I'm a Phoenix

CHAPTER 5.1 | Takanashi Kiara

"Mike, is it okay for me to ask something?"

I visited the Town Hall by the time Claire came back home from getting groceries. And I'm about to ask Mike about Kitty's current situation and the event that happened before she became who she is now.

"Hm? What is it?", he replied while doing some paperwork in his office.

"It's about Kitty.."

"Hm.. What about Kitty?"

Don't say it like you don't know anything, geez..

"W-What really happened to her..?", I asked.

He stopped writing as soon as I asked the question.

"I see, I was wondering when you'd find out about it.", he said after he let out a sigh.

"Eh? What do you mean by when I'd find out about it?"

"Unfortunately, Kiara.. I am not allowed to answer that question."

"Eh? Why not?"

"In my terms, let's just say that it's classified. In other words, it's a secret."

And here I thought I could get answers from you..

"Okay.. I understand. I'm sorry for bothering you."

After that, I was about to leave his office but he said something..

"If you wanna know that badly, why not ask Kitty herself?", he said.

"Huh?? H-How am I going to do that??"

"Talk to her..?"

"It's not easy to strike a conversation with her you know!", I shouted.

"Okay, calm down. Your voice is rising.."

"Oh, yeah.. I'm sorry.."

I didn't even noticed that I raised my voice..

"Why are you even so desperate?"

"Because.. I want.. To be friends with her..", I said.

"Pft.. Really? Is that all?", he said as if he was mocking me.

"Yes, that's all."

I'm not hiding any hidden intentions or bad intentions.
It's just that, out of everyone in Steven's family. Kitty is the only person who I haven't spoken to yet..

"Fine, I'll give you only a hint of what happened."

"Really??", I said as I get closer to him.

"Eehh.. Umm.. You're too.. Close...", he said as his face began to get red.

And when I realized it, my heart also started to beat like crazy.
And I took a leap away from him.

"So.. Um.. Yeah.. Only a hint, okay?", he said.

"S-Sure.."

"Okay, so the hint is. Frostbite."

"Frostbite? What's that?", I asked.

"That's all I can say Kiara, I only told you only a hint."

"Ehhh? Can you at least tell me what it is??", I asked so desperately.

"I'm sorry but that's all. You can ask Kitty for more details I suppose."

"Tch. That's not even informative at all..", I muttered to myself.

After that conversation, I left his office and closed the door behind me.
And when I took a look inside the Town Hall, it just got even busier than the time I entered here.