It's been a long time, hasn't it?

It had been a while since she last heard from him. Though they worked in the same field, their paths never quite aligned, so it was only natural that they had drifted apart. Then one day, a message arrived. He said it had been a while and that he wanted to meet for a moment at night in a secluded place where no one would know. Normally, he wouldn't ask to meet in such a place, especially at such a late hour.

In the quiet space where only Nene's footsteps echoed, Kamishiro Rui looked at her as if he had been waiting, smiling. Eerily.

I've been waiting for you.