DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kagerou Days or any of its characters.
Kufufufu I'm updating fast nao~ I'm glad that you didn't mind that KonoAya ship xDD don't worry, ShinAya is still somewhere out there *hint hint* Oh what am I saying? DDD: Okay, fine, I'm still verrrry unstable with my ships. I SERIOUSLY have NO idea whom Ayano would end up would. Anyway, I'm gonna stop ranting and continue with the story :U
Btw, since I don't want to confuse everyone, I'll explain the first scenario. To those who have read the Kagerou Days novel, I suppose you would understand. Anyway, here's what happened. When Hibiya got separated from Hiyori (I have no idea how they got separated), Hibiya met someone. And that mysterious someone said that he wouldn't mind if Hibiya follows him, as long as he has no regrets. I also have no idea who that mysterious person is, but I'm gonna make that Konoha in this fanfic.
"I will...leave this world."
Konoha woke up to the sound of chirping birds. He looked to his side and his eyes widen in shock. Hibiya lay unconscious on the grass.
"Uhn..." Hibiya groaned, slowly shaking his head. He opened his eyes then blinked. "What is this place?"
"Who are you?" Konoha asked in return, giving Hibiya a weird look.
"I already told you my name..." Hibiya grunted.
"You did?" Konoha asked in confusion. He didn't remember talking to Hibiya, nor how he ended up in this place.
"Sheesh, you really suck at remembering names. It's Hibiya." Hibiya said with a sigh. He looked around once more and noticed that they were at the riverbank.
"Oh, well...you can call me Konoha." Konoha stood up and inhaled. The air feels...different.
Hibiya stumbled. Konoha looked at him and saw tears in his eyes. "I'm...I'm back."
"Back?" Konoha tilted his head. Hibiya looked annoyed, but he supposed he should be thankful anyway. Konoha was the one who helped him after all.
"This is, this is the real world. Our world." Hibiya's said, wiping his tears away. He had no idea how he knew, but it felt like he was back. It felt like time finally started running. He was home.
"Oi! Are you guys okay?" Someone shouted. The two spun around and saw a group of teenagers staring back at them.
"Uwah! You guys picked a great spot! It's really nice in here." A blond boy exclaimed, running with his arms wide open as if imitating an airplane.
"Idiot, you're gonna embarrass us in front of them." The green haired girl hissed while glaring at the playful boy.
"G-guys, pipe down." A girl in blue dress stammered. She was riding on her friends back, which Hibiya thought was funny. Especially how her friend was dressed in green all over.
"Sorry about that, by the way, what are you guys doing here?" The guy in green asked, turning to Hibiya and Konoha.
"We-" Konoha was cut off when Hibiya suddenly spoke.
"Nothing, just enjoying this nice afternoon. The weather's good today, the sun's not too bright. It's not that hot." Hibiya answered intelligently. Konoha seemed to find it amusing how Hibiya acted so matured. Technically, he was supposed to be matured anyway. He's older than what he looks like. Probably a teenager by now if he weren't trapped in 'that' world.
"Mary! Jump off Frog-kun's back! Let's plaaaaaaay." The blond guy teased, tugging at the petite girl's hood.
"A-ah, I don't feel like playing." Mary squeaked out.
"Awww, c'mon!" The blond boy kept on tugging at her hood.
"I said I don't want to!" Mary snapped, her eyes glowing red. Hibiya thought he was seeing things, but the red glow lasted more than five seconds, he knew he was seeing something real.
"Why isn't he moving..." Konoha muttered, poking the blond guy in the shoulder.
"Uh-oh, Mary-chan did it again." The green guy chuckled. "You don't have to petrify him, y'know? I'll teach him a lesson if he makes Mary-chan cry."
"Petrify?" Hibiya asked, wrinkling his nose.
The green haired girl rubbed her temples in dismay, "Not this again..." She turned to Hibiya and Konoha with a straight look on her face, "You guys, come with us."
"Why?" Hibiya asked. They haven't even introduced themselves yet, now they want him and Konoha to come.
"Explanation later, just come with us. You have to." The girl huffed. "By the way, my name is Ki-"
"Tsubomiiii!" The blond boy exclaimed, once he was free of penetration. Instantly, the girl whacked him in the head.
"Kido. Call me Kido." The girl said, tipping her hood slightly so they could see her face. "And that idiot is Kano."
"The green guy over there is Frog-kun." Kano smiled deviously while rubbing his head.
"Frog-kun?" Konoha imitated.
"Weird name." Hibiya sweatdropped. "Not like I'm one to talk..."
"My name's not Frog-kun. I'm Seto." Seto shrugged. "And this is Mary-chan."
"N-N-Nice to meet you." Mary covered her face with her hood. She's still not used to talking with people, other than Seto of course.
"I'm Hibiya and he's Konoha." Hibiya pointed at the tall white-haired guy. To Seto's surprise, Konoha was even taller than him.
"We need to go back now, Shintaro and Momo are waiting." Kido turned around and started to walk off.
"Shintaro?" Konoha narrowed his eyes. Shintaro...Ayano's Shintaro?
"Mhm, you'll meet him later." Kano grinned at him. "Now let's go!"
"The boy got away? How?" Azami asked, gently patting her snakes.
"So Konoha helped him...powerful guy, he is. Also very unpredictable, just like that lad." Azami smiled. Somehow, watching those two had entertained her. Both of them held an unimaginable amount of power in their 'eyes'. Azami knew that they were gonna have trouble controlling their inner demons, but she was confident. "Those children will go through a lot..."
The scorching heat of the sun returned. Another day filled with haze, but something was different. There were no cries, no screams, no accidents, no deaths...Hibiya and Hiyori were no where to be found.
Has the groundhog loop come to an end?
The haze made it hard to see clearly. The haze twisted, another mirage formed.
"Ayano, show yourself." A commanding voice boomed. A tall man stood in the middle of the road, there was no haze around him. The sun rays avoided his way, or did he bend the light itself?
"Who are you?" Ayano asked, although she did not reveal herself. She used the haze to cover her body, rather, she blended herself with it. The haze is the Kagerou's friend.
"You know who I am." A crooked smile broke through his face. His dark hair covered some parts of his face. His golden eyes pierced through the haze, he was staring straight at Ayano. "Do you want to...leave this place?"
"What's taking them so long..." Shintaro yawned. Kido asked him and Momo to watch over their base while they were away. It wasn't like he had a choice, so he agreed. He didn't really feel like going outside too much anyway.
"I'm bored." Momo said flatly, flipping through the pages of the magazine she was holding. She was just looking at the pictures, not really bothering to even read a single word from the articles. "Hey, it seems quiet. Where's Ene?"
"Dunno. She comes and goes by her own will. She calls me 'Master' ,but she never really listen to what I say." Shintaro replied with a sigh. Suddenly, they heard someone knock. He got up and straightened his jersey, "I'll go get it."
He turned the knob and held his breath. Am I expecting something?
He used to think that maybe one day...she would knock on his door. Maybe she'd come back. Maybe he could see her smile again.
Now's not the time for that...
He opened the door. Brown eyes met dull red. A sense of familiarity washed through him. There was something about his eyes that gave him a weird feeling. A strange warmth, and an odd feeling of guilt, the feeling only comes when he thought of Ayano's smile. It was like through this man's eyes, he connected to her. He connected to Ayano.
"So you're...Shintaro."
"It's...it's none your business." Ayano shivered under his stare. The man looked exactly like Konoha, although his clothes were much darker.
"I'll take that as a yes." Kuroha smirked. He walked a few steps closer to Ayano, but he stopped upon meeting her gaze.
"I don't want to come back." Ayano bit her tongue, of course she wanted to come back, but she didn't know if that was the right thing to do. With her new abilities, she was different. She couldn't control them yet. She was someone else. She was a monster.
"Don't you want to see 'him'?" Kuroha taunted. Ayano choked back a sob.
"N-No...he's happy. I'm sure that he's happy right now." Ayano forced a laugh. Shintaro would be happy when I'm not around. Everyone would be happy when I'm not around.
I don't want to cause them sadness. I don't want to see them cry...but I can't control myself. I'm...I'm a monster now. Yes, the monster within me is stirring. A monster like me doesn't deserve happiness.
She felt arms wrap around her. It was warm, unlike the rain. It was gentle, unlike the sun's heat.
"I...I don't need your sympathy...I..." Tears welled up in her eyes. How long has it been since she last made contact with another living thing? "No...I don't...I just...I..."
"I understand." Kuroha mumbled. He was dark. He was wicked. He was evil...but he's also Konoha.
"You only think about other's happiness, but you...you're not happy at all."
Madder red...was that what I wanted?
"You always think about others, but do you ever think of yourself..."
I...I wonder if I had been a good elder sister to those guys?
"You're always worried about someone else's future, but what about yours?"
Shintaro, I'm sorry...
-cries- UWAAAAAH I CAN'T PICK BETWEEN KONOAYA AND SHINAYA ;A; Someone please help meee...anyway, so Konoha and Hibiya made it back to the real world (Konoha's eyes sure come in handy), but how on earth was Kuroha able to talk to Ayano? Omg, maybe Konoha forgot to bring him along, poor Kuroha D: Lololol nah I'm just messing with you guys. So yeah, I'm not sure whether Ayano would go back to the real world or not. And what's Kuroha planning? Why was he asking if Ayano wanted to go back? Ugh, I'm confusing myself ;-;
Sidenote: Writing would turn out to be crappy when your dad's watching the tv with a volume of 100 and when you're partly having a writer's block. (Writing this chapter was so challenging for me...I'm sorry if it's not that good.)