Midnight city

Welcome dear miss

March 26 2007

- Riko, wake up sweetheart you're going to miss the train - Momma Called in a sweet manner from down stairs:

- Coming Mom! - i said while running towards the bathroom to do my morning hygiene, then I took off my pijamas and put on clean clothes, the yellow flowery dress that Aunty Susune gave me, I think she will be happy that I'm wearing the dress she gave me.

Giving some contest to what's happening, my name i Riko Oikawa, friends call me Ko or Riki, but anyway, as we all know the year is ending and spring break is coming! (Didn't failed the grade for a thread but that doesn't matter now) and my parents thought it would be a great idea to send me to the town my aunt lives in so I can spend my vacation with her, and here I am with a case in hand and a train ticket for the town:

- are you sure you don't want me to go with you honey? It can be dangerous, even more how crazy the world is these days - my mom said in a worried voice, I looked at her and gave her a warm smile and said:

- no Mama, it's okay plus it's a small town and if any crazy guy tries to hurt me Aunty will beat his butt

- haha! You are right about that sweetie! Your aunt always had a strong temper, at least let your old mother take you to the station.

As soon as she said this words I agreed, we walked to the train station and talked about some trivial things... it's been a while since we did this after that happened... But anyway! When we arrived, mama hugged me tight squeezed my cheeks and said:

- behave okay? And always remember: mama loves you

I didn't respond that time, I just giggled and shook my head at her, I hopped on the train then I sat next to a old lady, she looked at me with kind eyes and said:

- why, hello little lady how are you doing? Where are you going? I smiled at her and said:

- oh! I'm going to visit my aunt

- how sweet! It's rare that youngsters worry about your elders you know sweetie? By the way which town is it?- she said in a sweet and kind way, well she was really nice to me why not be nice back? I smiled and said:

- I'm going to Chimimare Sakura m'am. When she heard what i said her face turned white and she started to look for something in her bag, from there she took a pink bunny mask with gold details:

- my dear! That damned town is going to do horrors to you but never loose yourself, i was going to give this to my granddaughter but I think it will be a better use to you, I wish you the best of luck- and then she got up and left the train... this old lady gave me the creeps but something said it would be really nice to keep the mask, and is a really pretty thing, I'm going to use it to decorate my room.

After some time in the train, I decided to sleep a bit, I put it my head on the wall and fell asleep.

It's been hours I guess, I woke up with the voice of the conductor saying I arrived my destiny... luck me! I took my case and ran of the train. But everything was so strange... the people in the streets were all wearing masks, some were wearing pigs masks others cat ones, and other animals... one more scary then another, the moment i step out of the train everyone looked at me, even the people who were in the houses, before I could said anything they pointed at me and started chanting:

- WITCH! WITCH! GET THE WITCH - and with that everyone started to run after me, and then the i stated to run by the streets with a angry crowd after me... why is this happening? What did I do wrong? I ran and ran until I arrived a allay and hid in it to scape the crowd, I sat on the ground and started to cry by what happened, thank god momma is not here she would have hurt herself in the chase.

I looked at my case and then it hit me, the bunny mask could be really handy now, I took the mask on and put on my face, then I left the allay and... it worked they aren't attacking, the bad part is that I lost track of Aunty's house, welp guess I'll have to trie and find the way back there I'm not taking information from those people even if it pays me.

Walking down the streets I noticed that the town was going normally. Only weird thing being the masks of course and the fact that they go after you if you take it of, so if I never take it of it should be fine.

... why did I have to speak so soon? I bumped in a guy and my mask fell of:

- oops! Sorry young lady - he said in a sweet manner, I looked at him with panic in my eyes, he had dark hair and had a mask that covered half of his face different from the others, the man saw my despair and then he hugged me, pressing my face on his chest so that no one could see it, he leaned down to catch my mask and said:

- MY DEAREST NIECE! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH! LETS GO HOME - and then he took me in bridal stile making sure to hide my face.

After some time he put me on the ground and gently putted my mask on my face again:

- there we go! Now you don't have to make such a sad face, cariña what is your name? - he said in a carrying manner, I looked at him scared and said:

- R-Riko... my name is Riko

- Riko... it's a wonderful name dont you think? Look Riko-chan I know why you're here! But worry not! I'm not gonna tattle on you, on the contrary I want to help you - he said... this guy badly knows me and already act as we were close, welp I don't have so much to complain after all he helped me, he reached his hand to me and said:

- come! Lets find your aunts house together, don't need to worry ok? I just want to help you Riko-chan

- sir Im sorry for what im about to say but, you sound like a kidnaper! Plus I don't even know your name - he putted his hand on his face and said:

- well that's was rude of me! Im sorry by my flamboyant way Riko-chan, allow me to redeem myself by presenting myself - and then he made a flamboyant pose and said:

- TADADADA! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! BOYS AND GIRL! I HAVE THE PRIDE TO PRESENT MYSELF AS: SEIKI SUMARU THE SECOND YOUNGEST SON OF THE FOUNDER OF THIS DAMNED TOWN!

-... Fahaha! You sound like a radio locutor, it's a pleasure to meet you Sumaru-san.

He bowed on his pose and said:

- pleasure is all mine Riko-chan, now let's get out of here, this is no place for beautiful people like us.