“You're right about

  everything. And I

  hate it!”

  Cerise sobs, covering

  her face with her

  hands.

  “Tsukino stood up for

  you one time. Did

  you know that?”

  I recall the time I

  invited Tsukino over

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  for dinner.

  Ronin's two friends

  talked about Cerise

  in such a degrading

  way and Tsukino

  didn't ignore it.

  “I had no clue.”

  Cerise sniffles.

  She stares at me

  with her sad gray

  eyes.

  She slowly walks

  over to me and

  hugs me.

  I don't hug back,

  not knowing if I

  should.

  “I'm glad you told

  me this Tetsuya…”

  Before I can hug

  back, I shriek in

  pain from something

  sharp in my back.