"Ruri?! Is that you?!" Ruri's flat mate, Ema, called as she entered the flat. Ruri began taking off her coat and bag.
"Of course it's me. Who else would it be?" Ruri asked, raising an eyebrow as she entered the kitchen to see her friend baking again. The mess was horrific. "I hope you're cleaning that up." She gestured to the flour all over the floor and the egg shells scattered on the counter, as well as the equipment that was dumped in the sink. Ema looked at her mess, shrugging.
"Yeah, course." She said, not sounding very convincing, placing the tray of cupcakes into the oven.
"Yeah, you said that last time... And the time before." Ruri folded her arms, glaring at the blonde.
"I mean it this time! Promise!" Ema wiped her hands on her red apron, noticing Ruri looked like she was thinking about something. "So what happened?" She rested her elbows on the counter, her hand on her chin.
"What? What do you mean?" Ruri narrowed her eyes, beginning to wipe the counter, freeing it from the piles of white flour that was covering the surface.
"You look like you're thinking about something..." Ema shrugged slightly, not giving up.
"No I don't."
"Yes you do."
"Fine!" Ruri huffed. "When I was at the park I met a guy-" Ema interrupted.
"Oooh- tell me what's he's like-" She wiggled her eyebrows, Ruri shaking her head.
"No! Not like that!" She sighed at her friend jumping to conclusion. "He was lonely... Sad even." She said quietly.
"Yeah, so are lots of people." Ema shrugged once again, brushing it off.
"No, but really sad. Like he'd lost someone." She explained more. "So I went and sat with him."
"So you went over and sat with this guy because he looked sad?" Ema narrowed her eyes. "Nothing else?"
"Is that all you think about? How attractive a guy is that I talk to?" Ruri sniggered, rolling her eyes. "Anyway, we talked and it was odd because... Well, this is going to sound crazy..."
"You always sound crazy-"
"But he sounded like the guy in the afterword of my book." Ema stared at Ruri with a blank expression. She didn't know whether to laugh, nod slowly or back away from her crazy friend.
"O-Kay..." Ema nodded slowly, staring at Ruri with wide eyes. "What afterword?" Ruri grabbed her bag and pulled out her book, showing Ema the front cover before skipping to the afterword.
"Look! See- 'Don't be alone, Doctor'. And he was lonely." Ruri tried to explain, but her friend just seemed to look slightly scared. "He just seemed... Like he fit the name too, y'know?" Ema gave her a vacant look. "I know what I mean!" Ruri groaned frustrated.
"Why don't you go and have a lie down? Hey? It's been a long day..." Ema walked round to Ruri, gently nudging her towards the hallway, directing her to her room.
"I don't need a lie down!" Ruri huffed, feeling like she was six again and Ema was her mother.
"Well, just sit down then, and think about how crazy you sound..." Ema gave her a small smile before turning and striding back into the kitchen, leaving Ruri outside her room, holding the book. She sighed, entering her room, walking to her bed and throwing herself down onto it, the book lying next to her. What if she was just being too imaginative? That was always a problem she had... From an early age she could day-dream whilst in a maths lesson or make up the wildest stories at break and lunch. Oh well... Too late now. That man is probably long gone... She began to feel her eyelids grow heavy as they began to close, her world turning dark as she fell asleep.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Ruri stirred as she groaned, stretching as she begun to wake.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
She sighed, sitting up, her hair messed up from where she was laid down.
"One sec-" She yawned, shaking her head. "-ond." She finished, slowly getting up, not bothering to sort out her hair or make-up as she knew it was just Ema. She finally reached the door after stumbling a couple of times, still dazed. She opened it to see Ema, now clean and in fresh clothes. "How long was I asleep?"
"About 3 hours." Ema folded her arms, smirking. "And you said you didn't need a lie down." She teased as Ruri rubbed her eyes. "Oh and don't worry I cleaned the kitchen, as I said I would." Ruri widened her eyes, pinching herself on the arm.
"Ow!" Ruri exclaimed, rubbing her own arm, Ema giving her an odd look. "Sorry... Thought I was still dreaming."
"Shut up." Ema shook her head. "Just thought I'd let you know, there's a party tonight, if you fancied coming with?"
"Whose party?" Ruri inquired, beginning to feel more awake.
"Connie's." She replied, hoping her friend would join her. "Come on, it'll be fun! We can have drinks, get a date and have fun!" Ema exclaimed, causing Ruri to squint slightly from her loud tone.
"Your idea of fun or mine?" Ruri raised an eyebrow. "You know how I feel about parties. I don't like the chaotic atmosphere... The drunk guys constantly thinking it's ok to give me their number." She sighed. "And the looking after you when you're throwing up the contents of your stomach onto the pavement."
"You could have just said no." Ema glared playfully. "Fine! Be a spoilsport! I'm going to get ready- have fun watching TV alone!" She teased as she headed towards her room. Ruri laughed lightly as she shut her bedroom door, returning to her bed, sitting on the edge. She sat there for a few minutes before getting up and going to her desk, sitting down and opening up her laptop. She logged in, opening up google. She started to type 'The Angels Kiss Amelia Williams' to see what came up. The afterword appeared several times, but with no further information. She added 'Doctor' to the end of her search and it came up with the same results, except there was a new site on the results. 'Doctor Who?' It read. She clicked on it, opening the site to reveal a picture of a man in a brown trench coat with spiky brown hair. The picture appeared to have been caught on CCTV quite a while ago. She scrolled down, seeing a contact number, asking if anyone had seen this man. She shook her head. It wasn't who she wanted. This wasn't her guy. Then it clicked... How could it be him in the book? That book's years old... Surely not... Ruri then heard the door slam, Ema leaving for the party, causing her to snap out of her thoughts. Perhaps Ema was right... Maybe she was turning crazy. She closed down the laptop, deciding it was a good time to vacate to bed, considering she hadn't had a proper night sleep in a while. She got ready for bed, getting comfy under the sheets and eventually closing her eyes, fading into sleep.
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