(Third person POV- Omniscient)

Miku couldn't sleep all night as she turned and twisted in the bed.

First, she was worried about her siblings and second, her mind was occupied with someone else.

It was morning and her stomach growled of hunger. She hadn't eaten too much yesterday.

She might have taken too much wine but that resulted her in going to the bathroom all night several times.

Now she was exhausted.

The morning light illuminated from the window as she sat up, unable to sleep a wink.

It was devastating that the man could make her feel things she hadn't ever thought she would do.

But today, it was finally going to end.

Both of them would be going to their separate ways.

Well, she would be inside a cell, of course.

As she stood up, she went to the bathroom and prepared herself beforehand. She wanted to take those expensive antiques the room had but knowing Hiroshi would be displeased, she didn't do it.

What the hell! Why does she care!

Let him think badly of her!

Stealing one or two things from the Duke won't make it any difference anyway. She was a thief, after all.

However, no matter how much her hands went to steal those expensive things, she couldn't.

She got fad up and went toward the door.

She opened the door and saw Hana and Kairo just came out of the other room.

Both were still sleepy as they yawned. While Kairo stretched his back, Hana rubbed her eyes to wake herself. She was still attached to Kairo's left arm.

Kairo said, "Hana, go back to your room."

"I'm sleepy..."

"We have to leave early and reach Shinkyo by tonight." He said and finally opened his eyes.

He saw Miku looking at them with a knowing smirk.

She asked, "It seems you both slept really well..."

Kairo let out a sigh and said, "She didn't let me sleep all night! She kept whining and..." And he realised what he was saying sounded really improper.

He gasped as Miku's smirk grown bigger. "Oh, she whined and didn't let you sleep all night, did she?"

She teased as Kairo's face turned red and he said immediately, "That's not it! I mean it's not what you think it is!"

Miku teased more, "Well, it doesn't matter as long as you both are happy...and enjoyed."

Kairo looked at Hana and said, "Hana, c'mon tell her that we didn't do anything!"

Hana yawned and blinked open her eyes as she said, "Kairo didn't do anything. He kept a tight hold on me so I couldn't run away."

Miku grinned at Kairo as his face turned more redder than before. "Ahh! What are you saying Hana! You know you're too young for this so I wouldn't do anything!"

Hana said with an innocent voice, "But you told me yesterday you love me."

Kairo thought he would like to dig a hole and hide there. He knew that Hana's ultimate edition of love was saying their closed ones that they love them. Not doing something behind closed doors.

Miku laughed as it made Kairo very embarrassed. He said, "I—I do love you I... Just forget it."

Miku caught her belly and was still laughing. The two were just too adorable. They were probably the same age as Kaede and Hotaru were. They might have gotten married too early but she was impressed at Kairo that he was making sure that Hana grew up a little before they get deeper into their married life.

It made her wonder were all the kuro soldiers like this?

She recalled Hiroshi didn't even do anything even when she was drunk. She was weak and wasn't sober yet he didn't take any advantage of her.

If their leader was like that it certainly was expected that they would be like this too.

It made her wonder how the city, Shinkyo was. Would there be any chance she could at least see the city with her own two eyes?

Well, there wasn't...

When she was with them, she felt so free spirited and fill but when she thought of going back to her life, it was surrounded by only darkness and pain. Everyday struggle and she didn't know if she could ever give her siblings a good life.

She felt envious of Kairo and Hana... They were in good hands.

She said, "You all are blessed..."

Kairo and Hana looked at her with wide eyes and asked, "What?"

Miku shook her head and said, "Nothing... I was just talking to myself."

Kairo shrugged but Hana didn't look away from her as if she was trying to find meaning in her eyes.

She said, "I wasn't blessed until I got Kairo. Brother Hiroshi, brother Rian and sister Bianka made my life full of blessing... I have others too. Brother Koji, sister Mila, brother Takashi and many more... They came to me like a blessing."

Miku was quiet for a moment and smiled as she said, "Then you are lucky, Hana. I am happy for you."

The smile she gave was a bit sad as Hana left Kairo's hands and caught hers. She said, "If loosing your memories and getting tormented for months, leaving in darkness and uncertainty is called lucky, then yes, I am lucky."

Miku was flabbergasted at her words so was Kairo. Both looked at Hana with wide mouths in their faces as Hana smiled and said, "If that's the price I have to give all over again to be with them, I'd gladly call myself blessed."

At that time, Miku didn't know what to say. She was maybe around fifteen or sixteen yet what she told was a mature person would say.

Miku's heart clenched tightly but she had no courage to say that she would like to meet those persons who came as blessings in Hana's life. They sounded very good people.

"Hana! You shouldn't call Prince Rian and Princess Bianka that in front of people! They would say you are rude to our prince and princess..."

Miku was surprised. Even the prince of Wansai and the new princess were like that? Were they really that welcoming to allow a girl like Hana call them without the honorifics?

She had never any royalty do such a thing.

She asked, "You call the prince and the princess that?"

Kairo gave a nervous chuckle but that immediately perished as soon as he started to say about the prince and the princess. "Yes! Our prince is very caring and gentle. He treats and takes care of us. He even makes sure we are all healthy but he can be very scary once he gets angry! He even pulled my ear once!"

Kairo kept talking and talking about the prince of Wansai and his wife, Princess Bianka. The more she heard of them the more she was surprised.

"Princess Bianka is a goddess! She is so cute and beautiful. She is like an older sister and is very caring. She even sometimes cooks for us. She makes amazing snacks!" Kairo said as his eyes were sparkling with stars and Hana was no different. She kept nodding and added, "Yes, she even pats my head!"

Miku chuckled at Hana's innocence. She somehow felt glad that Hana got them as her family. From what she could assume it must be hard in her past life. She didn't want a cute and innocent girl like Hana to be suffered again.

Miku couldn't help but pat on Hana's head and said, "I'm so happy for you, Hana. I hope you live in blessing."

Hana grinned and said, "Don't worry, sister Miku, soon you'll see them too."

Miku stiffened and pulled her hands away. She certainly wasn't going to...

But she didn't say anything and felt guilty that she lied to them about her and Hiroshi.

However, before she could tell anything, another door just beside their rooms got opened.

They all looked at the source and saw it was Hiroshi but wearing only the bottoms. His masculine body came before Miku's eyes as her face turned red.

Kairo yelled as he hid Hana's eyes from the view, "Brother Hiroshi! Put on some clothes!"

He cracked his neck and letting out a yawn, said, "What's with this commotion?"

"Yeah, I was just having a good sleep..." Another voice came but from behind Hiroshi as all of them froze.

It was Hibiki and he too wasn't wearing anything, just the bottoms.

Hiroshi was confused as he looked behind and asked Hibiki, "What were you doing in my room?"

Hibiki rubbed his eyes, as his arms muscles clenched and Miku felt like having a nose bleed at any moment. He was lean but had the muscles in the right places.

Hibiki said, "I didn't know you were in this room, Hiroshi. What were you doing here?"

Hiroshi glared at him and said, "That's exactly my question! You dumb! And why are you naked?! Put on some clothes!"

Hibiki glared back and said, "Shouldn't you be wearing something instead?!"

Apparently they were too drunk to remember when did they enter the room.

Kairo's eyes narrowed down at Hiroshi as he said, "So... You were into men..."

Miku looked at him with a glare and said, "Give me back my emotions! You baka!"

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7th February, 23
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