Aoi pacing around as her hand gently massaged the bridge of her nose, her long black hair bounced every time her feet took a step. She glanced at the five boys before she halted and faced them; who was sitting on the playground brick floor, both her hands crossed tightly to the chest. After the incident that happened at the coffee shop half an hour ago until they all came to the nearby playground, Aoi could not stop herself from feeling anxious.

"Forgive us, Aoi-chan. It's our fault for stalking you two," explains the bright red-haired with his head bowed.

That's the issue. Their action who stalk the two of them has caused her big trouble, her secret. From Gaku who's the only one that knows her secret to another person, Tenn. That alone has put herself at great risk. What's more, when her pink friend is such a sadistic person. Who knew he might be the one who would leak her secrets? And with the addition of the five of them, Aoi was pretty convinced that the risk she would face has become somewhat a critical issue. Sooner or later, the secret that has been kept and hidden by her for a long time will be known by her family members. Truly, that's the least she wants her father and sister to learn about the problems she went through every day at school and her ex-schools.

"Maybe it's time for you to tell the truth," Tenn spoke after he had been quiet for so long. Aoi was startled by his sudden words. "What?"

"You heard me. It's time for you to be honest. Tell them the things you've been protecting to yourself."

Aoi clenched both her hands. "You want me to tell them the things I keep as a secret that even my own family doesn't know about it? Are you out of your mind?!" She shouted angrily before she gasped in shock. She cupped her mouth close before whirling her eye in the other direction, muttering a small apology.

"They may be able to help you. They are adults, after all."

"But, I don't want anyone other than Gaku-san to know this... including you, Tenn-san. Once you know, it has become a big problem for me and to tell them about it..." Aoi took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. I don't quite believe in them. I'm afraid that they will reveal everything to dad and Tsumugi-nee."

Tenn sighed a little. "They aren't children to break their promise, Aoi. I am sure they can keep it we-"

"No, they can't! Adults or not, everyone is the same. No one can keep their promises well." Her blue eyes began to well up with tears, waiting for the moment for it to burst and roll over her cheeks. "I know that very well... It will just be the same as what my father convinced us both."

"Us?" Tenn rose his eyebrows.

"My mother and I!", She retorted as soon as she glared at Tenn. Tears are now streaming down her face. Tenn was speechless. He realizes what had been saying before had reminded the girl of her past saga. Perhaps something has occurred that brings the girl not easy to count on people.

"Aoi-chan!" Sogo runs to get the girl and tugged her into his arms. His hand gently stroking the girl's back to soothe her down. "You can tell us about it. We promise we will not tell them anything. You can believe us, I promise," he whispered into her ears. Aoi held up her head and peered into the light-purple eyes of the man who hugged her. She could see the sincerity in it. Then, she settled her head back on Sogo's chest only to express all the feelings she had felt through crying. Sogo goes on with doing his actions, comforting the girl.

Standing out of his seat, Tenn walks towards the playground entrance. The others gaped at him in surprise as they mumbled to each other. Riku instantly stood up and looked at his twin brother. "Tenn-nii ..."

"Where does he want to go?", Yamato raised a question. His tone of voice sounds monotone as if he wasn't that shocked by what he saw even though his face shows the opposite.

"I don't know," Riku reply. He then approached Sogo and Aoi. "Aoi-chan, sorry. Tenn-nii, he's gone"

Sogo let go of the girl from the hug before patting her black-haired head gently. The girl with swollen eyes shook her head slightly. "It's okay."

"...mm" Riku looked at her with a sympathetic face. "Sogo-san is right. You can tell us if you want. You don't have to hide it alone. It must feel heavy for you to bear it alone."

"Instead of you bearing it alone, how about you let us bear it together with you?" Mitsuki spoke as soon as he stood next to Riku. His hand is placed on the boy's shoulder.

"Aoi-chan, my girl. We will always be by your side. After all, we are friends! Though, if you want more than that, we can.." Nagi tugged Aoi's hand a little harder causing the girl to stride forward. His other hand whirls around her waist as his sunny yellow eyes stared right into her blue ones.

"W-What?" She stutters.

(Woopsie, sorry for the OOC Nagi) Her cute stuttering made a playful smile etched on his lips. "We can..." Nagi brought his face closer, ready for something more special and intimate. But before he could do anything, there was a hand yanking the collar of his shirt, making him stumbled backward. "Don't ever think you can do that to her. As long as I'm here, she's under my care."

"Tenn-nii! You're.. back?" Riku was perplexed. He really thought that his twin brother would go away, leaving them in the park. You know, just like he did when they were little. "I thought you have left us."

"How can I leave this kid here? I have promised Gaku that I will take care of her. She's my responsibility. Plus, I had my lesson from the past," Tenn said before handing the teenage a bottle of water. "Here, drink this. After all that crying, you must feel tired, right? Take a seat on the bench and calm yourself first."

"And then, we'll talk," Yamato said. "No more excuses. As your older onii-chan, I want to hear your secret."

"Onii-chan..." Aoi drooped her head. So far, she only considers Gaku as her brother and she never had imagined that she would earn the chance to have another new friend whom she could call as a brother too. All of a sudden, Aoi could feel her heart calming down at their sincerity and kindness. That makes her happy. She began to carve a  small smile on her lips before nodding her head-off. "Okay!"

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