RIDDLES
The thing that you seek is not what you need
The one that you think is so far away, is right behind you
The Love you seek is twice removed
"When the heck did the fortune cookies start speaking in riddles?" Ami asked herself, scratching her head. Standing up from her booth at the Crown, she started to walk toward the door, still peering at the fortune. Without warning, she crashed into a young man who was just coming in. With a thud and a yelp, they both hit the floor.
"Gomen Nasai!" Ami said repeatedly while trying to collect her books that had fallen. Finding her fallen fortune an inch from her last book, she reached out to get it at the same time as the stranger she had bumped into. "No problem," he responded. Slowly, she raised her eyes to look at him, and gasped.
The stranger turned out to be a very handsome blonde, green-eyed man. Blushing furiously, she reached for the fortune but he turned it around and read it aloud:
"The thing that you seek is not what you need
The one that you think is so far away, is right behind you
The Love you seek is twice removed."
Looking back at her, he smiled. "Funny," he remarked. "I just got the same fortune." Ami blushed even more. "Really?"
Helping her to stand, the stranger offered his hand. "I'm Zed."
Smiling softly, Ami took the hand. "Ami."
"Nice to meet you."