//Iris//The Promised Neverland //ON HIATUS//

Chapter 4

Flashback...

"The gate?" Iris said as she raise a brow in Emma's words. "Didn't Mama just warned us?"

"We know but, we are just wondering why we are not supposed to go there and are curious about what's beyond the gate," the orange haired girl replied, giving a nervous smile. "So, are you coming with us?"

The younger girl hesitates as she also was curious, but her subconsciousness opposed her from doing so.

"I'm sorry. I can't," she sighs dejectedly in her own words as she said it out unconsciously. She then look to the others as their faces showed surprised. They know her as a curious person, always making trouble because of her curiousness.

"But don't worry, I won't tell anyone. You can go without worries. I also have duties to do in here you know," she added as she heard them sigh in relief.

"Alright. Then we're going," Emma said as the trio runs towards the gate, leaving the girl with worry growing inside her.

'What's going on with me?' she thought. 'My curiosity always wins against any other hesitations I had, but now...'

She again sighs as she turns her head to continue her work. 'I wonder why...'

End of Flashback...

"Right," Iris mutters as she look at the window as the kitchen started to go bright and chirps are heard outside. She hums as she talk, "Seems its already time for the others to wake up."

"Those two," Ray muttered. "What do you think happened?"

She look into his direction understanding what he's talking about. "Maybe they saw something that they shouldn't?"

Silence filled the room as she opened the pot and release it from the fire. "They even went so far by passing the fence yesterday," Iris whispered to herself.

The door flew open as they saw Mama entering the room along with Gilda and Anna.

"I see, so you guys are already at work." Mama said smiling.

"It smells delicious." Anna said.

"That explains why Iris is not at her bed or around the room when we woke up," Gilda stated then giggled. "I should've known you were here."

"Good morning." The two said while Ray opens the oven and Iris arrange the dish in each plates.

"We might need some help," Ray said. Gilda and Anna help as Mama took care of the children.

Maybe they'll just talk about it later...or not.

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They finished breakfast and the litany test, the certain four still with the same high scores.

As the others run out to play and do other things, Iris just walk towards the library. She stumbled upon a book of codes yesterday that seems interesting, Morse Code. She thought it was familiar and so she started to continue reading it.

For some reason...

...she didn't notice Phil entering the room to return the book he was reading to play with the others. He saw Iris reading and soon peek into the book and made a smile.

"Iris!"

She jolted and just realized that she's too focused to not notice the little boy in front of her...well this never happened before...