Tohru's mother passed away one day and we wept for days. When I visited Tohru at the hospital with her mother, my heart ached for her as I saw her sitting beside her mother and just smiling as if in a daze.

Okaa-san… wake up… I know you're not dead… you're just pretending to be dead. You're going to wake up any moment now and tell me that it was all a joke… right? Well, you can wake up now… I order you to…

But there was no reaction. There was only silence. Suddenly, tears streaked Tohru's face as she buried her face in her hands. She was crying and shaking so hard that she almost choked on herself. Looking up at me, it was as if she was trying to search for comfort and company, as if she was trying to reach out to me. Immediately, my eyes filled up with tears as I embraced Tohru in my arms. Why must these things happen to her?! I ask myself. She has never done anything wrong… She was such an awesome child and did her duty as a daughter. She was filial and innocent and loving and kind… I hugged her tightly, telling her that it was all right, that she still have me and Uo by her side, I wanted to tell her how much I really love her, how much I care for her and how much I wished for all the pain and hurt to go away, but I can't.

She's not waking up anymore… just like daddy… I heard her and both of us sank into each other and cried for hours.

I'm all alone now…

But a year later, she was able to cheer herself up and smile genuinely. I could understand how much she wanted to maintain a happy face to let Uo and me see, and how much she had worked hard to keep the sorrow away. She was always so cheerful and positive about life, I often wondered how she could do it, but I dismissed it.

"Who… is that guy?" I asked Uo and pointed to a guy with amethyst-colored eyes and pale grey hair. "Ah? That's the Prince in our school,"

"Prince?" I asked and blinked. Uo grinned at me, "A lot of girls like him because he's really handsome… but he's just another sissy to me," Uo said and walked off. I followed her and looked back at him.

Something was different about him… something… perpetually… dark and mysterious about him…

"Yo! Tohru didn't come to school today, let's go visit her after school," Uo said. I nodded and walked on with her and turned back one more time to the mysterious man. He was smiling sweetly to his fangirls, yet his denpa waves were so noisy that I cannot seem to ignore it.

Like a façade he put on everyday, and inside, a bundle of difficult knots lay deep in his heart. He is no prince. He is but a fluke. He is… a mess. I thought and walked off, feeling curious about this new character.

The next day, Tohru told me that she met the Prince yesterday and that he was a very strange and mysterious man. "Ah, yeah, I remembered he pushed away a sophomore girl when she wanted to get near him," I perked up. "Eh?" Tohru blinked and sat there, deep in thought. It had been 2 years since we've met, and I have learnt how to control my powers, still… I looked over at Souma Yuki, the prince in high school and jerked. I gasped and almost fell from my chair, my heart beating so fast.

"Saki-chan!" Tohru stood up. "Are you alright?" I regained my posture and nodded, "Ah… hai… don't worry about me, I am fine…" I said and smiled sweetly at her. She gave me an awkward smile, "Iie, your smile tells me that there's something wrong," I ignored her and went back to eating, frowning at Souma Yuki.

When lunch was over, I looked at Yuki once again. He was, as usual, smiling softly at a girl who was pestering him ever since lunch started. Come to think about it, he was always pretty much deep in thought and away from the rest of the people, just like a hermit. He looked up at me and caught me staring eerily at him. I regarded him for awhile, and silently, I walked away, but out of the corner in my eye, I could tell that he was looking worriedly at me. I could have sworn she was looking right through me just now… I overheard his thoughts and chuckled to myself as I followed silently behind Uo and Tohru.

I have always believed that among these people, I had been met with the most unfortunate accidents. Being cursed by this murderous gift that I now accept as a blessing from above, being called a 'Witch' when I was young, being the outcast in school, being bullied and having eaten a lizard. I have always believed that in other people's eyes, I was always the Weird One, the one with a dark and mysterious past because they've seen it in my exterior. I dressed all up in black and walked around with a face that shows no emotions at all.

I have always believed that I was the sad case but I was wrong. I've found someone that has a darker past, one where even I myself would not be able to tolerate. This pain, this solitude and isolation, the past full of secrets and lies and deceit and treachery, it was more than I could stand as I felt his denpa waves. They were so noisy, just begging to be heard. Desperate to come out, yet something is holding them back from coming out. Something dark. Much… much darker and much more treacherous… something that would be ultimately painful to bear and tormenting to hear when it comes out. Yet I was astonished; shocked to see that even after been through so much pain, so much pain that even I could feel it…and even after all this, he could still smile as if none of it has happened, as if it was normal to even have this feeling.

Even as I felt his pain, it was only a tenth of what he was feeling. This burden weighs him down so much… so… so much… for a moment there, I found myself unable to breathe, almost suffocating from the pain he was holding inside of him. He was tormented, rejected and despite all of this, he was alone.

I was not. I had Tohru and Uo by my side in my darkest moments… but…

What about him?

I hope this is not too bad... haha.. I love writing how Saki feels about Yuki.. haha.. well, hope you enjoy it... .