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C16- ☆Leave☆

"Mimi, I would always be there for you. You will always have a place in my heart."

Words that were conveyed in a very sincere manner.

Words that were said under the moon and stars.

Words that could never be true or fake.

It was always Kagaya's words of advice that kept Nao going. His soft spoken voice that always seem to soothe her was Nao's only salvation in the curse life that she has.

Despite being a woman of noble status, Nao was rebellious and careless but the truth is, she was not always like that. There came a time when everything changed and Nao just woke up one day knowing that she can no longer be the same person she used to be.

Nao hated lies. She hated liars with every fiber of their being.

Their father had lied to her.

Her mother had tricked her.

While her brother, sweet and kind as he may, didn't stay true to his promise.

As a child filled with curiosity who was suddenly forced to grow up, it made her into a very impulsive yet cautious person. Nao was a walking contradiction and sometimes, just sometimes, Nao feels as if she is living the life of someone else.

Nao really tried to feel grateful at the fact that she could still walk and run properly unlike her brother. Not many in the family were blessed like her with a much stronger constitution but nevertheless, she was still sick and frail.

Playing and running with the other kids was never an option that was given to her. Getting dirty and being covered in mud was something she has never experienced as a child. Nao always seem to wear new expensive clothes everyday. She has never experienced wearing the same attire before.

All her things always seem new. Nao should have felt grateful that she was blessed with all of these.

But even though you were given every material thing the world has to offer, the love and affection you would only receive from a familial relation was absent. And though you were excessively gratified with various material objects, being kept under control with your freedom as  the price was not something you'd want in your whole life.

Nao would rather live a poor life, with a healthy body and with no rules to bind her. She'd rather wear the same kimono everyday if it meant that her brother would stay with her.

Nao could throw everything away just to experience being in the arms of a loved one like that of many years ago.

But it seems that no matter how much she wished to feel the same warmth and comfort she felt back then, Nao would never be able turn back time to experience what was once lost.

Nothing would be able to replace that deep feeling she felt inside her when her brother, Kagaya held her in a gentle hug. Their parents were long gone and he was the only thing Nao clung to. She clung to him as if he was the light within the dark, the moon among the sky, the flowers among the weed and the fire burning brightly with passion.

Nao depended on him as if her life was on the line and Kagaya would smile at her, softly speak to her and say things to reassure her raging heart that was raw from all the things she experienced.

That kind of embrace that only her beloved brother could give, nothing would be able to replicate it.

Not even Muzan.

Muzan, a huge contrast to her brother would hold her in a rather intimate manner. It was adorable at first but Nao could feel herself gradually getting uncomfortable when his touch would linger and his hands would brush against her skin more often than not.