This time, they were at the beach. She was standing so that the waves would just barely wash over her toes. He was sitting under the shade of a palm tree playing with the same gray cat.

  "Hey, will I get the designer dresses back?" she asked, her arms crossed, eyes glaring.

  "Stop grouching and have fun. You won't even wear them here or in real life," he said, then added rather sadly, "we're in an illusion anyway."

  "What?!"

  "Nothing! Just go and swim, you said you liked to!"

  "But I don't want to swim here. There are jellyfish, stingrays, eels, octopuses, squids, and fish, maybe even sharks!"

  "Ah, so annoying. It's our last day together in this illusion! Now go do something that you like."

  "Why? Are you going to wake up?"

  "No. I just turned off the time freeze. You'll find yourself back in your body when you wake up."

  "Then what about you? Aren't you going to have fun too?" she called, smiling and waving.

  I have fun only when you're having fun. (Kaito)

  "Yeah, can't you see that I'm patting a cat?"

  "Oh. That makes sense. I'm going now."

  "Go, go, there aren't any sea creatures in there."

  "Can you change my swimsuit first then?" she whined.

  "To what? A designer dress?"

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  "Pervert!"

  Kaito laughed and her sleeveless swimsuit changed into a long sleeved one.

  "Go then."

  She turned and waded down to her waist height before starting to swim.

  She looks like a mermaid when she swims. So cute....I'm smiling and she's right there before me so why....am I crying? (Kaito)

  After a few more hours of playing, Kaito called her back. Her clothes changed back to the dry set that she had worn during the first moment in the dream as she ran back. 

  "We're going now. So lie down here and close your eyes."

  "Oh...so fast?" but she obeyed.

  "I'm going to erase Romerus's memory of the dream. But I can't erase yours, because I can't control you anymore. So...promise never to mention it to anyone."

  "Ok."

  Stop, don't look at her. She'll make you want to stay. (Kaito)

  "Also...promise me that you'll come find me again in the real world."

  "Ok. But only expect me next year summer break......"

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  "Kaito! It's time to go to school! Get up, get ready, and go! No time for breakfast."

  Summer break next year. (Kaito)

 Kaito got up and marked the calendar on the next year's summer break. Naming the event 'See her again'. 

  Who is she again? I only remember her face but I forgot her name. I remember her in the valley, the flower field, the....the forest, the ocean. There's something more...but....what is it....where do I remember seeing her?

  "Kaito!"

  "Coming!"

  What was it....think...think! Yes! I remember! A picture!

  Kaito wrecked his bed looking for the picture but it was nowhere to be found.

  Why?

  "Kaito! Wake up! Why is your bed in a mess? Go, hurry. You'll be late for school! Hurry, I'll take care of the bed."

  But...the picture...

  "Kaito! Hurry, I'll drive you today. Don't do this again!" his father's voice thundered from below.

  No more time to find a picture. He had to go...now.

  Goodbye brown-blonde haired girl with pretty dark brown eyes set perfectly into a sweet round face...I only remember....that you were pretty and that I love you.