Akito could feel the cold fall breeze hitting his neck as he wandered across the Vivid Street he once loved. He grit his teeth and averted his gaze as he passed Weekend Garage.

Where was Toya? Where was An? Where was Kohane? This stupid wasteland was making his memories of the three's faces so close, yet so far away.. just out of reach. He yearned to see them again, just for a second, even.

His breath felt heavy when he thought about it. He wanted to hear Toya's annoyed sighs. He wanted to hear An's infectious giggle, he wanted to hear Kohane's shrieks.

Even if they got annoying, he knew he'd pay any amount of money to hear those sounds again. To see his friends again, for everything to go back to normal. Like how it was.

The ginger's eye twitched. He shoved his hands in his pockets and kept walking, making sure the glock was still there on his belt.