I'm so hyped for this~! I love both Ib and Kagerou so why not make both? With KanoKido of course~ Enjoy!
In the early afternoon, under a grey sky, Kido and her parents were on their way to an art gallery. "Did you remember everything Kido? Oh! Do you have a handkerchief? You know, the one you got for your birthday? Keep it safe in your pocket, okay? Don't lose it!" Her mother reminded her.
They were at the art gallery to see artworks by a guy named Guertena—ranging from paintings to sculptures. While her parents were getting some pamphlets, Kido wanted to go ahead and asked her mother for permission. The answer was yes. So, Kido went ahead to the gallery. She saw many paintings. She recalled one that had a blonde girl in it, another one with a brown haired girl in it that looked strangely real. Not to mention some women sculptures wearing red, blue and yellow dresses. A painting caught her eyes. It seemed like it was a mess of things. A maze of some sort. The drawing seemed child-like and…creepy. Suddenly, the lights flickered but stopped after a few seconds. Kido was not the slightest bit scared as she thinks it was just an electricity problem. She moved back to the previous room with the women sculptures.
No one was there.
She went back to check on her parents. The receptionist and parents were there. No one was there. The lights flickered again but turned off after awhile. The hairs on Kido's neck stood up but she continued forward. No one's around… Kido thought as she managed to go into another room with her dimly lit phone. There were more paintings and sculptures. She continued moving forward until she reached a part where a green rose sculpture stood. She stared at it for awhile, feeling oddly nostalgic. She brushed it aside and moved on. She looked at another painting called the 'Coughing man'. She turned around after losing interest but whipped her head back after hearing a cough. Was it my imagination? She thought as she moved to the previous room she was in. There was a window there and as she walked past, she swore she saw a shadow moving with her. She moved backwards again, then moved front but nothing happened. Am I hallucinating? She sighed and checked the window. It can be opened but it won't. She was about to walk away when a knock came from the window. She jumped and timidly checked the window again. There was a handprint. At this point, she was terrified and quickly went on. She was just about to pass by a cat picture when it meowed.
"Meoww~"
Kido whimpered a little and proceeded onwards. She came back to the maze-like painting. She noticed a yellow paint leaking from the painting on the lower side of it. Suddenly, words formed on the floor in red. ' O' it said. She ignored it and checked the other windows. She turned her head away when blood- or red paint- leaked out from the window. She shrieked and fell onto her knees. W-what's happening?! She questioned as she slowly and hesitantly got up on her feet. She thought of the words that were written. She went to the room while passing by other paintings when an apple fell out of a painting. She jumped backwards, repeatedly telling herself, "It's fine, nothing to worry about…" She managed to get back to the room without fainting. The words were still there.
' O'
There was something else written in the leaking blue ink too. It said, 'Come down below Kido, I'll show you someplace secret.' Down below? She thought. Is it that one fish painting? She decided to go back there. There it was, the railings gone and paint on the ground. It looked like someone had jumped into the painting and left a footprint. Kido decided to try her luck.
She jumped in.