*** I do not own any Fushigi Yuugi characters, I am simply borrowing them
for my pleasure.***
Chapter 1
I had just barely turned 20 and I had my own apartment. That was originally what I wanted. I liked the idea that for once I wouldn't have to constantly compromise. It was all for me. I finally had my own life. But eventually I started to get lonely.
I had a cat to accompany me, and the occasional friend would come over. Other than that the time spent in my apartment was spent alone. And although I am usually quite fond of my solitude, tonight I had a longing to go out and see people.
I decided to call up one of my closest friends Reana. We decided on going to Chinatown, Downtown and let the rest of the evening guide itself. Reana was a friend from school. I met her in High School and we now go to Cegep together. It would be nice to get away from school and my part time job for once and just have fun.
I met her at her house because it was close to a bus stop anyway. We then took the forty-five-minute bus trip to the Lionel-Groulx Metro station. From there it was just a ten-minute metro ride. We never drove the way even though it would take about half the time. There's just no decent parking downtown.
We reached Chinatown rather shortly. At night it was slightly creepy but still the place to be. It was only eight yet it was rather dark. I guess that's what comes with fall.
"Reana what if a bum tries to grab us?"
"Heh, it was your idea to come here you figure it out!"
I gave her one of my complimentary evil looks, all in good pure sarcasm of course.
I absolutely loved fall. It was my favorite season. Everything about it was perfect especially the smell in the air. No matter how much I concentrated on that my worries hadn't disappeared.
"Um Reana, what if there really is someone hiding in the dark alleyways???"
"Of course there is. There's one in every alleyway. And I'm the priestess of Suzaku, now lets get going."
I laughed at that but couldn't shake off that uneasy feeling. Being the paranoid, chicken-shit that I am, I looked into every alley that we passed to make sure nothing was glaring back.
The buildings around us were so tall, and the streets were becoming more and more quiet as they began to get deserted.
We had walked through most of Chinatown and were on our way out before I passed an alley that was occupied.
"OMG! He's dead! Someone murdered him and threw him in the dumpster!!!"
A body was just lying there between two garbage bags. I didn't know what to think. Or what to do as of that matter.
"Uh. He's probably just a bum who decided to sleep there that's it. That's gotta be it," Reana tried to reassure but I easily caught on to the hint of fear in her voice.
"Um should we make sure it's *gulp* alive?" I asked, almost trembling at the thought.
"Ya, I guess we should make sure."
We were both shaking and I don't know how I managed but I brought myself to stand right in front of the specimen. I couldn't help but notice his rather peculiar clothing, but decided to push that idea aside for the moment.
If it wasn't for the fact that I thought he was dead I would have commented on how cute I thought he looked. And I absolutely loved his blue hair. He looked so peaceful as if he were asleep.
I crouched down in front of him, now two feet away from his face. Then I noticed the horrible scar over his left eye. It reawakened my fear.
"Ahh, Omg he's got a scar!"
In the excitement of the moment I toppled over backwards onto my ass. It was gonna be sore in the morning. I then came to realize that the scar must have been there for a very long time. It wasn't one that caused his current condition.
"So is he alive?"
"Just give me a moment here. Make sure no one notices us either cause if he is dead they'll hold us accountable, and there goes our future."
"Can do!"
I regained my courage and brought myself to sit up on my knees. Now I was barely a foot away from him. His chest seemed to rise and fall but I wasn't going to assume he was alive. I've seen it before, the allusion that someone is breathing when really they're not.
I grabbed his hand in a swift motion. Still warm, that's good. Then I brought my two fingers and placed them firmly over his wrist.
"He's Alive! He's Alive! OMG He's Alive!!!"
I couldn't help but yell that at the top of my lungs. I hate the idea of touching a corpse anyway.
Now that we knew was alive, what next.
"Can we bring him back to my place Reana?"
"We can but is that smart? We don't know who he is or what happened to him."
"Please Reana! I know it's a little irresponsible but I feel really sorry for him."
"*sigh* Fine but if I find you dead in your apartment the next morning don't come crying on my shoulder!"
"What sense did that make?"
"None whatsoever. Now how are we gonna get him back?"
I took a moment to think it through before I replied to that.
"How about I stay with him here and you go back and drive up to the south gate of China Town, I believe that's the closest one. I, in the meanwhile will try to find a way to get him there without anyone noticing. And when you get here we can easily drive him home."
"Well that's better than trying to get him home unnoticed with public transportation."
"That it is. Well unless you have a better plan."
"No I guess that's the best we can come up with."
"We?"
She stood pretending to be aloof, not answering my question.
"Just get along now Reana, I'm counting on you to get back A.S.A.P."
"Good luck with him. Hope he's not too heavy," she called out as she disappeared around the corner and into the shadows.
"Great now what am I supposed to do with you?" I asked the unconscious man, cocking my head to the side.
*** Tell me what you think about this idea. Should I continue with this story? Well I hope you enjoyed***
Chapter 1
I had just barely turned 20 and I had my own apartment. That was originally what I wanted. I liked the idea that for once I wouldn't have to constantly compromise. It was all for me. I finally had my own life. But eventually I started to get lonely.
I had a cat to accompany me, and the occasional friend would come over. Other than that the time spent in my apartment was spent alone. And although I am usually quite fond of my solitude, tonight I had a longing to go out and see people.
I decided to call up one of my closest friends Reana. We decided on going to Chinatown, Downtown and let the rest of the evening guide itself. Reana was a friend from school. I met her in High School and we now go to Cegep together. It would be nice to get away from school and my part time job for once and just have fun.
I met her at her house because it was close to a bus stop anyway. We then took the forty-five-minute bus trip to the Lionel-Groulx Metro station. From there it was just a ten-minute metro ride. We never drove the way even though it would take about half the time. There's just no decent parking downtown.
We reached Chinatown rather shortly. At night it was slightly creepy but still the place to be. It was only eight yet it was rather dark. I guess that's what comes with fall.
"Reana what if a bum tries to grab us?"
"Heh, it was your idea to come here you figure it out!"
I gave her one of my complimentary evil looks, all in good pure sarcasm of course.
I absolutely loved fall. It was my favorite season. Everything about it was perfect especially the smell in the air. No matter how much I concentrated on that my worries hadn't disappeared.
"Um Reana, what if there really is someone hiding in the dark alleyways???"
"Of course there is. There's one in every alleyway. And I'm the priestess of Suzaku, now lets get going."
I laughed at that but couldn't shake off that uneasy feeling. Being the paranoid, chicken-shit that I am, I looked into every alley that we passed to make sure nothing was glaring back.
The buildings around us were so tall, and the streets were becoming more and more quiet as they began to get deserted.
We had walked through most of Chinatown and were on our way out before I passed an alley that was occupied.
"OMG! He's dead! Someone murdered him and threw him in the dumpster!!!"
A body was just lying there between two garbage bags. I didn't know what to think. Or what to do as of that matter.
"Uh. He's probably just a bum who decided to sleep there that's it. That's gotta be it," Reana tried to reassure but I easily caught on to the hint of fear in her voice.
"Um should we make sure it's *gulp* alive?" I asked, almost trembling at the thought.
"Ya, I guess we should make sure."
We were both shaking and I don't know how I managed but I brought myself to stand right in front of the specimen. I couldn't help but notice his rather peculiar clothing, but decided to push that idea aside for the moment.
If it wasn't for the fact that I thought he was dead I would have commented on how cute I thought he looked. And I absolutely loved his blue hair. He looked so peaceful as if he were asleep.
I crouched down in front of him, now two feet away from his face. Then I noticed the horrible scar over his left eye. It reawakened my fear.
"Ahh, Omg he's got a scar!"
In the excitement of the moment I toppled over backwards onto my ass. It was gonna be sore in the morning. I then came to realize that the scar must have been there for a very long time. It wasn't one that caused his current condition.
"So is he alive?"
"Just give me a moment here. Make sure no one notices us either cause if he is dead they'll hold us accountable, and there goes our future."
"Can do!"
I regained my courage and brought myself to sit up on my knees. Now I was barely a foot away from him. His chest seemed to rise and fall but I wasn't going to assume he was alive. I've seen it before, the allusion that someone is breathing when really they're not.
I grabbed his hand in a swift motion. Still warm, that's good. Then I brought my two fingers and placed them firmly over his wrist.
"He's Alive! He's Alive! OMG He's Alive!!!"
I couldn't help but yell that at the top of my lungs. I hate the idea of touching a corpse anyway.
Now that we knew was alive, what next.
"Can we bring him back to my place Reana?"
"We can but is that smart? We don't know who he is or what happened to him."
"Please Reana! I know it's a little irresponsible but I feel really sorry for him."
"*sigh* Fine but if I find you dead in your apartment the next morning don't come crying on my shoulder!"
"What sense did that make?"
"None whatsoever. Now how are we gonna get him back?"
I took a moment to think it through before I replied to that.
"How about I stay with him here and you go back and drive up to the south gate of China Town, I believe that's the closest one. I, in the meanwhile will try to find a way to get him there without anyone noticing. And when you get here we can easily drive him home."
"Well that's better than trying to get him home unnoticed with public transportation."
"That it is. Well unless you have a better plan."
"No I guess that's the best we can come up with."
"We?"
She stood pretending to be aloof, not answering my question.
"Just get along now Reana, I'm counting on you to get back A.S.A.P."
"Good luck with him. Hope he's not too heavy," she called out as she disappeared around the corner and into the shadows.
"Great now what am I supposed to do with you?" I asked the unconscious man, cocking my head to the side.
*** Tell me what you think about this idea. Should I continue with this story? Well I hope you enjoyed***