An Unbelievable Dream Chapter 1
The Normal Life
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Misty Young is a thirteen year old American immigrant to Japan. She is 5 4, 95 lb. with long brown hair, that has a red glint to it, going to her mid-back. She has big brown eyes that hide her true feelings from the world. She is a shy girl who can only confide in her new best friend, Muryo. Everyone else just sees a solemn girl who doesn't talk to any one.
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It was raining slightly, Muryo sat on a fallen tree with the umbrella. I just laid on the grass letting the rain wash over me. I didn't care that I was getting wet, and besides, I love the water. There was something about the water that relaxed me. Muryo stood up and came to me. "Don't you care that your black clothing will stain your skin because it is so wet from this rain?" He looked at me knowing what I would say, but not caring because he was tired of the silence. Yes I know that I wear a lot of black, I don't really like bright colors. Actually, I don't really like most colors, just the dark ones. (No, Misty is not emo or anything like that) "You know my answer is always going to be the same." "Yes, I know." He said this with a disappointing look on his face. He really wanted to stop the silence. Misty easily noticed things like this. "Hey." I said, sitting up. "Yeah?" He looked at me questioningly. "Don't you wish this rain would stop?" I had to say something to make him happy. He immediately perked up, "Yea, it's been raining for almost a week now. It's about time that we got some sunshine again." I looked up at the sky wishing that we could finally sit out on our hill and looked at the stars like we used to. I stood up after a long time of staring. "Hey, we should get going. It's getting late, and you don't want your mom freaking at you again." We both started laughing remembering how Muryo's mother had gotten so angry at him for being late, that she tripped down the stairs of their house. It looked like she had completely forgotten that they were there. We started walking towards the road where we would split off into two different directions. I said goodbye and walked off down the road to my street. Muryo was lucky that he had a real mother and father. Back in America, my father divorced my mother and later my mom started dating this Japanese guy. His name is Tokeryo Young. Don't get me wrong, its not that I didn't like Tokeryo, it's just, he isn't my real father. To top that, my mom made us move to Japan and leave all my friends behind. The worst part was that I really didn't know Japanese very well. When we got there, I found out that I had a new stepsister named Rin. At first I though that 'o-well, maybe having a sibling will be nice.' I was wrong. She was about 16 and boy was she a snob. She was one of those 'it's my way or the highway' girls. The first day of school was the worst. You would think that your older sibling would help you find your way around, or be there to explain what people are saying to you. Nope, all she did was join in with her friends at making fun of me because they knew I wouldn't understand them. So during class, I sat away from everyone, not speaking, and when the teacher called on me to say something I gave a firm shake of the head. I didn't want to make a fool of myself. My life sucked until I met Muryo. He knew how hard it was to be a new student, but he knew that it must be harder for me because I didn't know Japanese well. This is where our friendship began. He helped me with my Japanese, and even got me hooked on anime. My stepsister regarded this, for she hated anime. Anyways, now our favorite anime was Naruto. We liked it and knew a lot abou-… "Misty there you are." I looked up to see that I was at my house. You know the funny thing about thinking and walking, you don't even realize where you're going until you make it there. "I've been looking everywhere for you." I swear that my mother exaggerates too much; even I know that she hasn't left the house today. "Hm?" I acted like I wasn't paying attention. "You know how your father feels when you're late for dinner, and why are you soaking wet?" "He's not my father." I said in a harsh voice. "I will pretend that I didn't hear that. Now hurry up and get to the table." Not feeling like arguing with her, I slipped off my shoes and ran to the dinning room. I slid to a stop in front of the door. Just my luck to, the door was open. 'O shit' "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" I knew that voice from anywhere. I looked up at Tokeryo waiting for the rest. "YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU RUNNING AND SLIDING IN THE HOUSE!" "Sorry, I was in a hurry" I said in a small voice. I knew better than to use a harsh voice with him. After all, he hated me. Quit, little me who didn't ask for anything, yet he loved his own daughter. That loud obnoxious snob that would ask for almost anything. I didn't get why he preferred her. "Naturally I would make you go all the way back and do it again, but since you are late, again, I will let it slide. Just don't do it again!" "Hai." I sat down next to Rin. "Nice going you cults." She hissed into my ear, along with an insult in Japanese that I didn't quite catch. "Barbra dear, were waiting for you." "Coming Tokeryo." My mother hollered from the kitchen. When she sat, we ate. --- Later that night I sat in my room watching an old episode of Naruto. I was in my Rock Lee pj's. (She has other pj's like that, but these are the ones that she is wearing this time) I rolled over and looked at my clock, big red numbers glowed back saying it was 11:28. It was getting late. I didn't need to go to sleep because it was vacation, but I felt tired that night. I turned off the TV, and rested my head on my pillow. I listen to the rain on my window, its slow tapping sounded like a small song. It was playing a lullaby for me, and as I listened, I slowly fell into a deep sleep.
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Misty's Dream
I was running down a long dark hallway. I needed to escape the darkness. I saw a light at the end. When I finally reached it, I saw all my old friends from America, Muryo, and my family. They all had sad faces. I asked what was wrong, but they all just stared at me. I started to take a step to them, but I was stopped. Something was grabbing me. It was pulling me back into the darkness. I screamed to them, but they didn't hear me. Soon the light disappeared, and the faces faded away. I was screaming into the darkness, just screaming. Crying and begging for help as I was pulled along. Then, I was dropped.
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Thud… I woke with a start on the floor. Man, I had a horrible nightmare. I was covered in sweat and some how still crying, not knowing why. I got up looking at my bed, it was covered in sweat. Those are going to need washing. I looked at my clock, it read 6:15 - at this time on a Saturday, no one would be up. Then I realized, as I looked out the window to see the sun coming up, no rain, that means no clouds! Alright, maybe Muryo and I can sit on our hill tonight. Taking the sweaty sheets off my bed, I crumpled them up and threw them into a corner. "I'll take care of them later." I muttered to myself. Grabbing some clean clothing, I went to the washroom to take a show, and wash the grim and sorrow off from the previous night. I went to the kitchen and made a quick breakfast. After that I hurried out the door, making sure I left a note saying that I already left. I walked down the street and looked at my watch, it was 8:47 now. I looked at it with surprise, I didn't know that I took that long. Figuring that Muryo was up already, I started towards his house. On the way I saw two of my stepsister's friends. I picked up the pace hoping that they wouldn't see me, or talk to me, but I was to late. "Hey Misty!" I heard May yell to me. Acting like I didn't hear her, I continued my fast walk down the road. "OI! BAKA!" That stopped me dead in my tracks. I slowly turned to see May and Akira running after me. When they got close they slowed down. "So Misty," Akira started. "Are you going to see your boyfriend Muryo?" She said this with a sly voice. "He's not my…" "Yea, yea, 'he's not your boyfriend.'" She said mockingly. "I don't see why not. I mean, you two make a cute couple." "We are not a couple, so will you two just drop it." I said with such a harsh voice that they immediately backed off. "What ever you say. Bye," Akira said before turning around and running off. May followed like a dog to its master. I hated those two, always thinking that Muryo and I were a couple. I don't see why a girl couldn't be best friends with a guy. Anyway, Muryo and I had thought of this, and we both agreed that we were just friends and nothing more. --- Muryo had been asleep when I arrived, but his mother was about to get him up anyway. "You know, you could wake him up for me." She said with a sheepish grin. Right way I knew what she meant and I snuck up to his room. When I arrive I prepared my self to pounce on him. Stealth was one of my strong abilities. 'WAKE UP!!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs, as I jumped on his bed. The force of my bounce caused him to fly into the air and land on the floor. This got him up. "Ahh, what was that for?" He asked rubbing his sore back. "Just a little wake up call courtesy of your mother." I said smiling wide. (Now this is very rare for Misty to smile.) "You didn't have to be so rough about it." "Sorry. I didn't think you would fly off your bed like that." I said with an apologetic look. "What ever. I'll be down in a second." "OK," I said dashing out the door. Still with a smart-ass grin on my face. --- When Muryo came into the kitchen, I was sitting talking to his mother. We were just catching up on things. "Thanks mother for the wake up call." Muryo said sarcastically. "Anytime dear." "You ready Muryo?" I asked waiting for him to finish eating. "Yep, let's go. Bye mom, see you later." "Bye dear, don't come back to late tonight. Bye Misty, see you tonight." Muryo's mom knew that since the rain had stopped, that I'd be by to see if Muryo could go watch the stars tonight. "Bye," I said happily. We left and started to the park. We liked to go there because the pond was so peaceful. When we arrived, we sat where we had sat yesterday. I was looking at the clouds while we were talking about the past episodes of Naruto. I zoned out not realizing it, but some how I kept talking. I knew this because when I came to, we were discussing something about Gaara. I stopped and looked at my watch. It read 5:51. I sat up quickly. "What?" Asked Muryo. He looked at my face and realized that we were going to be late for dinner again. "How much time?" He asked. "We have nine minutes to get home." I said in a panic. We both stood up and took off. "See you tonight!" I yelled as I turned to run down the road. I was a fast runner because I did this often. If there was anything I knew better than being for dinner, it was the punishment I would get if I was late to dinner two times in a row. When I reached my house, I looked at my watch, 5:58. I had two minutes to get to the dinning room. I ran, and this time I stopped before I reached the doorway and walked casually in. "You were almost late, again." Tokeryo said harshly. "Ah, but I wasn't, now was I." I said this in a way that he couldn't consider back-talk. I slipped into my spot and waited for the food. What a surprise, we were having ramen, again.
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It was 8:03 when I arrived at Muryo's. He said goodbye and we left. We walked in silence to our little spot on a hidden hill. This is where we went most nights to talk and watch the stars. We didn't normally get home until late, normally around midnight. When we arrived I flopped on my back in the soft grass. Not caring if my black T-shirt or sweat pants got dirty. Muryo did the same besides me. We sat in silence for a long time. About an hour past in silence. Then Muryo broke the silence, "Who do you think is your favorite Naruto character is?" "Why?" "I was just wondering. I mean mine is Sasuke, so I was wondering what was yours." I knew he was making this up so the silence was gone, but I answered anyway. "I would say that my favorite character is Lee." "Lee?" He looked at me questionably. "Why Lee? He is just a goofy looking cults." "I guess that is why I like him." "What?" "Well characters like Sasuke and Kakashi are made to be favorites, but I guess I like Lee because he is not like that. I don't know, it's just that he seems to lighten the mood. He is funny and goofy at some times, but when he gets serious, he just…."
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Muryo's Pov She stop going off into deep thought. She looked like she did when she first came to our school. She was so quiet around people she didn't know. She stayed away from everyone. When I decided to try and become her friend, she was so distant to me. Eventually I earned her trust. After that, I saw a side I never saw in her. When you got to know her, she was quite fun. She talked more and acted like a normal person. When I saw her around other people, she was quiet and out of the way. She reminded me of me when I first moved here.
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Misty's Pov I guess I really couldn't explain to Muryo what Lee meant to me, but o-well. "Hey Misty?" he asked with a distant look on his face. "Yea?" "If you could live in the Naruto world, would you go?" I gave him a weird look. I mean why would he ask a question like that? "I guess yes. I mean not that I don't like you, but my life sucks here. My stepfather hates me, and my mother is starting to like Rin more than me. But anyway, I guess I shouldn't think like that. I mean that is like the thinking of a six year old. Always wanting to meet prince charming and living happily ever after. I guess I'm a real skeptic about it." "Ohh. I guess I would too, but you do have a point with the six year old thing." He sat back and looked at the sky. He saw my face and knew I wanted silence. About another hour or so passed. We were just staring at the stars. "Look a falling star. Make a wish." He said quickly. I stared at the star, and before it disappeared, I silently, in my mind, made a wish. 'I wish to live in the Naruto world, to start new and live happy.'
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I looked at my watch, 12:28. "Hey, it's getting late. We should go." "Yea, I think that would be a good idea." Muryo smiled at me. When we reached the road, we turned in our opposite directions. "Thanks for hanging with me tonight." He said happily. "Yea, it was about time it stopped raining. I'm glad." I smiled softly. "See you tomorrow. Bye." He said walking away. "Bye." I yelled after him. I slowly turned and walked to my house. 'I wonder why I made that wish. I guess it was because we had been talking about it.' When I reached my home, I quickly washed and went to my room. I wasn't really tired, but I guess I would make myself fall asleep.
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Misty's Dream I open my eyes to see my friends and family. I ran to greet them, but I was suddenly stopped. I was being pulled back into a dark hole. I screamed, but nothing. I saw all that I knew disappear before my eyes. I couldn't do anything but cry as I was pulled along. Farther and farther into the black abyss.
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Whack… I awoke suddenly. I looked up at the bright sun. I then realized that I wasn't in my room anymore. I screamed, "WHERE AM I!"
Beta reader Pheonix: woot woot, Darkie's sooooooo smart (rolls on floor laughing) PROV XD lol. too good, too good.
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