Chapter 12: Truth

Yaya POV

Sin?

I tilted my head in a confused way as I turn to my Charas, who shook their heads with shrugged shoulders. Daichi and Riku turned away and I give them a look. They obviously know what Kukai's talking about, besides the fact that they're his Charas. "I don't understand. What's this Sin?"

He hesitated for a bit, and stood up. I stopped him from walking out of the room by grabbing the back of his shirt. "I'm sorry but I can't. It's a secret."

"And you don't trust me with this secret?"

"I just. . ." He trailed off and I let go. He turns to me with a concerned look and sits back on the bed. "Let's make a deal," I look up as he grabbed my hand. "I'll tell you what Sin is, as long as you tell me where you got those hickeys on your neck."

I slapped my hand over the marks and he gives me a glare. My eyes widen a bit in fear, thinking that he might be mad at me for making myself so vulnerable. I stared down and he ran a hand through his hair. He pulled my hand away and kisses it. "So this is what happens when I'm gone; those bastards dare touch you. I'm gonna kill them for this," He looks up at me. "Yaya, why are you crying?"

I finally noticed the tears rolling down my face, and I wipe them. "I-I just thought that you would be angry at me," I sniffed. "B-Because I made myself so vulnerable to them."

"Now why would I be angry because of that?" I lifted my head and he pecked my cheek, stroking my hair and pulling me into his arms. "You didn't want this to happen, so I'm not angry at you for it. I know you believed I wasn't coming back, but deep down you still had some faith. That's why your Charas haven't faded."

Kukai pulled back and cupped one of my cheeks. "I'll keep my end of the bargain; I'll tell you about Sin."

"Kukai!" I heard Daichi exclaim. "You can't do that! The Director specifically told you to keep it a secret!"

"She'll find out anyway so I might as well tell her," Kukai snapped back at him before letting out a sigh. "The organization Sin has another name. Perhaps you've heard the name Pere Noel?" I nodded at him before speaking. "They're a secret organization whose motives are unknown to the public; all the public knows is that the top seven members have different artifacts that contain the. . . ." My eyes widen as I trail off, Kukai nodding before turning away. "Those artifacts contain the Seven Deadly Sins. Rumor has it that these seven members have contracted with the demons trapped in those artifacts."

I stare at him with a frightened look before placing a hand over my mouth. "Oh my God. Kukai you-"

"Yes, I am," He replied without turning back to me. "I am one of the Seven Deadly Sins, having the Golden Key in my possession and forming a contract with the demon of Wrath."

I stare at him with that frightened expression. He's told me things like this in the past, but I'd never thought that he'd tell me something so horrifying. By the look on his face, I know he's not lying. He reached out to me, but I slapped his hand away and backed up to the headboard of the bed. "Don't you dare." I told him. He could tell I was scared. Kukai backed away and headed for the door. "I'll give you time to think." And with that he closed the door, leaving me alone. Candy flies up to me. "Yaya you shouldn't have done that."

"I know but. . . why would he keep it from me? He trusts me doesn't he?"

"He does trust you," Daichi replied while take his seat on the bed. "It's just the fact that he swore to secrecy with the organization. He has kept this secret for years now." I turn to him. "And how many years are we talking about?"

"Since he was a child," Riku explained while crossing his arms. "You see, he was chosen to be the vessel of Wrath; his family was against the matter and tried to talk them out of it, but it was no use. Kukai at the time was confused about it all, but grew used to being the vessel for such a demon."

"I see, and what about the other vessels?"

"Well-"

"Riku don't!" Daichi cut him off.

"She already knows this much," Riku replied to him. "And she'll find out the other stuff eventually so why not tell her?" Daichi stayed quiet before Riku continued. "Anyway, the vessel of Envy is Hoshina Utau, the vessel of Sloth is Fujisaki Nagihiko, the vessel of Pride is Yamabuki Saaya, the vessel of Greed is Hotori Tadase, and the vessel of Lust used to be Tsukiyomi Ikuto."

"What about the vessel for Gluttony?" I saw Daichi flinch and Riku lower his head. I give them a worried look; Maybe I shouldn't have asked them. Riku took in a breath and clenched his fists. "There is no vessel for Gluttony. Every subject has died before the contract could be complete. So that's why there are only six vessels instead of the usual seven." Riku kept explaining more while Daichi listened: A pair of twins found the Original Sin and split it into seven pieces, hiding them into different objects they found, and scattering them around the world. The organization was first created to find these objects and befriending the demons inside, and then finding suitable hosts for these demons; this has gone on for centuries. These objects were a wine glass, a spoon, a doll with long green pigtails, four identical mirrors, a sword, a pair of blades that were reforged into a pair of scissors, and a key. According to Riku, the original hosts for the demons apparently died, were exorcised by a mage, or the demons left the hosts.

As I listened, the door opened and Kukai walked back in the room, sitting on the edge of the bed, lowering his head. "I take it you told her, Riku." The Chara nodded and moved out of the way so Kukai could scoot closer to me. "So now you know," He muttered, a little hesitant to grab my hand. I noticed that he wasn't looking at me, probably because he feels as though I shouldn't see what he's become, but that's my personal thought.

I grab his hand and pull him closer towards me, his eyes widening when I pull him into an embrace. "Yaya-"

"No. Don't talk," I cut him off while tightening my grip. "Instead, let me. Yes, Riku told me everything about your organization, and it's a lot to take in, and you might think that now I've heard about this, I might be scared of you and never want to see you again." I felt him tremble and clutch the back of my shirt, nodding in return. "Well you know," He looks up, and I could see the fear in his eyes. "That won't happen. I don't care if you're the vessel of Wrath or you've been a part of a dangerous experiment when you were a kid. What matters to me is that you're alright. As long as nothing happens to you, I don't care about anything else."

Kukai sat up with a surprised expression spread across his face, and I responded to him with a calm smile. "I'm not going anywhere. But if I was, I'd be with you." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Now I wonder why I thought you would leave me."

"Now you know I won't do that." He smiled and lowered his hand. "True." He gently laced his fingers with mine and leaned in. "I'm sorry for keeping it from you all this time."

"That's alright. I know you had to keep it a secret; I'm not mad at you for that." I lean in and he cupped one of my cheeks, finally pressing our lips together. I know it's hard for Kukai, feeling guilty for not telling me anything, but in all honesty, I don't care whether or not he told me about Sin or not; I just wanted to know where he was, and that he was okay. Now that I know this, I'm not worried anymore; for now at least.

Me: I tried so hard to figure out how to include the Evillious Chronicles in this story, and I finally fucking did it. If you don't know, the Evillious Chronicles is a series of Vocaloid songs that are produced by MOTHY. I am a huge fan of this series and WE'RE STILL FUCKING WAITING FOR MASTER OF THE HEAVENLY YARD TO BE RELEASED GOD DAMMIT!

Sorry bout that. Like I said, really huge fan. All of the stuff I wrote about the Original Sin, those items, the twins, that's all from the actual series. There's no way I would make that kind of shit up. Anyway all credits of the Original Sin Story and all the other series in the Evillious Chronicles belongs to MOTHY.

And after I post this chapter, I'm gonna work on the Rimahiko fic because I think it's time that I work on it. So until next chapter, read and review, and look forward to the Rimahiko: Protection.