《Shallow City》
CHAPTER 1: The City
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*ring*
*ring*
*ring*
"Ughh.. shutup.."
*ring*
*ring*
Ren reaches his arm out to shut the alarm off.
*yawn*
"Man.. I feel so tired. It hasnt been a week since I moved into this apartment.."
Ren sat up from his bed, he looked around. His eyes still drousey.
"I wonder what mom is doing right now. I hope she doesn''t worry too much about me. She needs to take care of her health more. I hope she''s been eating.."
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''It has been a week since I moved into this apartment in Tokyo, I''ve always wanted to move here, it felt like there was much more things to do here in the city then at my hometown. Meeting new people, learning new things, eating new food. I''ve been dreaming about this and it''s finally true.''
*smack*
"Alright! Time to start off the day!"
Ren washed his face and begin making his breakfast. He walked over to his fridge. Grabbed a milk carton and grabbed a box of cereal from the table counter.
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Ren put on his uniform and began to walk out of his apartment.
"My first day at University of Tokyo. I can''t wait!"
Ren started to walk down the stairway when he heard a strange sound. The sound was very suddle, but he heard it. The sound was echoing, bouncing from the apartment walls and halls. This made Ren curious.
Should he go check it out?
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TO BE CONTINUED.
CHAPTER 1: The City-Together (YES)
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The sound was very close, like something was whispering in his ear. As Ren walks towards the designated sound.
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
As Ren step closer and closer to the sound, a girl suddenly jumped out of the corner of the apartment.
"BOO!"
The sudden jump knocked Ren off his feet.
"Ahhh!"
Ren covered his face with his two hands. He slowly moved his hands away from his face, reviewing a young girl. She was around the same age as him. She stood towering over the fallen Ren.
"Umm.. I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to scare-wait, I meant to, but I didn''t think you would actually fall on the floor."
The young girl stood there trying to hold in her laugh, as much as possible. From the looks of her face, she could''ve exploded any second.
"Ughh.. that wasn''t so nice.."
"Sorry. Sorry. Hi my name is Rin, a college student from the University of Tokyo. I was inform that you would be coming today for the first time. So I''m here to show you the directions and buses to take to get there."
Ren slowly got back up on his feet, he notice that her name was not so far from his name. It must be fate. She was about a bit shorter then him, her face was bright and full of passion, full of adventure. A face you don''t see much in this day and age. She was wearing her uniform. Her uniform was somewhat the same as Ren, just more feminine. Rin had a white button-up shirt tucked into her gray skirt, the length of the skirt reached a little over the knee. She was holding a normal bag with cute little key chains attached.
''Hmm.. she doesn''t look suspicious at all. She said she is also a student, but who would ever want to help out a new transfer student..''
Ren looked at Rin in confusion. He couldn''t understand.
"Umm.. Rin, you don''t have to help me at all. I know where to go, I have a handy map that I could always use."
Ren pulled out a map of Tokyo from his bag. He started to find where he was.
"Your holding the map wrong.."
With embarassment he flipped it to the right position.
"Alright. Fine you can lead the way."
Ren tailed Rin, who was skipping and spinning around as she head out of the apartments parking lot. Rin was a weird girl, she was so different from your average girl in Ren''s hometown. This made him want to know more about her.
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During the whole journeyshe kept talking about many random and unusual things, most of them were just total random comments. Then she brought up the topic about the disappearance that has been happening all around Tokyo.
"I heard that one of the students here suddenly disappeared from her dorm. Her roommate was shocked when she never came back to the dorm. She reported it. They still couldn''t find any traces of her til this day. It''s been about a month since her disappearance, many say that she was eaten by something supernatural, something that is not from this world..."
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"Umm.. hey Rin, you mind cutting that out, I don''t really believe that someone would just disappear without a trace, and a something supernatural? It''s just all fake to rousal up the media."
"Tsk.. tsk.. tsk, Ren, you have a lot to learn. One doesn''t just spread fake news to rousal up the media. This is a serious thing that is happening all around Tokyo in the past months."
"Well.. I mean you are right-"
"I know I''m right."
Rin sticked out her tongue as she ran into the university''s main entrance. She was certainly beautiful. Her hair dazzled as the soft wind blew against it. This was the first time Ren had felt feelings for a girl he just recently met.
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*ding*
*dong*
*ding*
*dong*
The day went by as he went from class to class. He heard many students talking about another recent disappearance that happened on the news. A guy named Hauku, age 21. He was part of the boys soccer team, his disappearance shook everyone at school. It was a month since the last incident at this university. The students are whispering in fear, thinking they might be next. This really ticked Ren off. He wanted them to stop talking about it. He didn''t want to hear anymore.
*whispers*
"Can you guys stop."
Ren spoke quietly. His head started to hurt.
"CAN YOU GUYS STOP!!!"
Ren stood up and slammed his hands on the table, his outburst caused him to feel dizzy. The students looked at him in shock. Some got scared from the sudden rupture, while some laughed and giggled.
"Are you okay?"
A voice came from right behind him. Ren''s face look white as a ghost. He felt like he was freezing, the coldness felt heavy. Ren try to stand up, but thenhis vision got fainted.
*smash*
"Hey! Are you okay? Hello?"
The voices of the person trying to help him echoed as he was swallowed by the darkness.
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''Days before my dream of wanting to come to Tokyo, my dad was heading on a business trip in Tokyo. He always said that Tokyo was a place where you can do many different things and never get bored or tired of it. Even though this all happened when I was just in middle school. I knew everything he said, I understand his tone of voice, how happy he was to go to Tokyo for the first time in forever. On the day he left for the business trip was the last day I would ever see him again. He went missing. I could remember mom crying her heart out, she just sat in her room crying over and over again. She was never the same after dad passed away. It was never confirmed that he actually died, but no evidence could prove that he didn''t. After many years of hardship, my mother tried to pour all the love she could give to me, being a single mother with no father was hard on her. I hope she is doing fine back in our hometown, the town my mom and dad decided to raise me.''
Ren opened his eyes, he scanned the area. At the bottom corner of his eyes he could see a girl sitting next to him. She was sleeping next to the bed in which Ren was laying. The girl was Rin. She layed quietly as she slumbered away. Ren giggled a bit as she began she snore.
"Rin, you''re a very kind person.."
Rin began to slightly move, her movement made Ren thought she was awaked. He looked at the time. It was pretty late. He was thinking between waking her up or not.
Should you wake Rin up?
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TO BE CONTINUED.
CHAPTER 1: The City-Alone (NO)
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The sound was very close, like something was whispering in his ear. He decided not to head towards it. He went down the other stairway. Ren quickly dashed out of the apartment. He got quickly away from the sound. From the distance at an angle he saw a girl, wearing the same type of uniform as him. She was hanging out behind the area Ren was going to head down. It was like she was waiting for someone or something. Ren didn''t bother trying to ask because, she looks like one of those psychopathic girls. Ren pulled out his map and begin his way towards the university.
''Man.. that girl was strange. I wonder who she was waiting on.. She couldn''t have been waiting on me. Though, I have to say, she was kinda cute, appearance wise, but also kinda creepy. She just stood there waiting, like she was waiting for the right moment to strike her prey.''
Ren walked across the street looking at his map. He went left. He went right. When he soon realise that the map was upside down. He felt embarassed but also extremely dumb.
''Aww.. man.. how did this happen.. on the first day of college and this happens to me..''
Ren sighed as he try to pin-point his current destination.
''Hmm.. if I''m looking at this correctly and sideways, then this must be the right direction.''
Ren pointed to the right direction and headed his way towards the University of Tokyo. As Ren walked, he could see many busy people. They all had their own businesses to attend and things to do. It was a very busy place. There was traffic left and right.
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"Ughhh.. I finally made it.. I''m so tired..."
"Hrmmm.."
Ren could hear a strange tapping sound coming from in front of him. He slowly lifted up his head with an inch of energy he had left. He gazed up upon a girl. Not just any girl, the girl that was waiting near his apartment. The look on her face was stressed out and full of anger.
''Umm.. I wonder what I did, to make her look at me with so much anger.''
"Umm.. excuse me, who are you?"
Ren tried to visualize the situation. He doesn''t understand.
"Where were you! You know I''ve been waiting for you for hours!"
The girl''s face lighted up, like the fourth of july. She was really angry.
"Umm.. what are you talking about.. hehe.."
"I was waiting for you at your apartment.. you never came out.."
Ren was still confused.
"And.. why were you waiting outside my apartment?"
"I was inform that you would be coming today for the first time. So I was going to show you the directions and buses to take to get here...
"Umm.. I''m sorry."
Ren couldn''t think of anything better then to bow his head and say sorry. The girls'' face went from anger to shock.
"Wait! You don''t have to say sorry. It was my fault for coming so early.."
''Though even if she did come right on time, I would''ve probably went the other way..''
The girl was very beautiful when looking at her close. Ren felt his heart tingle a bit. Her facial expression changed to full on happiness. She was a weird one. She was about a bit shorter then him, her face was bright and full of passion, full of adventure. A face you don''t see much in this day and age. She was wearing her uniform. Her uniform was somewhat the same as Ren, just more feminine. Shehad a white button-up shirt tucked into her gray skirt, the length of the skirt reached a little over the knee. She was holding a normal bag with cute little key chains attached.
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"Oh, I didn''t introduce myself, my name is Rin. I''m from-wait you already know the answer from the looks of my uniform right?"
"Right.."
"Well, I think you should head towards your classes, Ren."
"Alright, but I''m not sure where to go. Can you help me?"
"Sure."
Rin smiled as she gladly accepted his request. Ren felt that he could slowly trust her, even though she was different from any girls he ever talked to.
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After Rin showed Ren the school campus, she had to leave him to dosomething important and didn''t want to discuss it with him. Rin walked down the halls and disappeared.
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*ding*
*dong*
*ding*
*dong*
The day went by as he went from class to class. He heard many students talking about another recent disappearance that happened on the news. A guy named Hauku, age 21. He was part of the boys soccer team, his disappearance shook everyone at school. It was a month since the last incident at this university. The students are whispering in fear, thinking they might be next. This really ticked Ren off. He wanted them to stop talking about it. He didn''t want to hear anymore.
*whispers*
"Can you guys stop."
Ren spoke quietly. His head started to hurt.
"CAN YOU GUYS STOP!!!"
Ren stood up and slammed his hands on the table, his outburst caused him to feel dizzy. The students looked at him in shock. Some got scared from the sudden rupture, while some laughed and giggled.
"Are you okay?"
A voice came from right behind him. Ren''s face look white as a ghost. He felt like he was freezing, the coldness felt heavy. Ren try to stand up, but thenhis vision got fainted.
*smash*
"Hey! Are you okay? Hello?"
The voices of the person trying to help him echoed as he was swallowed by the darkness.
...
''Days before my dream of wanting to come to Tokyo, my dad was heading on a business trip in Tokyo. He always said that Tokyo was a place where you can do many different things and never get bored or tired of it. Even though this all happened when I was just in middle school. I knew everything he said, I understand his tone of voice, how happy he was to go to Tokyo for the first time in forever. On the day he left for the business trip was the last day I would ever see him again. He went missing. I could remember mom crying her heart out, she just sat in her room crying over and over again. She was never the same after dad passed away. It was never confirmed that he actually died, but no evidence could prove that he didn''t. After many years of hardship, my mother tried to pour all the love she could give to me, being a single mother with no father was hard on her. I hope she is doing fine back in our hometown, the town my mom and dad decided to raise me.''
Ren opened his eyes, he scanned the area. There was no one here. He was alone in the school''s clinic room. Ren looked towards the clock that hanged just right above the door of the room.
12:06 PM
''Aww.. shit.. I''ve been here for 7 hours..''
Ren sat up slowly. His head still hurted a bit.
Should youhead home?
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TO BE CONTINUED.
CHAPTER 2: Together (YES)
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Ren looked over her calm face, she looked as if she was having a wonderful dream, a happy dream. Ren reached out his hand. He was wondering if he should wake her up. It was pretty late. He stared at the clock that hanged just right above the door of the room.
11:25 PM
''Hmm.. how long have I been knocked out? And how long was Rin here for..''
"Hey Rin.. wake up.. it''s time to wake up."
Ren gently shaked Rin. She slowly opened her eyes.
*yawn*
"Ahhh! Ummm.. how long have you been staring at me sleeping."
Rin was caught off guard, she wasn''t suppose to fall asleep. She just wanted to wait until Ren woke up. In the end, she got so tired and accidently fell alseep next to him.
"Umm.. not that long, I guess..."
Rin''s face turned red, she was embarassed about the situation. Ren and Rin were giggling and making fun of each other.
"I think it''s time to leave, it''s getting a bit late."
"Yeah.. hey Rin, where do you live?"
"What! Why do you want to know?"
She stared at him with a cautious look.
"Oh nothing, I just thought I could take you home, since it''s kinda late."
"No. I think I''ll be fine. You worry about yourself. Ok?"
"Yeah."
As they grabbed their bags and were about the leave the clinic room. Rin grabbed Ren''s shirt.
"Hey Ren, what happened to you? Why did you faint in class today? Are you sick or something?"
Rin had a look of concern as she wondered what happened to Ren. Ren notice her concern face and said it was nothing to worry too much about.
"I probably didn''t have enough sleep."
He tried to zone away from the tense atmosphere.
"Ren, you know you should take care of yourself more. Make sure you go home and get a nice rest. Don''t worry about class notes, I''ll provide them when you have your energy back."
"Yes mam."
Ren saluted Rin in a joking manner. He felt that with these long talks and jokes, it makes him feel that they''ve known eachother for a very long time like childhood friends. Ren walk towards the door and opened it. The hallway of the university was dark. Like everyone was either sleeping in their dorm or went home. It was only Ren and Rin.
''Shit.. I hate this darkness. I wonder if Rin would be scared of this?''
"Hey Rin? Do you think you can go by yourself in this darkness? You live in the girl dorms right? Isn''t that a bit far?"
"Ren, who do you think I am? I''m not scared of the dark and yes I do live in the girl dorm. Ren you don''t have to worry about me, just worry about yourself and your health."
"Ok. If you say so.."
''I didn''t want to depart with Rin, the university was scary at night. I hope that nothing pops out and scare the living shit out of me.''
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They both walked seperate directions. Ren quickly looked back. Rin was walking down the halls, she quickly disappear with a quick turn to the left hall. Ren began to walk down the stairs. Creepy sounds came echoing around the university.
*click*
*ding*
*scratch*
''Why does this university have to be so scary at night. I don''t like this at all.''
The darkness of the hallways were too hard for his eyes to focus. A strange shadow zoomed pass him as he was walking down the stairs.
"Hello? Rin? Is that you? Are you playing a prank on me or something?"
*scratch*
He could hear the sound of nailsscratching against something, making a shrieking sound.
"AHHHHH!"
Ren could hear a loud scream coming from the direction Rin went. It was on the second floor. He ran up the stairs as fast as he could to the sound of the scream.
''Once I heard that scream, I used up all my strength to get up the stairs and to run to the screaming sound. I was hoping that, that scream wasn''t from Rin. I hope. I hope. I hoped.''
It was very weird, the scream stopped after one holler. Like someone or something had silence it. Ren carefully walked towards the hallway near the clinic. He stepped slowly and carefully.
*snapped*
*crunch*
*crack*
''What is that sound? The sound looks like it''s coming from the end of the hallway, where Rin went to. Please don''t tell me...''
Ren sprinted. He made a quick turn to the left where Rin had gone. His eyes opened wide.
*crunch*
*snapped*
*splat*
''My eyes must be deceiving me.. hehe, this can''t be happening.. Rin? Are you okay? This isn''t a joke right?''
"Rin! THIS ISN''T A JOKE RIGHT!!! What am I saying, this can''t be a joke."
Ren has lost his mind. What he was looking at was nothing but a dark shadow slowly devouring away at Rin''s lifeless body. Blood dripped down on the ground like a can of red paint that was accidently spilled on the clean floor. The scent of blood covered the hallways.
*crack*
*snap*
The dark shadow noticed Ren was watching it. The thing quickly devoured Rin''s body. It was like a vacuum, Rin''s body was gone in an instant. The blood on the ground was gone too. Nothing was left at the scene of the crime.
''That was when I knew, the thing that the news and police wanted to find out, the thing that ate my friend. Was something supernatural. Something none of us could fight.''
Ren couldn''t move his legs. His hands started to shake as the thing slowly creeping towards him. The thing towered over Ren.
''It''s all over. At least we could die TOGETHER right, Rin?''
*shriek*
*snap*
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Today news, we have received 2 more missing reports. These 2 people were students at the University of Tokyo. They suddenly went missing the day before yesterday, some witnesses said that they heard strange unnatural sounds that echoed the hallways and just like all the other missing reports, no evidence were found at the scene of the crime...
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CHAPTER 2: Together (NO)
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Ren looked over her calm face, she looked as if she was having a wonderful dream, a happy dream. Ren reached out his hand. He was wondering if he should wake her up. It was pretty late. He stared at the clock that hanged just right above the door of the room.
11:25 PM
''Hmm.. how long have I been knocked out? And how long was Rin here for.. I shouldn''t wake her up.. she looks like she is having a wonderful dream.''
Ren grabbed the blanket that was place upon him and he placed it over Rin''s sleeping soul. She rested like a baby. Her hands cuddled around her chest as she laid on the bed.
''I guess there is nothing else to do but sleep, since it''s so late. I need to use the restroom..''
Ren slowly walked up and peer through the hallway. It was dark, shallow and scary. Noises could be heard throughout the school.
''Maybe I should go back to sleep.. I think that would be a good idea.''
As Ren walked back towards the bed where Rin laid. He could hear a strange scratching noise coming from behind him.
*scratch*
*scratch*
''What is that? Hello? Is anyone there?''
The sound was very discrete and only a silent night could have heard the gentle scratches near the door. Ren stared at the door. He saw nothing but darkness. He knew something was standing there, watching him. Waiting for him to get near. Ren slowly stepped back near the bed and covered himself and Rin with the blanket. He was scared. He could sense the blood lust of the creature or something near that door.
''Don''t come near, don''t come near, don''t come near..''
Ren repeated it over and over. The sound soon faded in the darkness of the hallway. He felt safe for now. He had never felt so scared in his life. As he looked down at Rin, he blushed a bit, seeing how close he was to Rin''s face. She laid silently, not a single muscle from her moved. Ren felt more safe with Rin by his side. Not so long after, he fell asleep..
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''Huh? Where am I?''
Ren was in the hallway of the school. It was still dark.
''How did I get out here? Was I sleep walking?''
Ren was so confused. He suddenly heard a scream coming from an area not so far away from the clinic.
"AHHHHH!"
''What was that?''
"Hey Rin! Are you there! Are you okay?"
He stepped closer to the area the sound came from. The scream stopped after one fearful yelp. Ren turned to the corner. His eyes opened wide as he saw Rin''s lifeless body being ripped apart from her body by this mysterious shadow.
''No.. Rin.. this can''t be.. you were just next to me.. you can''t die.. not now...''
"RIN!!!!"
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"AHHHH!"
"What''s wrong Ren?"
Ren looked around. He noticed Rin was sitting up startled by his sudden outburst. His gears in his brain stopped moving for a minutes to gather everything that had happened.
''It was only just a dream.. it was only just a dream.. only just a-''
"Are you okay Ren? You don''t look to good. Did something happen?"
Rin had a worried tone to her voice as she spoke to him. Ren didn''t want to make her worry.
"It''s nothing, I only had a bad dream."
"Oh, but if you need anything please ask. That''s what friends are for.."
''Friends.. friends... friends..''
Ren''s dream was so vivid, like it was real. His mind was slowly drenched in fear. He felt like this had really happened to him. He was scared that through his actions Rin would pay for his decisions. As Rin stared at Ren, he couldn''t help himself and tied his arms around her in a tight hug.
"Don''t leave me.."
"What''s wrong Ren?"
"I''m not sure.. there is just something wrong about this city.."
"You mean about the disappearance?"
His face was stressed out from the dream.
*gulp*
"I think I know who the kidnapper is.."
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TO BE CONTINUED.