Above the clouds.

,, Aki! ", I heard Hibiko's loud voice from afar." Tach ... "I mumbled and waited until she was right in front of me. She looked a little puzzled. ,,What is it? "I asked, a little exasperated. Her answer came promptly." Who is that? "she asked, pointing to the girl next to me. "Oh, yes ... that's a long story ...". "Hmm, I don't even want to know ...", Hibiko replied and examined her closely. "Masutā ...", she made and clung fearfully to my arm. Hibiko raised an eyebrow. "Masutā, yes?", She laughed. "That's not funny ...", I mumbled. "What did you do with her that she calls you" Masutā "?!", Hibiko continued to laugh. "Are you finally stopping ...", I groaned in annoyance. "Oh yes, I'm sorry Masutā Araragi!" Hibiko didn't seem to get any more. Offended, I turned away. ,, I ignore you now! No sooner said than done, annoyed, I crossed my arms and went on. "Oh Aki, that wasn't what I meant.", Hibiko reassured me, still giggling. "Yes, yes ...". "Oh, I remember ...", Hibiko smiled and looked briefly at the sky. ,, ... afterwards I wanted to go to Ikebe with my cousin and her boyfriend, do you want to come with me? ", she finished hers and looked at me expectantly. (* Note Ikebe = Japanese fast-food restaurant / café)." Hm, let's see. I have to go to the police with the doll, otherwise I will never get rid of it ... " I replied, pointing to the girl from yesterday. Hibiko looked a little depressed. “Do you know how long the vacation rental will last today? "I asked to change the subject." Until shortly before eleven ... ". "Then we still have the whole morning to go to Ikebe." "So are you coming with me?", Her eyes looked a little happier again. ,,Yes / Yes. ", I smiled and ran a hand through my hair." Aki, the train ... ", Hibiko smiled and got in. I sighed, was there anything worse than vacation lessons? How could you combine the word "vacation" with the caustic word "teaching"? I looked around briefly, my gaze roamed the place where Arisu usually sat. She was not there. Of course not. Her grades were great, she never stood out uncomfortably and therefore had no place in the vacation lessons.
"Masutā ...". "So you wait here ...", I mumbled and pushed her into a corner behind the school building. "If I were you, I'd better chain her up ..." I heard Hibiko laughing behind me. I glared at her. "Did I put salt on the open wound again?" Hibiko grinned nasty. ,, No, but you annoy me. Come on, let's go ... ", I turned away from Hibiko and entered the school building with enthusiasm and irony. A look at the timetable was enough and my false good mood was clouded. Math. Was there anything worse than math? Well, chemistry maybe. ,, You look totally motivated again, Aki ... ", Hibiko laughed and watched me struggle with the math worksheet."No, I love math and irony ..." I mumbled and looked out the window. Was she still waiting for me behind the school? I was so bored, I almost had homework made, but then I had the idea to throw Nakao-Sensei together with Hibiko, very discreetly with paper planes. The day was saved.
,, So see you at Ikebe! ", Hibiko said goodbye. I, however, strolled around the school, where I had shipped the" angel "." Ah, there you are ... ". I sighed inwardly, why couldn't she just disappear? Man. "Masutā ...", she made a little sleepy and gave me a weak smile. "Come on, let's go ...", I grabbed her hand and dragged her like a log behind me. ,, Masutā, where are we going? "." To the police, so you don't annoy me anymore ... ". She looked at me frightened. ,,What is? Now don't tell me you're the number one public enemy, or a known hit man ... ", I bluffed and smiled at her." N-no Masutā ... ". I sighed. "Well, come on now, I'll go to Ikebe with Hibiko later and don't feel like wasting too much time with you ..." I mumbled quickly and dragged her onto the next train in the direction of the police station. "Masutā? ". ,,Hm? "I just did and looked at her out of the corner of my eye." Are you going to leave me alone now? ", she asked a little desperately. I sighed. "Why leave it alone, I don't even know you ...". "Mh.", She replied and stopped. We had arrived at our destination. Finally, one less problem. I opened the door a crack so she could scurry in quickly. I also entered the building and saw a couple of policewomen who were probably really enjoying their work. You could understand that most of them were asleep and the rest were bored stirring their coffee cups. I cleared my throat and got a few sleepy looks. "What do we have here ...", I heard the friendly voice of a policewoman behind me, who was looking at me with her soft, brown eyes. "A-So ..." I began and briefly thought about what exactly I was should say. "... I would like to know if there are any missing persons reports from last week." "From last week, huh ...", the policewoman mumbled and rummaged around on her rather chaotic desk. A lot of dust, a large part of neglected papers and small photos, passport photos whirled through the air. “Ah, look here. ", she did after a while and handed me a folder." Hmm, thanks ... "I mumbled and scanned the papers until I finally came across something.
"Here ...", I said and the "angel" peeked over my shoulder. "Masutā ...". ,, There, you are, right ?! "I continued frantically and pointed to a loose sheet of paper." Emi Fumiko "(* Note Emi = blessed beauty) was written on it, and a girl with an expressionless expression was depicted on her face.All in all, she looked pretty dissatisfied. "E-Emi, is that your name? Emi? ". She nodded. Suddenly an incredibly guilty conscience overcame me and the silence in the room seemed to want to overwhelm me." The girl's parents recently passed away, you know. ", The policewoman looked at me with the incredibly calming voice. ,,Really? ". She nodded." Your grandparents started the ad when Miss Fumiko ran away from home, but neither grandmother nor grandfather have guardianship over them, so I assume Miss Fumiko will stay with you? " she looked at me questioningly. ,, B-With me ?! "I stuttered horrified. Emi looked at me expectantly." Sorry, but that really doesn't work ..! "I finished my sentence. “Now that they are not of legal age either, I would love to speak to your mother or father. ", answered the policewoman calmly. Reluctantly I gave her my phone number and sat down with Emi in the waiting room, let the officer make a phone call. “But you are a burden to me, and how you do it! ", I growled at her and her gaze grew sadder by the second. By now she looked almost like the picture from the missing persons report. My annoyed gaze roamed the calendar sheet. Friday. I gathered my thoughts. Friday. Omibosu. Hibiko . Oh. Damn it, I had completely slept through. Great, again. I had always known that at some point I would get a plastic cup for my bullshit. The policewoman entered the room. ,, Araragi, please come with me ... ", she smiled. Emi followed me into the officer's office. ,, So ... ", she sat down in a comfortable desk chair. ,, ... her mother would have no problem with Miss Fumiko moving into the guest room for a while, you would only have to sign here ...", she continued, handing Emi pen and paper. ,, Masutā? ", Emi looked at me questioningly. Annoyed I grimaced and looked out the window. Emi smiled and signed." Everything happens for certain reasons ... ", my father would have said at such a point. I bit my lip and tried not to look angry. A quick look at the watch on my wrist was enough and I jumped up from the chair. The policewoman looked at me in amazement. “I still have an appointment. Since you always run after me, you will probably still know where I live ... "I hissed to Emi and left the building, headed straight for the city center.
,,Here you are at last! ", Hibiko growled at me and put his hands on his hips. I had to take a breather, I was running. I would not have expected such top performances from myself. Hibiko looked somehow different than usual. She had made a braid and her hair was quite curly.She also wore a warm pink coat that went down to her waist. Because she didn't have her hair hanging in the middle of her face for a change, her eyes looked even bigger than usual. "Why are you staring at me like that, huh?" "." Huh? Oh, just so ... ". Only then did I see Hibiko's giggling cousin standing behind her. Amaya. Man, I hadn't seen her in a long time. And next to her Uyeda, her friend who felt three heads taller than me. It was actually only seven centimeters.
While we were strolling through the shopping street, Amaya and Uyeda committed to kissing wildly after a while. "Somehow I feel really ripped off ..." I whispered to Hibiko. "Me too, man.", She replied and seemed visibly annoyed by the smooching. Amaya stopped. We were there. Hm. Ikebe. It was that unmistakable smell of fresh oven rolls and strong coffee. Delicious.
,, So Hibiko-chan, you and Aki could go out together or not? ", Amaya smiled and took a leisurely sip of coffee." What ?! ", we both got really hysterical. "What do we both have in common ?! ", Hibiko mumbled disdainfully and pointed at me in disgust. Thanks." Well, you both adore Omibosu, don't you? You go really well together. ", Amaya laughed. "Sometimes you really get on my nuts, you know that ..." she hissed at her cousin. "On the nuts, aha. Man, are you filthy. And should I go out with a man like that?" I laughed sarcastically in Hibiko's direction. “I didn't mean the nuts! "." Yes, yes. ", I mumbled and took a bite of one of the many bagels on my plate. “Oh, speaking of Omibosu, isn't the concert today? "." Oh, right ... ", Hibiko muttered. It was now noon, three o'clock. So we still had time. A lot of the time. "Tell me, Hibiko, are you put on, I mean more than usual ...". She looked at me a little offended. "Guys are the reason why waterproof mascara was invented.", She mumbled in a bitchy tone and put a biscuit in his mouth. “I think my cousin is mad. ", Amaya smiled. I