Everything suddenly went dark. At least, that's what anyone other than Rei would've thought. Hikaru was frightened. If there was one thing that scared him, it was the darkness. "Brother," Hikaru spoke, shivering, "Brother, it's dark…"
"Don't worry, Hikaru, I'm here. Nothing can hurt you." These words, despite them being said by a dark and eerie voice calmed the boy down. Fortunately for Hikaru, it gradually got lighter and lighter. "Alright kids, this is where you get off, the Academy should be off in that direction." As the driver said this, he pointed towards a wooded area. "Just follow the path and you'll be there in no time."
The brothers got off of the bus with their luggage and looked off into the woods. "What do you see, Brother?" Hikaru never forgot how remarkable Rei's sight was, especially in the dark. "Nothing to worry about, Hikaru. I don't think anything in there should harm us."
"That's good." Said Hikaru. Taking a quick glance back, Hikaru was amazed to see that the bus was gone! He didn't even hear it leave, strange. "Alright, might as well get a move on, Little Brother." Rei's voice broke Hikaru's focus on the missing bus. "Alright, Brother, whatever you say."
Rei kneeled down and began drawing a diagram in the dirt. "This is the way to the school, can you remember this?" Hikaru nodded with his charming grin. Rei already knew that Hikaru's memory and speed were unmatched, so he wasn't too worried about his little brother getting lost. "Alright, I'll take the bags and meet you where the woods end, okay?" Hikaru was already prepared to dash through the woods. "Oh, and Hikaru," Hikaru turned his head and raised an eyebrow. "Try not to burn anything, okay?"
"Okay, Brother. I'll do my best."
"Good, I'm setting up a mental link between us right now, so if anything goes wrong, call me."
"You got it" Hikaru said with enthusiasm. "See you on the other side, Brother." With this, Hikaru dashed off into the dark woods with a fire in his hands. Rei smiled, "See you there, Little Brother." With this, he vanished in a shroud of shadow.
Trees were whizzing by Hikaru's field of vision. He didn't get to run like this for ages. Unexpectedly, Hikaru stopped moving. He was on his back, and a searing pain was rushing all along his backside. He sat up, groaning in pain. Taking a look back, Hikaru saw a large patch of ice in the middle of the path. "What the…"
"Sorry about that." said the quiet voice of a girl. "I was just kind of practicing…" Hikaru stood up and cracked his aching back. He looked around but saw nobody. "Up here." said the voice. She was standing in a tree. "What's she doing up there?" Hikaru thought to himself. "Sorry about the slip." She said.
"It's okay, I was just…" The sight of this girl was breathtaking to Hikaru. "I was just heading to my new school." Hikaru somehow managed to finish his sentence. "My name's Hikaru, Hikaru Takahashi." He bowed his head as he was taught by his father to do while introducing himself. "My name's Mizore, Mizore Shirayuki. Nice to meet you." She bowed her head in return after jumping down to the ground.
"So, you must be new here." said Mizore. "Uh, yeah. It's my first year." Hikaru responded. His heart was beating faster than ever. Her eyes were light blue, her stare as cold as ice. "I bet you'll like it here." Hikaru already loved it there. "Umm, I have to go." Hikaru said this and ran off. "Damn it," he thought to himself "I can't believe I chickened out."