headslammer:Hey guys, headslammer here! This is my first fic, so please read it! In general, my language is pretty sucky(XD) so R&R and please correct me if needed/wanted.
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Summary: He feels like he's been through this before. The train, the green time, the gun, he feels like he's been through it all. What happens when a certain boy encounters the fools? Will he remember who he really is?
Pairings: OC X (you'll find out soon)
Chapter 1: A familiar scene
Late night
Attention, dear passengers. We sincerely apologize for the trains delay and alteration route. We have now arrived at Iwatodai station. The next stop would be Iwatodai.
Huh?
I rubbed my eyes and woke up.
"Where am I?"
I looked around me. Weird, I seemed to be in some train. But I, don't remember going up on a train, did I?
Wait, what was I doing before this? I thought as I fiddled with my mp3 player. I vaguely remember something about a tall tower, but that's it.
I gripped my large black case beside me as I went into deep thought. I pulled out my cell from my pocket and checked the date.
4th April 2009.
What's this? I notice a little strap dangling from my phone. It was downright pink with something written on it.
Let's take a look…
Iwatodai.
The train doors slid open, allowing the passengers to go through.
This is the final train bound for Tatsumi Port Island, please board the train before it departs.
I did not know why but something, something in my head told me to get of the train. I checked around to see if there was anyone I knew
There weren't much passengers at all. In fact the only other passengers I saw were five working adults and two students. The male student had wild blue hair that went all over his face, seemingly covering both his eyes. His mp3 player hung loosely around the collar of his black jacket and a small black haversack, very much like how I wore mine. His white shirt untucked over his secured belt. His long jeans covered the already short white socks just above his shoes.
The female student, whom I would presume his sister, wore all of his colors on her jacket, blouse and skirt. She too had an mp3 player, only with a shade of red and pink. She had her brown hair tied up in a bun fashion and had several hair pins that formed the roman number XXII(22). A bright red ribbon tied around her neck and a sling bag that hung over her left shoulder. They didn't seem to notice me looking at them though. I could hear them conversing a little, but not enough to make out a sentence. I could hear the names 'Minato' and 'Hamkuo' once in awhile.
I looked at the clock, it read the time as 11:55 pm. Its almost midnight.
Midnight….
(Girl's perspective)
"Finally," I sighed as I took of my earphones, "we've arrived at the station. Still, I never thought we would be here this late right, Minato?" I looked across at my twin brother who was seemingly staring off into space, listening to 'Burn My Dread' (he blasted those volumes freaking loud). Annoyed, I forcefully pulled out one of the earphones and shouted into his ear, "Hey, are you even listening?"
Turning to me, he nodded his head, one of his signature methods for answering people. Ever since we were little kids, he never really talked much. In fact, the most I'VE ever heard him say was a maximum of ten words in a single sentence. He has never gone past that. Not even when that bully in 6th grade picked a fight with him. He just stared at the guy, dodged the blows and hit back, and came out as if nothing ever happened. It's a good thing that he's calm, but it can be a little creepy.
And I'm his twin sister saying this, I'll never get used to that.
Beside me, I heard Minato taking something out of his pocket and unfolding it; it was a huge brochure of Iwatodai. He studied it for a moment and shoved it into my hands, nodding once again while blinking his eyes hard. In translation, that probably meant; here you go.
"Right…" I studied the brochure in my hands and ran my eyes through all the landmarks, "We must be here, at the station. Then if we move much further up the north, we can reach Gekkoukan High School. But trace back a little further," I moved my finger all the way back up towards a small crest, "here is where the dormitory is, and its in walking distance."
Thank God for that, I didn't really feel like walking far distances. Considering the time, it would be a huge waste of time. I turned to Minato, who happened to wear a watch and asked, "Hey, do you have any idea what time it is now?" He looked at me, then pulled his hand out of his pocket to check the time on his watch. He then looked at the huge clock on the ceiling of the train station.
Which, in translation, meant; "Look up at the clock yourself."
Geez, pain in the butt.
I averted my gaze to the clock. It was midnight.
Suddenly, the electronics in the station ceased to function. The lights started to shut off as did every other matter that made noise. The sky casted a sick shade of green over the two of us. Minato's eyes widened as the music in his mp3 player stopped working. He clicked the button a few times but to no avail.
It was downright scary.
"Hmm…?" were the only coherent sounds that he made before turning to me, who finally noticed that I was gripping to his arm.
"Hamuko?"
I wasn't freaked out, don't get it wrong…. Ok fine, I was kinda scared, but of course I would be. Minato left me clinging on to his arm as we slowly tried to find the exit. When we got to the entrance, we heard a voice.
"Hey."
We turned to the sound of the rather shocked and surprised voice. It was a student that could've been no more older than me and Minato. He had silver hair falling over his right green eye, black jacket over his white shirt and long black jeans, like a school uniform. He held a huge briefcase in one hand and what seemed to be a guitar case over his left shoulder. I glanced a little closer, in fact, he seemed to be wearing the exact same uniform as us. He spoke again.
"You're not…a coffin?"
Well, excuse me! Are you trying to curse me to my death? I would have said something to him but I stopped myself when I saw the direction of his thumb behind him, "A coffin standing up, like that." I peered behind him, and almost fainted. There was a human sized coffin in an upright position behind him. I looked up at the streets ahead and saw many other coffins and blood that filled the streets.
Seeing the rather horrified expression on my face and the brochure in my hand, he asked, "Where are you guys heading."
I showed him the dorm brochure and began to explain to him the directions we were using to take to reach the dormitory faster. Minato apparently looked at me like I was crazy, explaining all of this to a stranger we didn't even know. I even told him our names.
…
Minato was right, I am crazy.
"Alright then, guess I'll tag along, since we're all headed there."
(Protagonist POV)
I ignored their stares at me as I walked with them to the dormitory. Well, at least I remembered something: me needing to get to the dorm.
Without much trouble, we got to the dorm in no time (I was quite surprised though, I never thought Hamuko would be the kind to navigate maps easily). It was a four storey dormitory(yes, I counted). Tired and exhausted, I placed my hand on the doorknob. I saw Minato looking around, and he pointed towards a button on the side of the door; a doorbell. He pushed the button once.
Twice.
Nothing
"Electronics don't seem to work now," I explained, "probably like how all our mp3's died too." He nodded his head understandingly (damn it, his calmness is a little too creepy) as I pushed the door open. We were standing in some kind of lounge, with couches, a TV, a kitchen and a reception desk. Ahead were some stairs to the next floor.
"Some welcome party…"
"You're late…"
….
Holy shit, what the heck was that?
I turned to see a young boy dressed in black and white stripes from shirt down, like prison wear. However, it looked more of like pyjamas. He stood behind the check in counter.
"I've been waiting a long time for you three, now," he snapped his fingers and a booklet appeared on the table.
Freaky…
"If you want to proceed, please sign, it's a contract."
"What's it for, checking into the dorm?" Hamuko asked, obviously unaware that the boy probably did some weird magic trick.
"Don't worry," he chuckled, "it merely says you would take full responsibility for your actions. Just the usual stuff." Minato didn't even ask how or why we had to sign it and grabbed the pen on the desk and wrote his name down. Hamuko looked at him like he'd gone he'd gone mad or something but hey, I can totally understand. Then, with little hesitation herself, she took the pen and signed it.
I chooseth this fate of my own free will.
Minato Arisato. Hamuko Arisato
Arisato? Isn't that…
The strange boy looked at me for a moment, as if studying me. Slowly, his smile grew wide.
"Don't you remember me?"
What the?
"I mean, I don't really know who you are, but you remind me of a close friend I once had." As he said that, his image started to go fuzzy. The boy was taller for a moment, with a white long sleeved shirt and tight fit jeans. He wore a yellow scarf around his neck. The next second, he was the same boy again.
"Anyway, you should sign too," the boy said as the contract flipped over to the next page. Like the other two, mine had a few words too: I will accept full responsibility for my second chances. Great, more mystery words, but I penned my name down: Akira Arisato
…
This can't be coincidence, can it?
The boy read our signatures and closed his eyes, "No one can escape time, it delivers us all to the same ending. You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes, nor can you simply walk away at your own choosing. Only time decides."
"And so it begins…"
(Minato)
The boy then, literally, faded back into the shadows, seemingly disappearing.
"He…he just…Did he just…oh gosh…" It took me a little while for Hamuko to release her iron grip on my arm after she saw that. Seriously was it THAT scary? We've just walked through a coffin-filled street coated in blood, this wasn't much worse was it?
Actually yes, Akira had the exact same last name as us. But still, it can just be a coincidence.
"Okay, we all saw a weird boy that made us sign a contract right?" Akira asked.
Sure did, I thought as I nodded my head.
"Good," he let out a sigh of relief, "At least I know I'm not going completely loco here or anything."
"This is giving me the creeps…"
"Who's there!" a girl's voice shouted from the staircase. Hamuko nearly jumped when she heard the voice. The figure came down the stairs; a brunette wearing a pink sweater and miniskirt, with a gun strapped to her right thigh.
…
Hold on…
Strapped. To. Her. Right. Thigh.
A GUN!
I held my fear back as she placed her hand on its handle, ready to shoot us. I glanced back at Akira, whose face showed no sign of fear, just shock
This, was bad.
"No, Takeba wait!"
A redhead ran down the staircase just as the green time began to fade away. The lights switched itself on and the air conditioner started to work. Even Hamuko's and my mp3 players started playing its music again. Now clearer in view, the redhead was seen to be wearing a blouse and ribbon similar to Hamuko and knee length skirt.
"I'm Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm one of the students living in this dorm."
(Akira)
The other two were shocked. First a girl comes to point a gun at us, then now THE Mitsuru Kirijo comes down to greet us. Of course they would be surprised.
But… not me though.
And was that girl called
Takeba?
"Sorry to cut in but, who're they? And is it really alright for them to be here?" the brunette cut in as she put away her gun.
"These three are transfer students," Mitsuru explained, "It was a rather last minute decision to move them over here, but of course they'll be alright here." Alright huh, I don't call a brunette chick like you running around with a gun that almost blasted all of us 'alright'.
"She's Yukari Takeba, she'll be a junior like you three this spring," Mitsuru senpai (I'll call her senpai since she's older) introduced.
"Hey…" Yukari waved shyly at us. Right then, I could have yelled at her or punched her in the face for almost blasting us. But seeing that sudden change, I couldn't help but wave my hand back, and I knew she never had any intention of harming us anyway.
I can tell.
Still, best be careful, its too early for me to get shot. Minato and Hamuko gave short and simple intros (heck, Minato didn't even talk, Hamuko said his part).
"Akira Arisato, nice to meet you Yukari, senpai," I bowed slightly to the both of them. Yukari seemed looked at me rather oddly. I think I know why.
"Don't worry, I don't even know them, coincidence."
"Is this a girls dorm?" Minato suddenly asked. I almost rolled my eyes. Of course this isn't a female dorm, why would we be here then? Senpai laughed a bit at the comment, as if she had been expecting it all along, "Don't worry, before you three came, there was me, Takeba and another one of your male seniors. You can rest assured this dorm is co-ed. But if I do catch anyone one of you, doing underhanded business," her tone suddenly turned scary, "your punishment will not be light I assure you!"
"You mean execution?" I suddenly blurted out, a term which seemed awfully familiar to me. Mitsuru-senpai just stared at me in shock. Everyone else was wondering what was going on (hey, I'd like to know what I said too) until Yukari cut in, "Um, I'll show them to their rooms senpai!"
She led Hamuko to her room on the third and me and Minato's on the second.
"Your room's all the way at the end of the second floor, Minato. Akira, your room is right beside his. It's easy to remember huh?"
"Mm-hmm."
"So, any more questions?" Yukari handed us our room keys and waved a warning finger at us, "don't lose these, Mitsuru-senpai will never let you hear the end of it." Gee, like I couldn't tell form just now's encounter.
But damn, there was so much I wanted to ask. The weird green time, the mysterious boy and the contract. Yukari's gun… and why she and senpai seemed so familiar. Everything was so weird… Before I could open my mouth to say anything, Minato spoke a single word.
"Nope."
Dammit Minato…
"Alright then…" as she turned to walk off, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, "oh and, did you see anything strange on your way here?"
Actually…I wanted to…
"Nope."
…..
Ass….
"It seems you two are okay. Good night then Minato-kun, Akira-kun."
"Night!"
Minato went into his room and promptly shut the door. Before I went into mine, I turned to Yukari and told her something I think she needed to know.
"Don't be scared when you place it at your head. Just cast aside your fears, and pull the trigger."
With that, I closed the door, leaving a dumbstruck Yukari behind.
…
What the hell did I just say to her…
(Minato's side)
I threw my bag onto the ground and flopped onto the bed. I wonder if I should have let Akira talk instead. He seemed so eager to ask about everything.
Why did everything turn green, why were there coffins around town, why was the boy there when we came and why did we have to sign a contract, why did Yukari ask if we saw anything strange?
Why did the boy seemed to know Akira?
…..
Why do I keep asking why?
"Really, I've only got questions…"
(Akira)
"Bloody hell that Minato…" I silently cursed as I slowly began to unpack my things. Seriously though, was letting me speak a few words THAT difficult? All I wanted to ask was whether Yukari knew about green time. I mean, its pretty obvious she knew something about it.
Damn, why did she have to point that gun at us. Damn brunette. Damn, slim-legged-short-skirted-cute-faced-c cupped-HOLY COW what am I thinking!
I buried my face in the pillow. It wasn't too confortable, but soft enough for me to sleep in. I took of my jacket and dumped it on the ground. I stared at the ceiling, pondering over what I had just said.
Don't be scared when you place it at your head. Just cast aside your fears, and pull the trigger.
"Hrrgh…"
Wanting to divert my attention away, I grabbed my almost forgotten case and unzipped it. You know, I actually kind of forgot what was inside this thing. Looks big enough to fit a guitar.
Wait, I don't play a guitar!
I RE-diverted my attention back to the phone strap. I stared at it for a long time before falling asleep.
YT...
Yukari Takeba...
Finally...first chapter done. I don't think it was well written though ._.
Anyways as I said earlier please R&R. I'll take into considerations constructive crits too!