Kisaru's P.O.V
"What do I do now, Naruto-kun?" I asked him calmly.
"Well... I've never been in this kind of situation but... I think you should do what you think you should do. If you want to go after him, then go. If you want to confront him, then confront him. If you want to forget him, then forget him. Choose the path that you think is the path where you won't get hurt anymore. You said that you don't wanna feel pain anymore, right?" he told me.
I realized the logic behind Naruto's words and realized what I have to do. I stood up then thanked Naruto for his advice. But I walked away too soon to hear Naruto say anything else. I hurried home, hoping to see my beloved brother and sister there waiting for me. I don't need a guy like him to make me happy. I have everything I could ever ask for.
I finally reached my house then opened the door to see Nanami-nee-sama cooking and Gus-nii-sama reading a book.
"Welcome Home, Kisaru." they said in unison. I smiled then tears ran down my face.
"I'm... Home" I managed as my knees buckled and I slid down to the floor. The two of them stopped what they were doing and ran to my side.
"What happened?!" Gus-nii-sama asked in a panicked tone.
"What's wrong, Kisaru?!" Nanami-nee-sama asked with a panicked voice as well.
"I j-j-just m-missed you guys s-so much!" I managed between my gasps. They widened their eyes then softened it then hugged me. I wallowed in the warmth of my beloved siblings. See? I never needed more love than what I'm getting now. I don't need that Neji anymore...
My siblings helped me up, fed me (yah I know, pathetic huh? XD), and put me to bed. Gus-nii-sama went to bed first since he just came home from a really tough mission. Nanami-nee-sama said that she'll stay with me tonight. I lied down on my bed and Nanami-nee-sama lied down next to me.
"Kisaru?"
"Yes, Nanami-nee-sama?" I asked her.
"Something's been bothering me. I've never seen you cry like that ever since father tried to whip you. Did something happen?" she asked.
"Well... You see, earlier before I go home, I saw Neji hugging one of my best friends, Tenten. And it wasn't just any old kind of hug. It was a hug curled with love. Then, when our eyes met, he glared at me. It was as if he was mad at me because I did something bad. I don't know what got into him. But now that I know he doesn't love me anymore, I want to forget... I want to tell me self that I don't need someone like him in my life anymore... I regret it... I regret meeting him. I regret falling in love with him... I regret... Kissing him... I regret it. I regret everything I did with him. I... regret it..." I said, trying hard not to break down into tears.
"I see... Well, if you regret it that much, then I believe it's best that you forget. It's not that hard really. All you have to do is tell yourself that you must forget him." She told me. I tried to but I was too sleepy to. I must've cried so much today that it drained all my energy. My eye lids started getting heavier and heavier until I couldn't keep them up anymore. And with that, I drifted off to sleep.
Nanami's P.O.V
Her eye lids started drooping little by little. Then, she fell asleep. I carefully sneaked out of the bed then made my way into Gus-nii's room. I shook him awake then stared him in the eye.
"What the hell do you want, Nanami?" he asked sleepily.
"We're gonna investigate what happened to Kisaru. She has a mission tomorrow anyway." I told him.
"Why, what happened?" he asked, a little more awake this time.
"I don't know which one is at fault right now but something happened between Kisaru and Neji-san." I told him.
"Good. At least they're not together anymore." he sneered as he went back to bed. I thumped him angrily.
"Ow! Did you just thump me?!" he asked angrily.
"Is this really what you've become?! You want to ruin Kisaru's love life just because your love life didn't turn out well with Aiko?!" I blurted.
"You promised never to mention her name ever again!" he said, angrily.
"Look, Gus-nii, it may not look like it but I don't want Kisaru in a relationship as much as you do but I'm enduring everything just to make her happy. She didn't exactly have a picture perfect childhood. And deep down, she's been hurting more than the two of us combine. She had to experience things that we didn't have to because she was dad's favorite. Now, all I want to do for her as her sister is to give her a life where she doesn't have to worry about anything or shed a tear for anything. And the only way to do that is to help her find someone who can help us mend her shattered heart. Now, are you with me, or against me?" I finally asked him.
He hesitated.
"... Fine. I'm in. we start tomorrow after Kisaru leaves for her mission." he said, pretending not to care as he went back to sleep. I smiled then went back to my room.
