Trapped

Lost Butterfly

Sometimes things don't turn out the way you want them to be, this is one of such inevitable truth about life. But don't you find yourself wishing for only happy ending in any way? But is that even possible to make that wish come true which sounds and looks almost impossible? No, it isn't. Isn't that why beautiful things don't last forever, or more like even a week or day, just like a butterfly who—despite being gifted ability to flight and beauty —wilts away sooner than cocoon breaks to give its birth. Butterfly is always and only one to remain lost, for as long as it lives.

A pair of golden eyes watches the scene with nothing but mix of guilt and longing. The figure could only let out a sigh as she saw seven figures walking through the pavement joyfully, time to time joking with each-other to which they'd in react equally joking manner. Hovering over the seven figures were little human-like pixies that they call Chara.  The said charas were buzzing around excitedly like bees in summer days. Every one of them looked very happy and the joyful look that reached their eyes made the person—practically— spying on them happy herself that a smile bloomed on her lips. Despite happy that the group looked like they were having fun, She couldn't deny the feeling of regret and sadness that she felt evading her heart as she watched them. 'Why?' She'd sometimes questions herself as to why she wasn't able to face the truth that was very obvious. She was happy that they had moved on from the past but somehow the very thought of them forgetting her angered her and she almost felt betrayed which is ironic since the situation was exactly opposite.

A low, dry chuckle escaped her throat which grabbed the attention of the blue haired chara hovering beside her inside her egg. Popping out from her blue egg, Her blue eyes darted up to the girl with golden eyes whose gaze on the figures didn't waver. She was actually surprised that they didn't feel any intense gaze on them yet because humans, for some reason, are faintly able to feel gazes on them. How naive.

"You, You look suspicious. Chuckling to yourself? Find something funny, Amu." The curious yet blank looking chara decided to probe her owner.

"Hm? Oh! yes, My thoughts... It's so funny and silly, Miki, It is funny that I'm feeling betrayed when I was the one who left them," Amu let out another dry, humourless chuckle. Her eyes moved to her little companion for brief moment before training back on the people she was observing from sidelines.

Miki was about to say something back to her owner but a loud, boyish voice attracted their attention.

"Hey! Give me that, You just ate yours and now you're attacking mine, dream on." A emerald-eyed male scolded the girl to his right who was currently eating her (or his) ice-cream.

"E-eh!? B-But Kukai, I haven't eaten Butter Scotch flavor for weeks, You know what my mom is like?! She only gives ice-cream and stuff to Tsubasa and wouldn't even give me some pocket money, Can't you share your ice cream with your dearest sister-figure?" The said girl whined childishly as he pulled the ice cream out of her grasp despite her protests.

"If Sharing means to hand MY treat to yours greedy little hands, then No, thanks, I'd rather not."Kukai turned away, popping his cold ice cream bar in his mouth. "Share with Hoshina or Mashiro if you want it so badly, they brought same flavor after all,"

"As if I'd share mine," Rima rejected yaya who had turned to look at them expectantly. Utau nodded in agreement in background with look of dismissal.

"You all are such a meanie," Both of the brunettes started bickering when Yaya stomped on Kukai's feet in slight irritation which resulted him in loosening his grip on his bar and it slipped out of his grasp. Their childish war had lasted till the time they felt a weird dark presence around the place which alerted them. Suddenly looking serious, Amu looked around and heard a shrill scream coming from a direction. She looked down at the group who had started looking for the source of the scream. She wanted to see what they will do, but then she saw Yaya glancing up at her direction so she had no choice but to retreat from that place before they find out about her return. She still needed to keep her arrival a secret for time being. With a gust of wind Amu and Miki were gone from there.