"This is the place, make yourself at home." Dojima said as he opened the door.
"Thanks Uncle." Yu said politely.
"It's my pleasure, now come on let's get some dinner." Dojima said before he and Nanako grabbed some sushi.
"That sounds good, do you need any help?" Yu asked.
"No, you're our guest, besides you'll have time this year to help out." Dojima said with a small chuckle.
Suddenly Dojima's cell phone started to ring.
"What the, who's calling now?" he asked while answering his phone. "Hello, what is it?" "I understand, where is it?" "Ok, I'll be there soon, looks like I made the right choice to skip the booze."
"Are you going again?" Nanako asked sadly.
"Yeah, it's my job. Nanako could you help your cousin get settled?" Dojima said.
"Alright." Nanako said quietly.
"Right, well I should go." Dojima said before walking outside. "Oh yeah, Nanako it's raining did you remember to bring in the laundry?"
"I already did." Nanako said slightly annoyed.
"Ok, in that case I'll head out." Dojima said before driving off.
Nanako looked down for a second before turning on the television. "Let's take a look at the breakdown for tomorrow's weather." said the newscaster. "Rain is expected throughout most areas all day tomorrow."
"We should eat." Nanako said before starting to eat her sushi.
"Nanako, what does your dad do?" Yu asked.
"He's a detective, so he has to go out a lot, he investigates crimes and stuff." Nanako said.
"In local news, council secretary Taro Namatame is under fire for a reported affair with a female reporter. His wife, enka ballad sensation Misuzu Hiiragi, has told this station she is planning to persue damages. As a result of this the reporter, Mayumi Yamano won't be appearing until the matter is settled." Said the reporter on the news.
"This is boring." Nanako said before changing to another channel that was just starting a commercial.
"Here at Junes, every day is Customer Appreciation Day. Come see for yourself, and get in touch with our products." said the voice on the commercial. "Everyday's great at your Junes."
"Everyday's great at your Junes." Nanako sang happily before turning back to Yu. "Oh, aren't you going to eat?"
"Oh, sorry I was just thinking." Yu said before getting back to his meal. "I think I'm going to go to bed, I'm feeling tired, night Nanako."
"Night." Nanako said before turning on a quiz show.
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"What the, where am I?" Yu asked. "Is this a dream?"
All Yu could see was a red path, and everything else was surrounded in a thick fog.
"Might as well see where this goes, maybe this is some kind of dream." Yu said before walking along the path.
"Do you seek the truth?" asked a mysterious voice that seemed to echo from everywhere at once.
"The truth, what do you mean?" Yu asked. "No response, well maybe if I keep going I'll find the person who asked me." he said before continuing to follow the path.
"If it's the truth you desire, come and find me." the voice said in an almost taunting way.
"Ok, this is getting weird." Yu said as he started to run. "There has to be someone here, and I'm going to find them. Wait, that's a door, but I have a bad feeling about what's behind it. I've come this far I need answers." he said before walking through the door.
"So… You are the one pursuing me." said a figure nearly invisible in the thick fog.
"Who are you and what's going on?" Yu asked when he suddenly felt something in his hand. "What the, where did this come from?"
"Try as hard as you want." the voice said.
"Alright, this is a weird dream but ok." Yu said before running up and slashing the figure with his sword.
"Interesting, it seems you can see a little, even with the fog." the voice said with a hint of interest.
Yu continued to attack the figure until the fog became even thicker.
"I'm impressed, but if you seek the truth your journey will only get harder, I look forward to meeting you at a later time." The voice said before Yu fell unconscious.
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"Breakfast is ready." came a voice from downstairs.
"Huh what." Yu said as he slowly woke himself up. "Oh, thank you Nanako I'll be down in a minute."
"Ok." Nanako said calmly.
"This is amazing, did you make all this yourself Nanako?" Yu asked.
"Yeah, I make breakfast for myself a lot, so I'm used to it." Nanako said.
"Oh, well maybe I can help with the dishes." Yu offered.
"No, I can handle it." Nanako said.
"Ok, well thank you for the meal Nanako." Yu said.
"We need to go to school, so I'll show you how to get there." Nanako said while grabbing an umbrella.
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"You just need to keep going straight and you'll get to your school." Nanako said before turning around. "I go this way, see you tonight."
"Bye Nanako, I'll see you then." Yu said before heading towards the high school.
"Whoa, look out." said a boy on a bike before crashing into the wall.
Yu glanced at the boy and winced in understanding before walking past.
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"Hey did you hear the news, we're getting a new transfer student in our class." said a brunette girl.
"Really, that's great, it's too bad he's stuck in this classroom." said another girl.
"What do you mean, wait don't tell me?" the brunette said.
"Yeah, King Moron is our homeroom teacher." the girl said sadly.
"A transfer student, hey that's just like you right Yosuke?" asked a girl in a green shirt. "What happened to you, you look dead."
"I'd rather not talk about that." said the boy who crashed into the wall earlier.
"What's up with him?" the girl asked her friend.
"I don't know." answered a black haired girl wearing a red headband before an old man and Yu walked into the classroom.
(Once again thank you for taking a look at this story. If there is anything you feel could be improved please leave a review or PM me and I'll try to fix it. The change is coming up soon, and should be in the next two or three chapters.)
