Chapter 355 - (2019: Case 02) Part 6

*UNEDITED*

"We were both so weak. For her, things with my dad weren't going so well and for me. ..."

He let's out a small forced laugh, "My dad and I are similar. It's quite annoying."

She understands it now. During that time he was blaming himself the most. That accident happened right before his eyes. He could have stopped it from happening, had he continued to converse with her for a bit longer. The girl he couldn't save. That's why, "It's not your fault Yang. God is just cruel."

When she thought that there should have only been one of them. God was testing her.

"Fate is part of gods plans. His mood swings are coincidences."

"What does that mean?" Setsura questioned.

"It's a theory. I always thought this, but aren't we amazing? I mean how many coincidences have occurred between us?"

Coincidences?

Fateful encounters?

Indeed, they've had quite a bit.

"I'm grateful towards her. It's because of her we met after all," Yang chuckled.

At that comment her heart skipped a beat, his fingers brushed across her hands. Right at this moment Setsura understood something. It's not like she doesn't like Yang - in fact she likes him a lot. It's exactly like what Chauncey said. She likes Yang a lot. The reason why she kept pushing him away is simply because she likes Akito more. However, it's not like she has no feelings for him whatsoever.

She watched as last of the firework fell on the ground dissolving in to ash. "Coincidences that overlap must make it fate," Yang mumbled.

Her eyes widened, and she looked at him with a puzzled expression. Huh?

"Oh right, your not too clever."

"What was that?!!"

Yang however swiftly changed the topic. "Then, let's proceed in a orderly fashion. I love you Kaname Setsura."

His words surprised her and for a moment Setsura didn't know what to say to him.

"What about you?" he urged her for an answer.

What does she do? He confessed before she could. "I-- I don't dislike you," Setsura said. She shifted her gaze.

No idiot, that's not it.

"Okay, and?"

He already knew doesn't he? He's known for a long time. He's just been waiting for her to come around and admit it. How embarrassing. His fingers brush across her eyelids as he gently brings their faces close together. However Setsura moves down and burries her head in his chest.

This person likes her a lot, she knows it better than anyone. The more she ignores it, the more she sees it, that's why.. Even if it's for a short while more..

"Just listen to me for a second. .. " She has to tell him the truth now. "I lied. When we said our farewells then, and all that stuff I said whenever we got into a fight. It was all a lie..."

"Setsura, you don't have to explain..."

Setsura placed her hands on his face. 'So strong, and handsome - her Yang...' Since this whole relationship started, she has caused him so much pain.

"It's not over yet, I don't want it to end."

At that commented he she spotted a bright face. "You finally said it. Good girl. I love you."

She brushed their foreheads together. "If you love me, you have to show me."

Yang traced her lips, "Show?"

"Show," Setsura muttered softly. Before Yang could lean forward, they hear the sound of

They did not exchange anymore words, only a single acknowledged stare as the two of them stood back to back with each other, lifting their weapons at the enemy.

His strong back pressed against her own. Despite this situation, it gave her a sense of comfort and ease. Her thoughts broke, when she feels the atmosphere change. Even without turning around to check, she could tell that Yang intended to use his mysterious ability.

"Are you copying me?" she joked breaking the silence.

"Heh, isn't it good? You've become someone worth copying."

"That's simply stating that I wasn't before. " she trails of, "Well, I won't deny naviety when I see it either."

Back then she was naive to everything. Although she was not solely at fault, being locked up like a caged bird in her home like that, there was obviously know way of her knowing even if she wished. She was not close with her siblings then, so even the desire to speak to them about the outside world left her completely.

She was naive and didn't know anything; and yet inside her a sense of justice grew from what little information she had come up with herself. Funny enough parts of that information came from the gossip of the servants and meetings people had with her father. She observed them clearly.

People have prayed for a better world throughout time. For those prayers to continue to hold meaning, we have to try our best to protect it to the very end. We just can't give up on it. We can't give up on the idea of a better world. But we must accept the imperfections of society. Just as we must accept the imperfections in ourselves. Imperfections and constant improvements. A cycle that has constantly repeated over the course of humanity. But it is easy to stray away from the cycle and he dubbed as abnormal. Those who understand their imperfections from the begining; and rather than attempt to change. They create their own world and justice.

When she first met her fiancée, she knew he was one of those people. Kaname Setsura has always considered herself a rational woman. At least, in most ways.

A rational woman wouldn't have become so enthralled with a dangerous man.

A rational woman wouldn't get near let alone wrap their arms around that very person.

Let cept his request of them being together forever. Although she wasn't exactly 'normal' herself, despite their similarities. A fine line separated them.

A line that she should not have even thought of crossing but did so. Setsura continued firing shots. She watched as they slowly fell onto the ground one by one. One by one, everybody leaves. Whether it's her fiancee or Yang, she already gave up. If she won't get her happy ending like any other person, then there is only one other thing she can do right now.

The words she said then, were simply because she wanted him to escape from the battle field right? Setsura wanted to pull him away from this fight. So he wouldn't see it.

She who has become a monster. She does not want him to see it, the person she has become. Even though he is not the sort of person who would care about such matters. Setsura still didn't want him to see it, this ugly side of her.

She doesn't mind showing Yang, but that's only because she has not opened up to him completely. It's still difficult to be honest around him. However, they already had that talk so everything should get better from now on.

Her thoughts broke off when she spotted something from the corner of her eye.

"A bomb?" she mumbled.

Dammn.

Exploding and blasting, the originally dim space - was suddenly filled with endless amount of bright light.