An anomaly in Kamen rider geats

Helping a friend (54)

Neon Kurama wandered the streets aimlessly, simply taking in the sights around her. She caught sight of a family, laughing and cheering on one of their kids, one of them holding a paper

"You did really well on the exam! You want that tempura for dinner tonight?"

"Yeah!"

Seeing the kid being praised and receiving affection made the scene poignant to her. It was hard enough with her own life's challenges, and being a Rider, but the scene left her with a reminder of what she didn't have.

"When was the last time anybody gave me praise like that?" She muttered.

Throughout her life,  she couldn't remember a time when she received little more than passive disinterest. Would she ever get that sort of praise and love?

"I don't know if I ever will..." She muttered, before walking off

Neon Kurama stood before a glass window, her reflection superimposed over the figure of a young child in a school uniform. The child's eyes bore a curious innocence as they locked onto Neon's gaze. It was a moment of eerie self-reflection for Neon, who couldn't help but wonder what she was.

The child's expression was free from the burdens of adulthood, devoid of the weight of responsibilities, expectations, and the complex web of human relationships. Neon, on the other hand, felt like a puppet in the grand design of her mother's desires.

As she stared at her own reflection, Neon questioned her existence. Was she a creation of divine powers meant to serve a purpose, or was there more to her identity than being the embodiment of a wish? The child's eyes seemed to beckon her to remember what it was like to be unburdened, to rediscover her inner self.

"Yow,Only-fan Chan where are you going"Aaron asked as he watched Neon walking away
"Leave me alone Aaron, I am not in the mood for your teasing, "Neon said with a sad expression on her face.

"And that why I am here,to be exactly fair with you,I frankly could not give two fucks that you were made using creation power"Aaron said bluntly.
"I am just a wish, "Neon said looking a bit down.

"Aren't all baby in a sense a wish from their parents wanting a kid"Aaron said nonchalantly.
Neon's expression shifted a bit but before she could say anything about the fact she was literally made by a wish, Aaron interjected saying.

"Do you feel any different from any other people, do you feel like you don't belong, that isn't because of the wish, that just because you just have horrible ass parents that physically don't know how to express their love" Aaron said nonchalantly.

"I feel like I don't belong, and it's not because of the wish. It's because I don't know who I am. I don't understand where I fit in this world, or if I'm even meant to fit in it. I feel like a replacement" Neon said while looking at Aaron.

Aaron sight a bit to himself before looking at Neon,a figure of a small girl standing right next to her;, he could see it.

"Neon look at me,trying to blame yourself for that won't fox anything,I can tell you that,it will only swallow you and make you feel more guilty rip you from the inside and destroy what you were"Aaron said as his voice became softer.

"What do you know about that" Neon asked to which Aaron replied.
"Because I have been there"

Neon looks shocked at the revelation but Aaron continues saying.
"I don't like the fact that someone like you is in there, it's a depressing place so please put your smile back up and become the easily teasable Neon,"

Neon stayed quiet and said nothing while Aaron stare at at her.
He then came close to her before he pinched her hard.

"Why did you do that for" Neon said holding her arm.
"Oh, so you felt that, "Aaron said upon looking at Neon.