A/N: I was dragging this too long so I decided to end it.

Serenity

"Yui," Beatrix started cautiously. "How much did you hear?"

She gulped, the sound was audible among the silence too, tilting her head down to focus on the pink and red tiled floor beneath her feet. This room felt like her mother. The color of the floor were her favorite colors. The curtains, walls, chairs and table she had seen for a split second upon entering inside were different shades of red. Her mother must have been great friends with this two.

"...I'm sorry." After apologizing she picked up her head, frowning a bit, and faced them. "I heard all of it."

"Ah, I see," Beatrix responded, getting up from her seat.

"I'm really sorry for—" Yui bowed her head again. But when Beatrix walked past her and started to gather all the broken glass out in front of the office, Yui picked up her head and turned around. "What are you doing—Wait, I'll clean it up!"

She ran over to Beatrix's side, knelt down and clasped her hands over the hand holding the glass pieces. Yui managed to snatch the broken sharp remains of the cups from Beatrix's hand. "W-Why are you crying?"

It felt completely awkward for Yui. She honestly did not know how to handle a crying person, especially one who's an adult.

The woman knelt down and started to ramble while sobbing. She went on and on about how it was her fault, that she was a murderer and spouted out apologizes left and right. She muttered phrases such as "It was all my fault" and "I am so sorry" like a mantra, the name of Yui's mother as well.

"P-Please," Yui's shoulders shook, her eyes began to produce clear liquid, tears. Going back to the past was giving her a huge headache. "S-Stop, it's not your fault..."

Yui hugged Beatrix with a free arm. She let her tears loose as well, sobbing just as loudly as Beatrix was. She wanted to her her point across, repeating "it's not your fault" over and over again.

The past was the past and there was no need to dwell so much on the past. There was no need to constantly be reminded of it, just as long as the damage had been acknowledged at least once.

She wasn't mad. She wasn't going to seek revenge or anything like that.

She accepted the apologies spilling from Beatrix's mouth, nodding her head as she tightened her hug. Her other hand, holding the broken glass, clenched, pricking her skin and drew blood. "M-Mom doesn't want to see you blame yourself forever...It's not your fault...It's not..."

They stayed that way until they could no longer cry. As their tears slowly came to a stop, Beatrix broke away from Yui's hug.

"You...Your eyes," Beatrix picked up her hand, about to cup Yui's cheek but refrained and dropped her arm. "...Resemble hers so much...I..."

The words "I miss her so much" faintly fluttered out of the adult's mouth.

Set into a panicked state, Reiji glared and gave Laito a piece of his mind for the information he had leaked to Yuma. The uneasy thing was that Yuma was silent. He hadn't said a word since Laito dropped the bomb on him.

When he started to speak, all eyes were on him.

"I don't care anymore." Everyone looked so surprised. He looked over to Shu and Reiji. "You two have more to tell me too right? About that fire on that day."

Knowing Yui for the longest time, her model would be "In theory we're always in the future so you should always think positive!"

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After all the mess and trouble they went through summer was finally here, scorching hot but a refreshing season.

"Your throw is too powerful Yuma! Throw softer like Subaru!"

"How the hell will I hit anyone if I throw softer!"

"Dammit, how dare you throw that at yours truly Kanato!"

"That's the whole point!"

The gang was in the garden of the Sakamaki's summer home, playing with water balloons. Being hit by the balloons filled with water was refreshing but terrifying at the same time. Certain people, Yuma and Kanato, went over board and harsh threw balloons at their opponents. Yui, Ayato and Laito felt like they were being attacked by arrows.

"Hey~ Why don't you two join us," Laito called out.

"Why don't you join them Shu? Laito and Yui are short one person." Reiji took a sip of his cold drink. They were spectating the scene instead of participating in it, seated on a round table with a small tree, providing shade, beside it.

"...Why don't you go," Shu responded.

They both weren't up for running around and wasting energy. But it was fun just watching the others run around Reiji thought. "It's...interesting...to see them have so much fun."

A moment of silence between them passed.

"Reiji...Your wording was creepy."

"Then, how would you have said it."

"Hm," Shu murmured. "I can't believe we're actually friends with them."

"Indeed, it's very surprising—"

"Hurry up and join us," Ayato shouted, interrupting Reiji by throwing a balloon towards his way. The others joined in as well, attacking Shu and Reiji with water balloons and telling them to join in on the fun.

"Let's just join them," Shu grumbled. "Or they'll never shut up about this."

They were different from them but they managed to become friends. They had move on with the past and opened up, nothing could make them happier than this.