Chapter 198 – Another Family Member.

Chapter 198 – Another Family Member.

"Wh-what?" Miji dropped her cookie at Alice's declaration that the monster was her Mother.

"The one you've been calling a monster is my Mama." Alice smiled. Though behind the sweet smile was a very upset Alice. She didn't like people something calling Akagi that word to be mean, but she was keeping her cool since she was tasked with cajoling Miji.

"Your Mom... your mom is the Monster?" Miji asked quietly.

"Mama is a monster, but she's a nice monster." Alice said as she poured more tea. "She doesn't hurt people who don't deserve it"

{Usually...} (Alice)

"Then... then tell her to give me back my sister!" Miji yelled. "I just want her back... and then we can go home..." She said as she squeezed Floofy.

{I want to go home...} (Miji)

Alice thought for a moment before answering. "Mama isn't keeping Yumi here. She could leave if she wanted to."

"Then why won't Sister leave?!?" Miji was still having a hard time understanding why Yumi wouldn't prioritize her over Akagi. "Doesn't she love me?"

"Of course she does." Alice laughed, knowing just how happy the Priestess was to have her sister back. "Yumi loves you more than you could ever imagine."

"Then-" Miji tried to say more, but was cut off.

"But she loves Akagi just as much." Alice shook her head. "Miji, how much do you know about what happened to your village?" She asked.

"Sister told me a bad man attacked it, and that everyone was killed." Miji looked down at the table. "She said I got hurt and that I was asleep for a while."

"Yes, but did you know that it's been nearly four years since the attack on your village?" Alice asked. She knew she didn't but was trying to use that information gap to her advantage.

"Four years?!?" Miji was shocked. Yumi had only told her that she'd been asleep for a while.

{How could I sleep for so long? Was I really that sick?} (Alice)

"Yes, and during that time, your sister was worried about you every day." Alice smiled. "She always talked about you, and she made every attempt to find a way to wake you up." Alice was informed that Miji had been told she was asleep rather than dead and was playing into that explanation. She wasn't above misleading the young girl, since she knew that would make things easier.

"Sister..." Miji hugged the bear again.

"She was so worried about you, and she checked on you every day, but..." Alice stopped.

"But what?" Miji asked.

"We... we didn't think you would ever wake up..." Alice shook her head. "Nothing seemed to work, and no matter how much Yumi or the others tried, you stayed asleep."Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

"N-Never wake up?" Miji's eyes went wide at those words.

{I saw you die before my eyes once, so please don't make me go through that pain again.} (Yumi)

"I'm sorry, Sister..." Miji started crying too, and the two sisters had a several minutes long cry session until they got it out of their system.

"Miji... I'm sorry for not explaining things better... and I'm sorry for making you scared. I just... I didn't know how to explain everything to you..." Yumi sat on the couch and pulled her sister into her lap.

"I'm sorry too." Miji hugged her. "I said mean things to you. You're not a fake... I'm sorry for saying that... I just didn't want someone to take you away from me again..." She'd always wanted Yumi to come home from her position as Priestess and was afraid that she might lose her to Akagi.

"I'm not going anywhere." Yumi giggled. "I've got everyone I need right here, so don't worry." She squeezed her. "I love you very much, and I'd never ever leave you! Not in a million years!"

{And if anyone tries to take you away from me, I've got the biggest, scariest, and most powerful person on speed dial.} (Yumi)

"Sister..." Miji looked up at her. "Do you really love the m-" She stopped herself. "Do you really love her?" She pointed at Akagi.

"I do." Yumi smiled. "Akagi is very important to me, and I don't know what I'd do without her. She is the woman I love, and I never want to be separated from her."

Kana started to giggle, but was whacked on the head by her sister.

Miji turned towards Akagi. "Do you love my Sister?"

"Yes, I do." Akagi's inability to feel love still applied, but she figured just saying yes was the best option. "She means the world to me, and there's nothing I wouldn't do for her." She smiled. "Your sister has helped me out so much over the years, and honestly, just being with her makes me happy." Of course, Yumi would disagree with the notion that she helped Akagi, but that was beside the point.

"Miji." Kana spoke to the girl. "My name is Kana, and I'm this idiot's sister." She pointed to Akagi.

{Was IDIOT necessary?} (Akagi)

{Pffff.} Miiji laughed internally.

"Onee-chan might be many things, but more than anything else, she cares about Yumi. These two are special to one another, and I'd say their lives are better together than apart." Kana smiled. "I know Onee-chan is a bit scary, even I was a bit afraid of her at first, but she's not a bad person. All she wants is a peaceful life with her family. So can you give her a chance?"

{Wow, for once Kana actually said nice things about me WITHOUT some kind of sarcasm at the end. I wonder if she's running a fever, because that's rare...} (Akagi)

"Alice said you're a good monster... one that only hurts bad people..." Miji quietly said to Akagi.

"I don't want to hurt people." Akagi shook her head. "But if people threaten my family, isn't it natural to stop them?"

"You won't hurt me? Or Sister?" Miji asked.

"Never." Akagi said firmly. "I would never do anything to harm Yumi, and I would most certainly never harm a member of my family." She smiled. "And naturally, that includes you."

Miji thought for a moment before answering. "Ok... But I'll be watching you! If you ever hurt Sister, I'll take her and run away!"

Akagi laughed. "You've got a deal!"