Last of Her Kind

#1: From The Startpoint

Ishikawa Apartment

"Nervous?", Nobu looked at his daughter's worried eyes and held her hand. "I'll be fine. I read a lot in the Internet about this place. Plus, we're still in the same country. How different could it be?", Akihabara, the 18 year old lady, nervously laughed. The lady inheritted his father's light brown eyes and her mother's coffee brown hair. "Okay, continue talking and you'd be late for your work and school", Erina crossed her arms.

Bus Station

Akihabara entered the bus and sat on the edge. She looked outside the window and saw people wearing blue uniform. Did the Tokyo police changed their uniform? One of them met eyes with her. She cowered and the raven head smiled widely. She felt calm and return a shy smile.

Her phone rang.

Aki, I'd be waiting for you at the university entrance.

Thanks Hina, I'm having stomachache now that you mentioned about the university.

You'll be fine. You're the top of your class back in your prefecture, right?

Stop that. I'll see you then.

They ended the call. Saotome Hina is Aki's cousin. They occasionally meet in person but they are in constant communication through calls and exchange of mails.

University Gate

A blonde petite lady came running towards Aki. "You grew tall!", she pouted and crossed her arms. Aki was amused with her straight and dyed hair. The last time Hina visited theit prefecture, she had curly black hair. She's also wearing contact lenses. Also, her cousin is wearing a knee high skirt and expensive looking blazer. The city is an intense place to live.

Aki just slapped her face with both hands. It's not time to be pitying herself.

"Let's start off with entering your department building", Hina grabbed her cousin's arm. "You're in a different department, right? If I'm not mistaken, arts department?", Aki recalled. "You're right. I'm amazed you remembered. I'm already in my second year. If you have any questions, you can always ask me", Hina winked.

Medicine Department

"Ishikawa Akihabara", the instructor called. She raised her hand and the heads turned to look at her. She has an unusual old name.

The introduction of the subject ended and they were all dismissed. Aki remained seated. "The instructor said we can now go", one of the female student noticed her. "Oh yes. It's just that I'm still suprised that I'm here", Aki smiled. "Same goes with me. That was a difficult exam!", the student sat on her table and reached her hand. "Nice to meet you, Ishikawa-san. Your name is really unusual. My name is Mihasa Riko", she shook Aki's hand.

Riko is few inches smaller than Aki. For a 5'5 woman, she's taller than the rest of her classmate. "Ishikawa-san, would it be okay if I call you with your name? You may call me by my name as well", Riko asked. Aki nodded and fixed her things. The two of them went out together.

"Oh, so you're from Miyagi prefecture. I've been there before", Riko recalled and told her some random things she saw along the way. Riko is talkative and yet she never said something that was offensive to Aki.

Bus station

"I'd be separating from here. I need to meet with someone", Riko waved her hand. Aki bowed and watch her disappear.

The bus stopped in front of Aki and some of the passengers went down. There's so many people in the city. Unlike from where she came from, everyone almost know one another. This time, there are so many strangers condense in one area. It felt saddening and frightening for her.