Episode 5
起源
My past revealed
I got up before my alarm clock even rang. I took a short and a t-shirt, then I made my bed. I looked through my luggage again to see if I wasn't missing anything. I then realised I was missing my notepad and several pencils. I took my notepad as well as five pencils, then I put them with the rest of my luggage.
Today was the first day of the summer vacation. This year, like every year, we were going to the sea. My father owned a moderately sized house by the ocean. And this year, I wouldn't be alone as Tony and Sakura were also coming with us. Unfortunately for Sakura, Hikari was also coming, which meant no break for her.
I took my luggage downstairs. I went to the front door and put it down there. I went back to the living room and I looked at the clock.
"8:12 AM." I read out loud.
I let out a sigh. I sat down on a couch, waiting for everyone to wake up and arrive here.
Dad put the last piece of luggage in the van. He closed the trunk, then went to sit in the driver's seat. Hikari and Markus were sitting in the middle row of seats. I was sitting in the back, Tony on my left and Sakura on my right. We were all excited to go to the sea, even if it was only for a week.
I looked at Tony. He had headphones on, and he was already deep in his music. I then turned my head towards Sakura. She was looking at me, but as soon as I looked at her, she blushed and turned her head away. I shrugged and I took out my drawing book and a pencil.
I continued to make my manga. I had been working on it for two years now, and all those that have seen it said I was a great drawer. I heard the engine start and our trip to the sea began. The van pulled out of the driveway and onto the street. I then felt a tug on my right sleeve.
"What are you drawing?"
I smiled and I showed Sakura where I was in my manga.
"Wow! You are a talented drawer."
"I don't think so, even though everyone keeps saying that."
"Don't be modest, Noah. You can brag a little about your incredible drawings, especially the one you did of me." Markus added.
Hikari and Sakura snickered at Markus' comment while I blushed. I sincerely didn't think I was that good at drawing.
"Do you think you could do one of me? When we arrive, that is." Sakura asked.
"Sure." I shrugged.
Sakura smiled and blushed a little.
We were at a gas station about halfway to our vacation house. Everyone was outside, tired of sitting in a cramped space. I was sitting on a bench, drawing the sky and the clouds. Hikari then came and leaned on the bench.
"Can I take a look?"
"Sure."
I then showed my drawing to Hikari. She took it and examined it. She then looked at the sky.
"Wow... Your drawing is almost picture perfect..." Hikari said as she handed me my drawing.
I then felt something weird. I looked around, and I saw a figure running away. It was shaped like...
"Was that a pony?" I asked as I pointed to where I had spotted the figure.
Hikari looked to where I pointed, but there was nothing there. She shrugged. Then, Dad called us.
"Okay everyone. We're going back on the road!"
We all rushed back to the van, and we took our places for the rest of the trip.
Tony was snoring, his headphones still on. Sakura was admiring the scenery, and I had gotten tired of drawing. We had already stopped twice. But I knew we were almost there. I closed my eyes, and I fell asleep.
I am standing in a gigantic hall. I am surrounded be darkness. Then, far away, something shines. I walk towards it. But the shining thing doesn't seem to come any closer. I can hear nothing, save for my footsteps.
Suddenly, I am surrounded by white. A voice then speeks to me.
"Welcome. We are waiting for you."
I can feel myself floating somewhere, but the pure white is making me dizzy and sick. Then, I can feel solid ground again.
"Noah White. We welcome you." A hooded man said.
"And before you ask, you are sleeping in the van." Another hooded man said.
"Alright. Why am I here?"
"You are here to learn more about you and your past. But before anything is revealed, there is a good reason behind the fact that you remember nothing." A hooded woman said.
I take the time to think about what the woman just said. I slowly nod after a few seconds.
"Good. Now I will explain things to you, but we do not have much time. Almost sixteen years ago, The Origin disappeared and was thought lost until recently. High levels of energy were detected near your school. We believe that The Origin is slowly awakening." The hooded woman explained.
"Then it whould be easy to locate it, right?" I asked.
"The Origin is not an object. It is a person, as magical energy needs a living body to be used. Objects can and will increase magical abilities as they are amplifiers. But an object cannot hold the energy of The Origin." The first hooded man said.
"This makes no sense. Why would I have a strong link with The Origin then?"
"Because YOU are The Origin." The hooded woman said.
I shake my head as everything starts to swirl.
"This is not true. This ISN'T! YOU'RE LYING! YOU'RE ALL LYING! I..."
"...AM NOT THE ORIGIN! THIS ISN'T TRUE!"
"Are you okay, slow poke? You've been yelling for ten minutes now. And we are at the summer house now."
I opened my eyes. My dream seemed to have taken not more than ten minutes, when it had in fact lasted for the rest of the trip. I got out of the van, I took my luggage and I went to my room, which I was sharing with Tony.
"There you are. First here, first to choose. I'm taking the lower bunk." Tony said as I walked in the room.
In that room was two dressers, a trunk, a desk and a bunk bed. I put my luggage down and I took out my notepad, my pencils and my drawing gear. I then took out my unfinished manga, two brand-new drawing pads, and a few of my mangas I wanted to read.
"Noah?"
"Yeah?"
"What was your dream about? 'Cause I know it's not the dream about your parents."
"I was told by some hooded persons that I was The Origin."
"You mean The Origin, the source of energy that dissappeared from the face of Equestria sixteen years or so ago? That The Origin?"
I nodded. Tony's jaw hit the floor in a Pinkie Pie-ish way. Well, not literally, but he still was flabbergasted.
"I don't know if it's true or not. I don't want to believe it's true, but a part of me wants to believe it is."
I then heard someone scream. It sounded like...
"SAKURA!" Tony and I said at the same time.
We rushed out of the house and to the private beach, where we saw Sakura facing a man in a black suit, but with shorts, and wearing black shades. He was also wearing a straw hat and he had a piece of straw in his mouth. Hikari and Markus then came, and Hikari face palmed.
"Did you follow us, Tom?"
"Nope. Just enjoyin' the sun on my boat. And since I saw Sakura on the beach, I decided to come and say 'hi'."
"Likely story." Markus growled.
I then looked at Sakura.
"Are you okay, Sakura?"
She turned around and when she saw me, she blushed heavily and turned around away from me.
"Yea..." She muttered.
"Now, Tom. You take your sorry ass back to your boat and you don't come back here. Clear?"
"Like crystal." Tom answered with a smile.
He then walked away from the beach to a personal watercraft. He hopped on it and went back to his boat.
Later that day, I went to the beach to draw a little. I was deep in my drawing when I heard Sakura clear her throat. I looked up from my drawing. She was blushing.
"Noah, I have something to tell you..."
"Go ahead."
"I think I-" "Hey there!"
Sakura looked saddened by Tony's sudden interruption. I turned my head and I saw Tony, Markus and Hikari coming to me.
"The prankster told me and Hikari that you dreamed about some weird hooded figures telling you you are The Origin. Is that so?"
I nodded. Hikari seemed thoughtful for a few moments.
"The situation is critical, then. No one must learn about that."
"Whaa? What is going on?" Sakura asked.
"Well, Noah is The Origin apparently." Tony said.
"Then that means you're from Equestria." Sakura said.
Everyone stayed silent. I was already aware of the possibility that I might be from another world, but I still couldn't believe it.
"Noah! Markus! Anthony! Hikari! Sakura! Everyone! Dinner's ready!"
We all ran towards the house. We sat down at the table, and Dad put down the plates. We were eating vegetarian food because of Sakura and Hikari's diet. But like always, the meal was delicious as it had been cooked by my dad.
I was waiting for Sakura on the beach. The sun was slowly setting, and I was ready to draw her. She arrived and I looked at her. She was wearing a summer dress with a flower pattern. Her hair was free, and the breeze was making it flow. I got up and I positioned her where I wanted her to be.
"Okay. Now sit down and I will start my drawing."
She sat down and I began to draw. I was done with the basic shapes when Sakura spoke without moving her body.
"Can I talk to you while you draw me?"
"Sure. What is it?"
I began to draw Sakura's head and flowing hair.
"It's about what I wanted to tell you earlier."
"Go ahead."
She didn't speak. I was nearly done with her head. I kept drawing. Once I was done with her head, I began to draw the rest of her body.
"What is it, Sakura? You can talk, I am done drawing you head."
Sakura took a deep breath.
"It is about my feelings towards you, Noah."
I was almost done with her body, and I wasn't paying much attention as I was focusing on drawing Sakura's legs, arms, which were crossed over her legs, and feet.
"You can tell me all about it."
"Well, I've been trying to tell you for quite some time now..."
Sakura took another deep breath as I moved on to drawing the environment. She then turned her head slightly towards me.
"Are you even listening?"
I nodded as I was now done with drawing the outlines. I then took out a black coloured pencil and I drew over the pencil lines.
"You've been trying to tell me what for quite some time now?" I asked.
"That I... Well... That I love you."
I looked up from my drawing. Sakura was blushing heavily, and she was looking away from me. Saying that I was shocked would be an understatement.
"Is that why you keep blushing and looking away like you're shy each time I looked at you and you noticed it?"
Sakura blushed even more. She then nodded, and slowly turned her head towards me. She was smiling shyly. I smiled a little. An awkward silence fell between us. I kept doing the outlines in black while Sakura looked away in the distance, just like in my drawing.
Once I was done doing the outlines in black, I switched to my other coloured pencils. I coloured the entire drawing, then I signed it. I looked up from my drawing. The sun had set quite some time ago, and the stars were shining brightly in the sky. She was awe struck by the night sky.
"I remember the night sky of Canterlot. It was beautiful, but it was nothing compared to this. I remember the night sky of Tokyo, too. Almost no stars, just like back in the city."
"I am done."
"Huh?"
"The drawing. I am done."
I handed the realistic-looking drawing to Sakura. She looked at it and began to shed tears. After a few seconds, she began to cry, but she was smiling.
"You really are an extraordinary drawer. If I didn't knew better, I'd say it wasn't me that was your model. I look way more beautiful in your drawing than in real life."
She gave me back my drawing. I put it back in the pad so it wouldn't be torn. Sakura then hurled herself at me, sobbing loudly, and she hugged me. After a few minutes, she broke the hug, and she cuddled against me. I felt awkward, but I said nothing as I could see she was happy.
She was still crying of joy, but she was now silent compared to one she hugged me. We stayed like that for several long minutes, looking at the beautiful night sky. I then spotted the moon. It was a full one, and it was gigantic, as if someone was trying to get Sakura and I closer to each other.
"Noah?"
"Yes? What is it?" I asked a little fast.
I could feel my cheeks heat up. Sakura chuckled a little.
"Close your eyes."
I wanted to say something, but as soon as I opened my mouth, Sakura put a finger on my lips. I obeyed her and I closed my eyes. I then felt lips on my, and I immediately opened my eyes to see that Sakura was kissing me. At first, I wanted to make her stop, but after a few seconds, I abandoned myself to the kiss. And I then kissed her back.
We kissed for several minutes. Then, Sakura broke the kiss.
"I don't want to take this kiss as an answer of any kind. I'll be waiting for your answer. And thanks for the drawing."
Sakura then got up and went back to the house. I stayed there like a complete idiot for several minutes, trying to understand what was going on.
Sakura had told me she loved me. And she had kissed me. At that moment, I felt weird, several emotions fighting to be on top of the others. A scream then snapped me out of my thoughts. It sounded like Tony. I looked in the direction of the scream to see Tony, Markus and Hikari hidding behind a bush.
"What are you three doing there? Were you spying on me?"
Tony, Markus and Hikari then answered at the same time.
"No, not at all." Tony said.
"I knew she was your girlfriend!" Markus said.
"Sorry for doing that." Hikari said.
I let out a sigh, and I went back to the house to go to bed.
Next episode: "What the hell is going on with me? Ever since Sakura told me that she loved me, each time I see her, I feel weird, and I blush heavily. What?! We're doing the courage test?! Not again! And... Why am I left alone with Sakura? Markus, you're gonna pay for that. And who is that? Mom?! Next episode:
Episode 6
勇気
The courage test
Don't miss it!"
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