Title: The Scent of Heaven
Chapter: Shinigami eyes
Here is the second chapter. The people that live in the clinic are all teenagers. You can stay there till the age of twenty five. Then you go.
Cigarettesandlatte-chan, I just put the title "san" without thinking it a lot, to tell you the truth. It's a title for Japanese people that means sir. I know that nobody is Japanese but I will keep it this way. I hope It doesn't bother you a lot… (I'm not being sarcastic here! I really hope it's not a problem!)
Enjoy!
Matt's POV
"We have been waiting for you Mail-san."
My mother looked a little surprised by the sudden appearance of the unknown elder. She pulled one lock of brown hair behind her ear and extended her hand to him with a polite smile on her face.
"Hello mister Roger, I'm Anic Jeevas, Matt's mother. Nice to meet you." She greeted him.
"Such an actress…" I mocked from behind.
"Shut the hell up moron!" That's my mum.
I snickered but she turned her attention back to the black suited man who looked pretty surprised by my mother's sudden change of heart.
"Madam, do you want to be examined too?" Roger asked uncertainly raising a white eyebrow.
"I ain't the crazy one here old man! The nuisance behind me is the psycho!" She barked in an anime like way.
Roger took a step backwards, just to be in a safe distance away from the apparently nuts lady.
"Don't call me a psycho you old damn hag!" I yelled at her annoyed.
"What did you say sonny?" She grabbed me by the collar, ready to give me a punch in the face. This is one of our usual small fights. They are meaningless. This is how we work. How we express our affection to each other. She is at least, back to her bitchy self now.
"Em…Madam, I apologize for interrupting your little argument but I should take Mail-san to see his new home. If you don't mind of course." Roger said to her.
"Oh, yes…sorry." She lowered her head and apologizedlike a little child that got busted in the process of stealing candy.
"I guess this is goodbye then…" She scratched her head in an awkward manner.
"We are still going to talk on the phone mum. Except if you changed your mind and…"
"Shut up and hug me moron." She placed her hands around me, holding me close to her body.
"I want you to know that I love you and I am doing this for your own good." She whispered in my ear.
I nodded and let go of her. She squeezed my shoulder gently. I smiled and took my bag in hand; ready to follow the older male.
With one last glance I entered the castle like building. The wooden, heavy gate closed
behind me, making a disturbing shriek at the end.
~$.$~
The first thing I saw was a dark hall, lightened with the fade color of candles. At its very end was a small door. It leaded to a huge room with many tables and chairs. The place smelled weird like something had died in there. All the furniture looked ancient. The pictures on the wall were portraits of the Whammy dynasty.
The best word that described the whole room was:
Dusty!
The only positive thing was that the place had lots of windows. The castle was circled by the forest so the view was only trees and the creatures that lived within.
"This is the dining area and if you take this halfway, you will find the bathrooms. Now, shall I escort you to your private bedroom?" Roger asked politely.
"Sure!" I replied shortly. I really didn't know what else to say and I never was the most social person.
"After you, Mail-san."
We climbed some stairs; with every step we took they screeched like they were ready to collapse and arrived at the second floor of the building. We passed a chain of doors when Roger stopped in front of a room.
"This is it, Mail-san. Room 122. It has its own bathroom. The breakfast is served at nine and ends at ten and a half. I hope you enjoy your remain here. I wish you to have a goodnight." Roger informed me and bowed deeply once again.
"Ok, night Gramps." I waved and entered the bedroom.
Roger stared at the, now, closed door with a surprised look on his face.
"Gramps?"
~$.$~
Hmm…The room wasn't that bad. It's small, but it gave you the feeling of privacy. It had a narrow single bed with white covers and a red blanket. An empty wardrobe and a small desk were the other little furniture that existed in the room. Not much, but I will improve it…
I placed my sack on the floor and jumped onto the bed.
"I will unpack tomorrow." With that in mind I took out my PSP and started playing.
~$.$~
iN hEaVeN
Arian moved his wings up and down in an attempt to reach his destination faster. His beautiful face was drowned in a stiff frown. His brown orbs showed uneasiness and anxiety.
He opened the golden gates of the prohibited room, ignoring the sign that was placed on them.
~Do not access~
He stopped and fell on his knees like he was praying. He lowered his head, not looking Him in the eye.
"My Lord. The time has come. What will be the fallen soul's destiny?" He uttered with all the courage he managed to gather in his heart. He bit his lower lip, a habit out of nervousness he had adopted back, when he was still, in the human world.
A deep voice echoed through Arian's mind. However, he couldn't tell whether it belonged to a woman or a man.
"My son. I am not in a position to decide anybodies destiny. Nobody has the right to. I gave humans the ability to make their own decisions. To make their own mistakes. In life, second chances are rare, but they still exist. Send the soul to guard one of the carriers. I leave it to you to choose who would be the best for him."
"My Lord, are you sure?" Arian asked, bending his head down even more till it touched the ground.
"Yes my child. I trust you!"
He nodded his head and with closed eyes, exited the room.
"Matt, I think I found the perfect one for you!" Arian smiled with a distant look in his eyes.
~$.$~
I opened my eyes painfully slow. It took me some time to realize that I was at the clinic, instead of my house.
"What…time is it?" I yawned while stretching my hands and took a peek at the alarm clock on the desk.
"Ten past six." I read out loud.
Shit! First time here and I am late for breakfast!
Neat!
I kicked away the blankets and rushed to the small bathroom. I brushed my teeth and put, some skinny jeans, on.
"Where is my shirt?...I should probably stop talking to myself now." I searched for my striped, red/black T-shirt.
"Oh…I am wearing it!" I face-palmed.
Note to self: video games past midnight…not my best idea…
I hurried out of the room and down the stairs. On my way I saw a lot of …odd people. Well, talk about madness. I know that they were all insane but what they did was hilarious. One dude asked me if I was interested in marrying his cow, Betchy. One other woman walked only with a towel on and asked me if I wanted to watch her bath. Well, she was pretty hot, but I said no, nevertheless.
Then I remembered that I had to go eat breakfast so, I started running again.
I was running so fast that I didn't notice a mop of white hair on my way.
The person I had run into fall on the floor with an echoing thud.
"Sorry dude! Didn't see ya!" I offered my hand to the kid to stand up and I took a better look of him.
He was wearing white pajamas and matching socks, for crying out loud. His grey orbs were dull and hid no emotion. He had extremely pale skin, like he was sick or something. The oddest thing about the boy was the white and silver locks that covered half his eyes.
Well, he is a creep but maybe he is a good guy…
The albino kid stood up; rejecting my offer of kindness. He gave me an icy glare and continued walking.
Jerk! Really, what an ass!
"Near! Wait up!" I heard a girly voice calling. The white freak stopped.
A brown haired girl appeared from the corner.
"What's near?" I asked her when she was close enough.
"You can…hear me?" She asked surprised. I saw the albino kid turning his head to look at me.
"And see you too. I ain't blind you know…" I said awkwardly.
"No but I am…"
"My guardian angel…" The boy completed her phrase.
"Come on Linda! Let's go." The albino kid named Near, said to her in his monotone voice.
"I take it that you have the shinigami eyes like Near!" She exclaimed happily, ignoring him completely.
"The what? What are ya talking about?" I asked her.
The girl paused a little and her expression changed from friendly and kind to awkward and hesitant.
"N-Nothing…" She said and avoided eye contact.
"Linda let's go." Near ordered her. He turned his head and gave me a look.
"You can see creatures like Linda, can't you?"
"Yes! I told you earlier! I can! Since I was born!" I yelled angrily. What the hell was wrong with them?
"Near, he is one of the ten carriers." Linda uttered in anticipation, turning her attention to the white haired teen.
"What is a carrier?" I asked her. I had a lot of questions for the two weird persons in front of me.
"Look.. ehmm…"
"Matt" I introduced myself. She chuckled nervously.
"Yes…Matt. I think that you should better ask L. He will explain everything to you. You can find him in the dining area." Linda explained.
"Ok, thank you!" I smiled at her. Near made an irritated grimace from behind. Too bad for him, I noticed it.
"Jealous?" I teased. His face turned to a blank expression. He turned his back to me. Linda, however, blushed a crimson red. She shook it off and smiled back.
"See you around Matt! We will be at the garden if you need us!" Linda saluted and walked away with Near.
"Why did you tell him where we would be?" He whispered to Linda, clearly annoyed.
"Wait! How will I be able to recognize this L guy?" I yelled for them to hear but it was too late. They were already gone.
"Carriers my ass… Well I guess I can't say that I don't believe her. I'm seeing angels after all…"
~$.$~
I walked in the dining area. It was a late hour but a lot of people were still there. As hard as I looked around, I couldn't match the name to any of the faces.
What was I supposed to do? There were more than sixty insane persons in the room. I couldn't ask each one of them if they knew someone named L.
A thought crossed my mind. Man, this is going to be embarrassing.
I opened my mouth:
"Hey, LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!" I screamed loudly.
The whole room turned their attention to me.
"Ryuuzaki, someone's calling you!" A short cute girl stood up from her seat and motioned me to come over.
~$.$~
Taa-daa! Here is the second chapter! Man, didn't that take long to write? I have rewritten this chapter at least five times… In the beginning Linda explained a lot of stuff to Matt but then I changed it to this! Tee-hee 3:)
A big thanks to my reviewers!
Anyways! Hope ya all enjoyed!
Till next chapie!
R&R