Fleeting Moment
Chapter one
The town was dark, everything covered in a layer of black, only small squares of dim lights behind a layer of cloth could be seen down the long street. A man, his hair a light shade of white, walked down the road alone, a long wooden stick in one hand.
Death was near, he was sure of it. It had been lingering behind his back for days. By only mere willpower was he still alive. He was an old man, who many would say had overstayed his welcome on earth. And he didn't believe he could push his luck much longer. Soon the man in the long black cloak would win.
He had promised himself, that for the good of everyone, but mainly for her, that he would not go back. He would live his life waiting, and if fate had their paths collide, then it was meant to be.
But waiting had not brought them together again. And when your near death, you see everything you didn't do, everything you could have done, and everything you want to do so much more clearly than you ever did before.
Opening the door to a shop that was placed at the end of the road, the old man pushed his way in. The familiar scent of sawdust and rust filled him with a sweet bitter feeling of nostalgia as he walked across the wooden floor to the edge of the room. He leaned down, lifting up a loose floorboard and retrieved a small metal box from inside.
The old man traced his hand over the box, as if it was a great treasure. He opened it carefully, blowing a breath of air to remove the dust that had settled inside of it. Reaching into the metal box, he pulled out the only item that it contained.
To those who didn't know what it was, it would look like nothing more than a small, oddly shaped ball of metal. But to those who did know, it would mean so much more. It marked a time where chaos raged, and the impossible suddenly became possible.
Bringing the object to his mouth, the old man whispered something softly to it. And then he was gone.
Well I'm a huge huge fan of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, I've had to have watched it at least thirty times by now, so I wanted to try seeing if I can write something with it. This chapter is more of an introduction I guess, since it's so short, but I just decided to label it a chapter anyways. I deffinately plan on continuing this, I have lots of ideas running through my head for this story right now. I should probably jot some down so I don't forget them.
-has a terrible memory-