Note: this is Supra's pov and you is prefer as Kat

"Kat"

"Supra"

"Unknown"

Ps, enjoy the backstory and the angst(?)
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"Woah! What is this place?? It looks cute and cozy!"

You and I knew, this place was not allowed to enter. The people living on this island, warned about a place that came out from a fantasy world. A cottage that laid deep inside the forest, it was known for its magic for turning sadness into happiness. For the brave soul that had tried it, successfully had their happiness. There is a reason why I said 'had' as their happiness never lasted that long.

They were happy, yes. Unfortunately, they suffered from being happy all the time. Every day and night, all they received was happiness. The deaths of their loved ones, they did not feel sad. Doing the wrong things, they never felt remorse. Even went as far as killing someone. They only felt the joy within them. Therapists and doctors could not help them as they were useless. Giving their patients medication and advice and thought that it would help.

What a joke, it never helped them instead it got worse as time passed. They slowly lose their sanity. In the end, they took their own life as a way to end their happiness of misery. Though, that was how the story goes by. As curious kids we were, we reached the forest where the cottage was. Small yet beautiful in a sense of a kid.

"Should we knock?"

"Of course we should, we need to be polite!"

I regret that moment. I should've had said, "no, I have bad feelings, we should head back." Little you walked up to the door and knocked on it in a melodic way. The door did not open for a few seconds then we heard a locked hatch open. The door was slightly ajar. Before you(Readers) called us stupid, we weren't. We had second thoughts on whether or not to enter the cottage.

What had dragged us in was the beautiful and soothing song, our attention was grasped by the song, the second thoughts vanished in thin air. This reminds me of an old children's tale from German. Pied Piper, he uses a magic pipe to lure the rats away from the town. When the citizens refused to pay for his deeds, instead of luring the rats away, he lured out the children living in town with his musical instrument.

The children were never to be seen again.

That is what was happening to me and you. We strolled to the cottage, inside, it does not look like any normal cottage that people normally found. It's magical to say.

"This is.. huge!"

"I can't believe my eyes.. is this actually a cottage?"

"Hello there children."

Both of us were startled by the voice, it sounded the same as the voice that sung the song that lured both of us in. At the same time, words made out of light illuminate in front of us.

"Woah.."

"Woah indeed my child, what brings you two here?"

"Uhmm.. is that story true? About changing our sadness to happiness?"

"Oh ho! That is true my child! This place is where you can change one of your sadness into eternal happiness! Or in other words, welcome to Magic Shop."

Oddly enough, a shop appeared in front of us. It was like a booth ticket back in the 1970s. It was fascinating to see that in a place that is far away from society. Curiously, we walked to it with sparkles in our eyes as magic happened before our eyes. Everything that we felt was surreal.

"Is there anything you want to exchange for happiness?"

A hooded figure leaned out of the ticket booth, but the shadows casted on their face concealed their identity. Me and you thought deeply about it. I was not a big fan of this, my gut feeling punched at me, telling me to run away with you. Never come back to this place. Regardless of my guts telling me to run, my stubborn self ignored the warning.

The warning that might have had safe your life.

"Is it okay if.."

"If? What my dearie?"

"If I exchange myself for his happiness?"

I was taken aback by the words that came out of your very mouth. Changing yourself for the sake of my happiness? You were clearly out of your mind. Were the thoughts little me had thought. Looking back at it, I never could understand why you even want to sacrifice yourself, your life, for my happiness? Why?

"Kat!? Are you insane?"

"Insane enough just so you can be happy Pichu."

"I.."

"Are you sure sweetie? This may caused your life-"

"I am sure!"

I jumped in front of you, glaring coldly yet sadly. The hooded figure was intrigued with what was happening as this was their first time seeing and hearing this ever happened.

"No! NO! Don't do it Kitty! I am already happy to have you!"

"Are you?"

"Duh! Do I need to prove it to you!?"

"No need Supra.. you are always happy with me but never happy with your parents. I saw you cry in your room, you even had to throw out your anger through happiness, through me!"

That was when it fell to silence. No one spoke up after you told the truth. I questioned how you realized about me, I always had believed that no one, not even one soul would take notice of my despair. It was true, I never had a good relationship with my parents. It was strained.

Father.. he would give me a lot of heavy training which was bad for a 7 year old. The training does involve bloody experience. I would always come back with major and minor injuries though I was told to be a man. Man does not show his weakness. That will certainly hurt a man's pride when they show their weaknesses.

Mother.. he had been pressuring me with knowledge of only intelligent people like Albert Einstein. I was not against it as much as I think I did but that does not mean I hate it. I despite learning all the knowledge in this universe could give. I prefer to have Glacier and Frost life, freedom. I was never given the freedom a young boy needs.

I would always escape from home to hangout with Kat since she was the only person who made me feel happy that I am free from the pressure and the bloody training. I miss those moments with Kat.. such innocent days are now in the past.

A therapist once told me, when you give this experience and pressure to a child it may cause some health issues and scar them for life. The traumatic feeling that lies deep within and will only surface as you grow. That ended up being true.

The last thing I remembered that I saw you, walking to the booth with a pity smile spread across your face. I ran to you, completely forgotten that I have powers at that moment. I cried, you cried. In a heartbeat, I managed to grab you before the person could even touch you. Who am I kidding? The hooded person managed to grab you and leave a huge scar on your left eye, leading me to remember to use my power.

I grabbed you in my arms as my scythe tried to slashed the hooded person's arm but it went through it. The only possibility in my mind was that the hooded person could be a spirit. I looked down at you, shocked at how a spirit can damage a human. I was in rage, filled with hatred and revenge.

As the rage within me rises, seeing the blood dripping down your face. My only instinct there was to run. I ran as fast as I could. Totally forgetting about my powers again because I was focused on saving you from becoming a sacrifice that I don't need in my life and to attend the injury that may scar me for life. I looked back one last time to see the hooded person staring into my soul and I heard them whisper that gave me chills went down my spine.

In the beginning, no matter the day
Beyond the tears that are concealed in the rain
I'm waiting, let's start over
So that in the future, with a smile, we can meet again