CHAPTER 1
"Oi! Wake up!"
"Five more minutes," Reiko grumbled, turning to the side.
"And I thought I was lazy."
At this Reiko's eyes snapped open.
"Oh good, you're awake!" the voice said and Reiko felt her body being lifted to her feet.
Looking to her left, she saw that it was the same guy that she had bumped into at the bookstore.
All of the sudden, she felt hands brushing against her back, making her jump forward a bit.
"What the hell was that?" she screamed, turning around to see the guy's hand hanging in midair.
"PERVERT!" she screeched.
"I was only trying to brush off the mud," he said, letting his hand fall to his side.
Reiko looked at him and noticed for the first time that he was caked in what looked like dried mud.
"You don't look too hot either," he said, noticing her gaze.
Looking down, Reiko noticed that her blue school uniform was now unrecognizable under the thick mud.
"Couldn't find any water to wash off in," he replied to her unasked question.
Looking around, Reiko noticed the barren desert that they were in…
…and fainted
After a few hours
"You like fainting a lot, huh?" the guy asked Reiko as her eyes fluttered open.
"Where are we?" she croaked, clutching her head in both hands.
Looking up Reiko saw him swinging his still mud covered jacket over his shoulder.
Deep blue eyes looked her way and she promptly looked away.
"And I can see that you like looking at me too."
Picking up a small stone, Reiko threw it at him but he ducked and the stone soared over his head.
"No use doing that really. I'm used to it by now. And to answer your question, I don't know where we are either," he said, extending a hand toward her.
Not even bothering to take it, Reiko helped herself up.
"Aren't you independent!" he commented, pocketing his hand.
"Oh and Reiko Arashi, the name's Takeshi Shirada," he added before walking away.
Taking a look on both sides, Reiko squeaked and ran after him.
Somewhere dark…
A tall figure looked at a mirror hanging in mid-air. Walking around it, the figure stopped when it saw another mirror light up to his right.
Hurriedly walking up to it, the figure smiled at what it saw…
Back with the other two…
"Takeshi, right? Do you have any idea where the hell we're going?" Reiko asked as she tried to catch up with him.
"No, not really. I'm just walking randomly along. I don't even have my eyes open," he replied and true enough, his eyes were shut tight with his arms behind his head.
Glaring at him darkly, Reiko stopped, turned around and walked away.
Takeshi opened his eyes slightly, turned a bit, and looked at her retreating figure before calling out, "Good luck finding you're way home!"
Reiko turned around to give a sharp remark but stopped the moment she saw Takeshi pointing toward what looked unmistakably like a town.
Squealing like a child, she ran forward but Takeshi grabbed her around the middle before she could get any farther.
"If you haven't noticed Arashi, there are guards by the gates," he whispered into her ear before pulling the both of them behind a thick tree.
"What is you're problem? We're lost! I'm pretty much sure that they'll help us!" Reiko exclaimed, trying to get away from him.
He raised an eyebrow at her but still did not let go.
"No they won't! Those are guards and guards go and capture anyone that they think looks suspicious and I'm pretty much sure that they'll think we're suspicious!"
It was Reiko's time to raise an eyebrow.
Letting out an exasperated sigh, Takeshi pointed toward the gate of the town. Reiko peeked toward it and almost screamed when she the guards decked in armor that she had only seen in museums and history books.
"Where the HELL are we?" she gasped.
"By the looks of those guards, I think we're in Ancient China or something and that makes me sure that people are gonna be suspicious of us."
"Well then what are we supposed to do?" Reiko asked as she took another look at the unmoving guards.
Takeshi stopped to think for a bit before picking up a slightly large stone and throwing it a few feet from the gate.
As he expected, the guards hurried toward the noise and left the gate completely unguarded.
"Come on."
Reiko nodded and followed him toward the gate, both their skill at escaping from school helping.
After slipping through the gate undetected, the two of them tried their best to blend in with the crowd.
"What the hell are we supposed to do now?" Reiko asked as Takeshi steered her through the numerous crowds.
"Try and shoplift some clothes."
Reiko stopped right in her tracks and slapped him right across the face.
"I may cut class. I may cheat during tests. Hell. I may not respect elders but not in my life will I ever steal!"
"Don't try to act so innocent!" Takeshi growled before grabbing her wrist and dragging her toward an alley.
Reiko chose not to react to this comment making Takeshi smirk a bit.
"Guilty huh?" he commented, the smirk growing wider.
Reiko was about to reply when Takeshi stopped right in front of her.
"What is the matt--?"
"THERE THEY ARE!"
Takeshi lifted her onto his shoulder and ran back to where they were previously.
Stopping by a tree near the river, Takeshi set Reiko back on her feet right before ordering her to climb the tree.
"I am not climbing anything in a skirt!" she snapped at him but she quickly changed her mind when she heard footsteps approaching them.
When Takeshi was sure that Reiko was securely on top of the tree, he lifted himself off the ground and on top of the tree effortlessly.
"I SAW THEM HERE JUST A MINUTE AGO!" came a voice from the ground.
Takeshi looked down and saw that the guards were all scattered on the grounds. Biting his lower lip, he motioned for Reiko to climb higher.
Grabbing onto a branch, Reiko tried to climb higher but all of the sudden the tree shook so violently that she lost her grip.
"AAHHHH!"
Takeshi, hearing a loud splash, turned to find Reiko gone. Growling, he jumped down and confronted the guards.
"YOU PEOPLE PISS ME OFF!" he screamed kicking the foremost guard. Grabbing the fallen guard's spear, he proceeded to tear apart the rest of the guards. After about a few minutes, there were no guards left standing.
Dropping the spear, Takeshi proceeded to follow the flow of the river.
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