Hey everyone! So, I thought that I would write another story to continue my last story 'The Three Paths To Heaven'. I had fun writing it so I thought I would have more fun writing a sequel to it. So here it is. The first chapter of the sequel 'Searching For Alchemy'. I hope you all enjoy it. ^-^


Ch.1

"Aruite kita michi furikaeru to iya na koto bakkari de mou unzari da yo
Fureru mono wo kagayakashite yuku sonna michi wo ikite kitakatta yo"

(Translated: Looking back on the path I walked I've had enough of only having the things I hate
The things I have experienced brighten the path that I wanted to live)

That song. It rang through my head like an annoying alarm.

"I really fell in love with Alchemy! That song was awesome!"

I twisted and turned in my bed. That voice. It was a killer ache to me.

I began to head back inside my house, but before I did, I turned to look at the pink haired girl. She was at the end of the street, looking from left to right, waiting to have a chance to cross.

That girl.

Yeah...Yui.

"Shit!"

I rubbed the back of my head from the impact I received. I fell down the bed after that strange dream I had once more. I looked around my room, trying to see if I was really awake. I cracked my neck and stood up to stretch myself completely.

I hated it.

I hated how that dream was almost like a nightmare to me. I hated how it made me feel nostalgic for no reason at all. I hated that there were elements I did not understand.

I hated that song.

I hated that girl.

I hated it.

I dressed myself and did what other business I needed to do before heading out. I was beginning to think that being stuck all day in this house was making me lose my mind. I couldn't be having the same damn dream over and over again. Besides, my folks wouldn't mind at all if I left.

I walked out of my house and took a minute to breath in the summer air to fill my lungs. The sun was blazing hot. Definitely not a day anyone wants to be out. But I had no choice. I did not want to be stuck in the house and have nothing to do. It'll only lead to me falling asleep and having that awful dream again.
I walked down to the fence door, opened it, and walked right out of my property. I looked around the neighborhood and saw only a few kids by the corner, buying ice cream from the ice cream truck. I sighed and walked the opposite way.

Not only did I wanted to avoid the attention but also the street. Why? That's where the girl crossed the road in my dream. I was kinda a bit shaky on having any interaction with stuff that appears in that dream. Geez. I'm so dramatized, aren't I?


"Keep the change," I said to the store owner of a coffee shop as I exited the store and sat down on one empty table on the outside.

For a hot day, it felt really nice to have a cool drink. I'm just lucky that this coffee shop sells other drinks other than hot drinks. They wouldn't had business.
I leaned against my chair as I sipped from my drink. Over the shade I received from the umbrella, I looked at the blue sky. It had no clouds. It was perfectly clear. It was kinda nice. I love to stare aimlessly at the sky and let my mind drift off. Even the loud sounds from the city were cut off when I went into chill mode.

Okay, so I might hate summer because of its heat. But I do like it for being my vacation. I recently finished my last year of high school and I had three whole months of vacation before I entered college. I really wasn't thinking of going to college in the first place, but somehow, I managed to bring my grades up and get scholarships to pay for college. I couldn't let the opportunity slip by. Besides, college seemed to be fun. I won't have those annoying teachers always chasing me around.

"May I sit here?"

I blinked my thoughts away. I looked in front of me and saw a short girl with beautiful, long silverish lavender hair with two long bunches tied with scarlet ribbons. She had pretty scarlet eyes and fair skin. She wore a cute red summer dress just above her knees. But not only did her beauty struck me.

She seemed so familiar.

"Uh...yeah sure," I said as I turned on my side to avoid having to face her directly.

The girl didn't say anything and sat down on the other chair.

Silence. Awkward silence where only the sucking of my straw was heard.

"Oh my. I forgot my watch," the girl said.

I didn't turn to look at her.

"Do you know what time it is?" she said.

I sighed and took out my phone. "It's 2:30."

"Thank you very much."

I put my phone away and continued to sip my drink.

Another awkward silence.

"Are you waiting for someone?" the girl said.

I looked at her for a second and turned away. "No."

"Oh."

"Are you?"

"Yes."

I sighed. I bet she wants for me to get out of the seat and leave it for her boyfriend or something. So I began to stand up until...

"Please don't leave."

I looked down to the girl with a raised eyebrow. "Why not?"

The girl gave out a small blush. "Because...I don't want to be alone. Can you...wait with me?"

"Can't you be alone by yourself?"

"I rather like the company of someone else."

I examined the girl. She was strange. But still...something about her.

I sat back down. "Didn't your parents taught you to not talk to strangers?"

The girl giggled softly that it made heart skip a beat. "Of course they did but there's something about you that makes you not much of a stranger."

"Really? Why say that? I'm pretty sure I never met you before."

"I know. But you seem so familiar from somewhere. I believe from a dream I had."

Familiar? Me? No way.

"A dream?" I said.

The girl nodded. "But don't mind me. I'm probably being a bit strange right now. I know. Just ignore what I said." Then she took out a piece of paper from the small purse she had on her lap. She began to fold it in many ways.

She was doing origami. Just like someone I used to know.

I tried to not stared at the girl because it would only make me feel weird. I forced myself to look at something else and think of something else. I shouldn't mind this. It was just some weird girl who wanted some stranger to wait with her for someone else.

"Here."

I turned around and saw the girl handing me a paper crane she had made. Did she really make it that quickly?

"Umm..." I said.

The girl opened the palm of my hand and placed the crane. "Here. A gift."

I looked down to the crane. "Umm...thanks?"

"For staying with me."

I looked back up to the girl. She smiled warmly, immediately making me form a smile on my own.

"Nakami! There you are!"

Suddenly, I noticed a guy rushing up to us. He had black hair and dark eyes. He wore jeans and a white shirt. He stopped by the girl's chair to catch his breath.

"I'm so sorry. Did I make you wait long?" the guy said.

The girl shook her head. "No. It's fine." Then she stood up and pushed her chair in.

I looked at both of them. For some reason, both of them seemed so familiar. It was kinda scary. Strangers that I never seen before were becoming familiar. I hope I wasn't really losing my mind.

The guy held onto the girl's hand and began to pull her away until she pulled him back towards me.

"This table need to be lively," she said. She began to do some weird hand movements and suddenly, a vase with red roses appeared right in the center of the table. I stared in amazement.

"Thank you for staying with me," the girl smiled and walked away with the guy.

I looked from the roses to the girl then back to the roses. She did not just make those appear. It was like magic. I looked down to the crane the strange girl left for me. It was nicely made. The color of the paper made me remember the color of the girl's hair and the roses made me remember of the girl's ribbons.
I looked towards the girl but both she and the guy disappeared.

It was like magic.


And that was the first chapter. So, yeah it was still told from Hinata's POV. And, what is this? He had a dream about someone? And not just someone but a girl. Hmm. I wonder who it could be? I don't know. Haha.

And then he goes and a walk and le gasp! He meets a familiar girl and a guy. Could it be? It's his old friends Nakami and Koyomi from Afterlife. But Hinata doesn't remember them. Uh-oh. Nor does Nakami and Koyomi. They're like complete strangers to each other. Hmm. I hope they can remember.

Tune in for more and please review. Thank you. ^-^