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I'm Alive
By Inugami-Kun
Rated: T
Rated: T
A story about a girl and her travels from a life of indifference and loneliness to a life of friendship and trust. POV of OC
Chapter 2
"Summer Break Week One: To Trust Again"
"Summer Break Week One: To Trust Again"
It was the first week of summer vacation, and the Ala Alba were going on a little trip to the beach. It was just a little social trip to hang out and have fun. Ironically, the class president and a few others had ended up following us. Well, following Negi-Sensei.
Quietly I sat in the shade of an umbrella, reading a manga book. It wasn't long until Asuna-San took notice to my quiet nature, and decided to head my way.
"Hey! Noriya! Why don't you come and swim with us?" The younger girl smiled at me kindly. I had picked up my head from my book and looked at the orange haired girl. My first thought was to say no, but I knew that if I didn't try to hang out with her, she'd just keep pestering me.
"Sure."
"Okay then come on!" I heard her exclaim as she grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me over to where her, Setsuna-San, Konoka-San and Negi-Sensei were. Konoka-San was teasing Setsuna-San as usual, those two were always so close. Tied at the hip pretty much.
"Oh come on Secchan, stop hiding behind that tree! Come out here! I want to see your bathing suit!" Konoka-San said teasingly as she pulled on Setsuna-San. To think that my kendo master was being flustered by a sweet girl like Konoka-San. It kind of reminds me of… Sachiko.
I closed my eyes and reminisced in the old memories I had of her. My Sachiko, she disappeared about a year ago. I miss her very much, I don't have a clue where she could have went. With out realizing it, I was crying, and the others had taken notice to it.
"Oh my gosh! Noriya-San! Are you okay!" Negi-Sensei panicked as he tried to calm me down. I looked at them, tears still in my eyes, I nodded my head slightly. After drying my tears, I stood up and headed over to the lodging area.
"Wait! Noriya-San!" I heard Setsuna-San try to call out to me. I ignored her and disappeared and reappeared towards the lodging area. It wasn't long until I reached the room that I was going to be staying in.
"Sachiko… where could you have gone? Why did you suddenly leave me…?" I whispered quietly to myself. As I got lost in thought, I tried to think of where she could have went.
I knew that she was a Magister Magi, like Negi-Sensei, but she almost never showed anyone her powers.
I had no idea where she could have gone. I was her guardian and partner, and I kept a close eye on her. One day though, I was very ill and I couldn't go out of the dorm.
Sachiko told me she was going out to get me something for my sickness, but she never came back.
We didn't have any enemies to fight against, and I couldn't think of anyone who would want to get rid of Sachiko. So lost in my thoughts, I never realized Konoka-San and Setsuna-San were standing in the room. I wasn't really startled, just a little confused as to why they were there.
"Oh, hi. What are you guys doing here?" I asked quietly. My gaze wasn't on the two, it was towards the ground. I was never very good at human interaction, only person I had actually established a relationship with was Sachiko.
"Noriya-San, we came to check up on you. We have a feeling we know what's going on." Konoka-San told me calmly. How could they know? They know nothing about what happened to Sachiko..
"How do you know?"
"My grandfather is a powerful Minister Magi. Of course he knew what happened, and even at this very moment, we're still trying to get Sachiko-San back." Konoka-San told me.
"What! Where is she! What happened to my Sachiko!" I shouted loudly. Probably the loudest I had ever shouted in a long time. Setsuna-San and Konoka-San were trying to calm me down.
"Noriya-San, she was taken to Mundus Magicus. We don't know who or what took her though. She's been there for about a year already and she's still struggling to get out from there." I heard my comrade tell me. I couldn't believe it… Sachiko was taken to Mundus Magicus… Why though? It didn't make any sense.
"But…. But why! She didn't do anything! Sachiko wouldn't hurt anyone! She's not a threat at all!" I yelled out in anger. I was so taken back at how angry I was, I had never gotten this mad before. Even when Sachiko was with me, I always kept a leveled head.
"Noriya-San, please calm down. We swear we're trying to get her back. We're trying our hardest to bring her back." Konoka-San tried explaining to me.
"If you all knew, then why didn't anyone tell me! Why didn't anyone tell me what happened to Sachiko! For so long I thought she left me because I was too weak to protect her! For so long I had thought she had abandoned me!" I cried out in despair. Konoka-San bent down and gave me a hug. Probably the first hug I had received since Sachiko left.
"Noriya-San, please trust us. We didn't tell you for a reason. We kept you in the dark because we needed to train and hone your skills to best of their abilities. If you had known about Sachiko, chances are you would have found your way into Mundus Magicus to save her yourself." Setsuna-San calmly said.
"How can I trust you? You guys lied to me for an entire year! Do you have any idea how painful it is to have lost someone precious to you? I was so worried! For a year I was hoping and praying she would finally come back!" I exclaimed.
I had never been this angry and upset before. I felt like I was going to cry again, or maybe even throw something at the two of them. I felt a hand on my shoulder and the next thing I knew I felt a pain in my cheek. Konoka-San had slapped me across the face.
"Stop acting like a child. If you're so worried about her then stop throwing a fit and help us fight and get her back now!" She yelled at me. I stared at her with a blank expression, I looked down at the ground. She was right, I shouldn't be like this. If Sachiko had seen me now, she would have been upset at me.
"I'm sorry. It was wrong of me to lash out at you two. You guys were just trying to help Sachiko and I. Thank you so much… I promise that I will work my hardest to save Sachiko. My Sachiko." I said with a gentle smile on my face.
Quietly I sat in the shade of an umbrella, reading a manga book. It wasn't long until Asuna-San took notice to my quiet nature, and decided to head my way.
"Hey! Noriya! Why don't you come and swim with us?" The younger girl smiled at me kindly. I had picked up my head from my book and looked at the orange haired girl. My first thought was to say no, but I knew that if I didn't try to hang out with her, she'd just keep pestering me.
"Sure."
"Okay then come on!" I heard her exclaim as she grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me over to where her, Setsuna-San, Konoka-San and Negi-Sensei were. Konoka-San was teasing Setsuna-San as usual, those two were always so close. Tied at the hip pretty much.
"Oh come on Secchan, stop hiding behind that tree! Come out here! I want to see your bathing suit!" Konoka-San said teasingly as she pulled on Setsuna-San. To think that my kendo master was being flustered by a sweet girl like Konoka-San. It kind of reminds me of… Sachiko.
I closed my eyes and reminisced in the old memories I had of her. My Sachiko, she disappeared about a year ago. I miss her very much, I don't have a clue where she could have went. With out realizing it, I was crying, and the others had taken notice to it.
"Oh my gosh! Noriya-San! Are you okay!" Negi-Sensei panicked as he tried to calm me down. I looked at them, tears still in my eyes, I nodded my head slightly. After drying my tears, I stood up and headed over to the lodging area.
"Wait! Noriya-San!" I heard Setsuna-San try to call out to me. I ignored her and disappeared and reappeared towards the lodging area. It wasn't long until I reached the room that I was going to be staying in.
"Sachiko… where could you have gone? Why did you suddenly leave me…?" I whispered quietly to myself. As I got lost in thought, I tried to think of where she could have went.
I knew that she was a Magister Magi, like Negi-Sensei, but she almost never showed anyone her powers.
I had no idea where she could have gone. I was her guardian and partner, and I kept a close eye on her. One day though, I was very ill and I couldn't go out of the dorm.
Sachiko told me she was going out to get me something for my sickness, but she never came back.
We didn't have any enemies to fight against, and I couldn't think of anyone who would want to get rid of Sachiko. So lost in my thoughts, I never realized Konoka-San and Setsuna-San were standing in the room. I wasn't really startled, just a little confused as to why they were there.
"Oh, hi. What are you guys doing here?" I asked quietly. My gaze wasn't on the two, it was towards the ground. I was never very good at human interaction, only person I had actually established a relationship with was Sachiko.
"Noriya-San, we came to check up on you. We have a feeling we know what's going on." Konoka-San told me calmly. How could they know? They know nothing about what happened to Sachiko..
"How do you know?"
"My grandfather is a powerful Minister Magi. Of course he knew what happened, and even at this very moment, we're still trying to get Sachiko-San back." Konoka-San told me.
"What! Where is she! What happened to my Sachiko!" I shouted loudly. Probably the loudest I had ever shouted in a long time. Setsuna-San and Konoka-San were trying to calm me down.
"Noriya-San, she was taken to Mundus Magicus. We don't know who or what took her though. She's been there for about a year already and she's still struggling to get out from there." I heard my comrade tell me. I couldn't believe it… Sachiko was taken to Mundus Magicus… Why though? It didn't make any sense.
"But…. But why! She didn't do anything! Sachiko wouldn't hurt anyone! She's not a threat at all!" I yelled out in anger. I was so taken back at how angry I was, I had never gotten this mad before. Even when Sachiko was with me, I always kept a leveled head.
"Noriya-San, please calm down. We swear we're trying to get her back. We're trying our hardest to bring her back." Konoka-San tried explaining to me.
"If you all knew, then why didn't anyone tell me! Why didn't anyone tell me what happened to Sachiko! For so long I thought she left me because I was too weak to protect her! For so long I had thought she had abandoned me!" I cried out in despair. Konoka-San bent down and gave me a hug. Probably the first hug I had received since Sachiko left.
"Noriya-San, please trust us. We didn't tell you for a reason. We kept you in the dark because we needed to train and hone your skills to best of their abilities. If you had known about Sachiko, chances are you would have found your way into Mundus Magicus to save her yourself." Setsuna-San calmly said.
"How can I trust you? You guys lied to me for an entire year! Do you have any idea how painful it is to have lost someone precious to you? I was so worried! For a year I was hoping and praying she would finally come back!" I exclaimed.
I had never been this angry and upset before. I felt like I was going to cry again, or maybe even throw something at the two of them. I felt a hand on my shoulder and the next thing I knew I felt a pain in my cheek. Konoka-San had slapped me across the face.
"Stop acting like a child. If you're so worried about her then stop throwing a fit and help us fight and get her back now!" She yelled at me. I stared at her with a blank expression, I looked down at the ground. She was right, I shouldn't be like this. If Sachiko had seen me now, she would have been upset at me.
"I'm sorry. It was wrong of me to lash out at you two. You guys were just trying to help Sachiko and I. Thank you so much… I promise that I will work my hardest to save Sachiko. My Sachiko." I said with a gentle smile on my face.
