Utagaibukai
Peach Girl Fanfiction by Yohko.

Chapter Two: Moonlit Tears

Toji closed his locker and made his way out the other door.
It was silent for a long period of time and all you could hear were silent sobs. Momo sat on the floor with her back against the wall of lockers. Her knees up to her chest and her head dug in her knees. Her wonderful dream had suddenly turned into her worst nightmare. A knife through her heart, and the stabber was Toji. That's what it seemed like, he had just stabbed her heart.
Momo sat there, in the shadows. She missed all her classes and she didn't care. Before Momo knew it, the bell had rung and the school day was over. It's not like she noticed. Those hours felt like minutes to her, and yet every second felt like hours. Momo hadn't moved, hadn't thought, hadn't talked, and it almost seemed like she hadn't even breathed. She sat and listened to students walk to their lockers, talk about the dance, and the latest gossip. No one saw her in the small space between the wall of lockers and the actual wall. Before soon, the entire school emptied out and the janitors began cleaning. Why couldn't she get up? She was frozen in place, not daring to move. Like everything was calm and still, one move and she would disrupt everything. Despite her stillness, the tears still fell down her cheeks. As it got darker and darker.
"Where the hell is Momo?" Sae patted her foot impatiently against the ground.
"You think she left early today?" Toji looked at his watch.
"She would have told us," Kairi said. He had started to hang around Toji and Sae more, since they were the only people Momo hung out with.
"Don't be so sure," Sae disagreed.
"Hey! I've known her longer than all of you guys, she's not one to keep her friends waiting on purpose. I say, she left early. We're better off just leaving." Toji said.
"Fine by me!" Sae turned and started walking.
"Kairi?" Toji asked, as Kairi didn't look convinced.
"Alright well, I'm going to get my backpack. You guys go on without me."
"Alright," Toji turned and started walking after Sae, "Hey Sae, wait up!"
Kairi turned and walked back inside the school. He started whistling a stupid little tune he made up as he went. Hands in his pockets, he started thinking about Momo. 'I hope she didn't leave early because she wasn't feeling good.'
Kairi reached the locker room and continued whistling as he made his way to his locker. He opened it and started taking out some books, grumbling about homework while still humming. Stopping for a moment, and then looking around the room. "Hello?" he said. No reply. He shrugged and continued, 'now I'm hearing things. That's just gr-'
There was a faint sniff in the background. Kairi was positive, someone else was in the room. "Hey, this Kairi Okayasu. If this is some sort of joke, your getting a real ass whopping." He started walking around the room. He reached the end of the room and not getting any response, he stood very still for a moment.
::sniff::
He spun around and pinpointed the direction of the sound. He walked around the wall of lockers and saw the dark section between the wall of lockers and the wall. His eyes adjusted to the darkness and a figure started to take shape. He slowly came closer.
"...M-Momo?!" He fell to his knees next to her the second he realized it was her. She was silent, staring at the wall in front of her. Kairi was getting a little worried and gently shook her, "Momo, its Kairi. The butthead, come on, talk to me..."
Her tear filled eyes looked up at Kairi and her dry lips spoke quietly, "kairi?"
"Yeah Momo, it's me. Hang on, I'll help you up." He moved towards her.
"no" she said quietly.
"You want to stay here? All night? With the rats and the janitors and dust bunnies in the pitch black?" he asked, trying to be funny.
Momo nodded and Kairi smiled, "Come on." With some hesitation, he managed to get to her feet. He mostly held her as they walked out in the open. Now, in better light, Kairi could see her full image. Red and tear filled eyes, a red nose, her cheeks covered in dry tears, dry lips, messed hair covered in dust as well as her clothes. "Holy Momo, how long were you back there?"
Momo sniffed in response and Kairi sighed, "I'll walk you home, Momo." He grabbed his backpack, closed his locker, and they both walked out the door.