Running On Empty

Chapter 28: Home

   December 31, 2016

Song: To be determined      Artist: To be Determined

Hello! I am happy to present you all with another chapter of this story! First of all, thank you soooooo much for your votes, and comments. There have been so many of you who have started to follow me, added my story to your reading lists and so on! I can not believe another year has come and gone just like that! I apologize for not updating for these last several months. I was in a bit of a slump and college wasn't doing anything to help. I will be updating in the next five days or so, but right before my winter break is over! This chapter isn't that long, but I promise you all that you will have more soon!

I also have a favor to ask: Do any of you have a song suggestion for this chapter? I will be happy to listen to any song, just couldn't wrap my head any songs that fitted the atmosphere of this chapter... It could be a song from another language, one singer or a duet and so on...

Happy holidays to you all and Happy New Year!

~S&L

~SILYA~

"Hey! It's time to get up." I opened my eyes to find Frica and Rako towering over me with gigantic grins on their faces. Frica continues to shake me, like I was some sort of rag doll.

"We really are here," I said more to myself than the two of them. I rubbed my eyes still wondering where I was. Was I really here in Japan?

"Incase, if you're too shocked of where you are, yes, it's really Kyoto."

Frica grabbed my hands, suddenly. "Come on, we need to find Jaylin right now. We might as well, right?"

Yeah, we are here right now...where could he be though? Does Frica really have his address? What if we met and he is a different person? What if he didn't want to see me after all this time? What if I get him into trouble with the Headmaster? That is the last thing I want to happen.

"While we are here, why don't we go sight seeing? I'm sure you didn't just want to come here to see Jaylin as well, right Frica?" She looks back at Rako, giving him a raised eyebrow. They looked at each other for a long second.

"Um...well okay. I've never been in Kyoto anyway. I'm sure Rako hasn't either."

He gives her a sly smile, "You'd would be surprised at the paces I've been to, Miss."

He nudged her elbow and catching my gaze. "I want any of your firsts to be with me.

I smiled back at him, knowing that he had just persuaded Frica without even trying.

"Consider yourself lucky, but Rako, you have to be the tour guide." She poked his chest playfully, "it would be dangerous if two beautiful girls were left to themselves here."

"Slow your horses; we still have to get a hotel... I'm assuming that we will be left out in the cold, otherwise."

He looks at his wrist watch and nodded at both of us. "Alright, since Silya latterly slept like a log and it is now 10:45 in the morning, I would advise to get our morning exercise in, we go shopping. I can quickly look up a fast food place for us to eat breakfast."

Frica cleared her throat, "Or...we could go with Plan B?" She waved her phone in the air, "I know that Silya keeps in touch with Madeline. I think she would pick us up instantly, she does love her more than she realizes."

I smiled at both of them, grabbing my suitcase off the shelf above me. We were never going to get off the plane if I didn't.

Frica quickly follows my lead, tossing Rako her coat. He swiftly grabs it without hesitation. Was he some sort of high-functioning butler?