"6 months," you say running up to your best friend.

"6 months what?" he replies, skeptical as to what you're talking about.

You begin to pull out a little box. "It's been 6 months since we met, Kaito!"

"Oh, yeah! I didn't realize it," he says. "Time sure flies doesn't it?"

You push back the little box into your pocket and take a seat next to him. "Yeah. It does," you whisper. It was 6 months ago that you and Kaito met at this very lake, and he's been your best friend ever since. Not to mention the gigantic crush you have on him.

"I bet you got me a present."

You look at him, shocked. "What? Why would I get you a present?" You turn your head away from him trying to hide the obvious blush.

He tackles you and laughs, "Give it to me!" You pull out the little box, and the two of you struggle for it.

After a few minutes of arguing, you hear a sweet voice call out, "Kaito?"

You look to see a beautiful girl, around Kaito's age, standing on the other side of the lake. "Who's this?" You ask your friend. The girl starts to run towards the two of you.

He ignores what your question and stands up to catch the running girl. "Oh! Miku! You found your way here by yourself? I thought I told you I would bring you here on our next date?" Your eyes go big with surprise as you begin to process what he just said.

The girl, Miku, laughs and reaches out her arms to hug him. "Well, I thought I would surprise you by meeting you here!" She looks at you. "Who's this?"

"That's the girl I was telling you about. Rin," He says, looking down at you. "This is my girlfriend, Miku. Miku, this is Rin."

You stand up, knees shaking and eyes wide. "Your… girlfriend?" you whisper.

"Yeah," he says, beaming with happiness. He pulls her into a hug and nuzzles his face to her hair. You can't take this. You can't take this, so you start running. Further and further away until you don't know where you are.


You're somewhere in the village, but you're not sure where. You don't come to the village as often as you did when you were little, and the times you do go, it's usually just to the market with Len guiding your every move. Then you remember, Len! You need to get back to the castle. You promised you would only be out for thirty minutes, and it's probably been around an hour. Carefully navigating your way through the unfamiliar streets, you begin to walk back to the castle.


When you arrive at the castle, everything is in chaos. "What's going on?" you yell, running into Len's room. He's curled up on his bed, crying, and pauses to look at you for a moment.

"Where have you been, Rin?" he asks.

"I went out," you start. "I told you-"

"WHERE DID YOU GO, RIN?" You try to think. Len is yelling at you, and Len never yells. Fear consumes you as your mind begins to jump to the worst conclusions.

"What's wrong? Len... LEN!" you yell back. You're shaking his shoulders as violently as you can. "LEN... What happened?"

He looks at you, and for once, his face looks different from yours. His eyes are red and puffy from crying, and his a frown is etched on his face. "Rin..."

"What on Earth happened, Len? Tell me now. Please."

"Mom's dead."