Author's Note: Please excuse any lameness of this fic. I am infamous for being lame sometimes. Lame, yet cool *grins* It might seem a little boring, but it'll get exciting, hopefully. Expect some romance/angst/drama or whatever you call that type of thing in upcoming chapters. Sorry if it sucks. I suck at writing. This is coming from the brain of a girl who falls in love with bishonen. You have been warned.

Disclaimer: Ayashi no Ceres and all its characters belong to the Almighty Holy One, Yu Watase. I don't own anything but myself. But I sure as hell wish I owned Yuuhi Aogiri.


The sun was shining early in the morning when Helen finally woke up. "Helen, wake up. It's six-thirty. Wake up or else it's you're gonna be late," her mom said.

"Do I have to?" Helen asked.

"Yes, you do. No excuses."

"Fine..." Helen slowly got up, trying to rub the sleep out of her eyes. She continued after her mom left the room, "Just another boring day anyway. Nothing exciting or good ever happens. I hate my life. It's so boring. I feel like I don't have any friends anymore." She frowned as she walked out of the room.

Helen did her usual morning routine: brushed her teeth, changed her clothes, ate breakfast, and got ready for school. When she reached the inside of the school grounds, her friend Shannon caught up to her.

"Hey, Shannon!" Helen said as she waved to her friend.

"Hey," Shannon said. "Guess what?"

"You got another Kenshin DVD?"

"No, but you're close."

"You bought a life size Kenshin?"

"No," Shannon replied as she began to grow impatient. "It has nothing to do with Kenshin."

"Oh! It has to do with Ayashi no Ceres, then?"

Shannon nodded her head and took out an Ayashi no Ceres DVD. "I got the next one."

"Yay!" Helen said as she jumped for joy and began to hug the box. "I get to see Yuuhi today!" She looked at the DVD and traced Yuuhi's angelic anime face.

"You do know that he's not real right? That he's just an anime character?"

"Of course. But you never know. Things could happen," Helen said with a grin. Helen was just your average fifteen-year-old high schooler. She had friends. She had good grades and a somewhat average life. It was currently summer school and she was dying for it to be over soon. The events of the past month changed her attitude towards things and made her dread school even more than before. She wasn't looking forward to the fall semester at all.

"Anime is gay," a voice from behind said.

"Shut up, Katherine. I don't say that your music's gay, do I?" Helen asked.

"That's because it isn't." Helen and Katherine gave a light laugh. The bell rang and everyone went to class.

"Gosh. School sucks. I hate it," Helen said in hatred as she sat at her desk.

"What's that? More Tamahomie?"

"No, Josh. It's Ayashi no Ceres."

"Aiyah, what what?"

"It's nothing Chinese! It's another anime," Helen said in annoyance.

"Oh…but that guy looks like your Tamahomie."

"His name is Tooya and it's TamahomAY!"

"That sounds like a girl's name," Josh said, trying to bug Helen.

"But it's not. It's a Japanese name."

"Ew…you like a guy with a girl's name."

"No, I don't. I like this guy," Helen said as she pointed at Yuuhi.

"You're weird. You like anime guys."

"They're better than most real guys." Class started and their little conversation had to stop. I can't wait to get home to watch this.

The bell rang again, indicating the fifteen-minute break between both classes. Everybody rushed out to socialize with their friends.

"Hey, Shannon! Guess what I wish?" Helen said, looking dazed.

"What?"

"That I could be a character in Ayashi no Ceres. I could replace Chidori."

"Chi-what? I haven't been reading translations online and spoiling things for myself like you have."

"Then I won't explain who she is," Helen said with a smile. "Or, maybe I could live in an anime! It'll be so much better than living here in this world. Things are so much more cooler in anime than here."

"You think too much. Things like that aren't possible."

"No. Just think about it. I would be so happy. Living with Yuuhi." Helen's eyes turned into hearts.

"Are you getting naughty thoughts in your brain?" Shannon asked.

"No! Of course not!"

"You know that Yuuhi's kinda horny sometimes and he can't control himself, right?"

"Yeah…but that's not why I like him."

"Are you sure?" An said as she came up.

"Yes! I'm sure! Sheesh! You guys act as if I was sex-crazed or something!" The girls laughed and went to their classes as another bell indicated the end of their break. After this class is over, I get to go home!

The rest of the day proceeded as normal and when the clock struck twelve, everybody went home.

Yes…finally. I get to watch Yuuhi. Helen popped the cd into the DVD player and laid on the couch on her stomach with her right arm dangling to the floor. She watched until she felt drowsy as her eyelids got heavier. She dreamt of her perfect world. She saw normalcy in her surroundings. Everything's back to normal, she thought. Everybody's happy again. All my problems are gone…but…I still feel lonely. She woke with a start, feeling some kind of force pushing her down.

"Huh? What?" Helen said to herself. "What was that? What was it that I just felt? I could've sworn I—" She cut herself off when she saw a strange light coming from her backyard.

"What was that? I think I better go check it out." She walked outside, but noticed that nothing had changed. "Hello? Anyone here? Mom? Dad? Are you here?" No answer came from anywhere.

Helen looked at her surroundings, seeing nothing suspicious. She decided that she would just forget the strange occurrence and continue watching her DVD. As she turned around to go back inside the house, she saw the bright light again. This time it blinded her momentarily and she felt herself being engulfed in a strange surrounding that wasn't anything like her backyard. She felt light, as if she was…

"Floating?! Am I floating?!" Helen said as she began to panic. "I can't float! It's impossible for humans to float! I may be a little lighter than I should be, but not light enough to start floating! It's impossible to defy gravity!"

Helen took a look around and didn't see grass or trees or her neighbors' houses. Instead she saw spirals. Strange spirals with a strange pattern. Her surroundings looked like a bottomless pit.

"Huh? Where am I? Is this some kind of illusion?" She felt herself begin to descend. Finally…But…how is this all possible?! After much pondering about her situation, she felt her feet touch the floor.

"What? Where am I? This doesn't look like my backyard," she said as she looked around and started walking. She became confused when she saw Japanese characters on street signs, billboards, books, magazines, etc. This is so weird. I think I'm hearing someone speak Chinese. But it looks more like Japan. He keeps yelling, "Aiyah!" Helen gave a yawn and proceeded until she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and saw a handsome young man with a red headband around his forehead.

"Aya, where have you been?" the young man said.