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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧

Yashiro's POV

Did I just let him do that?

I stood there, speechless. That burning sensation, all over my face, I felt it. Though the weather was cold, warmth wrapped my entire body around itself.

I somehow felt... safe.

And now here I am, face fo face with the boy in the black uniform, with a white seal on his left cheek, two white tsueshiros, in a late morning, perfectly sunlit hallway.
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"Hanako-kun... I don't want to die. At least, not yet."

He looks at me, dead eyed. He looks serious, like serious-serious. But there's just something about it that seems off.

"Daijōbu. You won't die."

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Hanako's POV

"Because I won't let you die."

But we both know that this is stupid, we can't defy death. Yashiro... just know that all of this, all of what I am doing is for you. So please, don't give up now. No matter what.

"Hey Yashiro?"

"Yeah?"

"You know... when I first met you, I didn't think you'd be this important to me. At first, I only saw you like someone who was able to muster up the courage to summon a ghost and nothing more."

"But then, I knew you were dying from the start, not because I'm bound to you or anything and thought..."

She might be able to be useful. I mean, for someone who doesn't know she's dying, she needs to live life fully, and this might just help her out. No, this might also help me out.

I know it was selfish of me to only use Yashiro from the beginning for my own personal gain, just to atone for my sins but then I realized that that'll only make it worse.

Also that, the more time I spent with her, the more I got attached.

This'll be hard for me... especially when death is about to come get her soon.

"Yashiro..."

"Hm?"

"You'll stay with me, right? You won't leave me, right? You'll love me, won't you?"

"O-Of course..."

"Why ask all of a sudden?"

I didn't want to answer her. I kept my head down, tears were already streaming down my face.

What if she doesn't really want this? And I'm just forcing her to stay for my own gain?

No, I would never do that. Would I?

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Kou's POV

I lie on my back turned to the wall, reading some book Teru-nii got for me about exorcising apparitions and all that which is ironic, really.

Hanako just isn't the type of spirit to strike me as-

Oh, this guy's evil. Wonder he's up to no good.

He's doing his job well, maintaining balance in the school as the leader of the seven mysteries. He's done better things than I could've or would've done.

He just isn't what I thought he was.

I mean, he does have times when he gets a bit carried away and goes beserk.