Chapter 21 : Trust You No More

* Runo's POV *

"No . You need to get out of here . I don't want any help from you ," I said adamantly , turning to Aerogan .

Aerogan seemed taken aback .

"But Mistress -"

"Stop it ! I'm not your mistress . I don't even know you . How can I even trust you ?" I could feel the anger building up inside of me . "If he broke up with me in the first place then he shouldn't have come to save me !"

"Master Dan came back because he realised he still loved you !" Aerogan protested .

I remained unfazed . "If he did love me in the first place , he wouldn't have broke up with me ."

"That's because Master Dan wasn't the one who initiated the breakup . You were ."

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* Shun's POV *

"I wonder how the others are doing ," Baron said worriedly .

"Alice can take care of herself , and Dan will be fine ," I shrugged as I peered out of the window of the trailer .

We were on our way to Beta City , our first destination . We'd tracked down the supporting buildings for the main action of the happenings .

"Guys , take a look at this ," Mira commented , looking out of the window .

We rushed to Mira's side , only to see a huge beam of light shining from a factory .

"What's going on ?"

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* Dan's POV *

I could only briefly remember where Runo's room was , but still made it there nevertheless . Lucky for me , the guards were having their dinner , so the castle was clear .

I carefully pushed open the door to Runo's room , only to find it empty .

"Do you think Aerogan has already gotten her out ?" Drago suggested ,

"I don't know . Let's check the balcony ," I entered the room and quietly made my way to the balcony .

My spirits rose when I saw a hint of blue hair . Runo had her chin leaning on her hands , and was gazing out of the balcony .

I was about to dash towards her , when she spoke up .

"I initiated the breakup ? That's ... hard to believe ..." her voice trailed away .

"You did ," Aerogan answered without hesitation .

"And ... what happened afterwards ?" Runo asked after a moment of silence .

"He tried to ask you to stay , but you refused ..." Aerogan muttered .

Runo didn't reply . She held onto her head , struggling to remember the events , but to no avail . She let out a scream , letting her face face the sky as tears trailed down her cheeks . She sunk to the ground , burying her face in her hands .

"Why ... Why can't I remember anything ?" The blunette screamed in frustration .

My heart softened for her . If Runo still had her memories , I would have treated her differently , after all , she knew my true nature . But for now , it wouldn't hurt to be soft to her .

I decided . I paced towards the blunette , wrapping her in a hug .

She looked up , surprised as she blinked back tears .

Suddenly realising what she was doing , she pushed me away , getting up quickly as she backed away some more .

"Stay away from me !" she shook her head , looking as though she was traumatised .

"Runo ..." I reached out my hand towards her , but she swatted it away .

"Don't ... I must have broken up with you for a reason . Was it your fault ? Or mine ?" Runo panicked .

I brought my hand back to my side . "It was mine ."

Although I knew that the truth wouldn't have benefitted me , I knew that one day , it would still be revealed .

Runo looked down , not answering .

"It was my fault . I shouldn't have left you behind . I neglected you too much . I -"

"Zip it !" Runo snapped . Seemed to me that she still had some of her traits even with her memory loss .

I kept quiet .

"I don't want to get back with you again ."

My heart felt like it was hammered and broken into a million pieces .

"I can't bring myself to trust anyone again . I don't even know you , or Aerogan , or Tigrerra . How do I know that you're not lying to me ? And these flashbacks , who knows whether they're even real ? I don't want to see you people again , get out of my sight !" Runo screamed , tears pouring out again .

I took a step back . It pained me to see how broken she was . Seems like the only way to get to her was to get back her memories .

The doors to Runo's room burst open , and an army of guards surrounded us at the balcony , blocking the way out .

Hydron stepped in , twisting a strand of his hair as usual .

"Did I not throw you in the prison ?" he asked coolly .

"Seems like you need a change of guards ," I retorted .

"And it seems like I need to give you a harsher punishment ," Hydron was unfazed .

I just stared back at the green-haired prince , not feeling threatened by him .

"Guards , get him !"

"Hold on a second !" A familiar voice called out before all the guards could charge towards me .

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