Prologue part 2

Then he grabbed his cellphone and scrolled through his contacts list. Among them, he found the contact for a friend named Sallie. In the contact's profile picture, there was an image of two guys hugging.

With a tap, he called the contact. On the other side of town, his friend answered the call. Natsumi greeted, "Hello, Sallie." Sallie responded, "Hey, dude. Everything alright? Need something?" As they talked, someone in the background at Sallie's house asked, "Who's that, Sallie?"

Sallie returned to the call, saying, "A dear friend." Natsumi continued, "Sallie, I need your help."

Sallie was "surprised. Explain calmly, what's going on?"

Natsumi replied, "I don't have time right now, just come and help me!"

Sallie said, "Alright, you big baby." Natsumi hung up the phone, placed the unconscious guy on the bed, and then headed to his bathroom. He filled a small bucket and grabbed a cloth. After that, he went to a small stove to heat some water.

After a few minutes, the water boiled. Natsumi removed the bucket, carried it over to a spot near the bed, and placed the slightly damp cloth on the unconscious young man's face. Then, he heard a chime from the front door, signaling a visitor.

Thinking, "It must be Sallie," Natsumi headed towards the front door with a touch of anticipation.

As he reached the counter, he noticed his longtime friend Sallie, a gothic guy, standing there. Sallie's height was around 5 feet 10 inches, with long purple hair, and Natsumi couldn't help but notice the prosthetic covering the left half of his face.

Someone had come with Sallie. Natsumi walked towards them to greet them.

Natsumi: "Sallie, long time no see!"

Sallie turns around upon noticing his presence: "Hey, dude!"

They approach and hug each other as a greeting. Natsumi asks, "Who's this that came with you?"

Sallie touches his hair: "Did you forget about Taylon?"

Natsumi tries to justify himself: "No, no. He looks different now." Taylon chimes in with a laugh: "It's okay to have forgotten me."

Natsumi: "I didn't forget, it's just that your style has changed so much. I remember your hair was only red, now you're all gothic.

Taylon: "Indeed, I started to like a new style."

Sallie: "That doesn't matter right now. Natsumi, you mentioned you needed my help?"

Natsumi sighs a little, then he opens up: "I'll only say it if you promise not to go around telling everyone I'm crazy."

The young man who was unconscious wakes up, looking around the surroundings. "Where am I?" He gets up from the bed and looks around the room. Walking around the room without clothes, he notices a framed photo, recalling the guy who helped him. At that moment, he starts searching the place for him.

He hears some voices talking, and he recognizes the voice of the guy who helped him. So, he opens the door to the room. He notices that the guy is talking to two other guys. He walks toward his hero and hugs him from behind. Sallie and Taylon are left puzzled, both feeling embarrassed by the awkward situation of the young man being naked. Natsumi is left speechless.

to be continued...