Intro
Hello everyone my name's Tohru Honda. I'm eighteen and finally out of high school. I'm so happy. But everything isn't as perfect as it seems because just about a year ago my boyfriend, Kyo and my two friends, Arisa and Saki all moved to Tokyo to go to college while I stayed back home in Osaka.
But thanks to this one special person I'm able to go. And that's my grandpa. You see my grandpa is getting older and doesn't have much longer to live so he wants to make sure that I have the best life possible.
So that's why he's paid my tuition fee and the supplies I would need when I get there. But getting there is the problem. Well not anymore because just yesterday I had gotten a letter from Kyo saying how much he missed me. And with that letter there was a travel ticket so now I can be with the one I love.
I bidded a final farewell to my grandpa, made sure that I had everything I needed, then I was off to the next bus heading for Tokyo.
Chapter 1: The ride to Tokyo
As Tohru boareded the semi-crowded bus, she dragged her bagsdown the aisle. Since the bus seated three people she observed her surroundings. What she saw was an elderly couple; the man sleeping onthe woman's shoulder, and the woman reading a magazine.
Next was a very hefty man that was snoring extremely loud. Then came a young mother who was trying her best to quiet the sobs of her baby. And last,but not least was a girl with jet black hair that was tied in a loose ponytail and hanging off one shoulder. her eyes were a clear blue. Almost like the sky. Her skin was slightly pale and her bangs covered most of it.
That's all she saw as the girl continued to listen to music.
Tohru walked toward her.
"Um...excuse me," she said politely.
The girl didn't notice so Tohru gently tapped heron the shoulder. The black-haired girl slightly jumped.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to startle you," Tohru said.
The girl only looked at her. Then she removed her earphones.
"What do you want?" she asked with a harsh tone.
Tohru gulped. Maybe sitting here was a bad idea. She just started her journey to Tokyo, and she didn't want anything to go wrong. But before Tohru could change her mind, the driver announced that the bus would be in motion in just a few minutes.
So Tohru did the only thing she could do. She asked. "Excuseme, but could I please sit here?"
The girl once again looked at the innocent Tohru, but not before sighing something that sounded like frustration. If Tohru wanted to sit there, then why didn't she? There was no point in asking when there were two empty seats.
So the girl finally said, "Sure why not?"
Tohru smiled, then placed her bags in the luggage compartment. Both sat on the opposite ends so the middle seat was empty.
Ten minutes later, the girl said, "sorry about earlier."
Tohru said, "it's fine."
the girl only smiled. "I didn't mean to get rude it's just that my sister deleted some of the songs off my iPod."
"It's fine," came Tohru's reply once again.
Suddenly from out of nowhere Tohru slapped a palm to her forehead.
"I'm terribly sorry," she said, "but I didn't introduce myself. I'm Tohru Honda." She extended her hand.
The girl smiled. "I'm Rem." She shook Tohru's hand.
"So why are you on this bus going to Tokyo?" Rem asked while fishing for something in her black handbag.
"I'm going to college there," Tohru answered excitedly. "Not to mention see my boyfriend." She blushed. "And my friends," she added.
Rem only nodded her head as she finally found what she was looking for. "Want some?" she held up a container of breath mints.
"Uh...no thanks. Those are your's. You keep them."
As Tohru continued to talk, she hadn't noticed that Rem slipped her some mints. Tohru did nothing but smile.
"So how come you're moving to Tokyo, Rem?"
Before answering, Rem positioned a pillow behind her head.
"Actually I'm going back. I live there. I was only visiting my sick grandmother."
"I'm so sorry about your grandmother," Tohru said.
She sounded almost frantic. As if Rem's grandma were Tohru's. Rem chuckled.
"So Iheard you were going to college?" Rem asked.
Tohru nodded her head.
"Do you know what you want to do?" Rem asked.
"Not yet, butI know it's something good."
Rem snuggled into her pillow so contently that she let out a small sigh.
"So how old are you?" Rem asked as her words became slower. Sleep would soon take over.
"I'm eigteen," Tohru said eating her last of the mints.
Rrm chuckled. "Compared to you and me you're just a kid."
"Well how old are you, Rem?" Tohru asked.
Before answering, Rem let out a slightly heavy yawn.
"I'm twenty...yawn...three."
Tohru was surprised. She didn't look twenty-three. Tohru was going to ask more question, but had noticed that Rem was already asleep. So Tohru did the same with taking out a pillow and resting her head while enjoying the nice long bus trip to Tokyo.