They Say Opposites Attract

XXXII. So Basically...

Not long after our little exchange, a voice called out to the two of us, making me jump in surprise.

"It's nice to see everything back to how it used to be," my mom spoke up with a giggle. At this, I couldn't help but let my face burn a bit red. Judging from her tone, she totally saw that whole romance scene.

I buried my face in Chloe's chest at that to hide my reddening face. I heard her sigh in response, whispering something along the lines that it was still visible.

"It's mostly back," Chloe spoke up, a bit of a serious edge in her voice. "I still have some things I need to deal with..." I could tell that she was saying this through clenched teeth. "But I can promise you that from now on, there won't be anything else to worry about."

As she said this, I couldn't help but look up at her in slight question. She definitely seemed to notice my expression, but didn't quote on it. It made me worry somewhat. My mom seemed to be slightly out on edge as well, but she stayed silent as well.

Instead of asking her what exactly she meant by those words, I simply tugged on the hem of Chloe's shirt. She looked over at me before tilting her head in question. "What's wrong, Miko?"

Before I could stop myself, I was already drawing symbols in the palm of Chloe's hand. Either way, I've already gone through this much. This... couldn't hurt.

Chloe's expression shifted into something I couldn't recognize. I had wondered if I shouldn't have asked the question I did when she finally responds a few seconds later.

"'Who is Raven'? You mean that... sadistic, probably still depressed Raven?" She asks me. I give a nod as she pulls me close. "Are you asking me to tell you exactly who she is?" She added in question.

Before I could respond, she gestured for my mom to sit beside us. When she did so, Chloe started talking again.

"Raven is — contrary to what people say — not a bad girl. She's just going through a hard time." Chloe looked at me, mostly holding my gaze, as she spoke. I could tell that she was searching for signs of discomfort, but I was definitely not gonna show any.

But... "not a bad girl?"

Well, I don't think I'll need to ask to specify.

"Best place to start would be back when she lost Aimi. She and I both were in a hard time. " She says in a near whisper.

『Chloe』

I guess I should start with when we were friends of friends. I was never really acquainted with Raven, with we had a hell of a group. I'm sure you've met Faron, but there were a lot of others in this former club.

Yeah, surprising, I know, but this isn't a large city. In fact, it's so small that you were bound to meet at least half the population one way or another. Only major downside was that it was difficult to get out of.

"Raven, quit making out with your girl friend!" Faron yelled in a joking manner, looking straight at her and Aimi. Alright, I'll be blunt, each of us were either gay or Bisexual. I was dating Miko at the time, so everyone knew what I was.

Aimi, with her beautifully dyed purple hair at the time pulled away from Raven, who was now giving Faron a smug look in response. "Jealous?" She asked her. Now that was a line Faron didn't liked be approached.

Now, Faron was the type of person to go from gf to gf. Only reason being the fact that she had a pretty bad temper. Not as bad or as sadistic as Raven, but still bad.

"I'm not jealous," she denied immediately. She may say so, but it was probably the most obvious lie ever considering her reddened face. I simply watched on with a bit of a giddy smile.