Stone Love

Chapter 2 - Spilling The Truth

After Kohaku and Chrome begrudgingly leave you and Senku alone, he leans against a tree and closes his eyes. You walk a bit closer, confused as to what he's doing. Senku opens his eyes and stares into your own, "Well? Are you gonna tell the truth now?" You flinch, feeling like you're the one who's being petrified by his hard stare. He smirks, which somehow makes you feel less nervous.

You take in a deep breath.

"Well, you're definitely not going to believe me, because you're a 'science guy', but here's the thing-"

While you're ranting on, Senku is becoming more suspicious about you because of the information you're unknowingly spilling. How did you know that he was a 'science guy'? How long have you been watching them?

"You know anime? Well, you're from one? And I'm actually from the US? But like, the real world US? And I know that this is like a dream and all, but did Kohaku really need to hold her weapon against my neck? I didn't think that she would since I normally don't wanna get hurt in my dreams, but like who would, right? Anyway-"

As you're bombarding Senku with all this foreign information, he's blanked out and is gaping like a puzzled fish. But before you can go on about the anime more, he grabs your shoulders and shakes you. "Stop talking! Calm down!" You stop your rambling and take a step back, watching as Senku releases you and crosses his arms.

"What do you mean by 'I'm from an anime'? That's not physically possible. And if you're from the US, how did you get all the way across the Pacific Ocean to here? And what's with your clothes?"

You scratch your head, "Um, where do I start... Well, you're the protagonist from an anime called Dr. Stone, Senku Ishigami. I'm dreaming, so I can be anywhere I want! Except for when Kohaku was threatening me, that was un-"

"Another thing, how do you know our names?"

Senku interrupts, causing you to start to become irritated, "Like I said, Senku, you're from an anime that had just finished it's first season and has almost a hundred-fifty chapters in the manga, of course, I know your name. Gosh, I thought you were supposed to be smart~" You tease, causing the daikon-haired male to scoff and become irritated as well. "If that's true, then tell me something about myself that no one else knows."

You hold your chin in thought.

"Well, I know that Byakuya took you in after your dad left, and I know that you tried to help him pass his swimming test so that he could become an astronaut. Is that good enough for you?" Senku has a dumbfounded look on his face. He didn't want to see it, but the mysterious girl was right. Not just anybody who's been watching them would know this, he never told anybody these things. He looks at you again, seeing the expecting look on your face.

"I believe you."

A sigh of relief slips past your lips, glad that you don't have to try and remember shit from so long ago. "Thank god! I don't know what'd I do if you didn't!" You happily place your hands firmly onto your hips. Senku lets out a hum, not knowing what to think anymore. Everything he knows about the world completely goes against what's happening right now. 'Maybe she's lying? If she is telling the truth though, wouldn't that mean that she's from a different universe entirely? If we are apart of an anime, then does she know the future? Surely the time now isn't later in a series...'

"What do you know about this... 'Dr. Stone'? What point of the anime are we in now?" Senku asks, trying to understand the situation. You scratch the back of your neck, "Um, I think we're at episode eight. You, Chrome, and Kohaku are trying to make iron but you don't have enough people, so you sent Suika to the village to gather information if I remember correctly. And seeing as I didn't see her, she's there now, I guess." You say, shutting your eyes to recall the early episode. Senku's brain is all fuzzy, he's taking in all the information and trying to make sense of it all.