Die of Fate (Part 1)

“Ms. Yuiko, let’s go get our bentos.” Yuusuke smiled.

“O-Okay!”

Yuusuke walked on ahead, with Yuiko following along his back, her shoulders fidgeting back-and-forth as her neck looks towards the ground.

“…There’s no way, is there?”

Well… with how enthusiastic she was at losing her virginity, I guess it’s not that surprising she got interested…

‘Are you saying you don’t like doing it with girls?’

‘No… I don’t care that much on who I do it with.’

“…?!”

Nonononono… there’s no way…

Why did I think back to that point?

There’s no way, absolutely not…

I mean, she’s really weird, impulsive, insanely horny, and overall a whirlpool of storm that can barely be contained.

“…”

No, but… she can be really smart, prepared, and weirdly enough really nice at times…

“Goddammit!”

NO!

Don’t think too much about it!

The more you think about it, the more you’ll delve into insanity!

In the first place, we’re both girls!

I get that it’s not like gender matters that much when it comes to this…

But I’m into guys!

At least… I think I’m into guys…

I never really find both genders alluring or anything…

But why am I conscious of someone like her?!

Hell, the fact that you’re thinking this much about it already shows that you’re being influenced by her!

Snap out of it, Alice!

“Graaaah!” I aggressively scratch my head, trying my best to push away all these thoughts.

“Ummm…”

“…?!”

I snap my neck to my back, noticing a woman with long brown hair and a petite build cradling a sleeping baby.

She looks at me with an awkward smile, keeping her distance from me.

“I’m sorry for bothering you, but… could you be Ms. Alice?” The woman nervously asks.

“Y-You’re not bothering at all!” I quickly raised my hands, waving them around, “And yes, I-I’m Alice…” I lower my shoulder, trying my best to let out a friendly smile.

“U-Umm… I heard that you’re going to help us out from the chief…” The woman straightened her back, trying her best to put out a smile.

“Yeah… I was asked to help out with giving out rations, but I’m kind of not sure what to do for now…” I said, letting out an awkward laugh.

“If that’s the case, then do you want to help us look over the kids?” The woman asks, her face brightened.

“Please let me do so,” I bow my head down.

“Please follow me, Ms. Alice…” The woman smiled, turning her back on me and walking forward.

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“…”

The woman guided me to the play area, where tons of kids of different ages were trying out the sports equipment the park offers: riding swings, sliding down slides, and some running around the park with giant smiles plastered on their faces, carefree and without a worry in the world. Counting the number of children here, there are roughly fourteen of them running amok.

On the sidelines of the play area, there is a group of women who appear to be in their mid-thirties, sitting on a picnic blanket beneath a giant tree, cradling their babies. Some of them wear content expressions, while others struggle to keep their babies from crying.

“It’s really lively…” I muttered.

“Is it so amazing for your jaws to drop?” The woman asks.

“It’s just that,” I look at the woman next to me, “You guys do know that—”

“Hm?” She innocently tilts her head.

“…No, never mind…” I lowered my head.

“Yeah…” The woman’s voice trails off.

We continue to get closer to the play area, but we eventually took a turn towards one of the trees on top of a small hill that has a woman sitting below it, laughing along as she gazes towards the children at the play area.

“Aimi!” The woman next to me waves towards one of her friends.

“Welcome back Koharu!” The woman with tan skin and blonde hair tied in a ponytail raised her hand, keeping her left one on the baby.

“…”

A gyaru…

A gyaru holding a child…

This is a rare sight…

Though to be fair, strands of her hair have started to go back to being black, so the color looks washed out.

“I’m sorry, but can you help me keep an eye on Aki? I’m gonna go grab the baby food I’ve prepared…” Koharu says, handing her baby over to Aimi.

“Thanks for your hard work!” Aimi placed her baby on her lap, then grabbed Koharu’s with her hands, “But like, you don’t need to apologize, you know! You’re practically our goddess!” Aimi enthusiastically proclaimed.

“Sorry, it’s just something I’m used to.” Koharu let out a laugh.

“Well, we have a newbie here to worry about, so we’ll talk about your insecurities at a later point, alright?” Aimi said with a wink.

“Okay!” Koharu smiled as she walked away from us, her stride completely straight.

“…”

“Hey! Alice, was it?” Aimi cheerfully looks at me, “Come sit down with us!” She says, patting the blanket next to her.

“…If you’ll excuse me…” I mutter, slowly putting myself down.

“As you’ve heard, my name is Aimi! I may be thirty-two years old, but I’m eternally seventeen!” She pulled her right hand out, making a peace sign over her eye.

“…”

“Ohoo? Could it be that you’re taken aback by my beauty?” Aimi puffed her chest out.

“…In a way, yeah…” I muttered, letting out an awkward smile.

“Sorry, but can you hold onto my boy for a bit?” Aimi points her body towards me, where the little boy is quietly breathing in and out on her lap, “Koharu’s child is still sleeping, so I have to be gentle with her…”

“Of course…” I lean towards her, putting my hands below her child.

The unexpected weight made me almost drop him, but by putting a little strength, I was able to keep him upright in my arms.

“…”

“Nervous?” Aimi asks, tilting her head.

“A bit, yeah…” I awkwardly smile, looking back at the child.

He feels… fragile…

As if a single blow could easily break his entire body.

“Ahahahaha! Come catch me if you can!”

“…?”

I gaze upwards, looking at the play area.

“You run so fast Kyousuke! It’s not fair!”

“Yeah! We’re both girls, you know? How are we supposed to catch up?”

“Then let’s play a game that you’re both good at.”

“That’s a lot better, Ryo!”

“If that’s the case, then let’s see who could build the fastest sand castle!”

One of the girls breaks out of the group, running towards a nearby sand pit with the other three following from behind her, each of them spouting out different statements, yet all of them are plastered with giant smiles.

“It’s a nice view, isn’t it?” Aimi states, a relaxed smile plastered on her face.

“…Yeah…” I reallocate my gaze towards the sand pit, where they are using their respective buckets to build the best sandcastle they can make.

“It’s a bit sad that they won’t be able to grow up, but seeing them enjoying their youth is more than enough for me…” Aimi mutters, her brows furrowing, accompanied by a smile.

“…Ms. Aimi…” I look to my right, keeping my gaze stuck onto her figure, “Do you… know what’s gonna happen to us?”

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