Chapter Twenty-Six - Beauty Is Relative

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Sero looked at Kaminari's seemingly-lifeless body on the plain hospital bed and felt a rebellious amount of dread. Sero grabbed one of Kaminari's hands and kissed it, letting warm tears fall out of his eyes and onto the thin bedsheets.

"I'm sorry I let this happen to you, My Love." Sero whispered, rubbing Kaminari's knuckles.

"Cringe." Sero heard behind him. He turned around and it was Himiko Toga, but she looked totally different this time. Her hair was brought up into two messy buns, no makeup other than a bit of mascara and lipgloss, she wore an oversized beige sweater with a blue skirt, and some caramel-brown men's church shoes. "You look like shit."

"My bad for not doing my normal hour-long skin care routine while the only person I've ever loved has been in the hospital for a week." Sero responded, glaring at Toga.

"It is your bad, do better." Toga chuckled, slightly nudging Sero.

"What do you want, Toga?" Sero questioned, leaning back in his chair.

"I want to apologize," Toga replied, nervously looking to the side. "For my contribution to Kaminari getting hurt."

"You should really be apologizing to him," Sero said, pointing at Kaminari. "This is all going to affect him the most."

"I can't, you know he probably can't hear me." Toga mumbled skittishly. "Besides, if he could hear, he hates me; why would he want to hear from me?"

"Just tell him everything that you've wanted to tell him for years." Sero smiled, grabbing Toga's hand and pulling her closer to Kaminari. "All the things he wouldn't let you say."

"Fine," Toga started, and then continued to spill her heart to her brother. She ignored the fact that there was a set of stranger eyes on her, Toga just wanted to let her brother know how much she loves him and how sorry she is.

Tear filling her eyes as all the emotions she held in for years came pouring out. Toga's vision blurred and she tried her hardest to keep it all in but her body said otherwise. Her tears from her violent sobs creating a wet spot on her sweater.

"I'm sorry I let you down, little bro." Toga mumbled, clutching her fists.

"Who's cringe now?" Sero said, moving his hand to Toga's shoulder with a gentle smile.

"Shut up." Toga said slightly smiling, trying to wipe the never ending tears away.

Sero looked down at Kaminari and moved his hand from Toga's shoulder, back to Kaminari's hand.

"Anyway, I ought to leave," Toga said, finally able to wipe the tears from her face. "I have a shift and my boss hates when I'm late."

"Really?" Sero asked, now looking at Toga. "You just got here."

"Yea, well, I gotta pay for college somehow." Toga responded with a conflicted look on her face.

Toga started to head for the door, but was stopped by Sero's hand grabbing her wrist.

"Toga, you look beautiful like this." Sero said, letting go of Toga's wrist.

"Careful, your boyfriend could wake up in any second." Toga chuckled, raising an eyebrow and putting her hands on her hips.

"I meant, you don't need all that makeup and revealing clothes to be pretty."

Toga didn't say anything, just gave a small smile and walked out the door.











A/N: Sorry for the short chapter

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