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Based 13 years after Watanuki inherits the shop….

Ending three days of March, ending of spring break , and also him…

"Finally, I've found it, my price is now paid. But will I be able to enter it?" She stepped forward and stopped, " It's just the way I remember it." The sun was blazing hot, Watanuki was smoking from his pipe, and thought "It's been a while since I've had a customer, Doumeki isn't around either- actually, that's a good thing-, and the heat is killing me, I've had a lot of glasses of sorbet now too, should I make something? But lunch is just an hour away…"

Maru and Moro came in saying " Watanuki! you have a customer! She's here to see you!" He said "Let her in then." The girl walked the corridors of the shop behind Maru and Moro opened the sliding door to reveal Watanuki with a sorbet glass. She stepped in and he said " Do you have a wish?"

She said " Yes, I did…"

" What is your name?"

"Mirai."

"Mirai. What a pretty name. It means future, does it not?"

She nodded.

Watanuki asked "What is your last name?"

She replied " My name consists of nothing else, only Mirai." He took a few seconds to observe her flowing black hair, her green knee length dress, and most of all her intriguing and mysterious dark blue eyes which hid an almost undetectable sorrow.

He then opened his mouth "So then, shall I grant you your wish?" She said " I believe that it is already granted." He said "What?" She said "The first part of it anyway…" He said " You aren't a normal human are you?" She replied " I guess you could say so, I am and I am not." He said " I cannot take the price until I grant your wish fully, so would you care to tell me properly?" She said " I will certainly ask you for the rest of my wish, but when I feel I need it most." He said "Alright, what do you intend to do till then?"

She replied " I will work here and not leave till it is granted, if you permit that is." He said "That is a strange request, no more like statement, wouldn't your family be worried?" She replied " I do not have a family, I do not have anywhere to go back to. I know when I must ask for my wish, Kimihiro Watanuki-san." He said " If you know my name, that you definitely are not human." She said "So can I work here?" He said " Alright, if you insist so much." She said " Thank you, you can consider another part of my wish granted." He laughed somewhat amused " You sure are an enigmatic one…" She said " So, please tell me what my first task is." He said "There is someone sleeping in the storeroom, please wake him up." She nodded and thought " It's been so long, I feel nostalgic, but I don't know why, but I'm having mixed feelings about coming here…".

She opened the store room and looked at the various things in the room and said " Again, as I remember, the only being sleeping in the storeroom would be…" She started poking a bunny plushie. The black bunny plushie shot up and opened it's eyes and sprang off the shelf.

" Mokona is awake! Huh- what are you doing here?" She said "Long time no see Mokona." Mokona replied " But Mirai, why have you returned? You aren't supposed to be here." She said " I know but I don't have much time left myself, I wanted to see this shop again. But I couldn't be here if that boy did not choose to stay in this shop." Mokona said "Mokona feels sad, Mirai is going to disappear too?" She nodded and said "Watanuki-san told me to get you." Mokona jumped into her arms saying " Yay! Time to drink!"

She returned to Watanuki with Mokona . He said " Were you surprised when Mokona sprang awake?" She replied "Not really." Mokona said "Mokona wants rice wine!" Watanuki took a bottle from the table and said " I knew you would say that. Mirai, want some?" She said " No, thank you, I'm not good with alcohol." He said staring into her eyes "You seem to be hiding something from me…" She nodded a 'no'. Mokona had a worried look and said "Mirai-chan…" Mirai stepped out of the room and closed the door. She looked across the yard and said " I remember the good times when I played right there, but now… I am all alone, but that will not last for very long."