Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Ways to Fall ❯ Upon Arrival ( Chapter 1 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

A large grey building loomed in the distance. Its color matched the sky, and Yuki grinned at the comparison. She was sitting in the back of a large white van, not unlike a kidnapper van. The only real difference was that the side of the van read "Hope Psychiatric Ward". The white-clad men riding along with her weren't very far from kidnappers, all they needed was some candy and they'd be perfect for the part.

Rain finally started to fall as they pulled up to a gated driveway. The large grey building was surrounded by a wrought iron fence and only had one entrance. The gate was always guarded, and you needed to be either very crazy or have a very high clearance level for the guard to let you in. Unfortunately if you were crazy they wouldn't let you back out. When the van stopped Yuki scooted forward in her seat to see what the driver and the guard were saying.
The keeper to her left yanked her back into her seat and tightened her seat belt muttering along the lines of 'sit still'.
The short blonde girl glared at him until he relented, and began to slowly inch back forward. The guard was currently making small talk as they waited for the gates to completely open up. He was joking about how 'some crazy tried to climb the fence again'. The driver began chuckling as the van pulled forward, closer to the building.
Yuki groaned and fell back into the seat. This sucks. This being her third time in a place like this, she knew exactly what events would follow. That didn't really bother her. She liked knowing what was going to happen. What she didn't appreciate was the fact that she was now entering a long time care facility. Yuki really liked to think of herself as 'not that crazy', but unfortunately her family didn't believe her –or her shrink. She sat back up as the vehicle finally came to a halt.
One of the white-clad men opened the door from the outside and reached towards her, signaling for her to get out. "Come on kid, we've got a schedule to keep."
Yuki stared at him blankly for a moment, why on earth would she care about his schedule? Wasn't he the one sending her to this mini version of hell?
Don't shoot the messenger, a small voice reminded her. She rolled her eyes at the man and the voice and stood up. The van wasn't that tall, but neither was Yuki. She stood up straight and hopped right out of the vehicle with an annoyed look from the guard. He ushered her towards the entrance and pressed a small button. A speaker let out a small beeping noise and a very bored voice told them to wait a minute, the doors were jammed. Maybe some crazy broke them…
While waiting Yuki decided to survey her surroundings. The outside of the building consisted of a long driveway, multiple guard towers, and a fenced off recreation area. There were some benches and tables scattered around, and a small basketball court with a hoop bolted to the grey building.
How very exciting… Yuki grimaced a bit and looked up at the building. It was two stories tall, and the few windows it had were barred over. Not a lot of room to cause havoc or mayhem. But Yuki knew better. It was a mental ward. There was always havoc, and never a moment without mayhem. Her musings were interrupted by the door opening. She peered into her new home for the foreseeable future. It didn't look too bad. The guard pulled her along and walked inside towards what looked like a nurses station. The woman sitting there looked extremely bored, and when she spotted them she seemed to brighten up a bit.
Yuki smiled back at the small paunchy nurse, but decided not to wave or say hi. She didn't want her first impression to make her seem any more crazy than the nurse would already assume. The two stopped in front of the gray haired woman.
"Hi John." She smiled at him kindly, "Just sign both of you in and I'll take her in for paperwork. How was your-"
"LET ME GO! What the hell is wrong with all of you!!!"
A/n: OH NOES CLIFFY!!!
Alright! Prologue for hope is up! I'll be uploading the first chapter in a week or two... It'll be longer ^_^ R&R