Behind Invisible Lines [Kuroko no Basket FanFic]

(02) Welcome Home

 A/N: Hey, everyone~ =) Thanks so much to everyone reading this and supporting it, it really means a lot! =D It's still told from Setsuko's POV, and here we'll have some character introduction and mingling. The next OC introduced is a familiar one from Just Kiss Me, my bestie Late-chan's, Kaoru Himito (last name first). Hope you enjoy!

{DISCLAIMER} I do not own Kuroko no Basket.

~And gotta put up one of my favorite song remixes, it really fits with the story so yeah ^-^~

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                               (02) Welcome Home

The space between light and darkness was bridged by shadows, at least that's what my grandmother always told me.

"Setty, look!" Came a childish voice, and I looked toward the sound to see a happily smiling face of a lost child spirit. Her cute short ringlets of dark blue made me smile every time. The little girl I found had been lost and nearly taken under in the darkness of the hidden world, she had been scared and a crying mess begging for her mother...

It always pained me to see children so young within this place, that they had to experience such severe trauma to send their spirits to a place like this. It hurt me to find anyone in this place. No one should have to face such horrible trauma in life. Yet I see them... People of all ages in this place.

"Yes, I see it. Do you want to go there?" I asked her with a smiling face and I held my hand out to her. Ever since crossing the bridge of shadows and walking within the lighter parts of the fantasy realm, little Falendale became happy and excited as she played with colorful fairies. She was no longer afraid, and for that I was thankful. Her spirit was already ready to return to her body back on Earth.

"Yes, please!" The little girl beamed and took my hand. I assumed she was from some European country, due to the different accent, but I never asked personal questions unless I needed to. Same with my brother and I, we never gave out our family name until that person was a trusted Spector.

I beamed right along with the girl as I forced myself to skip with her all the way back to where she could happily return to the real world. Then, I prayed that she would be able to live on past whatever trauma she endured.

But it had been her last words that stuck to me.

"Will I see you again, Setty?" Those big brown eyes had looked up at me with earnest.

I forced the smile to stay on my face. Due to her being a child, most children would not remember their time in the hidden world... They would pass it off as an incredible nightmare-turned-dream and forget all about it by the time they were in their teens. "We may meet again."

"I sure hope so! Setty's like my guardian angel!" And then that smile made my heart clench on the inside. As I watched her go away, back to her physical body, I could only think...

Sadly, little one, I am no angel...

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It was a dark place where we met. But it was okay, because after a while you get used to the dark. The dark was actually more comforting...

I sighed as I ran a pale hand through my light blue locks. My hair, after all this time, was finally starting to grow longer. Since I've been in the fantasy realm for so long it hasn't been growing that much...

A sudden dark figure landed beside me then, and I instantly turned — alert — to it. Crouching in black clothing was a mirror image of myself. Well... If I were a boy, that is. His skin was just as pale as mine, it covered a slim yet muscled build, but our small stature made it seem like we were fragile-looking — easy to break. His hair was the same shade of light blue as mine, with mine being longer than his but they were styled similarly. Round light blue eyes met my own as he stared at me.