Hazard Chapter 1: Hazard Nightmares, a kagerou days/カゲロウデイズ fanfic

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KAGEROU DAYS/ MEKAKUCITY ACTORS.

Date Uploaded: December 3, 2016- Saturday.

Note: Advanced apologies for the OOC's.

SUMMARY: AU. Kano and the other orphans lives a normal life but for some reason they always have nightmares of horrible things. At first they thought it was merely trauma from their past but Kano slowly dreams about a girl who is crying. Why is she crying? Who is she?

HAZARD NIGHTMARES

My name is Kano Shuuya. I live in an orphanage along with other kids who were found and taken care of by no other than Kenjirou Tateyama. He's a cheerful man, always smiling even he was tired for the day. He'd always smile at us. But after his daughter, Ayano Tateyama, died, he was never the same. Police claims that his daughter committed suicide but he doesn't believe it. Neither did we. Ayano is too much of a cheerful dagughter to kill herself. Yes.. she's just like her father. Always smiling.

Ayano Tateyama is our onee-chan... our big sister... she'd look after us when Kenjirou isn't around. She'll cheer us up when we're sad. She never failed to make us smile. Never.

Not longer than later Kenjirou himself committed suicide.. leaving us.. leaving us just like our parents did to us. Kenjirou wasn't any different. He left us. He left us just like our real parents did. So once again, we were alone. We were alone in the dark, cruel world. It's always that way. We experience happiness but it doesn't last... it never does.

*sobs*

Not again.

*sobs*

It's always the same.

"SHUUYA KANO!"

"Uhn..?"

"Daydreaming in my class again I see?" said the teacher. My classmates laughed at his statement.

"N- No. I just uh, I-" I tried to explain. But I couldn't form the right words to explain it.. because I myself don't understand... the nightmares I've been having.

When I failed to say anything, the class laughed again. Ahh.. it's been an inside joke in class that Mr. Hotshot has insomnia but still he is famous. That's me, Shuuya Kano. Every girl in class has their eyes on me. And for me to relieve from my stress... I'd date them.

Right after the class ends, I'd always go straight home. I play with girls, flirt with them.. but home is the one place I enjoy the most...

"Ah Kano you're back!" Seto greeted me the moment I entered the house. He was standing behind the couch, drying Marry's hair. Marry was sitting on the couch while watching TV. Seto is like a brother to me, he was taken right after I was, so that makes me a little order than him. Marry on the other hand is a girl that Seto found and rescued from very cruel people. Right after that she never wanted to leave his side.

"Welcome back Kano!" Marry greets me as well. I sighed and sat on the couch beside the one Marry was on.

"Trouble at school?" Seto asked, worried.

"Nah I'm good." I try to smile at them. I didn't want them to worry. But then I heard Kenjirou's stern voice calling me from his office.

"Kano."

Seto and Marry stared at me for a moment before smiling. "Must be asking for your assistance again." Seto tried to guess. I only chuckled as my response before leaving the living room and entering the office.

"The guidance counselor called again. It's been repeatedly happening to you. Are you sure you don't want to do home school instead?" he asked, worried. "If you're having these nightmares again then we should take action."

"By running away?" I asked.

"Well we tried giving you all sorts of medicine for this and nothing seems to work." he said. Well, it was true. These nightmares seemed too realistic that it really feels like it is a trauma from a terrible memory.

"What does Onee-chan think about this?" what else can I do? I don't want to continue to worry him. or anyone else for that matter.

"If it doesn't work out for another week, we're pulling you, Seto and everyone else out of school." he replied. Well, that's sad. We only feel normal because of school but now we're going to distant ourselves.

"Got it."

It was late again and I couldn't sleep. It's not that I really lack the need to sleep.. it's just that I'm afraid to fall into the horrible nightmare again. Every time I fall asleep... I see it. I see her.

*knock, knock!*

"Come in!" I tell the person outside. The door creaked open and onee-chan entered my room. "Onee-chan? It's late already. Why aren't you asleep?"

"Shouldn't I be telling you that?" she joked and I pouted before pulling the blanket over my head. "I'm kidding!" I knew she was. I sat up and hugged my knees. Onee-chan knows every night one or more of us will scream and suffer the nightmare and every time she also tries to do something about it. To ease our pain.. our fear.. but most of all she'd talk to me about it.

"Did dad tell you about home school?" I asked, not meeting her eyes.

"Yeah. I told him it wasn't a good idea but he's just worried. Your nightmares seems to get worse by the day." she said, worried. I don't want her to worry too much. Because in my nightmare...

"I'm fine." an obvious lie.

"Tell you what.. let's go to a therapist tomorrow? Skip school for a while?" she proposed. It was so sudden and out of the blue that I couldn't help but finally lock my eyes on her. Again.. she was smiling. It's the usual... she'd smile at me. And her aura would always give me the urge to return that smile.

"Skipping school sounds like a great idea once in a while." I tell her with a smile on my face.

"Great! Don't be late!" she tells me and leaned forward to kiss my forehead before heading towards the door.

"Onee-chan..."

"Yeah?" she turned to me when I called. She always does.. no matter how weak my voice was.. she can hear my call.

"...goodnight." I wasn't sure why I called her but..

"Goodnight too, Kano."

*sobs*

"Why are you crying?" I asked the darkness. heh, I must be losing my mind. The darkness is crying? It must be my consciousness crying because of the nightmares I had to deal with over and over.

But if I look closely on one spot, I could see a figure. In fact I think that's a girl. I focus my eyes on her but I couldn't see her face clearly. She's so close yet so far...

*sobs*

"It's alright, you're not alone!" I try to tell her. "I'm right here with you." I'm not afraid of the dark... I certainly am not. When I was young I'd always be locked on the basement so it's nothing new.

No matter how much I try to converse with her, there's no other words that she tell me. She doesn't speak or anything. She only cry.

*sobs*

"I don't get it. Why are you crying? Who are you?" just when I asked the question, she looks up at me. For the first time she did something different out of all my nightmares. She looked at me! She never paid attention to me before! I was relieved of course. She also tried to speak. I can see her mouth moving... but there was no voice. No sound.

Can't she speak? Did she lose her voice?

I tried walking closer to her. But just as usual.. every time I try to approach her.. she dies.

*birds chirping*

Ah.. another day has come.

I hurried downstairs as soon as I was ready. Everyone else were already eating breakfast.

"A late morning to you, Kano." Momo greeted me. "This is a first."

"Heh, I wonder what's up." Shintarou said with his arms crossed.

In mornings, Momo and Shintarou would always go to school late. Momo goes to school late because she's an idol. Every morning she's busy with idol stuff and most of all she doesn't like crowds. When she's late everyone else will be inside the classroom and she can walk around the hallways whenever and however she wants to. Shintarou on the other hand just slacks off, saying excuses like he'll escort Momo to school.

These two were not really adopted just like Seto and I, but they've been living with us ever since Onee-chan found Shintarou who was in need of help.

Ah, I'm ignoring these guys and just run for it. Onee-chan must be waiting for me!

"Long story, bye guys!" I tell them and I ran outside seeing Onee-chan waiting for me. "Sorry I'm-!"

*SMACKS!*

I expected that.

"Geez, it doesn't mean I told you to skip school you don't have to wake up early." she tells me before walking away. Well, she may be the nicest big sister in the world but she still gets angry sometimes.

We went to a therapist just as she told me that night. I didn't want to but I wanted to give it a shot since Onee-chan was the one who suggested it. We were waiting in a small room where there are pots in the corners, two black couches parallel to each other, a glass-square table in between with magazines for us to read while waiting.

There are shelves filled with books on the walls and cabinets as well. It was an organized room, clean and net. Feels like home.

"Sorry I'm late!" said a lady who came from the outside. So we got in her little office before she did? And the office was open?

"Oh no. You're right on time! We just got here!" Onee-chan replies and the lady with bright red hair and red eyes. She wears normal clothes too. White blouse and a dark green skirt.

"Whew, I thought for sure I was late!" replied the lady. Then she turned to me and smiled rather widely. "Hello there! You must be Kano Shuuya. Ayano-chan told me all about you!"

"E- Eh?" I turned to big sis and she just smiled at me. I- Is she hooking me up with an older woman?!

"I'll be leaving Kano in your hands now." Big sis tells the lady and I quickly held on her wrist so she wouldn't leave me. She can't leave me with a stranger! I mean.. I'm fine with it but.. somehow.. for some reason.. my heart is beating rather fast. But why?

Ayano looked puzzled at first but then she held my hand and smiled at me. It was always that smile of hers that keeps me calm and at peace. "Everything is going to be alright. Rin-chan is a friend of mine. I'll be back to pick you up." she tells me and slowly releases my hand.

I was more relaxed now. My heart also calmed. But as soon as Big sis left... it felt awkward.

"So Kano, huh?" the lady says and sat opposite of me. "I'm Rin Kido and I'll be your official therapist! No need to be shy!"

"R- Rin.. Kido?"

Why does her name... bother me?

*heart pounding*

It was at that very moment that I could feel my heart throb so loud and so fast. It never happens to me unless I was having nightmares again... NO. Not again! Please it's broad daylight! I didn't fall asleep!

I could see it!

I could see everyone dying over and over again!

Kenjirou killing himself right in front of me...

...Seto's pool of blood along with Marry's...

...I'm only supposed to see all these when I'm asleep!

But why?

Why now?

Rin Kido.

It was her. SHE triggered all these nightmares!

I...

...

...have...

...

...to...

...

...get...

...

...away...

...

...from...

...

...here!

*screaming in the background*

It's here!

...I'm not afraid of the dark...

I'm not afraid to be alone in the dark...

...but I'm afraid of it...

Somebody... please... save me!

"KANO, hey get a hold of yourself!" Rin yelled as she shakes me out of the nightmare.

I trembled so hard that I was panting now. Even if my eyes can see the office again, somehow... I could still see the horror with me. The screams... it's still there...

"I don't know what's going on but this must be the nightmare Ayano's been talking about. Although she told me that it only happens every time you fall asleep... so how did it happen now?" she wondered.

It's no mystery for me!

I shakily pointed my finger at her as I try to utter the words I want to say. "Y..ou..r.. n..ame.."

"My name?" she repeated and I nodded as I embraced myself. She thought about it for a while and slowly scoots closer to me. "Is it related to your nightmare? Anything you want to share? I want to help you but only if you tell me."

"You were always there... you always cried... but your hair color is different..." I try to remember the girl's image in my nightmare.

"T- That's odd. I'm certain I've never met you before. I don't have any siblings either so must be some kind of coincidental twin." She uttered. She herself was confused. I don't know myself.. all I know is that.. I don't want to hear it again. That name.

"Tell you what, describe to me your nightmare. Tell me every single detail and we'll see what we can do to ease it." she suggests.

IS SHE INSANE?!

"I don't want to remember! I don't want to think about it!"

No.. no.. she can't make me go in-depth about this nightmare! I always try to forget and now she wants me to tell her about it?! I can't! I can't do this! I'm sorry Onee-chan!

I ran out of the room as soon as I could feel that I can control my legs again. But not getting far from the building my legs shuddered that I couldn't keep up with running and fall on the floor. I tried to catch my breath and crawled to a corner to hug my knees and just hide there for a moment.

Please let this day be over...

Well I hope you guys like the first chapter. Please review if ever... bye!