text: That's the thing about this city, cool things can happen. Daichi Sakamoto was walking with his friend Kaito Ishikawa and Daichi’s dog, Miku. a brown and white Borzoi. It was raining slightly so the ground was wet. Daichi and his companion were walking on the nature trail as they normally go but something new happened. Miku started chasing something. She pulled Daichi behind her while Kaito followed. Daichi dug his heels into the ground. Kaito was trying to get in front of Miku and grab her but slipped in the mud. Hee was trampled over by both the dog and his friend that was pulled behind. She kept running. The only clue to what she was chasing was paw prints appearing in the mud. The ground started feeling more solid. Daichi felt his heart tremble as he heard a loud sound from a whistle. He looked ahead to see the train tracks. He forced himself up, reached forward to grab the dog’s collar, and pulled her head to the right, changing her direction and focus long enough for the train to start blasting by. The dog stood, looking intently at the other side of the tracks and Daichi saw it, in between the cracks of the train compartments. It was Nekomata, a two-tailed demon cat. It had a smile that was so wide that not even a snake could match the tag on the demon cat and looked weird. Its mouth was full of sharp teeth and as it bent its head to the side, Miku started barking and snarling. Daichi placed his hand on her head watching the cat burn into the air and disappear. Kaito was up on his feet trying to see what the dog and his friend were staring at but he couldn’t see anything. “What is it?” he asked. Daichi looked at him and shrugged, stood up, and wiped himself off. “I don't know but let’s go get something to eat” Kaito tried asking again but Daichi was already leaving. They were walking back to the city, They found a restaurant that served food from multiple cultures. His name is Victor. Miku was greeted by Victor and he allowed her inside because there weren’t many customers. “Daichi... Your clothes are a mess” Kaito was eyeing Daichi’s shirt Daichi raised a brow “so are your clothes...” Kaito sighed “you’re wearing a white shirt so it's more noticeable.” Daichi looked down at his shirt and saw that Kaito was right, he did look filthy “if we go to my place, I’ll change.”Kaito agreed because he liked going through Daichi’s stuff. Kaito waited by the door when he finished his food and Daichi went to pay the check. Victor stopped him. “No, no! I got to see a dog. Half off” Daichi paid but was very confused. “Don't get used to it. I only like your dog.” Daichi narrowed his eyes as he hooked up Miku to her leash and left. “He likes my dog more than me...” Kaito snorted “are you jealous of your dog?” Daichi just kept walking in silence. When the boys got to Daichi’s place, Daichi opened the front door for Kaito and Miku. He went up to his room to get changed, leaving Kaito alone. Kaito made himself at home by going through a family photo album and the fridge. When Daichi came back down, he saw his friend on his couch with the album, holding a blue ice pop. Daichi took the album and put it back. “We have to meet Souma remember?” Kaito whined, “we don't have to be there until later...” Daichi shook his head as he filled the dog bowls on the floor. Kaito got up as the doorbell rang. When Kaito opened it, he saw Souma. Kaito turned and yelled at Daichi “Does this mean we can stay for now?!” Souma frowned. “Hi to you, I guess. “ and walked in. Daichi grabbed at the bandage on Souma’s face“What happened to your face?” “My mom’s Terrier bit me.” Miku poked Souma in the hand with her nose and Souma kneeled to pet her “I'm glad you don't bite '' Daichi lifted Souma by the chin ruling off the bandage. He started to clean the wound “Ow, sometimes I hate you.” Souma whined as Daichi put a new bandage on his face “the longer it takes for you to heal you become more susceptible to demon possession” Souma groaned “Why am I friends with you?! You believe the weirdest crap!” Daichi rolled his eyes “At least I'm not part of a cult.” Souma mumbled something among the lines of ‘if you were, you would lead it’. When they finally left Daichi’s After ten minutes of Kaito complaining. They were going to a party in their local park. When they arrived there were so many flags for multiple countries, genders, and sexualities. there were food stands with a lot of different foods. There was a person selling pride flags of all kinds. Souma was told by Daichi to get something to eat, he couldn't decide on what to get. Kaito made a comment under his breath about Souma being the third wheel Daichi snorted “how the hell is he the third wheel?” Kaito blushed “well... I wanted you to myself.” Daichi smirked, “well, we can ditch him if you want.” Kaito smiled “Really?!” Daichi quickly said no and kissed Kaito when his ‘friend’ pouted. When Souma returned he had his arms full “HELP ME!” Kaito and Daichi helped him carry the food he bought to a table outside of a restaurant nearby. They all sat down and sorted out who got what so when they did they began eating and talking about normal things, Daichi’s mom showed up joining them. When the sky was black with those familiar white specs, people started blasting their country's national anthem and popular songs. Even their country's leader showed up riding the national horse. But the best part for Daichi was looking up into the sky and seeing the flag of his country in the form of fireworks.