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1 Hey guys,
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2 this is my first ever fan fic so I'd really appreciate feedback on it.
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3
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4 It's based on the Angel/Dust manga by Aoi Nanase. It's currently being
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5 serialised in the Newtype magazine and for indepth information on the
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6 storyline, plot details, translations and images etc. check out my site at
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7 http://www.asgard.gen.nz/anime/aoinanase/
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8 The story is incomplete and I'll post it on the ML each time I complete a
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9 chapter (if thats cool)
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10
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11 And here we go... please to be not dissing TOO much ^_^;
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12
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13 Disclaimer:
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14
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15 This story is written in a parallel universe to the Angel/Dust story.
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16 Characters and concepts remain intact but as Angel/Dust is, as yet, incomplete
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17 (31.03.01) the events within this story may not follow the thread of the actual
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18 manga.
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19 This is a yuri fan fic… i.e. love/sex between two females. If you are against
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20 such goings on, you have been warned. Please do not expect to find gratuitous
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21 sex scenes; sex is only used within this story as an expression of love.
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22 Characters, concepts and Angel/Dust are copyright to Aoi Nanase.
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23
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24 Composed to the sounds of Gatecrasher Wet.
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25
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26 Chapter 1
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27
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28 Staring up at the sky Yuina sighed. It was a warm spring evening and the
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29 darkening sky above already glittered with stars. All around, the city lights
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30 were coming on and the dull roar of traffic and humanity seemed to be more
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31 muted. Yuina noticed none of this. Lost in her own world, she slowly trudged
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32 home. She was not looking forward to a night of sitting in her room, alone.
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33 Listening to her aunt getting ready to go out, smiling and nodding to whatever
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34 she said. Not wanting to get in the way.
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35
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36 She always felt like she was in the way. Soon after her mother died, her father
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37 had asked his sister to look after his daughter until she graduated from high
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38 school. Yuina had always felt like she was in the way. Always felt that she was
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39 causing people problems just by her very existence. Over time, trying to be
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40 perfect and un-obtrusive had become part of her nature. She went through the
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41 motions of life in a shell. She had cut herself off so much from life, she no
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42 longer even sang.
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43
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44 Yuina used to love singing, and she sang very well indeed. Being able to play
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45 the piano at an early age, Yuina had developed a strong music talent. It had
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46 all shattered during middle school. Even though her talent was recognized
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47 during a try out for the school choir, someone else got the lead role and
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48 Yuina's confidence has deserted her.
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49
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50 Walking through a deserted playground Yuina saw a swing and went and sat on it.
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51 Pushing herself, she gently rocked back and forth, staring up at the sky.
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52
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53 Little bird, why don't you sing for me?
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54
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55 There was a slight breeze blowing, and through it Yuina heard the whispered
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56 words. Frowning she looked around, trying to find the speaker.
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57
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58 Sing. Please sing for me. Sing so I can be with you!
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59
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60 Shaking her head Yuina muttered to herself "I'm hearing things."
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61
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62 There was a soft laughter.
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63
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64 Sing for me.
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65
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66 "But I don't sing anymore!" Yuina replied, brushing away a lock of hair that
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67 had escaped its bindings. Unsure and a little scared she whispered, "I can't
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68 sing."
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69
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70 Oh but you can! I've heard you sing Yuina. Sing so beautifully that the heavens
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71 have wept.
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72
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73 "You've heard me sing?" Again Yuina frowned. Standing up, she began pacing
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74 around the playground, trying to find the source of the voice. The breeze had
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75 picked up and leaves flew across the ground. Yuina's long hair waved out behind
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76 her, slowly coming loose from the ribbon that that bound it up in a braid.
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77
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78 Yes I have. Through space and time have I heard you sing. Now please, sing for
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79 me again.
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80
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81 Coming to a stop under a cherry tree Yuina gave up looking and shook her head.
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82 She must be going mad to start hearing voices like this, but, then, she always
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83 wondered whether she was mad. Nothing made sense in her life. No one wanted her
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84 and she could never do things right. She must be mad!
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85
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86 Laughing to herself Yuina said, "Okay, I'll sing."
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87
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88 There was a soft sigh, whether it was the wind or the cherry tree above
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89 creaking against the growing force of the wind Yuina did not care. Searching
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90 for a song to sing, she noticed a cherry blossom floating past her. A song came
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91 into her mind, and lifting her face up to the sky, she began to sing.
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92
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93 At first her voice sounded rusty, off key from dis-use; but slowly it grew in
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94 strength and clarity, musical words spilling from her lips as she sang with
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95 pure joy about the coming of spring. The renewal of life to a barren, dead
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96 world. The wind had grown and now blew with enough strength to whip off the
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97 cherry blossoms from the tree and send them streaming around the singing girl,
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98 who noticed none of it, too lost in the power of the song. Deep inside, Yuina
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99 began waking up. The words of the song struck her. "I'm singing! I'm singing
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100 again!"
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101
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102 Yes you are Yuina! Thankyou! Thankyou!
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103
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104 There was a flash of blinding golden light and everything around her turned a
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105 shade of gold too bright to behold. Then something fell from the sky. A
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106 feather. Then another feather, and then more feathers until the sky swirled
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107 with feathers and cherry blossoms. Gasping in delight Yuina stared up, arms
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108 stretched out and slowly turning. Something large drifted down amongst the
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109 feathers, and crying out Yuina watched as it fell to the ground near her feet.
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110
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111 "An angel!"
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112
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113 What else could it be? Female of form, long legs, slender hips, full bosom and
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114 the longest pearly hair; the most arresting features were the huge white wings
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115 attached to the figure. Although, this was a strange angel indeed for it wore
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116 clothes quite alien to any depiction of an angel Yuina had ever seen before.
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117 The wind died down and with it the wings disappeared. The ground around them
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118 was covered with cherry blossoms and feathers; gulping, Yuina slowly approached
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119 the inert figure, wondering what she was to do.
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120
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121 She was saved from having to make a choice when a groan came from the figure.
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122 Slowly the female sat up, wincing and looking around with a slightly dazed
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123 expression.
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124
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125 "Where..?" it whispered to itself, and at the same time Yuina haltingly asked
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126 "Are… are you alright?"
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127
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128 The female looked at Yuina and then a slow smile formed on her lips. "Yuina!"
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129 she whispered, the name breathed out with an almost sensual joy. Stepping back
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130 Yuina replied, "Yes? How do you know me?" The female laughed and carefully
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131 stood up, brushing off a cherry blossom from her arm. Stepping towards Yuina
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132 she said "Thankyou for singing for me Yuina."
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133
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134 Blinking in shock, it slowly registered to Yuina that this female was the
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135 source of the mysterious voice. "Who… who are you!"
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136
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137 "I have no name… although… you may call me by my hierarchy code… Seraph," the
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138 female replied, again taking another step closer to Yuina. Before Yuina could
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139 say anything Seraph said, "Yuina, I need your help. Will you make contract with
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140 me?"
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141
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142 "Contract? What sort of contract?" Yuina felt confused. Dazed by the beauty of
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143 Seraph and by these strange events. "This contract…" Seraph whispered, and
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144 before Yuina could do anything, Seraph placed her hands gently onto Yuina's
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145 shoulders, bent her head, and kissed her.
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146
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147 Yuina stood still, unable to believe that she was being kissed, and by a female
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148 no less! She couldn't move though. Couldn't break the kiss or protest in any
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149 way. She was finding this kiss far too pleasurable. Seraph's full lips were
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150 soft against hers, caressing her lips. When Yuina felt Seraph's tongue gently
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151 stroke her bottom lip, she shivered. Seraph broke the kiss then, and all Yuina
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152 could do was stare up at her beautiful face.
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153
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154 Stroking Yuina's cheek, Seraph smiled and whispered "We are one now."
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155
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156 Chapter 2.
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158 "Miss Akiho? It's time to wake up Miss Akiho," a voice called, and groaning
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159 Akiho Kudou rolled over and opened her eyes. She saw her maid Okudzume staring
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160 anxiously down at her. Groaning again Akiho said, "I'm going to sleep some
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161 more, go away!" There was a silence. "But Miss Akiho, your father wants to see
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162 you at breakfast."
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163
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164 Akiho sat up and cursed. "And I shouldn't keep dear daddy waiting should I?"
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165 Swinging her legs off the bed, Akiho stretched and stared out the huge French
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166 windows that lined one wall of her spacious bedroom. "Now Miss Akiho, you
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167 shouldn't speak of your father like that," Okudzume admonished, laying out her
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168 mistress' new school uniform. "I can talk about my father any way I please.
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169 It's at least one grace I can allow myself!" Akiho said, bitterly hating how
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170 much of her life was dictated by her father.
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171
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172 All her life Akiho had done what her father had told her to do. Never wanting
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173 to dis-please him in any way. Never wanting to lose his good opinion of her.
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174 Always wanting to be the best for him. She had even given up her best friend
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175 for him.
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176
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177 Akiho could remember the event well enough. It was when she was in middle
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178 school. Her father had learned of the trials for the lead role in the choir and
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179 wanted her to get it. He had know that her best friend would be trying out for
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180 the position and her told her on the day of the trial "Don't let Hatori's
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181 daughter win Akiho. You are a Kudou so don't let me down!"
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182
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183 When her best friend had been chosen for the lead role Akiho had been consumed
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184 with envy. She had complained, saying that she, a Kudou was better! Knowing
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185 that the school would not go against someone as powerful as her father, she had
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186 been given the lead role.
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187
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188 It had been an empty victory.
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189
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190 "Oh Yuina, I wonder whether you can ever forgive me?" Akiho whispered,
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191 remembering how at the time she had lorded her victory over her best friend;
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192 while deep inside hating Yuina. She had known very well that Yuina was far
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193 better in singing than she could ever be.
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194 From that point on they had grown apart, and soon after Akiho had been
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195 transferred to a private boarding school for the rich. Making her way to the
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196 bathroom ensuite, Akiho wondered whether she would ever be given the chance to
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197 make up for her mistake.
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198
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199 An hour later, Akiho bowed to her father as she entered the breakfast room.
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200 Sitting at the shokutaku, her knees bent beneath her, Akiho let a servant serve
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201 her with an assortment of raw quail eggs, grilled fish, miso soup and rice.
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202
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203 "Good morning Akiho, I trust you slept well?" her father asked. "Hai otousan,"
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204 she murmured, taking up her chopsticks and delicately picking up a piece of
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205 fish and placing it in her mouth. It tasted delicious, but to Akiho it was
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206 another reminder of how her father's riches could control all aspects of her
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207 life.
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208
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209 "I'm glad. Today is your first day at this new high school and I hope it goes
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210 well for you." Rustling the papers he was reading, he put them down and looked
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211 at his daughter. She was a petite creature, resembling her dead mother in
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212 appearance. A good child most times, he was slightly disappointed that she had
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213 not been born a male. Unfortunately her mother had died giving birth to her,
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214 and being too busy to bother with finding another wife, he had given her care
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215 over to nannies and governesses.
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216 If she continued to be a dutiful daughter, he would make sure she married well.
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217 Daughters were good for sealing deals through marriage, if anything.
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218
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219 Gently patting his mouth with a napkin, he said, "I have a gift for you Akiho."
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220 The door opened and a woman walked in. Looking at her, Akiho felt very
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221 self-conscious, the woman was extremely beautiful. Long straight black hair
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222 reaching just past her knees and a svelte, neatly rounded figure dressed in a
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223 fashionable suit. She walked to her father's side and bowed, before turning and
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224 bowing to Akiho. "This, is Sahaku. I've arranged that she becomes your new
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225 homeroom teacher at the school. Her ultimate task is to make your life easier.
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226 Please listen to whatever she says."
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227
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228 You really mean her job is to watch over me and make sure I don't do anything
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229 that would harm the Kudou name Akiho thought, inwardly shaking with fury.
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230
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231 Her father then stood. Akiho immediately stood up and bowed. Pleased, he said
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232 "This is your first day at school. Do well and don't disappoint me."
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233
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234 Half an hour later, her father's limo rolled to a stopped in front of her new
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235 school. Waiting for the chauffer to open the door, Akiho stared at the
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236 sprawling building and the groups of students making their way to classes. This
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237 was the first time since middle school that she had been to a public school.
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238 Although she wasn't exactly a snob, she felt she had nothing in common with
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239 them. Being brought up in the lap of luxury, she had developed an appreciation
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240 for the finer things in life. Even that didn't stop her from wishing she had
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241 more friends, but most were intimidated by her father's wealth and standing.
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242
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243 That was one of the many reasons why she loved having Yuina as a best friend.
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244 Yuina had looked past the wealth and fame and seen her for who she was; smiling
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245 to herself she realized that Yuina probably never saw the wealth at all. Yuina
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246 had been a good friend, and she Akiho, had gone and ruined it all.
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247
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248 "Life is a constant battle Miss Akiho, those who are ruthless succeed,"
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249 murmured Sahaku, and with a start Akiho stared at the woman sitting next to her
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250 in dismay. Sahaku smiled and answered her un-spoken question "Yes, I read
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251 minds. More specifically, your mind."
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252
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253 "What? Why… how?" Akiho asked, confused. "We are connected Akiho. Connected in
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254 a way that can only make the both of us stronger," Sahaku replied, sliding
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255 closer to her, her skirt riding up her thighs. Reaching out with a slender
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256 hand, Sahaku stroked Akiho's smooth cheek, black lacquered nails gently
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257 scratching at each stroke. Held immobile by the rhythmic strokes and the
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258 mesmerizing glitter in Sahaku's eyes, Akiho could only watch.
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259
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260 She didn't feel afraid. She felt almost resigned to what was to come. Sahaku,
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261 for all her subservient exterior, was turning out to be as controlling as her
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262 father. By the looks of it, she had her father wrapped around her fingers and
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263 no amount of complaint from Akiho would sway her father from his faith in the
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264 woman. This realization was enough to make Akiho silently scream inside.
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265
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266 "Yes connected Akiho. Together we will fulfill both our dreams," Sahaku
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267 whispered. Capturing Akiho's face in her hands she knelt forward and nipped
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268 Akiho's ear, before trailing soft kisses across her cheek, and then onto her
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269 mouth. The kiss was a shock to the senses. Akiho could feel Sahaku inside of
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271 less disturbing in comparison to the surge of desire that coursed through her
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272 at Sahaku's kiss!
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275 creature's name was Lucifer, a being from another world. Come to earth on a
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276 mission, a mission that she was irrevocably involved in now no matter what.
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277 "Submit to me Akiho! Become mine and I will give you everything you could
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278 want!" The pressure, the desire to please, the pleasure of the kiss; it all
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279 became too much for Akiho. With a groan, she gave way.
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283 "Seraph no! You can't come to school with me!" Yuina protested for the fourth
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284 time, stopping and glaring at the woman. Cocking her head to the side slightly
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285 Seraph said "But we made a contract. Now I have to be with you all the time."
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286 Yuina groaned, "How am I going to explain your presence to my teachers?" "What
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287 about your friends?" Seraph asked, and Yuina winced. "I have none." Looking at
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288 her Seraph smiled and said "Alright. Just remember, if you need me, you must
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289 invoke my key." Nodding, Yuina quoted it, having learned it by heart thanks to
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290 Seraph constantly mentioning it. "There, see? I know it. Now go away!" Blowing
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291 Yuina a kiss and winking, Seraph vanished into thin air.
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293 Gaping, Yuina made a mental note to tell Seraph that she couldn't just vanish
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294 like that, especially in public! Smiling at a shocked bystander who had
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295 witnessed the scene she said, "Oh she does that all the time! She's a magician
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296 ehe!" before beating a hasty retreat.
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298 Taking a huge breath of relief, Yuina made her way to her homeroom. Seraph
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299 really had stuck to her side after that kiss, so much so that she had woken up
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300 this morning to find Seraph sleeping beside her. That, and the fact that Seraph
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301 was virtually naked had caused Yuina to almost have a seizure. Blushing at the
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302 memory, Yuina found her seat at the far corner of the class and sat down.
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306 to herself and never participated in any of the school activities. She had
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307 never minded the lack of friends; but now with Seraph in her life, everything
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308 seemed so much more different. Suddenly, life seemed worth living again.
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310 There was a stir, and looking up Yuina saw a beautiful woman enter the class.
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311 "Hello. My name is Sahaku, I am to be your new homeroom teacher until Ms
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312 Yamazaki, your old homeroom teacher is discharged from hospital," the woman
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313 introduced herself. The class greeted her, and smiling she opened the door and
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314 ushered a girl in. "Let me introduce you to a transfer student. This is Kudou
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317 Staring at the new girl, something clicked and with a gasp Yuina cried
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318 "Aki-chan?" Akiho glanced towards the girl sitting in the far corner, and felt
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319 her world tilt. "Yuina!" Glancing between the two girls Sahaku softly asked,
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320 "You know each other?" "Yes! This is Yui-chan. We were best friends at middle
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321 school. May I sit next to her teacher?" Akiho asked, looking at Sahaku, her
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322 eyes pleading. Nodding her ascent, Sahaku watched as Akiho tripped over to the
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323 corner and sat at an empty desk, the two girls soon talking to each other. Eyes
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324 narrowed, Sahaku called the class to order and began the lessons.
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326 At lunch break Akiho and Yuina found a quiet spot for themselves in the school
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329 "Oh Yuina I never imagined I would ever get to see you again!" Akiho smiled
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330 happily, drinking in the girl's features. Yuina had grown so beautiful. Her
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331 long pale blond hair reached just past her knees, her pale face dominated by
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332 her huge violet eyes. As she spoke, Akiho was again entranced by the soft sweet
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333 quality of her voice. "Do you still sing Yuina?"
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335 She watched as a slow blush spread across Yuina's cheeks. "Not since recently
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336 Akiho, but… but I was never as good as you." Akiho smiled to herself; Yuina was
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337 still the same as ever; willing to let Akiho take credit for things she didn't
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338 deserve. "No I'm not Yuina. You should have gotten the lead role in the choir."
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340 Yuina's head shot up, surprised at what Akiho had just said. "It's true Yuina.
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341 I envied you so much; you were so much better than me. I couldn't handle your
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342 getting the role so I spoke to the teachers and they gave it to me because of
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343 who my father is," Akiho sighed, looking away. "I felt so awful once I realized
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344 how cruel and wrong I had been. I… I've been wanting to say sorry for so long."
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346 Smiling, Yuina sat next to Akiho and wrapped her arms around her friend and
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347 hugged her. "Oh Akiho it doesn't matter anymore. I just hope we can be good
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348 friends again, like before. I've missed you!" Surprised and pleased at the same
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349 time, Akiho returned the hug and smiled. "I've missed you too Yuina."
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351 From the shadows of nearby a tree, Lucifer watched, her hand clenched to the
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352 trunk of the tree, slowly shredding it. Jealousy flooded through her; no one
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353 could share Akiho's affection with her. They were hers and hers alone. Yuina
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