Ordinary Life

By: Aviantei

Forward


Speak of the devil and he will appear. I guess we're just all lucky that isn't true.

Okay, okay, I know that was stupid, I just… I'm really no good at this sort of stuff. Sure, I love stories in every conceivable form, but I've never been any good at writing them down. I guess if someone else scripted the whole thing out, I could draw it, but I don't exactly have the time for that. It was better to just let Yori-sensei handle the whole thing and leave it at that.

Except Yori-sensei insisted that I did some sort of prologue note so that people would understand that this request came from me… Though I find that kind of silly since you're just going to think I'm a fictional character and this is some sort of super-meta technique.

Fine, think what you want. I believe in letting the reader make decisions about what they're reading. It's not my job to tell you how to take this.

Putting that aside, I guess I should talk about this story for a bit, huh? The truth is, I've been running around, having no idea of how to start this thing for ages. I mean, there were just too many important points to deal with. Did I start from high school, where his story did? How about middle school? Or maybe all the way back from the beginning, when I was a little brat?

I couldn't decide. I could never decide. So I just did a bunch of base recordings and let Yori-sensei decide for me. I told the others, asked them to give some input. And after a lot of time and effort on Yori-sensei's part, we ended up with this.

Let me tell you something. This world isn't as peaceful as you think. Some of you may have encountered this before, have firsthand experience. Others of you are clueless. Some of you might come around, and others will remain skeptic. After all, it's just a book to you.

But like I said that's fine. If that's the case, I'll admit that I'm terribly jealous. You see, you have a sense of normalcy, a world that doesn't change.

A perfectly simple, ordinary life.

I really don't think that's something I was ever meant to have.


Okay, new story here, 'cause I can't just stick to one idea at a time.

Some of you may be familiar with my other Ao no Exorcist story, Tilling Soil. Ordinary Life is meant to be separate, but Tilling Soil is a side adventure where the protagonist of this story takes part in. There will be references (when I get to that chunk of the timeline), but you shouldn't have to worry about it.

To be honest, I've been staring down this story trying to figure out where to start it up, and I finally found it. It may be a slow journey, but I hope anyone who reads it will enjoy it.

Yay, I finally got hired. Go me.

The official first chapter should be up by November 19.


NEXT:

"How's she doing?"

"I'll contribute that to her parenting."

"Simply put, I intend to make her indispensable to the wellbeing of the Order."

"Yukio-kun, you didn't go to Shiro-kun's funeral?"

"You have my number, so just contact me whenever."

"I may be mistaken, but it sounds like your friends need you right now."

"Oh, I know! If he's putting up his defenses against you, then he'll never suspect it if he gets a surprise friendship sneak attack from someone else. I volunteer!"

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