Future: I Still Love Him
"Please," the young boy scoffs, "You think it's this school that's messed him up? He's already messed up and you know it."
The woman looks up at him, a sorrowful expression on her face. She glances down in tears. It's obvious she is taking in the boy's words. And by her expression it's a good guess that she agreed. Then her face turns determined.
"So? Does it matter? I still love him. Even if he is messed up. He's still my Shige-nii. And I love him for that."
The boy raises an eyebrow.
"It's like how you love your sister," the woman continues. The boy glares at her. "You said that there's a possibility that she was affected by the darkening. Yet, she's so nice and kind. That doesn't necessarily mean there isn't a darkness in her."
"That's not her fault," the boy defends. His raven hair covers his eyes momentarily. He doesn't even know why he's helping this random woman. A vision had passed his sight, a horrible one with said woman entering a room and being ripped into pieces. Before he knew it his mouth was moving, conjuring the spell necessary to transport nearby and stopping her from entering the room. Once the boy was sure she wasn't going to enter, he moved to leave, but the woman wouldn't allow him to go alone. She couldn't just let a young boy to wonder alone in this place. Honestly, he could take care of himself. With the amount of knowledge the boy had with this kind of stuff, he figured he'd be fine. The woman didn't leave though, so he figured they mind as well help each other. Thus he told her vaguely about his sister and his worry. In return, she told him about her husband and her worry.
"It's not your sister's fault that she's like that. And it's not Sakaturo's fault he's like that. That's just the way they are. But we still love them unconditionally," she continues, not noticing his inner turmoil.
The boy looks up, a scowl playing on his features. "I guess you're right," he sighs, "Let's go. Before your husband loses it completely."
The woman nods and both start to walk.
A very short story, but I wanted to write something. This will take place in one of the future stories. If some of you are confused as to why a certain someone is still alive, in Escaping the Nehan, Ayumi and the gang were able to bring back the dead. Ayumi and Yoshiki did get the blunt end though with Ayumi losing an eye and becoming brain dead. Both's existence was wiped away from the memories of all their loved ones too. Basically, it's like the canon ending but the dead were brought back to life, not just their existence. So, I guess you can say this story is set in a little AU. Well, just wanted to give a taste of the future. Apologies if it seems kind of rushed. Thanks for reading! Until next time...
-P.V.J.