Trying to keep the sun from her bright green eyes, Anysi held her hand above them shading the rays of light. She then slid on her sunglasses and began to walk towards the shore line itself. She had changed immediately upon arriving and was at that point simply wearing her bikini. A bikini was a rather odd thing for her to being wearing since it wasn't complicated in the least bit. It wasn't as if someone could go crazy with two pieces of fabric.
However, her thoughts weren't concerned with her attire as she stood there. Instead, all she could think about was the beach itself. The grains of sand that were enveloping her bare feet, the ocean breeze that brushed against her flawless skin, and the waves that would forever crash against the shore were the things she was thinking about. The beach had been her first love. As a child she spent every day along playing in the sand, building sand castles and such with her many friends. Her life had been consumed with the ocean, which also was the cause for her downfall.
Closing her eyes, Anysi remembered the very night that she had been robbed of life as she had known it. At the time that night was nothing special. There was no event going on. She was simply at the beach for the sake of being of the beach. It was the life she knew as a child. The thought of being deprived of the ocean had never even occurred to Anysi. She always knew that she would grow up on her island, get a job there, and also die there. She was supposed to be happy. Unfortunately, fate hadn't allowed that.
Upon opening her eyes, Anysi observed something a bit odd about her surroundings. Instead of being at the beach at the Koi High event, she found herself back on her island, her beach. Everything looked just as it had before. She could see the smaller island off just a little bit aways. The same island that her and her friends always swam too where they would then pretend they had been trapped on. A smile crossed Anysi's lips as she remembered the numerous times that their parents had stormed out onto the beach demanding that they stop their game. Of course being the kids they were, they replied that they were stuck and couldn't go back. There was also the small abandoned shack along the shore, just in front of a thick forest. Anysi and her friends always claimed that the shack was the home of a spirit that haunted the forest, and because of this ghost story they were always afraid of the dark trees beyond the beach.
Continuing looking about, Anysi found herself faced with memories and more memories. However, it was one memory she saw that was so real it rid her of all the happiness she felt.
In front of her she could see a young girl. The girl looked to be about ten or so. Anysi knew that for a fact, she knew exactly how old that girl was, even down to the number of days. For it was her, a younger happier version of her. She appeared much different than she was at that point. She wore a bright pink sun dress, and a smile was on her lips that lit up her whole entire face. She was so innocent. Nothing like the Anysi that was standing there now looking at her younger self.
"You shouldn't be out this late, Anysi." A voice said both dryly and coldly.
The young Anysi turned around quickly, and looked up at the tall hooded man who had spoken to her. "H-How do you know my name?" The small frightened girl stuttered.
The man merely chuckled a bit before removing his hood and looking down at Anysi, a smile on his face. He didn't look menacing at all. In fact Anysi would later get to know the person who had spoken to her that night as Reizo. "You're parents told me to come get you." He said to her, his voice now much warmer and welcoming.
"My parents told me not to talk to strangers..." Anysi pointed out, still feeling a little unsure.
A smirk then crossed the boy known as Reizo's face. "You should've listened to them." He then said, grabbing her, the two disappearing.
It was only moments later that Anysi found herself being shoved back into the reality she so hated as a volleyball hit her in the diaphragm. She then fell over, collapsing on the sand, having the air knocked out of her for a moment. Finally being able to breathe she found herself staring right into the same eyes she had on that night she had just witnessed for the second time.
"Reizo!" She yelled at him, anger apparent on her face. "You b***h what did you do that for?!" She added, grabbing the volleyball and throwing it at his head before getting up.
"You need to stop daydreaming so much, Ani." Reizo teased her, flashing a smile as he rubbed his head.
Still furious, Anysi was far from smiling. "I told you to stay the hell away from me!" She snapped at him, not even caring if anyone else on the beach was seeing the two of them fight. In fact, she hadn't even noticed if there were any other people on the beach, and evidently she didn't care.
"I just couldn't resist." Reizo said in reply. He knew lines such as that irritated Anysi the most. She hated whenever he tried to be charming or smooth when he talked to her, considering she knew what he was really like. Of course the two of them had had history together. They would both deny any sort of relationship, but they had indeed slept together a time or two. However, with the two of them there was no emotional attachment, especially when it came with Reizo. He had lived hundreds of years without loving a single person. Emotions were beyond him.
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