So.. our heroine, Algaia...
seems to have forgotten..
that everything is just a dream.

She believes that this is her reality.
This fictional world she has always loved.
She has forgotten about herself,
but not the about the people in this world.

DAY 61 BEGINS.

J O K E R
 ɹ ǝ ʞ o ظ   

Today is another day to work for her..
She just woke up.. she finds Orion
sleeping on the sofa.

Algaia: (If I remember clearly..
Orion disappeared yesterday..
and wait... I DIED YESTERDAY!!)

Orion: *wakes up* H-Hey..
you're awake. Yesterday you
were knocked out.. you fainted.

Algaia: I-I did..??

Orion: Yup! But luckily Ukkyo-san
was there and brought you home..

Algaia: I see.. I was lucky..
(But what is this feeling.. I'm seeing
  Clover, Spade, Diamond, Heart and a Joker.
   What does that mean? It's all in my head.)

Orion: Oh yeah! You better hurry, you're
gonna be late for school! Then you have
to work at the cafe again later.. wait,
are you feeling well? If not, you should rest..

Algaia: *smiles and shakes her head*
Nope, I'm feeling fine. (It's just that I'm
really bothered by so many things...)

And so she hurried up and
prepared for her school.
Apparently, in this world,
she's still studying.

While on her way to school,
she suddenly stopped and wondered.

Algaia: (Wait.. if I have no memories..
Why do I remember where I study?
Did I really lose my memory?)

As she wondered to herself,
Someone spoke behind her.

"My oh my, angel, have you been lost?
  Or is something wrong? Speak to me."

She suddenly turned around to see
who it is, and it was Ukkyo.

Algaia: U-Ukkyo-san!

Ukyo: *smiles* How are you feeling?
Yesterday, you lost conciousness.
Are you sure you want to go to school?

Algaia: I-I'm very fine now.. Thank you for
taking me home yesterday.

Orion: Isn't it weird that he just randomly
appears out of nowhere?

Algaia: *nods*

Ukyo: What are you nodding for?

Algaia: (Oh yeah only I can see Orion..)
*shakes head*

Ukyo: Okay. *smiles again* But I better
tell you not to go.. it's dangerous.. this
world is..

Algaia: What do you mean, Ukyo-san?
I'm sure I'll be perfectly fine.

Ukyo: No it's not, you should be careful.
really careful. Atleast.. for me. So please..
be careful.

Algaia: S-Sure.. I will be. T-Thank you, Ukyo-san..

Orion: He's really strange! I SWEAR

Ukyo: Well done, it makes me happy to meet
you. Really happy..

He looks so teary as he spoke.
He eventually walked away after..

She continued to walk to
school with Orion.

Orion: Hmm I guess we can find
some clues and hints there.

Algaia: I think so! School is a place
where you keep lots of memories----

for a second, another scene flashed
in her head, however it's completely blurry,
and it's like a corrupted file that you can
barely see or understand it.

"You're a weirdo, a psycho! You don't belong
   here! You should go die in a hole or something!!"

A bunch of girls are bullying her in a classroom.
and the boys are just standing at back,
watching as if it was an amusement show.

They began kicking her and she
can't even fight back or say a thing,
until someone shows up and stops them.

"Bullying is a bad thing, y'know?
  And this girl doesn't even do anything to you.
  Stop this violence at once.. before I annihilate you.
  Or I'm guessing.. should I annihilate each of you now?"
His calm yet sadistic expression and tone of voice,
threatened everyone and caused them to tremble and leave.

Orion: Oi! You're out of yourself again!

Algaia: Eh? Oh.. I'm sorry.
(Just now.. that was....)

They finally reached the entrance.
However, little did they know, Ukyo's
been following her, since he knew
and wanted to make sure of her safety.

Kent shows up and calls out to her.
It seems that they go to the same university.

Orion: Kent again? We'll never get anything
out from this guy!

Kent: Good morning.

Algaia: G-Good morning..

Kent: What are you standing there for?
Hurry up or class will start soon.

Algaia: Y-Yeah! S-Sorry.. *follows Kent*

Orion: Looks like we won't bother searching
for where your class is! mehh, it's my first
time to accompany you in school so I hope
we don't get lost later...

They eventually entered a room
and she searched for an empty seat.
When she was about to sit down..

Person: Hey, that's my seat!!

Algaia: Oh! Sorry! *moves away*

Kent: What's wrong with you?
Your seat is right here.

Algaia: N-Nothing.. thanks.

Orion: Phew.. that was close.
And now you know your seat! :D

Algaia: *smiles and sits down*

As the whole class went on..
They eventually heard an explosion
in the laboratory. It started a fire.
Like in the original game/anime.

As everyone else panic,
she got separated from Kent.
And the ceiling was about to fall off on her.
But this time...

"This time I won't let you die."

Ukyo arrived and pushed her away,
he accidentally fall on top of her.

Orion: HEY! Don't die! LET'S HURRY!

Ukyo: Here, grab my hand. *assists her*

As he helped her stand,
he quickly swept her off into his arms.
He stood in front of a window.

Algaia: W-What are you trying to do?!

Orion: WHAT?! HE CAN'T JUMP OFF!
I'll be okay if it's just me, but YOU!?

Ukyo: We have no other choice.
Hold on to me tightly!

Apparently, they're gonna
jump from the 2nd floor,
and it's quite high up from there.

She eventually hugs him tightly,
entrusting her life to him.
But she also realizes.. it's
not only her life that's on the line..
Ukyo's putting his life at a huge risk as well.

And when Ukyo jumped,
Orion just began screaming,
and she just closed her eyes
and hugged Ukyo even tighter.

...............

and gladly, they safely made it.
However, only Ukyo's hurt himself,
he broke his left foot and can barely walk.

Algaia: U-Ukyo-san!!

Orion: Oh no..

Ukyo: *smiles* Don't look at me like that,
at least.. I... I saved you this time. I'm.. glad..

Algaia: But you're hurt! And this building
may collapse anytime and the wall may
fall off on us.. we better stay away until
they clear out the fire!

Ukyo: *looks surprised* A-Are you..
worried about me? That makes me
really happy... but you don't have to,
I will live as long as I need to protect you.

Ukyo said as he was about to stand,
he was about to fall off again because
his left foot hurts alot but she held
him and assisted him to stand.

Algaia: Of course I'll be worried.
Now let's go! I don't want you
get hurt because of me anymore..

Orion: Where are we going?!

Ukyo: You really are kind-hearted..
but I want to tell you.. you should
also stay away from me.. I am
dangerous too and I'm the
biggest threat for you.

Algaia: What are you talking about?
I don't care, I just want you safe!

Ukyo was left speechless..
and he eventually cried.

Orion: I-Is he c-crying!?

Algaia: W-Why are you crying??

Ukyo: I once again felt joy because of you.
Really, only you can bring me joy. Because
of those blissful words you said, my heart
feels like skipping a beat.

Algaia: U-Ukyo-san... I'd be more pleased
to blab out blissful words to you if we
get out of here now!

Ukyo: Yeah.. let's go.

Orion: Hurry!~

 They all moved further away
from the burning building.
And Ukyo just smiled as she
kept on assisting him.

Ukyo: Well.. we are very far from that burning
building now. You can leave me alone.. Even
though I do not want to be separated from you..
*forces a smile* I have to... thank you, so much..
you've made me so much happier again.

Algaia: I-It's alright.. *smiles* But are
you sure you'll be fine? You dont need help?

Ukyo: I'll be fine. And I'll be best,
now that I saw your smile.

Orion: Is it just me or does this guy keep
saying romantic things to you? o.e

Algaia: O-Okay.. well then..
Take care of yourself too, Ukyo-san.

Ukyo: ^_^

She turned her back on him,
she was about to take a step away.
But she held her hand and stopped.

He pulled her into his arms just
when she was about to face him.

Orion: H-Hey!!!

Ukyo: I'm really.. thankful.. you are safe.
And you worried about me.. you cared.
I'm so happy.. thank you. Also, please..
take care of yourself, please, just.. just do.

Algaia: *nods head* ......

After a minute,
he released her.

Ukyo: Thank you for letting me hug you.

While she just stand there,
staring deep into his face.

Ukyo: I-Is something wrong with my face?

Orion: Oi!?

Algaia: (I can see you're in pain...)

She gets teary eyed and she
felt Ukyo's pain so suddenly,
she eventually broke down and
hugged him. Also, there's like
an unknown force that pushed
her to hug Ukyo.

Orion: W-What the?! O_O

Ukyo: H-Huh..??! O.O

Algaia: You don't have to smile it out..
I know you're in pain. I just.. feel it..

Ukyo: ..........*hugs her back*
It's alright, I'm willing to bear with
the pain. As long as it's for you.
*kisses her forehead*

And once again, after that
sudden breakdown...
Ukyo left and gave her
his phone number.

Orion: Why did you cry too?!

Algaia: I don't know...

"It must've been your fan-girl
  self that's trapped behind
  the barriers of your false
  memories, my dear."
Morpheus said while laughing,
his voice echoed all over the place.

However, she did not hear him.
In the end, she just went home.

But on her way home, she runs into
Kent who looks so tired and really..just tired.

Kent: T-There you are!! *grabs her and hugs her*

Algaia: K-Kent-san..!?

Orion: .............. :o

Kent: Thank goodness! We've been looking
for you all this time! We thought you were
still stuck at the burning building..

Algaia: I-I'm safe... someone saved me.

Kent: Really? That's great. That person
must've been really kind.

Algaia: Yeah, he is. (I feel it.)

Orion: Why did you agree? Do
you remember something about that guy?

Algaia: *slowly shakes head*

Orion: I see..

Kent: What?

Algaia: Oh! Nothing. But well..
I'm safe now.. I'm tired and
figured I wanna rest at home..
that incident was crazy...

Kent: Alright. Well then, I'll
escort you home. To prevent
any more disasters. Let's go.

Algaia: Wait, aren't you tired
for running around and searching
for me at the same time..? You
shouldn't really bother to..

Kent: It's okay. I'm strong.

Algaia: F-Fine.. I understand.

Kent escorted her home..

Kent: I'm sure our friends heard about
this incident. But I've told them not to
bother you anymore since you wanted rest.

Algaia: Yeah, that'd be better, I really feel
like all my energy's been drained...

Kent: ....You better get inside soon.
Goodnight then, I'll be visiting you tomorrow.

Algaia: O-Okay.

Orion: Hm what a really calm fellow..
but he did show emotion.. he looked
really worried when you were gone..

Algaia: Yeah. He's cute.

Orion: *pouts and raises a brow*
What do you mean?

Algaia: *looks at Orion and giggles*
You are cute too! In fact, the cutest!!

Orion: *smiles brightly* WHY THANK YOU! ;D

Algaia: ^_^!~

and she received text messages.

Algaia: From Ikki-san..

"I heard about what happened, but gladly
   you are safe. I've told the manager about
   it, so you don't need to hurry up for work.
   I'm looking forward to seeing you well soon."

Algaia: and this one's from Toma..

"HEY! YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY CALLS! I'm so...
  ridiculously worried! Goddamn, if Kent didn't
  confirm that you are totally okay, I'd go
  berserk and eventually kill myself
  for not being able to protect you!
  Wait, you should be resting!
  I'm sorry.. for bothering..
  Well, I might drop by tomorrow..
  I was really worried that I'm
  dying to see you now.
   But for now.. you rest.
   Goodnight."

Algaia: And one from Shin.

"I was worried about you..
  I actually ran to your university
  and searched with Kent, but
  we ended up splitting up. He
  came back telling me you're
  finally okay and you wanted
  to rest.. that's why I didn't
  bother you anymore at all.
  But I'm dead worried..
  I'm gonna make you pay
  for making my heart ache for a moment."

Orion: Those guys!! They don't help at all!! -__-

Algaia: .....but well, for now.. I really want
to rest... and their texts made me smile.
......*shuts her eyes* Goodnight, Orion.

Orion: *smiles* Goodnight, hime!

as she heard that,
she opened her eyes again.

but she didn't face Orion anymore,
and just muttered to herself..

Algaia: (H-H-Hime...?)

....and so, that's it for today.

J O K E R [Ukyo]
DAY 61 - This world is by far the most mind-freakin one.
                 But even so, I cannot hate it for I love them.
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