SID 03♪ Rin and Kayo-chin (pt 2)

4 days left to Rin’s birthday!

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“Trick or treat!”

The parade has finally begun.

If you don’t give me a treat, I’ll trick you~

Everyone was repeating the same motto as they walked together.

But, this was a little different from what Rin imagined it to be.

Everyone only quietly muttered the trick or treat motto every now and then, and the huge black flag on the float that was waved every so often…

Rin was staring blankly at the flag from the corner of her eyes that time, so Rin was actually pretty absent-minded during the parade.

Because they said this activity would be a Halloween dress up parade, Rin was originally really excited, and really looking forward to how big this event would be.

But to put it frankly, it’s just begrudgingly putting up an act around the giant Halloween pumpkin puppet float— and everyone was just randomly walking around it.

How should I put it… it’s kind of like those festivals in the street, but without the liveliness.

It was so different from the Halloween that Rin imagined in her mind.

Rin thought that during Halloween, everyone was supposed to properly dress up as a monster, witch or zombie, those kind of scary costumes that you can think of, and shout “Trick or Treeeaaaatt!” wholeheartedly to scare people. Rin always thought that everyone would go around scaring the adults on the street while surrounded by screams of “Ahhh~!” and “So scary~!”— but that guess was quite off.

This kind of parade is totally different from the Halloween that Rin watched on the TV show “Sesame Street”!

So— probably because Rin had this little resistance in her.

During the parade, Rin saw a little kitten taking a walk. And as usual, Rin immediately had a reaction.

“Ah, it’s a kitty!”

Rin’s attention was taken instantly.

As soon as Rin got close, the kitten immediately ran.

“Ah, wait, hold up! Why are you running—“

Normally when I meet a kitten, even though they will keep their guard up, when they see Rin meowing while approaching them, they will still at least stop and faintly “meow~” back, so why did it just instantly run away this time?

Now that I think about it, it must be because that time, Rin had a bed sheet all over her on top of wearing a monster mask, so the kitten couldn’t recognize Rin under all that Halloween dress-up. But at the time, Rin didn’t even think about it. Rin was really bored that time, so when she saw the kitten running away, she was really shocked…

“Wait wait wait, don’t run~! Kitty~!”

Rin chased after it with all her might.

Crossing strangers’ house corridors, running past branched roads, slipping through the gaps between big buildings, sneaking into someone’s backyard…

Huh—?

By the time Rin noticed…

She was in a very unfamiliar place.

“There’s no one around.”

I couldn’t see where the Halloween parade was.

“Oh no, Rin got separated from everybody…“

At times like this, Rin would always look for Kayo-chin.

That’s because Rin and Kayo-chin are childhood friends who have always been together since we were children.

Of course, Rin came along with Kayo-chin for the Halloween parade.

Kayo-chin knows that Rin gets lost a lot.

So, Kayo-chin must have noticed that Rin was missing. But Kayo-chin is a good kid, so she definitely wouldn’t leave the platoon, and would just follow along the platoon while looking for Rin.

Hey~ Kayo-chin, where are you~?

Rin tried shouting loudly.

Where are you where are you where are you?

Ugh~ What should I do?

I don’t know where she is at all.

Rin used the secret searching radar on her head to search for Kayo-chin, but to no avail. Eh~ Rin read a magazine some time ago saying that twin sisters have telepathy between them, it would be nyaice if Rin could use that skill now. Simply being childhood friends… doesn’t work, nya? Ugh~ I wish Rin and Kayo-chin had been born as twins.

If that was the case, then Rin would have something in her making some sort of reaction for these kind of situations… Just as Rin was imagining things.

Trick or treat—

The faint, pathetic sounds of children could be heard from far away.

The chants sounded and faded intermittently, and then sounded again—

“Ah, they’re over there!”

Heheh, Rin has really good hearing nya’know!

Rin followed the source of the sound, passing by unfamiliar streets one after another.

After this corner, then definitely…

“Ah, there they are!”

The Halloween parade platoon could be seen.

Rin saw Kayo-chin in the platoon looking around restlessly; she looked like she was about to cry.

She must be looking for Rin.

Seeing her like this made Rin sigh in relief, feeling a little happy.

So happy that my cheeks were almost perking up.

Kayo-chin gave her all to look for the missing Rin, she looked so determined and cute too, which made Rin really, really happy.

Rin secretly looked at her, feeling really pleased.

Because the person Kayo-chin tried so, so hard to find, is Rin!

Kayo-chin—

Rin wanted to call out to her, but suddenly hesitated.

Right.

Today is Halloween.

Let’s give Kayo-chin a scare☆

Originally wanting to return to the platoon, Rin quickly hid behind the big building again.

“Rin-chan~ Where are you~? Are you lost? Rin-chan~!”

Kayo-chin passed by in front of Rin, shouting faintly.

Even though she was looking for her missing friend, her voice was still really small.

It almost got overshadowed by the parade and the noises from the cars passing by.

Uh-uh~ That won’t do, Kayo-chin.

How could the stray Rin hear you like that!

Rin giggled thinking about it. Kayo-chin really can’t not have Rin with her~♪

So, Rin ran a check through her costume.

Monster mask OK, bed sheet is also OK, nice! Next is raising both arms up, and leave the hands hanging. It won’t look like a monster if I don’t pose properly.

Oh yeah! And the blood I got from Eli-chan just now!

Rin just remembered this existed.

I can put it on my hands…and smear it on the bed sheet and mask, making blood trails all over.

Wow— I think it’ll be really scary!

Even Rin thinks it’ll be a really charming bloody terror!

Okay, this will definitely make Kayo-chin jump.

If I say “It’s actually Rin~” after scaring her, she’ll surely turn from being scared to laughing loudly, nya~♪

“Mon~ ster~ is~ here~! Give me a treat or I’ll eat you~“

Rin jumped into the street, exclaiming.

“KYAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!”

Rin just heard the most exaggerated, highest decibel screech she has ever heard in her entire life.

In front of Rin was Kayo-chin with her eyes at their widest.

“Kyaaa— No, monster…… Don’t come here, no no no nooooo~!”

Kayo-chin ran away crying.

“Ah, w-wait up!”

Wait up Kayo-chin, it’s Rin— it’s the Rin you’ve been looking so hard for~!

Rin thought, but Kayo-chin’s sprinting speed really is too fast. With the bed sheet slowing her down, Rin couldn’t catch up with her at all.

After chasing her for a while— phew.

Rin stopped dumbfoundedly.

“What the, Kayo-chin actually… runs really fast……”

I mumbled to myself.

If she normally ran this fast, she wouldn’t always have to be the ghost when we played tag.

As Rin was thinking about that…

Trick or treat—

The weak motto chanting rose again behind me.

Ah, oh no, if this goes on Kayo-chin will become lost, too!

Rin quickly started running again, chasing down Kayo-chin who ran away at super high speed.

“Ah, found her♥”

Surprisingly, Kayo-chin was staying right at the park nearby.

She leaned against the fence around the park, adjusting her out-of-breath breathing from the intense escape earlier.

Really Kayo-chin, if your stamina is so weak, you’re gonna get caught immediately, y’know.

Should I ask her to join Rin for morning jogs, so that she can successfully run far far away from monsters?

Rin thought as she secretly approached her, and said:

“Ka~yo-chin~!”

Rin hugged Kayo-chin playfully.

“KYAAAAAAA!”

A miserable screech responded to Rin again.

Huh? Why?

Rin was actually a little hurt by it this time. I know it was really sudden just now, that’s why she’s this scared… Kayo-chin, it’s Rin.

Kayo-chin struggled in Rin’s arms. She desperately fought back; she was really terrified.

“Monster! Noo! Please don’t eat Hanayo— no no no no, go away! Save me please~ Rin-chan—! Rin-chan, where are you—!”

Ah…

Deep inside, Rin’s heart skipped a little.

Kayo-chin yelled loudly, and even cried.

Yet, the wailing Kayo-chin was calling for Rin.

“It’s Rin, not a monster! Kayo-chin, I’m sorry.”

Rin quickly took off the bed sheet and mask on her, and in the next second, Kayo-chin stopped moving immediately.

She turned to look at Rin with her tear-stained face.

“Rin….-chan?”

“I’m sorry! Just now Rin got lost chasing a kitty again. Rin only found her way back because Rin heard Kayo-chin calling for her, nya!”

See, I’m completely okay! After seeing Rin’s exaggerated body gestures, Kayo-chin finally smiled a little.

“That’s great, Rin-chan. Hanayo was worried the entire time just now if you were in trouble because you got lost again.”

Even though Kayo-chin’s face was still full of tears,

She was genuinely happy that Rin was safe.

Rin felt a sting in her chest.

“I’m sorry… that I went as far as scaring you just now.”

Hearing Rin saying that, Kayo-chin quickly replied:

“Hanayo should be the one saying sorry. I didn’t notice the monster was actually Rin-chan.”

Kayo-chin said as she spread out the bed sheet that was covering Rin earlier, looking over it a few times.

“I actually thought it was a monster, so I was completely fooled.”

Kayo-chin giggled softly, and gently caressed Rin’s face.

“Even though Rin-chan was under it all the while…… I’m really sorry.”

Faced with Kayo-chin sincerely apologizing, Rin felt really awkward, and uncomfortable.

Rin should be the one apologizing.

Even though I want to say that properly.

Kayo-chin kept apologizing for not recognizing Rin.

I’m sorry, for making Rin run all the way to this kind of place.

I’m sorry, it’s all because of my timidity, being too scared of monsters, that I only cared about running away, that things ended up like this.

I’m sorry, the monster costume was too scary with the blood on it, that Hanayo didn’t even consider it would be Rin-chan under it. But, in the end I still found Rin-chan, I’m really glad…

Hanayo apologized non-stop while crying.

So Rin couldn’t say anything…

In the end she only managed to say one sentence:

“Let’s go back to the parade platoon?”

Sigh.

Rin was completely defeated by Kayo-chin.

Why is Kayo-chin like this?

Rin is really…

Rin is really…

Really sorry about it.

Rin silently reflected inside.

And then— made a resolution.

I will never ever pretend to be a monster and scare Kayo-chin again.

Contrary to that, Rin wants to protect Kayo-chin who is so afraid of monsters.

Rin will do her very very very best to protect Kayo-chin!

Although Rin always just does whatever she thinks of, and always gets told to think before I do anything by my parents, Kayo-chin is different.

We’ve been together since we were small, even though Rin constantly gets herself into troubles, but no matter what Rin does, Kayo-chin is always this kind and gentle… For this gentle Kayo-chin……

Okay, Rin has decided!

For the Halloween costume next year, Rin will be a superhero who protects Kayo-chin!

And then follow closely behind her, protecting her from the monsters and witches that scare her!

And Rin definitely won’t be lost again, too☆

Just as Rin was getting pumped up, and was starting to get happy…

“Ah, it’s a mantis!”

Rin found a big mantis slowly moving in a corner of the flowerbed in the park.

“Whoa, it’s really rare to find a mantis around this season. It’s really big! Is it a mama mantis with a lot of eggs in her stomach?”

So Rin immediately ran over happily…

And quietly approached the mantis’ belly with her fingers, while taking care to not get attacked by the huge scythe.

Success♪ Caught it!

“Kayo-chin, look, this super amazing mantis~ Oh yeah! I’ll give this to Kayo-chin to make up for the trouble today.”

Rin said happily, and handed the big mantis over in front of Kayo-chin.

Kayo-chin’s expression slowly froze.

And broke down crying immediately the next second.

“Uwaaaaahhhh— The mantis is so scary—“

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Sigh.

Rin agrees with what Maki-chan said: it’ll be better if Rin is a little bit smarter.

It would be nice if I could just ask Maki-chan for some of her intelligence— even if it’s just a little bit, it would be really nice if she can give some to Rin.

Comments ♥ Kotori



Kotori completely understands how Rin feels about getting defeated by Hanayo-chan♥ Hanayo-chan who can remain gentle and kind no matter what happens, and Rin-chan who is a little mischievous and playful. It looks like Rin-chan is always leading Hanayo-chan at first glance, but it’s actually kind of not like that at all♪ Speaking of which, just by looking at Rin-chan’s Halloween story about you girls, it makes Kotori a little restless♥ I hope that someday when µ’s comes up with a Halloween song, we can film a masquerade-themed PV! Just leave the costume preparation to Kotori♥