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"Why, why...?"

She thought he believed what she said. The moment they shared that rough kiss, she felt that her sincerity had been conveyed. So why? As soon as the kiss was over, Oscar created a crack in the air and pushed her in. She thought he would come with her, but she was alone.

Lelia sat dazed in her room, drenched by the rain, for a long moment. As she recalled the last moment she had seen Oscar's eyes, her whole body seemed to harden. Suddenly, her heart sank. Oscar acted decisively as if it was their last, as if she would never see him again. Sadness flooded into his red eyes. Her wet shoulders trembled. Lelia began to weep, sobbing like a wet mouse. Why and where did it go wrong?

She wanted to hold Oscar and ask him. She wanted to know why he had changed his mind all of a sudden, and why he was so cold-hearted. At that moment, another magic scroll that she had kept in her arms came to mind. Lelia did not cry, but stuttered and pulled it out. Luckily it was specially made so it didn't get wet. She again had to meet Oscar. She had to ask, and she had to hear an answer. She tore the scroll, recalling the room she had just been in with him a moment before.

***

The scene changed.

She was in that room a while ago. But the room was empty. The window was open, and Oscar wasn't there.

"...Oscar."

Lelia was stunned that the same thing had happened to her again. But she soon decided that she would calm down.

[He'll be back.]

Lelia stared endlessly out of the dark window. It was still raining. Her shoulders trembled and her lips were blue from the rushing chill. Realizing that her teeth were shaking, she closed the window.

Chills settled in her. She wasn't weak, but she was especially vulnerable to colds. Lelia thought that she couldn't be ill when Oscar would return. She had to be at least conscious to have a proper conversation with him. Going straight to the bathroom, she turned on the hot water. Soon, hot steam began to fill the bathroom.

Her whole body felt like crushing pain, but Lelia barely managed to wash her body with warm water and step out. With her wet clothes left to dry, she slipped into women's pajamas, which was in the room. She climbed onto the bed, rolled up the sheets and waited for a while. It was still cold and her teeth clenched hard.

It was a chill she felt because of the fear that Oscar might never return. Outside her window flashed. Soon a great thunder rang in her ears. Lelia, startled, shrugged her shoulders and laid her face on her lap. Where the hell is Oscar? She wondered what he must be feeling after hearing the thunder.

[Aren't you afraid of this sound now?]

Dozens of thoughts ran through her mind. Then, at some point, she lost consciousness.

***

It was dawn when she woke up. It had been raining all night, and the window was bright and there was no sound of rain.

"..."

Lelia saw the room was still empty, and realized that Oscar hadn't returned. There was no warmth around her, and Oscar's scent that lingered on the tip of her nose was long gone.

[PR/N: Oh, this is no bueno...]

[Did you go away...?]

Lelia crumpled up her clothes and went outside. The rain stopped, and the sun came up, so she thought she'd go find Oscar. He found her wandering in the streets yesterday, so she thought he would show up again. He may be watching her secretly, and appear when she is in danger. Just like yesterday.