Where am I?
It was obvious what she had to do, she had only one choice, to jump or to be killed… With a big leap she jumped into the dark abyss, knowing that it was probably just another dead end, and that she would fall to her death… All she did was fall, flailing her arms and legs and unable to defy gravity…
Ring….
I jolted up, my alarm was ringing by my bedside table. So it was another dream…
I felt icky from the sweat that I perspired after my nightmare, it wasn't the first time I've had this dream.
Quickly, noticing the time, I jumped up and ran to the toilet to brush my teeth. My dad was already awake, sitting at the table sipping is black coffee.
"Late again?" he asked without even turning his head.
"Just a few minutes lagging, I should be fine…" I yelled through to hallway with a toothbrush in my mouth. Foam was dripping and time was ticking.
"Five… four… two more minutes left…" I mumbled as I frantically threw things into my backpack.
Dad flipped his newspaper back to the front page and started to fold it back up. "Sure you don't need a ride?" he offered again, this time looking a little bemused at my panicked look. I hated it when he looked bemused.
"No." I spit through my teeth, trying hard not to want to punch him in the face. "Will you stop leering at me and start showing some encouragement and support instead?"
"I am offering you a ride, honey…" He taunted, with his eyebrow raised.
"No. I refuse to look like some silly girl who couldn't wake up and had to have her father babysit her to school." I growled while slipping on my shoes. Great, more taunting.
"If you say so…" he shrugged and strolled out the door in his fancy suit and shiny shoes. "Just saying that if you need to…"
"NO!" I shouted, beating him to the door and slipping out quick enough so he couldn't taunt me anymore.
Sheesh, what a mature father…
I couldn't help but roll my eyes. No wonder my mother wanted a divorce, obviously his attitude must have forced her to pick a better husband.
I was running to the bus stop, the people were slowly inching forward to get on the already packed bus.
Damn, I have to run.
I ran quickly to the alleyway where there was a shortcut that led to the hill near my school. As long as I could reach the back gates before 7:50…
My schoolbag swung behind me, making me look even more idiotic than I already did. The gate was right ahead across the street, and I dashed as quick as possible to reach the other side when a car came from my left and sent me flying five feet away.
All I could hear was my own heartbeat and the blood pumping to my brain. I felt hot liquid gush out from my nose and my mouth. Slowly I drifted into the darkness…
Rustling leafs and the warm sun.
The light breeze and the sound of birds chirping.
This is so surreal. Do they play these type of soundtracks now in hospitals to make the patients go insane?
I tried to open my eyes, but the lids felt as though they weighed a ton. My limbs were sore, but I would move a bit. I tried to shift my body weight to the right, since my left side was aching more. Makes sense since the car hit me on the left…
I tried to push myself up, and then something hit me.
Grass…?
I opened my eyes, and was stunned by the greenery. No cement walls, no drab white clothes, no bed, and no flowers. Just green grass, green leaves, bright flowers and birds flying from one tree to another.
Where am I..?
I looked at myself, clothes were still intact though kind of torn, and my torso wasn't even scratched by the car.
What is happening to me? Am I dead? In heaven?
I cautiously picked myself up and stood up straight. At least everything was in normal proportion, not like Alice when she got to wonderland…
Suddenly the bush behind me rustled, the leaves shook a bit and a green head poked out.
Without hesitation I let out a sharp scream.
"Quiet you silly human! Quiet I say!" said the green chicken head with a commanding tone.
"You can talk?" I squeaked, still shocked from the fact that it didn't look like any human.
"Of course I can! What else do you expect? Any normal demon would be able to talk, and especially me, being Lord Sesshomaru's most trusted servant!" he.. or she huffed.
I quickly recovered from the shocking discovery of this ugly chicken, I knew I had to find a way out of her, and fast.
"Ok, so we can communicate. Where am I?" I have to know where I am at leaset to make a phone call right…?
"Insolent human! We are in the woods of Inuyasha! Do you not know where you are when you visit a place? And look at your garments! Most unsuitable! Slashes here and there, you child!" he croaked and jabbered on.
I rolled my eyes, he sounded like my grandmother for godssake.
"I was in a car accident. Do you know where I can get a phone?" I asked, hoping that he would stop his long monologue on my clothing.
"Huh? Phone? What do you mean foam?" he scratched his "head" and waved his weird staff around. "I don't understand a word you're saying! Are you well or did you hit your head?!"
"I supposed I did hit my head then…"I murmured.
Whatever place this is, I'm not in the modern world anymore…
"Jaken-sama! Look what I found," a girl in a orange kimono dashed out from the bushes and waved something in the air. "It took me some time to catch it, but the fire was easy to start this time…"
Stopping, she noticed me. "Who is this lady, Jaken-sama? Is she hurt?"
That creature names Jaken turned around sharply and said "Stay away, Rin. We don't know is she is human yet."
I was baffled by their conversation. Starting a fire? Catching a fish? Human?
"What else can I be except a human!" I snorted. Was he implying that I looked deformed of any sort?
The girl blatantly ignored the green chicken head and hopped over to my side, taking my hand. "Come with me, I have a few more fish left by the riverside pretty lady."
"Thank you. Rin is that right?" I took her hand and walked through the short bushes into a clearing near a river.
She nodded and yanked my hand, telling me to go a bit faster.
I felt a bit lightheaded, but otherwise not too bad.
Obviously not how a person who just got hit by a car should feel like…
Rin sat down by the fire and pulled a fish stick out of the dirt. "Here you go, they're really tasty, though I preferred the smoked ones Jaken-sama can make."
Her brown eyes were friendly and though her clothes were a bit scuffed up, she looked quite harmless.
I took her fish stick and took a bite, I was feeling a bit hungry now that I have this in my hand…
"Rin, I told you to stay away from this strange woman! How do you even know whether she is nice or not!" The green thing jumped up and down behind us, screeching about how dangerous it was to be in touch with a stranger.
Rin rolled her eyes and giggled. "Oh Jaken-sama you can see she's a very nice lady!"
I kept on chewing on the fish, but my mind was already somewhere else.
Where the hell am I?