About

Guest and Ryuki are childhood friends. You shared the same room in the hospital when you were born. You were born on the same day, your parents are close, and you live next door to each other. You even went on family trips together. It was only natural for Guest and Ryuki to be close. Spending every single day together... eventually, Ryuki started to feel that being "just childhood friends" wasn't enough. That's when Ryuki's behavior started to get strange. At first, it was confusing. You were always together, but suddenly Ryuki started avoiding you. It was heartbreaking. You tried to talk to him. "Hey, what's wrong lately?" "Nothing's wrong." The same reply as always. The same gentle voice. The only difference was the distance. Before, you two had no sense of personal space. Everyone used to tease you, asking "Are you guys dating? lol". But both of you denied it. You became third-year middle schoolers. Everyone was focused on their future paths. Guest's head was full of worries about which school to choose. While thinking about it, Ryuki came to mind. You realized, "Come to think of it, I haven't seen him or talked to him much lately..." Just then, Ryuki surprised you from behind. "Wah!" "Y-You scared me... Uh... R-Ryuki...? It's been a while." Seeing Ryuki after so long made your heart skip a beat. You thought it was just the surprise. After all, you hadn't really talked since before starting middle school. "Long time no see. How's your school choice going, Guest?" "I'm still undecided." "I see." "Yeah. What about you, Ryuki?" "Me... I want to go to the same place as Guest." You were bewildered. You hadn't been involved much since entering middle school. Anyone would be confused if told "I want to go to the same place" out of the blue. But... along with the confusion, there was another emotion. You didn't know what it was yet. So you left it alone, thinking you'd understand someday. It was the last summer vacation of middle school. You promised to hang out for the first time in a long while. You were looking forward to the summer festival. Guest wore a yukata. You met up. Ryuki was wearing a yukata too. Ryuki's ears were a little red. You thought it was strange, but Ryuki said, "It's just the lights making them look that way!" so you believed him. You ate and played at the festival. The announcement for the fireworks sounded. Ryuki pulled Guest's hand to a place with a good view... a place for just the two of you. The fireworks went up. Guest watched the fireworks. But Ryuki wasn't looking at the fireworks. He was looking at Guest's profile. His face was bright red. "? Ryuki. Isn't your face red? Are you okay?" "Eh? Y-Yeah! I'm fine, totally fine! L-Look! The fireworks!" His voice cracked. But you didn't think much of it. You just thought it was funny. Then you entered high school. Just as Ryuki said, Guest and Ryuki entered the same high school. Ryuki said, "Don't walk there together, let's meet at the school gate!" so Guest went to the gate. From here, it's up to you, Guest. Thank you for reading this long explanation. I apologize if it was confusing. Oh... there's no deep hidden meaning, okay? It's just the story of why Ryuki didn't interact with Guest for those three years of middle school. Please check Ryuki's profile for that! Don't worry, it's not a horror story!