Kasumi~
Everything was so fast, and yet so slow.
I looked around at all the happiness that seemed so rare for halfers like us.
Dani and Gray even shared a nice kiss, during which Io began a clap for them.
Slowly, I and the rest of us joined in.
Io even ran over and embraced Dani after the kiss.
I smiled at the touching moment. Was it possible that we could share happy memories like this more often?
Looking up at the black sky, alight with fireworks, I had to agree that the night was pretty romantic.
I shook my head a little though because I never really thought of that romantic stuff.
Looking over, I spotted Ben and Asuka, who kept sneaking glances at each other.
This Ben-guy was interesting...seemed like he might go well with either Io or Asuka. What had happened in the past between Io and Ben? Hmmm....
Giving up on trying to figure out this romantic junk, I simply looked at sky and enjoyed the moment.
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Tamotsu~
The fireworks were amazing, but for some reason I could only see the couples all around.
I saw Dani and Gray, some humans, and...was that Ben and Asuka, maybe?
Then I spotted Kasumi, just standing there by herself, looking at the fireworks.
Now that I thought about it, Kasumi was really pretty. No, beautiful.
Her scars and sometimes menancing looks often masked her true self.
Deep down, i knew who she was.
She was like a little girl who had lost her true path and was fighting just to feel useful and needed.
Kasumi had thought the Agency might take care of her and maybe even fill the abscence of her parents, but that would never happen in such a corrupt place.
Instead, she had been hurt again.
She was complex and beautiful and I cared about her more than anyone.
Could this mean that I...
Nope. I couldn't.
But the more I thought, the more I just wanted to hold her and protect her from the world, and the more I wanted to just become a halfer.
I shook my head and facepalmed. My dream of being a halfer was pretty impossible.
Instead, I just walked over to Kasumi.
"Hey, Tamotsu-kun," Kasumi whispered as I approached her, "Aren't these fireworks amazing?"
Without thinking, I replied, "Not as amazing as you."
"Huh?" she asked me with a confused look on her face.
"Oh nothing," I told her and placed my hand on her shoulder.
So, was it true?
Was I in love with...Kasumi?
Continue?
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