Sky Star Academy

Jealousy

I jolt awake and look around the huge living room I am in. I feel a bit hazy as I try to figure out where I am. After a moment it hits me and I realize I'm still at Kameko's apartment. I sigh softly and lay back down. The house is quiet as the first of the morning moon peaks through the crack in the curtains. I think back on the events of the night prior, a chill runs through my body remembering the look in Samantha's eyes. That lifeless dead look. I turn over putting my back against the couch and looking into the empty quiet living room as streaks of warm soft light feel the space. The silence was peaceful and unsettling all at the same time. I shift back to my back and close my eyes. I take few deep breaths and doze back into sleep.

"Itachi, wake up." A soft voice says as I'm shook back and forth.

"Mmm... just five more minutes." I grumble rolling over pulling my blankets up higher around me.

I snuggle into the blanket and start to drift back off when a sudden splash of cold water covers my body. I jump straight up gasping for air. I look up at Kameko with narrowed eyes. She smiles back sweetly the corners of her mouth reaching to her eyes. She seems so sweet and innocent, but deep down she is evil.

"Kameko, really? Ice cold water?" I look at her half temped to give her the same thing back.

"Yes, ice cold water. You wouldn't wake up." She says turning and picking up a towel before turning to throw it to me.

I catch the towel and begin to dry what I can on my body. "Whats so important you had to soak me?" I rub the towel on my messy dark brown hair trying to dry it.

Kameko sits in the chair across from the couch and looks down. "Samantha is missing. I woke up early and headed down to her room to check on her. When I reached her door it was slightly open so I charged in. I searched the whole building and she is no were to be seen. I sent a spirit scout out to look for her on campus and nothing came up. I went back to her room to look for anything to help and I found a note under her pillow." Kameko pulls out a little note from her pocket and hands it so me. I open it slowly and read it.

'Bring us our Dark Lord or the girl will not survive. You have 3 days to bring the Dark Lord Itachi Makato to the shrine of the five monarchs.

-Dark Ones'

I begin to shake uncontrollably. "We have to tell someone. We cant do this alone."

She reaches over and places her small hand over mine. "We can't trust the teachers here. We are alone Itachi." She looks down sadly.

I shake my head. "No we aren't." I reach over and pick up my phone and type out a message and hit send.

"Who was that?" She ask confused.

"Our back up. They took someone from this school now they must face me." I stand and head to the bathroom and throw on my dry clean clothes. I walk back to the living room and pick up my phone and send two more text out.

Kameko looks at me confused for a few more minutes before standing and heading to the kitchen and putting on some tea. A little time bit of time goes by as Kameko sits quietly drinking tea, suddenly a loud bang startles us. I stand and go to the door and look out the peephole. I see three friendly faces and let them in. Kato, Ayano, and Aika all walk into the open living room. They all stop and look around their jaws on the floor.

"Hey guys, thanks for coming over right away." I turn and shut the door. I turn back around to only see Ayano and Aika standing there still. I look up and see Kato sitting next to Kameko asking her, her name.

"Hey Itachi who's the shy cutie?" He asks pointing to a quiet Kameko.

"That's Kameko she's my um... friend." I say not sure what to call her.

"Actually I'm his wife." She blurts out looking me dead in the eyes before turning to look at Kato with a sweet smile.

"HIS WHAT?!" Ayano and Aika shout at the same time before turning on me.

"Explain now, Itachi." Ayano says to me her arms crossed as she taps her foot. Oh she was pissed.

"I can't really explain because I still don't understand." I say laughing nervously.

Ayano then turns on her hills and walks over to Kameko. "You, explain."

Kameko looks up at Ayano with her moss green eyes. "Please sit down everyone and I will tell you the story of Itachi and I." She smiles softly at Ayano.

I walk to the couch and sit next to Kato. I look up at Ayano and Aika who seem to be having a hard time deciding if they rather leave or sit and find out the story. After a little back and forth in their minds they finally sit next to Kato and myself.

"Okay. Many years ago Itachi and I where the Dark Lord and Lady of the Dark Ones. We died at the end of the war. We were reincarnated into this time. At a young age I got my memories back of the past. I was then sent to this school and had to live here for protection. I had to wait alone till my Lord awoken. Well the other night he awoken and could hear my calls. Itachi came to me because we are drawn by destiny. Itachi and I were married in the past and our destiny is set in stone. We are to marry after the next war." She says as if we all know a war is to come.

"Kameko what war?" I ask leaning forward.

She covers her mouth as if she said something she shouldn't have. "I... I've said way to much." She stands and rushes to her room and locks the door.

I look after her worried. The words the next war float around my head. I try not to think of what might cause it. What side will I be on? Will I have to fight the people I love the most? I look around at my friends confused faces and can't bare the idea of hurting any of them. I will not be on the dark side. I might be the Dark Lord but i'm going to change destiny. I am going to write my own. I will fight for the Goddess Nyx, not against her.