Chapter 73
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Ayumi could not help but sweat in embarrassment for them witnessing two fantasy nerds getting excited over something so common. 'I thought she might be different, but seems she's just like him…' She walked over to the two of them while they were still going on a mile a minute about the amazing sight of magic that was used. Ayumi stepped around and between them cutting off the conversation. "I'm glad you two are all friends now, but I need to erase your memory now."
"What?!" Fumiko said in shock as she looked over at Ayumi.
Yuki was quick to move his feet getting between the two of them. He had seen this with his family and knew it would be coming again. She had wanted to wipe Saki's memories too, but he stopped her. "Stop! She's accepted what she saw. You don't need to erase her memories!"
"Anyone that sees can't be allowed to remember. It's for their safety as well as yours."
"But Saki already knows. Can't you make an exception?"
"The more that know the worse this will get. It's already bad enough that the entire neighborhood is suspicious and you can't control your power. This is your fault!"
"I know and I'll take responsibility for it."
Fumiko watched to the two argue over her leaving her uncertain about what was happening. It was clear to her that this had happened between them before and it was nothing new. She knew what she had seen was beyond anything she thought possible, but it was not frightening to her. She stepped forward around them looking at Ayumi directly. "If you want to erase my memory fine. But I can keep this a secret. I won't tell anyone. It's not like anyone would believe me anyway, right?"
"That's not the problem. There are others like her," Ayumi said pointing over to the dead assassin on the ground. "This won't stop here. There will be more."
"But they want me not her. She said that she'll keep it a secret."
There was shouting voices and confusion starting to develop over by the track team in the distance that caught all of their attention. They had forgotten in the fight that there were still students in the school. Most had gone home, but the track team was staying late and had seen everything. Ayumi sighed seeing that she had greater problems to deal with. "Fine. We've bigger problems anyway."
"Huh?"
Ayumi's face and expression suddenly changed back to the innocent one that she used publicly. When she screamed loudly for no reason it sent both Fumiko and Yuki back against the wall of the school in shock and confusion. They watched as Ayumi ran down the small hill to the track field towards the girls still covered in blood looking terrified. The track team was alerted to Ayumi and turned looking at a panic stricken frightened girl covered in blood. They did not know what was going on, but gathered around her like a magnet to try to help calm her down and get her to explain. Saki walked away from the crowd noticing Yuki in the distance by the school. Behind her a wave came out from Ayumi that surrounded the team leaving them all hazy and dropping to the ground.
Yuki stepped forward seeing Saki coming up the grass still in her track uniform. He looked back at Fumiko only to see that she was walking away already getting the feeling that they needed time. He gave a smile to her as she walked away before he turned back to Saki washing his expression off. "…Saki…"
"Yuki… Another assassin?"
"Yeah…"
"I kept the team from going crazy until you were done."
"I'm sorry, Saki." Yuki could feel the uneasiness in his stomach from before, but it was not holding back his words this time. He did not know what he was going to say, but he was at least able talk to her finally. "…Saki…I'm…I…I know that you never liked Seiji…" This was something that always hung over them and Saki was vocal about it in the past, but since he had been gone for a while he had been forgotten. The old wounds that were brought back, he knew it must have hurt Saki seeing him with Seiji. "I'm sorry, Saki. I know that I must have hurt you…"
"Yuki…just stop…" She could see the confusion in his eyes, but knowing that he had been thinking about it was enough for her. During school and when she saw him it was so difficult to read him as he always covered everything up with a happy pleasant face. It was not until today that she could see that it was bothering him. She had already planned on forgiving him when she talked him knowing that she was making things worse for them. "It's alright, Yuki. I know. You don't have to say anymore."
"But Saki…I-I… I don't want to lose you because of Seiji."
"Yuki!" Saki shouted not quite becoming annoyed or angry, but needing him to stop torturing him. 'He already weighs his heart with so much that he has to cover it up with a smile. I don't want to see him add another weight.' She stepped forward reaching out to him getting him to stop shaking. "i***t… Our friendship's stronger than this, Yuki. I've stuck it out with you through it all and this isn't going to break me. I'm sorry I over reacted."
"No…I…Saki…" Yuki hung his head down feeling some relief, but sad as well. He did not think that she needed to apologize for something that he did to her.
Saki looked down at him developing a little smile to see that they were finally able to talk and get the air cleared between them. "Just promise me, Yuki."
"Huh?" Yuki began to lift up his head not certain what Saki was going to ask him.
"Promise me that you'll stay the same. I know you can't help it with assassins after you, but don't let it consume you please. Promise me not to fight because you want it."
"…Saki!" Yuki eyes had widening as memories came flooding back to him that he tried to forget. Of painful times that were in his past.
'Promise me…Yuki…'
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