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Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ８

Third Person POV

Hayami scoffed at Aguni and turned around to start walking deeper into the game arena, "I took psychology as a pre-med, Aguni" Hayami said "I know, but you almost fell off there when Niragi shouted at you" Aguni walked and stood beside her. "Don't die playing. Once the game's done, Tie a purple ribbon to the nearest post of where you're staying at, then mark your door with anything red but removable. I'll see you in the morning" Aguni instructed and left without anything else to say.

Without being noticed, Hayami went to the gift shop of the zoo and looked around for a place to hide. When she opened the door to the shop, she was welcomed by a scene, so familiar yet so unfamiliar, as if it just happened yesterday. 

Behind the cashier was a grey door with an animal handle. Hayami walked towards the handle and opened the door. The room looked untouched, it was left the same way it did back when Hayami accidentally walked in as a zero-thought child. 

A figure emerged from the shadows, but this didn't frighten Hayami as the figure was someone she saw as a father figure, Henry. Hayami closed the door behind her and locked it, as her eyes met with Henry's moonlit gaze; a tear ran down her cheek.

Growing up, Hayami spent the most time with Henry. Henry was the father she knew, Not Mr. Gong-yoo. Henry was her tutor that came all the way from London, He looked after her, played with her, spent time with her. He was her best friend. 

"ChiChi!" Hayami said and jumped into Henry's arms. Henry hugged back and started crying "Hi Love, I missed you" He said, as he broke the sound of sobs coming from Hayami. "They said you died when the plane collided with a meteor when flying over harajuku" Hayami tried to explain between mucus-breathing and coughs. "The plane got hit by a meteor? Well that's unfortunate, I'd rather die in that plane. It's better than the hell i've experienced here for the past 10 years"  Hayami parted from the hug and gave him a quizzical look "Cards don't even add up until a year worth of days...How come you've come here?" 

"The Games have now commenced. Round 1 shall start in a few moments"

"I'm a Citizen" Henry answered and sat down on the chair in the control room "I manage these games" he added. "You made these games?" asked Hayami, "No, I just manage them. I'm a game keeper" 

"This place is called the borderlands. You play games to survive. Per game you play you gain a card and 3 days of life or as I assume you may know by now, Visa's" Henry said, switching the lever labeled 'Round 1' down. As he did this I looked at the blinded windows to see the silhouette of a jaguar making its way to the centre of the zoo. "Here" henry said and gave me a folded piece of paper, with its frontal being 'Read this in the old house farthest from a signal tower, the address is in the bag.'  I looked up at Henry, he was smiling and gave me a duffle bag, specifically enough, a military bag "Citizens have the choice to leave borderland, or stay. I chose to stay","But why?" asked Hayami "I was waiting for my daughter to come" Henry said. This made Hayami's heart squeeze itself in pain.

"Round 1 has commenced"

"All these years, You waited just to see me?" Hayami said with which Henry answered a giggle "Everything you need to know is in there. You're a curious girl and won't stop looking for answers. But in this world, being too curious will literally kill the cat" Henry touched Hayami's chin and stared at her "You look as beautiful as the day I lost you" 

"15 Minutes remaining for round 1" 

"I cried so long for your death. Even when Yukio applied to be my caretaker months after your supposed death I still cried at least a year after"

*note: - is Hayami : is Henry

:"I'm gonna die tonight, Hayami. The game rules are either the players die or the game keeper dies"

-:"WHAT?!?! THEN I'M GONNA KILL-"

:"Yourself? the other players? That won't work, Love. I meant to die on this day the moment you stepped into this room. I've waited for you for years and I'm finally willing to go now that I've seen you grow to be the woman you are right now."

-:"This is unfair! 10 years I've been longing for a father figure, I still can't look at Yukio without thinking of you and I only get what? until this game ends? to be with you?"

:"Life is unfair kid. I have another operator in the other room that I tied up the moment I heard your voice"

-"But how did you know it was e who walked through the door?"

:"No one would hug me as loving as my daughter could"

"7 players remaining. Round 2 shall commence in a few moments"

:"hey don't cry. At least you've got to see me for the last time. Right?"

Hayami nodded and stayed in the room with Henry while Henry controls the rest of the game.

TIME SKIP

 "You're smart. But it looks like you trust people too easily, kid" Said henry that broke the silence "You can win this game by hiding, yes. But you need to get a kill or at the very least a shot, love"

Henry stood up and handed over the handle of the duffle bag to Hayami, to which Hayami stood up and Hugged her 'Father' goodbye. "I love you, dad"

"I love you too, love"

And with that final father-daughter moment, Hayami left the room to the park centre

"10 minutes remaining for round 4, the final round"

As Hayami hears this, she throws the duffle bag over the metal fence to where she could see her car, and ran off to find Aguni

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IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE AN UPDATE AND I AM GUILTY. IM SORRY IVE JUST BEEN SO BUSY AND THINGS HAVE BEEN SO HECTIC BUT HERE I AM, IN MY SENIOR YEARS OF HIGHSCHOOL WOOTWOOT I'LL BE UPDATING FREQUENTLY ! IM ACTUALLY GONNA START A FANFIC ON VOLDEMORT WHEN HE WAS TOM RIDDLE SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT IF YOURE A POTTERHEAD

WHAT DO U GUYS THINK OF HENRY

I MISS YOU GUYS SEE U NEXT CHAPTER