Fish out of Water (Open to all)

Yeah sure if you want to go after this, or some other time just he said as the waiter brought his food, he stopped talking to eat just focusing on that

Oh yeah i guess it would be good too know where you want to go he said looking up from his bowl I've lived here awhile, we moved here after my da... half way through this sentence, his face looked drained of colour and his eyes looked empty I don't want too talk about it hideki said standing up and quickly walking out of the shop, place money on the counter

Kinda looking forward to a nice chat, Rita ate her meal normally, simply anticipating this to be a simple meet-up between friends... little did she know, the moment Hideki was about to talk, the decision simply came upon his mind to leave like that. Her eyes now open wide as the chopsticks fell straight into the bowl, Rita got up and placed some money on the counter. "Hey, wait, what the hell?! Alex, you done? If not, I kinda sorta need to see where the hell he went... oh wait, you're his friend, right? Do you happen to know where he might have gone?" Now in a slightly panicked tone, Rita didn't wait for Alex to respond and simply went out the door while shouting. "Ugh, dammit! Come on, now, I'll pay you back when we find him!" Hoping Alex would follow her, Rita ran into the streets as her long silver hair flowed in the wind as she moved her head to try and find Hideki... not really knowing where else to go, she simply followed the path to the right, warning Alex inside the shop just in case so he'd follow her... Not really knowing the way around town would make this a lot more difficult... so she needed Alex around to help her navigate the streets, something she hoped he'd do as she shouted to the boy she assumed was behind her. "Dammit... Alex, help me out here, I can't see a thing around here!" Scowling and wondering where the hell Hideki could have gone and on such short notice, Rita simply stood and growled as she tightened her knuckles...

After ruining to the nearest alleyway, which was dark about the same hue as his long black jacket which he pulled tightly around himself he became harder to see if not for this light blonde hair. hitting the wall he slide downwards. His soulless ice-blue eyes fixed in to the darkness as his hand dug into this pockets looking for his lighter. he couldn't seem to find it he most have dropped it on his run over he here distort from being unable to find the lighter hideki closed his eyes and fell over

Hearing a thud near her, Rita turned to Alex real quick to respond, fully intending to keep it short and follow the sound... "I-I... I see... still, help me out here! I heard a sound from somewhere, try looking around these alleyways!" Pleading for Alex's help almost, Rita turned and ran to the right, signaling Alex to follow her as that was the only path in the alleys... Though she couldn't see a thing in the dark alleyway, almost as dark as both her jacket and the one she remembers Hideki wearing... Tapping her foot on something, Rita bent down and picked it up, finding a small black lighter... "Wait, a lighter? I guess that wouldn't really be unusual here but... Hey Alex, do you know if Hideki smokes?" Turning around quickly to Alex, Rita started walking slower to make sure he could catch up... "Ugh... if only I had some way to... wait..." Grabbing the lighter and taking a paper slip from school from her pocket, Rita made a makeshift torch, trying to maybe signal Hideki that they were here if not light up the alley enough to see around... Noticing something in the distance, Rita could make out only a tinge of yellow lying against the black surface of the alleyway's wall... "Wait, could that be...?" Trying to approach slower, Rita kept calm in case this wasn't Hideki and maybe someone else... though she hoped that wasn't the case...

At the sound of his name hideki sat up still feeling lifeless he raised one hand in the air, as if too notify the one looking for him. Standing up he could fully see the rita and alex, yet he still turn heel and started walking the other way deeper into the alleyway. He knew where he was going even if he did relive it. his black jacket (looks like shinji's jacket but black) make him hard to see as he stumbled down the ally

Seeing the figure lifting a hand at them, Rita breathed a sigh of relief as she recognized Hideki's face... only for her face to turn back into worry as he soon started walking away from them again... "Oh, dammit, wait up!" Shouting, Rita ran to where Hideki was heading, keeping the torch lit to be able to see him at all... Rita was of course much faster than the stumbling Hideki, making her able to catch up to him easily... Placing a hand on his shoulder, Rita could see at least the other end of the tunnel, where it was light... "Jeez, you could have at least warned us before you ran off like that! Oh, right!" Digging through her pockets, Rita found the small black lighter, handing it in her palm towards Hideki. "Is this yours, by any chance? We found it just by the alley's entrance..." Turning her head to Alex now, Rita signaled him to approach Hideki slowly just in case... Rita continued speaking softly so Hideki'd have no reason to lash out at her. "I don't mind if you don't want to tell me what's wrong, but at least don't run off like that, okay?" She was actually worried for him... Even though they'd just met and he was pretty much a stranger, Rita could kinda see what was wrong despite not knowing the whole story... "He mentioned something about his dad, right...?" Thinking to herself, Rita decided not to press the issue, fearing touching instead a sensitive point...

......people die when there near me hideki said softy starring down at the lighter he took from rita, turning it over to see how much fuel was in it, he flick the lighter make small yellow flame appear then putting it out, darkness covered the ally

My dad gave me this lighter...before he died in fact this thing pretty much killed him, and mom hell i don't even really know what happened with her just found her dead I the bath tub when i got home once hideki said looking up, the tone of his voice sounded empty and still where his eyes

humph funny I just meet you guys and you've seen the real more thats more then anyone could say

Hearing Hideki's story after Alex tried with her to calm him down, Rita felt her heart sink a bit more and let out a smile for Hideki, trying to soothe him a bit more... "Look, I don't really know what happened to you in detail, but I at least know how it's affecting you..." Turning Hideki around to face her, Rita looked straight in his eyes, trying to keep him fixated on her. "I know we just met, but I can't let anyone face something like this alone... you're clearly hurting and you need friends to help out..." Making her smile shine brighter than the sun that now shone out of the alleyway's exit, the clouds covering it clearing up just enough for her face to be visible... "You get me? I want to at least try to help you out however I can and I'm sure Alex is the same..." Signaling Alex to get closer, Rita now stood up straight, bringing Hideki up with her. "Now then, we should get you home, no? Or do you have someplace else you want to go...?" Remembering Hideki's story, Rita thought his home wouldn't be the best place for him to stay right now... considering what happened with his mother... Calling Alex over to help her carry Hideki, Rita carried him out of the dark alley, at least, expecting some kind of explanation about why he was there in the first place... though she really wouldn't press the issue too much...

Uhhh... I guess I could go home but that might not be the best idea... I don't really know where i could go hideki said look up life returning to his face I don't know, you guys want to do something, and try and forget this whole thing

Seeing that Hideki wasn't feeling as bad, at least, Rita let him stand on his own now... "Hmmm... I don't really know what we should do... Should we go back to restaurant or something?" Perplexed, Rita looked at Alex with a confused look as if asking him for input too... Her coat fluttering in the wind, Rita put her right hand to her chin, her left wrapping around herself and supporting her right. "Well... we could go to my house and play some games or something... Alex, what do you think?" Looking at Alex again and then at Hideki, Rita didn't quite know what else to say... though she really felt that she'd see Hideki and Alex a lot more than just this day... A smile appearing on her face, Rita nodded in satisfaction... Glad that Alex helped her out... "Hmmm... I kinda prefer the name Alex to be honest..." Giving out a slight giggle, Rita looked up at the sun and stuffed her hands in her pockets, waiting for both their responses...