Hey, so I gained three new followers for this story; OrionOfTheSky, Hetaliapasta90 and chinaxrussia21!
So, I'm guessing the last two are both Hetalia fans, yes? I have another story that is focused on Hetalia! It's supposed to be based on suggestions, but I haven't gotten any... So yeah, if maybe you could do that for me, it would make me very happy!
BTW, sorry that this chapter is shorter, I just needed to cut it off here. You'll see why.
A loud boom jolts Rei out of her sleep and she scrambles to her feet as raindrops start splattering the cement. Hissing as it pelts against her skin, she bolts towards the door and throws it open, leaning her entire body against it once it closes. Panting loudly, she brings her hands to her face and rubs the sleep from her eyes, wondering whether the moisture on her face is from the sky.
"How long have I been up here? The sky was pretty clear when I fell asleep..." Cursing herself for not wearing a watch, she gingerly makes her way down the stairs, ears straining for any sounds of footsteps. But all is quiet as she makes her way through the hallways that seem much longer than they were before towards a side door. She almost makes it, until she feels a strong hand clasp onto her shoulder, pull her back and spin her around.
"M-Mr. Nasujima*... I was... just on my way out!" Rei starts, blabbing on about her excuse for being here, nostalgia and all that crap. But none of it seems to get through, and after a while her voice just dies away as the disbelieving look of her former teachers face got too difficult to ignore.
"You... you're Rei... What're you..." Rei takes a step back, trying to break free of the hand that had touched god knows what in the last few days. He tries to hold on, but it seems his muscles fail him as it just drops limply to his side, useless.
"Yes, that's me! Now, I've got to go, I'll be seeing you!" Dropping her innocent persona, she spins on her heel and bolts away, slamming the door open and sprinting through the rain, feeling as though she is being pelted with bullets. She dodges other people running for shelter and ducks into an alley, almost immediately running head first into someone else, spinning from the impact and slams her head against the wall.
"Oh my gosh, are you ok?" Rei blinks, her vision swimming, and shakes her head. She feels a hand on her shoulder and a presence right in front of her, but the dancing colors blocked her view. Another unfamiliar voice comes from further down the alley.
"What're you doing over there Walker? Come on, Saburo's gonna be really mad if you get the inside of his car wet!" A girl scolds the man in front of Rei, causing his hand to retreat.
"I ran into a girl and I think she hit her head! She's not responding!" She opens her mouth to try and tell him that she's ok, but as she does a stab of pain spreads throughout her entire brain, and the pain is so shocking that her mind shuts down and her vision goes black.
"Maybe she's an alien from another planet, and the rain was melting her fake skin off to reveal her true self!"
"That's stupid, why wouldn't the aliens make their fake skin waterproof? I think she's a secret agent sent to spy on some really important business owner and steal all their secrets to bring back to her evil boss! And she was wearing a lot of makeup to conceal her identity!"
"But she wouldn't be running on the street if she were undercover! Maybe she's-"
"Would you two shut up back there? You're gonna wake her up, and you're being unreasonable."
Rei's face twitches as the voices reach her ears. A man and a woman were arguing seemingly only about a foot from her. She's lying face up in a van of some sort, judging by the loud engine. Suddenly a cough escapes her lips, and everyone in the vehicle goes silent for just a moment, until...
"Hey, she's awake!" Rei blinks open her eyes to see the woman leaning over her, extra strands of hair escaping from under her hat mere inches from Rei's nose. "So, are you an alien?"
She smiles, a single laugh echoing. "You're both wrong." The woman's face twists into a pout, then into a thoughtful expression as she leans back to let Rei shift into a sitting position.
"So then, what are you? I mean, your skin was-"
"Don't worry about it. It's really not your business," She snaps at her, causing both of them to jump slightly. Rei sighs. Perhaps it was a little harsh, but she wanted to get out of here, fast. There was no need to answer questions from these people. "Listen, thanks for getting me out of the rain, but I have somewhere to be, so-"
"Nuh-uh! You've got some explaining to do! After all, you had someone you wanted to ask her, right Dotachin?" Dotachin? These people can't possibly be associated with him!
"Yeah, just one." That deep voice causes chills to go down Rei's spine. It sounds so calm yet angry, familiar yet unknown. From the passenger seat, the tall man dressed in black turns around, and Rei swallows hard, seeing the storm of emotions in his eyes. She shuts her eyes, bracing herself as the question that she never wanted to have to answer hits her ears.
"Why are you... alive?"
Yeah, so... good cliffhanger?
It'll be revealed in the next chapter or two what Rei really is, so here's your last chance!
Hint - Look up what her name means in Japanese! I have a tendency to make the character's name fit them very well. First person to get it right get's a one-shot from me! Or... whatever I promised before. I'll work something out with them.
Anyways, please review! Thanks for reading!