There was hardly a single figure to be seen on the street in the heavy rain, and occasionally one or two were in a hurry, and no one paid attention to the side of the road. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

She curled up and tried to shrink under the eaves of the convenience store, but she still couldn't stop the dense raindrops from falling on her.

In fact, it's already soaking wet, and there's no point in hiding anymore, isn't it?

She thought a little hopelessly.

"Gee, why are you in a place like this? You're going to catch a cold! ”

At first she didn't think she was talking to herself, until she noticed that the rain had stopped somehow, and she looked up.

A girl in a junior high school uniform stood in front of her, holding an umbrella in her hand, and herself was wet from the rain.

She...... What are you doing?

Looking at her in confusion, a gentle and cheerful smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Are you alone? Would you like to come with me? ”

In the dark and cold world, that smile was like a ray of sunshine that fell into her heart.

The girl's name is Xiao Xia, the summer of summer, which is very suitable for her name.

Natsu settled her in a somewhat empty house, but Natsu herself didn't live here, but somewhere else, so she was left alone most of the time. But Natsu would come to see her every day, bring food, play with her, talk to her, and tell her what she had seen and heard.

Xiao Xia always has a sunny smile on her face.

She loved Natsu's smile very much.

She likes Natsu very much.

For her, who has been staying in the shadows, Xiao Xia is her first friend and the only one, so whenever Xiao Xia comes, she will be very happy, and even run out to greet her when she hears the sound of the door opening, and that undisguised happiness will also infect Xiao Xia and bloom with a brighter smile.

Every time Natsu would leave before dark, but occasionally she would stay overnight, which she should have been happy about, but she would have been worried.

Because whenever she stays, Xiao Xia always has more or less injuries on her body.

Traces of beatings.

Xiao Xia said that it was just because her aunt was in a bad mood.

She is still too young, and she doesn't know much about things that are too complicated, she doesn't understand why Xiao Xia lives with her "aunt" instead of her parents, and she doesn't understand why "aunt" is in a bad mood Xiao Xia will be covered in injuries, but she knows that Xiao Xia is a good child.

No matter what happens, Xiao Xia always has a smile, even if there are many scars on her body, she never cries or gets depressed.

It's like sunshine.

The sun will always warm others, and so is Xiaoxia.

Just like when she met her on that rainy day, Xiao Xia can't ignore people in difficulty, as long as she can, she will always help, and often bring stray cats and dogs back, but these small animals always run away on their own the next day.

Natsu laughed and said that it must be because her presence scared them away.

She wrinkled her nose and pretended not to hear.

The days flowed quietly, Xiao Xia came here more and more times, and there were no more scars on her body, Xiao Xia said that this was because she was about to enter high school, and she temporarily left her aunt's house on the grounds that "her part-time job fee is enough to pay the accommodation fee", and there will be fewer opportunities to contact her aunt in the future.

She didn't understand very well, but she was happy to see that Xiao Xia was no longer injured.

The night before the opening ceremony, Natsu stayed behind and lay down with her and talked softly.

Xiao Xia said that when she graduates from high school, she can get away from the city, go to the university of her dreams, and then try to live the life she wants.

Of course, there must be her in that kind of life.

Just because of this sentence, she was so happy that she couldn't sleep for a long time.

I hope to be with Xiao Xia all the time.

She prayed sincerely.

On the day of the opening ceremony, it was raining heavily outside, and because Xiao Xia had said that she would come back after the ceremony, she kept waiting. Lying on the sofa and looking at the rain outside the window, she couldn't help but think of the day she met Xiao Xia, and she was a little happy in her heart, when the sound of the door opening came from outside, and she pricked up her ears.

It's Natsu!

She happily ran out.

But after seeing the person standing at the door, she didn't rush over as usual, but looked at the person behind Xiao Xia with some vigilance.

Behind Xiao Xia stood a small man, his crumpled suit was completely soaked, carrying an old briefcase in his hand, his face was pale from the cold, his eyes wandered, and he looked very embarrassed.

Seeing her nervousness, Xiao Xia smiled and comforted her, saying that this man was just here to drink a cup of hot water to warm up his body, and he would leave when the rain stopped.

As always.

She sighed softly in her heart, and followed Xiao Xia who went to pour water, but she heard the sound of things falling behind her, so she stopped.

As soon as she looked back, her expression changed, but before she could say a warning voice, she was knocked aside by a man.

The briefcase in his hand was discarded aside, and the man who approached at some point fiercely grabbed Xiao Xia's neck and pressed her against the wall.

"Whew!"

Natsu-chan?! What are you doing?! Let go of Natsu!

The sharp pain of hitting the corner of the table made her unable to get up for a while, and she could only shout angrily, but the man didn't pay attention to her screams at all, he looked gloomily at Xiao Xia, who was struggling with a puzzled face, pinched Xiao Xia's neck with one hand, and took out a sharp knife out of nowhere with the other hand, and the originally wandering gaze was gradually filled with cruelty.

The sharp blade was shocking, and she held back the sharp pain and pounced.

Don't hurt Natsu!

"It hurts!"

The pain in her hand caused the knife to fall from her hand, and the man's other hand loosened, and Xiao Xia took the opportunity to break free and ran to her side, pulling her to escape, but the man blocked the door faster than them.

Looking at them slowly retreating, the man's eyes gradually became red.

The terrifying gaze made Xiao Xia tremble, and she tried to find a way to escape, trying to distract the man with a dialogue: "Uncle, you ...... Why? ”

"Why?" Looking at the knife in his hand, the man smiled softly, but did not answer again, but pounced on them fiercely.

The man didn't care about her, just blindly aimed at Xiao Xia, and after seeing his intentions, she protected Xiao Xia behind her, trying to protect her from being hurt by men, but although the man was thin, it was still a force that was difficult to resist for her and Xiao Xia when she was young, and soon Xiao Xia was caught by him, a twisted smile appeared on his face, and the blade stabbed into Xiao Xia's thigh, looking at the fallen Xiao Xia's wrinkled face in pain, he happily raised the knife again.

Run!

Natsu shouted at her.

She screamed and got up, and threw herself like crazy.

Don't hurt Natsu!

She could hear Natsu's painful voice in her ears, but she couldn't tell what she was talking about, she only knew that she rushed over again and again, desperately trying to stop the man from letting his knife fall on Natsu.

I don't know how many times I repeated it, and I don't know when my vision started to turn a little red, until she couldn't feel her legs anyway, and she realized that she couldn't get up anymore.

Konatsu ...... Natsu-chan!

No matter how much she shouted, she couldn't stop the man's movements, she could only watch as the man dragged Xiao Xia who fell to the ground, the sharp blade was raised, the strong fishy smell gushed out, and the bright red covered everything, and the warm figure soon became motionless.

"Hehehehe...... Hahahaha! Look! Your life and death are in my hands, and I am the one who stands at the top! You're just some of the lower creatures, my 'food'! …… Yes, food, you're just food......"

The maniacal laughter turned into a twisted whisper, and the blood-stained knife was raised again, one at a time, slicing, separating, but she could only watch, the bright red flowing down her eyes, and she could no longer make a sound.

Konatsu ...... Konatsu ...... Small...... Summer......

Ah Jiu woke up.

"Hah...... Ha...... How could you think of things for so long......" Panting loudly, Ah Jiu hugged his head in horror, his eyes wandered unconsciously, only to suddenly realize that this dark place was not where he was before, Ah Jiu couldn't help but be confused, "Here...... Where is it? I remember I did ......"

His eyes fell on a wooden box not far away, but he suddenly heard a faint voice.

Boom.

Ah Jiu's eyes widened.

“…… Yes! It's it! It's the ghost! ”

There was no time to think about what kind of place this was, and there was no time to think about why he was here, hearing the voice gradually approaching, Ah Jiu trembled and tried to stand up, and ran in the opposite direction of the sound, leaving only the inferior wooden box lying quietly on the ground.