"Hey, Haruka?" Takane asked his classmate in a sluggish tone one day as they laze around after school. They were hanging around in the library, which is quite rare for them to do so if not for the rain pouring heavily outside. It's weird, she thought, just this afternoon the sun was shining brightly as if literally burning through her skin. It made her foul mood go worse than it already is, mush to her absolute dismay.

"What is it? Takane?" Haruka asked, playing with his action figure of a triceratops happily, he once invited her to play with him but she refused saying that it was too childish and weird (not to mention out of character). He paused to look at her, with his trademark goofy smile.

Actually, she just wanted to start a conversation. She's bored, she forgot her console and her cellphone is almost out of battery. Adding the heavy downpour made it worse for her. They have been here for an hour now but the rain still gives no sign of calming. She sighed for how many times now after thinking that this could go on forever. Looking at Haruka, who is still patiently waiting her reply, she wished she could be just as innocent, "Err..."

What should I say? She turned her head out the window in front of her, watching the raindrops pelting the windows and slid down the glass in a hurry.

"What do you think would happen if you don't wake up? From... you know," she finally said.

Being sentimental and having such thoughts like this is definitely not like her, she admits that. But c'mon, she's bored, she has nothing else to do but sit here and wait to the rain -that seemed like it could continue forever- to stop. And with the rain showering like this, having such thoughts can sometimes not be helped. She sighed.

Ever since she can remember, she had always carried this with her, this strange disease of hers that makes her pass out at the most unexpected times that when she finally wakes up, she would have no recollection of what happened before she fell unconscious. It was a bizarre illness it was, but it doesn't seem that dangerous, she just falls asleep and wakes up eventually like she just dozed off for a bit. Nothing serious.

Then she met Haruka, who carries an illness similar to hers, only more deadly.

He would fall unconscious and wake up, just as she would. Only, the hours he sleeps would double for each and every episode. He could sleep for a day after one attack and then two days after another. It was scary, like getting a glimpse of what dying feels like and fearing that it could be your last.

Takane realized the gravity of having to live with it through your whole life. She became scared for her life, and for his.

And yet, with all that in mind, this person beside her still manages to smile and laugh, as if such thoughts would only ruin him, when in fact, it will. How she envied him. And come to think of it, he still didn't answer her question. Just like she did, his gaze was locked outside, as if thinking of the appropriate words to say. She was getting impatient after the next few seconds.

And finally, he grins, "You know, I've never actually thought about it before," he answers in an apologetic tone of voice as he scratches the back of his head. Takane was surprised at this, and made her think that this boy named Kokonose Haruka is way too innocent for her, even for the world to handle, "I like to think of it more like my soul traveling outside my body, going off somewhere to play or something." he continued, smiling shyly.

"Or maybe he's just getting lost," Takane playfully added, to which he smile wider, "Yeah, could be!"

She smiled, such an answer was just like him, so innocent and honest. It amazed her, because she knows she can never be like him. Optimistic and playful. She wants to help him, she wants to keep him alive and by her side and smile with him more, laugh with him more, have more rare and meaningful conversations like this. At that time she promised herself...

"Then," she starts, "If that happens again, I'll come for you. Next time, I'll definitely find you!" she declared, smiling joyously as if finding a purpose in this boring life of hers.

While Haruka, in turn, widens his eyes in surprise. Someone is willing to find him, she will find him. He smiles.

"Then, I'm counting on you, Takane!"

But that promise of 'next time' never came...

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"Please," Ene begged, it was unlike her to be like this, "Please follow that person!"

It honestly surprised, no shock Shintaro.

"Ene?! What's wrong?" Shintaro asked, glancing at his cell as he ran, along with the other Mekakushi Dan, following after the ambulance as it drove a few blocks before them. He doesn't understand what's going on with her. A minute ago he was bullying him, but after seeing this accident, she panics and begs them to chase after the ambulance, or rather whoever was inside it.

Noticing the futility, Shintaro stopped, along with the others, all wondering what was wrong.

While Ene was still out of it, her face was desperate enough to send Shintaro off. It's as if she has found what she's been looking for, for a long time and wished she could have the strength to bust out his cell and after that person.

"Ene..."

"...I found you." She mutters to herself, so low that Shintarou didn't hear clearly, "I found you..."

Haruka.

(...Weird, I knew I uploaded the right doc... oh well.)

Anyway, Hello! I'm Xzer04X and is an incredibly huge fan of Kagerou Days that I could brag about it even to anyone who has absolutely no idea what it is. And THIS is my OTP! HarukaxTakane/KonohaxEne

teehee~

I have always wanted to make a short story about them but alas, there was no archive of it in ffnet (I was actually tempted to post one on Vocaloid xDD) until recently, to which I am so happy about! (But there's still that problem regarding Kido -_-)

Anyway, hope you enjoyed reading and thank you very much!

Feel free to tell me what you guys think about it! :)