Truth
"Shinobu-sama!" Aoi's voice called out somewhere, and Shinobu remembers how to breathe. "Shinobu-sama! You would not believe what happ—!"
Shinobu turned, glimpsing the edges of Aoi's white robes fluttering back into the corner. Smiling thinly, she looked back at Tomioka. "Keep your hands to yourself, Tomioka-san. And perhaps while you're at it… forget those feelings as you should've done a long time ago."
Shinobu side-stepped him. "My aides shall assist you. If you'll excuse me—"
"Kochou."
She doesn't look back. "Yes?"
"Have you forgotten yours?"
Tomioka will always be special to her, but here is also Shinobu's truth: "I have."
