"Hey, Hikigaya-kun."
"Hmm?"
"Please... rescue me someday, okay?"
Those five words continued to echo through my mind as Yukinoshita and I began to fall on an amusement park ride in the darkness of the night. Even now, as I stand on this roof in front...
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Yukino tugged the end of my sleeve ever so slightly as the water ride was about to reach its climax of dropping down into a pool of water below. The night skies were illuminated by the translucent lights of the theme park as the winter winds of the season blew into our faces in a refreshing manner. However, I was too busy trying to grasp what could possibly be going on in Yukino's mind right now.
"Hmm?"
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The boat reached the end of the waterfall and froze. The winds halted. Time seemed to have frozen for that particular moment as Yukino and I sat in the ride side by side. The cold didn't bother me much anymore as I became more and more aware of the girl beside me at this very instant. What in the world could she want?
"Please... rescue me someday, okay?"
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The clock started to move its hands as the ride began to speed up as it neared the edge of the waterfall. Yukino's hair fluttered in the wind while her eyes moistened slightly as our moment together was reaching its end. I could only stare back helplessly into her eyes as I struggled to find an answer for her hopes. The two of us fell as the boat went down the waterfall. I never got to answer her then.
However, we are on the roof of our school while the sun was setting. Once again, the two of us were alone, and I still haven't come up with an answer to Yukino's hopes. I looked into her eyes and saw a tinge of regret flicker as she put up her arrogant facade that she always shows to the outside world. Inside, she is most likely feeling disappointment from getting her hopes so high up. It was a dream that turned out to betray her in the end. The dream where I will come in and save her from her sorrows has dissolved into the air.
