Volume 2: Prologue - That dream again...

Once upon a time, when I, Phantom. Ah- yeah, ...I guess I have yet to revere myself as Phantom back then, huh?

Anyways, it was when I used to refer to myself as the hero of justice.

Back then, there was this girl I could say I was particularly close with. Well, at least that's how I remember us back then.

The girl always has this frown on her face, trying to put up a brave front, yet seemed like she could burst into tears any time she fell down and got hurt.

She's distrusting of people, selfish, unfriendly, prideful, violent... All I could say is she was overall a pain in the butt.

Whenever I was given a chance, I would always try to talk to her and invite her to play. Although she would always give me this glare of distrust and shrug me away.

However, after a few weeks of persistence, she eventually gave in, finally allowing me to call her my friend.

I remembered she would call me names like stupid, idiot, dummy, fool, moron, etc. all of the sorts.

She had a really sharp tongue... but I didn't mind, as I would tease her equally, giving me these funny reactions, like when her ears would let out steam, as her face burned red simply from admitting that we were friends.

Now, I can only vaguely remember most of the things we used to do, her face had become blurry to me for it has been so long since we last saw each other.

However, there is this one thing she said to me. Something that stuck to me, as though a ghost continuously hunts me to this very day.

She told me, "Yukiya-kun, will you-"

My alarm went off, waking me up and interrupting my dream. It was already morning.

I sat up and rubbed my eyes to wake my blurry and sleepy vision, yawning, and stretching my body, as light leaked through the curtains, and the birds chirped outside as if to greet me good morning.

"...It's that dream again, huh."

A dream that pops up every once in a while, as though it was some sort of PTSD.

It was a very vivid dream, yet so vague to me at the same time by now, as it was already a distant memory of the past.

I got up and got ready for school, as today is another day for school. In other words, a school day.

'I wonder how that girl is doing right now?'