Chapter 275 - That does not change anything.

He sacrificed so much to be with her. Even though so many people were against their relationship. Akito remained by her side, leaving her never crossed his mind. Akito saved her because of what Izu said to him. Setsura already knew their meeting wasn't a coincidence.

But, even then, she felt that regardless Akito would have helped her. She spent so much time with him - in this foreign place. The only person she truly knows is Akito. Meeting Yang was unexpected and even Izu. However, neither of those two brought the same amount of comfort that Akito did.

It isn't Akito's fault that they have to break up. But, there was no choice whatsoever. If she doesn't break up with Akito, Yang will cause problems. If she recalled correctly, then that guy will get violent. No matter what happens, Setsura didn't want to see the two fighting. It would be far too painful to do so.

"You don't know, Akito," she muttered. "You don't know, me and Yang have --" they haven't exactly done it. So, it was hard for her to lie. However, counting what she did in the future. She's already done so much with Yang, the things they did. Setsura knew she could not erase it.

It's too painful to look Akito in the eye. Is Akito truly okay with it? Amnesia or not, another man touched his girl. They did not do it, but those l.u.s.tful exchanges are equally as bad.

"I already know, but that does not change anything. I do not care what you did with him," Setsura detected the sincerity in his voice. He genuinely means those words. His honest side does not change; this was one of the main reasons why she fell for him.

Meeting a completely sincere person is very difficult. However, once you do - your prone to letting that person go. Setsura has always distanced herself from people for a reason. She knew that all those people weren't sincere towards her. People only approached her because they had hidden intentions. Most of them were after her wealth. Some were after her, but not because they genuinely wanted to court her.

They were only after her wealth and her body. That's the only thing people were after. Nobody wanted to love her truly. How many exes did she have before she went out with that guy? She had many. But, for her, it was more of an experiment. Since she was scared of men, Setsura wanted to overcome her fear. That's the only reason why she went out with them.

Yet, all of them took advantage of her goodwill. They all thought the same thing, 'weren't you the one who asked me out?' They would act like a perfect gentleman at the start; however, as time went by. Eventually, they would act the same way as all those other men. Only l.u.s.ting after her body - once she refused. They would get angry at her, and tell her that's all she has use for.

She would hear such painful sounding words. Even now, it echoed in her head. Whenever she would meet somebody new, those words would appear in her head. It led to her immediately shrinking away from the other person. Her body would naturally reject them before they even speak. It rendered her useless too.

But Akito, from the very start, he was not like that at all.

"Ssh, Setsura. Don't cry," Akito brought his arms around her again.

All she's ever wanted was someone to be sincere to her - to genuinely love her. Now that she has found him, why does she have to let him go? Life is so unfair.

"Akito, we can't," Setsura kept emphasizing those words. But, she knew how stupid she sounded.

"Even if you say that, I won't back down. Besides, I already know how strongly you feel about me. Katakura told me what you said that day."

Setsura eyes widened, and she recalled the conversation she had with Katakura before all of this mess.

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December 3rd Meiji 1895

That's right, even if it was for a short while she could forget him. "But in the end, it was no good," Setsura laughs lightly, " It was no good at all. Unconsciously I was already falling in love with him again. My hair color, and whenever I was worried about something, I'd think back to the things he told me... That's why when he came back, I didn't hesitate to kiss him."

"You always loved him."

"Yes. It's quite a little scary, even though things are changing. Even though we are all going to be heading our separate ways, I'll always be thinking about him. I feel strange about it. Even though everyone's changing already - why is it, that the place and Akito. I felt as if they'd never change. He always understood me and protected me. Just like a merry-go-round. No matter how many times it goes around, you are always in the same place," she sighs, "These feelings...are a first for me, something like this and unconsciously I'm becoming afraid."

Katakura reached over and patted her hair, "Yeah. But it's normal to be afraid. I, too, was afraid of change, afraid that one day I'd fall for somebody who isn't you. I didn't think it was possible. However, along the way, I realized that I was already thinking of someone else as precious. Truthfully speaking, when I woke up that time, and that girl was the first one who found me, a part of me had already decided that I want to always protect her. I didn't realize how strong those feelings were until the final battle.."

"Katakura."

"Setsura, if it's you. You'll definitely be able to manage. Right now, it's certainly difficult for you. However, I know that you'll be able to overcome this. You've already gone through so much after all, something like this should be a piece of cake for you."

Her gaze softens, "That's right."

"And? Since your big brother is rarely nice enough to give you advice, is there something else that's wrong?"

Setsura blinks, " Calling yourself a big brother when your short is a not of a stretch, don't you think?" He karate chops her hair. "Ouch."

The blonde-haired boy averts his gaze, clearly embarrassed. "It's either that or just one of the many guys who fall in love with you." In other words, he wants to be able to share a special connection with her. She chuckles lightly; he really is way too obvious, isn't he? But she supposed that the two of them have always been rather similar on this matter.

"Thank you."

"Even now you know what to say to make people embarrassed..." he trails off and scratches his blonde hair, "So what's wrong?"

"Ah..." she pauses, " Well, it's quite a minor problem in contrast to what we just spoke about. The thing is…"

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Present

Setsura froze when she hears Akito's words. That stupid Katakura, he told Akito everything! Damn, now she can't even pretend that she no longer has feelings for Akito. What is with Katakura? Isn't he supposed to be her guardian! What guardian, all he does is ruin things for her. How can she persuade Akito to break up with her now? There is no way he will do so.