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EVERYONE HAS BEEN STARING at you for already a minute, and its making you uncomfortable. Ever since Daisuke came into the guest room, no one even dared to say a single word out from their lips.

The raven man bits his lip, looks like he is about to say something. "I guess you're here to tell about my family issue."

"Family issue? What in the world?"

Atasha clears her throat and immediately gave you a nervous glance, causing you to be more confuse like you have no idea what us going on right now. Everyone except you seems to know about the issue.

"Can I take (Y/n)-san privately outside? I think its more comfortable to tell her in that way." Atasha suggested which Daisuke immediately agreed to, now you two are heading your ways at the exits.

When you two were now outside, standing and facing each other with serious expressions all alone- you placed your palms on your hips and furrowed your brows to her. "What's wrong? Is the problem-"

She cuts you off. "(Y/n)-san, this might be a little too unexpected to tell you. And I hope you don't get the wrong idea from this.."

Your whole world felt like its crashing down into pieces, you seriously had no idea and had no clue about what she is going to say. Its driving you crazy already. "Just tell me, Atasha-san."

Atasha hesitated. "Kato-san.. isn't your real and biological brother."

After a mere, quick second for processing her words in your brain. You let out a small and nervous chuckle released from your lips, then you inhaled-exhaled before responding to her with a forced smile. "Ha-ha, you got me there. This is just a joke.. right?"

But her expression didn't shifted at all, she looked deadly serious about what she said. "Its not a joke-"

"What?!" you covered your hand with your mouth that was wide open, much shock hovering you down. Kato isn't your brother? What the heck?

Then she pulls you in a sudden hug before saying, "You're adopted, (Y/n)."

"Does my.. brothe- I mean, Kato know about this?" you asked, in the most silent way as possible. You bursted into tears after talking with Atasha, she explained everything from the start and up to now.

You're actual parents left you in an orphanage, which was full of children without families. There wasn't any confirmation on what's the reason for sake on your parents leaving you at the age of one.

Then Kato's single mother adopted you for not too long, making you part of their family now. And for all this years, you always thought that you were actually a biological sister or sibling with Kato.

This was all so unexpected that you can't help but just feel depressed about everything now. The past was full of lies, now that you know the sad truth- what is going to happen now?

Even Usai knew about this, actually scratch that- everyone knew about this except you for already a long time and they were just acting as if they didn't know.

Usai sighs before answering your question, "Unfortunately, yes (Y/n)-san. He knew this for already nine specific years now, almost ten."

You pulled your head down near your knees with your arms around it. "I can't believe this.. why..?"

The others including Daisuke was off to somewhere you didn't know where, and you shouldn't come with them. And you don't really know why but, that's what they told you.

Now you're all alone with Usai inside the mansion, just holding up a conversation together. "And why is this related to Daisuke's family?" you curiously asked, but your expression was still stoic and depressing.

"Oh.. about that.." he gently pours in some tea in his glass cup and quickly sipped. "Well, Daisuke-sama's parents was the reason why your parents left you behind. They chose money instead of their daughter."

Your eyes gets teary again, its your first time hearing this apart from the story. "What?" you bursted into tears again as you looked at Usai.

Usai sweetly gave you some tissues and you gladly took them and started wiping your tears. He frowns a he explained more, "Daisuke-sama's parents made a deal with your parents and it was about business mostly, I do not surely know what exactly about it though.."

"All I know is that, its a deal by the matter of decisions if they choose a million dollars or their one and only child. And sadly enough, they made the wrong decision to pick money instead of an angel."

You sniffed and sniffed making the tip of your nose go with a tint of visible red, your eyes gets more swollen as your cried more and you were starting to get a headache from all of this.

Usai finishes his tea and placed it back on the tray while saying, "That's all I can tell you, (Y/n)-san. At least now you know the truth."

He stands up and orders the maids instructions to wash you up since you were all soaked up because of your tears. Your face was messed up, just like your life.

The maids lead you from here to there, to taking a warm and pleasant bath, to changing into comfy wear and into eating a delicious meal for lunch. You've got to admit, living with a millionare is really something.

"Thank you for.. the food."

You grabbed the juice box, orange-flavored out from your luggage and sprinted towards the exit of the mansion. You made your way into the botanical garden, which you have never really saw before ti'll now.

"Dang, I never knew Daisuke had something like this. Well.. what do you except, its all from a millionare.."

The air felt nice and cozy, the warmth in it also made it ten times more better. The flowers everywhere was all so pretty and smelled so good, better than most brand-perfumes nowadays. No offense.

There was a fountain across in the middle of the area, water was endlessly moving. It was a great spot to sit on, perfect time to clear your head.

You started slowly sipping on the orange juice you were holding, still tasted quite nice and sour. Just the way you like it. The sky showed a glint of a sunset going down, it was a gorgeous ombré.

"Ugh, my head hurts.. I'm overthinking too much-"

"You're overthinking about what?"

A voice spoke near, a familiar one and it sounded like it was a man too. You turned your head and saw Hanji walking towards you with an orange juice on his hand as well, same type and brand. He sat down beside you.

Your eyes expands at the sight of him here. "You're.. here? I thought you were with the others??"

He warmly smiles at you. "I wanted to visit you." 

Your heart flutters, you caressed a smile back at him. You continued sipping on your orange juice, your legs swinging back and forth- not touching the ground making you look like a kid.

"That's sweet, Hanji-san. And I see that its a coincidence of seeing you with the same juice as me again." you giggled while glancing at him then stared back at the sky.

You questioned in your thoughts. "I wonder what Daisuke is doing?.."

"I don't think its a coincidence. Its more like.. fate."

"What?" you asked while furrowing your eyebrows. "I didn't quite heard what you said.."

He only smiled again, showing his adorable dimples while shaking his head. "Nothing, I didn't said anything." he snickers.

"I'm pretty sure you did say something."

"Its nothing, I swear."

You paused, skeptically looking at him. "Fine, fine." you gave up eventually.

After a long, lingering of sweet silence. Hanji started asking something, "What do you feel right now, (Y/n)-san? You know, about the issue of yours and Daisuke-san's. Are you sad about it?"

"Are you kidding? That's not even a question, of course I'm sad about it. Sadder than ever." you sighed at the end of your sentence, suddenly loosing the mood.

Hanji frowns. "Nevermind, sorry for bringing that up." he says and you didn't reply anything back. "What about I tell a joke?"

"Mhm, sure. If I don't laugh, I'm going to call you weirdo from now on. Okay?"

"Deal. So what do you call a fish with no eyes?"

"What?.."

"Fsh."

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(a/n): hanji is definitely going to be called 'weirdo' on the next chapter *face-palms*

- tokkidino