Journey to the Nurse's Office [Kotaro] (Closed)

Will walked into the entrance hall, and was immediately surprised.

As he had been in the academy for less than an hour, he didn't have any time to explore, and this was his first time seeing the entrance hall. It was more grand than he expected it to be. It was long and narrow, and on the walls were mirrors of varying sizes and paintings of people and places he had never seen before. With each step he took, he was able to see himself, and each mirror showed him slightly differently. He realized that this was the first time he had seen himself in a while. His golden eyes stared back at him, and, for some reason, it sent a chill down his spine.

Will had completely forgotten that Kotaro was still behind him, and jumped when seeing the boy in the mirror. He felt like the boy's brown eyes were reaching into his soul, and despite his size, Will was intimidated by him. It was the strange energy that the boy gave off that put Will on edge.

Of course, he didn't tell this to Kotaro. He had gained some trust from the boy, even though they had only known each other for a few minutes.

Will smiled at the boy and fidgeted with his necklace some more. He gestured to the various doors lining the hallway. "So," Will asked, "Which door do you think leads to the nurse's office?" Will knew very well that the boy probably didn't know the answer, but he just wanted to start up a conversation.

A small boy who passed the trees of Oak and Pine. On this adventure he would later learn was school life he met a strange man who would help him find the special land known as the Nurse's Office. Carefully he followed as he began to fall behind slightly as he felt a bit bothered by all the walking as he yawned silently a few times.

Walking was such a bother, was there no way that they could not simply give him one of those cars to ride through the strange lands in. He had wanted one when he noticed how it moved at a speed so fast he could not believe. He got told that you needed this special item known as a license for the car to acknowledge you as worthy of riding it. The second requirement was the special item known as key which also referred to a similar item needed for doors and opening special containers, locks or boxes.

The small boy had been so busy following the stranger he did not realize that they had entered the building. This building was not too spacious, but it was quite enough space to run around in. As he felt too tired from waking up on a bench to the cold wind he decided against running. He saw images of people everywhere in a weird strange framed item as he got curious, but he stood back in case they were people and not images since he never saw images that looked this weird.

He looked on as the weird guy just jumped as his heart began to race a bit as he began to wonder what happened as his eyes darted around looking for a threat. The weird guy simply smiled and fiddled with his necklace. He then asked the small boy whether he could guess which door was the nurse's office. While he did not have the best eye sight in the world there was something he began to notice.

He pointed to the one door which said "Gym". He looked at it a bit more then looked to his new friend or was this guy the enemy. It was not really clear as he said softly. "I can not read that, what is it?" as he tilted his head slightly towards the guy confused as he had not encountered this weird location before.

Will looked at Kotaro, slightly confused. The boy had just asked him what the word on the door leading to the gym was. Although Will felt it was quite obvious, he didn't want to come off as rude. After all, he barely knew anything about Kotaro. "Perhaps English isn't his first language," Will thought. He seemed to have at least some knowledge of the English language, based off of there conversation from earlier.

When Will realized that he was just standing there, motionless, he quickly answered the boy's question. "That," Will said, "Says 'Gym'." Will was considering asking if Kotaro knew what a gym was, but he was afraid that his tone would sound rude unintentionally.

Will began approaching the gym. He wanted to enter, but he also wanted to help Kotaro find the nurse's office first. He was worried that Kotaro might think he was abandoning him. It was then that Will realized that he had a lot of worries. He sighed quietly.

Suddenly, a thought came to Will. He smacked his forehead with the heel of his hand and shook his head. "You know what?" Will stated. "I didn't even realize that the doors were labeled until you brought it up. Thanks for that. My job just got a whole lot easier. We just have to find the door labeled 'Nurse'."

The small boy was not sure why the guy had such a weird look on his face, it seemed similar to a face he often had. The boy was beginning to wonder if he asked a difficult question. He heard the man finally speak and the first words he heard was that and then gym as he looked to it saying in a soft voice, "gym?" for a moment there was the slight illusion that it looked like the boy might smile. However it was just a plain look though the way he said gym made it seem like he was silently happy to learn a new word.

He watched the guy heading towards the gym which he began to feel as if he also wanted to enter, but he did not want to go as a slight bit of worry could be seen in his eyes as they began to waver. Water was building up in his eyes and soon he may shed tears as well. The boy got startled slightly when he watched the guy smack his forehead. Why was this guy hitting himself and then shaking his head as he began to wonder what this strange gesture was. Then the guy said something that made him lose respect for the guy, however increased his trust in this strange man.

The guy only noticed the doors were labelled now and it bothered him as he then remembered while walking as he felt like he was about to cry. "Nurse Office" as he pointed back the way they came. Somewhere along the way they did pass it, but he did not realize this until now either as he did not want to say he was equally stupid so he rather kept that to himself. He then felt a bit dizzy as he lost his footing and fell back about to hit the floor.

Will began walking back the way they came, still silently scolding himself for missing such a simple detail. He stopped when, in his peripheral vision, he saw the boy that was following him stumble. Will turned to him, and just in time, too, as he began to fall backwards. His instinct kicking in, Will lunged forward and put his hand on the boy's back before he hit the ground.

Will gasped in surprise. The boy was surprisingly light, but he decided not to mention that detail. "Hey," Will whispered. "You alright, Kotaro?" It was obvious that he wasn't, as he had just nearly fallen, but Will didn't know what else to say. He helped Kotaro to his feet, not moving too quickly, as he didn't want him to be thrown off balance again. But while he did, Will once again felt that strange energy. It almost made him hesitate for a second, but he shook myself out of it.

Once Kotaro was standing again, Will realized something. This was why the boy wanted to find the nurse's office. Will couldn't tell if the boy was feeling like this all day, but one thing was for certain: they had to get there quickly. Kotaro didn't look like he was sick, but Will had already established that the boy wasn't normal.

The boy felt something against his back or was it in front of him. He felt so tired from the walking and he was hungry too, but the boy had to go to the nurses office as he reached out his hand towards a strange voice that asked if he was alright.

He helped Kotaro to his feet, not moving too quickly, as he didn't want him to be thrown off balance again. But while he did, Will once again felt that strange energy. It almost made him hesitate for a second, but he shook myself out of it. Before he could touch on the face of his savior the boy realized he was back on his feet. He looked a bit dazed and leaned in a bit closer to reach out and grab hold of the man's clothing and then kept close.

"Nurse off..." his voice trailed off as he was half-asleep holding on as he just needed to get there even though his feet were hurting a bit as he struggled to stand. The boy did not understand what was going on, but he knew he had to get to the nurse's office, that was all the boy knew right now. He was not one to give thanks or just apologize for no reason, so he may have appeared rude to the one who saved him from a some what nasty fall if he ended up hitting the ground.

Will saw that the boy was beginning to lose consciousness, yet he was still holding on to Will. Will began to get worried. He didn't know how to handle situations like these. He never really got too close to anyone to know what to do. Not wanting to hurt the boy, Will gently grabbed the boy's arm to hold him up. "Stay awake, Kotaro!" he yelled, louder than he intended to.

Will then turned around and, still holding the boy's arm, began pulling him back along the way they came. Whether he was consciousness or not at the moment didn't matter. He would probably wake up if he felt himself being dragged. It dawned on Will that this boy might just be tired, and this thought made him smile.

However, the sense of dread that Will was feeling earlier came back, tenfold. Now, there was no doubt in Will's mind that this feeling was coming from the boy. Will's eyes widened. "This boy is not human,"  he thought. He shuddered and continued on.

A few moments later, Will and Kotaro had finally made it to the nurse's office. Just like the other doors had been, this door was clearly labeled "Nurse." Will sighed. He turned around and saw that the boy was awake, as he had expected, and that was good for Will, because he was planning on leaving after he made sure Kotaro was in safe hands.

He felt as the man held his arm and told him to stay awake. The loudness with which the man shouted did not really affect the small boy much as he mumbled.
"I'm not sheepy"

Nodding off slightly as he felt the pull on his arm as it kept him from dozing off. His eyes began to look pale as he looked down before moving closing and then holding on to the man's arm, like a child clutching on to a teddy bear as he did not show anything but gave the impression that he was happy to be close to someone.

When he saw the nurse's office he looked up with eyes somewhat watery, on the verge of tears the boy patted his face with both his hands then shook his head. He bowed his head in a vote of thanks before waving and then saying very softly and really slowly

"Bye... bye... Will...i...am" as he pushed open the door as his clothes seemed to move on their own as if moved by a mysterious power as he entered the door would close behind him. Would these two meet again and what was in store for the small boy as he entered that place.