Beautiful Stranger
By CleideJam
Prolouge: Forgotten Past
Dreams. Some dreams are meant to come true. Some simply show up but unattainable. Some are magical. And some forgotten.
3rd POV
"Shi-chan! Let's go!" a small figure happily calls and grabs one of my arms.
"Ara? And who might you be?" I ask the figure which I later on learn to be a shadow. And I realized how small my voice and my body has become. It is as if I turn back into a small child.
"Geez, Shi-chan. Are you getting old or something?" the shadow stops and turns around to face me.
"Ara?" I become speechless as her shadow is slowly overcome by the light coming from above. The energetic kid has waist length midnight blue tresses and I noticed how soft and smooth her hand is, well she is grabbing my arm after all.
"Ahaha! There's that funny accent of yours again! Haha" the girl, whom I notice wears a short shorts and yellow shirt with a pair of white sneakers, smiles brightly after laughing at my accent.
"It's not funny! And don't laugh!" I unconsciously reply at the little girl in front of me.
"Gomen. Gomen. Shi-chan. No need to be angry. But you know, I love that accent of yours" she smiles warmly. Oh my God...am I turning into a pedophile?
"I...uhh...I..." I could feel my cheeks burning while looking at her. But something is off. Her eyes are unbearable. And now that I look at her clearer she has this weird mark on her left cheek.
And unconsciously, I cupp her left cheek and my thumb rub the unusual mark.
"What's this?" I ask feeling magnetize by the mark.
"Hmm? Oh...this..." she seems to falter knowing that I mention about her mark.
She moves away and her head hungs low. Did I just say something?
"I-I'm sorry! I-I don't-" I stutter worried that she might find my words hurtful. Then she shakes her head.
"Mmhmm. No. Don't worry you didn't do anything wrong. Shi-chan?" her voice seem to cheer up a bit.
"This scar is the scar that a special person had given me... This scar symbolizes that person's love for me... But... that person had..." the girl has a stream of tears flowing on her cheeks.
I walk towards her but she steps backward away from me. Then she gazes at me. And I finally see them.
"You've forgotten that you put this mark on me...Shizuru..." were her last words until she slowly disperses from my sight.
And surprisingly, another figure appears. A taller, much mature and older version of the little girl. She is smiling as she gazes at me. And her body too is slowly dispersing.
And at that moment I saw them. The most amazing color. The stranger's. No. The beautiful stranger's shining emerald eyes.
"Natsuki?" a word that slips out of my lips as if I've said it like a million times but at the same time unfamiliar.
"Natsuki?" I whisper it once again and slowly but surely images of the little girl bursts into my head as if an unknown force is pulling me somewhere.
I look forward and see a figure standing in the end. A figure very similar to Natsuki's.
"Natsuki! Wait!" I shout calling for her. I reach my hands out to grasp her but as I come nearer,I see her lips moving in a... sad... smile?
"Natsuki" I said finally standing in front of her.
She wraps her arms around my waist and looks at me with those amazing emeralds. She leans towards. Everything seem so right. Here I am standing and being embrace by such soft and warm arms. My heart beating so fast and we are so close to each other. It is like a dream come true. Yes. A dream that quickly breaks down when those words escapes from her lips.
"Good bye, Shizuru" then she lets go of me.
Letting me fall under and everything seem to be in slow motion. I saw her saying something unedible...
Shizuru's POV
"Natsuki!" I scream at the top of my lungs but seems to have woken up from my deep slumber.
"Ara...what a weird dream..." I asks in confusion. I reach for my head, "Natsuki..."
Then the door to my room bursts opn revealing my close friend.
"Shizuru-! Hey, are you ok?" she said and stands in front of me.
"Mai?" I ask still not in my own self.
Then I see her staring at something below my bed.
"What is it, Mai?" I ask moving to see for myself.
"Shi...Shi...zuru...! It's a chubby cat! A very cute and chubby cat!" the busty fiery haired girl jumps in joy.
"Eh? How did it get there?" I ask in wonder.
"I don't care! May I have it? May I? Ne, Shizuru?" my close friend pleads with her lavander puppy eyes.
"Of course, Mai. You may but make sure it won't destroy anything" I said authoritatively.
3rd POV
In Fuuka Japan Airport...
"*Pant* *Pant* Excuse me, miss" a girl with shoulder-length red hair pants as she asks an attendant.
"May I help you with anything, Mam?" the attendant with short brown hair smiles at her new customer.
"Are there any plane from Germany that had arrived?" the redhead asks in a rush.
"Well..." the attendant pauses and checks her computer, "There is one, Mam. And it had just landed a minute ago" she smiles at the redhead.
"Right! Thanks!" and the redhead runs towards the waiting area leaving a still smiling attendant.
"You're welcome, Mam. I'm Yukariko always ready to serve you" she waves her hand at the retrieving back of the redhead.
The redhead quickly brings out a cardboard as she comes near the waiting area. She stands there and raises the cardboard grinning like a maniac.
"ahehehe. I'm sure that mutt would go crazy when she sees this!" the redhead snickers evilly.
A girl with long midnight blue tresses walks out of the plane. She wears a black long sleeves polo top with a sleeveless white hoody partnered by a skin tight black pants designed with red stripes at the sides and a pair of black Vans sneakers completes her attire. She looks around the place searching for her friend who would pick her up in the airport.
Then an unlikable tarpauline greets her view. She can hear a vein in her head popping...
"NnnnnnNnnnNaaaaAaaaO!" and the entire airport silences and all eyes are on her.
Amidst the silence a very familiar laugh disturbs it. The girl with midnight blue tresses stomps her way towards the person holding the tarpauline.
"Grrr! Nao! Keep that stupid tarp! NOW!" she clutches the polo of the redhead named Nao and prepares to punch the redhead.
"Chill. Chill. Here, I'll keep it, ok" the naughty redhead quickly said before her friend could lay a punch on her.
"Very well, let's go. I feel so tired. And give me that, you idiot!" the ebony girl orders and grabs the tarp away from the redhead.
"Mou and here I was planning to display it in my room. You really are a killer joy, Natsuki" Nao whines and slumply walks towards their car.
"Whatever, Nao" the beautiful girl named Natsuki said with her head high. As they walk towards the parking area, it is noticable that tNatsuki hides her eyes with a pair of black eyeglasses and a small band is stick on her left cheek.
"How is she?"
"Who?"
"You know who, Nao"
"Well...she still has not remembered yet. I'm sorry."
"Nah. It's fine. Besides, I came here to begin a new life. Will you help me with that?"
"Hell yeah! Of course, mutt! Come, let's go parteh!"
" Eh?! But I wanted to play Basketball! Come! Come!"
"Stupid cousin. Her head is full of balls!"
"Did you say something?"
"Eh-No, I didn't"
"Good. Quickly, Nao! Quickly!"
"Stupid Basketball addict"
A/N: Teaser~