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A/N: Thank you so much for taking your time to take a look at this – it means a lot! By the way, the plot will begin to pick up now that the first chapter is out of the way. Please rate and review to tell me what you think and to give ideas – I'm always open to listen to them. And min'na arigato!
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Chapter 2 – Collision of Worlds
Brrr brrr...brrr brrr...brrr brrr...
Ren listened patiently to the noise of the phone trying to connect.
The phone clicked and a voice began to speak.
"The number you are trying to reach is off or currently unavailable -" the calm, female voice was cut off as Ren pressed the red phone. He sighed, then tried again.
The same.
"Maybe she's still asleep..." he thought as he slipped his phone away.
"Besides, it's like her to wake up late anyway." He glanced at the clock on the display. 6:55 am.
"Yes. Almost definitely still asleep. She doesn't have to be at LME before 8:00 am. And it's like her to not pick up anyway." He discarded any negative thoughts.
"I haven't done anything wrong, so she has no reason to be avoiding me..." He cast his mind back, racking his memory.
"Oh God, anything but that!" he worried, mentally. Then it hit him.
"I don't remember anything, but if I have, I have to apologise, so I have to go and see her anyway. If I try at LME, she'll just try to run away from me – not that!" he panicked. "I can't stand it when she hates me..." He sobbed mentally. "So it's decided. I'll go and pick her up, and if I have done something wrong, she's sure to tell me. So then I can apologise, and smother her with my undying affection." He smiled childishly at the thought of holding Kyoko close to his body.
Not discouraged, he turned the key in the ignition and set off out the car park and into the sunlight.
As Kyoko slowly pushed her legs round and round, the bike slowly trundled along the path. She hung her head low, putting all her effort into moving so slowly. Her eyes had dark circles around them, and her legs trembled slightly. Her limbs felt like jelly as she desperately tried to work.
"Have to...see...Tsuruga...san..." she puffed. "But I can't...go...on..." she thought, her legs almost stopping and her body nearly collapsing.
"I'm too...tired..."she breathed aloud as she closed her eyes, leaning to the right.
Her bike swayed into the road. There was a sudden screech of wheels, a scream and a gigantic crash. Kyoko's bike lay in the road, a Kyoko not to be seen on top.
As Ren drove along the main road, he was thinking of Kyoko, and how he would soon see her. He was travelling in the opposite way that Kyoko would be biking. He hummed happily in his head as he thought of her face. The sky was a brilliant blue and the clouds were light and fluffy.
As Ren gazed along the road, he observed the side walk to his right, and the people travelling busily in the opposite direction to him. He was about to look back up at the sky, when something caught his eye. To tell the truth, he wasn't quite sure what it actually was. As he squinted slightly, he saw a bike, and a person on top. As he drew nearer, it was clear that the person had short orange hair. Ren's eyes widened.
"Kyoko?" he thought, dubiously. She looked bad.
Kyoko, leaning over, suddenly veered into the road, right in front of Ren.
"Kyoko!" he shouted, spinning the steering wheel to the left and slamming on the breaks.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Please rate and review. I know the first two chappies have been short, but the next one is a lot longer, so don't worry. Thanks again!