Author's note : I own the story and the whole idea of it. It's only a fiction so any resemblance to any real person, animals or companies is pure coincidence.
Title: Wings. End Revolution
Characters (introduced in this chapter):
Mai Arisaka a.k.a Mica- the protagonist of the story. A hot-headed girl who works secretly as Mica, the popular singer, model and actress. Even though she lives alone in a lonely mansion, She's actually a girl who came from a rich family, her mother being the president of JI Media Company and her father being a popular musician in the world. Her family has still a lot of secrets that she herself didn't know. She is also known as the Magnus Magister (literally means "the great master") of the Buena Vista world.
Yamato Sakijiru- An ordinary soon-to-be high school student who was abandoned by his parents. He's a loyal fan and pen-pal of Mica. He came from a poor family and when he was abandoned, he tried to find a job and luckily, he met Misaki Allster who was kind enough to give him a job. But unknown to him, Misaki Allster is the older sister of Mica. And Unknown to him, He's one of the Daisho (a knight of the Buena Vista world) who must protect the Magnus Magister, Mai.
Schindler Wollfe- the screen-partner of Mica. A Handsome Playboy. Unknown to almost all people (except Misaki and the other Daisho), He's a 1,200 years-old vampire who only approaches girls to suck their blood and after drinking their blood, he erases their memory through his Cascia (magic powers). He is the adopted son of Borys Delov, the First-Rank representative (President) of Eurasian Federation. Mai's grandfather is the Second-Rank representative (Vice-President) of Eurasian Federation. Schindler is aware of the fact that He and Mai is set to be married in the future. The arranged wedding is set by his adoptive father and Mai's grandfather.
Misaki Allster- three years ago, her name is Misaki Arisaka. But after the death of their mom, her grandfather (on her father's side) came to Japan to take them. After knowing her grandfather's plans, She sent Mai to St. Cascia Academy, a place which can be considered as the bridge between Buena Vista and the non-Celestial's world, to protect her beloved sister. Mai didn't know any of these and hates her sister because she believes that Misaki was blinded by luxury. Misaki is the one who gave a job to Yamato Sakijiru after knowing the obsession of Yamato to Mica.
Arthur- the loyal butler of Misaki. He's a celestial from the Buena Vista world and the trusted secret-keeper of Misaki.
Chapter 1 : HIS BEGINNING
It was not a fine summer day for Yamato Sakijiru. Everyday of summer vacation feels like hell for him. It has been two weeks already since his parents abandoned him. Yes, it's so tragic to call it "abandon" but it's the truth. His parents abandoned him for some unknown reason and gave him only 30, 000 yen for his financial needs. It sounds stupid but he hates whatever his parents' reason is.
There is still a lot of things that needs to be done. First, he needs to find a part-time job because surely, 30,00 yen is not enough for his wants and needs. Second, he needs to apply for a high school. Unfortunately, he failed the entrance exam of the ONLY high school he wanted to enter. Third, he needs to settle their debts to the landlady of the apartment he's currently in. He's thinking of ways to solve these problems for every single day of his life.
As he sits on a comfortable couch while drinking hot coffee, a thought went across his mind. Today is Wednesday, the day his important person's letters come. He hurried outside the apartment to check his mailbox, and he was right. He found a nice-smelling letter inside his mailbox.
The sender's name is Mica. She is not his friend nor a lover. She's not even his close acquaintance. She is like the heaven and He is the earth. The gap between them is too large.
He returned to the comfort of his lonely apartment as he hurriedly opened the envelope. He smelled the paper first.
"As usual, it smells like flowers" i wonder if it's her perfume... He thought.
He began reading the letter.
Saki-kun
Yo. it has been a month since we started exchanging letters. waah! i'm too busy!
So, that's your situation for awhile now.. I see that it's too difficult to have a lot of problems coming after another. I can't really be a help for you now because i can't even help myself. I hope you understand. I can only tell you to never give up. Challenges are a part of life. It doesn't really matter how you think about the problem. You should think that there's more to life when life brings us down. I hope i can encourage you by these words. I'm writing another song right now. And i think i want its theme to be LIFE. I don't know why but your problem made me think of an idea. Here's another riddle for you. You can't write back to me if you haven't figured it out. :]
"Yesterday is a History. Tomorrow is a Mystery. If so, What is Today?"
- Mica.
"Her letter is just as usual. She never wrote 'sorry' or 'take care' or 'thanks'. But I'm still happy that i became a part of her song. And she told me words of hope. It's really Mica." he said, with a face expressing the depth of his happiness.
He stood there, in front of Mica's large banners. He looked at it with a gentle look. It's as if he wanted the person in the large banner to come to life, so that he could embrace her.
"She really looks like Elise.. Every detail of her face is like a carbon-copy of Elise's face. Well, except the color of her hair. "
Elise is the name of the girl that Yamato first loved. She was his ex-girlfriend. She's half-french and half-japanese. But she never met her French father. Yamato loved her very much but when Elise's mother died and her father came to take her to France, their romance ended. He still loves her and he swore to himself that he would be a successful person so that he can face Elise. But now, his goal changed. He wants to meet this superpopular idol and know her. He's interested in Mica.
"Mica is the most popular artist today, eh? She has a lots of billboards and banners." He said while looking at a billboard. Suddenly, Because he was paying too much attention to the billboard, He bumped into someone and spilled his ice cream that has already melted.
"waah! Misaki-sama! Daijoubu desu ka?" a man who is formally dressed said. He is with someone, a person he called "master".
"Arthur, buy me new clothes.." His 'master' ordered him to do.
"Yes, Misaki-sama!" the man said.
and after 10 seconds, the man has already done his master's order.
"Arthur, i'm going to change clothes in that restaurant. While i change, order something for us to eat." the master ordered again. The master began walking towards the direction of the restaurant.
Yamato, feeling ignored by this "master-and-butler" persons, felt a hand grasping his wrist and lead him to the restaurant. It was the butler.
"You dared to make my Misaki-sama angry. You won't get away with this" the butler told him.
After a few minutes, he found himself sitting in front of a table filled with expensive foods that he knows he can't even afford. He is now inside the restaurant. He was about to eat but the 'master' spoke..
"Arthur, the dress.." she said as she snapped her fingers.
"Here it is, Misaki-sama" the butler showed the two of them.
"This dress just came from France yesterday. It was co-created by France's top 10 fashion designers. It's price is.."
"Stop, Arthur.." the master ordered the butler to stop saying the price.
"Yes, Misaki-sama.." the butler obediently followed and returned the dress to its paper bag.
"i got your point there. You want me to pay for the damages of that dress, right?" Yamato frankly stated.
"Honestly, Yes" the 'master' said with a serious face shifted to a happy face, even with a flashy smile.
what's with that smile? it's so fake. Yamato thought to himself. "Then, i'll be straight to the point as well. I'm not as rich as you think. I'm having financial problems right now so I can't really do what you want me to do. All i have right now is 25,000 yen and you can't expect my parents to pay the amount for the damages of that dress because they have been missing for 2 weeks now. They only gave me 30,000 yen for my financial needs. " Yamato said frankly.
"You managed to live with only 30,000 yen for two weeks? What do you do for a living?" the 'master' asked him.
"I'm currently trying to find a part-time job so i can support myself." Yamato answered.
"Don't you find those problems difficult for you? Your parents left you and now you have to depend on yourself.." Misaki said.
"I found it difficult at first. But someone told me "There is more to life when life brings us down". I believe that giving up will not give me the best of what i want." Yamato clearly implied.
Misaki was shocked by his statement. It was not because she found determination in his eyes, but because of a familiar line that she once said to her younger sister. Then, a brilliant idea got into her mind.
"Hey, are you a fan of Mica?" the 'master' (Misaki) asked.
"Yes, i'm interested in her. How did you know?" is she a mind-reader?
"You said you're trying to find a part-time job. Then, I'll give you one!"
"R-really? That fast?" Yamato asked. He was shocked. How can rich people hire persons this easily?
"Yeah. First, give me your personal information. ah, Arthur, write it down.."
"Understood, Misaki-sama." the butler immediately followed.
"what's your name?"
"Sakijiru Yamato"
"oh, so you're Sakijiru-kun, huh? How old are you?"
"Fifteen years old"
"Which school are you attending?"
"Ah, that... I still haven't enrolled in any high schools. I took the entrance exam in Seika High but i failed the exam. I came from Shinokuni Academy."Yamato honestly answered.
Misaki sighed. what a troublesome guy, she thought.
"Before you finish middle school, you need to settle which high school you'll enter first." Misaki said.
"I know that. It's just that my parents didn't even bother to take care of things."
"Oh, sou ka? then i'll take care of those things.."Misaki said with a proud smile.
"eh? how come?" rich people are really weird, Yamato thought.
"Talents? Hobbies? Contact Number?" Misaki asked once again.
"Talents? I'm not really sure but I know i suck at cooking. I like to take photographs of many wonderful things. I like to listen to Mica's songs. and my number is 09XXXXXXXXX"
"Okay, the interview is now fine. now, let's eat. the food is getting cold. Arthur, sit in too." Misaki kindly said to her butler.
"Is it really fine, Misaki-sama? I'm only your servant." the butler named Arthur said with so much hesitations.
"That's fine Arthur. It's an order.." Misaki ordered.
"Hai, Misaki-sama." the butler followed with a smile.
After their lunch ended, the master Misaki and the butler Arthur immediately called for their car. When their car arrived, Misaki entered, of course she was assisted by her butler.
"I'll just call you if ever i settled all the matters already." Misaki told Yamato.
"Thanks a lot, Misaki-san. Thanks for trusting someone like me.." Yamato replied.
"Say that when you receive your orders, Sakijiru-kun."
" 'Yesterday is a History. Tomorrow is a Mystery. If so, What is Today?' Do you know the answer to this riddle?" Yamato asked Misaki.
"The answer's obvious. Yesterday is a History. Tomorrow is a Mistery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called 'present'. Right?" Misaki answered.
"Right..." Yamato said.
"Well then, We'll be going now. Take care, Sakijiru-kun..." Misaki said.
"ah, you too, Misaki-san, Jaa!"
The car now goes fast. It's going farther from the sight of Yamato.
Meanwhile, inside the car..
" He said 'thanks for trusting someone like me'.. Misaki-sama" the driver of the car said.
"I know, He referred to himself just like that. Well, He doesn't know anything about his wings and his End, Schindler..." Misaki said, talking to the driver.
"How did you know it was me?" a guy named Schindler said.
"Your disguise is so obvious as usual" Misaki said in a harsh tone.
"Hey, I'm one of the most popular and great actors of this era. After all, I'm your younger sister's screen partner. It's too harsh to make a comment like that." Schindler said frankly.
"Well, that's my observation. You can't blame me.." Misaki replied.
"Misaki-sama, I'm sure extraordinary things will happen in Seishouken." Arthur said.
"You're right, Arthur." Misaki said.
Yamato Sakijiru arrived at his lonely apartment with a gleaming smile. It was a lucky day for him! Maybe, Mica is my lucky charm, he thought.
It's just as Mica told him. There's more to life when life brings him down. He was just at the verge of giving up but then Mica's words encouraged him. After believing Mica's words, a blessing came to him.
He decided to look at his collection to remind him of his lucky charm. His collection may be absurd to others, but he doesn't care. His collections are pictures of Mica, posters and banners of Mica, letters from Mica, and Magazines of Mica. People teased him because he's so obsessed about Mica. Sure, it's strange for a guy to be so obsessed in an idol. But he doesn't care. Mica serves as his light when he's in the dark.
He treasured his collection very much. He never lets any dust stick to it. Its value is like gold for him. After all, Mica shines for him at the same way the gold shines.
"oh, that reminds me. Misaki-san already told me the answer to Mica's riddle. I'm going to write to her now." Yamato said.
He got a piece of paper. It's very ordinary compared to the paper that Mica uses. and with his black ballpen, he started to write.
Mica-san,
I appreciate your words of hope. It helped me a lot. A very good thing happened to me after I got your letter. I met a rich young lady by accident. I spilled something on her dress but instead of making me pay for the damages, she gave me a job and she said she will be taking care of the matters regarding the high school I'm gonna enter. I think it's because of your words that i didn't give up, and also because of that, good things started happening.
There was a long pause. He didn't know what to write next because all his feelings are overflowing that he didn't know what to write first. After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to express his feelings truthfully, without a hint of lie in it.
I really want to thank you in person but i know that's impossible. By the way, I already figured out the answer to your riddle. Yesterday is a History. Tomorrow is a Mistery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called 'present'. My answer's right, isn't it?
-Yamato Sakijiru.
After writing this letter, he hurried outside the house to drop it in a mailbox. It might be better if i send it to her through her e-mail, he thought.