Chapter 2: Goodbyes and Hellos part 1
As the lunch bell rang I hurried outside to the usual spot. A corner surrounded by cherry blossom trees and lushes green bushes that kept us out of view from the other students. As I turned the corner I spotted Stormy my best friend. She had long blond hair that fell down her back her pale olive skin and deep grey eyes that had comforted me for the past ten years since I moved to Kyoto.
" Hey Stormy!" I said as I plopped down next to her.
" So its finally here. Your leaving tomorrow morning right?" sighed Stormy. She glanced in my direction her deep grey eyes locked with mine. Then looked away.
" Stormy you know that dream I've been having?" I said looking at her. Trying to change the topic away from my moving back to Tokyo. I didn't want to think of it at that moment. It was hard enough that this would be the last time I would see her for a long time.
" The one about the kingdom at war and you falling over the corpse?" Sighed Stormy. She knew talking about the move would put me in a bad mood.
I nodded I had told her about the dream many times before and the Shinto priestesses at the shrines couldn't help me with it. They told me it must have been something from my past life or I a spirit had been going through me to pass on. They told me not to worry about it. But if it continues to go to the "Hikawa Shrine" and ask for Rei Hino.
" You know when you go to Tokyo you can go to that shrine that the Priestesses said to go to." Suggested Stormy.
"Ya ya. I know but I don't want someone I've never seen in my life to know my dreams! It's just creepy. It's like reading a diary! You know." I explained.
Stormy looked at me and started to laugh her eyes dancing as the sunlight bounced off of them. Me and her had so much fun together, but I didn't know if I could find someone in Tokyo that could even amount to her company.
The rest of the day me and Stormy spent together. We hit the mall, the ice-cream parlor, and the game center. Then we went to her house for a movie and some popcorn. When I arrived home I fell to the ground with my bag next to me. The furniture was gone and the house that had seemed so small to me a month ago felt so big and lonely. I sighed and trudged up the stares to my room where a sleeping bag was laid out. As I slipped into my pajamas and laid on the sleeping bag I slowly fell asleep. But that night instead of the nightmare I had a new dream….
I was standing behind a large tree and gazed at a young man with orange hair giving out orders to other guards. I reached up and pulled my own midnight black hair out of my eyes. Suddenly I heard footsteps from behind me I turned around to see my guard behind me. She looked angry her deep grey eyes piercing into mine. the sweat running down her pail olive face showed that she had been looking for me everywhere. She pulled a branch from her long blond braid. I knew what was about to happen I braced myself for it.
" YOUR MAJESTY!" she shouted from the top of her lungs. " IVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU! NOT ONLY ME BUT YOUR OWN BROTHER IS SENDING OUT A SEARCH PARTY FOR YOU! AND HE'S NOT IN THE BEST OF MOODS TODAY DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED WE ARE!? AND TO THINK YOU'RE HERE WATCHING MY BROTHER WHILE WE ARE RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES FOR YOU!
" I'm sorry Storm. I wont do it again." I said looking at the hem of my dress.
" LIKE HELL YOU WONT!" Shouted Storm angrily.
I followed her back to the castle but I never arrived.
End chapter 2