Last Chance: Illusion?
"Now boarding flight 3670A. Cairo to Hawaii. Please have your tickets and passports ready. This is the final call" The message repeated itself a couple times and then shut off. Most of the people in the airport ignored the message and hurried onto their own destination. However, one person, who was sleeping in a chair, jumped awake.
"Oh shit, that is my flight. He hustled, or rather it looked like he was hustling. To him it was more like a walking pace; but then again most people don't run sixty miles twice a day. It often turned into a longer run on the account of getting lost. He got on the plane and took his seat. He was in first class. All the odd jobs that he had done over the years had made him into a pretty rich guy. Then again maybe he shouldn't be surprised. He could work for a construction company, and that company wouldn't have to pay for bulldozers. He would do the work of five and a bulldozer and get paid for the work ten. It was quite a good system.
Even though he missed Japan, more than he thought he would, he didn't feel like it was time for him to return. If he was honest with himself, which of course he wasn't, it was because he was scared to return, to see what had changed. Despite that, thought of home, for now he understood that Japan was truly his home, was never far from his thoughts. Only one thing that was on his mind more than Japan was the Kitsune.
He missed her terribly. He didn't know why, but he did. Out of everyone, the ones he thought he would miss the most would be Ayame and Suzume. The little girls had brightened his day many times with their ever-present smiles. Yes, he missed the little ones. He had become quite a softie during his stay at the Kamiya dojo. In fact his drinking habits had changed.
It was strange, while he was in Japan he loved to kick back and drink a bottle of sake. However since his travels began, his taste for alcohol had greatly decreased. Other alcohol didn't taste right. He had tried everything that he came across until he finally gave in. Nothing was as good as sake, not beer, not wine, nor any other alcoholic drink.
A loud laugh interrupted his thoughts. It had to be a woman; no man he knew would go that high. It figures that the one time he decides to ride comfortably there had to be an annoying woman sitting right in front of him. It just had to figure. He caught a glimpse of black hair, almost like the Kitsune's hair. Now that he thought about it, the voice also reminded him of the Onna-sensei. He shook his head to clear those thoughts.
"Why the hell would the Kitsune be going to Hawaii? No it is probably just a trick my mind is playing on me. It seems to be doing that a lot lately. Even thousands of miles from Japan, she doesn't allow me a moment's rest. That damn annoying Kitsune!" Sano thought. He decided to clear his mind in the best way he knew how: sleep. After all, his nap had been interrupted by the announcement, granted he had been thankful for that, but still.
Sano was awakened by a rude jolt. From experience he knew that the plane had landed in Hawaii. It would only be a matter of time before he could get off this contraption. He had grown use to using it, but that didn't mean he preferred it to walking. If it wasn't for the fact that Hawaii was an island he probably would have walked. But it was no use dwelling on that fact, the plane was unloading and Sano was in a hurry to get off. In his rush, he bumped into several people. He mumbled only very brief sorry's and moved on. One of the people was the black-haired woman with the high pitched voice. He didn't give her a second glance.
A/N: I finally was able to get this out of my head! I even have an idea for the next chapter! Startling I know. Thankfully I have the rest of this week off, so I plan to at least get a good start on the next chapter. Keep you fingers crossed! Things could get interesting in Hawaii…
Fae's Glossary:
Tori-atama(just in case you forgot!)-rooster or rooster head (Megumi's pet name for
Sano)
Tanuki -raccoon
Onna- Sensi- Lady Doctor
-Sensi-doctor in this case
Kei-kun- Megumi's pet name for Keikyo
Baka- idiot
-kun-honorific used when you are close to someone, next chapter it will be just Keikyo to
show that she is closer to him than she was in this chapter.
Kitsune- fox