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Alright, happened to me two days ago...

So I was supposed to go back home for the weekend, family stuff and all, right? As usual, I always take the last train on Friday evening, leaving at 7:30pm, because it's the cheapest and it gives me time to prepare and all. So about a fortnight ago I book my train ticket, normal right? I just find the listings, see the last train for that day, notice it's the usual price, just book it. And, I don't know why, I don't look at the time...

Then, like a few days ago, I receive a text message from the train company, confirming my journey for Friday. Do I look at the text message to check time and all? NOOOOOOO, I'm too smart for that. So I just discard it and continue with my life.

So Friday, I come at the station 7:10pm, everything good, and begin to look at all the leaving trains. No sign of my train... I'm a bit pissed so I go and find someone, and they tell me: "Oh yeah, the 7:30pm train has been discontinued as of last week!" And I'm like: "Could you at least warn me???"
In truth, I just did not say anything, because I should just have looked at the listings of the train to check the time when I booked. And still, if I did not do that I should have checked the text messaged, which did tell me I was booked for the 7:00pm train. Then I would have rushed and got it...

Well, it's all good, I could change it for the next morning, no fees. But I was still a bit pissed at myself...

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4/15/16

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Michiru Hanozoko (The emo/douchey/side of me)
I would have done everything just to relive my life in my first year of high school.

"I remember my teacher asking us to write a story about the whole school year in class, I wanted to write down it was bullshit. How everything in the year was nonsense and a waste of my time. It took me five minutes to write down my hatred towards the school and towards everyone. When the teacher let us go out for break he told me to stay back and rewrite my story and turn it positive. Right there I wanted to ditch class but I couldn't, I sat down there trying to think of a positive way to describe the whole class.

Annoying, fake, despicable, foul mouthed, liars, careless, pointless and did i say liar yet? Those were the descriptions I could only think of. It took me 30 minutes to try and think of a positive way to describe my school year, until a classmate of mine walked up to me.

I remember her, she was sweet, often called a flirt but she was always there for everyone in need. It surprised me to see that she was there to help me too. 'I'm sure there's something you love about the school year. How about the field trip? day out? retreat camp?' I shook my head with every event she said. 'Then what event do you remember the most?' she asked me.
I couldn't answer her question. I remember each one of it but I never participated, I was trapped in my own little world watching everyone from afar. 'Man, your such a loner aren't you?' she teased with a laugh. I wanted to leave her right there. 'How about this, you write down what you notice about everyone, their happiness, their actions, their pains, and how the class is. Not by how you think of it.' she said. 'Follow your sight than your douchey heart.' she lastly said before sitting down to the seat beside me. 'Come on do it.'

Everything i notice? Follow my sight? All of it was the same, they were all rude obnoxious people who leaves each other easily without even trying to understand the situation. 'Try harder' her voice was faint. I then started to write,

"I hated this school the moment I saw it. Everyone looked annoying, rude, mean, everyone treated each other the same, only lies and fake smiles. No one dared to understand a single thing whenever someone is in trouble. When someone was bullied they'll just stand there and watch and rather not get affected in the situation. It's all fake." I wrote down and ended with a sigh when i threw the paper. 'This is pointless' I told her before leaving the classroom.

If i were there in that situation again, I would have wrote it differently. I would have tried once more, I would have written something more.. positive? All those years in school my mind was filled with hatred, with jealousy, with pain. But i never realize that I could have made a change.

What was my last high school year story? It was simple. "It was a beautiful lie. Where everyone tried to fit in. It was when everyone find their friends but soon looses them after. But I could never forget how much we tried. The heartaches, the pain, all of those were happen for a reason and now i understand.The most important thing is, that we're still alive and trying our best."

I walked into the small store and picked up one of the baskets for my groceries. It wasn’t to late at night and the cool spring air made wearing my jacket easier. Nervously i pulled my hood forward to hid my face more. I could feel the store owners eyes on me from the near by counter. I walked down one aisle and picked a few things. Instant rice, ramen, and a shrimp chips. Down another i looked for hot sauce and soy sauce, when i saw a little old lady. She had dark hair tired up into one of those weird Japanese/Chinese buns that hold all your hair and still kinda puffed out. She wore the stereotypical old lady dress and she struggled to reach a box on the high self. The old lady saw me and quickly turned around from the box, i must have frightened her dressed in black. What i did next was something i know i shouldn’t do in public. I raised my hand closest to the shelves and twitched my finger inward toward my palm, and the box fell into my hand. Quickly i tapped the woman on the shoulder and gave her the box walking away quickly. Before she got the chance to say “Arigato.” I hurriedly walked down the next aisle and grabbed some Pocky, Konpeito sugar candy, and a few green tea kitkats. After a few more aisles i managed to fill my basket and get to the counter to pay. The counter rung up 6,050 yen which is roughly 50 dollars in U.S currency. I paid the man and left the store.
I walked and walked along the streets of Ikebukuro Japan. It was quiet as expected for a school night, i fished the pocky from the bag and opened them, munching on them slowly. Lucky for me i lived around the out skirts of Ikebukuro so I missed alot of the noise. “Japan sure is pretty.” i sighed wishing i could stay longer, but i had a job to do. I tossed the empty pocky box into a near by bin and began snacking on the other candy. “Question is how far do i gotta go before anything interesting happens.” I mumbled sucking on a piece of sour candy, my jaw clenching with the tartness. Then i heard it a small miss step. I stopped and listened to the night. Car horn beeped in the distance and a siren began to wail. “Hurry up now, i have many things to do and standing around for you isn’t one of them.” I said. I looked over my shoulder to see them, two men dressed in suits that cost more than what ever i could afford. “Do you have it.” Said one man his face hidden by an old school fedora he spoke perfect english, which upset me i was hoping for a more anime feel to this situation. “Of course i got it. If i didn’t i wouldn’t get paid.” I stood under a streetlight, and they stood in the shadows. I pulled the hard drive from the pocket of my thin jacket. “All you want to know is on here.” I said holding it up to the light. “Give it to us.” Said the second man holding out his back gloved hand. I held my other hand out “Gimme the money.” I said. He grabbed my arm and pulled me into him. ‘Crap.’ I thought. He pulled on my jacket trying to tear it from my body. “Oh hell no!” I yelled stomping my foot. A knife shot out and i kicked the fedora man hard stabbing and breaking the knife in his leg. Then i unloaded the hidden knuckle knife from my sleeve and held the tip of it against the other mans throat. “This was never about the Info from Coma Corps?” I asked meeting his eye with my own. “Tell who ever your working for that they’ll never get the damn bunny.” I said punching him hard with the brass knuckles connected to the knife. The other guy lay crying on the ground freaking about the knife in his leg. “Money, anything you got, before i put another knife in you.” I said knocking him to his back and using my foot to crush his ribs a bit. Panic was written across his face as he rummaged his suit for his wallet. After getting a few hundred yen from those a** holes i began to walk again leaving them behind. I heard sirens coming closer.
I ate a pre-made sandwich i bought while sitting on a swing it was now really really late. The sky was alight with stars and a brilliant full moon. “All alone in Japan, isn’t much fun.” I said out loud. “Yea, but I'm still here soo your not alone!” She said squirming in my pocket, She climbed out and sat on my lap, a little bunny, a golden bunny. “Toka, I told you you can’t be in a physical form in public.” i pulled my jacket to cover her, and looked around for any one passing by. When i looked back the fat a** was eating my sandwich! “Hey!” I whispered angrily. Her ear twitched and looked up at me as if nothing was wrong. “Thats mine!” I grumbled. “You don’t even need food you get all of your energy from me! Like a parasite!” I said as she swallowed the rest of my sandwich. “ True, but i like to eat something from time to time to. I can eat and make my own energy, but i prefer just to get it from you.” She said sitting up on her back legs. “I hate you, you that.” I said kicking my feet along the ground pushing myself forward a bit. “No you don’t. I’m part of your family, Usagi.” Toka said nuzzling my stomach. “That doesn’t say much Toka, you know i hate the Oribis family. And don’t call me that you know i hate that name, I’ve told you before my name is Anaya” I said gently lifting her from my lap. “I know you didn’t chose to be part of the Oribis family, but its been 8 years, can’t you just accept it?” Toka said her little green eyes staring at me. “We need to get back to the head of the house. That stupid Rat, he’ll hear about this incident tonight.” I said placing Toka on my shoulder and letting her become one with the fabric returning to the Gold rabbit shape on the back of my jacket.
i stood and walked into the street. I faced north and got into a running stance. “Home.” I said and went full blast down he street i felt my back warm up and heard a swoosh sound and the world went really bright for a second. Next thing i know i back peddling and managed to stop myself before hitting the edge of the lake and falling in. “We need to get better on this whole stopping thing.” Said as Toka climbed onto my shoulder in Bunny form. “Yea i know, but hey now where back on the Island, its nice to be home.” Toka said a smile in her small voice. “Maybe if you did some squats or something, you wouldn’t have that trouble.” Said a male voice i knew who’s it was. “Oh, ew, its you creepy snake.” I said eyeing the man sitting on the boulder. He wore a pair of jeans and a very loose shirt. “Don’t call me a creepy snake, little bunny, ya know snakes eat your kind.” He hissed. I whipped out my knuckle knife. “This bunny gonna put up a fight, Eric.” He laughed and hugged me, i hugged him back. “How was the mission?” Eric asked as we started walking towards the gigantic house. I blew air threw my nose. “Sucked, the info i got was worthless, they really just wanted me. That Rat is gonna get us killed. To many people are learning about us, plus with technology the way it is, it’s getting harder to hid.” Eric nodded and petted the snake that suddenly appeared on his shoulders. “I agree, it’s becoming dangerous being part of the Oribis family.” He said. Unlike the others Eric and i aren’t ruled by our zodiac, we may share some traits with the animals, but for the most part we’re our own people. This meant we agreed on alot of things the Family disagreed on. “Is the Rat even here?” I asked, Eric shrugged. “I just got here, so i wouldn’t know.” He said pushing the gate from the garden open. “Oh, where did you go then?” I asked Eric always got the best missions. “No where special, just Italy.” Eric said with just the right amount of sass. “Oooooh, haha, what where you doing there?” I asked. “Just keeping an eye on things in Italy, a lot of crime there lately. Plus i was watching some lady for the tiger.” Eric said casually. “Lady? Tiger?” I questioned. He turned to me and smiled, a smile i knew meant ‘Sorry can’t tell you much more than that.’ I sighed and lifted Toka from my shoulder so she wouldn’t fall as we climbed the stairs tot he front door. “You’re looking a bit pale, here.” Eric said giving me a piece of candy. “Thanks!” I said as i quickly unwrapped it, chocolate my favorite.
We entered the gigantic mansion of a house and instantly my skin crawled. ‘You don’t belong here.’ The words seemed to bounce off the walls. I pulled my hood farther down trying to hid my face even more. We left our shoes at the door and walked in silence through the ancient Chinese/Japanese style mansion. Then i heard a loud roar. “Huh, I guess the party already started.” Eric joked. I saw Manson, Eric’s snake coil tighter around Eric’s neck, poor thing was scared. Even Toka had retreated up my sleeve and into my hood. Her little ears twitching. Eric and i got on our knees and knocked on the paper gliding door. “Yes, come in.” Said the Rat. We entered the room.
All the zodiacs where there. In the middle was The Dragon, otherwise known as Long in Chinese or Draco in latin, Dragon in Japanese (pronounced kinda different.) Or as i liked to cal her Diana. Her face was stern as she nodded to us. Eric and i sat next to Monkey and Ox. Respectfully known in Chinese as Hou and Niu, Japanese as Monki and Osuushi, latin as Simia and Boven. But i call them Mochi and Oliver. ‘I’m getting really good as remembering all these different names now. We’ll it has been 9 years so i should’ve probably know them by now.’ I drifted in and out of listening to Diana’s speech. She was arguing about the how we don’t get enough money to support ourselves and stuff like that. The Rat sat quietly in his matt, his grey hair falling around his thin shoulders. The Rat was actually a pretty decent looking guy, it’s when he opens his mouth thats when trouble starts. And he was about to open it now. “Work harder and be more useful, and then i’ll consider letting you keep more of the money you make.” He spat. The Rat tapped his fingers against the oak table in-front of him, littered with papers. I felt the ice in his voice that sent shivers down my spine. Diana pulled herself to her full 5 nothing height. She bowed and turned on her heel her head down, a line of blood coming from her lip. “Usagi. Hebi” My body jumped at the sound of my name. I could feel Eric stiffening next to me. “Late again i see.” The Rat said writing something down on a piece of rice paper. We bowed out heads and said “Baoquin.” Sorry in Chinese. Though i in no way felt sorry. “Usagi, how did the mission go?” Rat asked sounding bored. I clenched my jaw to the name Usagi. Needless to say it kinda rubbed me the wrong way. “Well,” I started. And Went into a probably 10 minute rant about how terrible the mission was, how the humans are after us, how technology is getting to the point where its bad for everyone, and how Rat was terrible at choosing missions.
The Rat just sat there for a moment. No one moved and no one made a sound. I ******** up didn’t I. I could feel his rage, my skin crawled and my heart beat faster in my chest.“Sit.” Was all he said
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