-Y hated being labelled an orphan at times. Everyone treated her like she was some sort of spoiled brat! She wasn't that! She was just perfect! It wasn't her fault everyone hated her and loved -X, thinking the worst of her all the time!

She hated it she hated it she hated it! Why did she have to be born into the world, if no one would love her? If everyone considered her a burden? No one would want her.

For years, she thought that was the case. When she and -X first met the Tobots she still thought that was the case.

That was until that one fight. When she basically told her sister that she hated her.

-Y had never seen such a pained look on her sister's face, but she refused to apologize. She wasn't the wrong one here! -X had been asking her to be nicer?! She had no right to! She was the reason their parents had left! -X had made their parents leave them! She hated her!

But what she genuinely hated was how -X still cared even after all the attempts to push her away. Even after she tried to make her leave her.

It was so frustrating she wanted to cry. Why did she still stay? She was loved, and yet she still cared for a brat? Was she an idiot?

"Hey, you good?"

Blinking the tears away, she looked up to see Hana looking at her, and she snapped, "What does it look like you *****?"

It was either Hana had an excellent poker face or he was unfazed, because he asked, "Can I sit with you?"

".... No," She muttered after a while. "You're just gonna shout at me either way."

"No, I'm not here to shout," He shook his head. "I promise. I'm here to talk."

"That's what everyone says," She bitterly refuted. "But they all just yell at me."

"I get the feeling," Hana laughed a bit.

That surprised her a bit as she looked over. "You've been shouted at before?" But he seemed so...

"Perfect?" He finished her statement. "No, that's not true. I'm anything but perfect. Sure I got the lucky end of the stick but... Truth be told, it made me selfish. I grew so selfish I had willingly chosen to stomp on everyone else."

"I'm not selfish!!"

"Uh, you have tried to steal chocolate bars."

"I can't live without them! They always make me happy! Stop acting as if you get it."

"I do get what you're thinking, though. You think that no one loves you while everyone loves -X right?"

"Isn't that the truth? You guys clearly love her."

"Or maybe you block others out as a mechanism. Maybe you act out and become selfish to protect yourself from getting more hurt by others."

She stopped at that. What... "What... Does that mean?"

"When Duri was younger than you, he and I.... We went through some pretty rough stuff. But I was already favoured by my dad, so I got lucky without issues. Duri wasn't as fortunate. He... He struggled with a lot of mental issues. And I knew of it and yet I didn't act on it. Rather, I basked in the love, and chose to deny the clear signs that he loved me. By thinking of him as that kid I had to take care of to make myself look better, I was denying reality. That I was making him block out others. None of our friends wanted to be too close to him. They thought he was a brat. Kind of like you, actually. But... He still loved me despite everything. And I can't comprehend how he could handle it, but.... I'm guessing that you're thinking about it, with how -X cares for you, and yet she sometimes basks in the good things? I heard from Pilseung that you once protected her from a dog. Isn't that a sign that you genuinely care for her, -Y?"

That final statement, it made her pause. Was she... Did she truly care for her sister? Even after all the pain she had caused her indirectly?

But as she thought about everything, she came to a realisation; yes, she did care for her. Even if she annoyed her.... At the end of the day, -X wanted the best for her, and had tried to repay her.

Definitely not the same as Hana and Duri's dynamic, but... It made her think.

"It's not a bad idea to open up," Hana offered. "Y may not look like it but he worries for you. And please forgive him. He's not used to parenting, but he's trying. Please, give him, give us another chance to show you what it's like to be loved. Can't you open your heart up to us?"

"Hana..." Her eyes softened, but suddenly the sounds of a helicopter's choppers spinning echoed through the warehouse as Y arrived. "-Y are you okay?!"

"H-Huh?" She blinked. He wasn't mad at her?... Even after what she said?

He transformed and hugged her gently. "Oh my God you're alright. When I couldn't find you anywhere I began to worry so hard.... I'm so sorry -Y... I shouldn't have yelled at you."

She didn't know why this was making her cry, but she hugged him back, "W-Why are you apologising.... T-That's my line.... I-I swear you're all idiots... H-How can you love someone who's hurt you...."

"It's because love is selfless," Duri said as he walked over to Hana. "It's caring for others even if at times... They think they don't deserve it."

It... It stuck with her. His words opened up a dam as she hugged Y tighter. ".... T-Thank you... S-so much... i-I'm so sorry.... D-Dad.... -X...."

And as she held on, she found that her heart didn't hurt as much as before. It made her realise that it was okay to lean on others. That it wasn't a crime.

Little did she know that it would change her life. That one moment would help her out a lot subconsciously.

Maybe she didn't deserve it but... She was loved.

So maybe it was time to stop giving up and start holding on.

Littlexheatwave What do you think?