Ice Obsession chapter 4

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"Mannen!" Himino called. She walked down the street. When Mannen didn't come back that night nor the next nor that week they became terrified. Mannen had run away. Himino asked herself over and over again why he would do such a thing. Wasn't he happy? She started to reconsider how he had acted the weeks before his disappearance.

Mannen had been distant. Every time they tried to say hello, he turned a corner and left. He ignored them. But why? "Mannen!" Himino crouched on the street. She covered her eyes and began to weep silently. "Mannen...please come home..."

"Mannen...please come home..." Mannen turned to look into the forest as he heard Himino's voice, then another.

"The well." it said. Mannen turned to Nana who was sweeping the patio.

"What's wrong, Mannen?"

"Will you tell Chiyome that I need to go somewhere for a little while." Nana nodded.

Mannen ran into the forest. He ran yet he didn't know where to, he let his feet guide him. Chiyome sat on the roof, watching him. "Finally." she said, Nana looked up at her then smiled.

"This way." Mannen fallowed the voice. It was a voice that sounded a little like Himino, a voice he had heard before but it was older sounding. Could it be...Himino's dead mother? Mannen tripped and cut his knee but this didn't phase him, he got up and kept running.

After running for minutes, he stopped and looked around. "What do you want!" he yelled into the forest.

"Go to the well." Mannen turned in circles and turned his head every way.

"Where? What well?" Mannen stopped in one direction then ran. 'What the hell am I doing?' Mannen thought to himself. He stopped and in front of him was an old beaten down, falling apart well. He walked towards it.

He placed his hands on the stones that was the building material of it and looked down into it. Mannen picked up a rock and dropped it in. The sound was not one of water but one of hitting solid ground. He noticed there were metal bars that led down into the well. Mannen climbed in and descended.

While he climbed down he noticed the bars were rusted but he continued. It was a few more steps down when this over looked detail backfired in his face. The bars under him collapsed under his weight and then the one he held onto broke as well because they weren't strong enough to hold him up. He fell to the bottom.

There was a knock on his bedroom door. Mannen shot up in bed. Go opened the door and stuck his head in. "Mannen! Get the hell outa bed! You'll be late for school!"

"What? Go? Where am I?"

"What do you mean where are you? Your home!" he shut the door. Mannen looked around his room. Still messy. Still the way he left it. But he had left home, he had run away hadn't he? Was it all a dream? But he remembered it all so clearly. It had to be real, right? He got out of bed. His usual clothes were on and he now put his shoes on but left them untied.

Now he was outside his room and closed the door behind him. Hajime and Shin ran passed him. "Morning Mannen!" the both yelled quickly. Mannen walked down the stairs after them. They were headed for the dining room and so was he.

He sat down at the table where he looked around. Go, Hayate, Kei, Hajime, Shin, Himino, and her family where all there. They all acted like nothing had happened. But he was so sure that he had run away. Mannen ate nothing but his stomach didn't disagree.

"Why aren't you eating?" Go yelled at him.

"I ain't hungry!" Mannen yelled back.

Now he was leaving the house with Hajime and Shin for school. "Mannen are you ok? Shin asked

"Yeah, are you ok? Hajime asked.

"I'm...fine..." he boys looked at each other then the two younger ones ran ahead. They were near the elementary school now. Hajime and Shin played tag while they walked closer and closer. When they arrived they said good-bye to each other then Mannen was on his way to his middle school.

Mannen walked into the park and sat down on a bench. 'Wait a second...isn't this...' he appeared suddenly on an ice lake. "Tsumetai!" the women looked up at the call of her name.

Mannen shot up in bed. "What...is this...?" he said to himself. Go stood in front of him.

"You ok?"

"Go! This already happened!"

"What are you talking about, Mannen?"

"This isn't...real..." the scenery shattered and so did Go. Mannen could fall himself falling yet there wasn't anything around. "Chiyome? Nana? Is anyone there?" he yelled out. Mannen looked down. He could see the well underneath him.

Mannen opened his eyes. He used his hands to push himself up. He felt the back of his head to feel it was damp with what he thought was blood. It was dark but he sat in the light that shone down from above. He looked to the side and could make out that something small was next to him. He let his eyes adjust.

It was a flower, a small purple flower. Mannen's eyes widened. "Himino..." images flashed in his head.

"Mannen...come home..." Mannen stood up and looked towards the opening of the well.

"Hey! Mannen! You ok?" Chiyome yelled down.

"Yeah!"

"Hold on. We'll help you out, ok?" down tumbled a rope. Mannen climbed out with the help of his friends, Chiyome and Nana.

"Chiyome...I have to go..."

"I know. You learned the greatest lesson didn't you?"

"Yeah. Thank you."

"Don't mention it! Go home, Mannen." she smiled. Mannen smiled back then nodded.

Mannen ran. He ran as fast as he could to get to town and hopefully a train that would take him back to Awayuki Town.

TBC!

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