Stupid Mesume's Pattern: A Narrative Fiction

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Mesume sat in the airport in Tokyo, reading the stock reports. Worrying about Skadi, and hoping that the little fox stays out of trouble in cargo. Sighing and setting aside the report she looked at the letter sent by her father. Rereading it she dropped her head to the table in the little airport cafe. Stupid Mesume, if you would have stayed out of trouble the school would have never called him. But,could you manage that no you had to get involved when the Yakuza started to try and strong arm the girls… you thought you were done with the Sukeban but noo, you get sucked right back in.The light blue haired girl mentally berates herself. Listening to the speakers, she heads to the terminal for boarding. Taking her seat in first-class thinking …show more content…
Standing at the back of the line she can see outside, she looks at the bustling city of Mt. Kahni. Reaching the front of the line and doing the bureaucratic song and dance, Mesume is finally allowed into the airport proper. As she heads for baggage claim she barely notices the many colored people staring at her. Finding her bags and hoping her boxes have made it to her father’s house looks for a slightly familiar face in the crowds. Mesume watches people greeting loved ones and tearful goodbyes, and still she waits.
Mesume hears a comment over the loudspeakers calling for security, wondering because she was unable to understand the voice’s announcement. She watches security race back and forth almost as if chasing something, for a brief moment the crowd parts long enough for her icy blue eyes to light on the object of the airport securities distress, groaning quietly she calls out
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Staring at the mountain, and breathing in the crisp late winter air, she walks through the town always keeping an eye on the airport, hopping on to a shuttle bound for the lake district Mesume tries to get an idea of her new home, though she has no idea where the residence is. Reaching the lake Mesume gets off the shuttle in awe of the dense forest and drawn to it for some reason. Pausing, she sets down the backpack and lets Skadi out. They head into the woods, Skadi chattering away about how they were finally where they needed to be. Walking deeper into the woods they see a circle of standing stones and a small group gathered around the altar stone. The lone male in the group looks up from the conversation and intones “They’re here” in a mock childlike voice. Laughing, Mesume could feel the magic surrounding the group, she remains outside the stones. She watched the group finish a ritual,that 's purpose seemed to be to cleanse and consecrate the altar stone, upon finishing the dark haired leader of the group released the circle and stepped forward extending a hand, Mesume quickly

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