HEAT HAZE

It was a wonderful summer day. School ended a week ago and the weather was looking good. Not a single cloud was covering the sun on the sky, intensifying the heat it gives off.

"Man, it sure is hot today." A man muttered while grabbing his phone from his pocket. He hit the power button and smiled momentarily upon seeing his lock screen background—it was a picture taken two weeks ago of him and his girlfriend, Alice. He checked the time and date, August 15th 12:30 in the afternoon. Alfred, the said man, started heading towards the park nearby to meet his girlfriend. He sat on the swing and moments later, the other swing had been occupied by a woman with glasses framing her green eyes, and long blond hair in pigtails.

"Hello," the woman greeted. She set a cat down on her lap and looked at the man beside her.

"Hey!" grinned Alfred, "pretty day huh?"

Alice smiled and stroked the cat's head and nodded. A sigh was heard from the guy beside her.

"Man, I'm so sick of this summer heat. I can't beat the haze the sun is giving away." He fanned himself using his hand and glanced at the sky.

"Good thing I have you." He continued, "You're cool!" Alfred laughed as Alice blushed and huffed, still petting the feline on her lap.

"Hey… I don't really like summertime" muttered Alice.

"What was that?"

Alice looked at him and smiled, "nothing, love."

"Oh… hey! How about we go to that ice cream shop I showed you the other day? My treat!"

"Sure thing Al." The two got up from their places and started heading towards the said shop across from the street. Suddenly, the cat that Alice had been cradling jumped from her arms and ran away. The girl screamed and chased her cat, too occupied to notice that the traffic light was red; too occupied to notice the truck coming her way.

"Alice!"

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

SPLAT!

Red.

That was all Alfred could see.

Bright red like the traffic light.

Red like the grinning man that looks exactly like him across the street.

"What you see is exactly what you're gonna get," the man said.

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Alfred woke up. His head was ringing and he could faintly hear the ticking of a clock as if it was mocking him. He sat up and checked the time.

August 14th 12:04 PM

Was it just a dream?

He shook his head and glanced at the window. The sun was out and no clouds were stopping its rays to spread the heat. He got up and started walking to the park nearby where he had promised to meet up with his girlfriend.

The scene from Alfred's dream started unfolding. As they were about to get up to walk to the ice cream shop, Alfred stopped Alice.

"Hey… um… you know, I had this dream."

"What dream Alfred?" Alice looked at him, worry written all over her face.

"In the dream I had last night, we sat in the same old park we are sitting at now."

"Really? What a weird dream."

They started heading towards the shop and the cat took off, much like in the dream Alfred had. Before Alice could run off after the cat, Alfred grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him.

"Wha..?" Alice raised an eyebrow as she looked at him.

"Hey, I think the two of us should leave."

"Leave? I thought we were going to the ice cream shop you had mentioned?"

"O-oh… well let's go to my place instead."

"Er… okay then…?" The couple started to head to the direction of Alfred's house. The city was bustling as usual and some buildings had constructions and renovations going on.

Alfred heard people screaming so he looked around. The people were pointing to a building that towered above them.

"What-?" Alfred started but before he could finish he heard a loud snapping sound and metals scraping against each other.

"ALFRED!" he heared Alice scream as he was shoved backwards.

Red.

The metal rods pierced a blond girl almost cutting her in half.

Red.

Bright red.

Like the man beside Alfred.

"Bet you wish you were asleep, but it's not a dream."

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Alfred had figured it all out. He and Alice were in a loop. He had watched his girlfriend die in front of him only to wake up around the same time, twelve in the afternoon. It ran for ten years. He had tried everything to save Alice but nothing worked. It was as if they were stuck in a story that had an unclear ending.

Nevertheless, a story is a story all the same and today, like any, has an ending so to say.

Alfred and Alice were in the same scene exactly like the first one. The cat took off from Alice's arms and she ran off after it without noticing the approaching vehicle but instead of getting smashed, she was shoved forward.

In the middle of the road there was Alfred.

Red.

Finally he had saved her.

He never heard the red man from before saying his usual lines to Alfred.

What you see is exactly what you're gonna get.

Alfred's eyes were open for the last time and gazed at Alice who were fighting off tears.

Blue.

Alfred's eyes were blue.

Blue like the girl who looks exactly like Alice behind her.

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August 14th and sitting alone on a bed, a girl awakes repeating just the same.

"Guess I failed again…" she muttered as she sat all alone and held a cat still cradled in her arms.

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The cycle repeats on and on and on and on…

i cri.

This story is based from Kagerou Days USUK version. I want to put the link here but FF will not allow me so if you guys want to check the video out just go to youtube and just search Heat-Haze Days Hetalia.

It is also hugely based from Juby's English lyrics of the song since that is the version used in the USUK video. I altered the story a little bit but the idea is still there.

To be clear, the red man that Al sees every time Alice dies is 2P!Americe and the blue woman is 2P!Fem!England

Q n Q

my kokoro

Hope you liked it guys!

edit: i found so many mistakes lol sorry about that