Past and Present

Chapter 2

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There a rumble of destroyed building. The fire that burn several houses and surrounding forest had caused a fog. It gives a hard times to breath.

'brother'.... Who

'Ito' ....who is it

Body...There are death bodies sprawled every place. From an innocent babies, kids, to an old man. Some of the body were not complete. It's a complete slaughter.

Blood...blood were everywhere. The thick blood scent lingering in the air.

'...grab your future –' again with the voice

'RUN!!'

There are several people faces that full of concern and some emotion that been shown in their eyes as if they try to says something.

'Please be safe...Ito' said one of them before the image faded.

Ichiro woke up from his dream, gasping for air. It took him several minutes to steady his breathing and calm his heart. There his eyes meet his red haired friend's.

Reno stared his blonde companion with a worried face while his hands still rest at the blonde's shoulder. He was awake when he heard the blonde trashing in his dream as if he was in a nightmare. He continue to stare as the blonde sat on the bed while calming down his raging breath.

Ichiro slumped his body forward after a while to calm down. His shirt drenched with the sweat that form on his body.

"You okay Ichi?" ask Reno using the nickname that he gave when they were child. His voice filled with a worried. The said man just nodded his head not trusting his voice that will broke anytime. His eyes were shadowed by his hair.

""You sure? You can tell me you know" Reno mutter still not convinced with his childhood friend's condition.

"I'll manage."

"Ichi-" Reno want to say but got cut by Ichiro.

"Please Reno, not now...please" Ichiro said still shadowing his eyes. His voice was slow and trembling. His state that time was vulnerable and fragile.

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The morning comes as the sun shine the earth and the sound of birds chirping in the early morning be a music that calm the atmosphere. All in all it was a peaceful morning.

" ICHIIIIIIRRRROOOO !!!!! "

Just forget it. Maybe it's not a peaceful morning anymore.

" I'LL KILL YOU!!" screamed the girl's voice.

There are sound of footstep running with a fit of laughter followed by throughout the hallway. The resident that still asleep woke up because of the noise. Reno, one of the resident of household already awake and waiting for breakfast at dining room ignore all the noise since it already has become nom for them to be noisy early in the morning.

The household's resident usually consist of their selective member that been selected since they are child. Each group will have five or six member. They will live together under the same roof to know each other better. The child that still have family will start living together at the age of 12 while the orphan will live at the house at age of 8. They need to learn how to cook, cleaning, proper hygiene, how to plan strategies, fighting, tend injuries and many more to be more independent because when they go for their jobs, there will be easy to handle and less injured. When they live under the same roof, they will need to find their own pocket money since it will not be given by free.