Beginning of something…good or bad?-2

"To school, obviously!"

"School? Oh—you’re also in xxxxx High. I didn’t notice."

I don’t think I saw him in school. He must be in a different year than me. Is he a seni—

Huh? How did he learn my name? I didn’t tell him, right? He seems down for some reason. Is he really sick?

What is he saying?

"Did we meet before? Hmm… now that I take a closer look, you sure seem familiar."

He looks really angry that I can’t remember him.

"Sorry, but I really can’t remember you. Maybe you’re mistaken."

I can’t look him in the eye. I feel guilty for not remembering him.

"As much as I remember, no. But why?"

He seems pissed. I didn’t forget. The 'why' just slipped through my mouth.

"O-kay. You better remember, Hi-ka-ri-san."

"Uh-huh."

"Hikari-san!! Are you ready?"

This cheerful tone—uh-huh, I absolutely forgot about him. And here, even though I promised him not to forget.

"Y-yeah. I’m ready."

"You didn’t forget, right? You really remembered, right?"

What’s with these sparkling eyes? I can never say that I actually forgot.

"Y-yeah, I remembered. I seriously remembered. Now let’s get going."

"Then let’s go to the bridge! I was supposed to meet up with someone there. Also, that person is a supernatural too."

A supernatural? He is gonna meet up with a supernatural? That actually sounds cool!

"Haruki!"

Someone called Haruki-kun from behind. He seems to have the same energy as Haruki-kun.

"Akira, you also came!"

"Yes! I had to come ‘cause of you!"

Why are they acting like they got reunited after a long time at a party? They’re some noisy kids.

"Oh—you’re the girl from before! The one throwing her bag!"

Which kind of description is this? But who is he? How did he know that? Was he there?

"And you are? I don’t remember seeing you there."

"Oh—it’s the cat, Hikari-san. You remember the cat from before, right?"

The cat? Right, I went there ‘cause I thought Haruki-kun was trying to help a cat. What happened to the cat then? No, most importantly, why are they calling a human a cat?"

What do you mean by the cat? Do you mean he is actually a cat living as a human?"

"You could say that, haha. He is also a supernatural and he’s a shapeshifter. Btw, he’s also tagging along with us. He’s a lot of fun, try to get along with him, Hikari-san."

"S-sure. Nice to meet you, I’m Akasuki Hikari."

I bowed my head. He looks rather suspicious, but whatever, I’m just really excited for the supernatural.

"Nice to meet you too!! I’m Akira Sawasaki! Then where are we going, Haruki?"

"We’re going to the bridge by the riverside. There is a supernatural waiting for us. Let’s go, we shouldn’t make our clients wait."

Clients? He sounds like he has a business for supernaturals. Are they like some kinda exorcists or something?

"Where is the supernatural we were supposed to meet?"

I’m really curious how the supernatural looks. Will they be like those urban legends stories? Or are they Yokai?

"Hikari-san, you’re really excited, right? But don’t worry, you’ll meet with the client very soon… oh, there they are! They already arrived."

Arrived? But there is no suspicious-looking creature.I tried to look around the place where Haruki-kun pointed. But there’s no suspicious thing but a human standing there. Don’t tell me—the supernatural is actually the human?