prologue

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She looked at them with tears threatening to spill. Each one had a piece of her heart; yet, it feels as if is being torn apart. It ached to see them like this. It yearned to turn around and forget this ever occurred. However, life is never this easy, never this forgiving.

"Katrina, please, reconsider. There's gotta be an easier way."

"Nejire," she choked out, suppressing her sobs, "This is my only chance, you have to let me go."

A tear rolled down her cheeks. Nejire was drained out of her life force and was fighting to keep consciousness, but more importantly to keep her friend from leaving. Her pleading voice becomes weaker and weaker as time dwindles. Her darling Nejire, whom she dubbed as a graceful fairy princess was covered in grime. Her beautiful head that usually teemed with an insatiable curious and a bubbly attitude was smothered with desperation. Nejire stretched her hand out as if she could reach from the distance. Was she fingertips away or were her eyes becoming blurry?

"Ka-Katrina, pl-please."
In the rubble, she saw Tamaki Amajiki dragging his body towards her. Her breath hitched and her chest tightened. After he fought bravely, he was practically unconscious, yet she didn't expect him to wake up and drag himself towards her. She looked away and blinked away her tears before her resolve crumbles.

"Stop it! All of you! Don't make it so difficult!"

A pair of strong arms wrapped around her caught her off guard.

"Mirio?" She whispered as Mirio hugged her from the back and put his head in the crook of her neck. Being in his arms brought a sensation of familiarity that she craved in midst of this situation — a small escape. Katrina stood still. He was beaten to the ground and rendered powerless; yet, he still fight with vigor. The boy had a heart of lion and she envied him. However, in that moment, his vulnerability showed itself. She couldn't push him away, she feared that he will break apart when he hits the ground.

"Please, Katrina, stay."

How did it get to this point?

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