Summary: AU Hinata Ema was just your average school girl, plain, ordinary, natural. But that all changed one day when a school trip to the beach turns out bad. As she got sucked down into the current, Ema knew that this was the end... Until she discovers the lost city of Atlantis. A fated encounter with 13 guardians, an old evil coming back to haunt them, and its all balanced out by a love conflict! How will Ema survive this terrible situation with the brothers aiming for her heart?
Gateway
"Please be mine. I have never felt this way before about a female, let alone a human girl. Why do you make my heart race faster? Why do you make me want to be near you? Why do you make me jealous when you hang around my brothers? What are these feelings? As I think more and more about it, it seems that there is only one thing that could fit these emotions... I'm in love with you."
I watched the cherry blossoms flutter around the school yard, its petals lightly touching the glass window that separated me from the outside world. A soft smile appeared on my lips as I sighed at the sight before me. If only I could be as unique as cherry blossoms... But for now, I'm just-
"... So how did it happen... Hinata Ema?"
I blinked as I heard my name being called and glanced at the front of the room. "Y-yes?" I stood up.
The teacher raised a brow. "What do you think happened to the ancient city of Atlantis?"
My gaze lowered as I felt the heat rising up on my cheeks. O-oh no, I was too busy spacing out that I didn't hear a single thing that she said! I pressed my two index fingers together in an innocent motion and tapped them together. "U-umm..."
The whole class turned to stare at me, the quote 'ordinary' girl. I was basically the definition of plain, plain sense of clothing, plain hairstyle. Plain. I was nice to everyone, but easily embarrassed by simple things. Since my father was moving around a lot, I didn't waste time making new friends, after all, why bother missing a person after all the memories you've had with them?
The teacher gave a dry cough and tapped her foot impatiently. "Well? I'm waiting." I stared at my desk and bit my lip. Wh-what do I do...
"Atlantis isn't gone. It's still here."
My head shot up as the voice echoed inside my head. Who was that?
"I told you, Atlantis isn't some made up fairy tale! Tell her that already!"
I whipped my head back and forth nervously as the voice sounded again. Am I that ordinary that I'm starting to hear things? The teacher frowned and ceased her tapping. "Alright, alright. If you weren't okay, you could've just asked to go to the nurse's office."
Nurse's office...? Realization hit me and I quickly bowed my head. "A-ah! Yes, I'll go there!" I pushed my chair out and speed walked out the door. My hand went up to the side of my head as I stared at the ground while I made my way down the hall. That voice from earlier... I wonder who that was...
Judging by its high pitch, it sounded like it belonged to a young boy. But why is that? I shook my head in frustration. Great, not only am I going to be known as the 'ordinary' girl, but also the freak who hears little boy's in her head. Wonderful.
"Gosh, you really like trying to hurt yourself huh? That's not good for you!"
I stopped midway down the hall and hastily looked around. "Wh-who's there?" My gaze lead me to the huge windows to my right. A gasp escaped my lips as I threw my hands over my mouth.
On the window was a head portrait of a young boy, maybe the age of nine or ten, wearing a long sleeved navy blue jacket with gold straps that connected the two ends together, a white shirt was seen under the coat. He was staring at me with curiosity in his big gold eyes. "You shouldn't be trying to make yourself look small! After all, I'm tinier than you so that's my job!" The boy then giggled.
I cautiously moved towards the window. He wasn't speaking from the outside, but from inside the window. How is that even possible? "U-umm... Were you the one telling me to say those things?" Ha. One minute, I'm hearing strange voices, the next, I'm talking to a window. My feet carried me to the glass pane, making sure I left a huge gap between the two of us.
"Mhm! Big brother always said to tell the truth about things!" He said gleefully.
I slowly nodded my head, confused about the situation I am in. "S-so... What are you anyway?"
The pink haired boy suddenly frowned and leaned closer. "I'm just here to tell you to stay away from any oceans. Lately they've been really scary!" He shivered and wrapped his arms around himself. "Just stay away. My big brother says that he dosen't want to involve a human in this."
I furrowed my brows and took another step closer to him. "H-huh? What do you mean stay away from oceans? Besides, I asked you what are you!" I am now nervously yelling at a window.
He blinked and waved to me happily, the mood in him now switched back to his innocent self. "A fish!"
The boy then dissappered from the screen as I held my hand out to it. "Wh-what was that all about..." Why did he tell me to stay away from ocean? How did he project himself on a window? What was up with his outfit? The hurricane of questions just kept on swirling in my mind, making my head hurt.
Shaking my head, I decided to just forget about it, saying that it was my boorish life that was making me hear things. What are the chances of that?
It was now the day after my weird hallucination, which left me with many questions than answers. "I guess ordinary people can be special in some ways." I muttered half heartedly to myself.
I was sitting in the very back of the bus, watching the cars and trees pass by me in a flash. My class was taking a field trip to the beach, which is supposed to be "fun" in my teacher's opinion. But for me, it's just another waste of time. Someone like me can never have any fun with just herself.
I jumped as the bus came to an abrupt stop. I peered over the seat in front of me and saw my teacher stand up. "Alright, unload your stuff and meet me under the palm tree which is right over there." She pointed out one of the bus windows.
The students immediately began their unstoppable chattering. I sighed and grabbed my bag, hoping to get out of this as fast as I can. As I stepped out of the yellow transportation, the breeze instantly picked up, blowing my side ponytail in front of my face. I scrutinized at the place we were supposed to meet out teacher and began to make my way there.
The other beach residents decided that this was a bad day to go swimming and they took their stuff and left. My eye twitched as more sand blew into me.
Dark clouds swarmed over the ocean as the waves picked up and dangerously moved closer to shore. As the tides splashed back and forth, I suddenly felt a warm sensation fall before me, like the ocean was trying to comfort me through all the bad times I've had.
"I'm just here to tell you to stay away from any oceans. Lately they've been really scary!" The boy's words came rushing back as I stared intently at the waves. My feet moved on its own as I got closer and closer to the warm feeling. "Hey! Hinata! Get back to the bus it's not safe!" A voice that sounded like my teacher rang out, but I payed no attention to it, just the rushing of the tides.
Now I am at the shore line, the water was lapping at my bare feet, it felt really cold but some how I find that it's a good thing. "Why am I drawn to you?" My voice came out as a mere whisper. I tightened my grip on my hand bag and took a baby step into the ocean.
The rush of coldness seeped into my skin as I shivered and wrapped my arms around me. A loud boom echoed above my head and I flinched. The waves kept on coming and going, a never ending cycle. "HINATA! GET BACK HERE!"
My eyes widened as her voice brought me back to my senses. I stared at the incoming wave that was coming towards me. My feet are frozen, I can't move. That wave will pummel me for sure. Is this how I end? The monster of a wave went above my head and crashed down on me, leaving me with a salty taste.
It tossed me all over the place. The coldness made my head start to hurt. I held my breath and squinted as I desperately try to swim back, but a small voice in my mind told me that it was useless.
"My my. I never thought you would come here after the warning Wataru gave you." A silhouette of a man was wading towards me, he had something that resembled a spear in his hand. Who... Is that?
I gagged and opened my mouth, knowing that I couldn't hold it in any longer. I began to feel myself sinking, my limbs feeling like jelly, as I let the ocean consume me. The last thing that i could make out was the man holding out his arms to me.
"Daddy, what's that small dot in the middle of the ocean?"
"Ah, that Ema, was what used to be Atlantis."
"Mmm. Where is it now?"
"Well, it's not here anymore. Scientists are still trying to figure out what happened to it."
"Eh... I want to be the one to find it! Daddy, what's it like?"
"About Atlantis?"
"Yes!"
"Hmm. They say that it was a beautiful place that had the most gorgeous castle. It would always sparkle and shine whenever the sun came out."
"Uwah! That sounds like a magical place! Now I really want to go there!"
"Haha. Good luck with that, Ema."
My eyes blinked opened and I shot up. I began to cough up a lung, placing both my hands on my chest. That dream... Why did it show me that? As I got back my breath, I noticed that I was in some sort of crystal room.
The walls surrounding the room was a blue color that seemed to reflect back at me. The flooring was just as spectacular, glass that covered every tile, with a small picture of a dolphin on each one. I glanced up at the ceiling and saw a marvelous grande chandelier that sparkled.
My fingers gripped the silk sheet that I was covered with. This place... Seems just like the place daddy described Atlantis as... I felt my eye twitch as I recalled the events that took place what felt like a few moments ago. I was at the beach... Then I felt something weird come over me as I walked closer to the water... Then I got hit by that wave... Then that would mean that I could have drowned and died.
"But... Who saved me? And where am I?"
I stiffened as I saw the handle of the door slowly turn and the it clicked open. A man poked his head in, ranging around the age of twenty three or twenty four, with hair that covered the left side of his face and deep purple eyes, he wore an identical uniform that the young boy that I encountered had on.
"Ah, the sleeping princess awakens!" He welcomed himself in and shut the door behind him. The white haired man went up to me and grinned. "Heh, I didn't know you would look this cute."
Feeling cautious of my situation, I swung my legs around so that it was dangling off the bed. "Wh-who are you?"
He leaned towards me and lifted my chin up with his fingers, a seductive smirk on his lips. "Say, what if I told you that you couldn't leave here?"
Confusion lingered on my face as I continued to stare at him. "W-what do you-"
My eyes widened as I saw his lips move in closer to mine. E-ehhh?!
So how did you like my first Brocon fanfic? :D If you're new to this then I guess I can tell you; criticism is allowed if it helps me improve my writing! I'm trying a new idea and this was it!
Credit to Kawaii Dream who gave me the idea! :3
I hope I can make this fanfic as enjoyable for you guys! Thank you for reading!
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