Time to Acknowledge
There was time at which Kirika would stand by the window and looked outside. At another time she sat on the floor and thought about something which no one could ever guess. She showed neither pain nor happiness. She never complained about being together with Mireille, yet did she tell if she was happy to be there.
Having an amnesic girl under her roof, Mireille didn't really know what exactly she had to do. Even if Kirika would show more emotion, she wasn't sure whether she would take her in the arms and comfort her. To Mireille Bouquet, Kirika was a stranger. Or at least her new business partner. And yet she treated her not only as a partner.
Chloe had known Kirika since they were little, and she loved her with all her might. It was sad as they were separated from each other, but it was mere a bundle of joy as they met each other. Mireille's existence beside Kirika made Chloe understand what the meaning of jealousy was. She was jealous, yes.
Altena didn't spend much time outside the Manor. Her dearest person in the manor was Chloe, who appeared to be a very skilled assassin, exactly the way Altena had been hoping. Her past memories drove her into pursuing a certain goal. And Chloe was part of her plan, though she wouldn't deny her love to the girl.
And as the big clock announced the moment this story began, everyone was there on their position.
Kirika went to stay by Mireille and both worked under the name "Noir". Chloe stayed in her room, and while she closed her eyes she counted the days to the time, by which Altena would finally tell her to go to Kirika's place.
Altena walked through the grape rows and looked at the shining sun, determined not to spoil the future of "Noir" which was now in her hands.
And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air love them for what they are;
nor love them less, because to thee they are not what they were.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge