Crying Night

Eighteen: Enemies

I stood at the gates of St. Kieli Academy. It seemed like it had been two years since I had been back, but it was only a week and a day, excluding the time I was asleep. Maybe the reason why it felt that way was because it really was two years in some other reality, but it wasn't mine.

I took a deep breath and walked through the gates. I had missed an entire week of classes already. It would be hard to get back into class A with no summer homework done, so I'd be further from Taiyou than before.

"Is that the Icy Blade?" Someone whispered.

"Yeah, it is! I was wondering where she was..." Someone else murmured, "I thought for sure she eloped with the Earth's Sun."

I stopped in my tracks, looked straight at them, and immediately glared while saying, "I can hear you guys, you know."

They started walking backwards.

"What? Is something wrong?" I asked with a little bit of a harsh tone.

"No, it's just that I thought I saw a cat flying behind you..." The first one's voice shook.

I let out a huge sigh. "OK," was all I said before I walked away from them and to the doors of St. Kieli academy.

There was only one cat I knew. Prul. Where in the world was he all this time?! He said he'd protect me from my father, yet he wasn't anywhere to be found!

I checked the monitor where classes were supposed to be shown, but since it had been a week, the classlist was gone. Instead it showed a lot of ads for the School Festival.

Ding-dong-dong-ding! "Chikara Tsuki to the principal's office! I repeat: Chikara Tsuki to the principal's office!" Dong-ding-dong-dong!

That was quick, I thought. Since I missed so much school, I'm in for the scolding of a lifetime.

As I made my way to the principal's office, I also payed attention to my surroundings. The students looked at me with admiration again, despite knowing my status as "taken." I didn't pay them any mind. I only thought of what the principal would yell at me about.

When I got to the door, I sighed and knocked.

"It's Tsuki." I announced.

"Come in." The voice sounded oddly familiar.

I opened the door to find a knife coming straight for my face. I dodged it quite quickly, but I still didn't know why that happened.

"I expected as much. You killed your father, right, Tsuki?"

I looked up to see someone I thought I'd never see again.

"Okaa-sama?"

"Yes, I know you want to hug me. But I never wanted to hug you ever again after I heard you killed my beloved husband. Even if you are my daughter and I am not an assassin, I'm still part of the Chikara family! I will never let you live now!"

I looked around the room during her speech. There was old blood everywhere. Apparently Okaa-sama was the principal for a long while after killing the previous one.

Then I thought back to what Prul told me, "I thought you were unable to be revived!"

"Did Prul tell you that?"

I widened my eyes as Okaa-sama smirked.

"Yes, he lied to you! All so he could form the contract and keep an eye on you for me! You truly thought you won, huh?" She started laughing hysterically.

She got up from the Principal's chair. I will revive your father again, and again, and again. You have nowhere to hide, Chikara Tsuki!"

With those words, I suddenly couldn't move. Prul appeared and went over to Okaa-sama. He was keeping me held into place.

"Prul... you...!" I choked out my words.

"Yes-nyaa. I lied to you. You can't survive... for the sake of the world-nyaa."

Then, Okaa-sama lunged towards me and stabbed me in the abdomen. I didn't scream out in pain, but I did wince. She took out the knife and started yelling,

"How do you like that?! It would be a waste to kill you ju..."Okaa-sama suddenly stopped in her tracks. No, it wasn't just her. Everything seemed to stop.

However, I fell down from the blood loss when I realized this. I knew this would be the end.

Before I blacked out, I heard a man's voice.

"I knew this would happen, ever since you used your Moon Power...I'll protect you this time, just like Hoshi-nee wanted to."