Chapter Two - Realization

*I slowly open my eyes*

W-Where am I?

Upon realizing I'm still alive I jolt out of wherever I was laying on.

Madaren: HELLO!? IS ANYONE HERE?

I look around and I appear to be in a bedroom. I need to find a mirror and look at myself. I'm not wearing the clothes I was wearing last night. Infact, I seem to be wearing a pink hoodie and shorts, is this… clothes for a girl? I take another look at the room. Make up on the desk, flower printed bedsheets, pink coloured walls, !!! Underwear on the floor! WHOSE ROOM IS THIS.

All of a sudden I hear footsteps approaching towards the room. I don't know why but I'm terrified. Who can it be?

A tiny girl peeks out of the edge of the door.

???: How do I know you won't hurt me?

Madaren: i-i-i Won't!

???: Keep your hands up Mister.

I swiftly put my hands up.

???: Now stay there. What's your name?

Madaren: M-madaren Osoki.

???: Good, now tell me what happened to you.

Madaren: Huh?

???: WHY did I find you on the street?

Madaren: Oh. Uh

I don't know if she will believe me but I'd better tell the truth.

Madaren: Some guy attacked me and lit me on fire.

???: … you're kidding right.

Madaren: I swear in my life I'm not.

???: How are you all healed?

I take a look at myself. Oh shoot she's right.

Madaren: I have no idea but I swear I'm not lying.

All of a sudden she comes out from the edge of the door and walks inside.

???: You're lucky I found you on the bridge faster than anyone else and brought you inside my apartment before someone saw you without any clothes on.

Madaren: HUH!

THAT'S WHY I'M IN DIFFERENT CLOTHING. The fire must have burned it all off. wait.. did she see me without any clothes on and carry me here.

*My entire face gets red*

I want to die of embarrassment, I seriously want to drop dead right now.

*??? Starts blushing to*

Todoki: Anyways! My name is Kimiya Todoki. Since we just met just call me Todoki and I'm 17

Madaren: My name is Madaren Osoki and please call me Osoki. And I'm 16

Todoki: I'm older than you so please refer to me as Miss Todoki

Madaren: Whatever you say, Where's my phone please.

Todoki: The screen cracked but it still works, I put it in the charger for you.

Madaren: Thanks, and thank you for carrying me off the bridge.

Todoki: No prob.

I check my phone and 54 MISSED MESSAGES FROM MOM. It's morning time. I have to go, mom is probably freaking out.

Madaren: I'm sorry but I have to go. My mom is worried about me.

Todoki: Oh okay then.

*slightly disappointed*

Be safe and don't get set on fire again.

Madaren: THANK YOU!!

I say as I run out the door.

I arrive home and before I open the door I take a long and deep breath and open it.

I see my mom sitting on the couch with her hands on her face.

Mom: Madaren just came back home safe.

Madaren: Mom.

*Mom gasps and looks at me*

Mom: Madaren?

Madaren: I'm sorry mom.

She rushes towards me and hugs me.

Mom: I thought something happened to you Madaren.

Madaren: I'm sorry mom, I just had to work overtime and then I stayed at a friend's. I should've told you first but my phone died.

*Mom looks at me*

Mom: Just come back home safe and not too late for me sweetie. Everyday I think of what happened to your father and how that could happen to you next. The world is a dangerous place with dangerous people, you know that right Hon?

Madaren: Yes Mom.

Mom: Okay then.

My stomach rumbles and I blush from embarrassment.

Mom: Did you not eat?!

Madaren: no.

Mom rushes to the kitchen and prepares dinner from last night.

Mom: What terrible hosts your friend is, why wouldn't he feed you?

Madaren: Umm, i-i said I wasn't hungry.

*I scratch the back of my head out of embarrassment.*

Mom: Still, you should eat breakfast, lunch and dinner so your brain can perform at 100%.

8:20 AM

20 minutes later.

I finished eating. Mom's cooking is the only thing I look forward to.

Mom: I'm off to work sweetie, lunch is in the fridge and I'll be back at 6 pm.

Madaren: Okay bye.

Mom: Bye.

*The door closes*

*I sit on the living room couch and scroll on my phone.*

All of a sudden I get a notification from… Todoki?

Todoki: Hello? Osoki.

Madaren: Since when did you get my number?

Todoki: Well hello too than sheesh.

Madaren: Oh I'm sorry, Hi.

Todoki: Ehh, Too late, and I put my number when you were sleeping.

Madaren: What if I was some creep.

Todoki: Are you?

Madaren: No, of course not.

Todoki: Than it's perfectly fine then, unless your not fine with it. Than I'll just leave, just forget this happened.

Madaren: No wait, I'm sorry, you did save me so let's start over.

Todoki: Okay!!!

Madaren: Thanks for picking me up though, I probably would have got the police called on me if you didn't.

Todoki: Like I said, no prob.

I don't know how long we've been talking. It doesn't seem that long.

Todoki: Hey I gotta go

Madaren: Alright then

Todoki: But let's talk another time.

Madaren: Okay bye

Todoki: Bye.

I think I enjoyed that. Hmm. I don't as bad as I usually am. She's really nice, and cute too.

Ahh what am I thinking? While I'm scrolling on my phone I see a article.

" Savion Singlehandedly DESTROYS B-Ranked Dungeon."

I used to follow every achievement this guy would make, but now I like to stay away from hunter stuff since I haven't awakened. It makes me feel worthless since non-awakened people aren't seen as equals since we're only 5% of the population.

But I remember seeing a screen that said I think. Awakening Completed? Probably a hallucination. It looked like what people called a (STAT WINDOW)

*A black and purple screen pops up right in my vision*

Madaren: AHH WHAT THE!

*I cover my eyes with my hands*

What the hell is that, I don't want to look again. But it popped up when I said stat window. Could it be?

I look at the screen.

[CHOOSE YOUR CLASS]

WHAT?