"WARG!"

I giggled at Otani's monster face, then ran up to him and slipped my hand in his. He glared at me, but then his face softened.

"So, where to next?" I thought for a second.

"Let's go to the festival downtown, there's supposed to be a good market there"

"Of course, you're hungry" He grumbled.

"Hey!" I said back, slightly hurt. "I came here straight from my house, and didn't eat so I wouldn't be late"

He smiled at me. "I'm just messing with you Koizumi, I didn't eat anything either"

We walked for a little while, then ran the rest of the way. When we finally got to the festival, it was almost like a dream come true.

"Where do you want to eat?" I asked, trying not to get distracted by all the shiny stuff.

"Otani?"

Hearing silence, I looked around.

Uh-oh.

He was GONE. I tried not to panic. He couldn't have gone far.

"Otani?" I called, no answer. I pulled out my phone.

To: Otani 3

Where are you? I can't see you. O.O

I hit send and waited a few seconds, staring expectantly at my phone. The seconds turned into minutes, and I tried not to freak out. The claustrophobia was starting to get to me, I couldn't breathe.

Remembering what happened last time I felt like this, I fought my way to a bench and sat down, gulping down air like a fish out of water.

Putting my head between my knees to fight the dizziness, I took deep breaths, trying to calm down.

"Koizumi!" I heard my name being called, but I didn't look up. Too sick...

"Koizumi!" I heard it again.

Then, I was being pulled to my feet. I swayed unsteadily. "Koizumi!" Otani was right in front of me, his hands on my shoulders, holding me up.

"Are you okay?" He yelled. I tried to nod, but the movement of my head sent a fresh wave of dizziness over me. I sat down and put my head between my knees again.

I felt Otani's hand rest on my back, and I could picture his worried face. A few minutes passed, and the dizziness went away.

I sat back up, rubbing my eyes. When I opened them, Otani's face was about an inch away from mine.

"AH!" I screamed, falling backwards. His arms shot out and wrapped around my waist, saving me from falling in a rather uncomfortable looking bush.

"Y-you scared me!" I said as he pulled me back onto the bench.

"Think how I feel" He scowled.

"Well gosh, I couldn't help it! I look around, and you're gone. I text you and you don't answer, so I sit down and you freak out?"

His frown deepened, but then he winced as his forehead throbbed.

I looked around, the crowd had thinned. It was probably safe to go to the food stalls.

"Come on, let's go get food" I said, taking his hand and holding it tightly.

Wordlessly, he followed.

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