Chapter 19
Shun arrived at home by late afternoon. One of the boys let him in then asked him where he was. "At a fountain." Shun said simply. "A fountain? Where..?" "In that forest maze. The one parents always told us to stay out of cause "beasts" lurk in there. Load of bullshit. They could've just told us we'd get lost and die." Yuto quietly nodded as he watched Shun go upstairs. "Yuto, was that Shun?" Yuya asked as he walked into the foyer. "Yeah. Though, I think he must've hit his head on something cause he was goin' on about a fountain." "That mythical fountain that supposedly transport you to other places?" Yuto nodded in response to Yuya's question then wondered if it could be fact.
Ruri arrived home about an hour later after Shun. "Yo, he's back." "Huh?" Ruri said in a flat voice. Yuto let out a sigh then repeated his statement. He watched Ruri dash up the stairs and towards Shun's room. "Shun." Ruri called out as she entered his room. "Yo?" "You're back." "Yep." "Where did you go?" "Ended up in the forest. My watch may be faulty so I'm fixing it now." "Oh." Ruri said quietly as she didn't know what else to say. "I'll go now." she said quietly. She closed the door behind her then wondered why she was so flustered about him being missing.
Jack was writing in his book when Shinji entered his room. "Yes?" he said without looking up at Shinji. "How's your arm?" Jack stopped writing then moved his injured arm a little. "It still hurts, but not as much as earlier. I commend you for taking immediate action. It could've been worse." He heard Shinji let out a sigh then figured he'd try something to lift his spirits. "Do you possibly want to, hang out? We can go or do..wherever you want." he asked. Jack was sure he'd regret it later but he couldn't stand seeing Shinji being this way, they were friends after all. "Alright, then I'll invite people over." "Oh, so soon...?"
"Yuya." Yuto called out. He waited for a response but received none. "Yuya, I'm going to leave you behind!" "Goodness, you need to calm down." Yuto rolled his eyes then held Yuya close. "It's not everyday Shinji invites us over ya know." "Yeah, yeah. So why are we still here? Weren't you the one rushing me?" Yuya said with a smirk. Yuto pressed the button on the side of his watch and they disappeared in a body of pixels.
Crow was working on a side deck when his mind drifted to Ruri asking around earlier. "Where did he end up anyway...?" he thought as he picked up his phone and dialed a number. "Yo." "Hey, what happened earlier? Ruri came over all worried.." Crow waited for his response, but it took Shun a moment to tell him. "I was in the forest, it's a maze but there's a trick to it. The card you gave me led me to a fountain where if you touch the jewel it somehow fills with water." "Is that all it was?" "You make it sound like it happens all the time to you." Crow went silent for a moment then said, "It does. Not all the time, but I often end up there, in a similar place." Crow noticed Shun had hung up and wasn't sure if what he said had upset him.
Shun arrived in front of Crow's place then knocked on the door. "If you're a murderer I'll tell you now. Go bother someone else, I'm already dying." Shun was too into what Crow said that he didn't notice him open the door. "I know, it'll never work." "So Crow, mind showing me that fountain? And if you don't mind, can we uh, check out that home back in the city?" Shun noticed Crow looked really uneasy after he mentioned the place.
"Rin, looks like we've been invited again." Rin let out a sigh as she sat down next to Yugo on the couch. "Well.." Rin started. "Let's just hope that pyromaniac isn't invited too." Yugo shrugged as he picked up a water bottle then disappeared, leaving a trail of particles with Rin following behind.
Sora was working on repainting an object when he let out a sneeze. "Maybe I'm catching a cold. But wasn't I sick not too long ago...?" He let out a sigh then continued painting.
Shinji let the two couples in as the home resounded with a heavy bass. "Oh, it's like last time. You didn't invite you-know-who, right?" Shinji let out a laugh then reassured them he wasn't coming. "By the way, have any of you heard from Shun or Crow? They won't reply to my messages." Everyone in the room shrugged then went back to chatting. "Strange. Shun is such a party animal too."
Crow stopped his bike in front of a fountain in one of the many parks. "This is it." Shun dismounted and Crow followed suit. "It looks exactly the same. Maybe..." Crow watched in silence as Shun touched the jewel then closed his eyes. He watched as Shun touched the water and suddenly disappeared into thin air. "What the...?!" Crow thought as he looked all around the fountain. He noticed the water was no longer there and looked the same as when they arrived. Just as he was about call Shun, he suddenly reappeared where he had disappeared. "What the hell is going on?" Shun patted Crow's back then said, "Simple. You close your eyes, think or wish of going somewhere and you're there."
Shun looked down at a dumbfounded Crow then let out a sigh. "Yep. That's how I got here. How? I can't recall. I guess whatever I was thinking must've been similar to here." he said flatly. "Alright. I'll believe it. So, the old house right? Let's go..." They mounted the D-Wheel and took off for the inner city of City.
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