Lain Mikado: thank you for reviewing! yeah, pretty big plot. well, see, that's the trouble. i have a huge plot idea but i'm having lots of trouble making it all actually tie in together and make sense. but thank you!

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Band Guy's girl. Maybe.: lol. k, glad you forgive me. Yeah, i was being lazy...hehehe, no excuse. thank you for reviewing! i need an update with that band guy situation.

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everybody: huh...this is a pretty lame-but not as lame as that last one-chapter. sorry, still not very very inspired, and i'm tired, and stuff here really has been crazy. like, everything was going so slowly, and now out of nowhere i've been hurled into my life as a teenager! craziness! all i have to say: boys are confusing as hell!

sigh

ok, on with the story!


"Well?"

Momiji's eyes opened slowly, adjusting quickly to the soft morning light.

"Well? What do you think?"

The blond haired boy looked around for a second, trying to see where the voice was coming from. As he turned his head, his eyes focused on a little girl sitting a few feet away from him.

"Wha-...What do I think about what?"

Momiji asked her, confused.

She giggled a little.

"The picture, of course."

Momiji stared blankly. He couldn't make out who she was. She looked familiar...but he couldn't put his finger on it. Blond hair. Brown eyes. So close...but he couldn't quite reach it.

The girl kept smiling peacefuly, waiting for him to answer.

"What...are you talking about?"

He asked.

Her face fell slowly, going from happy and innocent to sad...dissapointed...

"You mean...you don't remember?"

"What? Remember what?"

Momiji's voice was bursting with confusion...and fear. Fear that he was letting something get away from him by not remembering. That he was letting go. And he could not bring it back.

The girls eyes filled with tears. Each one screamed with betrayal as they slid down her face.

"You're forgetting. You're forgetting all of it."

Momiji stared at her, eyes wide, trying to understand what she was saying.

"You're leaving me alone!"

She yelled at him this time, unfathomable(teehee, i've heard this word, but i have no idea how to spell it.) pain spilling from her mouth.

"Just like her! You're forgetting everything, just like her!"

"No...I'm not! What are you saying? What are you talking about, I don't even know who you are!"

Momiji yelled back at her, expressing the fear and panic that was filling him.

Her face grew stoney.

"You don't know who I am?"

Her voice was almost expressionless.

Momiji kept silent, shaking his head slightly in reply.

She sighed tiredly.

"Well...I'm sorry..."

With that, she turned and walked away.

The alarm clock blared in his ear. Momiji sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily.

'Geez...what was that all about...? Dreams...strange...But was that? She looked so familiar...but...not...'

"Momiji! Hurry up, you've got 20 minutes before school starts!"

The boy's father yelled from the kitchen.

"Ugh...Fine..."

Momiji groaned as he pulled himself out of bed.

He arrived at the entrance not a minute too soon.

Kisa was waiting for him there.

"You made it."

She stated as he came up to her.

"Yeah, barely."

He panted, having just run through the parking lot and other crowds of kids to get to her.

"Hmm. We should go in."

"Yeah..."

They started walking into the school.

Momiji's eyes went wide. He stopped, suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of dread.

Kisa stared at him.

"...Momiji...?"

She spoke with concern.

"I...don't want to go in there. I can't go in there. So many people...just shells. They're all just shells, Kisa. All trying to be perfect on the outside, and it's really the complete opposite on the inside. I can't go in there. They're all just shells."

His words were rushed, as if he had to get them out quickly before they slipped away from him. He turned his head a little, and locked eyes with Kisa.

It took all she had not to take a step back. There was a delayed feeling for a second, before all of his emotions shot through to her heart. She had to remind herself to breathe.

'Oh...! Oh god...oh god...Momiji...I need to help you...how do I help you...?'

"Momiji..."

She said quietly, searching for words.

He blinked. Shook his head. Shifted his gaze.

"Uhm, never mind. Sorry, tired. Let's just go in, ok?"

He mumbled. The started walking, not waiting for a reply.

'Momiji...'

Her eyes followed him for a minute before she started catching up. They were both silent, and stayed that way all though school.


sigh ok, so it's been what, a year? more than that? but i'm going to finish this story whether you like it or not. so review, ok? thanks