shouldn't she be alone either? Under other circumstances she would have shaken her head at her thoughts, but at the moment the ghosts of the night were far too close."Again," it echoed in her head. Ayame couldn't remember a good night's sleep since then ... Tired, she ran her fingers through her messy hair and smoothed it. The memories recurring in the dreams strained her nerves and made her life even more difficult. She didn't know why they were still haunted in her head - after so many months. All she knew was that she couldn't take it much longer.

Ayame unwillingly stretched her limbs, wrapped her tail around her waist and shuffled her way to the next spring. As the twilight faded, the numb feeling in her head also subsided. The ice-cold water did the rest and brought her back completely into the world of the living.