Soul Stealer

CHAPTER 4

August 27th quickly approached. School had been a half a day only thankfully as everyone had spent most their time in there new classes sleeping, talking. Or just anything else you could think of to annoy your teacher to the point of already having to setup a seating chart to prevent you from talking to your best friend. Just another normal day at Richmond, but it really yanked my goat those damn preps got to sit with one another. Show’s you just how kind these teachers are to their athlete pets. Makes me wonder what some of the girl’s do in their spare time to suck up to them.

There had been no Pankow classes. Pankow didn’t begin till tomorrow when it was a full day. Anyone that had morning Pankow had to stay inside the gym, and basically did whatever they wanted. Just as long as it didn’t involve running like a mad man through the hallways to disrupt the other classes. Seriously though what can they teach you on a half-day? How to pick your nose from the long drawling boring ramblings? I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve fallen asleep during those preaching’s.

One thing I hate the most at Richmond are these foolish assembly’s they have were they get speakers to come in and talk about how pethic they were while they did drugs, and other things. I fell asleep in all of them, and once got scolded by that old coot, Mr. Badger. He was going to give me a detention for being rude to our guest. The school was paying some idiot to waste taxpayer’s money for boring stuff, not may would learn much from. I managed to weasel around it. One thing about Sano’s mother Kizumi. She heard you rambling over the littlest of things; she was on it like a dog is on a bone.

So after that incident from freshmen year to my junior year, I just brought my walkman and all my school work with me and did everything during those things, and whenever we had the school pep railes. The only thing funny about the pep railes was when they forced some of the prep wenches to eat raw eggs from the shell, mixed in ice cream. They never lived that down. Some girl named Meline Rinlie a cheerleader had puked all over Jessica Kingpin another cheerleader. I don’t remember laughing so hard in all my life.

The first days back were always boring. You were better off sitting in the corner with all the big stinky guys in your English class reading from a tomb of old poems. Well, Sano didn’t stink, we’d both taken our required full year of gym class and refused to have anything else to do with the teacher’s of that school. All arrogant piss heads if you ask me. I heard they were even going out of their way to bribe a former friend of mine so he wouldn’t have to do anymore of his work for this past school year. Thankfully he didn’t take the bribe. It just shows you how bad some of our school system is truly going down the drain these days. Sure I understand he was fast, and all for track, and I could see why they’d want him on the team but this just furthers my point why I hate Richmond School’s.

I think the school system is born to breed idiots truthfully. All these kids that take our places when one year graduates acts like they own the world. Sorry to say it, but you don’t. It is a simple reason our way of life is so damn curopted these days. Hell, I would like to smack all the idiots who rigged the voting the past year allowing that egg sucking weasel Bush into office! The guy has no brains, and why is it he couldn’t choke on those pretzels? Sano had made a good point to me the other day Bush should now promote Pretzel’s. With the following motto, “My name is George W. Bush, and I like pretzels! I Lov’em so much in fact I choke on them!”

I thought it was funny anyway. Sano’s friend from Pankow however wasn’t too happy about it. He’s a Bush lover. I’m sure you can guess the big heated debate we got into. Sure Sano, and his family are rich, and Republicins, but Christ! Look at the idiot the people of the United States voted into office. (Bush is just like the demon Shiido, makes me wonder if he’s working for him. Heck! Shinji even agreed with me on that, and laughed!)

Aside from Bush talks, and bashing life has been okay. I just am rather antsy to be done with high school. I mean Creative Video, and Pankow will be great, but aside from those two things I highly doubt I’ll miss this school.

Well I would miss Mr. Simon that guys really nice. He’s already excited to see the half finished script Sano, and myself have worked on over the summer. We just need to wrap up the end of our mini Stargate SG-1 script, and we should be good to go in two weeks. We’ve already deiced to use our classic dummies. Styrofoam! We’re going to need a lot of it to build our Stargate, but the end result is going to be great!

One of Sano’s students has a bigger country style home with a ton of property on the back road so we’re going to be filming a lot of it over their, as well as constructing two Stargate’s. We’ve got half of one built, but you know what? It sucks having to color, and paint that giant sucker! Not only that, but a ton of green backgrounds to fiddle with. The people who make TV series and movies deserve a lot of credit, just as well as those actor’s for the work they need to do to make sure the stuff turns out great.

I’m just a little worried, about how our cast is going to work out on this movie filming for this. We need more then just Jack, Sam, Daniel, and Teal’c. We need a Tokra, and some evil ga’ould, and a system Lord. We’re still debating who’s going to play the system Lord. Seeing as that’s the most second important role of our little script. We’re thinking of maybe having Apphois or someone else important make an appearance, but either way we still had a lot of planning to do on that blasted movie.

The bell chimed a few times to notify kids second hour was over. For me it was time to go to Pankow, or rather just head home now. English class seemed like it was going to be fun, but I’d hardly ever be in their sitting to do most of the assignments. Most of my work would have to be self study. Seeing as I was now taking four hours down at Lanse Cruise Pankow Vo-Tech. Most the kids in my English class were slow getting out of the room, but I wasn’t in much of a hurry. I had to find out from Sano if he was going to still want me helping him teach the dojo class. I’d been given an offer to work up at the Adair Bar doing dishes on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Hours were from four o’clock to eleven at night. They pay you 10.00 an hour, so that was $210.00 for only working three days out of the week. Plus it would help fund the spring trip Sano, and myself were planning on taking next year.

Slipping past the last kid out of the room, I made my way down to the gym where Sano said he’d be awaiting me. We hadn’t had much time to do anything lately with school getting ready to start, and all. I’d spent some time with my guardian up in Sanduskey for four days and just returned last night. Missy was a nice woman, and all but she couldn’t beat Kizumie’s strange sense of love. I don’t understand why Missy never bothered to date anyone she always had a ton of people men following her around, most of the followers were decent guys, but she did get the occasional lurker, and crazy guy on her ass, but then again with single minded business women like Missy you could never be sure what she wanted. I know she loved traveling, but had to reduce that a lot when I fell into her care, but ever since I’d met Sano that had allowed me a reason to stay here, and for her to go off, and enjoy some of her own life.

I personally don’t know what I’d be doing without Sano these days. I think I’d be going bored out of my mind without him around to help me raise all hell in this little town. The nearest city was either way 30 minutes away. Your choice consisting of Port Huron, or Chesterfield, but then you didn’t really get to be close to the water. Port Huron had a few interesting shops at least to view in the downtown part, but going to those places by yourself wasn’t all that fun. It was more exciting when you took someone with you.

Speaking of which I needed to take a trip out that way soon to get my homecoming dress finished, I had it being specially made by the woman who owned the store. The dress was semi-western style with an Asian feel to it, I couldn’t wait to show it off, but I still needed to talk hard head Sano into being my date. He didn’t mind it when I forcefully kissed him sometimes, but when it came to laying down hints about wanting to go out on a date the poor guy was clueless. That or I’m starting to wonder if it’s all an act so he can try, and get my attention all for himself.

Turning right in the freshmen hallway I head down towards the large gymnasium where I see a few students already inside sitting waiting for their teacher to arrive. Leave it to the gym teacher’s to be slacking off. Stepping inside I looked up towards the top rows of the bleachers, and noticed Sano up at the top. Pen in his mouth, a stack of papers beside him as he busied himself with typing something on his laptop. The finale script closing no doubt in my mind.

Taking the bleacher seats one at a time I moved up to sit on seat below him, and glanced at the screen having to squint my eyes from the setting of the monitor. Sure enough he had the script’s end drawing to a close. Thank god for that. I knew I had to work extra hard today then on finish up some of the props, and I needed to ask the thrift store woman if she had any military type outfits in yet. We were going to need a few. If anyone needed a plan black shirt all they had to do what go to Kmart, and get one. Shouldn’t be that hard, and simple faded blue jeans. Bleach could help that problem to give them an old faded look.

“So how did English class go?” He asked looking at Ryo briefly, and back to his laptop quiet intent on finishing whatever it was he was writing before him.

“Oh swell. I learned what a noun was again! I think these teacher’s need a good wack in the head. Only 8 months of this hell hole left, and we’re free!”

Sano snorted. “At least your didn’t have a cranky pregnant teacher nagging you all hour.” He commented dryly to her.

“I guess that is a plus. Aren’t you supposed to be doing aide work in the one special education room?”

“Yeh, but the woman said to just go to the gym or library, or head home. Figured you’d be here to get marked for being here so I came to visit. So how was Sanduskey with Missy, bring me back any Japanese treats?” He teased.

“It was okay, about the same as it is every year. Didn’t get a chance though to stop at the Asian store maybe we can take a trip or something down to the one near the city, unless you like the quaint country towns.”

“Either or doesn’t matter. How goes our Stargate’s? I’d have helped, but you’ve got this habit lately of turning off your cell phone a lot, as well as the messages. Why you been disabling that?” He questioned looking at his best friend.

“I’ve been getting strange calls on it lately, and I don’t know who’s doing it. Missy said I could have some stalker, and suggested I change my number, but also to turn it off, and just not use it, and only give my number out to you, and your parents. I’ve been getting the calls for a week now, ever since we both took first place for the final round at CJ’s.” She confided.

“What does the person say or do when they call?” Now he was worried, saving his work, he shut the laptop down.

“Most of the time it’s heavy breathing, followed by eerie ghostly sounds. The third night in Sanduskey the one call I got freaked me out. I thought it was you, but theirs no way you’d pull something like that on me.”

What was she not telling him, whatever it was it had caused a faint flicker of fear to cross his best friends face. “Ryo what was that last call, what did the person say?” He questioned, his eyes not leaving Ryo.

“You end is nearing, your soul will be mine.” She laughed, and itched the back of her head in a nervous manner. “I’m sure it was just those idiots Chang and Ming trying to play mind games with me. Nothing to worry myself over.” She assured him, though a part of her told her otherwise she should fear the message.

“Ryo those two might be dumb, but I don’t think they’d even have the ball’s to go through all that trouble to leave you something sadistic like that. You should report that call to the police, and you know your more then welcomed to stay at my house. My mother and father won’t mind in the slightest if you stay.”

“Yeh, Yeh I know. I think it’s a little to late though to report that call. Look I swear if I get anymore of those strange call’s I’ll contact you right away, okay?” Her blue eyes settled on Sano’s brown ones. “I swear I’ll even call you if it happens to.” She attempted to assure him, but deep down, both of them felt a part of them saying they needed to be as close tougher with the other as possible.

Nodding his head in approval, he clasped both her classosed hands with his own. “I’ll hold you to your word then, but don’t forget you will report it to the authories first, and then call me over. I’d rather you just moved in with me.” He admitted, not liking it when she left his house. It always felt a little dead without Ryo floating around.

“I’ll call you right away once I contact the cops Sano yesh. You seriously had to have been a woman in a past life, or a mother of ten kids. You got a lot of your mother in you more than you know.” I shook my head wishing Sano would get a grip, and just settle down, and not have to worry over me as much.

I’m starting to debate weather or not to confess I might be getting a job up at the bar for three days out of the week. I’m sure that’ll just further charge the fire he’s got going now. Sighing to myself I decide to just tell him now, and get it done and over with. Better to tell him now than have to wait, and do it later.

“Sano I might be working up at the Adair bar doing a little cooking, and some dishes for three days out of the week to just get some extra money to fund our trip to Japan when Easter breaks rolls around.”

Sano did a double take, and a looked at Ryo as if she’d gone bonkers. She was getting strange calls, and now she was going to work at the bar? He really didn’t get the female race at times that or it was Ryo he didn’t understand entirely. Either way she did have a point they were taking a two week trip to Japan, the tickets were the least of their worries, it was the expenses they’d be under going while they were their, the plus side of the trip was they were going to stay with Sano’s aunt and uncle in Kyoto. They normally came out around Christmas time to visit Sano and his other immediate family here in the states. His aunt was much like his mother very giddy and bold about things. Not ever afraid to show the men women could be just as strong as the men in these times, but men in this day and age still think they have a firm grip on women. Complete bullshit I say! As far as I’m concerned if a man is going to treat a woman like a common servant he should be struck down dead, or smacked with a giant two by four till his skull cracks open.

“Ryo why don’t you just work at the dojo with me, I’m sure we’d be fine with the money thing when the time comes. I mean it’s not like we need to drag a giant wad of cash with us to Japan, unless of course your thinking of eating a ton of tofu or misao soup.”

She gave Sano a skeptical look, “Sano I’ve got to save for college, and all that stuff, and I don’t want to have to stay here in Richmond for the rest of my life. Sure the town’s got it’s ups, but seriously there is no damn way I’m living here till I’m as old and wrinkled like a prune.”

He groaned in dismay and shook his head, running a hand through his hair leave it to Ryo to make a big production of something. “Yeh I know but a bar? With your temper with how some men you’d be the cause of all, the bar brawls!”

“Sano I’ll be in the kitchen, who the hell can hit on me while I’m doing dishes, and cooking?” That skeptical look was on her face as she sized up Sano basically calculating her next move.

“Okay fine, Your going to be working in the kitchen! I still think it’s a bad idea, what if this person that’s calling you stalks you to the bar or something else huh? What you going to do then?”

Ryo snorted in amusement she’d known Sano for almost four years now, and he didn’t know what she’d do to some wacko stranger. He was really starting to lose it. “My first task would be to try, and take him down. If he has a weapon get rid of that first, and proceed to afterwards kicking he or she’s slimly scaly ass. Quiz me some more oh mighty than thou Sano Harada!”

To prove she was being sarcastic she stood up, and waved her right wrist high in the air, and slowly lowered it, as she twirled her hand around lowering her upper body to the waist, and bowed to him mockingly.

“You’re an ass.”

“So are you, but what am I?”

“One sassy bitch with a nice ass of course.” Came the smug retort.

“Thank you, thank you very much. I’ll pose so you can snap a picture of my sassy ass.”

Sano was entirely flabbergasted as Ryo turned around shaking her bum right in Sano’s face. As much as he wanted to reach out and touch one of the round globes to pinch it he stopped only to look around Ryo, and turned red in the face to find the assistant principle, and some of the other Pankow students staring at them.

“Mr. Hardra, and Ms. Kenjitaki. I do believe sexual performances are not allowed in school.” The vise princeable exclaimed in a straight dead warning tone that met to quit while they were ahead.
A few of the other students in the gym that had been allowed a view of this mini show all snickered in chorus, followed by a few muffled laughs and comments, which were somewhat hard to make out at the moment but seeing as Greg Berkley was in the middle of it they could find out tomorrow morning in creative video, that or ask him while they were picking out who was going to play what parts for their movie they needed to get to work shooting right away.

“Sorry sir!” Sano shouted out.

“We promise to not do it again!” Ryo added in, as she sat down in her seat.

“See to it you don’t let it happen again. I’m sure you don’t want to get dentition your first week into the school year.” Katze mused, as he turned his attention back to the Pankow students.

‘I think I got the interesting part of this spy work.’ He mused to himself, as he finished checking off the list of students, and choose to read over the list of things out loud to the students attending the other school district

“Now how many second year students do I have attending Pankow, please raise your hands high so I can see them, not up to your neck so I have to guess on what your answer is.” He drawled in a bored tone.

Twelve students raised their hand up high, most of the juniors who were taking Pankow were new, their was maybe three seniors who were taking a class their for the first time. Here it came the long drawling, and boring talk from their new asstiant princeable, but he was a cutie, a really hot one! Much better then last years, she’d been through so many plastic surgeries we were suspecting she was trying to go for that Brittany Spears look to try, and remain youngfull forever. That and her breasts were so big even some of the guys were worrying their eyeballs would fall out of their sockets.

“As most of your former Pankow students know you are not allowed to drive this year. Some of you I know are allowed to drive, but please do not abuse this honor you’ve been given. Mrs. Kenjitaki I understand you have four hours down at Pankow, so you will have to leave ten or fifteen minutes into your second hour class to leave here to arrive at your 3rd and 4th hour on time.” He looked up at Ryo, and saw her nod her head to show she understood this. “Anyone taking auto maniacs you will be allowed to drive his or her truck, but aside from that the rest of your will be expected to ride the bus, do not other your fellow students to give you a ride, because you will be accounted for on the bus, so just be warned. The head honcho in the office will be more then willing to dish out Saturday school to some of you.” Looking at the list since the driving thing seemed to be the biggest issue here with this school it’s what you get for being to lenient with the student body trusting them way to much.

Katze spoke for at least 15 minutes going over the basic rules of what was expected from the Richmond students so they behaved themselves, and acted civil, and showed some decent kind of conduct in the other school district. Though from the few snickers he received it was unlikely they’d behave.

“Seeing as none of you guys have Pankow till tomorrow your welcome to leave now if you like or stay, though I personally don’t see why some of you’d want to.” Came the boring drawl from him, looking up at Ryo, and Sano one last time he turned and left the gym his mind wandering to why Shinji insisted on not removing these two to New Orleans where they’d be safe.

Shiido could not enter the state of Louisiana, it was something he’d been forced to agree to with the vampire elder’s. Or suffer greatly for interfering with the vampires only area of the country that was protected from Shiido’s minions, though from time to time some of his people did tend to slip in, and they were dealt with, but they were killed, and disposed of in the swamps, but normally they burned the bodies to the point it was hard to confirm what it was, even then the creatures in the baiue ate the remains.

‘Shinji I question your judgment, but then again after what Cassandra saw from taking your blood perhaps it would be wise to just go along with this, but I pray your choice will not blind you foolishly because of your desire to allow them time to live out a normal life until you must drag them into this hell we fight.’

The sound of Katze’s shoes echoed in the distance of the empty hallways of the school as he moved back in the direction of the office, stopping, and taking one look back at the students as they began to pile out in groups talking amongst themselves leaving to head outside to their cars to go home. Ryo and Sano were the last ones to leave talking about something like normal kids their ages did it really was sad they would have to leave these normal lives in time to join their former leader in the war with the demons. They say god is fickle with humans look at the fates they really do expect too much from only four human beings to save this planet.

He prayed that someone would protect the three of them and that Ryo and Sano could bring a smile to Shinji’s face. Chase away the darkness building up within his very soul it was only a matter of time before it finally smothered him, and he could bare no more.

“May the lady and lord protect you both.” He commented to himself lightly.

Reaching up to his face as he turned, he ran it over the spot where his permant mark was engraved into his flesh. Shiido had killed the one who made him what he was, and despite his time as a fledgling he’d been foolhardy and jumped in the middle of the fight with his former mistress, and the soul stealer Shiido, and received this from that monsters claws when he’d vainly attempted to rip the monsters heart out.

‘I won’t forgive you Shiido for harming her. That woman may have been cruel at times, but she took me in when I had no where else to go. So many of us have lost a loved one to you, and we will gladly see you at that final showdown, even if it takes ten more years, I will fight to the very end to extract your blood for killing her.’ He vowed, his hand clasped around the door and turned the knob moving into the office, to go back to be pretending he worked here.


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