What up everyone? Yup onward to chapter 2!
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The world is not as it should be.
It's filled with distortion,
And "ruin" can no longer be avoided.
Those who oppose fate and desire change…
From time to time, they were referred to as Tricksters.
You are the Trickster…
Now is the time to rise against the abyss of distortion.
She opens her eyes as the back of her head hits the wall behind her, letting out a pained groan as her hands press against the spot. Akira grits her teeth and attempts to keep herself from yelling as she keeps rubbing against the bump she's sure that'll form.
"Ngh…"
Had she fallen asleep that easily? And what was that weird dream…Well it wasn't necessarily a dream, but it was a voice echoing somewhere in the darkness. Maybe she was more tired than she had thought…
Her hands rest back on her lap as she regards the other passengers in the train car around her before glancing up a bit as she hears the recorded announcement, "Ladies and gentleman thank you for riding with us today. We will be arriving to Shibuya shortly…"
Akira allows herself to sink into her seat as she tunes out the rest of the woman's words, already knowing she will get off soon. Her hands feel a bit sweaty and she forces herself to take a deep breath in to calm herself.
City…She's in Tokyo right now…
Far away from the little town she grew up in…
"Damn brat…I'll sue!"
The echo of that man's voice makes her flinch as the train makes a sharp turn and she lets out a loud exhale as she forces herself to stop thinking about it. Shivers run down her arms and she only clenches the fabric of her skirt as she looks ahead.
Everyone seems to be focused on their phones or are asleep, much like she had been earlier. The train car is at least quiet-
"-Are you for real? Mental shutdowns?"
"It's the truth!"
Her head turns towards two girls wearing matching uniforms, not the same as the one she has, giggling not too far from her. "But to a person though? You must really love all that occult stuff don't you?" Both girls giggle together as they continue their conversation to other.
For a brief moment Akira remembers two of her friends from her previous school in their place, her hands covering her mouth in hopes to silence the giggles her friends were trying to lure out of her. "But not there anymore," Akira reminds herself as the vision disappears in an instant, "I'm by myself now. This isn't home…Because of…"
She sighs and braces herself in her seat as the train comes to a halt, "Please be sure to exit in-"
The teenage girl doesn't waste a second before stepping off the train and into the crowd hurrying out once the doors open. Being inside had been nerve wrecking and nearly suffocating at the sheer amount of people around her. The city was definitely different from her old hometown, and she wasn't even close to her destination. Her feet carry her along with the crowd out of the train station and into the open streets.
The sheer amount of buildings and people surprise her and she quickly ducks out of the way of the crowd to an empty spot by a building.
"I should double check my phone to see I'm going the right way," Akira dug into her bag and pulled out her phone, "Last thing I need is to get lost." Her fingers swipe at the screen and she presses her messages to review over the last text her father had sent her with the address.
She turns her head a bit and stares at her reflection. Her mother often considered her a very average young lady, and she might as well be.
She wasn't too tall, but she wasn't too short. She was blessed to be of average height and weight compared to any other high school girl.
Her thick black hair had been carefully parted and braided into two neat braids that rested over her shoulders. The black uniform blazer fit snug around her and she was slightly proud that she had some curves to her body despite not being super model like. Her biggest pride was probably her stormy gray eyes that peered through the lenses of her glasses. Her mother commented that her eyes weren't a murky sort of gray and instead seemed to shine as bright as her name meant.
Shaking her head Akira went back to her phone before pressing a navigation app and typing in the address.
She slid back into the crowd and trained her eyes down to her phone's screen, ignoring the rest of the world around her until she noticed she was approaching the scramble crossing.
Akira can only lift her head as she takes in the sight.
The amount of people all around makes her realize just how small she is…Or rather how lost she can be if she didn't know where to go. The city was certainly….New.
A beep interrupts her thoughts and she glances down in surprise to see something that wasn't there before. An icon with an eye in red and black appears right in the center of her map and she stares at it. To her surprise the icon suddenly grows larger until it takes up most of her phone's screen and she blinks.
"What the heck…What's this?" The nail of her index finger lightly taps it and she frowns when the screen remains frozen. This time she uses the pad of her finger against the screen and taps at it again only to receive the same result. "Is this some sort of virus? Maybe…I can restart the phone."
Akira sighs and is about to turn the phone over in her hands when she notices something else out of place…It's quiet. Instantly her head snaps up and she manages to catch sight of everyone around her slowing down and freezing in place. "H..Huh?"
Her voice echoes around the crossing and her head turns left to right until she has to physically turn her body in all directions to be certain. It's like someone has hit pause and only she is left unaffected. "What's going on? What's-"
A quiet giggle interrupts her and she turns in the direction to spot something in the distance.
Her eyes widen as she catches sight of flames glowing in the distance and for a moment she feels an odd sense of calm. The flames are a bright blue and continue to grow and grow…Until something humanoid forms…
A face…Her face…Golden eyes…
"Move it!"
Akira blinks as her shoulder brushes against a stranger and she gasps as she glances around frantically as she tries to move out of another person's way. Everyone is moving again and she shakes her head before her finger pulls the strange icon down the screen and into the trash can.
Spacing out twice in a day, what is wrong with her?
Her parents had asked her to sleep before she left home and she did do that, maybe because she hadn't eaten so much today? That might be the case considering she only ate the wrapped up sandwich her mother hastily shoved into her bag at the last minute. She'll have to stop by somewhere and get something quick then...
Her eyes focus on her screen again as she descends the steps down to another train station as she reads over the text carefully. She steps away from the crowd again, this time taking refuge in a little space away from the main walkway and studies how her father texted out which line she has to go on next. The awkward way her father used an arrow consisting of dashes to each train line makes her smile.
The ache in her chest returns and she lightly taps her forehead with her left hand to remind herself that she isn't back home. She's alone...And she knew that her parents were right about this. If only they weren't so afraid of others...
She looks up from her phone when she hears a sigh and steps back a bit when she spots a young man leaning against the wall in front of her. He appears to be close to her age, if not a year older, and has shaggy light brown hair that hides his face as he hangs his head. Akira can't stop staring at him as he lets out another sigh and raises a gloved hand to rest against his forehead before wiping it.
He looked tired…
There's a moment of hesitation as she keeps looking at him as he continues to stand in front of her. She shouldn't bother with him, it isn't like she's a part of whatever was going in his life. Yet the more she stares at him the more compelled she is to do…something for him.
"Your heart is what got you in trouble in the first place," she faintly remembers her mother sighing before pulling her into a hug before she left on the train, "But…Wait what can I say…You've always been one to do things that seemed right to her. Regardless..."
She glances around before spotting a soda machine nearby and makes a beeline towards it.
Her hand shoves her phone into her bag before taking out her coin purse and taking a few coins out. The loud thud makes her wince a bit, but she wastes no time before taking the soda out. Making her way back to the boy she stands beside him before gently setting the can by his feet.
She hesitates for a moment and watches as he keeps his head down before he seems to notice the soda can at his feet.
"Huh? What's this?"
She can feel her face turn a little warm as he turns his head towards her and her stormy gray eyes meet his dark red ones. She quickly ducks her head down, a poor execution of a bow, before turning around quickly to blend into the crowd. From behind she can hear him stutter as he's probably looking at the can to her before calling out again.
"W-Wait a moment!"
Akira only turns her head for a moment to see him still facing in her direction, his right hand holding the drink while the other is raised as if trying to reach towards her. Her lips form a smile and she raises her hand in a wave before disappearing around the corner.
I am shipping trash, let me put that out there. I have a personalized trashcan.
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