The Girl From the Other World
She had awoken from the blinding light emerging from the covered window. Birds were imitating the car alarms that went off at a sudden touch and a clutter could be heard in the kitchen. Slowly pulling the covers off of her she stepped onto the cold wood floor and put her slippers on.
Tamiko Torino was a simple girl who only wished for simple things. She had goals- acting, singing, dancing- but secretly she had merely wished to happily fall in love- perhaps having a child symbolizing their love. They were selfish she thought, but she always knew that she could pursue her love of the arts while still pursuing her love.
She looked into the mirror. Her glittering red hair surrounded the outline of her face, a few strands falling into her bright brown eyes. Putting a hand to her pale complexion she sighed and stared at the clock, realizing that in about an hour she would have to head off to school.
Pulling her shirt over her head in order to get ready for a shower she wrapped a robe around her body and headed off to the bathroom. She then stepped into the shower and turned on the hot water proceeding to day dream.
"Tamiko.I will never leave your side.ever!"
"I know."
"I don't care how much of a nuisance I seem to be.I will always love you!"
"Tasuki.I." -
"TAMIKO-CHAN!"
Her mother's blistering call knocked her out of the dream and she fell onto the floor, sweat dropping.
"Mother."
"You need to eat before you go to school! Hurry up! Hayaku!"
"Hai.hai.," she sneered at the door from which her mother was standing outside and with a sense of frustration stepped outside of the fairly large shower onto a mat on the floor. Pulling a towel from the rack on the wall she wrapped her self up and moved over to the mirror next to her. Slowly closing her eyes she sighed with new found disappointment. She wiped the fog from the mirror and opened her eyes slightly.
"It'll never come true. It's a stupid story. A simple stupid story by some woman named Yuu Watase. Miaka, Tamaho- I mean Taka, and most definitely Tasuki are not real!," she threw her head to the side in a fit of anger, "Why can't you get over that?!"
Tamiko grabbed her robe and placed it upon her before storming off to her room and getting dressed into her school uniform. She ran past her mother who worriedly tried to get her to eat a piece of toast. As Tamiko stormed off her mother merely stood at the doorway, holding a piece of toast and gazing at her path, her eyes glistening with tears.
By the time Tamiko had reached the academy in which she attended, she was already late. She was never a klutz and most definitely not ignorant, but she never seemed to feel like she belonged. Her friends were loyal and true, and she loved them all the same- but something was lacking. Something she couldn't put her finger on.
Sneakily she reached the doorway of her first class and slid against the wall to her seat in the back. Her best friend smiled at her as she quickly sat down.
"Late again, are we?"
Tamiko sweat dropped but before she could come up with an excuse, the teacher turned around and exclaimed, "I saw you Miss Torino- You're late again!"
Tamiko's face fell along with her body in complete amazement.
Her friend continued to smile. "Perhaps teachers really do have eyes in the back of their heads."
Reaching for the desk she sat down and laughed a little bit. Her friend was slightly odd- but she had known her since middle school and never intended on breaking the bond. Sakoto meant everything to her. Even if life had taken everything, she thought, Sakoto would always be there, she would make sure of that- no matter what.
Throughout the day all Tamiko could only think of one thing and one thing only- the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho. Why couldn't she get it out of her head? It was just a meaningless story, but she was still drawn to the characters, the land, the legend.
When school had ended that day she decided that she would be walking by herself. She slid past the gate before Sakoto could catch her. While she walked down the gray sidewalk- a cloud of cherry blossoms blew past her and into the distance. She looked up- there was no tree! Where did they come from?
In fear she glanced around her. Cherry blossoms meant death- but the death of what? What did it all mean? Or was it an illusion? She hadn't eaten all day...
A gust of wind went past her on the path. But it didn't stop. She fell to the ground. She tried to call for help but nobody was there. The cherry blossoms surrounded her again and her vision became blind. Suddenly a red light appeared- then blackness. Her books fell from the non-existent body.
Light began to creep in and crows squawked loudly. The gust was gone along with the cherry blossoms and it felt warm. Beginning to wake up, she opened her brown eyes and pushed her red sparkling hair behind her ears. She noticed something different immediately. Her surroundings appeared to be very elegant but most importantly- she was entangled in a statue- as though it were protecting her. Losing her balance, she fell to the floor and screamed. Her eyes caught a glimpse of it- a beautiful golden bird.
Guards slammed open the door and in intense anger demanded to know who had dared trespass. Tamiko merely gave a squeak and hid herself with her hands.
"I don't know who you are- but.I call the police if you try to hurt me!"
The guard sweat dropped. "Police? Wuz that?"
"You idiot! Just let me go home!"
The guard stammered and asked in disbelief, "Who do you think you are- you girl in.strange...clothing..EMPEROR!"
Tamiko grimaced. She had severely hurt her arm. But even more, she was confused about the whole emperor bit. Was somebody a boss here- and- what was with the whole strange clothing thing? He looked strange-
Tamiko slowly began to realize that her very surroundings mimicked those in the artwork of Yu Watase's Fushigi Yuugi. She turned her head in anger however, refusing to believe it.
Before another thought could be added, an elegant man with long volumous green hair appeared before her with sword in hand. He was dressed in royal garb and had a gentle gaze in his eyes. Their gazes met and it finally dawned on her.
"Girl from another world."
Her eyes glimmered with tears of shock
"It..can't.be..."
***Wow.my first fanfic! I hope you guys like it! Let me know how I'm doing because I welcome ALL comments- good or bad. It helps me improve! Wait up for chapter two- The Destiny Becomes Revealed..
She had awoken from the blinding light emerging from the covered window. Birds were imitating the car alarms that went off at a sudden touch and a clutter could be heard in the kitchen. Slowly pulling the covers off of her she stepped onto the cold wood floor and put her slippers on.
Tamiko Torino was a simple girl who only wished for simple things. She had goals- acting, singing, dancing- but secretly she had merely wished to happily fall in love- perhaps having a child symbolizing their love. They were selfish she thought, but she always knew that she could pursue her love of the arts while still pursuing her love.
She looked into the mirror. Her glittering red hair surrounded the outline of her face, a few strands falling into her bright brown eyes. Putting a hand to her pale complexion she sighed and stared at the clock, realizing that in about an hour she would have to head off to school.
Pulling her shirt over her head in order to get ready for a shower she wrapped a robe around her body and headed off to the bathroom. She then stepped into the shower and turned on the hot water proceeding to day dream.
"Tamiko.I will never leave your side.ever!"
"I know."
"I don't care how much of a nuisance I seem to be.I will always love you!"
"Tasuki.I." -
"TAMIKO-CHAN!"
Her mother's blistering call knocked her out of the dream and she fell onto the floor, sweat dropping.
"Mother."
"You need to eat before you go to school! Hurry up! Hayaku!"
"Hai.hai.," she sneered at the door from which her mother was standing outside and with a sense of frustration stepped outside of the fairly large shower onto a mat on the floor. Pulling a towel from the rack on the wall she wrapped her self up and moved over to the mirror next to her. Slowly closing her eyes she sighed with new found disappointment. She wiped the fog from the mirror and opened her eyes slightly.
"It'll never come true. It's a stupid story. A simple stupid story by some woman named Yuu Watase. Miaka, Tamaho- I mean Taka, and most definitely Tasuki are not real!," she threw her head to the side in a fit of anger, "Why can't you get over that?!"
Tamiko grabbed her robe and placed it upon her before storming off to her room and getting dressed into her school uniform. She ran past her mother who worriedly tried to get her to eat a piece of toast. As Tamiko stormed off her mother merely stood at the doorway, holding a piece of toast and gazing at her path, her eyes glistening with tears.
By the time Tamiko had reached the academy in which she attended, she was already late. She was never a klutz and most definitely not ignorant, but she never seemed to feel like she belonged. Her friends were loyal and true, and she loved them all the same- but something was lacking. Something she couldn't put her finger on.
Sneakily she reached the doorway of her first class and slid against the wall to her seat in the back. Her best friend smiled at her as she quickly sat down.
"Late again, are we?"
Tamiko sweat dropped but before she could come up with an excuse, the teacher turned around and exclaimed, "I saw you Miss Torino- You're late again!"
Tamiko's face fell along with her body in complete amazement.
Her friend continued to smile. "Perhaps teachers really do have eyes in the back of their heads."
Reaching for the desk she sat down and laughed a little bit. Her friend was slightly odd- but she had known her since middle school and never intended on breaking the bond. Sakoto meant everything to her. Even if life had taken everything, she thought, Sakoto would always be there, she would make sure of that- no matter what.
Throughout the day all Tamiko could only think of one thing and one thing only- the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho. Why couldn't she get it out of her head? It was just a meaningless story, but she was still drawn to the characters, the land, the legend.
When school had ended that day she decided that she would be walking by herself. She slid past the gate before Sakoto could catch her. While she walked down the gray sidewalk- a cloud of cherry blossoms blew past her and into the distance. She looked up- there was no tree! Where did they come from?
In fear she glanced around her. Cherry blossoms meant death- but the death of what? What did it all mean? Or was it an illusion? She hadn't eaten all day...
A gust of wind went past her on the path. But it didn't stop. She fell to the ground. She tried to call for help but nobody was there. The cherry blossoms surrounded her again and her vision became blind. Suddenly a red light appeared- then blackness. Her books fell from the non-existent body.
Light began to creep in and crows squawked loudly. The gust was gone along with the cherry blossoms and it felt warm. Beginning to wake up, she opened her brown eyes and pushed her red sparkling hair behind her ears. She noticed something different immediately. Her surroundings appeared to be very elegant but most importantly- she was entangled in a statue- as though it were protecting her. Losing her balance, she fell to the floor and screamed. Her eyes caught a glimpse of it- a beautiful golden bird.
Guards slammed open the door and in intense anger demanded to know who had dared trespass. Tamiko merely gave a squeak and hid herself with her hands.
"I don't know who you are- but.I call the police if you try to hurt me!"
The guard sweat dropped. "Police? Wuz that?"
"You idiot! Just let me go home!"
The guard stammered and asked in disbelief, "Who do you think you are- you girl in.strange...clothing..EMPEROR!"
Tamiko grimaced. She had severely hurt her arm. But even more, she was confused about the whole emperor bit. Was somebody a boss here- and- what was with the whole strange clothing thing? He looked strange-
Tamiko slowly began to realize that her very surroundings mimicked those in the artwork of Yu Watase's Fushigi Yuugi. She turned her head in anger however, refusing to believe it.
Before another thought could be added, an elegant man with long volumous green hair appeared before her with sword in hand. He was dressed in royal garb and had a gentle gaze in his eyes. Their gazes met and it finally dawned on her.
"Girl from another world."
Her eyes glimmered with tears of shock
"It..can't.be..."
***Wow.my first fanfic! I hope you guys like it! Let me know how I'm doing because I welcome ALL comments- good or bad. It helps me improve! Wait up for chapter two- The Destiny Becomes Revealed..