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    "Do you like the stars?"


    Hiki Kanzanori asked Kazetagi Okaki as they gazed upon the night sky. A gentle breeze wooshed in the air as it hit them, making them slightly cold.


    Hiki Kanzanori. Age: 14. Originally tasked with watching the irresponsible fleshball known as Kazetagi when his parents went out, he and Kazetagi formed a friendship.


    "Mmm... I don''t know. They''re just kinda there.", Responded Kazetagi.


    Kazetagi Okaki. Age: about to turn 12. A highly naive and irresponsible tween. After driving multiple babysitters to the point of quitting with stupidity, his parents found Hiki. Hiki, unlike the others, actually took the time to engage with kinetic energy incarnate, learning his interests, entertaining each other, that stuff.Since then, Kazetagi''s looked up to him. Nickname: Kaze.


    Kaze''s parents went out at night. First time in a few months. Hiki was once again tasked to make sure Kaze didn''t kill himself by falling too hard. It was a pretty peaceful and calm night, so the two went outside to enjoy the chill of the night breeze.


    Hiki: "Hey, Kaze."


    Kaze: "What''s up?"


    Hiki: "If I don''t see you tomorrow, happy 12th, dude."


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    Kazetagi''s expression lighted. He seemed pretty happy that Hiki remembered, despite him talking about how his birthday was really close each passing minute.


    Kaze: "Thanks, Hiki!"


    Said Kaze, practically illuminating the darkness of the night with his happiness.


    Hiki: "No problem, man. I''ll be sure to bring you something extra cool. You''re still into Beyblade, right?"


    Kaze nods rapidly with excitement.


    Hiki: "I''ll be sure to bring you a cool one, then. I''ll bring some of mine, and we can see who''s better."


    Kaze:coughcough"Me."coughcough


    Hiki: "Yeah, alright, bud. It''s getting late. You don''t wanna catch a cold. Let''s watch a movie- I''ll make popcorn."


    Kaze: "Hooray! But I''m choosing this time!"


    Hiki chuckles. It''s fair after all. He chose a movie neither of them were interested in last time.


    Hiki: "Deal."


    Kaze: "Hooray!!"


    And Kazetagi sprints inside. Hiki gets up and walks inside, going to the kitchen and setting up the pan. He brings out the honey butter and cinnamon, to make it the way they both like it. The tv blasts an 8-bit rendition of the Universal Studios theme loud enough to probably wake the neighbors up. It''s quickly muted.


    Kaze yells out from the living room.


    Kaze: "Sorry!"


    Hiki: "Was that Scott Pilgrim--"


    He yells back,


    Hiki: "Hey, you sure you can be watching that? It''s rated 13 and up, you know!"


    Kaze: "Yeah!"


    Hiki: "I''ve heard it''s against the law to watch a PG-13 movie without being 13!"


    Kaze: "What?!"


    Hiki: "Just joshing. Besides, even if the policedid come here, we''d make the most epic escape action movies have ever seen!"


    Kaze: "Yeah!!"


    As the popcorn pops on the stove, Hiki goes to the couch, sitting down.


    Suddenly, pillars of light rise from the ground. Rapidly, I might add.


    Hiki: "The hell?!"


    And Kaze is consumed by a pillar of light.


    Hiki: "Kaze!"


    And so is Hiki.


    ...


    End.


    The front door opens, Kazetagi''s mother and father, Aragi and Isuki respectively.


    Aragi Okaki: "Boys, we''re... Home...?"


    The smell of burning popcorn intoxicated the room. The movie was almost over, and Hiki and Kaze were nowhere to be found.


    Izuki Okaki: "...Kaze? Hiki?"