Alium

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"NO!"

The girl woke up breathlessly. Her right hand held her face. 

That nightmare again, she thought.

"Cait? Are you having nightmares again?" someone asked. He approached the girl, patted her on the shoulder, and calmed her down.

Caitlyn nodded slowly.

"Then I'll wait in the dining room, okay?"

"Okay,"

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Introduce, the girl's name is Caitlyn. The 13-year-old girl has long blond yellow hair that is usually pigtails. Her eyes are light gray. She looks friendly, but in fact she is a lonely and cold girl. Rarely anyone wants to play, let alone be friends with her.

She walked into the dining room. There are some foods, with two packets of cutlery. Caitlyn pulled up her chair and sat.

"Cait," someone said as wiping his hand with a napkin. "Lately, I've often seen you delirious during sleep."

"The nightmare strikes me again," Caitlyn began to take the food. Just a little. 

"I can't get rid of that nightmare, Nio,"

Anxious look on Nio's face, respond to Caitlyn's answer. The 3 years older boy sat on his chair. His young brown hair moves in the wind. His yellow eyes watched Caitlyn.

"Are you on a diet?"

Caitlyn who was eating a spoonful of rice smiled. When she finished chewing her food, she giggled slowly. "I'm not on a diet," she said. "I'm thin now."

"Add your portion. I feel bad if I eat twice from your portion," Nio said with a laugh.

Caitlyn laugh too. "Okay, okay." She took a few spoonfuls of vegetables.

The dining room now is filled with laughter.

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Caitlyn walks to the park. She always does this after Nio starts working. 

Today, all flowers are bloom, she told herself. She plucked a three-colored flower stalk that grew there. Fragrant flower was wafted by her.

"Hey, that's her, the quiet girl,"

"She always plays only with those flowers,"

"She's too lonely,"

"It's because her own fault, not friendly to everyone!"

I hate this atmosphere.

Caitlyn went away carrying a flower of three colors. She just looked down at the path she was passing. She hates to see other people mock her.

They made fun of me. That means, I can made fun of them too, can't I? 

That's useless at all.

Caitlyn headed toward the forest. That's where she calms down. Nature is always calming. 

There's no nags there. No one will comment to this world.

The girl leaned against one of the trees. She held the three-colored flower she had picked before. The flower still buds and emits dim light.

Butterflies fly around the flower. Caitlyn smiled. She watched the butterflies fly in the other direction. After the butterflies leave, Caitlyn returns to face forward.

"Hello!"

Caitlyn was startled, suddenly a boy appeared in front of her. 

Where did he come from? 

He has short, orange hair, and his bangs are messy. He has the same height with Caitlyn. Slit eyes like a fox. 

He smiled.

"You startled me," Caitlyn said, clutching her chest and controling her breath.

I never saw him in the village.

"Oh, then, sorry," said the boy. He lowered his head slightly and scratched his head.

Caitlyn stood up. "It's okay, it's not a big deal," she said while patting her clothes.

"Where do you come from?" Caitlyn asked.

The boy tilted his head. He thought.

"You're not from here, are you?" Caitlyn asked again.

He nodded slowly.

Caitlyn watching that boy. "What about your name? What is your name?" she asked again to the boy.

The boy was thought for a moment. He scratched his chin. "Err .. Kitsumi?" he hesitated.

"Why do you hesitate to mention your name? Do you loss your memory? "Caitlyn asked curiously.

Kitsumi shook his head quickly. "No, I just think what my name is when I come to this world," he replied.

Caitlyn was surprised. "Eh? So you're from another world?"

Kitsumi nodded slowly. His red eyes stared straight at Caitlyn.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"Caitlyn," she answered as she looked down a bit.

This is the first time anyone has asked my name.

The wind began to blow. Some dried leaves fall from their branches. Silence for a moment.

Due to a lot of flying dust, Caitlyn closed her eyes with her hands for a while. Her hand felt a hard wind from the opposite side. Because the dust was gone, she opened her eyes.

"Eh? Where is he?" She searched in every direction, and turned around.

That boy disappeared with the wind?

Cool.