Mushi-shi Fanfiction ~ Different Worlds

New Beginnings

Citus POV

Whats this light? Citus thought as she looked at a path of light in the darkness. It was beautiful, but she wasn't able to get a closer look at it. She wasn't able to move at all. Then she heard voices. She could hear them, but she didn't understand what they were saying. The path started fading as the voices became more clear.

Wait! Path thing, stay here! I'm scared of the dark, and if you go, there will be no light!

Her eyes opened. She was looking at someone's ceiling, her back on something soft, and a blanket over her.

"You have been here for over three weeks! I can't keep you here any more, I'm sorry." a man's voice rang out from somewhere to her right.

"Please. Just a little longer, just until she wakes up." pleaded another's voice. She turned her blurry gaze over to the two. There was a dark haired man and a man with white hair. The dark haired man was facing her and noticed that she was awake.

"Well start packing" he said, pointing to Citus. She started to sit up as the white haired man turned to look at her. Her white hair flopped over one of her eyes as she sat up.

Huh... I feel the hair over my right eye, but I don't see anything on that side of my face...

The white haired man walked over to her and sat down next to the foton she was laying on.

"How are you feeling?" he said in a slightly raspy voice. She stared at him noticing his complexion matched hers.

"I thought I told you to get out..." the man behind the white haired man exclaimed, but the white haired man just gave him a glare.

"Sorry, but... um... where am I? And if you're related to me, I don't know you." Then remembering his question she added, "Oh and I am fine." The man chuckled a bit.

"No we aren't related. You're in this nice mans house, but we have to leave now." He stood up and she followed suit, groaning a bit at the soreness in her hands and feet as she put pressure on them to get up. She then stopped to look down at what she was wearing.

"Um... I thought I was wearing pajama pants and a sweatshirt before... when did I get into this?" she looked at the kimono she was wearing. It was far warmer than what she was wearing before, but she didn't remember changing into it.

"I had to change you so that you wouldn't hypothermia in the wet clothes that you had on before." he walked over to the door where there was three pairs of shoes. She must have been out cold to not notice someone changing her. "Come here and put these on." He pointed to the winter boots next to his feet that were already covered. " We have to go." He slipped on his shoes and waited for her to do so before opening the door. She kept on a blank expression as they made their way down the snow covered road and left the village.

At that point, she hugged her arms to her body and started shivering as the wind cut through the kimono that she was wearing.

Why is it always so cold when I am outside? If I was asleep for as long as three weeks in that man's house, shouldn't it be at least a bit warmer?

"Hey.. w-what's your n-n-name anyw-way?" she said through chattering teeth. He turned his head and stopped walking, seeing that she was shivering half to death, even though she was wearing the heavy clothing.

"Oh yeah, sorry. My name is Ginko. Now it is your turn to tell me your name." he said, in the same raspy voice as before, as he walked over to her and wrapped a scarf around her head.

"Um... I think... I think my name is...." she thought for a moment, her voice muffled by the scarf that was wrapped around her mouth and head. "I think my name is... Citus..."