Red Dragon's Wish

CHAPTER 2

Kuroko woke up in the morning feeling a little headache. He was dreaming about hearing a woman's voice praying, but since it was a dream, he just ignores it and sits up. He looks at the time. It was at 7 am. So, he gets up and went to the bathroom to wash his face and dries it with a towel. He went to the kitchen and cooks some boiled eggs for breakfast and noodles. After eating breakfast, he went back to his room to get his new books and read.

Nothing seems to interesting to read. He thought all of the books that he bought last night were very good until now. He seems to have lost the interest and the mood to read them. He doesn't know why. Then he heard something fell from the side of his table and look at it. It was that old-looking book and his necklace. HIS NECKLACE!! He quickly kneels and lifts the book above his necklace and looks at it. It was okay. Idiot. His necklace is made of steel and can't shatter or break easily. He sighs. He was overreacting lately. Maybe, it's because it came from his ancestors, who pass it down to their next heir.

Kuroko stands up and wears his necklace then looks at the book on his hand. He faces it with him and opens the book. Blank. The black papers/pages are all blank.

"That's strange... why would they title the book without anything written in it." He turns the pages again but stops when he spotted a red scale. He picks it up and it shines against the sunlight. "It's beautiful... and it looks like it's a real scale." It was a 3-inch red scale and it looks like a ruby stone that shapes like a scale. He smiles and puts it back on the page of the book. He has to return this book to the books store and tell them it really isn't his book, but then something happens. His hand went in the book when he puts down the scale back. He panicked and tried to pull his hand out which he fails as a red bright light came from the page of the book. Kuroko couldn't even hear the knock from his room's door.

"Kuroko, I'm coming in... and what's with the light in your—Kuroko!!" Ogiwara was shocked at what he has seen. Kuroko's hand is inside the book. Kuroko turns to him.

"Ogiwara-kun!!"
They were all blinded by the light that shines even brighter until it subsides. Ogiwara opens his eyes and the next thing he knew, Kuroko disappeared. The book was at the ground still wide and open after it fell. Ogiwara quickly went to the book and turns its pages. He knew what happen but he can't still believe it.

"This is not funny Kuroko! I hope you're not making tricks again!!" even though he knew Kuroko isn't there anymore. He keeps turning the page. "This can't be happening!! No! Kuroko!! Stupid book!! What have you done to Kuroko!!" even he knew his stupid questions won't be answered. He shook the book harshly hoping that Kuroko would fall out but fails. He kneels to the ground with wide eyes after turning to the first page.

".... 'The boy with the hair as blue as the sky and ocean eyes was confused to where he was after waking up from an unknown land that he was unfamiliar with.'..... Hair as blue as the sky and........ Ocean eyes? There is no mistaking that this is Kuroko! His in the book!!! Phew. He is okay... but... what should I tell his grandmother when she returns? ... Ugghhh!!!" he scratches his hair, not knowing what to do in this situation.

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In the world of the book.

After waking up in the middle of the forest. Kuroko made himself calm and hoping that this is all a dream to him that he will wake-up soon. He began to walk around, trying to look for someone who can help him. Is it just him or he has gotten a little taller? Kuroko reaches his head. He brushes his fingers to his hair. It somehow became longer than before. no, it 'is' longer than before. much longer that it stops on his waist. He wishes he had a mirror and it's a good thing there is a lake up ahead. On his way, he saw some woman washing clothes while chatting with the other. They were wearing old Chinese clothes. Just like what he saw in his Chinese history books. Is he in china? How on earth did he get there?
He walks slowly to them. They won't notice him anyway, but he was wrong. A girl turns to his direction and began to panic. He stops on his tracks. How did she saw him that quick? Then the other women's turn to him. 'Wait! What happens to his lack of presence?' Kuroko turns to the lake and saw his reflection. He looks a little older and prettier. He looks like he's 17 or 18. 'Is this the future?' he wonders but his attention went back to the women who ran to the forest. Okay, he will try to approach the others slowly and would try to speak to them.