Alium

2

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That boy disappeared with the wind?

Cool.

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She heard the sound of grass being crushed. Caitlyn immediately sought the source of the voice.

Near her feet, there is a small fox.

God, where does this little fox come from? 

Caitlyn crouched in front of the fox. She paid attention to its detail. The girl propped her chin, thinking. She remembered something.

"Are you Kitsumi?" she asked without hesitation. "Right?"

The fox ran to one of the trees. He's hiding behind a tree. A very bright light emerged. A boy appeared from there. Kitsumi.

"Why do you guess it so easily?" Kitsumi asked. He looked lethargic. He thought Caitlyn would be surprised or something.

Caitlyn giggled. "That's pretty easy," she said, covering her mouth slightly with her left hand. 

"Something that suddenly disappears is usually replaced by something that suddenly appears."

"Uh," Kitsumi muttered under his breath.

"So you are from another world. Does that mean you are an alien?"

Kitsumi fell silent for a few seconds. "What's alien?"

"That's mean no," Caitlyn said, grumbling.

Silence for a moment.

"Oh, about that flower," Kitsumi pointed at the flower that Caitlyn had held. "Where did you get it from?"

Caitlyn twirled the flower with her finger. "There's a lot in my village," Caitlyn replied. "We call it three-color flower."

"In my world, there is also a flower like that. We call it Kairi flowers. The flower can shine brightly, and when bloom can emits a rainbow," said Kitsumi.

"Eh? Flowers in my village can't emit rainbow when it's blooming. Only bright light. The flower keeps my village bright all the night."

"It looks a lot more than mine," Kitsumi said. He stared at the bright blue sky.

"I think so," Caitlyn said. She noticed the flower she still held. "What if you look it directly?"

Kitsumi turned to Caitlyn. "Eh, if that, not now," he refused. With a smile, he continued his sentence, "I shouldn't be out of the world for more than 3 hours."

"Eh? Why not?" Caitlyn asked curiously.

"I don't know either." Kitsumi shrugged his shoulders, not knowing. "They just say if out there it is very dangerous. But actually I'm being friends with one of them, that is you, Caitlyn. "

Caitlyn's eyes widened slightly. 

Friend? 

"How about tomorrow?" Kitsumi said. "At the same place and at the same time."

Caitlyn sighed and smiled. "All right," Caitlyn said quietly. 

"One more." Caitlyn pulled Kitsumi's hand.

"What's that?" Kitsumi asked with a surprised face.

Caitlyn tied a red rope around Kitsumi's little finger. He made a ribbon knot at the end of the rope. 

"Done," Caitlyn said. She stepped back two steps.

"Wow, what is this?" Kitsumi looked at his little finger from all directions.

Caitlyn smiled. "In my village, this rope represents a promise. If you forget your promise, you just have to look at your little finger and you will remember your promise again. I'll wear it too."

After Caitlyn had finished tied the rope on her little finger, Kitsumi immediately said "See you tomorrow!" and ran into the woods. The light suddenly appeared and made Caitlyn close her eyes. After Caitlyn opened her eyes, Kitsumi had gone in his fox form, back to his world.

Caitlyn walked to her house. There, she went into her room. She opened a book and picked up a pen.

"Today, I met with Kitsumi. He is very cute and adorable. I want to hug him when he becomes a fox. Tomorrow I'll see him again. Will he remember his promise?"

Caitlyn closed the book. She put it in a pile of other books. After that, she lies down on the bed. She noticed her little finger.

I hope you remember,

Before long, Caitlyn's eyes closed and fell asleep.

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The next day, Caitlyn headed straight for the forest. Before that, she only had quick breakfast and didn't go to the park.

Caitlyn saw the forest landscape. The sky is bright blue. The sound of leaves that move because of the wind. Flowers blooming and fragrant.

She walked to the same place as yesterday.

"In the same place and time."

Caitlyn sits where she is right now. She looked around, waiting for the man to come.

A few minutes later, the boy still has not arrived.

So lame,

There was a sound of footsteps approaching. Caitlyn immediately turned her head and looked at it.

"Am I late?" Kitsumi asked innocently.

Caitlyn winked a few times. "Nope, maybe I'm came too soon," she replied.

"Then, I'm not late, right?"

"I've answered your question before."

Kitsumi sits next to Caitlyn. He also stared at the clear sky.

"By the way," Caitlyn said. He looked at Kitsumi.

He turned, and asked,

"What?"