Once I asked my mother if I was supposed to exist.

My mother thought it was a strange question and asked why I made that question.

I didn't know how to answer that.

"Hey Syo, what are you thinking about?", asked a 7 years old Kaoru.

"I was thinking about the usual…", he answered, "I feel like there's something off with me and I don't know why"

"Huh… Is your heart hurting again?"

"No…"

That's right, he always went to the doctor and they answered that he was completely healthy, that his heart was strong.

But his heart ached, and it was still a mystery.

"I think I must be crazy or something", he shook his head, "I don't know why I think about these kind of things"

"…You aren't crazy", Kaoru said, "I know it"

"Heh, your brother spouts things like he isn't sure if he was supposed to lie and you think I'm normal?"

"Hum… Well, if it was someone else I would think that he or she was nuts but…", Kaoru trailed off, "For some reason I think you have a point, I don't know why"

Kaoru looked uncomfortable, flipping his book he tried to shake the weird feeling from before, looking to his twin time from time as if he was deciding to do something.

'What's wrong?", Syo asked.

"…"

"Oy Kaoru, spit out, I can sense your distress"

"Geez… That's the only time that being twins sucks", he laughed awkwardly before closing his book and looking back to his twin, "You know, it may sound crazy but this morning, when I woke up and went to see my reflection on the mirror I saw… Scars"

"Scars?"

"Yes, and they hurt pretty bad too", he said looking very shaken, "…When I checked to see if there was any in my body I… Didn't see anything"

"…I see… It's like when I have a stroke"

"Uhum…", mumbled Kaoru, "… Do you think that we are nuts?"

"No, I don't think so", he shook his head, "We're just weird kids, that's all"

"Indeed"

"Do you want to go outside to play?"

"Eh, don't feel like doing it"

"Man, you want to be a doctor but you are pretty reckless with your health", Syo rolled his eyes, "I wonder how you can be athletic like that when you're so lazy"

"I'm not lazy!"

"Oh yes, totally not!", Syo replied with sarcasm, "C'mmon, let's go already"

"Ok, fine, I'm going"

They went outside, the sun was high on the sky and the weather was chilly.

It was a perfect day to play soccer!

"C'mmon, today I'm going to beat you!", grinned Syo picking the ball.

"Geezz… That's because you have a monstrous stamina Syo", Kaoru replied shaking his head.

"You would have too if you exercised yourself, stop complaining"

"I'm very healthy thank you so much"

"No, I should thank you"

"Huh?"

"Hum?"

"Hey… Where it came from?", blinked Kaoru with a puzzled expression.

"Eh, I don't know, one the usual weirdness I guess", Syo replied back kicking the ball, that went to the other side of the fence.

"Oh, great look were you kicked the ball!", said Kaoru rolling his eyes, feeling a shiver run down his spine, "The… Abandoned house"

"Are you scared Kaoru?", Syo asked with a cheeky grin.

"Of course not!", Kaoru denied, "But… I don't feel comfortable around… Scary houses, I don't know why"

"Well, you must be pretty messed up if you felt comfortable in a place like that right?", Syo replied patting his younger twin, "Ok, I will pick it"

"No!"

"Hey don't worry, it will be fast!"

"Hum… Fine, be careful"

He nodded and walked to the fence, crawling through an opening to the other side.

"The grass here sure is tall", he sweatdropped.

… It would be hard to find the ball.

"Snif…"

"Hum?", he blinked.

He stopped as he heard someone sniffing.

"Don't tell me… This place is really haunted?", he took a step down, but he shook his head, thinking that he was being silly, "Ok, I'm being silly, maybe it's someone that… ACK!"

Something jumped on him, he fell down screaming like a girl until the thing identified itself.

"Meow"

"AHHHH! Oh… It's a cat", he stopped screaming, looking at the cat, "Dammit cat you almost scared me to death!"

"Meowww"

"Geezz… What are you doing in a place like… Eh? What's is this?", he said looking at the collar, "Kuppuru?"

"Snif…"

"Meow", the cat looked to the side.

"Eh? Your owner is here?", he blinked, putting the cat back to the floor and he started to walk.

"Hoe! There's someone here?", called Syo, following the cat

"Huh?", the voice stopped crying, "O-Over here!"

"Meow!", the cat pointed to the hole.

"Heyy! Did you fall on the hole?"

"Y-Yes", the voice replied, "Snif… It's so dark here…"

"Hum… Wait a moment, I'm going to find a rope!"

"N-No! Please don't leave me!", the voice cried.

"Hum… ", he halted his movements, looking in deep thought, before he had an idea, "Ah! I have an idea, wait a second!"

It was time to put his climbing skills in use!

He started to carefully climb down.

"Reached the bottom!", he said looking around, "Now, where are you?"

"…Here", said the feminine voice.

Syo approached the voice, and saw a girl with red-orange hair, that had big bright yellow eyes.

Her knee and elbows were scratched and her white dress was a mess.

"Hey… I came to rescue you", he smiled.

"Uh…"

"There… No need to cry!", he patted her head, "Here, climb my back, I will carry you"

"O-OK", she stopped crying, putting her hands around his neck, "Hum… Are you sure you can climb back?"

"Heh, of course", he smiled, "I'm pretty strong, there's no need to worry"

"Hum… Thank you", she gave him a small smile, as they climbed out of the hole.

"You're welcome!", he said crouching down so she could stand on the floor, "Hum… It seems as you hurt your knees and elbows… Do you live near here?"

"No… My cat escaped and I was following him until I feel in this hole", she explained.

"Meow"

"Ah! Kuppuru!", she smiled as the cat nuzzled, "I was worried"

"Hum… Say, me and my brother live on the other side of this fence, so… Do you want to stop by? We can clean your scratches and then I can offer you a ride on my bicycle"

"I need… To call my parents, they must be worried…"

"You can use our telephone"

"Hum… Thanks a lot, you're… Very kind"

"Uhum, now hold my hand, it's very easy to get lost here"

"Thanks… For helping"

"Aha! No, I'm the one that want to thank you!"

"Huh?"

"I only exist thanks to you!"

He stopped and blushed like crazy when his mind registered what he said.

"Sorry but… I didn't understand?"

"A-Ah! N-Nothing, it's just me talking random nonsense HAHAHHA", he waved his hand, his face beet red.

'What's wrong with me?', he thought avoiding to look at the girl, 'Why I said that?'

Yes, he always felt strange things or said nonsense time from time, but that one took the cake.

But then again… That strange anxiety of not knowing why he existed… Somehow he felt that the girl was connected with that, as strange as it sounded.

"Syo!", called Kaoru with a worried tone, "Why you took so long?"

"Sorry, stopped to help someone", he said.

"Someone?", Kaoru arched an eyebrow.

"Yep, a girl, she has some scratches so it's better if you fetch some plasters ok?"

"Alrigh…", he nodded before he saw the said girl.

They both saw each other's face, and when their eyes meet each other both had a jolt and fainted on the spot.

"EH?! Kaoru? What happened?", said Syo shaking his younger twin, "Hey girl? Are you ok? DAMMIT what should I do? Ah! I-I better call an ambulance!"

He ran inside home dialing the number, as Kaoru and the girl laid on the floor, their eyes closed.

…When they went to the hospital and both got far enough of each other they would wake up and not remember the other's face.

"It's not time yet…"

"Until the fated date of the wish, you aren't allowed to meet each other"

"…But don't worry, let's commemorate our meeting when the time is right…"

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So~ Guys, that's the Gaiden chapter, where it shows what is happening to the guys that has their wishes granted in the Curse fic.

This Gaiden allows you to see older characters and also leak some information hehehe~