Chapter Three: Not Much Better
Jitsumi wasn't faring much better in this strange place she had woken up in.
"Eiko! Eiko, are you there?" she called hopelessly out at the surrounding nothingness.
She collapsed in exhaustion, her legs tired from walking for so long and her throat aching from yelling out futile things like her friend's name.
"So, you're worried about your friend too?" a sweet, feminine voice inquired from behind her.
Jitsumi staggered to her feet in surprise and saw a girl with a red scarf billowing around her. Strange, Jitsumi thought, there's not even a slight breeze here, so how is her scarf moving like that?
"I-Is Eiko here?" she stuttered wearily.
"I'm sorry. I can't say," the girl in a black school uniform lowered her head with a tiny sympathetic smile.
"Oh," Jitsumi couldn't hide the disappointment in her voice, she didn't even try, though she was happy to at least see another human being.
"I'm sure you'll find her soon," the scarf-girl reassured her, trying to look as positive as she could in this forsaken world.
"Really?" Jitsumi perked up with a hopeful glint in her chocolate-brown eyes.
The mystery girl nodded with another slight smile that seemed out-of-place here. Not only did it look foreign, but it also looked forced and pained. Jitsumi wanted to say something to make this strange girl not so sad, but she had no idea why she was sad in the first place. If only I knew why, she thought with a frown. Just then, the unnamed girl gave a slight wave, turned to face the other way, and walked off.
"W-Wait!" Jitsumi called, though she couldn't get herself to move from this spot. She was just so tired...
"You wish to know about the tragedies of others, correct?" a new voice questioned, also coming from behind like the first one.
Jitsumi whirled around, more than a little surprised to see another girl who was shorter than the first. It took her a moment to come back to her senses and realize she had to come up with an answer. "W-Well, I guess that's one way to word it..."
"I see," the new female muttered mostly to herself.
Without another word, Jitsumi's world was enveloped in darkness just like before she had entered this strange place.
A/N: Wow, it's been forever since I've updated this or posted anything honestly. It feels good to get back on Fanfiction, I really do enjoy all of my wonderful readers and supporters. I hope you liked this chapter, and as always...
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