Chapter 5
"There are the lovebirds" Shoko-chan shouted out as she and Akira walked into the hospital room.
A startled Saki Rukino sat up in the bed she was sharing with the man she loved. "I can explain".
Shoko giggled aloud "You don't have to explain to me oneechan. I think it's great the two of you found each other. He does love you, too, you know! He just doesn't know how to put it into words. He's an idiot like that sometimes".
All three young women laughed at what seemed a private joke only they got the true meaning of.
"I'm sure once we get him back on his feet he'll screw it up again" Shoko continued. "Just be sure to shut him up before he keeps on talking. I hear a tongue works wonders".
Saki blushed momentarily before truly hearing the words uttered by her big sister "Once we" she spoke aloud almost in a trance.
"Get him back on his feet" Shoko interrupted. "It'll be your sisterly duty to me to knock him back off them" Shoko winked a mischievous wink at her little sister".
"I'll make you proud, oneechan" Saki proclaimed happily throwing her arms around her beloved Shoko-chan "and I'll make sure to shut him up before he can say something stupid forcing me to hit him".
Akira finally spoke up with the news she initially came here to share with her sisters "When the Kametsuki Curse infected Haruto-chan. When it started feeding on his runes. When it hurt you Saki-oneechan. I promised to find a way to cure it".
"But it didn't hurt" Saki tried to tell Akira it's not what it seemed but Akira cut her off mid-sentence.
"We know, Now!" Akira laughed "You appeared, not to be hating it".
Saki blushed while flashing a little grin "I'm not a slut you know".
Akira giggled "we both know it was your first time. Was it all you hoped it would be?".
Saki smiled "It was with the man I love. So I'd say most definitely". All three ladies chuckled a bit.
"Well to continue" Akira tried to regain her composure, failing miserably. "I initially thought the secret was to replace lost runes or even to stop the originals from being eaten. I was wrong".
Saki looked on confused a bit.
Shoko spoke up "Akira is going to hack Haruto".
Saki's confusion couldn't get any deeper.
Akira decided it was time to reveal her plan to her sisters. "Initially I thought of a way to link Haruto's runes with Shoko-chan's. They'd be linked as one forever. More than soulmates".
Saki nodded in agreement with a little sadness in her heart. It only made sense. He had the most memories of her after all.
"We decided however, that linking Haruto to Shoko-chan's runes would force him to live in the past. We need to think of only the future in this new world of ours. That's why if you agree we'll link you and Haruto together forever. It only makes sense considering the feelings you both have for each other".
"What do you say Saki-chan?" Shoko slyly asked.
"Throwing her arms around her sister excitedly once again she'd already given her answer "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
Akira laughed "Can we take that as a yes?"