Friend and Foe Alike - Starts - LSUs accepted

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
I yawned... I was so tired. I didn't know why, but i just was.
"Hey... I'm gonna go now... I'm so tired..." I said sleepily.
"Okay... I'll see you in the morning?" Ryu asked, he was more awake than i was.
"Course you will" I said smiling, giving him a kiss before turning to leave.
Once i was out in the corridor someone crashed into me. Who ever it was was soaking wet...
"Sorry, Crystal... I went for a swim... Nice sword..." Said Zero, picking it up.
I snatched it off him, "Don't touch. It hurts." I said, showing him my bandaged hands.
We went back to our dorm together. It was kinda empty. Shade wasn't there, Recardo's stuff was by my bed and Tabby, my cat, was the only one in the room.
"Hey... What happened to your owl?" Asked Zero.
"Hooty? I went to Ryu's for a couple of weeks over the summer. I told Recardo to feed George for me... He forgot. George found Hooty and ate him. Kinda funny really..."
I lay down on my bed and fell asleep straight away...
~~~
I woke up the next morning to find a small owl pecking at my face. Or trying to peck at my face... It had a letter in it's beak...
I took the letter and read it carefully. It was from the head teacher... Asking me to cover a lesson? What? I'm no teacher! Why me?
I looked at the lesson i had to cover. A first year shape shifting lesson. I checked my timetable... My first lesson this morning was free.
I went down to breakfast wondering who i'd be teaching. I wouldn't know them...
"Morning sleepy head. What's that?" Asked Ryu.
"I'm teaching first lesson... A first year class... Scary!"

[Gothic Animé]

«hazuki»

> my dorm <

sighing, cho sat down on her bed. i gazed over at her, pondering what to do. i was surprised the headmaster had let midnight stay, though i was happy that he had. i looked over at her, and wondered what it would be like to have a baby in my dorm. i was hoping she wouldn't be keeping me up all night crying, though so far she hadn't really cryed at all. and then i felt kind of ashamed, realizing i had only been thinking about myself, not about cho. i walked over to her and sat down. she appeared to be lost in thought. i got up again, and heading to my bed, said, 'i'm going to sleep, see you in the morning.' she nodded. i got undressed, pulled up the covers, and drifted off...

» the next morning «

when i had awoken, cho was already gone. probably at a class, i thought. i instinctively went over to midnight's crib. she was sleeping soundly, but next to her was a note. it read,

"Hazuki,
I had to leave already, since I had a class first period. It would help me out a lot if you could take care of Midnight until I get back. Her bottles are in the refridgerator, but you'll have to warm them, and there's other stuff in the bag under her crib. I'll be back soon because I'm free second period. See you then!
~Choriko"

i looked at the note a few times, and then back at midnight. right at that moment, i felt like a father. then, trying to shake the feeling, i went over to the small refridgerator in our dorm. opening it up, i got one of the bottles, and put it in the microwave on top of the fridge. after a couple minutes, i took it out and walked back over to the crib. i picked up midnight, sat down on my bed, and put the bottle in her mouth. she barely woke up. methodically rocking back and forth, i waited for cho to come back...

about a half hour later, cho came rushing through the door. remembering that i had never bothered to get dressed, i felt kind of embarassed. cho put her books down, and came over to me. i gave midnight to her, and she said, "oh good, you got my note.." i nodded. placing midnight back in her crib, she looked over at me...

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
I went over to the counter to get some breakfast. I forgot who worked there...
"Recardo, can you take over for a bit? I'm going on a break..." Said Shade, glaring at me then walking off.
I sighed. I'd have to talk to him later... Wether he liked it or not. Recardo handed me some coffee and i sat back down with Ryu, dreading teaching those first years even more.
After what seemed like a short time, the bell went and people left for classes. I kissed Ryu goodbye and made my way to the shape shifting classroom.
The class were already sat down when i arrived. A few of them asked me over and over where their teacher was and what i was doing there.
"Look, if you'd all be quiet i'll tell you" I almost shouted across the classroom.
They fell silent. I quickly explained the situation and began taking the register.
I stopped about half way down. I looked up and smiled.
"Well well... I knew you wanted to come here, but i never thought you'd get in. Long time no see, Amy."
A young girl with dark hair and eyes smiled back at me. Amy's my cousin. She's nothing like me at all, even though on many occasions my Aunt said she was acting like me and I should set a better example.
I finished the register quickly and taught them the most simple of transforming spells. I cleared away the chairs and tables and they began practising on themselves.
"Umm... Miss Lilly-"
"Crystal."
"Uhh.. Yeah. Umm... I still have a monkey's tail from when I-"
I burst out laughing. I couldn't help it. The poor kid looked horrified when i did. No one would understand why i was laughing. All except Amy...
"Sorry... When i was in my first year here my boyfriend turned himself into a monkey and came out with a tail. I got rid of it for him but it made him disappear too. I wasn't laughing at you, honest."
I fixed his little tail problem, he thanked me. This lesson wasn't going so badly untill...
"Crystal, you're coming with us."
My wand flew from my hand and landed on the floor. Crunch. Amy stood on it. If Kane and Espa weren't standing there i would have had a go at her. Instead, i made everyone get as far back away from the door as possible, picked up my snapped wand and snatched Amy's from her.
"Get out of here, you two. You don't want to be beaten by me and 30 other people that are younger than you."
"They're first years. They can't do any damage."
"Besides, it might do them good to watch you be taken to our master. It'll teach them not to get in our way."
Amy stole a wand from another kid, fixed mine and took hers back.
"You want her, you're gonna have to get through me first!" She said, pointing her wand at them both.
"That's not such a good idea, Amy-chan..."


This is also a BUMP. Mooha

[Mystic_clown]

Espa
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"We'll give you a chance to step aside little one," Kane said, pointing his wand at the girl Crystal called Amy, "It's Crystal we want, not you."
"I wont let you hurt our cousin."
"If we don't, Jinzo sure will," I sniggered.
"Jinzo?"
"A sorcerer far stronger then any of you. If you refuse to cooperate, he'll be coming here."
"And trust us, you don't want that."
"Well when he gets here, we'll be ready for him!" We spun around to see Ryu standing behind us. I laughed.
"What are you gonna do? Zero snapped your wand remember?" Ryu cursed under his breath.
"I'll handle this," Kane said, "HINOTAMA!" The fiery blast sent Ryu flying into the far wall. We turned back to Crystal.
"Now for you."

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
"Fine... Whatever... I'll go. But if you touch anybody then-" I began.
"But Crystal! What about everything you told me about? Everything that you've done here! Why are you letting them win?" Piped Amy, shocked that i was giving up so easily.
"This is different. Then it was just me in danger. Now i'm teaching all of you and i don't want anyone hurt..."
"Being a hero again, are we?"
I glared at them both. I sighed. I walked towards them, hands in the air to show i wasn't armed. They followed me out of the room, wands pointed at my back.
I slipped my wand out from the sleeve of my jacket and it landed quietly on Ryu's lap. Espa and Kane didn't seem to notice. I sighed again, atleast he had wand now, even if it was mine and not many people were able to use it. I didn't get why, but not even my own brother could.
"The graveyard again? Oh you two are so original..." I said sarcasticly.
Wake up, Ryu... Or someone come find me... Anyone? Oh great... Shouldn't have left my wand after all...

_Amy_ (this is probably the only time i'll ever play as her, lol)
This sucked. They were gonna kill her or something. She doesn't want me to help, but i will...
The other kids left. I didn't know anyone that she did. Only Ryu, who was still out cold. Well... I knew what they looked like. I had seen them in a photo. There was only one name that i could think of. Shade. I'd seen him once with Recardo. He'd help, wouldn't he?
I ran upto what Crystal told me was her dorm and burst through the door. There were 2 guys in the dorm. She was so lucky...
"Which one of you is Shade?"
"I am." One of them stood up, "What's it to ya?"
"I'm Amy, Crystal's cousin" He didn't seem happy when i mentioned her. "She was teaching shape shifting this morning when these two annoying people come and take her away. One looked like the janitor..."
"So? She'll be fine..." He said spitefully.
"She hasn't got her wand."
"Why don't you go?"
"I'm a first year! I can't even block the most simple spells! Please!"
He considered it. I knew he was one of her best friends. Something had happened between them...
Now i was sounding like Recardo...
"Why me? Why not Ryu?" He asked.
"He's out cold."
Both Shade and the other guy burst out laughing.
"Shut up. Are you coming or what?" I yelled, getting angry.
"Okay... But-"
That was a good enough answer for me. I grabbed his wrist and pulled him out the dorm.

[Mystic_clown]

Pandora
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I looked around the dark house. Juleon wasn’t always one to entertain, as well as housekeep. The rooms were dark and dust laid everywhere.
“Juleon!” I called, “Where are you? It’s me, Pandora!”
“I’m in here!” came a voice. It was coming from a room nearby. I walked in to see Juleon sitting at his desk. The only light in the room was coming from a lone desk lamp. Faust was a tall, lean man with wild, untidy blonde hair and blue eyes. He had a rather pale complexion. He was wearing a white shirt and black pants. He was writing something when I came in.
“How are you doing?” Juleon said, getting up.
“It’s good to see you again,” I replied, patting him on the back, “but I’ve got something important to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“There’s this girl who my cousin is in love with. Her brother’s died you see.”
“I see,” Juleon said, looking away, “I’m sorry but I still haven’t found a way to revive the dead yet.” It was true. Juleon had been trying for years to revive his fiancée Sarah, who was killed in a car accident. But that wasn’t why I was here.
“It’s not that. Crystal managed to revive him, but…” That got Juleon’s attention.
“She revived him!? A girl who’s still in school managed to revive the dead!? While I, a man whose been doing it for years have failed!”
“Let me finish! There have been some weird things going on. Crystal says she’s seen her brother’s skeleton and we both saw a ghost that looked just like him!” Juleon went quiet and started thinking.
“We were wondering if you know what’s going on.” Juleon was quiet for a few seconds.
“I’m not sure. I’ll have to see to it myself. I’ll just grab my coat.” I smiled to myself as Juleon slipped on his white coat and hat. We then both teleported back to Surruin.

Espa
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Kane and I dragged Crystal to the graveyard.
“Could you two be more creative?” Crystal asked in a mocking tone.
“Be silent!” Kane growled.
“Caw!” We looked over to see that raven perched on a tombstone, the master’s medallion in its talons. The medallion began to glow and the projection of the master reappeared. He was covered in shadow so we couldn’t see his face.
“So this is the girl who’s been a thorn in our side,” the master said, staring at Crystal.
“And you must be the big boss man,” Crystal replied, “What’s the matter? Too scared to come here yourself?” Kane was about to give Crystal a kick to the side when a soft chuckle escaped from the master’s lips. All three of us were confused.
“I like someone who speaks their mind,” the master said, “which brings me to the reason why I wanted to speak to you. I want you to join me.”
“What?” Crystal asked, surprised.
“WHAT!?” Kane and I cried.
“I want you to join me. Together, we could rule this world.” The master extended his hand, only to have Crystal try to bite it.
“I’d rather die then join scum like you!” An irritated look appeared in the master’s eyes.
“Perhaps a few days in chains will make you more polite to your superiors!” The master replied, a menacing tone in his voice, “especially, if you want your family and friends to remain healthy!” He turned to Kane and me.
“Lock her in the dungeon in your tower.” The two of us grabbed Crystal by her arms.
“One more thing,” the master said, “mess this up, and my tormentor will be paying you a visit.” Kane and I shuddered as we teleported back to my tower.

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
Sometimes i think i should just keep my big mouth closed, ya know? Everytime i say something stupid...
But wait... Evil "master mind" wants school-girl me to join up? Together we could rule the world? Why would i want to rule the world?
Espa and Kane locked me in the cell and guarded the outside constantly.
"I'm not gonna get out of here with no magic, am i?" I yelled at them.
Kane threw a rock at me. They laughed as it went thwack on my head. I got up and ran at them in rage. The chains holding me to the wall stopped me about half way. They found this very amuzing.
"You just wait until i get out of here..."
"What ya gonna do? Glare at us to death? Come on, Crystal, your wand is gone. You've lost it."
"Actually, i know where it is and you don't." I said smugly. One up to me. Although that one didn't help... They were like million in front of me already...
I sat down, leaning against the wall. I sighed. No one knew i was here. I was alone... Truely alone...
"Hey, Crystal! What ya doing in here?"
I spun around. Recardo was sat right next to me. No... He was different. He was extremely pale and wearing all white. His eyes seemed glazed over. What scared me the most... he had wings...
"Okay... First skeleton, then ghost... now angel? Recardo, stop playing tricks on me!" I muttered so the others couldn't hear.
"Calm down! It's just me... Being dead... Or kinda dead. Yeah, what happened with that?"
He was confusing me. I guess i didn't quite do the job properly... I looked up at Kane and Espa who didn't see Recardo there... Maybe i was lucky... Atleast i wouldn't be alone...
"Why don't you scream for help?" he asked, poking me.
"That's not a bad idea..." I paused, "SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE!"

[Gothic Animé]

« Hazuki »

From somewhere nearby, I heard a scream. A LOUD one. "SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE!" It was...Crystal? This wouldn't be the first time she was in trouble. I made sure my wand was in my pocket, and ran out the door, yelling, 'I gotta go Cho, I think Crystal's in trouble!' As I reached the front doors, I heard her scream again. It sounded like...the graveyard. Again? Well one word to describe her captors was predictable.

I found Crystal locked in a cage, seemingly unguarded...

((More later, I have to go to tennis. >_<))

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
"Hazuki! Watch out! Espa and K-"
Bam. Too late. They hit him with a couple of random spells. My heart sank. Someone who had came to save me just got badly injured.
I listened as something rolled across the floor. It stopped a couple of feet from me. Hazuki's wand! If he couldn't save me then i'd save him...
"Recardo... Grab that wand..."
"What am i gonna do with it? I can't, i'm dead!"
"You're not dead and i can use it, baka."
Recardo handed it to me. I unlocked the chains around my wrists and ankles. I stood up and brushed myself off.
"You two are so stupid sometimes."
I teleported out of the cell, grabbed Hazuki and teleported back to his dorm.
I forgot who he was sharing his dorm with...
Cho glared at me. I understood why she hated me. I stole her man and then went back to my own.
"He came to save me... He got attacked... I'm sorry..." I dropped Hazuki's wand and left, wondering how long it would be until that Jinzo guy got here.
Before i could think too much i got hugged from behind. My wand was put in my hand.
"I looked for you... I tried... I couldn't find you..." Ryu said. He was clearly worried.
We went back to my dorm. Nobody was there. Someone was in my bed though...
Recardo was there. This was the alive version. He was breathing deeply, extremely pale and sweating like he had a fever or something. They said they'd get my family and friends... They started with the closest family i have... I'm so gonna cause them pain when i next see them...

[Mystic_clown]

Ryu
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“This can’t be good,” I muttered to myself as Crystal and I knelt down beside them bed.
“Recardo,” Crystal said, a bit of panic present in her voice, “What’s wrong?” Recardo didn’t reply, he just laid there panting as sweat ran down his face.
“What do we do?” I asked.
“I don’t know!” Crystal answered, nearly screaming. The door then opened.
“How’s it going guys?” Pandora asked as he entered. He then saw Recardo.
“What the hell’s wrong with him?” He asked in an urgent tone.
“I don’t know,” Crystal answered, “We just him like this!” A man with blonde hair knelt down beside the bed.
“Let me take care of this,” he said.
“Who are you?” I asked.
“Remember the death expert I told you about? Well this is him.”
“I can’t concentrate with you guys here,” the man said, “You’ll have to wait outside.” Crystal, Pandora and I left the room and waited in the hall.
“I hope his okay,” I said.
“Okay wouldn’t really be the word for it.”

Espa
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“This is bad,” I said, almost panicking, “This is really bad! If the master finds out about this, Jinzo will be coming here for sure!”
“Well keep quiet about it then,” Kane snarled.
“Too late for that,” came a voice. The two of us spun around to see the dark projection of the master in front of us.
“Master!” I cried.
“That’s right, and I know what happened,” the master said, “So you know what that means.”
“But master,” Kane said, “There’s no real need to send Jinzo over here.”
“Well apparently there is.” The projection fazed away.
“This is bad!” I cried, “Jinzo’s coming here and he’s gonna kill us!”
“Jinzo wont kill us.”
“You wanna bet on that?”
“Yes I do,” came a voice. A chill went down our spines as we slowly turned around. Standing behind us was tall, yet lean form of Jinzo. He wore a red and green, jester-esque attire and had long, lavender hair that was tied into a ponytail. At first look, you’d think he was harmless, but we knew better. A hell of a lot better. A high pitched laugh erupted from Jinzo’s throat as the two of us stared at him with fear in our eyes.

[Gothic Animé]

I have to leave for vacation in two days. Tomorrow I'll probably be packing and such and won't get to post. I get back on Saturday, and until then I give Becki complete control over Hazuki.

[Tyler and Hobbes]

Been a while...did anyone miss me? *Gives large puppy eyes*

Shade
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Okay, for the past couple of days I've been slapped, dumped, annoyed, and generally taken for granted; this was the last straw. With a loud grunt, I got the squirt into the smallest headlock I'd ever make.
"Why should I help Crystal?!?” I shouted. The only answer I received was a steady wheezing. Reluctantly, I gently put the blue-faced girl down.
She gasped, “Because…you’re…her…friend…” Annoying, but she had a point. I gently picked her up and placed her legs across my neck, like what children sometimes demand of their parents or siblings.
“She’s not in danger…at least not now, in reality this was probably one of her good days, I only got the feeling twice.” She looked down quizzically at me-and almost lost her lunch; she hadn’t even noticed that we’d left the ground. She scooted back fast and far, landing right above my butt. I quickly moved to a horizontal stance, so that now she was just sitting down. I silently cursed; I had forgotten that I hadn’t told this human what I was. She was so out of breath that even if she had noticed that I didn’t say a spell, she wouldn’t have said anything.
“Where are we going?” she interrupted my thoughts like so Crystal had so many times before.
“To Axle’s Tower; they’re bound to have Crystal somewhere in the dungeon.”
“Who’s tower?”
“Just shut up and sit tight!”

[Yukitsukai]

'Bout time I got around to the actual plot....
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« Choriko Yamika »
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After sitting on my bed for a while, I noticed Hazuki had disappeared, so I decided to go for a walk. I quickly got up and walked out the door and to the front of the school.

« In front of school »

As I walked around, I came to my favorite spot – the huge oak tree in front of my dorm window. I quickly hopped up onto one of the branches and sat down, observing the passing students. Before long, I heard an eerily familiar voice.

“Choriko! Get down here this minute!”

‘No way! It can’t be....’ I thought, but as I looked down, sure enough, there stood a ghost of my father, the old German teacher.

I hopped down and stared at him. “Daddy! What are you doing here?!” I exclaimed in disbelief.

“You do remember our agreement, right, Cho?” he asked, an evil smirk on his face.

“But daddy, I can’t hurt my friends...” I trailed off, looking down to the ground. The man may have been a ghost, but he still had very strong hands and a very hard slap, which I came to remember as he slapped my face hard.

As tears begin to sting my eyes and a red handprint began to appear on my cheek, he yelled, “Don’t question me, Choriko! You will gather your so-called “Friends” and you WILL get the revenge you swore!”

“Yes, daddy...” I said quietly, trying to hide my tears as I dragged my feet along the ground all the way back to my dorm.

« Dorm »

“Dear friends,

I have something very important I must tell you. Meet me on the roof of the school at sundown so I can tell you.

Love always, Cho”

I slowly wrote the words in my not-so-neat script, then used a spell to create enough copies to show everyone, then another to place one on everyone’s bed.

“I can’t believe I have to do this...” I said quietly to myself, giving a sigh. I glanced out the window and noticed the sun beginning to set, so I set off for the roof, not exactly ready and definitely not willing to get my revenge....

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
"Umm... Crystal?"
The door to my dorm opened, the man i'd found out was called Juleon stood in the door way with a piece of paper in his hand.
"This appeared on your bed... There's one on the other beds aswell..."
He handed me the paper.
"How's Recardo?" I asked before he went back in.
"He's stable for now... He needs some rest..." He imformed me.
I muttered a thankyou and opened the note. It was Cho's not so neat handwriting. I thought she'd never talk to me again...
I read it once, then read it allowed for Ryu to hear.
“Dear friends,
I have something very important I must tell you. Meet me on the roof of the school at sundown so I can tell you.
Love always, Cho”
"Do you think she means me too?" Asked Ryu.
"Yeah, why wouldn't she? By the looks of things she sent them to all her friends... Even me... This must be important... Really important..." I replied, sending a copy to Shade and Zero, as they weren't in the dorm and wouldn't have got it.
Naiya appeared from her dorm next door.
"Did you get this too?" She asked, waving the note around. "What about Recardo?" Tears filled her eyes. "He won't be able to come... And we can't leave him!"
"I'll stay..." Volenteered Pandora. "I'll let you know if anything happens."
"Thanks... Shall we go?"
Ryu and Naiya nodded and we left for the roof...
~Up on the roof (OOC: i like that song XD)~
We arrived on the roof about 5 minutes later. Whatever Shade was doing, he had Amy with her. She was stood by him, completely confused. She ran over once she saw me.
"You! You! You're okay!" She managed to say before Shade came over.
Ryu was about to yell something, so was Shade. I stood inbetween them.
"Don't say a word... Not a thing... Hear me?"
They both nodded and glared at eachother. Ryu looked slightly more smug than Shade, it had to be said...
Zero arrived and Hazuki just after that. Then finally Firenze. We stood there quietly, watching Cho, waiting for her to turn around and talk to us...
Hazuki cleared his throat, "Cho?"

[Yukitsukai]

« Choriko Yamika »
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“I can’t believe I have to do this...” I said to Midnight, who I had grabbed just before I left. She looked up at me with her sparkling blue eyes, completely oblivious to what was going on. I sighed. “I wish I was you right now...” Just then, I heard footsteps behind me, but I remained facing the opposite way until I heard Hazuki clear his throat.

“Cho?” he said quietly.

My heart sank. I had only just met Hazuki, now I would have to hurt him... Suddenly, my conscious kicked in.

‘Cho! These people might be your friends, but they killed your father and your brothers, remember?’

My heart grew colder and colder. Nothing that had happened since I met these people mattered anymore. You kill my own flesh and blood, I kill you.

I quickly teleported Midnight back to my dorm and spun around, facing the crowd I had gathered.

“Guys....” I said as innocently as possible, “I called you here because there’s something I really have to tell you...”

“What is it?” Crystal asked.

“Well, we all remember killing the German teacher and his sons, right?”

Everyone nodded. “Well, you actually killed my father and brothers....”

Everyone was shocked, especially Shade.

“Oh, and Shade? I have a special bit of news for you...” I said, smirking a little. I teleported Midnight back to my arms and walked over to him. “This is your daughter, Midnight...” I said, still smirking before teleporting her back again. “But the most important matter here is you killed a good part of my family...” I growled, placing my hand on Shade’s forehead and blasting him with a spell. “So now, I kill you!”

A part of me knew it was wrong to be so spiteful towards the people that I’d been friends with for years, but another part of me felt like this was only right since they killed my father.

Next, I shot a glance over at Crystal, firing a similar spell at her.

‘What am I doing?!’ I thought, ‘This isn’t me.... Daddy must be possessing me...’

‘Good job, sweetheart, you figured it out...’ I heard my father’s horrible voice say inside my head. ‘If you won’t get the revenge you swore on your own free will, I’ll force you to!’

‘But daddy, these are my friends!’ I cried to him.

‘But nothing, Cho! They killed me and our family won’t stand for that! You know very well you come from a long line of very powerful sorcerers and sorceresses and I won’t have the family name spoiled!’

‘But what if I get killed?!’ I exclaimed.

‘So be it!’ he spat. ‘You swore you’d get revenge, now do it!’

I looked back at everyone. “Guys, I’m not doing this! My dad’s forcing me to.... Please help...” I pleaded, fighting back the tears as I fired another spell at them.

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
I clung onto the edge of the roof. That wasn't nice... But... Cho didn't seem right... That wasn't her talking... No...
No... It was... I killed her father... Her brothers...
"Guys, I’m not doing this! My dad’s forcing me to.... Please help..." I heard her plead. I was right the first time... She was possessed. No doubt about it. I pulled myself back up onto the roof, sat their and thought.
"Crystal, are you gonna sit there and think or are you gonna help me up?" Shouted Shade from below.
I looked down over the edge, he hung there by a spike that had caught his shirt. I leaned over the edge and pulled him up.
"Took your time..."
"At least it wasn't attached to your underwear... Wedgie!"
I grabbed Ryu's wrist as he flew over me, stopping him going over the edge.
I looked up at Cho. She was stood infront of Amy. I got up quickly and ran over, getting between them both. A chuckle came from Cho's mouth that wasn't hers. It was her Dad's.
"You were always so protective... Always getting in the way... Ruining everything for me... But once you're dead i won't have that problem anymore" Came the German teacher's voice.
"Well you're gonna have to wait then because no one dies tonight." I said, teleporting Amy away from here and back to my dorm.
"See what i mean? Always the hero. Never giving anyone else a chance. You just like the attention..."
She... I mean he, was right... Although i never wanted the attention... Just to keep those i love from getting hurt... Was there something wrong with that?
"Never thought you of all people would kill me... You were so bubbily and pathetic..."
"I've changed." i said, charging a fireball in my hands.
"You do that you hurt Cho too."
The flame flickered in my hands. I couldn't do it...
Another spell came to mind... The flame changed colour to blue.
"Cho... If this doesn't work... Please forgive me..."
I shot the spell at her. She staggered backwards and fell to her knees. She clutched her head... A ghostly figure of her father floated out from her back. Cho collapsed... Her father glared at me...
He was meant to be a ghost... But what happened next... Wasn't meant to...
He was alive? No way... I didn't just do that, did i?

[Yukitsukai]

Choriko Yamika
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Before I knew it, Crystal had shot her spell at me, knocking me to my knees. Next thing I remembered, I had collapsed, but when I woke up, I saw my dad standing in front of me, looking…. Alive?

“Daddy! How did you…”I stuttered, too shocked to finish my sentence.

“Your little friend brought me back to life” he said with his usual ugly smirk.

“Crystal, is this true?” I asked, turning to her. She nodded, keeping her head down.

I glared back at my father. “If you even THINK about hurting any of my friends, I swear on mom and Asa’s grave, I will kill you…”

He just smirked. “And if you do that, then I kill all of your friends plus the one person that means the most to you in this world…"

“No! Not Midnight!” I screamed at him, remembering why I hated the man in the first place. “You can kill my mother and my little sister, but if you even LOOK at Midnight wrong, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life…”

The crowd behind me looked at me in shock. “You mean your dad killed your mom and sister?” Hazuki finally said.

“Yep…” I said sadly, remembering the funerals for both of them. I sighed. What happened to not dwelling in the past? ‘Oh well’ I thought, ‘Might as well kill the bastard again…’ I quickly created a spell in my hand and tossed it at him, knocking him back a couple of steps.

He laughed. “I see you’ve gotten stronger since we last fought, Choriko, but it’s not enough!” he said before tossing a spell right back at me, nearly knocking me off the edge of the school.

I quickly recomposed myself and tossed an even stronger spell back at him, knocking him onto his back. I smirked. “You say I’ve gotten stronger, daddy, but you have no idea…”

“Really now, Cho?” he said, staggering to his feet.

I nodded. “Last time we fought and you knocked me off the roof, I was trying to think of a certain spell, one that mom taught me way before I ever came to Seiruun. Unfortunately for you, I finally remembered it…”

Before I could stop my emotions, all the feelings of hatred towards my father, sadness over the loss of my family, and happiness over meeting my friends, being at Seiruun, and of having Midnight around all collected into my hand, forming a swirling black, light blue, and white ball of energy in my hand. “As you should know, daddy, mom was part angel and she could use her emotions to call forth her wings, but from her sorcery training, she could also use this spell… It has no name, but I know very well that it’s quite powerful and just what I need to finally send you to Hell, where you belong!”

I hurled the ball at my father and watched as his body was nearly vaporized by the amount of energy contained within it. When the scene finally cleared, there was no sign of my father. I turned around and smiled at my group of friends before falling weakly to my knees. “I did it…” I whispered.

“Cho! What happened?” Hazuki asked, running towards me, followed by the rest of the crowd.

“That spell… Takes a lot of energy… So much that even my mother could only use it once a year… I probably won’t be able to do much of anything for quite a while…” I said hoarsely.

“Well, at least your dad’s gone, once and for all…” Crystal said, helping me to my feet and leading me back to my dorm.

“I guess…” I said quietly, leaning on Crystal’s shoulder just to make the short trip back.

~*~

When I finally got back to my dorm, I almost instantly collapsed on my bed. “Hazukiii…” I whined, looking over at him, “Can you keep an eye on Midnight for me? I’m gonna take a quick nap…”

He nodded, smiling over at me.

“Thanks…” I whispered, curling up under the covers and falling asleep.

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
Once i'd taken Cho back i headed off outside. Ryu followed, trying to keep up. How could i of been so stupid?
"Crystal... Where are you going? What's wrong? Wait!" Called Ryu as i continued to walk away.
I didn't know what emotion i was feeling... Anger, confusion, sadness, happiness... And more, all bundled up inside me.
I stopped suddenly. So many memories flooded back to me. They had killed him here... Recardo... And later, i'd tried to put everything right, bring him back...But no... I'd made everything worse...
Ryu's hand slipped around mine. He was here for me... Always... Forever...
"Ryu... I... That spell... I used that same spell to bring back Recardo last year... But it had a different effect this time... It actually worked tonight... It did what it was meant to... It brought him back to life... But what i did to Recardo... I split him up. Into more than one form... Human, angel, skeleton and ghost... That's no way to live. I've made his life like a living Hell... He thanked me for it then, but he won't now... His skeleton is gone... Dust... With that gone, he has a little chance of surviving tonight. If his ghost or angel goes... Then he's back to the grave... I should have left him there..." I said, addressed to Ryu... I was mostly just speaking what i was thinking. And it was true. And there was nothing i could do about it.
"Crystal, listen to me for a second. Everything happens for a reason. Even if in the long run it causes something bad. Recardo knows you had his best interests at heart. If you're worried that he'll die and have bad memories of you and what you've done, then don't. I don't see how he could. You're the best sister he could ask for."
He was right. But then again, so was i. I sat down on the cold ground. Too much think was really bad for you. I worry too much. About everyone. Cho's dad was right. I never gave anyone a chance. That was about to change...
Where is everybody? ;_;

[Mystic_clown]

Ryu
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"Crystal, listen to me," I said, sitting down beside her, "If it will make you feel better, maybe Juleon could help fully revive Recardo. After all, from what I've heard, he's been trying to revive the dead for years." Crystal looked up at me.
"Thank you Ryu," she said, as she hugged me. I was surprised. I wasn't expecting her to say that.
"For what?" I asked.
"For always being there for me." I just smiled and held her close to me.
"Aw, now isn't that touching." came a voice. The two of us looked up to see Espa, Kane, and some wierd looking guy.
"What do you guys want?" I snarled, "and who are you?" The wierd guy just grinned.
"This is Jinzo," Espa said, "and the one who'll be putting you two out of the picutre, permanently!"

Yeah, I know that sucked.

[ChobiChibi]

You thought that sucked, you should have seen my WHOOP post
~Crystal~
This Jinzo bloke didn't look too scary. There were 3 of them and 2 of us. Ryu stood up and reached in his pocket for his wand. If we were in an anime he would have sweat dropped majorly because his wand was still in two pieces. He pulled it out and gave me a weak smile.
"Umm... I forgot about that..."
I took it from him, fixing it quickly before running out the way of a spell cast by one of the three.
"This isn't fair." I said to Ryu, throwing his wand to him.
"Behind you!" He yelled back.
One hand went over my mouth, the other across my stomach. I knew it wasn't Kane or Espa, they weren't this strong...
"So you're the little girl that has been causing so much trouble..." came Jinzo's voice.
I tried to protest about the little thing but it came out as "Mmm! Mmmm mmm!"
He laughed, he was clearly enjoying this... I bit his hand, he let go for a split second so i could get away.

[Mystic_clown]

Espa
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"You little brat!" Jinzo sneered as he fired a spell at Crystal. The girl managed to dodge it, but the blast stil sent her falling to the ground. I guess Kane and I should help, but we both knew Jinzo could handle these two. Also, it was fun to watch.
"Are you okay Crystal?" yu asked, running to her side.
"She wont be!" I laughed, "Jinzo is our master's most powerful servant! You wont last long!"
"Who is this master you guys keep talking about!?" Crystal shouted to us.
"A sorcerer far stronger then all of us combined. He could kill you and everyone else without a problem."
"Then why didn't he come here himself? Is he scared?" That did it. If there was any way to make Jinxo angry, insulting the master was it.
"You'll pay for that!!" Jinzo screamed, firing a large blast of dark energy. A direct hit. The blast sent the two children flying. The three of us walked over to where they were laying. A cruel smirk appeared on my face.
"It's payback time," I said cruelly. Jinzo began to charge another spell when suddenly, a blast of energy narrowly missed us.
"What the?" Kane cried. Pandora ran over to Crystal and Ryu.
"YOU!" Kane and I shouted. A smirk appeared on Pandora's face.
"Sorry to cut this short," Pandora joked, "but these two have an appointment." Before we could do anything, Pandora teleported the two out of there.
"Dammit!" I shouted, "we almost had them!" Jinzo was in deep thought.
"I've seen that guy before," he said, "but where?"

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
"That so wasn't fair... They said they were attacking both of us and neither of us would survive yet they attack me... Next time i'll-"
"Lets just hope there won't be a next time, eh?" Pandora cut in.
"But he's just the janitor! How does he know these people?" I whined, rubbing my back where i'd been hit.
"I dunno... Don't worry about it tonight, okay? Lets just go to bed and think about it tomorrow..." Suggested Ryu.
"I wanna go back down there and... Okay... Okay... Maybe i'll stay here for a bit..." I said as Ryu massaged my neck and shoulders... Damn he was so good at that...
Pandora coughed loudly. "Where am i gonna sleep?"
"I would offer you my bed and for me to sleep in here but i'm probably gonna be in here anyway as Recardo has stolen my bed..."
"I'm sure we can fit another bed in here..." Said Ryu, trying to make one appear with his newly fixed wand. Nothing happened. He glared at it. "I thought you fixed this thing..."
"I did, but i guess it doesn't like being fixed." I said, also trying to make a bed appear. Nothing. This was great... No magic left in me. "So that's the spell he sent at me... He's drained my magic... Or atleast some of it."
My wand sparked at me. Okay, so i wasn't as pathetic as i thought i was...
Pandora made his bed appear. That made me feel worse...
"I'm gonna go grab my stuff from my dorm... And make sure Recardo's alright... And to tell Shade and Zero where i am... Shade worries too much..." I said, getting up to leave.
"Will you be okay on your own?" Asked Ryu.
"It's just up the corridor... If something happens, you'll know it..."
I opened the dorm's door. A bucket of water fell on my head. Shade and Zero burst out laughing. I glared.
"What? No trick spell get back today?" Asked Zero, who was still laughing. Shade, however, had stopped laughing and looked conserned.
"Are you okay?" He asked, getting up and coming over.
"Of course i'm okay... I brought back the German teacher who is now dead... I went to think about stuff and Espa, Kane and some bloke called Jinzo attack me and Ryu... Jinzo drained my magic so now all i can do is this..." I said sarcasticly, tapping Shade on the head making sparks from my wand. "And my brother's dying... You think i'm okay?"
"I was just asking..."
"Yeah, well... Okay..."
I grabbed some stuff, shoved it in a bag and said goodnight to Recardo, who was fast asleep. I was about to leave when Shade stopped me.
"I'm sorry... I-"
I hugged him. So what? He wasn't my boyfriend. Ryu was. I'm allowed to hug who i like, thanks.
"Crystal?"
"Yeah?"
"You're making me wet..."
I laughed. I let go and went back to Ryu's dorm.

[Mystic_clown]

Ryu
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I flopped back onto my bed as Crystal went to get her stuff.
"Hey Pandora," I asked, "How come you know Juleon?" I was just bored and wanted something to do.
"He's just an old friend of mine," he replied, "That remineds me, I really should get in touch with Angela and see how she's doing."
"Angela?"
"Oh, uh, never mind. I'll just go find Juleon." And with that, Pandora left the room.
"Holy cow Crystal!" I heard Pandora shout from the other side of the door, "what happened to you!?" I looked up to see Crystal standing at the doorway, who was saoking wet. I couldn't help but laugh.
"what happened." She gave me a cold looked.
"Just a cruel joke Shade and Zero pulled on me." I stood up and walked over to her.
"Well, it's a bit late to do something about it now is there?" I laughed, "let's just dry you off and we'll do something in the morning." Crystal smiled and gave me a hug as she entered the bathroom.

[ChobiChibi]

~Crystal~
I dried myself off and got into my PJs. This would be the second night in a row i'd be spending in Ryu's dorm. I was practically living with him at the moment... and i liked it.
I went back out into the room and found him laying on the bed. I kneeled on the bed, leaned over and kissed him.
"What was that for?" he asked, smiling at me.
"Because i felt like it." i answered before kissing him again.
A loud cough. I sat up quickly, tucking my hair behind my ear so i could see who it was. Pandora was stood in the door way, Juleon behind him. I didn't know whether to be embarrassed or angry.
"What?" asked Ryu, who was annoyed.
"Never seen a girl kiss her boyfriend before?" I muttered, not particularly wanting to argue.

[Yukitsukai]

« Choriko Yamika »
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When I finally woke up (The next morning, sometime around 11:00 or so) I found Hazuki gone and Midnight in her crib. I climbed out of bed and walked over to Midnight’s crib to find a note.

“Choriko,

Had to leave for class. Fed and changed Midnight just before I left. I’ll be back around 2.

~ Hazuki”

“Well, that works out…” I said to myself, but still, out of motherly instinct, I checked on Midnight, finding her well fed and still clean. I quickly got dressed and ran into the hall to see if I could find anyone, but before my search could begin, a flyer caught my eye.

“Sweetheart’s dance?” I read, blinking a couple of times. The last dance I could remember going to was with my old boyfriend back before I came to Seiruun, in other words, a long time ago. “I’ll have to ask Hazuki once he gets back if he wants to go…” I quietly wandered back to my dorm, dug around under my bed, and pulled out an old photo album. I plopped down onto my bed and flipped it open, looking back at all of the pictures, some as old as my baby pictures, some as recent as the end of the year dance from last year. Somewhere towards the end, I came upon the pictures I didn’t want to see.

Me, dressed in an elegant pink ballgown. My boyfriend, next to me, in a perfect tux. Plenty of our friends surrounded us. Everyone was smiling like it was the perfect night. Come to think of it, it had been perfect… I sighed. I didn’t really miss him as much as I used to, but thinking back on it made me suddenly remember everything we did together. I closed the photo album and stuffed it back under my bed. Just then, Hazuki walked through the door.

“Hey, Cho” he said simply, dropping his bag by the door and walking over to me.

“Hey… I got your note…” I replied. “Hey, did you hear about the Sweetheart’s dance?” I asked.

“Yeah, it’s this Saturday, right?”

I nodded. “Do you think… Maybe… Yannow… You could go with me?”

He smiled. “Sure! But first, you need to find a dress…”

‘Crud!’ I thought, ‘I completely forgot about a dress!’ I imagined my perfect dress. Black, low cut in the back, strapless, maybe a few light pink details here and there… I cast a spell and right before my eyes, my dream dress appeared. I smiled over at him. “Will this do?” I asked.

He smiled. “Maybe you should try it on…”

I snorted. “Please, I made this dress myself; I know my own measurements…” I said, but wandered into the bathroom anyways.
~*~
“Okay, so maybe I don’t…” I said, walking out of the bathroom, at least 3 inches of the back zipper still undone. I quickly cast a spell and within a couple of seconds, the dress fit like a glove.

“All set!” I said with a smile. I glanced over at the clock, which read 10:22. “Wow, time flies when you’re using magic…” I said quietly, walking back to the bathroom to change out of my dress and into my pajamas. No more than 5 minutes later, I was lying in bed under the covers, fast asleep…

[Yukitsukai]

bump...

Choriko Yamika
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I was awakened from a pleasant dream by a loud cry from Midnight's crib. Within about 2 seconds, I was out of bed, over by her crib, and cradling her gently in my arms. "What's wrong, baby?" I cooed, rocking her gently. Her loud wailing slowly turned to quiet sobs, then to sniffles, then to nothing. I smiled. "That's better..." I said, putting her back in her crib and placing her fuzzy pink stuffed bunny next to her.

"She's such a doll..." I heard a familiar voice say. I glanced around and spotted Asa next to me.

"Hey sis!" I said happily.

"Hey..." she replied softly.

"What's wrong?" I asked, wishing I hadn't the second the words left my mouth.

She sighed. "I just wish I was still in my body so I could be a good aunt for her..." she said.

I looked at her sympathetically. "I know you do, Asa, but there's nothing I can do about it..."

"I know..." she responded. "I gotta go, see you later..." Then she disappeared.

[Gothic Animé]

This post is a bump/I really need to post. ^^; Enjoy!

[Hazuki]

«Saturday Morning»
Suddenly, I was awake. I shot up, eyes open, without knowing why. Quickly getting dressed and looking around the room at the same time, I saw that Midnight and Cho were still asleep. Yet, something at the back of my mind told me to worry.

I searched the room, checking every corner, and the bathroom. When I came back out, Tsuki brushed against my legs, and that's when it hit me. Where was Nevada? She was gone! I ran off into the corridor, hearing Midnight stir as I slammed the door accidentaly. I ran to the principal's office, and knocked on the door. (a bit too hard)

He opened the door, and as he did Nevada came wandering out. I scooped her off the floor, and thanked the principal a million times. "Some first years were torturing her out in the courtyard, shooting her with little blasts of water." I thanked him again, and walked back to my dorm. Cho had apparently just gotten up, and was changing right by her bed. She was still in her underwear when I walked in.

Blushing, I went quickly to my bed, and faced the other way.

[Reborned-Dragon]

Where is everybody?