[ Request! God I hate myself so much/hj. I hate my procrastinating ass. Oh well, time to lock in this week, chat!! :3 (Also sorry if this is inacurrate to the fic you're referring to, requestor, I didn't have time to read. ^^") ] [ Play as Tsukasa! ]

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Tsukasa Tenma was a new transfer student in Kamiyama.

And he made it his goal to make as many friends as he could in this middle-school year.

Why, you may ask?

Well, there were many reasons, but the main one was..

Saki. His precious little sister.

Watching Saki struggle with her illness has been hard on Tsukasa, especially since she couldn’t attend school anymore for now, being isolated in a lone hospital bed and all.

Seeing her getting secluded from the joys of companionship and miss out on her middle-school life has pushed him to appreciate his own opportunities more deeply. Now that he was going to a new school, Tsukasa wanted to make friends on her behalf, almost as if he was trying to gather stories and experiences to share with Saki, as if he was experiencing life for both of them.

So when word got around to him that there was a student, considered an outcast by the whole school, who always sat alone at the school rooftop..

..Of course his interest was piqued! Despite the rumours surrounding the boy, Tsukasa couldn't stand leaving someone lonely for possibly the rest of the school year!

Plus.. Maybe this student could use a friend too, just like how Saki would!

..Well, the first few attempts were sort of fruitless.

Tsukasa tried to interact with the mysterious boy during breaks, several times, but he would always recieve no reply. Not even a look!

Just pure, somewhat awkward, silence.

Alas, Tsukasa was a stubborn thing! And so, he kept going to the rooftop to sit next to the boy, everyday, during lunch break.

And it was only today that he finally got a word out of those silent lips.

A soft and quiet whisper, from a voice as cold as the breeze around them.

" .. Why are you still here ..? "