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Noya doesn't have the greatest observation skills. Such lack of skill has gotten him into all sorts of trouble... From having to walk home without an umbrella, to nearly getting hit by a car. Today, however, he notices something...

A few meters ahead of him, is a crouching figure. The figure is staring at something and is shaking. It's like they are crying... Or perhaps they are. As Noya draws closer to them, he sees it. He sees the dead cat.

"I'm sorry about your loss," Noya says, hoping to comfort the man. The cat is quite cute... It has tan fur, and dark eyes.

"T-Thanks, but," the man says, with a sniffle, "the c-cat isn't m-mine." The cat isn't his? But he was just crying... Crying like he just lost his best friend. "The p-poor cat j-just wanted t-to cross the s-street..." As the man begins to cry again, Noya struggles to think of how he could comfort him... What could make him feel better?

"Let's bury him," Noya says, surprising the man. "My house is near here... We can bury him in my backyard."

The man gently picks the cat up, and holds it like a baby.

The man continues to be gentle, even when placing the cat in the grave.

The man gives Noya a quiet 'goodbye,' before leaving. As he does so, Noya gets a glimpse of a name tag. The man's name is Asahi Azumane. He's really nice, Noya thinks, while watching Asahi leave, I wish I could see him again.

It isn't until Noya goes to work, comes home, and goes to bed that he realizes something...

He and Asahi work for the same company.

/sorry for the shortness... The next oneshot will be longer./