Train Wreck

BitchyBabe:: It would definitely be awful. But we’ll see.

Tsunami:: Anxious much? You want more, you got more. I suppose it would be natural for Eiri to get mad.

Setsuna:: Thanx for the compliment. They’ll be together in due time.

earthneko:: wow, thank you so much. I’m glad you like my writing.

DBZVelena:: here’s more for your enjoyment.

Chocho:: O my darling o my darling. Lol. I couldn’t resist.


Chapter 4: What fools are made of

Shuichi climbed up into the opening and found the walkway that connected the doors of each car. The walkway itself was on its side facing the mountain, while metal bar railings lay above and below Shuichi on each side of the walkway. Carefully crawling forward, Shuichi made his way across putting hands and knees on every other bar. With the walkway on the left and open air on the right, Shuichi kept close to the left and reached the other side. By placing his knees and shins on the bars and sticking his feet in-between two bars, Shu placed his hands flat against the door and began to push forward. Within seconds the door flew inward and fell down, slamming into the inner wall.

The force of the door caused Shu to fall forward into the next car. Bringing his hands out to take the impact, Shuichi hit the wall, letting a small yelp escape his lips. With his feet stuck between the bars on the railing, he hung halfway in from the waist down. “…ow.” was his delayed reaction.

Using his hands, Shuichi pulled himself back up and carefully managed to turn around. Griping the ledge, he made his way into the second to last passenger car and let go, falling to his feet. Seeing Haruna closely following him with the light, Shuichi turned around and looked at the damage. All the luggage was flung every which way and rocks pilled on top of almost every body.

“Hey, you could have waited for me.” Haruna yelled from behind him. She climbed down from the doorway and jumped to the floor. Holding the light straight ahead, she glanced at her feet and with a small scream, jumped back a couple of inches. “Why didn’t you tell me there was a door here? I could have fallen in!”

Shuichi looked back at her and down at the floor where she stood. A look of surprise crossed his face. “Oh, sorry, I didn’t see it.” He took a step and bent down, tugging at the door handle. When it pulled up Shuichi re-closed it and stood straight. “You won’t fall in it opens upward.”

Haruna face lightened with joy and her eyes shone with excitement and happiness. “Wow, you’re so smart. How did you know that? Oh my god, I can’t believe we get to spend this train ride together. Hey did I tell you about a time I went to my aunts and we were walking in the park. Suddenly…” She continued as Shuichi turned back around and started to climb the seats in front of him. He put his foot on the junction between the two seats and lifted himself up. Swinging the other foot over and then the next, he then jumped down to the left of a pile of rocks that sat where the window would have been. Shuichi glanced back to see Haruna following close behind, still talking.

~*~*~

Armand grabbed Eiri’s left arm and Kyoko held onto his right. Together they managed to pull Eiri to his feet. Eiri was ready to argue that he didn’t need any help but as he took a step forward, he stumbled. Armand’s grip tightened briefly and he managed to hold him up while Kyoko went to go open the door to the dinning car.

As they were making their way to the door, Armand asked curiously, “So, where were you headed?”

Eiri glanced at him, not sure if he should answer. “Tokyo.” He replied shortly.

“That’s cool. Were you going anywhere special?” Armand asked in an upbeat tone.

“No.”

Not paying attention to Eiri’s one word answers and uncaring tone, Armand continued asking questions. “So, do you have a family? You married? Any pets? I have a dog back in London named Morrie.”

Eiri sighed in irritation and pulled away from Armand, not replying. Able to stand on his own without falling over, Eiri slowly walked forward with the other man at his side. Reaching the doorway, Armand stepped forward and pulled himself up looking in. “How’s it looking?” He called into the next car to Kyoko, his voice amplified.

Kyoko yelled back to him, her voice echoing, “It’s not too bad in here. Not too many rocks came thru the windows. The tables are rooted to the ground though. I need help pulling them up and it might be better if we took some seat cushions to lay on top of the hard table surfaces.”

Armand climbed onto the metal railing in front of him to make his way across. Turning his head back around to see Eiri, He told him, “Just stay here. It shouldn’t take long.”

When Eiri opened his mouth to argue, he heard Kyoko yell to him. “Don’t even think about coming in here to help Mr. Uesugi. You need to rest, doctors’ orders.”

Eiri growled, narrowing his eyes and sat down on a seat, leaning up against the wall.
~*~*~*~

Shuichi climbed up the next seat and looked over. In the middle of the floor lay a man with graying hair. His chest rose and fell as if he were asleep in bed, only his gray business suit ruined the image. Shuichi jumped over, glancing back once to yell to Haruna. “Hey, this guys alive.” When his feet touched the ground, Shuichi ran the couple steps to the guy and kneeled down beside him. Saying loudly, “Hey, wake up.” he began shaking the man\'s shoulders.

Haruna climbed slowly over the seat and made her way down, not seeming to be in any particular hurry. Her feet on the ground, Haruna just stood there not bothering to take the couple steps towards him and not offering any help. “Just leave the old geezer. He’ll just slow us down anyway.” Came her annoyed voice cutting thru the air.

Shuichi turned his head to face her, an angry expression shown in his eyes. “How can you possibly say something like that? The guy might be hurt. We can’t just leave him here like this.”

Haruna crossed her arms and looked away. “Whatever. Do what you want. Just hurry up.”

Shuichi sighed heavily and turned back to face the man only to find his eyes opening slowly inch by inch. Shu gasped, “He’s waking up.” Haruna only rolled her eyes.

The guy turned his head in Haruna’s direction, moaning softly in pain. “Are you okay?” Shuichi asked after a pause, seeing the sad look in the guy’s dark brown eyes.

The man turned his head back up to Shuichi, staring for a moment before responding. “Yeah, I’ll be fine. Just need to rest.” The man said weakly and turned his head away from both of them facing the wall that once served as the floor of the train.

“I told you we should just leave him.” Haruna said bitterly.

~*~*~*~

Hiro sat next to Suguru listening to his cd player and resting his head on the back of his seat. Suguru sat reading some papers that had dates and arrangements written on them for their next concert. Feeling the train slow Suguru looked up briefly but quickly withdrew it from his mind, concentrating on his notes. Hiro ignored it all together, not paying much attention.

When the train began to slow even more, other passengers looked up and around feeling concerned. Suguru only looked up after the train had just about stopped all together. He looked out the window and not seeing anything wrong, turned to face Hiro, nudging him in the shoulder. Hiro looked over at him and slipped off his head phones. “What?” He asked in bewilderment.

“The train stopped moving. You didn’t notice?” Suguru asked in shock.

Hiro looked around the train and then glanced out the window, leaning across Suguru. Sitting back, Hiro simply stated, “Oh.” Before shrugging his shoulders and returning his head phones to his ears. “Oh well.”

Suguru sat with his mouth open in amazement. When he was about to yank down Hiro’s head phones, an announcement came broadcasting in the train car with a soft click. “Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re sorry for the inconvenience but we seem to be having difficulties at the moment. Just sit tight, we should be up and running in a matter of minutes.” The announcement ended with another soft click.

~*~*~*~

Shuichi helped the man sit up against the seats in front of him. “I’m going to find some water. Stay here with him.” He said to Haruna. Shuichi got up and started to climb the next set of seats.

“What? Why do I have to?” She argued looking completely outraged.

“Because I asked you to. Besides, someone needs to watch him.” Shuichi said matter of factly, as he continued to climb the seats.

Haruna walked over to the man and slowly sat down, a dreamy gleam in her eyes. She mumbled with a sigh of happiness, “I can’t believe he asked me something. This must be heaven on earth.” Still in la la land, Haruna sat next the man against the seats, staring off into space.

The man glanced at her with a sigh of disapproval, shaking his head sadly. “I can’t believe you still do that.” He said quietly.

Haruna suddenly snapped out of her dream world, quickly moving her head to face the old man. Her eyebrows drawn together and her mouth set in a thin line. “Shut up! What do you know?” With out warning, her expression changed and she looked up at the ceiling, her eyes going out of focus. “He is the most gorgeous guy ever and plus he can sing what more could you ask for? The pink hair and purple eyes remind me of cotton candy that I could just eat up. O how I’d love to taste him, just one lick. I hear he smells like strawberries. Mmm, strawberry cotton candy. What a combination.” Haruna sighed dreamily, placing her hands over her heart.

The man looked at her in disgust and looked away, mumbling under his breath, “You’re insane. Just like you’re mother.”


A/N: Well that’s it for now. Cya next week with a new chapter. I know it’s short but hey it’s longer than the last. Lol.