Potatoes.

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The next day the troupe woke up to see their crushed stage and hopes of a successful show. Emu fell to her knees, crying, everything she ever wanted to care for was gone. Tsukasa screamed, as always. "Who the hell did this?!" everything was ruined for them, all they felt was despair.

The show was canceled. All the kids' smiles faded, "how disappointing" "I won't come here again". Rui watched through his window. He couldn't help but... smile..? Everybody's sadness made him feel happy... i mean.. he had accomplished what he wanted didn't he?

But he had other plans. He asked Mizuki to call the troupe to meet on the destroyed stage. They were extremely wary, what were they going into? Would they be an accomplice? "Rui, you've been acting strange... can you tell me what's going on?" Rui said nothing and walked away.

Mizuki was troubled, but they knew they probably shouldn't tell anyone. Who knows what Rui could do if they did.. they came to the conclusion that Rui had lost himself in anger and pain. There was nothing they could do.

It's horrible. How could they have lost their best friend? Without noticing they started crying. "I can't tell anybody.. I don't want him to get in any more trouble. But maybe.. he is causing the trouble..?" They stood up and checked the time; 3pm. It was time to call the troupe.

Everybody agreed to meet up, they didn't know Rui was behind it after all. For the next four hours Mizuki tried to approach Rui about his plan, to no expense.. It was time. 7pm, everybody started getting ready to leave.

Rui was slowly losing his mind. Curled up in a corner sobbing. Was everything in his head? Maybe all of this was made up only by his self hatred. But there was nothing to do but suck it up. He got ready and left, with a few matches on hand.

The walk to the stage was... nostalgic. though, he didn't feel the same about it anymore. He couldn't help but cry when he arrived, but they weren't sad tears... more like rage. He thought his plan thoroughly before the troupe arrived, then went to the back of the stage when he saw them arriving.

"What is that smell..?" Said Nene, observant as always. Rui's heart started racing. He was still the same coward he was before.. "Wonderlandsxshowtime. It's been a while" Rui said, he tried his best to appear intimidating, but he was scared.

He had to be intimidating. His plan was, and it had already started. A flame is seen from behind the stage. "I—Is That..?" Emu started shaking. Rui felt a sense of rewardment again. Looking at the flame; he was no longer scared.

Rui chuckled "isn't this wonderful?" The realization hit him, his plan worked. All the time he spent on his plan was worth it. He loved it. The troupe was no longer in shock and finally started to react. Nene thought logically "Tsukasa, call the guards"

"The park just closed, but good thinking Nene" Rui had a disturbing smile on his face. Nene grabbed Emu's hand and picked her up from the floor, stumbling. "Have fun with your pathetic life. Never talk to me again." Nene ran away with Emu.

"And that only leaves the two of us.." Rui approached Tsukasa "what the hell is wrong with you?!" Tsukasa started crying as he watched his stage burn "Tsukasa.." Rui fell to his knees "i love you. I love you more than anything. I want to stay with you in this fire forever!"

Rui's heart was racing, he had never felt so... smitten. Tsukasa was speechless, he felt the same way two weeks ago but now... "I—I.. don't know how to feel...." Tsukasa was terrified. Shaking, he screamed "no..! I—I hate you!" He slapped Rui "you ruined everyone's life's because of the stupid tale you made up in you mind!!"

Tsukasa ran off. Accidentally get away with a scene of fire, pour oil in with a good deed. His life and his plan are turning into potatoes. Rui had never felt more devastated, He got what wanted and ruined it. He felt nothing but pain.. Tsukasa was right.

All this was because of his own self hatred. What would he do now? All his friends were gone and every would eventually find out what he did, he set himself up for failure. He lay down next to the fire to die. That's all he had left to do.

The smell of burnt plastic was unbearable. He kept thinking about the times he spent with his troupe.. he truly loved all of them. He loved Emu; she'd always cheer him up when he was sad. He loved Nene; his childhood friend, the one that loved him for who he was. He loved Tsukasa; only if Rui wasn't so stubborn.. maybe he could've been his lover...

I guess you could call these thoughts last dying wishes. Rui shed one last tear before passing out.

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