Kaori's POV

A figure of a slender female stood in front of the wooden desktop , her hand reached for the big window and gently slid it open, letting the cool breeze of the morning caressing her face and whispering to her " Good morning". But what a good morning could do to cheer her up and lift her spirit to the high sky of Sotoba .. what could this morning do to erase such memories from a beautiful teenager soul , and regain her happy and charming personality back .
The last tragedy stroke harder than she could ever imagined ... it took from her everyone she loved , leaving her with wounds and nightmares. The girl might seem happy around her young brother and her new parent , that is because she gets to wear that facade perfectly . She never talked about her feelings and nightmares to anyone, she still hurt and scared ...
The girl headed to the bathroom and washed her face ,allowing the water to mix up with the remaining tears she just shaded. Her delicate fingers lightly ran through her hair as she held a lock of it and started to cross it over another lock , ending up with such cute flowery braids , smiling at herself , she attempted to leave the room , she looked at the neat bed besides the wall.. she sighed with sorrow and longing to its owner , after all, it is been few months since the last time their eyes met , bedding the most painful goodbye .
" Owaaaahhh"
" Good morning bed head ! "

her younger brother means so much to her , she becomes more protective toward him... more than ever... to the point where she stayed up late at night , holding a stake or a bat , and hiding under her blanket whenever she heard a sound ...; most of these nights she kept hearing Mr. Yuuki ,the broken father who lost his own son and wife, crying and punching his face hoping to break free from this endless nightmare .

" Kaori ,Akira ! breakfast is ready " A gentle feminine voice echoed through the corridor...Kaori is grateful to know this woman , Kanami , and considers herself extremely lucky to be under her care . The red haired lady started dating Natsuno's father when they met for the first time on that bus ride . The two decided to get back to the Sotoba with the children and embrace the remaining memories of their beloved ones.

" By the way Kaori , I was thinking to give you a new hair cut! "
"Eh ?"
" Come one I have a good one for you "
The lady held Kaori's two braids and merely cut them without taking measures or anything .
" Stop stop ! "
" Trust me young fellow I haven't c-"
The door bill rang up interrupted her speech , Kaori crawled to check through the window " It is the doctor! " She said stuffing toast inside her mouth and brushing her hair after 's mess .
" oh … That is odd , I am coming ! " headed to the door in a rush .
" Good morning ! "
" hmmm, Good morning Toshio-san , Is there anything wrong ?'
"Apparently , May I come in ? "
"Y-yes for sure , dozo "
Kaori feels so comfortable when she sees the doctor . Of course , he is the hero of this village. Not to mention that he is responsible ,brave and attractive and appealing to her . This time he visited them early and he seemed more concerned to discuss something they were not ready to hear .
" How are you doing , Kaori-chan ? " He asked the teen tenderly and she nodded.

" f-fine "
" Nice haircut , by the way " he teasingly said giving her a smile ,the girl blushed furiously

"Th-Thank you , doc"
"I came here to tell you about a plan "
" A plan ? For what ? " Akira said curiously .

"There's still survivors from the Shiki "he calmly stated , not daring to look at the family .

"WHAT ?"
" No way ! Not again "
" I am sorry to tell you , but we have to do something about it before they attack us "
Kanami nodded firmly " I agree , those creatures shouldn't stay alive any longer"
I am glad that you understand Ms. Kanami. Furthermore ,We arranged a meeting in my new clinic building tomorrow at 5:00 pm to carefully study the plan and to be sure that everyone knows what is going on "

he sighed " please , Come and support me . I need every single one to be there "
"U-understood."
"Ummm, Doctor.. "
"Yes Kaori-chan ? "
"How many shiki are there now ? "
" I am not sure darling , Maybe less than … five "
Akira bravely said " Not too bad ha ? "
"Yes , we are surely a winner"
He left the house , where silence covered the place immediately . There was a heavy feeling in Kaori's chest , She was about to cry . ' Please God , not again…not again '

Natsori foreva !