Elemental Surprises
Chapter 1: Aki
Megumi sat under a tree, half asleep from her strenuous day at school. It was nothing out of the ordinary. School just lasted to long in her opinion. With all the school subjects, daily drama, and what not, it was to much for any fifteen year old to handle.
She sighed. Aki, her pet dog who she had been petting this whole time while lost in her thoughts, starting nudging her with his cold, wet nose. She pushed his nose aside and continued to relax, her thoughts now off school and on her current crush, Hideo. He was pretty tall, brown hair, and had emerald green eyes that made her melt. He played for the varsity soccer team doing some position that Megumi didn't know and could really care less about. All she knew is that he rarely took notice of her, only talking to her if he had to borrow homework or some other assignment. Then, interrupting her thoughts again, was Aki nudging her with his nose.
"What is it Aki? It had better be important." she huffed.
With this, Aki got up and bolted between the trees in what looked like hot pursuit of a rabbit or some woodland creature. Megumi, who was very annoyed now, got up and started chasing Aki through the cherry blossom trees wondering where it was he had gone to. As she entered the forest of pink, all she could see was falling pink petals that smelled of springtime. She was walking slowly at first, thinking he only got ahead of her by a couple feet and she would reach him in no time. But ten minutes into the forest and she still hadn't caught up to Aki.
"Aki! Where are you?" she yelled, now practically sprinting.
She was throwing her head from side to side, scanning the area frantically for her missing dog. She could hear him barking up ahead but the sound was ever fading. She was still in her school uniform: black skirt, white t-shirt with a black sash that tied in the front, and her black dress shoes that everyone had to wear. All of this was manditory but Megumi found it all ridiculous. Her hair was jet black and was straight as she took the time to straighten it that morning. It fell to about the middle of her back and her black hair matched her dark brown eyes. But as she ran through the trees, it did nothing but get in her face and blind her when it blocked her vision.
The sound of Aki's barking was very distant now, barely a whisper to Megumi's ears. As she continued to scan the forest she started to notice that the cherry blossom trees had faded long ago and were replaced by dead, decaying oak trees that had an eerie aura about them. They were surrounded by a light mist that reflected the afternoon sun that Megumi had been under, to what seemed to her, an eternity ago. She stopped running to check her watch and catch her breath.
"It's 4:45?" she yelled. "I've been out here for 55 minutes chasing Aki. Mother is going to be so angry with me!"
After she caught her breath, she continued to run straight ahead, moving her head here and there to scan for Aki.
BAM!
Her hair had gotten into her face again and as she moved it from her face, she ran right into an old oak tree. As she fell to the ground she could only remember seeing the oak tree for an instant and then seeing something red above her. She tried to call out but lost consciousness and all was black.
A/N: This was my first fanfic and will get better as the story goes on. Not much dialogue due to the fact that Megumi is the only character in this chapter other than Aki, who ran away at this point. But I hope you like and please leave comments about the story so I can make it better in any way possible! Thank you!