《Project: Gate to new dawn》 Vol.1 Prologue: How everything started *sigh* how did i end like this. ...Now that i look back everything started when i was 10 years old i was the son of a pretty old school martial arts dojo, so by rule i had to train to be the best in every area of close combat technique. At that age i had a childhood friend that i was getting along pretty much and used to train with her, one day after a short spar and after getting beaten my friend got into a mad rage because she was never able to beat me...she managed to take me with my defense down as i was taking a towel to dry all the sweat i had in my body and being attacked from behind and with my face covered by the towel i was totally defenseless, so she gave me one hell of a hit in the head, but after she realized i was actually bleeding she started crying as if someone was dying, that was a shock for me indeed. So after i bandaged myself and told my father the usual lie about me falling down the stairs everything was fine or so i thought, the next days were so awkward between me and her and me being such a dense child didnt knew what was wrong so naturally i asked her if she was mad and why did she was avoiding me, as expected she was feeling guilty and was thinking that she didnt deserved to be with me. So that day i went to a nearby market and bought a pair of earrings with a little silvery pattern and gave them to her as a gift and told her: "No matter what happens i will mever get mad at you, and i''ll always be there with you". That was the first time i said something so serously and actually meant every single word. Time passed and we grew together and slowly i was realizing as every good clich¨¦ that i was in love with her, such a cruel thing indeed. We were in highschool and we were at the age of 16 i was pretty normal in my humble opinion my average scores were 80 to 95 but i could be at the top if i wanted but thats not allowed because i dont want to stand out i always wished for a peaceful life, anyways that fateful day everything went straight to hell for me. Alice was the name of my childhood friend and as expected of such a cute girl she was popular with the boys meaning i had plenty attention when she was with me. That day she came to me and said those words i feared the most. "I''m gonna date with Nathan from 2b he confessed to me and said so many cute things to me that i couldnt help to agree at least to try things with him" Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. At that moment i got such a feeling in my chest like it was getting frozen slowly. Followed by me standing up from my chair and walking straight to the top of the school. No i was not gonna end my life only because of something so little i just wanted to clear my head and understand myself better. Thinking while looking at the sky was so peaceful that i managed to calm down and remember that i never told her my feelings because i was not able to be a normal couple. Between the dojo and school i had no time for being a normal school student. *sigh* thats right she deserves someone who can make her smile. Not someone who will make her feel lonely at sometimes. After that i went back to the classroom and talked with her telling her that i was happy for her and that she had my full support. 1 week later i was walking in my usual gloomy state towards the school, while walking i would look toward the sky to calm my grieving heart. Sometimes remembering those words i said when we were 10 years... those words haunting me not allowing me from getting away from her, not allowing me to run away. That same day a weird new student was introduced to the class. She was one of those cold but amazingly beautiful girls. Blonde hair that reached her shoulders, blue eyes as if she was looking at your soul. She was around 1.60 she looked pretty amazing and had that imposing aura of someone with knowledge and power. "Hello my name is Katherine B. Faust, and long story short im here to take one of you and make him mine" Needless to say the whole classroom was totally silenced after those words. The next was her walking towards someone, i naturaly started looking at the window next to me not noticing that she was actually walking towards me. *sigh*" i wonder how can i get out of this third wheel position without breaking that fale oath"(Mc) When i said that as if she had heard me the new girl looked at me and asked: "Do you wish to get away from all that is hurting you at this moment?" When she said that i was stunned. ch.2 The proposal. How did she knew when not even my close childhood friend didnt noticed. It just made me feel even worst i just wanted to get away from here for a while. "It looks like all this time trying to lay low didnt worked on you but what do you exactly want from me?"(mc) The girl still looking at me with those cold eyes as if she didnt had any emotion got even closer to me and said. "Be mine and only mine i ask nothing more from now on, you have what i want and need, strength and intelligence. Be mine and i will take you away from here where you are obviously unhappy." I was amazed that sounded like she wanted a pet or a servant but taking me away from here just because she wants me its the perfect excuse, after all she NEEDS ME and wants me but i cant answer right away there are things to be done before and i need to talk with my father above all. "It sounds like you want me to be your pet or something but i will think this over, give me a week to set my mind straight and i will give you my answer" "Very well but just to clarify this, i dont want you for a pet or a servant, i want you for myself asnmy lover and my knight, someone who will protect me and be with me in that place where we are going. I will be waiting for your answer and i shall come to this place at the same time." After she said that she smiled...she actually smiled and that action made me forget all the things that happened before this day, as if a rain just washed away my troubles that smile was so geniune. I couldnt help myself and smiled back while i nod towards her. She turned around and walked away. When everything was done the classroom started talking about what was that, needless to say i had a lot of males classmates glaring at me...i just brushed it off like it was nothing but when i remembered the last things she said i realized in what position i actually was. After school was over i walked directly to my dojo, ignoring everything and everyone i knew all just wanted to ask me what the hell was that. Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. They wanted to know how someone who never stand out achieved something like that, and i was not gonna explain them that somethings are not what they look like. When i arrived the first thing i did was get on my room ans lay down on my bed to think everything calmly. Alice PoV~~~~ So Seiji after i told him about me and Nathan he just walk away from me without saying a single word...i was confused i dont know why that kind of thing made me feel so wrong but o dont get it...why?. After that i went towards one of my girl friends and asked her. "Why did he reacted that way?" She looked at me with an amazed expression. I wonder why... "Seriously your his childhood friend and you dont know why? Then i hope Nathan can make you feel as happy as you felt with Seiji because nothing is going to be same way as it was before" I dont get it what happened what did i do wrong why do i feel bad...and what does she mean about Nathan and Seiji. I just dont get this... 30min later~ Seiji finally came back and told me that he is happy for me and he will support our relation but that smile he is using to say this is fake...why is he sad... and without saying anything more he was like a zombie the whole school time... as if his mind was drifting from here... why was he so out of himself today... When the school ended i was looking for Seiji when Nathan came and asked me if we could walk home together i was happy but for some reason this felt wrong...why? 1 week later~ Just after Katherin said all her speech and walked towards Seiji and told him "Be mine and only mine i ask nothing more, from now on. You have what i want and need, strength and intelligence. Be mine and i will take you away from here where you are obviously unhappy." Ch.3 Feelings Alice PoV~~~~~~ I looked at Seiji and noticed that he was...happy??? Why? Why is he happy after what she said...but i know better he will decline. After all he told me he would always be with me. Or at least thats what i thought. "It sounds like you want me to be your pet or something but i will think this over, give me a week to set my mind straight and i will give you my answer" "Very well but just to clarify this, i dont want you for a pet or a servant, i want you for myself asnmy lover and my knight, someone who will protect me and be with me in that place where we are going. I will be waiting for your answer and i shall come to this place at the same time." Why? Why do i feel so bad? Why didnt he declined? Why does she picked him? But my last question was a lie...i know him better than anyone here...if he wanted he would be the first on top grades...if he wanted he would be the best in any sport he wanted...if he wanted he would be one of the most popular in the school he even have the looks but he doesnt like to stand out...he doesnt like attention and even if he wanted, he cant his family is strict he doesnt have the time to be ons of those who love the attention. But even so why didnt he declined...i went towards my friend and started to talk. "Why didnt he declined?"(me) "You know...there is a limit for one to be dense but you...you just surprise me i mean you literaly like one of those shoujo manga heroines...where they dont notice anything until is getting late."(Friend A) "What are you talking about, what do you mean about the shoujo manga heroines?"(me) "*sigh* im not gonna explain this to you but im gonna tell you even if Seiii doesnt stand out, there are plenty of girls who never confessed to him because they thought you and him were a couple and with that i mean he is popular between us girls." What was that Seiji and me a couple?...i dont know why but i got totally embarrased i was blushing like never before...wait i lie...i remember when i blushed like this, thats right when Seiji gifted me those earrings... when he said he would always be with me but he is breaking that promise... The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. "Wow...you are actually embarrased when i told you about how we looked at you and Seiji together...well it looks like you are starting to understand all those questions you had im not gonna say anymore because honestly...there is a limit and you reached it with him...i wouldnt be surprised if he goes with her...i dont know what she is gonna do with that kind of average guy but she said she wanted him as a lover, so better be prepared" When my friend said those words its when i realized it...why did i felt wrong when i walked with Nathan to my home? It was because he wasnt there. Why did i felt wrong when Seiji had that sad expression when i told him about me and Nathan? It was because he was sad... Why did it hurt when he didnt rejected Katherine at the spot? Is easy because it means he will get away from me. When i answered my last question it was all was as clear as glass i never noticed because i was naive enough to think that he would always be with me. It was so normal for me to have him around that i never noticed how much i relied on him. I loved him, thats why him ignoring me hurt me, thats why him being sad i felt sad...i was wrong in so many levels just as my friend said...there is always a limit. And as i was trying to talk with Seiji i got always distracted by Nathan and failed to reach him in the end the whole week passed by...and i was not able to talk with him... That day finally arrived and i was trembling in fear of his answer, i knew i had the fault and also i knew i had no voice in this matter but he was going to get away from me... what can i do. Thats when she entered the classroom again...i used to think that i was cute...but this girl was other level of beauty and thats why i was even more scared...i just started waiting for his answer hoping that he would not leave me behind. ch.4 The answer Mc PoV~~~ After that day every single day of that week was like i was in slow motion, i was getting anxious after speaking with my father he told me: "You never know what the future have in store for you but i do believe that someone as smart and strong as you isnt meant to stay in this place only and if a girl said that she needs you, isnt it your job as a man to help a damsel in distress?" When he said that it was like telling me to totally go for it...all my doubts where cleared after that, my father approved it and it would be nice to get away from here for a while, also maybe it will heal my shattered heart and clean my soul from any envy/jealousy i had towards Nathan and Alice. Those two feelings are something that just pushes me even harder forward. So i went towards the school waiting for the fated day to come...i thought Alice would talk to me but it seems she is fine with Nathan, he looks like a good guy for her so it will be fine... And then the day came. On the classroom everyone was there waiting to see that cold beauty and ask her to choose them instead, it would be funny if she changes her opinion tho. So when she arrived everyone was shocked, just like the last time, she was beautiful in all meaning of the word...but the whole class this time exploded. Everyone of the popular guys started asking her why me and why not them, saying things like " im stronger than him i deserve it" needless to say she ignored them and walked straight towards me. When she arrived she gave me the same killer smile she gave me back then and said: "So whats your answer?" I looked at her in the eyes and with no hesitation i replied: "I accept." When the class heard this everyone went derp mode with their jaws open...but i was expecting this to not go so easy after all this girl here is a top class beauty and she is picking one of the average looking students over anyone else. And just as i expected after a few seconds the door of the classroom opened with such a strong force that the sound was loud enough to gather everyone attention. The person who stood there was the top student of the school, captain of the kendo unit of our school, champion 3 consecutive times in national level and 3rd place in world level. A true elite if i would say so myself. "Miss Katherine, im Kenta Hiragi im the top student of this school i excel at all sports and my grades are the highest, may i ask why did you picked him over me?" When he said "him" it was with such a force as if saying that im so below him...bit i just brushed it off when Katherine answered. "Do you serously look at all people like they are below you? If so then you fail to realise the arrogance you are showing towards this student. But i will give you a chance to prove me you deserve the chance, defeat this man using all in your power but not with low games, i have the power to make the school give me authority enough to suspend classes for the day so lets make this duel a one in a lifetime event." After she finished she looked at me and said: "And you, its time to take off that mask, i already talked with your father and know your circumstances, and he gave me the OK to have you as my lover so as such you must show what you are made off and top being the ''average'' guy everyone thinks of you" Once again she gave that smile and as it was the third time i was already looking at her in a different way, she is the kind of girl one would give everything for so i said: "Very well i guess the act is over and the curtain is rising for me to stop being such a slacker" All the classroom...sorry i lied the whole school went toward the entrance where we would have our duel. Naturally Kenta had his wooden sword with him and me? Well i dont realy need a weapon... "Are you making fun of me ****? Take a sword" I looked at him and said with a humble voice "Im by no means making fun of you, its just that i dont train in the way of the sword and if you dont know im the heir of the Akuma dojo so my specialty is close fist combat" The whole school went crazy when they heard the word Akuma but not because they know much about the dojo style, but because the dojo only trained quality people or also know as Elite. When Kenta regained his senses he started talking: "Akuma uh, nothing to be scared your still against a true elite in kendo so better prepare yourself" I looked at his posture and when i saw how he was griping his sword i realized that this guy was indeed good, but not at my level tho. "Very well but let me warn you all my actions have purpose and non are aimed to make fun of, but if you feel offended and give the slightest amount of killing intent im gonna go full force and make you regret your choices" He started laughing, just as i thought ignorance is bliss... Katherine walked to the middle of the place we were standing then raised her hand in the air and said: "This ends if one submits or ends unconcious, no killing and no low blows, then BEGIN!!!" A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.When her hand fell down Kenta jumped straight to action, for normal people he would be fast, unfortunately for him im not normal at least not anymore. He was aiming to strike my head with his sword but my reaction and speed didnt let him, for my counter attack i just pressed his left arm with one of my fingers, he felt annoyed and i could sense it anyone who doesnt know about my fighting style would do so, but i warned him. "Is that your counter attack? Quit fking with me" He threw another slash but it was an upward slash dodging to my left side, my next hit was a slight touch of his chest with another finger. "Quit being such a pussy and fight like a man" At this moment he started leaking killing intent towards me, his hate+humiliation during this match did the job...but i was by no mean playing with him. "I warned you, yet you do it, pretty well i will let you choose, i touched you 120 times all around your body...pick 60 parts of it and choose carefuly because you will recieve the full force of my blows" He was looking as if i was crazy or something...he did not believed my words...and so i will have to show him im not joking. "Very well since it looks like you dont believe it let me show you, do you remember when i touched your arm? Yes well better say bye to it because it not gonna be working for a while" after that with a single move of my hand we heard a sound as if someone stepped on a dry branch...it was his bone shattering. "Aaaaaahhhhhhhrrrrrggggg" With that shout Kenta was looking at me leaking even more intent. "Instead of calming down you are leaking even more i see your arrogance blinds you from acknowledging your mistakes...and if you dont surrender the pain is gonna get worst." He was looking at me with eyes full of hatred, while i was just looking at him with a face that just showed my pity towards him. "Grrrrr who the fuck would surrender when you are cheating" Wow now that was something unexpected so i just looked around and went towards Katherine and asked. "May i ask how am i cheating?" She looked towards Kenta with eyes that said everything: "Kenta would you be so kind to explain how is he cheating?" He was stupified he didnt knew how to answer after all he just said the first excuse that came into his mind, not realizing his own fault. "He is obviously cheating i mean how in the world did he broke my arm with no physical contact?" Katherine looked at him again and said: "You are so blind towards your own mistake that you cant realize what happened here, so i will enlighten you and the your schoolmates, when you first failed to connect the first blow he counterattacked hiting you 60 times and on the second blow another 60 times his speed is obviously not on the same level as you and honestly just by knowing that you dont even noticed about such small issue it makes me want to reject your petition straigth away, dont worry i will pay the hospital fee for how you end after this but thats your choice. Now continuing with the explanation each one of those hits were charged with Ki, but he did not activated them on the spot...he was being merciful with you, each one of those hits can explode and make you feel the full force of his punch and thats something i dont recomend but and this is a Big But if you decide to ignore the warning, you wont die because he ignored all your vital points. But you will be in the hospital for a very long time." Looking at me with eyes that said "this isnt true what the hell was that" He picked his sword and started running towards me with full killing intent...i was getting angry, its good to have pride but there is a difference between pride and arrogance... "Fool stop being so arrogant, thinking that everyone is below you, in the end we are all humans and a same kind" After shouting that i snapped my fingers and one could hear a sound as if something had just broken completely. It was Kenta...no i did not broke him completely i just broke his legs and his wrist...after that he couldnt even shout he was knocked out that fast. "Kenta is unconcious so he lose, anyone else think he can beat this man and claim me as his trophy?" She was bold when she said that line, but honestly i didnt want to repeat this tyranic act. Fear is a powerful emotion. I was aiming to make an example of Kenta and by the looks of the people it worked, no one stepped forward. I turned towards Katherine and asked "So when are we leaving?" She smiled at me once again but this time her eyes were full of life as if she just found something she was looking for all his life. "We are leaving tomorrow in the afternoon, tonight i will be at your house talking with your father" I just nod to agree and started walking out of the school. The faster i leave this place the faster i can get over Alice. Thats what i was hopefully thinking. But as i was walking towards my house she was standing in my path, looking me with eyes that told me everything she wanted to ask. ch.5 Cowardly attack!! Mc PoV~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the last boss i have to fight, before running away from this place full of memories, if i stay here it will hurt and im no masochist to enjoy looking at them. *sigh* this is just to cruel but its also my fault...so i better face it straight. "Alice what are you doing here you are supposed to walk home with Nathan..." First shot...i feel hurt everytime i remember her smiling while giving me that huge bomb of a news. "Seiji why did you accept? I thought you said you would always be there for me..." Ouch...that was one heck of a blow... "Alice you already have Nathan to be there for you im just a third wheel and i dont fit in that relation and besides dont you think Nathan would be jealous of me? He would feel insecure if i spend more time than him with his girlfriend" critical shot~ i think i can win this if i can pull one last card with an ace or a joker "Why wouls Nathan be jealous of you...why are you leaving me now when you said otherwise when we were 10" *Miss* this is the end that hurts even if it misses but lets end this "So even now you fail to realize...can i borrow that pair of earrings i gave to you for a sec?" She looked at me with eyes full of surprise and went to her house that was besides mine...5min later she came with a small box on her hands and gave it to me. "You no longer need this..." I gave her a sad look and made a notion as if i was throwing the box with the earrings...i did threw the box but i had the earrings in my hands and hide them in my pocket... "Why did you do that, why???????*sob* why are you leaving me" She was crying...o boy im trash i know...but if she is going to be with Nathan she doesnt need those things....and obviously not me...*sigh* im such a scumbag... "If you dont understand why better leave it as it is because if you realize it will be too late and it will hurt even more....trust me just leave things as they are..." Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. Hopefully she will not ask anymore and will leave things like they are, i cant imagine what she will do if she discovers my feelings after im gone. After that i was feeling as a complete piece of trash i cant help it but to think im that...after all how could she noticed if i never told her?... In the end im trash and a coward...but at least im leaving in order to move forward...and also i dont know what Katherine wants from me...so i just have to hope for it to clear my mind and my heart from all doubt i have. Alice PoV~~~~~ After finally taking his average student mask by suggestion of Katherine he proceeded to have a duel with Kenta the top grade student leader of the kendo club and champion and bla bla bla...(you already know the drill) He went easy i knew those techniques but i dont remember them being so cruel...thats when i saw his face with a sad expression after he broke his arm...only i could notice he wasnt enjoying this one bit. Yet he was good at faking so no one else noticed or thats what i thought when i saw Katherine looking at him with the same expression i had...she knew he wasnt enjoying this...she also knew, but how??!!?!??! She only knows him for barely 30 to 50min not even a full hour, HOW??. After the duel was settled i went running straight to my house my heart was hurting i know i love him but what about Nathan i cant just be that cruel...so i was gonna try to persuade Seiji to stay with me forcing the words when we were 10 years... ~~~~~~~~~After the discussion in the street~~~~~~~~~~~ Why...why...why *sob* *sob* I was crying but what he did is way too cruel...and what doesn he mean about me not realising whats was there supposed to realize? Crying heart out i let a small word go out of my mouth... "Seiji...." ch.6 Understanding A/n: lets specify why there is the one shot tag in this Ff even if the ff have already ''x'' amount of chapters, thats because im not a fan of cliffhangers and also because when i started writing the FF i was so into it that i ended making a whole story with a possible plot. But thats where you guys who actually took the time to read this or at least skim through it will help me. I currently have free time ''til 1st july so i can write full time as long as im inspired to, no im not askin donations lmao, i just want the readers opinion, critics(just dont be too offensive with me), and would like to see that my ff is at least being read by any amount possible. As you also noticed i like to spend time building my characters personalities and backup story in order to not have many wholes and make them likeable. So in the end im willing to continue this only if i see that theres people willing to read it basically, as any other author "why would i write something, if there is no one to read it?" So please give me your opinion towards this please ^^, PS: the Mc is not Op in regards to where the adventure is going, i can envision some struggles from the beggining but i guess people would label him Op in regards to the Earth part of the story. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alice PoV~~~~~~ I went to my house and went straight to my room and proceed to lay down on my bed while crying the whole afternoon...until i fell sleep. At night my mother called me to have dinner and i forgot completely that i was crying the whole afternoon meaning, she noticed my red eyes... "O my godness what happened to yo Alice" I was totally in a daze mode...so i just replied: "Nothing mom im fine now..." She looked at me with eyes that said she didnt believe me...then she brushed the topic away and then dropped the bomb... "You know little Seiji is moving put tomorrow, why didnt you tell me?" After hearing the name Seiji as if it was a trigger i started crying again...it was as if my tears knew no limit... Then she said "So it was indeed because of that uh...but why so suddenly i mean its only one week since you''ve been dating with him did something went wrong?" And i remembered i never told her who im dating... "Mom im not dating Seiji im dating with a guy from the classroom infront of ours....his name is Nathan" She was stupified at the sudden confesion looking at me with the same eyes as my friend did... "Oh my god...you cant be so clueless...my little girl why didnt you tell me...you could have avoided all this thing" She said while looking at me with eyes full of concern... "What does Nathan have to do with Seiji leaving why does nobody tells me whats wrong why am i the only one who doesnt get it *sniff*" She was amazed but she gave me that motherly look full of love towards her children. "Thats not something we are able to meddle with not me nor your friends...but it was too obvious to not get it...so let me ask you, why would someone go as far as tell you that he would never leave your side?" If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. She was referring to what Seiji said when we were 10 years... "Its because he likes me obviously..." My moms eyes shone like if i said something great but i fail to get it... "After all we are best friends"(EXTREME FRIND ZONE...without wanting to) My mom facepalmed herself and i asked why did she do that. "Honestly i think you got your clueless part from your father...back in the school he was a handsome average guy who had tons of girls flocking around him...but he was so dense to realize all of that girls wanted to date him...he thought ''they are kindhearted girls who want to get better marks on their test'' honestly remembering that gives me a headache... Back to the topic my beloved daughter he indeed liked you...but lets use an example what would you do if Seiji starts dating someone else other than you?" Eh???eh eh eh?????... what would i do...i would be lonely...he would spend all his time with his girlfriend...just as i am with Nathan...and would totally not like it...he would not be with me...i already know i love him but its pretty late. "Mom i already realized i love Seiji but what does it have to do with him leaving because of Nathan?" And my mother finally said it... "Silly girl Seiji has been all the time around you and only around you and you fail to understand his feelings...im gonna tell you this because your thick head might overheat from thinking too much. He L.O.V.E.S you, why would he leave?. Because he is hurt. Do you have more questions that doesnt have an answer then try with him being in love with you and you will see how it fits..." No...no no no...that cant be...but if so all makes sense....why was he sad when i told him about Nathan...because he loved me...why did he agreed to Katherine request...Because i would do the same if he were with another girl...i would be between him and the girl...just like he was with me and Nathan...also why would Nathan be jealous of Seiji...its because he knew about Seiji being in love with me...But as im thinking its as if everyone else knew that Seiji loved me...but i...i...i just noticed him when he is getting away from me... Tears started to flow even more...this is just too cruel...how come i never realized the consequences of my actions... Mother PoV~~~~ O my i cant realy believe her to be so clueless...but i gotta be with her...she is going trough her first heartbreak...and i know Seiji is also going through this...i believe he wants to get away from her just to sort his own feelings...and clear all his doubts... o boy fate is cruel sometimes...but if they are destined to be together only fate will tell. Alice PoV~~~~ I cant stop Seiji anymore...he is doing what i would totally do and that is making some distance between us...*sniff* but i gotta tell him that already know about it...before he goes so tomorrow i will tell him.... ch.7 Some answers? Seiji PoV~~~~~ That night Katherine came to my house in a white Limo...i knew she was a rich girl but using a limo to come here is a little overkill... "Good night lady Katherine...as you said i will be your lover i believe my things are yours so please be free to feel as if this was your home too" She unexpectedly smiled but it was not a happy smile it was a laughing smile as if mocking me... "You are pretty amazing to see through all my jokes and how i am...it will be my pleasure to serve under you" She looked at me with her cold blue eyes and then: "I believe only i have introduced myself to you...so its better late than never so if you will be so kind to introduce yourself to me, my fated ''lover''" When she said Lover it was with such voice as if she was being totally serious...yet i cant believe it yet. "Very well im Soujirou Akuma but for personal reasons i prefer my name to be Seiji...not that it matters because i''ll be leaving this place, so please feel free to call me however you like". And then this time that fuckin'' smile once again that smile that clears my mind and makes me forget of everything going around...im starting to fall for her and pretty heavy... "Shall we head to the our main hall?" She smiled again and said "Very well if you are so kind to guide me...Leonard please be at ease with him around me im as safe as having the whole squad with me...and you are already a witness of his strenght" The guy who was dressed as a buttler had his hand on his chest and bowed. "Indeed i''ve seen his strenght and i would be delighted if he were to become Alice-sama strenght" Again this thing about strenght and needing me,.hopefully she will spill everything today. I bowed towards that respectful buttler and proceeded to take Alice by her hand guiding her towards our dojo Main hall (im not describing the dojo or the school because the story wont be developing in here). So as we were walking towards the main hall she never stopped looking at my hand...i wonder if she feels weird from me grabing her hand. After walking for a little while we arrived at our destiny and in the middle of the room was my father kneeling in the same possition as we start gatherin the Ki around us. When we got close he opened his eyes and noticed us. "Well if it isnt Katherine-san it was a shock yesterday to know that you were the daughter of Hilberth-san but lets have that talk later i know my foolish son is eager to know what you want from him. So lets begin with his fate meeting" So after waiting this much im going to know my job info? "Very well so i will finally be able to know about you and my condition as your ''lover''? So please we have the whole night to speak so dont miss any point" Katherine took a deep breathe and then all that was said was enough to make me hop on this adventure train, even if my whole trip could take ummm maybe forever? Anyway lets continue from her words. "Genjirou-san, you more than anyone knows about me and my family condition and from where we are actually, am i right?" Hehehe at that point i thought she was from other world due to that last sentence, i tbought it as a joke but alas what my father said next left me with no words left in my mouth. "Thats right as far as i remember your father, your mother and my beloved wife, all of you fell from the sky in the middle of a mountain nowhere near civilization, as if fate wanted them to meet me forcefully, sadly i only managed to take them safe to the town next to my training spot, one of the reasons i couldnt fomplete my training was your parents and the other would be how i fell madly in love with my deceased wife" I didnt know if i should laugh or cry, this was the first time i had heard something so unbelivable My mother died after i became 5 years old she died not because of any sad event or anything after all i can tell, what my mother and father had was one of those pure loves that is pretty hard to find, from what my mother told me, back in the days before they married my dad was what you could call a natural born womanizer, but my father felt attracted to my mother because of what he called ''Lost kitten'' aura, yeah she was someone who needed protection and my father being a well trained disciple of the Akuma school, "Protect what NEEDS to be protected". Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. I used to think that my father only married her because of that fact but everytime i saw them together they had this pink and warm atmosphere around them, me being a 3 y/o at that time i was so happy i wanted to puke, but still a happy family. She died due to a pretty weird heart sickness, whe i was 10 and old enough to look through internet about all the possible heart sickness i found nothing even close to what my mother had. I wont deny it i was small and ignorant i thought my father had poisoned her for god knows what reason, because he would never answer my questions completely. After pondering about that for a while our little chat resumed. "Yeah, as you said they fell from the sky and it turns out that we are not from this world, well technically i am but my parents not. So what im here for is because my parents suceeded in creating a device to go to their world, the reason is because when they left that world it was in utter chaos and they had a mission but after they fell into a weirf pit, they ended up here and the rest well, you know about that already." Looking at her, not a hint of hesitation while speaking, it was all what she considered truth but for me, its a pretty good fantasy story, when i looked at my father serious expression it was enough to know it was the whole truth tho. "Seiji, your mother illness, you wanted to know why it was so weird right?" "Of course, you suffered from my own stupidity and immaturity, but you were fixated on keeping the secret with you" He took a deep breath and "She told me it was called "mana overload" according to her, here she was not able to cast spells, and if she cant release a certain amount of mana each year, her mana pool would keep overloading little by little and in the end she would die from it" I was trying to assimilate the whole info but everything was off when i heard thd single word ''Cast'' im not a fan of Light novels or manga and anime but even i have stumbled in one of those fantasy genre when someone is summoned to defeat a demon lord. "Wait you said ''cast''? What do you mean...dont joke with me, you telling me mom and this girl parents were actually not from this world? I just dont know what go believe and what not..." Thats right in a single lapse of 30min my whole logic became null. "It is a fact that my parents were not from this world and where we are going is to that world, im not gonna lie i know next to nothing from this world i know its name only and the fact that seems to be the same language we use here but thats where you come in, my ''lover'' you will be there with me to protect me and help me fulfill my objective" Now she said it im just gonna flip this table and fake that this never happened.............................................................................or thats what i thought i would do, i wanted to see what this adventure would become so needless to say i asked my last question "So our objective is?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- i will thank to those 200++ people who took the time to read this and for them i will continue the story, and for why i took time to continue its because my modem has a pretty fucked up problem when people downloads heavy files. But as long as i have internet up for this i will continue with the daily chapters ^^, thank you guys ch.8 The Objective(s)? Katherine PoV~~~~~~ After telling the whole story, Seiji had that expected expression on his face, the same one i had when my parents told me this, but thats just half of the story and hopefully i will not need to complete it. "Our objective in that world is as it follows: 1st Locate my parents 2nd help them fulfill their mission if needed 3rd find a way back 4rth have a good wedding, have at least 3 children and live happily after" ... ... ... "WAIT WHAT WAS THAT LAST OBJECTIVE?!?!?!?!!?" Hmmm was my last request too much? Maybe i should have said 2 after all. "Well we are ''lovers'' after all, whats wrong with me dreaming about me having a happy family life?" He was opening and closing his mouth as if i had said something unbelievable. "Ah...ah...there is obviously nothing wrong with your dream, the only problem is that your dream includes me in, and in case you havent noticed yet following you is just a cowardly excuse for me to run away from here" "oh...yeah there was that small problem, but i know that already, also the fact and the reason why you are running away so dont worry" "Oi oi oi, are you right on your head? I just basically admited that im using you as a rebound girl and as an excuse...why would you consider a man such as myself for a dream as white and happy as yours?" Mmmm seems he isnt confident on himself, well no wonder after growing up with such kind of childhood friend that never noticed ig i can just feel sorry for her, after all this guy is like a jackpot or an unpolished gem. "Well i dont see anything wrong with that, after all my parents wanted you to me my husband if possible, but they never managed to get you parents to agree, i guess it was because they knew how you felt towards that girl" "Still you''re making no sense thats only your parents opinion, you dont love me and obviously i dont love you... so why be so direct towards this fact?" Mmmm guess i''ll have to spill it also. "Well its a fact that im also using you for my own purposes so its a win-win situation for us, also if you dont know my family fortune is actually from your father, but he is such a kind soul that he gave it all to my parents for them to be able to adapt and survive. Also im not gonna force you to marry me, think about this: 2 people alone traveling in a fantasy-like world, adventuring for god knows what amount of time. In my opinion we have plenty of time to fall in love with each other, but after how your heart is i can say this im by no means forcing you to forget about your friend and im not her replacement so dont think im a fool like her." After this statement he became silent, i guess is time to continue with our objectives talking. "Lets continue with the reason behind the objectives, My parents finally succeeded at creating a portal-like gate, but its a sad fact that it only worked one way, meaning they were not able to come back, how do we know they are missing? amazingly enough they were able to send a message through the gate but it was hinted that the gate was only able to send small items through, so in this letter they said they would start looking for a way fo come back but..." Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! Seiji PoV~~~~~~ Her statements hurt like hell but they were all facts and possibilities, but why are we going to be alone...and why do we have to find her parents if they can send letters? "Why do we have to go only the 2 of us and why do we have to find your parents if they are able to communicate?" I noticed her usually cold emotioneless face became one with a sad look, the same one i had after my mothers death. " i was about to explain when you interrupted, they stopped sending information 2 weeks ago...*sob*" ...she is a strong one in order to not cry her soul out after knowing something like this, two weeks is too much there are so many possibilities about her parents disappearance. "Sorry..." "*sob* its ok, and the reason only we are going is because who would believe such story and agree to go somewhere where you dont know when are you going to come back?" Thats true this is way too crazy and i dont fully believe about it but there is always the benefit of the doubt due to my fathers side of the story. "Enough for today you are in no condition to keep this without breaking in tears, please make yourself at home, and feel free to wander around" Giving her a last look at her red nose and her watery eyes, i knew we should stop now in order to give her a rest so i decided to end our little chat here. As i started to walk towards my room i felt something pulling my shirt "Can you keep me company until i calm down please?" Oh my god...i swear i have seen this kind of scene somewhere around and it is cheatlike to do something like this! "Ok i will keep you company" After i said this she came close to me and used my shirt like a towel to clean her tears and her nose, totally not ladylike...still i guess i can at least do this much in order to make her calm down. After 10 minutes of crying i cant belive she was using me as a pillow to sleep, its not like i dislike it but, c''mon doing something like this is like telling me to rape her...she is so defenseless and overly cute in sleep mode. Sadly thats something i would do if i where not in my current condition so i only started playing with her silky hair. *sigh* what the fuck am i doing, she is cute indeed but it will take a while to forget Alice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Im gonna try to keep this daily if you dont see an update in a day, unless i give other excuse my default one is always my internet modem. Please give any kind of review in order fo get better at this ^^, ch.9 Moving forward? Seiji PoV~~~~~ ZzZzZzZz.....zZzZzZzZz *snap* Uh? I fell sleep? What time is it anyways? Trying to move my right arm i feel its somehow more heavy than normal..."wait why does it feels wet..." removing the blanket that i dont know where the hell it came from, i notice i have a human sized doll sticking to my arm and drooling it over. Wait something is not right, i dont have any dolls...and this is not my room, looking at the ''doll'' i notice that she is in fact Katherine, and i can still remember everything that happened last night. Yup i fell sleep when playing with her hair, after that i think maybe my father noticed we were sleeping here and he brought the blanket. Well lets start moving from here. After struggling with Katherine for a while i managed to recover my arm back and surprisingly enough she didnt woke up. When i found the clock i noticed it was only 7:17am so i had time for my morning jogging and after i came back i could take a good refreshing bath, after all its my last day here before the ''big adventure'' im gonna miss this warm and cozy feeling i get from this place, but im not someone who will turn his back to a girl who lost her parents, also to be honest i think its worst not knowing of they are alive or death... they could also be slaves somewhere...or....better stop with the negative feelings. My morning routine is usually from 7:00 to 9:00 but i woke at 7:10 aprox and left the bed by 7:20 so i might as well add some lil'' extra maybe jog ''til 10:00 it will be fine and will give enough time for Katherine to enjoy her dreams. Katherine PoV~~~~~~~~ Opening my drowsy eyes i was confused trying to recall where and why was i sleeping here. Mmmmm i recall i was about to start crying bit Seiji stoped the discussion in order to give me time to calm down, after that mmmmm...mmmm...oh yeah i used that face my mother used often to make dad do what she says, upturned eyes it seems it have some mysterious power against the opposite gender. As i convinced Seiji to stay with me i managed to keep my sorry state face out of Seiji''s sight while i hide it in his chest. After a while when i was starting to fall sleep i started feeling something warm playing with my hair while patting my head slowly, this makes me remember when i was a kid my mother used to do the same when i had injured myself playing around the house. Such good times. After i felt that i slowly started drifting away to the land of dreams, after so much time it was the first time i was able to have such a comfy dream sadly i cant recall what i was dreaming. Standing up i start looking around but i cant find Seiji anywhere, did i slept alone and he left me here? "Oh Katherine-san it seems you finally woke up, if you are looking for my son he is doing his morning jogging, he is cooling himself down after realizing he was sleeping with you, hahahah both of you looked like a recently formed couple while you were hugging his arm and seeping with such a relieved face" *blush* "I slept....with him...more over i was hugging him?" "Yeah is it bad?" I see now it makes sense but he didnt left my side so that means, he should have seen one of my most embarrasing sides...im still sleeping with my teddy bear, but whats truly embarrasing is the fact that i drool when im having a good dream. "No its not bad at all, its just that he may have seen something pretty embarrasing when he woke up." "Do you still wet your bed?" The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. "How can you ask something like that to a lady? Humph i didnt wet the bed but i drool when im having a good dream" "Ahahahaha is that so, then there is no problem he probably doesnt mind everyone have 1 or 2 kind of things like that, if he ever brings that up you can tell him about how his oldman discovered his porn stash when he was 14...such a promiscuous son" Wow he burned his son just like that? Its just like my parents described him, he would even burn himself in order to see a smile on other peoples face. "Hahahaha thank you very much for your kindness and i will remember it" ~~~~~~~~~~~10:18am~~~~~~~~~ Seiji PoV~~~~~~~~ It seems Katherine woke up 30min ago and she seems refreshed as if nothing was wrong at all. Well i guess i should tell her im taking a bath. "Seems like you had a good sleep after i left, im all sweaty so im gonna take a bath and then make the breakfast so if you would be so kind to wait, there is a T.V on my room if you want to." "Thank you very much for the offer" Smiling i just nod and walk to the bath, after im done i walk to my room, when i open the door and see the little girl sitting on my bed while watching the T.V i notice her face slowly turning red. Its then when i realized my big mistake, im topless and only the tower is hiding my lower parts, if someone watched this scene this could cause a pretty big misjnderstanding. "Oh my beloved Seiji i didnt thought you were so straight forward" She started giggling. "Sorry i just realized my mistake, and please dont keep staring at me like that im already embarrased enough" She turned around to face the wall, while i started dressing up. "Thank you" Uh? "What for?" "first for agreeing to help me, second for keeping me company all night and lastly for such a great view hehehehe" Uh i see i can accept...wait.. "What was the last one?" *giggle* "It was a great view kukuku" Is she a pervert? I cant believe a girl actually said that. "I can accept the first and the second but please forget the last one..." "Denied, its going to be our first funny memory, are you done dressing up?" Funny memory? *sigh*. "Yeah im done you can turn around" When i was able to catch a glimpse of her face i was surprises, it was the first time i was able to watch such kind of smiling and laughing face. A soothing breeze blew through my room window and i was left with a smile i did without noticing myself. "Well look at you now Seiji its the first time i see you smile whole heartedly" "Well what can i say, its been a pretty heavy week for me before meeting you" "And just remembering the fact that during the choosing time Alice never tried to stop me, Just depressed me more, but i have to keep looking forward and with this kind of feeling i think it will be fine" "Well we are departing at 3:00pm so better have everything ready my buttler will be waiting for us outside, meanwhile i will go talk with your father" ---------------------------------------------------------- A/N Well tomorrow will be the end of our first, but small beggining arc. So people what are you guessing will happen with the childhood friend? Please remember to give little review at least ^^, after all they keep us writers motivated :D