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"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Am…am I being punished?"

"What did I do wrong? Am I that messed up? Why is this happening?"

"It's not fair…It's not fair…not fair at all! Grandmother…."

"…This makes me feel so terrible; I don't want to be alone again."

"Sakuno?" Came her dear grandmothers' voice on the other side of her door.

It was a little past nine, and Sakuno was hugging her knees on her bed trying to take deep calm breathes.

"Sakuno, I'm coming in." She heard her say softly as she slowly opened the door letting in a small streak of light.

Sakuno's breather became deeper and quicker as the feeling started to wound around her heart and through her throat.

"No, please leave me alone! I've had enough of what you have to say."

"Sakuno, I know that this is sudden but try to understand, this may help you break out of your shell. I told you that if it doesn't help you at all in a month or so you can leave." He grandmother tried to reason.

"Lies…"

"Sakuno, look at me." There was only silence as Sakuno looked at the ground dismally.

"Look at me when, I'm talking to you!" Her grandmother yelled impatiently, since Sakuno heard the news she has been acting more and more disrespectfully towards her.

"Grandmother….you squeeze me too much…I can't breathe….my words…are forced for you. Haven't you noticed?"

Sakuno looked up at her grandmother and gave a sad smile to her with her eyes glassed over.

"Y-yes, Grandma." She said weakly.

"Haven't you noticed that? All the things I tell you are just enough to give you what you want. I try to at least please you, but you don't see how hard I try?"

"Geez, Sakuno hopefully this school will give you some self confidence. I want to see that sweet little girl who would say what she really felt. I miss her." Her grandmother said sadly as she left Sakuno's room.

As Sakuno's eyes widened at what her grandmother said they became strained with the look of madness. She could only give in and cry for that feeling being too strong for her to bear.

"You knew…?" She asked herself.

"You knew all that time…ever since I was sweet?"

She cried harder, and flung herself to her pillow.

When she finally calmed down she looked stared into her ceiling trying to remember that time when she was 'sweet'.

That time when her feelings were so free for everyone to see, whether it was good or bad. When she was young and didn't think there was going to be anything bad in her future, because she always thought as long as she worked hard she would be happy. She the klutz, the air-head with wobbly hips, she believed that even if she had so many flaws that working hard would make things even out.

Her eyes started to get watery, and she brought her hands to cover her face. The feeling of bringing back old bad memories started, and her body started to grow weak.

"No…" Her voice stated as she sat up quickly.

"I wont lose to these memories…I won't." She thought taking a deep breathe of air.

Sakuno was driven to the gates of her new school; they stood tall and rusted from age. This was supposed to be a somewhat knew school, but I guess it was for something else before hand.

"Have a good day." Sumire said a bit hesitantly.

Sakuno looked back at her and gave her a nod with a faked happy smile.

As she walked further into the school she looked around, and saw the buildings looked fairly new and everything had the feeling of a hospital with white walls and fluorescent lights. She saw they did have a small garden area around the corner, but for some reason she saw no other students around.

Suddenly she got a tap on the shoulder and she jumped a bit and looked at the person.

"Yo, Ryuuzaki right? I'm going to be your guide so follow me." He said as he left and motioned her to follow.

"A-ah…..ummm…." Her throat seemed to have gone dry, and a blush of embarrassment crossed her cheeks.

The boy looked a few years older than her and had long black hair but it was up in a ponytail that reached his shoulders. His bangs where wild and his eyes were a dark green that seemed to have certain gleam.

"Oh, right! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Narune Rai, pleased to meet you." He said with a bow.

Sakuno hurriedly bowed back. "ummm…"

"I guess I should tell you what I'm here for, I have Dystychiphobia which is fear of accidents. You could say I'm nervous a lot, but I've grown to learn how to become capable of protecting myself." He said to her as they continued to view the campus, but yet there was no sign of any more students.

"A-ah…." Sakuno started, but was cut off.

"I know you have a phobia of speaking, so you don't need to worry about answering me if you don't want." He turned and gave her a pat on the head.

"…"

"…"

"…Th-thank you." She said softly looking at the ground.

"No problem. Let's keep going though; we have a lot more to see than this." He said walking off swiftly to a tall building.

"There is where the principal, vice principal, secretary, other old men tend to sit around." He said pointing to the office door that had a sign for faculty only.

"Students aren't really allowed to go there unless there is an emergency. I think they just don't want us kids to bother them while they sit on their asses." He said flipping a piece of his hair with a huff.

They continued to find the storage closet next to it, and a few empty rooms on the first floor. The second floor had class rooms for with more serious phobias, and they were kept on a close watch.

Rai told Sakuno that they weren't dangerous, just prone to do dangerous things. Sakuno thought that it was really the same, but he saw some difference. He was indeed an interesting person and kind enough to be a good friend, so why did he have to be here?

They continued to another building when Rai stopped abruptly in the middle of the hall way. Sakuno almost ran into him, and she looked to see what the matter was. His face seemed rather serious, and took a quick glance at her before looking ahead.

"Sakuno, I know I shouldn't force you to talk, but this is important. Are you a virgin?" He asked calmly.

Sakuno on the other hand was seriously red, and surprised beyond words.

"Y-Yes." She choked out, as her face started return to normal.

"Stay behind me." He said.

"Why?"

Rai-kun!" A voice rang as a figure ran towards the two with a smile. The boy looked to be the same age, and had brown curly hair with caramel eyes.

"Jiro-san, good to see you. I've got to go though, talk to you later." Rai said as he tried to move around his friend Jiro while still hiding Sakuno.

"What? That's not fair! I went out of my way to find you." He said to him with a pout.

"Ah, sorry sorry, but really nature calls!" Rai said as he scooted away and walked backwards away from his friend keeping Sakuno out of sight. They kept going like that until they turned a corner.

"Phew, thank you god for creating the human form of the word oblivious." He said letting out a sigh.

"R-Rai…-sempai." Sakuno said to him confused and concerned.

"Ah, that was Banjiro Jiro, a good friend of mine with the fear of young girls or virgins. Thankfully he's not very bright." He said.

"Ah…"

"Oh despite being so out in space he can actually tell form just looking at someone if they are virgins or not. Weird right?" He said with a small grin.

Sakuno gave a few nods.

"I guess I need to stay away from him." Sakuno thought to herself

"It's sad, that he's such a sweet guy, but hopefully he'll get over it." Rai looked out a window as he walked along the hallway with Sakuno by his side.

After the tour they had to part, and Sakuno went to her first class to find that the people were rather friendly but none really acted like they wanted to get to know her.

Her heart sunk into a deep dark hole where it grew cold during that day. She felt as if they were looking through her. She guessed that they pity themselves and try to think that their problem is more important. Freshmen think like that about other people they don't know. They wonder why they should care; they got problems to worry about too. They don't need to pity someone else who they hardly know.

Sakuno was alone for lunch, and for the rest of the day but the feeling of being watched from behind never left her for a moment.

"We're all in the same boat, so why would there be bullies? We're the same, so I don't have to worry." She tried to convince herself.

When the final bell rang for the end of class she hurriedly packed and walked out before anyone could try to tell her something. She was almost home free and by the front gate when I familiar voice called her name. She turned to see Rai running towards her from across the campus.

"Eyes of a hawk?"

He ran up to her, and took her hand in his before looking at her with mixed expressions.

"Remember, fear is a good thing …it keeps you alive."

Sakuno tilted her head and tried to take her hand back from him.

"Remember, that this place is for people who do not run from their fear, but try to break it."

He contradicted himself.

"Also…never be alone for too long." He said as the car with her grandmother arrived right behind Sakuno. He let Sakuno go and ran off somewhere inside campus.

Sakuno walked to the car and sat inside with a worried look on her face.

"So, how was the first day?" Sumire asked looking at Sakuno's expressions.

"Interesting." Sakuno said stiffly as she began to think about Rai's words.

Sumire looked a bit surprised, but her face softened. "Is that so?"

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