Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Transcending Reality ❯ Chapter 1: 2nd Encounter: Dreams and lost memories ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter 1: 2nd Encounter


Allura shot up screaming from the spot on the ground for which she laid. Her body sweating heavily causing her clothes to cling to her thin frame. Her medium length black hair stuck to her clammy cheeks and neck. She glanced around Panicked and tried to calm herself by taking deep breathes of the warm early morning air. She surveyed the surrounding area closely. She was sitting on the forest floor against a tree. The remains of the campfire she made last night was still in its same spot. She felt her arm and there was still the scar on her arm from the time she ran away from home and nearly got mauled by a group of Mountain Lions. The scar wasn't fresh but old and had been healed years ago yet still the nightmare of that night consumed her mind. Of all the things in her nightmare the thing that really left an impression was the Sad Dark Blue eyes that had stared down at her as if they knew everything. A cold shiver ran down her spine as she began to relive the event in her mind.
She could remember just about everything about that day except for the face of the one who saved her Whenever she thought of it all she saw was a pair of darkened blue eyes the color of the moon lighted night sky. Just who was this person who was always on her mind? Allura felt some kind of Kinship with the persons whose eyes haunted her. She figured if she found that person then she may be able to finally rid herself of her dreams.
Allura shook her head and looked up at the sky; she didn't have time to ponder something from the past. She needed to get back to the present moment otherwise she would get caught. The sun was just starting to peak up from the ground in a brilliant array of oranges, yellows, and reds. A sign that it was time to get a move on. Rule number 23 of survival: Never stay in one place for longer than 5hrs. She got up from the ground and stretched. Her body was extremely weak and tired from lack of the right amount of sleep and comfort but if she wanted to keep from being hunted down by her parent’s men she could not get comfy in an inn and needed to be moving before most people. She took another deep breath of the warm outside air and it started to relax her little by little. That was just another reason she preferred to camp outside than to take refuge in an inn in town; Nature calmed her.
Allura began to pack up her supplies into her backpack and cleared the area of any tracks or traces of the campfire she made late last night. She had to make sure it was impossible for anyone her parents might of sent to find her. She had already had a close encounter yesterday and didn't want to risk another one. Just when she had finished cleaning up; her stomach let out a loud, deep grumble. She sighed; she was starving; she hadn't gotten a chance to eat because yesterday she was on the run. So once Allura was completely sure everything was back the way it was, she headed to the nearby known as Tachikawa to find a nice inconspicuous place to rest and eat.
It was rather early and yet the town was still bustling with different assortments of people. She checked out a couple of street vendors as she wandered through the town curiously. As she wandered she eventually found a shack like store near the outskirts of the town. It was a small store no bigger than a few feet and yet it seemed to have a very warming and welcoming feel to it. Like it was some place meant just for her. The name Tsukigomori was sprawled in big bold letters across the front of the building. Dark Moon? What an interesting name for a restaurant she thought. So she walked inside in order to check it out.
Although the outside was old and damaged; the inside was flawless and beautiful. There was a total of 8 people inside including herself. They were all sitting at tables so Allura decided to sit at a stool near the counter. As soon as she sat down a young man no older than his late twenties came up to Allura to take her order. He had long brown hair braided into a loose braid and sexy hazel eyes. He had to be one of the cutest guys she had ever seen and that’s saying something since she never really paid much attention to guys at all.
"Hello Miss, Can I perhaps take your order?" Asked the young man, gently smiling causing Allura to smile back sweetly like a blushing school girl.
"Um....Yes. I'd like to try um the house special." Replied Allura quickly trying to avoid eye contact with the gorgeous waiter. The waiter nodded at her before walking off to go get her order. Allura let out a huge sigh as she watched him walk away. She sat and fiddled with her thumbs when she heard the door of the restaurant open up and a young man came inside. He had short jet black hair and alluring blue eyes. He wore a close fitting black suit with the top 3 buttons unbuttoned and no tie. From his neck hung a black cross necklace. He didn't look like the business type; he looked more like he belonged in a host club or the Mafia.
Allura stared at him for a moment curiously and watched as he went and sat 3 seats down from her. He looked quite lost and confused.

Kazuki wandered into the town of Tachikawa. He didn't quite know why He needed to go to this town but he knew there was someone he had to meet there. Someone that could help him put together the pieces of his lost memory. He was so very confused; He could barely remember anything but his name and a few faces that he must’ve seen before but he felt there were things he needed to know. Something was tugging at his heart and squeezing tightly.
Kazuki looked around and followed the little bit of memory he seemed to have and it led him to a small shack like place with the name Tsukigomori written on the front in big bold black letters. It was obviously a rather old place that probably had been there for years. He wondered if he would be able to find someone in this place that could help jog his memory.
He walked inside and quickly glanced around. There weren’t many people inside. There was a small group of guys sitting in the far back of this place he now realized was a restaurant of sorts. They were laughing cheerfully and drinking what must have been alcohol based on their reddened faces and slurred speech. He continued to survey the room for awhile before deciding to take a seat on a stool and wait until something came to mind.
Suddenly a chubbyish man with gray hair growing from the side of his face and pale green eyes appeared in front of Kazuki. He wore a name tag that said Scion and the name seemed very familiar to Kazuki. He knew who this person was he remembered this person appeared in his memories more than 10 times. The man smiled at him and out of reflex Kazuki faintly smiled back.
“Is that Kazuki I see,” Asked the guy named Scion happily. “Haven’t seen you in almost 6yrs. look at how you’ve grown. No longer the little black cloud that would sit all alone pretending to be such a big meanie.” This surprised Kazuki, almost 6yrs have passed since the last time he had seen this very familiar man yet he had no recollection of it. As if time for him was running slow while everyone else’s time was running fast. Kazuki wasn't quite sure how to react so He put on a fake smile and pretended he knew what was going on.
"Has it already been that long Scion?" asked Kazuki with genuine curiosity.

"Yes Of course...." Said the waiter as he handed Allura a plate of delicious looking food. "I hope you enjoy it, This is the best in the house in my personal opinion." The waiter smiled an angelic smile that made Allura giddy.
"Um Thanks....How much does it cost?" Asked Allura. She didn't have much money on her so she didn't want to spend most of it on food.
"Hmm Well Since you're such a pretty young lady. I'll allow you to have it on the house since it seems this is your first time in Tachikawa you should try the best for free." replied the waiter.
"Are you sure its Okay? I think it would be best if I paid you. I don't take things for free." Said Allura remembering how everything was given to her as a child and how she never once was allowed to work for what she wanted. It left her feeling empty inside. Like she was a doll her parents wanted to keep in its box to preserve it.
"I refuse to take your money so you’re going to have to make this the first time you take something for free." Allura sighed.
"Well if you're sure than Thank You." Replied Allura who smiled brightly for the first time in awhile and turned to face her food. The waiter nodded again before walking off to tend to the other customers. Allura started to eat the food that turned out to taste like a small slice of heaven. It was completely delicious in everyway and was cooked perfectly. It made Allura smile; However her smiling stopped when she noticed the guy who looked like he worked in a host club was watching her. He made her unusually nervous and she figured the worst possible situation would be if he was sent by her parents to find her. She didn't want to take the chance.
Allura ate as quickly as possible while watching the strange guy from the corner of her eye.

Kazuki only half listened to the conversation he was having with The man Known as Scion who apparently he knew but hadn't seen in almost 6yrs. He was too busy looking around the room at the people trying to see if anyone else was someone he knew deep in his consciousness. He noticed there was a waiter talking to the girl that sat a few seats down from him. They seemed to be having a rather good conversation.
'So, where have you been all this time Kazuki?" Asked Scion; drawing Kazuki's attention back from the girl and the waiter..
"Um....Just here and there really. I never stay in one place longer than a week." replied Kazuki looking back to where the waiter was. The waiter had moved over a little and now Kazuki could clearly see the young girl he was speaking to. The girl had medium length black hair and misty fog like gray eyes. Her skin was in-between pale and tan. She had a delicately pointed chin and full lips, the bottom one lusher than the top. Her lips were lightly glazed over with a dark lip-gloss and she smiled brightly at the waiter revealing her sparkling white teeth.
Kazuki's eyes trailed down her body. Her breasts were at least a C cup and were partially revealed from the top of her black tank top. She had a very thin waist and wore a short black skirt. Fish net stockings trailed up her small legs and on her feet were a pair of black ankle boots that added to her sex appeal. When Kazuki looked up from the girl's boots to her face he noticed she seemed tense and was looking at him from the corner of her eye. The waiter that had been there had disappeared somehow without Kazuki Noticing. Kazuki continued to the girl over curiously though. She was definitely very stunning and charming. For some reason something about her was tugging at his memory. She looked extremely familiar that he couldn't help but stare in an obvious manner.
Kazuki's friend Scion had noticed his distraction and went back to cleaning off glasses. Kazuki looked the girl over one more time from her face to her legs and back up again. His eyes locked onto a scar on her left arm and it made Kazuki freeze. That scar was something he could never forget; He knew this girl.

As soon as Allura finished eating, she got up, tossed a couple dollars on the counter and rushed out of the restaurant as fast as she could. She ran a couple blocks before she stopped in an ally to collect her thoughts. She slouched down onto the floor and laid her head back against the wall of a building and took a couple deep breaths.
She was sure i would take that strange guy; if he was following her awhile to catch up to her so Allura closed her eyes and allowed her body to relax as she thought of what to do next. But she couldn't think her mind kept going back to that stranger‘s alluring blue eyes. They seemed familiar and yet completely different from the ones in her dreams.
Allura stayed like that for almost half an hour completely unaware of someone watching her. She finally decided to get moving when she remembered where she was. She got up slowly and dusted off her clothes and started walking north out of town and the opposite way of the mountains.