Chapter 25
Stuck
I grunted. "Why? Why, why, why? Why does it have to happen toME?" I sighed. "Dammit..."
Wait! Maybe your not stuck in another world...you just think you are.
I got up, and went downstairs to ask the clerk something.
It was freaking dark and scary, but the clerk's desk had lights on it. The clerk was reading a book.
I went up to his desk. "Um, sir, when does the next bus leave?"
"What bus?" He said, confused. "There's no bus to here."
I turned around, almost freaked out, and turned around again. "U-Um...thanks..."
I went outside.
I looked behind most of the buildings, and there was a vast plain.
I ran past the buildings, crying.
Why? Why, why, why, why, why, why? Why is this my fate? I'll never ever see Chase again...
I dropped down into the grass. Silent tears fell down my cheeks.
Why does this have to happen?
"Why...why?" I cried and cried.
I pounded on the soft ground. "WHY?"
Calm down...
I sighed.
Good...just go back to the hotel. I'm sure you can find a way out of this! You've done stuff before, even more dangerous than this! And..if you can't...well...then...you'll be stuck here...forever.
I went to the hotel, in hope of answers.
I asked the clerk. "I'm not from this world! Is there some way to get back?"
I clerk sighed. "I don't think so...but don't give up! The people running the bathhouse know a lot about that stuff. Go there right now. They're there at night."
I nodded, and headed off to the bathhouse.
To The Bathhouse...
I ran up to the clerk. "May I see the owners?"
The clerk looked shocked. "W-Why?"
"Why? To get back home, that's why!" I retorted.
"Home?"
"Yes! I'm somewhere where I'm not suppose to be. I need to go back home." I said, trying to wipe away the tears.
"U-Um...I'll s-see what I c-can do." The clerk said, and ran away.
I sighed. "Great..."
Suddenly, the clerk came back and told me to follow him.
He lead me to an elevator, and we went up and up and up.
The elevator door opened, and revealed a very long hallway.
"Just go through this hallway, and into the door." The clerk said, shoved me off, I was left in the silent corridor.
I looked back at the elevator door closing. I sighed. Woman up! Go in there and politely demand to go home.
I walked to the door at the end, and opened the door.
Inside, the room was nice and clean. It was like an unused office.
Out of nowhere, I heard a raspy voice. "Who dares enter without permission?"
"Me! I demand to go back home..I don't belong here." I said.
"Don't belong here? Everyone belongs somewhere." Said another voice, but it was sassy and cheery.
"Yeah, well, apparently I'm not." I retorted.
"Sure you are! You just think you don't." Said the raspy voice.
"Sis, we haven't introduced ourselves." Said the cheery voice.
"How rude of us!"
Behind me, who figures dropped from the ceiling.
I turned around, and saw two beautiful teenage sisters.
One wore all pink, one wore all red. But, even though if they didn't have any other color on them besides different shades of pink and red and their skin, they looked godlike.
"Who are you two?" I asked.
"Us?" The sisters asked at the same time. "Us? We run this bathhouse for tired souls!"
The pink one stood up. "I'm Jess."
"And I'm Jessie." Said the red one.
"What a horrible fashion sense!" Jess said.
"I know! Black? So 400 years ago..on Halloween!" Jessie laughed.
"As if you could provide anything better.." I mumbled.
"Oh, we can!" Jess said.
"You can still keep that ugly outfit." Said Jessie.
"But what about me getting back home?" I asked.
"We'll work on that later! Fashion comes first before magic and traveling." Jess said.
Jessie looked at Jess. "Sis, Kimono or Chinese?"
"Hm...I'm not sure...I know white's her color."
"Really? I thought about green...white does look prettier."
"Yeah, but what about a Kimono or Chinese dress?"
"I say a short Chinese. You know, short by the thighs but not too short."
"Yeah, that looks a lot better. Now, shoes and accessories?"
"Hm...white sandals, definitely. Oh, but the pattern on the dress!"
"Hm...since she likes black-"
"And green." I added.
"Since she likes black and green, I say some sakura trees."
"Oh, OK! What accessories?"
"Hm...Some bracelets?"
"No, too..."
"Yeah..something in her hair..."
"Yeah, and a weapon besides magic."
"How'd you know?"
"Well, you can sense it."
"Yeah...How about a fan and that parasol you found?"
"But red...maybe if we put red..."
"Yeah, like red, black, and white. No accessories then."
"Yeah, but hair style!"
"I like the way it is now, as long as she brushes."
"Yup. OK, we'll get to work on your new costume while you enjoy a bath and meal on us!" Jess ended.
I sighed. "I came here for a way to get back to my home, not a new wardrobe." Oh well, free bath and meal. I shrugged. Can't pass up a freebie.
Jess gave me a card. "For your free bath and meal, my friend."
I thanked them, and went down to the first floor.
I handed the card to the same clerk.
The clerk smiled and nodded. "And how about getting home?"
"I got a new wardrobe than a ticket to home! They said they could do something about it, I believe."
"OK. Just relax. They care about fashion and relaxation more than anything else!"
The clerk lead me to another bath, about...500 times my other bath! It was like a large swimming pool, but I could stand up in it!
I got undressed, put a towel on, and went inside.
Huh, this is kinda fun! Ha.
After my very refreshing bath, I ate, and I was told to come back up to Jess and Jessie's office.
Jess and Jessie held up a beautiful dress, along with some other stuff.
"Why do you guys take so kindly to me?" I asked. It was strange, the clerk kinda feared them.
"Why?" Jess said.
"Well..we are kinda mean to everyone else." Jessie said.
"But, you remind us of our third sister, Jessica." Jess said.
"She had pretty brown hair, but her favorite color was blue. We had natural hair colors too, but that's another story."
"Yes...she...somehow, died from a spirit's disease."
"Oh..." I said. "Well, thank you though. Did you figure out a way to get me back home?"
"First, try on this." Jessie urged.
I sighed, went into a room, and tried it on.
I came out. I had the dress on. It was a Chinese dress, with short sleeves, a cut in the dress in the middle of my thighs, sandals on, and a fan.
Jess held out a parasol.
My eyes widened. "The Parasol Of Ai!" I exclaimed.
"Um..yeah, whatever." Jessie said.
I looked out the window, and the night was still dark.
"Now, answer me please." I said.
The girls looked down. "Don't be mad, but we tried and tried and tired, but there's no way you could go back home. Someone from the outside worlds will have to come and get you, but no one from those worlds know your here." They said.
I sighed. "I understand..." I said. "I'm going back to my hotel."
"But, you can stay here, if you like." Jessie said.
I shook my head.
And, I walked back to my hotel, changed back into my old clothes, and went to sleep.
