Sorry it took me so long, our internet broke down and there were exams and stuff, and I have to prepare for an exhibition.

KnB doesn't belong to me.


Yomi Seijuro was a figure of great excellence among those of her age – she is the youngest member of the Seijuro clan council, and one of the most prominent Genesis program graduates. Though unlike her sister, she finished the program all the way.

Behind this face, however, lies a girl who lived everyday with a broken heart. She released her anger on her innocent sister, who isn't even aware of why Yomi is hurting her.

A long time before Yomi became known as a figure of excellence, she met a boy whom made her heart beat, but as time flew she lost him to her own sister.

There's a feeling that I have that I will never understand

That my fantasy will fade far away from my hand

"Yomi, I saved a girl from jumping today, and she resembles you a lot. Is she by any chance a relative?"

I lowered my head and tears threatened to fall my eyes. He had met her already? When did this happen? And after all the trouble I went to prevent them from meeting… I replied to him in a low voice.

"Yeah, she's my sister…"

"I knew it, I could already tell from the hair. You know, she's cute, I'm going to have to start courting her soon!"

That sounded a lot like a crude joke, but it wasn't. He really was going to do it, no matter what. It wouldn't be like this; my fantasy of us living our lives together was starting to completely fade… and all because I met him that day…

At first I hadn't notice but I guess should of
My first love was always by my side
The happiness I felt, the sadness I dealt
We both shared them well, as if our hearts were one heart on its own

It was the first day of school for the new batch of Genesis program trainees, in which my little sister is in. Since I was considered a senior to them (I'm just in the third grade and they call me that as if I'm sixteen or something), I was given the task of taking her to her class. Akane and I were scanning the class lists posted to see where she'll be going. I finally spotted her name and smiled softly.

"So you made it to 1-B, huh? Not bad for a spoiled brat,"

I laughed internally as I watched Akane's face redden in anger and she pouted. I took her hand and led her to 1-B's room. On the way back, I bumped into some brat.

"For a Seijuro, you sure didn't look aware of where you were going."

What the… is this brat insulting my bloodline?! Wait a minute; I've just stared at him for like ten seconds, how'd he know I'm from-

"You're probably wondering how I know you're a Seijuro. Well, the only ones I know who have red hair and reek of blood and iron are you guys."

Is he saying that I stink? If he is then right now I'm going to kill him, regardless that he's a Genesis program student or not, well I didn't really care!

"By the way, I'm Tetsuya Kuroko. I know that not introducing yourselves is a bad habit for mercenaries."

Hold on, this brat is a noble blood? I knew he kind of looked like mom's high school crush, but that was seven years ago! What was his name again? Toshimitsu something, he also had baby blue hair and from all the batch pictures I saw they had the same scary glare. Don't tell me that brat is his son? Who cares, all I felt right now was…

My first love is a brat two years younger than me.

But destiny was so cruel to us and change our fate to separate us soon enough
Making us changing our true self
Deciding to protect her, whether or not it seem pitiful yet cute
At the side of the road you see me as Cinderella

It has already been almost five years since Tetsuya and I became friends, best friends even. But lately I noticed that he was talking to me a lot less than before, so I decided to do some sleuthing.

"Hey… lately you haven't talked to me that much,"

I told him while staring at him. He continued twirling his pasta using his fork and kept staring at it as if it was an enemy.

"I just have better things to do."

Hearing that hurt my feelings a lot, way more than when I cut during training. What did he mean by "better things to do"? I felt a pang of jealousy hit my heart and I wondered if it was some new girl he's met or some hobby he indulged himself in. He suddenly stopped twirling his pasta then looked straight at me.

"Look, they're having us graduate early in a few weeks. It's already been decided that I will be in Elite Squad 1 and I cannot transfer divisions until I've been a recruit for at least a year."

"You said "us"… who else are you graduating with?"

That's not the only reason is it? You said "us" just now, you'd either be referring to you and me or…

"Me, Akane-chan, and the rest of the top seven,"

You're probably wasting twenty-four hours of your day attending to my spoiled sister. But what about me, didn't you think that saying these kinds of things to me would hurt me so much because… because I love you? You've only met her during joint training, and yet you set your eyes on her? Everyone's attention is all over her, Akane this and Akane that.

Why does everyone even bother to waste their energy on someone like her, someone who doesn't even keep up with the clan's standards? She's hogging all the attention, even that of the one who captured my heart. Well… it wouldn't hurt to make a few changes in the house, since she'll believe that it's because of her low proficiency rate which the elders have disliked her for.

Those two lovers finally met each other

Falling for each other in a short time

Leaving me all alone, a crying Juliet

Do you remember the promise we made, during an adventure we had as children?

Some weeks later, the sixth grade's top seven graduated and became official members of the Genesis Knight Brotherhood. Since I was a direct relative of Akane's, I had to be there on her graduation ceremony. As I stood a meter away from the stage, I looked at the baby blue haired boy's expressions.

When she was called, he smiled softly.

Something he never did when I received my award for being top one.

I clenched fists until they were bleeding, and I unclenched my fists. I looked at the blood on my hands which kept dripping and tainted the sky blue carpet. I heard a gasp and saw Akane standing in front of me, with a look of surprise.

"Yomi-nee, what happened? Why are your hands bleeding?"

You happened, you little spoiled attention magnet. I looked at her with blank eyes and she was fumbling with her backpack, trying to find casts. I saw Tetsuya approaching from a distance. He just glanced at my hands then looked at her. He took her hands and placed a roll of casts on them, and she hurriedly wrapped them around my hands.

After Akane finished wrapping my hands my face darkened and I walked past her, whispering something to the baby blue haired boy.

"Do you remember that promise?"

Unless it's me, unless it's you

The curtain of this story can't fall yet

That faraway day's game of playing

Pretend suddenly faded to grey

"Eh? Tetsuya, what are you holding up your pinky for?"

"A pinky promise,"

"Huh?"

"Promise that our friendship won't fall unless either of us falls in battle."

"All right, I promise!"

I wish that you'd remember the orange sky of that day, just the way it is and not just as a simple grey colored memory that you discarded.

"I'm happy for you, congratulations

You two look so happy together"

I lied with false words and a smile

"Hey Akane, congratulations on graduating and… your new relationship,"

I said as I placed a hand on her bloodied face. She began squirming in her place and tears began streaming down her face, which only made me even happier. I roughly shoved her and she fell off the coffee table I made her sit on. Her wide eyes could have given the plates a run for their money and I approached her, looking intensely at her legs that were still on the coffee table. I smiled at her and tears began streaming again when she realized what I was about to do. I gently placed my boot's steel heel on her knee with an innocent smile. She began screaming when I started putting force. I removed my foot, only to slam it back on her knee even harder.

All those times that he ignored me for you.

All those times that he denied me to be with you.

And that time he told me I was no longer important, do you feel all that?

I stopped kicking her knee when I heard it snap. I stared at the now broken knee and at the owner's face. Her face was really wet from all the tears she cried and it seemed that she could not speak because of all her shouting. Somehow, a sick sense in me enjoyed the way she screamed in pain. But since I wasn't that much of a monster, I ripped a cupboard that was just the right size of her leg right off the wall. I placed it on her broken leg and wrapped it tightly using casts.

"Drop by the healing center tomorrow and have your knee healed."

"But Yomi-nee, I-"

"I said drop by. No excuses. I don't care if you have to limp all the way there."

Held by that girl's chest was a puppy he had save, watching over them

Leaving no room for me

"Tetsuya, he's so cute!"

I heard her exclaim. I headed towards the direction where I heard her voice that was filled with so much… so much happiness.

Please don't be there…!

That single exclamation of her joy led me to the garden, where she was sitting, and puppy in her arms and Tetsuya beside her. Tears started forming in my eyes as I watched them laugh happily. They were sitting on the same spot where he and I hung out before. I saw him glance at my direction, but he simply ignored me. He ignored me as if we didn't share five years of friendship.

There really is no more room for me in your heart, isn't there?

Thinking she'll be loved if she just smiles, she flirts with him

She's pretending to be innocent, what a horrible girl

But I, who can't even express my own feelings

And who is maddened by a jealous heart, am even worse.

"Yomi-nee, please stop, it hurts-!"

You think you're so innocent, don't you? You think that you can get anything just by batting your eyelashes? You're such a spoiled little piece of trash. You're so disgusting I might as well kill you right now.

"Yomi-nee, please, I'm sorry for being such a failure to the clan!"

So you still think that's the reason why I'm beating you up? How cute, you're so clueless. I bet you have in mind that I've gone from simply hitting you to actually hitting you because the council thinks you're a failure and that you're flirting with a noble. You never cease to amuse me.

I was about to hit her again when I realized that I was no better, taking out my jealousy on a twelve-year-old girl. I stared at the whip I had in hand, which had blood dripping on its end because of how much I hit Akane. I threw it to the corner of the room and began screaming.

It's sad, it's regrettable, I've missed it

It turns into a pain and cuts my body deep

Oh time, turn back, don't come in

Just like the old days

I woke up in my room with a lot of stitches on my arms. Oh right, after going ballistic last night I kept cutting myself with a knife. That spoiled brat even has the guts to stitch my wounds. Why wouldn't she just let me die?

I turned to my side and saw various pictures of me and Tetsuya and our memories, even the time he had won a race in a sports festival a year after I met him. I touched one, and the image of him and my stupid sister together came into mind, and I instantly ripped the picture off the wall. I felt tears flow on my face.

I wish they hadn't met and it was always like that…

The lovers who made a vow

Hesitated to love each other in public

I can't recognize it, I don't understand it

That girl definitely is a Juliet

After all, I've loved you longer than her…

Out of all members of Akane's four-year-old squad, so far the only one I know is their blonde loudmouth member. Quite fitting, since he always talks non-stop. No wonder his rival is also a loudmouth. The worst thing one never wants to hear is the two rivals screaming at each other on top of their lungs. Well there was a use to him being loud.

"Daiki, Akane-chi and Tetsuya-chi together!"

"So what if they are? Not like you'll get the courage to confess…"

So they're together huh? How old are they, sixteen maybe? I guess youth these days get into relationships at early ages. Though they still have to wait three more years before they can get married, he still went at it and asked her out. Three more years to ruin her life, I suppose. Despite already being in a relationship, I hardly see them being sweet to each other in public, probably because of their standing in society, him being a noble and her a mercenary.

I still held a grudge and jealousy, because I've loved him a lot longer than she ever did and yet he still chose to be with her.

I'm not reflected in those yearning eyes of yours

"I'm glad that I was friends with you"

You say with a smile

But I didn't want to hear such words

I was surprised when I received a note from him asking me to meet me in the lounge later that day. Somehow, I was really glad he did. When he saw me, he stood up from his seat.

"Yomi, I'm glad that I was friends with you."

He said smiling and then walked away. I faked a smile and I fought back the tears that threatened to fall. Just now… he had used past tense; he used past tense on me! That could only mean that he doesn't see me as a friend anymore!

I never wished for him to tell me something like that!

Those two lovers finally met each other

Falling for each other in a short time

Leaving only me all alone, a crying Juliet

Do you remember the promise we made

During an adventure we had as children?

The night before Akane ran away, I saw them together. I was struck with horror as I realized that they were flirting under the same roof as me. Without even thinking, I stomped over to Akane and slapped her. His face was filled with anger at me. I gave him a look that told him that I hated him so much. After he left the compound, I proceeded to go to my own room and threw my things all over the floor while crying.

First, we have a fight, now he has the guts to come here? And from the looks of it, he was proposing to her. In my own home, in the home of the girl he left with a grieving heart. What about that stupid promise he made when we were young?!

Unless it's me, unless it's you

The curtain can't fall yet

The memory of the day when we made that promise kept replaying in my head. His voice, the way his eyes shone with so much happiness… but now it was like he didn't even remember we promised not to leave our friendship.

The two lovers who made a vow

Hesitated to love each other in public

I can't recognize it, I don't understand it

That girl definitely is a Juliet

This is the end, that's right

Let's begin this tragedy

Goodbye, Romeo

The morning of the day after that, I found a note from Akane saying she was done being a legitimate part of the family. A part of me was really glad that she was no longer under the same roof as me, but another part was disappointed at her for throwing the privileges of being the next successor.

I returned to my room with mixed feelings. I stared at the various pictures and a storybook that were stored away in a box underneath my bed one by one. I stood up carrying the box and walked towards the large garden. I ordered the servant who was sweeping there to burn everything inside the box.

"B-But, Miss Yomi, these are your memories-"

"I don't care. Burn them all, until all I see are ashes."

I stared as the fire consumed the pictures and they turned into ashes. Something caught my eye and I turned on my heel.

"Goodbye, Romeo."


Satsuki's shot open and she blinked, looking at the pink walls of her office, asking herself about what she just dreamed about. "Was that some sick product of my imagination…?" She asked herself. All of a sudden, someone tapped her on the shoulder. Out of instinct she threw the nearest thing she could find (which was a 500 page book) at the intruder.

"Did you really have to throw a thick book at me?!"

She slumped down on her chair and groaned in frustration. "Daiki, you should really get rid of your habit of just popping out of nowhere!" She growled, clenching her fists. "Can't help it, I can go through and out of inter-space as I please remember? That also means I can pop out anywhere I like, even in your closet," Daiki said brushing off dust from his uniform. "By the way, you looked like you just had a nightmare. Is it about getting extra paperwork?" Satsuki threw a bread knife at his direction and assured the boy that she didn't dream of anything creepy. Later that night, she grabbed her fuzzy diary and wrote down what she dreamed about today.

Dear diary,

I don't know why, but while taking a nap today I dreamed about that young Seijuro council lady… what was her name again? Yumi or something beating up Akane-chan and even breaking her knee, then ordering her to get it healed. Is she crazy or something? And why am I even having these dreams?

The next day, to her horror, Akane came in with her leg all cast up, and when she asked her about it, she just said she broke her knee training. It was then that Satsuki assumed it was a piece of the future that she had been able to see.