top of page

Ch. 3: Overflowing Feelings

 

Kairi: "If it's nothing, you better get back."

 

OO: "Get back where…-?"

 

Kairi: "Your hotel for the night. That guy saw your face. You should get away from here quickly."

 

OO: "Um…I just got here and was planning on looking for a hotel after."

 

Kairi: "… … guess I've no choice."

 

OO: "Eh?"

 

He snatched up my hand and began walking away with long strides.

 

OO: "Wh-where are we going?"

 

Kairi: "Until you find a hotel, I'm going to have bad dreams about you getting shot or hurt."

 

…is he worried about me?

 

To Kairi, I…

 

[CHOICE]

  • Thank you (SUN)

  • You don't have to worry (MOON)

 

 

Kairi: "Don't talk to me too much. I want nothing to do with you."

 

OO: "…"

 

After that, Kairi didn't turn back to look at me.

 

I wonder why his eyes were so full of concern when he looked at me.

 

 

……

 

I was still feeling uneasy when at last we arrived at a hotel.

 

The room has one bed and one sofa… I'm staying in the same room as a guy…?

 

I felt my insides start to flutter, and I wondered if it was from nervousness.

 

OO: "I-I'll take the sofa."

 

Kairi: "It's late, I'm going to bed."

 

Kairi crossed his legs and stretched out on the sofa.

 

Is he cold, or is he kind…I can't figure Kairi out.

 

After a little while…

 

I heard the sofa creak, and I sat up and turned to look at Kairi.

 

Kairi: "…"

 

Kairi was quietly looking out at the window.

 

His back was to me, long and straight, as if he was completely refusing to talk to me…-.

 

When I see his face, my chest hurts…I wonder why.

 

I…

 

[CHOICE]

  • Talk to him (SUN)

  • Watch his back (MOON)

 

Kairi: "I said I didn't want anything to do with you."

 

OO: "Why…?"

 

I couldn't figure out what to say beyond that.

 

Kairi: "…"

 

Kairi remained silent, and the only sound in the room was the ticking of the wall clock.

 

As if needing to hide even my breathing, I hugged my knees to my chest.

 

Kairi: "…I'm not interested in dealing with people."

 

His answer was brief, but it felt like there was more to those muttered words.

 

Kairi: "This is your last warning. Don't have anything to do with me."

 

OO: "…"

 

With a disgusted look on his face, he once more lay out on the sofa.

 

 

……

 

I slept for a little while, then suddenly awoke again.

 

I looked around and noticed something was off.

 

OO: "Kairi's gone…?"

 

I slipped out of the bed and went to leave the room when…-.

 

OO: "!?"

 

Mysterious Man: "Keep your trap shut woman."

 

Someone reached their arm around from behind and covered my mouth.

 

Who's there!?

 

Mysterious Man: "This'll teach him a lesson."

 

The uncanny voice made my spine stiffen.

 

At that time…-.

 

Kairi: "Get your hands off her."

 

A gunshot accompanied the voice, and the man pushed on my shoulder so I was crouching.

 

Mysterious Man: "Damn, fall back!"

 

I had been unaware of the invasion, and at the man's shout the shadows of several people disappeared out the window and into the darkness.

 

Kairi: "They ran away huh."

 

OO: "Kairi, where did you go!? …!?"

 

Suddenly, Kairi pulled me into an embrace.

 

It felt like the action of a small child.

 

Kairi…?

 

Kairi: "I almost lost…another important person."

 

An important person?

 

He was holding me so tightly it was almost painful, and I felt his body shaking slightly.

 

Kairi: "…!"

 

It wasn't long before Kairi seemed to come to his senses and forcefully pushed me away.

 

Kairi: "…sorry."

 

I wonder why it feels like there's this tremendous pressure on my chest.

 

As that pain rested on my heart, I could only look at Kairi.

OO: "Thank you for worrying about me."

Kairi: "…whatever."

He turned back to look at me for an instant.

 

His expression looked so pained, and it was almost as if he were looking straight through me at something else.

 

Those eyes…again.

OO: "Um, you don't have to worry, I'll be fine."

 

Kairi: "Even if you say you're fine, I'm not."

 

I suddenly felt him tighten his grip on my hand.

 

OO: "…ow."

 

Kairi: "…"

 

Kairi was surprised and practically shook my hand away.

 

Kairi: "Sorry. But…"

 

His eyes as he looked at me seemed to be mixed with pain.

I was so incredibly curious about Kairi and his situation that I just stared at his back.

 

Then…

 

Kairi: "…"

 

Unexpectedly, my gaze lined up with Kairi's as he turned away from looking out the window.

He seemed so lonely as I watched him…

 

OO: "Kairi?"

 

Kairi: "You're still up?"

 

OO: "Yes, I couldn't sleep. You too?"

bottom of page