I... am... Osiria... my parents had a friend called Kirin... in a photo... book that they had only has pictures with him... sometimes... even by himself... don't... they give him credit too much?
"Oh? Osiria, you're looking in our photo album? want to me to tell you what happened in those pictures?"
"sto...ry?"
they... have a meaning?
my... auntie... Arie... she's not good with people but... her beauty is... I want it...
"a... picture... this..."
"ahh... this? this is when they went on a beach, good times I do say... Kirin wasn't all against it but we all had a nice laugh even until night, your mother didn't even bring a bikini and was only wearing some simple clothes"
"ahh..."
my... mother?
"oh? you didn't know what your mother looked like when she was a teen? here, I have a video here... I believe?... ahh! here it is."
「Hey! aunt Liliya! mind if I use your TV?」
「sure! but it's night so you two better finish it off by 10! Osiria'l need some sleep after it」
"we got permission, well then. let's see what this will show!
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"(static) ahh! is this on? Hey Naoya! Kirin! it's on!"
"Kirin, why don't you introduce yourself?"
"hmm... okay then. I'm Kirin Aiha, senior of these two idiots-"
"HEY!"
"Hahaha, well right now, this place is the school where all of us went to, I'm a member of the science club along with Mei but she's currently busy with other problems"
"(hey, Kirin, mind holding this for a bit) *ahem* I'm Liliya and this is Naoya, we're currently 2nd year in high school so I'd say we're pretty close to college, right?"
"(look, Naoya, we're doing it too!) (I don't want to! just) and this is Naoya! he doesn't like to be in a camera but he's a nice guy, he always protects me when he can and also gives me a lot of sweets when I go to his house"
"Gahh, stop it!"
the... camera's moving... quickly... I...
"Liliya, Naoya, you two have clubs to attend to, oh? a camera?"
"this is Mei Yin, she had a sister but she died before she even knew her but she's really generous and kind even if she's strict sometimes"
"it's just to take care of your sorry ass, anyway, I'll make it short, I'm Mei Yin, like Liliya, I wasn't born in America, although it's a bit unusual since our names differ so much, the reason is that our families have different homel-"
(almost audible)"Hey, Yin, we have a problem in sector A, mind if you come? oh? hi Kirin"
"looks like my time is up, Liliya, Naoya, your clubs, I warned you two"
"right miss uptight, anyway, Kirin, don't you also have to come with Mei?"
"I don't have any reason to come with them, only in certain emergencies do I get called"
"I see, then we'll see you tomorrow, bye."
their... gone...
"this camera's... I see... well, I know I don't have anything to live for... hey, are you two still fine? I doubt that I'm even alive once you all watch this"
It's... Kirin...
"Thinking about the future... if my prediction's correct then Liliya and Naoya got married right? that's the most obvious part, Mei, on the other hand, is something unpredictable, I mean, the kid's amazing at everything"
"I found two children called Arie and Ingrid in Europe, I called them over since they seemed to have potential, are you watching you two?"
aunt... Arie knew him?
"that's correct, when I was a child, Kirin called me and asked me to call miss Mei when we grew into 15 so we could get adopted, we're not biological children like you but we still get the love we need from her, we don't have a father but I don't think we need it"
"Arie, if you're watching this then I do hope you have a good life. now wanna know this is?"
"a... rose... white... red... like mothers..."
"This is the Osiria rose, bred by Reimer Kordes, we have a patch of them here and some of them is used as tea leaves, if my guess is correct, they'll name a child Osiria if they ever get married, am I correct?"
"hahaha, your mother's friend was amazing in predicting the future that some would say that he was god. now Osiria... wanna see the flower patch?"
I nod... I... wanna know what's there...
"now, I'm gonna get straight to the point, my... will to live. compared to both Liliya and Naoya, the others, I... lost it all, I didn't get the chance to ever meet my parents that well, fighting, arguments, every time I go home from school, all I hear is constant arguing, so... I ran away, made a name for myself, rented a place and I got to meet them, but... without a parent's love, I don't think I do have the will anymore, more than anything, I only put up excuses when I'm with them, Liliya and Naoya I mean."
so... he's
"I planned to die in the near future but every time I do try, I always feel... regret... fear of letting someone cry on my dead body... Liliya specifically, her trust in me and our friendship has grown too deep, Naoya too but he's stronger than what he looks like, Mei is strong enough to support herself, he puts a theory behind actions, she knows what I'm going through but chooses to avoid the topic, she's smart and I trust her, even in death, not talking about it puts ease in my mind and I thank you Mei, if you ever did talk about it with me, I doubt my death would've been painless. Now Liliya, Naoya, I got a message for your child, Ingrid, I trust you to deliver Osiria to them or whatever the name of their child is, she has to see it, I doubt that she wouldn't be curious, she might have the personality of Naoya's but the charm and seriousness of Liliya's or the other way around"
"I'm..."
"amazing right? he has predicted almost everything perfectly, although there are some times when his predictions are wrong, like the time when we were adopted or when Mei was going to oppose her step-sister"
"Osiria, Arie, it's time to sleep you two"
"a-ahh... well then Little Lily, what about we finish this tomorrow? it's Sunday so you don't have school right?"
I... want to know what his message... means...
Sunday... morning...
"Arie, you're awake?"
"yeah, I'll be bringing little Lily with me, is that alright?"
"of course! but where are you bringing her?"
"your old school, wanna come?"
"I have work to do, hahaha... well then, I'll leave Osiria to you"
"work even on Sunday? that's rare"
"I don't want to hear that when someone's babysitting my child on a Sunday morning"
they're... laughing... "mommy... I... want you to come too..."
"I'm sorry Osiria but I have work to do... maybe next time alright? I promise"
"I... want to go to the beach with you..."
"the beach!? well... sure! I'll just ask Naoya if he can come too. now then, why don't you two eat breakfast? I already prepared it all in the kitchen. well then, I'll be off! bye Osiria"
a... kiss on the forehead... my... mom's gone...
"well then? let's finish this all then head to their school!"
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"we're here! a lot has changed since the decade hasn't it? just hold my hand"
Arie... is nice...
「what do we have here? why's a beautiful chick in this aging school?」
no... two... men... I don't... know...
「why don't you hangout with us? just leave the child there and have fun? I'm sure you'd love it」
「and I'm sure you'll enjoy severe punishment if I go to the police or the military, I do believe that this number could call the ever so popular person here, do you guys on Naoya?」
「w-what? c'mon, we're out of here」
「tch... we'll be back」
"well... that's a load off my shoulder, c'mon Osiria, why don't we go to the storehouse? it's where you saw in the video, the popular hanging place of your parents"
「what's two girls doing here?」
「a-ahh... sorry, we're just visiting, you see, this child's been curious to her parent's past school so she wanted to see this, also, she wants to go to this school if she grows up」
「is that so? then why don't I enroll her in advance? we could still have her since it's almost time and I do have the position to do so」
「a-ahh... sorry but I'm just her aunt, her mother doesn't know any of this so it」
"a-ahh... red... white rose"
「that's the Osiria rose, that's been here for quite a while too without our knowledge so it's quite a surprise that it's been taken care of in 3 years why don't I call her mother? who is the kid by the way?」
「I believe you already said her name, she's Osiria Rosa, Liliya and Naoya Rosa's Child, I do believe they're both popular in this school?」
「T-... That Rosa!? I-I'm so sorry for my rudeness!」
"Aunt... what is he doing?"
「hahaha, well, I've been in debt with them when they were in school and they were both known as
the legendary trio, no one could ever hope of surpassing them and this is their proof」
a single petal, the Osiria Rose' petal...
「well... I suppose I don't have the right to their child... just tell me the news if she's allowed then I'll immediately enroll her here, the three of them are quite the celebrity」
「the three of them... so who'se the other one?」
「why, Mei Yin of course! who else could it be?」
"there... was no Kirin?..."
「ahh... Kirin... he was also in the most popular but... his death and mourning wasn't short-lived, many of us looked up in Kirin as one of the smartest and kindest, he even protected your mother from death... why don't you ask your mother about it? but... I guess she wouldn't talk about it that much... it did look like she was the most devastated out of all of us...」
the... sun's... high... afternoon
"I think it's time to go, Osiria? wanna hold this rose?"
"y-yes..."
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"we're back! ahh! Liliya, you're home!"
"I just got back, what about Osiria? is she fine?"
"yeah, I think she sees you in a different way but... in a good way at least"
"hmm?"
in... the end... we didn't see the message in the shed... I... want to know it... that message... his message to them...
"this... I... want to know... what he hid..."