Location: Fleeting Memories School - Entrance Gate
Auror: No worries. Your buddy Auror is here to help all the time.
Auror: Anyway, let's get in. Class will start soon and we're still at the gate.
He began to walk ahead towards the school.
Location: Fleeting Memories School - Second Year Classroom C
Lucent went towards the chair at the corner, where he always were sitting. He looked at where Rayla, Ted and Auror have been sitting.
Lucent: (... Best if I don't bother them. I don't think I'm ready too, so...)
As he placed his bagpack on the chair, Masaru came in and went towards him.
Masaru: There you are. Good morning, Lucent.
Lucent: Ah, g-good morning, Masaru.
Masaru: Why are you here in the back? Doesn't it make it difficult for you to see?
Lucent: No, it doesn't. It keeps me hidden from the eyes of others since this place her is very much ignorable.
Masaru: Lucent, you can't keep sitting here. Why don't you go sit close to Rayla and the others?
Lucent: I'd rather not, mostly because I'm not ready yet.
Masaru: *sigh* Look, they won't bite if you suddenly sit there. We told you yesterday, right?
Lucent: Well, yes... you all did...
Masaru: Then be a little more lively. Now pick your things and sit there.
Lucent: Don't hurry things up. I said I'm still not ready.
It didn't seem possible at the time, but Lucent still had a foot back to relate normally with everybody else besides Reeta, Kaito and now Masaru, who sighed and agreed, but had something else in mind.
Masaru: ... Alright, I won't.
Lucent: I'm trying to, I can at least say that. The progress... well... it's not good.
Masaru: I'll head back to class then. I just came to see how you were.
Lucent: Wait, I want to ask something that I didn't do before.
Masaru: Oh, go ahead.
Lucent: Why do you care about me? Kaito and Reeta live with me so it's understandable, but there's no connection between us, no offense.
Sweat ran behind his back. Masaru wasn't planning to reveal they were cousins yet, since he needed for him to keep believing that the Vermillion had left him behind. It did pain him, but it was for a greater goal.
Masaru: Ah... well... that's... how should I put it...
Lucent: Is it something you can't tell me?
Masaru: N-No! I mean, not exactly... what I'm trying to say is...
Lucent: Wait, wait, it's definitely something that you can't tell me. If it wasn't, you wouldn't be so nervous now.
Masaru: ... I'm sorry. I can tell you one day, but not now.
Lucent: It's fine for me.
Masaru: Huh?
Lucent: Like I said yesterday, I don't feel fear whenever I'm talking with you, so it's as if you're really close to me already. Isn't that a signal of trust to you?
Masaru: Then... you're fine with me... not telling you?
Lucent: I've never been that curious about other people's lives, so yes. Also, sorry if you I made you uncomfortable by asking that.
Masaru: ...
Lucent: Masaru...?
Masaru: Lucent... one day, everything will be better. You can count on it.
Lucent: OK...?
Masaru gave him a last smile and finally left to his classroom. Lucent was left behind, utterly confused about the situation.
Lucent: (What in the world happened just now? And why did he look like he wanted to cry or...)
Auror: No worries. Your buddy Auror is here to help all the time.
Auror: Anyway, let's get in. Class will start soon and we're still at the gate.
He began to walk ahead towards the school.
Location: Fleeting Memories School - Second Year Classroom C
Lucent went towards the chair at the corner, where he always were sitting. He looked at where Rayla, Ted and Auror have been sitting.
Lucent: (... Best if I don't bother them. I don't think I'm ready too, so...)
As he placed his bagpack on the chair, Masaru came in and went towards him.
Masaru: There you are. Good morning, Lucent.
Lucent: Ah, g-good morning, Masaru.
Masaru: Why are you here in the back? Doesn't it make it difficult for you to see?
Lucent: No, it doesn't. It keeps me hidden from the eyes of others since this place her is very much ignorable.
Masaru: Lucent, you can't keep sitting here. Why don't you go sit close to Rayla and the others?
Lucent: I'd rather not, mostly because I'm not ready yet.
Masaru: *sigh* Look, they won't bite if you suddenly sit there. We told you yesterday, right?
Lucent: Well, yes... you all did...
Masaru: Then be a little more lively. Now pick your things and sit there.
Lucent: Don't hurry things up. I said I'm still not ready.
It didn't seem possible at the time, but Lucent still had a foot back to relate normally with everybody else besides Reeta, Kaito and now Masaru, who sighed and agreed, but had something else in mind.
Masaru: ... Alright, I won't.
Lucent: I'm trying to, I can at least say that. The progress... well... it's not good.
Masaru: I'll head back to class then. I just came to see how you were.
Lucent: Wait, I want to ask something that I didn't do before.
Masaru: Oh, go ahead.
Lucent: Why do you care about me? Kaito and Reeta live with me so it's understandable, but there's no connection between us, no offense.
Sweat ran behind his back. Masaru wasn't planning to reveal they were cousins yet, since he needed for him to keep believing that the Vermillion had left him behind. It did pain him, but it was for a greater goal.
Masaru: Ah... well... that's... how should I put it...
Lucent: Is it something you can't tell me?
Masaru: N-No! I mean, not exactly... what I'm trying to say is...
Lucent: Wait, wait, it's definitely something that you can't tell me. If it wasn't, you wouldn't be so nervous now.
Masaru: ... I'm sorry. I can tell you one day, but not now.
Lucent: It's fine for me.
Masaru: Huh?
Lucent: Like I said yesterday, I don't feel fear whenever I'm talking with you, so it's as if you're really close to me already. Isn't that a signal of trust to you?
Masaru: Then... you're fine with me... not telling you?
Lucent: I've never been that curious about other people's lives, so yes. Also, sorry if you I made you uncomfortable by asking that.
Masaru: ...
Lucent: Masaru...?
Masaru: Lucent... one day, everything will be better. You can count on it.
Lucent: OK...?
Masaru gave him a last smile and finally left to his classroom. Lucent was left behind, utterly confused about the situation.
Lucent: (What in the world happened just now? And why did he look like he wanted to cry or...)