Chapter 2
Tomoe looked down, gazing at the shrine. He smiled.
It had been so long, but finally he was back. Back on earth. Back with Nanami.
He leapt gracefully down from the tree, and walked to the entrance. He paused, a moment of doubt washing over him. What if she was gone? Finally grown tired of waiting for him? Had someone else caught her eye, and she was no longer his? How long had even passed on Earth as he sat, imprisoned? What if hundreds of years had passed, and Nanami had faded away?
He reached out and touched the side of the shrine. He had put an enchantment on it so it wouldn't decay whilst he was gone, a small gesture to stop Nanami having to do so much work with cleaning.
He slid open the entrance, and headed straight for where he remembered Nanami's room to be. He stood outside the door for a few moments, before silently letting himself in.
And there she was.
She looked exactly the same as she had when he left; her chocolate brown hair fanned out around head, her features peaceful with sleep, her slim body wrapped up in the futon.
Tomoe made his way over to her, his heart beating loudly in his chest. He knelt down, and planted a kiss onto Nanami's forehead. Her eyes shot open, and he retracted in surprise
She looked up at him with her green eyes.
This girl wasn't Nanami.
The girl began to scream.