I opened my eyes, white and white ceiling greeted me.

There's no more pitch black and darkness here, only light and warmness.

I couldn't help but stutter my eyelids due to how bright is it.

It was different, refreshing, and for all I know, it was better.

The smell of medicine wafted through my nostrils, welcoming me.

No more of those putrid stenches, and filth. I breathed, taking it all. My c.h.e.s.t huff the air in excitement.

The bed was no longer cold and damp mud, it felt heavenly. I could die just laying on it.

Various contraptions I've never seen before, some flexible pipe-thing connected from the pole to my arms.

Is it okay? I touch the object in curious advance.

Clear liquid flowing inside it, delivering it inside my body.

Then I recalled something.

Hospital? I remember a building she was once told me-she, she was gone.

The putrid smell came back. The darkness enveloped my inner mind.

Just like that my excitement is gone, I raised my half until I could lean on the bed railing behind.

She, she was gone. My mind uttered once more, refusing the fact.

Yeah, she was gone, gone, forever. Everyone will die, but is it so wrong for her tender heart to remain in this world just for a little bit. I clutched my c.h.e.s.t, tears trailing down my cheek.

My heart beating faster, contracting and expanding in refusal.

Why I have to survive? She's my world, my beacon, my salvation. I don't know what to do without her.

Why it has to be this way?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why!

I silently wept, shoulder trembling in grieve.

Then the world break as a tender embrace came, enveloped me in its warmness.

"It's fine, everything will be fine."

No.

It was different, it was not her I almost throw her arm up -there will come a time, a time when I'll be gone. A time when someone will do the same as I, she explained.

But that time is not today, with a belligerent answer I remarked.

She chuckled mirthfully. Yes, my dear we just need to cherish the time passing.

A memory passed through.

I stop my struggle, letting her embrace washed over me.

I felt better. Then she released me.

Somehow my hand half trying to reach her in regret. She chuckled at my attempt.

"I-I am sorry…" She said one needs to apologize for what they do wrong. It's the correct way right?

She shakes her head, "No, it's fine." She grabbed a piece of metal across the room then, eh? It became a chair! She never told me this!

As sensing my surprised inner thought, she looked at the chair. Then a melodic giggle came from her, "Hehehe, you're one amusing boy." I noticed her eyes. It was red-red in brilliance light. Her eyes cold but not in a sense of revolting like him, only tender kindness.

"Hello there." She sat, her eyes closed in a smile as she greets me.

"H-haro?" is this correct?

She broke into a giggle once more, "hehe, I'm sorry it was unbecoming of me to be like this. Then, let's step aside from this little amus.e.m.e.nt, I'm Kaguya-Kaguya Shinomiya. What is yours?"

Kaguya, the moon princess. Tales of the bamboo cutter, she was once told me many magnificent tales in my sleep.

She tilted her head, as sensing something, "Name it's a name, don't you have one?"

"No, I just reminded of an old story."

"Ah, I knew it my name was based on its legend after all." Her cold cynical eyes were…melting? I don't know but it felt she opened up or something, it just came to me. "So, what is yours?" She asked me once again.

"I'm-," something or to be exact someone cut my sentence. A fluff of energy ball crashed into Kaguya back.

"Kaguya-san there you are, I've been searching for you, you know!" she poked Kaguya with her fingers.

Kaguya just closed her eyes in patience, she looked troubled.

The new girl -Her scent reminded me of dandelion, light, and sunshine. Lighting every person path with her radiance, as realizing something she turned to me. With a beaming smile, she throws herself into my face.

"What with this boy, he's so cute! He likes Peshu when he didn't get his dinner," Peshu? Who's that, her family perhaps?

"Stop that Fujiwara-san, and don't compare people to a dog. That's what called as rude behavior you know," a dog? Did I resemble an animal? I know that I seldom take a bath but to compare me to a dog is….

But somehow I just let it washed, she told me to not feel offended over every little thing.

"Well, I guess I should felt honored to be compared to Fujiwara dearest dog." I hope it's correct this time, but guess not? Kaguya faces scrunched up in horror. Then with a thump, she whacked me in the head.

"You should stop that, value yourself more. People are not a thing to be compared." Her eyes turned cold, but I knew she just chided me as I rub my throbbing head.

Fujiwara with a beaming smile said in oblivious ignorance, "See, his eyes just like Peshu when he got ki-," She bites her tongue as another hand whacked Fujiwara head.

"Didn't I tell you what just I said?" black tendril came out of Kaguya back as her eyes grew colder and colder in a furious storm.

Fujiwara clutched her head in pain, "Uwaahhhhaha! Kaguya-san you mean!" She comically cried, but her tears were filled me with joy instead, I felt satisfaction. Am I a bad person?

"Sigh, let this lesson etched deep inside that thick skull of yours."

I chuckled a few of their antics.

With that, I escaped my own hell as my days will be filled with everlasting joy.

Or so I hope.

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