I wandered around town for hours after leaving the train, looking for him. Once in while in a while I would stop and ask someone, but they all gave me confused looks and always the same answers. "The Red King?" They would ask. "Is that some kind of new video game?" and I would shake my head and walk away. I guess it would only make sense, no one really knew about the Colored kings existences.
I'm still not entirely sure why they sent me out here to find him in the first place.
Not watching where im walking. "Watch out!" is all I hear before I look up just in time to get smacked with a skateboard.
"Mann only I could managed to get smacked with a skateboard, spacing out like that" I think just before I hit the ground. I hear voices around me but they sound to far away. "I guess I got hit harder than I thought" I look up to see a hand reaching out to me. The sun behind the person blocks out their features. I get pulled to my feet and get a closer look at the person.
He's my height, maybe a few inches taller, with dark hair? I'm not sure what color because most of it's hidden beneath a beanie cap. Hes staring at me wide-eyed, he looks like hes saying something but I don't hear the words. Everything is out of focus. When I look into his eyes, everything around me snaps back into focus, overwhelming me with all the sounds. My breath catches in my throats, when I get a better look at him. He's handsome.
He pulls the beanie cap over his eyes as his head drops down. "I-I'm so..sorry.. I didn't...you just..came outta nowhere.." He stuttered over every word and I couldn't help but smile, it was cute. Maybe he just gets nervous talking to girl's?
My left hand scratches the back of my neck. "It's okay, I'm a total clutz and didn't watch where I was going" I squeaked out, waving my other hand.
He looked up at me and before I could say anything else he stuttered out a quick apology before grabbing the skateboard and running away. He jumped on the skateboard and rounded the corner as red flames trailed behind him. I guy slowly runs passed me towards the direction skateboard kid did "Slow down Yata!" He shouted as he too disappeared around the corner.
"Hmm Yata? nice name" I say to myself as I begin to walk in the opposite direction. Stopping short I turn around and run in Yatas direction. I go around the corner where the disappeared.
Heaving out a sigh, I slump to the ground and catch my breath. 'Those flames..he has to be a red clansman... if only I realized sooner.' If had realized sooner I would already be on my way to meet the Red King.
I zone out thinking of where i could go next when my mind wanders to the skateboard kid..Yata, he really is handsome.
A group of kids laughing near by bring me out of my daydream. I pull myself up off the ground and begin walking. If I can run into another clansman I'll be set, I'm bound to run into one sooner or later.