Only Through The Eyes Of Innoncene

On a sunny afternoon in Tokyo, a crazed blonde hurried through the streets, apparently late. Why must I be late for everything? She weaved in out of people traffic only to end up at a large house in a quiet neighborhood. There was a sign in the front of the house: Miss Chiba's Home For The Gifted The girl took out her compact and fixed her hair. Not much you can do with your meatballs, Serena. She took a deep sigh and walked into the house.

The house was quiet, only a few sounds of quiet conversation and a TV nearby. She slowly walked through the house. It was an old house, very well lit. "Hello?" Serena asked, her soft voice traveling throughout the house. Suddenly, a young woman, wearing a nurse's uniform came up to Serena. She looked much like Serena herself, having long blonde hair pulled back by a red bow and bright blue eyes. Serena read her name tag, her name was Mina.

"Hi, you must be Serena, the student volunteer. I'm Mina, the head nurse." Mina said shaking Serena's hand. Serena had to admit that Mina looked no older than she was herself. She looked very determined to do whatever she was doing.

"Uh, yeah, I'm Serena. Sorry, I'm late." Serena steadily apologized, shaking Mina's hand at the same time. Mina just smiled.

"It's okay. We understand. Miss Chiba would like to see you before you meet him." Mina said. She turned and led Serena down the quiet hallway. They passed a room full of teens, some watching Seaseme Street on TV, others playing board games like Checkers and Chutes and Ladders. Serena's eyes gazed upon a dark-haired boy sitting in a window seat, looking out the window. Somehow he wasn't like the others, he had an essence about him. He looked just a bit older than Serena was herself. Still she couldn't take her eyes off of the boy. He was just so different. "Serena? " Mina's soft voice interrupted Serena's thoughts. She realized that she had stopped walking to stare at the boy. Very poliet, Serena, stare at the insane.

"Oh, sorry. I just got a bit side-tracked." Serena attempted to cover for herself as they continued walking down the hallway.

"It's okay. Everyone's like that they're first time. Don't worry. They don't mind much. They like to see new faces." Mina reassured her, making Serena's spirit lift a tad bit, but she still felt guilty. Yet, in the back of her mind, she still thought about that boy. Serena noticed that Mina's footsteps had stopped and she looked up to see that they were standing in front of two huge solid oak double doors. Doors to an office, undoubtedly. "This is it, Miss Chiba's room." Mina informed her. Serena took a deep breath as Mina knocked on the door. A soft voice mummered a "come in."