Chapter Summary: Sometimes even the most stony faced, sky blue haired with matching eyes with a low presence can break his heart and his cousin could only give him the company and a few words to say. Sometimes, silence is truly considered golden afterwards.

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(Y/N) wants to look at Kuroko face to face and eye to eye yet at the same time she also didn't want to, perhaps it's because it may come off as rude or even disrespectful or maybe it's not the right time to boldly look at him in his pitiful state since he is at his peak of tearing apart because of his teammate's change and his best friend whose will to play basketball is ultimately broken.

Silence is all that they have in sleepless young night, as the not so vast compound park's swing they sat makes a light creaking sound ever so slightly accompanied with the flickering of the light bulb above them. There was no need to worry if they came off late when they go home, his parents and his grandmother wouldn't able to be much of a worry since they told them they may go home late. To take some "fresh" air is one of their excuses.

(Y/N) and her twin brother Shiro only arrived few weeks ago from her father's country (Philippines) to Japan and it's only reasonable that the twins need to get used and accustom while staying in the country. The twins, especially (Y/N) and Tetsuya were in two different countries but their connection between them is never severed nor they have lost touch all thanks to their close-knit family ties ;In fact for the first few weeks they have met personally for the first time since childhood, it was as if they continued their childhood memories as they consider themselves as siblings much to their families delight.

Of course their contact and connection is active over the years, telling each other their daily happenings, this continued until now.

It is no surprise that she knew his unfortunate, depressing and painful
situation between the Generation of Miracles and The Phantom Sixth Member. Ever since her cousin Tetsuya, entered the prestigious and of high standard education with their pride motto "Always Victory" called Teiko Middle School, she recalls that there is never a time where she never fails to see a smile on his face ever since she left by the time they are both in fifth grade.

Her arrival along with her twin made him feel a bit more better but nothing can mask a facade of sadness, ironically it also made her the same way. To her, there was a heavy weight on her shoulders- her lost courage and the situation of her cousin.

The two had a twist of fate of knowing each other's pain and it's as if life has been toying with them.

(Y/N) decided to break the silence slowly but carefully and she softly speaks in a light, sincere and gentle-mannered like a mother would soothe her child. Her soft and clear voice broke the uncomfortable and awkward silence between the two of them where they sit on park bench under the flickering bulb above them.

"It really is painful, the chest I mean, it's... Indescribable."she didn't want to look at him, seeing him in a pitiful state would only cause a ripple of pain on her chest even more, seeing him is a reflection of her own, her eyes squinting in hopes to ignore, to push away unwanted memories.

"It hurts..."responded him, shakily and his lips quivered,"it hurts so..so much."

(Y/N) inhales, the cold winter breeze filling her nostrils, tightening her jaw as not to try to cry, trying to restrain the lump on her throat, to break free.

"Everything's..."she grits her teeth, what is she saying? Why does she have to tell him when it's a lie?,"Everything going to be..."

Tears finally gave in the end, Tetsuya gives up to restrain himself, sobs and cries fills the chilly air, filling the space between them with sorrows with a right chest. (Y/N) too, cried for the hundredth time, hers a silent tear and plea.

"-alright."

All she can do is stand up from her swing then embrace him tightly, Tetsuya's arms circled around her waist in a tight embrace, he clings to her as if there's no tomorrow while burrowing his head on her abdomen and letting his tears out.

"(Y/N)-chan...!"he cried, his voice slightly muffled and covered in sobs,"...Why? Why does this have to happen?"

"...Even if it hurts like hell, even if we lost ourselves, even if we don't know what's going to happen..."she says between soft sobs,"As long as I'm here with you, as long Shiro is here, everything's going to be alright. We will have to support each other won't we?"

They may know that it's both a lie and the truth, still they aren't devoid of hope nor in the lost connection. The road is just beyond their reach, all they have to do is gather their courage to move forward. Life might have place them in a terrible event of their lives but they know, they just know that this is a new beginning and a new start.

It will be slow at first, there will be trials and tribulations on the road that the life has thrown as well as to offer. (Y/N) and Kuroko Tetsuya knows that this isn't the end.