Me: Kyaah first story ever! I'm so exited to finally publish things online xD Please read and review to it would really help me!
Fai: It's a shame I'm not around for now to, I can't wait to tease Kuro-chi -giggle-
Kuro-chi: That's KUROGANE!
Me: Oh look Fai Kuro-chi's mad
Kuro-wan: That's it everybody dies
KUROGANE uses DEATHGLARE, it's super effective...
Without further ado let the story begin!
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Chapter one: Bus to nowhere
'I've had it with this nonsense.' Kurogane screamed out loud. 'I never get my way around here, I always just have to listen to what you want to say.' He continued while taking his black jacket from the coat rack. 'Don't go Kurogane' Tomoyo whispered, while she took her hand to her cheek to wipe the tearstains away from her small face. 'Don't even dare to start crying Tomoyo, you brought this on yourself, you are the one that cheated on me.' 'But, but it was an accident. I didn't mean for this to happen, I swear I'll never see him again. Please…' She muttered softly, Even though he still liked her he could only glare at the crying woman in front of him. 'I need some time, you'll see when I get back.' And with that he slammed the front door after him.
The streets were abandoned, which was common sense since firstly it was the middle of the night and secondly it was the middle of a blizzard. Tch, Kurogane sneered as he started walking down the abandoned streets. He could feel the cold penetrating the otherwise so thick jacket, even though it was freezing, nothing could freeze the fury inside him. He had been living with Tomoyo for three years, and about a year ago when Kurogane got his new job, a salesclerk in a shop run by an older lady called Yuuko, the trouble started. She forced Kurogane to work overtime, weekends and holidays. He was never around the apartment anymore. So technically it was partly his fault that Tomoyo secretly started seeing somebody else, which infuriated him even more. The first bar, about two miles from his home, he came across he entered. The reason he went inside the small pub was either to escape from the storm or to get the liquor he so desperately wanted right now. He took a seat close to the bar and ordered some scotch. And started over thinking the whole situation. Sometimes he wished he was somewhere else. To just escape this pile of misery and take a bus somewhere, a destination unknown. The idea crossed his mind again and again, and when he finished his the second bottle of scotch, he genuinely thought it to be for the best. The bartender however was less then content with Kurogane drinking liquor as if it were water, and after a few hours he forced Kurogane to go home. As Kurogane stumbled outside, he normally could hold a lot of liquor but for some reason tonight seemed like an exception, he made way to the bus stop to execute his plan. It was about ten a clock at the time, so there were still busses that could get him anywhere he wanted. Satisfied he sat on a bench near the bus stop only to have the alcohol overpower him, not long after that he fell in a deep slumber…
When he awoke it was a lot later, according to his wristwatch it was after midnight. He grunted deeply when he didn't feel as drunk and clearly felt the cold but more importantly the worst part was that he actually had missed a chance to step aboard some random bus. He sweared to himself as he tried to get up from the bench he had been lying on for the past few hours.
'Stupid life, stupid cold.' He grunted. 'Well better not rest here any longer, and I think I've made Tomoyo wait long enough.' He thought to himself. He stood up and was ready to cross the street as he saw a bus driving towards him. It didn't look like any of the busses he used to ride to work, no there was something of with this one. For starters it didn't show where it was going and secondly it was past midnight why the hell would a bus ride around at this hour? Confused as Kurogane was at that moment, he just watched as the vehicle got closer and stopped right in front of him. The door opened and from behind the wheel a friendly voice called out to him.
'Yo, mister. Your bus has arrived. C'mon don't wait out in the cold, come inside.' A person stood up from the driver's seat. A young man, if Kurogane had to estimate about 25 years old, stood in the doorway. He was wearing a normal uniform, white long sleeved shirt with a blue jacket on top. On the jacket he could see multiple logo's from places around the world, he recognized few like hard rock café Rome and highway 66, others he didn't know. 'Come on, you must be freezing out there, let me take you home.' The driver said again, while looking at him even though his long hair clearly limited the view he had. As Kurogane regained his composure he replied 'Where are you going, euhm I don't have to be that far, but I'm pretty sure the busses don't stop near my house.' 'Well I happened to pass by and saw you standing there, and I thought to myself that maybe you wanted a drive home. So hop aboard and tell me where you live.' Kurogane snorted 'You happened to pass by?' 'Yep, seems a bit conspicuous doesn't it?' Kurogane laughed out loud and the driver continued 'But there is no coincidence in this world, all is predestined. Now haul your ass in here or I'm going to leave without you.' Kurogane decided to go along with it, since he was practically frozen to the bone and didn' feel like waking the two mile trip home. 'Ok you can take a seat behind me. My name is Hitsuzen and I'll be your driver today. So make yourself comfortable.'
As Kurogane sat down on the bench behind Hitsuzen he immediately felt the urge to sleep. The bench was very comfortable, so comfortable he wanted to lie down on it and just close his eyes and drift away. As he had to fight the urge to sleep he said to the driver.
'You haven't asked me where I live, or did you?' Kurogane yawned loudly. 'I don't need to know where you live, Kurogane. You aren't going home yet, as I said all is predestined and you are destined to help a lot of people. That is why destiny called out to me to help you.' Kurogane really had to fight against the sleep by now, and with his last shred of consciousnesses he practically whispered 'I don't remember telling you my name. how did you know…' Hitsuzen smiled when he looked at the big sleeping man. 'Man you are going to want to kill me when you are going to wake up tomorrow don't you?' He sighed deeply.
'Let's go to our first destination, the magnificent city of Celes, where your true soulmate is waiting for you.' Hitsuzen said while turning on the radio. As the dark buildings and parks ran by he sang along with the singer. 'I am the space and I'm flying high, I am the astronaut in the sky. Don't worry I'm okay now…'
Tomoyo had literally cried herself to sleep, a undeep slumber, she reacted to every sound she heard in the building. After all she was hoping to hear her grumpy Kurogane stumble inside the hall or climbing the stairs. Her dream was more of a nightmare, until a boy suddenly pops up. From what Tomoyo could tell he was young with long dark hair, a friendly and warm face and yet his blue eyes, though hidden under the long dark hair, seemed perceptive and showed he had a sharp mind. He was wearing a jacket with a lot of sewn on prints and blue jeans that are clearly worn of.
'Hi Tomoyo, it's been a while hasn't it.' He says as the dark, nightmarish scenery slowly changes to a peaceful forest with a pond and the setting sun. The man takes a seat next to the pond, where a stone bench appears out of thin air.
'I'm sorry but have we met before, I can't remember you yet you feel… familiar.' 'I should feel familiar, you are the one that called out to me after all, well Kurogane too but I came because you asked me to.' 'I called out to you?' 'You did but well, you aren't really aware of your powers in this world are you?' 'Powers? This is very confusing. What did you do to Kurogane?' Tomoyo says while sitting down on the bench. 'Kurogane is going to search for his destined person, as you might have sensed he doesn't really belong with you. Unconsciously you wanted him to be truly happy, so you called out to me. The name is Hitsuzen, glad to help your man.' After a few minutes of with an expression of shock Tomoyo shakes her head. 'It's a bit unbelievable but yes, I want Kurogane to be happy, I understand the whole searching for his soul mate too. Can you tell Kurogane just one more thing?' 'Of course I can, well if he doesn't kill me when he wakes up, he's still under the impression he is going back home after all, I might have put him to sleep on my bus because since I knew he wouldn't come with me otherwise. You warned me he was stubborn…' Tomoyo laughed 'He is, isn't he? Well tell him I'm very sorry for what I did, and that I will be waiting for him.'
'Al right will do.' Tomoyo thought a moment and continued 'Oh also, tell him to change underwear regularly, the man is more like a pig than the ninja he pretends to be.' Hitsuzen laughed. 'If that is all I'll be going back, this is costing me a lot of energy. I'm driving the bus as we speak you see.' And with that Tomoyo wakes up. She slowly walks to the window in the dining room where she can see the city. Somewhere in the dark Kurogane was starting a journey. 'Even though our hearts are apart, we are still together.' She whisper against the silent room, slowly reaching out to the city only to touch the cold glass. 'Be careful…' In the bus Hitsuzen starts laughing 'Man you have good friends Kurogane, she loves you so much she is prepared to let you go on this journey.' He says against the snoring man.