Chapter 2

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All three of them starting looking around the Chiyo station market. It was a nice market with almost everything to get there. They were walking around talking to each other. Suddenly they saw a small puppy running, approaching them which then ran away crossing them. Next moment they heard a girl shouting, "Someone stop that puppy." The moment Tsuki heard that voice, he started chasing that puppy and ran away from Haru and Daichi. Haru loudly said to Tsuki, "Just don't get lost."

Haru and Daichi saw the girl with light purple hair approaching them. She stopped in front of them panting. She asked Haru and Daichi for help. They understood the situation and told her that Tsuki ran after her dog and for the time being they should ask a station guard for help. They went to the guard and asked him for help but the guard told them he is busy as he got orders from higher ups for some serious situation. Next moment, they got call from Tsuki who told them that he caught the dog. They told him to bring the dog to the nearby cafe where they will wait for him. 

The girl thanked them and introduced herself as Hoshiko. The three went inside the cafe and ordered coffee till they waited for Tsuki to come. Hoshiko told them that the dog was her uncle's and she came to this town to care it on his behalf as he and his wife went on a holiday. She told them that her home is in Iya Valley and she was about to go there today as her uncle returned from trip. But before going, she decided to go for a walk with the dog. But on walk, the dog suddenly started running behind a stray cat and she ended up in that situation.

As Hoshiko explained her situation to Haru and Daichi, Tsuki entered the cafe with the dog. He gave the dog to Hoshiko. Hoshiko was really happy and she thanked him. With her watery eyes, she looked in his eyes and smiled. Tsuki blushed and thought, "She is cute."

Hoshiko told them that her uncle will come here to take his dog and she will go back to her town in this train. But she thought she would be late and will not be able to reach the station in time. But Haru told her that there is enough time for her as the train will leave a little late due to some issue and all of them are also going to Iya Valley so she can join them in the journey. Hoshika sighed and agreed to them. She told them that her uncle is coming to take his dog back. She went outside cafe to return the dog. The three friends waited for her in the cafe. 

Teasingly, Daichi asked Tsuki, "You liked her, didn't you?"
Tsuki replied, "Ofcourse. She is cute. I mean Haru also think she is cute. Right Haru?"
Both waited for Haru's reply staring at him but Haru was lost thinking about something else. "She can be the girl from the dream. But that girl was wearing a white sweater and she is wearing something else." he thought. As he came back to senses without thinking about the question he replied, "yes". Daichi got upset and pouted on Haru. He got confused.

Hoshiko came from the door with a luggage and told them that her uncle took his dog with him and passed her luggage to her. She was ready to go. The next moment, the train wistled and they started running towards the station. They hopped on the train and as the conductor signaled green flag the train started moving.

The four friends were travelling through the woods as the train was passing through a forest. They were sitting on the seats which were facing each other. Tsuki and Hoshiko were sitting together facing Haru and Daichi. Hoshika noticed Daichi started dozing off and said, "You look tired." Scratching her head Daichi replied, "Yes I had some work to do yesterday so I went to bed late." Haru said to Daichi, "Its fine, you can take a nap. We won't leave you in the train" to which Daichi replied, "You better not" and went to sleep. After sometime Haru dozed off too. They both ended up in a position where Daichi's head was on Haru's shoulder and Haru's head was on her head.

Looking at them Hoshiko thought, "They look so cute" and said to Tsuki, "You guys seem very close."
Tsuki replied, "Yes we are" but then looking at them, he smiled and said, "but they are a lot more closer."
She surprisingly looked at him and wondered, "He is genuinely happy for his friends even if they are closer. He is so mature."
At the same time, he looked at her and their eyes met. They looked in each other's eyes for a second and then looked away shy and embarrassed. They both were blushing red.

But suddenly Tsuki realized that the next station was about to come and he informed about it to Hoshiko. But the next moment they got confused because the train missed the station. Passengers who needed to get off at the station started panicking. One passenger pulled the emergency lever but the train didn't stop.

Tsuki woke up Haru and Daichi and told them about the situation. People started calling their family or people waiting for them at the station. But suddenly everyone's phones stopped working. The signal was gone and no one was able to or receive calls. Everyone was confused and nervous.

Haru tried telling Tsuki about a dream he just saw but Tsuki stopped him saying that this is not the time. Everyone started panicking when suddenly, people in the next compartment started screaming. The four friends got scared.

Suddenly, a man between age of 30-35 years came from behind and started walking towards the compartment from where screaming voices were coming. He was about to open the door to the next compartment but before him someone else opened the door and pointed a gun on him and ordered him to turn around and move back. He pushed the guy on the floor ripping one of the pockets of his coat from which that person's essentials fell out. One of his ID slid next to Haru. Haru quickly put his foot on that ID.

Everybody started screaming. The guy with gun shouted, "Shut the f**k up." Everyone went silent. He continued, "Now this train is highjacked. So, don't try anything stupid and silently stick to your seats. Any movement and I will shoot that person in the head." Everyone got scared.

The gun guy ordered the guy to get back to his seat. As he was about to go back to his seat, Haru called him out and said, "Uncle, are you alright?" and pulled him to sit next to him. Other three friends got confused because of Haru's actions. The gun guy ordered everyone to stick to their seats and went back to the next carriage.

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