Unrest

-Taro-

My friends and I keep running into strange people. Okay, maybe that�s too strong to describe it. They aren�t exactly normal, but they don�t mean any harm by it. I couldn�t explain it then and I still can�t now. The more we run into them, the closer they latch onto us. I don�t know what draws them into us in the first place.

I thought about this as I waited for Robin to show up again. I don�t know why I was; I probably expected her to show up like she normally did. I hadn�t seen her in the past few days. I doubt that she had been working; Robin didn�t strike me as the type of person with much going on for her. There is a word that describes her; I want to stay NEET, but somehow that doesn�t seem fair to even her. I�m sure that she�s trying to get her life together, but that doesn�t really sound right, does it?

However, I�m not the only one.

There is a girl that Masayuki keeps following around. I think I�ve seen her from somewhere before. I can�t exactly be certain of this to be honest with you. I want to say that she�s the girl that was murdered here in Suiten two years ago. It is possible; we all have seen things from the Hidden Realm. I wouldn�t be surprised if she was from there as well or possibly like Snark. Yet, there�s something off about her. She says that Masayuki is helping her find her killer.

�She wants to find out so that she can rest in peace,� he explained to me one day when I asked him. Somehow, I can�t help but to get the feeling that there�s something more to that. I am tempted to go up and ask her myself. I think she�s okay; I mean Masayuki usually has nothing but good things to say about her. She always seems to be annoyed with him whenever I see them together. Then again, Masayuki has that affect on people when you first meet him. The guy is nosy and likes to dive in with the questions right off the bat. But, he means well; it just takes time to get to know him better.

Makoto has run into another girl just like the one that is always hanging Masayuki. That relationship between them is rather hostile. I can almost say that she�s like him in a sense. I don�t really know what to make of them just yet. All they ever do when they cross paths is fight. It worse than when Masayuki�s friend gives him cold looks when he speaks. I keep thinking that I should step in and say something, but�

I looked up when I felt someone watching me. Robin stood in front of me. She smiled and waved at me.

�Yo!� she greeted. I had no emotion on my face as I waved back.

�Hi,� I said. The wind blowing over our heads filled in the silence between us. Robin shuffled for feet for a second.

�How did you know that I would be out here?� she asked. I shrugged at her.

�I just had a guess,� I answered. Robin narrowed her eyes at me.

�A guess?� she asked.

�Yes,� I replied back. She gave me a little smile.

�Well, you guessed right,� Robin told me. I blinked at her; she still confused me.

�Robin?� someone asked the woman behind her. We turned and looked at the source.