Chewing the noodles in the mouth, Hamuko secretly stole a glance to the boy and the girl in front and beside her. She felt her ears were in torture with all the babbling coming from the brown haired boy Tomochika Kenji. How come Minato-kun takes this like nothing? She started to think if the cool boy had some problems with his ears. But then again, he's the type of person like this…
As she tried to restrain the awkward surrounding them, she coughed a little as a warning however, the brown haired boy didn't seemed to hear her. Okay, Kenji could talk anything because he had the right, anything but other than Ms. Kanou! He kept babbling about how mature and beautiful Ms. Kanou was as if he was showed of his girlfriend to some other people, that's what made Hamuko felt annoyance and headache.
That aside…she was more worried about the girl beside her.
Rio Iwasaki, her ex-dormmate, and her tennis club's leader. It's just been quite some times after Rio finally came to realize her feeling to Kenji. She found out about Kenji and Ms. Kanou when she walking past the spare room. Since then, she was losing her usual enthusiasm in training, completely a different person Hamuko knew. Out of curiosity, she asked and at the end Rio figured her feeling to the boy. But what saddened the most was the relationship between Kenji and Ms. Kanou.
And this damn stupid hopeless guy was still babbling the romance of them. He's totally hopeless…if I'm allowed, I'll definitely give him a punch on his face…Hamuko twitched her brows as she thought so. She bit the chopstick so she wouldn't act rashly. I shouldn't bring Rio to Hagaruke in the first place, or else this couldn't have happened…
Even the cool boy notices something was wrong between them…Minato would give her a question face once in a while as he listened to the non-stop babbling from the brown haired boy. Hamuko only shot him a glare and gestured him to shut his friend up. That's wouldn't do she knew, but she desperately hoped Minato did figure something about it.
"…Rio, are you alright?" Lowering her head, Hamuko carefully asked the still quite girl. Rio was like that with spacing out expression since the moment they stepped into the shop. Thanks that Izumi didn't interrupt them. He's more observed than I think of…he'll definitely ask if he's around.
Rio shook. "…I'm alright Hamuko. It's just…a little annoying…"
Hamuko could see her brows furrowed. "…I feel the same…" And they both let out a sigh in unison.
"Hey what's wrong with you two? You're too quiet today." After finishing the soup and noodles in the bowl, Kenji put down the bowl using his uniform's sleeves to wipe his mouth.
"N-No, It's nothing!" Hamuko shook her hands while chucking dryly. "W-We're eating of course!"
"Is it? Well, that's rare go to Rio." Kenji's smile widened. "You know, she can be pretty annoying even during eating time. Ms. Kanou only smiled and heard whatever I said to her." Kenji slightly hit Minato's arm. "See? That's the different between girl and older woman."
"Hey Tomochika-kun, that's sound displeased." Truly, what's problem with his mind? Hamuko retorted back. "Wait…are you saying…you're going on date with Ms. Kanou?"
"Well yeah…but we barely go outside…Emiri only invite me to her house…"
"What!?"
Bang!
The shop filled with awkward silence as everyone held their breathe looking at the girl that slammed the table. The shout was definitely coming from Hamuko however, the one slammed on the table was someone else—Rio instead. The silence continued for like a minute until the chef broke it after finding his soup was boiling out.
"R-Rio…?"
Still dropping her head not wanting anyone to see her face, Rio clutched her fists tightly. Hamuko could see how hard she held them as if she was trying to control her almost-out- bursting emotion, until Hamuko worried if she felt hurt.
"…I'm sorry Hamuko…I-I'm going back." Her voice was weak and timid. Hamuko felt sorry for her.
"Y-Yeah, be careful…"
Seeing the girl ran off without giving glances to any of them, Hamuko felt anger started to build inside her. Turning her head back to the dumb guy, he was giving her a completely innocent look.
What…is he telling me he has nothing to do with this!?
"Tomochika-kun-"
"Kenji, you better go after her."
Minato's voice cut Hamuko down.
"Huh?" He even 'huh'!?
"She is your childhood friend right?" Minato used one of his hands to push Kenji off his seat, not giving any chance to protest. "Don't you worry what's got into her?"
"Well yeah…she's…weird…she never does that before." Kenji scratched the back of his head. Uncertainty and worry…though slightly in Hamuko's opinion, that at least made her anger went down a bit. "You're right. I'll go look for her. See ya Minato!"
Smiling, Minato waved his friend goodbye and then back to his special bowl again. But truly, he was sending his friend away so Hamuko wouldn't get a chance to yell at him, she knew that!
Narrowing her eyes, she leaned forward a bit. "…Minato-kun, you know about Tomochika-kun and Ms. Kanou…right?"
Pausing as if he was trailed off a bit but soon he quickly back to continue his meal, Hamuko swore she didn't miss that one second flinch of him. Leaning forward again, she looked straight into his silver orbs. Crimson piercing burning red met with crystal-like cooling silver, it seemed the burning power overwhelmed the cooling power. The cool boy shifted his gaze away. Not only his gaze, with the bowl on hands his whole body was slowly turned around as if he was—
"No running away!" Stretching her hand and grabbed his uniform's collar, Hamuko pulled the cool boy back to his seat. "Where are you going to run? There's no space in the shop now."
Indeed there's no any seat in the shop as Minato scanned the whole shop. But still…Minato could have swore, this was the first time he hoped that Izumi guy was around! This thought died in his mind as he saw Izumi, his properly savior for now, was busying serving his customers and he had completely no time to spare for the cool boy!
Today is not my day…Sighing, Minato first gave a curse to the busying yet innocent Izumi, and then he put the bowl back on the table.
"…I know it all the time…any problem?" His voice sounded like dead. But that didn't concern Hamuko.
"You know this all the time but you just keep quiet about it?" Slightly raising her voice, Hamuko tried not to let off her anger to Minato. "They're student and teacher…they'll never do!"
"I know…but Kenji…he's very serious in this. And I'm not the type that will get myself into this especially such a private thing…I don't think he'll listen to me as well."
"But…Rio just found out her feeling to him…I don't want her to get hurt like that…" Her voice trailed off at the end. She knew she had no right in getting into other's business after Rio told her she would keep this feeling only for herself. But to see her friend suffer this made her worried. "…I hope she's alright…"
Both of them remained silence as they continued to eat their meal, though Hamuko was more like staring at her bowl rather than ate, at the end Minato gave up and put down his chopstick.
"She will be alright. You better consider your own business." Taking a sip of his macha, Minato rested his head on his palm. "…Hamuko, about the big shadows we fought…"
"...You see that too!?"
Okay, at least he managed to draw her attention over from Kenji and Rio, Minato secretly sighed in his mind. "Yes, the images. After the battle with Priestess, Emperor and Empress, some images flashed across my mind. They're in the same place and under same situation, but…"
"...I don't see you in mine, or rather Haruka." Hamuko furrowed her brows recalling the images she saw.
"And I don't see you in mine too. What's that supposed to mean?" Now he thought about it, they're differences in the images and the realities, where, of course Hamuko and he himself were not inside each other's images, second, Haruka was not around, and third, the battles and some of the cases like Hamuko threw the evoker to Fuuka, Junpei ran off to chase the enemies…sort like these, were different.
Playing her hair along, Hamuko titled her head. "…I don't know…sometimes I'll dream of something strange…like a voiceless space and winged black figure…oh yeah, Pharos too!"
"He appeared in my dream too, but different than the one we met…how should I put it…the Pharos in the dream is more…innocent?" It's quite difficult to Minato to find a word to describe the little mystery boy. Innocent? That is too much. How come I'll use 'innocent' to describe Pharos? But other than that, I…can't seem to find a suitable word…
Rolling her crimson orbs, Hamuko not that quite agreed to Minato as well. Well yeah, Pharos was innocent…but she sure that's only for his look. But to say his personality…Hamuko couldn't agree that.
"…Well, he's different than in the dream, I agree. But Pharos will never tell us." That boy always had something behind him! "Do you think he's…siding with us?"
The question quieted the cool boy. He lingered his gaze on her but no answer was given. They stared at each other for quite some times, both hoped their companions would give answer however; it seemed at the end, there was no answer.
Because they knew nothing about the boy.
"…I guess thinking these much will lead us nowhere. We'll know once the time is right…" Minato was the first gave up on solving mysteries. It's not like he didn't care, but the answer lay beyond where they could reach for the moment. Without any source, they wouldn't be able to find out the answer behind.
…It's just like…someone threw them into this and they just played along with it, until the day they're telling the truth. The thought made Minato furrowed his brow, feeling annoyance at the same time.
"…You're right though…" Hamuko also dropped her shoulder, feeling fidget with the answerless questioning. Grabbing her chopstick again as she wanted to continue her meal, she saw a little figure wondering at the entrance of the shop. "Hmm…?"
The little boy around elemental school, with brown hair and big eyes, was looking around the shop looking for a space to eat. Hamuko jumped up. She recognized him!
"Amada-kun!"
The boy Ken Amada jumped up at the shout a bit, looking around to search the source of the voice. He saw the auburn haired girl waved her hand to him, telling him to come over.
"…You're Tsukikage-san…"
"Yeah, it's been some time Amada-kun! Come on, you can sit here!" Pointing the free seat beside Minato, Hamuko pulled the boy to his seat. Like being forcing, Ken didn't know how to react and just winked his eyes.
"…Let it go, you'll use to it." Minato said quietly. Ken let out a smile at that. "I'm Arisato Minato."
"I'm Ken Amada…nice to meet you." Ken straightened his back after putting down his bag and belongings. "It's nice to see you again Tsukikage-san…how Sanada-san's doing?"
"He's fine as ever. Training, training and training all the day…" Thinking her senpai probably going too far, Hamuko sighed at the image that came across her mind where Akihiko sweated on his training shirtless…oh wait! Her face burned on the thought.
"…I see. He never slack off in his training." Ken said and chuckled.
"Oh hey Ken! Order?" Izumi asked as he passed by.
"Good afternoon Izumi-san…one special please."
"Okay right away!" Then Izumi went off to serve the food to other customers.
Minato threw a glare to the taller guy before retuned to Ken. Great…you never come and ask when I need you the most…"You know him?"
"Um…well, yes…but I just meet him back few months ago…" Ken scratched his head.
"Oh yeah? You better be careful…because he's super annoying." The last sentence Minato intentionally said louder to the direction of Izumi.
"Hey, I heard you Minato boy!"
Throwing the taller guy a cool grimace face, Minato turned his back pushing all the protesting out of his reach.
Laughing, "Yeah he is annoying sometimes…but he's good person. He helps me a lot after my mom passed away."
"Eh~ never thought that guy will do that." Hamuko giggled.
"…Well, I think we can trust him." For now…of course Minato wouldn't say it out loud. Only Hamuko heard his mutter. They exchanged a glance, understanding what's meant by that.
"One special!" The cooked ramen along with pleasant smell served on the table. Hamuko and Minato felt their tummy was complaining, and quickly they dug back to their own half-finished foods.
"You can finish this by yourself, Amada-kun?" Hamuko just couldn't believe it. What's his tummy made from?
"Yeah I can…"
"Hamuko, he's a growing boy after all." Minato made it clear for Ken.
"But…" That's still looked too much for Ken himself to finish it alone. Shrugging, perhaps Minato was right.
Eating their foods as they started some chat, though mostly on Akihiko, they're still happy with that. Hamuko explained what happened on the day they met to Minato, and how Ken was excited when he saw Akihiko. With laughing and protesting, they soon finished their foods.
"Gochisama deshita!"
"So you really finish it!?" Hamuko took a look to the bowl and it was empty! She widened her eyes.
"I told you…" Minato shot her a lazy glare.
"Think about it Shinji, don't let your power go to waste!"
"Hm?"
"Speak of the devil…" It seemed Minato already found out the source of the voice.
"My power ain't worth shit…and Aki, stop yelling in the public." The brown coat male said with his husky voice.
"Shinji!" The silver haired male clenched his fists, trying to convince his best friend again however, he was stopped by crimson eyes that suddenly broke into them.
"No quarreling senpai!" Hamuko stood in between the two males. Her shorter figure made the scene looked a bit funny, but not after coming to see the face of the brown coat man. "Hello Aragaki-senpai! We meet again!"
"Tch…you again."
"How's the cat senpai? Is she fine? I'll find one day to pay her a visit!" Hamuko didn't aware of Shinjiro's face turned to awkward red.
"I-It's not that…!"
"...Oh well Shinji, a cat?" Akihiko smirked.
"S-Shut up Aki!" Shinjiro huffed. "And you too Tsukikage!"
"Come over here! Minato is here too!" Dragging her two senpais to her seat, Minato gave Akihiko a lazy wave. Ken on the other hand, jumped up and greeted Akihiko.
"Oh Sanada-san!"
"K-Ken? Y-You're here too?" Not knowing the reason, Hamuko found Akihiko's face turned to pale white.
Shifting his gaze to his best friend, Akihiko mentally cursed for his dumbness. He shouldn't let Shinji saw Ken…at least not here, not now!
"Come on, take your seat…Aragaki-senpai?" Now only Hamuko realized something didn't seem too right. Pulling his arm back from the girl, His face terribly darkened. It scared Hamuko as she never saw he like that. She stepped back a little seeing the bold guy turned his way from her. "Senpai?"
"…Aki, don't make me repeat. I made up my mind long time ago."
Being drawn back to the topic that was once broke because of Hamuko, Akihiko stood straight, frustrating on the being pulled-back-to topic. He knew at the moment, especially after meeting Ken here, it's no use to say else more.
"…But I won't give up! You hear me Shinji!" That's the last he could tell him. Shinjiro gave him a huff, and then left Hagakure.
"…Did I make him angry?" Hamuko asked, uncertain from where and how Shinjiro suddenly changed his mood, or because she had done something wrong like last time…
Oh now she thought about it, Shinjiro would become extremely silence and went different when mentioned about Ken here…Akihiko too…was there something to do with Ken?
"No, it's not like that." Letting out a sigh, Akihiko took a seat beside Hamuko and sat down. "Don't let it bother you. I'll go to talk to him again."
"Shinjiro Aragaki…right?" Minato looked at the door where Shinjiro went off and muttered softly. This name is familiar…where I heard it before?
"You know him too?" Akihiko asked as he ordered his meal with Izumi that went passed. "And when do you know him Tsukikage?"
"Oh…" Hamuko explained the story where a cat and a group of gangster brought them to each other. "…Senpai saved me back then. If he's not around, I'm screwed for sure."
"The back ally at Port Island…I heard about it. You better stay out of that place." Raising his brows, Akihiko amused by the fact Shinjiro took care of a cat. He couldn't imagine the scene at all.
"Wow…he must be a good person too." Ken said with a smile. "Though he looks scary on one second thought, but he must be good person to save Tsukikage-san and took care of the cat."
The other three went silence upon that out from Ken. Akihiko was, of course, didn't know how to comment that. He sure his friend was a good and nice guy, but to hear that from this boy was something different. What if…what if he knew the truth behind?
As for Hamuko and Minato, they didn't know why they felt clutch on their heart all of a sudden with that comment. A faint image where Shinjiro was shot appeared in front of their eyes and it blurred their sight. A slight gasp escaped out from Hamuko's mouth.
"What's wrong Tsukikage?"
"N-No…it's nothing…" Covering her mouth, Hamuko tried to look for the image again but it had gone as if that was just an illusion. It's never been there before.
"Senpai, we're going back. Is it okay to leave Amada to you?" Out of the blue, Minato suddenly said. He grabbed his bag and pulled Hamuko together with him, dragging her out.
"I'm fine with it…be careful on the way back." Didn't aware what was just going through the Wild Card's mind, Akihiko dug in the food that served to him, and the hunger totally overwhelmed him as he grabbed the chopstick.
"Bye bye Tsukikage-san, Arisato-san."
Inhaling the refreshing air, Minato turned to see the auburn haired girl. He knew what's wrong with the girl because he saw it too. Sometimes he would amuse how similar they were in this. But the image just now…was just too much.
"Hey…don't think about it. It's just an illusion." He believed it's an illusion. He thought it's better to think that way rather than believe in this. For now, they had a lot of things they had to care of. They had no time to be waste in figure out whether or not the image was true.
"I know…but…" Tears filled her eyes, making her crimson eyes losing their shine. "I'm scare…I'm scare Aragaki-senpai will…" It shouldn't be she knew. She knew Shinjiro only for a short time, so what made her so scared? Let alone to tell he would die…
No one could tell the future, so where that thought came from? What about this frightening feeling?
Not saying anything, Minato suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her with him. His grasp was a little too tight. Hamuko could felt the pain on her wrist. Yet the cool boy didn't seem to aware of that.
"Minato-kun…?"
Nothing he was going to say. Pulling her along the way, they passed their dorm headed straight to the shrine. Hamuko wondered why he took her here. Taking the step up to the shrine, they stopped in front of a bench. At there, Minato finally let go of her.
"…Why brought me here, Minato-kun?" Rubbing her wrist, Hamuko asked. She couldn't see his face…but he must be angry or something considered how hard he pulled her.
"…I know someone when I took a walk on Sunday around here. His name is Akinari Kamiki. He has genetic disease that slowly taken his life. He told me…he won't live long."
Gasping slightly as she heard that, Hamuko didn't know what else to say to Minato.
"He is alone. His sick made him wouldn't be able to live like normal person. I…can only feel sorry for him. He told me not to come here again…"
"Minato-kun….I'm sorry…"
"Hamuko, perhaps the illusion we saw will someday come true, but for all we need to do now was not to get desperate by it." He turned to look at her. His silver eyes were so clear with determination in them. This would be the most beautiful eyes she ever saw until now. "I feel the same as you…though I don't know why, but I feel scared to lose that guy…as if I saw he got shot before."
"You feel the same…?"
He nodded. "Yeah…weird huh? I only knew him, so why he makes me feel that way?" Sighing, he lifted his head a bit looking to the amber sky. His bang was blown by the wind. "Anyway, I won't let anyone die in front of me. I swear. I promise you, if that really comes true, I'll protect Aragaki-senpai." I don't want to feel that way again…to see people die in front of me but I can do nothing.
Speechless, Hamuko let out a smile. She grabbed her hands together.
What am I thinking? Why am I getting myself desperate over such a feeling? I swore not to lose anyone again…so I have to hold that promise in me. It's…it's so good to have someone share the same feeling as me…I know I'm not alone.
"I'll protect him too…no, everyone, including you Minato-kun!" She put her hands on her lap. "Hey Minato-kun, bring me to this Akinari-san when you come to see him. I want to know him too!"
"Well, if you won't get desperate by what he'll tell you." He smirked.
"No, I won't!" She retorted back, making a funny grimace to him.
"Onii-chan and onee-chan?" A softly yet cute voice sounded from behind them along with a bark from a dog. They both turned their head to their back, and saw the shiba-inu and the little girl.
"Maiko-chan! Oh my, the white doggy!" Immediately Hamuko pounced over to the shibe-inu. "You little cute boy!"
"Oww!"
"Hey, it's been some times Koromaru." Minato patted the dog's head.
"You know his name Minato-kun?" Koromaru? Good name he got!
"I saw him on my way back one day. Someone told me the story of him." Koromaru jumped up to the cool boy and licked him. "Stop that Koromaru!"
"He's a good dog! He always accompany me when onii-chan and onee-chan not around!" Maiko hugged the shiba-inu dearly.
"Aww…you're such a good dog…" Hamuko stroked his fur, feeling the softness and fluffiness of his hair.
"Ne ne onii-chan, one-chan, you two…won't get divorced, right?" The little girl winked her big eyes, a flash of sadness across in them.
"Huh?" Said auburn haired girl and cool boy widened their eyes, almost choked at her words.
"…I don't think that's the correct word to be used…" Minato face palmed, wondering what's got into the girl's mind. Who taught her that anyway?
"Because dad and mom always fighting, and now they want to divorce…" Maiko lowered her head. Her voice became timid and filled with sadness.
Now that reminded them her parents would soon get divorced. After knowing this, Maiko was so down and hurt. She tried to stop her parents from fighting but only ended up being telling 'not to bother' or 'kid don't know'.
"Maiko-chan, we're not fighting." Hamuko rubbed her head softly. "Because I'm having some stupid ideas, so onii-chan is trying to comfort me."
Tilting her head, Maiko looked at Minato. The cool boy gave a nod to assure her they're not arguing or fighting.
"Then what about those stupid ideas of you now?"
"They're gone of course, after seeing Maiko-chan's cute face!" This was no lie. How something stupid like that could compare with cute Miako-chan here? Hamuko chuckled.
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Oww! Oww!" Koromaru wouldn't want to be left behind.
"Yeah yeah, you too Koro-chan!" Wiping off the water Koromaru licked on her face, Hamuko stood up to her feet and grabbed Maiko's hand. "Come on, let's play a while!"
"Yeah!"
"What do you think about Mitsuru-senpai?"
Yukari asked when they're on the way to the command room in the fourth floor. Fuuka and Natsuki were safe after some stay in hospital. With her persona already awakened, Mitsuru invited Fuuka to join SEES as her abilities were very useful to them. Fuuka agreed to join after some consideration however, to Yukari, Fuuka was more like being forced than joined on her own decision.
"Don't you think she sort like pushed Fuuka into joining?" Lowering her head looking down to the step under her feet, Yukari again spoke. Hamuko didn't know whether she was talking to her, or talking to herself.
Hamuko exchanged a glance with Minato, not knowing what to say. Hamuko remembered Yukari looked the same when she was asked to join back then. But was it because of her or because of Mitsuru, she really had no idea.
In Mitsuru's case, it's better to gain more power as they could. Fuika's power was a gift to them where they needed the most in order to explore Tartarus.
"I know it's better to have her around especially in the battle, but…it just feels wrong…"
"Yukari, it's useless to think about that. Don't worry, I'm sure Fuuka will be alright." Giving a clap on her friend's back, Hamuko opened the door of the command room, revealing the peoples inside.
"Finally all of us are here." Ikutsuki sat on the individual sofa, facing SEES members. "I wanted to let you know how my research has been going."
Everyone remained silent waiting for him to continue. Hamuko sat beside Haruka along with Minato and Yukari on the free spaces.
"This concerns the shadows that have been appearing during the Full Moon. I want you to listen closely. It might be hard to follow." Taking a look at everyone of them to make sure they're following him so far, Ikutsuki continued. "Shadows can divide into twelve categories according to their characteristics. Up until now, we've been defeated the four arcanas, and eight were left."
"But what are they after…?" Someone asked, probably Akihiko or Mitsuru. Hamuko hadn't really pay attention to it.
"That's a good question, and that's what we haven't figured out yet." His conclusion made Hamuko to roll her eyes. What the shit is he saying? "That's interesting. But no matter what, we still have to beat the rest of them."
Until now, Hamuko kept pressing down the urge to scream. To scream her unknown frustrated, to tell them that's not true. But to what and why she was so anxious with that, she didn't know. That kind of feeling made her couldn't sit still. Her frustrated grew when this kept continuing.
"I agree. That's about all we can do at this point." Mitsuru nodded. Everyone seemed agreed with her.
No, that's not true! Don't believe in what he said! She screamed in her mind. Clenching her fist, Hamuko desperately wanted to tell her feeling. She knew she shouldn't say such thing, yet she had a feeling that this had to be done. Or else, the worst would come to them.
"That's-"
Her voice died in her throat when a hand grabbed her shoulder and squeezed. It's a little hurt, and made her trailed at the thought earlier. She turned to look at the cool boy beside her. From his face, she couldn't see how he's feeling in this. Perhaps the same as her, or perhaps the same as Ikutsuki and the others, to defeat the big shadows?
"Senpai, I'm sorry but Hamuko and me are feeling a little sick…can we head back early?" Out of the blue, Minato suddenly dragged her together with him again, like today after their meal in Hagakure.
"Well, you can rest if you want. We almost done by now." The one answered was Ikutsuki. Minato shot him a glare for the feeling swelled inside him.
"Thanks…come on." Silently followed behind him, Hamuko only felt her frustrated eased a bit leaving that room behind. She gave Haruka a smile before stepped out of the room.
"Eight left, huh? Lucky us…"
"According to the data, each one has been stronger than the last, so we better start training harder…"
That's what they heard before completely exited the room. Getting down to the lounge making sure no one would hear them, Hamuko took a cup of water to relax her mind.
"…Thanks for stopping me." She wouldn't know what might happen if she voice out her suspicious on Ikutsuki. Comparing to Ikutsuki, her words based on nothing but her feeling. There's no point at all.
"No…I was almost punched that damn guy on his face when he started to explain his research. You're the one who stopped me." If not because Hamuko's voice, he might have done that.
"…I don't believe him, at all."
"As I am." Minato threw a chocolate up there and took it into his mouth. "…But we can do nothing. As for now, we'll have to see."
"Yeah…I guess you're right…"
Yet, an unsettled feeling lingered on their heart, telling them even so, thing wouldn't turn better. Perhaps it would be too late after they finally realized what was exactly happened.
Fate had decided, from the very start of the moment. Struggling wouldn't bring changes, it only added more depress.
Sorry for the long wait. My new job really took all my time away…I don't have much time left after I back to home and eat, and wash my clothes, and sometimes watching drama…when all this done, it's had reach the time to hit the bed.
For real, this chapter was extremely difficult to write. Some conversations will lead me out of what I had planned before and end up turn out to be weird. And I have to correct it over and over again…anyway this chapter is out. Feeling weird? Dislike it? Tell me.