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The Truth Reveiled; A Declaration of Crying Forever

"Nana, Nana, are you awake,"

Nana was able to hear a familiar voice. As if the voice was so close and yet so far away. She opened her eyes and saw her older brother's worried expression.

"Thank goodness you're ok," Ren sighed in relief.

Nana tried to remember what happened. Suddenly, everything came rushing back to her. The truth about Takumi, her losing her virginity, Takumi leaving, and now even Ren. She pushed Ren to get away from her and looked around to see that Takumi too was there waiting for her to awake.

"Takumi," she called out his name when she noticed that her brother was there. She never spoke about her and Takumi even being friends. The whole situation was probably surprising to him also. She looked at Ren, who had an angry yet calm look.

"Takumi, here, came running towards you when he saw that you were falling. I noticed after he noticed." Ren explained. "Now that i've explained myself what about you," he spoke and then while shouting, "wanna tell me why Takumi was running after you! Do you want to explain to me why is it that you were so close to someone for this long and I didn't even know about it!"

Takumi patted Ren on the shoulder in a comforting motion and then walked towards Nana. "Explain everything to him thoroughly. I'm sure you already know that Ren is coming with us," he directed Nana and then leaned his face in front of her as he ran his fingers through her hair, " make sure you tell him everything. I don't want any problems with my new bandmate." He didn't have a compassionate look but a calm and mature expression. The same look he gave her when she told him she loved him. After speaking to her, he left the two brother and sister to talk.

"What the hell was that," Ren asked in disgust. The thoughts of what his little sister could be doing with a man like Takumi was too much for him to bare.

Nana turned her head away and didn't answer.

"well, I'm waiting for an explanation Nana. What the hell has been going on?" Ren leaned against the ledge of the window. He knew he was going to need a cigar for this one. He reached into his pocket, only to realize there wasn't any left. As if there wasn't anything else in the world to annoy him. He looked at Nana again who was now curled up on the bed. She didn't want to answer his questions but she knew she had to.

"NANA!" Ren shouted annoyed by the silence.

"I LOVE HIM!" she cried in anguish and despair. She was filled with tears now. Ren was left in awe. " I love the fricken man," she pointed towards the door, "and now he's leaving. And now you're leaving too." She couldn't speak no more as she continued to cry. Ren ran towards her to console his little sister. Love him? Could I have been so dense that I didn't even realize?

Minutes later, Nana was finally able to speak clearly. She wasn't crying anymore. His brother's fingers running through her hair comforted her. It made her feel at peace. Nana explained how the two have been friends for almost two years now. However, neither her nor him did anything to acknowledge any feelings they may have for each other. Only recently that day, had she told him the truth about her love for him. Sadly, instead of being told the same, she was told to forget his love and move on for Takumi was leaving for a better life. A better life for him and his little sister. Ren was mortified. He thought that Nana would have a better life without him. He didn't know that something like this would happen. Suddenly he remembered that he called Nana earlier that day.

"How long we're you talking to Takumi today?" He asked.

"Only for a bit, why?"

"Where were you, that you couldn't recieve my call. What were you doing," Ren stopped carrassing his little sister. Nana stood up amazed by his speculation. Knowing completely that what he was thinking happened, did happen.

"Ren, calm down nothing happened between us," she explained. He knew immidiately then that she was lieing. He knew when she lied. Her tone of voice said it all. Without a moment longer, Ren ran out the house in a fit of rage. Nana chased after him while calling out his name several times over.

"Ren, please !" When Nana reached him, she clinged to him and hugged him around his waist. Not letting him leave her grasp. "Please, believe me when I say that today was the first day anything ever happened between us. And I was the one to choose not him. I wanted him to be my first. He cares about me, so please, don't make him hate me," Nana cried out. Ren let out a sigh and turned around towering over his little sister. She looked down in embarrassment. She had just told her brother that she wasn't a virgin anymore. It was embarrassing.

He sighed once more before speaking, "Nana, let me explain something to you. This man he will never show an ounce of commitment. He's...."

"I know." she replied.

"He's leaving you after having sex with you," he said sounding a bit more angry.

"He's leaving me with the memory of his touch. Now I know I'll always be a part of his life," she explained.

"You'll be crying forever, Nana. That's not the life I wanted to give you." he said in despair.

"But when I do cry, I know that I'll have my big brother to hold," she spoke with reassurance and a smile. "Big brother, I was his friend before I became his lover. Trust me when I say I know."

Ren touched her cheek and said, "when did you turn 18? It seems life is going to fast."