What Binds Us Both Together

The place where she resides.

Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I got nothing to say. Here's the chapter anyway.

Oh hey, it rhymed!

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" I remember her saying that she's had it for five years now!"

Five years... The exact time when I also manifested my curse. I don't know if this is nothing but pure coincidence, but I'd be a huge fool if I let this chance slip by.

Without missing a heartbeat, I grab the girl's shoulders and squeeze them tightly. She was startled by this sudden approach, but I didn't let this stop me from getting more out of her.

" T-That's the exact same year when I got my curse!" My eyes beam while my grip on her shoulder tightens.

" Ow--!! OWW!! S-Stop!" She shrieks due to pain. " Calm down for a second, will you?!" She pushes my face with her hand to get me off her.

" Think about it, don't you think that I may be her partner? Can you let me meet up with her when we arrive in Japan?!" I eagerly say to her even though she's trying to push my face away from her.

Perhaps meeting this girl on this flight is destined to happen in my life. I know this might all be just a pure coincidence, but I can't afford to let her go even if I end up looking like a desperate fool.

The girl releases a long sigh while her other hand is still pushing my face away. " You think I'd let a random stranger meet up with my beloved kohai?" She replies coldly while giving me a disappointed look.

" Don't you want to help out your kohai?" I reel my head back to a clear distance from us both. " Look, I know this may all be just a coincidence, but I can't count how much trouble I gave everyone because of this damn curse, and I know your friend also feels the same way as I do."

" You don't know anything about my friend." Her tone of voice got even colder.

" I don't, I really don't. But I know what it feels like to ignore the thread for five years. I've been doing the same thing as your friend... And I can't express how much I regret that I ignored it for this long..." I look down at the floor, balling my fists as I grit my teeth.

" I guess this means that you lied to the flight attendant earlier then?" She raises an eyebrow. " And here I thought I helped a victim..."

" You know I didn't have a choice..."

" You had a choice to not ignore your curse for five damn years. Now, just your presence alone can endanger the lives of the people inside this plane. Don't you feel guilty for that at all?"

She's right. I lost too much just because of my own selfish desires. If only I could turn back time and redo my actions, I wouldn't have ignored it as I did now.

" I-- I-" The words she said echoed inside my head, preventing me from giving a response. I just stand in place, shaking in my seat, as sweat runs down my face.

" Don't take it the wrong way. Those same words I told you were the exact words I told my friend." She flips her hair to her side as she rolls her eyes away from me. " I just got a bit emotional and said the same thing to you. I apologize for being immature."

Even though this girl has a very cold demeanor, it shows how much she really cares for her friend.

" I apologize as well, for being so desperate." I look at her as I try to force out a smile to liven the mood.

Though it was subtle, I saw her smile back at me before she nods her head. I never expected that I would have someone that wouldn't discriminate against me for who I am. I never felt this emotional while talking to a stranger in a very long time.