Just as Kurumu had said, I did my best to avoid interaction with that kid. I didn't actually see him again, but I kept an eye out.
Making sure he wasn't around, I started to walk through a large crowd. It looked like there was some kind of anime thing happening nearby, and there were a lot of people here for it.
I looked all over and saw all kinds of cosplay people and tons of posters. It looked like it was for a bunch of different stuff too, but I wasn't too interested.
I was actually just incredibly bored and wanted to do something other than sit around in my apartment. Watching people chat and walk around, I noticed something odd in the crowd. It looked like somebody was forcing their way through.
As I continued to look, I noticed the blue hair that I was now familiar with. Pushing into the crowd, I began to folliw it until I caught up.
"Hey Kurumu!" I said with a smile. Seeing her here as I was just getting bored made me happy.
"J-Jeremy? What are you doing here?" She spoke quickly. It sounded as if she was worried.
"Just out and around, but what are you doing here?" I asked. Looking at her, she seemed to be wearing her own cosplay.
"I-uh..." she struggled to speak.
'Maybe she's here for the event.'
"Are you a cosplay for this huge anime event?" I asked. Pointing to the wings on her back, I watched a thin long tail poke out from behind her as she looked at them.
"HUH?! Y-YEAH! JUST COSPLAY!" She gave a nervous laugh as I turned my head to the side.
"There she is!" I looked over in a hurry as I saw some really big guy shoving his way through the crowd. He looked angry.
"Kurumu who is tha-" I stopped as she grabbed my hand.
"Shit. We have to go!" Kurumu looked over to a small alley further through the crowd.
"W-Wait!" My face was completely red as she tugged me through the crowd.
The alley was a little smaller than she thought, so she ended up pressed against me as we both sat there.
"Kurumu! T-They're..!" She put a hand over my mouth as she told me to be quiet.
'This softness is a sin!' I thought to myself as a single tear rolled down my cheek.
Kurumu's chest had been pressed up against me, but as much as I enjoyed it, it was wrong.
The guy from before pushed passed the alley, still navigating through the intense crowd. It took me until now to realize that there were two of them.
"I think we're safe now..." Kurumu backed away a little, but kept herself a little too close for my comfort.
"Can we get out of here then?!" I practically cried out. I flinched as she ran a finger down my chest.
"Sure! We can get a room~" Her eyes had a playful expression that made me gulp.
"Just kidding!" She got off of me and grabbed my hand. Pulling me away from the crowd, we got into a much smaller area before I stopped her.
"Where are we going? Also, who were those two guys back there?" Kurumu's hand dropped and she looked down.
"Jeremy... You're a nice guy, so I really don't want to lie to you..." Pausing, she took a deep breath and let out a sigh.
"So... I'm afraid that I just can't say anything. Look, I can't tell you... even though I want to." I placed a hand on her shoulder and gave a reassuring smile.
"A secret is a secret. I'll let you keep it to yourself. So, what's the plan now?"
Kurumu looked stunned for a moment, but looked up to the sky in thought.
"Well, we go to plan B." Kurumu pulled out her phone and it looked like she was sending a text. A few moments later, her phone let out a small notification before she grabbed my hand again.
My face turned red, but I didn't say anything as she started to yank me around. We ended up at some strange building. It looked pretty run-down on the outside.
"What's this?" Looking over at Kurumu, I let the question out easily. She smiled before looking back.
"This is where we'll be staying for a little while. I've got friends here... so don't think about doing anything pervy to me in my sleep." I flinched at the insult, but recovered quickly.
She brought me inside before I saw...
"Tsukune? Moka?" My brain couldn't accept the fact that they were both here.
"I knew we'd meet again!" Moka sat up and yawned.
"They're here!" She shot up from Tsukune's shoulder and jumped over the couch.
"We have so many games to play!" Moka grabbed onto my arm and pulled. My hand felt caught on something, I noticed that Kurumu was still holding it.
When she noticed she instantly yanked it away and blushed, which I thought wad cute. I didn't have enough time to enjoy it though as Moka pulled me over to Tsukune.
Moka started to pull out all kinds of games from under the couch.
"She's always like this. You'll get used to it." Tsukune leaned forward. "I did."
"Tsukune! You're making me blush..." A red-faced Moka said. Tsukune chuckled as Moka came over and sat on his lap.
When the two of them kissed, I had to let it sink in for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Moka asked, wrapping her arms around Tsukune's neck.
"I just... uh..." With no words to say, I just stared as the two of them started to get all cute together.
It was a little much for me, so I decided to get some air. Watching them be so... together... was actually making me kind of depressed.
I walked out and stood next to the door as I sighed loudly.
"You too?" Kurumu stepped out from around the corner of the building. Her blue hair blew gently in the breeze, making me stare a little.
"Yeah. I'm not really comfortable with other people getting that way..." Kurumu walked over and leaned against the wall beside me.
"Totally get what you mean. I can never seem to keep a boyfriend." She sat down and looked at the ground
I crouched down beside her. "I bet there's somebody out there. Just like there is for me... Maybe we already know them." As I smiled down at her, she let off such a soft smile.
"Maybe I did meet them..." She said as our eyes locked for a moment. The wind picked back up and blew her hair forward in such a way, it made my heart skip a beat.
"Sorry to ruin the moment." I heard the voice, but I couldn't tell who it was.
When I looked, I was met with a serious dread. The boy Kurumu had warned me about was standing there in the wind.
"Oh no..." Kurumu shot up. "Run!" She yelled as she looked at me.
I stood up, but only to watch something impossible
Kurumu suddenly had large wings coming from her back, the same tail as her "cosplay" outfit had as well.
"Wh-wha... Kurumu what is...?" I couldn't say anything.
"I'm sorry... There's no time to explain! Just run!" She flew into the air and straight at the kid from before.
Unable to move, I watched as Kurumu flew with her foot pointed right at the boy's head.
He raised an arm and stopped her in mid-air. Grabbing her foot, he threw her into the wall and I heard the building shake from the impact. Moka and Tsukune ran outside and, before I realized, the boy was after me.
I ran no more than two steps before he got in front of me. His fist hit with the same force as a rocket as the loud boom echoed.
Blood came from my mouth as I stumbled backwards. My vision blurred as I fell onto my back and looked in horror.
I noticed an extremely bright light next to me. Then, a girl kicked the boy away from me, but I couldn't see who it was.
I closed my eyes, but when I opened them again I was worried.
Everybody was standing around me as I sat completely still on the cold ground. Kurumu seemed to be yelling, but I couldn't hear anything. Tears streamed from her eyes as my hearing started going on and off.
"Save... Can't let him die... Moka... Something!" My eyes shifted to Moka. She looked older, as in her body looked more developed.
She seemed to be calm as I heard bits and pieces.
"I... want... but... danger... might not..." I couldn't quite understand what they were talking about. My eyes felt heavy as I returned my attention to Kurumu.
"Just... it... he... deserve... die!" Moka looked down at me before crouching down. Her hair had changed colors, but I didn't think about it at the moment.
She lifted me up and examined me before pulling my neck closer. My eyes closed and the last thing I felt was something on my neck.
It felt like a pinch.