'm watching Smile, ^_^ I seem to have gotten a crush on Matsumoto Jun and Oguri Shun ._.
BAH! Anyways ^_^v that's me for you!
Stir-fry! yes! I had this Friday night, and spoiled myself with beef~! MWAHAHAHA (I've been only having Tofu and Eggs for a couple months...)
Then we have~ What I made on Sunday~ TONS of Chocolate Cheese Cake Cookies (For my friends at school) A Salad with cheese and boiled eggs in it~ then I have home-made fried chicken strips and fried potatoes~
And finally we have my bed time snack~ Peppermint Tea (sweetened of course) with Spice Snaps~!
Delicious XD I think I will make a cake sometime >.> since... I don't live with family anymore...
YAY! for pretending to be Nao-san!
Alrighty
Don't get pranked too much
-Chou!
Well here's what going on in my life; well the reason I stopped going on line was because I was having a rather large heap of depression, where it left me not only emotionally drained but mentally and physically, and sometimes I had unstable moments where I would go home a cry for no reason and where I would indeed sit in a corner to cry myself to sleep. Sad and depressing, I KNOW! Well my reason for depression was because I got a little over whelmed by school work, people asking things of me, church, school work, teachers, school work, and me not being able to see my mother along with learning about my poor auntie losing her job and the fact that I was just plain sad, also some other things to do with my stupid retarded drug dealer douche bag of a cousin! *obviously you can tell what I think about him* but that will have to wait another time to tell since I'm too pissed off at him to make coherent words.
So anyways, it was weird, this one day I was having a really HUGE depression heap... so bad I was thinking of like running away from school and living at the docks, lol okay not that bad, but it was pretty bad. Anyways, so I prayed and then all the sudden I get the urge to call my ex-boyfriend, Spencer, now I didn't talk to Spencer since I left to go back to Vancouver in December and I wasn't even thinking about him until I prayed so... I casually text messaged him, and he so happened to be free to talk on MSN with me, so I was like 'okay' not knowing what else to say... until he asked how I was doing XD then it came out like text vomit from a Morgul Mogg beast who just got hold of his first computer. Anyways I told him the whole ordeal, crying as I went, telling him how I just was getting to overwhelmed and didn't know where I was going how much I worried about my mother and not being able to see her or hug her, then telling him I wasn't going to be able to move back to Alberta after I finished my schooling so I couldn't live near my family which is where I started crying more, then I told him I couldn't see me getting married and I felt abandoned and Blah blah blah, and then I went off on a rant where I said I wanted to scream and found it so agrivating that I couldn't even belt out a good scream in the privacy of my own home.
Spencer waited patiently until I had no more to say; and isn't weird how when someone tells you the same thing you've been telling yourself that it'll sound completely different and about 100% better and true? Well he told me to pray once more, and to fast. I said 'okay' and cried myself to sleep that night... but the next morning I somehow felt at piece... I guess all I needed was someone to talk to =_= someone who wasn't near me but knew me enough to understand and who could give answers truthfully depending on how I react lol.
BUT ! IT WASN"T ALL SAD!
Yay~ once I got over my heap I suddenly loved school again ^_^ I feel more at ease now and a little less stressed, ^_^ Yaaaaaay *dances around a candy cane forest with fairies* Mwahahaha *joyous* and I only have to wait 3 more weeks before I can hug my mother... I'm not promising there won't be any tears >.> yes... no promises
Ohhhohhh~!
Did anyone else see the thing about Miyavi being married to melody? or his new blog on myspace? It was really powerful... And I have to say I have never been more disappointed in people (okay I have, but you know what I mean) I think that if Miyavi is happy and loves her they should be happy together and make cute little Miyavi's and Melody's, I support them 100% and anyone who has the GULL to be 'disappointed' or 'disapproving' of it should look in a mirror then smash their head into it until losing conciousness (sorry I read some really nasty reactions to the news and it made me get vicious) Anyways... just had to get that off my Chest >.> *cough cough* yes... rant over...
Now lets see what going on with me now... I'm... doing alot of work at school and eating Jell-o... yes JELLO! in any form I can get it in, I've eat Jello salad, Jellied fruit, regular Jello, then I had something called a 'Bug Turk' which is pretty much chocolate covered jello cubes... which was surprisingly tasier than I would've though and I will definitely buy another one... but not today ^_^;
I've also been going through music and got into a 'mock' band which is all mormons, they call themselves 'Everclean' XD their songs are hilarious, although I find 'Sweet Spirit' a little.... mean... yes... lol but still funny none-the-less. I also downloaded Sugizo's 'COSMOSCAPE' ~ I love every single song on it, especially 'Synchronicity' since I have a soft spot for violins (I cry everytime I hear one... >.>) ooooh oooh also I found some WAY cool videos of Miyavi being painted! AMAZING I was in such aw I started to hate her 'cause I was jealous... but then she was so good at drawing him there was no way I could stay angry then I loeved her again lol; here I'll post em'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0_EDv5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J8u_txD
ah~ amazing *glittery eyes* The song on the second one is Kang Ta's and Vanness( I think that his name...)'s 'Good Vibrations' it was stuff in my head for a couple of days~! Well I think I've gone on ranting long enough ^_^
I MISS ALL OF YOU GAIANS! however I don't think I'll be on anymore... maybe this is 'good bye' or more like a prolonged 'see you all later' you can still reach me on MSN (though very rarely and only really late at night) yes.. anyways if you need my email just ask then I;ll hand it over ;) unless if you're Zusu then you can just text me anytime and bug me when ever lol! *thinks* Oh and Don't worry Mumu and Loli... and Kye... I'll still give a heads up when I head to that store next month ^_^- a deals a deal!
WOW! I talk alot... chou peeps!
Title: To Fall from My Presence.
Author: Canadian_Rabbit
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Adventure
Pairing: None
Rating:
Disclaimer:
Summary: [First Person; told by the view of Hiroto] Hiroto and the band had just finished their last preformance of their tour and are heading home, on the way they take a stop in Nagoya and go shopping to get the post-live jitters out. See how Hiroto and the boys end up in a heap of trouble over one little purchase...
I stared out the window at the passing tree's, letting the breeze from the open window wash over my face as I took a drag from the cigarette in my hand. I was tired, exhausted from the sudden drain of adreniline, as I had so much the night before, we had just finished our last live for our tour. I enjoyed tours a lot, but being able to sit back and relax was a great feeling to, especially if you were hanging with your friends. Currently we were headed to Nagoya, where we would sleep in a hotel then head home the next day.
'So Hiroto...'
'Mmm?' I hummed, my eyes still following the trees as I took another long drag.
'Since we'll be stopping in Nagoya again on the way back me and Saga thought we would check out some shops, did you want to come?' Shou asked as he leaned forward in the seat across the aisle of the tour bus we sat in, ruffling his hair with his heavily ringed fingers.
'What's Nao and Tora doing?'
'Nao said he was just going to go site seeing again and Tora wants to explore a bit on his own.'
'Hmmm' I debated taking another inhale. 'Sure, I'll go with you guys. I want to stop at an antique store in the downtown region, they usually have nice guitars and things for cheap.'
Shou flashed a smile at me, happy that I was willing to come with him, then turned again to Saga to finalize our plan. It was only about another hour until we reached Nagoya and we got off the bus. The three of us waved good bye to Tora and Nao as they headed in to opposite direction than us, then we headed towards Shou's stop first, as it was the closest, he wanted to try on new clothes and shoes, it was a pretty nice store even I bought a thing or two. We then stopped at Saga's stores, he wanted to see some new foot pedals and a new tuner. We laughed along the way and stopped randomly, grabbing vender foods and stopping for Ramen once, until we finally reached the small antique pawn shop that I had been looking forward to. I ran forward to run inside ahead of the others, hearing the bell ring in my presense. I sniffed the stale air, the smell of history and stories of life swirled around my head. I was interested so much in the things that these treasures held within their physical form; questioning on where they had been, how they got here, what they had seen, and how old they were in some cases.
I slowly made my way through the aisles of the old dusty shop, taking my time to stop on the treasures that caught my eyes, faintly aware of Shou and Saga walking around taking a look at some other things. I was just looking at an antique Shamisen, it's fine cherry wood body and ivory bow... I slowly picked it up, but as I lifted the delicate looking instrument in my hands I accidentelly knocked something else to the floor. Earning myself a stern look from the clerk at the front I bent over to pick up the thing that had fallen, it was nothing more than a dark wooden box with a carving of a snake and bird on the front; the snake was coiling in a circle around the bird that was over a carving of the sun, expecting it to be empty and light I grabbed the box not as carefully as I should have and heard the many frightening metallic clinks from with in little box. Cringing at my foolishness I set the box on the shelf so I could open it, hoping to my ancestors that I hadn't broken anything, I slowly liften the carved lid and peered inside.
Cushioned on worn moth eaten velvet were five brass bracelets, the main part of the braclet was that of a snake, no doubt the same one on the box, it's mouth opened with a bird trapped in the middle of the two jaws, it's tail holding the sun. The sun and the bird turned into the clasp, with the birds wing hitching on a ray of the sun. I stared at the art work of the tiny bracelets, running a finger down the scaled back of the snake and the etched wings of the bird, I never saw anything more beautiful.
'Whoa, Hiroto...' said Shou looking over my shoulder and into the box, surprising me and making me almost drop it again.
'I know,eh?' I said smiling at him, I was glad he appreciated the treasure I found.
'I'd wear that...' Said Saga, joining us as we looked.
'Yeah, I think I'll buy them. We can each have one then.'
'Sweet' said Shou.
I closed the box and headed up to the front, the clerk made no sign of interest in the treasure I was buying, but I was dancing with joy as he slowly put it in the plastic bag and handed it to me, and we head out into the night to meet up with Nao and Tora for dinner.
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'Hey Nao~ Tora~' I chimed as I spotted them coming up the street, I quickly ran over to them to babble about where we went, as Shou and Saga made no hurry into catching up to us. I told them how we went shopping at the music store and got some pretty nifty clothes and the delicious ramen shop that they should goto next time, until I finally came to the good part. 'Oh and I bought something for all of us', I could hardly contain my excited.
'Show us in the restaurant', said Nao. 'It'll be easier when we get inside and sit down.' and he held the door open for all of us as we filed in and were shown to our table. I was so impatient as I waited for our orders to be taken so that I would have time to share the gift I had bought.
Tora sighed and turned to me, seeing my anticipation, 'Alright Hiroto, show us what you got...'
I smiled and liften the small plastic bag with the box in it, setting it gently on the table with a little thump then lifted the it out. I turned the box the other way so it would open to them and not to me, so that they could get a look at it.
'Ah~!' gasped Nao, bending over the box to take a better look in side. 'Look at that craftsman ship!'
'Mmm,' nodded Tora, impressed.
'And, there is one for each of us,' I said happily, pushing the box towards Nao, inviting him to take one. He smiled and took the closest one to him in the box, lifting it with both hads and holding it up to the light to get a better look at it's design, then him passed the box to Tora, and so on and so forth until if came back to me and I took the last one in the box.
'Hey...' said Nao slowly, still looking at the bracelet, 'Theres something written on the inside...'
I furrowed my eyebrow, I hadn't noticed it when I looked at it the first time, turning the bracelet in my hand I read the words Nao had pointed out.
'To the little birdie who can fly so high'
'Huh,' said Shou, looking at the bracelet, 'Why does that sound so familiar to me? Like it's part of a song I've heard somewhere... a long time ago...'
I shrugged, it didn't mean anything to me particularily, but it seemed to have peaked an interest in Shou and he kept sitting there staring at the tiny brass trinket, until our food finally came and he put it on his wrist like the rest of us.
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We left the restaurant and headed to the hotel that our bus was parked in front of, going inside and up to our room. It was a pretty large room with a Tatami matt floor and futons for each of us, it was alot cheaper to share one room among five than to get seperate rooms. We had to get up early so we thought that it would be better to go a sleep early and be well rested then have fun when we got home. I was all jittery as I sometimes did before I went to be and I randomly threw a pillow at Shou who looked like he was in deep thought, the pillow hit him in the head, I expected him to throw it back and we'd have a war but he just gently tossed it back to me and continued to think.
'Shou, what are you doing?'
'It's bugging me.'
'What is?'
'The quote I swear I've heard something along those lines... To the little birdie who can fly so high... I just can't...'
'Now that you say that...' said Tora, who had just come beck from brushing his teeth. 'I think I heard it in school. Elementary school, it was a song they thought kids, I can't remember what it was about though...'
'AH!' something clicked in Shou's brain, 'That's it! I think it was called ______________________
'Do you remember the song though?'
'Nah,I remember the tune but it's been years since I sang it I wouldn't remember the lyrics... I could probably look it up on the internet...'
'Use my laptop,' Nao got up from where he was sitting and gave the little prtable machine to Shou.
'Ah, thanks.' Shou said and went searching for the song, it was pretty simple to find, as it was popular among children as one of their favourites. Shou started to sing, the song had a cheerful tune, although something about it was sad;
To the earth where I am bound, I see you rising high
above the the soft clouds
Wishing to be you, wishing to hold you, I reach to you
everyday.
Why can I not reach you... your warmth teasing me
I should be angry, but I am not
My only thought is you, my sun shine, and the dream of
holding you close
However it's impossible and I will eventually give up...
Hope came to me, her wings spread wide, her smile just
as yours, when I first saw you
She can reach higher than I, She said she would
bring you down to me
I can feel you're warmth, I can taste your rays
I have waited so long
Will you recieve me? Have you been watching me?
I love you so.
However It did not happen, but I won't give up.
She flew higher and higher trying to grab you
wanting to grab you
Each failure she came back with another sad excuse
Saying 'a little more time'
But I saw her eyeing you when I turned my head back to the dark
I am worried.
Will she try and take you from me, and leave me too?
I will not let her
However... It will be difficult
To the little birdie who can flew so high,
I will take you down
You will be mine, in the shadows,
Neither of us having it
Forever and ever
Darkness and Etenity
I won't let you go and I won't let you have her
Mine all mine
However...
'However?' I asked. I was confused that Shou just stopped, perhaps there was a word that had a double meaning or-?
'That's it' Shou shrugged pushing the laptop, showing me that there was indeed no more lyrics to this song.
'That's a childrens song?' Nao asked in shock, 'That was a little dark...'
'It's meant to teach kids to choose things like in the song the narrator wanted both the sun and the bird for himself, It also teaches to trust because the narrator got jealous of the bird who could fly higher than him and got scared that the bird would take the sun from him and leave.'
I stared down at the little trinket that circled my wrist and ran another little finger over the snakes scales again. For some reason just then I felt a little sad for the snake and the bird... Silly I thought it's just a story and a bracelet there isn't anything human about them...
'Alright!' clapped Nao, bringing me out of my thoughts 'It's time for bed.' Saga got up and turned out the lights, we continued to babble a bit until each of us nodded off into our own dream lands.
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I had no idea when I switched from reality to the world of dreams but I knew that the place I was in most definitely not the hotel room, I stood staring across a small field, everything that pokes out of the ground was withered and dead, the sun was not seen in the purple sky the hung over my head and the black clouds that accompanied it. There was no wind yet the dead foliage still shuddered, as though they were making silent pleads for water. I crouched down to one of the pathetic little blades and touched it with my fingers, and it snapped, completely deplete of water. It somehow made me feel sad for these little plants, but I had no water on me to give them...
I stared at the little wavering blades a little longer until I heard something behind me, turning slowly I saw that I was on the top of a hill, a tall dead tree sat at the bottom with a little swing hanging from one of the brittle branches, as the grass did that swing also swung in an unknown breeze, clacking against the trunk... the sound was hollow. Curiousity took a hold of me and I walked down the hill to the tree, reaching it in seconds, I ran my hand down the rope of the swing and took a seat on it, gently, as I did not want to break it, then I ran a hand down the dead tree... I hadn't noticed but tears started to flow down from my eyes and hit the withered grass below, immidately disappearing into the soil... it was silent all around me... until a small voice, one that wasn't too different from Shou's crept up from the soil, singing a song... that seemed familiar.
However, I was not happy...
My sunshine faded
My bird hidden
I was a fool... I lost it all
I know no happiness
I see no light
I hate myself... and I hate my sun
I hate you who is happy
Give them back... I plead...
However they will never come back...
'They'll never come back...'
The last sentence was sang right behind me, making me jump right out of the swing and a few feet back while clumsily tried to turn around and see behind me then fell with a thud to the dusty ground, breaking many of the brittle blades and recieving a few splinters from then in return. As I looked back at where I had just recently been stood, well if you could call it standing, was a Snake... well at least the bottom half was a snake, the other half was a man, a very fair skinned man that had long silver hair and great orange eyes, he had looped himself on the swing with one long thin clawed hand reaching out to me.
'Why...?' he asked in his blank voice that match the world around us...
'Huh?' was all I could get out of my dry mouth.
'They both left me... ' he said slithering towards me... 'I'm alone... I am not happy...'
'Uhhh' I said trying to shuffle back, away from with strange creature.
'But you are...' he spat bitterly at me and grabbed wrist, the one that held the bracelet on it, and stared at it with his cold slitted eyes. 'I hate you!' And he brought up one of those deadly looking hands, I already knew what was coming and braced for the impact, shutting my eyes tight.
Nothing. No pain came to me, but I did hear a feirce hiss rip from the snake-mans throat and he let go of me, I opened up my eyes just in time to see his emerald green tail trail after him as he head up the hill towards two figures. I was too frozen with fear to realize who they were at first, but the people who the snake-man was headed for were-
'SHOU! NAO!' I could only remember their names as I panicked to warn them of the danger, I heard the snake yell in fury as he reached them.
'Happiness, love, joy, light!' He shrieked in his beautiful but frightening voice, 'I want it all... but I cannot have it not with out her or it... so I will make sure you don't either!' And with that He grabbed Nao in a binding crunch with his tail and grasped Shou with one of his hands, lifting him in the air as his legs flailed uselessly against this monster.
My mind when blank, all I could think of was they are going to die! and I ran for the swing, pulling hard against it and tearing it from the branch itself with a air shattering crunch, then ran for Nao and Shou. As I came nearer and nearer I whipped the swing around catching the snake in the neck and putting all my weight on the sing to pull his head back to make him release the other two.
'LET THEM GO!' I screamed, tears and sweat falling down my face and I pushed with all my might.
'Hiro... to!' choked Shou, bringing my full attention to the snake as he turned on me and released Shou, leaving him coughing and gagging on the dusty ground, Nao had also been release and was mimicking Shou. I ducked just in time to avoid one of the long talons as it swung past me head, I took this chance to loop the swings rope around that wrist and run around him, pulling his arm behind his back in a uncomfortable way, and handed the other sides rope to the breathless Shou, who took it and we run back with it, making the snake fall back ward, the swings seat pushing on his chest, then we quickly tied him up, so that at least he couldn't claw our faces off anymore.
'Holy hell, what kind of dream is this!' gasped Shou.
'What?' I looked at him confused, dream Shou didn't find this 'normal?' like dream identities do?
'Argh...' cringed Nao on the ground, he looked like he was in alot of pain. 'If this is a dream, I'd like to wake up now, please' he laughed then gasped from the pain again.
'Fools' Spat the snake, who twisted against the ropes, 'this is no dream! This is my world!'
'WHAT?' we said.
'I'll tear you apart!' he hissed at us.
'Okay.. if this is really some magical world then why would you want to kill us?'
'Those things you wear!' he said, still wreathing, 'you hold the keys to my downfall and to my prison, the serpents cuffs'
I stared at the little bracelet on my wrist... now that he mentioned it, it did look alot like one half of a pair of police handcuffs...
'So... we're keeping you in this world?' I said slowly...
'NO!' roared the snake, ceasing his struggle to glare at me, 'it's to keep myself trapped! and to keep everyone else out!'
'Well that as hell worked.' scoffed Shou.
'IDIOTS! I tossed those cuffs into another dimension, hoping that they would just get lost!'
'So... you wanted to be alone? Why?'
'I killed them both! No... I killed myself... my love... and they left me!' His face twisted into sorrow, as he squirmed on the ground again, maybe hoping that the sharp brittle grass would cut his bindings.
'Who?' I asked blankly.
'You idiot' Shou said, 'He's obviously talking about the Sun and his bird.'
The snake kept silent, as he hear the word 'bird'.
'You're lover?' I asked. and he hissed at me angerly, 'That's a yeah...' I felt no danger about him now that he calmed down and had his claws tied behind his back... although he could still probably strangle us to death...
'So these cuffs,' said Nao quietly, he was still a little winded, 'You tossed them to our 'dimension' ... thinking no one would find them and they would be lost forever? Didn't you like... plan it if someone actually did find them...'
The snake kept silent then slowly said ' I thought she would find them... that's the last dimension I felt her presence in...'
' "To the little birdie would could fly so high" ' recited Shou, 'That's what you wrote on the box... right?'
He nodded, 'But I knew she would never find them and if she did she would never use them... she would hate me now... so I will stay here... forever...'
'Okay, but could you not try and kill people?' it was Tora, with Saga, they had just reached us, 'We saw you being pummelled all the way from the other side of the feild!'
The Snake hissed again and stretched out his full figure to tower over us, 'I will kill whom I wish! You filthy people bringing in your delicious happy thoughts and memories!' and he lashed at Tora, who did flinch, the snake only stopped an inch away from his face. And the snake let out a low and menacing chuckle. 'Gooooood, now that you are all here I can kill you and finally be forever trapped in this world that I myself destroyed!' and he stood again and readied to strike.
'HOLD IT!' Said Shou, coming to face the great snake, 'You said you felt your bird in our world right?' The snake hissed but didn't make a move, showing that he was intrigued. 'So... why not go and get her yourself...?'
'Unfortunately, I'm not able to, there are five keys and each of you has one, that means only you can switch worlds...' he said lowering his head down to where Shou's eyes were so that they were the same height.
'Okay... so together we complete a whole 'lock' that traps you in.' and the snake nodded.
'But we're in right now so can't you get out?'
'Thats not how the magic works,' I'm afraid it's inexplainable as they were made 3000 years ago...'
'Then how about we go find her and try and get her to come back to you... then you'll be happy again?'
Author's note: well that was complete crap, next to this 'The Peach Giver' was way more in depth and fun to write, I kinda lost my love for this story once I found out that I really couldn't explain the magic in those Serpent Cuffs very well... ah well... but yes I am really busy now ^_^;; maybe if I had a couple more days I would have cleaned t up and finished... maybe... but right now I'm being pummelled by *takes a breath in* Mudbox, Lightwave, Maya, Sculpting, After effects, VFX, Production Class, Modelling (XSI), and Animation (where my teacher is a french canadian Nazi) *sigh* Who knew that becoming a 3D artist would take so much work? lol
yay for Shou~ anyways... I'm writing that darn fanfic for those who are waiting for it I'll give you the name of it so it will bug that heck outta you that you have no idea what it is about because the title will be abstract from the story, that's right kids, for my stories you get to think with my brains~! Anyways, It's call 'To Fall From Your Presense' and it will be told by the point of view of Hiroto because it seemed like a story that Hiroto would mainly go through ^_^-
Anywho~ I went snow shoeing yesterday on about 7 feet of snow up in Cyprus mountain in the Vancouver BC, area. It was fun and it wasn't cold at all! I didn't even have to wear gloves... although I fell a lot and tripped in snow lol.
Aaaaaaaand... I talked to my mom for about an hour and fifteen minutes to wich her a happy birthday, the first thing she said to me was 'I had a dream about you crying because you were lonely, are you okay?' which I thought was sweet and it almost made me cry (I'm a sap) and then today I'm going to another party for a girl in my class who is turning 28 (her birthday was yesterday though) so I'll be going to the geeky comic book store and seeing if I can find a present to match her personality, I'm thinking a little figurine of Jareth from Labrynth (lol for David Bowie) because she adores that movie~
Anyways gotta go~!
So as I wrote before I was being some what of a disturbance to my Neighbor, Lynn. Now I feel like SHIT (no I don't swear often but this is the best word to describe how I feel)... I suppose I've been brewing it in my head all day that I not only inconvienenced someone but also that I lied to Nola... my house mate. So I thought that I would come home and ask Nola for Lynn's phone number but, Nola said that Lynn was so pissed that it would be better just to leave it... But the thing is I feel aweful and all I want it to apologise... this is where I really wich I could turn back time and undo what I did... I literally feel ill and crying because it's upsetting and it's going to bug me for a long time. AND I';m giving other Think Tank Students a bad name... Gosh I hate lying... To think I would've had a better day without this crap...
Lesson that I never learn: DO NOT LIE
I try and be quiet but sometimes I just wanna make some noise! so forgetting about that woman who lives on the other side of the wall I listen to Exist Trace's WATER and start singing along to it... apparently she didn't enjoy my lovely screaming as Nola come up the stair going 'I just got a call from Lynn saying she heard screaming' so I go 'I dunno... I'm about to goto bed' *thus me lying inside the covers* Nola tells me to stop anyways. *I roll my eyes and go to sleep*
*sigh* I can't wait till I can be at least a little more louder, I mean GOSH I just wanna sing in the privacy of my own bloody home T^T is that so hard to ask for?!
Brain Conversation:
*silence as I watch Shou*
Unlazy-me: you should finish that Tsubasa picture
Lazy: Nah... Don't wanna... do it later...
Unlazy: then draw Shou as an un-Chibi so you can make that figurine. You said you wanted to....
Lazy: that is pretty cool...
Unlazy: Yeeeeeessss~ all you have to do is find him wearing the Discotheque clothes that you want and draw him in a neutral pose then you can show it to joe and begin the fun of 3D modelling MWAHAHAHA
Lazy: ... work
Unlazy: Yep
-EXPLOSION OUTTA NO WHERE!-
Creative Road Block: SCREW YOU! You can't draw today, I won't let you!
Unlazy/Lazy: What the heck? Where did you come from?
CreativeBlock: From your very SSSSSOOOOOUL! I'm here to annoy you!
Unlazy/lazy: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
CreativeBlock: YES MWAHAHAHAHA
Lazy: then I try tomorrow...
Unlazy: But I'm bored now... I just wanna draw SHOU *cries*
-Lazy and Creative Block are out taking some sort of break-
Unlazy: Aw- COME ON!
Lazy: just go write on your live journal
Unlazy: FINE! I will!
-Then I wrote in my live journal...-
Unlazy: ...now what?
Creative Edge: You could... use me and write your next fan fic...?
Unlazy: ... but Creative block will get me?
Creative Edge: I'll hold him ba-AAAAAAAAACK AGH
-Creative Edge is being Pummeled-
Creative Block: HELL NO! I will say when you can use your brain!
Unlazy: CREATIVE EDGE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
And that is why I went out to kill people...
-The End-
Author: Canadian_Rabbit
Genre: Horror, Supernatural
Pairing: None
Rating: PG13 for course language
Disclaimer: Don't own them, and I don't personally own them, my story is purely on a fan basis.
Summary: Shou and the others get mail from one of their fans, a small 8 year old girl named Momo (Peach), Who says that she would very much like to meet them (wouldn't we all) find out how she did.
told by the perspective as Shou (first person).
The sun hit my face burning red in my eyes, I groaned and put one of my hands over my eyes to sheild them from the seemingly blinding light of the morning... Dang, I thought to myself, Morning already... I never get enough sleep... Fighting the urge to roll back under my covers I got up, ruffling my stiff hair, I shuffled my way to the fridge and got myself a glass of soymilk, then sat at my computer to read a batch of my fanmail. Upon opening it I didn't find my usual amount of 100 or more messages instead I found only one that was listed with the title 'Please...' on it. Shrugging I opened it and began to read the message, which was written entirely in english;
Dear Shou aniki,
My name is Momo, I am 8 years old and I live in Shibuya, we sell peaches and other fresh fruit, I have a doggy and a kitty. Right now it's just me and mommy, sometimes it's lonely...I just moved here from England yesterday, I miss daddy and sister and all of my friends... But when I listen to your songs I feel very happy inside and don't feel as lonely...
Shou aniki I would be really happy if I could meet you and the others and play with you.
See you soon,
-Momo
I read the little girls e-mail to me once or twice and felt a little sad that I couldn't fulfill her wish of seeing us, but I knew it wouldn't be fair to the other fans if I gave this little girl special treatment... I flipped off my computer screen, a little depressed, and got up to grab some real breakfast and then repositioned myself on my couch, I had no problem being sluggish this morning, I didn't have to meet the others until later in the day. I flipped on the T.V. to catch some well deserved anime when I was interrupted by the news, it was about a plane crashing, apparently it was a plane coming from Vancouver, Canada to Japan, the plane was originally from England though, and it had only stopped in Canada to refeul and to gain more passenger. The cause of the crash was unknown for the time being, all the passengers on the plane were killed upon hitting the surface of the ocean. It's funny how we hear these things and simply flip the channels now-a-days, but that's exactly what I did with a fleeting thought of 'oh that's sad' I flipped the channel and began to watch an episode of Gundam, completely forgetting about the plane crash as soon as I saw my favourite characters pop up on the screen.
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It was now 3:45pm and I was running late in meeting the guys 'Shooooot!' I said under my breath as I picked up my pace, 'If only I hadn't watched that last episode...' usually I would've had my manager pick me up, but unfortunately he got sick from food poisoning and was resting at home, it did take some convincing to make sure he didn't try to pick me up in his condition though, I laughed lightly at the memory and got distracted I didn't see her until it was too late and I ran right into her, knocking her backwards off-balance. I caught her by the arms before she could hit the pavement.
'S-sorry' I said helping her to regain her balance and I looked down at her. She could have been no more than 8 or 9, she had dark hair like any other japanese citizen and they were in tiny tight curls around her pale skinned face but her eyes were a shade of emerald green, she wasn't any taller than up to the mddle of my stomach, so she had to crane her neck to look into my eyes, which were currently hidden behind a pair of my sun-glasses.
'No it's alright, Shou aniki' she said in a trill voice, 'You must be very busy' her face lit up with a huge toothy grin and I couldn't help but smile back at her, and place my glasses on my head so I could see her better, she was even more pale than I had realized, I immidiately thought of 'Snow white', I realized I was still holding onto her and slowly let go of her thin frail arms. She laughed and did a little dance away from me towards a shop where a middle aged woman came up and scooped the little girl up into her arms.
'Oh sorry for bumping into her ma'am' I said a little shy that her mother even saw my carelessness, and I felt rude all the sudden.
'Oh no, she's small and is always underfoot' and she smiled the same smile as the little girl, and with the same reaction the corners of my mouth pulled up into a smile.
'Well if you would excuse me...' I started saying as I lurched forward to go.
'No!' I turned back and the little girl had jumped out of her mothers arm and wrapped her little hands around my leg, not wanting to hurt her I stopped, 'Please wait Shou aniki, I have a present for you!' and she disappeared into the store for a splt second before she ran back out, carrying something in her little hands. She stopped just a few inches from me and held up the object to me. It was nothing more than a single Outou, a yellow peach, I looked at the little girl who was still smiling at me. 'It has the very same name as I do!' She exclaimed, 'And peaches are good for your health.'
'Sorry, my daughter is a fan of alice nine.'s, it been her dream to meet you.'
'No... You have a good girl here' I said and ruffled her curly hair, 'Now, I'm afraid I'm late for a meeting...'
'See you Shou aniki!' shouted the little girl, waving, when I turned the corner.
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'Sorry guys!' I apologized as I walked into the dining area of a restaurant, 'It took a little longer than I thought it would... then I met a little girl and-'
'It's okay, we all got held up on our way, we only arrived about ten minutes ago.' said Tora.
'Oh...' a little shocked that they all would be held up as well I sat down next to Nao and Hiroto who were drinking their tea. 'Well... I guess we should talk about tomorrow night then,'
'Ahhh~' Hiroto let out a loud breathe, 'Lives, so refreshing!' and he laughed as Nao nudged him with his fists to quiet down.
'Mmmm' nodded Tora, drinking his tea.
'We have an interview before hand at 1:30pm and the concert starts at 4:00pm, there really isn't much to discuss.' said Saga.
'No I meant,' I sighed, 'How the heck am I supposed to get there?'
'Ohhhhh' laughed Nao, 'You can stay at my house, my little brother will be there as well, we can have a party and then we can grab a taxi together and meet the rest up at the T.V. station, I live much closer so staying with me is probably the best way to arrange things.'
'Oh... haha, looks like you got it all covered Nao-san' He laughed and nodded in agreement.
'I am... Gundam!' he exclaimed while putting out his fists in an act of bravery, as we all laughed at him.
'Hey Shou...' Said Hiroto, 'I've been wondering... but, what's with the peach?'
'Oh... that's part of the reason I was held up, I met this little girl on my way and she gave it to me, I'm guessing her name was Outou because she had the same name as the peach...'
'Strange' laughed Nao. 'I met a girl who gave me a hakutou on my way here, I guess it's a momoiru day~' we all groaned at Nao's horrible puns, and then something tugged in my brain.
'Yeah... and I also got an email this morning by a girl named... Momo.' As soon as I said that Nao stopped laughing and the others shifted in their seats. 'What?'
'Oh... it's just that... we did too... and we mean... it was the only fan letter we had this morning...' Saga explained, thinking.
'Warawara!' laughed Nao again, pretenting to be frightened of his straw in he newly brought drink. We ignored him.
'What did yours say Shou?' said Hiroto.
'Just that she wanted to see us and play with us a little'
'Same' said Tora, nodding.
'OH!' Gasped Nao, 'That little girl who gave me that peach must have been Momo! Because she said her name was the same as the peach, which she wasn't talking about specifically a 'white peach' (Hakutou) but a peach (momo) in general!'
'But.. then maybe the girl I met was also Momo...' I said thoughtfully.
'That's impossible,' laughed Hiroto nervously and then nudged me and pointed out the window, 'We came from the opposite direction...'
'Oh...' I said, slightly shaken, 'Yeah, there are lot's of food vendors on the streets, and alot have kids' I laughed.
'The girl we all met was really adorable-'
'Kawaii~' sang Nao.
'She had curly hair.' said Saga.
'And the biggest green eyes ever' added Tora.
'She must have been partly foreigner, because her skin was whiter than snow' nodded Hiroto in agreement.
'Shou, whats wrong with you?'
'No-nothing, that sounds exactly like the girl I saw, though, like exactly like her'
'...kowai...' None of us bothered to groan at Nao's play on words.
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The rest of our dinner continued like normal, we waved farewell to each other then me and Nao headed back to my apartment to pick up a few things for me to stay the night with Nao and his brother, we thought it woukd be better to walk since the traffic was thick at this time. We chattered on with each other about how we were going to play video games all night and watch some gundam and maybe order in some food... then I caught sight of the shop where I had met the little girl... only it wasn't a fruit vendor, it was a broken down ramen shop, with a hanging 'for sale' sign in the window.
'Nao, could we go inside?'
'Yeah... but why would you want to go inside a broken down store... it's obviously closing down for a reason.'
'I just need to check something...' as I pushed the door open, the fresh humidity and scent of boiling broth wafted towards me. I looked around to find the owner or anyone who worked here. Nobody. So I went up to the counter and craned my neck over.. still no one. 'Excuse me!' I shouted, noby answered, so I stepped back and bumped into something, or someone, I quickly caught her before should could hit the ground, this time it was a tiny old woman, wrinkled with age with frizzled greying hair, under my hands that held her I felt her shake, I was afraid to break her. 'oh! I am so Sorry Auntie, I seem to be knocking everyone down...' argh, second time today...
'No worries, I'm alot stronger than I seem' she laughed, and I doubted her words, still hanging into her to give her balance until she waved me off mumbling something about 'Youngsters'
'Ah!' Gasped Nao, 'Auntie, do you live here?'
'Of course I do!' She said, 'for the passed thirty years! But would you believe it that no one wants to eat here anymore?'
'Uhhh, No it seems really nice actually if we could we'd like to buy some ramen from you.' I hoped Nao would play along with me on this one...
'Beef noodles for me please, Auntie' Of course... Nao was always hungry... so it didn't matter if I was needing him to play along or not, he'd buy one anyways now that we were inside...
'Of course dears...' and she bustled off behind the counter to fix us some ramen.
'If I could Auntie, could I ask... are you the only one who lives here?'
'Eh? Yeah, well now I am my husband died last year...' her face drooped as she thought of it and Nao shook his head at me as if I was being rude...
'So you... don't live with a little girl? or say your daughter?'
'Nope. I never got the privilage of having children...' she said as she set our bowls infront of us.
'Oh...' I didn't know what to think, I was sure this was where I met the peach girl and her mother... so sure... 'So... uh have you gotten any buyers for this place yet?' YES! that could be the answer, they could've been just checking the place out, before buying it!
'Ah, well you see I had an offer from a woman named Yuki Nakahara... but unfortunately her husband called to cancel for her, I didn't ask why, he seemed rather upset over the phone...'
'So you've never met her?'
'No, it was strictly over the phone that I made the sale.'
'Then... did you see a woman and a little girl here this afternoon?'
'Ha!' she scoffed, 'You're the only ones who came in today, well besides Mr. Takamura, but he's just comes in to buy plain noodles and keep me company...' Nao was appauled at my boldness in asking such personal questions but auntie seemed eager for the company so he didn't stop me. And he saw my reactions when she gave me an answer I didn't want. 'Hey, are you okay dear? You look a little pale...'
'Oh... no I must be tired, I'll come visit you again before you move away Auntie' I said taking her small frail hands in mine and bowing to her, Nao did the same and we headed for the door.
'I'd really like that...' I heard her say as we left into the chilly night.
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'Shou...' hesitated Nao, 'Were you asking about that peach giving girl?'
'Yeah, I was sure that that was place I had bumped into her and her mother... but maybe I was wrong?' I said as we came nearer to my apartment and I took out the keys.
'I think your just working too hard...'
'Maybe...' I laughed and opened my door, where one of my cats jumped right at me meowing as if in pain, and I was with her soon because she was clawing me, 'OW! Chirori! Whats the matter!'
'Gees Shou your cats are acting as crazy as you are...' Nao laughes trying to pull my deranged cat from my arm, but that just made her hold on tighter, biting deeper in to my arm.
'Chi-chirori let go!' And just like that her eyes softened and she jumped down and out of Nao's grip, trotting up to my computer desk and sitting beside the monitor, he eyes glowed yellow in the dark, as she stood there looking at me... but Chirori's behaviour wasn't the only strange thing I saw, my computer monitor was also on, and I could see that my e-mail inbox was open... but I remembered very distinctly that I flipped off my screen.
'Shou... I really thing you need to go to the hospital... Your cat really bit you hard... and you're bleeding alot, I think you'd need stitch-' all I could do was brush him off as I headed towards my computer, the pain in my arm was dull against my newly burning curiousity. I sat down at my computer ignoring Nao and looking at my inbox, The 'New message' icon was flashing, I clicked it and only one message showed up in my list, it read;
Dear Shou aniki,
I was really happy that I was able to see you today, I was really sad before you showed up, I hope you enjoyed the peach that I gave you mama says that they taste the best if you eat them with friends.
I was sad you couldn't stay longer and play with me. Maybe next time though.
I can't wait to see your concert tomorrow night, that's one of the reasons why we came to Japan earlier than our actual moving date! I'm so Happy!
See you again,
-Momo
I sat there stunned, and Nao looked over my shoulder with his eyebrows furrowed and his mouth was turned down into a frown. A face that didn't match him.
'Shou, let me check mine...' Nao pushed my chair away since I didn't make any move to get out of the way, he did the same thing as I did and checked his inbox, only 1 new message was shown listed, he read it out load for me;
Dear Nao aniki,
I really enjoyed seeing you earlier today, I had so much fun talking to you, Hiroto, Saga, and Tora at the same time, I got to see 4 aniki's all at once! And then I saw Shou aniki, he treated me really well! I gave him a peach too, remember, peaches taste better when you eat them with friends. The candy you gave me today was delicious, mama doesn't let me have too many candies... so it was a real treat, thank you.
I'm going to your concert tomorrow with mama,
Let's play next time we meet!
See you again,
-Momo
Nao was silent after he read it until Chirori let out a loud meow, jerking us back to our senses.
'Nao...' I whispered bearly audible, 'Where did you see Momo... and when'
'I saw her at about 3:30pm... and I was 5 blocks away from you... when I left her I checked my watch and it was 3:50pm...'
'I met her at about 3:45pm... there's a time over lap.' I squeaked...
'Uh yeah haha... ha... uh... lets go fix your arm...' He said bringing my arm into the light from my monitor... I saw the blood drip down my arm and onto my carpet, Chirori jumped off her perch on my desk and sat on my lap purring, she was back to her old self again.
'Yeah!' I said, startling Chirori off my lap and running to my sink to clean the cut before we headed off to the hospital, as I ran my bloody arm under the tap the night light from the stars and the moon hit my arm making it glow a faint white, and as I ran my hand over my wound I gasped, it had completely sealed itself, I had no more bite or claw marks, but I knew I hadn't imagined my wound as there flecks deep red in my sink...
"Nao! NAO!' I yelled, and heard him running in. 'Am I going crazy from lack of blood or am I some how healed?'
'No... you're healed' he said in an awed voice.
'I dont-' I was quickly cut off by my cell phone ringing and then Nao's cell phone rung, we quickly answered them, expecting anything.
'Hello? Shou!?' it was Hiroto and he sounded worried.
'Hiroto, what happened?' I asked franticly and as I said it I heard Nao talking to his caller; 'Tora? What? What's wrong with Saga? WHAT?' I was interested, but I knew Nao would fill me in so I focused on Hiroto.
'Shou! I got another email from that girl! She says she saw you too... so I guess we did see the same girl-'
'Shou!' Nao said his phone only a few inches from his face, 'Tora is taking Saga to the hospital, it seems he was attacked by his dog, Chiko, and he has a pretty deep wound, Tora shut to door on him but he kept clawing and barking at the door, he said Chiko was ramming against it too... so they called a taxi and are headed to the hospi- WHAT?' he stopped as he heard Tora talking on the phone again, he listened with a frown and then his phone dropped and his face went pale, 'no way' he breathed out... as I lunged for the phone, and picked it up, all I heard was 'It's healed! it's gone! the bite is gone!' and I heard Hiroto on my phone say 'SHOU!? are you there? Shou? what's wrong? Shou? Hello?'
I stared at Nao's phone then put my phone up to my ear and said 'Meet at Nao's place.' then I hung up and turned to Nao's phone. 'Tora... now that you and Saga are fine goto Nao's place... we're heading there now...' And clapped his phone closed and went into my room to gather up the things I would need to spend the night.
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We all sat in silence as Nao started up his laptop,he had forced his brother to goto sleep early before he would even pick up the laptop and you could see his hands were shaking, and I didn't blame him, I'm sure I was shaking too... if I wasn't so numb....
Nao nodded as he pushed the laptop onto Saga's lap, who bravely sniffled with his nose and typed in his access codes to his email; 'Yeah, I got one from her.' and he did as Nao did for me and read it out loud;
Dear Saga aniki,
I hope you enjoyed the peach, I only give them to my friends that I want to keep forever, after all everyone knows that a peach represents 'longevity' I hope our friendship can be long lasting too...
I'll be seeing you tomorrow night at your concert! I'm glad it's in doors. I get colds really easy. Maybe after or before we can have time to play?
See you again,
-Momo
Much of the same thing we got in our messages, but the way she worded them to us along with our resent encounters we felt a chill when Saga read 'see you again'.
'So... Tora your turn...' Said Hiroto, who was sitting completely still, the only thing moving was his eyes to each of our faces to gauge our reactions.
Tora took a slow breath in and started to read his letter in a monotoned voice;
Dear Tora Aniki,
You were alot taller than I thought you would be! You are most definitely a great aniki, if you were my actual brother I think that I would never be sad or lonely, thinking of you reminds me of my daddy back in England, he is tall too and strong.
I hope you enjoyed your peach, they are delicious when you eat them with friends and during warm sunny days, it just fits doesn't it? Sun and peaches, could you imagine eating a peach at night? not as Charming I think...
I really wanted to play with you Tora, when we see each other again will you give me a piggy back ride?
Can't wait to hear you play tomorrow night!
See you again,
-Momo
'Hey...' said Tora after reading the email, 'I don't like the sound of this 'playing' business... it sounds like a cat playing with food, the way she writes it.'
'Mine pretty much said the same thing' said Hiroto.
'Your turn then,' Tora roughly passed the laptop into Hiroto's hands and he opened his email account.
'AH!'
'What?' we all asked, recoiling into one another.
'It's gone!' Said Hiroto, 'It's not even in my saved folder, the one from this morning too... it isn't here!' I leaned over Hiroto's shoulder to confirm it then slapped the laptop shut, and it clattered to the floor at Hiroto's feet, I didn't like that I didn't know what was happening, these unexplainable things these eerie things! None of it made sense! I turned to Saga.
'Show me where Chiko bit you!' I said pointing to him.
Saga lifted his shirt and pointed to the right side of his body where the soft spot between the ribs and pelvic bone were, I saw no hint that he had been torn there.
'It was really deep,' said Tora, 'And Chiko wouldn't let go...'
'It wasn't Chiko, she wouldn't do that, I know she wouldn't'
'He lunged at him, like a snake...'
'It wasn't chiko!'
'No...' I know what you mean... Chirori attacked me too... and the bite marks and scratched disappeared when I was washing it and preparing to go to the hospital...'
'Same same!' exclaimed Tora,'Saga was waiting for the taxi outside, since we didn't want to go back into Chiko and get eaten alive again... and I was applying pressure to the area, since I wasn't sure how deep it was I lifted the towel to see, I told Saga to turn so he could get more light and when I looked, the bleeding stopped... so I took a closer look and told Saga to look, there was no more teeth marks... it was gone...' Saga nodded in agreement.
'Whooooa' Said Hiroto.
'So...' piped up Nao, who hadn't spoken a word since we were at my house, 'What do you guys want to do?'
'What do you mean?' I asked.
'Obviously that Momo child is gonna be at our concert tomorrow, if weird things happen when we get her emails, what will happen to us when she's in the same building as us? Do you guys still want to hold the concert or do you want to post-pone it until we figure out what exactly is going on...?'
We all sat in silence thinking, on one hand we disappoint all our fans, and all because of some emails and attacks from animals... or we could hold our concert and hope that nothing goes wrong...
'I say we still hold the concert...' I said slowly.
'Agreed' said Tora.
'I'm in...' mumbled Saga.
Hiroto just nodded with his wide eyes.
Nao looked at each of our faces and then he smiled wyrly. 'Well alright then, I was hoping to hear that answer!' he put his hand out and we all followed suit; he looked at me to say the encouraging words to everyone.
'No matter what happens, we live for the music and our fans, we can't disappoint them, lets do our best and be safe, stick together and nothing can harm us!' and then we broke with a 'YEAH!' and we headed to bed.
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I woke up with the sun light hitting my face, I groaned and rolled over, bumping into Hiroto who grumbled and rolled back over in his sleep. I sighed and shook him awake.
'Hey, its concert day, we should start getting ready, I'll have the first turn in the shower... if you want to eat breakfast first...'
Hiroto took a breath in and squinted in my direction; 'Mmm... yeah, go ahead,' I got up and headed down towards the bathroom stopping in front of Nao's room and knocked on the door, 'Nao, I'm going to use your shower!' I pressed my ear up against the door and heard his approved 'Yeah...' before I entered the bath.
I took my time in the shower as time to think... I mulled over everything that had happened and that was written in those emails... anything that I could put together... Momo said she was lonely... perhaps she was just a lonely ghost that is just needing a friends... but then she wouldn't have specifically attached herself to us... perhaps she is a fan that died while listening to our music or heading to a concert and got into an accident... maybe... but without knowing alot about Momo it was impossible to figure it out exactly she wanted from us...
I heard and knock on the door and heard Nao's voice come from the otherside, it sounded strained and tired, he must not have had alot of sleep last night... I always think that since Nao is the leader of the band he feels responsible for taking care of us, and I can just imagine what this ordeal is doing for him... he simply said 'Hiroto needs a shower now...' and walked away. I shook my head as if to clear it out and stepped out drying myself off and getting dressed at top speed to allow Hiroto to come in. We had to meet at the radio studio in approximately one hour and then we went to the concert hall... I had no time to think today... and I was worried along with everyone else... well I thought that anyway.
'Shou,' said Hiroto running past me and hopping just in time to ruffle my wet hair, 'SHOOOOOU' he said shaking one of his fists and making a battle face, 'Tonight is a live!' he ended by punching the air and and laughing as he entered the bathroom, making me smile, yeah, I guess I should be more optimistic about tonight, I mean it's a live! I stalked off to Nao's kitchen to grab breakfast where I met Tora and Saga... barely awake, they were practically sleeping in their omlettes. I smiled shaking my head, today was almost a normal morning for a concert, after I had recieved my breakfast I picked up Nao's laptop out of pure habit and opened my email inbox, forgetting about Momo only momentarily until I looked at that I had no messages, not a one. Usually on a day of a concert it was busier than usual, my fans wishing me good luck or that they couldn't wait to here us play and that they were also going to the autograph signing the next week with our fan club, but I didn't get one, not even from Momo. I frowned, I was wondering exactly was holding back the others mails, and I was angry that it was so, since my other fans deserved some of my attention to, I flipped off the computer and turned on the T.V. anything to keep my mind busy until our Taxi's came.
The first thing that reached my eyes was a picture of a plane wreck in the ocean and then the announcer said, 'The plane charted to reach Tokyo airport two days ago crashed in the ocean due to engine failure, all 127 passengers aboard and the crew died upon impact, we will now list the names of the deceased; I sat slumped on the couch watching the names and pictures of the ones lost scroll up and disappear until one caught my eye and almost made me choke on my omlette; there the name Momo Nakahara along with a woman named Yuki Nakahara came up at the same time.
'Ahhh, Whoa, Oi!' all I could make was noises while choking to get the others attention and coughing while pointing at the screen when Tora and Saga ran around the corner, stopping dead behind the couch I sat on, going 'No way...' 'unbelievable...', Hiroto had just come out of the bathroom with his hair still sopping wet, brushing his teeth and pointed to the screen, 'Hey it's the Momo girl and her mother' Nao, just stood around the corner frowning and shaking his head.
'Hey, we need to go...' Whispered Nao, shrugging off from the wall and walking into his room.
I couldn't help but wonder though, where I had heard the name 'Yuki Nakahara' before.
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The name Yuki Nakahara was still bothering me as we headed out from the Radio Station towards the concert hall, our interview went smoothly though we were all a little distracted, passing it off as exhaustion and nerves for the upcoming perfomance tonight. All of us were silent on the way there, and I was staring out the window when we passed the little Ramen shop again, then it hit me!
'Nao! Yuki Nakahara!'
'Eh?' he said startled.
'She was the one who was going to by the shop from the Ramen Auntie! Remember? Yuki Nakahara was supposed to buy the shop, but the deal was cancelled when her husband called, Auntie said that he was sad! And he was sad because she died in the plane crash along with his daughter, Momo!'
'Okay...'
'That's why I saw her at the store! Because she was connected there, that was where she was going to move!'
'But then why is she trying to kill us?' Asked Saga who was leaning with his head in his hands.
'Hmmm...' I thought for a moment, trying to piece it together, why would she be connected to us... she was a fan... but that shouldn't be enough to attach yourself to the world and not continue on... unless if she blamed us for her... 'Oh...' I felt my face go blank.
'What?' asked Hiroto.
'She blames us... her and her mother I guess...'
'Why?'
'In the email that I recieved last night she said that she left early so she could come to our concert, ahead of when she was actually supposed to move into her new home!'
'...shit.' announced Tora.
'But... we didn't... I mean... It not our fault the plane crashed' Hiroto spouted out frantically.
'I know I know, shhh...' I said waving to quiet him down as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat, 'I guess all we need todo is appease her... then she can go back and rest...?'
'How do we do that?' I looked at Nao, who had asked the question, it looked like he already knew the answer and wanted me to confirm it by saying it out loud, I nodded to him, understanding, then turned to the rest of them.
'We play with her.'
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We sat in our dressing room, the crowd outside were now filing in, it was about 45 minutes before we had to go out and begin the concert, I could hear my blood bounding in my ears like how I could here our fans chattering. It was over whelming, I had no idea if Momo was going to bring the rest of our fans into her 'game' or when it would start, all we could do was be excited and nervous for the night ahead of us. Hiroto, Tora and Saga were talking to each other as they smoked and Nao had a plate of food in front of him from the complementary food table that was always placed out for us. I sat in my make-up chair, having just finished getting the make up on my face. I knew that they were thinking the same thing as I was... especially when there came a soft knock at the door. I slowly got up as one of our back stage crew went to go see who it was, she disappeared out the door for a split second and then came back in looking a little puzzled, in her arms was a bowl of peaches and a note tucked under one, she handed me the note and walked over to put the peaches on the table with the rest of the food.
I stared at the envelope as the others crowded around me, I opened it and read allowed;
Dear alice nine. aniki's
I'm glad you were able to make it safetly to the concert hall today, I would've been lonely if you had decided not to come play with me today, after all being just me and mama is a little lonely...
Do your best singing, our game is going to start now!
As soon as the word 'Now' escaped my lips the light went out with a pop, the glasses from them showered down on us and I could feel it cut my skin as it made it's way down, but what really frightened me was the screams I heard coming from outside our make up room, the hundreds of screams that echoed in horror the same time as the lights popped.
'Guys!' I shouted to the others, and grabbed Nao's arm and dragged him out of the room with me and the others quickly followed suit and we headed for the stage and stepped out into the light of the stage. None of the lights had broken in this room, but that wasn't the strange thing about the hall, the thing was, that there was no one there. Not the camera crew who was going to record us, not the sound technicians, not the fans, no one. I turned to the others, knowing my face was probably pure white, and saw that they were bleeding from the glass, a deep dark gash was down Tora's cheek but what really horiffied me was that Hiroto was being supported by Saga; it seemed that when the lights popped one flew directly into Hiroto's right leg and he had trouble walking. I was at a loss, Nao ruffled glass out of his hair with his bleeding hands, Saga set Hiroto down and all I could do was shake my head in disbelief, then something caught my eye, in the middle of the hall stood two people, a woman and a little girl, I froze in horror as the child laughed and ran up and hung off the stage, looking up at me with those green eyes, her hair flowed like a halo around her ghostly white face that broke into a big broad smile.
'Aniki' she trilled, 'Play with me.' and she held out her hand to us.
'Screw that.' mumbled Hiroto as he sat on the floor tearing out the peice of glass that had lodged itself in his leg.
'My my, I suggest you all play with her...' said the mothers cold voice from the middle of the room, 'After all... we came all the way here to see you... and my daughter can be pretty demanding'
Horror struck, I looked at my friends, all of them mirrored the same expression as me, and I turned to look at the little girl who was still hanging off the stage, with one thin arm still out stretched towards me... I had no choice, I had to do it for my friends, I stretched out my hand to take Momo's, her little hand gripped mine with so much strength that I though she would break my fingers as I hoisted her up onto the stage, and she was laughing.
'Aniki,' she smiled at me and then looked at the others, 'I want to play tag.'
'You can only play inside,' came the mothers voice again. 'My daughter can't play outside at night... it's too dangerous at night...'
I nodded and the girl laughed and danced around me, her black curly hair trailing behind with every step.
'Shou,' came the cold mothers voice, 'My daughter wants some friends... so if she wins you have to play with her... always... you and your band.'
'And if I win?' I choked out.
'You won't.' She said simply. And I saw a silver gleem coming from her direction, in her hand she held a long kitchen knife, 'Not if I'm playing...' And she threw it at me, missing me only by an inch and hitting the wall behind me.
'Shit.' said Tora.
I looked down at Momo, she was unfazed by her mothers actions, and all she said was 'You're it.' and she disappeared in the dark.
'Fu- RUN!' I shouted, heading towards the others, and grabbed Hiroto under the arms, and hoisted him up, just in time to dodge the over head lighting rig from above as it crashed through the stage,
'Holy shit, holy shit!' said Hiroto, trying to walk to make it easier for me to drag him.
'Nao!'
'Oi?'
'I think we need to get Momo and her mom outside,'
'Why do you think that?'
'Because Momo said she can't go outside.'
'But we met her outside.'
'But not at night, remember her mom said it's too dangerous for her at night?'
'Why would she be able to to go outside in the sun but not when it's dark at night?'
'Shou, shou' said hiroto, 'my leg hurts please put me down' I didn't know what to do about Hiroto's leg, I didn't want to put him down, I didn't want Momo or her mother to kill him. If only his leg would heal like mine and Saga's bite marks-
'THAT'S IT!'
'What?' Said Tora who had just caugh up to us.
'She doesn't have any power outside!'
'That's not it! you wer inside when your wounds disappeared.' pointed out Nao
'Tora tell me again when you noticed the Saga was healed-?' Another light fell and hit me in the shoulder.
'DAMMIT!' I shouted in pain, I was sure it was broken, it felt like my arm was on fire, and I couldn't move it.
'Shou' said Hiroto in concern. Saga came around to look at it, and shook his head.
'Man, it looks bad.'
'Shit' I screamed and the tears pooled in my eyes, but I couldn't stop now, I dragged Hiroto over to an edge, we had already ran out of the hall and were in a seperate room, looking around I could see it was the security room, all the T.V's buzzed their false light on us, showing us all the rooms in the building. Each one showed the rooms were empty, no one was in the building with us. Them the screens flickered and Momo and Yuki appeared, not in just one room but in all of them on the screen, and always facing the camera.
'You guys can't hide from me!' said Yuki, 'I'll find you and I will kill you!'
'Then you can play with me forever, I'm having so much fun!' the screens image gave a final shudder then they too exploded like balloons, the glass hit my wounded arm like little knives and I screamed in pain as Nao jumped in front of my to stop the rest.
'I got you' he said after all the glass had broken free from the rest of the monitor, he got my good arm and dragged me like how I dragged Hiroto, I felt like I was going to pass out from the pain.... I had to hold on...
'Shit... I hurt' I laughed, as I snuffed up my tears.
'Same' Laughed Hiroto, who was getting picked up by Tora, while Saga Spit out blood and peices of glass that had somehow found their way into his mouth.
'Okay,' I said, turning my sore neck in Tora's direction. 'Tell me when you noticed Saga was healed.'
'I simply moved him into the light to take a look at him and it was gone' shrugged Tora, which earned a groan from Hiroto. 'Sorry.'
I thought... when my cut disappeared all I did was go to the sink and wash it, I was in such a hurry I didn't flip on the lights to my kitchen so I used the light from-
'The light from the night sky! The light from stars!'
'Oooh,' gasped Nao. 'Alrighty, but we still have one problem there is no way that crazy lady is just going to let us walk outside into the night, she's probably blocked off all the exits.'
'Hmmm.'
'Just open the concert hall.' suggested Saga.
'What do you mean?'
'Well the roof on the concert hall here opens, so that then they have summer festivals they don't have to run air conditioning, they sometimes open it if they have Opera's here, so that the singers voices don't bounce back off the ceiling.'
We all stared at him, who knew that he actually knew so much about the building.
'Well okay how do we open the roof up?' Said Hiroto, all the sudden animated again.
'It should actually be in this room, since all the the control and monitoring equipment is in here as well...'
'Okay... start looking for the switch then while we come up with a plan.' Saga nodded then opened his lighter so he could clearly read and find the switch.
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'Alright so everyone understands the plan, right?'
'Got it Shou,' said Hiroto giving us a thumbs-up.
'We'll see you later then Hiro.'
'Yeah, of course' then we closed the door and left Hiroto in the Security room. Me and Nao were on a team and Saga and Tora were on another, we had to find both Momo and Yuki and get them into the middle of the concert hall, going in two's was safer, but for the most part we were all staying together as a group until we absolutely had no choice but to split up, Hiroto was to wait for word in the security room and then flip the switch to open the roof, his legs were in too much pain for him to walk so we thought it would be best if he waited while sitting and conserving his energy. My shoulder still hurt but I knew it would be better once we won this game of 'tag' as Momo had called it earlier.
We ran down the hall back into our make up room, it was completely dark inside, and you could see that the floor was littered with the broken glass, but I wasn't here to look at the glass or to hide I was here for one thing, the peaches. It was the only thing I could think of to lure Momo out, and if I lured Momo out I was sure Yuki wouldn't be too far behind her. I quickly went in the direction of the table with my good hand stretched out in front of me, feeling in the dark until I found the edge of the table, I ran my hand over the different types of fruit and vegetables analyzing what they were until my hand came over the faintly fuzzy surface of the round peaches, I ran my hand down it to find the base of the bowl then picked it up.
'Got it!' I announced to Nao and the others who were keeping watch at the door.
'Good hand them to me so you don't drop them.' Nao said as he out stretched both of his hands taking the burdening bowl from me, then we quickly broke out into a run, doing back out into the stage area of the concert hall.
'Tora, Saga!' I said, giving them the signal to plit up now and head on to part B of our plan.
'Got'cha' They said and Saga stopped just short of the doors as Tora ran off into the direction of Hiroto.
Our plan was for when me and Nao had captured Momo and Yuki, Saga would be watching from the door then run to go tell Tora who would be situated halfway from Saga and Hiroto, Tora was to stay there untill he saw any sight of Saga, then we told him to run straight to Hiroto and bang the door, not wasting time to open the door which Hiroto was supposed to have locked from the inside. There Hiroto was supposed to hit the switch immediately and open the roof. This shortened the reaction time for us because we had no idea how long we could hold Momo and Yuki at bay.
Me and Nao entered the concert hall, just to think, we were supposed to be having the time of our life to night, instead we were trying to save our lives. Nao ran ahead of me in to the middle of the room, I could up to him shortly and sat on the floor. I hoped to all the Gods that this would work, I was tired and I was in pain, I knew we all were, even if they didn't say anything about it.
Nao set down the bowl of fruit, how long has it been since he smiled and joked about word games? I looked at him and then glanced at Saga who was peering around the door, dried blood was still seen on his chin and he looked more pale than usual. Anger boiled inside of me, and I picked up one of the fruits to toss, but when I picked it up it was like a trigger, the doors to the concert all closed and I heard Saga's audible 'NO!' and then I turned and saw Yuki holding Momo's hand up the aisle that we were sitting on.
'It's not going to work,' said Yuki. I guessed she would've known something was up when we came willingly to her, but I didn't know how much she heard or guessed so before Nao could even glance in my direction I asked her.
'What's not going to work?'
'Dont act innocent with me,' she spat, as she came closer with her daughter in tow, and benting over me, only inches from my face, I sat as stiff as a brick, glaring right back at her. 'You're not going to give the signal to open the roof while I have anything to say about it, do you take me for an idiot?'
'No, Ma'am' I said scathingly, I was tired of this and I could only hope that Saga had already made a run for Tora even without the confirmation of me and Nao grabbing them.
'Then I'm afraid our game of tage is over, and it's your loss.'
'Well then,' Nao said breaking out a fake smile and clapping his hands together, making Yuki look up, 'Congratulations are in order, and as a symbol of our defeat Shou thought it would be a good idea to eat these with everyone.'
I turned to look at Momo in the eyes and held out the peach to her, making my voice sound as sweet as possible, 'They taste better if you eat them together with friends, right?' As Momo stared that the peach her white face broke into a pure smile, and happiness coloured her green eyes, and she reached out for it. Right then I couldn't hate Momo for being what she was or doing what she did, she look innocent, and so young... to be dead, to barely have been able to enjoy life. At that moment I felt sorry for her... as soon as Momo grabbed the peach and took a bite out of it I grabbed her hand that held the bit of fruit in it and took a bite right beside where she took hers, afterwhich I still held onto her tiny hand.
Above me the roof gave a groan and began to open, letting the starlight pour over us. Saga had went ahead with the plan.
'STOP!' yelled Yuki, as Nao grabbed the woman around the waist and held her fast as the starlight hit her making her start to fade, I could also see Nao's scratches were disappearing, leaving only dried blood where they had been.
'No!' grunted Nao, beads of sweat appeared on his brow, Yuki was stronger than she looked. 'It's about time... you... were... IT!' And Yuki vanished with a final fierce yell.
'Aniki?' squealed the little girl trying to struggle out of me hands, but I wouldn't let go.
'Momo,' I said, and she stopped her struggling. I held her fading hand to my eyes, and then took a look into those pure emerald eyes, 'You were right, it did taste better eating it with a friend.' And with that the little girl named Momo gave her last heart-wrenching smile and faded in the night. I sat where I was, frozen in the position remembering the little girls smile, and I smiled, glad that she would leave happy.
'Shou! Nao!' a voice came behind us, and we turned to see a smiling Hiroto walking towards us.
'Hiroto! You're alright!'
'Yep, it seemed it got better all the sudden, I didn't even step into and light and I felt better, I guess that is when they both disappeared?'
'Probably,' I said smiling and relieved, my shoulder no longer ached and I watched as phenomonally the room put itself back together.
'Hey,' grunted Tora, 'We better get back to the make up room. Imagine if our fans materialize while we're still here... and covered in blood.'
'Oh!' I quickly got up and we headed towards the doors, grabbing my friends around the shoulders I gave them all a group hug. 'Well you guys, we made it.' And we headed out the doors to clean ourselves up.
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Miraculously it was as if the whole thing took no time at all, like the clocks froze at the precise time when the lights exploded from the ceiling. Of course we were jazzed that we could continue on and have our concert, but it made the whole ordeal seem like an awful nightmare. I wasn't even sure it had happened until I saw a single peach sitting on my dressng room chair. Smiling, I picked it up and took in it's sweet cheerful scent and thought of the girl whose name was the same.
'Shou,' called Hiroto, half out the door, 'Come on, we're about to start!'
I placed the peach on my table then headed towards the door saying, 'rest well.' as the door shut behind me I was sure that I heard and answering, 'Thank you aniki!'
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Authors Note: The end! Wow, I'm sorry it's so long, I originally wasn't planning for it to be thing long or for the ending to go as fast as it did... but I couldn't figure out how to make it longer... maybe because I'm a slow reader? Maybe... Anyways I hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it ^_^ I thought you all could use something different then... romance... boy... romance... to be specific... (Bleagh)
Anyways! If you guys have any questions on how anything worked in my story that I might've left out please just mail me your question, odds are I thought of it but forgot to put it in the story!
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