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"Shuuya… You're acting like a child, you know that don't you?" I turned around and suddenly I was back at the orphanage. Yoshitoki Kuninobu was sitting on the swing set rocking back and forth. He had a knowing smile on his face and I saw a stern lecture coming on.
"You're the one on the swing set." "Come sit, and listen to me." I did.
"I've missed you buddy." He started, "But I'm not as alone as you seem to think. There're all here. Everyone, Shinji, Kieta, Hiroki, and Hiroki. Even the new kid, Shogo, though from what I understand you knew him pretty well. Almost every one of the girls are here to, except for Mitsuko, but I think we all know where she ended up." He chuckled, "And there's Noriko… of course."
"It was suppose to be you"
"No it wasn't, and you know it. Even if we hadn't been thrown into this game, she still never would have seen me as anything more than your friend."
"I can't. You loved her. I barely knew her"
"Things are different now. You know her better than anyone could."
"Why are you being such a good sport about this? It's almost like your forcing me"
"I'm not forcing anything. It's all up to you; I'm just letting you know you're a damned fool if you let this chance pass you by. You're never going to met someone who will understand, not like she does." I hadn't realized I'd been staring at the ground but, when I looked up Shogo was walking toward use.
"Shuuya, you're a fucking moron sometimes. What did I tell you all along? Do right by her. This isn't right"
"I know." I looked back down,
"No, you don't know." The voice had changed, I looked up to see Hiroki, arm and arm with Takako. The way that everyone knew it should have been. Love was staring him in the face and he fell for someone else. I didn't know what had changed, but I was glad it did.
"Hiroki?..."
"Don't worry about me or, any of us. We're all fine. Justice does exist"
"Yes it does. I never tire anymore. I could run for days." Takako said, smiling. "Plus I got him beside me. I couldn't ask for anything better"
"Right back at you"
"You know she loves you Shuu, there has never been a doubt. Reach out to her. Work this stupid fight out." It was just like Takako to be so blunt.
"I hear you. All of you."
"You'd better." They all said in.
And then I woke up, everything flooded back to me, the confession, the fight and the anger. I guess it was bound to happen eventually, if it didn't it would have meant we were both unscarred by this whole thing, and that would have been scarier than anything else. I'm just being a sentimental fool.
