You never get what you really want

It was pretty dark in the room, with only small glimmers of sunshine breaking through the jalousie. Next to a window stood a meter-long wooden table with some books, tabletop games and turned on laptop. On the opposite side of a room was a door and next to it stood a bed with somebody lying in it.

Beep… beep…beep…

Just as the phone alarm started ringing it was turned off by a person lying in bed.

"Eh… It's 10 already? Only hour and a half left till classes… Nevermind, the first one is only a lecture, so, I guess, I'll better skip it…" the voice began to lower mid-sentence, till it was barely audible. And, it seemed like, the person was already asleep.

...

"Wake your ass up, you should have left an hour ago" suddenly the door opened, and a loud voice ran through the dark room. The voice belonged to a, seemingly, 15-year-old girl. Her looks were not really outstanding. She had long straight black hair, round face with pretty ordinary features. But now that ordinary face held a tint of annoyance.

"Oh, sis, why are you so early? Didn't you say yesterday that you have 2 lessons?" while saying this, a person in bed was pulling the blanket up to his neck in a definite "Do not bother me anymore" manner.

"My second class got canceled, so I came back earlier. And just happened to see you lazing your ass around." a displeased girl answered.

"Well, if that is the case, then my first class got canceled" answered the one in a bed. 'I shouldn't say that it was canceled by me.'

"Really? Was it canceled by you?"

'She got me… Dammit, guess I'll have to wake up' an unpleasant thought ran through his mind.

"Okay-Okay, you win, I'll wake up. But still…" taking up the phone and looking at time he continued "I'm already late to my first class, so stop hurrying me up, would you?"

"Suit yourself, just don't screw your studies. I'm off then." and a girl walked away after closing back the door.

"Jeez, it's so sad. Can't even sleep a bit more." The person stood up while complaining. He walked to a wardrobe and looked in a human-sized mirror. In his reflection he saw a man. His body was slim and not really muscular. He had an oval face with a strong jawline and black wavy hair. On his left cheek were a few moles. But they didn't look out of place at all, as they created a unique charm and atmosphere around him, especially when paired with his aquamarine-colored eyes that seemed to be able to look through everything. He had no beard, which made him look younger. He would probably be given 18 based solely on looks.

He stood a bit in front of a mirror admiring his looks. "Tsk, I'm so handsome so why don't I still have a girlfriend?"

All men tend to fall for this trap of thinking about themselves as a nearly perfect existence, when in front of a mirror. "Whatever, it is not like it's me who lose out on anything."

Putting on his home clothes he went to do all morning activities.

Fifteen minutes later he walked out of the bathroom and went to kitchen, where he saw his little sister siting and playing console.

"Wow, I see you've made decent some progress. You can even catch up to me today… Hm, if you will pass the moment when you need to talk to that snake once more, don't tell me what will happen then, ok?"

"And do you know that what you have just said was a spoiler?"

"It was a small one and does not mean anything anyway, right? You wouldn't ruin my gaming experience just because of this, would you?" He asked, a bit afraid that his sister was in a bad mood. Because if she was, she could do anything.

"We'll see" she chuckled.

He thought while opening the fridge: 'I should just eat and then go to uni. Better not piss her off or she can just tell parents that I skip classes. If she does, it will become one hell of a headache… I guess I should have just some scrambled eggs and sausages… They will cut down money they send me. And, of course, conversations about how undisciplined and lazy I am will take a few hours. Thanks God they had not moved to this city yet. Oh, right, they will also tell me that I should go find work and stop reading those stupid similar Asian fantasy novels. Those novels have a specific name, you know? And they are not the same. Each have its unique plot. Well… almost every one. And each character has distinct superpowers. Speaking about superpowers, I guess, it will be pretty badass to have ability to control lightning or undead. Or to have some sort of time manipulation skill… F*ck, I overdone the eggs. Still edible I guess…'

He sat and began hungrily munching food. 'Of course, I know, that parents only want good for me. But it sometimes just pisses me off… "Lian, you are 20 already, people not only work, even marry and have children at this age. And you spend all your time playing tabletop games and reading. You should change your lifestyle…" And so on and so forth. Really, Mom, stop it please. I'm not ready to go to work, yet alone have children… Alright, time to go."

He stood up, gobbled all leftovers and put all the dishes and utensils into the dishwasher. Then he went into his room, changed for some casual clothes. It was early autumn now, so there was no need to dress up in something special. He picked up his backpack, stuffed some books, documents and laptop in it and went back to his sister.

"I'm going, will come back pretty late. I'll pass by the shop, so is there anything I need to buy?"

However, he didn't hear the answer. He saw his sister turning her head towards him, but at the same moment the world started to darken. His vision went black, he felt himself falling, then his back hit the floor. After that, all his senses were gone.

It was like he was in an absolutely black room, but he could feel neither floor nor anything else. It was like standing in the middle of nowhere. 'Does falling into abyss feel the same?' he thought. Then he heard a voice.

"Your ability - 'Data Base – you can analyze and learn anything, your improvement speed is much faster".

And with those words he became unconscious.

…

Gradually some senses started to return. At first, he heard someone's fast breathing. 'It is sis, probably' he unconsciously thought. And right after this thought he felt all his body hurt. It was numb in some places and he felt like he was electrocuted. He slowly opened his eyes and saw the ceiling, that had some burnt marks here and there. Gradually he started regaining some clarity of mind 'The f*ck is happening? What is with my body? Ahhh, it is so painful… Hope sis is alright.' After God only knows how much time he collected some strength to move his arm to prop him up.

Right at this moment his sisters face appeared right in front of him. With agitation and something that looked like joy she asked "Lian, are you ok? I can control lightning now!"

After few seconds, when Lian understood what his sister meant, the only thought he had in his head was 'Da fuk?'