The surroundings looked funny to her. It was overly saturated with light and a bit fuzzy. Looked like a picture taken with a horrible 90's camera.
It was hard to tell where she was. She didn't recognize anything. And strangely no one was there.
"This must be a dream," she said.
"Serori."
The voice calling out to her sounded familiar.
"Hello?" Serori called back.
"You must stay strong," the voice sayed.
The voice sounded masculine. And familiar.
"Where have I heard that voice before?" thought Serori.
"You were chosen for a reason," continued the voice.
Suddenly a figure appeared in front of Serori. It was small and definately not human like.
"Are you a bird?" asked Serori.
An animal talking? It must be a dream.
"You must be ready. Soon dangers will show themselves," said the voice.
But the black and white bird didn't speak. Its mouth wasn't moving.
"If that's it, who's talking?" thought Serori.
"Be ready."
Suddenly Serori's surroundings started to spin and spin and soon everything went black. All the was left, floating in the sea of black, was her and the bird.
"Amani sunbird," said the voice. "It is connected to you. Remember that."
Soon the bird was gone to.
Serori shot straight up in her bed.
Her room was like she left it before she fell asleep. Small but colourful. Everything in place. Her bed in one corner, opposite of her door. Her desk catty corner to her bed. Her closet on the same wall as her door.
The sun beat through her window on to her tired face.
"What a dream," Serori murmured.
She climbed out of her daybed and sludged out of her room to the bathroom. She needed to take a shower before getting dressed for school.
She reached for the handle, but it wasn't moving. The door was locked.
"Hey, who's in there?" she tiredly called out. "I need to take a shower."
The door opened, revealing a tall boy smirking.
"Tamanegi!" snapped Serori.
Tamanegi was Serori's older brother. He always liked to annoy Serori whenever he got the chance.
"Of course you need to take a shower. Your stench can be seen," he chuckled.
He stepped out of the bathroom. Serori took this chance to rush in and close the door between her and her brother.
"Why is he always a jerk?" thought Serori as she got into the shower.
After her shower, Serori walked back to her room and got dressed in her uniform.
The black jumper with blood red dress shirt underneath complimented Serori's dark hair.
"I wish my hair was all black and didn't have these stupid dreen highlights to it though," she murmured.
She walked downstairs to the kitchen after getting fully dressed and sat at the dining table. Her mom already had her breakfast ready and Serori dug in.
"Careful, you eat to much, you might get fat," laughed Tamanegi. "Remon likes small-framed girls, not fat ones."
Serori glared at Tamanegi.
Remon was Tamanegi's classmate who walked to school with Tamanegi and Serori every morning.
Serori had a crush on him since she was 10 and he was 12.
After eating, Tamanegi and Serori left for school. They ended up meeting Remon halfway to school.
"Hey Tama. Hey Serori," greeted Remon.
"Hey Remon," greeted Tamanegi.
"Hi Remon," greeted Serori.
With her greeting, Serori blushed at her crush. Though Remon didn't notice, Tamanegi did.
"Are you feeling okay, Rori?" asked Tamanegi, with a slight cocky smirk on his face. "You're all red."
Tamanegi could almost laugh at the angry on Serori's face. Remon looked over at the younger girl and felt her forehead. This was to much for Tamanegi, who tried as hard as he could to hold back laughter.
"You don't have a fever," said Remon.
Remon was truly concerned, not knowing that Tamanegi was only joking.
"I'm fine," said Serori, who continued to blush.
They finally made it to Serori's school.
"I got to go," said Serori, rushing away from the two boys.
Tamanegi bursted out laughing.
"Why are you laughing, Tama?" asked Remon.
Tamanegi stopped just long enough to get out a reply.
"You are so simple," he chuckled.
Tamanegi continued to the high school close beside Serori's middle school. Remon followed close behind.
"Why did Tamanegi have to embarass me in front of Remon?" cursed Serori in her mind.
Class started and went on like usual. During lunch, Serori met her friends on the roof for lunch.
"So Serori, did you know that Koka-kun was asking about you?" asked Natsumegu, one of Serori's friends.
Serori and her friends, Natsumegu, Su, and Tamago, sat in a circle on a blanket that they layed on the roof.
Burokkori Koka was a boy in their class. He was usually quiet and hid behind his glasses. A lot of girls had a crush on him.
"He is too cute," squeeked Tamago.
"If you say so," shrugged Serori.
"You don't think he is cute?" asked Natsumegu.
Serori shook her head.
"I agree with Serori," Su chimed in. "I like guys who can take charge."
"So if Koka-kun isn't your type," said Tamago. "Who is?"
Serori paused and blushed. Remon.
"An older guy," whispered Serori.
"Oh my- Serori! Like how old?" shouted Tamago. "Like high school old or Sensei old?"
Serori blushed at the latter. Not that old.
"I'm not a creep!" shouted Serori. "Not that much older. Like two years or so."
The girls laughed.
Just as they were about to clean up their lunch, a new voice chimed in.
"What a cute little bird. But you belong in a cage."
Serori looked around and saw something that scared the crap out of her.
A boy, no older than her, floated above the roof. His skin was a light fleshy pink and his ears long like an elf's. His shaggy orange hair fell in front of his red eyes.
"Who are you?" Serori managed to get out.
"I'm Kon," said the boy. "And you're my target."
So this is an SYOC. The form is on my profile. Be sure to follow the rules. It will help me avoid getting Sues. There aren't many of them, so...
Here are the names introduced in this chapter along with their meanings in English.
Names:
*Serori ... Celery
*Tamanegi ... Onion
*Remon ... Lemon
*Natsumegu ... Nutmeg
*Su ... Vinegar
*Tamago ... Egg
*Burokkori ... Broccoli
*Koka ... Red river
*Kon ... Corn