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[unknownrival]

[Issei is shaking with the force of his sobs. He's obviously been crying for a while.

Eventually, the sobs slow down enough for him to get some words out in between them.]

That wasn't me. The person who hospitalized my father and brother, who drove the other monks to attack each other, who spoke to you all so cruelly - that wasn't me. I could never do such a thing to my family!

Why, wh-why did this happen? What did I possibly do to deserve anyone's ire enough for them to do this? Why did I fail my family and let this happen?! I should have resisted, I should have...

Father... R-Reikan-nii...

[And he bursts into a fresh wave of tears.]

Comments

[pandorabox]

B-but they're not dead!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

They could have been killed! And I would have been able to do nothing to prevent it!

[pandorabox]

[hands on his shoulders and he gives him a shake]

Didn't I already tell you that you tried your best?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

It wasn't good enough! [sob, being shaken]

[pandorabox]

Oh c'mon, don't look at it like that!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

But I - I can't look at it any other way.

[pandorabox]

Yeah you can. You've got us to help you.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Kuroba, I... I...

[And he gives up and just clings to Kaito.]

[pandorabox]

[oh hello. He hugs back comfortingly]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

[Kaito might notice that Issei's still shaking and crying.]

[pandorabox]

[h-hold until he stops then]

[stripping.livejournal.com]

[stops eventually.]

Thank you so much.

[pandorabox]

[pulls away a bit] You're welcome.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you came.

[pandorabox]

I had to make sure you were okay.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I wasn't. But I think that I might bw.

[pandorabox]

That's much better.

...I am typoing like crazy today.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I thought you would think so.

... I do that all the time

[pandorabox]

You aren't saying that just to make me feel better are you?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Of course not! I'm a terrible liar.

[pandorabox]

You really are.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Thank you?

[pandorabox]

You're welcome.