"Wake up."

No answer.

"Wake up, Nii-Chan!"

I opened my eyes slowly, to see a pair of glowing serpentine eyes in front of me.

"A...Ayumi?" I tried to get away, but I find myself being tied to a chair.

"We don't have time. Let's get you out--"

"Wait, what about Yui? I thought you both..."

"After what I saw her made you do, Onii-Chan, I think I should not trust her anymore."

"What...? What did she do?"

"Remember that same year when I died... As a snake? She puts on a headset over your head and started reciting words. That's brainwashing."

"Brainwash...? What did she say?"

"I found the recording. Apparently, it's a code made up of numbers, after I translated it I finally knew it..."

She hissed softly, before speaking again.

"She programmed you to be loyal to only her and the people who supported her... That's me. Well, Mom and Dad found out about what she is, and... You... Due to the brainwashing, you flooded the basement of our home, tied up both of them on the wet floors, and you electrocuted them to death using exposed wires."

I... I killed my parents?

"Why aren't you dead too then?"

"Well, I was still on her side... Or do I? Anyways, I've broken through the brainwashing, so you're fine." She made a devilish grin.

She cuts off my bindings, and we walked out of the bedroom door to the hallway of the second floor in Yui's home.

"Ah, Ayumi-Chan? Is he already loyal enough that you let him go?"

We encountered Yui, in a small, white skimpy nightgown that showed much of her skin. I gave her a fake smile, and so do Ayumi.

"Of course, Yui-Nee."

"That's quick. I wonder if it's your snake powers... Or perhaps you're good at handling people?"

Ayumi giggled. It was then when we noticed the sound of running water.

"Oh, that's water for Ayumi-Chan's bath. I was just about to check on the both of you, but since it's alright then I guess we'll have a lot of fun and love tonight~"

"Ah, but Yui-Nee... I want to take a bath with Onii-Chan as well."

"Ah, Old habits die hard, do they? I can join, right?"

We nodded.

Yui then happily skipped towards the bathroom, and so do we. After we took off our clothes and wrapped towels on our bodies, we entered the bathroom with her and she checked out if the water is warm or not.

"Yui-Nee. I want to talk about something simple."

"Something simple~? What is it?"

"It is simple, We're gonna KILL YOU." I snapped, pouncing at her as she turned her gaze back at us.

Both me and Yui are inside the tub now, with me on the tub and Yui struggling for air beneath me.

"You tried to take away my free will...!"

"Y... You don't know anything, Yuu-Kun!"

"Oh, I do now!"

She tried to kick me off, but I swung my fist at her skull, before pulling her up so I can talk to her again.

"You tried to make me murder my family and friends!"

"Tried...?" Yui gave me a sarcastic tone of a question.

Having enough, I pushed her back in and wrapped my fingers around her neck, and squeezed it until foam comes out of her mouth as she drowned in the bath.

Making a sigh of relief, I got off the bath, dried myself and walked out of the bathroom after me and Ayumi dressed ourselves up.

"It's over, isn't it?"

"It is, Onii-Chan." She gave me a small smile.

We then left the house, and towards a field to sit down and gaze at the stars, which me and Ayumi would always do when we had the chance when we're outside at night.

"The stars are always beautiful... Aren't they?"

"Yes, indeed. Oh, and Onii-Chan..."

"Hmm?"

"I love you."

I was too late to realize that she had a syringe on her hand, and injected whatever it is into my system. I felt woozy and sleepy, before drifting off.

"At last, no other obstacles lay before our love, Onii-Chan... Mom, Dad, Yui-Nee... And those imbecile human friends of yours... All have died under my plans."

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With that, ends the story of Yuuya Itsuka, who is last seen stargazing with his little sister Ayumi.

(A hand, inside a porcelain bathtub filled with water twitches)

Or does it?

- The End