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The alarm went off at 10 o'clock exactly the next morning jolting Rei from his sleep. He reached his hand over to the bedside to try and find his glasses. As he stared at the bleak ceiling he heard a soft thud on the carpeted floor. With a sigh he sat up and picked his glasses off the floor, "It hasn't even been a full five minutes yet and I've already dropped my glasses once. At least today is supposed to be beautiful." Rei cleaned off his glasses as he made his way over to the window, once he put his glasses on he pulled open the curtains and saw rain, lots and lots of rain. "So maybe today isn't going to be that beautiful." With a sigh Rei headed to the bathroom to take his daily shower. His plans today were to stop by the local cafe, that was it. There was nothing else that had any urgency to it.
Before Rei left his apartment he made sure that he had his umbrella in case the rain changed from the light drizzle to a heavy downpour as it was known to do. The walk to the cafe was a short trip from the apartment, only about a couple of blocks. A couple of the other stores near the cafe were extremely busy with lines out the doors. Anyone who wasn't in line was trying their hardest to try and get past the large crowds. Rei got himself caught in the mob bumping and crashing into strangers as they hurried past. Suddenly for a split second the world changed, and all Rei could hear was someone hurrying off as the called out how sorry they were. The change startled Rei as he just stayed where he was standing. All he could do was question what just happened. What changed? Why was it only when he bumped into this one person? Did it happen to others? His scientific mind was trying to explain and evaluate what just happened. He tried to shake it off as he headed towards the cafe.
The cafe itself was small and cozy, a perfect place to stop on a rainy day. Clearly a lot of people thought that exact thought as most of the seats were full and there were still many people standing in line to order. The design of the cafe was themed after the ocean, since after all the owner loved the water a lot. In high school there were always the jokes that he should marry the water. But he still was an amazing cook.
After standing in line for what seemed like forever Rei had successfully ordered a small meal for breakfast or lunch whatever you want to call it. He sat down at one of the only open tables while he waited for his food to be made. He sighed as he rested his chin on his hand watching everyone come and go soon getting lost in his own thoughts. What caused him to break out of his thoughts was when someone came and sat across from him sitting down a tray of food. "Hey Ryugazaki. You couldn't get your own food? They called your name about ten times you know." He knew that voice. When he looked up he saw one of the local cops, Sousuke Yamazaki. They had met when someone had accidentally lit something on fire at the lab, it got out of hand and the police and firefighters had to be called. "Thanks Sousuke. I gotta lost in thought accidentally." Rei tried to laugh it off as he pulled the tray of food closer. "Well I just thought you were staring at that guy over there. He is sort of cute but I wouldn't have thought he would be your type. He seems slightly forgetful to me." Sousuke took a sip of his drink as Rei's face turned bright red realizing who he was staring at. That trainee he saw on TV, Nagisa Hazuki. The food forgotten Rei buried his head in his hands embarrassed beyond belief. This wasn't very beautiful, did anyone else notice? Did Nagisa notice? "Just go talk to him." Sousuke had gotten up to leave, leaving an embarrassed Rei in a crowded cafe.
I really just love this AU. I am taking things in a bit different way than the original picture had but it should still turn out good. I would love to read what you guys have to say! See you later, until chapter 3! (I like exclamation points, they make everything exciting!)