'Oh no... I'm late for work! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!'
I gasped for air as I blindly scrambled in the bed sheets and collapsed on the hardwood floor.
"Ow..." I groaned as my eyes peeled open and saw feet near my face. My nose took an accidental whiff, making me sit up and scoot away from the stench they emitted. I covered my nose in disgust. 'Ugh... What a way to wake up...'
"Ohayō!" (Morning!) the blond haired guy waved curiously at me and I mirrored him weakly. He paced to the dining room and came back with a steaming cup of something.
"Kappuuuu... Eto..." (Cup... Umm...) He paused and murmured to himself, "Ocha, ocha..." (Tea, tea...) he was stuck on what the translation was, I assumed.
"Tea. We went over this yesterday, Naruto." I responded as I took the cup from his hand. I rolled my eyes and took a sip. My distraction led me to burn my tongue, wincing as I stuck it out of my mouth.
"Hot! Hot!" The stinging slowly subsided. Naruto urgently ran to the kitchen and came back with another cup. In his rush, an ice cube fell on the floor in front of him, his foot slipping on it before collapsing hard on his back. Ice cubes rained down around him and myself. 'Good morning indeed.'
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It had been a little over a week now since I found myself in this alternate reality- universe- whatever you want to call it. Although the hospitality the child prodigy had given me was more than welcoming, I still wanted to go home.
Home...
A place where life made sense - going to work, paying for stuff I want or need, being understood in my language, being with my family...
I looked outside of the window in the dining area, watching the happy families walk about in their routines.
'The people I love...
Do they miss me? Are they looking for me?... Am I even gone from their world?
Why am I still here?'
A soft touch on my shoulder brought me back to "reality".
"Reira-chan... eto... Naruto...," (Leila... Umm... Naruto...) he thought for a second, "...go woroku. Naruto wa shigoto ni ikimasu." (...Go work. Naruto go work.) His smile was forced, making it obvious that he didn't want to leave.
I nodded, "Hai. Naruto wa shigoto ni ikimasu." (Yes. Naruto go work.) I smiled politely, knowing I was getting better at the translation but I still wasn't sure if it was truly accurate or necessary. My eyes stared through the window again but my peripherals saw that my reaction wasn't what he expected. Then again, how was I going to react? I couldn't force him to stay, I knew he had stuff to do so, I conformed. It's what I've had to do all this time anyway.
Out of nowhere, my day gazing is disrupted by a tight hug. My wide eyes caught sight of a nervous Naruto letting go and then proceeded to nonchalantly scratch the back of his head.
"Kiwotsuketekudasai... eto... Modorimasu." (Please, take care. Umm... I'll be back.) He tried to hide his blush by looking as though he was searching for something. Then again, it was pointless because I had already turned to stare out the window again. (Funny that he didn't notice his own reflection on the glass though.)
"Itte kimasu." (See ya later.) The words spoken were a bit sad for the normal goodbye but I ignored it and waved weakly without looking at him.
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This Must Be...
FanfictionSometimes you could use a break from the reality. I know I did, but not in the way I had imagined. It was out of this world... Or, well, out of our world anyway. For every unexpected experience I had, all I could utter was, "This must be..." ...
