"WAAAAHHHH!" I screamed as I was falling from the sky. Instead of the usual falling slowly from a blob, I was plummeting at unimaginable speeds towards.....a sandbox?
"OOF!~" I went headfirst into the sand. I instantly pulled my face up and coughed out all the grains in my mouth. Unfortunately, there were still plenty more lodged inside my throat. I quickly regained my stance.
"Well...it was a pretty suckish landing, but it saved my life....well our lives, right?" I said as I brushed off some sand from my shoulder and waited for comment from the others. My heartbeat pounding faster as I waited for a teasing remark from the mage, in which I'd of course kick his ass afterward.
But there was no answer. I could already hear the crickets chirping in the background.
"Oh I see giving me the silent treatment...,"I turned around to see no one, not even the white bunny.
"Eh!? Is this some kind of joke!? Show yourselves!" I pointed in the direction of a completely withered tree and a few swing sets, that were mangled and rusted to the point in which I wasn't even sure if it was right to call them "swing sets" anymore. To my dismay, no one jumped out and said "Gotcha!"
I sulked my head a little.
A very skinny little boy walking with his mother passed by. I heard him.
"Mom...that girl is talking to herself..."
"Shhh....just keep walking and don't mind strangers dear. We have to find something for tonight...." She glanced at me for a second, I noticed her face was very scratched up. I could have sworn I hear her mumble," instead of just that girl, we may all be soon losing our minds..."
As I walked away from the 'playground', I looked down at my tattered shirt and shorts. Well, at least I fit in with the scenery and there was one word to describe it. Depressing.
AND I WAS LOST IN THIS DEPRESSING WORLD! With no idea where the others were or where to go....its not like I had any magic or anything, although my reflexes had recently gotten a bit better.
"What the?" I peered my head up realizing I was far out of the park now and had ended up in a very urban, metropolitan area. It was not a nice looking street. Some buildings were in ruins, with only half the foundations standing. There were some people walking, their clothes looking as faded and torn as the mother and son earlier. Was this world in some sort of repression? I gulped, as I decided to try to talk.
"Um...excuse me? Hello? Has um, anyone seen a brunette boy, with a hazel haired princess, a girl with long black hair who smiles a lot, and a tall blond guy that has a really big smile too, and a buff raven haired guy? Oh yeah, they have this little round white bunny thing?"
Some people gave me a few stares, but pretty much everyone ignored me like I was from another planet, which wasn't too far off from the truth actually, and quickly went on their ways. I was starting to feel hysterical. This world was too much.
Well, everyone probably thought I was spouting nonsense. And it was pretty obvious they hadn't been in this part of town yet.
"Hm?" My eyes looked back over to make sure it hadn't been a mistake. Although the clothes were wrong, it had to be him! I felt so excited and relieved that I practically danced when I ran over in his direction.
I grabbed his shoulder,"My god! You know I've been looking for you and the others! I landed in this stupid sandbox! Where did you get the clothes?! ...and have you been fighting?", his shirt smelled of blood and sweat," Never mind that! Where are the others? Fai, say something!....wait, your eye!..."
His left eye was covered with a black eye patch. He stared at me, his eyes...well his "eye" was wide and he seemed completely speechless. He finally stuttered," H...how do you....know about Fai?...."
My eyebrow went up in question. I looked at him straight in the face," What are you getting at mage? Of course I know about Fai. You're Fai, you idiot. I'm Aya, remember?"
He regained a normal composure, but the glint in his eye was still cautious and startled," I'm sorry, you're mistaken. My name is Yuui. You must be confusing me with someone else...and if you would be so kind as to let me go?" He started wriggling uncomfortably.
"Eh!? WHOA! I'm so sorry!", I instantly loosened my grip. I felt my face burn up in embarrassment. I had just been so happy to find someone, even if it was the stupid blond.
"Yuui...." I muttered under my breath. The name felt so familiar for some reason. I frowned. I wanted to believe didn't have the wrong person. He had the same face, but instead of a wide grin, his lips were pulled into a tight line. This Yuui person....his personality was already reminding me of Fai, but...there were definitely some things that were different...
Then it hit me.
"Oh wait! You're the Fai of this world.....I remember now...what Yuuko said...but why do you call yourself Yuui? An alias?"I mumbled thoughtfully.
"Of this world?...and why do you keep mentioning Fai?" Yuui cut in, his eyes narrowing in suspicion. I had forgotten he was there.
"Eep! No, I was just talking to myself! You're really better off just not knowing, its a pretty depressing story...heheh..." I gulped nervously," Umm...sorry about before, you're right, I definitely have the wrong person. I'll uh...be on my way!" I attempted to quickly sprint off when a hand grabbed my wrist.
" Huh?...WAAH! What the hell are you doing!?" I yelled as I felt myself get dragged along.
"You're not going anywhere. I want some answers from you," he replied calmly as I struggled to claw to the cement of the sidewalk.
"This is kidnapping! This is assault! I'll have the authorities come after you! Oi, are you listening dandelion head!?"
He stopped walking for a second and looked over his shoulder," You're without a doubt a foreigner if you think the authorities will come to your aid around here. And besides," he turned around and started walking again. I saw his lips twitch into a grin for the first time. If it weren't for the eye patch, I would have mistaken him for Fai again," I'm not kidnapping. I'm merely taking a lovely stroll with my new friend."
"Stroll!? I'm being dragged on my ass down here! And we are not friends!"
"Will you stop yelling and thrashing back there? Its starting to hurt my arm and its better not to attract any unwanted attention in this part of town..."
"Not until you let me go!"
He sighed,"You're like a stubborn child...fine, if I let you go, you will follow me and not run off, yes?"
"Grr...fine, got it. Its a promise," I retorted reluctantly. I was starting to wonder which one was harder to tolerate: the Fai of this world or the Fai I traveled with?
I'm so sorry for the late update ppl! I hope this update makes up for it! I'll make sure to be faster!T^T It is short, but I really enjoyed writing this chapter because it made things so interesting! Thank you all my readers for making my story so loved!3 Reviews are appreciated if one is so kind to do so!~ I love hearing from you all
Some extra stuff that has nothing to do with the story:
An hour before I finished this chapter, I watched the movie "Schindler's List" that is based on a true story during the holocaust(since anything from WWII perks my interest). It is the tale of a man in the Nazi party named Oskar Schindler who changes from money hungry crook to being a savior of 1,100 Jews by making them work for him in a factory that benefits the war efforts(like making pots and bullets etc.) instead of being sent to the concentration/death camps. It was definitely an emotionally captivating movie, one of the best films I've ever seen, and it has a great soundtrack. At the end of the movie, you literally feel like someone punched straight through your gut, well at least it moved me that much. If you ever get the chance, I recommend this movie to you, though there are plenty of graphic scenes. People being killed with no second thought....not pretty :(
Sorry, I guess I seem depressing talking about all this'^^ ...it just really meant a lot to me. I have some german in me from my father's side and looking back at these events in history that involve a part of my background....you realize how better off you are with your life right now and you just hope something like during that time never happens again. It really hurts knowing all those horrible things occurred in real life.