KYOKO TOKIWA

Kyoko Tokiwa remains one of Kaname's closest friends at Jindai High and part of the ordinary school life Kaname is trying to hold onto while Mithril and Amalgam close in around her. Her presence becomes especially important after Sosuke disappears from school. Kyoko does not know the military reason behind his absence, which means Kaname has nobody in her normal life who can explain what has happened. The contrast is simple but effective: to Kyoko, Sosuke is the strange classmate who has stopped showing up. To Kaname, his disappearance means the one person she trusted to protect her may be gone without explanation.