412 Can you stay with me?

Watching the young man staring intently at her, YuYan's face remained indifferent while scrutinizing his undeniably handsome face.  His grayish hair, almost covered his eyes. YuYan missed him so much but her heart is still full of anger.  In a cold voice, "I'm here to take the other bracelet." YuYan said, not showing any emotions as she looked at Xiao FengYun.  He did not respond right away, it took a full minute before Xiao FengYun finally stood up in front of her. He raised his arm towards her, a clear indication for YuYan to take the bracelet freely from him.  YuYan raised her hand to grab hold of his arm. They were holding each other's arm where both of the bracelets on their wrists were next to each other.  YuYan released her mental strength towards the bracelets until it glowed red. Xiao FengYun's dragon bracelet began to let go of his wrist and crawl towards YuYan's, joining her phoenix bracelet.  After a couple of breaths, both of the bracelets are merged into one. Both dragon and phoenix looked like twins, leaning at each others back.  When the red glow dissipated, YuYan was about to release Xiao FengYun's hands when he suddenly pulled her towards him. He buried her little face on his chest, encircling his arms around his baby sister; embracing her tightly.  YuYan did not hug him back though, she still felt bad about the trial. Her brother is aware of it yet he did not do anything to stop it. She wanted to scream at him; be mad at him, but her heart refused do so. Instead, she felt wronged by the people she loves.  Smelling each others scent and the warmth of their bodies, it took a couple of minutes when Xiao FengYun faintly said in a hoarse voice. "'I'm sorry.. It was all my fault... If only I didn't take you to the lake back then..."  "It wasn't your fault." YuYan faintly answered. She can hear Xiao FengYun's beating heart next to her ears. "Stop blaming yourself.. It was never your fault." She uttered, but her voice is anguished.  Blaming himself for what happened at the lake made YuYan's heart felt like it is being squeezed. She can feel her big brother's love from his words and embrace. Her anger towards Xiao FengYun immediately disappeared.  YuYan's words triggered a flash of memories that appeared before Xiao FengYun's eyes. It was like he was brought back at that exact moment in time, the time that it happened in front of him.  Back then when Xiao FengYun saw his baby sister by the lake. She was lying on the cold grass under the moonlight.Both her hands were held tightly next to her head, obviously bitten by the young boy. Her eyes looked lifeless, there was blood dripping from her neck. How can Xiao FengYun ever forget? Because of his playfulness when they were still a child, he brought her to that place. It was a real nightmare that kept appearing in his dreams every night. It is when everything started. Can he really not blame himself? No! No matter what they say to convince him that it wasn't his fault, he is not stupid. He knew the truth, he saw exactly what happened, something only him knew. What if he did not take YuYan to sneak out that night? She wouldn't have been bitten, she would've grown up without any worries, enjoy her childhood; playing with her siblings. They would have continued to live together as a complete family. Now, it is too late to regret his actions. If he didn't asked her to play back then, would the incident twelve years ago have happened? Would she have fallen into coma? Would there be a need for sacrifice? Would death happen in their family? So how can he not blame himself? It was all because of him.Since Xiao FengYun cannot see YuYan's face because her head remained buried on his chest. "Can you stay with me?" He asked in a hoarse voice, but she did not respond.