Chapter VI
The next morning I was awakened by hakama boy messing in my hair. "Good afternoon Jack. Did you plan to sleep all day?" He said sitting down on my bed. "What the hell are you doing here?" I hadalready seen more than enough of him. However there were more important issues at hand such as why I was sleeping in my field. "How did I get here?" I asked standing up.
"My… this could be worse than I thought. You came here on your own. In any case you've come to the right time. I will leave you to your own devices for the time being. Just remember you should not be meddling with things in the past." He said before disappearing.
I wasn't really paying that close attention except to the last part. I know better than to meddle in different times. I wondered around until my ears were cracked by the sound of a cat's nail againsta chalk board. It was actually Karli singing but it was that bad. "Working can wait. This is paradise…" I narrowed my eyes and covered my ears. So this is what she does when I'm not here.
My grandfather walked out of the tool shed, "Karl quiet down. You're pollutin' the atmosphere." He looked okay but it couldn't have been too long ago. It was winter and Karli didn't seem any younger. Karli walked in my direction. I immediately left. How do I get out of here? How did I get here in the first place? If I don't find out what's going on soon I could wake up in Pearl Harbor! I walked up to the church. Cliff was outside cleaning graffiti off.
I know I may be alone in this idea but I don't believe in defacing religion whether you believe it or not. It's so disgusting that being an asshole is a fad. Being obnoxious is something that should come from the heart. I apparently wasn't non intrusive enough. Cliff tripped over a random twig and the bucket of water flew on my head. "I'm so sorry!" He said picking it up. "Is there some way I can make this up to you?"
I shook my head, "I'm fine. What are you doing?" He sighed. "Some tourist spray painted this up here. I wanted to do more for the church." Then a man with an unnerving expression came out. He had blonde hair and dark eyes. Karli hadn't introduced me to him but I could guess he was a priest by his attire. Maybe he'll be gone when I get back to my time. "Good afternoon Jack." How does he know my name? I know I haven't him before. He must have seen the disturbed expression on my face, "Priest Carter." I nodded. Okay, this is weird. "How do you know my name?" I asked. "You could say we've met before. You don't seem to be good on remembering. That's okay." It wasn't Keitarou. He was borderline intimidating. Keitarou was just a brat.
"Can I help you two with cleaning?" I asked. "That would be very nice of you. Thank you so much. I'll be on the other side cleaning." He said handing me a bucket. He walked away just as disconcerting as he came. "Are you scared?" I heard Cliff ask behind me. "No." I mumbled. I quickly got to work. "You just looked a bit nervous when you saw him. He's filling in for his cousin. His cousin is in the hospital for a few minor heart problems. That soundscontradictory; a minor heart problem. Well thank you for helping." I wasn't really listening.
Why am I scrubbing walls? I should be getting out of here! This isn't my job! I should be getting out of here! But of course the void thing doesn't work now. It might be convenient! That's probably why Keitarou isn't here either!The rest of that day was spent cleaning walls. Oh what joy. I don't know whether to roll my eyes or scoff."Thank you." Cliff said standing up and gathering the cleaning tools. "And sorry about the buckets." He said with a nervous laughter.
Um... Yeah. Most of the day and six buckets of water later I was still soaked. "So are you traveling or do you live here?" He asked. "I was actually just passing through but my grandfather lives here." I said casually.
"Karen's friend died recently. Today was the day the funeral was supposed to be held. She's been arguing with her dad every day since because he seems to be unable to bring him self to care. He says if he started gushing Niagara Falls every time some brat died we'd have all drown. He's a very apathetic person." He said. My grandfather is going to die and I have the chance to let him know I didn't mean to take him for granted or ignore him. I stood up. "Well there's somethiing I have to do now."
I walked on to the farm past Karli who didn't seem to be able to see me past the giant slob bubble coming out of her mouth. Um yuck! "Jake? Are you there?" I asked knocking on the door. The door flew open. "What the? Jack? What are you doing here? Are you trying to sell me something?" I shook my head "Of course not. I just wanted to say hi. I've just missed you a lot."
End Chapter
I am seriously bending canon. I like where this is going. I've kept Keitarou's interruptions to a minimum. I decided he should leave when he has a chance to be useful. He is supposed to be annoying. So is Karli.
