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Chapter 6

"That was wonderful Akira!" Yuki laughed. She was on cloud nine. The two of them just finished dinner and were on their way back home. It was already late, but Yuki didn't mind. As long as she was with him, she was contented. Akira wasn't really perfect but he made her happy. He wouldn't do anything to make her sad. She loved him for that.

"Hey Yuki, what's with that white-haired kid?" Akira said. For a moment, Yuki thought that he almost sounded mad. She shrugged it off but in her mind, she was worried. Akira never got mad.

"Oh, Hitsugaya? He's just a friend. My sister asked him stay with because I'm still recovering from the overdose. Why? Anything wrong?"

"No, nothing. It's just that I didn't want any competition." He simply said. Yuki kinda got worried when he said the word "competition."He noticed her change of expression and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Don't worry. It's nothing."

Yuki let out a small sigh and continued their walk back. 'Something's wrong. When you lie to me like that, something's definitely wrong.' Something made a beeping sound for a few seconds before she realized it was her phone.

You alright?

She tried not to, but a small smile forcefully made its way to her lips.

"Who's that?"

"Umm.. It's just Orihime. She's a friend of mine. She told me to come over tomorrow. She needs help with grocery shopping." Her boyfriend bought it.

Yep! I'm perfectly fine? Where are you? Are you going back to the apartment?

'Wait, aren't I cheating?' She just laughed at the idea.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing. I just remembered something. Oh, were here already? That was quick."

"Aww, I'm gonna miss you."

"I'll miss you too. See ya around." Yuki tried going up the stairs but was immediately stopped by Akira.

"Don't I get a kiss?" he asked playfully. Yuki laughed and swatted his hand.

"No. Haha.. Not now." she said. Yuki watched him act sad and laughed again. "Bye."

"Bye. I love you."

"I love you too." Yuki watched him walk away and disappear in the streets. She turned around and saw a white-haired boy leaning against her door. "You were watching?" Hitsugaya only replied with a small nod and moved away so she can open the door.

"How long will you stay here?"

"I dunno. Your sister didn't say up to what time I should be with you."

"It's getting late y'know. Maybe you should stay the night." She thought about what she said and immediately felt embarrassed. "Umm.. Never mind." She felt a blush creep up her cheeks but wouldn't accept it.

Hitsugaya saw her blush and felt a blush come up his cheeks as well. "Ah. I won't get raped y'know, unlike you." He saw her glare at him and immediately apologized.

"If you don't want to stay it's okay y'know."

"I know. So, where do I sleep?" he said. Yuki's face lit up.

"You sleep on the couch~!" she said childishly. "Did you eat already?" As if on cue, they heard a low rumbling sound. "Thought so. Come in. I'll just fix something up for you." The two of them entered the apartment and Yuki made something to eat.

"Mm~… What is this?"

"Just a simple corn soup. Sorry I couldn't cook anything heavier." Yuki was slightly embarrassed. How could she treat her friend like that?

"It's great!" he exclaimed. Yuki suddenly looked sad. "What's the matter?" he asked. It was just so unlike her to be sad.

"it's just that, Akira's kinda different. I feel that something's just not right." she confessed. It confused her how she can say things to Hitsugaya. It was like they knew each other for so long already. It was funny how they were fighting this morning and now they're friends.

"Well, people change. Not everyone can stay the same."

"I know, but he's hiding something from me. Ever since I moved, the calls and texts from him didn't have the special thing I felt before."

She was really sad and Hitsugaya couldn't take it. "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" he asked, trying to change the subject.

Yuki was a little surprised but she got the message. He didn't want to talk about it if it was hard for her. "Hm, let's see… Can I just stay here and sleep?"

"Sure. Speaking of sleep, it really late now. You should hit the hay."

"Yeah yeah… Why do you always treat me like a kid?" the question was an attempt to make the conversation longer.

"Because you are." He replied. "Now go to bed, now!" he ordered.

"Whatever, do you want a change of clothes?"

"No… Good night Yuki."

"Good night Toshiro." She laughed before she slipped into her room and closed the door. Hitsugaya was left to reflect on how he should deal with Yuki.

'Why not tell her you like her?'

'Shut up. That's not what I meant!'

'Yes it was. Now, don't you think she also likes you? Letting you stay here and all.'

'Stop putting images into my mind damn it! Can you keep your thoughts to yourself?! Go to Sode no Shirayuki or somethin'!'

'You're just jealous because you don't have a girl.'

'Hyorinmaru, are you going to let me sleep?!'

'Not a chance..' the ice dragon said with a devilish smile. He wouldn't go down until his master admits it whole heartedly and confesses to her.



Yuki could hear him shuffling on the couch. She felt better knowing that she could approach him anytime. Maybe this was the reason her sister asked him to stay with her. If that was the case, she would need to thank her. Slowly, she drifted into slumber.

'Master! Long time no see!' a girl's voice shouted. She hadn't heard it before, but it sounded so familiar.

'Huh? Who are you? Where are you?'she called out.

'Awww.. Don't play dumb! Oh, wait. Now I remember that you don't remember. Until you recover you won't be able to see or remember me!'

'What? What do you mean?' In a flash, everything went white. She then saw the familiar girl. She was standing in the middle of the field with her sword raised. She was about to strike but a man slashed her, making her bleed. She could hear her shout curses at the man.

Yuki looked at herself and saw red on her body. She felt nothing at first but then started to curl up in pain. She screamed for help, but no one came. She was scared. She then looked up and saw the man looking at her. She asked him to help her. Instead, he took his sword, raised it and prepared to strike. She closed her eyes, hoping to feel nothing.


"Yuki! Yuki!"

Hitsugaya had felt something in Yuki's room and immediately went to check it out. He saw her curled up in a small ball, trembling. He heard small sobs coming from her. She shifted her position violently from side to side. Yuki woke up and immediately threw herself into Hitsugaya's arms. She was still crying and was still shaking.

"It's alright Yuki, I'm here." he reassured her. She was little hysterical, that was sure. Yuki snapped back into her senses and realized what she was doing. She immediately stopped shaking and tried to move away from Hitsugaya's arms but to no avail.

"Umm, Hitsugaya, you can let go of me now."

"Ah. Sorry," he mumbled. A little blush started to appear but he was able to make it stop. "Now, would you mind telling me what that was all about?"

"It was just a nightmare. A realistic one." Hitsugaya wanted to know more but Yuki didn't want to talk anymore. She just wanted to rest so Hitsugaya left her in the room.

Yuki glanced at her clock and saw the time. '2:30 a.m. I really need to get some sleep.' She tried and succeeded. Unlike her other dreams, this time she was in a garden covered with snow. It had a frozen pond and all the plants and trees were either frozen or covered with snow. She wandered around and decided to sit on one of the huge rocks.

"Where am I?"

"Ah, you're back! But you still don't remember, do you?"

"Remember what?"

"Never mind. Just enjoy the surroundings for now…"


The Next day:

Splattering oil. Bubbling coffee. Burned toast. Hitsugaya woke up and was greeted by Yuki's cooking and a sweet good morning. He sat at the couch, trying to remember why he was here. As soon as he recalled, he went to the kitchen and tried to help Yuki cook.

"A-a-ah! Don't you even dare to touch the food. Have you even seen yourself in the mirror?" she said comically. She was happy as always. 'Maybe it was because she saw Akira?' he shook off the thought and tried to enjoy the time he was able to spend with her.

He made his way to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. God. His hair was all messy, shirt even messier, he had morning glory and… dried drool? He quickly washed his face and tried to look for a comb or a brush. "Comb is inside the left drawer!" she shouted. 'She really does read minds.' "No! I don't read minds!" He let out a small chuckle and fixed his hair.

By the time he went to the kitchen, she was done cooking. She had already set the table and was just waiting for him. "Boy, you sure take a long time to get ready, just like a girl." Ignoring the comment, he looked at the food. Man, they never had this at Orihime's. For once, a decent breakfast. "Hope you like bacon." she said with a smile.

"Well, you're happy today. What's up?" he asked. Yes, she was usually happy, but not that happy.

"Nothing really. It just feels great to have another person in the apartment. It kinda gets lonely you know. Day in and day out, nothing happens." Hitsugaya almost choked at the last sentence. She seriously didn't know what was happening. "Y'know, you're happy as well. I've never seen you actually have fun. Mind telling me what's with you?"

"Nothing special, I'm just very thankful that today I can have a decent breakfast." Yuki laughed at the comment. She was comfortable with him now. In just one night, they were able to become great friends. He only wished they could be more. Of course, he had already put that thought in the back of his mind.

"Why? Orihime can't cook?"

"She can, but she has weird taste. Even worse, Matsumoto likes her cooking and encourages her."

"Haha.." she laughed. "I never knew that."

"That's because you're still new. And you had to walk out when you stayed over."

"I guess so." she admitted. "Anyway, what do we have to do today, bodyguard?"

"Bodyguard? Who said I was your bodyguard?" he said in a slightly annoyed tone. Yuki laughed when she succeeded in irritating him.

"It was a joke dummy. Oh yeah, you might want to take a bath." Hitsugaya immediately looked at himself and thought for a moment.

"You're right," he finally said, "I'll go home for a while, but I'll come back. I don't ever want to eat there again." Yuki laughed again. She couldn't help it.

They ate in silence. Hitsugaya was hungry and Yuki was busy sorting out what she had to do today, apparently nothing. After they ate, Hitsugaya asked if could wash the dishes since she already cooked for him. When he finished, he said goodbye to her and left. Yuki watched him leave and leaned on the wall.

"He slept in your apartment?" Mrs. Kinomoto asked. She had a very mischievous smile. It was devilish, really, but Yuki couldn't say that to her dear neighbor.

"Yeah, but he slept on the couch. The COUCH." She said, making sure that the old woman wasn't thinking of anything stupid.

"I get it, but weren't you two arguing yesterday?"

"Yeah, we were, but we patched it all up."

"Oh that's great! When you dump Akira, he'd be perfect for you!" the woman exclaimed. Yuki was shocked at what the woman said. How could she say that to the person she loved?

"Me? Dump Akira? Why would you think of that? I love him very much you know." Yuki snapped. She was confused and mad.

"I know, but Yuki, having a long distance relationship is kinda hard. I also saw how he treated your friend when he answered the door last night and it was not all that nice." This time, Yuki's eyebrows were all scrunched up. Akira wasn't like that but the doubts she's been having only made her more confused.

"I-I know that our relationship is hard, but we try to keep it together." she said slowly. Mrs. Kinomoto noticed her sadness and tried to change the subject.

"Enough of that. We'll just let it be." she said. She was walking back to her apartment when she suddenly remembered something. "I almost forgot, Yuki, can you babysit?"

"Umm.. I can take care of kids, yes. Why?" She was puzzled. Why would she ask that?

"Good. Can you come over to a friend of mine and take care of her daughter while we're away?"

"Ah.. Umm… I-"

"Alrighty then. I'll go with you to the house and I'll leave you there. Be ready at around 5:30 p.m." she said with a smile. She entered her apartment and left Yuki with her mouth wide open with utter surprise.


"Captain where have you been? We've been worried about you! You were missing the whole day and you didn't bother coming home!" Matsumoto said, only to ruin Hitsugaya's wonderful mood.

"I was at Yuki's. I do have a promise to keep." he said bluntly.

"I know, but to sleep over? Tell me you didn't do anything." she said with seriousness. She tried to hide her giggles but he could see right through it.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you but nothing happened. Now, would you please leave me alone? I need a bath." Matsumoto let him pass and he took a bath, just like he said he would. "I'll be going back to her place," he said as he walked out of the shower, fully dressed.

"Getting all comfortable with her huh? You like her don't you?"

"Shut up! I'll be out the whole day. Goodbye." he said as he left the place again.

"Hey Orihime, I know you're there. Do you think he likes her?"

Orihime walked from where she was hiding. "Definitely," she said with a smirk. "Did you notice he called her Yuki?" she asked back.

Matsumoto grinned as well. "Of course."


To-Do List

Groceries

Homework*

Clean the House

Unpack the last few boxes

Give Mrs. Kinomoto her sewing kit back

Walk Mrs. Kinomoto's dog

Babysit

Yuki eyed her list and sighed. She was bored. 'Man, Hitsugaya takes a long time.' she thought. She then realized something: Why did she look for Hitsugaya? She laughed it off and tried to think of anything else to do. She was about to fall asleep when she heard the door bell. She immediately jumped up and ran towards the door. She opened it and when she confirmed it was Hitsugaya, she unintentionally hugged him.

"Missed me huh?" he said in an amused tone. Yuki realized the position she was in and immediately let go of him. Her cheeks felt warm and she tried not to look at him.

"I-I… Sorry 'bout that," she said, still not looking.

"It's alright. Anyway, what do we have to do today?" Yuki smiled and told him what they had to do. "Groceries? Didn't you buy some yesterday? And what's with the babysitting?"

"About the groceries, I forgot to buy some ingredients for a cake that I'm making for my birthday. The baby sitting… is… well… because of Mrs. Kinomoto. I need to go at around 5:30."

"It's just 11. You wanna go shopping now and just eat outside?" 'Like a date?' an ice dragon said. Hitsugaya immediately shut him up.

"Sure, why not?" she said. Her mind was telling her not to go but her heart told her to go as soon as possible.


"Now Yuki, all you have to do is look after the little girl until her parents arrive. They'll be back around 8:30. Don't worry, Chii-chan is a good girl," the old woman said. She was Chii's grandmother, Mrs. Ayuzawa. She and Mrs. Kinomoto were going somewhere tonight and Chii's parents were coming late.

"Chii-chan? I thought the girl's name was Chika?" she thought about her question and realized the connection. "Ok, I get it. So me and Chii-chan are going to be alone here?" she asked. Mrs. Ayuzawa nodded in agreement and made her way to the door.

"Oh, you need to make her eat dinner. We have some food in the fridge. All you have to do was heat it up. We'll be leaving now. Thanks again for coming over. Bye." Mrs. Ayuzawa said and closed the door on her way out.

Yuki looked at the little girl that was standing next to her. She had chocolate brown eyes and dark brown hair that just slightly brushed over her shoulders and bangs covering her forehead. She was waving goodbye and stopped after a few seconds. "Ne, Chii-chan, how old are?" Yuki asked sweetly.

"I'm five!" the girl said happily. She looked at the person standing next to Yuki. "Yuki-chan, who's he? Why's he here?" she asked while pointing at the white-haired man. Yuki giggled and Hitsugaya just grunted. Yuki almost forgot about him. He came with her because Yuki asked him to.

"Haha… He's my friend, Hitsugaya Toshiro. He's here because I thought I might need some help," Yuki explained. Chii just tilted her head and smiled at the two of them.

"Hello Shiro-chan!" she squealed. Hitsugaya was surprised to hear his nickname but Yuki just giggled again beside him.

"Sh-Shiro-chan? Now where did that come from Chika?" he said in a not so kind tone. The girl suddenly got scared of him. Yuki hit him on the head and glared. "Sorry," he muttered. Chii immediately smiled again.

"I call you Shiro-chan because your hair's white~!" she said playfully. She grabbed his hand dragged him upstairs to her room. "Come on Shiro-chan! Let's play!" she squealed. Hitsugaya looked at Yuki for help but she was too busy laughing at him. He glared at her but she kept on laughing.

Yuki watched them go upstairs and sighed. 'This was better than I thought.' She laughed again and made sure the doors were locked before going up after them. When she opened Chii's door she almost curled up on the floor. She saw Hitsugaya in a frilly apron and a pink sunhat on his head. She would have dropped to the floor, laughing, but Hitsugaya's frown told her not to. "Whatcha doin'?" she asked instead.

"We're having a tea party!" the little girl announced. "Do you want to join?" she offered. Immediately, a smirk showed on his face, thinking she had to suffer to but it quickly disappeared when Yuki declined.

"Sorry, I can't. I still need to cook your food. I'll come up to call you when I'm done," she said. "Hitsugaya, can you please stay with her until I'm finished? Please and thank you!" she added in a sweet, childish way. Yuki stuck out her tongue at him and closed the door, hearing a disappointed 'awwww' from Chii. It was true she still had to cook the 'not getting to play tea party' part was just a bonus.


Inside the room, Hitsugaya was having the worst time of his life. He was thinking of ways how to get back at her when he noticed Chii smiling at him. "What?" he asked slightly annoyed of the forever present smile of her.

"Are you Yuki-chan's boyfriend Shiro-chan?" she asked innocently, but still smiling. Hitsugaya was caught off guard. 'What do people teach to kids these days?' he thought. He pulled himself together and said no. Chii looked at him, not convinced.

"Really? You like her then, Shiro-chan?"

'Yes' "No,"

"Awww…" she said, clealy disappointed. They continued playing after Chii said something. Hitsugaya couldn't hear it well but it was along the lines 'look good together.'

Somewhere down stairs, Yuki sneezed.


After a few minutes, Yuki called them downstairs to eat. When the two went down, Yuki saw the girl riding on Hitsugaya's back. She chuckled and continued to set the plates.

"Yuki-chan! Shiro-chan's my horsie!"

"Haha.. I can see that," she said, clearly amused. "Now Chii, take a seat."

"But I can't sit there, silly Yuki." she said.

"Why not?"

"I'm too small. I have a high chair in the store room. That's what I use to sit when I eat," she explained with her finger pointing at a door.

"Oh, okay. Hitsugaya, can you please get it?"

"Why d-" he paused when he saw Yuki pouting. 'How cute…' He mentally hit himself. 'It's an act. It's an act. It's an act. It's an act,' he chanted in his mind, but alas, the dragon was defeated by a hit from snowflake. "Alright," he muttered. He went and took out the chair. While they were eating, Chii wanted to make things a little interesting.

"Yuki-chan, do you have a boyfriend?" the small girl asked. Yuki almost choked on her food. 'What do people teach kids these days?' Anyways, she answered yes. "Is it Shiro-chan?" she asked innocently. Now, both Hitsugaya and Yuki choked. They drank down lots of water and laughed. At least Yuki did.

"No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. He's not my boyfriend. He's just a friend." Hitsugay winced at the word friend. Chii noticed it and confirmed one of her theories. Now, for the other person.

"Then who?"

"Ahm.. You don't know him." Chii pouted. 'This is gonna be hard,' she thought.

"But who? I only see you happy when you're with Shiro-chan," she said. This caught the attention of Hitsugaya and listened.

Yuki was kinda getting nervous. Chii was right. She was having more fun with Hitsugaya than with Akira. "Well, he's my closest friend. That's why I'm always happy with him. And he's fun to irritate too." She rubbed the back of her neck and looked at her food. Her plate was already empty and so was Chii's. it was already 7:30. "Alright since your finish why don't you get ready to sleep? I'll just clean up here. Hitsugaya will come with you," she said.

"But-but, it's still early," she argued.

"Riiiiight… If you don't go to sleep early, you won't grow tall," Yuki noticed Hitsugaya's little flinch and chuckled. "Anyway, your grandma told me to put you to bed early. She said something about going somewhere tomorrow." Chii's eyes brightened and took hold of Hitsugaya's arm.

"Hey Yuki, don't you think you're supposed to be the one putting her to sleep? I mean, you did cook, but you didn't spend any time with Chii," Hitsugaya said. He received a glare from her and smirked. 'That's not gonna work this time.'

"Yeah, yeah. Yuki-chan wasn't able to spend time with Chii. Yuki should be with me this time." Yuki saw that she was defeated and gave in. She swore silently and slapped Hitsugaya on the arm before going up.

Yuki helped Chii get into her pajamas and brush her teeth. She then told her a bed time story before the little girl was sound asleep. She watched the little girl sleep and listened to her rhythmic breathing. Slowly, she dozed off as well.


"What's taking her so long?" Hitsugaya looked at the clock. It was 8:15 and Yuki wasn't even down yet. He was growing impatient.

'Miss her already?'

'No!'

'Then why are you so frustrated?'

'It's because it doesn't take that long to put an exhausted 5 year old to sleep!'

'Then why don't you check?' Hitsugaya thought about it for a moment and decided to check. He went up the stairs quietly and opened the door to the little girl's room. He saw Chii sleeping soundly and Yuki sitting on a chair, all curled up, sleeping as well. He looked around and decided to let Yuki sleep. He tried to carry her down stairs but he realized that in her current position, it would be hard to move her without waking her up. Instead, he just looked at her. She was wearing a plain white button up blouse with the long sleeves rolled up to above her elbow. She was also wearing a pair flared jeans and sneakers. He reached out and touched her hair. The small movements made her shift and flutter her eyes open.

"Hitsugaya-kun, what are you doing?" she asked through her blurry eyes.

"I was just fixing your hair," he quickly explained. 'Damn it! What was I doing?'

"Oh, okay. Mmm… I fell asleep? What time is it?"

"It's almost 8:30, and yeah, you fell asleep."

"Hmm… Is everything downstairs clean?"

"Yeah."

"Alright. I think Chii's already in a deep sleep so we should better go down now." The two of them went down and positioned themselves on the couches. They were quiet. Hitsugaya was typing a report, something he rarely does now, and Yuki was spacing out. Hitsugaya noticed his friend's silence and decided to pry.

"Anything wrong?" he asked. Yuki immediately snapped out of her trance and looked at her friend with confused eyes. Hitsugaya instantly became worried. "Are you all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," she reassured him, but the way she said it only made him worry even more.

"Come on, tell me," Hitsugaya moved closer to her. He saw her eyes becoming moist, as if ready to cry.

"It's just that… I'm really confused. Just like Chii said, why am I happier when I'm with you than with Akira?" she finally said. "Even worse, my dreams are not only realistic, but are also becoming painful." Hitsugaya was at a loss for words. "I-it's going to be alright, right?"

Hitsugaya nodded. "Right." The door bell rang and he answered it. It was Mrs. Ayuzawa.

"Hey kids, is she asleep? It seems like I got here before her parents did."

"Yep," they said in unison.

"Thanks for babysitting. Here's your pay," the old woman said as she took out some money.

"Oh, there's no need to pay us. You're a friend of Mrs. Kinomoto so it should be free," Yuki explained.

"Nonsense! Here's yours and here is for your friend."

"Umm.. Thank you," Hitsugaya said.

"No, thank you for taking good care of my little grandchild. I hope she didn't do anything."

"Nah, she was a good girl. Anyway, we should get going, right Hitsugaya?"

"Oh, right. Thank you very much for your help." Mrs. Ayuzawa walked them to the door and watched them off.

On the way home they were still quiet. None of them dared to speak. Yuki broke the silence when she said he should go home.

"I'll go home when I'm sure you get home safely."

"You don't have to follow me just to know that!" she snapped. She was annoyed. For some reason, she was mad at herself and mat at Hitsugaya and mad at everything that happened. "I can take care of my own you know!"

"I know that," he said. He was puzzled why she was acting like that. She was doing well earlier. "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly mad at me?"

"I'm not mad! I am but- It's just- I don't know anymore. Maybe you should tell Yoruichi that I'll be safe without you around," she said with sadness and confusion evident in her voice. "I need to sort things out." Hitsugaya respected her decision and made his way home. When Yuki was sure he was gone, he walked back home, trying to figure out what he was to her.

When he saw that Yuki was already walking home, he swallowed a Soul Candy and ordered the soul to go straight home. He then followed Yuki as quietly as possible. He was baffled about Yuki's sudden change of behavior. It was like she was a different person. 'I'll just watch her go home. After that, I'll be on my way back home.'


"Yeah, I know. But please…. Okay, I'll try. Bye." Yuki put down the phone, disappointed that her sister wouldn't grant her request. Yuki didn't want to develop any feeling for Hitsugaya. She knew she loved Akira, but, LOVED was in the past tense.

She went to bed, exhausted. She waited for another one of her nightmares to hit her, but she was greeted by the cold garden she saw last night.


"What do you think, Kisuke?" Yoruichi asked. Her "sister" just called about not wanting to have the captain follow her anymore.

"She's just confused because of the nightmares. Around this time, she'd be recalling the fight against Aizen and some other physically painful memories."

"I guess so… Would her boyfriend be any problem?" she asked.

"Yes. He is a bad man after all. He'll just give her pain when she finds out what he's doing behind her back."

"Poor girl… Don't you think we should help her?"

"No, Captain Hitsugaya will be able to handle it. Y'know, he's quite protective of her,"

"I know," Yoruichi said with a smirk. "Now, don't go off playing god and mess around with their feelings."

"I'm not playing god. I just want to see if it's possible," the shop keeper explained, forming a grin of his own.

"Don't worry. I'll help," said the dark colored woman.


That's about it!

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Sorry if it kinda drabbles on and on.. I just don't know where to stop the chapter.

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I'm trying to fast forward it so I can do the sequel. Yes, it has a continuation. I'll be making another story about the two of them. It's about what happens to them when Yuki's memories come back. Oops, I'm not gonna say anything more about that story.

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