「かけてあげる」

Part 1.
Chikage frowned, watching through the window of the device as stars flashed by. She looked over to the other seat, where a white box sat, neatly wrapped up with a red ribbon. Chikage smiled.

The view stopped moving and was suddenly replaced with sky and grass.

She rolled up her sleeve, selected the right option on her watch. The device fell away. Chikage and the box landed softly on the ground.

She stood up, brushed off her legs, and picked up the box.

"Shibuya-ku." she wondered aloud, "Is probably nowhere close to here."

Chikage studied her surroundings. A tree above her, and stones in the ground everywhere, even far off in the distance.

She realised where she was, and jumped off of the grave she was currently standing on.

"Hey!" called a voice. "Who are you, and what are you doing on my father's resting place?"

A girl with light blonde hair and black eyes marched up to her, a rose clutched tightly in her hand.

Chikage was terrified, to say the least.

"I...you have the wrong impression, you see..." She trailed off, now seeing the girl up close and realising how beautiful she was. "I'm from the future. I need to deliver a cake." She held up the box.

"Oh. Alright." The girl bent down and gingerly placed the rose on the memorial.

"You believe me that easily?" she answered, astonished of the sheer stupidity of the 21st century.

"Sure. We've gotten a few of you time travelers before. It's not all that uncommon here."

"Could I ask where 'here' is?"

"Well, right now you're in Saiko. The cemetery, to be exact."

"All right." she said. "Okay. This...this is fine. This is good." She tried to make the device come back with her watch. Nothing happened. "Okay." Her voice cracked. "Not good."

Part 2.
"What's on you mind?" she asked, looking at the girl next to her.

"Chikage, do you know who my mom was?" Kagami turned to her girlfriend with a sad look in her eyes.

"No? I...Do I need to?" She turned her gaze back to the ocean and played with the sand.

"Inbo Aku. Do you know who killed her?"

"Stacia Andrews." she whispered in response. "We learn all about it in history class. And about the daughter who was never seen again and presumed dead..." She put a hand over her mouth.

"It's okay. I never knew either of them. You don't have to feel sorry for me."

"...okay. All right. But I'm here for you if you ever need me. You know that, right?"

"Of course." She gave her a light kiss.

Kagami hugged her knees to her chest and watched the sunset for a moment.

"So...you're going to meet my dads tomorrow. Nervous?"

"Hm..." Chikage drew circles in the sand. "With what I've heard about them...I don't think I should be?"

"Good answer." She laughed.