Disclaimer: I DO NOT own YuuYuu Hakusho or any of the characters mentioned, however, I DO own the story and the following characters: Chiaki, Touma, Tsubaki, Shion, Hideaki, Misuru and others OC to come.
Author's note: it's been quite some time since last time I wrote something other than papers XD!!! Soooooo... I hope you enjoy this fic.
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It was a rainy and cold day. Chiaki was taking a bath, thinking about the past few months. Rain inspired on her such melancholy; it was almost depressing for her.
FLASHBACK
"Chi-chan, hurry up, we're already late for the party!" her mother said out loud.
~Jeez… why do I have to go? This is just another family reunion. This is so annoying. Chiaki thought to herself while brushing up her teeth.
"Hurry up honey, we'll be at the car" called her father.
END OF FLASHBACK
~Had I known it was gonna be the last family reunion we were attending together, I would have enjoyed with them more.
It happened about 8 months before. After the family reunion, Chiaki, her parents, and her older brother took a different road home than usual. It was past 4am when they left aunt Tsubaki's place. A couple of streets before arriving their home, a drunkard driving a large van, crashed into them full speed. Chiaki's dad and brother died instantly, her mother died that night on the hospital. She was unconscious about a week with some serious wounds.
FLASHBACK
"My, my. Chia-chan and Touma-kun sure have grown into such wonderful teens" said Tsubaki while pinching their cheeks.
"He he. Thash noff it auntfy" said Touma while being tortured by their aunt.
"He he he. My dear nephew, you've become quite handsome. So, how's university?" replied aunt Tsubaki while smirking at them.
"Well, this is my third year, so I'm starting to plan on my thesis" said reluctantly Touma.
"How 'bout you honey? How were your entry tests?" Tsubaki asked happily to Chiaki.
"I got into Keio" said Chiaki "I guess it'll be so much fun there" she smiled contently.
END OF FLASHBACK
Chiaki ended up crying in the bath. Rain can always make her remember, that's why she didn't like it.
She was left alone on a cold night such as this. She was almost a workaholic, but that was the only way she could move on with her life without her beloved family. University was tough, but she worked really hard and became a top student.
~I really miss you all. But I know I can't just let go of this dream since is the last thing I have left to live for. She repeated to herself every time she felt lonely.
Since that fateful day, Chiaki decided not to wander around people or get close to anyone. She always felt somewhat responsible for the accident and thought people could get hurt around her.
Every day, she would work to exhaustion, and eat little. She had dropped a lot weight in the whole time, but somehow she was still healthy.
Life at Keio University was very appealing. Lots of people, clubs and activities. A very lively place indeed. Chiaki would attend morning classes and work as part-timer on a cloths store. After work she would go straight home. Living by herself on a small apartment wasn't so bad at all. It had a small kitchen and a bathroom, her room wasn't too big, but spacious enough to have a desk besides the bed. Even on winter, it was cozy.
Chiaki was just a normal girl. Well… as normal as she could be having lost her family on such a horrible accident. Aunt Tsubaki would call her every now and then, and visit her to check up on her. Although the rest of her family was always watching her over, she didn't let anyone in her life. Closing in her own mind wasn't exactly healthy, but that's the only way she knew to overcome the pain.
~Sha!!!! I have a paper due tomorrow, and some tests next week. Need to do the laundry and pay the rent… this cabbage is rotten too -___-! She thought.
"Iee!!! I don't want to waste this food but it's already rotten… guess I'll feed it to the neighbor's cat" Chiaki said to herself while laughing.
After so much stress produced by partial exams and essays, Chiaki would usually go jogging for a while at night in a park nearby her place. A small but beautiful park but with lots of trees, it was on the base of a small mountain. Some wild animals would roam sometimes on the park, attracted by the smell of food that people would carry around on a picnic. Chiaki would always jog through the same path, and end up climbing the stairs to a shrine uphill and paying her respects to her deceased family.
This day wasn't particularly different from any other after tests week. It started as a cold November morning, with lots of traffics, classes would be very slow and work would be tough. She would go straight home from her workplace, get on some sweatpants and sweater, and go to the park to jog, though it was a little bit difficult on winter. Surprisingly, this night was rather peaceful, and while jogging near the shrine stairway, now she noticed something different.
~I never noticed this small road. Wonder where it leads. Chiaki inquired to herself.
What will she do? Where does this unseen road lead to? Hope you join us next time for more on this adventure!!!
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