𝕀 was running. Running for my life. Barefoot, in the forest with the strong rain, almost a storm. Quick look over the backside. 𝚂𝚑𝚒!𝚝. They were still running after me. Suddenly, I fell. I fell down. I slipped down the rooks. I found balance, I stucked with my feet between a tree and a rock. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠. Pain. I felt pain.

» I’m 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷. 𝟺 years old. I’m from the MCIL. I’m a lock out experiment «

I whispered. Again. And again. And again. A group. A group from MCIL. The group. Who’s running after me. Heartbeat. Faster and faster. I want to go. I couldn’t. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎 𝚖𝚎. Flashlight. Light. Really close. Heartbeat. Luck. I had luck.

» 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷! Where the f!cking hell are you?! Come back! Now! «

Big man shouted. Small woman holding flashlight.

» 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷 come back. It’s dangerous here outside! Especially now!!! 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷!! Come back! «

𝙽𝚘. 𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔. 𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜. 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎. The group went. Nothing to hear. Just rain and drops. I got out, out between tree and rock. Blood. My feet is blooding.

...◈...

» 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷 Breakfast! «

Small woman said.

» Food! Food! Food! «

Triumphed I. My breakfast was, a glass milk, a cookie, cherries and a bread with cheese and butter. Small woman always says: _Eat and you will be clever_ I did and I turned clever.

...𝙲𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖...

...𝚆𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖...

...𝙽𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖...

I realised that. Cause once I woke up, new hair colour, new eye colour. My ears long and pointed.

» Small woman, small woman! Look what happened to me «

I smiled. Shocked. Small woman. Big man come. Saw me. His eyes with tears. I smiled. Thought everything was fine. Slap in face. I look to big man and small woman.

» Why are you a f!cking lock out?! «

Big man shouted.

» I did no— «

Slap. In my face again. 𝙻𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚞𝚝? 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜? With scared eyes I look ate big man. Master came.

» What happened? Christ we said do not slap expiringments! And — «

Master looked at me.

» Guy’s let me alone with 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷 «

» Yes sir «

Both replied. They went. Master put something out. A lighter.

» Master what is _Lock out_ ? «

» Lock out means a fail experiment «

» Master why is everyone saying experiment to me? We are a family aren’t we? «

» 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷 cause you are an experiment, one out of love. And yes we are a family. Little give me your damaged hand «

» Why? «

» I want to give you a lucky charm «

I hesitated. Then I give master my hand. Master give me the lighter. Master smiled. Happy and mean.

» You idiot «

I looked at master. My hand started to burn.

» Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh «

I let the lighter down. I screamed. It burns. Pain. Much of pain.

» You idiot, the lighter is toxic for you «

On my hands was a burn mark.

...◈...

Crying. Again. I heared the street. I saw the street. Out from the forest. I am out. I’m on the street. 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚢.

...𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎...

...𝙾𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛...

...𝙻𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚎...

...𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛...

...◈...

𝚃he train drove over the bridge. Under it were a big sea view. I was sitting on one of the chairs, my head on the window and klabel headphones. Meanwhile I was listening to “City‘s of Stars” from Ryan Gosling&Emma Stone.

» Mum. Mum. Look over there. An elf «

» Groot don’t point the finger to someone «

The son looked at his mum nodded and stared at me. I still don’t know why they call me an elf. 𝚂𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚞𝚢, 𝙸'𝚖 𝚊 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗. Now the mother stared at me to.

» Sorry Ma’am but, do you have any problems or why are you and your son staring at me? «

» What do you think who you are?! Can’t we look out of the window?! Your not the only one in this train. So go if you have a problem labour experiment, or «

She looked at my neck, where my number stands.

» 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷 «

...☁︎...

» Old ma’am, why is everyone staring at me like I did something bad to them? «

» They’re not staring at you because you did something. They stare at you because you’re something special my dear. Let’s go out of the train, we still have to check after you, right? «

» Right «

I nodded. Old ma’am. Old ma’am is nice. 𝙽𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚖𝚊'𝚊𝚖. I smiled. Smiling. I am happy.

...𝙿𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍, 𝙿𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚒𝚍, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕....

...\~ 𝙼𝚊𝚢𝚊 𝙰𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚞...

...☁︎...

» Ma’am’s is here everything fine or should I call the police? «

A conductor came.

» No sir. The girl over there harassed us «

» Sir, I think here is a misunderstanding— «

» There is no misunderstanding. Sir — «

The conductor raised his hand. And the mother stopped to talk. Then he looked at me.

» Ma’am follow with me «

I got nervous for a second. I stand up. The woman smiled mean and the little boy was completely irritated. I followed the conductor in the next wagon, it seems so, that no one was there. After closing the door, he put his hat down. And fox ears came out. He sighed.

» Musica listen. It’s already the eleventh time in this week, do you know how nerving it is? It’s always the same «

He looked at me. A smile. Sad. Happy. Tired. I put my head down.

» I’m sorry. I know, I should wear something, that people cannot see my ears. It’s just… «

» I understand you completely. It’s uncomfortable and nerving. And it hurts sometimes «

» Well you’re also working? «

I smiled. He chuckled. We both sat down. On chairs. He put his scarf of from his uniform.

» Big brother why are you putting that off? «

» You’ll see. Don’t move now «

He took off my headphones and took the scarf under my hair. He knotted it at the top of my head, so that my ears were carefully covered.

» You’re mean. Now give my headphones back «

» I’m not mean «

He gave my headphones back and we both sit a little while. Silence. Just the noise from the train.

» Musica. Why are you still calling me big brother? You know my name for 𝟷𝟷 years already and still you call me big brother «

» Cause you’re my big brother «

He laughed.

» I.. don’t think.. that you’re.. saying… the truth my dear «

𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚎. I blushed.

» You forget names to fast. Well «

He put a black pen out and wrote his name on my hand.

» Try to remember names ok? And we’ll see us later «

The train started to stop and be both stood up. The doors opened. Bevor I went out, I looked at him. Then on my hand. Back to him.

» See you later Takeo «

...𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗...

...𝙷𝚊𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙...

...𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗...

...𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚙...

...☁︎...

𝒲hen the train drove away, I looked again to my hand. 𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚘. I was lucky that the station had a roof. It rained.

» Muuusicaaaaaaaa!!! «

I twitched and turned around. My mood went down immediately. Boy. My age. My classmate. Same high. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝.

» Sun-Sunflower w-what are you doing here?! «

I sutter. The boy arrived.

» I still call Yellow but ok. Let’s go to school «

He smiled. 𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛. I call him Sunflower, because he has blond hair, brown eyes and smile linke an id!ot. Like a sunflower. Sunflower looked at me.

» Where did you got the scarf? «

» Don’t you have to know— «

He pulled and “kidnapped” me on way school.

» You like transparent umbrellas right? «

I nodded. 𝙳𝚛𝚘𝚙. 𝙳𝚛𝚘𝚙. 𝙳𝚛𝚘𝚙.

...☂︎...

» 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷 come here «

Said old ma’am. I came.

» What is? «

I asked. She put money in my hand and a list.

» Please go to the store and get some stuff, ok? «

» Ok «

When I got the stuff what I needed. I went straight home. Drop. Drop. Drop. It startet to rain. No umbrella. Rain. Wet. 𝚁𝚞𝚗. 𝚁𝚞𝚗 𝚗𝚘𝚠! I run under a roof from the candy shop. A boy with a transparent Umbrella came.

» The usual please «

» Here you are. Thanks for coming every week, is you’re mum ok again? «

» Yes sir. And thank you again «

The boy smiled and the shopkeeper went inside. 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙? I looked up in the sky.

» Hey, 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷 don’t you have an umbrella? «

I turned my head do the boy. I blushed. He chuckled.

» I guess not «

He tooked his umbrella out and opened it. He makes a move like _Come here we can go back together_ . First I got nervous then I went under the umbrella. We both. We both were walking together. We both under the umbrella back home.

» 𝟶𝟹𝟺𝟾𝟼, how did you come out? «

» Hm? What do you mean? «

» I mean from MCIL .. «

He stopped walking for a second.

» I can’t really remember, I only now that I was in a train «

I nodded. Silence. He stopped again. 𝟶𝟹𝟺𝟾𝟼 opened the package with Dango.

» Here for you «

He was holding the Dango to me.

» Thank you «

I took it and took a bite. He also took one.

» 𝟶𝟶𝟸𝟾𝟷, what do you thinking about giving each other a name? «

My eyes got shiny.

» Really? «

» Sure why not? «

He smiled. Happy. Proud.

» Ok then I’ll call you.. ehh…. wait … big brother maybe.. ehmm «

We stopped walking. Done with the Dango's I thought. Then. Then I smiled bright and looked at him.

» I’ll call you Takeo. You’re a creative, attractive, kind, honest and organised person «

He blushed just a little bit.

» I like the name «

He took his hand and stratched my head.

» From now on, you’re Musica «

...𝚂𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜...

...𝙲𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝...

...☂︎...

» Musica, are you with me or «

Sunflower sighed. Rolling eyes. Stresst? Or nerved?

» Sorry. What did you want? «

» I asked you if you know how old Takeo is «

» Takeo? Who was it again? «

Sunflower slapped his hand in his face.

» The person who gave you, your name «

» Ahh you mean big brother «

Again. Sunflower slapped his hand in his face.

» His name is Takeo!!! So now. WHAT IS HIS NAME «

Loud. He was loud. And friendly tone. Loud and friendly. Scared. I was scared.

» Ehh.. he .. so.. «

» Sorry. I….didn’t meant to be loud «

» It.. ehh .. can happened… So.. ehm Ta-Takeo is in the last year.. «

» Ahh thank you «

Then he muttered something. Something. Something like give something. Him give something. To give Takeo something. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝?

...☂︎...