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Mineko awoke in a mysterious room... Where was she? What happened? These were the only things that came to Mineko's mind as she tried to get an idea of what to do. She wanted to cry for help, but she heard talking. She kept quiet, any information she could get about where she was could help her get home.
She creaked open her door, just enough to hear. She peeked out to see who was talking. It was that man! The one who had made her drink the Holy Water! This was already too much information for her head to process, but she kept listening, in case there was an answer to all of her questions.
"Kai... Why did you take her so soon? She wasn't ready," A demon was talking, "You know that." They were in private. The leader, Kai, spoke now, "I know... I didn't think she'd really do it." Mineko understood... That she really wasn't normal after all. She shuddered at the thought. If she wasn't human, then what was she?
All the questions bubbling around in her head made it hurt. Mineko grabbed her head with both hands, to try to make it stop. She leaned her back on the door, forgetting that it was slightly open. The door swung open. Kai and the other demon had spotted her. Mineko scrambled up and ran down the hall, nearly tripping on every crack in the floor.
She came upon a window, and ran up to it. She looked outside, but everything was too foggy to see. She heard Kai's footsteps and the footsteps of the other demon. In a state of panic, she ran again down a long hallway, not caring where it led. All she wanted to do was go home, or at least, get away from where she was.
The next room was filled with dusty glass and artifacts. In one, Mineko saw her reflection. Her hair was pure white, her skin blue, her eyes glowing, and a mark on her forehead, exactly where it had been hurting earlier. Mineko was frightened more now than she could ever remember. Footsteps... They were running now, trying to catch Mineko.
She ran on almost pure adrenaline, darting past anything she saw. Another hallway led to a door, a door with light behind it. Mineko dashed toward it, but as she got near, Kai appeared. Her hand was just past his, outstretched toward the door knob. He clutched her hand, pulled her close, and held her tight.
Mineko was too afraid of what might happen if she moved. She stood still, more confused then ever. There were paintings all over the hall. Something in each one started to move. Out of the pictures came storm-like winds followed by monsters. Mineko was about to scream, but Kai covered her mouth before any noise could get out.
A huge battle began, but none of the monsters took notice of Kai or Mineko. Mineko then heard a voice in her head. It was telling her, "Don't move... They can't see us..." It was Kai! That's the only explanation! Mineko was fascinated. A monster let out a huge roar, which made Mineko flinch ever so slightly.
They were spotted. The monster let out another roar, singling out Mineko and Kai. All at once, Kai turned, grabbed Mineko with both hands, and ran. Things were moving so fast, they had gone blurry. The monsters chasing, the loud booms and roars, everything was so frightening to Mineko. Despite her state of shock, she felt tears starting to flow down her face.
Mineko shut her eyes. She wanted everything, from Kai, to the monsters, to the floor under them, to disappear. Everything suddenly went silent. In alarm, Mineko's eyes opened wide. Kai had jumped out the window. Mineko screamed. They free-fell toward a forest. Mineko blacked out.
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"Min!!" Renisa awoke, still in the church, still in the rain. She got up to look for something that could help her find Mineko. She saw the footsteps and started to follow them. Renisa ran as quickly as she could. The footsteps stopped near a hill. Finding no other choice, Renisa started to climb.
It was about then that Renisa realized her own condition. She was thirsty and tired. Still she was determined, so she went to the river to get a drink. When she looked down, she saw someone who looked a lot like her, only with red hair, longer than ever before, glowing orange eyes, and a mark on her left shoulder.
When she went to reach where the mark was, she started to change appearance. She transformed into what she had seen in the water. Someone was coming up behind her, but before she had time to even realize what was happening, she was blindfolded and being dragged away somewhere.
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Mineko awoke near a tree on a beach. She could see the castle on the mountain nearby, the one that had by now gone silent. It was night. Again, Mineko heard Kai's voice. He was talking to someone, but she couldn't see who. He turned his head slightly, and Mineko could see him wearing something similar to a microphone that popstars used.
Something odd about it, was that it looked to be completely made of light. Kai moved is hand over his ear, and the device disappeared. Kai spotted Mineko staring, and looked away. The sky went bright, it was like the aurora borealis was shining, but... To Mineko's understanding, they weren't up North. This judgement made because she wasn't cold at all, and saw no snow except for on top of the mountain.
Still, she was in awe of it's beauty. For the first time since her kidnapping, she wanted to talk to Kai. He sat in the tree branches above her. She started to climb the branches. Mesmerised by the beauty of the aurora borealis, Kai didn't even hear her coming.
Mineko startled him, and in an instant, became stuck in his grasp. Kai calmed down and released her, Mineko coughing. He again stared at the aurora and asked her what it was she wanted. Sitting next to him, Mineko tried to be brave, "I.... I want an explanation, tell me why you took me and why you had to hurt everyone!" Kai was unmoved by her courage, but he looked at her, and just stared. It started to become a staredown, untill Kai broke the silence, "Would you be willing to put your life at risk to know the truth?"
Confused by this, Mineko's expression went blank. Kai spoke again, turning back to the aurora, "You have a past. You were never human, and never will be...... I can't believe... You really threw it all away..." Kai's eyes glazed over. Mineko, partially to break the silence, and partially to snap Kai back to reality, inquired about the device she had seen earlier, "What was that thing? You were using it earlier, like a cell phone." At this Kai's eyes became very clear and his pupils shrank.
He pinned Mineko down, his face falling next to her ear. He whispered, in a voice seeming to hold something back, "Listen to me. You will not learn about such things... Not again." Kai knew Mineko's past, and she was really starting to want to know about it. Mineko figured that it was her past, and she should know what happened.
Mineko was going to speak again, when Kai's pin-down turned into a hug. He said something so quietly, Mineko could bearly hear it at all. He said, "I'm not going to lose you again...... Even if I have to take you back by force." Kai was speaking more to himself, thinking Mineko couldn't hear him, but she did. "...You were so foolish..... Of all the places you could have run to, why here? He was so close to you I could smell your death...."
Mineko, still trying to figure out where she was or why she was there, felt her head rushing around. Too much information was coming into her mind. Out of pity, Mineko patted Kai's back. He held her tight and kissed her, as if they had been in love for ages. Mineko was in a total state of shock. Part of her was excited about her first kiss, but....
Then, she remembered. This was the demon who had destroyed her church. This was the man who had hurt her friends. She didn't even know if Renisa was alive! She shoved Kai off. He looked at her through wide-open eyes. Something about him seemed to scream 'oh no!'.
Mineko's opened wide and began to tear up. She just remembered Ginek! He was the one she had liked, maybe even loved, for almost a year! How could she be so unfaithful as to let another guy, let alone a kidnapper kiss her?! Mineko scolded herself multiple times in her mind.
Immediately, Kai got off of Mineko and jumped from branch to branch, keeping his distance, but watching over her. He waved his hand in front of his ear, and started to talk to the other demon again. Mineko leaned against the tree trunk and began to cry silently.
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Renisa's blindfold was taken off by Ginek, who had also changed appearance. He looked very similar to Renisa, only with yellow eyes and shorter hair. He smiled, glad to see she was safe. Renisa, momentarily forgetting the situation, started to shout at Ginek, "What were you thinking?! I was trying to find Mineko! You could have just made me loose her!! Don't yo-" Ginek kissed Renisa, cutting her off.
In shock, Renisa sat there, silent. Ginek smiled again, "Don't worry..." Renisa's eyes opened wide. She knew of Mineko's crush on Ginek, and became furious, "What did you do that for?!?!" She smacked Ginek across the face.
Ginek stumbled back, and asked her what she was talking about, as if he didn't know. Renisa, being the friend that she was, couldn't reveal Mineko's crush to him. She looked away, pouting. She mumbled, "... Two-timer..."
Ginek, unbeknownst to Renisa, smirked. He knew exactly what was going on. But of course, he had to keep Renisa in the dark. He turned back to Renisa, who was still mad, and said, "C'mon, we have to find Mineko." Renisa followed, but was not silent. "Isn't that exactly what I was telling you?? You didn't have to blindfold me!"
Ginek quickly had an answer ready, "Would you believe who I was if I just walked up to you?" Renisa stared blankly. He was right.
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We all have different ways of understanding. Understanding our souls and the world around us. Mineko looked at Kai. He was still talking to someone. Curious, but skeptical, Mineko waved her hand in front of her ear. Nothing, she thought. Then, instead of a device for talking, a violin appeared. In Mineko's left hand, she held a violin, in her right, a bow. Both made of light.
But there was one problem. Mineko didn't know how to play a violin. She stared for a moment at the instrument. Then, she put them into position. She thought that if she could make this instrument appear, maybe she could play it too. She started to imagine a song, and moved her hands.
Her fingers seemed to move on their own, as she played the melody exactly as she imagined. She was feeling happy. As strange and frightening her time had been so far, she smiled. She was imagening such beauty, she couldn't hold it in. So she played it with her newly-found talent.
She got lost in the music. Her eyes shut, and she smiled bigger. Kai immediately stopped talking. He listened, to rest for just a moment. But then, remembering something, he ran to stop Mineko. She didn't even seem to notice him coming.
Mineko started to play another song, one seeming very familiar to her. Kai stopped in his tracks. This was the song she played for him, so long ago. Eyes wide open, Kai almost fell into a sitting position.
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Renisa heard something, and stopped. By now she and Ginek were on top of the hill she had started to climb. Ginek, hearing it too, simply said, "I think we have a lead." Renisa, following the sound, started to run. It was a melody, reminding her very much of Mineko. Ginek followed.
In a little while, they found themselves at the foot of the mountain where Kai and Mineko had been earlier. It was morning. They started to climb, feeling no hunger nor thirst, nor the need to rest.
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On the beach where Mineko had been, it was still night. It seemed to constantly be so, the aurora borealis constantly dancing to the tune of the elements. Mineko continued to play, happily. Kai sat in a daze, still unnoticed by Mineko. He was seeing flashbacks.
Flashbacks of himself, and Mineko, and Renisa, and... The battles. He snapped back to reality. He then pressed his middle and forefinger to Mineko's marking. Her eyes opened, and her violin disappeared. She stared at Kai, sad that he had made her stop playing. He whispered, "Why...?"
Mineko saw the pain in his eyes, and began to tear up. Through her tears, Mineko whispered back, "I'm sorry, did I hurt you...?" Kai held her, and put his chin on her head. He was taller than her, and could do this. Feeling bad, Mineko hugged Kai.