Paradise Reawakened-Chapter 1

The morning sun came over the horizon of May Haven’s mountains off in the distance. The sun began leaving its warm glow over everything from plants up to the high buildings. Awakening the earth’s surface from animals to the humans who inhabited the town. May Haven was one of the towns that had survived Everwood’s attack about ten years back. It was an ordinary morning, with the streets already crowded with people who got up early at the crack of dawn.
Toboe sat up rubbing the sleep out of his right eye, he crawled out of bed yawning widely walking into the hallway to the living room. Tsume lay sleeping on his back lying on the couch. Toboe looked to Tsume for a moment, walking over to him.
“Tsume” he spoke placing a hand on his shoulder. He shook his shoulder gently for a moment.
“Tsume, wake up” Toboe spoke again.
“Leave me alone twerp” Tsume mumbled under his breathe with his eyes still closed, his right arm hanging off the edge of he couch with his other hand on his chest.
“Tsume, go in your own bed and asleep” Toboe spoke.
“I said leave me alone” he spoke up a little louder turning on his side facing the back of the couch, Toboe sighed leaning back. There was no use in making Tsume go lay in his own bed for sleep. Tsume worked the graveyard shift at the local manufacturing building. His hours varied from three to three in the morning, to four - four in the am.


Cheza stood on the balcony resting her hands on the railing looking at the sun as it slowly arose over the town. Kiba walked over close beside her looking to her, looking at the sun glow’s shine on her face and hair, then to the horizon.
“The sun feels good” she spoke softly. Kiba turned his head looking to the sun.
“Yeah..” he spoke. Cheza leaned her hand up resting her chin on her hand starring at the sun. Kiba glanced over to her.
“Why do you stare at me like that sometimes?” Cheza asked looking to him. Kiba shrugged smiling.
“I don’t know, Just mesmerized by your beauty I guess” he spoke. Cheza smiled as she wrapped her arms around him, Kiba wrapped his arms around her holding her gently. Kiba worked along the side of Tsume at the same manufacturing building, but not such quit the long hours.

“Hige, Breakfast” Blue yelled from the kitchen. She walked to the door frame looking to the hallway. Hige walked out of the bedroom in the process of putting one leg through his pants. Blue shook her head placing a hand on her hip.
“What are you doing?” she asked. Hige stumbled a little putting his other leg through his pants leg then buttoning his jeans.
“Getting dressed, what does it look like I’m doing?” he asked walking to her kissing her quickly then heading to the kitchen.
“If you would have gotten up like I told you to, you have wouldn’t have to rush” she spoke turning around watching him.
“Well…” he spoke sitting with a cheesy grin on his face. Blue shook her head walking past him placing a hand on his shoulder to the counter grabbing his plate. Hige worked in a different part in the manufacturing building, shorter hours, but more days. Blue worked at a local flowering service only for the temporary.


Toboe put his hands in his pockets looking at the sun high up in the sky, It was a beautiful morning, leading to a soon, high temperature. Leaving breakfast for Tsume in the microwave, Toboe left the apartment to not wake Tsume, he was grouchy when it came to his sleep. Toboe opened the door in front of him leading to another door walking into the local library, he walked to the counter smiling.
“Hi Nikcorra” he spoke looking at a young woman about the age of twenty in a pair of jeans and tank top with a t-shirt over it. Her gray blue wavy hair laid to the middle of her back.
“Hi..” I spoke turning my head looking to Toboe, I smiled softly looking to Toboe as he starred at me smiling.
“Hey, I thought you were some one else for a moment” I spoke turning to face him.
“Nope, just me, got any new books in?” he asked. I shook my head.
“Not since yesterday..” I smiled. Not long of moving here, I got the job as an Librarian assistant. Putting books up and doing computer work. I originally came from Ceria, then moved here wanting to kinda start over. I was twenty one, tall, and slender.
“So, Tsume at work?” I asked seeing no Tsume standing around with the same ole look on his face every time he came in here, he hated it.
“No, he’s sleeping, he worked the 2-4 shift last night” Toboe spoke.
“Oh, tell him I said hi later on would ya” I asked grabbing a few books then walking from behind the counter to the isle’s of books. Toboe followed me. I was single, suffering from an irritating break up with a idiot.
“Any new positions for hiring?” he asked. I looked back to him for a moment seeing he was following me, I looked at the books, then stopped putting a couple of books in their right spot.
“Ommm…I don’t think so, not yet little man” I spoke walking past him ruffling his hair a little. When I had first moved here, Toboe was the first person I meet. Though he was a teenager, he helped me out a lot helping me move in and what not, a course living five blocks away from his apartment complex, it was convenient.
“How about a volunteer?” he asked following me again. I glanced back at him.
“I don’t know, let me talk to Joe, my manager, and I’ll let ya know” I spoke. Toboe smiled.


Tsume sat up rubbing the back of his neck from a headache beginning to form from the uncomfortable couch. Tsume placed his feet on the floor leaning his elbows on his knees. He looked around the living room for a moment, standing up walking into the kitchen wanting a drink. He looked at the note on the fridge while grabbing the orange juice bottle.
“Food in Microwave” he read to himself, Tsume sighed taking a gulp of the orange juice from the bottle, setting it back down kicking the door to the fridge closed with his foot. Tsume glanced at the time, noon, sighing he headed to his bedroom.
Toboe opened the door with me behind him. Toboe offered lunch, and I was hungry, with an hour lunch break, and the library being two blocks away, no problem. Toboe walked past the couch.
“Tsume must have left” Toboe spoke.
“How do you know?” I asked.
“He was asleep on the couch when I left earlier” Toboe spoke walking into the kitchen. I followed Toboe for a moment as he set the lunch on the counter, Take out, hey, it was better then cooking. Tsume walked to the kitchen door frame, he stopped looking at me. I turned my head, a pinkish tone arouse over my cheeks looking at him with out no shirt on and a pair of black baggy pants with a towel wrapped around his neck. Tsume looked at me for a moment as I turned my head.
“I thought you left” Toboe spoke.
“Not yet” Tsume spoke walking past me to fridge grabbing a drink.
“I bought ya some lunch” Toboe spoke setting the food on the counter. I looked to Tsume for a moment, his hair was wet from taking a shower, my amber eyes moved to looking at his scar on his upper chest, then to his abs. I lowered my head a little. Tsume didn’t say anything as he set his drink on the counter walking past me again.
“Hey” he spoke up while passing me.
“Hi” I replied watching him leave the kitchen. I looked to Toboe, he was busy setting the food out. I looked back to the door frame, I sighed as Toboe started talking. After a few moments Tsume walked back into the kitchen in his usual black shirt and black jeans. I looked at him for a moment.
“This is yours” Toboe spoke holding up an sandwich and a thing of cheese sticks, Tsume grabbed it as he turned.
“Your not going to eat here?” Toboe asked.
“No” Tsume spoke walking to the kitchen door frame.
“Where are you going?” Toboe asked.
“Out” Tsume spoke. Toboe looked at him for a moment, then to me, I looked to Toboe as Tsume walked out closing the door behind him to the apartment.
“Why is he so distant?” I asked looking to Toboe. Toboe shrugged.
“He’s always been like that” he spoke handing me my food. I looked at my food for a moment, then walked to the counter sitting.
“Don’t worry, he acts that way with everyone, not just certain people” Toboe spoke pulling a chair out sitting beside me at the counter. I opened my sandwich taking a bite, then thought for a moment, Toboe looked to me.
“What are you thinking?” he asked. I looked to him.
“Nothing really” I spoke. Toboe starred at me for a moment more before arching an eyebrow.
“Do you like Tsume?” he asked. I arched an eyebrow
“Yeah, as a friend” I spoke looking to him. He smiled.
“I know as a friend, but I mean, like him like him” he asked.
“Attractive wise?” I asked wanting to avoid the question. Toboe nodded his head.
“I wont say anything” he spoke.
“Well….kinda” I spoke rubbing the back of my neck for a moment looking to my sandwich. Toboe smiled.
“I kinda thought so” he spoke. I looked to Toboe.
“It’s not that obvious is it?” I asked. Toboe shrugged.
“Not really, your just the only girl I’ve meet that always ask about him” Toboe spoke taking a bite of his sandwich. I looked to him for a moment before looking to my sandwich. I was the only girl he knew other then Blue and Cheza, but they had someone.