Tsukasa's POV

I was walking through the hospital holding some flowers, a bag of snacks, and a bag of magazines.

I was on my way to visit my dear little sister.

However, as I reached her room…I heard her voice.

"Don't abandon me."

Wanting to know what was happening, I looked into the room and saw Saki.

"Everyone…is going to abandon me."

These words made my heart sink.

Why would she say such a thing?

"It's all my weak body's fault", Saki said, breaking my already sunken heart. "I'm always the one who's not present in the place, where everyone makes precious memories."

After Saki said this…she curled up onto her bed.

"Why…am I like this", she asked. "Always since I've been little, in elementary school, in middle school, again and again I've been hospitalised. Even though I can go out to play once in a while, I can't overdo it, so I definitely won't be able to go on a trip. Studying too…though I try so hard…I'm always hospitalised, so I can't catch up to others at all!"

As Saki continued…she began to cry, and her voice got angrier and angrier.

"Even though I try and study so hard, even though I already was accepted into the girl's academy with everyone…" she continued. "Why? Why am I so different from others? I also wanted to go on a school trip. I wanted to join club activities, to take a detour on my way home, despite everyone saying they're tired! For the sake of this, I had to put up with so many…so many injections and painful tests…but I still couldn't get better. I only cause problems for my brother and my parents every single time!"

She thinks…that she causes problems for me?

"I've had…enough…I hate all of this…", Saki said. "Why on earth am I like this? For what? Why? I can't understand at all. Am I going to be like this forever? Always inside the hospital…all alone…without even a chance to go to high school. No…I don't want any of this! Don't leave me alone!"

I had had enough. I wasn't going to bear to hear my dear little sister in pain any longer.

I dropped everything I was holding onto the ground, and dashed into the room.

Before Saki could even register that I had arrived…I grabbed onto her and held her tightly in my arms.

"I don't ever want to hear you say that you cause problems for me ever again", I demanded.

"But…"

"No buts", I demanded as I looked at Saki. "You are my precious little sister! You are not a problem for me?!"

After I said this …Saki's tears began to flow again.

Then…she tackled herself into my chest, and I wrapped my arms around her.

"Onji-Chan", she started. "Why…why am I like this?"

"I…don't know, Saki", I replied. "But there's one thing I do know."

With that, I cupped Saki's face with my hands and tilted up so she would look at me.

"I will never abandon you, Saki", I reassured. "You will never be alone."

With these words, Saki's tears began to flow once more before she once again tackled herself into my chest.

I simply held tightly onto her.

I would never abandon her. I would never leave her alone.