A Soul Made of Letters and Words

The rules are thus-

1. When a story begins it must be seen to the end. I cannot quit or leave the job half done. The story must have a beginning, middle, and end.

2. Any attempt at self-termination or intentional 'story breaking' will be met with the story rewinding to a point in time where I can make the 'correct' move. This does not mean I will make, or immediately know, what the 'correct' move.

3. The story has a plan (even if it isn't a well written one...). It has a direction. I can fight it, but events will always play pushing towards the story's original plan. Sometimes the story can be altered, sometimes it can't be.

4. When a story has reached its end, I will go through the final parts to find out if it is my Perfect Story. If it isn't, then I will move on to the next one.

5. When a new story begins, all characters and settings are reset. The only ones with prior knowledge of past stories and plots are myself and you, the Reader.

Those aren't the official rules. I don't know if there are any rules for what I've gone through. No manual for being a character in a story.

My name is... Well, I don't know what my real name is. The name stories usually give me are either Yu Narukami or Souji Seta. Take your pick.

Did you notice that? I just said a couple of aliases and you know exactly what I look like now. Uncanny silver hair, with eyes that match the drapes, so to speak. Decent build, certainly not flabby or gangling. Sometimes I'm even pretty muscular. Tall. I usually wear only black, white, or grey clothes.

I guess whoever I was wasn't much for vibrant colors...

Sorry. I got lost in thought. When you're only made up of letters and words, you tend to do that. I mean, I have a body. I just described it to you, but what's a body without a soul? And my soul is the words and letters that spell out my personality. They're mine. At least, I hope they are.

Sorry. Again. You didn't come here to read about me contemplating what life and existence is. I mean, you'll still see plenty of that later. The only freedom I have is my own narration and I intend to use it, but you came here for a story, right? Maybe a romantic comedy starring Yosuke and I? Or a tragic story of lost level between me and Yukiko? Or maybe a story where I get drunk with Kanji and you laugh at our misery?

Regardless, the next story will start soon. Until then, you can deal with me telling you what little I know about myself.

I know that I'm a character in a story. Correction, I know I'm a character of several stories. One after the other, all written by an Author. Maybe there is only one Author, or maybe there's a dozen. Not sure. I live through the events of one story, and if I don't think it's my Perfect Story I move onto the next.

I know that I had an original story and that most of the stories I go to now are based off of it, but whatever that world was like, I can only guess and assume.

Would that make all these other stories I end up in, fanfics? Dunno. Maybe?

As I mentioned before, I leave most 'fanfics' behind because I know they aren't my Perfect Story. That's all I'm looking for. my Perfect Story. The story where I have all I've ever wanted is there. It might be the same as my original story, or maybe it's just a decent fanfic where I'm loved and no one is hurt. Either way, I know it has everything I could ever want in it.

What do I want? What will be the words and characters that make up my 'Perfect Story?'

I'll get back to you on that...

We're getting closer to the bottom of the page. Huh? How do I know that?

I'll get back to you on that too.

I don't know why I'm forced to live through all these stories. Is this just what life is? You live your story, story ends, and then the next one starts? Is this reincarnation? Am I in Hell or Purgatory?

What will the next story I'm trapped in be? An action filled epic with car chases? A mystery? Maybe a comedy? If I'm lucky, it'll be a sweet, lovey-dovey romance, but you haven't seen the last few worlds I've gone to. I wouldn't call myself 'lucky.'

I guess we'll find out soon enough.

I hope to see you next chapter, Reader. I hope you'll stay by my side as I go from one fic to the other. My tale is a scary one all alone. Heh, but I'll manage, whether you see my story or not.

You can leave a review by clicking on some button or typing in a box somewhere down there. It's the only way we can really communicate with each other. Tell me you'll stay by my side and help me, tell me you think I'm crazy and that you don't exist, or tell me this story is really weird and that you aren't sticking around. It's just nice to talk to someone that isn't pre-written, you know?

I see a light. No, it isn't Heaven. It's the next story.

Time for me to go, I guess. Bye.

END

This is an experiment. A bored little something I made because I could. Updates will be sporadic at best. My main story is, and will probably still be 'Just a Delinquent,' but I wrote this all up in a day and thought it'd be fun.

The inspiration for this story was the fanfic "Sora's Epic Journey' by Jomatto in the Kingdom Hearts section (read it, it's great!) and 'Stranger than Fiction' starring Will Ferrell (also good!).

This story will be a black comedy mixed with actual drama. Maybe even a bit of romance! I'm a proud NaotoXYu/Souji shipper, but hey, as our main character will tell you, it's just a story. Let's see where the next line will lead us!

Send our main character lots of love with a review, or just tell me what your thoughts on the story are so far. Have a wonderful day and take care.