Book the First: Chapter 1: A New Journey
It had been one year since a tragic move for Ruan. Ruan had moved to another state, leaving the people that she loved behind. She slowly walked off the airplane and into a busy airport. People buzzed around many franticly trying to catch their flight and talking on their cell phones. Talim smiled. Sometimes, the world was just so blind to so many things. She walked over to an empty bench over where she could not be seen. Her eyes gently closed. Her soul glimmered.
Where….. are you….? I seek….. only the two….. the dark and the light…..
Two familiar faces appeared in her mind. She smiled softly and whispered to
herself in approval. Yes…. they are the ones……….
A hand reached out and grabbed her shoulder and she immediately broke from her
trance. "Erin, what the heck are you doing! The bus is going to leave soon! Come
on!" She vaguely smiled.
"I'm coming, Dame."
"Don't call me that! People will think—"
"What will they think? That is your name, is it not? "
He groaned and quickly snatched the bags lying beside the girl. He began to walk
towards the exit and Ruan followed him, being cautious not to lose her balance.
I used too much energy doing that…. I really need to stop…… I wonder if I'll ever
find them….. she paused and looked down at her feet. The dark and the light... it's all
the information Kenshin gave me….
There's that sad look again… I wonder if this is about that whole thing with
Kenshin…. I should just stay out of it. Dame turned around and came to the entrance of the bus. He threw the bags in the trunk and jumped in. Ruan came quickly after.
"Honey, is something wrong? You look pale."
"I'm fine, mom…" Dame glanced fiercly at her.
"I-I've got a stomach ache…" she lied.
Soon they were in the car moving fast across the high way. Everyone laughed and
talked while Ruan sat staring out the backseat window.
Thump-thump…. Her pulse beat loudly. She was slowly getting closer to the
ones. Kenshin-teme, at the time, was looking for one's known as the dark and the light.
He told Kaisume that, because of her sensing abilities that she was the one that would
seek their identity. If they were not destroyed soon, various Anime worlds would be
destroyed. Not only Anime worlds, but eventually the human world, too, would be destroyed. Ruan knew this was literally impossible to find two people in such a short
amount of time. But, they had to be stopped.
They are closer….. I cannot believe they would be found here out of all places. She sighed. Maybe Jessie could help me. Her mind continued to wander as time flew by.
The vehicle stopped and before she knew it Ruan was standing at the doorway of
her dear friends house.
"Well, here I—"
The door flew open and Jessie's arms flung around Ruan. "Erin!" she was smiling
and jumping with excitement, "Oh my gosh! You're here! Come in, come in!" Before she
knew it they were in the basement reminiscing about their lives.
"So your totally doing fine and everything!"
"Yeah." But she was not fine. Actually she was the opposite of it. Her heart was beating so hard she was having a hard time hearing the girl's voice; and her head hurt.
"Excuse me for one moment."
"Sure thing! I'll be right here!" Jessie said as she picked up a PS2 controller.
What…. is ….. this……! Ruan thought stumbling into the bathroom. I've always been fine around Jessie….. so why…… She put her hand on her head. She closed her eyes. Find me the ones…. The ones I seek…..
A small faded image came into her mind. A beautiful woman, with a sad look dressed in a gown that had heavenly designs all over it, appeared in the picture. Her hair was a light blond color and reached to the ground. Large feathered wings came from her back.
It's her! The….. the light! Wait…. Why does she look so familiar….? If her eyes would have been opened they would be wide in shock. The realization became like an evil chill over her body. It's………it's……… Jessie……….!
"No!" she opened her eyes quickly and almost fell into the sink. She was taking many short breaths and started to panic. What would she tell her? 'Oh yes. By the way, to save all Anime and the world I have to kill you. Bye!' Thoughts jump everywhere in her mind.
"I don't know what I should do….!"
"Erin! You okay!" Jessie's voice once again broke threw her thoughts.
"Stay calm…. st-stay……calm……" she mumbled walking down the stairs.
Jessie sat in her chair playing Samurai Warriors while Talim entered the basement. She looked just about as pale as a turnip and when Jessie saw the look on her face she snickered to herself. "What, did you fall in the toilet or something?"
"Um…. No."
"Guess what?"
"What….?"
"I beat Magoichi's story and got the second ending! Isn't that awesome!"
"Um…. Yeah."
She looked at Ruan with a fierce yet ready-to-laugh expression. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing.
"There's something wrong. I mean, someone can't fall in the toilet—"
"What the heck! Why the heck would you think that I fell in the stinkin' toilet!"
"You are scaring me—"
"Answer the question!"
"Nevermind." Jessie looked at the girl's laptop. It had windows popping up everywhere. "Hey, what's your computer—"
"Nothing!"
"You…. You're hiding something from me! Tell me!" she glared at Ruan.
"Sorry… I just…. Just trust me when I say…. I can't tell you…."
They stood for a minute not doing much. Then Jessie snickered and looked Ruandirectly in the eyes.
"I know what you're hiding….."
"Wha-!"
She pointed at the confused girl. "You've…. GOT A BOYFRIEND!"
Ruan fell over. "THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK THIS IS?"
"Yep," she said sounding rather pleased with herself.
She began to walk over to her chair, but lost her balance at the last second, fell on the same table as the computer, the computer fell off the table, and landed on top of Heidi. This pressed the 'enter' button.
"No!" Ruan attempted to scream. But, it was too late. They were being transferred by the second…. to the Meji Era.
End of Book the First: Chapter 1
Alright so its not exactly what you'd expect but hey, it works. Thanks Xia-chan for helping me with this first chapter! I hope you liked the end result! Just keep checking for updates :P