In the end, I didn't figure out who was supposed to see my kimono.
The last day of summer vacation.
Chapter III: Intruder
"Sorry! I'm here!!"
"Don't worry about it"
"Okay then, let's go!!"
There's full of people from Twilight town and the town next door. The last event people would want to remember for their summer vacation: The Summer Festival. While I was dressing up, Hayner and Pence were waiting in from of the entrance for me. There were a lot of people already when I got there. You can easily get lost in this crowd… There's an invent up in where the Sandlot was, and there were endless fireworks here and there. There's a lot of places where fun can be held. But first of all, maybe as a tradition, we all go to the eatery to grab a snack.
"Cotton candy!"
"Takoyaki!"
"Yakisoba!"
Hayner looks at Pence, "……We ate that yesterday…" He comments.
"Hey, you remember!" Pence laughs.
"Well, duh," We all want to go to different places to pick up our snacks, so one by one, we go to different stands to get what we want. So as we walk, we talk. Most of it was just laughing. Knowing that Hayner and Pence might go anywhere at anytime they want, I offered myself to be the one who looks out on everyone, like a mother does to her child.
With the three of us, of course, it'll turn out to be fun. But I can't help but wonder that there was another one that was supposed to laughing with us; to complete the symphony of laughter.
Maybe it really is just all in my mind…
Because, you know, if there really was someone else next to me, wouldn't that person show up? Or wouldn't I remember him or her by now? The thought of having somebody else with us, I can't find any proof. The thought of everybody else not remembering what I significantly remember. The thought of it all, it's all too weird. That's why… I think it's all just in my head.
…If I think about it too much of having somebody else beside me, the thought of denial becomes stronger.
Because that way, it all makes sense.
"What are you doing here just standing?"
"Ha?" It wasn't Hayner, nor it was Pence. But I remember that voice from somewhere, so I raised my head. That voice belonged to Seifer. And beside him was Fuu and Rai, "Hey! Fuu, you're in a kimono!! You look so cute!" I immediately shout out.
"Hey, you just going to ignore me here?"
"Huh? Oh, do you need something, Seifer?"
"You… Are you here alone?"
"Of course not! I have Hayner and Pen---…" …………They're not here!! Hayner and Pence aren't here!! I turn around 360 degrees. Even though I turn all the way, I can't catch a glimpse of them.
"Lost"
"Heh, so you're lost"
"You're lost, y'know?"
As if I were a stupid little brat, they all say what they want on cue, "No way… We just arrived and we just…"
As he looked at the me, who was grieving over about everything, Seifer said this, "Since you're in a tad trouble, you want us to take you to the lost and founds?"
"Lost and founds? Are trying to be sincere? Because you're failing pretty badly," I retorted.
"What? I was actually trying to help, you know"
"Help? Saying that one person is lost is getting nowhere to being helped! Don't be stupid!!" Auuuhhhhh!! Why is that every time I meet Seifer like this, the conversation leads to fights!? Now that I think about it, I think this may be the first time I've talked to Seifer and his gang alone…
"Olette!!"
Hayner's voice! Hayner and Pence came through with looking for me! I place a hand to my heart with relief and go past through Seifer's gang to meet Hayner and Pence, "Sorry Hayner, Pence! I got separated from you guys,"
"We're also sorry to leave you behind" As he says that, the hand that Hayner was raising stopped all of a sudden. The same with the people around me. They've all stopped talking. It happened all so fast…
It was freaky. It was as if I've just gone deaf or something. When I look around, I see that Hayner's not the only one who froze. It's like as if somebody hit the remote control to 'pause'.
"What… is this…?"
I can't make up a reason to why this was happening. Why did everybody stop moving all at once? Why am I the only person to move around?
"You look good in that,"
A voice was heard all of a sudden that spooked me out, and I turn around right away directly at where the voice was. There, a man stood. He wore a black leather coat with his hair red as flames. From all the time I've been in this town, I've never seen this man before, nor a man like this. The word that I think right away about this man is: Rapist, serial killer, etc… What would happen if this came out on the news tomorrow?
"Too bad he's not here to see you, huh? And you guys even promised…"
"'he'……?"
Who is 'he'?
What promise?
Who is this guy…?
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A/N: You know who the red haired guy in black coat is riiiiiight??? Haha. Let's find out in the next chapter if you REALLY don't know.