I wonder if that was too much….
I thought about the forehead kiss as I sat beneath one of the trees outside the mansion. It’s just a custom us island gijinka still hold onto--kiss on the hand to greet a woman, kiss on the forehead to apologize, kiss on the cheek to comfort… Kiss in the lips….
I sighed.
When your in love.
I scoffed at myself--who was I fooling? Do I even know what that words really means?
Which brought me to the valentine’s ball. Who in the heck would I ask? I cocked my head as I thought, letting my golden eyes unfocus. I had only been here a day and a half! *miff face* I don’t know anyone that well yet! D:
Then a thought struck me…
Maybe I could…..
Her face was inches form mine in two seconds flat. Holy Arceus when did Akira get there?!?!!
I tired to run away---darn woman made my heart frickn STOP! But she caught me instantly--when in the heck did she get so fast in ten minutes?!?!
“Hey girl, I dunno if you already know this but steroids are bad for you and a girl your age probably shouldn’t be--”
“Steroids?!” She speculated. “It’s called extreme speed! D:’”
“….Oh.” I stared down at her, feeling like a retard. “Well this is awkward…”
“That doesn’t matter right now--Akira wants to know about the sharpedos!”
…Augh. She’d won. With that kinda freak speed power I had no chance to run away now. :/
“Oh my Lantern--Fine!” Her face lit up and she sat down in front of me as I slide down the tree. “But don’t go running around the place telling everyone about this--it’s kinda y’know private.”
“Why?” She cocked her head.
“Well…” I paused. “Well to start I kinda just wanted to forget about that whole mess. Y’see darli… I mean Akira, I’d been lounging around nicely on my favorite piece of the beach, right outside my place when BAMMM!” It was kinda mean but I took pleasure it making her jump, it made me chuckle a bit.
All right you had your fun, Chii. Stop being a jerk--your just mad that she caught you.
Gosh I hated my conscious.
“Sorry about that.”
She nodded as if she understood and I continued, “The storm came--and fast too, I had barely any time to think but my first thought was that I had to get everyone out of there, especially Cheruu.”
“Cheruu?” She asked.
“He was like my bbf man on the old island! Hahaha, when I met him I was ten years old and he was only eight, he didn’t have any friends because he was shy so I took him in. He liked me until he grew up and decided my flirtatious attitude got on his nerves.” I smiled to myself just thinking of him, that cute little grouch of a cherubii gijinka. “But I stayed with him….And he stuck with me despite being annoyed.”
I paused….Well drifted off, really and Akira began to get worried. “Chii? Something wrong?”
“I really thought he cared.” I said darkly. “When I came to our small village to warn them, not a single person was there! I looked and looked, but there was nobody!” I scoffed, “I’d just assumed they’d up and left me there for the storm.”
She tried to look me in the eyes, but I wouldn’t look back. I hated feeling sad, it just wasn’t me.
“Akira’s sorry….” She said quietly.
Now that hit me--right in the heart. I put on a warm smile for her. “It’s alright. Now you wanted to here about the sharpedos, huh?”
She nodded, her attention full force.
“Well once I’d decided they’d left me, I packed up and swam out… But I never expected the water to toss me about so much. Then they came--like a frickn’ bad dream, too! What a time to see me and of course they just HAD to be in the mood to scratch my skin off!”
“So they did hurt you?!”
“Yeah. They enjoyed every minute of it, too…. I think they wanted to drown me.”
“How many were there?”
“Three--their leader was a gijinka. Augh, real nasty one. I remember him from my days on the island, one day he just appeared with his gang and started terrorizing our little islands. Just wanted to punch that jerko-fish in the face!”
Her face fell suddenly, as if what I had said upset her.
I leaned down and looked up into her face. “…Are you alright, Akira?”
“What was…. His name?”
I looked away from her, at the mansion.
“Shay.
…Why?”
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The truth is revealed! How will Akira react to the news about what Shay has been doing since his absence??
What’s more, will Poochy ever find out?
lol.... I love how my titles sound like Naruto episodes XDXD
Featured in this passage are Chii and Akira
-*Chii*
Faye and I were finally finished hanging the fliers around the house.
"A job well done", I complimented Faye as I wiped the sweat from my forehead. She nodded and smiled.
"It's the least I can do. I had nothing to do anyways", she said. I nodded in agreement. We parted ways from there with a wave.
I was walking down the hallways, heading to my room. I touched my forehead, thinking bout that kiss the chinchou gijinka gave me. I felt my face turning a slight pink.
"That was my first kiss on the forehead, wasn't it...? From a boy that is..." I said to myself. Rubbing my forehead, my heart sped up with its beating. "No boy... ever kissed me before..." Just then, I stopped walking and shook my head.
"That was probably nothing. C'mon Lupe, get yourself together. First Mear and now this??" I scolded myself, still rubbing my forehead where the Chinchou named Chii kissed. The image of Mear kissing me on my forehead plopped into my head. I felt my face getting pink again. I then smacked myself with my ear. "GTE A HOLD OFF YOURSELF, DAMN IT!!"
Just in time, the door bell ranged. I was happy because thinking of Chii and Mear made me feel weird. I ran to the entrance and opened the door. It was a Lucario gijinka... lying on the floor, bleeding. In an instant I felt sorry for the guy.... but what the hell was he wearing???? Puffy pants, a mask... He looked like one of them William Shakesphere characters Estelle was telling me bout. Holding back laughter, I held my mouth. He looked too funny to me.
I carried him on my back inside the house. Luckly I had alot of upper body strength because he sure was heavy! xD I carried him to a free room in the boy's wing and placed him on the bed. I went inside the bathroom and got some wet cleaning cloths to clean up his bloody head. He looked so peaceful knocked out. I wiped his forehead and his eyes began to open.
"Well hello sleepy head", I whispered wiping his head. He let out a groan and began to sat up. I helped him because he was still weak.
"Where... where am I?" He questioned looking around the room.
"Your in Gijinka Headquarters, sir." I responded. "Some one brang you here while you were knocked out and bloody, so I brought you in." I waited for a response from the Lucario gijinka.
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Edit: I modified it! :3 I hope this is better.
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-Lupe
"Finished." I said, wiping my forehead. I have completely finished the Valentine's Ball Gown. I was quite satisfied with my work. I placed the gown on a hanger, opened the closet, hung it from the pole, placed the shoes under the gown, and closed the closet. I then did a neko-like stretch and smiled to myself.
"Now I simply can't wait till the Ball" I said to myself with a smile. I headed out the door and bumped into someone in the process, causing them to fall down. Man! Why I getting so clumsy lately??
"Ah! Summimasen! Pardon me!" I apologized slightly bowing with my eyes closed.
"Ouch..." said the person in a male voice. I opened my eyes and it was Reo-kun!
"Oh! Reo-kun! Gomen nasai! I'm sorry. I didn't see you there" I apologized some more, holding out a hand. He took my hand and I pulled him up.
"It's okay really. I'm not hurt." he smiled.
"I'm glad that you're not hurt, but I should really look where I'm going.." I told him. That's true. I couldn't focus lately. While making the dress, I went to a process of constant dozing off into deep thought. I didn't know why.
"It was an accident that caught me by surprise. That's all. Its okay, Estelle. Really." he insured me with another smile. I blushed a little.
"Well okay, then Reo-kun." I semi-smiled back. "Did you need something?" I added. I mean he must have have something to say since he was in front of my door. He looked down and nodded. He then hesitantly pulled something out his pocket, opened it open and showed it to me.
"Hmm? What's this? ... The Valentine's Ball paper?" I asked while looking at it.
"Un..." he nodded. "So you have h-heard about it?"
"Yes. I just finished making my gown for it." I responded.
"Oh.. I see. S-So... um.." he started.
"Huh? Yes Reo-kun?" I tilted my head.
"Uh... um... H-hey um... Would you like to go to the ball dance thing with me?" He asked turning his head to the side. His face then gotten slightly read. My eyes widen and my face became completely red. D-Did he just asked me to be his.. Date?
"S-sure." I responded. I then put on a great smile on my face. "Yes. Of course! I will, I will! Thank you for asking me Reo ...Kun." I said to him. He looked at me and his face lit up.
"G-Great! Um.. Well then... See you later, Estelle-Chan" he said running off.
"Ch...Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-CHAN?!" I squealed. My body was completely red now, as if that was even possible. I have a date! I have a date! Reo-kun is my date! Reo-kun called me Estelle-Chan!! I skipped down the hall with my eyes closed humming the same tune again but happier. Then I began to sing it.
"I wanna tell you what I'm feeling,
But I don't know how to start
I wanna tell you, but now
I'm afraid that you might break my heart
Oh why should anything so easy ever
Be so hard to do
I wanna tell you what I'm feeling,
And to say that, I love y-"
As soon as I was going to sing the last part of that word, I bump into another person, but this time I was the one who fell back. Geesh! Estelle you're officially a klutz!, I thought.
"Ouch-ies... I fell on my tail" I whined, looking at my soar tail.
"Estelle?" said the deep voice before me. It was Lux. Oh no... Lux. I couldn't face him now! My heart pounded to that sad rhythm again. My whole happy aura distant itself from me and in came a sad presence.
"Oh.. I'm sorry. I didn't see you there." he said holding out an arm. I held my head down and got up on my own, rejecting his help.
"Is you're tail okay?" he asked. I didn't respond. I kept my head down. I couldn't respond to him even if I wanted to; no words would come out.
"Well, is it?" he asked. I still didn't respond.
"Estelle, why won't you speak to me?" he asked with me aggression. I couldn't tell you if I wanted to...
"Ah... I see. You saw us, didn't you?" Lux asked once again. I clenched my fist. No... I don't wish to remember. I'll hurt again...
"Estelle, I smelt you're sent earlier. So don't tell me you didn't" he said. I wasn't going to, Lux.
"Estelle!" he yelled out. I flinched and walked around him. I then began to run.
"Wait!" Lux yelled at grabbed onto my wrist. No... Don't touch me... I suddenly felt a strange spark within me. Wow... That was strange.. I wonder if he felt it too.., I thought. I kept looking down because I couldn’t look at him.
"Estelle if you think-"
"I'm going to the ball..." I interrupted with a low tone. "I'm going.. With Reo-kun... as a date." A dead silence filled the air.
"... Ah. I see... Well you two have fun." he said to me. I felt his grip loosen,. A chance!
"Gomen nasai!" I said then snatching my hand away then running away. Once I was gone from his sight, I stopped and panted. I felt my chest and my heart was racing like before. I slowly inhaled then exhaled. My heart slowly came to a peacefully beat. Letting out a big sigh, I thought to myself: Why did I apologize?
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♥ Estelle
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Awww! Poor Estelle! Her Heart is broken ;A;. Welp! Someone can continue. ^^
He was bleeding. Crimson liquid poured out of his side, spilling down his leg and leaving a red trail behind him. He had no tourniquet to stem his hemorrhaging; there was no time to stop and tend to his wound. If he paused for only a minute, the Bounty Hunters would catch up and shoot him without hesitation. He continued tearing through the dense foliage at a breakneck speed, hoping with all his might that he would be able to shake off his pursuers soon.
"I've spotted him!" someone called out from behind the thick netting of trees. There were several shouts of approval, and the injured fugitive realized he was surrounded. I was so close, too... he thought. I will regret doing it, but resorting to violence is the only choice now. With that, he slid to a halt.
"Ha ha! Thought you could outrun us, eh, Lucario? Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but no one escapes the grasp of us high-ranked Bounty Hunters!" a man cackled, stepping out of the bushes with a firearm strapped across his back. There was laughter in response to this jeer, and quite a few other Bounty Hunters emerged. All of them brandished their guns and pointed it at the rouge Lucario's head. "Anything you want to say before you get a bullet in your brain, boy?" one of them sneered.
The gijinka in question chuckled in response. "You really think you are high and mighty, don't you...?" he whispered.
"Huh-"
"Aura Sphere!"
The male Lucario's attack caught the hunters off guard. They shrieked as the ball of energy blew them away, thoroughly shattering their efforts to execute their target fugitive. Said fugitive smiled to himself, though it seemed to be more of a wince as the pain in his side increased. I need to get going unless I wish to fall unconscious on the spot, he told himself. After one final sweep of the immediate area to ensure there were no more pursuers, he took off into the greenery once again.
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For the next few hours, it appeared as though there was going to be no more problems with the Bounty Hunters. However, the male gijinka on the run was feeling his strength waning considerably. Darkness was beginning to cloud the edges of his vision. He was unsure of how much blood he had left in his system; the anemic feeling overcoming him suggested that he had lost a good quantity of it. His eyesight was blurring ever so slightly now; he figured he had about five minutes before he passed out.
Suddenly, the trees surrounding him disappeared. He had arrived in a clearing. Was that a... mansion up ahead? Ridiculous, he told himself. I must be hallucinating. His head was pounding. He couldn't push himself any farther. As his legs gave out and he lurched forward, plummeting to the earth, he turned his head to the side. He was surprised to see that he was passing a small pond. The water was clear all the way to the bottom. He saw fish swimming lazily about beneath the surface, disappearing into the aquatic plants covering the bottom of the pool. Lotuses dotted the top of the water here and there, their pastel colors adding to the beauty of the scene. It looks so lovely... so tranquil, he thought. He laughed softly as he shut his eyes and welcomed the oncoming darkness.
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Luis.
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Yaaay first Luis post! :3
“I just don’t…” I tried again. They just wouldn't listen to me...
“And everyone’s going to be there including Mear,” Lupe continued with almost a proud statement that sounded like she made towards Mear that made him go.
“Ya… I’m going…” Mear answered somewhat quietly as he looked down at his sketchbook and flipped a pen between his index and forefinger.
“And it’s not like everyone needs a date,” Lupe continued. “We can all just go in a group and have fun.”
“I…” I tried again. They wouldn't stop talking and listening to me. This is exactly what always happens to me.
“If she doesn’t want to go she doesn’t have to,” Faye reminded Lupe with a calm manner. I was surprised the Faye was sticking up for me. I thought she hated my guts.
“Come on Shupple…” Mear said after a moment. “We can all go together….”
My head whipped to Mear. Did I just hear what I thought I did, or was he asking me to the ball? Impossible. I threw away the possibility, but with everybody pressuring me, I guess I had to say yes just so they would stop bugging me, and to make Mear happy, or at least feeling a little bit better.
“...a-alright...” I answered as I looked down at my cards. I didn't want to look at anybody right now.
Lupe jumped up and down. “Good good,” she answered lightly. “We’ll get everyone to come and it’ll be so much fun!”
“Y…. ya….” I answered, trying to avoid everyone’s attention again. I didn't like eyes on me...
“We still have fliers to put up, Lupe,” Faye commented. Finally. They were leaving.
“Oh right,” Lupe answered, putting her hands together and beaming for a moment before taking a half step to the side. “Time to go then! Bye~”
Lupe and Faye walked off, finally, and I could only look at my cards and not even at Mear. Stuff like this made me feel weird and upset. Mad too. I hated it when people forced me into doing something like this.
I suddenly felt my fingernails enlarge into claws and I scratched them against the table, making a few imprints into the table itself. My nails were glowing, and I had realized that I had gained my new move. Shadow Claw. That means evolving wasn't far away from me now...
"Shupple...? You really didn't want to go... did you?" Mear asked quietly, trying to reassure me or make me feel a little bit better, and I turned my head to him with sad eyes. Dances reminded me of haunting memories.
"N-no.... I.... I don't have good memories of dances....." I couldn't believe myself for confessing this to Mear, but I guess it made me feel a little bit better. I continued. "I said I was the girl who stood out right?" I looked directly at Mear now and he nodded, but with a little confusion on his face. "I was the girl who got punch thrown on her because I was the goth girl who didn't have any friends.... That's why I hate dances, especially since it's Valentine's Day...." I left off, a few tears coming into my eyes, but I made them stay inside my eyes.
Things were quiet once again as more people rushed to and fro in the hallways, rushing to get stuff for the Ball. I realized that I had to get a dress, and I hated picking out dresses. Nonetheless, I knew I wouldn't stay long at the Ball, since Faye suggested it, and I would leave after at least 10 minutes, and Lupe would be pissed if I didn't show up.... I started to know now exactly how Mear was feeling now.
I looked at Mear again, and I found tears coming to my eyes once more. I guess the memories just hurt me a lot. They started to stream down my face, I unable to control them anymore, and I wiped them away so Mear wouldn't see. He did.
"Shupple? Are you okay?" Mear asked, a little bit of worry entwined in his voice. I shouldn't worry him. I wiped away all of my tears and nodded.
"Yeah.... I-I'm fine...." I left off but he didn't take the bait.
"It didn't look like you were fine." Now it started to sound like our previous conversation.
"I told you, I'm fine." I blushed a little as I wiped the last of the tears from my eyes and tried to smile just a little. It worked this time, and then I started to wonder why I was blushing, and realized something else. I think I liked Mear...
"Mhm..." I murmured as I tried to sort things out now.
I have to get a dress for the stupid Ball, I have nothing else to do today besides that, and Mear was drawing again, but looking at me from time to time, probably making sure I was actually okay. The memories were fading. Maybe....
"Mear." I must have startled him a little, but not much. Did I say it in a harsh way?
"Do you need a suit or something for the Ball? I don't know much about guy stuff," I chuckled a little, which made him chuckle slightly. He must have not wanted to catch up in all of the Ball drama crap that was going around, but he shrugged, probably knowing he would have to get one sooner or later.
"I guess..." He left off, probably wondering why I was asking this. I too, was wondering why I was asking this. I was going to ask if he wanted to go and get his outfit as I was getting my dress in town with me, but not as a date or anything like that. Just as friends.
Just as I was about to reply, Eva and I think this guy named Daniel, who stood a few feet behind her, came up to us.
"Why don't you two just go together? You get along great after all." I practically choked on my own spit as I blushed a bright red. Both of them ran off, but we heard one of their last sentences.
"That was mean, you know. You know they like each other from the blushing," I heard Daniel say. I could tell Mear was blushing slightly now, and I knew I was a really, bright red.
"That um.... t-that was a-about th-the ball.... I think," I whispered to him and he barely nodded.
Now things were extremely awkward. I wasn't even sure what to say. I covered my mouth so I wouldn't say anything bad. I wondered what Mear was going to say. I couldn't help but wonder. The only thing we did was stutter at the same time, but that was it.
I waited for Mear's answer as I thought of telling him something to see if I could get him to talk.
"If you were wondering who gave you those p-paints last night, I-I was the o-one who dropped them off at y-your door." I wasn't even sure if this was the right thing I should have said, but it seemed to make Mear blush a little bit more, and think a lot.
There was barely any quiet as people rushed between hallways. I waited desperately for Mear's answer.
