When the class packed up and left the building. Yuuto held Kaya's arm, "I need you to come with me. I have something to show you." Kaya didn't say anything, she just left with him.
Sanyu and Ayumi walked together to his house awkwardly. When they entered Ayumi sat down quietly and weirdly on the couch. Sanyu tried to break the long awkward silence between them, "Uh so, aha..what do you think would be a good theme for our classroom festival?" She answers back, "I was thinking of something like a Cosmology theme or something Magical themed."
"Ahh~ yeah those are nice too. It's really pretty and bright," he laughs cutely. Ayumi blushes, 'how can someone's laugh be so attractive?' She thought to herself. "I'll write the Cosmology theme down, hopefully it'll be chosen," he smiles. "Then.. I'll write it down too," she didn't want to feel even more awkward.
After writing it down, the apartment became awkwardly silent again. Ayumi lets out a little nervous laugh, "You only have one room.. where will I be sleeping?" He looks around the living room then at Ayumi, "I think I can survive out here for 4 months. Don't worry about me, you can take my bed. Just rest well, eat well, and stay happy. That's all I can ask of you." She suddenly remembers the night when there was a black out in his room, "But it's scary, in your room I mean."
He too, suddenly remembers of the black out, "Ah, about that, I don't think it will happen again. I got it fixed." She nods her head, "Oh..alright then.." she still had a nervous feeling inside her.
Yuuto finally arrives at his destination with Kaya. She looks at him then at the place, "We're... at a cemetery.." "Today's the day my sister died..." he sadly replies to her. Kaya's eyes widens and she looks at him, "Is that why you weren't so in the mood today?" He honestly nods his head, "Sometimes, there are feelings where you cannot hide." She agrees with him, "I agree, and those kind of feelings where you cannot hide, are always the most painful ones."
A clear tear smoothly drops out from his eyes. Kaya tries her best to comfort him, she knows well of the feeling of losing a loved sibling. Yuuto buries his head into her shoulder and cries his pain out. She is deeply reminded of Hiro, however she holds her tears back.
"Nozomi Akifuyu, a beloved daughter and sister. 1998-2012" Kaya read the gravestone.
Hours later hanging out with Yuuto, she dropped him off at home then returned to her house. Night fell and the red sky became dark violet blue with glistening stars and beautiful gradient clouds slightly covering the full moon. Ayumi looks out the apartment window and stares at the night sky. Sanyu is preparing dinner, he takes a short look at her then smiles.
The cold breeze blows into the apartment giving it a nice cool. "Ahhh~ fresh air~" Ayumi smiles. "Yeah, it's pretty nice out there tonight," Sanyu tells her as he cuts the beef. She walks over to him, "What are you cooking? Let me help you." "I'm just making some basic curry, you don't need to help me, just relax there," he awkwardly replies.
She shakes her head, "I feel bad letting you cook alone." Sanyu couldn't say anything back, he just let her helped him out with the cooking. Ayumi takes out some carrots, onions, and potatoes. She chops them up into big bite sized pieces. "Hmm.. curry could be too plain to eat just alone, I can make some udon noodles too. Do you mind?" She asks Sanyu. "Eh? I wouldn't mind at all! I'll help you cook udon as well!" He smiles generously at her. Together they helped cook dinner.
After eating and cleaning up, Ayumi went in Sanyu's room to sleep. She stood in the room for awhile looking at the opened closet door. Sanyu knocked on the door, "I'm coming in, I need to grab myself a pillow and blanket." He opens the door and sees her looking at the closet.
She looks at him, "It's scary here.. alone.." Sanyu closes the bedroom door, "Then, if you're scared of sleeping alone I'll sleep on the floor here." He lays out a futon and then lies down. "Don't be scared, I'm here to protect you if anything happens. Please sleep well, goodnight Ayumi," he closes his eyes. "Good..night.." she awkwardly replies and lies down on his bed. She covers her face with his blanket and sleeps the fear away.
The next day, at the end of the day in class, the students were voting for their classroom festival theme. Izumi handed out a voting sheet for them to vote.
When the voting ended, Izumi counted the amount of votes then announced what the theme was. "Cosmology won the theme! Now let's start preparing for it! We will a variety of things! Let's do our best!" Izumi yelled out happily. The class cheered and then thought of ways on how to prepare it together.