Azusa's P.O.V
All of us were gathered inside the living room except Candy. She was still sleeping. I looked down and took a breath.
''Yesterday Candy told me almost everything about herself... About her life before she was at the orphanage and after the orphanage. She also told that she set the school on fire and I guess that's why she was outside passed out...''
Kou and Yuma looked at me closely like they didn't believe what I just said.
''What?...''
But I just continued to talk.
''Before she came to the orphanage she lived in a village. It was as the same village you lived in Yuma. But you lost your memories about her when the village burnt down. Her parents died and her brother disappeared... That's how she came to the orphanage. After that she got taken in, in some kind of acadamy. There... She... She got tortured. She also has some kind of other personallity... And she still has scars left on her back. And the look on her face was... So painful to look at...'' My eyes filled with tears again. Candy's eyes were like they were about to cry and still forced a smile to hide it.
''Azusa...'' Yuma sat beside me and put his arms around me. Kou didn't even move. He just sat there... Frozen. Ruki was also silent. Soon foot steps were heard.
''Is everyone alright?'' Candy's voice was heard. She gave us a smile and sat down beside Kou carefully. Kou was just looking at her. Candy then looked at me and smiled.
''You told them?''
I nodded slowly. Candy looked down and continued to smile.
''I'm fine really... Don't worry about m-''
''Stop lying Candy! Of course you are not alright!'' Kou suddenly yelled.
''You're always smiling, telling everyone you are alright but actually you aren't! How do you except others to help you? Why are you pushing everyone away?''
I looked at Kou and noticed how his eye was glowing red now. Then I looked at Candy and saw she wasn't smiling anymore. Her eyes watered and slowly began to cry.
''You're right... I'm not alright! I'm always lying because... Because I'm scared! At the acadamy... We weren't allowed to feel sorry about ourselves. We had to be strong... Always... And I wasn't even allowed to smile! Or i got punished!'' She cried. Her mask had finally been letting go. She couldn't hold it anymore.
Kou wrapped his arms around her.
''It's fine now. We won't punish you. Okay Candy?... We will protect you. Right guys?''
''Yes!'' Ruki, me and Yuma said together. Of course we would protect our friend who we thought we had lost. She put a smile on our face when we were sad...
Candy began to smile. A real one this time while tears were flowling down.
''Thank you guys... It means a lot to me!'' She smiled more but then it slowly disappeared.
''But... I have one more important thing left to say... My chains... Are off...''
I looked at her and didn't understand what she meant by that.
''Dark Candy might take over..''
Her eyes turned red but turned back to turqouise again.
''The other personallity?''
''Yes...'' Candy rested her head on Kou's shoulder.
''I'm scared that she might will hurt you... So if she does... Kill me.'' She slowly closed her eyes and fell back asleep on Kou. Everyone fell silent again and looked at Ruki.
''Then we'll do what she asked for us... If she does... Kill her.'' I looked down then at Candy. Do we really have to? Is it only our choise? I looked down again and tried not to cry. I don't want her to die...
Ruki's P.O.V
We finally know the truth about Candy... But the chains thing and killing her is an unclear thing. I don't know what she meant by that. But it worrys me a lot. To be honest... I'm actually kind of scared. Because I don't know... Everything. I don't have control of the situation. I don't have a plan... And I want to save Candy... Protect her just like my brothers want to. But can we really do such a thing? We aren't powerful like the Sakamakis. So how? How are we going to protect her?
I looked at my brothers sad faces. It hurt to see them like that. And all of them are looking at me. They are waiting for me to say that everything will be alright. That I have a plan. But I actually don't I have no idea.
''Ruki. You have a plan right? We don't actually have to kill Candy right?'' Kou asked. His eye was still glowing red.
''I actually don't have a clue.''
''But-''
''I'm just as clueless like you guys are! I don't know how to save her. I don't even know how we can protect her! So just let her be and we'll see what will happen.'' I stood up and walked away from there. I can't... I can't look at their disapointed faces... That I have let them down. That we still are too weak.
