Chapter One
As I walk down the street. I remember each and every detail towards my destination. As if my body leads me to that familiar place where I have discovered many things, some are good memories. While many are bad, though I treasure both of them in my heart, I opened my eyes and I stood in front of the dorm.
Yes the dorm where I made so many friends. Friends that I shall protect and cherish, I opened the doors and memories flooded my vision
"Welcome back Aigis" Mitsuru-sempai would say to me
Koro-chan and Ken-kun would play at the living room
"Hey Aigis just in time for dinner" Yukari-chan would say as I walk in the kitchen.
Akihiko-sempai and Junpei-san would be laughing as they told stories and he would sit there with them listening to their stories. He would turn to me, smile and say
"Welcome back"
"Minato-san" I murmured then the memory faded. I stood at the entrance of the dorm. It was dark, cold and lastly no one is here.
I would come here when I feel I must. So much has happened as we stayed here last year. The Dark hour, shadows, nyx, and the abyss of time.
"I knew you would come here"
I turned around and saw Yukari-chan near the entrance.
"Yukari-chan" I said for I do not know how to explain
Yukari stood near me and held my hand.
"Let's head back to our dorm" She said
"I shall head there later." I said and she smiled for she knew how I felt about this dorm
"Take your time" She said before she left me alone inside the dorm.
I closed my eyes and I saw Minato-san standing in front of me
"I shall leave now" He smiled and I walked out the dorm.
The sun was about to set. And tomorrow would be the first day of school. We will be seniors, Akihiko and Mitsuru-sempai would go to college. Ken-kun, Fuuka-san and Junpei-kun decided to live at their own homes with their families, while I and Yukari stay at another dorm.
Before I head back I decided to head to a place where I could tell him how I am doing. As I got there I notice someone was there. I walked closer and that person was a young boy. He was talking to him, when I approached him he looked startled and was about to run when I grabbed his hand
"Please do not go" I said he didn't face me and his face was under the hood of his jacket. He had a backpack on his back too
I looked down at his gravestone.
Here Lies
Minato Arisato
A Good friend and Family
To all of us
Near it was a bouquet of flowers. I smiled and looked at the boy letting go of his hand. He didn't run but he didn't look at me instead he sat down near Minato-san's grave
"Do you know him?" I asked the boy.
The boy must be a year younger than ken but I still do not know what he looks like. But the boy didn't move as he stared at Minato-san's grave.
"He was someone who took care of me when I was young, and Mom and dad were in the hospital after an accident" the boy said.
We both stared at Minato-san's grave but I am curious about this boy. Who is he? Is he related to Minato-san? I saw tears fall from the boy's chin to his hands. And that is when I noticed
"Did you not know he passed away last month?" I asked
He wiped the tears away with his sleeves and nodded.
"The last time he and I talked was before he decided to go back here" He said in a low voice.
"How long did you know him?" I asked
The boy turned to me and the wind blew his hood off showing his face. I was completely shocked. When I was about to say something I heard footsteps coming closer. Both I and the boy turned to see who it was. The boy ran away once I turned to face him again and he was gone.
I was about to chase after him when the person who was walking towards me came closer.
"Huh, Aigis is that you?" I turned and saw Akihiko-sempai with flowers around his right arm.
"Good Afternoon Akihiko-sempai I did not know you would be here"
Akihiko-sempai stood beside me and placed the flowers near the flowers the boy left. Then he knelt down and prayed.
"I wanted to visit him, shinji and miki before I go to Tokyo. But I didn't expect to see you here" Akihiko-sempai said as he finished praying.
But I did not spoke. I just stared at where the boy ran out from. Akihiko-sempai noticed my silence and looked at the flowers the boy brought.
"These are nice flowers. Nice choice Aigis" he said.
"I did not brought those flowers sempai" I said and he looked confused I looked at him and continued
"A boy came here and offered those flowers to Minato-san."
"He must have known Minato then" Akihiko-sempai said
I walked to where I last saw him before he vanished from the edge of the Cemetery and I saw that he had dropped something that even brought memories to me. Akihiko-sempai was behind me
"Found something Aigis?" He asked but I felt as if the world was spinning
"That boy has a reason to visit Minato-san" I said as I stood up holding what the boy left
I gave it to Akihiko-sempai and his eyes looked as shocked as I am when I was the object.
"It can't be. He never told us, it's not possible" Akihiko-sempai said in disbelief
"He told me Minato-san took care of him when he was young and his parents were in the hospital after an accident" I told him and Akihiko-sempai was completely speechless.
He looked at the object in his hands and I still felt as if the world was still spinning.
"That boy might be Minato-san's younger brother" I said which felt as if my body was shot by a bullet.
Akihiko-sempai and I looked at the object in his hands. A pair of round head phones silver in color with a name glued on one of them
"Minaru Arisato"
