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Last chapter. Pretty short right? May sound similar to other stories but of course we want to do our own version. haha Title doesn't seem to suit the plot XD

A little while after breakfast, the dan seemed to have left and went somewhere. Kano and Seto trailed Kido, who was standing in front of the same spot she went for the past days. Both boys were aware that the other was also watching but they had their own agenda. They followed her separately and just observed her.

"When we were kids, you would always go to me and cry on my shoulders. After a while, we grew up and you'd always wait for me and worry about my health. It wasn't just me, though. You would take care of everyone like how Mom took care of us. I'm quite jealous that your attention extends to everyone. It's not just Seto and me… It includes Marry, Momo, Ene, Shintaro, Hibiya and Konoha too… You don't get scared during thunderstorms anymore and come to me when you have a nightmare."

Kano poured his feelings through a whisper, not letting anyone hear it. His sad eyes looked at Kido whose back was facing him. He didn't care about what Seto was doing; he was thinking about how he could make her come to him and tell him what was wrong. He wanted to be her main support.

"You… stopped clinging to me… That was what I hated after we grew up…"

He clenched his fist so hard that it was turning white. His nails were biting through his palm and a droplet of blood was coming out from his hand. He didn't mind the pain because he was used to it and it didn't really bother him. He looked back to Kido but turned his head sideways vigorously when he didn't see her. He looked to his right and was surprised that Seto was no longer there. He left his spot and ran in haste as he tried to search for her.

"Where could she be…?" He thought to himself and ran non-stop. He found Seto catching his breath, turning his head left and right. "Seto!" The deceiver called out to him and soon both boys were inches from each other as they were trying to recover the energy they lost.

"Where… is she..?" Kano was still catching his breath as he asked Seto. The number 2 member shook his head before saying something. "I didn't notice that she left. I was actually looking at you since you looked like you were bothered and when I turned my eyes to her, she wasn't there."

"We have to find her." Seto just nodded and ran to the east while Kano ran to the west. He thought of going to Ayano's grave but he was having second thoughts. He'd always go to her grave, the only place where he'd truly cry. He loved Ayano and it made him think about his feelings towards Kido. He wasn't sure how to react to his thoughts since he loved both girls. He ran faster and gradually decreased in speed when he saw her kneeling in front of his older sister's grave. He stopped running and went a little ways from her to prevent her from seeing him.

"I should have disappeared instead of you, Onee-chan…"

Hearing this from their leader, Kano's heart broke. He saw tears coming out from her eyes and from his own. Why would Kido think about something like that? He clenched his hand near his heart and made a pained expression.

"I'm… I should have died… I'm already dead anyway…. My burning house with the bloodcurdling screams of my real older sister keeps on haunting me every night… and then… I see you jumping from the school rooftop… I don't know why… but I'm scared and I blame myself… I just… I don't deserve to live… You deserve this life better than I… Why was I given a second chance to live? Why was I given this stupid eye power? Losing a lot of people is really painful… Why did it have to be you? Why?"

Kido cried harder and covered her moist face with both hands. Kano was just watching her painfully. He wanted to reach out to her but he didn't have the courage to do so. He then saw her taking a gun from her pocket but she just limply rested the hand with the gun on the ground. Kano wanted to shout but no words were able to escape. He wanted to run to her but his legs wouldn't move.

"If I died and took you out of the haze, will Shuuya be happier?"

Kano widened his eyes and was shocked that Kido would consider doing something like that. He doesn't even know how she would know that Ayano's inside the haze. He was able to run to her and shout her name but she stood up, turned to him and pulled the trigger.

"TSUBOMI!"

"Shuuya… good bye…."

He almost lost his balance as Kido was swallowed by a snake skin-like void. He tried his hardest to reach out to her but ultimately failed. "No… no…. nononononononononononononono….!"

Seto was still searching for her when he heard a shout and a gunshot coming from the cemetery. He was a two blocks away from it and dashed towards the cemetery. The moment he arrived, he searched for where the sound might have come from and saw Kano on the ground with his head looking upwards, tears on his eyes.

"Kano! Wha—what happened?" He asked Kano as he caught his breath. The fox didn't answer him and remained silent. The frog shook his friend, trying to bring him back to reality. After concluding that he's having a breakdown, he carried him by having Kano's arm around his shoulders and walked home.

"We're… home…" Seto opened the door with his free hand. His voice was weak and tired but he soon woke up from his exhausted state when he saw a familiar person in front of him. "Wha…?"

"Seto! You're home!" Marry approached him and pulled him towards the couch. Momo and Hibiya tended to Kano by wiping his face with a clean towel before sitting down. The Medusa sat down beside Seto who was still bewildered.

"We're surprised as you…" It was Shintaro's voice. "Ayano… it's really her…" He was already tearing up but he tried to bottle it in. Momo, Hibiya, and Konoha don't know Ayano so they didn't sound so happy or sad about her sudden appearance. Of course, Konoha wouldn't know due to his amnesia but Hibiya stated that she seemed familiar and decided to shrug it off.

"Kousuke… Shuuya." Ayano finally spoke, who was currently inside her 16 year old body.

"Onee-chan…" Seto called out to her and hugged her. Kano was still staring into nothingness even after hearing his big sister's angelic voice. Seto jolted up and immediately shook Kano.

"Kano! I mean, Shuuya! Look, Onee-chan's here! Snap out of it!"

Kano didn't flinch one bit but he did stand up after Seto tried to wake him up. He groggily walked towards the stairs and climbed it, going to his room.

"Kousuke… I'm sorry." Ayano bowed her head down and tears were starting to form in her eyes. The members were all confused on why she apologized until Konoha pointed out something.

"Seto… Where's… Kido?"

At that, the gang looked at Seto intently, waiting for an answer. It wasn't him who replied, but the girl with the red scarf. "Kido… Tsubomi-chan… is gone."

Silence filled the air and no one was able to react. They didn't ask anything but they all started to tear up. Ayano's voice and tone indicated that she was gone. She was dead. No one had the appetite to eat dinner that time and went their separate ways. Shintaro, Ene and Momo went to their house; Konoha, Hibiya and Ayano went to the Tateyama Residence while Marry, Seto, and Kano stayed at the apartment.

Seto and Marry cried to each other as they have lost someone really important to them. Marry was crying hard on his chest as he rested his head on her shoulder. They were both hugging each other tight, sitting up on Seto's bed. They couldn't stop crying and soon they would fall asleep after crying more than a liter of tears. Everyone pretty much did the same. The only one who didn't cry as much were Shintaro and Konoha who had their emotions in control. They were sad but tears weren't shed.

Kano Shuuya lied down on his bed, clutching a scarf and smelling the lingering scent that has been stored for years. He had kept this particular scarf and wrapped it in paper then put it in a special box until he took it out as a memento to remember her by. His expression did not change one bit from the time Kido disappeared up until now.

"Why… I… Why didn't you tell me…? I certainly did not become happier… Tsubomi…"

He fell asleep as he put the scarf near him and pretended that it was her. That scarf was something she owned and she had lost it, but didn't know that Kano looked everywhere for it, only to be replaced by a new one given to her by Ayaka Tateyama. Before giving in to his exhaustion, words escaped from his mouth.

"It… It was my time to look after you…"

You thought it was a happy ending? Nope XD Please Read and Review~