I''ve come to terms


    with this new


    reality.


    I''m no longer oblivious


    to the truth that has


    been withheld from me.


    This outcome feels


    much more better


    yet painstakingly


    sad.


    I hate this.


    I hate that this


    happened to


    Tetsu and I.


    "Tetsu….."


    I burst into more


    tears, not leaving


    from our hug.


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    I''ve forgotten our


    warmth.


    I''ve forgotten so


    much until now.


    Tetsu consoles me,


    rubbing my back


    with his hand in


    a gentle manner.


    "We will have to adapt,


    yet not get too comfortable."


    He''s right about that.


    Yet how do we fight


    Ronin back?


    How do we stay undetected?


    So many questions


    shoot across my


    mind.


    There''s still so much


    I need to know.


    Tetsuya pulls away from


    our hug, grabbing me by


    my shoulders,


    he reveals a sad yet


    happy smile,


    "We will both be okay.


    I will protect you for now


    on."


    My cheeks end up overheating.


    I''m a bit doubtful as worry settles


    in my heart yet I nod in agreement


    with Tetsuya,


    being sure of his hopeful


    words.


    "Arigato."