Nenma Takashi
Terribly Terrible
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Tamashi Kyota
"Oi kid you lost or something?" Tamashi asked the small child in front of him, the girl was just being picked on by some thugs when Tamashi helped her she seemed defensive of the book he was now holding. Even begging him not to read it looking in the book he saw he couldn't even if he wanted to. Everything was in weird scribbles except for one thing in the book but as she told him not to read it he figured he should respect her privacy. He held the book out to her looking away a little. "Uh right um here. So kid what's up with that thing I couldn't read anything but that first part? I mean uh I didn't read anything!" He said chuckling awkwardly since the girl asked him not to read he was a bit disappointed in himself for letting it known that he totally did read it. He looked at the girl she seemed scared no doubt a lost kid her face was dirty along with her cloths. Tamashi took out a small thing of wet wipes and began wiping her face gently, "Jeez kid what have you been doing rolling in dirt all day your a mess? The hell your parents at they must be worried sick? Ya got a name or something kid?" He was asking a million questions he knew but he was just worried about the poor kid was all she seemed so terrified. Plus it would get dark soon and that would just be even worse for the poor kid if they were all alone at that point.
Mamodo of the Purple Book, Lucy.
Lucy stared up at the young man as he held the book out to her, was this some sort of trick? Would she try to grab it, only for him to pull it away? Slowly, and cautiously, she reached out toward it, wrapping her tiny fingers around it's sides, a slight surprise in her eyes as the young man released it into her grasp. Lucy pulled the Dark Purple book toward her chest, looking down, as if to hide her eyes from his gaze. "Th-this is, the human." She thought to herself, her crying had stopped, the last tear finally trailing down her cheek, only to be caught by the soft tissue the young man held. "Nn." Lucy slightly mumbled in response, shutting her eyes in a blink, and tightening her face in surprise. Why was this human being so kind to her? All the others that looked like he did only seemed to want to hurt her. An image flooded her mind.
"Training must have been hard today." The tall lady stated, carefully washing the small girl's face with a fancy pink flannel. "What training?" Lucy responded, looking up to her mother, whom simply smiled in response. "When will I get to train?" She continued, slightly shuddering at the thought of having to fight other mamodo. She didn't know many other mamodo, so only an image of her and her father came to mind, it was frightening. "You have a kind heart, my beloved daughter. You will be powerful, but it's up to you to use that power however you feel it should be used." Her mother's soft, comforting voice responded. Lucy in return simply looked up at her, confused.
Lucy paused, another small tear escaping from the corner of her eye, she didn't know how to live without her mother's loving care, and she didn't know how to respond to the young man's question. "My name is L-L-L-Lu..." She stuttered, stopping for a moment, trying to muster the courage to finish her response, a small, nervous hum coming from under her voice. "Lu-cy." She replied slowly. Lucy looked up at the young man, her large, light, blue eyes wet and glistening. She reached her book out below her, moving her head down to stare at it's cover, eyes darting between the few symbols sprawled across it. "My parents... They abandoned me here, and I can't go home." She gripped the book tightly, almost as if mad at it, before pulling out her satchel, and moving to place it back inside. She slightly lifted the lower end of her white blouse at the same time to examine a large tear in it, her frown drooping even more in response.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi titled his head as the small girl seemed to get lost in her thoughts about something he couldn't tell what but it most of been important. He waited for her attention to come back to him wiping another tear that came from her eye. 'Seriously what's a little girl like her doing alone out here? Not to mention something's weird about that book.' Tamashi began to think to himself he eyed the small book it seemed somehow both important to her while at the same time a burden. He smiled as she stuttered out her name he reached his hand up and placed it on her head gently petting her head. "Lucy is a nice name it's cute very fitting of you." He chuckled her name was something that reminded him of a doll and looking at her she did as well. Tamashi's smile began to fade as she explained why she was alone and were her parents were at. Tamashi clenched his fist and punched the ground then punched it again and again and again. He shot his look at her he was angry again he clenched his right fist so hard it began to bleed a bit. "You tellin me your parents just up and left you here!? The fuck is that kinda crap!?" He stopped realizing he might scare the girl if he went on he took a deep breath and stood up. He then held out his hand to the girl and rubbed the back of his neck smiling. "You can stay at my place if you like. Don't worry my parents won't care at all well I sure they will but in a good way." He chuckled.
A warm, comforting feeling came as the young man placed his hand upon Lucy's head, almost making her forget her recent woes. It was strange, but nice, a small smile slowly developed on her face. At the mention of her parents, however, he began to viciously beat the ground, anger clearly spread across his face. Lucy jumped back a few inches in fear, cowering under her arms, letting out a small yelp as she did so. What had she said to anger him so? She was worried, Lucy truly did not understand humans, they were so different from mamodo. Well, she didn't really know many of those to base that on, but regardless. He began to yell, cursing about her parents, could it be that he was angry at them, and not her?
His temperament changed almost instantly, as he looked down upon her again, a more compassionate look in his eyes. How could he calm himself down so easily?
She wanted to try to explain things about her parents, they weren't bad people, this is just how their world worked, there was no way he would understand. Instead she reacted to the blood dripping from the man's palms. "Y-you're bleeding..." She softly whined, reaching out to look at his hand, which was larger than both of hers combined, unable to even fit hers around it. "Are... Are you sure?" She pouted as she questioned, looking away to the side, something about his offer had clearly gotten to her. "He wants to help me, care for me, someone he doesn't even know. If he did know me.." She thought to herself, before looking back up at the young man, her eyes welling up intensly. "Nn... I'll be nothing but a burden. I don't want to be alone anymore, but..." She sounded as if she were trying her hardest just to push out a simple sentece, shutting her eyes tightly as she responded, fluid leaking from them as she did so. Lucy paused, sniffing as her nose started to run, letting go with one of her hands in order to wipe it with her wrist.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi took out a bandage and put it on his hand since it seemed she was worried about the wound. "Don't worry about me, and don't go saying crap like you'd be a burden." He pointed his thumb to himself smiling confidently. "Ya couldn't be a burden even if ya tried." With that he lifted up the girl onto his shoulders and began walking. "So kid what's ya favorite food? I gotta know since that'll be what we're eating tonight." As he walked Tamashi approached a simple looking house reaching into his pocket he took out a set of keys. Opening the door he stepped inside and was greeted by a woman with eyes like his cold and piercing. Seeing him she teared up and called out into the room next to her. "Dear come quick our innocent Tama-chan has brought home a daughter!" From the room slide in a man with a face that made the clear odd one out as it was a kind gentle face one that seemed to warm the heart just looking at. "Not our Tama!" Tamashi shook his head at the duo. "No! Mom! Dad! This is Lucy her parents sorta just left her at the park so I figured she could stay with us." The husband and wife looked at each other and hugged crying. "Our Tama is such a good kid!" They sobbed together Tamashi began to blush looking away he sat Lucy down. "This is my Mom and Dad you can just call them-" He was cut off by the two. "You can call us Mom and Dad sweet heart!" They said in unison once again. Tamashi rolled up his sleeves and entered the kitchen. "So what's your favorite food again!?" He called from the kitchen.
The young man's kindness made Lucy tear up even more, but now in a different way. "My partner. Is nice. Maybe he won't..." She thought back to the scene with the mamodo the other day. The way his human just wanted to use him to hurt those he didn't like, use him to get whatever he wanted, would this young man also do that once he realised her potential? "No." She smiled as she thought to herself, despite his aggressive nature, this human had a warm heart, she could feel it as he wrapped his comparatively massive hands around her, placing her over his shoulders. Still, she couldn't know for sure, not until...
"Haha! Look at this power! With this I can do anything I want!" The young man stated. "As long as you keep reading that spell, I'll never leave." Lucy wickedly smiled in response, the books of other mamodo burning around them, the bodies of their humans laying beside them, exhausted, in agonizing pain.
Lucy burrowed her head into the young man's hair, letting out a small cry as she did so, the image in her head frightening her, causing her to miss his question.
As they entered the house, Lucy's gaze was met with cold, piercing eyes, she hid behind the young man's head, her eyes peeking up from above, watching the young man's parents as they obsessed over their son bringing her here. "Tama?" She thought for a moment, was that his name?
As Tama sat her down, she looked up at everything going on, mouth slightly agape. His house was so nice, so warm, in a strange way. Lucy eyed the fireplace at the side of the room for a time, before having her thought cut off by Tama's parents. Her eyes welled up a bit, running over to the young man in the kitchen, grabbing his leg, putting it between her and his parents, not crying, yet soaking his pants when she pushed her face into his leg as it was still wet from shortly earlier.
"Tama... - Chan?" It was more of a question than anything, he had never told her his name, and she wasn't sure about the second part. She had heard it a lot in the human world, someone-kun, someone-sama, it was a little confusing. "I lyk... Lemons..." She responded, still hesitant about Tama's parents, who were still watching them. "And chicken sushi." She answered as she tried to remember back before the mamodo world, in fact, she hadn't had a proper meal in days. Her stomach violently, and audibly, rumbled shortly after talking about lemons and sushi, causing her to place her small hand on her stomach.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi watched as Lucy seemed a bit nervous around his parents which he could understand. They were a lot even for him but then again he wouldn't have them any other way. He felt her tug on his pants a little he felt her tears begin to wet his pants a little petting her head. When she called him by his nickname he blushed a bit covering his mouth as he began to smile. He couldn't help it she was just so darn cute he smiled down at her as she told him her favorite foods. "I like those too, give me a moment and I'll have dinner ready." As Tamashi was cooking his mom crouched down to meet eyes with Lucy her eyes covered by her husband. "Don't worry she may look scary but she's actually very nice." Tamashi said as he was getting out the ingredients for chicken sushi. His mom nodded her head moving her husband's hands to smile at Lucy. "See I ain't so scary." She pet Lucy's head chuckling. "I always did want a daughter and Tamashi always wanted a cute little sister like yourself." Tamashi scoffed. "What gave ya an idea like that?" He asked, his father spoke up smiling. "Well you did start practicing sewing mostly girl cloths." Tamashi turned to him blushing shaking his head. "I just didn't have anything else to do that's all!" His parents began laughing Tamashi let out a sigh. Nudging Lucy with his leg he held out a plate with Chicken Sushi and a lemon slice on the side. "Eat up Lucy." He smiled holding his own plate his parents got theirs and they all sat at the kitchen table. "C'mon Lucy you can sit next to me." Tamashi called pulling up a chair for her.
Lucy stared at the young man's parents, slightly smiling as the man covered his wife's eyes, her gaze was like Tama's when he stood over her, saving her from those thugs, as if they couldn't help having such frightening eyes. She let out a short pleasant hum as she gave Lucy a pat, was this a common gesture in the human world? She wondered.
"Little sister?" Lucy thought to herself, she never had a sibling in the mamodo world, no one but her mother to keep her company. Lucy blushed a little, she had always wished for someone like an older brother, to look out for her, protect her.
"Tamashi please... Wake up..." Lucy pushed his chest once more, it was no good, his body beaten and bruised, scorch marks covering his arms. "You should have let me protect him." A voice similar to Lucy's filled her head, yet deeper, darker...
Lucy's face drooped again, until her train of thought was cut off by a nudge from Tamashi's leg. "Un." She replied softly, slightly nodding to him. As Tamashi drew a chair for her, Lucy awkwardly climbed atop it, staring down at the plate. The serving seemed small, but she wasn't exactly sure how much humans ate, and she wasn't about to complain.
Almost instantly, Lucy began shoveling the sushi into her mouth, gobbling down two at a time, before picking up the lemon slice, staring at it. "Why did he cut it up?" She questioned internally, before shrugging, and tossing it into her mouth, chewing the entire lemon slice, including skin, before swallowing it down.
Looking down, Lucy frowned, she felt so disrespectful, hiding from his parents, they only wanted to help her. She attempted to bow to the three, before awkwardly staring down once more. "S-sorry for I-imp-osing." She gracefully stuttered out. Another roar from her stomach cut her off, she placed her hand on it as if attempting to silence it. "Your cooking is very nice, Tamashi... Chan?" She continued, still looking down at the table in shame. "Thank you."
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi soon finished his dinner and watched as Lucy got down he smiled at her shaking his head. “You know you can have seconds right?” He said taking her plate and putting more on it this time with the whole lemon. “If that’s not enough either than you can just ask.” His mom rubbed her cheeks as she ate her food swaying side to side. “You’ll make a great wife someday Tama-chan!” Tamashi glared while smiling at her. “Don’t you mean husband mom!” She tilted her head then laughed waving a hand to him. “Oh yeah sure that’s what I meant sorry my mistake.” Tamashi sighed shaking his head taking another bite of his own food. He nodded glad his cooking seemed to be getting better and better each day but the most important opinion of course. “What do you think Lucy how is it?” He asked hoping she was enjoying her meal and he wasn’t the only one enjoying his own cooking.
He thought back to when he first cooked a meal himself he ended up almost burning down the house. Luckily his parents managed to stop the fire and they didn’t end up homeless. Since then he had given both his parents food poisoning twice burned down the house three times and mixed up salt and sugar four times. Now he could at least make in his own opinion descent meals that most could enjoy. Tamashi looked at Lucy he thought about how lonely she seemed in the park and scared. She was now much more comfortable around him then again that was most kids. But something told Tamashi what Lucy worried about was much more serious than most. His mind shifted back to the book and now he was more curious of two things. Why did she have it? Why could he only read one part? He wanted to know but felt now wasn’t the right time to ask about it. His parents smiled at Lucy. "Your not imposing at all sweetheart." His mom said his father then added. "Right we're happy to have you." Tamashi rested his head on his hand. "Likewise."
Mamodo of the Purple Book, Lucy.
"Y-you're too kind." Lucy stated, looking down upon the refilled plate, the humans kind enough to not comment on her rudeness, at least in her mind that's how it seemed. Again, she began to cram the food in her mouth, not noticing that Tamashi and his parents seemed to eat in a very different way to herself. Looking up at Tamashi, her mouth still half full of rice, she slightly smiled. "Isht, gshood." Quickly, Lucy covered her mouth, blushing in embarrassment, before swallowing the rest of what was in her mouth. "S-sorry... It's really nice." She tried to force more of a smile toward the young man and his parents. They seemed so happy, so close, and having this stranger eat their food somehow made them happier, humans were strange creatures. Lucy looked toward her food again, finishing off the sushi, a satisfied expression on her face.
As Lucy picked up the lemon, she stared at it, the fireplace in her field of vision. She remained like that for a short time, before her focus was cut off by Tamashi's parents, she turned her focus toward them, mouth slightly agape, ready to enjoy the tasty fruit.
"What are you even doing here!?" The young man's mother spoke up, but as Lucy stared at her, her mouth's movements didn't match her words. "No one would want to have you as a partner!!" The father mocked her. Tears began to well in Lucy's eyes, as Tamashi spoke up. "Get out!" He demanded.
Lucy clenched her hands in shock, lemon juices flew everywhere as she smashed the entire thing in her hand, reducing it to nothing but skin and liquid, despite her small size. Bringing her hands to her head, she gripped it tightly, her shivering eyes looking toward the middle of the table, sharp pains invading her mind.
"why?", "Why?", "Why!?", "WHY!?"...
"They don't care about you, they only want to use you, you were made to be used." Another voice invaded her mind, followed shortly by more. "I was put here to fight!", "You have no allies, only enemies.", "Fool.", "Read. Read the book. Tell him to read the spell!" More voices came, increasing in number, increasing the stress on her mind, it was never-ending, until...
As Tamashi spoke up again, her focus was regained, and she calmed down. Removing her hands from her head, she looked at the destroyed fruit she held. Her face was covered in tears and snot, why did this keep happening? It was never like this in the mamodo world, she never had to worry about anything, and now her own mind was out to get her, let alone the other hundred or so mamodo.
Slipping the remaining skin of lemon into her mouth, she swallowed it down, before preparing herself to get off of her seat. "M-may... I be excused?" She asked softly, staring at the ground, embarrassed over the scene she had created
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi smiled as Lucy seemed to be enjoying his food as he finished up he leaned back in his chair. He watched her eat seeming to gobble down the food he began to wonder just how long ago she had eaten if she was so hungry. As his eyes drifted towards the fireplace he heard the sound of the lemon being smashed and stood up taking a napkin he wiped her fingers. "Hey careful now those are sticky." He said cleaning her hands his parents finished their plates as well putting their dishes away. Looking at her Tamashi could see she was lost in her own thoughts he wondered what exactly she was thinking about. He watched as she went from cheerful to what seemed to be sad in mere moments. His parents looked at each other worry in their eyes at her question. "O-of course dear." His father answered. Tamashi took Lucy's hand and led her to a room next to his he opened it and the room had a single bed with a tv and a large closet with a medium drawer next to it. "This is the guest room but I guess it'll be your room from now on." He chuckled hoping to cheer her up a bit. He scratched his cheek a bit wondering what he could do to make her happy. Suddenly a thought hit him he went to his room grabbing one of the many stuffed bunnies that sat on his bed. Holding the bunny out to her he smiled. "Here this is yours I made it myself. As you saw in the park I'm strong as all hell so if your scared of anything just hug this little guy, and that way I'll always be with you even if I'm not in the room." He crouched down getting a tad serious. "Hey that book....is that what's got you so down?" He asked petting her head as it seemed to be something that helped calm her down. "Your my little sister now so you can tell big bro Tama all your problems, and I'll solve them the best way I know how." Today had been so normal everything about this girl seemed so normal but the one abnormality that book seemed to always find it's way into his thoughts. Every since he saw it seemed to wedge itself into the back of his mind and no matter what he did he couldn't help but wonder why he was so drawn to it.
Lucy grabbed Tamashi's hand with both of her own, slightly sulking as he showed her to the guest room. "My room?" She wondered, looking up at Tamashi, slightly undoing her frown, and wiping her eyes with that back of her hand.
He then handed her a stuffed rabbit. Lucy removed her hand from her eyes, and slowly took the bunny from him, pulling it toward her chest, hugging it tightly, the expression on her face still neutral, but she really did like it, it reminded her of all the stuffed animals she had at her own home. As he told her about it, it brought a smile to her face, he had made it himself, would it truly be like he was always with her?. A small smile grew on her face.
Then he mentioned the book.
Lucy's mouth lowering to a slight frown. It wouldn't be long before she was forced to tell him the truth. "Big bro Tama... Wouldn't understand my problems." She thought to herself. It wasn't like some other mamodo, where their book just gave them powers, she... She couldn't make out the words.
Putting the bunny on the edge of the bed, she pulled her satchel out in front of their vision, but left the book inside of it, intensely staring at it, until turning to Tamashi.
"I...Thi... The book. Promise me you won't read it. Not out loud." Her light blue eyes stared into his, a serious, yet saddened expression on her face, before she finally put the satchel on the table beside her.
"Tama-Chan, why are you being so nice to me...?" She questioned. Since she arrived, very few humans had been kind to her, and the only other book owners she had seen sought only the power of those the book's belonged to.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi was glad his bunny and words seemed to calm her mind but just as she seemed to be calming down she only got sad again. Once again the reason was the same that book it was that book again. Once again she asked him not to read it before he assumed it was some kind of weird writing she made up and was a diary of some sort. But her attitude began to change his mind it was possible that this whole book thing was bigger than a simple diary. None the less he nodded his head returning her serious look. "Yeah I won't read it no matter what." He then wondered if it would be better to just get rid of the book but when the thought of getting rid of the book entered his mind, something would then scream in his head to not do that. He shook his head then focused on Lucy again at her question he gave her a look like the answer was so obvious. "Why? Because it's the right thing to do. I mean it's obvious you were in trouble and you already said you had no where to go. It's well just who I am." He shrugged not able to find any other answer he simply just wanted to help and that was all he could think about. He held out his hand to her his pinkie extended. "I promise I won't read that book." He smiled at her to reassure her.
Lucy tilted her head as Tamashi put his pinkie out, slightly confused. Once he finished reassuring her, she didn't link her pinkie to his, unsure of the gesture. Instead, she jumped toward the young man, embracing him in a hug, burrowing her head into his chest. He made her feel so safe, as if she could trust him, like the warmth she could feel from his heart could quieten the voices that wracked her brain.
"T-Thank you, Tama." She finally replied, her voice muffled by his clothing.
As she shut her eyes, still wrapped around the comparatively large young man, the comfort mixed with the fact that she hadn't slept in days finally got to her. Small humming exhales could be heard as she rested uncontrollably. Her body slumping in Tamashi's arms.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi had expected the young girl to take his pinkie and they would then pinkie promise. But instead she wrapped her arms around him in a hug he smiled. "Yep if this gets kept up I'll have diabetes by the end of the week." He noticed she had fallen asleep in his arms and stood holding onto her, laying her down on the bed he turned out the lights. As he slowly closed the door he smiled at her before shutting the door quietly turning his parents stood there smiling. "She's just so cute." His mother noted his father added. "You can say that again, but I have to wonder why would her parents leave her like that." Tamashi thought back to the book and their promise he didn't completely understand it but he figured the answer laid with the book. Tamashi clenched his fist rage filled his eyes as he walked towards his room. "I don't care what reason there's no reason in the world good enough!" He closed his door and his parents had small smiles on their face it'd been sometime since they last saw their son talk so easily with another person besides them.
Two hours later...
Mamodo of the Purple Book, Lucy.
Lucy tossed, turned, physically shaking in the bed, the book glowing a dark purple through the satchel which locked it away.
"Did you think you could hide from me forever!?" What sounded like multiple voices called out, smashing down the entrance to the front door. Outside all that could be seen was fire a broken bodies, the entire town a victim to their destruction. "F-father, I don't want to fight." Lucy called out in reply, the horrific figure entering from the fire. "You think it matters what you want!?" He replied, a demonic chuckle following. "They will come, you will fight, or you will be crushed, you think humans can protect you?"
Suddenly, several strange mamodo entered the room, smashing everything in sight, furniture breaking, and burning. Screams of Tamashi's parents could be heard in the next room, and as Lucy ran, eyes balling, to investigate, she could only see their lifeless bodies laying on the cold floor.
"Don't worry." Tamashi's voice suddenly entered, resting his hand on her head, a ray of light pushing back some of the mamodo, burning them like evil spirits being repelled. Lucy's father approached ever closer, laughing maniacally. "Fool." He stated, grabbing Tamashi by the throat, lifting him a few feet from the ground, Tamashi desperately grabbing the hands around his neck in response, unable to stop the beast. "Stop!" Lucy begged, hitting at his legs, but she was so weak, nothing she did made any effect.
As Tamashi's body hit the floor, Lucy fell to her knees, sounds and thoughts entering her head. "Why did you do this to us?" They all asked. "There's only one way that human can help you." Another mamodo stated as she entered the room, four lines extending down her face, her large freakish smile growing, tossing the book at Lucy's feet.
The entire landscape changed, she was atop a mountain, but... It wasn't her. Not the her she wanted to become. Tamashi stood proudly next to her, looking in the air, jewels and diamonds covering his body, the village below covered in a horrid darkness, peoples screams could be heard for a moment, before a deafening silence took over. He was holding the book, it had given him everything he had ever wanted, he looked down to his parents below, now living in luxury, from what their son was able to provide, using Lucy's power, of course.
"NO!" Lucy screamed, the scenario quickly warping back to one of pain and despair, a mamodo standing over Lucy, her hand pushed toward Lucy's face. Lucy closed her eyes, tears streaming viciously, before finally, a darkness overtook her mind.
Lucy turned the covers over, crawling down from the bed, she took the book from it's satchel. "I'm sorry Tama... I can't do this to you. To your family." Tears began to stream from her barely open eyes as she walked toward the living room. As she knelt before the fire, she only hoped this would work. "Perhaps they lied to us, maybe we can do it ourselves..." She thought to herself, before beginning to prepare the fire, and light it. She couldn't keep the sound of lighting the fire down, but it didn't matter, as the fire began to engulf the fireplace, she held the dark purple book in front of her face, coughing slightly as her eyes watered at the sight of it.
Finally she released it, into the fire, into the flames, it sat there. Lucy ignored the intense heat on her face as she stared at it intensely.
And sat there is what it continued to do, unaffected completely. Lucy brought her head down toward her legs, almost as if in pain.
"I'm sorry Tama... I couldn't do it." She cried to herself out-loud, the book continued to sit there, it's dark purple glow overtaking the roars of the flames.
Tamashi Kyota
The next day arrived and exited his room and was going to wake Lily when he saw her near the fire place her book sitting in the fireplace he ran to it. "Hey what are you doing?" He asked concerned for her he knelt down besides her rubbing her back. "Why are you burning your book?" But as he asked the question he then noticed something odd the book sat it the fireplace as if untouched by the flames around it. He took the hook off the fireplace and used it to pull out the book holding it for a moment before slamming his fist into the book. He hated this thing it was just a book right so why did it make her so sad what reason was there for her to be so unhappy all because of this book. The more he wondered the more he wanted to hit the thing but he stopped putting down the book he simply just took hold of her and held her close. "It's ok, everything will be alright. No matter what happens I'll take care of it I promised remember and Tamashi Kyota keeps his promises." He rubbed the back of her head as he held her to comfort her some more.
Lucy remained before the fire, almost oblivious to Tamashi's presence, staring toward the dying flames. How long had she been sitting here? Simply unable to move. She watched from the corner of her eye as Tamashi punched her book, he was so brash, so quick to using violence, she had to ask him, but... "I wish I could tell you..." Lucy thought to herself concerning what she was doing, she didn't want to bring this curse open him and his family, but it looked like she had no choice.
As Tamashi held her close, her body was limp and unresponsive, her mind still wracked with thoughts of doubt. Finally she spoke up, her body still facing the same way it had for hours.
"T-a-mashi..." She almost shivered as she began. "If you could have anything you ever wanted, riches, safety, for you and your family." Lucy let out a small nervous humm, she wish she could have just stopped there, but she knew that there was always a cost for such power. "Would you do anything? Even if it meant hurting people? E-Even innocent people?" She finally finished her question, closing her eyes, a single drop leaking from the side of her eye.
Takashi Kyota
Takashi looked at the ceiling her question made him think. But the answer was simple he shook his head. "I don't think my parents would be happy if I did that, hurting innocent people for them would just make them upset. Besides I wouldn't want you to hate me remember your my family too." Takashi stood up and pet her head walking towards the kitchen. "So Lucy what do you want for breakfast?" He asked getting his apron.
Randomfella
Tamashi Kyota
"Oi kid you lost or something?" Tamashi asked the small child in front of him, the girl was just being picked on by some thugs when Tamashi helped her she seemed defensive of the book he was now holding. Even begging him not to read it looking in the book he saw he couldn't even if he wanted to. Everything was in weird scribbles except for one thing in the book but as she told him not to read it he figured he should respect her privacy. He held the book out to her looking away a little. "Uh right um here. So kid what's up with that thing I couldn't read anything but that first part? I mean uh I didn't read anything!" He said chuckling awkwardly since the girl asked him not to read he was a bit disappointed in himself for letting it known that he totally did read it. He looked at the girl she seemed scared no doubt a lost kid her face was dirty along with her cloths. Tamashi took out a small thing of wet wipes and began wiping her face gently, "Jeez kid what have you been doing rolling in dirt all day your a mess? The hell your parents at they must be worried sick? Ya got a name or something kid?" He was asking a million questions he knew but he was just worried about the poor kid was all she seemed so terrified. Plus it would get dark soon and that would just be even worse for the poor kid if they were all alone at that point.
Mamodo of the Purple Book, Lucy.
Lucy stared up at the young man as he held the book out to her, was this some sort of trick? Would she try to grab it, only for him to pull it away? Slowly, and cautiously, she reached out toward it, wrapping her tiny fingers around it's sides, a slight surprise in her eyes as the young man released it into her grasp. Lucy pulled the Dark Purple book toward her chest, looking down, as if to hide her eyes from his gaze. "Th-this is, the human." She thought to herself, her crying had stopped, the last tear finally trailing down her cheek, only to be caught by the soft tissue the young man held. "Nn." Lucy slightly mumbled in response, shutting her eyes in a blink, and tightening her face in surprise. Why was this human being so kind to her? All the others that looked like he did only seemed to want to hurt her. An image flooded her mind.
"Training must have been hard today." The tall lady stated, carefully washing the small girl's face with a fancy pink flannel. "What training?" Lucy responded, looking up to her mother, whom simply smiled in response. "When will I get to train?" She continued, slightly shuddering at the thought of having to fight other mamodo. She didn't know many other mamodo, so only an image of her and her father came to mind, it was frightening. "You have a kind heart, my beloved daughter. You will be powerful, but it's up to you to use that power however you feel it should be used." Her mother's soft, comforting voice responded. Lucy in return simply looked up at her, confused.
Lucy paused, another small tear escaping from the corner of her eye, she didn't know how to live without her mother's loving care, and she didn't know how to respond to the young man's question. "My name is L-L-L-Lu..." She stuttered, stopping for a moment, trying to muster the courage to finish her response, a small, nervous hum coming from under her voice. "Lu-cy." She replied slowly. Lucy looked up at the young man, her large, light, blue eyes wet and glistening. She reached her book out below her, moving her head down to stare at it's cover, eyes darting between the few symbols sprawled across it. "My parents... They abandoned me here, and I can't go home." She gripped the book tightly, almost as if mad at it, before pulling out her satchel, and moving to place it back inside. She slightly lifted the lower end of her white blouse at the same time to examine a large tear in it, her frown drooping even more in response.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi titled his head as the small girl seemed to get lost in her thoughts about something he couldn't tell what but it most of been important. He waited for her attention to come back to him wiping another tear that came from her eye. 'Seriously what's a little girl like her doing alone out here? Not to mention something's weird about that book.' Tamashi began to think to himself he eyed the small book it seemed somehow both important to her while at the same time a burden. He smiled as she stuttered out her name he reached his hand up and placed it on her head gently petting her head. "Lucy is a nice name it's cute very fitting of you." He chuckled her name was something that reminded him of a doll and looking at her she did as well. Tamashi's smile began to fade as she explained why she was alone and were her parents were at. Tamashi clenched his fist and punched the ground then punched it again and again and again. He shot his look at her he was angry again he clenched his right fist so hard it began to bleed a bit. "You tellin me your parents just up and left you here!? The fuck is that kinda crap!?" He stopped realizing he might scare the girl if he went on he took a deep breath and stood up. He then held out his hand to the girl and rubbed the back of his neck smiling. "You can stay at my place if you like. Don't worry my parents won't care at all well I sure they will but in a good way." He chuckled.
A warm, comforting feeling came as the young man placed his hand upon Lucy's head, almost making her forget her recent woes. It was strange, but nice, a small smile slowly developed on her face. At the mention of her parents, however, he began to viciously beat the ground, anger clearly spread across his face. Lucy jumped back a few inches in fear, cowering under her arms, letting out a small yelp as she did so. What had she said to anger him so? She was worried, Lucy truly did not understand humans, they were so different from mamodo. Well, she didn't really know many of those to base that on, but regardless. He began to yell, cursing about her parents, could it be that he was angry at them, and not her?
His temperament changed almost instantly, as he looked down upon her again, a more compassionate look in his eyes. How could he calm himself down so easily?
She wanted to try to explain things about her parents, they weren't bad people, this is just how their world worked, there was no way he would understand. Instead she reacted to the blood dripping from the man's palms. "Y-you're bleeding..." She softly whined, reaching out to look at his hand, which was larger than both of hers combined, unable to even fit hers around it. "Are... Are you sure?" She pouted as she questioned, looking away to the side, something about his offer had clearly gotten to her. "He wants to help me, care for me, someone he doesn't even know. If he did know me.." She thought to herself, before looking back up at the young man, her eyes welling up intensly. "Nn... I'll be nothing but a burden. I don't want to be alone anymore, but..." She sounded as if she were trying her hardest just to push out a simple sentece, shutting her eyes tightly as she responded, fluid leaking from them as she did so. Lucy paused, sniffing as her nose started to run, letting go with one of her hands in order to wipe it with her wrist.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi took out a bandage and put it on his hand since it seemed she was worried about the wound. "Don't worry about me, and don't go saying crap like you'd be a burden." He pointed his thumb to himself smiling confidently. "Ya couldn't be a burden even if ya tried." With that he lifted up the girl onto his shoulders and began walking. "So kid what's ya favorite food? I gotta know since that'll be what we're eating tonight." As he walked Tamashi approached a simple looking house reaching into his pocket he took out a set of keys. Opening the door he stepped inside and was greeted by a woman with eyes like his cold and piercing. Seeing him she teared up and called out into the room next to her. "Dear come quick our innocent Tama-chan has brought home a daughter!" From the room slide in a man with a face that made the clear odd one out as it was a kind gentle face one that seemed to warm the heart just looking at. "Not our Tama!" Tamashi shook his head at the duo. "No! Mom! Dad! This is Lucy her parents sorta just left her at the park so I figured she could stay with us." The husband and wife looked at each other and hugged crying. "Our Tama is such a good kid!" They sobbed together Tamashi began to blush looking away he sat Lucy down. "This is my Mom and Dad you can just call them-" He was cut off by the two. "You can call us Mom and Dad sweet heart!" They said in unison once again. Tamashi rolled up his sleeves and entered the kitchen. "So what's your favorite food again!?" He called from the kitchen.
The young man's kindness made Lucy tear up even more, but now in a different way. "My partner. Is nice. Maybe he won't..." She thought back to the scene with the mamodo the other day. The way his human just wanted to use him to hurt those he didn't like, use him to get whatever he wanted, would this young man also do that once he realised her potential? "No." She smiled as she thought to herself, despite his aggressive nature, this human had a warm heart, she could feel it as he wrapped his comparatively massive hands around her, placing her over his shoulders. Still, she couldn't know for sure, not until...
"Haha! Look at this power! With this I can do anything I want!" The young man stated. "As long as you keep reading that spell, I'll never leave." Lucy wickedly smiled in response, the books of other mamodo burning around them, the bodies of their humans laying beside them, exhausted, in agonizing pain.
Lucy burrowed her head into the young man's hair, letting out a small cry as she did so, the image in her head frightening her, causing her to miss his question.
As they entered the house, Lucy's gaze was met with cold, piercing eyes, she hid behind the young man's head, her eyes peeking up from above, watching the young man's parents as they obsessed over their son bringing her here. "Tama?" She thought for a moment, was that his name?
As Tama sat her down, she looked up at everything going on, mouth slightly agape. His house was so nice, so warm, in a strange way. Lucy eyed the fireplace at the side of the room for a time, before having her thought cut off by Tama's parents. Her eyes welled up a bit, running over to the young man in the kitchen, grabbing his leg, putting it between her and his parents, not crying, yet soaking his pants when she pushed her face into his leg as it was still wet from shortly earlier.
"Tama... - Chan?" It was more of a question than anything, he had never told her his name, and she wasn't sure about the second part. She had heard it a lot in the human world, someone-kun, someone-sama, it was a little confusing. "I lyk... Lemons..." She responded, still hesitant about Tama's parents, who were still watching them. "And chicken sushi." She answered as she tried to remember back before the mamodo world, in fact, she hadn't had a proper meal in days. Her stomach violently, and audibly, rumbled shortly after talking about lemons and sushi, causing her to place her small hand on her stomach.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi watched as Lucy seemed a bit nervous around his parents which he could understand. They were a lot even for him but then again he wouldn't have them any other way. He felt her tug on his pants a little he felt her tears begin to wet his pants a little petting her head. When she called him by his nickname he blushed a bit covering his mouth as he began to smile. He couldn't help it she was just so darn cute he smiled down at her as she told him her favorite foods. "I like those too, give me a moment and I'll have dinner ready." As Tamashi was cooking his mom crouched down to meet eyes with Lucy her eyes covered by her husband. "Don't worry she may look scary but she's actually very nice." Tamashi said as he was getting out the ingredients for chicken sushi. His mom nodded her head moving her husband's hands to smile at Lucy. "See I ain't so scary." She pet Lucy's head chuckling. "I always did want a daughter and Tamashi always wanted a cute little sister like yourself." Tamashi scoffed. "What gave ya an idea like that?" He asked, his father spoke up smiling. "Well you did start practicing sewing mostly girl cloths." Tamashi turned to him blushing shaking his head. "I just didn't have anything else to do that's all!" His parents began laughing Tamashi let out a sigh. Nudging Lucy with his leg he held out a plate with Chicken Sushi and a lemon slice on the side. "Eat up Lucy." He smiled holding his own plate his parents got theirs and they all sat at the kitchen table. "C'mon Lucy you can sit next to me." Tamashi called pulling up a chair for her.
Lucy stared at the young man's parents, slightly smiling as the man covered his wife's eyes, her gaze was like Tama's when he stood over her, saving her from those thugs, as if they couldn't help having such frightening eyes. She let out a short pleasant hum as she gave Lucy a pat, was this a common gesture in the human world? She wondered.
"Little sister?" Lucy thought to herself, she never had a sibling in the mamodo world, no one but her mother to keep her company. Lucy blushed a little, she had always wished for someone like an older brother, to look out for her, protect her.
"Tamashi please... Wake up..." Lucy pushed his chest once more, it was no good, his body beaten and bruised, scorch marks covering his arms. "You should have let me protect him." A voice similar to Lucy's filled her head, yet deeper, darker...
Lucy's face drooped again, until her train of thought was cut off by a nudge from Tamashi's leg. "Un." She replied softly, slightly nodding to him. As Tamashi drew a chair for her, Lucy awkwardly climbed atop it, staring down at the plate. The serving seemed small, but she wasn't exactly sure how much humans ate, and she wasn't about to complain.
Almost instantly, Lucy began shoveling the sushi into her mouth, gobbling down two at a time, before picking up the lemon slice, staring at it. "Why did he cut it up?" She questioned internally, before shrugging, and tossing it into her mouth, chewing the entire lemon slice, including skin, before swallowing it down.
Looking down, Lucy frowned, she felt so disrespectful, hiding from his parents, they only wanted to help her. She attempted to bow to the three, before awkwardly staring down once more. "S-sorry for I-imp-osing." She gracefully stuttered out. Another roar from her stomach cut her off, she placed her hand on it as if attempting to silence it. "Your cooking is very nice, Tamashi... Chan?" She continued, still looking down at the table in shame. "Thank you."
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi soon finished his dinner and watched as Lucy got down he smiled at her shaking his head. “You know you can have seconds right?” He said taking her plate and putting more on it this time with the whole lemon. “If that’s not enough either than you can just ask.” His mom rubbed her cheeks as she ate her food swaying side to side. “You’ll make a great wife someday Tama-chan!” Tamashi glared while smiling at her. “Don’t you mean husband mom!” She tilted her head then laughed waving a hand to him. “Oh yeah sure that’s what I meant sorry my mistake.” Tamashi sighed shaking his head taking another bite of his own food. He nodded glad his cooking seemed to be getting better and better each day but the most important opinion of course. “What do you think Lucy how is it?” He asked hoping she was enjoying her meal and he wasn’t the only one enjoying his own cooking.
He thought back to when he first cooked a meal himself he ended up almost burning down the house. Luckily his parents managed to stop the fire and they didn’t end up homeless. Since then he had given both his parents food poisoning twice burned down the house three times and mixed up salt and sugar four times. Now he could at least make in his own opinion descent meals that most could enjoy. Tamashi looked at Lucy he thought about how lonely she seemed in the park and scared. She was now much more comfortable around him then again that was most kids. But something told Tamashi what Lucy worried about was much more serious than most. His mind shifted back to the book and now he was more curious of two things. Why did she have it? Why could he only read one part? He wanted to know but felt now wasn’t the right time to ask about it. His parents smiled at Lucy. "Your not imposing at all sweetheart." His mom said his father then added. "Right we're happy to have you." Tamashi rested his head on his hand. "Likewise."
Mamodo of the Purple Book, Lucy.
"Y-you're too kind." Lucy stated, looking down upon the refilled plate, the humans kind enough to not comment on her rudeness, at least in her mind that's how it seemed. Again, she began to cram the food in her mouth, not noticing that Tamashi and his parents seemed to eat in a very different way to herself. Looking up at Tamashi, her mouth still half full of rice, she slightly smiled. "Isht, gshood." Quickly, Lucy covered her mouth, blushing in embarrassment, before swallowing the rest of what was in her mouth. "S-sorry... It's really nice." She tried to force more of a smile toward the young man and his parents. They seemed so happy, so close, and having this stranger eat their food somehow made them happier, humans were strange creatures. Lucy looked toward her food again, finishing off the sushi, a satisfied expression on her face.
As Lucy picked up the lemon, she stared at it, the fireplace in her field of vision. She remained like that for a short time, before her focus was cut off by Tamashi's parents, she turned her focus toward them, mouth slightly agape, ready to enjoy the tasty fruit.
"What are you even doing here!?" The young man's mother spoke up, but as Lucy stared at her, her mouth's movements didn't match her words. "No one would want to have you as a partner!!" The father mocked her. Tears began to well in Lucy's eyes, as Tamashi spoke up. "Get out!" He demanded.
Lucy clenched her hands in shock, lemon juices flew everywhere as she smashed the entire thing in her hand, reducing it to nothing but skin and liquid, despite her small size. Bringing her hands to her head, she gripped it tightly, her shivering eyes looking toward the middle of the table, sharp pains invading her mind.
"why?", "Why?", "Why!?", "WHY!?"...
"They don't care about you, they only want to use you, you were made to be used." Another voice invaded her mind, followed shortly by more. "I was put here to fight!", "You have no allies, only enemies.", "Fool.", "Read. Read the book. Tell him to read the spell!" More voices came, increasing in number, increasing the stress on her mind, it was never-ending, until...
As Tamashi spoke up again, her focus was regained, and she calmed down. Removing her hands from her head, she looked at the destroyed fruit she held. Her face was covered in tears and snot, why did this keep happening? It was never like this in the mamodo world, she never had to worry about anything, and now her own mind was out to get her, let alone the other hundred or so mamodo.
Slipping the remaining skin of lemon into her mouth, she swallowed it down, before preparing herself to get off of her seat. "M-may... I be excused?" She asked softly, staring at the ground, embarrassed over the scene she had created
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi smiled as Lucy seemed to be enjoying his food as he finished up he leaned back in his chair. He watched her eat seeming to gobble down the food he began to wonder just how long ago she had eaten if she was so hungry. As his eyes drifted towards the fireplace he heard the sound of the lemon being smashed and stood up taking a napkin he wiped her fingers. "Hey careful now those are sticky." He said cleaning her hands his parents finished their plates as well putting their dishes away. Looking at her Tamashi could see she was lost in her own thoughts he wondered what exactly she was thinking about. He watched as she went from cheerful to what seemed to be sad in mere moments. His parents looked at each other worry in their eyes at her question. "O-of course dear." His father answered. Tamashi took Lucy's hand and led her to a room next to his he opened it and the room had a single bed with a tv and a large closet with a medium drawer next to it. "This is the guest room but I guess it'll be your room from now on." He chuckled hoping to cheer her up a bit. He scratched his cheek a bit wondering what he could do to make her happy. Suddenly a thought hit him he went to his room grabbing one of the many stuffed bunnies that sat on his bed. Holding the bunny out to her he smiled. "Here this is yours I made it myself. As you saw in the park I'm strong as all hell so if your scared of anything just hug this little guy, and that way I'll always be with you even if I'm not in the room." He crouched down getting a tad serious. "Hey that book....is that what's got you so down?" He asked petting her head as it seemed to be something that helped calm her down. "Your my little sister now so you can tell big bro Tama all your problems, and I'll solve them the best way I know how." Today had been so normal everything about this girl seemed so normal but the one abnormality that book seemed to always find it's way into his thoughts. Every since he saw it seemed to wedge itself into the back of his mind and no matter what he did he couldn't help but wonder why he was so drawn to it.
Lucy grabbed Tamashi's hand with both of her own, slightly sulking as he showed her to the guest room. "My room?" She wondered, looking up at Tamashi, slightly undoing her frown, and wiping her eyes with that back of her hand.
He then handed her a stuffed rabbit. Lucy removed her hand from her eyes, and slowly took the bunny from him, pulling it toward her chest, hugging it tightly, the expression on her face still neutral, but she really did like it, it reminded her of all the stuffed animals she had at her own home. As he told her about it, it brought a smile to her face, he had made it himself, would it truly be like he was always with her?. A small smile grew on her face.
Then he mentioned the book.
Lucy's mouth lowering to a slight frown. It wouldn't be long before she was forced to tell him the truth. "Big bro Tama... Wouldn't understand my problems." She thought to herself. It wasn't like some other mamodo, where their book just gave them powers, she... She couldn't make out the words.
Putting the bunny on the edge of the bed, she pulled her satchel out in front of their vision, but left the book inside of it, intensely staring at it, until turning to Tamashi.
"I...Thi... The book. Promise me you won't read it. Not out loud." Her light blue eyes stared into his, a serious, yet saddened expression on her face, before she finally put the satchel on the table beside her.
"Tama-Chan, why are you being so nice to me...?" She questioned. Since she arrived, very few humans had been kind to her, and the only other book owners she had seen sought only the power of those the book's belonged to.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi was glad his bunny and words seemed to calm her mind but just as she seemed to be calming down she only got sad again. Once again the reason was the same that book it was that book again. Once again she asked him not to read it before he assumed it was some kind of weird writing she made up and was a diary of some sort. But her attitude began to change his mind it was possible that this whole book thing was bigger than a simple diary. None the less he nodded his head returning her serious look. "Yeah I won't read it no matter what." He then wondered if it would be better to just get rid of the book but when the thought of getting rid of the book entered his mind, something would then scream in his head to not do that. He shook his head then focused on Lucy again at her question he gave her a look like the answer was so obvious. "Why? Because it's the right thing to do. I mean it's obvious you were in trouble and you already said you had no where to go. It's well just who I am." He shrugged not able to find any other answer he simply just wanted to help and that was all he could think about. He held out his hand to her his pinkie extended. "I promise I won't read that book." He smiled at her to reassure her.
Lucy tilted her head as Tamashi put his pinkie out, slightly confused. Once he finished reassuring her, she didn't link her pinkie to his, unsure of the gesture. Instead, she jumped toward the young man, embracing him in a hug, burrowing her head into his chest. He made her feel so safe, as if she could trust him, like the warmth she could feel from his heart could quieten the voices that wracked her brain.
"T-Thank you, Tama." She finally replied, her voice muffled by his clothing.
As she shut her eyes, still wrapped around the comparatively large young man, the comfort mixed with the fact that she hadn't slept in days finally got to her. Small humming exhales could be heard as she rested uncontrollably. Her body slumping in Tamashi's arms.
Tamashi Kyota
Tamashi had expected the young girl to take his pinkie and they would then pinkie promise. But instead she wrapped her arms around him in a hug he smiled. "Yep if this gets kept up I'll have diabetes by the end of the week." He noticed she had fallen asleep in his arms and stood holding onto her, laying her down on the bed he turned out the lights. As he slowly closed the door he smiled at her before shutting the door quietly turning his parents stood there smiling. "She's just so cute." His mother noted his father added. "You can say that again, but I have to wonder why would her parents leave her like that." Tamashi thought back to the book and their promise he didn't completely understand it but he figured the answer laid with the book. Tamashi clenched his fist rage filled his eyes as he walked towards his room. "I don't care what reason there's no reason in the world good enough!" He closed his door and his parents had small smiles on their face it'd been sometime since they last saw their son talk so easily with another person besides them.
Two hours later...
Mamodo of the Purple Book, Lucy.
Lucy tossed, turned, physically shaking in the bed, the book glowing a dark purple through the satchel which locked it away.
"Did you think you could hide from me forever!?" What sounded like multiple voices called out, smashing down the entrance to the front door. Outside all that could be seen was fire a broken bodies, the entire town a victim to their destruction. "F-father, I don't want to fight." Lucy called out in reply, the horrific figure entering from the fire. "You think it matters what you want!?" He replied, a demonic chuckle following. "They will come, you will fight, or you will be crushed, you think humans can protect you?"
Suddenly, several strange mamodo entered the room, smashing everything in sight, furniture breaking, and burning. Screams of Tamashi's parents could be heard in the next room, and as Lucy ran, eyes balling, to investigate, she could only see their lifeless bodies laying on the cold floor.
"Don't worry." Tamashi's voice suddenly entered, resting his hand on her head, a ray of light pushing back some of the mamodo, burning them like evil spirits being repelled. Lucy's father approached ever closer, laughing maniacally. "Fool." He stated, grabbing Tamashi by the throat, lifting him a few feet from the ground, Tamashi desperately grabbing the hands around his neck in response, unable to stop the beast. "Stop!" Lucy begged, hitting at his legs, but she was so weak, nothing she did made any effect.
As Tamashi's body hit the floor, Lucy fell to her knees, sounds and thoughts entering her head. "Why did you do this to us?" They all asked. "There's only one way that human can help you." Another mamodo stated as she entered the room, four lines extending down her face, her large freakish smile growing, tossing the book at Lucy's feet.
The entire landscape changed, she was atop a mountain, but... It wasn't her. Not the her she wanted to become. Tamashi stood proudly next to her, looking in the air, jewels and diamonds covering his body, the village below covered in a horrid darkness, peoples screams could be heard for a moment, before a deafening silence took over. He was holding the book, it had given him everything he had ever wanted, he looked down to his parents below, now living in luxury, from what their son was able to provide, using Lucy's power, of course.
"NO!" Lucy screamed, the scenario quickly warping back to one of pain and despair, a mamodo standing over Lucy, her hand pushed toward Lucy's face. Lucy closed her eyes, tears streaming viciously, before finally, a darkness overtook her mind.
Lucy turned the covers over, crawling down from the bed, she took the book from it's satchel. "I'm sorry Tama... I can't do this to you. To your family." Tears began to stream from her barely open eyes as she walked toward the living room. As she knelt before the fire, she only hoped this would work. "Perhaps they lied to us, maybe we can do it ourselves..." She thought to herself, before beginning to prepare the fire, and light it. She couldn't keep the sound of lighting the fire down, but it didn't matter, as the fire began to engulf the fireplace, she held the dark purple book in front of her face, coughing slightly as her eyes watered at the sight of it.
Finally she released it, into the fire, into the flames, it sat there. Lucy ignored the intense heat on her face as she stared at it intensely.
And sat there is what it continued to do, unaffected completely. Lucy brought her head down toward her legs, almost as if in pain.
"I'm sorry Tama... I couldn't do it." She cried to herself out-loud, the book continued to sit there, it's dark purple glow overtaking the roars of the flames.
Tamashi Kyota
The next day arrived and exited his room and was going to wake Lily when he saw her near the fire place her book sitting in the fireplace he ran to it. "Hey what are you doing?" He asked concerned for her he knelt down besides her rubbing her back. "Why are you burning your book?" But as he asked the question he then noticed something odd the book sat it the fireplace as if untouched by the flames around it. He took the hook off the fireplace and used it to pull out the book holding it for a moment before slamming his fist into the book. He hated this thing it was just a book right so why did it make her so sad what reason was there for her to be so unhappy all because of this book. The more he wondered the more he wanted to hit the thing but he stopped putting down the book he simply just took hold of her and held her close. "It's ok, everything will be alright. No matter what happens I'll take care of it I promised remember and Tamashi Kyota keeps his promises." He rubbed the back of her head as he held her to comfort her some more.
Lucy remained before the fire, almost oblivious to Tamashi's presence, staring toward the dying flames. How long had she been sitting here? Simply unable to move. She watched from the corner of her eye as Tamashi punched her book, he was so brash, so quick to using violence, she had to ask him, but... "I wish I could tell you..." Lucy thought to herself concerning what she was doing, she didn't want to bring this curse open him and his family, but it looked like she had no choice.
As Tamashi held her close, her body was limp and unresponsive, her mind still wracked with thoughts of doubt. Finally she spoke up, her body still facing the same way it had for hours.
"T-a-mashi..." She almost shivered as she began. "If you could have anything you ever wanted, riches, safety, for you and your family." Lucy let out a small nervous humm, she wish she could have just stopped there, but she knew that there was always a cost for such power. "Would you do anything? Even if it meant hurting people? E-Even innocent people?" She finally finished her question, closing her eyes, a single drop leaking from the side of her eye.
Takashi Kyota
Takashi looked at the ceiling her question made him think. But the answer was simple he shook his head. "I don't think my parents would be happy if I did that, hurting innocent people for them would just make them upset. Besides I wouldn't want you to hate me remember your my family too." Takashi stood up and pet her head walking towards the kitchen. "So Lucy what do you want for breakfast?" He asked getting his apron.
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