A/N: Hi! So, this is a story I started two years ago. I had gotten inspired by Ems! Sends snugs Valandra, and a few other fanfic writers that I cannot recall, (sorry! Been ages). If anything reminds you of their fic, credit for inspiration goes to them. Anyways, I have been writing this mostly for myself, and just for fun. So, I am not really looking for critiques, they're welcome, but well, just enjoy the story. That's ultimately what I want, people to have fun with it, and hopefully get inspired to write. It's going to be a pretty long fic, hopefully I will finish it. That's the plan at least. So, lets get on with the show!

Chapter 1

Unpleasant anxieties

The bells rang loudly, their hymn reverberating through the land; cool winds blew the clouds shifting around the sun covering it momentarily. He walked quietly through the path, the fresh cherry blossoms blowing on him all around him, their scent sweetening the air almost hypnotically. He stopped mesmerized by the scene before him, his fierce blues lighting with childhood innocence. The tree branches were moving almost rhythmically against each other, the light and dark pinks of the petals interweaving into each other as one.

'Where am I' he asked himself mentally, strands of black blowing into his eyes. He took a deep breath the aroma of the wind soothing his senses, his body. He felt his eyes closing slowly, his lashes almost glimmering.

"My heart shines with loneliness" the voice was so gentle, almost angelic. He listened to the voice, his eyes widening.

"Anyone is a distant traveler at this town" the tone was solemn low, his vision was blurring, the petals were weaving into each other; turning gold; disappearing being replaced by the inside of a home; the doors slid open, the warm breezes welcoming. He paused, finding the source of such a melody. A beautiful young woman sat on the wooden floors, draped in a light peach kimono.

"Becoming like a lost child, tomorrow also I'll keep walking..." her voice was filled with such misery, such ranging passion; She tilted her head her fierce blue eyes reflecting lament. His mouth fell open; his mind his body filling with all sorts of emotions. He watched, as another man approached the woman, a very familiar man. He took a step forward to get a better view; the man was dressed in regular clothing. He smiled at the woman. Cherry blossoms were falling once more. Slowly everything grew dark; the red outlines of them were his only guide. He breathed heavily, his hands fisted, alert to these surroundings.

A sickly laughter echoed through the air.

'Who are you?' he called out readying himself for any attack, watching as the image before him faded; he felt himself falling, the screaming of the woman blurring against everything.

"Argh!" he groaned as he felt the hands, the arms of many pulling him.

"No!" he yelled, as he tried to break free, the screaming of the woman fading the laughter growing. He breathed trying to scream as the coils grew around him binding him; he needed to call his armor; he needed to do something.

"NO!!" he screamed waking up with a start. He felt a shiver run through his body. Groaning, he pressed his palm to his forehead, trying to relax, piece the images of his nightmare together.

"What" he muttered taking deep shuddering breaths, his body slowly relaxing with each mouthful of air. This was the third week in the row that he awoke from the same nightmare. He brushed his bangs back, wiping the cold sweat from his brow. He knew them, but couldn't fathom why this dream was happening all of a sudden. He pulled his bed sheets back, staggering off his bed. He wasn't sure why they plagued him all of a sudden, he was sure he knew them; he did know them. He glanced over at his cloak that flashed 9:00.

"Great I am late!" he winced as he staggered into his bathroom, clothes flying everywhere, the contents of the dreams slipping into the back of his mind.

The sun was shining brightly outside.

"Good morning Toshi," an elderly short woman greeted the postman with a smile.

"Good morning Chi, how are you?" he asked smiling brightly at her as he handed her, her postage.

"Well, enjoying this peculiar weather we are having" she remarked lightly her eyes traveling to the graying clouds that seemed to overcome the sun for a brief moment. It was unusual, particularly since the weather had been rather nice for spring.

"Yes, it is rather peculiar I do admit," he replied quirking his brow as he glanced at the sky. "But it should clear up eventually," He added with a smile.

"The serenity before the storm is the most deceiving," she answered her eyes filled with seriousness.

"Another proverb Chi?" he asked with a skeptical expression. Chi smiled sagely at him.

"Respect for the elders I see doesn't grace this generation," she sighed silently.

"Believe me dear woman, respect does lie within each generation," he answered simply glancing at the moving people down the street. "Just not when insanity is questioned," he added in low tone. Chi opened her mouth to retort when a slam of a door echoed from the hall followed by hurried steps.

"Watch out!" Ryo called, a backpack swaying on his shoulders as he ran through the hall and passing right through them outside and jumping from the steps to the pavement.

"Late again Ryo?!" Chi called after him.

"Yes! Sorry Chi! Toshi! I have to go!" he called as he rushed through the gaps between the crowds, passing by the smoking gas pipe of a truck.

"Not so much respect from the youth eh Chi?" Toshi asked suppressing a grin while trying not to inhale the smoke.

"He's a kind boy," she responded watching him fly through the crowds, a smile on her lips.

"Yes," he responded through coughs, unsuccessfully having breathed in the smoke. She turned to him ready to offer a glass of water from inside.

"Very," his throat cleared, his eyes glinting. She looked at him sharply.

"Very kind boy," he added smiling rather strangely. Chi took a step back, clutching her rosary beads from her wrist.

"What's a matter?" he asked forming an oblivious expression, a smirk suppressed. Chi swallowed prayers forming in her mind. She closed her eyes for a second.

BANG!

Her eyes snapped opened, her heart racing. She looked at Toshi t whose gaze had fallen to the streets; her eyes darted in that direction, fear within them. A high schooler on a bike seemed to have crashed in to an elderly woman; the teenager had gotten up taking his bike and trying to escape while the elder woman chastised him, glaring.

"Kids, you might be right about this generation," Toshi laughed turned to Chi. Chi starred at him with astonishment mixed with fear.

"Huh?" Toshi scratched his head in question "is it something I said?" he asked confused. Chi relaxed, her clutch loosening around her beads.

"May the ancients protect us," she prayed looking from Toshi to the sky, sending her prayers.

"Right, chi," Toshi responded confused. He stepped back on his bike carrying the rest of the mail.

"I will see you next time around," he waved bicycling away through the crowds down the streets.

"Damnit," He cursed under his breath running through crowded streets downtown Tokyo.

This is the fourth time, Professor Hiroshi is going to toast me if I walk in late once more He thought to himself as he squeezed through a particular group of adults yelling "sorry!" as they called after him feeling rather violated.

"Damnit" he cursed once more coming to a stop as he viewed the masses of traffic of people ahead of him. He glanced at the street hoping for an exit, only to find it in the similar situation. There has to be away around this he thought, as he looked desperately around his cluttered surroundings filled with honking cars, and businessmen chatting on phones as children moved in packs for school.

"Only one thing to do" he sighed, resorting to his only choice when it came to desperate situations. Finding a hundred meter opening through the crowd, something rare and ephemeral for the busy streets; He jogged building up speed his hands clenched

"Here we go"

With enough momentum he jumped high up in the air landing on top of one car roof and then to another.

"What the hell!?" angry yells followed him.

"I am sorry," he muttered as he jumped into the air off the last automobile and landed on the pavement "I had no choice" with that he sprinted through the ally to his right, knowing this was one of the short cuts to his university, particularly his class.

I need to make it he thought glancing at his watch that read 9:15, five minutes till class. He swallowed, increasing his speed, pumping his arms knowing that this was only was sure way to gain speed through his sprint.

"Argh!" he yelled hurtling over trashcans that he almost missed in front of him. people need to clean after themselves, this is horrible for the environment he thought trying to regain his speed. His mind focused on one thing only, getting to his class. He needed to start setting his alarm clock for an earlier time, but he knew that wouldn't wake him from any of his recent dreams. He sighed mentally, almost reaching the end of the ally. He wasn't quiet sure what had triggered them or what exactly they meant, but this was becoming a nuisance.

"What!?" he gasped catching a faint red and orange of light passing, almost brushing against his shoulder before disappearing from his sight. He blinked, his eyes focusing on his road ahead yet at the same time remaining alert to his surroundings.

Must be my imagination he thought shaking himself mentally as he reached the end of the ally. Sensing the crowds of people around him he willed himself for another jump across the street, followed once more by angry shouts mixed with awe.

Almost there he thought finding the university only a few feet away. He sprinted through the grass down the hall. Almost there he thought as he avoid a near collision.

"Yes!" he muttered under his breath as he entered the giant lecture hall and hurried into his seat, his usual second row seat nearest to the window.

"Nice of you be on time Mr. Sanada," a tall bearded man with glasses greeted as he glanced at the clock.

"Sor-ry professor," Ryo panted trying to regain his breath. He smiled rather sheepishly as the crowd of students; individuals that he didn't even know snickered and laughed. He was the only student in the history of Hiroshi's teaching career to ever be known by first and last name. He had a feeling this wasn't something to be proud of.

Regaining his breath he picked up his backpack and took out his notebook and pen ready to take notes.

"Good morning, nice to see you've all returned, and on time," He smiled and directed his gaze to Ryo that grinned rather embarrassed before focusing his attention to his notes. He wasn't really as bothered by this; Hiroshi didn't show any bitter resentment towards him for his recent tardiness. On the contrary he didn't seem even mildly irritated like any of his primary school instructors usually were. He figured because he was at university level now that such things were not stressed as much and maybe the fact that Hiroshi seemed to be laid back and complacent by nature; too focused on teaching his ideals than to worry over some tardy.

"We have already established that the earth as a whole is interconnected, systems within systems work together in ways, determine the ways jobs are taken care of," he walked around his desk lecturing. Ryo took notes; he enjoyed this class most out of any in his schedule. It was the first class since primary school that he didn't find himself detesting his instructor and the first class he started college with that peeked his interest and epitomized change for him.

"As we all know there are systems designed in Mother Nature that perform these tasks, all are interconnected," he picked up chalk from the board

"One system cannot work with the other, if one were to submerge in ultimate pressure there would an imbalance that sets off a chain reaction of catastrophes,"

He continued jolting down notes. He Felt more relaxed than earlier, more alive. He figured this was the endorphin from his sprint.

"These catastrophes can alter our environment for the worse".

He yawned, feeling the fatigue from his recent odd sleeping patterns settling in. They felt so tangible; their repetitive pattern was forcing these dreams, making them more realistic than they usually were. He doodled on the side of his notebook, his mind slipping. But why were they suddenly coming to him? He held his chin up with his hand, his eyes wandering outside.

"Technology today is able to alter earth's climate destroying these interconnections,"

He wanted them to stop, but something told him this was impossible. He starred outside at the beautiful scenery, students walking by enjoying the sun. These dreams usually didn't last long; at least he remembered vaguely how they weren't present for some time, when he was with the guys and Mia. But that was long ago, he told himself shrugging those thoughts away.

FAAARP

"Really now, I thought I was dealing with young adults here, not primary schoolers," Hiroshi glared up to the top row of students where it seemed the noise of Flatulence seemed to originate from; the smirking students on top didn't seem to help their case. Ryo snapped out of his thoughts, looking back up.

"If you'd like to learn and gain a degree to survive the real world, act your age or else excuse yourself from this class, I am sure some instructors down at your old schools would love your company," the room went silent wondering if anyone would dare to follow that advice.

"Good," he suppressed a smile "Now, systems are within systems, more complex than usual yet easy to decipher with first semester background"

Ryo glanced back outside, he found the people outside were coming and going. He started to drift when his eye caught something orange and red; he squinted moving slightly in his desk, having the oddest sensation in his stomach. Blinking, he found it was gone. He narrowed his eyes, the feeling remaining.

"Now, it's important to note that the heart is an imperative system of the body, yes I know this isn't the area covered in environment yet It is an important to understanding these systems will discuss more in dept," he wrote on the board "cell"

"It's a cell that requires many parts to function, yes one can argue love and family is in important one," he directed gaze to the sociology students that had themselves known for their first semester comments related to their area of studies "yes, it's agreed that is required to function," he paused glancing at each student particularly Ryo.

Ryo looked up for an instant finding the entire class attention on him, he felt uncomfortable in this social situation.

"But these matters are for the sociology professor to discuss not I," he smiled receiving a few chuckles "now on with this analogy, cells acquire membranes and proteins etc…"

Ryo sighed shaking his head and turning his notes. Family, he couldn't help ponder it as his mind slipped back on to the dreams that plagued his conscious continually.