Destiny's Choice
Prologue
By Xellgadis


11:58
11:59
Seta Okishiro stared at the clock on the classroom wall. "Oh come on.... just one
more minute and school's gonna be over for the summer." he thought.
12:00
Brrriiiiinnnnnggg!!! The bell rang, signaling that finals were over, and school
was out for the school year. "Yeeeesss!!! Oh Yeah!! No more school for 3 whole
months!!!" He excitedly exclaimed. Seta then ran out of the classroom hoping to come
across some of his friends. It has been his first year in highschool, and he thought it was
miserable. All of his classes were hard, and he eagerly awaited this day, the day when
school was released.
He thought hard for a moment, "When was the last time did I feel this good to get
outta school? I really like last year because I was voted as the student with the best
personality of the class of 2119." He then frowned. That was a really good memory, but
some of his friends weren't there. It was because during his 7th grade year, there was a
terrorist bombing and the disappearance of three of the older students. Because of that,
many of the parents were concerned, and decided to move away. He hasn't seen some of
them since they left 2 years ago.
"Hey Seta!!", yelled out one of his friends. She then smacked him on the back,
throwing him out of his state of concentration.
"Uhhh... oh hi Mika, how was your final?"
"Uggghhhh... don't even remind me of that. Me and Chemistry don't work out
well.", she frowned. "I think I bombed it. So, how was your final?"
"Heh, well.... I think I did okay on it... English was never my best subject."
Mika Takamoto was Seta's neighbor, and one of his best friends. She had
brown-black hair, which was always tied in pigtails. She was about five feet four, had
brown eyes, and was one of the loudest people in the school.
Seta, on the other hand, was about 5 foot 6, had short black hair, and was popular,
but on the quiet side. He always tries to act nice, even though people get him annoyed.
Mika then looked toward another classroom. "Hi Nika!!! How did your final
go??!!"
Nika was Mika's twin sister. They aren't identical, but they both look similar.
The only difference is that Nika was a more quiet person than her loud sister.
"Well, my Geometry final wasn't as easy as my teacher said it was.. and I ran out
of time. Three hours isn't enough time to finish 300 questions.
Mika sighed, "Well, your not the only one. I think I flunked mi--"
"Hey Seta! Hi Mika and Nika!!" One of their classmates, Takao Kasheru, ran up
to them. "So, how's it going? I just aced my Phys. Ed. fi-- Owww!!! What did you do
that for??"
Mika rubbed her hand. "That was for interrupting me when I was talking." She
then grinned. And you deserved it too. She then asked, "So, whacha doin for the
summer?"
"I dunno", Seta replied, "I haven't really planned anything"
"Well I was planning on taking a hike up Mt. Okatome sometime this summer."
Takao said.
"Hey.. so were we. Why don't we all get together and plan a hike?" Mika asked.
"Good idea. Are you open next week?" Nika asked.
"I can go"
"I don't have anything planned then"
"Then It's set. Were gonna hike to the top of Mt. Okatome!"

On Monday, all four met at the foot of the mountain. They all looked up at how
high it was. All four of them had their camping gear, since the hike usually took 4-6 days
to get to the top and back. They all found a trail that led up the mountain.
"I say that we take this trail. I've been up this trail before. There should be a
small plateau that should take about 6 hours to get to. We could stay the night there."
Takao advised.
After they all agreed, they started up the mountain. While up the trail, they saw
multiple plants and animals that could only live in the mountain regions. And as Takao
said, they reached a small plateau during sunset. After taking a good nights rest, they
continued the hike. If their pace was steady, they could almost get to the top by evening.
Unfortunately, Mika tired out, and they had to stop about an 4 hour hike away from the
top.
"Just how far are we from the top?", Mika asked.
"Not too far. We should get there by tomorrow." Takao said confidently
"Good, I've always wanted to see the top." Seta said.
"I really tired, lets turn in for the night" Nika said.
"Turn into what" Takao jokingly said. His remark was then met with multiple punches
from Mika.
The next day, they continued up the trail, but it was a lot steeper than the days
before. They reached the top of Mt. Okatome at sundown.
"Wow, its so beautiful from up here." Nika commented.
"Hey look, I can see my house from here", Seta joked.
"All the lights are on in the city. It lights up the sky." Mika pointed out.
"Ahh... for once, fresh air. The city is so crowded and polluted, but it feels so
nice up here." Takao then relaxed a bit.
The next morning, they started to head down a different trail. They picked one
that looked different than the others. They were completely unaware of the sign that kept
people from going down the path because of the rocky cliffs. When they came down pretty
far, there was a large crevace in the earth.
"Oh well, we could stop for today. Its getting dark, and we should look for a
bridge or a path down the canyon." Seta suggested.
"Your right. We should" Takao added.
The next morning, they headed parallel to the canyon, looking for a path or
bridge. At noon, they took a break, and while Nika was resting her feet, Mika, Seta, and
Takao were looking down the canyon.
"I wonder, If there is a path, where would it be?" Mika wondered.
Crack.... rumble rumble rumble. A sound like thunder filled the air.
The loud noise made Mika jump. Suddenly the ground below them gave way,
and some land broke off, and the three plummeted down.
Nika was shocked. She then ran over to where the three were standing, and she
noticed that a trail was there. She quickly ran down to the bottom of the canyon, but she
didn't find any of the three. Instead, she found a book and a small mirror in the rubble
the rock has caused.
Out of curiosity, she opened the book and looked at the title page. It was titled,
Destiny's Choice.


End of Prologue
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Author's Comments:
The characters Seta Okishiro, Mika and Nika Takamoto, and Takao Kasheru are
characters entirely made up by me. I do not want people copying them, unless they have
my approval. Also.. Its just for the record ^_^

Well, how's the story so far? I was always thinking of this type of story, its just the first
time I put this story down on paper. Anyways, tell me how you think of the story so far.

Oh yeah... for you people reading this on Fanfiction.net it'll kinda be a little on the weird side cause each of the characters are gonna have their own path to follow. I'll try to alternate it so it goes in the Seta/Mika + Nika/Takao rhythm, but sometimes I may get ahead and write something like 4 parts for Seta, 1 part for Mika and Nika, and None for Takao. Thats when you'll see me have a massive writers block trying to write up a part for Takao or something like that...

So heres how I plan to arrange it:
Chapter # - Character Branch - Part #

i.e.
Chapter 1 - Seta - Part 1
Chapter 2 - Mika/Nika - Part 1
Chapter 3 - Takao - Part 1
Chapter 4 - Seta - Part 2


E-mail me at Xellgadis@hotmail.com