"Atoli! Atoli! Where the hell are you going?! What sound?! I didn't hear anything! Seriously Atoli! Slow down a bit for crying out loud!" Haseo yelled to Atoli as he continued to pursue Atoli into a forest behind the shrine.
Atoli continued racing forward ignoring Haseo. She stopped as approached a crystal clear lake. There was a large blue tree floating on a small island in the middle of the lake.
"Dammit Atoli! The hell was that all about?!" Haseo asked as he tried to catch his breath.
"That sound is gone…" Atoli stood in front of the lake.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it. Let's head back now, okay?"
Atoli sighed and glanced at the island in the center.
"Hey! There's a boy over there! He's wearing our school's uniform!" Atoli pointed out excitedly.
Sure enough there was a young boy, no older than Haseo, sitting up in the tree. He had long light blue hair and red eyes. A small white cat sat perched on his shoulder. It's fur was white as the snow and it's eyes looked like a black abyss.
The cat let out a soft yet high-pitched meow. The boy looked at the cat and then at Atoli and Haseo. He smirked abd began playing with some strange black floating spots.
"What is he doing? It's so… Pretty!" Atoli starred mesmerized at the black spots and began walking closer to the lake.
"Atoli's eyes widened, then went blank as she fell backwards.
"Atoli!" Haseo yelled as he ran to catch her.
The black spots began to surround the two. Haseo threw himself over Atoli in hopes of protecting her. Just as the black spots were about to strike the two, they were deflected. Haseo looked up only to see a familiar face.
"K-san?"