The clock hits midnight, everyone is sound asleep. Shimura slowly drifts into bed, already under deep slumber before he could hear the News...
While everyone was sleeping, the land beneath them kept shaking.... the tectonic plates beneath them were moving, the whole world was rumbling, slowly, continuously, unnoticeably..
Green aurora could be seen, coming out of the ground, like sunbeam. Colouring the night sky in radiant green and blue shades, like the northern lights.
Who knows what is to come tomorrow morning...
While all of them were sub-conscious in their dreams, something unimaginable... was happening.
The next Sun arises, its rays beaming through their windows as bright as ever. Suiryuu and Damura slowly wake up, stretching languidly and scratching themselves.
"Did we wake up early today..." asks Damura, while yawning.
Suiryuu sits just beside him, he lifts off Damura's leg which was on his stomach the whole time, almost pushing him off the bed. "Can you not sleep properly.."
Suiryuu rubs his eyes for sometime, still not fully conscious. He looks around the room, confused, analyzing... "Wait... something's wrong..."
Suiryuu scratches his head, shifting at the edge of the bed. He hops off the bed to stand up "Huh?...." He raises an eyebrow as he looks down, feeling something that's definitely not the floor.
Suiryuu exclaims in surprise, "Ahhh.. there you are, I knew something was off"
"Get... off me!!" Veguro calls in distress, tapping on Suiryuu's feet as he loses his breath. He steps off Veguro's chest.
The three of them fully wake up from their sleep after sometime, following their daily routine of washing their faces, brushing their teeth etc. etc.
The landline phone beside the bed suddenly rings., "Who could this be?" Veguro picks up the phone, "Hellooo!!! Veguro speaking here!!"
"Could you please pass the call to The Young Master, Gentleman", a hotel staff requests in the call.
Veguro looks at the telephone with a surprised look on his face, he whispers to himself in disbelief, "So much respect, to me?!"
He immediately replies, "Ye-Yes sir! I will pass the phone to Suiryuu!"
He calls out Suiryuu who was in the washroom, "Hey Suiryuu! Someone wants to talk to you!!, he is on the phone!! Come out!!"
No response comes, So Veguro places the telephone and knocks on the door, "Hey Suiryuu!!! Someone's asking for you on the call bro!"
Still no reply comes from the other side. Veguro twists the knob, and to his surprise, the door opens... and Suiryuu was sitting there, his eyes closed, in full concentration, try his best to drop the dookie.
Suiryuu opens his eyes slowly, looking towards the door, half open. And Veguro was standing there, looking at him with his most calmest and nonchalant expression possible.
Damura, who was brushing his teeth just behind takes a peek at what amazing scene was going on, he quickly focuses back to brushing instantly after witnessing the great deed Veguro just committed.
"Someone's on the call and asking for you bruh" Says Veguro.
Suiryuu pushes the flush button, then stands up, turning around facing the opposite side to pull his pants up.
Veguro steps aside as Suiryuu walks out of the washroom without any expression on his face.
He goes and picks up the phone,
"Hallo.. Suiryuu here..."
"Yes Yes..."
"I see..."
"Ok.... Thank you"
Suiryuu hangs up the call, and slowly turns around to walk towards Veguro. "What did they say??" Veguro asks casually, not knowing what's about to come.
Suiryuu stands infront of him and bashes his face with immense force, and anger.
Damura instantly steps aside while brushing his teeth, Veguro's head comes flying and crashes to the sink.
"One day...."
"....your own stupidity will bring death at your doorstep..." Says Suiryuu, with a cold voice.
Veguro lays on the ground for a while, staring at the ceiling.
"Why did they call you tho" Damura asks, his sound muffled by the toothbrush in his mouth.
"My dad's calling us downstairs" utters Suiryuu, back in his normal state.
Damura splashes some water at Veguro's face from the basin, "Wake up turd, Mr. Shimura's calling us downstairs"
Veguro slowly rises from the ground, rubbing the spot where he just hit his head. He frowns, looking at Suiryuu.
"B*stard..." Veguro utters in a low murmur as he walks to the washroom, looking at Suiryuu.
They get ready and step out of their room. While walking through the hall way, it was impossible to not notice the huge cracks formed on the walls which definitely weren't there last night.
"What is all of this...." Says Damura as he looks around in confusion.
"This must have happened when that small earthquake hit us last night" Veguro implies
Suiryuu nods in agreement, he nudges Veguro's arm teasingly, "Hmmm Hmmmm, Someone's getting smarter by staying with us" He smirks.
Veguro pushes him away, "Buddy shut your-"
"OK. Ok..."
They continue to walk in the corridor till they reach the elevator. Veguro presses the button to call the elevator... and they stood there for about a minute.
"Is it just me or is the lift taking longer to come?" Veguro asks Suiryuu, confused and looking at the door of the lift.
Damura smacks the exact spot where Veguro had hit his head earlier. "AAH!! Can't you guys just call me if you have something to say! Man it hurts!!"
"The screen says E for error you ediot, not 3," chuckles out Damura
Veguro looks at the small screen and lifts his eyes in realization and surprise. "Oh..... Must be because of the earthquake"
Damura forms a fist, holding it tight, trying to control the urge to hit him again. Damura relaxes his hand and calmly places it on Veguro's shoulder while smiling at him. "C'mon, let's take the stairs"
They quickly took the stairs just behind them, going all the way from the 27th floor to the ground floor.
-A few moments later-
"Are we there yet?.." Asks Suiryuu in an almost dead voice, his body almost limp, hanging onto the railings of the stairs.
"Almost there... almost there....." replies Damura, looking at the sign on the wall saying 11. The situation of the other two was no different.
Finally, after a journey of a whole 15 minutes, they had reached the ground floor.
"Is this real..." Suiryuu looks around, exhausted and hanging onto a table next to him.
"Yes, we are here... The ground floor is real, guys..." Says Veguro, completely out of breath.
The butler sees them and quickly rushes towards them. "Oh dear, what took you so long, Young Master? You look exhausted. Master Shimura has been waiting for you in the breakfast area"
Suiryuu stands up straight, dusting his pants, and still panting a bit. "Yes, thank you for informing us, Sir." He bows.
The butler leads them to the breakfast area. Inside, Shimura was there, sitting with Chihiro and having a sandwich.
But one thing was certain, they didn't have their usual carefree, fun smiles on their faces... It was something much more made up.
Shimura looks at the three of them, "Finally, you are here, c'mon, have a seat. Let's wrap up the breakfast first"
The three of them still a bit confused, look at each other and sit down. The food was great, but the unspoken tension in the atmosphere didn't let them feel it.
After finishing, Shimura and Chihiro walk forward, leading the way to the 3rd floor.
"Hey!! What's going on, Suiryuu!" Veguro shouts in a whisper to him. "How should I know!!" Suiryuu replies. "But definitely something crazy, again..." Damura adds.
They reach the floor and continue down the hallway toward the main balcony.
Shimura stands infront, and slowly reaches the door handles, "After everything you have witnessed so far... You could already guess that life isn't gonna be same anymore...."
"Yes Dad, we know... But, we definitely need some explanation for everything that is going on" Says Suiryuu.
"Well....." The blinding rays of sunlight bean through, as Shimura opens the doors o
"Our lives are not the only ones that are changing".
They took their time to process what was just presented, before their eyes.
For a moment, nobody spoke.
Suiryuu's eyes widened.
Damura stopped breathing.
Veguro's mouth slowly fell open.
They simply stood there.
Frozen.
The three boys stared ahead, unable to comprehend what they were seeing.
Veguro didn't say anything, for perhaps, this was the first time in a very long time, there wasn't a single stupid remark on his mind.
Suiryuu's heartbeat began to accelerate, "What... happened...?"
Damura followed him, his face completely pale, "How did this happen....?"
Nobody answered, the wind slowly passed through the balcony, brushing against their faces.
They continued staring, trying to understand, trying to convince themselves that what they were seeing couldn't possibly be real.
But it was.
Shimura takes a few steps forward before turning around, casually leaning his back against the balcony.
He looks at the three boys for a moment.
"Well..."
A faint smile forms on his face.
"Say hello to our brand-new homeland, I guess...."