Catching Typhoons

It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world."

- Chaos Theory

He snapped his phone almost violently close.

There were many things Gareki didn't like. Annoying persons that just seemed piling in this school was one thing. Adults that thought they knew better than him definitely topped the annoying students.

"What?" he asked.

"No mobile phones in lessons," the teacher answered him. "Besides it's your turn in a couple of moments."

Gareki almost sneered but put his mobile away anyway. The teacher was right in one point his turn was soon and the last thing he wanted was that his mobile would be destroyed. "Gareki, you're next," he heard a teacher say and went on the platform. As soon as he was there the machines rose and started purring the false windy killing intend at him. Something rose in Gareki as well. Anger, in him rose anger.

His eyes narrowed and he started running towards the end. Why couldn't the Varuga just be destroyed? Why- a nearing machine disrupted his thoughts as it shot at him fast as a bullet.

He jumped into the air and then stepped at it, landing on the machine ready to jumps instantly again. "Just burn to the ground!" he wished almost silently and jumped. In that moment his head was empty and he didn't feel any pressure pulling his body down. The feeling of freedom tingled in his body like a second nature. The feeling of power came with it. He reached the wall that marked the end and touched it.

It was dead silent.

Why?

He turned around.

The teachers were taken aback. There was a silent flame in the middle of the training floor, slowly changing into something that distinctly resembled the form of a bird. Gareki felt the bird. It wasn't like anything he had ever felt before.

No, he had felt it before. He stepped a step closer to the bird and the feeling multiplied. It was the feeling of the sun reaching your face when you were cold. The taste of water when you were thirsty. The smell of fresh air when you were breathless. The voice of friends when you were lonely. The place you call home when you were away far too long.

He slowly reached his hand out to the bird. It gave out a beautiful trill. A soft smile flitted across his face.

And the bird like creature flew over to him and touched his hand with his beak. Then it dissolved into thousands of small flames that fell down at him like snow. They just weren't cold, but they weren't burning hot either. The flame flakes just were.

Gareki carefully touched his wrist and said "Welcome back, let's burn them together." There was the faint sound of a bird's trilling, when Gareki closed his eyes and lost consciousness.

Tsubame's eyes widened and she cried out. With that all the other persons snapped out of their petrification and took action.

The sound of an obtrusive peeping woke him hours later. He didn't even need to open his eyes to realize that he was in the hospital wing. The smell already revealed it. Gareki opened his eyes anyway and looked around.

The room was like he had imagined, but they had redressed him into hospital wear. He didn't see his clothes anywhere. He stood up and ripped the needles out of his arm, he took note that he still wore the reddish blue bracelet. Then he went to the closet and opened it. His clothes weren't in here either. He slightly bit on his lip.

Suddenly the door was opened and a nurse came in. She seemed young and when she saw him at the closet she stopped in her tracks. "You almost gave me a heart attack," she said as she put a hand above her heart. "What are you doing up already?"

"I need my mobile phone," Gareki answered shortly. "Where is it?"

The nurse seemed pensive. "Probably in your room with your clothes," she answered and Gareki opened the door already on his way out. "You can't go!" She pulled him back in the room. "You're a stubborn one aren't you?" He just raised a brow. "I'm going to get it then." She went out of the room and closed the door behind leaving him standing there. "Doctor, he is awake!" He heard just as he sat down at the bed again.

The next time the door opened (it wasn't even a minute later) an old seeming doctor came into the room. He looked, Gareki thought, similar to Ryoushi just less eccentric and with the typical doctor's overall. "You gave your teachers a real scare, Gareki-san," he said.

"I didn't choose to be here."

"Not anymore you mean?"

Gareki shrugged his shoulders. "I don't understand why I'm here either. I won't take orders from anybody."

"Is that so?" The doctor moved to examine Gareki. "I heard flames fell down on you, but you don't have one mark."

"They didn't hurt me."

"Why-?" The door went open again and the nurse stepped into the room holding up Gareki's mobile. He stood up, ignored the doctor and nodded the nurse 'thanks'. Gareki then went and opened the window before choosing a number.

"It's me… yeah, sorry about that."

The doctor moved closer to him and then rose his voice. "Would you put the mobile away until after I finished examining you?"

"No," the boy answered him and went back talking to the mobile phone. "I'm fine, Yogi. I'll be out of here soon… It's actually nothing. It's only been three days even if I hadn't been sleeping I wouldn't have been here because of that." He smiled. "You can be such a mother hen, later then." He finally snapped the mobile shut and looked at the doctor. "Finish your examination then. I'm healthy."

"How can you be so sure about it?" asked the doctor him. "You lost consciousness after all."

"I just needed time to adjust."

Even though the doctor wanted to know more, Gareki didn't answer anymore. Claiming that he didn't know more and little did the doctor know he didn't lie.

This was the first chapter of "Catching Butterflies" big brother/sequel. I probably have to say I liked "Catching Butterflies" more because it is closer to the story, and closer to the things I normally like to read, but I still hope you don't think this one is bad. (Because nobody said something about a zero chapter in "Catching Butterflies" she just went on with the story...) Anyway, feel free to point out any gramar mistakes or any typos or anything, it's still appreciated.

I probably won't update as fast as I did with "Catching Butterflies" because this one has longer chapters and I'm writing every week like 2-3 tests, that are more or less changing my grade. Wish me luck (^^') ?

Yours sincerely, Mal