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I'm so sorry about the lack of updates :(. I've been EXTREMELY busy, y'see. And my chem. practicals are on the 14th of this month and I don't particularly like chemistry, so I might not update for a little while. And I'll be busy 'round Christmas too...so...
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H is for Heaven.
Yunoki is not a religious person - not that he's an athiest either, he simply choses to, say...ignore God. He's not sure of whether his parents believe in the almighty power better known as "God", but he's sure his sister and his brothers don't. And neither does his grandmother for that matter - he supposes she's the reason he and his siblings don't bother praying or attending religious ceremonies or festivals. Anyway, God's basically just a myth; maybe something or someone people can turn to when they're feeling hopeless or when they need help. God is fiction. Period.
Kahoko on the other hand isn't religious but not an athiest. God believes in unity and so does she. Religion is a beautiful thing in some cases and a horrible, horrible curse in some others - religion spearates humanity, religion breaks hearts. Religion is everything God is against - religion is full of violence and disagreement and bloodshed. But religion's not all that bad.
And so, one fine day after discovering Kahoko's feelings about religion, Yunoki asks if she believes in Heaven. She just looks up at him with wide sepia eyes, as if to say it doesn't matter if she believes in Heaven or not. But he's curious and he prods further. And she nods and says she does think angels take souls that have passed away to a better place to bring them solace. She turns the question around and asks him if he believes in Heaven. He smirks casually like he always does and replies positively.
She blinks. He didn't believe in God, so why believe in Heaven or Hell?
He says he doesn't need angels or solace for Heaven. As long as he has Kahoko by his side, every minute of his life is Heaven.