Kanaf Kazuki
I sat along the same ocean during the night. I had once again escaped my 'orphanage' enjoying the breeze of the ocean despite not being able to see it. I sat there letting my toes get lost in the sand and lose myself in the atmosphere until a voice called me.
"Hey. What are you doing out here?"
I was greeted with a girl with long black hair and a hospital gown around my age. Her deep red eyes were different my orange ones, yet I think I found them beautiful all the same.
"Enjoying the ocean obviously. What you dumb or something?"
"Even though you can't see it?"
"Yup exactly there's still much to see. It's not like we can come during the day, I'm sure you're aware of that?"
"Yeah... hey, what's your name? Do you have one?"
"Yeah, before I was moved here. I managed to recall it again. Kanaf... Kanaf Kazuki. What about you?"
I patted the sand next to me and she slowly sat down with me and gazed out to the ocean her eyes shining under the moon being unable to hide her smile. That scene warmed my heart and I couldn't help but smile aswell.
"I don't have one, they call me 062 though..."
She looked down in disappointment realizing she didn't have a real name but her number assigned to her.
"Hey, do you like the ocean even if this is all you see right now?"
She looked at the water and moon as it reflected in that clear water feeling around the sand before looking at me again.
"Yeah. I love it!"
Her smile seemed to brighten up this dreary weather and made the world outside that I've seen for so long seem to brighten as if the sun was beaming on us. My body became hot and I started to lightly laugh.
"W-what's so funny!?"
"No no it's nothing. Since you love it then, Nagisa. I'll call you Nagisa how's that?"
She seemed to stop for a moment before smiling brightly but with a feeling I couldn't distinguish before she lunged at me full force.
We would start to spend nights together enjoying the ocean and each other's company, she had a heart problem and needed a donor. I offered mine once but she didn't come for two days after I said that. We made up after that but even then at some point she stopped coming. I continued to go even though I knew she wouldn't be there waiting for her to appear before me again with a smile.
At some point I was able to leave that place however her smile never left my mind.
- - -
Years later, I became a highschool student who was unnoticed by almost everyone. Almost. I had one friend who I could connect with Kimizuka Kimihiko. He has a knack for getting into trouble and after being pulled in a few times we naturally grew to enjoy each other's company.
We both sat in the classroom as I was writing a paper to apologize for a myriad of things and he looked out of the window listlessly exchanging a few words here and there.
At once the door slammed open to reveal a girl with long black hair with a side ponytail tied with a red ribbon. Her red eyes reminded me of the girl at the ocean.
She marched over to Kimihiko grabbing him by the collar and practically yelled in his face.
"Hey are you the famous detective Kimizuka Kimihiko? If you are then hurry up and spit it out!"
At once both of us had a hundred questions for this strange girl who barged in and demanded answers.
"Did you not hear me? You writing there ignoring me, you Kimizuka!?"
Kimihiko sat back in his seat adjusting his collar after throwing her hand off without much effort or care for delicacy while I put my pen down.
"Wrong person. Let's go Kanaf."
I nodded and began to pack my bags as he started to walk past her completely ignoring the weird girl.
"I said wait. Keep moving and I'll touch the thingy at the back of your friend's throat. Now answer my question."
She had stuck her hand in my mouth wiggling her fingers around and not his for some reason treating me like a hostage. I was tempted to bit down on her nails but she might really yank it.
"This is unreasonable..."
"Then don't ignore my question Kimizuka Kimihiko."
She began to wiggle her hand around in my mouth without regard for my opinion while I made muffled sounds struggling.
"I'm not a detective though. So hurry up and move your hand from his mouth weirdo."
She pulled her hand out of my mouth with a few lines of saliva and looked at me with disgust.
"Ew getting a girl's hand that you just met covered with your saliva. Gross. And you're 18 years old.
"When is it ever not gross dumbass!"
I even started to cry a bit, my poor uvula and hygiene.
"Oh are you crying because you're begging for more?"
She looked down on me condescendingly with a dark look in her eyes while Kimizuka looked at me with pity.
"You don't fight back but sit there pathetically."
"Hey! That's en-"
As I was complaining mentally I was embraced with a feeling just like the summer that night. She hugged me and slowly and gently patted my head pulling me in closely.
"Oh, right of course how silly of me. Instead of a cruel memory like that you'd want a warm and gentle one like this right?"
I instantly felt a wave of nostalgia and looked up to see the bright smile I had seen all those years ago I couldn't help but remember the girl from many years ago.
Soon she let go to look at me.
"Shame I wanted to play a little longer. But you probably aren't Kimizuka so no more fun for you."
She stood up and looked down from above while I contemplated what I did to deserve this abuse from comfort. I just wanted this weirdo gone.
"Don't lend your chest to some random guy have shame will you?"
"Does that even matter? Well, what did you want I'm Kimizuka Kimihiko but I'm not a detective and I have no plans of becoming one for the record."
She was about to snap at his tone but blew him off and looked at me. She extended her hand to help me up and I almost grabbed it. Before I remembered something very important.
"Could you wash that first actually."
I ended standing up on my own in the end.
- - -
We all sat in three desks, Kimihiko and I at our actual seats and the girl in the one to my right. I demanded that she wait until we finished writing up this apology, it would be a real pain later if it didn't get done.
"To start can we atleast know who you are, not knowing my uvula buddy is kind of weird don't you think?"
"Fine, but you should be the one to apologize for getting my hand dirty."
"Like hell I will dumbass!"
She brushed me off and flipped her hair.
"Natsunagi Nagisa. That's my name so remember it. But isn't it natural to apologize to someone who does something you don't like?"
"I can return the statement you wouldn't like it if some weird random guy stuck his hand in your mouth and threatened your uvula would you?"
She paused for a minute realizing the error in her genius plan.
"I-oh I guess that's true... normally you wouldn't like that yeah.
"Why the hell are you acting bashful Natsunagi."
Kimizuka jumped in our conversation while we forgot about him again.
"Wait, would you rather be loved or love?"
"To love."
"Be tied up or tie someone up?"
Then I jumped in this time.
"I'm running out of money this month?"
"Here I'll pay."
She reached for her wallet while Kimihiko and I reached the same conclusion.
"Natsunagi you're totally a masochist."
"I am not Kimizuka! Besides I came for a request."
She jumped up snapping but her behavior near instantly became the opposite. That rude girl disappeared and now she looked like the kind of girl who would be a good lead in a shoujo manga.
"I'm looking for two people. I want you to help me Kimizuka Kimihiko, you're a detective right?"
I glanced at Kimihiko who had an instant reply.
"Yes, my family name was Kimizuka even before I was born, and my first name was Kimihiko before I was born. You got the wrong person."
"Wrong person? I read the newspapers."
"Newspapers?"
She dumped her bag filled of newspaper articles on my desk and I grabbed one and read it aloud.
"The admirable Highschool boy catches thief on the way to school. Yeah she's got you there Kimihiko."
"You looked me up."
He began to flip through a few random articles with a downcast look.
"If you aren't a detective then what are you!?"
"Don't overestimate me Natsunagi." He seemed to be deep in though while we both watched him.
She grabbed Kimihiko by his tie. This is probably the second time I've actually seen it. I kind of tuned them out earlier.
"You think you know yourself best? That's what we humans call pride. You know subjectivity is the most trustworthy thing in the world. We need objective, objectively. What you did was amazing however you slice it however when we celebrate our achievements isn't up to us how we see it."
"You're looking for two people right?"
""You'll actually take her/my request?""
"No. I won't be the detective however if you're fine with an assistant then I'll take the job."
"What the hell is that man? Trying to sound cool for the girl?"
"Sorry but that's my only position I've had and that won't change for random hand drool girl. So who is it you're looking for?"
He removed her hand from his tie once again and leaned back in the classroom chair.
"Well I want to find my childhood friend and the person who has my heart!"
- - -
Currently we're in a cafe and Natsunagi told us she was looking for the person her heart is searching for.
As dumb as that sounds she had a heart transplant and was given life through donation. She had a weak heart which prevented her from even going to school and had to stay in a depressing facility all the time. And a year ago she was finally able to attend school again.
Kimihiko had never seen her however I remember actually passing by her a few times. Kimihiko came to the conclusion that it was simply memory transfer and it had nothing to do with her and that it was a common phenomenon when donations like this occur. That it wasn't her that wanted to meet the person we called 'X' but the heart inside her and it was probably a family member, friend or lover.
For the record I realized she was looking for me aswell pretty quickly.
"Well now that we're done I'm leaving. Good work team."
Kimizuka went to stand up and leave only to be instantly threatened by Natsunagi.
"Huh where are you going? If you really think you'll write this off as done then I'll kill you multiple times. Now hurry up and help me find them."
Her threat made me drop my fork that had a piece of one of the few cakes I ordered for myself until she rudely stole one.
"Your threats are too scary... plus I thought I just solved your problem?"
"How could you feel that way with a sorrowful teenage girl in front of you?"
"I thought you were being sentimental."
"You seriously lack human emotion."
Natsunagi deadpanned while I nodded with her. Although me agreeing with her on this is also a mean spirited joke and Kimihiko probably figured out my secret aswell.
"This is unreasonable don't gang up on me. Whatever, you're not the one who wants to meet 'X' it's the person who's heart you have."
He slumped back into his seat and took another sip of his tea making Natsunagi jump up.
"That's not true! It's something they weren't able to do. Even when they're gone they have someone that they long for and want to meet! I was saved by this heart so the least I can do is let them meet that person they long for again!"
As Kimihiko was dazed and Natsunagi was getting emotional I sipped my tea being glad this cafe was empty right now.
"That's just your self satisfaction."
"Yeah. It's my heart now and since it's my body I'm the one who wants to meet them."
"That's a contradiction you know. Ouch."
I interjected to get a napkin thrown at me. I took a piece of the cake she stole from me only for her to punch me. She ended up taking one of my other ones.
"I'll be getting a reward for this right?"
"I let your friend touch my breasts right?"
"You forced it on him..."
"Fine then I'll expose your fetishes to the whole school." She sat down again with a confident grin.
"We could do that to you dumbass."
"Actually there's two people right. You mentioned a childhood friend right?"
"Oh yeah, Kanaf Kazuki. I had a crush on him when I was little but I had to leave before I got to tell him. He was actually a pretty cute kid, I don't know if I would confess to him but I would probably still be into him."
Kimihiko looked at me and I just looked away which Natsunagi seemed to catch onto as she slowly put pieces back together.
"Wait..."
"That has gotta be the worst confession I've ever heard."
"You knew... and didn't say anything. You let me make a fool of myself..."
Uh oh our heroine seemed to be shaking with anger.
"Uhm, hey Nagisa it's been awhi-"
She immediately pounced on me after a sharp punch to the jaw. Only then did this rude girl jump across the table and hug me with tears in her eyes while I was still trying to console my sore jaw.
Kimihiko seemed to get the hint and stood up and left. But that bastard didn't leave his share of the bill.
I returned my attention to Natsunagi who was still crying albeit lighter now and I couldn't help but smile and comb her hair with my hands. Soon after she calmed down and stopped crying momentarily and we left the restaurant after I paid the full bill. I offered to walk Nagisa home but she said she was going with me and refused my protests. I have a feeling she probably didn't have a home or anything she would want a guy to see.
"Welcome to my o humble abode~."
I opened the door to my small apartment where I lived alone and Nagisa invited herself in wandering around while I just wanted to get out of this snotty shirt.
I went into my room and changed clothes and came back into my living room to see Nagisa eating my snacks on the couch. I didn't even say she could eat much less get so comfortable so quick.
"Hey, surely you aren't planning to eat them all? You haven't even eaten dinner you know. Plus you can't just stay here on the fly."
I said that trying to ignore the fact she also was eating my favorite chips but my fear of her sticking her hand in my mouth came back before I could say anything.
"Eh? You can cook?"
She turned back at me with a shocked expression while I grabbed my phone dialing a familiar number by heart.
"I can but I don't feel like it today so I'll just order pizza. That cool with you?"
"Yeah I don't mind. Thanks."
"You're welcome, also don't make a mess I don't want to clean up as I grief over my lost chips."
I walked away as she snapped at me to order the pizza completely ignoring me telling her she isn't staying here.
After twenty minutes or so had passed the delivery driver came while Nagisa was in the bathroom probably taking a shit.
"HWAWAAE!" She shrieked as I put a cool can of iced tea to her cheek the moment she left the bathroom.
"What was that for!? I'll definitely kill you twice for that."
"It's not even your house idiot. Besides you came because you wanted to talk to me right?"
She looked down with a smile and eyes staring off in her mind contemplating.
"Yeah, but not right now I'd rather eat your hard earned moneys worth first."
"Listen you..."
- - -
After eating and watching some drama she liked we sat on the couch sharing a blanket while a movie was playing with the lights off and I was starting to nod off.
"Hey Kanaf are you awake...?"
"Barely but awake. What's up Natsunagi?"
"Nagisa. Just Nagisa."
"Alright then Nagisa, I'm listening so feel free to speak your highness."
She punched my shoulder from under the warm blanket.
"Hey, I'm being serious here jeez. But uhm, I like you, I have for years Kanaf. What about you?"
Even in the dark room I could see Nagisa's face clearly her beautiful red iris looking at me with a mix of red and pink on her small face. I made eye contact for a minute before cupping her face and brushing her cheek.
"Im not the best with words so..."
Instead of words I used my actions and kissed Nagisa on the couch, we sat there enjoying it until we separated to breathe.
"How's that for an answer?"
I licked my lips and smirked at a Nagisa who was best red trying to hide a smile.
"You! That was my first kiss... idiot."
"I though you liked being the one to have things done to you?"
She threw a couch pillow at me and ran to the bathroom making me just smirk.