"Football!, football, i really love to play football with my friends!!"
Im walking alone on the streets of my city, walking immensely happy, humming around.
"What a sunny day! I cant wait to play football with my friends! Its so cool and funny! And i always win of course!!"
I walk in the streets alone, wearing a white t-shirt, black shorts, white boots and a black neck brace. Hm, think the name is actually neck warmer or neck gaiter?... Ah who cares?!
"La-la-la... Oh i really love this! Mom says i need to gain some weight, but I'm too busy having fun with my friends!!"
Sudently, in a small cafe next to where I was, a middle-aged woman came out. I immediately recognized her.
"Oi! Mrs. R!"
She's a lady who owns that café, she always gives me sweets when she sees me. I like her a lot.
I waved to her from afar.
She immediately noticed me, and opened a huge smile.
"Good morning Kai! Going to play football again?"
"Of course! Mrs. R, any candy today?"
She sighed, but keep smiling
"Oh Kai... Youre not a kid anymore..."
I laughed a bit.
"Haha, but you have?"
"Yes I do."
"LETS GO!!"
I ran out towards her cafe.
She walked into the cafe, and I followed shortly after.
"Candy candy... If they want from me they'll have to pay!"
"Don't be too greedy Kai..."
"Haha, i was just joking..."
The café that day was, as usual, not very crowded. I live in a small town, so this is normal, but on holidays and festivals, it gets really crowded!
I looked around, observing the people sitting there.
"Hey!! Mr. Balther! Mr. Smith! Ms. Lilly!"
I think i know literally everybody in this town, from children to the elderly.
Mr. Balther gave me a big smile.
"Oh Kai, how's it going?!"
"Im going to the football field, i I promise that today i will win!!"
He rolled his eyes, laughing at me.
"Hahahaha! You suck at it, kid!!
I was a little irritated by this comment.
"Shut up!! I -Its my future job!"
"Bet."
Ms. Lilly looked at me with a warm smile.
"Hey Kai, It's so hot today, why don't you take off that thing around your neck?"
I laughed a bit.
"Hhihi, no way!"
"You never take it off..."
"You have a goal."
suddenlythis words hitted my head like a bullet. Causing me a severe headache.
"W-What?..."
I put my hand to my head, my eyes widening.
Mrs. R looked at me from the counter, worried.
"Whats going on Ka-"
"I need help."
And again, one more voice. It hurt so bad.
"A-Augh... S-Someone is calling me?..."
Mrs. R put a hand on my head.
"Kai? Whats going on..."
I tried to stand up and look good.
"I-Its alright, i-im just feeling a bi-"
"You're he choosen one. You're not just one more."
Every word the voice was saying hurted a lot.
I crouched down on the floor, trying to bear the pain, my hands shaking on my head.
"Kai? You're ok?... Want me to call your mother? You don't seem well..."
I quickly stand up, trying to resist the pain.
"N-No!! I promised my friends i was going to play with them, so i cant miss it for anything!!"
"Please find me."
I laid my head on the counter, grinding my teeth in pain.
"Kai... You sure you're well?"
The headache began to ease slightly progressively, and I began to feel better.
"Y-Yeah, im ok Mrs. R..."
She still was worried a lot, putting her hand on my forehead to see if I was hot.
"Youre not hot... But you dont seem well Kai."
"Im fine Mrs. R, can i please get the candys?
"Sure..."
She turned around and grabbed a bag full of candy, then gave it to me.
"Here Kai. But please make sure, if you don't feel right go home."
I grabbed it and thanked her.
"Yeah yeah... Thanks Mrs!"
I stretched myself.
What was that voice? What it wanted for me? It looked like a man, was very deep, but had a lot of echo.
Anyways, i opened a wide smile, and walked to the door.
"Ah Mrs R... I will pay someday!"
She giggled a bit.
"Dont worry Kai, you dont need to."
She is such a kind person, she never asks me to pay for the candys.
"Mrs. R, i swear that someday when i get rich, i will pay you all the candys!
"Haha, i hope so Kai..."
"Thank you!"
I opened the door, and.
"W-What..."
That was definitely not where I came in.
The streets were full, there were people everywhere wearing more "traditional" clothes or fancy dress, looking like costumes. That place looked medieval, full of wooden buildings, stalls with vendors selling food, fairs, several roads with some people riding horses. Whats going on?!
"W-WHAT THE HECK!?"
I quickly looked back, but the café just wasnt there anymore.
"W-WHERE AM I?!"
Ok wait, i need a time to think.
I put a hand under my chin, and began to analyze.
"Ok so... I left the café, and suddenly im on this weird world... SO COOL!! WHAT IF IT HAS MAGIC AND POWERS?! CAN I HAVE ONE?! I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A SUPER POWER! N-No wait! I need to go back to my world and play football with my friends, they are waiting for me!"
But then i made a wide smile.
"But oh dude... This looks so fun! I gotta explore it at least a bit! But always with the intention of returning home..."
I looked around again, not knowing very well what to do and extremely confused.
"Well uh, i should ask where i am to someone?... Oh, at least i still have the cand-"
I looked at my hands, there was nothing.
"AH! IT VANISHED! NO! Mrs. R is gonna be so mad at me... W-Wait, I was robbed?!"
I turned around, there was a small hooded person running away from me, holding a small white bag.
"AH!! HE'S THE THIEF!! COME BACK HERE!!"
I ran after that stranger, I am a person who has always played sports, so I am someone very athletic and fast.
That one person was also very fast, but not as me of course.
But as I chased after him, I bumped into several people, apologizing frequently, which slowed me down a bit.
I was faster, but the other person was more agile, always managing to dodge the others.
"Augh, sorry pal... COME BACK HERE YOU STUPID THIEF!!!"
I realized that if we continued like this he would eventually lose me, so I had to resort to my secret technique.
"SUPER JUMP!!"
I threw myself at that person, managing to land right on top of him and the two of us falling to the ground on top of each other.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!"
The person turned to me, was actually a very small, young woman, perhaps a child, wearing a mask of a raccoon.
I was quite furious, I grabbed her arms and pinned her to the ground.
The woman quickly started to yell and throw a tantrum to get attention.
"HELP ME!! HELP ME!! RAPIST!! IM BEING HARASSED!!"
At the same moment, everyone around us stopped and turned their eyes to me, as if I was a villain.
I didn't quite understand what she meant, but one thing was clear, I WILL NOT LET HER EAT THE GUMMIES!
I quickly grabbed the bag, leaving her, and started to eat all the candys there, as quick as possible.
It was a lot, but i was trying my best. I cant let her eat it, its a present from Mrs. R!
So I stood there, shoving the candy into my mouth as fast as I could, on my knees there on top of her.
I think she was kinda confused, looking at me with her mouth opened.
"W-What... What are you... doing?"
I didn't cared, no one is gonna steal my candys!
And then finally, i ate it all.
I raised my arms in celebration, smiling big.
"YEAH!! HAHA! I EATED IT ALL!! Sorry, but today I won't be able to share it with anyone-"
Apruptly, someone grabbed me by the collar of my t-shirt and lifted me into the air.
It was a very strong man, who managed to lift me into the air with just one hand.
I'm very thin, and of average height, so it might not be too difficult.
"YOU BASTARD! WHAT WERE YOU DOING TO THAT YOUNG LADY!?"
I wiggled into his grip, trying to free myself.
"LET ME GO! THAT IDIOT STOLE MY SWEETS!! THAT WAS MINE!"
And then, i gave a strong punch into his head, that made him fall into the ground.
I told you, i may not look, but im quite strong too.
I was very irritaded at first, but then i looked at the ground where was the woman.
I quickly started to laugh and pointing at her.
"HAHAHA! ITS ALL MINE YOU IDIOT!! THERE IS NO CANDYS FOR YOU!!"
The green hair girl was very confused, not knowing how to react, just lying there on the floor, looking at me not knowing what to think.
"W-What is wrong with you..."
"HEY YOU FOOL!!!"
I soon stopped smiling, hearing the voices of many men around me.
I opened my eyes, and there was around 30 men looking furious at me.
I think they thought i was the thief, and that i was stealing from her, which was not true!
They all look furious at me, like if i did a crime or something.
I took a few steps back, realizing I would have to resort to my other secret technique.
"RUN AWAY!!!!"
I turned my back and started running as fast as I could, trying to get away from them.
"COME BACK HERE!!"
They all started chasing me.
What a bummer, I didn't even do anything! But it doesn't matter now, I just have to lose them!
I turned to the side, entering an even busier street.
It was a commercial street, full of tents and stalls, with people selling all sorts of things. Behind it, there were several large buildings and constructions, it seemed like I was in a luxurious city or something.
I ran kinda desperate, looking back and seeing that group of men running furiously after me.
This is actually kinda funny, all that bozos running after me like if i did something wrong.
Oh god, how i like to run!
Running and bumping into strangers, i was having some kind of fun, laughing around.
"Oh, what is this?!"
I saw a tent, with a man there selling something.
"WERE OPEN! PLEASE BUY FROM US! WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES! WE- WHAAAAA!"
As I walked by, I quickly grabbed an apple, took it out and put it in my mouth, taking a big bite.
"HMMM, HOW GOOD!! SO RED AND GOOD!"
The man from the tent quickly panic, and went after me.
"Oh wait, now im a true thief... Ah who cares."
So i kept running and stolling foods from the tents that appeared.
Banana, meat, fish, etc. They sold basically everything there.
Then i grabbed something different.
"Is that a watch?... Ah who cares."
I just threw him to the ground and kept running.
Thinking about it now, I think it was very expensive because it had gold stuff and such. But ah who cares.
Then I threw a meat bone on the floor, putting my hands on my belly.
"Ahhh, what was good... Oh wait, THE WHOLE TOWN IS AFTER ME!!"
I looked back, and there was a huge crowd behind me.
Way bigger than before, dozens or hundreds of people were running towards me.
"WAHHHHHH!! SORRY! I PROMISED TO NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!!"
"YOU FUCKING THIEF!! COME HERE YOU BASTARD!"
Oh my, they are a lot, i don't deserve this at all! At all...
I kept running desperately, afraid that someone will reach me.
"Oh no no no... I need to hide somewhere! Sorry unc!"
I climbed on the top of a tent, then I stretched out my arms to go to the roof of a small house there.
"Oh wow, uh, I NEED TO RUN!!"
Then i climbed in another roof, a taller one, which was connected to the other roofs of the buildings, right up there.
I looked down, the man of that tent was trying to stop the people from climbing on his tent, but they were so furious, that just kept going.
"Hahaha, looks like were playing police vs thief! B-BUT THIS IS FOR REAL!!"
Seeing that they would eventually caught up to me, i started running on the ceilings, trying to mislead them.
Then, I arrived at one that had a separation from another, a hole in the middle of the two.
"Oh, for this one i will have to do parkour... I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT! HERE I GO!!!"
So i jumped to the another, and I easily managed to land on the other one.
"WOW DUDE! THIS WAS SO COOL! I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN!!"
I looked back, and the people had already started climbing the same roof I was on.
Obviously, because they were old, they took a lot longer than me.
I kept running, until another division appeared, so i opened a wide smile.
"Hahaha, here i go!! HA-"
While i jumped between them, i felt like if someone grabbed my leg and pulled me down.
"A-AH?! N-NO WAIT, IM GONNA DIE!-"
As I fell backwards to the ground, for a brief moment I could see a young woman with white or silver hair on a staircase.
So, i felt into the ground and became unconscious.