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Night: Welcome

Owl: To

Day: The

Dreamer: End of your life...

Night: Yeah, I don't know. LOVE YOU ALL!

Owl: Heh, heh

Day: Read and reveiw please!

Dreamer: *Backs aways slowly with an evil grin on his face*

I stared at the fortune in front of me. " Your life will end," I said aloud.

Chihaya looked at me. "What kind of fortune is that?"

I shrugged. "The shitty kind?"

"Hell yeah!" Nishida yelled.

Kana-chan sunk back in her seat. Nishida had nearly eaten all the food they had to offer. She looked at her mom in dismay and her mom just smiled and waved her off. When Kana-chan wouldn't stop staring at her, she went over to her and whispered, "Don't worry about it. He's helping me advertise and ever since you started wearing our clothing the business has been better than ever."

I smiled. It was just a fortune, it's not like my life is actually going to end. Well, I hope not.

I stood up from my seat, bowed to Kana-chan's mom, and thanked her for the food before leaving for my house.

'My life will end? My kind of messed up fortune is that? I don't want to die! At this age I can't die. I'm too young.' I kept thinking and thinking on this subject until I got home where I preceded to sneak past my parents and go upstairs. I don't much care for my mom. She pressures me too much and because of her I almost stopped playing karuta. If it hadn't been for Arata... I shook my head to clear my head of such thoughts. I really didn't want to think about him right now, so I lay down in my bed and went to sleep.

...

I woke up in the middle of the night to sound of my phone ringing. Picking it up, I looked at the caller ID. "Arata?"

I flipped open the phone and said, "Hello?"

"Hey."

"What do you want this late at night?" I asked, really wanting nothing more than to lay down and go to sleep.

"I was wondering if you could come down here and help me with something..." he said. The was a note of desperation in his voice that I couldn't ignore.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing really, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"I have to go. See you tomorrow!" he said.

"Arata! Hey! Wait!" I cried, but it was too late, he'd already hung up.

'What the hell was that all about?' I wondered, rolling over and trying to get to sleep. My attempt was in vain, however,as I barely got any sleep the rest of the night

...

Walking to the train station, I stumbled numbly to a cafe. I had about an hour till the next train to Fukui.

I'd skipped breakfast, not wanting to be questioned on where it was that I was going. I know that they'd ask. I couldn't stand them knowing that I was visiting a friend. Especially Arata. My mom still had something against him and kind of had something against Chihaya. She didn't like that they'd beat me at karuta a few years back. She didn't like Chihaya convincing me to do karuta now. She just wanted me to be better than everyone.

I yawned as I walked up to the counter and ordered a pastry of some sort and some really crappy coffee. I just wanted to wake up because, in all honesty, I don't even like the stuff. I mean, it's tolerable if it's got a lot of cream and sugar, but it isn't something I'd like to drink that often.

Sipping dantily on my extremely hot coffee, I walked to the station for my thirty-ish minute wait. I suppose it really depends on how fast I get there, or how slow in this case. If I walk really, really slow I suppose I might only have twenty minutes to wait.

Thirty-three minutes and ten seconds later I was on the train, on the verge of falling asleep as I rested my head on the window and looked at the world passing by when my phone rang. It was Arata... again.

"Hello?"

"Where are you?"

"On a train..." I said, a little confused.

"Where are you going?"

"You did tell me to come see you, so where do you think?"

"Well, I didn't tell you anything yesterday, so I was worried you wouldn't come."

"Speaking of which, why do I need to come? "

"Um, can I just tell you when you get here?"

"I guess, but..."

"Thanks so much! Bye!"

"Bye," I said staring, dumbfounded, at my phone.

I looked out the window and wondered what he wanted. He hadn't really told me anything, and I was quite confused at what had happened. I didn't think he would call me and ask me to come unless something really important was going on. The fact that he wouldn't tell me only increased my curiousity.

"What the hell's going on?" I asked to no one in particuliar, as I drifted off.

...

I woke up when I felt a hand shake me. It was the girl who had sat beside me. "We've reached the Fukui stop," she said quietly.

I looked around groggily before I realized that she was right. I briskly stood up and bowed my thanks to her before exiting the train. I had heard her call out "Your welcome!" and I smiled at that. It's difficult to find polite people in these parts.

Walking out of the station I looked around for Arata. I'd hoped that he'd come and meet me.

I felt the ground slope down slightly as I walked around the station. Due to it being a Saturday, I didn't think that Arata would be at work.

I hummed a happy tune while I looked everywhere around the station before finally giving up. I sat down on a bench right in front of the station, and pulled out my phone. I listened to it ring before I heard Arata pick up.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Where are you?" I asked.

"Well, I'm on my way. I got a little held up with something at home. Don't worry I'll be there in five."

I nodded even though I knew he wouldn't be able to see it through the phone and said, "Alright, bye," before hanging up. Ha! Pay back!

I sat there looking at the trees around me and watched as leaves flittered down and happily landed on the sun-hot pavement below. Statues leered from every direction and peered strangely at every passerby causing either shivers to go up their spine or laughter to calm their nerves. Small children sent jeers as the runt of their group tripped or bumped into someone or something causing them to stumble backwards and eventually tumble to the ground. A small snort of laughter escaped my mouth and I hear pedestrians give disaproving sounds and see them glance my way.

I didn't much care as I leaned back in my seat. I sighed as I sat there and waited for Arata to get here. He seemed to be taking a lot longer than five minutes, but I didn't really want to look at my phone as I closed his eyes and began humming once again.

What seemed like a lifetime later I heard someone call my name, so I opened my eyes. Arata was across the street calling my name and waving like a lunatic.

I smiled thoughtfully before getting up and walking toward the street.

"Taichi!" Arata called once more when I'd finally made it to the street. I looked both ways and slowly walked across the street only to see Arata's eyes widening and him telling me to go back before a shout hit my ears that said, "Get out of the way now!" and I felt a large weight crash into my side and felt something hit my head.

As I fell to the ground, I felt the blood slowly trickle down the side of my face and I saw a large man in black running away with a partially open black duffle bag. Feeling the impact as I hit the ground I saw Arata running towards me and yelling at people around me. The world was dimming around me and the last thing I saw and heard was Arata. He crashed to the ground beside he claiming that it was all his fault, and saying that it would be okay. 'Your life will end,' was the final thought in my mind as the world darkened for good.

...

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at my surrounding. "Where am I?" I asked, only hoping that someone would answer.

No one answered my question, much to my dislike, so I got up and looked around curiously.

I was in a dimly lit cavern, but way off in the distance there seems to a lit and a gate. Elsewise, it seemed kind of bleak.

"My, my, my," I heard someone say, "Are you Taichi? You weren't due to us just yet, but we'll just have to deal with it." I looked around for the source of the voice, but I couldn't find it.

"Wh-who are you? Where am I?" I stuttered.

Someone finally steeped into the light, just enough to where I could see her face. "I am Mizuki," she said slowly, "It's nice to meet you, Taichi."

It was that girl who was on the train. "But where am I?"

The next few words seemed to echo off the walls of the cavern.

"Welcome to the end of your life."

...

A/N~

Ahahaha! Now you will have to wait to the next chapter to see what it is I have planned! But what do you think? How is it so far?

NOW hear me out. If you read this and are against it, I have reason to why I like it! The whole thing where I had to choose between who I want Chihaya to end up was just to much for me. If I chose Arata then I would feel bad for Taichi because he's always loved her ya' know? But if I chose Taichi, then I would feel bad for Arata because Chihaya was the first person to aknowledge him, he loves her! The pain of deciding was too much. Okay so... Please review! 3 Oh and sorry for the random person. She won't be in it too much... I don't think. But this will be maybe two or three chapters, I hope.