"Run Kota, Run!" I heard my dad yell as I raced with the other kids in school. It was a 5K run, and I was in the lead. I was the fastest kid in school, faster than even my brother, Fuutarou Uesugi. He was slow, and while we are twins, he is the smarter of the two of us. I was more physical, as case in point. I was also the popular of the two of us. He liked his books; I liked my friends.
Reaching the end, I looked towards the crowd and waved at my parents, my mother holding our little sister, Raiha Uesugi. Isanari Uesugi, my father, had a large grin on his face as he gave me a thumbs up at my victory. Mom and Raiha waved back at me, both with large smiles on their faces.
Looking at my brother, he finished around the end of the group, completely out of breath. Watching him fall face first into the ground, I started walking over to him, but a teacher grabbed me by the arm. "Come on, you have an award to collect!" He said, with me looking at him and nodding my head as I followed along. My whole life I had been running. It was either to the finish line, or to greater lengths.
Later
"Today was SO fun!" I said as I walked into the house with Mom and Raiha, with me holding Raiha's hand while Mom walked into the dining room, where two bolts of lightning circled around her, shocking both of us. I pulled Raiha closer, protecting her from this danger. In a matter of seconds, the room was destroyed. "Mom!" I called out, watching as a yellow figure appeared for a split second and then vanish just as fast.
"Kids!" Mom called out, where a red bolt of lightning flew at me, striking me in the chest, knocking me into the wall. As I fell, I looked up and saw a blue light engulf the room before vanishing completely, before blacking out.
6 years later
"I've come so far, floating
running through the north to the west
At last I've arrived but where?
Body is getting unexpectedly lighter
Hands becoing from far away
Is this heaven or is it hell?
Yes, pretty lady, come on over and
Will you listen to my story?
And prettyland if you laugh again, yeah
I will go to the land of dream
A shower of cherry blossoms
Over mountains and fields pushing through
It turns me on when I'm treated tenderly
Senseing the far-off day
I make love with the first girl
Getting drunk on sweet perfume and turning to bubbles
Yes pretty lady come on over and,
I know I've been roving but
Pretty lady, if you laugh again,yeah,
I'll stay, make the dream stay longer
Dearest flowers, butterflies and birds
Don't tickle me
Peaches, indigo and yellow roses
Wrapped up and flickering
And if the pretty lady laughs again, yeah
Shall we go to the land of dream
And if the pretty lady laughs again, yeah
I'll stay, make the dream stay longer."
With the end of the song, I jerked up, seeing that I was in the hospital. Grabbing the stuff on my chest, I ripped them off as I climbed out, finding that I was basically naked, and taller than I used to be. WAY taller, like Dad tall! Seeing two doors, I made my way over to the one across from my bed, with it being the bathroom. Running over to the mirror, I zipped across the room, crashing into the sink and breaking it once I hit it, as well as cracking the mirror.
I could see that I was older, by how old I couldn't tell, just that I was. Reaching up to my hair, I pulled on it, seeing that it was way longer than I liked it to be. Grabbing a piece of the mirror, I started cutting my hair with it, finishing in a matter of seconds. Dropping the shard, I looked at my hands as they vibrated at insane speeds. Looking at the door, I ran out, with me running into the wall in the other room.
Making my way to the door, I looked out and saw doctors rushing towards me. I rushed at them, with me running past them before they could even see me. Running, I grabbed a hospital gown and made my escape. I ignored the elevator and made my way towards the stairs, this giving me the best way out of the building as I didn't have to wait for anyone.
Once outside, I ran down the street and I continued to run. I outran cars, CARS that were going thirty to forty MPH! I was loving this; it was like I was a superhero! I could go back to school, tell my friends and then we could become a team of hero's! I would have to find a science guy, a tech guy, a doctor like person for when we get hurt, exc.
I had run to the point that I ended up watching a girl with headphones walking across the street while the sign was red. A car was speeding towards her, with her friends calling out to her. Yet she couldn't hear her due to the music she was listening to. Behind the car, were two police cars, meaning that this was a bad guy that needed to be stopped.
Rushing at the girl, I saw her looking at the car with wide eyes. Shaking my head, I grabbed her and ran to the other side of the street. Stopping, I looked at the car as it drove by, where I was pushed away. Looking at the girl, I could see that she was questioning what happened, with me hearing a crash. Turning towards the police cars, I saw that they had hit each other, and it was going to get worse from there.
Rushing forward, I opened the passenger side door and climbed in, with me unbuckling both officers. Grabbing them, I ran over to the side of the street and set them down before rushing for the other car that was in the air. The driver side was dented in, with me crashing through the window. Seeing the driver's leg in a weird position, I grabbed it and pulled them out, with me doing the same to the other one. Running over to the others, I set them down before rushing towards the bad guy.
Once there, I saw he had long yellow hair and a mean look in his eyes. Opening the door, I reached in a unbuckled him before pulling him out. Rushing over to the police, I took one of their hand cuffs and slapped them on, with me rushing over to the car and putting it in park. Stepping away, I watched as the car came to a sudden stop, with the police cars ending up on their sides, one being upside down. Looking at the police, I Saw them questioning what had happen. Looking at the girl, I saw her looking at me, with me taking off.
This was awesome! I was a hero, and being a hero, means costume design! But first, I needed to go home, and get some clothes.
Later
Walking into our house, the key still being in the same spot as well as our name being on the mailbox, I walked over to the entrance to the dining room, with me seeing that it was ok, even redecorated. I had grabbed some clothes from a store that could fit me, and I was fully clothed now. "Are you home dad?" I heard, with me looking towards the stairs and seeing a girl, about ten or so rushing down. She stopped once she reached the bottom of the stairs, looking at me with wide eyes.
"Uh... Hi, sorry for... well, barging in." I said, looking back at the room where I remember mom last being. "I used to live here, and its... different." I said, walking towards the door. "Sorry, I don't live here anymore." I Said, reaching for the door, hearing them running.
"You're awake!" She called out, hugging me from behind. "Did Dad pick you up? Is that why the hospital called?" She asked, with me doing a double take on who this girl was. Turning to face them, I knelt down, getting to her level.
Getting a good look at her, I knew who she was. She was three the last time I saw her. "Raiha?" I asked, with her nodding. "How long was I asleep?" I asked, with her tapping her chin.
"Six years." She said, shocking me at what she said. "Did dad not get you?" She asked, with me shaking my head.
"No... no I just... left without thinking." I said, looking back at the room. "Where is mom?" I asked, with her frowning as she also looked in the room.
"She is gone." She said, with me bringing her in for a hug as that was it, that was her death, and we both witnessed it. Mom was gone, I was hurt, and I needed more answers, answers that I couldn't get without learning more about what I could do.
