Nagisa

The morning sun rose, signalling for us to wake up from our sleep. Today is yet again a busy day. I woke up, still tired and sore from yesterday. Ushio is still fast asleep. She looked so adorable when asleep. Without disturbing her, I crept out of our makeshift tent. I knew what I was looking for. I went to the junkyard. The junkyard looked completely different. The wind must have torn the junkyard inside out, as there the junkyard was gone - completely. The previous night, it has stood about ten feet high, towering in the pitch black sky. Now it was reduced to almost nothing. The junks were everywhere. Not only it was everywhere, it seems to have somehow increases. The shinning orb was also somewhat smaller that last night. As I stared in awe, the shinning orb stared to turned alive. First, it started to shake about. Then, poof! A old television appeared from the shinning orb and made a beeline for the ground. It hit the ground - solid. The impact broke the screen. A tiny portion of the shinning orb split up and went through the shinning orb - to the real world, I presume. In my excitement of finding a entrance to the real world, I loses my mind for a moment. I scanned the junkyard and picked up a ladder. I leaned it against the bulky television and started climbing. I reached the top of the ladder but was nowhere near it. As I stared at the distance, A dusty, red ball fell out of the shinning orb and the same cycle repeated itself. The ball hit the ground, and bounce against it. It hit the ladder, unbalancing it. I lost my balance and fell. I landed on a big stuff-toy, while the ladder lands on me, giving me a big, uneatable bun on my forehead. I groan in pain, rubbing my forehead. I picked myself up and focus on my task.

It took a while, but I found it. I picked up the roll of bandage. I tried to look in the direction of the makeshift tent. I couldn't. It took me a moment for me to found out the terrible truth - I am lost. In the junkyard. On the world that has ended. With no way of going back to the real world.

I was dumb stricken. LOST.

I looked left and right, frantically looking for our makeshift tent. Suddenly, I saw footprints. Instinctively, I followed the footprints. It made turns after turns, corners after corners, rounds after rounds,... Dog-tired, I looked up. Something's familiar about here... I looked at the bandage I was holding. Everything suddenly fell into place. This is where I found the bandage... Then, I realised something else... I slipped my shoes on the footprints. It's my footprint.

I burst out laughing - first time here. It wasn't the usual kind of laughing. In fact, it sounds so different, so weird, which made me laughed more. It was of a higher pitch of my usual ones, but have a pleasant sensation to my ears.

Then, something bizarre happened - it was so peculiar that it silenced my laughter. A tiny shinning glob of light somehow appeared in my body. Then, it made it's way out of my mouth. It was like the lights I saw. Fluffy. Bright. Colourful.

The light flew away from me. I tried to grab it, but I flew thought my hands - as if my hands were invisible. It flew and flew, away and far, gracefully, like a feather flying with the help of a gust of wind. I cupped my eyes, as I saw it disappeared - reunite with it's friends.

I stared in the lovely sky, enjoying the wonderful views of the playful lights. I watched it twirled and danced around - free.

My smile turned upside down, as I remembered why am I here. L.O.S.T. I returned to my frantic state.

Ushio

I woke up, with the sun's rays shinning at my eyes. It blinded me momentarily. As I waited for the blinding effects to wear off, I decided to wake Nagisa up.

"Nagisa, wake up!" - no responds, she must be deep asleep.

"Nagisa..." - still no responds, must be in very deep sleep.

I turned around, facing the sun with my back. Slowly adjusting to the glaring light, I opened my eyelids slightly. Nothing...Absolutely Nothing... I opened my eyes - wide this time - barely even adjusting it. It stings and my vision turned white-tish. But, I could clearly saw it, Nagisa is not here.

I was worried, worried about her safety. There is danger lurking everywhere, traps laid out almost everywhere, plus, this place is huge, if she's lost, I might never find her again.

What is she's lured into the dead tree? I couldn't imagined what might happened to her, if she lured into that place. I could not save her then... The thoughts of it sent me to one of my scariest nightmare.

It was rare to see any people around here. But once, I saw a couple - a husband and a wife - both lured towards the dead tree. I tried to stop them, but ended up getting hypnotised too. Somehow or another, I managed to get myself out unscratched, but, unfortunately, the couple didn't. When they finally realised what happened, it was too late. The tree got hold of them with its' roots and pull them towards it's black hole. It was just horrible. At the last moment before they disappeared into the horrible black hole, they suddenly screamed out a name. Kotomi. It was a name that will etched in my mind, forever.

Nagisa

This place looked so big, so scary. I ran and ran, till I can't run anymore. I was afraid. I was scared. As I sat down on top of a mattress, I spotted something. I walked over and I found footprints. There were so faint, almost invisible. I slipped my foot in. Nope. It didn't fit.

It took me a second to realise it was Ushio's footprints. Following it, my strength regained. I picked up pace.

Ushio

Quickly, without wasting time, I hurriedly ran along the junkyard - directionless. I took a sharp turn and then - BANG!

Nagisa

Following the faint footsteps, I took a sharp turn to the left and - BANG! I collided with someone. I looked up, rubbing my second bun. I was instantly relived.

Together, we walked back to the makeshift tent, speechlessly.

Ushio

At the comfort of our tent, I made her vowed not to go out alone while she bandaged my injured hand. Resting on the pure comfort of our tent, Nagisa filled me in on her little adventure.

Nagisa

I told Ushio about me getting lost, the strange lights,...

Ushio

I was exhausted. -.- ...very tired...

Nagisa kept talking on and on, but trying to be polite, I nodded once in a while, shaking myself awake each time. I didn't even heard half of what Nagisa said. My eyelids felt heavy, very heavy. Preventing one self from yawning or stretching, actually make one even more tired - I concluded. I could barely kept my eyelids opened. Okay... just one minute. I couldn't shook the urge to sleep off me...

Nagisa

I heard a soft humming sound from Ushio. I turned to face her. Instantly, I felt bad - very bad. She was so tired, after spending the whole day looking for me in the maze of junks and I am here, bombarding her with conversations. I wrapped a blanket around her. I settled myself down, resting my sore body, maybe today would not be a busy day after all...

Hi,

I realised I have not been posting for quite a long time, since I am waiting for my onee-san to edit this. Sadly, she is too busy studying for her mid-year. So, I got impatient and decided to post this... Gomenasai for all grammar mistakes that I made. However I wish, it does not have an editing function.

(P.s. I am only a sec 1 so my grammar might not be that good...)

Thx for reading and pls review.

Signing off,

Angel Niki-chan