"What did you say?" I gasped.
"I said you have time traveled" She repeated. "Well not exactly time traveled, you have just entered another period in time.."
"Isnt that the same thing!" I snapped.
"No!" She sneered, "Time traveling allows you to go back and forth between time, but what you have done is just entered another period in time"
"This isnt the past or the future. This is just a period in time, currently the year is 1865. The blue train you were on, it allows special people to travel through different periods. But your actions dont affect the future at all, its just a period that you are in"
"Hmm thats bull shit" I snickered, "Time travelling is not real, thats scifi crap"
"Believe what you want to believe" she growled. "But be aware that if youre here for too long, you can never leave"
"Thats what ive been trying to do" I cried.
"If you just stayed your butt on the train-" She began.
"If you just answered my question" I hissed, "Then I would have stayed on there, nobody was telling me anything"
"You annoying brat-"
"Stupid old lady-"
"Alright, alright" A man who looked like he was in mid thirtys, with spiky brown hair interupted our bickering.
"Enough of this, lets go somewhere safe to talk about this"
"Fine" the old lady grumbled as she followed the men.
"Follow us Coco chan" Heisuke insisted.
"Whatever" I mumbled.
I just cant believe this would happen to me..
Why me? Why couldnt I just have a normal summer vacation like other kids?
Now im stuck here in Kyoto, 1865, surrounded by a bunch of people I dont know.
No internet.
No tv.
No malls.
Or arcades..
Nothing!
"Youre just a spoiled brat" The old lady cackled, "Your cant stand living without any technology"
"How is that my fault!" I retorted. "I just need to find that train and get the hell out of here.."
"Ha! You think it will be easy to find it?" She laughed. "Fool, that train only comes once a year, your going to have to wait a while"
Once a year?
Once a year!
"No I cant wait for that long" I groaned, my head was starting to hurt. Too much was going on.
"Well thats too bad idiot" The old lady gleamed. She seemed to be enjoying my misery.
"What were you doing on that train?" I asked. If she was on the train, then she must have been time travelling as well..but to where?
"None of your business" She replied.
"Hmm..so youre actually from this time period" I mused. "Sneaky.."
"You little-"
"Can you guys please stop" The spiky haired guy pleaded. He looked exhausted, and not in the mood to be dealing with us.
"Umm Coco chan" Heisuke began, trying to distract me from talking with the old lady.
"Hmm" I wasnt really in the mood right now. I mean how would you feel if you were in the middle of this?
"Whats it like in your world?"
I looked at Heisuke, he did look like he was genuinly curious.
"Well..the opposite of this" I answered. I pulled out my cellphone to give him an idea.
"This is a cellphone." "SELL FOONEE"
"Cellphone" Heisuke repeated.
"Yep, we use it for communication. With this thing I can call or message anyone from any where in the world"
"Amazing!" Shinpachi and Heisuke were awed.
"Yeah.."
Wait a second!
I quickly dialed my home number.
Someone picked up.
"Hello?"
"Mom!" I screamed, jumping up and down happily, "Omg you would not believe what just happened to me-"
"Coco?! Why the hell are you calling this late?" She shouted.
"But-"
"Its two in the morning!"
"Listen-"
"Stop playing around and go back to bed!"
"Mom listen!" I shouted, seriously parents can be so annoying sometimes..
"I am in Kyoto, Japan right now and guess what the year is.."
She didnt say anything.
"1865!"
Still no reply.
"Mom.."
"Are you on drugs Coco?"
I ended the phone call.
What was the point, she wouldnt believe me anyways.
"So that is how a cellphone works.." Shinpachi and Heisuke applauded.
The old lady stared at me. Her face was filled with bewilderment.
"Pity" was all she said.
Whats that supposed to mean?
I shrugged and kept walking.
"Tell us more!" Shinpachi and Heisuke asked, eager to hear more about this special world I come from.
"Ok...lets start with..
...the toilet!"