Magika - Chapter 1 (New)
So, this is the first chapter for what I've rewrite for Magika. Comments are loved <3
There was a small, lonely house at the end of the road. A pair of mother and son lived there. They lead a quiet life there, away from where they actually belong. The mother kept a secret from his son. A secret that she had kept since her husband died in an accident
10 years ago. Her son was only 5 years old then and couldn’t understand what happened to their family. When someone from her past visited her house, she knew it’s time to reveal the secret to her son. Soon, both of them will return to where they belong.
Ninomiya Kazunari read the letter he had received a week ago for umpteenth time. Tomorrow, he will start his formal education on magic at Arashi Wizarding School. He was excited and nervous at the same time. Excited to finally having a chance to learn how to control his magic. Nervous as he thought how he might actually screwed up in his class. At the same time, he wanted to have a distraction from thinking about a secret that he recently found.
“Kazunari, stop reading your letter. Come downstairs. There is someone you need to meet,” said his mother and Nino just nodded. He was curious. He rarely had a guest. Usually, it would only be his three best friends but he doubted they will be here today. All three of them must be pretty busy packing their stuff before going to school tomorrow.
When he arrived at the living room, there were an old woman with her son sitting at the sofa across his parents. At the single sofa, his soon to be headmaster, Johnny Kitagawa, was sitting while stroking his beard. He stared at his guest, examining the little boy. The boy must be around his age. He was about the same height as Nino with sleepy eyes and chubby cheek. Nino couldn’t help but thinking how cute the other boy is while wondering if they have met before. The boy kinda looked familiar. The other boy noticed how Nino had been staring at him and his cheek turned red in embarrassment.
“Have a seat, Kazunari,” said his father, motioning to the empty seat next to him. He complied to the request.
“Kazu, this is Ohno Satoshi. He will stay in this house from now on and tomorrow, he will go to the school with you and your friends. I hope you don’t mind if you share the room with him,” explained his father. Nino just nodded his head while at the same time wondering who the other boy might be and why he will be staying with his family from now on. But he kept the question to himself. His father’s attention was now at the other boy.
“Satoshi, make yourself comfortable, okay? You don’t mind to share the room with my son, right?” Asked his father and the boy timidly answered.
“I don’t mind. But,…” He left his sentence hanging.
“But?”
“Wouldn’t it be better if I share the room with my mother? After all, we’re going to be the servant of this mansion, right?” Asked Ohno and Nino’s father just shook his head.
“No, Satoshi. This house is yours as much as it belongs to my family. Your father and I were best friend and this is the least I could do for him and his family,” his father explained further.
Noticing how awkward the situation was, Nino decided to bring the boy to his room.
“Papa, I think I should bring Ohchan to my room first,” said Nino motioning for Ohno to stand up and follow him. The boy looked surprised to hear the nickname. Even Nino himself was surprised. The name just naturally came out of his mouth.
“Yes, you may. Lunch will be brought to your room. I have a meeting with the Council of Four later. Please stay in your room and do not come out until I allow you to,” ordered
his father. His father wasn’t always bossy but each time he had a meeting with the members of Council of Four, he will not allow Nino to wander around due to confidentiality. Usually, he didn’t care about the council but today, he was interested to know. He guessed it had to be related to the mysterious boy who obediently followed him.
Ohno Satoshi obediently followed the young master of the mansion. For him, Ninomiya Kazunari was cute with his mischievous eyes and a mole on his chin. He was as short as Ohno with a skinny body. But what Ohno like the most was his hand. His short stubby fingers were really cute and Ohno kept on staring at the hand as he followed the boy to his room.
When he arrived at Ninomiya’s room, he was surprised to see how big the room was but only half of the room was used. There were two beds in the room and Nino sat on one of them which was pretty messy with manga and video games on the top. He gestured for Ohno to take a seat at the other bed which was tidy and empty.
“My friends usually sleep there whenever they come here. But, I guess it’s all yours now. I’m sorry if my room is too messy,” said Ninomiya.
“It’s okay, Ninomiya kun. My room is messier than this,” said Ohno as he remembered his own room. It was messy with a lot of paintings in the room. Crayon and pencils were everywhere in the room. He scanned the room and noticed a nice mural on the wall. It was a drawing of two little boys, about three years old, making a sand castle. He bet one of them was Ninomiya, seeing the mole on his chin.
“Who are they?”he asked as he pointed to the mural. He noticed how Ninomiya glanced at the mural and then realized something.
“It’s me with a friend. Anyway, just call me Nino. So, are you excited to go to school tomorrow?” Asked the other boy as he took a seat next to Ohno. Ohno just nodded his head. Honestly, he was still confused for everything that happened since last week. A man named Kitagawa sensei came to his house and suddenly said it’s time. His mother then told him that he is actually a wizard and he will start attending Arashi Wizarding School. Soon after, they started packing their stuff and his mother told him that they’re moving out from the house. When he arrived at the mansion this morning, he was really surprise with Ninomiya san’s treatment. He didn’t know how he got the idea, but he was confident that the only reason he was allowed to stay in a big mansion is because he was going to be a servant.
Noticing his lack of enthusiasm to speak, Nino awkwardly standing up and went to his wardrobe. He took a few t-shirts from his wardrobe and proceed to fold them before putting them inside his luggage.
“I bet you’re ready for school tomorrow. I still have to pack my stuff and decide which games and manga to bring,” said Nino as he packing his stuff.
“And I still need to iron the uniform to wear tomorrow. I wish I know how to magically iron my uniform. Mama won’t allow the maid to help me. She said it’s time for me to learn to be independent,” Nino keep on talking and Ohno simply listened to him. He didn’t know how to respond. He noticed the uniform on the bed and realized it was slightly different than his.
“Nino, why is your uniform different than mine?” Asked Ohno suddenly and Nino turned to look at him with a confused look.
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There was a small, lonely house at the end of the road. A pair of mother and son lived there. They lead a quiet life there, away from where they actually belong. The mother kept a secret from his son. A secret that she had kept since her husband died in an accident
10 years ago. Her son was only 5 years old then and couldn’t understand what happened to their family. When someone from her past visited her house, she knew it’s time to reveal the secret to her son. Soon, both of them will return to where they belong.
Ninomiya Kazunari read the letter he had received a week ago for umpteenth time. Tomorrow, he will start his formal education on magic at Arashi Wizarding School. He was excited and nervous at the same time. Excited to finally having a chance to learn how to control his magic. Nervous as he thought how he might actually screwed up in his class. At the same time, he wanted to have a distraction from thinking about a secret that he recently found.
“Kazunari, stop reading your letter. Come downstairs. There is someone you need to meet,” said his mother and Nino just nodded. He was curious. He rarely had a guest. Usually, it would only be his three best friends but he doubted they will be here today. All three of them must be pretty busy packing their stuff before going to school tomorrow.
When he arrived at the living room, there were an old woman with her son sitting at the sofa across his parents. At the single sofa, his soon to be headmaster, Johnny Kitagawa, was sitting while stroking his beard. He stared at his guest, examining the little boy. The boy must be around his age. He was about the same height as Nino with sleepy eyes and chubby cheek. Nino couldn’t help but thinking how cute the other boy is while wondering if they have met before. The boy kinda looked familiar. The other boy noticed how Nino had been staring at him and his cheek turned red in embarrassment.
“Have a seat, Kazunari,” said his father, motioning to the empty seat next to him. He complied to the request.
“Kazu, this is Ohno Satoshi. He will stay in this house from now on and tomorrow, he will go to the school with you and your friends. I hope you don’t mind if you share the room with him,” explained his father. Nino just nodded his head while at the same time wondering who the other boy might be and why he will be staying with his family from now on. But he kept the question to himself. His father’s attention was now at the other boy.
“Satoshi, make yourself comfortable, okay? You don’t mind to share the room with my son, right?” Asked his father and the boy timidly answered.
“I don’t mind. But,…” He left his sentence hanging.
“But?”
“Wouldn’t it be better if I share the room with my mother? After all, we’re going to be the servant of this mansion, right?” Asked Ohno and Nino’s father just shook his head.
“No, Satoshi. This house is yours as much as it belongs to my family. Your father and I were best friend and this is the least I could do for him and his family,” his father explained further.
Noticing how awkward the situation was, Nino decided to bring the boy to his room.
“Papa, I think I should bring Ohchan to my room first,” said Nino motioning for Ohno to stand up and follow him. The boy looked surprised to hear the nickname. Even Nino himself was surprised. The name just naturally came out of his mouth.
“Yes, you may. Lunch will be brought to your room. I have a meeting with the Council of Four later. Please stay in your room and do not come out until I allow you to,” ordered
his father. His father wasn’t always bossy but each time he had a meeting with the members of Council of Four, he will not allow Nino to wander around due to confidentiality. Usually, he didn’t care about the council but today, he was interested to know. He guessed it had to be related to the mysterious boy who obediently followed him.
Ohno Satoshi obediently followed the young master of the mansion. For him, Ninomiya Kazunari was cute with his mischievous eyes and a mole on his chin. He was as short as Ohno with a skinny body. But what Ohno like the most was his hand. His short stubby fingers were really cute and Ohno kept on staring at the hand as he followed the boy to his room.
When he arrived at Ninomiya’s room, he was surprised to see how big the room was but only half of the room was used. There were two beds in the room and Nino sat on one of them which was pretty messy with manga and video games on the top. He gestured for Ohno to take a seat at the other bed which was tidy and empty.
“My friends usually sleep there whenever they come here. But, I guess it’s all yours now. I’m sorry if my room is too messy,” said Ninomiya.
“It’s okay, Ninomiya kun. My room is messier than this,” said Ohno as he remembered his own room. It was messy with a lot of paintings in the room. Crayon and pencils were everywhere in the room. He scanned the room and noticed a nice mural on the wall. It was a drawing of two little boys, about three years old, making a sand castle. He bet one of them was Ninomiya, seeing the mole on his chin.
“Who are they?”he asked as he pointed to the mural. He noticed how Ninomiya glanced at the mural and then realized something.
“It’s me with a friend. Anyway, just call me Nino. So, are you excited to go to school tomorrow?” Asked the other boy as he took a seat next to Ohno. Ohno just nodded his head. Honestly, he was still confused for everything that happened since last week. A man named Kitagawa sensei came to his house and suddenly said it’s time. His mother then told him that he is actually a wizard and he will start attending Arashi Wizarding School. Soon after, they started packing their stuff and his mother told him that they’re moving out from the house. When he arrived at the mansion this morning, he was really surprise with Ninomiya san’s treatment. He didn’t know how he got the idea, but he was confident that the only reason he was allowed to stay in a big mansion is because he was going to be a servant.
Noticing his lack of enthusiasm to speak, Nino awkwardly standing up and went to his wardrobe. He took a few t-shirts from his wardrobe and proceed to fold them before putting them inside his luggage.
“I bet you’re ready for school tomorrow. I still have to pack my stuff and decide which games and manga to bring,” said Nino as he packing his stuff.
“And I still need to iron the uniform to wear tomorrow. I wish I know how to magically iron my uniform. Mama won’t allow the maid to help me. She said it’s time for me to learn to be independent,” Nino keep on talking and Ohno simply listened to him. He didn’t know how to respond. He noticed the uniform on the bed and realized it was slightly different than his.
“Nino, why is your uniform different than mine?” Asked Ohno suddenly and Nino turned to look at him with a confused look.
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