it has been a week after the sudden death shinra witnessed with his own eyes and yet it seems so hard for him to move on. he loves her, anyway, so it was understandable. anyone who has a special someone that died would feel the same, but what else can shinra even do? he's not even in her world anymore. he was back at his own home, yet it feels so empty without her despite the fact that he longed to be with his family once more. however, one thought never left his system alone. why did she have to sacrifice herself for my sake?

"so, are you saying that you saw the lieutenant with someone and you think that it's his girlfriend?" shinra asked the blonde who was currently walking alongside him towards their office to continue their paperworks and finish them already so that they can lay low for the rest of the day. well, not until their alarm would come blaring, of course.

"yeah, but now that i think about it. i highly doubt that it's his girlfriend. i mean, is he even interested in those? just an acquaintance during his past job, maybe?" arthur shrugged, and since shinra doesn't have anything left to say, he kept his mouth shut as they finally entered their office, not wanting to let hinawa hear what they were talking about a few moments ago and luckily for them, he was currently busy to hear any of their nonsense.

"wha- oi, shinra. that girl. it's who i'm talking about!" arthur whisper-yells on the latter's ear in surprise, which caused shinra to give the girl a stare, and heck did she look awfully familiar.

"a-ano!" shinra stuttered, trying to get the female's attention, making him blush out of embarrassment. i did not just try and call her. he somehow got everyone's attention, though, but it didn't matter to him. "your name... it doesn't happen to be-"

"oh, hi! i was just about to ask for your whereabouts, shin-kun." she smiled right towards shinra, which took the black-haired male aback as his crimson eyes widened in shock. what did she say?

"do you happen to know him, (y/n)?" hinawa asks, totally confused as to why his long lost cousin knew one of his juniors.

"uh-huh! he's the one i was talking to you about just now." she said with a smile plastered on her face before turning her head towards shinra's direction.

"and yes, my name is (l/n) (y/n). it seems that the stars have aligned once more, shinra."

end.

NOTES ;

AAAAA TBH I DON'T RLLY WANNA
END THIS YET BUT IF I PROLONG
IT MORE IT'LL PROBABLY GO THE
WRONG WAY AND ARGH I'M SO
SORRY FOR THAT !!! :c anw, hope
you enjoyed this crappy ass book!
'til the stars align again, (l/n)-san!

WITH LOVE,
Z