Chapter One

The wind was blowing strong as a short black haired girl stepped out of a tall brick building around a corner. She rested her back against the scratchy brick as she closed her eyes breathed deep. After a minute she reached into the pocket of her black suit pants and pulled out a thin white cell phone. She opened her eyes to stare at it with a blank look. Licking her lips she turned the phone on and went to her contacts. As she pushed a certain contact she closed her eyes again and breathed sharp.

Riiiing… Riiiing… Riii-

"Hello?"

The eighteen year old girl cleared her throat, away from the phone before she put the phone to her ear and nodded to herself.

"Hi, mama. It's Jurina"

"Oh, hey sweetie. How did your tests go? Did you pass?" The warm voice brought a smile to the girls face.

"Umm…" She chewed on her lip a bit, before she looked up at the sky determinedly, "No, I failed."

"You what?" Confusion and worry overtook the warmth of her mother's voice.

Jurina closed her eyes again as the smile left her face. She pressed her left hand on her chest and rubbed in comforting circles.

"I failed but its fine – really fine. Actually it's a great thing I think. Now I have the time, so I'm… I'm gonna go and see Ryoha"

"W-What? Jurina, what are you talking about? You have to –"

A smile came on her face again, a harsh difference to the tears that were now crawling down her face.

"No, mama. I haven't seen her in such a long time so I'm going to go see her. I just called so that you would know that I'm not gonna be home for a while. It's quite a long trip to Aichi from here. I figure if I catch the train I can make it there in a few days"

"Jurina"

"I love you, mama. Bye"

Pulling the phone away sharply to sound of her mother yelling her name, she quickly ended the call. She turned the phone off and shoved it back in her pocket. She wiped the tears from her face and breathed in and out a couple of times.

When she was ready she walked back into the brick building to retrieve her purse. In her rush to get the call out she had left it behind. It was a stupid thing to do, especially since it held all of the money she would need for this trip.


With the long strapped beige purse now hanging from her shoulder, Jurina stepped out of a yellow cab at the Sakae train station. She looked around at the busy building as people ran in and out of it with haste. People that probably knew what they were doing. Jurina had never really done this by herself. Her mother was usually by her side, buying the tickets and securing them their seats. Loneliness swelled with her and she gripped tight onto her purse strap, trying to calm herself. She could do this.

The eighteen year old girl walked into the station with her head held high, full of bravado that she didn't actually feel. Her short heeled black shoes clacked against the marble floors as she found the line to buy tickets.

She fidgeted in her spot as got in the line behind five other people. She hated to wait. While Jurina waited she pulled her wallet out from her purse and leafed through the contents. She had $500 arranged from crisp hundred dollar bills to fifties and twenties. The money was all that she had been able to get out of the bank from her shared account with her mother. Guilt was eating at her over it but she needed this trip. Besides her mother had more than enough to go around. They had never wanted for anything money wise. Her mother probably wouldn't even notice the money gone.

Putting it back in her purse she zipped it up and held it tight against her stomach. This money was all she had and she couldn't lose it or worse. She looked suspiciously around at the people around her, hoping that they hadn't gotten a glimpse of her treasure. That's when she noticed the odd girl in front of her. She could see her face from behind but from what she could see she didn't look much older than Jurina herself. She was half a head shorter than her and she was dressed in pink pants and a bright yellow shirt. Her long black hair was half down with some of her hair tied up in two balls sticking out of the top of her head. She was bouncing on the balls of her feet and moaning to herself.

It seemed the closer the shorter girl got to the ticket box, the more she bounced in place. Jurina considered asking the girl if something was wrong with her but she really wasn't sure if the girl was stable.

Finally the last person moved away with tickets in hand and the odd girl moved up to the box. She slammed her hands on the counter and smiled big to the worker.

"Well if it isn't your lucky day! You get to be the awesome! Amazing! Spectacular employee here at this fine train station that gets to give me a ticket!" the girl said exuberantly.

The train station employee looked more than unimpressed. In fact to Jurina, he looked as if he hadn't even heard the girl speak.

"Where are you going?" he said.

The odd girl clucked and crossed her arms on the counter, leaning too far close to the worker.

"I'm going to wherever you decide to let me go. I've never been to the north, but that's far too cold. Brrr! How about the south? I love the beach!"

"Where in the south?"

"Um, um", the girl leaned back, "Nagoya! Listen, I'm so happy that you're willing to do this for me-"

"Fifty dollars", the employee stated.

The girl seemed to falter again as she bounced in place, seeming desperate.

"Look! Look! I thought we had an understanding! You're a very nice gentleman and you can see that I need a ticket-"

"Fifty dollars"

"But-"

"Fifty dollars"

She leaned back and Jurina leaned to the side to see what the girl was going to do now that she obviously wasn't going to get a free ride. The girl jumped forward and reaching for the keyboard of the employee's computer.

"I just want a ticket! Give me a ticket!" the girl shrieked loudly.

Jurina leaned back as people around them stopped what they were doing to watch the unstable girl. The employee grabbed the other end of the keyboard and wrestled with the girl who started shrieking louder. The girl suddenly jerked her shoulder to the right, wrenching the keyboard. In the struggle though she fell back and before Jurina could move she fell into her. The two girls fell to the floor, the keyboard hitting Jurina in the face with a sharp smack.

Both of them groaned on the floor in pain, the shorter girl crushing Jurina with her surprising weight. Jurina pushed her off and sat up, clutching her cheek where the keyboard had made contact.

"Well that failed", the girl moaned.

Jurina glared at her, "Of course it failed, stupid"

The odd girl turned around to look at her for the first time. She was pretty with a birdlike face. Her dark brown eyes gave a pretty vicious glare.

"Well sorry!" she said, sarcastically.

Suddenly there was movement coming towards them from the side. Jurina looked over to see security guards rushing towards them. The other girl noticed them as well, and the glare was quickly replaced with a worried look. She whined low and squirmed where she sat on the floor.

Jurina looked from her to the guards and back again, thinking. She didn't need to trouble herself with such an unstable person but she couldn't help feeling for her. The girl certainly seemed in need of some help. She sighed before she stood up as quick as she could and stepped in front of the shorter girl. Facing the guards she held her head high and her hands out in a placating gesture. When the guards stopped in front of her Jurina did some quick talking.

"I'm so sorry for my sister's actions! She hasn't taken her pills today and as you can see she's very unbalanced", she said.

A guard picked up the broken keyboard and held it up. "She attacked an employee and damaged our property"

"I'll pay for the damages!" Jurina immediately replied. She grabbed her wallet and held it up for the guard to see. "And we'll both apologize to the employee"

"We?" the odd girl said.

Jurina whipped her head around to give her a stern glare. The girl shrunk back, before looking in fear at the guards. She nodded at the taller girl before standing up and turning to the employee behind the counter.

"I'm very sorry, sir" She dropped her head down low, keeping it there for a good minute. Jurina copied her action. When they stood back up straight, one of the guards stepped towards the short haired girl.

"You will pay for whatever damages has occurred. And if we see any more incidents from you two we'll contact the authorities", the guard gave the other girl a glance, "And keep your sister under control".

"Yes, sir, I will" Jurina gave another deep bow while the guards gave them another suspicious glance before they turned and left them alone. When she stood up straight she pressed her hand into her chest and rubbed, thankful that nothing worse had occurred. What had she been thinking? What if she had gotten in trouble over a perfect stranger?

"Well, we certainly told them" the long haired girl said, smugly.

Jurina scowled at her before moving towards the counter, using her shoulder to move the girl out of her way. She set her wallet on the counter and smiled nice for the employee.

"I'm sorry again. How much for the keyboard and two tickets to Aichi?"

The girl squeaked behind her, before rushing forward and looking up at Jurina cutely.

"Really?" she said like a little child.

The tall girl ignored her, instead opting to open her wallet and look at the worker. He straightened his suit and said in his bored like voice, "130. 50 for each ticket and 30 for the keyboard"

She cringed at the amount. It was way more than she had planned on spending on just the first day. Maybe if she just got the one ticket. Looking to the side though she could see the other girl bouncing in place, this time with a delighted smile on her face. With a sigh she gave the employee the right amount and he handed them the two tickets. Before the other girl could grab them, Jurina snatched them up and put them in her wallet for safekeeping. She wasn't about to trust a stranger with them.

Putting her wallet back away the taller girl turned and headed towards the departing train, the other girl at her heels. At the train she gave the lieutenant their tickets. He tore them in half and gave her the stubs. She stepped into the train and moved to find a seat in the back, away from other people. This plan failed though as the long haired girl dropped into the seat next to her.

Jurina moved her purse to her left side, tucking it between her and the window. She looked out the window, trying to ignore the other.

"My name's Churi, by the way. You know, like a bird" The girl held her hands out to imitate birds wings. "Churi, churi!" Jurina had to restrain a smile from the odd girl's actions. "What's your name?"

Giving her a glance, the short haired girl moved her body more towards the window.

"Look, no offence, but I would rather be alone", she said.

"But you bought my ticket for me"

"I did it out of generosity, so that you wouldn't try something more drastic. You shouldn't be so eccentric or people might try to lock you up"

Churi squawked, almost like a bird, and leaned into her space. Jurina tried to lean back but she was already as far back as she could go.

"I'm not eccentric. I needed a ticket and he wouldn't give me one", she said.

"He wouldn't give you one because you obviously have no money"

"I have money!" Churi puffed up her cheeks and put her hands on her hips.

Jurina looked up her up and down. "You don't even have pockets"

The long haired girl looked down at her colorful clothes as she ran her hands across her body. "I have…" She then struck a sexy pose, pouting her lips. "My body!"

The tall girl couldn't contain her laughter at that, although she tried to disguise it with her hand over her mouth. Churi pumped her fists. "Ha! See! I made you laugh. People need to laugh so you need me!"

"And you following me has nothing to do with the fact that I have money isn't it", Jurina said. She squinted her eyes to assess the other girl.

The odd girl seemed to falter as she blinked a couple of times. A sneaky smile crawled across her lips. "Well… maybe. But! But! You also helped me out which I can't forget. So I need stay by you so that I can return the favor!"

"Return the favor? You have no money, how could do that?" Jurina asked, skeptically.

Churi held up her fist and raised a finger. "I'm excellent at making jokes for comedic relief", a second finger, "I'm street smart. No offence, but judging by your clothes you need someone like me"

"What's wrong with my clothes?" Jurina asked. She jerked her head down to look at herself. Her white dress shirt was tucked neatly into her black dress pants. A white cardigan rested over her shirt with exactly the middle button only fixed. She looked up at Churi who raised an eyebrow.

"You look like a rich girl. Say I am a robber, just looking at you I want to rob you. Jeez, I could probably just strip off your clothes and get rich by selling them"

Jurina rolled her eyes, before nodding her head at the other. "And the other special points?"

A third finger was raised and Churi smirked. "With two of us it will deter the real robbers and", fourth finger, "as a girl I won't try to in your ugly pants"

"My pants aren't ugly", Jurina whined.

Raising her last finger, her thumb, "And I'm greeeaat luck! I've visited nearly every temple in the country and worked for free"

"Probably cause they fed you", the taller girl smirked.

"Not at all!" Churi winced, looking above her as if the sky was about to fall, "Well maybe, but I've still built up loads of karma! And it's coming back to me any day now. And if you're lucky you might just be there when it starts rolling in"

Jurina looked at the girl, thinking about it. She really hadn't wanted company for this trip, but really that was only from her mother. She didn't really want to be alone and the girl didn't know her or her reasons for this trip. It would be nice to have someone there who had no idea what was going on. Sighing, she smiled at the other girl.

"Fine, you can come with me. But if you betray me I'll report you to the authorities", she said.

Churi fist pumped again, before sitting back in her seat, finally giving the other space. The train jolted with a move suddenly and began moving forward. Jurina relaxed a bit more, glad that they were finally on the move. Everything was going to go smoothly from here.


After twenty minutes of the train moving steadily into the countryside, Jurina had taken off her cardigan and covered her upper half with it. She lay her head back and rested her eyes. She felt so tired and it was going to be a long three days ride. Churi was humming beside, singing words here and there aloud. It must be torture for such an energetic girl to be so tied down.

The short haired girl fell into a deep slumber.

SCREECH!

Jurina woke up to her body hitting the seat in front of her before falling on her knees in the floor. Churi screamed next to her, as she fell into the middle aisle. The train was squealing loudly as it came to a sudden stop. When it finally stopped it jolted back, her back bumped back against her seat. The tall girl grabbed onto the seat and pulled herself up into it. It was dark out the window but she could faintly make out a grassy field and trees in the background.

"Ehhh, what's going on?" Churi groaned.

The other girl stood up in the aisle and rubbed her shoulder. "Are you okay?" Jurina asked her.

"Am I okay? No, I'm not okay! I'm going to sue the train company! What are they thinking stopping a train like that?" The girl stomped her foot and glared all around her.

"Something must have happened", Jurina said. She groaned as she rubbed at her neck. What a way to wake up.
"Well I'm going to find out!" The short girl stomped up the aisle and went out a sliding door into the next car.

Jurina slammed the back of her head against the seat and groaned. How much money would should have to pay for this one?

"Attention passengers, no need for alarm" the speakers blared throughout the train car. "The train has broken down and we can take you no further. We apologize for the inconvenience"

The short haired girl blinked, before groaning. She pressed the heels of her hands into her eyes, hoping that she had just imagined all of this. Maybe she was still dreaming? A door slammed shut and footsteps stomped up the aisle. Jurina uncovered one to look as Churi stopped at their seats with her hands on her hips. She had a guilty look on her face, her brows furrowed and chewing on her lip.

"What did they say?" Jurina asked her.

She looked down at the floor as she spoke. "We're too far away from town. They say they have people on the way to help us but they can only take us back to the train station"

"I don't want to go back to Sakae", Jurina shook her head, frowning, "How far from town are we?"

"An hour from Sakae and about twenty minutes to the next town"

Jurina looked out the window again. It was clear they were in the country. It would be dangerous to get out and walk it but… Mama might be waiting at the train station for her. She would make her stay there if she caught her. She closed her eyes and sighed. There was no other option then. She stood up and moved out of the seat. Churi moved to the side as she came to stand next to her.

"Do you know the way to Aichi from here?" she asked.

"Um", the short girl scrunched up her forehead and nodded, "For the most part yeah. I've traveled everywhere"

Jurina nodded and walked off to the door where they entered the train. She pulled it open and looked out. It was some feet off the ground without the station floor to step on.

"What are you doing?" Churi asked.

She looked back at the shorter girl, looking determined at her. "I'm not going back to Sakae, not now. I'm going to walk to the next town and see about further transportation there. You can come with me if you want or you can stay here. Whatever you choose"

Before the girl could speak, Jurina jumped down to the ground. Her legs were too weak, so she fell down to her knees and slapped her hands on the ground to stop from falling face first. She huffed with the exertion and gritted her teeth as she felt her arms start to shake. A body dropped beside her as Churi neatly landed on her feet. She kneeled over Jurina, gently touching her on the back.

"Are you okay? Did you twist your leg or something?" Churi asked.

Jurina shook her head. She smiled at the other and grabbed on to Churi's elbow.

"I'm fine, just tired. My nap was cut off a little short. Can you just help me up?" she asked.

The girl nodded sharply, looking worried, as she put her arm around Jurina's back and took her hand. The two of them stood up shakily, Jurina's legs shaking more than they should. They take a couple of shaky steps, before Jurina's legs completely buckle beneath her.

"Ah!" Churi squealed.

The short haired girl laughed from where she rested on her knees again. Churi stood up and put her hands on her cheeks. Jurina looked up at her, not liking the worried look she was receiving.

"I'm just really tired. How about we find somewhere to rest for the night and we can walk to town tomorrow when I've rested some", she suggests.

"Sleep outside?" Churi's eyes grow big.

Jurina nods before motioning for the other to help her again. "Help me up so we can find a place"

The shorter girl helped her up again and they moved slowly to a few trees a little away from the train. Churi set her down to rest against a tree, before she looked around. From where she lay, Jurina huffed and puffed, exhausted from such a short walk. She hadn't been so tired before her nap, but now it felt as if all the life had been drained out of her. She yawned and scooched back against the tree so that she could lay her head on it. It was probably as far from comfortable as you could get but she couldn't even tell. She fell asleep quickly, listening to the sound of Churi humming again.


AN - So it's been a really long time since I've written anything and even longer since I've posted something here but this story idea came to me and I couldn't resist. Some quick things about the story, I planned kind of like a show - dividing into episodes. And as a fan of Supernatural I decided to take the premise of this journey they're on where every different place they'll meet someone new. Naturally they'll be meeting other 48 girls, some of my favs. To make it fair and not show favoritism I took twelve to thirteen girls and used dice to give them numbers to say when they'd appear. Those that had matching numbers get to share a story. That's all for now. Thanks for taking the time to read and I hope you enjoyed/will enjoy more :)