- Chapter 2 -
16 years later
"So, this is Nerima, huh?" said the young boy, shielding his eyes as the evening sun darted into them. "Nice lookin' place,"
"Yeah," said the girl at his side, who was only a few years younger than him. "No wonder dad liked it so much,"
"Mhmm," the boy replied. "So, where to, Yui? You have the map,"
Yui dug into her blouse and took out a tattered piece of paper, unfolding it and examining it.
"Says here that it's just down the street," she replied, returning it to her blouse. "Not too far; I'd say perhaps another 10 minutes,"
"'kay," the boy replied. "We'd better get going; the weather doesn't look good and it's gonna get dark soon,"
A crack of thunder filled the air as lightning crossed the sky.
"Guess I'll need this," said Yui, unfolding an umbrella as the first few drops of rain hit the ground. "Wanna share?"
"Naw," the boy replied. "I'm good,"
"Suit yourself," said Yui as they began down the street. "God, Sora. You drive me crazy,"
"Why, thank you," Sora replied with a grin. "Neko-onna,"
"Stop calling me that!" she giggled, playfully punching him in the back.
Sora laughed as he continued to get soaked.
"So, we're finally gonna meet this...lady, huh?" said Yui, as another streak of lighting darted across the black clouds. "I wonder what she's like?"
"From everything dad's told us, she's absolutely wonderful," Sora replied, tucking his hands behind his head. "I can't-"
"Sora! Watch out!"
"Wha-?"
CRASH!
"S-sora!" called Yui, abandoning her umbrella in a puddle as she attended his body, sprawled on the road and covered in mud. The car responsible for the hit-and-run was speeding off and soon out of sight.
"Oh my god..." said Yui, wiping the blood off his face. "Sora, no! Don't die! Please, don't die!"
She was about to haul him on her shoulder, when a light suddenly turned on in front of her. In disbelief, she read the sign.
"Ono...chiropractic...moxibustion...doctor...oh, thank god,"
Dragging Sora to the door, she knocked hard and waited for a reply.
16 years later
"So, this is Nerima, huh?" said the young boy, shielding his eyes as the evening sun darted into them. "Nice lookin' place,"
"Yeah," said the girl at his side, who was only a few years younger than him. "No wonder dad liked it so much,"
"Mhmm," the boy replied. "So, where to, Yui? You have the map,"
Yui dug into her blouse and took out a tattered piece of paper, unfolding it and examining it.
"Says here that it's just down the street," she replied, returning it to her blouse. "Not too far; I'd say perhaps another 10 minutes,"
"'kay," the boy replied. "We'd better get going; the weather doesn't look good and it's gonna get dark soon,"
A crack of thunder filled the air as lightning crossed the sky.
"Guess I'll need this," said Yui, unfolding an umbrella as the first few drops of rain hit the ground. "Wanna share?"
"Naw," the boy replied. "I'm good,"
"Suit yourself," said Yui as they began down the street. "God, Sora. You drive me crazy,"
"Why, thank you," Sora replied with a grin. "Neko-onna,"
"Stop calling me that!" she giggled, playfully punching him in the back.
Sora laughed as he continued to get soaked.
"So, we're finally gonna meet this...lady, huh?" said Yui, as another streak of lighting darted across the black clouds. "I wonder what she's like?"
"From everything dad's told us, she's absolutely wonderful," Sora replied, tucking his hands behind his head. "I can't-"
"Sora! Watch out!"
"Wha-?"
CRASH!
"S-sora!" called Yui, abandoning her umbrella in a puddle as she attended his body, sprawled on the road and covered in mud. The car responsible for the hit-and-run was speeding off and soon out of sight.
"Oh my god..." said Yui, wiping the blood off his face. "Sora, no! Don't die! Please, don't die!"
She was about to haul him on her shoulder, when a light suddenly turned on in front of her. In disbelief, she read the sign.
"Ono...chiropractic...moxibustion...doctor...oh, thank god,"
Dragging Sora to the door, she knocked hard and waited for a reply.