DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kagerou Days or any of its characters.
Kyaaaaa I was so excited to update! Nee nee, I slept late last night because of this xDDD I had to think of a good plotline, so yeah. By the way, I bet you noticed that KonoAya moment in the previous chapter :D weeeell, I was thinking, if Jin is gonna pair Shintaro with Ene, I might as well pair Ayano with Konoha. Everybody's happy!
-looks at the fandom's glare-
Eeep! Fine fine! If you don't want it, then I won't ship it DDD: well, what do you think about it? I reaaally need your reply guise! QAQ
"It's quiet today..." Shintaro said after a big yawn. He wondered why Ene had stopped playing pranks on him. He hadn't even seen Ene for like, a week or longer. Shintaro wasn't sure if he should be worried, Ene was the type of girl who could cause quite a lot of trouble, but she knows how to keep herself safe.
He opened his e-mail and saw another file being sent to him. Naturally, he clicked it and downloaded the file.
"Master, I'm bacccck!," exclaimed Ene. Shintaro rolled his eyes and glared at the cyber girl. "Where have you been?"
"Awww, was Master worried?! How rare!" Ene squealed, gaining another irritated sigh from Shintaro.
"Seriously..." Shintaro looked at his clock and stood up. "We're gonna meet up with the others in a few minutes, I'll go take a shower. STAY. HERE."
"Got it!" Ene tried giving him a thumbs up, but ended up waving her long sleeve instead.
When Shintaro left, Ene thought of messing around with the names of his files, but she felt like she wasn't in the mood to do so. Instead, Ene sat down and hugged her knees, her frown was a big contrary to her cheerful facade.
"Haruka...sorry for being such a slow-worker," Ene sighed, hugging her knees closer, "I kinda got a little...sidetracked."
For the past week, Ene had been breaking into several firewalls and hacking into suspicious sites. She'd been looking for tracks, hints, anything that would give her information about where her friend had gone.
Haruka was the most important person to Ene. They were always eating together, studying together, smiling and laughing together. She was sick, no, they both were. Everytime she faints, she wouldn't remember a thing about what happened...but during her last moments...
She remembered everything, her memories were so clear, yet, she wished to rid of them. Her past was unbearable.
"I'm not an experiment, I'm Ene." Ene muttered, biting her bottom lip as she thought of her last moments as a human.
She watched as her town got blown to bits. She heard screams of agony, cries of terror, and the laugh of the men in white coats.
"Ara, this one got away." Takane turned, she nearly fell on her knees.
"T-Teacher..." She stammered, gaping at Ayano's father.
"Oh, no need to call me that around these guys. Call me 'Mr.' Tateyama." He replied with a cold smile.
Takane wanted to scream, but she couldn't find her voice. Her headphones gave off static noises, then someone spoke.
"I'm sorry..." Why did she hear her own voice? She didn't understand a thing that was happening. And to make things worst, she started having an attack.
"Poor thing," One of the scientists murmured. "Maybe we can use her, too."
Mr. Tateyama sighed, "We only needed one test subject."
Takane turned her head and looked at one big cylinder tube. Inside, she saw a boy that looked awfully familiar to her.
"Well, we can always have an extra test subject..." Mr. Tateyama smiled bitterly at Takane.
"No...please...", then everything went blank.
Child, you've nothing to fear. Open your eyes and you'll wake up in a world different than this one. Run, child. You want to survive, yes?
"Ene? Ene, are you listening?" Shintaro asked, lifting an eyebrow. He was already in his jersey and his hair had been already combed, sort of.
"A-Ah, yes Master!" Ene rubbed her eyes, feeling a little queasy. "Ugh, my eyes feel weird."
"Maybe it's because of the radiation from all the electrical devices you've been messing around with." Shintaro replied sarcastically, not even stopping to catch his breath.
"Ahahaha, Master's words are always so pointless." Ene teased. When I'm with Master, maybe I can forget. Maybe I can start a new life, and forget about my horrible past. Maybe I can finally laugh from the bottom of my heart...maybe...just...maybe.
"Hibiya, the dream was different last night..." They were back at the same park, occupying the same swing set, thinking about the same things, and worrying because of the same reason.
"It was a better one, right?" Hibiya smiled at Hiyori. Today felt different. It was like he was filled with new hope. Hope for what? He didn't know. He wasn't sure, but it made him feel better. It was like something heavy was taken off of him. Was he free of his burden?
Something fell on his cheeks. Water?
They looked up at the sky and noticed how the clouds had become darker and heavier. Rain?
"Hiyori, let's go look for some shelter." Hibiya held her hand and started running. This feels...normal. It's strange to be normal. It's scary.
"E-etto, I think I'll go home for now." Hiyori shrugged. Hibiya smiled and hastily let go of her hand. Being separated from you also feels normal. Weird, isn't it?
"Bye." Hibiya waved his hand. Hiyori smiled at him and gave him a hug.
"Bye, Hibiya-kun." Hibiya felt his hair raise. It's been a long time since he last heard Hiyori use honorifics in his name.
Good bye...
"She's not here today." Azami mused, her eyes wide with surprise. Her snakes hissed and danced around her neck. "Or at least, she's got control for today."
Ayano shivered in rain. She was alone, standing in the sidewalk. Clutching her red scarf, she hid her pained smile. "Control, huh?"
Her eyes flickered red, but she rubbed them away. She looked at the puddle beneath her and looked at her reflection. "Grey eyes..."
"Dad said he loved my grey eyes..." Ayano smiled at her reflection. Right now, I'm Ayano. I wanna stay like this a little longer.
Today, there was no haze. It was just the rain.
Pitter, patter...
The rain's noise felt new to her ears.
Drip, drop...
The raindrops that fell on her face was rather soothing.
She opened her eyes and looked at her surroundings. The rain made it a little misty, but it was better than the haze. The mist covered the darkness of the world, the haze was a lie that revealed your darkness.
"What is this called?" A familiar voice asked. Ayano spun around and saw Konoha.
"This is rain." Ayano replied, smiling kindly at the oblivious man.
He didn't answer for a while, but he kept staring at the dark clouds. "It's cold."
Ayano giggled half-heartedly, "It's better than the heat of the sun..."
Konoha stared at Ayano, "Do you like the sun's heat?"
Ayano shook her head slightly, "No, I sort of hate it."
Konoha seemed to think for a while before answering, "The haze likes the sun's heat."
Ayano pursed her lips, Konoha was smart, although he was pretty much an airhead. It didn't seem like he knew much about his environment, but he adapted so quickly. He was very observant, Ayano noted.
"I will...leave this world." Konoha mumbled. Ayano looked at him in disbelief. Was it possible to leave this world?
"How?" Ayano asked, her voice cracking with curiosity.
"I don't know, but I will." He sounded so sure of himself, even Ayano wanted to believe him. She wanted to leave this world too, but could she? Would she still be 'Ayano' if she comes back?
"Good luck." Ayano smiled at Konoha before leaving. I don't want to cause anymore problems. I want everyone to be happy, but they can't be happy when I'm around. I know why...it's because...because...I...
I am the 'Kagerou'.
Soooo, how's that?! Oh goodness, I've been reading more infos about the characters, and my mind's all jumbled again! Nevertheless, this is a fanfic, I can write what I want, right? oAo''' Still, I'll be using some theories in this story. I hope you also enjoyed this chapter! (I wrote this while I was having fever, forgive me for my late update) And please, I really need to know what you think about KonoAya and ShinEne.