Snippet #2693918

Kaede listened to his information and couldn't help but feel a small chill go down her spine upon hearing about the monsters that inhabit the town.
"Cannibalistic creatures...? Just what did I get myself into when I followed that girl? Still, at least we can get to shelter soon enough... I just hope I never cross paths with these creatures. If we do, I'll try to defend myself and Kyosuke as best as I can."
She was distracted from her thoughts upon seeing Kyosuke offer his hand to help Kaede up. Kaede took it and stood but tried to hide a small blush. It was her first time holding hands with a guy, even if it was just to help someone up. She hated her teenage hormones sometimes. All traces of a blush faded when she noticed that the sky was starting to turn dark. She heard Kyosuke talk about hiding out in a house. She merely nodded in agreement, mostly due to fear of the dark but also due to knowing her voice was going to crack due to said fear. As they walked to the house, Kaede still held onto his hand. Maybe it was childish and maybe she shouldn't do it, but she was scared. Her father never really cared about how Kaede felt after her mother died and while she and Kyosuke didn't know each other all that well, she felt secure enough with him. After all, if he was the only human around, she wanted to be with him for as long as it took until they either died or got out. When they made it to the red bungalow, Kaede finally let go of his hand, hoping he didn't notice her holding his hand the whole time.
"So, they can't climb up the stairs... That's actually to our benefit. Hopefully, they don't try to knock over the stairway."
She climbed on the steps to get inside and sighed in relief once she made it inside. While the atmosphere was dark, Kaede felt there was no other choice due to the outside world being what it was. When Kyosuke asked her to see the things for herself, she swallowed a little and nodded slowly.
"Alright... I'll go ahead and see what's going on..."

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Miura's screams ended when the ride did. She felt her voice be a little bit hoarse but she was still grinning. She glanced over to the side to see two young man standing in front of her. One had spiky hair and seemed very agitated about something while the other seemed very concerned but still mellow enough and had calm brown hair. She jumped out of the cart and hugged the mellow looking young man.
"Oh my goodness! Shirley wasn't lying, I really wouldn't be alone~"
She pulled away after nuzzling him a little to smile warmly at both of them. She was kind of reluctant to give the spiky haired man the same hug since he looked scary to her.
"Ehehe~ I'm Miura Arakawa! Will you guys be my friends? Please~? I'll try my best to not be boring or anything!"