After traveling to the world of Naruto, Anlan obtained a system called a god-level store manager, and began to build various shops in the Ninja world: gourmet shops, Internet cafes, pet shops, comic shops, custom shops...

Not three..

Unfortunately, it took Six days to convince my parents. I promised my dad that I'll be taking care of myself.

Packed my rucksack, preferred to carry only dark shirts. No friend knows about my plan. I've informed only to KV Pushpam Sir

(My company's manager).


First halt at 206 kilometres itself. Going on with cooperative weather.

Quarry Canal Road, Near Dowlaiswaram bridge.

Crossed 2 tolls. Bike seemed to be able-bodied. Had Breakfast.

Gloved up and started moving.


7 'o'clock in the evening and still riding over my beast with a rusty jacket.


I'm about to reach Suryapet around nine but I was worried about the headlight. It was too dim as even the dividing lines are not easily visible. I wanted to stop but the room was already booked at Hyderabad.


After 8-10 road diversions, 18 villages and 2 cigarettes, long struggle and gambling at the traffic for an hour,

Reached Hyderabad.

Checked in around 11 pm.

I was so tired. My eyes were burning. Placed my rucksack over the mattress. I felt something uncomfortable inside and dragged the collar of my T-shirt. Scratches all over.. the horny shoulder straps...

I'm pretty wabbit at that moment...



Rays striking on my eyes. It's 6:40 am. A call woke me up.

It's Adithya.

I heard a voice sounding loud 'Gardyloo'. 

Rollicking high like a hell. Gardyloo is a Scottish term, we used to squawk on each other from our college days. It means someone is contemptibly foolish. He is angry

on me for not saying him about the trip.


Where are you up to? Asked me on temper.


I was corpsing. His anger can make anyone giggle easily. I can't stop laughing. We are friends since the age of 14 and We almost shared every milestone of our lives.

He was a comic type and emotional too. He is also good at picking girls. 


Within a couple of hours, I can steadily feel the swift of my mood. I believed that something working out positive about the trip. The conversation drove me through my college days. I can remember the irresponsible and happy friends tanee and aadhi. Bunks, Fights, Bikes, Girls, everything flashing in my memory.


I realized.. Nothing's like before.

All the glee and joy was lurking behind something. I stuck up to my routine day and nightlife.


''Questions striking my head."

I knew aadhi for 10 years.

I knew he never changed his attitude but y did I ?? 

What made me to be??

Money???

Myself??

Wincy?? Or Something else???


Whatever!

This time at least I came out of it and trying to find the better version of me. I refused to think coz I wanna make my fuckin mind free. 

At last...

A smile played on my lips and I can feel the difference, it's not fake like recent. Aady has given me fantastic days in my life and this will be one of them. 


' Is anything wrong? ' frequently asked

question.


He is good at catching my emotions and he already knows something bad is going on.

He asked me about the day I stepped out of the restaurant. I felt bad about not saying him about our breakup. I gave him a brief explanation of my situation.


10:30 in the morning 

Sprayed the chain and started cruising.


Maps suggested me across vikarabad but via Ballari, Hampi, Hubbali felt little familiar to me

(Central Railway Route).

Almost 400 km, reached Ballari in the evening.

Road has a safe margin of traffic across Kurnool. No big game felt trouble-free.


I'm quite earlier than my schedule.

Hours left to reach Goa (Madgaon) but I have a plan of visiting Hampi.


''Hampi is an ancient village in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It's dotted with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire. On the south bank of the River Tungabhadra is the 7th-century Hindu Virupaksha Temple, near the revived Hampi Bazaar. A carved stone chariot stands in front of the huge Vittala Temple site. Southeast of Hampi, Daroji Bear Sanctuary is home to the Indian sloth bear.'' ( Origin Wikipedia)


Interesting stuff but not in a current situation.

Skipped it.


10:40 pm.

Ballari-Hubbali Road,

Gabbur Scarlet junction.


My shoulders gave up..!

I'm totally upset with the straps.

Buckled off the belts and roped up the rucksack on the pinion seat. I should have done that before itself.


Lights passed out of sight, Streets skipped town. 


The craggy slopes of the hills were enormously dark.

I could only hear the cricket sound and the sound of my bike. After completing the tired phase among the trip and 20-30 approximate miles over Eastern Ghats reached Mollem, Goa.


I Made it...

1438 kilometres in 2 days and 1 night.

Maybe it's not a big deal for a passionate traveller but for me it is.

Riding towards Panjim.

The road was wide enough. 

My zeal is not letting the accelerator go down. I crossed a huge bridge on the way, I can notice that I'm near to the city. I can see the People walking around, Some of the shops are still open. I was curiously looking for a coffee, while I reached Panjim.


Its Midnight 2:20 am.


The River Mandovi on my right. It is sparkling by the moon. Two huge Casino ships decorated the frame (Deltin royale and Casino pride). The view was incredibly beautiful with lights and colours all over. On my left, there is a busy crowd on the footpath. In background, restaurants, malls, bars, even poky shops are still engaged by the crowd. There are hoardings hanging everywhere. One of them caught my eyes.


Hotel Marriott, Miramar.

(Miramar, one of the beaches in Panjim.)

I've already booked a room near Marriott. I took the address and moved. Every mile is driving out of my expectations.


Took my helmet off.

Geared down and moving slowly just to watch the flourished capital of Goa.


Bountiful of Churches crossed my sight...

Tourists here and there...

Pubs sounding high..

Excluding all these, there are a good number of coffee shops, Bars, Casinos and hookah parlours.

Those together made me feel like I got a Gold class ticket to heaven at a stretch.


Vizag - Panjim.

My grand pa's old bike with no trouble helped me in crossing two States and proved that I'm not foolish. I have to call my mom.


Meanwhile, I stopped at a shop near cacculo colony i.e 200 metres far from my room.

This is obvious, I looked at the cigarette rack. They were plenty of brands of cigarettes over there. I wanted to try a new one but I am confused to ask him. It may sound funny but Who doesn't want to puff a new smoke in a place like Goa. 


I asked one and introduced myself. He smiled back and said 'I'm Deepchand'. Shook hands.

Yeah.. I already know some shopkeeper near my room will be my first friend over here. He will see me every tomorrow.


Parked my bike beside a Blue Harley and checked into the room. The room was well furnished and coloured brown. A Glass view from the bedroom. Everything seemed to be good. Filled the cupboard and turned off the lights. I wish I could pull Wincy out of me in this room itself. Sleep is something we can't stop from loving.

The rainbow butterfly was a rare creature that evolved from the rainbow bug. Live ones were worth about 100 Moe Coins, and the specimens were worth about 50 Moe Coins, which could be used to make items.
In total, they caught seven rainbow butterflies at the first try, and the whole process of rainbow planting required two days of meditation, three days of planting, one day of silk throwing and one day of weaving, and when the entire process finished, a week was also over. In other words, it would take seven days to produce one chapter, and about 700 Moe Coins could be earned on the side, which was not bad.
Hank, the stray cat, was the only merchant in Luhua village. It often walked around the village, selling its merchandise. Since Zhou Yu had enough Moe Coins, he would occasionally visit its shop, and if there were anything that he was interested in, he would also buy it as well.
But today, this smart businessman was here to buy the rainbow butterflies.
"Dear guardian, although I know you do not want to sell the rainbow butterfly, as a businessman in Luhua village, I still want to give you my advice. Our Luhua village commercial level is too low, except for some adventurers, almost no one buys stuff. I know that you intend to set up your own business and upgrade Luhua village to Luhua city, but if the commercial level is too low, even if you find the code of law, you are still unable to upgrade the village."
Today was probably the only day that the stray cat Hank talked to Zhou Yu the longest. In the past, Zhou Yu didn't care about the mini Luhua village's business. Apart from the pub, there were almost no other places that the villagers could spend their money. Even the mini amusement park did not sell tickets, resulting in Luhua's business transactions far less than the amount needed to upgrade the village.
In the mini amusement park, except for some wandering street performers, there wasn't even a regular street vendor. It looked very sad. It was not a nature reserve but looked more like a natural reserve. Probably no one would be able to find such a clean business district elsewhere.
Since Hank was already a merchant in Luhua village, naturally, it would not want this kind of thing to happen, but the guardian Zhou Yu was not interested in developing the business, so it could only try its best to maintain the existing business activities. However, since the guardian had the intention to become a Lord, then the business development naturally became a necessary part.
Zhou Yu did not know that the upgrade of Luhua village had this kind of compulsory requirement. Originally, he thought that finding the code of law was more than enough, but now it seemed like there were also other requirements, so he asked hurriedly, "so according to your idea, how should Luhua village improve its commercial level?"
"The rainbow butterfly is a rare animal and selling it can get high commercial points. Normally, every harvest of the colorful cloud silk can get 5~10 rainbow butterflies. If you are willing to give me half of it every time and let me sell it to other regions, then the commercial level of Luhua village will probably be able to be upgraded soon."
Then, Hank explained to Zhou Yu the advantages of upgrading the commercial level, that was, some wandering merchants would be willing to stay in Luhua village to set up their shops. In this way, he could get a certain amount of business tax. It would be much better than the current state of Luhua village, which had zero tax.
More shops mean the tourists of the mini amusement park would be more satisfied, and then it would naturally attract more tourists, and then the commercial level would be increased again. The higher the commercial level the more merchants would join Luhua village, and then there would be more shops. With this kind of virtuous cycle, mini Luhua village would thrive very soon.
Taking out half of the rainbow butterflies was actually nothing to Zhou Yu, after all, currently, Luhua village did not have an item craftsman. If he took out half and saved half, not only could it improve the commercial level of Luhua village, but he could also earn Moe Coins, it was a good thing. Besides, in order to build a city, he had to level up the commercial levels.
So, Zhou Yu agreed to Hank's proposal and entrusted it to sell three rainbow butterflies.
"Dear guardian, please wait for my good news, I'll definitely sell them at a good price."
And just as Hank, the stray cat, was about to start running around the streets selling its merchandise with a huge backpack, the king of thieves came running.
"Wait, Hank. I'll go with you."
The King of thieves was entrusted by Zhou Yu to investigate the situations of the forces nearby, and being a wandering merchant was the best way to hide his identity, so he took this opportunity to start his espionage. Recently, there was nothing happening in the amusement park, and Zhou Yu also didn't need the protection from the King of thieves, so Zhou Yu nodded and agreed to the King of thieves' request.
.........
Two days later, Zhou Yu finally saw the latest comic book of Ying Xiu comic studio, "The hunt for revenge".
A long piece of cloth was laid out neatly. If Zhou Yu hadn't known it in advance, he would have thought that he had just entered a cloth store. However, this was the final look of the comic. Fortunately, the studio was still able to produce the paper copy and the digital copy of the comic. Otherwise, Zhou Yu really wouldn't know what to do.
The setting of the story was still modern. Judging from the world background displayed in the first 50 pages, the main storyline was probably about the various prehistoric giant beasts in the Chinese mythologies that escaped from their seal and lurked in the human world doing evil things. The main character, Song Ci, who bore the blood of a Daoist family, came out from a secluded mountain to retrieve these beasts one by one.
It was indeed still a Shonen manga, it was just that it had a very rich legend flavor and coupled with the style, which was as strange and fanciful as the Classic Of Mountains And Seas, it showed a wonderful and unknown world.
The emotional tone of the story was similar to that of "assassin", which was all about the aloofness and coldness of the protagonist, lacking some gags. However, it was still slightly different. The darkness and coldness of Impermanence in the assassin was caused by the feud he bore. In fact, deep inside, he still had a warm heart. However, Song Ci of "The hunt for revenge" was indifferent. Seemingly smiling all the time, but actually, he was very ruthless.
Even though he was smiling, his smile still gave people a chilly feeling.
This was the comment of a passer-by in the comic.
Of course, this was only the first chapter, Zhou Yu still could not tell the protagonist's character completely. In the later chapters, the story would reveal the more detailed inner world of the protagonist. But from an old comic fan's point of view, Zhou Yu could tell that this comic was very good. The combat scene of the comic was extraordinary. The sense of attack and the sense of pleasure was displayed perfectly in the comic.
However, there was a problem. Because the colorful cloud brocade was weaved by using the colorful cloud silk, so Zhou Yu always thought that it would be a colored comic. However, when the first chapter of "The hunt for revenge" was produced, it was still in the black and white style, where did those colors go?
This was soon explained by the fast-handed Wang, "the colors of the colorful cloud silk are, in fact, not just colors that simple, they represent people's emotions, love, hate, joys, and sorrows, etc... Don't you see that the comic, that was made of it, is full of emotion and very moving?"
Hearing what he said, Zhou Yu thought for a second. Indeed, with just one chapter, he was already impressed by some of the characters in the story. Originally, he thought that the fast-handed Wang's drawing skill had improved again, but he did not expect that it was because of the colorful cloud silk.
"Then, what do we do with these colorful cloud cloths?"
Since he had already gotten the paper copy and the digital copy, he really did not know what to do with those cloths.
"The colorful cloud cloth is not top-quality cloth, but it is still ok. If you sell it in Star Light city, you should be able to make some money. Didn't you ask Hank to upgrade the commercial level of Luhua village? You can ask him to sell these colorful cloud cloths as well"
Oh yeah, I almost forget about that one.


Zhou Yu, a reclusive otaku, who did not like to go out of his house, was one day forced out of his house by a series of unexpected events.
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We had lunch at one of the City's famous and very expensive buffet restaurants. The resto lived-up to its reputation. The food was delicious. Justine and I found out that we both loved Japanese foods. We stayed mostly in the Japanese section. I eyed the rest of the gang trying out a variety of dishes.  But the variety was just too many! The girls finished their lunch first. The boys said that they had just finished snacking and would proceed to lunch! We let out a groan. We wanted to visit the shops already.

Jane informed us that Gary couldn't join us for lunch. She said he would join us for dinner instead. Before we could even react, she told us that we didn't have to worry, Gary was okay. 

I also received a DM from him:

Gary: Hi Nins. I didn't catch my schedule so I had to wait for my new turn. It is taking longer than expected. Please tell the gang to enjoy lunch. I'll make it up to all you this dinner. 
Me: Okay. Take your time, Gars. (I teased, referencing the name he called me with earlier)
Gary:  :)))) Thanks, Nins. (I smiled. I think he really IS okay)

I shared Gary's DM with everyone. Mel urged the boys to hurry. The boys finally had their fill.

Jane brought us to the mall. We told her that we local kids had been in the mall several times so she can leave us to ourselves. We just agreed where and what time to regroup. She agreed to this arrangement. She gave us her number and took ours. She also gave each of us power banks. I was impressed and told her she was a good EA. It was Mrs. Huang's idea, she said. She also handed all of us five thousand pesos each! We refused to accept the money but she insisted. She said it would make Mrs. Huang happy. We reluctantly accepted the money and relayed our thanks to Mrs. Huang.

Justine and Alexis were so surprised (embarrassed even) to receive actual cash gifts. Justine asked me what he'll do with it. He showed me his Visa debit card to imply that he had spending money. 'But of course. He's not a Rodriguez for nothing.' I told him to be just gracious about it. I suggested to him to buy Grandpa and Auntie Anita something nice. 

Armed with extra power bank and additional pocket money, we ventured to explore the mall. Justine told Alexis to stick with Justine and me.

"I don't want to be a third wheel!" Alexis protested.

Marion and Via volunteered to accompany Alexis. That settled the brewing argument between brothers. Off they went. I noticed that Jane motioned to two men in all-black ensemble to follow Alexis. There were another two who were eyeing Justine and me. A thought dawned on me. I was so used to being around Grandpa Anton I often forgot how rich (and powerful) he was. 'Of course his grandsons would have bodyguards!' Mr. Huang made sure that they were provided with ample security. I was guessing it was an agreed arrangement with Grandpa Anton.

The bodyguards introduced themselves by their call signs - B1 and B2. They got our numbers and we got theirs. With this protocol done, we went malling. The bodyguards kept a respectable distance. We didn't feel stifled in our stroll. We browsed shops after shops. Justine was surprised to find some of his favorite New York brands. He was impressed with the mall. Each of us  bought a pair of clothes. We bought Grandpa a pair of socks (because we didn't really know what to give him). We bought Auntie Anita a beautiful shawl for the cold season. I knew she'd scold us for buying her a gift but I also knew she'd show-off the shawl to everyone. For my father, we bought his favorite beer snack. 

I brought Justine to my most favorite spot in the mall - the bookstore. I could spend hours and hours in this store. It was another one of my dreams - to have a floor to ceiling shelves filled with books. I got to live this dream in this cozy bookstore. It was exactly what I had in mind. We browsed through shelves of books. As we went to shelves after shelves,  I'd close my eyes from time to time. 

"What are you doing?" Justine said, amused.

"Do you know how I choose what book to buy?" I asked back.

"How?" 

"I let the book choose me." I answered.

"You're really weird sometimes, baby" Justine said, chuckling.

"I know, That's why you love me." I said, laughing back.

Justine wrapped his arm on my shoulder. It was true, though. I let the books choose me. This system had never failed me. I discovered and bought books through this method. We sat in the bookstore coffee shop and read some of our purchases while sipping milk tea. Justine bought a comic book by a local author and was laughing while reading it.

"This is so funny!" He said.

I said something but it was drowned out by a frightening sound. The floor suddenly shook. It shook so bad I was waiting for it to explode. Someone shouted, "Earthquake!"

Justine grabbed me and we ducked under the table. The table wasn't sturdy enough. It toppled with our movement. Justine covered me with his body when the glass wall near us shattered. We heard people shouting. Some sounded hurt, but most sounded pure panic and fear. Two people hurled themselves to us protectively. I realized they were the bodyguards. The shaking went on that felt like forever. 

When the shaking subsided, we immediately got up to go outside the mall. Justine asked me if I were okay as we walked with urgency. 

"Alexis!" he said to the bodyguards. They understood immediately and began speaking on their two way radios. 

We rushed outside the mall. We barely made it out when another shaking occurred. Justine and I were swept by the surge of panicked people who just wanted to get out. Glass windows were breaking, debris was raining, thick dust suffocated us. With the bodyguards shielding us, we managed to get out and reached a safe clearing in the park just across the mall.  People were strewn all over it. Some were crying. Some were hugging. Some were frantically punching their cell phones. The alarm systems of the parked cars were triggered. The sound of simultaneous alarm competed with the shouts of people rushing out of the mall and the buildings nearby. It was mayhem!

"Com'on, com'on, com'on!!!" Justine was murmuring to himself while dialing. The network signal was not available. The bodyguards couldn't also contact their colleagues. I was on the verge of crying. 'Where are our friends???'

"What?!?!" B1 shouted when he finally contacted someone. He glanced at Justine, worried. He approached us and told Justine that the bodyguards lost Alexis. 

"What do you mean they lost him?" asked Justine, almost shouting. I held his hand and squeezed it, hopefully to comfort him. B1 reported that his colleagues lost him even before the earthquake happened. They were looking for him when the earthquake struck. 

I could feel panic and despair rose up in Justine. He was muttering to himself. I coaxed him to sit on the ground but he wouldn't budge. I told him Alexis would be alright. He just stood with a blank stare, frozen. 'Please, please, please. Lord, please, make my friends safe.' I silently prayed. 

Then the earth shook again.

“What about you? Do you like someone?” he mimicked my question.

“Hey, I asked first!” I protested. 

“You first,” he said.

No, you go first!” I countered. 

“Ladies first,” he continued. 

I pinched his arm and gave him a sharp look. He held up his hand  and moved to face me. We laughed. 

“You,” he said. 

“No, you go first!’ I said almost shouting. 

“You,” he repeated. “Nina, I like you.”

Sparks flew when a 17-year-old New Yorker Justine met a 15-year-old farm girl Nina on a hot summer day. What followed was a summer of delicious firsts: first love, first kiss, first sip of alcohol, and the inevitable first heartbreak. 

A summer filled with all the beautiful moments we’ve dreamed of—watching sunsets, dancing in the rain, counting stars, and playing games all night. It was a summer of forging friendships and building bonds that were unbreakable. Then something happened and it was not summer anymore. And we grew up.

(AN: This chapter is from Topaz's point of view! Happy reading!)
My name is Topaz Wulf. I am 24 years old. I live in a two story brick house near where all the hotels are. And, no, I am not married. The only time I'd be attractive enough for marriage is if I time traveled to the cavemen era. I wake up at 7:00 am every morning. Well, it's not really "waking up" if I never go to sleep, more like gathering enough energy to sling myself out of bed. I go to the bathroom in which I bathe in only the finest hibiscus water while sipping a glass of pristine aged vodka. But ONLY a sip. This stuff was expensive-. I drink a lot, though. It's not really something I'm proud of.  Once finished, I dry myself off with pure cotton towels I change into my typical outfit, a black and white striped turtleneck with a black tee shirt over it and dark blue jeans with black lace up boots. As an accessory, I wear my chain necklace with a cross on it. Walking downstairs to the kitchen, I comb out my long, silky, black hair. I think about what to eat for breakfast. Eggs and bacon? Waffles? Or maybe even french toast... It's one of the most exciting decisions of the day. I'd even go as far to say it sparks joy within me. I settle for the classy french toast. I get the box out of the freezer and microwave it until it's cooked. I spread strawberry jam on the side and pour maple syrup on it. Then I add a small dollop of whipped cream and decorate it with some blueberries and a mint leaf. I start eating with my fancy china utensils. Eh, I'd say the food's alright today. Later, I put the dirty dishes in the sink to be washed later. I brush my teeth, still trying to keep my mask covering most of my mouth. I never take off said mask, by the way. Don't get me wrong, my teeth are in perfect hygienic condition. It's just- whatever. As I'm preparing to head out, I get my multi tool out of the junk drawer and put it in my pocket. Wait. What the hell? Why isn't it in here... I had it before but that was when... Oh right. Mistral has it, damn. It's no bother. If I were to get into a fistfight with anyone, I certainly wouldn't lose. I grab my phone and subway pass. With that, my day has officially started. 
I walk out and head for the subway station. As usual, I'm going to the record shop. I'm actually quite happy that I have stuff I can do there. It's not stressful at all most of the time, and it just consists of me making small talk. I'm not the type to spark up conversation, but Mistral seems just as awkward as me anyways. That was confirmed when she asked me for my number, that dumb yet oddly likeable moron. Oh, I don't have a job either, I don't need one. I was left a fairly bountiful inheritance from my relatives, so money isn't much of a problem. Even so, I don't want my splurging to bite me in the future. 
There's nothing really to talk about walking to the station, no one's awake. Of course, there are the early bird workers driving their cars around and honking at each other like mad men. I can't really handle much noise, it's fairly easy for me to get sensory overload. Plus, it just pisses me off. My earbuds broke a while ago and I hadn't gotten a chance to buy new ones, so I can't tune out the noise with soft lofi melodies. Though, I should try to get used to it - living in the city and all -. Eventually, I make it to the elevator connecting to the station. Just this normal elevator in the middle of two big clothing shops. I enter the elevator and push the button. Kinda glad this elevator doesn't have music, it's one of the only bits of silence I get in a day. There's nothing I have to drown out. The elevator skrrts to a stop and the door opens. This is one of the nicer subway stations. Nothing like Grand Center Terminal, no, far from it. But it's nice and quaint. There's a deli/pizza place and a small convenient store that sells comic books. I sometimes buy a comic if they have an issue that I want or don't have. In fact, I have a whole collection of comics and manga in my house! Maybe I should invite Mistral to Barnes and Noble one day... I go down the escalator to the trains and scan my card. Annnddd...of course it declined. Hm, maybe I could just duck under the turnstile... Actually, there's a security guard nearby. I don't think my outfit would make me any less suspicious if I got caught in the act. I groan and wait in the line to fill my card. There's...like 4 people ahead of me. Geez, this is gonna take a bit.
Then again, it's not gonna be worse than what happened 2 days ago. Someone stole my train card, had to chase them through the city, accidentally got caught in a fight ring, dueled for my card back, it's...not important. I play a bit of cookie clicker games on my phone. I'm too rich in each game, and despite being Russian, I don't intend to fall to the "our stuff" joke on the internet. Soon, the line depletes and I'm FINALLY allowed to use the atm. God, that must've taken a while, I don't want Mistral to be disappointed at my late arrival. I fill my card with 20.00$. Now, it's time for the real thing that's gonna slow me down. In the time it took to refill my card, my train left. It's gonna take so...so long for another train to come. I scan my card again and go to the train boarding area. I find the nearest bench and sit down. It's one of those benches with 3 seats, and I'm sitting on the far left. Hopefully, everyone follows the unspoken of bench sitting and sits a space away from me.
 I watch the TVs near the benches. They play the news and subway safety videos, but they also play word unscramble games, guessing games, and some zodiac horoscopes. I'm a Cancer, and my zodiac said something about writing down my dreams? It's a bunch of bullcrap for sure. Birthdays came up in a conversation with me and Mistral, which is how I learned she's a Virgo. Her horoscope said something about doing work around the house. Ha, yea, she doesn't seem like the type to really clean up, but she is reliable and admits her mistakes when she needs to. She's good at heart and doesn't mean any harm as far as I can tell. Really sweet too, even if she gets a little loud, I don't mind, surprisingly... I drifted away into my deeper train of thought...then the actual, real train pulled up to the station. How long was that, like, 30-40 minutes? I get up and rush to be one of the firsts in the vehicle. As soon as they open, I squeeze through the opening to optimize the amount of time I'll have to snag my special seat. I skid through the cart like a madman,but I do manage to claim the seat. It's just a normal seat in the corner of the train, but only one person can fit on it. There's no seat in front of me either, so no one has to make eye contact with me. 
Nothing noteworthy happened on the way there, I just did my usual, keeping to myself. I considered taking a nap. But, of course, sleep is for the weak! I tapped my foot, waiting for the speakers to announce we were at the right stop. I kept looking out the window too, but there's nothing really to see in an underground tunnel. 
Eventually, the train stops at the right location. I'm up as soon as the speakers blare the avenue name. Right as the door open, I run out. To my dismay, I bump into a few people that are crowding the door. I run before they can make me say anything. I sprint and sprint, huffing and puffing, not wanting Missy to wait any longer. Thankfully, the record shop isn't too far away from the subway exit. This is actually a pretty nice part of town. There's really big, fancy, and modern shops around here. I'm pretty sure there's a food court and an ice skater rink nearby! Ooh, there's a video game store here too! They have a bunch of manga for their characters. My favorite is with that green heroine that can turn into a wolf! I turn my attention back to my running, actually, I'm almost there! 
It's in my sight now, woo! Hell yeah! I'll finally be allowed to sit down! I skid in front of the door and nearly break it down from my adrenaline pumping. "GAH-" I hear a familiar energetic voice exclaim. "H....Hi..." I pant and collapse in my seat."Oh dear, do you need a water?" Mistral offers. I meekly nod and she walks into the employees only room. She comes out a minute later holding a can, "Uhm..will sparkling water be ok?". I nod and hold out my hand to which she poorly throws the can over to me. I start chugging it like there's no tomorrow. "D-Do you need a towel? An ice pack? A warm and loving hug from your bestest friend in the whole world?" Mistral asks, I can hear the concern in her voice. I shake my head, "No, it's fine...I'll consider that last option though." I smirk, even though she can't see it. She smiles and giggles a bit. I would've thought she move back to her counter, but she stood nearby me today. She looks giddy, she's bopping up and down. I eye her up and down, "What's got you so happy?" She gives a smug look at me, "Oh, nothing~! I just got you a little something-something!" Geez, now I'm interested. "Y'know, you really didn't have to do that for me..." I say. Missy smiles with more happiness empowering her, "Haha! Don't sweat it, it didn't even cost me a cent!". "Really...?" I ask. Is she gonna give me like, a hand-me-down? "Mhm! And I thought you would really, really, really, really love it!" she cheers. I smile, seeing her so pleased makes me happy. 
We don't talk about anything in particular, at some points we just sat together in silence. It was a nice and relaxing balance, her presence doesn't bother me. Maybe I would even go to the length to say I get excited when she's with me...? I swear, I'm a hetero. No homo tendencies at all. None. None at all. Nope. Not once. Ever. Never ever. Never ever forever. ESPECIALLY not towards...anyways, maybe I should learn how to drive so I can take her to work... I don't know how long we talked for after that, but I was getting sleepy. I guess today would be the day I surrender to the comfort of my pillows. I get up and start saying my goodbyes whileI walk out. "Wait!" Mistral stops me, "Your gift!". "Right! So, what is it?" I ask. She runs to the counter and opens their cabinet doors. 
I-It all happened so quickly. At one moment I was watching her get something from the counter, the next she was holding the REAL Luxxen Blade in front of me. The Luxxen Blade was the sword the protagonist used in the famous fantasy-adventure-comedy manga/anime "Aerins Abnormal Adventure (And Company)"! W-What the hell?! How do you just get your hands on this without spending a dollar?! There were only like, 150 of these real swords made and hidden around the globe! Only 150 of the licensed deals! "H-How?!" I exclaim. I need answers. "Well, I dueled some guy at this fantasy fair thing for it. It was kinda bizarre..." Wow, and they lost to someone like Mistral (No offense, it's just that she has the strength of soggy bread). Maybe that's what she found bizarre too. "Y-Y'know there's only 150 of these..? They sell for like, tens of thousands online!" I tell her incase she wants to keep it. "Really? How do you know?" she asked. "Y-Yea! It's from like, one of my favorite manga and anime series! I kept tabs on it for a while!" I explain. "Oh! Then that gives me ten times more reasons to give it to you!" she said. "For real?!" I really don't believe it, I saw one of these selling for $25,000! "Of course! Seeing you pleased with the gift makes me happy!" Missy smiles, "But, if you do ever sell it- just be sure to split the pay-.". I give a small laugh and stare at its beauty, "No, I think I'll be keeping this for a long time.". What do I say? When she said she was gonna get me a gift I didn't think it would be THAT good! How do I say thanks without making myself sound sarcastic (As I normally do)? I can feel the world, no, the galaxy spiral around me. All that's there is me and Mistral. The anxiety builds up. Ok! Topaz! It's fine! You're fine! Just, build up courage and that'll be it! I take and deep breath and give the most sincere 'hidden' smile I can.
"Thank you."

Mistral, a low paid worker at Lightning Records with 2 brain cells and a dream to become a world renowned musician and Topaz, her quiet best friend (with anger issues) that visits often and constantly has to stop herself from stabbing everyone she hates. What wacky hijinx and hilarity will ensue?

(This is a repost of the same story on Wattpad under the same name! I wrote both and they're both gonna be updated at the same time so don't worry)

"What I'm going to do? It's so boring here"
A voice sounded in a white room. The room was completely white with some furniture. There were two monitors with one chair in the room. There was no light in the room still you could see everything here.

The room was not that big though for some reason there were not any walls here. It looked endless and you couldn't even see the boundaries of this room. You could see as much as far you could while the rest was completely unseen from the sight.

The room didn't have any kind of sounds except the gaming sound and the voice of the young man who complains about his boredom to no one in particular. People might take him to a mental hospital if they see him talking alone though he was all alone here.

On the table were some pizzas and a bottle of Pepsi while the other side has some snacks in packets. The left monitor was displaying GTA 5 game while the other monitor was showing the Lucifer series which he had found some time ago when he was searching for something to pass his time.

The voice belonged to a male who was sitting on a chair while his feet were on the table. He had a remote player in his head and he was looking at the screen of his PC. He was playing the game while watching the series.

"It's so boring now. I don't even know what to do anymore".
The male said while sighing deeply. He was talking to himself while killing people in the game which made him smile a bit.

The male looked celestial in every sense. No matter whether it was his face or body, all of them were radiating celestial aura. 

The male had a face that would put anyone in shame while his red eyes were glowing. He had silver hair and a body that was neither bulky nor too thin. He had a lean body while he had an aura of attraction that could attract anyone no matter the gender. He looked like a person who is in his early twenties.

He was wearing a white jacket with black jeans with white shoes. The materials of his clothing were unknown however it seems to be of good quality because of the comforts it was providing and as well adding charm to the male body.

{ A/N: The mc looks like the one shown on the cover photo of the fanfiction however he is not wearing those armours and would not wear them in near future.}

"What should I do now? Maybe I should explore the entertainment area of that Earth".
The male said again while standing up.

The Earth he was talking about was a special case because of its special situation. That's why he named it Origin planet. The people on that planet are quite special to say and it interests him a lot.

The people on that planet has some special power which was imagination though their imagination power let them peek into another universe. This is quite interesting as they don't have any kind of special world. Most people on that planet don't even believe in the supernatural anymore.

With just their mind they achieved many things which are not even present in those worlds which have superpowers. Those people have achieved so many things without any kind of help from the supernatural though that world doesn't have any supernatural beings.

A small portion of people on that planet has that special ability to look into other universe and see it through the eyes of the protagonist.  The protagonist is the son of destiny you can say.

When a world faces a big problem which they can't handle by themselves so they choose a person to fulfil the role of protagonist. The protagonist is mainly chosen by the will of the world because they can't interfere directly. If they interfere directly then the world would fall into chaos before destroying itself completely.

After seeing that world they would write it down and published it so others can read it. It's a form of entertainment for them to read it.

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"And I haven't even checked the other worlds so I should read them".
The youth spoke with a calm voice. He was getting bored of watching this series and playing games for this long.

"It would quite easy for me to check the other worlds via reading and I'm getting bored as well".
The guy thought aloud with a small smile on his face though his eyes were full of boredom. No one knows how much time he had spent here all alone.

"Now the important question arises here. Should I summon the books here or go to that world?"
The boy thought aloud while tapping his chins continuously.
After some time he finally decided to visit that place because of his boredom and who knows he might find someone who would entertain him for some time.

The boy was about to raise his hand to open a gate when suddenly he stopped. He looked like someone who has made a silly mistake and laughed nervously.

"I have to name myself".
He said to himself. He started to think about what name he could choose to fit himself. He wanted a good name that could be called out easily by others. A name that would look good on him.

Suddenly his mind went back to the series he was watching just now. In his eyes, the series was quite good though he liked the main character the most.

He liked the way he acts while. meeting someone and the attitude of not giving a fuck to someone is good in his eyes though sometimes he dislikes his actions. 

The background of Lucifer was quite good. To fell from heaven because of something good in his eyes. He liked how Lucifer ruled hell and he could even understand how much bored he might have felt when he was ruling Hell.

 When he was thinking about the series suddenly he gained enlightenment. The thought was sudden however it was welcomed by the boy.

'My name would be Ray Morningstar. Ray means light and Lucifer was considered the brightest light in heaven right behind the god of that Pantheon'.
Ray thought while praising himself about the genius idea. He was patting himself on his back in his mind while showing a smile.

'I should get myself a phone as well. It would help me more than reading books because I'm sure that I'm not gonna read all the books out there. There might be some books which I might not like and it would help me when I would go to some unknown world about which I might have not read'.

Ray started to get immersed in his thoughts and stood there motionless while tapping his chin. A habit of his whenever he goes in deep thinking about something. After some time he came out of it and raised his hands in front of him before doing a motion of slicing something. Suddenly a crack appeared in the space and it separated in the places making enough space for anyone to go in there. The crack was stable without any kind of sound though if you look inside you would find only darkness.

Ray started to walk inside it before disappearing into it completely without any kind of trouble. After Ray entered the crack it closed itself without any difficulty. No one could guess that there was a crack here some time ago.

......................

In an empty street where no one was present and all of the shops were closed a crack started to form in the space. A cutting sound was coming from the crack however it was not very high so no one came outside their houses to check it.

The crack finally grew bigger before expanding enough to let someone enter with any trouble. From the crack, our mc Ray came out while looking around him curiously.

"So this is the place huh!"
Ray muttered to himself in a low voice.

The planet was dying slowly as he sensed. The air was not pure anymore and would make you ill slowly. The air was killing everything because of how much unclean it was. He was wondering how do they even live here anymore.

When he was looking at his surroundings he suddenly realised something important. The thing was he didn't want to show himself to the people of this world however he came out of the crack right in the middle of a street though for some reason no one outside which made him confused because people in this world would always be outside no matter the time. 

He didn't want to show himself because of the curiosity of these people. If they find him then he might not be able to roam this world freely without using his powers. They would constantly ask questions to him which would not be good for them because he doesn't want to destroy their place of living.

He started to use his power to sense the living beings in this world and he was surprised to found out that the people were in their houses. He also sensed a living thing in the air that was flowing everywhere. 

The thing tried to enter Ray body however it got destroyed the moment it touched the skin of his. The thing seems to be some kind of virus still he was not sure about it however this thing was inside of most of the people on this planet which was affecting them in some kind of way.

'I wonder what happened here that made people hide in their houses?'
Ray thought curiously while walking towards the end of the street.

He made himself invisible to the eyes of these people and made sure to hide everything about him like the smell and other things. It was because of the animals present here who could smell him.

The street was not that big though it was connected to the main road that's why there were so many shops here. Sadly they all were closed.

Before going out of the street he thought about taking a phone from one of the shops. The shop was quite big compared to the others present here. The shop was not that far from his place. In reality, he was going to take a look at the best phone here then he would make his phone which would be far better than these phones.

He reached the shop though it was closed however he passed through the door. The inside of the shop was very good because of the decorations. The paint was also good and the smell was nice which should be coming from some kind of freshener.

Ray went to the counter and started to look through the features of the phones while checking other things from his eyes. While he was looking at the phones, he found a wristwatch there.

Ray instantly picked the watch and took it out from its box. The watch was all black and you couldn't even differentiate between the display and the other parts. The watch was in the shape of an apple which was bitten from a corner.

He looked at the box to read its contents and features. After reading its features completely he was impressed. The best feature of the watch was its function to use the internet anywhere. He took watch and used his powers to modify it a bit.

He added the function of hologram in it whenever he would turn on the feature. It would help him to see things in a big frame. The second feature he added was the map function no matter the place. The third and the most important feature was the connection to the internet.

It would be always connected to the Internet no matter the universe and would give him updates on this universe. With this, he wouldn't have to worry about not knowing something. The Internet would also give him full speed and the data would never over.

After wearing his watch he sat on the chair and put his feet on the table while making himself comfortable. He stopped the time of the outside world to enjoy himself here fully. With some pizzas and a bottle of Pepsi, he was all set.

He opened the internet on the watch and started to search about the Lucifer series and then he found out comics from where it was originated. He was getting excited about it so much and chose to read the comics first. The comic book was named DC for some reason.

When he was reading comics he got many suggestions from the websites something like Marvel and Anime though he doesn't know about any of them however he would still give them time to entertain himself.

Sometimes some notifications were coming about some kind of virus and how you have to get vaccinated. There was some kind of instructions there however he ignored them completely.

'But how could notification show up when I had stopped the time of outside World?'
He thought suddenly however he went again to read the comic and completely ignoring the matter.















A powerful being has enough of his boredom so he planned to roam the multiverse and enjoy his life.

He would kill you and take what is yours if you make an enemy out of him though you would get benefits if you chose to be his ally.

Ray Morningstar which is his name would travel the vast multiverse while loving and playing with the plot. 
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NOTE:- Mc actions are influenced by me so if you think that he has done something stupid then that means I was the one who made him do that. Though I don't think that I would do something stupid but just in case so I'm writing this note.

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There would be no use of clones be in a fight or sex. I hate that shit.

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The two of us decided to visit the collectibles shop the next school day. As soon as school was over, we headed out of the building and proceeded to cross the street.
"Be careful, Summer. Always look left and right before crossing the street." said Wisteria
"Wow, Wisteria. You're just like a mom, but a friend." I said
"Haha, very funny." said Wisteria
We crossed as soon as the pedestrian signal turned green. There was a building with many coffee shops and clothing stores, a sort of mini mall.
"Joyce said the shop was on the second floor." said Wisteria
Then she guided me to the escalator, looking back every five seconds to make sure I was alright.
"It's here! It's here." I said
"Yes, I see it. RK Collectibles shop." said Wisteria
"No, I meant the Princess Shop." I said
Wisteria said, "Summer, that's for children."
"Umm no! We are children. Also, isn't the card game also meant for children?" I said
"Yeah, whatever." said Wisteria
I exhaled loudly. 
"Can we visit the Princess Shop afterwards?" I said
"Yes sure." said Wisteria
We walked to the collectibles shop at the edge of row of shops. The walls of the shop were painted blue and there were so many shelves displaying figurines of many kinds. They were arranged according to anime series and comic series. There was a wall displaying keychains and wallets. 
A shop assistant approached us. 
"Hello, do you have trading card games?" asked Wisteria
Meanwhile, I was looking at the various comic books. 
"Yes, we have Pearl Idols, Indigo Fortress, Neo Fairytale..." said the shop assistant
"Yes, yes. That one. Neo Fairytale." said Wisteria
I came closer to them.
"Right this way." He said
There was a whole shelf dedicated to Neo Fairytale. There was a cardboard display with various characters. There was a Prince and what appeared to be his female guardian, armed with sword and shield.
"How much are the starter packs?" said Wisteria
"Prices range from 250 to 500 Goldstones per starter pack." he said
"Damn that's kind of expensive. And what about boosters and boxes?" said Wisteria
"Boosters range from 150 to 200 and boxes are 400 plus." he said

"Oh wow, I don't know what all of this fancy terminology is." I said

"Summer, do you expect me to believe you don't know what a box is?" said Wisteria
"Of course I know what a box is." I said
"It's exactly what it sounds like." said the shopkeeper
"Oh, okay." I said, smiling
After about twenty minutes of careful reasoning, Wisteria got a starter pack and a cheap booster in her basket. 
"Summer, you want anything?" said Wisteria
"I want to buy some cards too." I said
"Okay." said Wisteria
"Ooh, Arc of the Bards. I do like poems and such. But look, there's Jewel Chasers, sounds weird and cool at the same time." I said
"I suggest you get Bards." said Wisteria
"Wow, you did your research. Okay." I said
We paid for our cards and walked out of the shop. Then we entered the Princess Shop. It turned out to be a shop with contemporary dresses and accessories for teens. I figured Wisteria thought it was for children because she was too tall to fit into any of the clothes. 
"Damn, I was expecting to see something else." I said
"Like what?" said Wisteria
"Like fashion dolls." I said
"Oh. Well, there are a few cheap looking tiaras there." said Wisteria
"Cheap looking indeed. What a disappointment." I said
"Let's go home and show each other the cards we got via text." Said Wisteria
"Sure." I said
I took the MRT home. 
"You're home early." said my dad
"Yeah. I was out with my new friend, Wisteria." I said
"Wisteria, what a pretty name." said my mom

Without saying anything else, I rushed to my room to unbox the cards. 
Lone Warrior of Song
Type: Fighter
It was a woman with a flute. 
Attack 1: 190
Attack 2: 180
Def: 200
Text: Flip a coin, if heads she can change the arrangement of your opponent's cards by playing her flute (attack 2). Get rid of this card after implementing attack 1, into the discard pile. 
Poet of the West (golden)
Type: Fighter
The picture was of a bald man with a piece of parchment and a feather pen. 
Attack 1: 200
Attack 2: 190
Def: 350
The text was: He can alter the statistics to zero once per turn of the opponent's card if the card name rhymes with his poem.
"So gently the wind blows
As the blossom grows and the night falls into delight"
Game of Words
Type: Power Up
It was a maze.
Text: Attach this card with your fighter card to increase one of the attack stats to +50. If this card's defense is destroyed, player gets -50 further damage.
I got two copies of Guitar Girl (bronze). 
The photo was of a black girl with a blue electric guitar.
Type: Fighter
Attack 1: 160
Attack 2: 200
Def: 250
Text: When the player uses attack 2, this card's defense decreases by 10 points. 
There were some more cards in the box, but I was tired from school, so I fell asleep before having lunch. I woke up and found that the cards had arranged themselves in a circle around me. One of them was glowing and so, I picked it up.
Princess of Silence (platinum)
Attack 1: 300
Attack 2: 200
Def: 300
Flavor Text: This Princess feeds off the emptiness in people's hearts and replaces it with nightmares.
Text: Must be brought to field by using three mana instead of one. Can attack more than once.
"It's just a card." I told myself
I took photos of the cards and sent them to Wisteria. 
Then I arranged the cards in a deck and put them back in the box. I had my lunch late. I could barely eat. 
I fell asleep again, and had trouble waking up as I had a dream. A blonde woman did nothing but stare for hours.
"Something wrong?" I was about to say, but no sound came out of my mouth

Summer is obsessed with fairytales and wishes to become a princess. Wisteria likes mathematics and wants to become a math teacher in the future. Summer is always daydreaming, and Wisteria is practical. It's hard to believe that the two of them would become friends in tenth grade. They stumble across a card game that makes use of fantasy and strategy.

Aarrggghhhh !!!

Right now my birthmark is very painful. The surrounding skin feels very hot. My right hand, clenched into my left chest. But it still does not reduce pain.

Without me understanding, this birthmark took over my body. My body starts walking somewhere. Slowly I climbed steep hills, down steep valleys, explored lush forests, along deep rivers. Unknowingly I stood on the edge of the lake in the middle of a small house floating on the water.

As if my body was instigated to continue following me, I had now boarded a small wooden boat after a few steps moving from where I had stood before. I took the paddle lying on it and began pedaling slowly. On the way to the middle of the lake, the boat slowly rotates.

After a while, the rotation feels tighter. When I realized, I was really in the middle of a large whirlpool. The roar of a rolling water roll. A gust of wind blew around me. The loud sound of the boat squeaking as if splitting at any time. I am as strong as I can to move my body. But no matter how hard I tried, this body remained frozen on the ship.

For a few moments, the whirlpool suddenly disappeared, leaving only my boat that was still spinning even though it was slowly stopping.My fear momentarily disappeared in the silence of the night. I also tried to look at the water under my ship to make sure there was no more whirlpool.

Right now my body is moving according to my wishes, or my desires are in line with what is controlling me. My body is currently leaning towards the side of the ship. I looked at the water in the lake as if conveying something calmly. Like calm before a storm.

It felt right, a second later I realized my body had flown into the air. I can't see clearly. However, all I could catch were a few shadows that slowly flew the boat that I was riding.

My birthmark at this time reacted unbelievably like that very hot ember. My left chest feels very strong, very hot, and very burning. I do not know how long I flew, but with this pain. I am numb with time.

Little by little my body began to fall, but at that moment I could turn my face toward the small house in the middle of the lake. And without realizing it, I faintly found someone standing in his yard. I could not see the person clearly, because the house was very dark.

I don't know why, a ray of light slowly came towards me. Because it's so blinding, I immediately close my eyes. But for a moment but surely, before I close my eyes.

I can clearly see the bottom of the person's face. He wiggled his lips as if to say something.
After closing my eyes, I can't open it. Time is running so slow that I feel right now.

"Jebuuaarrrr"

I jerked out of bed.

"Wake up, Chaerrulllllllll, you lazy bum!" said a woman I knew who she was.

"Grandma, aahhhh have been told, please don't wake me up with water! Even at the end of the rainy season, rain still often appears!" I said annoyed at her.

"Tell me who you are to be a sleep expert!" said grandmother as she walked away from my room.

"Clean up quickly. And then go to school!" She said, closing the door roughly.

You are a crazy old woman! How can I sleep tonight if the mattress is wet ... Aarrrgghhhh !!! I muttered annoyed in my heart.

I stood by my bed. A moment later I looked out the window. Water slowly began to appear behind a glass window that hadn't yet opened. Even so the dew has thickened on the surface of the glass.

I began to solve problems caused by my grandmother. The first thing I did was change the clothes I was wearing now because everything was wet. But when I took off my shirt, I was stunned for a moment.

Look at my left chest. Seeing the dark patches in the shape of the letter "P" not far from my collarbone. Grandma said, that place has existed since I was born. Initially I considered these places as ordinary birthmarks. Until my 7th birthday. In the middle of the night, I woke up due to extreme pain in my left chest. For fear of waking my grandmother, I could withstand the moans of my pain. And this continued for several days afterwards.

The pain in my birthmark began to appear rarely. Occasionally appear with different pain. I don't know for sure, what caused it, and how it happened, but my feel says it's a sign.

Seeing this birthmark reminds me of my previous dream. I can only smile wryly. Because dreams like this are not the first time this has happened.

After changing clothes, I put wet clothes, blankets and sheets in a dirty clothes basket in the bathroom. Then the last is drying my wet bed. I am a little confused about how to dry it in a rainy place like this, but I have found a slightly strategic place in the attic of the house.

After cleaning and wearing a school uniform, I approached the kitchen for breakfast. But what I found was an empty plate lying on the dining table.

"Grandma, where was the food I cooked last night ???" I shouted at her.

"There is no food for lazy people like you !!!" She said lightly.

"But I'll cook it !!!" I replied annoyed.

"But I bought the ingredients !!! You're already in school!" She said, changing the subject.

You are a crazy old woman !!!! I muttered annoyed again in my heart when I slammed the front door.

For a moment I calmed down at the door before finally walking to school. However, when I first left the house. I was reminded that today it was raining by small drops of water falling on my body. Unfortunately, even though I remember, I didn't have a umbrella because I was damaged by crazy old woman a month ago.

I will also take a step back to the front yard of the house. I thought for a while how I could get through this rain.

After I weigh a few things. Finally I decided to continue through this rain by running. I am lucky to rain now.

After a few residential blocks, I passed by running and entering the shop area. Suddenly the rain fell harder. I ran confused where to take cover. Because if not, I'm sure I'll get soaked.

After passing a few shops I found a shelter. A small shop that currently looks closed because inside is very dark.

I noticed that this shop from the outside was really scary. The outer walls were cracked, the paint faded and peeled, the window panes and window frames were mostly badly damaged, dust subsided maybe a few centimeters, and moreover some animals made nests in several corners of the field. I imagine the various ghosts that inhabit this shop like in the comics that I often read, if ghosts really like living in dark and well-groomed places.

Husssss !!!!

Aarrrggghhhhh !!

Damn breeze! make neck hair erect! I grumbled in my heart.

This shop is really scary, but unfortunately I can't choose another shelter.

Patient Chaerul! You must be brave! You are braver than Scooby-Doo and Shaggy. Just to take cover, the rain will stop soon, be patient !! You can!

I tried to calm down. Even though my mind is still in turmoil, my feelings are really restless, especially since the atmosphere around it is very quiet and makes me uncomfortable, as if a sign of something happening. I turned my back on the store, and didn't even dare to peek.

Cold sweat started coming out from my back, plus the rain getting heavier which made me start to shiver a little.

I suddenly remembered in the comic that I read, that ghosts usually come from behind. At that moment,

"Krilinggg !!! Krilinggg !!!"

"Hey!" A girl's voice sounded immediately jolting me.

"Ahhh! Gho ... Gho ... Ghost !!" I was very surprised and immediately ran away.

"Hey! I'm not a ghost!" there was a scream of displeasure from a girl behind me. But because of my fear, I still ran fast.

"Wow! Are you a guy? Still afraid of ghosts today!" The girl shouted in the back. When I heard that, I had turned into a nearby alley and hid nearby.

I regulate my breathing that has been struggling.

Damn, how could I be feared by a girl? Huh maybe this is because of the comic that I read lately, and because of that unlucky dream this morning! I muttered to myself.

"Wow! Hhahahahh! I did not expect, a girl as beautiful as Raden Bella Puspitasari suspected as a ghost! If I say this at school. Maybe your fans will chase after him, Bella," laughed a boy.

"Khan, be careful if it spreads at school! I will make sure you will be very 'happy' like last time," the girl replied threateningly.

"Ahh! Bella, I'm just kidding," answered the panicked boy.

"Ne.. ..nd Bell.., Khan! The ... mi..... a me.., ..t's ..rry !!!" There is a soft voice that is not so clear from other girls.
(Never mind Bella, Khan! The man might be a mess, let's hurry !!!)

I peeked next to the shop through the corner of the wall at the sound. I saw a girl with long silver hair with a part of her hair tied, with a navy-haired man wearing glasses and near the two of them stood another girl with short burgundy hair, holding a black box in her right hand. They each held a thick book in their left hands and wore a robe of a different color, the silver-haired girl wore a sunset pearl-colored robe, while the other two wore the same-colored robe, manhattan.

I continued to look at them from the corner of the wall, and didn't realize that a car crossed the road in front of me without slowing down. Which caused several small splashes of water to hit me. Because the distance between the road and my current location is only about four steps.

I also didn't realize that I might be late again today. Because I'm too focused on paying attention to three people. They then walked a little in a hurry in the opposite direction to me. I estimate they might be my age or even younger.

I tried to pay attention to them more carefully finding out who they were. But unfortunately I was disturbed by a large truck passing by in the direction they were headed. Because I have to try to avoid the water splashed by the truck.

Damn truck! I grumbled in my heart while directing my gaze towards the departure of the damn truck.

A moment later I was surprised when my eyes returned to the three people. However, they have disappeared.

Are they not there? I thought to myself.

But where are they? I kept asking myself as I continued to search for them along the sidewalks that my eyes could explore.

I am really confused now. Nobody can explain why they can disappear in seconds. Disappeared when I was interrupted by that damn truck. Even though the sidewalks of the road could not hide their existence. And the road turns still a bit far.

Or maybe I'm just hallucinating? And they really are ghosts? Geez! The fur on my neck stood up, maybe this was the only reason that could explain the strangeness that had happened before.

After a while, the rain began to recede. Leaving only a drop of water falling from the sky.

Today I was really shitty, damned! I murmured in my heart.

I decided to walk into the small shop area to make sure what I was seeing was really just a hallucination.

And it turns out that is true. There was no sign that I could find where they stood before I lost their existence. But when I want to leave, my birthmark starts to glow. I staggered for a moment, then leaned near the small shop window. I feel very painful.

A moment later, the pain began to subside, and disappeared. I sighed, wondering why this.

I looked around, looking for something suspicious, but nothing. My hands felt the shop window frame, looking for a handle to help my body stand up. However, when my body started to stand up and build strength in my hand, the window frame was pushed in.

I was too surprised, because my body also crashed into the window.

Unlucky windows and shop! I grumbled.

I tried to pull my hand back. But when I move, I feel like I'm touching something.

I stopped pulling my hand, and began to grope the crack in the window frame that had been pushed.

After a while, I pulled my hand. My hands looked very dirty, some wood chips stuck and thick dust covered my hands. But my attention was diverted into my palm.

That is a necklace. This necklace is edged like a green stone and surrounded by iron-patterned wings. While the chain is made of iron rather patterned plants near the eye of the necklace.

I pay attention to this necklace. In my opinion there is nothing special about this necklace. Looks like an ordinary necklace, just a little good and a little patterned.

I think I should save it first. If I need money, maybe I can sell it. I muttered to myself while cleaning my hands and putting the necklace in my bag.

A moment later I ran again to school.
** ** **

The old man turned his gaze to the brightest points of light, "The Big Dipper is a guiding star, his appearance shows the arrival of 'The Guide''. The Pleiades Cluster is a guardian star, its appearance signifying the arrival of the growing season, 'The Beginning of Happiness'. The Coma cluster is a star of darkness, a sign of the coming harvest failure 'beginning of destruction', "said the old man, moving his eyes to each of them.

"The appearance of the Big Dipper constellation is not time-bound, the Pleiades star cluster are bound to the Taurus constellation. Whereas the Coma star cluster are bound by the Coma Berenice constellation, which sometimes appears next to the Leo constellation."

"So, Dad, is this a good or bad thing?" Asked the youngest, staring up at the Pleiades star cluster.

The old man looked back to the point of the Big Dipper constellation, "Good or bad prediction, it does not determine the outcome of the future. Because the future is a branched branch, the ends are uncertain. We can only peek at one of the branches indicated by nature. Because of that will we, have no meaning. Good or bad fortune, everything returns to the choice of everyone who has a natural will."

After hearing that, the brother wasn't sure why, he continued staring at the Coma star cluster.

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Just to tell everyone that this is my first story that has been postponed and must be overhauled. English is not my native language. I planned 100 chapters throughout this book and I really started writing it because I wanted to read it myself.

There will also be some grammatical mistakes and some plot holes consider this a rough concept. I basically at this point lol went well so far until I plan to come back later to fix small things. things like speeches and paragraphs I sometimes miss things. being gentle is the first time for me.

oh lastly, i plan to update as much as possible once a day. If I'm excited, I will update a chapter or two a day, but if not, I will try at least three times a week.

It was the last second day of Sam here and then she has to go, her one week vacation was soon to be over. But both Sam and Shirley did not want to depart so soon. Shirley knew that she could not ask Sam to extend her stay. Someone was waiting for her eagerly at home.
She can't rob a little guy like that.
So Shirley suggested that for today they would go shopping and once the sun sets they would go to the club to dance the night away. Sam has always been curious to explore the nightlife here but somehow at the last moment always chickened out. It was not like that she was afraid to visit the clubs alone.
No, Sam felt that alone would not be much fun when compared to go with a friend. So when Shirley proposed this plan Sam was excited and readily agreed.  
But Shirley has warned her to not touch even a drop of alcohol. They are going to have fun, not to get wasted. Sam was embarrassed but easily gave in as she too wanted to avoid drinking.
After a heavy breakfast, they went shopping on foot. Shirley wanted to see the local scenery so they did not take a cab. Sam always preferred walking so she did not object. In fact, she ended up leading the way as this was not her first time here. She loves to explore and in her previous visits, she has ventured to look for the local market and found some too good to be true shops.
She has interacted with the people and was warmed by their hospitality. She dragged Shirley to one shop after another all the while chatting away happily. She told her previous encounters like one time she met a kind couple who stopped the thief from robbing her. She has thanked them and then they had a nice meal.
It was fun.
Then there was another when she had helped a lady after she has fainted away in front of her. When the lady finally woke up she thanked her and took her home for a hearty meal. She also gave her a recipe for sweet and sour biscuits as a farewell gift. She had tasted them at her home and asked jokingly. She never expected that lady to actually give her the recipe.
They had visited many shops and purchased a few trinkets. They did not bother to buy clothes as both of them did not like to shop for themselves and they could not be bothered by trying clothes again and again. When Sam has voiced her opinion, Shirley has nodded her head so fast that for a moment Sam felt that she might have a cramp.
But nothing like that happened and both of them laughed at her antics. After having a good laugh they continued to buy things for their loved ones.
They were done with their shopping and decided to have lunch at the nearby café. During their meal, Sam received a video call. This time, it was not Sara but from her home. Sam was missing her so Laura decided to video call. Sam introduced Shirley to Sam and Laura. Sam was a cute baby and Shirley instantly fell in love with his toothless smile.
Lunch was a lively affair, Laura told Sam what the cutie did in her absence and in no time they were out of the café. They did not have many bags with them but they can't tire themselves out. They had to go out again at night. So they decided to take a cab but not right away.
They were leisurely trailing here and there with no aim. Sam was familiar with the area so they had no danger of getting lost or have trouble finding the way back. Both of them were at ease and strangely Sam was quiet. The silence that lingered between them was peaceful. Shirley knew that the call might have caused her to be silent. Shirley concluded that Sam was missing the little munchkin. They were lost in their own little world that neither of them sensed the upcoming person.
By the time Shirley realized a thief has snatched her purse and ran away. Both of their reaction was a bit slow but they did not remain stagnant and immediately gave chase. All the while, yelling for help, calling out, for police or people to block the way of the thief.
When they thought it was over and Shirley won't be getting her purse back they saw an old lady trip the thief by her umbrella. It was comic to watch him go sliding down all the way. Thankfully they caught up with him on time but frankly saying both of them were having a hard time to keep the laughter to themselves.
That old lady was beating the thief with her umbrella and by the look of it she was hitting damn hard. After hearing the ruckus they saw a lone policeman finally arrived. After getting the gist of the matter he thanked the old granny and whisked the thief away.
Both of them turned simultaneously to thank the granny but they stopped short in their speech. The granny was funny looking with her bright pink hair braided with colorful beads, her brown colored long skirt with an almost to knee-long lemony top. They wondered how could they miss her unique appearance previously?
They were occupied with the thief and then Shirley checked if her purse had everything and then with the policeman's arrival. But still her sparkling hair should have been noticed by the sooner rather than later.
Simultaneously the coughed and came out of their gawking... then properly thanked her.
'Come on, child, both of you might be frightened by this whole ordeal. My house is nearby, take a moment to calm down then take leave.' The old lady smiled and then started to lead the way.
They were not frightened per se but shaken for sure. So obediently they followed her and soon they arrived at her house. When they entered her house they were greeted by a well-lit room decorated with lots of trinkets. The walls were painted light blue and adorned mirrors of different shapes, dream catchers and abstract paintings. In the center of the room was a table and on it was a crystal ball. They could also see a deck of cards placed near it.
While they were looking around the room the granny has went somewhere and brought with her two cups of tea and a bowl of nuts. She called them by their names to get their attention.
'Shirley, bring those chairs here and Sara take this tray from me, my old bones can't lift this for long.' Both of them obediently did their chores and then sat down solemnly. A moment later when they realized something, they looked at each other in bewilderment, then, they faced her and asked her at the same time.
'How do you know our name?'


Shirley was in a dilemma, she has two options, first, to trust her gut feelings or second, to wait it out.

Her instincts have never betrayed her but if she followed them this time, she was sure of her defeat. She can’t live in doubt. That is not how she lives her life. She gives her all or nothing. She has given her everything to this relationship. She has turned her back on rumors. And now, all of it has come to this point. It's now or never, she has never regretted a single thing in her life and she sure not was starting with this. So she took a deep breath and took the plunge.

Aaron was drowning in a sea of despair. He had declared her guilty in his own warped sense of justice by jumping to the conclusion. What he had thought of her betrayal turned out to be his misunderstanding. But what could be done now? She was gone, left without a trace.

How could he ever ask for forgiveness, nonetheless, a second chance when she is not here? Even if she was here does he deserve her forgiveness?

In the end, it was he who had abandoned her without giving it a second thought.

What will happen when destiny gives him a second chance? Will he be able to grasp it with both hands or let it slip like sand between his clenched fists?

Or there will be someone else who would whisk her away?

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