Hokuto died with a smile on her lips and love shining despite the hole poked into her heart. Unnecessary and still, she had made the sacrifice for her brother, and for him.
Courageous and foolish, to give him a chance; he hadn't been expecting it – even from her.
Her last startling words kept resonating in his mind, and he wondered… But for a Sakurazukamori, love made you mortal, and death always followed emotions. And, always, fatal embrace was the finale to the dance between lovers.
He might give Subaru-kun another chance. Eventually, one of them would die. However, Seishirou smiled, it wasn't time yet.
