The Bus Stop at the Cross Roads

[Cannibalistic Teddy Bears]

As the bus rattled down the road, Lizz was fiercely tapping away at her laptop, sitting indian-style in the ragged bus seats. She'd been playing her favorite online game, World of Warcraft, "Oh viens!" she blurted out as she'd been killed in the silly little game, "Hackers." she commented quietly in a slight accent, rolling a green lollipop around in her mouth. While she continued to play her game, the bus pulled to an abrupt stop as it got to the bus stop, jerking her forward without warning. She didn't have her feet on the floor to stop her, so naturally she smacked into the back of the seat in front of her as her laptop fell from her lap and hit the floor with a distinct crack as she fell onto it, "Ack!" she cried out, struggling to wiggle her body out of the awkward position it'd fell into, stumbling to her feet after a few moments. She looked down to see her laptop's screen blackened, "Oh non.." she muttered quietly under her breath, she leaned down and picked it up, it's hinges were nearly snapped at the middle where it folded, broken after the beating it'd taken from falling then being crushed by a teenage girl. She folded it back up and sighed, grabbing her black satchel out of her seat as she began to walk up to the front of the bus, she passed the driver and said "Merci monsieur." which was only met with a questioning glance by the man, "Oh, my apologies, thank you?" she corrected herself in an accented English, the man nodded at her and welcomed her as she got off of the bus.

She slung her bag strap around her shoulder as the bus drove away, letting out a sigh as she looked back down at her ruined laptop, "Just great." she said to herself, looking up at the twins with a shy wave of her hand, "Hi," she said quietly, quickly making an exit from the bus house before they had a chance to respond, she was never confident around more than one person, freezing up with the simplest questions and greetings.

She looked up at the night sky as she left the protection of the bus house, standing against the side of the building, she sat down and leaned her back up against it. She opened her bag and rummaged around in it, looking for her gameboy SP, "Where are you hiding now?" she quietly asked as she searched around the large black satchel. After a few minutes of searching, a quiet rustling sound came from the bushes of the neighboring forest, Lizz whipped her head up and looked towards the treeline. She focused for a moment as the noise grew louder, causing her to stand up, gripping her laptop tightly as the slightest thumping noises followed the rustling. When the noise reached it's peak, a the bus stop fiend revealed itself as it stepped out from the blanket of trees. Lizz backed up against the bus house, "Oh mon dieu!" she cried out as it stepped forward, the ground trembled under it's footsteps. Lizz shakily reached into the pocket of her baggy cream sweatpants, pulling out her switchblade knife and clicking the handle to send the blade swinging up and open. The ogre didn't seem to be fazed by the pathetic knife, thumping towards her and raising his massive fist to the girl. She screamed and held up her laptop like a shield, having it bust in half as the ogre slammed his fist through it. She ducked away and let go of her destroyed laptop, tripping and quickly stumbling to her feet as she ran away. She'd never seen anything like this in Europe.

As she ran down the road in the dark of night, she looked back only once, unable to see anything in the distance, she slowed to a walk, eventually falling to her knees and panting, taking a rest, 'What was that?' she thought as she stood to her feet, closing her knife and putting it back into her pocket. She decided it was best to keep walking, just to make sure she wasn't being pursued by the beast. She eventually made it to the gates of a town, looking up, a large sign read "Havencrest.." she announced quietly to herself. She started feeling like she was in the Wizard of Oz. She walked down the dirt road, letting the path take her wherever it led. Hopefully not to another ogre.

 

[Divante Black]

Zack rode the bus asleep his head back on the seat as it drove down the road he sleeps soundly but does nto snore and as the bus pulls up to Havencrest something disturbs him and he wakes up yawning as the buss pulls up tpo the stop and he looks at the barren out side of the city "i should get off here" he said hesitently somehting was calling him telling him to stop here and as the bus pulled to a stop he got off and walks into the staion and walks past evryone the twins and no one seemed to notice him and when he got out of the bus house he stretched and yawned loudly and kept walking unsure what he is looking for but as he walks out of the bus house into the city his breath comes out in puff and the snow crunchs under his feet.  

[Lights Dark Hue]

When the bus stopped Luke stood to his feet, he was a tad tipsy from the two bottles of whisky he had drank on the way to Havencrest,he walked down the slender isle of the bus, almost tripping a few times, he stood by the driver, looking down at him, Luke gently smiled, flashing his bright white teeth.

"Thank.y-you, I will re-emember not to ki-ill you in the future." Luke's british voice was incohernet, but he could understand it so he figured everyone else could.

It was a long ride to Havencrest, even longer coming from England, Luke rubbed tierdness from his eyes, walking down the road from the bus, taking sips of his last bottle of whisky as he walked, he likes it in this strange place called 'Havencrest' it seemed like the best place to cause trouble in, and it seemed as tho it was full of blokes not paying attention, Luke loved people who didn't pay attention, thats when he would make his kills for blood, he kept on walking, knowing his friend was planning on building a house around here, he knew he would find James here somewhere, it was only where to start looking, he finshed off the bottle of whisky, throwing against the ground, and watching it smash, he kept on walking, stumbling into the dark woods.

 

[Lights Dark Hue]

Emmaly walked off the bus, she stood a few feet away from the bus, that suddenly drove off fast, disseapering in the distance, Emmaly looked around, it was quite beautiful, she held Deveroux tightly in her arms, and her bag filled with her battle suit, and her sword, it was very darkout, so she figured maybe it would be best if she took her sword out, just incase there was any wierdos, she set the bag on the ground, unzippering it, she pulled out her sword, and zipped back up her bag, hanging it off her shoulder, she picked up her sword, and kept walking, only for her sword to slip out of her hand, and land in a big pile of mud.

"Damn, I really hope there is a blacksmith in this town." She said to herself,she coutninued walking down the road, eventually seeing the city in the horizon, she kept on walking knowing it wouldn't be long befor she found a place to sleep at.

 

[Faith-The1Slayer]

Devon watched the forest outside the bus windows anxiously. He didn't know why he was drawn to this bizarre place, he just felt like he would find what he was looking for here. Actually a who he was looking for. Someone had murdered the last Celtic queen and her Fae king, but the princess wasn't found among the dead. He had finally found her at the castle one year when he went back to Satyr. The had fought and she had lived. She had been stronger than he had anticipated. She had fled from Ireland and he still hadn't found her. Though he could always still feel a small tug at the edge of his senses that was the princess.
The bus stopped suddenly, putting his thoughts on hold. Along with the one or two other people he had boarded with, he swiftly left the bus. He heard it close and pull away behind him. He looked around curiously. The tug in his mind was slightly stronger, and it seemed like it was trying to tell him where she was. He headed for the city of Havencrest.

 

[Lights Dark Hue]

The bus to Havencrest suddenly stopped, causing Hannah to smash into the seat infront of her, she grunted and rubbed her chest, standing up, she slung six bags on her left arm, and three on the other, she stood up, walking into the alise and almost falling backwards from the weight of her bags, in her bags held all her wardrobes for the upcoming season, one reason why she liked her desginated watcher being female. Hannah walked up the aisle stopping when the bus driver put out the can for tips. Hannah using her levitation abbility to lift up the can and smach off the windshield, she muttered screw you, under her breathe and kept walking, she hoped off the bus watching the bus drive fastly away, Hannah saw two twins sitting on a bench, she didn't have time to talk to them, besides she wouldn't talk to anyone that low of class.

Hannah dug her hand into her left jean pocket, pullying out the organic piece of paper made from bamboo, she unfloded it gently reading over the only sentece on the paper that instructed her to go to 'Price Manor'. Hannah looked at her directions, one path went into town, or what she thought was town, and the other went deeper into the woods. Hannah thought about how bad her aeropastale clothing could be ruined, so she decided going towards the route to town, she shoved the note into her pocket, resliging her bags, and headed for the route into town.

 

[Taka tashimaru]

~Maria Sunahara~

Maria stepped off the bus and grinned. She felt like screaming for the hell of it but figured it would be weird. She noticed the path infront of her. She grinned again and ran towards the city walls at a quick pace.  

[Dark Doe Alysse]

Rosangela Rossi

Rosangela sat silently in the back of the bus, the revolver cradled in her hands. It was hard to believe that after almost 11 years of being a slave she was finally free, it was a strange feeling. The bus finally pulled up at the place called Havencrest, the place where Rosangela was supposed to go. She stood and walked to the front of the bus, nervously nodded to the bus driver and left the bus.

It was dark as she left the bus, and Rosangela, although not afraid of the dark, was afraid of venturing into this new place on her own. Spotting two boys sitting on a bench, she went over to join them. "Are you waiting for someone?" she asked politely. "No, we are watching the bus as it comes and goes." one of them, a boy with black hair, replied. "Oh," Rosangela was disappointed, she was hoping that they would be waiting for someone, which meant that someone would be coming. "How long will it take for someone else to show up?"

The white-haired boy looked up, "Can't say, unless you're expecting someone, it would probably be better to just head on in to the city." he told her. Rosangela gulped and glanced down the path that led to the city. Thanking the boys she stood and began to walk towards the city, although she soon broke out into a run as she hurried towards the city walls.  

[MechaVulture]

Tori Gents woke up as the bus rolled to a stop. She stood up and stretched, then grabbed her backpack and walked down the steps onto the sidewalk. It was dark outside, but she didn't mind. She could see well enough in the dark. it had been somewhat uncomfortable for her on the bus, as she had been uncomfortably aware of everyone there. She knew that if she had turned or lost control, it would have been a disaster. However, the virus hadn't reared it's ugly head in six months, and she figured she was safe for now. She looked around, and began to walk towards the city that was now her home.  

[Original Bubs]

Alistair gave a small start as he suddenly found himself on a bus rolling through a somewhat dreary countryside. Wha?...Who?....Huh? His mind struggled to form coherent thoughts as he slowly processed his abrupt change in scenery.

One moment about to be crushed under a massive foot, the next on a pastoral drive through some anonymous countryside...wow my life...

Giving up, he decided to sit back and enjoy it. It certainly beat dying at least. He craned his neck to determine who was driving this vehicle, but for some reason his mind couldn't grasp the image in front of him, and he had a nagging suspicion that it wasn't because of his disorientation.

The bus suddenly stopped, sending Alistair's head against the seat in front of him. He let out a small string of curses and began to make his way up the aisle. Turning to the ambiguous area that may or may not have been a driver, he expressed his gratitude and disembarked.

He found himself at a dusty crossroads at what appeared to be the only stop for the bus in sight. Blinking owlishly in the bright midday sun, he turned to see a set of twins seated on a bench.

Approaching them, he smiled congenially and struck up a conversation.

"Excuse me gentlemen, but could you tell me where I am?"
"Ah that depends," said the one in white, "on where you're headed."
"And where you want to be," finished the one in black.

Alistair mentally face palmed. Great. Bloody riddlers.

"I am not going anywhere right now," he replied, "and I've nowhere in mind that I would like to go."

"Nowhere at all?" asked the one in black, who Alistair immediately dubbed "Black" in his mind.
"Well that's a shame," said the newly christened White.
"Aye a damn shame at that."
"Indeed. Because you know what they say!"
"If you don't know where you're going..."
"Odds are you'll end up someplace else!"
At this point, Alistair's smile had become forced, and his patience wore thin.
"But," continued Black, "If you are in need of a place to hang your hat for awhile..."
"We know a great place to rest your feet!" finished White.
Alistair's ire disappeared suddenly, his interest piqued. "Oh? And where would that be?"
White gave a small laugh. "Why Havencrest of course! they take in travelers from all over all of the time!"
"It is simply the place to be," said Black, nodding sagely.
"And where is this Havencrest?"
As if to spite him, the Twins once again laughed together and pointed in tandem down one of the crossroads. Peering down, Alistair was able to make out a fairly large city.Hm...didn't see that before.

Thanking the twins, he set himself on the path to Havencrest and a new beginning.