| Retrograde ; homra-san-chan |

To whom does the slowly falling cold light and loneliness belong?

"Doesn’t it belong to me?" He found himself muttering, snapping out of his daze. "Ah…it really was a bad idea memorizing the song…"

There he was, still sitting by himself in the park, some of the birds were flying up and nestling in his messy brown locks. Letting out a soft chuckle, the teen gently raises on if his hands up to where a bird was cheerfully chirping out.

"Hey little guy, don’t rest on my head, you might fall and break something~" He closes his hand into a fist, waiting for the small bird to transfer there instead. When it did, the teen slowly brings his hand close to his face and smiles. "It’s fine, it’s fine~ It’ll work out somehow~" He says, more to himself than anything. 

His frantic search continues and so far there is no such luck. As seconds, minutes and hours tick by, the pain and heavy feeling that he has been feeling earlier is growing. What is it? What's causing it? So annoying that he can't help but blame the teen he had met earlier. It was his fault wasn't it? He never felt anything like that before he met the other. He must have done something or so he thought.

Alternating between running and walking, it didn't take him that long before he spots the said person sitting in the park. A sigh of relief, that he didn't know where it came from and for what reason, was released by the older raven. Somehow, the heavy feeling have lighten a bit but not completely. The raven walks over to where the other is and carefully greets the other as not to startle him or anything.

"So this is where you've ran off to...Totsuka Tatara-kun."

| Retrograde ; homra-san-chan |

Step, step, pause.

“Ate no nai shiawase no katachi ni…”

Step, step, step, stop.

“Moteasobare sore de mo nani wo negau no..?” He mutters the end lyrics, sighing as he lifts his gaze up, noticing that he had unconsciously walked towards the park instead of his own apartment. “Well, this is the only place I can think without any distraction…”

He takes a seat at one of the park benches, head resting on his arm as he watches the people pass by without any care in the world.

What should I do now? He wonders, idly letting his gaze fixate itself on the birds that were being fed by some of the occupants of the area. A small smile graces his lips as he watches even if only for a moment.

"Sankyu Oji-san! I'll give your regards to Kusanagi-san then!" Bandou's cheerful voice is back like nothing had happened and was bothering him a while ago. His task is done and so he has all the remaining time to himself.

Strolling along the busy streets of Shizume city, the encounter that he had earlier returns to bug him. He couldn't help but think of what happened after to that Totsuka-guy. Not that he is worried or anything. He's just, let's say, bothered by it. Who wouldn't be, right? Besides if the others were to see him or he sees them it might cause some trouble for them. Thus, Bandou searches around the city to find the mysterious teen earlier.

"Ah! He didn't leave did he?" he says to himself while panting a bit.

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He pauses midstep, hearing what the other had said before turning again with a smile on his face. It was fake, he knew, but didn’t care anymore. “It’s enough. Forget about it.” There’s no reason for it anymore.“Totsuka Tatara doesn’t exist anymore. That’s all you need to know now.”

He continued on his way, wiping his eyes with the sleeves of his uniform jacket as he turned the corner and immediately broke into a run. He didn’t care where he went as long as it was far, far away from the home he had now lost due to his own selfishness.

Bandou didn't have enough time to react or to even wipe his tear when the other suddenly makes a run for it. Damn! now he has completely lost the other.  Still rooted on his position, he decides to give up instead of chasing after the other. Why waste time chasing after someone who just suddenly appears and insists that that person is a part of your and everyone's life. Not even a single proof to make him believe, or so he thought.

Finally, wiping his tear and takes a deep breath still with a heavy load on his heart. The raven turns towards the opposite direction and makes his own way towards his destination before he got interrupted.

| Retrograde ; homra-san-chan |

There had never been a Totsuka Tatara that existed in the clan.

Just those words shattered the teen’s resolve. Slowly, he raised a hand to his face and gripped at his bangs. That’s right, his existence was erased. Of course no one would know about him anymore. Even his two best and only true friends from his past.

Maybe he should’ve just silently let himself disappear earlier.

"Ah…certainly you’re right." He gives him a small, sad smile, hand still gripping tightly on his bangs. Drawing a shaky breath, Tatara turns away, not wanting to face the other anymore. "This isn’t my timeline anymore…I destroyed it the moment I chose not to return to where I really lived." He turns his head a bit to gaze at the raven from the corner of his eye. "At least with this, the fact that the other Totsuka Tatara dies on the 8th of December and starting a reason for a war between the Kings to occur will be erased and King wouldn’t have to seek vengeance anymore…"

Slowly, a single tear rolls down his cheek as he directs his attention back to the front.

"There’s no reason for me to be here anymore, right?" 

He takes a step forward, continuing on his way without a single look back. 

Ah…it really does hurt when I get attached to something and lose it…

Dark orbs widens. A sudden pain and loss surges throughout his body, but mostly in his heart. The raven doesn't know why he is having such heavy feelings as he watches and listens to the disheartened teen. Like he completely lost everything that mattered in his life. He only said the truth right? So why this feeling then?

Bandou takes a step forward and raises his right hand mid-way, trying to stop the other from walking away. Instead, he stops himself and lets his hand drop on the ground. What's the need to stop a complete stranger from leaving? He has or had nothing to do with their business.

The raven closes his eyes. The teens words haunts his soul like a ghost seeking for prayers to rest in peace.

"Y-your words aren't making any sense. At least to me, they don't." He suddenly speaks. "I don't know what your real intentions are but...but why do I...I---" Bandou isn't able to finish his words when sudden water droplets unconsciously slides down from his face. What's this?  

| Retrograde ; homra-san-chan |

He seriously resisted the urge to facepalm.

"Firstly, I’m not a stalker. I’m Totsuka Tatara, Kusanagi-san and King’s best friend from high school." He speaks up, sighing yet again. "To be exact, I’m King’s vassal." Well, that was his initial goal; one he achieved in his later years if he had remembered correctly about the timeline he’s in. "And yes, I’m talking about Suoh Mikoto-san."

Why’d he have to do this? He just wanted to stay with everyone and at least manage a proper goodbye before getting sent back to his own time yet here he was, completely forgotten by everyone.

And honestly, Tatara hated being forgotten.

"Bandou-san, can’t you recall anything? Like that time you broke into my apartment just to give me some hand sanitizers that you got from your pockets and for some reason was part of one of your many jobs?" Well, he could try telling him some of the random things the raven had done during the past months that they’ve known each other. "If you want other proof that I know you, ask me anything and I’ll be able to answer it." Well, hopefully he could.

Although Bandou had already told the teen to go away. He still stood there and continues to listen to the things he kept on blabbering ever since he was spotted by the other. Really, it takes too much time to just listen and he still needs to finish his errand task from Homra's number two or he'll get his ass burned, more like punished if he so fails. But things must be cleared first, right?

"Look...Totsuka Tatara, right? Your words doesn't make any sense at all." he says with a frown on his face and hands on his waist, proving his point. "High school best friend of Mikoto-san and Kusanagi-san? That's impossible because those two have always been back to back with each other. Its just the two of them." he adds and continues. "And what vassal are you talking about? The Red King never had a vassal. Therefore, there had never been a Totsuka Tatara that existed in the clan." then he crosses his arms in akimbo as a gesture to indicate that his part is over. 

"I may be insignificant but I ain't a fool."

| Retrograde ; homra-san-chan |

A hint of annoyance crossed the teen’s face as his hands were removed from the other’s shoulders. Did he really have to—of course he had to! 

He takes a step back and drew a breath, letting it out in an annoyed sigh. “I don’t have the wrong person!” He presses, trying to control his voice and stop it from shaking. “You’re Bandou Saburouta, best friends— well, self proclaimed best friends with Akagi Shouhei! You’re part of the Red Clan lead by the Red King, Suoh Mikoto—my King! We’ve met recently and you’ve been pulling random pranks on me ever since!” He was resisting the urge to say ‘How could you forget something like that you idiot!?’

"Can’t you remember anything about me at all?!”

What the---how the hell did the teen got those information about him. Is he some kind of a stalker or something? One can't be too sure now a days, considering how the crime rate with regards to that issue has been arising. Shaking his head to clear out insignificant thoughts. He tries and focuses his attention to the matter at hand.

First he must find out where he got those info. Who knows he might be a threat to the clan. "Hey kid, where the hell did you got those information about me? Are you some kind of a stalker? and you've got one information wrong. I did not self proclaim as Shouhei's best friend. It was the idiot who did it." he says. Starting to feel a bit annoyed. They are going no where with this conversation.

"Besides the only person I pull pranks on is...is..." He pauses as he tries to come up with a proper name. Unfortunately, none came to mind. Its like he has completely forgotten something. Though he often forget about things. So he drops the idea right away. "Anyway, stop loitering around our territory if you're up to no good. I'm warning you or you'll get it next time." he adds.

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This has got to be a lie.No one could forget him so easily! It’s been, what, only a day since they last saw each other? Yet Tatara knew that Bandou wasn’t lying. Not when he can see it from his expression (despite his eyes being hidden behind those sunglasses) and his tone.

Bandou couldn’t remember him.

"Is this…punishment?" He mutters, still numbed and hurt by the turn of events. 

Had his existence been wiped out from everyone’s memories?

"I refuse to accept it. I won’t accept it!" He grabs the other’s shoulders, "You have to remember me! You have to! We’re friends! You can’t seriously forget a friend right?!" He was panicking; not being able to handle this kind of reality suddenly thrust at him. "You’ve got to remember…"

Feeling the teen's hands on him startled the raven a bit. Instinctively, he removes the others' hand from him and steps back a bit. No. he did not felt discomfort from that. Bandou doesn't mind being touched by anyone. But at that certain moment he felt that he just needs to.

"Whoa! Hey! I get your point kid but hands off." He says in his usual tone. He doesn't want to be hash but that's how it came off. "I dunno what kind of joke or prank you're trying to pull here but I really think you got the wrong guy here." he adds.

Well that’s true. Look at Madoka, he killed nearly all the characters. Orobuchi is great at making anime with the ‘psychological’ genres.

Yeah! I'm quite glad that he isn't the one who did SNK, though nothing changes if he did. ;A; andhereithoughthewouldkilleveryonebytheendoftheseries

“Ah, souka.” He takes a sip from his coffee liqueur before tapping his fingers against the bar. “What do I get in return ne?” 

"I'll let you rub his head till your satisfied for free! You can't resist it even if you try!"

I was expecting someone to die but…gdi Orobuchi why?! ;A; it’salwaysthefunnyguysALWAYS OTL

I heard that that's just how Orobucher is. He kills characters. He's quite famous for doing that.

I could notice~

WHY’DHEHAVETODIEWHYISITALWAYSMYFAVORITECHARACTERS?! ;A;

-pats- Same. I just can't accept it. whyarethefunnyguysalwaysgetskilledfirst.

“Hell eh ? I wonder what is that but..I hope you’re doing good.” He pats his friend’s shoulders, hoping that he could help him for somehow. “Well—To cheer you up, how about we get some..ramen ? What do you think ?”

"Thanks, Himori. But I gotta go soon. I look forward to you treating me to something fancy next time." He says with a smile."Don't eat so much taiyaki when you miss me. You'll get fat."

-throws a llama at you- ENOUGH ABOUT MASAOKA-SAN ;A;

And..I’m really not into rping these days so I dunno…alsogdiI’mstillupsettheykilledKagari ;m;

[ -gets hit by a llama- Oww! Hmm...I see...well if you're not into RP-ing both fandoms are fine and quite fun. I'm actually enjoying the other XD YIZIKNOWYOURFEELSABOUTKAGARI ;A;]

“Naaah I know you San-chan.” He takes a taiyaki and put it in his mouth. “So..How’re you ? How’s your job ?”

"Job huh? I don't even know what my job is. Actually, I'm just on vacation. One day vacation and its time limited as well. Can you even imagine that. Where I've been to, is like hell." he says with a very depressive tone.

Which side? SnK? Psycho-Pass? There’re a lot of sides…and I’m still in the Karneval fandom too.

[ the SnK side~ You know you want too~ XDD but PP is also okay. You just have to be reminded about that THING with Masaoka-san XDD -peace-]

“Bandou-kun~ Missed me aren’t you ? Aw how nice of you~” 

"Missed you? Says who? I'll never miss a guy like you." then tosses a bag full of taiyaki. Akiyama's favorite flavor.