So it's been a while, a long while. Without further delay here's chapter on
Nagisa was trying not to doze off as the principal gave a rather lackluster speech. It was the start of a new term, and as such the school had a ceremony to welcome all of the students back. At least Asano Gakuho despite his manipulative and cruel nature was an interesting principal. The man giving the speech currently had the personality of paint drying.. He was a stubby, chubby man. He was probably shorter than Kayano. His hairline was receding, and in the vain of Donald Trump he tried combing it over to hide the bald spot. He wore thick-rimmed glasses and had what could only be described as fishlips. He wore a grey business suit. Everyone could clearly see the sweat stains on his suit, and on his forehead.
"In closing, I'd like to welcome you all to the fall semester." the students all clapped, some out of respect, others because it was finally over. Nagisa cracked his back as he prepared to leave to class.
He walked through the halls as he got ready for class. He wondered if they would always have a ceremony every time a new term started, he certainly hoped not. Nagisa wasn't sure if he could handle a speech like that every time a semester started. As he walked to his class, Nagisa couldn't help but overhear a conversation between two of his seniors.
"Dude, I'm telling you what I heard is true!" One of them exclaimed.
"Right, and next you're gonna tell me that the Japanese Government hired a bunch of middle schoolers to become hitmen." Nagisa smiled wryly at the last statement.
"Look what I'm telling you is true, I almost drowned the other day. The puddle didn't look that big and then, bam I'm knee deep and I'm struggling to get out!"
"Sure, sure I believe you alright." The student rolled his eyes.
"Jeez, man you really gonna be skeptical about this?" Nagisa couldn't blame him as he shuffled along to his class. Even if Nagisa himself was involved with the incident from last year he still found nearly drowning in a puddle to be farfetched.
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Class zoomed by pretty quickly. Most of the things that were being taught, Nagisa already knew. Especially when it came to English. He was described as somewhat of a prodigy in the subject. During his previous term, he even helped tutor some of his classmates. Overall Nagisa could be considered an outstanding student and yet not very many people seemed to notice him.
Nagisa was glad that he was able to buy something for lunch before the cafeteria ran out. He looked outside, "When the hell did it get so cloudy?"
"Pretty weird, huh." A tall, broad man, two years Nagisa's senior stood by him. He had slicked back black hair and wore a biker's jacket, underneath he wore a white dress shirt, with the first button undone. Despite his imposing size, he was a rather friendly fellow.
"Ah, Shiba Senpai. How are you?" Nagisa politely greeted.
"I'm doing fine, and I told you call me Ayato!"
"I'll keep that in mine." Nagisa replied.
"Anyways, how's your first day back coming along?"
"Fine, all things considered. I could have done without the ceremony." Nagisa yawned
"I'm guessing Tachibana gave one of his riveting speeches."
"Yup."
"You know, none of the teachers will blame you if you happen to doze off."
"Good to know."
Nagisa spent the remainder of his lunch talking with Ayato. While he was reluctant to call him his friend, Nagisa did enjoy his company. Shiba could be described as a heartthrob amongst the female members of Nagisa's school. He was popular, athletic, smart. Mr. Perfect in a sense. So then how did Nagisa, a first year become acquainted with him? Simple. Shiba wanted to be friends with the underclassman.
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"Hey did you hear, a transfer student's coming today?" A second year female student gossiped with her friend.
"Yeah, and?"
"I heard a rumor that it's Haruna Mase." She leaned in as she whispered the last part.
"What, no way why would Haruna Mase want to come to our school?"
"Did you watch her last interview?"
"No, why?" The girl raised her eyebrow.
"Here check this out." The girl brought out her smartphone, and quickly navigated her way to show her the aforementioned interview.
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Amidst a plethora of microphones and cameras, sat a young woman with flowing black hair and fair complexion. She was wearing a yellow shirt and some rather tight jeans and black heels. She sat in the middle of a table getting ready to announce something, she cleared her throat, "I'd like to thank everyone who's helped me get to where I am. I know I wouldn't be anywhere without you, so that's why it saddens me to tell you all of this. I Haruna Mase, am announcing my early retirement." Immediately a loud clatter filled the room, All of the reporters wanting to get the scoop on what had just happened.
"You're kidding, she retired?"
"Keep watching."
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"What do you plan to do now that you've announced your retirement?"
"I'm thinking about finishing school."
"Can you tell us, where you'll be going?"
"That's a secret." Haruna coyly smiled.
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Akari Yukimura stood in front of the door of her new classroom. Earlier she had announced her plan to finish school, now here she was getting ready to introduce herself to her new classmates. There were two reasons why she chose this school in particular. One this was the same school her sister attended and two a certain bluenette attended this school as well.
Nagisa's day seemed to get more interesting as his teacher announced that they had a transfer student, "Class today we have a new student. Would you please introduce yourself dear?" Nagisa didn't expect any of what happened next. Walking into the classroom was Kayano Kaede otherwise known as, "... Akari Yukimura. I hope we'll all get along." Akari bowed as she took the only open seat. Which happened to be next to Nagisa. Nagisa could only mouth one word, "Kayano." She smiled in response, "It's been a while." His first day back could no longer be called uneventful.
Akari was currently walking with Nagisa. He hadn't really said anything since class. Akari really couldn't blame him, she had practically left without saying goodbye to anyone. The last time she had seen any of them was at the funeral. That was a memory she didn't want to bring up. Still, she had her reasons for not contacting anyone in 3-E. She had signed on to do a movie with two very well known celebrities on top of that she had several meet and greets to do. Then there were all the interviews and… Why did all those reasons just feel like hollow excuses? Akari shook her head. Now wasn't the time to think about stuff like that. Right now she had to focus on catching up with Nagisa. "So how are you?"
"I'm doing fine." Nagisa replied
"How's everyone else doing?" Kayano asked.
"I wouldn't know. I haven't talked to anyone since school started" Nagisa sighed. The two continued to walk down the busy street. Kayano could tell that something was up with Nagisa. She bit her lip as she contemplated confronting him about it. "Hey Nagisa."
"Yeah?"
"It was good to see you again." She smiled before heading off in the opposite direction. Not even waiting for Nagisa's response. It seems that she still can't confront Nagisa when it matters most. "I'm such a coward." Akari chastised herself as she headed off to her apartment.
Nagisa had made it home. "I'm back!" Nagisa called out. The day almost felt like too much for Nagisa. He still wasn't sure on how to take Kayano being in the same class let alone the same school as him. Despite every fiber of his being telling him to just go to sleep Nagisa knew he still had to study and get started on his assignments. "Welcome back," Hiromi greeted him, "How was school today?" She was currently sitting on the couch with her hair down wearing jeans and a white blouse.
"It was fine." Nagisa yawned.
"Anything exciting happen?"
"No." Nagisa lied.
"Are you hungry? I made some hamburger steak if you want some."
"Maybe later," Nagisa smiled, "I need to get started on my assignments.
"Mmm" Hiromi nodded in response, a small smile gracing her lips. Nagisa left towards his room. Quietly shutting it. Hiromi sat on the couch watching the news. The little man on the screen was currently giving the weather report, "Well it seems like the gloomy weather is here to stay. That's right for the rest of the week it's going to be dark clouds and rain. I hope everyone's packed their swimming gear, because we've got a real flood coming our way. Now back to you Arikawa-San." Hiromi sighed. The weather was rather unusual. She made a mental note to remind Nagisa to carry an umbrella with him for the rest of the week.
Nagisa was currently pulling his hair in frustration. Chemistry was the science of the devil. He couldn't make sense of what he was working on. If only Okuda-San were here. Nagisa chuckled lightly. He cracked his back on the chair. He looked at the digital clock by the drawer on his bed. It read six o'clock. "Man, guess I was studying longer than I thought." Nagisa rose from his chair with the intent to get something to eat. Everything started spinning. His door looked as if it were miles away and he couldn't shake the spinning sensation from his head. The nausea only seemed to get worse as he trudged to the door. He hadn't felt like this in years. Nagisa struggled to remain conscious. Slowly his vision blurred. His conscious soon faded as his body hit the floor.
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"What happened?" Nagisa wondered as his sight returned. He was still lying face down. He picked himself out. He looked around. There were pillars all around him. The floor was carpeted with a rather intricate rug. "I have to be dreaming." Nagisa tried rationalizing why he wasn't in his room. He was going to explore the place when he felt eyes watching him. His glare sharpened. Dream or not, Nagisa hated being spied on. "Come on out." Nagisa commanded. He heard the shuffling of feet and a small squeak. He turned around to see a small girl hiding behind one of the pillars. Nagisa sighed to himself, "Just what kind of dream is this?" He went over to the pillar. "You know, when you wanna hide from someone you usually don't want to be seen." The small girl finally revealed herself, "I wasn't hiding, I was just waiting to make my strike.!" She was a girl no older than eight. She wore a yellow shirt with a bear on its center. and a black ruffled skirt. She had deep blue eyes, but the most notable thing about her was her pure white hair.
She charged Nagisa, when he placed his hand out in front of her. Her attack was foiled. She tried hitting Nagisa, but in the end it was useless. "Hey, stop that. I can't attack you if you do that!" She complained.
"And that's why I'm doing that." Nagisa retorted.
"You're a bully!" The girl started to cry.
"Am not. Look I'll let you go if you promise to not attack me."
"Really?" The girl sounded hopeful.
"Really." Nagisa smiled.
"Okay." As Nagisa let go the girl stopped her tirade.
"Hey do you know where we are?"
"Hmm," The girl took a pensive stance before answering, "I dunno really?"
"Do you live here?" Nagisa asked a bit worried.
"I guess?" The girl tilted her head, "Say mister do you live here too?"
"What? No! Didn't you see me passed out on the ground earlier?" Seriously what part of his subconscious cooked this up.
"Sorry, I thought maybe you were just sleeping." The girl wore a sullen face.
"Hey what's wrong?"
"It's just that, you're the first person I've seen other than me."
"You're all alone here?"
"No, there are monsters here," The girl look absolutely terrified, "I have to hide from them everyday."
"That's terrible, have you tried escaping?" Nagisa suggested.
"Where would I escape to?" Nagisa had to wonder if this was seriously a dream or not.
"Outside?" Nagisa sheepishly suggested.
"I'm scared, though." The girl whimpered, tears forming in her eyes again.
"What if I help you escape?" Nagisa leaned down so that he was at the girl's level.
"Really?" The girl rubbed her tears away before she looked at Nagisa.
"It's a promise." Nagisa held out his pinky, smiling. The girl took out her pinky and intertwined them. "Yeah." She smiled.
"By the way, what's your name?" Nagisa realized he hadn't asked the girl her name or told her his.
"Hmm," The girl wore the same pensive look from before. "I dunno!" She proudly proclaimed. Was this girl serious? Nagisa was seriously worried. "Hey mister what's your name?"
"Oh, um it's Nagisa." Nagisa quickly replied.
"Hmm Nagisa." I like it! Was she just gonna call him something else if she didn't like his name? Focusing his attention back to the girl at hand. "Well I have to call you something."
"Hmm like what?"
"Let's see." Nagisa looked at the girl to try and get an idea of what he could call her, "Yuki." Nagisa said to himself.
"Yuki?" The girl questioned.
"Yeah," Nagisa replied, "It means snow."
"I like it." The girl cheered. Nagisa smiled at the girl's approval. Before he could say anything else the same feeling of nausea came back. His head was spinning and it took all his strength to stand. Without the slightest warning Nagisa's mind once again went blank.
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September 2, 2015
Nagisa groaned as he woke up once more. He heard the pattering of rain outside. He was tucked in his bed. "But when?" Nagisa pondered. Then there was the dream last night. Did he meet the girl before and his dream was his way of remembering, or was there a deeper meaning. Then there was the fact that Nagisa had been feeling rather faint as of the last couple of days. Lastly was the gloomy weather. Nagisa rubbed his chin as he thought about all of these things being related to one another. He looked out his window. "Looks like the rain isn't letting up anytime soon." Things felt like they would get even stranger. Nagisa didn't like that.
Nagisa was thankful that his mother decided to put an umbrella in his bag. The rain was relentless. Everyone was scattering to get to their destination. Rain wasn't a strange sight for Nagisa, but this was something else. Nagisa had to wonder if the weather was a harbinger of a natural disaster. Nagisa clicked his tongue in disapproval.
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It had been a while since Karma had seen it rain this hard. The redhead didn't mind the weather, but still it was a bit much. He sighed as he made his way towards Kunugogiaka. Rainy weather always made him think back to that day and to a certain bluenette. Truth be told Karma didn't keep in contact with many of his old classmates. Everyone was busy with their own affairs so keeping in touch was kind of hard. Having finished reminiscing about the past, Karma headed towards school.
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Akari was so very screwed. Not only had she missed breakfast, but she also forgot her umbrella in her rush. So now Akari was being pelted by rain as she scurried along to school. She was praying for the rain to stop.
The rain didn't let up, but at the very least she managed to spot Nagisa on his way to class with an umbrella in hand. She rushed over to him shouting his name, "Hey Nagisa! Wait up!" Nagisa quickly turned around to see Akari standing next to him. She smiled sheepishly at him, "Hey."
Nagisa was walking towards school when he heard his name being called out. He turned around to see who it was, only to find a soaked Akari standing next to him. She looked like she had seen better days. Despite the smile she gave Nagisa, he knew that she was having a rough morning. "What happened?" Nagisa asked concerned.
"I woke up late." Akari blushed slightly.
"Ah, that explains things," Nagisa commented, "Hey Kayano?"
"Yeah Nagisa?"
"You wouldn't happen to have a spare blouse now would you?"
"I don't. Why do you ask?" Akari looked at him curiously.
Nagisa was not a lecherous person, but he did happen to notice a few things about Akari while she was right next to him. The first was that she was just as attractive as he remembered her. The second was that she had no undershirt, which brought him to his third observation. She had on a black bra with a pink outline. Now the dilemma was how to tell Akari without being slapped right across the face.
"Well, it's just that," Nagisa found himself getting tongue tied.
"It's just?" Akari raised her eyebrow at Nagisa's peculiar behaviour.
"Well, I can kind of see through your shirt," Nagisa deadpanned hoping that Akari wouldn't slap him.
"See through my shirt," Akari muttered to herself. It took her a second but she finally caught onto Nagisa's implication. With a slight scream she turned around covering her chest with her arms.
"What do I do, I can't let anyone else see me like this!" Akari panicked.
"Don't worry I'll think of something," Nagisa reassured her. He looked at his rain coat, "Here," He said as he took off his coat giving it to her, "This should help."
"Th-Thanks," Akari stuttered taking the coat She buttoned it up smiling, "You're a lifesaver."
"No problem. Come on let's get to class," Nagisa grabbed her hand as he lead the way through the rain.
Lunch time had rolled on by and the stormy weather had seemed to of gotten worse. Nagisa was currently eating some leftovers from home. He looked down thinking about his dream last night. Then there was the dream from two nights ago. None of it made sense.
Nagisa raised his head up, "What did those dream mean?" Why was he so hung up on those dreams? He should have just dismissed them, but he couldn't. They were just too, for lack of a better term real.
"Nagisa are you alright?" Nagisa looked up to see a worried Akari looking at him. She was still wearing his coat. Nagisa had to admit she looked good in his coat.
"Yeah, I'm just a bit tired," Nagisa lied. If recent dreams were a sign of his mental state, then no Nagisa was definitely not fine.
Akari took a seat by him, "Any reason why?" Akari began eating her own lunch. She waited for Nagisa to respond.
"The new semester I guess." Akari knew he wasn't telling the truth. It hurt that he didn't trust her enough to tell her what was going on. Had so much changed since then?
"Don't worry. I'll be here with you." Akari smiled, not wanting to press the issue.
"Thanks, Kayano." Nagisa smiled. They spent the rest of the lunch period in silence.
Nagisa was trying very hard to not doze off. The fact that he was seated towards the back where the teacher couldn't see him didn't help his case. "Come on just stay awake. Just stay awake. Just stay…" Despite repeating the mantra Nagisa found his eyelids growing heavier, "Shiota-San!" The teacher yelled.
"Yes, Himura Sensei" Nagisa stood up, having been clearly snapped out of his stupor.
"Please read the following passage." The teacher demanded.
"Ah right," Nagisa scrambled to find his place before clearing his throat, "She should have died hereafter; There would have been time for such a word. To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day. To the last syllable of recorded time, and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing."
By the time Nagisa was done reciting Macbeth's soliloquy the majority of the class was left speechless. Nagisa had been known for his forte in English, but to deliver such a performance was beyond anybody's guess. Well everyone save for Akari who had the slightest hint of a smirk on her face.
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Nagisa found himself escaping the rain with Akari. They had ran into a nearby cafe. Nagisa wasn't sure how it was possible, but the weather got worse. At this point Tokyo would go the way of Atlantis. Well, maybe Nagisa was overreacting, but still this was more than just a bad storm.
"Some storm huh," Akari asked smiling.
"I'm kind of worried," Nagisa had a pensive look as he stared out the window.
"How come?"
"Something about this storm feels off," Nagisa hesitated, "Like it's a precursor to something worse." Nagisa took a sip of his coffee, a cubano, no cream or sugar.
"Maybe, you're just worried about something," Akari suggested, taking a sip of her own caramel macchiato. Smiling as the sweet taste hit her mouth.
"Who knows," Nagisa shot back, "I just hope you're right and that I'm wrong." Nagisa looked over at the raging storm outside.
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Karma looked out at the storm, he found himself taking shelter at some local diner. He had ordered a hamburger and fried along with a coke. He figured he might as well eat while he was waiting for the storm to pass.
The meal itself was okay. Nothing to write home about at the very least. It was like all the other fast food burgers he ate. Good enough to pass as a meal, but bland enough to forget a couple hours later.
Karma was working on his physics homework. He figured that he might as well, considering that the weather outside wasn't getting any friendlier. As he toiled away, he thought back to his days in 3-E.
"Wonder, what everyone else is up to," Karma thought. It had been a while since he had talked to anyone in 3-E. A strange feeling of Nostalgia came upon him, and he figured he'd talk to a certain bluenette when he got home.
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It was around seven when Nagisa and Akari had headed home. It was a quiet walk, but not uncomfortable. Akari for the most part sensed that Nagisa wasn't as standoffish as before, but she still knew something was bothering him. She so desperately wanted to ask him, but knew he wouldn't tell her.
Nagisa was deep in thought as he escorted Akari home. He had texted his mother earlier so she already knew the situation. He still had the storm on his mind. He knew that Kayano was most likely right, so then why did this feeling persist. Then there were those dreams. None of it made sense, and it was driving him mad. Before he had further time to think about everything he was standing outside of Akari's house.
"Well thanks for walking me home Nagisa," Akari smiled.
"Sure thing," Nagisa responded
"Oh and Nagisa," Akari was getting ready to head inside.
"Yeah?"
"Get some rest," She smiled at him before heading inside. Nagisa just gave a small smile.
"No promises."
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By the time Nagisa was home it was around seven thirty. He announced his arrival home.
"... Oh he actually just came home," Karma was on the other line, "Nagisa someone's on the phone for you!" Hiromi called out.
Nagisa headed over to his mom. He had no idea who would call him at this hour. He didn't have any group projects or anything. He took the phone from his mom's hand.
"Nagisa, here," Nagisa started.
"Yo, Nagisa," He immediately realized the voice on the other line.
"Karma," Nagisa answers in disbelief.
"Glad you still recognize my voice," Karma chuckled on the other line, "So, how you've been man."
"G-Good," Nagisa stumbled. It feels like they haven't spoken in decades, "How's Kunugigaoka?"
"Boring," Karma sighed, "The only person that can keep up is Asano. How are things on your end."
"They're alright," Things were definitely not alright, "Just been keeping busy."
"That so? Anything interesting happen?"
"Kayano's in my class," That was interesting, and it didn't make Nagisa seem like he was losing his mind.
"Oh," Karma raised his brow, "You two just can't stay away from each other."
"It's not like that," Nagisa protested, "She retired, and decided to attend my school."
"Your tone says otherwise," Karma sang, "So is she the reason why you came home late?"
"No," Nagisa screamed, "Well not exactly. We were waiting out the storm together."
"Aw, how sweet," Karma teased, "Did you walk her home after?"
There was a brief silence. Nagisa was red from embarrassment and maybe a slight tinge of anger, "I'll take the silence as a yes."
"So, any other reason you called me," Nagisa sighed.
"Just decided I'd check up on my favorite blue-haired friend," Karma smiled on the other end, "It's been awhile since we've talked."
"Yeah, it's been about four months."
"How have you been since then," Karma's voice took a more serious tone.
"I'm doing fine Karma," They were just strange dreams nothing all, and the rain was just his being a worrywart, "Everything is fine, really it is."
"That's good to hear," Karma had his doubts but, he'd rather not get into an argument with his friend, "Hey if you're not busy tomorrow, wanna meet up somewhere?"
"Sure," Nagisa responded, "Where did you have in mind?"
"How about that sushi place you like?"
"That sounds great, when do you want to meet up?"
"Five."
"I'll see you then," Nagisa hung up the phone before Karma could respond.
"Guess so," Karma said to no one in particular.
Nagisa went to sleep that night. There were no dreams of any velvet rooms or strange girls. He had a blissful rest. Maybe the rain would clear up in the morning.
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September 3, 2015
Two outta three ain't bad. The stormy weather only seemed to get worse. An impressive feat all things considered. With a groan, Nagisa got ready for the day to come.
Lunch had finally come and Nagisa found himself eating lunch with both Kayano and Ayato. They were huddled on the stairs. Kayano and Ayato did most of the talking, while Nagisa simply listened and observed, responding every so often when they directed a question at him. It was a rather peaceful lunch period, and for once Nagisa was well rested, and not preoccupied with any strange dreams from the night before.
The fated hour of sushi had finally dawned upon Nagisa. He didn't have to look too long for Karma, he recognized that tuft of red hair anywhere. Waving at his friend Nagisa walked over. "Yo, Karma." Nagisa greeted.
"Good to see you again, Nagisa."
"It's been a while."
"Yeah," Karma smiled. The two of them headed inside.
The restaurant had a nice atmosphere to it. It had its fair share of business but wasn't overly crowded. Both Karma and Nagisa caught each other up on their daily lives.
"So anything interesting happen to you as of late," Karma asked in between bites of food.
"Eh, aside from Kayano being in the same class as me, not really," Again those dreams were something Nagisa wouldn't be talking about, "How are things going for you?"
"Things are alright, I just wish things weren't so boring."
"Ah, still talk to anyone else from E class?"
"Aside from occasionally Okuda-San and currently you, not really. We kind of just scattered after graduation didn't we," Karma wore a somber smile, while Nagisa took a look at the rain. It was clear that Karma had brought out a certain skeleton neither was willing to talk about.
"Some rain we're having," Nagisa commented, trying to change the conversation.
"It's something else. Almost feels like the world is gonna end."
" No kidding," Nagisa replied.
After enjoying each others company a bit longer, the two decided to disperse.
"Give Kayano my greetings," Karma started to walk towards his house, "Oh and don't be a stranger Nagisa!"
"Alright, alright. I'll be sure to do both those things Karma. Tonight was fun. Thanks Karma," Nagisa smiled at his friend before heading off into the rain.
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September 6, 2015
It was around noon when Nagisa woke up. Deciding to get ready for the day, Nagisa threw off his sheets and went to the restroom. Having gotten ready, Nagisa went into the living room to find a note left by his mother. "Left for work."
Having nothing to do, Nagisa headed out for a walk. The air was a bit chilly, but nothing too harsh. Nagisa had no idea where he was heading. He just felt like he was being pulled towards something. The rain hadn't let up yet, and for some reason Nagisa felt a need to walk in the rain. Not looking where he was going, he bumped into someone without realizing it.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Nagisa saw Kayano lying on the floor, "Kayano?"
"Oh, Nagisa," Kayano picked herself up, "Sorry I didn't see you there."
"It's fine, I wasn't paying too much attention either," Nagisa dusted off his pants.
"So, what are you doing Nagisa,"
"Just walking, and you?"
"Oh, I just finished eating,"
"Ah," Nagisa gave Kayano a nod, "See ya Kayano."
"Wait!"
"Yeah," Nagisa raised his brow.
"Can I join you?"
"I don't see why not," With that Nagisa was now accompanied by Kayano. The two of them walked in silence. Nagisa clearly looked like he was deep in thought. Kayano felt like she should say something, but didn't know what to say.
The two continued to walk in silence, before they realized where they were. At the base of where everything started. Both Nagisa and Kayano looked up with somber looks.
"We should go," Kayano murmured softly
Nagisa didn't respond, or move. He just stared into the distance, "You can go if you want. I wanna go see the old classroom."
"I'll go with you,"
They finally reached the classroom. Everything was like it was. Down to the messy handwriting and the position of the desks. They both smiled sadly. The class brought back bittersweet memories. Both walked through the class. Nagisa walked by the chalkboard. Without thinking he touched the board and felt something pulling him from the other side.
"What the hell," Nagisa yelled, trying to not get sucked in. Akari noticed him struggling and rushed over to pull Nagisa away from the board.
"Nagisa, what's going on?"
"I have no idea, just keep pulling," Nagisa growled. Akari felt herself being pulled in with Nagisa. Despite what might happen, she had no intention of letting go.
"Kayano, let go!"
"Not a chance in hell," Kayano argued as the two were pulled through the chalkboard.
It felt like they were floating through water. They held on to each other for dear life. Before long they found themselves crashing into the ground. Nagisa luckily broke Kayano's fall.
"You okay, Nagisa?"
"Peachy," Nagisa groaned. They two lifted themselves and looked around.
For Kayano this was a place unlike any other, it almost felt like a palace, but for Nagisa, he knew exactly where they were, and it wasn't any place he'd like to be.
"No, this has to be a dream," Nagisa whispered under his breath. He stood horrified as he saw those familiar columns and that same intricate design.
So, what did you guys think. I hope you enjoyed the first real chapter of Facade. Drop me a review telling me how I did. Until then, see you all later.
