I never believed in a change of fate. It was always destined to stay as a part of your life like a shadow. I hated my own shadow. The shadow that always followed me from the day that I first came to school. I was never the one to express myself out in the open to people. I could never trust my own secrets to others. I didn't have any friends in my entire life. It didn't matter to anyone though because to them, I appeared out of nowhere. No background history, no parents, no nothing. I was an anomaly to everyone. I didn't matter to anyone. All I needed to do was work. I wouldn't go anywhere in life if I didn't continue to work. Life would always be the same for me. Quiet and uneasy.

It was a nice afternoon. A nice stroll outside always made me feel calm. With all that had happened in school today, I felt that I needed the walk. People were outside speaking to each other, talking about their favorite games, or what anime has came out recently. For me, I didn't share those same conversations to other people. Maybe it was because people didn't like me. Or the fact that I was an anomaly. I don't seem different from most people so what was wrong with me? With closed eyes, my feet carried me wherever they wanted to go now. I was lost in my thoughts to even think about where I was going. I just needed to continue to walk to catch up on my mind. Could I even be scared of the fact that I didn't know where I was going? Alarms were ringing in my head telling me to stop and go back. Even if those alarms are the alarms that brought fear into people.

The Spacequake alarm had started ringing.

Today was really a bad day.

Today's morning had been a nice morning. Sleeping in class wasn't the best idea when all I had to do in life was work. I had to admit it, I was entirely stressed out. Maybe all of this work was getting to me now.

"Shido, Shido! It's a new day of school!" Tohka, every classes energetic high school girl was always next to Shido Itsuka.

"C-Calm down Tohka! You're going to make a embarrassing scene!" Now that I think about it, they always make the class seem so lively. There wasn't a single day where those two wasn't together that brought attention to them. It didn't matter to me. Because I didn't matter to them. Soon, class started and I went along with the work assigned to me with no problems. But as soon as school ends, it was time to go home. Grabbing my things, I got off my seat to walk towards the door. But starting today, starting after this event, I wished I was never noticed ever again.

"Ooof!" I had bumped into Shido Itsuka of all people. It was a accident obviously. I wasn't watching where I was going and I had bumped into him. Even the slightest accident could be forgiven.

"Oh, sorry about that. I wasn't watching where I was going and bumped into you." Shido said apologetically. Strange, I was the one who bumped into him and yet he apologizes to me. Why was that?

"..." I don't know why, but I didn't feel the need to respond to him. At that time, I felt that if he apologized, then there's no point to furthering this conversation. But was that the right thing to do? I soon found out the answer when someone roughly grabbed my arm.

"Apologize to him." That monotone voice. It was Origami who started speaking to me, and it was her who had her hand grasped on my arm.

"W-Wait Origami! It was my fault, not his!" Seeing that the scene was enticing the crowds in the room, Shido quickly responded.

"Wrong Shido. When after taking 10 steps forward, you will always try to speak with Tohka or the others. You only walked 5 steps before being pushed back by him. He was the one that bumped into you, so he should be the one apologizing." Origami sure knew a lot of things about Shido. Wouldn't that be considered as stalking material?

"Apologize to him. Now." As her monotone voice started to become threatening, her hold on my shoulder started to tighten. But I didn't feel the pain of any of it.

"I'm-" Before I even spoke, I had listened to the crowd that was in the classroom.

"What's that guy's name again?"

"He's in our class, and I didn't even notice?"

"He bumped into Shido of all people and now he has to deal with Origami. This will end up bad for him."

"He's very quiet, but I don't think he has any friends."

"He doesn't? Poor guy."

I didn't know who most of these people were. All I could tell about them was that they feel bad for me. I haven't seen these faces directed at me before. I'm starting to become the center of attention now so I think it would be best if I left as this was now.

"I'm sorry." Quickly bowing down, I had managed to release the hold that Origami had on me and quickly rushed outside the door. I had to get away as far as possible.

Was this starting to become one of the worst days of my life?

The moment that alarm went silent, I found myself back into reality. The reality that I found myself in was the abandoned amusement park that had been left out for possibly more than 5 years. Thinking about today was starting to make me get a headache. From now on, I shouldn't be so conflicting as to what I'm going to do. It would probably be best if I left to back now.

How do I get back home again?

"Such a rare sight. Usually when I arrive, the AST would already be here to fire at me." The sudden voice had me turn my head around to the person who had spoke...

A woman was standing on top of the building in front of me.

She's not normal. She was anything far from normal. The witch hat that she was wearing on top of her head had been a dead give away. Not only that, she was wearing something that even a cosplayer would be wearing. Was she cosplaying? Was she a spirit? Why am I thinking so much to myself?

"Don't be afraid young one. You look as still as my broom. I'm not going to eat you or anything." The jade haired woman had already been in my face without me realizing it. I should really stop losing myself to my own thoughts.

"Hm, you have messy purple hair like you had just recently out of your bed. Say, why is such a cute boy like yourself out here when it's dangerous?" The alarms should had been ringing as soon as I came here. You shouldn't be playing around when a spirit is around you know?" Grabbing my chin, she stared into my eyes with a bright smile.

"Um..." I haven't spoke in a long time to anyone so I don't know how to converse with anyone.

"C'mon, tell me. I won't spread your secret out in the world. I promise." She continued to look in my eyes. Were they dead to her? I haven't felt my face muscles move for a long time.

"I...was taking a walk." I managed to say to her. But that answer seemed to get her more giddy.

"Oh a walk you say? All the way to where I was going to appear from the spacequake?" Her smile started to spread even wider.

"I...was thinking about my day and I really didn't hear any of the alarms. I'm...sorry." I had to speak my honest answer. There was a spirit in front of me. I would be easily killed with the wrong words.

"That's alright, mistakes happen. Please, do make sure to watch where you're going then. Let's get you home then. What's your name?" Do I give her my name? My name represents me and for it to be easily said from somewhere else is like it was stolen away from me.

"It's...Kioshi." My mind decided the answer before my heart did.

"Kioshi...what a cute name. Well then Kioshi, my name is Natsumi. Where do you live? I'll take you back there if you want." Her hands still cupped my cheeks. Was she ever going to let go?

"Um...why would you want-" Before I answered, she cut me off.

"Tell me Kioshi...am I cute?" Natsumi had moved her face closer to mine in desperation to hear my answer.

"Is... there something wrong to be being cute?" Why would I even answer to this?

"Nothing. I was just curious. But seriously, am I cute?" Instead of cupping my cheeks, she held my shoulders in place. And...her face was really, really close to mine now.

"Um...someone might get the wrong idea with this scene so could you let go of me?" I tried my best being reasonable. But with her holding my shoulders in place like this, of course I would be uncomfortable.

"No one has ever come to this place other than the AS-you have a good point. No matter them, am I cute!?" She had raised her voice even more. Was she really desperate on hearing if she was cute or not?

"You are very pretty." I said with a monotone voice. If I didn't answer, she was going to kill me with her powers. But strange as it is, while she tightens her grip on me, I still don't feel pain from her. Just like Origami.

"What about me is pretty?"

"Your jaded eyes. You style of clothing, and your hair." I'm really not that good at complimenting a girl. Maybe I should ask Shido. Doesn't he have a girlfriend already?

"Is that all? Is that all that makes me cute?" Our noses began to touch. Why was she this close to me?

"Um, yes?" Hearing my answer, she started to jump for joy.

"I'm cute! I'm cute! I'm cute!" While she continued to jump for joy, I could only stand there in disbelief. But as minutes went by, I spoke again.

"Um, I think there's one other thing." As soon as I spoke, she stopped and looked at me.

"There is? Tell me!" She was in my face again.

"Your...your personality." I said to her.

"My personality? What about it?" As if she never heard of it, her head cocked to the side.

"While you may seem like an adult, you act like a child. I think...that's a bit cute." Why did I say that? Why am I even talking to her?

"Child!? I-I assure you, I am no child! I am a full grown adult! You see how I look right? I look like adult right!?"

"Y-Yes...you are an adult." Why was I acting so nervous? I've never felt this way around anyone else.

"Good then. Now let's get you back-" Before she could finish, she looked towards the sky. The sky...are those the AST? Wait, were those missiles heading right towards us as well?

"Fufu. Looks like they finally decided to show up." Coming to my side, she brought out a broom that came from out of nowhere.

"Don't worry. I'll be sure to protect you. Let's get to work {Haniel!}" As her energy started to surround her, the missiles that was heading towards us had turn into...carrots?

Huh?

As they hit the ground away from us, they exploded with a *boom!* This was really something out of the ordinary for me.

"Here you go!" With a playful voice, her boom erupted with rainbow energy that had been sent towards the members of the AST.

"Huh? What's going on here?" As one AST member tried to avoid the rainbow, her entire suit had been replaced with a bunny suit. A bunny suit.

Watching the members fall out of the air in their...bunny suits. Natsumi spoke to me again. "Come now Kioshi, let's get you home. You'll give your big sis some more compliments won't you?"

"B-Big sis?" I was confused right now. I don't think I have a sister. Not to my knowledge I don't. But out from nowhere, a carrot missile had landed way too close to us, causing wind and smoke to push past us.

"Achoo!" As I closed my eyes, I hear Natsumi sneeze from the smoke. As the smoke cleared out, I finally opened my eyes.

"Um...Natsumi, are you alright?" As I walked to her to put my hand on her shoulder, she slapped it away in sheer anger. Like a façade, her smile had been quickly been replaced with a snarl.

"You saw it didn't you?" Natsumi said with venom in her voice. My heart had starting to quiver has I saw her face like that.

"Wh-What do you mean?" I quickly asked her. I didn't think of anything. When she slapped my hand away, it didn't hurt. Oddly, my head and heart did. Is there something wrong with me?

"Don't play stupid! I shouldn't have never trusted a human! Kioshi, I will make your life a living hell from now on!" Sitting on top of her broom, she flew away into the sky.

Never in my life have I felt regret. But when I noticed that I was finally close to earning a friend, my heart started to hurt more.

"Maybe there is something wrong with me." Without anything else to do, I started to walk in any direction to find my own way home.

Yesterday had been a bad day. I had finally started to make a friend, only for it to go south. After she left with those threatening words, I wandered for hours looking for a path to go back to my house. Luckily, I was able to find a path that I remember, and head back home. But not only for it to be in the morning, where school was about to start again.

Without any rest, without a shower, I went back to school. It was time for me to become unnoticeable again.

That's when I knew that this new day, would be the worst day of my life. As I entered the school, I felt eyes following me wherever I go. It was unsettling to me. Those stares...they were piercing the back of my head like I had done something wrong.

As I entered my class, everyone's head had turned away from their conversations and looked towards the door.

At me...

Their stares had quickly turned into faces of disgust. Why were they looking at me like that? Was it because of yesterday? Looking for Shido, I saw him quickly look away from me and closed his mouth the moment I laid my eyes on him.

But that's when I heard them...

"It's him again..."

"The molester is back!"

"Go to hell with those hands Kioshi!"

Why were they saying those things to me? What did I do to them that made them hate me so much? My head started to hurt. Something was scratching my brain from the inside. I felt wrong.

"Um, Kioshi. Could I possibly speak to you?" As my continued to hurt, I heard someone's voice in front of me. It was Shido.

"H-Huh?" This was all I could say. I couldn't think straight at all.

"There he is!" Hearing another familiar voice, Tohka had been rushing at me with inhuman speed.

"Who do you think you are touching me like that!?" Tohka's usual smiling face had been replaced with hatred as she speaks to me.

"T-Tohka, hold on! Let me speak to him first!" Shido had grabbed Tohka's arm that was close to hitting me in the face.

"Shido! He kept fondling my breasts earlier with a creepy smile on his face! He's not getting with this!"

"Kioshi run! I'll handle her for now!" Shido yelled to me.

"Wha-" I couldn't say anything.

I'm confused.

I'm confused.

I'm confused. My head hurts.

"Just go! Now!" Hearing him again, I started to run. I ran from everyone else that was in the room.

Why was this happening to me?