U is for Understanding
'What do you want me to say,' Gojyo burst out bitterly. 'Yeah, I knew Banri was going to run. I stayed anyway. I'm like a pet dog; throw me a bone once and I'll die for you. So go on, yell at me for being an idiot. Just don't give me the silent treatment.'
'No,' Hakkai said calmly. 'I won't yell.'
'Why?' Gojyo asked almost plaintively.
'Because I know you, Gojyo.' Hakkai turned to face him. 'You give so freely and wholly of yourself. What else could you have done?'
'……'Kai?'
'It's all right.'
And the strangest thing was, it was.