5th Memory [Text]

[in_loveless_memory]

[He doesn't want to talk to anyone. He doesn't want to see anyone at the moment either. His brother is gone, his other best friend is gone... Soubi is gone. While he knows he'll see Youji again when he gets home... however long... But Soubi and Seimei? He doesn't know. Like so much in his life, he doesn't know if he'll see them again.]

How often do people return after they leave? Is there... some sort of rate of possibility?

[Because if he can have it in numbers, have it in some sort of concrete fact, he can rationalize it better. He can handle the possibility of percentage about seeing his brother again. At home he has no idea when he might see Seimei again, but here, here couldn't there just be something... concrete?

He knew there wasn't. He knew that it was as unpredictable as anything else.

He was just in denial, it was something he was good at.]

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[made_4_ritsuka]

I knew that much, everyone else would probably be way ahead of me in things like math since you have good marks on everything.

[Really it was because of how weird the teachers were that she hadn't gone. Some of them were pretty scary and one that she had talked to kept calling her a kitten.]

Ritsuka-kun should come to the park with me sometime though it's really pretty and the lake is really nice when it's hot.

[Well distracting him seemed to be working a little, he didn't look or sound as sad as he had earlier.]

[in_loveless_memory]

Yuiko... you need to do more than just visit the lake. I worry about you like that. What if... what if something happened to you? [What if she left too?]

[made_4_ritsuka]

I do more than just go there, it's just a special place like back home. I also go to the place where they have games and stuff after they invited me for karaoke. And there's this one lady that gives me an apple when I go by her store each day.

I'm taking good care of myself. Ritsuka-kun doesn't have to worry.

[She would take care of herself so that she would be able to help him, if she couldn't save Ritsuka if something happened then it wouldn't matter what happened to her.]

[in_loveless_memory]

[He didn't like the sound of it. But then, Ritsuka liked school, he liked expanding his mind and devouring as much knowledge as he could whenever he could. Maybe he was the odd one out.]

I'll always worry about you. You're the type of person easily manipulated and taken advantage of. [It was incredibly blunt and Ritsuka was not feeling inclined to soften the blow.]

[made_4_ritsuka]

[Well that did hurt a little bit to hear Ritsuka put it that way, and her ears folded just a bit flatter.]

Ah well everyone's been really nice, I don't think there's anyone here that would do that.

[Well besides maybe some of the scary people, but she had stayed away from them so far hadn't she.]

I think I'll start classes next quarter though, and take something like cooking or sewing so I can help out more.

[in_loveless_memory]

You didn't think those girls were mean, either. That's-... [He scowled, angry.] There are bad people all over this place, and I refuse to see you getting used by them. I won't. [He sighed, realizing he was scaring her.]

I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I'm scaring you. You... you are a smart girl, Yuiko. But you're too nice, you're too kind. And people take that kind of kindness and crush it, destroy it, for no other reason than they can. I just... don't want anything to happen to you.

Alright, I'm sure they'll have something like that by then. You're a good girl.

[made_4_ritsuka]

[Yuiko twisted her hands, Ritsuka was scary when he was angry. But she was surprised after a moment too, that was probably one of the only times that Ritsuka had called her smart. She was used to him saying she was a good girl and really enjoyed it, but she had always felt really stupid compared to Ritsuka, Natsuo, and Youji.]

A-ah that's not true. Ritsuka makes grades are a lot better than mine, I have to struggle to pass my classes while Ritsuka always manages to seem so laid back about grades.

Anyways, what did you want to look up when we get to the library?

[in_loveless_memory]

[His ears perk.]

I like learning. That's why my grades are good. And you wouldn't have to struggle, I would help you, whatever the subject... er... not art. [He sucked at art.]

I don't know. Nothing, maybe. I was sort of just agreeing...