No One's POV
Hikari heard a knock on her door.
"Come in," she sighed.
As the door opened, she lifted her head up from her position. Her legs were bent up, knees under her chin and her arms wrapped around her legs, sitting up on her bed.
"Akatsuki!" she said, sounding surprised.
He closed the door behind him, walked up to her bed and sat on the end of it.
"I'm sorry about your father's...passing," he said.
"It's okay. It's no-one's fault," she replied.
"Not even...Aidou should be blamed?" he asked.
Hikari's eyes widened for a moment and she tensed up. But relaxing again and smiling.
"No," she said. "I can never be angry at him. He is a vampire. It's what we do. It happens all the time."
Akatsuki gazed at a wall for a while before looking back.
"You should go and see him," he suggested. "Aidou is still angry with himself and I heard him weeping earlier in our dorm."
Silence filled the room. Akatsuki stared at Hikari while she was looking into space thoughtfully, recalling a few memories.
"Okay," she said. "I'll go. Hopefully he will forgive himself and me..."
Akatsuki sighed with relief, stood up and walked to the door holding the knob.
"Should I tell him that you're going?" he asked.
"Do whatever you know is best," she replied. "You are his cousin and best friend. You know him better than I do."
"Alright then," he said.
With that he left the room leaving Hikari staring at the floor sadly.
Hikari knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" a voice mumbled.
"Aidou...its Hikari," she said.
Suddenly there was the sound of bed covers shuffling and the sound of footsteps. The door opened slightly revealing one of Aidou's bright blue eyes. It seemed to be filled with sorrow.
"You've come to scold me, haven't you?" he murmured.
"Why would I scold you?" she asked, taken aback.
"Well..." Aidou was about to reply, when Hikari quickly cut across him.
"Actually, don't answer that," she said. "I just came to talk."
"Akatsuki probably hasn't told him," she thought.
Aidou's eye searched her face before opening fully opening the door. He was wearing his uniform. He stood to the side and gestured with his hand to his room.
"Come in," he said.
Hikari walked into the dorm and watched as he closed the door.
"What did you want to talk about?" he asked.
"About...about yesterday," she replied.
Aidou's eyes strayed to the side before looking into Hikari's eyes.
"Alright," he murmured. "You can sit there."
He pointed to his bed. Hikari went and sat on the edge of it. Aidou sat beside her. His eyes were fixed to the floor.
"About that..." he said. "I didn't know it was your dad. I wasn't thinking. I was sorely tempted. I didn't feel any guilt until..."
Tears started to well up in his eyes.
"Until I saw your reaction," he said. "It felt like I was shot a million times. I always tried to stop people hurting you, but it seems like I did the worst thing to you..."
He turned his head to face Hikari. Tears were falling down his face.
"I'm sorry Hikari," he cried. "Please forgive me!"
Hikari lifted up her hand and slowly moved it towards Aidou's face.
"She's going to hit me!" he thought.
He shut his eyes tightly expecting pain but it never came. He snapped open his eyes again to see Hikari wipe his tears away with her hand.
"Hikari..." he whispered.
"I've already forgiven you," she said. "Don't cry. I don't like seeing you like that. Like I said to Akatsuki before, it's not your fault. It's what we, as vampires do and it happens all the time. I just have to move on. Don't give yourself a rough time."
"I'm sorry," he said.
Hikari put her hands on his shoulders.
"Don't say that!" she said. "It's no-one's fault. Please stop making it seem worse than it really is!"
More tears fell down Aidou's face. He quickly wrapped his arms around Hikari and hugged her, burying his face in her shoulder.
"Hikari!" he sobbed.
She returned the hug, with one arm around his back and the other through his hair.
"It's alright Aidou," she whispered.