𝙁𝙐𝙎𝙃𝙄 | 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒

08

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Izumi sighed in relief as Vaneshia walked towards the door. He need to think about escaping even if it's difficult to do in this house but he needed to go to (name) and leave this place with her.

"What do you want?" Vaneshia asked one of their maids, looking down at them coldly. How dare they interrupt her free time?

The two were shaking below her glare, and hitting each other's side with their elbows pushing who would tell her the message.

"You tell her."

"N-no, you."

"But y-you were-"

Vaneshia stomped her feet, causing the maids to flinched.

"Tell. Me. Now" she threated. The girl with brunette hair stepped forward bravely, opening her mouth but no words came out. Then she take a deep breath, "The girl.. M-master Ji brought earlier with that boy..." she started.

This took Vaneshia's attention, "Why? What happened to that dirt?" she crossed her arms.

Izumi clenched his hands into a fist, they were talking about (name), what could have happened to her? He wants to know.. He needs to know.

"S-she.. is missing.." Izumi's eyes went wide.

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You finally remembered everything... Why you were here, what happened before you arrived, where you were before, and the most important who is Johann.

How could you forget about him? You promised to that nameless boy, didn't you? That you wouldn't forget him, ever. That stupid memory of yours is to blame. Because of your memory, your friends, family and neighbors died. Because you couldn't remember them, you did something unforgiveable.

You need to go to Johann right now. There's no time to waste. You already wasted half year of trying to reunite with him, you can't add another time. 

How did you escaped? no time to answer that. You should focus on running right now. Running away from them. That old man beated you to pulp and now you were running weird. 

Clutching your sides to ease the pain, you think you broke your three ribs. From that fall earlier, it sure does. You even heard your bones cracking as you hit the ground. 

But then, you stopped. Izumi.

You left him there and escaped all by yourself. He helped you many times, he gave you food when you don't feel like getting out of your cell, he took care of you when you're sick, he covered for you when the guards were searching you while you sleep all day, he even helped you find Johann and here you are, running to leave that hell and he there, alone while they're touching him, disrespecting him and torturing him. 

You cried.

Imagining him suffering, he already lost her parents and splitted with his sister. Now, you left him. He suffered enough. Maybe right now, you being missing already reached him and maybe he losses hope.

Now minding your injury, you turned around, facing the path you took awhile ago. Taking deep breath before skipping through the place of hell. It's right calling it hell for what you saw with your own two eyes, the situation of every prisoner or slaves in that house. They were so weak, too weak to speak. So thin to move. Sleepless as every now and then they were tortured by guards for their own happiness and pleasure. The human without guilt and empathy deserved to die.

You halted in your steps as a growl reached your ears. Whipping your head around you, but all you see and hear is darkness and crickets. Then the growl was heard again. 

You sweatdropped, heartbeats drumming in your ears. You're sure. very sure. it's behind you. A tiger.

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"What're you gonna do about that right now?" Vaneshia said mocking Izumi under her. She stradled him with her legs, rubbing her body to him.

Izumi glared at her, trying to move away from her. 

"She'll come back." he said, glaring more at her. 

"Oh.. still trusting your traitor girlfriend? You know what, trusting someone is for weak. Depending on someone and having high hopes will only cause you unbearable pain as the time they betray and leave you in disappointement comes. We all know she'll never survive in the forest when there's a hungry predator lurking around." she smirked, tracing her fingers through his cheek down to his neck. He shivered in disgust. Oh how he want to punch this face.

He's now sure, after this problem. After he escape here, he'll find his sister and (name). And ask her to be his girlfriend then marry her and build a family. Happy and contented. he hope it'll happen.

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