Apart from the Ocean, part 2
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estiroseHere's part 2 of "Apart from the Ocean".
Title: Apart from the Ocean (part 2)
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estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Kiva
Words: ~400
Characters: Shinoda Aya (OC), Kuramae Noboru (OC)
Warnings/Rating: 8+/PG
Prompt: Table 2, prompt: Inside
Summary: Aya has to live with the fact that monsters don't think like humans.
Author's Notes: I'm hoping to use as many of the 25 prompts as I can for one story, and am therefore designating parts as I go along. Any left over prompts will be used as snapshots on Aya's life. Since the characters are Japanese, I've used Japanese name order here. The universe itself belongs to Toei and TV-Asahi, as does the original version of Kuramae Noboru.
"I'm going up in a few days to see my sister in Otsu, outside of Kyoto," Kuramae-san said cheerfully as they ate lunch together inside the restaurant. "She's into the subject of myths and monsters too - you'd like her. Want to come along? She'd love to meet you."
Aya thought carefully, mentally consulting a map. Kyoto wasn't on the coast, though she did seem to recall a lake nearby. If she brought salts, then she could save herself from discovering whether she really needed salt water every few days to survive, like her father told her she would.
Before she could answer, he continued, "Maybe we could sneak into that portal, check out that other universe. Wouldn't it be neat to meet the monsters?"
"Kuramae-san!" she exclaimed, loud enough that some of her fellow diners looked over at her. She moderated her tone. "I have a reputation to maintain. Besides, the Fangaire have come into our universe. We don't need to get in trouble for beings we could meet."
He grinned. "I'm joking," he said. "But my sister's interested in writing a book on the so-called 'myths'. You know, she thinks that the Mermen still exist, at least. Or she thinks they did twenty years ago."
Twenty years ago. What evidence had her father left behind before he disappeared for over twenty years? What evidence could she use to prove eventually that the danger existed, without alarming anyone?
"I'd be interested in knowing how she got to that conclusion," Aya said. She still taught swimming, so she could rearrange her schedule, assuming her students agreed. It would be nice to get away from that inside pool, that water bounded by cement and full of chlorine.
"Then will you come with me?" he asked, leaning forward.
She nodded. "Yes." Spending a few days with Kuramae-san didn't seem so bad. He liked her, she liked him, what could go wrong?
"I'd pack a few days' worth of clothing," he said. "Little sis won't care if you bring a gift if you keep her busy enough."
Aya made a mental note to do so anyway. It was only polite.
"I like where she lives," Kuramae-san said. "I think you will too. It's like you could live there forever."
She wished she could tell him otherwise. But she only wanted to risk being away from the ocean a few days, and if he was a good person, then he'd respect that.
tbc
Title: Apart from the Ocean (part 2)
Author:
estiroseFandom: Kamen Rider Kiva
Words: ~400
Characters: Shinoda Aya (OC), Kuramae Noboru (OC)
Warnings/Rating: 8+/PG
Prompt: Table 2, prompt: Inside
Summary: Aya has to live with the fact that monsters don't think like humans.
Author's Notes: I'm hoping to use as many of the 25 prompts as I can for one story, and am therefore designating parts as I go along. Any left over prompts will be used as snapshots on Aya's life. Since the characters are Japanese, I've used Japanese name order here. The universe itself belongs to Toei and TV-Asahi, as does the original version of Kuramae Noboru.
"I'm going up in a few days to see my sister in Otsu, outside of Kyoto," Kuramae-san said cheerfully as they ate lunch together inside the restaurant. "She's into the subject of myths and monsters too - you'd like her. Want to come along? She'd love to meet you."
Aya thought carefully, mentally consulting a map. Kyoto wasn't on the coast, though she did seem to recall a lake nearby. If she brought salts, then she could save herself from discovering whether she really needed salt water every few days to survive, like her father told her she would.
Before she could answer, he continued, "Maybe we could sneak into that portal, check out that other universe. Wouldn't it be neat to meet the monsters?"
"Kuramae-san!" she exclaimed, loud enough that some of her fellow diners looked over at her. She moderated her tone. "I have a reputation to maintain. Besides, the Fangaire have come into our universe. We don't need to get in trouble for beings we could meet."
He grinned. "I'm joking," he said. "But my sister's interested in writing a book on the so-called 'myths'. You know, she thinks that the Mermen still exist, at least. Or she thinks they did twenty years ago."
Twenty years ago. What evidence had her father left behind before he disappeared for over twenty years? What evidence could she use to prove eventually that the danger existed, without alarming anyone?
"I'd be interested in knowing how she got to that conclusion," Aya said. She still taught swimming, so she could rearrange her schedule, assuming her students agreed. It would be nice to get away from that inside pool, that water bounded by cement and full of chlorine.
"Then will you come with me?" he asked, leaning forward.
She nodded. "Yes." Spending a few days with Kuramae-san didn't seem so bad. He liked her, she liked him, what could go wrong?
"I'd pack a few days' worth of clothing," he said. "Little sis won't care if you bring a gift if you keep her busy enough."
Aya made a mental note to do so anyway. It was only polite.
"I like where she lives," Kuramae-san said. "I think you will too. It's like you could live there forever."
She wished she could tell him otherwise. But she only wanted to risk being away from the ocean a few days, and if he was a good person, then he'd respect that.
tbc
