Chapter Two
"Rena, you're home!" said a young blond-haired woman as she heard a door open. Rena entered her apartment and took her brown jacket off, taking a deep breath after the evening she endured.
The other woman, her younger sister, came to the door before looking at her with wide eyes. "Your hair's a mess, what happened to you?"
Rena looked at her, almost exhausted. "Maki, you're not going to believe what happened to me tonight."
Rena sat down on the couch and took her boots off. Her little sister followed. Rena told her the story; from the moment she left the café to the moment the 'nameless' hero saved her life.
"A nameless hero, huh?" Maki said after Rena finished her story. A grin came over her face. "Was he cute?"
Rena laughed a little. "So after my near-death experience, all you can ask is that whether he's cute or not."
Maki giggled a little. "Sorry, that was the first thing that came to mind." She then hugged her. "But really, I'm glad you're okay and that you're safe."
"Thank you. And to answer your question… yeah, he was, but he seemed like the very serious type. I don't think he even smirked once, at least not that I can recall. Well, maybe he did, but I was in too much shocked to notice. All I know is that he was cute and, well… serious."
Rena pictured the young man's face in her head. She remembered his short, dark brown hair, the strands over his narrow face, and his dark, narrow eyes. 'Who was he?' she thought with a small sigh.
"Sounds like Spider-Man," said Maki. "You know what he is… he's a hero, the kind who you don't know too much about him, like his name and where he comes from. Unfortunately, he might always remain a mystery to you."
Maki then stood up. "By the way, you came home just in time. Dinner is almost ready."
"What are we having?" Rena asked.
Maki smiled. "Beef lo mein."
"Maki! We had that last night!"
"I know, but we might as well have leftovers while we have it."
Rena growled under her breath. She had hoped to have something fresh and new for dinner, but then realized, budget-wise, it was for the best…
After dinner was finished, Rena decided to rest in her room for the night. It was a small room with a futon bed, a desk, and two dressers. The walls were filled with photos from Japan, posters of a few bands she liked, and a single ceiling lantern hanging in the middle of the room.
Rena laid back on her bed and looked up at the cream colored ceiling. The man who saved her life appeared in her mind once more. She realized that it was going to be quite a while before she would be able to get him out of her head.
'If only I knew who he was' she thought. 'I got a chance to thank him at least, but not to get to know him or even asked him for his name. Tomorrow, when I look for a job, I hope that, by luck I would find him.'
The sun set for the evening and the streets of Metro City were now dark with only street lamps as the source of light. The heavy clouds above covered the moon, and the snow still kept falling to the ground lightly.
A young man just entered his apartment. He was somewhat surprised to see his best friend sitting on his couch as though he was waiting for him.
The friend turned to him up hearing him enter. "Hey, Guy," he said. "You're home."
"Cody?" Guy said hanging up his jacket. "What are you doing here and how did you get in?"
Cody showed him a paper clip, which was bent out of shape. "I came over because some of us back at the dojo were pretty worried about you."
"Really?" Guy asked, a bit surprised.
"Hey Guy!" said a couple of voices. He turned around and saw ten people behind him; Cody's girlfriend Jessica, his brother Kyle, Guy's sisters Hokuto and Nanase, and the rest were friends from the dojo.
"We figured," Cody continued. "That this little party will help you relax for a while."
Guy growled under his breath. He wanted to relax but not like this, especially since he hated any type of parties and social events. Then, he just sighed and gave in.
"So Guy," said Hokuto later on. She was fixing her hair as she said, "How was your walk? We expected you to come home before we got here."
Guy straightened himself up on the couch. "Well, something did happen on my way back here."
"Really?" cried Nanase. "Like a fight?"
Guy nodded.
"What kind of fight?" said Kyle as he lightly slapped him on the back. "Did you kick their ass?"
"Of course," Guy replied. "As a matter of fact, I even saved a girl."
Now everyone was leaning towards Guy and wanted to listen to the whole story. Guy sighed and, knowing he wasn't going to get out of this, told everyone the story from the moment he left the dojo, to the moment he decided that it was safe to leave the girl.
"You mean you just left her there?" cried Jessica as she folded her arms in a huff. "If Cody did that to me, I would go up to him and kick his sorry mother-..."
Cody immediately covered her mouth. "You know I would never do that to you." He kissed her forehead.
"Well, we all know Guy," said Kyle. "That little Mr. Anti-Social friend of ours."
Guy sighed narrowing his eyes at Kyle.
"See what I mean?" Kyle said grinning.
Guy stood up. "I'm going to my room. I need to rest for a while." He walked into his room.
"Oh c'mon Guy!" cried Cody. "It's a party over here. The beers' are on me!"
Guy waved his hand at Cody and walked into his room.
Hokuto laughed. "You know my big brother, always trying to find every way to avoid social events."
Cody took a drink out of a bottle of Heineken. "Yeah… I guess you're right."
Guy started to feel a bit drowsy as he went into his room and fell on to his bed. He could hear his friends chatting and laughing. Then, someone, probably Cody or Kyle, turned on the CD player.
'Great,' Guy thought. He took a pillow and covered his face with it, muffling the sounds a little. Then, he began thinking about the woman he saved tonight.
'That girl I saved tonight' he thought. 'I'll never admit it to anyone, but now I wished I stayed with her until she got to her apartment. I should've stayed to at least learn her name. I could be such an idiot sometimes. I wonder who she is. Maybe tomorrow, if I'm lucky, I'll find her again.'
