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Chapter 4: Remember and live on
Kai continued through the forest with Mineko on his back. Mineko wondered if he knew where he was going, but didn't want to ask. She thought to herself that she doesn't remember him, but feels like she knows him already. She let herself fall asleep, hoping that maybe she could wake up in her bed and everything would be normal.
Mineko's wish was granted, in a sense. She awoke in her bed, and crawled out of the covers to make sure that this wasn't a dream. She went townstairs to find a note from her parents. It read: "Dear Mineko, your father and I have to go to a meeting out of town, if you need us, call us. Love, your mother. P.S. We should be home within a week or so."
Mineko stared a bit at the note and realized. It was as if she never really left! She could return to school claiming that she was sick and everything would be normal!
Then she remembered Renisa. What had happened to her? Was she alright? Was all that she remembered just a dream? Mineko sat for a moment confused. She then remembered how hungry she was, and grabbed everything she could eat without cooking and started to eat.
Mineko glanced at the clock, 7:00 AM, just enough time to get ready and rush to school.
Mineko ran upstairs to start and looked in the mirror. Her skin was normal again! So was her hair, her forehead, everything! She smiled and got ready. Maybe everything had gone back to normal after all!
She walked to school and sat down at her desk.
As everyone settled down, the bell rung. One of the teachers, seeming to have recovered from her first encounter with Kai, walked to her podium. "Good morning everyone. Today we have a little surprise for you all. "
Everyone, including Mineko, looked up to see what was so important. Mineko glanced at Renisa's desk, she wasn't there. Then she looked to Ginek's desk. Surprisingly, he was there, and seemed back to normal. Mineko considered that maybe she had just bumped her head and dreamt all her experiences during the night, and now Renisa was just sick. She calmed down a bit and looked back up to her teacher.
She was leading a boy into the classroom. Mineko's teacher spoke as she did so, "Today we have a new transfer student. Make him feel welcome." Something about this new boy seemed older than he looked. He had jet black hair, a scar on his cheek, and sharp brown eyes. The girls who were in the so called 'in crowd' set their eyes on him from the moment he walked in.
Mineko's teacher introduced the new boy, "His name is Kait Anashi, and he will be joining us as of today." She instructed Kait to sit next to Mineko, in Renisa's empty seat. Mineko looked at him, and saw that the scar was in the exact same spot Kai's crest was! Mineko's eyes widened as she stared at the human form of Kai.
The teacher then started class. Math, History, English, and Science came and went before the bell finally rung for recess and lunch. Mineko looked at "Kait" for a few seconds before she was shoved out of the way by the popular girls.
Two of them, Carin and Namine, sat down in Mineko's seat and on her desk, and started asking Kait questions. They asked about where he was from, why he came, if he had a girlfriend, the works. Kait answered simply, he didn't talk much to them and didn't make eye contact either.
Renisa wasn't there to entertain Mineko, so she simply leaned against the back wall and watched. She didn't think there was much else to do. After about the sixth-millionth question, Carin scooted close to Kait.
Mineko's face turned red. She walked over to Carin and pulled her away from Kait, who had shown no interest in her. Mineko tried to stay calm, and told Carin, "Leave him alone. Can't you see that no boy will like you if you're personality sucks?" It wasn't a great insult, but it made her feel better. Carin stood up, and Namine stood up by her. Carin said, "Shut up Min. You don't know anything, in fact, I bet this boy is just dying to prove you wrong." she got in Mineko's face.
Then Carin started calling Mineko terrible names and insulting her. Mineko stood there, refusing to back down. She stared at Carin with anger in her eyes and a silent intensity. Mineko never liked Carin. She had always stolen everything Mineko put her heart into, and she was not about to stand by and watch Kai get stolen from her, even if she didn't remember him like he did her. Namine joined in, and before long, Mineko had two girls barking insults at her face.
Mineko spoke up, "Hmph. You see? You just proved my point. Look at yourselves, going after every guy in sight and then chewing me out over nothing!" Carin and Namine started to swear at Mineko now, calling her names that no one should have to put up with. Mineko was used to this however, and stood her ground. She refused to be intimidated by the likes of Carin and Namine. Mineko knew that right now, Renisa would be standing by her side if she could, defending Mineko and using clever comebacks.
Kait stood up. "I've heard enough." He shoved Carin and Namine away from him and each other and walked to Mineko. He put one arm around her and hugged her. Carin and Namine were in shock. They looked at him like he had just pulled out his common sense and gone insane.
Kait then turned to Carin and Namine, still holding Mineko with one arm. "You two called Mineko such things that girls your age should have never even uttered." They stared, expecting Kait to be on their side. He continued, "You don't know Mineko. She's beautiful and has a heart of gold, much more than I could say for you two."
Carin protested, "She's a monster! An ugly beast!" Kait glared at Carin with such hatred in his eyes that they seemed ready to set on fire. He said to them, "If you want to see a really hideous monster, go look in the mirror." He then turned and led Mineko away to the other side of the room.
Mineko looked up at Kait and whispered, "Thanks Kai, I needed some help back there." Kait whispered back' "Kait. Call me Kait here." Mineko looked up at him with a sarcastic smile. "Yeah, Kait. That took a reeal long time to come up with." He smiled back, "Shut up, you ''hideous beast''" At this Mineko laughed.
The bell rung again. Time for afternoon classes. Mineko sighed, she had missed lunch. She sat down again in her seat, and Kait sat next to her. Mineko felt a bit of satisfaction remembering what had happened at recess. She knew now that just about every girl would be against her, and part of her, ws ready to take them all on in an instant.
Classes came and went, and the bell rung, signaling everyone to get up and get out. Mineko walked alongside Kait. He hadn't brought a backpack or anything. Out of the corner of her eye, Mineko could see Carin and Namine giving her the stink eye. Mineko smiled. She walked closer to Kait and held his hand. Kait let her, of course, and Mineko glanced back to see Carin and Namine staring jaw-dropped and mad. Mineko and Kai walked outdoors, and Kai pulled her to the side of the building. They sat on the grass untill about everyone was gone.
Mineko asked Kai, "Hey Kai?"
"Mhmm?"
"Where do we go now?"
"Where do you want to go?"
"You know that's not what I meant."
Kai got up and offered his hand, "C'mon, you should see something."
Confused, Mineko reached for his hand. She held on, and Kai helped her up. He then started walking, and Mineko followed. They just kept going, and going, and going some more, until Mineko's feet hurt. However, she was still in what she liked to consider her human form. Eventually, she voiced her complaints to Kai, "Hey Kai, how much further? This is killing my feet." He turned, and poked her in the forehead, where her mark would be. Mineko changed again, falling unconcious. When she finally woke, Kai was carrying her, and he had
changed as well it seemed. Though, as Mineko was being carried, she wondered what it would be like to be a normal human girl, and how easy it would be compared to her life now. What she didn't notice about her surroundings, was how much they'd changed. Apparently she'd slept until nightfall, which couldn't be good for her internal sleep schedule. In any case, Mineko and Kai seemed to be in a whole different world. There were demon-like people roaming about like humans. She wondered where she was. Kai finally stopped in front of a
place that looked as big as a mansion. He set Mineko down, and led the way inside. Next, when they were up the stairs, Kai directed Mineko to a room that was like a sitting room. It had two outfits laid out, and Kai tossed one to Mineko. She picked it up, confused. It was a dress. Kai picked up the other clothes, and directed Mineko, "Change into them, they'll help us to where we're going." Mineko thought to herself, 'We're not even there yet??', but her thoughts didn't last long. Kai had started changing right in front of her!
Mineko protested, "Kai, what are you doing? At least go in another room!" He sighed, and replied, "Don't look then. I won't look at you, so go ahead and change into those." Mineko was hesitent, and refused, "Not in the same room, that's too..." Kai continued, unfazed. Mineko pouted a little, and looked around the room. Except at Kai, that is. Her eyes rested on a decorative blanket on the sofa. She picked it up, and held it for a bit, thinking. Finally, she threw it at Kai, covering him. He didn't
react, merely brushing it off of himself. Mineko sighed, agitated. Finally, Kai turned back around, and remarked, "You didn't change." Mineko argued, "Of course I didn't!! You were right there. Now, out out out!" She shoved Kai towards the door. Kai simply walked out and shut the door behind him. Mineko made sure he wasn't coming back in, and changed as fast as she could. which is still not very fast, considering how strange the clothes were. One part went this way, and others went that, it was all confusing. Eventually, when Mineko had gotten the dress to what seemed like it was on right, she walked out too.
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