fortuneprince | 21st Case - [Written] - Foward-dated to the morning of the 4th

[ It's a weird feeling, deja vu is.

Standing in the doorway of what used to be Rise's room, Naoto staring in at the bareness of it. The bed is neatly made, no fluffy or frilly pillows resting around it, just white sheets and a single pillow. Everything the idol once possessed and stored in this room now gone. Accessories, pictures, books, clothes, you name it, all gone.

It felt as if Luceti just wiped the girl off the face of the earth. Like she was never even here. That every moment Naoto spent with her here was a lie. Much like when Souji left.

Naoto doesn't panic as the reality of the situation sets in nor does she cry. Instead, she closes the door to the unoccupied room quietly, and walks away from it, sitting herself down on the couch while Kuzunoha stays behind and stares at the door sadly, waiting for his playmate to come out and scream at him.

It takes her a good thirty minutes to pick up the journal, but when she does, she almost decides to try a filter, to try and deny what she knows what's really going on, but she resists. What would the point be? She knows it would break. So she pulls out her pen, in fear that her voice may crack if she speaks, and writes: ]

Rise Kujikawa has been sent home. [ ...She stares down at her own message and frowns, the tears finally well up in her eyes. It's going to be so much quieter without Rise around. Without her best friend. ]

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Depending on the dog, there are few qualities I can see that can be feared though phobias such as that are usually connected to childhood memories or perhaps a traumatizing event.

[Kuzunoha barks at them.]

[Tempted to bark back, this one is.]

Kuzunoha doesn't seem to be that bad though.

It doesn't usually matter if one particular dog happens to be harmless, the general impression that the person first got of a dog pertains to them as a whole.

Maybe when Rise comes back we can help her fix that fear.

...Maybe. [The small smile she had going for a moment fades.]

...it's going to be okay. I promise.

I have no doubt that it will be. I just can't help but feel... well. Sad, I suppose is the best way to describe it.

I don't blame you. I felt the same way when Axel and Sora left, remember?

Of course I remember. [How could she not? She was so worried about him when he just ran off and she couldn't find him for hours]

And I turned out okay, right?

Yes, you did.

So you will too. [He's just going to nod in assurance.]

Yes. [She nods too] How did you overcome your own sadness?

[The last time she had Rise to help distract her and back home Kanji was the one to toughen her up. Along with Souji.]

I hung out with you and Xion...and I spent a lot of time reading and stuff in my room. [I.E. he buried himself in a bunch of work.]

I see. Mimicking your methods shouldn't be too difficult then. [She smiles a little]

Just don't disappear on me, okay?

You have my word.

[Kuzunoha barks again. He will make sure of that!!!]

[He bends down a little to focus on Kuzunoha] And you're going to make sure, right buddy?

[Oh you're talking to him directly now?! Okay!! He barks at Roxas to acknowledge whatever he just said and jumps up to put his front paws on his knees.

Naoto just chuckles a bit to herself]

[He just pets the dog's head, rubbing his hands over the top of it.] I think he'll be on guard.

Don't trust me? [Teasing lightly while Kuzunoha just wags his tail]

You're too much like me sometimes.

It would explain why we get along as well as we do. But in what ways are you referring to?

In the way of I wouldn't doubt you'd disappear into your work, too.

...I admit, it has happened before. [Many. Many. Times.]

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