there was a solemn and sad smile that was

on shino's face after hearing his question.

she looked up at the clear sky ; cloudless and

colored vibrant blue. this was the second time

that the weather's as calm as this.

ever since that happened...

shino shuts her eyes and the memories of her

face flood in ; the beautiful ones, the annoying ones,

the sweet, calm, and unfortunately, the sad...

"shino?"

she brought herself back to reality.

"she was a very wonderful friend, akira." shino smiled,

"sometimes, i envy you—no, i'm jealous," she admitted,

heaving a heavy sigh.

"she liked you as much as i liked her too." she sadly

smiled, akira couldn't understand her words—he only

threw a pitied glance.

but his expression changed once shino's face

darkened, a look of menace with the swirl of misery.

"too bad she had to disappear."