Lomachislots War - Lost Childhood (Original) ~

[Kasawa Lanford]

Rin and Anise hadn't changed in their expression, though Sakura seemed somewhat more excited.

"Ok, let's see where I can seat you." Lyra said as she checked her seating chart.

As they stood there, Rin gave a quick glanced out the window and then said. "This will be a very interesting school year," in a low voice so that only her friends and perhaps even Lyra could hear.

End Chapter 1

New Charters for Chapter 2

Name: Sasha
Age: 10
Grade: 1st Year
School: Magi Academy
Division: Elementary
Occupation: Magi Student
Hobby: Keeping the peace
Eye Color: Left eye is white, right eye is black
Hair Color: light blue
Personality: Very caring and out going, easy to make friends with.
Appearance: much like all the students, Sasha wear's her school uniform. She has a scar on her lower right hip and a bruise on her legs, she doesn't talk about either.

Description: Sasha is a first year student at the Magi Academy, but in reality she's a repeater, meaning she's repeated the year twice already. Her reason for repeating is directly related to the scar and bruise on her body, however, despite that she's a very cheerful young girl who treats everyone around her with a certain level of respect.

Sasha has a little sister who is only five year's old, but her little sister is permenantly paralyzed due to an innocent involving their past, because of this she seems to have a fondness for Sakura.

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Name: Alexandra
Age: 13
Grade: 1st Year
School: Magi Academy
Division: Elementary
Occupation: Magi Student
Hobby: None
Eye Color: Left eye is red, right eye is black
Hair Color: light green
Personality: Competitive and rude
Appearance: Alexandra wears her uniform much like everyone else, but her rebellious nature has resulted in her uniform having a somewhat 'gothic' apperance.

Description: Alexndra is a girl who hates being outdone and will stop at nothing to get rid of someone who may be doing better than her.

Alexandra's magical powers are up to the point where even the Elders view her with caution, she's a troublesome student and often times 'hurts' other students who get in her way, but she's always been able to get away with it.

Other than her magical skills, she's gifted with amazing archery abilities that supercede most of the instructors.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Chapter 2

One Month Later

Over a month has passed since Rin, Anise, Andy, Phineas and Sakura joined the Magi Academy. Making friends quickly, they've risen through the first year ranks to become the five top students in less than a month.

Night

"Ughs," Rin said as she flopped down on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. "These Magi classes are getting somewhat harder each day," she said and glanced at her sister.

Anise was standing in the doorway, her figure somewhat shadowed by how the hallway light wasn't on. "But you are having fun, I can't use magic," she said.

"But you've been doing a great job with the class homework and thus are in fifth place amongst the first years, with Andy being in first, my in second, Phineas in third and Sakura in fourth," Rin said with a smirk.

Sakura was in the living room, her figure stretched across the sofa reading a book. She wore her old school uniform, with Yukita in her cat form laying on her back, asleep.

[Director of Music]

Andy and Phineas had been outside, dueling with each other when it started to rain.  Grinning slightly, Andy said, "I suppose we should go back in.

"Yes, you dolt.  We should."  Phineas replied, slightly agitated.

Andy grinned, "Is the great Mr.Finny mad because he's currently in THIRD?"

"Oh, shut up."  He said, scowling slightly.

The boys walked through the rain, mainly due to Phineas's leg.  They didn't mind getting wet. 

At least...Andy didn't.  They arrived in the commons where the girls were.

"Hey all."  Andy said, absolutely grinning.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Anise blinked and looked over at Andy. "H-hey, y-your all wet.. h-here," she said and grabbed a single towel and handed to him.

Rin blinked and looked over at her sister. A broad smile creased her face as she watched her twin sister handing a towel to Andy.

Sakura herself hadn't noticed them as she was to engrossed in her book.

[Director of Music]

Andy blinked, a bit surprised, but thankful nevertheless.  "Thanks, Anise."  He replied, flashing one of those 'drop dead' smiles of his.

Phineas merely rolled his eyes, passed a nod to Rin, and agonizingly limped his way to the lavatory to find a towel to dry himself off.

Andy rumpled his hair with the towel, and excused himself to change into some dryer clothes.  Inside the room, he found Phineas taking those accursed pills again.

He frowned, "How many have you had, tonight?"

"Not enough."  Snapped Phineas, sliding a hand through his hair as he went back out to the commons area.

[Kasawa Lanford]

"You realize that your addicted right?" Anise said from just outside the lavatory.

Sakura had, by now, looked behind her and noticed the boys. "Hi hi!" she chirped, Yukita barely had time to jump off before Sakura sprang up with a childish disposition. "So, what were 'you' two doing?" she asked.

[Director of Music]

Phineas promptly ignored Anise's comment as he moodily sat himself down on another comfy armchair near the fireplace.

Andy had followed Phineas out, a small frown appearing on his usually cheery face as his eyes gazed at his friend.   His thoughts were interrupted by Sakura and he plastered on a grin.  "Hey, Sakura."  He said, "We were outside, practicing."  He replied to Sakura's inquisitive nature.

Andy's gaze however, kept on going back to Phineas who was staring at the fireplace with a dejected look on his face.

[Kasawa Lanford]

"Is that so?" Sakura asked, now giving a questioning look. "Then why does Phineas look like he's been beaten on one to many times," she grinned.

"Sakura, your probing," Anise said, the tone she used made her sound almost adult-like as she crossed her arms over her chest.

[Director of Music]

Andy put up a hand.  "Nah, it's alright, Anise."  He glanced a look at Phineas.  "He's just tired is all, his leg is actin-"

Phineas had gripped his thigh and had reached for the pain-killers.  Before Andy even knew what he was doing, he lunged, knocking the pill bottle out of the other's hand. 

"Are you INSANE?!" Andy yelled, snapping.  "You just TOOK two!  You haven't even given it time for it to work yet, Phineas!" 

Phineas merely looked at Andy.  "I suggest you not worry about my medication, or myself." He said, coldly.

"I bloody well WILL worry about you because obviously, you're too DENSE to take care of yourself!  Honestly, Phineas.  You're the smartest dumb person I've ever known!"

Phineas cocked his head at Andy.  If he wasn't mistaken, this was the first time he had heard Andy yell.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Sakura tore a look between the two boys, her facial expression turning to fear. "P-Phineas, you've been acting very wierd ever since you started taking those pills," she said, her arms up to her chest and her expression shifting to being afraid.

"P-please," She said. "S-stop taking the pills ok?"

Anise watched, with Rin peering around the corner of the bedroom.

[Director of Music]

"Stay out of this, Sakura.  I know you're trying to help, but just stay out."  Phineas murmured through gritted teeth.  Andy still had Phineas pinned down and was glaring daggers at him.

"You have a pain managemen-"

Phineas snapped back, "I do not have a pain management problem, I have a pain problem.  There's a difference, Andrew.  Get off of me."

"No."

"What?"

"I said no."

Phineas pressed against Andy, shoving the other off.  Out of his fury, green sparks flew and hit Andy in the chest, sending the other boy flying off, and crashing into the couch.  Phineas got up shakily, his weight balanced on his left and with his right hand, gripped his affected right thigh.  He went passed all of them, and slammed the door, making his way back out to the rain again.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Sakura huddled against the Sofa as the boys fought; tears rolled down her face as they fought.  When the sofa went flying, she imminently backed up against the window and stared at Andy as he laid there. Hearing the door slam was enough to make her realize that something indeed was wrong with Phineas.

"A-Andy?" she said, tear's still flowing slowly. In a heart beat she sprang up and ran out the door and cought up to Phineas. "What's your problem huh?!" she shouted, standing firm behind him.

**

Back in the room, Rin and Anise ran over to Andy, with Yukita returning to her full form. "Andy..." Anise said as she helped him.

[Director of Music]

"Don't- I..I'm fine."  Andy mumbled, painfully trying to smile.  "I'm okay.  I'm fine."

He stood up, shaking slightly.


Phineas didn't answer. He merely limped faster into the rain.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Sakura choked back some tears and ran ahead of Phineas, then stopped in front and spread her arms out blocking his path.

She wasn't wearing a rain coat and thus the rain was soaking her short sleeved jacket and skirt, the rain mixed in with her tears but also gave her a sort of divine look.

With the shake of her head she said, "You're acting very wierd, you attacked your best friend who is only looking after you!" Her voice somewhat whiny and shakey, she then lowered her head slightly and said, with all her might. "Do you like those things that much, that our worries don't matter to you?" she glowered at him and shouted, snapping her head up suddenly, tear's flying off. "Y-your a coward, attacking your best friend, then ignoring our worries!"

***

"You shouldn't move much," Anise said as she placed her arms under Andys.

"Yukita, I'll stay here with Andy and Anise, can you--- huh?" Rin said when she noticed Yukita staring out the door. "What's wrong?"

"I'm worried about Sakura, with Phineas being very angry-" Yukita said and got up.

Rin shook her head. "Phineas would never attack Sakura if that's what you're about to say," she said.

"Maybe if he was in his right mind, but right now he's not, he's very angry and his emotions are uncontrolled - he might not even realize he's attacking her until after the fact," Yukita said. "Do I believe he would normally attack her? No, I think deep down inside Phineas adores Sakura much like everyone else, but right now he's not himself and could do 'anything'," she said and walked away.

[Director of Music]

Phineas gritted his teeth, a muscle jumping in his jaw.  He kept reminding himself that she was only eight.  That he shouldn't yell at her, however, she was ebbing onto his patience.

"Get out of the way."  He murmured quietly.  However, dangerously nevertheless.  When she still hadn't moved, and started accusing him, Phineas lost it.

"What the hell would you know?!"  He roared.  "You don't have to do much to get attention.  You have a perfectly happy family.  You're adored.  You wouldn't understand PAIN.  You weren't there when they told me what was wrong with my leg.  You weren't there when I made my choice to keep it."  Phineas's eyes were glinting.  "Did you know?"  He snarled, "That they wanted to amputate it?  To cut my damn leg off?!  But no.  It was my leg, my choice, and most importantly, my life.  Do you understand?!  I don't need you out of all people to shout at me for something you have no idea about!  Go on, run on over and help Andrew.  He's the one you look up to.  HE's the optimistic one.  Mr. Righteous.  Those pills I take..." He jerked his head back towards the way he had come from, "Help me cope with my leg pain."  He was trembling with fury.  "Do you know how it feels to have a chunk of muscle missing from your leg?!  Can you even IMAGINE what it is the pain I deal with?  Think about that, why don't you."

And with that, Phineas roughly shoved her aside, and made his way deeper out into the rain; never looking back.

****

Even though it was Phineas who had attacked him, Andy still jumped to his defense.  He bracingly walked over to Yukita.  "Whatever mindset Phineas is in, he'd never hurt her.  I know him."  He muttered, his voice trailing off; a slight uncertainty there.  Did he really?  Did he really know who Phineas was? 

[Kasawa Lanford]

Sakura hit the ground hard; while she was upset, she wasn't going to give up. She sprang back to her feet, but then suddenly fell foreward, pain shooting through her ankle, she realized that when Phineas had shoved her aside she had broken her ankle. "Ugh..." she grimaced and tried to get up, but the pain that shoot through her ankle was more than she could stand. "Y-you... coward..." she said with gritted teeth, laying there on the ground with rain pouring onto her.

***

"But do you truly know him?" Yukita asked Andy. "Our medical technology would allow us to fully heal Phineas's leg without having to 'remove' it, he wouldn't have to take any pills and he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to walk," she said to him and continued her way out into the rain

[Director of Music]

And it was like something deep inside Andy erupted.  "No."  He said, almost immediately.  "No, you can't do that.  Phineas made his choice.  He has to stick with it.  It...he'll...he's going to cope.  I know he will."

[Kasawa Lanford]

"And? The more of those pills he takes the more addicted he'll become, it'll turn into a drug addiction that'll never end and WILL cause him further pain!" Yukita said, her voice authoritive, yet caring.

***

"Ugh!" Sakura grunted as she hobbled toward a tree. He's being very stubborn about his choice, she said as she rubbed her head. Yea, I'm adorable, yes I lead a good life and had a good family, but that doesn't mean I didn't have my own problems, she grumbled and kept her pace in the direction that Phineas had gone.

[Director of Music]

"So what if he needs them?  If he'll just limit the amount he takes, it'll be fine!"  He didn't understand why he was doing this.  But all he knew that Phineas was his friend.  And thus, being his friend meant protecting him, and respecting his choices.

***

Phineas didn't stop.  He just felt Sakura follow him and that irritated him beyond means.  He kept walking, the rain, drenching him and his steps getting shakier as his weight was now on his left to cause the least discomfort to his right.

[Kasawa Lanford]

Sakura kept going; she wasn't about ready to stop and just let him go.

***

Yukita stopped and took in a deep breath. "So, getting addicted to a drug means he'll be fine eh?" she said, her voice devoid of any emotion. "You don't understand what an addiction can do to someone, espically a child like yourself, its the reason why we prefer to cure all injuries and not have them take pills," she said and turned toward Andy.

"I know your trying to protect your friend, but you need to learn when to let things go. The pill's he's taking are pain killers, those will eventually start poisoning his blood stream when he take's 'to' many of them, would you rather he get help 'now', or wait until he suddenly falls ill due to those pills poisoning his blood?" Yukita asked him, her voice still devoid of emotion.