Polyetta's eyes brightened as she saw Neige's nod. She couldn't help but take his hands and smile cheerfully at his answer.

"Neige! I knew you'd understand! I'll make everything perfect, it will be like nothing bad ever happened!"

~Neige... We were so close... How could you do that?~

Neige stayed silent. Polyetta left the room in a flash of light, leaving the man alone with his thoughts. Was it the right decision? It didn't matter anymore, soon, he wouldn't even remember asking himself this question.

Neige woke up from his bed, everything was hazy for a moment like he woke up from a nap that lasted years. When he went out of his house, Neige took a moment to admire the green plains and the crystal blue river in front of him. The sight was peaceful until a familiar voice took him out of his thoughts.

"Hey, we were waiting for you."

Neige turned toward Kairo, who looked at him with a smile on his face.

"Waiting for me? Why?"

"You forgot? We said we'd all spend time together!"

"Oh yeah, you're right..."

Kairo looked at Neige with concern, seeing that something was wrong.

"Neige are you okay? We can always do it another day if you need to?"

"No, it's just... Wasn't there someone named Yada or Polyetta?"

"Yada... Polyetta... Can't remember anyone named like that, you dreamed about her?"

"I think, it's very blurry to me. Anyway, where are the others?"

"We decided to go to Emely's house, it's the biggest one so it made sense."

"Alright, I follow you."

The two friends arrived at the girl's house. Everyone was already here to celebrate, Sepide and Remiel both helped each other to put on the decorations while the others talked around a few drinks. Shiro approached Neige with a blush on his face, he seemed embarrassed but still managed but still managed to speak out.

"Neige! I just wanted to tell you that... I love you!"

"Oh, thanks. I love you too Shiro, you're a great friend."

"Friend? No, I meant..."

Shiro fell silent, Neige was about to ask if he was all good but was interrupted by Silva jumping out of nowhere, scaring away Shiro. The girl looked at him walking away, a bit confused.

"What's gotten into him?"

"That's what I wanted to know..." Said Neige while looking around "Your parents aren't here?"

"Nah, they were busy with something. They're always so caring to me, they can have a few days of rest. And besides, Emely's here."

"Yeah, you already have a lot of people to keep you company."

Kairo and Silva smiled together but quickly noticed Neige's more serious tone, almost like he felt uncomfortable.

"Neige? You really don't seem good."

"No, it's just... I had such a weird dream, we were going to other worlds, we risked our lives and-"

Silva put her finger on Neige's mouth, stopping him in his words.

"But you know it's just a bad dream, right?"

"Yeah, of course. It didn't feel real at all."

"Good, so don't worry about it. Just enjoy the moment, what do you even know about risking your life? The only risk you took was when you tried baking a cake last week."

"You're right, I'm sorry for being like that..."

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"Don't apologize." Said Kairo "We're all here now, nothing happened."

Neige nodded before being accosted by Ina and an older woman. The two women looked at him before giggling together.

"You're right Ina, he does look like a girl."

"See? I told you mother, but you didn't believe me."

"Mother?" Neige asked while looking at the older woman "You're Ina's mom?"

"Yes, we haven't seen each other before. Ina told me a lot about you, apparently you speak multiple languages?"

"Yeah, I speak three!" Neige said proudly "It's not really useful since we all speak the same one, but it's fun."

Neige paused for a moment, was it only three?

"The strength of youth, I miss it sometimes."

"Maybe we could bring it back." Gwyn said while walking toward the group, accompanied by a woman who looked eerily like Silva. The woman looked at Gwyn with surprise, visibly not believing it.

"You could do that Gwyn!?"

"Of course Silvia, I think I might find a way to stay young forever. Doesn't that sound nice? Everything is so peaceful here, I wouldn't mind living forever."

The small group talked about Gwyn's talent for a while. Neige was starting to feel a bit tired around so many people and decided to leave outside for a moment. It seemed like Sepide and Remiel had the same idea since they were both looking at the sky outside. When she noticed him, Sepide waved at Neige, prompting him to come to them.

"Neige! Everything's alright?"

"Yes, I'm just not used to having everyone around like that."

"It is understandable." Said Remiel "I am not used to it either."

"The way Remiel talks is always funny." Sepide said with a smile "She sounds like a robot."

"You're right... She was a robot in my dream..."

"You dreamed of Remiel being a robot?" Sepide looked at Neige with surprise before turning toward her friend "See, you even made Neige think you're one."

"I apologize, this wasn't my intention."

"I was just kidding, it's not bad! Anyway, what was your dream Neige?"

"I think we were in a spaceship and... I actually can't remember, I feel silly for letting that disturb me... Wasn't there a cat too?"

"A cat? What's that?"

"I don't know, I'm just saying nonsense."

"You seem tired." Said Remiel "Maybe you need rest."

"No, if I sleep I'll somehow end up more tired. I feel like my body slept for so long already. I should go back inside actually, I wanted to talk to Emely."

"Okay, have fun Neige!"

Sepide and Remiel waved at Neige while smiling. The man entered back in the house and searched for Emely, she was talking with Silva and acted like no one could see them. Neige considered just leaving, but Silva gestured for Neige to come with them.

"Neige! Don't tell me a few kisses make you uncomfortable?"

"I didn't want to interrupt you." Neige looked at Emely's bracelet, it looked like he had seen it before but couldn't tell where "What's that on your wrist?"

"That? I call it, a watch. It displays the time of the day, it's mostly something I did while tinkering."

"That's... Very impressive, it looks like the needles are moving by themselves."

"I could explain how it works, but it's long and boring."

"I don't need any explanation then, the less I know, the better it is... I wanted to ask you something actually, do you remember how we met?"

"How we met? I can't recall actually..."

"It's okay, I thought that you might since I couldn't. You're the one with the best memory here."

"Yeah, I guess we just always knew each other. Even Silva, she's been my lover for as long as I can remember."

"Isn't it romantic?" Asked Silva "Our love lasted for so long that we can't even remember it!"

"I'm glad it did, you go well together."

Neige smiled at the two girls, happy to see them together. Kairo came to see Neige with a concerned expression on his face, worrying the others.

"Neige, there's a girl asking to see you outside. She told you to come alone."

"She did? I'll go see her then."

"Don't forget to come back after!" Said Silva "We'll take a pic together!"

"I won't take too much time."

Neige searched for the girl Kairo talked about for a moment now. He was starting to think it was just a joke from his friend until he found a tired woman in her twenties with long black hair reaching to the ground. He had never seen her before, and yet, Neige felt like it wasn't the first time they met. Her long black hair and the diary in her hand gave him a strange feeling of deja vu, but Neige quickly shook this feeling.

"Are you lost, lady?"

"I think you're the one that's lost Neige... It's me, Opal... Do you remember me?"

"I'm afraid not, when did we meet?"

"It doesn't matter... I was just worried for you. Are you feeling happy?"

"Yeah, of course. Everything is going great! I couldn't ask for anything better."

The girl looked at Neige with sorrow in her eyes before looking away from him.

"I hope you'll enjoy eternity Neige, I really do. If you are happy like that, I won't stop you."

The girl walked toward the forest. Neige stared at her going for a moment with some doubts in his heart. As Neige questioned himself, he quickly realized he was late for the group picture. He wasn't even sure anymore what just happened, did he even talk to the girl? It didn't matter, he had to join his friends now.

Neige arrived in front of Emely's house, where everyone was waiting for him. The man stood in the middle, right between Silva and Kairo. Emely grabbed Silva's arm while Remiel and Sepide took each other's hand next to her. Ina and her mother stood on the side, along with Gwyn and her friend. Shiro was standing on the side and couldn't help but stare at Neige from far away. The friends stared at the camera for a moment until Emely said what everyone was thinking.

"Who's taking the picture? Maybe I should-"

"No!" Yelled Silva "We need to all be on the frame!"

"Alright, but then who's taking the picture?"

The friends argued for a few minutes until a kind stranger approached them with an innocent smile on her face.

"Do you need help? I can take the picture for you."

"Really? That would help us a lot!"

The woman with long blonde hair and violet eyes took the camera and aimed the device at the group. For an instant, Neige thought she had seen the woman before but quickly realized it was a stupid thought. Everyone smiled as the woman took a picture, immortalizing the moment forever. The woman gave back the device before going her way. Neige could only hope this would last forever, at the start of the day, a part of him doubted, but now, he knew this was his perfect life. No suffering, no doubts, no worries. A perfect world for everyone.

THE END!