AN: I WAS BANNED FROM THE COMPUTER!! T.T My mom disconnected the internet, so sorry for the late update.

The blond stood behind her dark-haired father as he worked on his latest project. Silently, she watched him put the finishing touches. The ceremony would begin soon. This artwork was the only companion her sister would ever have.

"Saki, begin."

Saki's throat felt dry. She was betraying her own sister. First, she stole her name…her position. Now, she was going to condemn her sister to have an artwork for an only friend! What had she become? Her father saw the hesitation in her eyes.

"Saki…If you don't do it, then I will." He prodded gently.

She nodded, her throat dry. "I'm sorry." She croaked.

"You're not ready yet…" He sighed, beginning the ritual.

Strange marks on the statue began to glow. Suddenly, her father grabbed her hand. She was shocked for a moment, but then she remembered that at least two Hikaris were required to bring the artwork to life. She smiled unsteadily at her father. The chant continued. Then, a large explosion. Her father was flung to the wall, she to the floor.

After about a minute or so, she cracked open her eyes. Crimson ones met her emerald eyes. A man…no, a boy. He was lying down as well, and Saki blushed when she realized that he wasn't wearing anything. He stared at her blankly, wet black hair spilling all over his face. She sat up and looked away, still blushing madly.

"Papa, he's finished!" She called. She gasped when she saw her father lying there, motionless. She scrambled to his side and shook him. "PAPA! Are you all right?"

He groaned, and she sighed with relief.

"Saki? Is that you? I can't see anything."

"What?" Saki felt herself go cold.

"Ah…my leg. It hurts…Haha…Maybe we shouldn't have attempted this on our own, ne, Saki?"

"No…Don't tell me… You're not…"

"I'm afraid I'm blind now, Saki-chan. So if you would kindly take care of Shadow over there…Is he beautiful?"

Saki pushed back her tears, knowing that her father wouldn't see her wedding a month from then. He would attend, but he wouldn't see his daughter in her wedding dress.

"Yes, father, very."

"Saki…He'll be wet, similar to a newborn child. Hand him the towel over there, would you? The clothes there as well…"

She obediently got up and, trying her best not to look at him, handed him the towel and clothes before returning to her father's side.

"Papa, we have to get you help." Saki said firmly. She tried to help her father up, but his broken leg prevented him from standing on his own. He was too heavy for frail Saki. Somebody grabbed her father. She smiled gratefully at the artwork.

"Thank you. This way." She led him to her father's room. It was midnight.

"Saki-chan, take Shadow to your sister's room." Her father commanded, once he was safely on the bed.

"Papa, we should get you help from the doctor first!"

"You'll have to wake him, and that man sleeps like a rock." Her father scoffed.

"..."

"Go, take him there."

She turned to Shadow. "I'll be taking you to Saki now." Saying her own name sounded strange.

He was staring at the night sky silently before he turned to her. "Aren't you Saki?"

"Well, yes, but my sister is also named Saki."

"Why?"

"Uhm..." They were outside, in the hallway now. "Well, it's none of your business."

He began to laugh, and she got annoyed. "What's so funny?"

"You."

"ME?! What's so funny about me?" She pouted.

He didn't answer, and she was going to punch him straight in the face, then remembered her place as a lady. She stomped away to her sister's room. He followed her easily.

"Here." She pointed at the room, her head held high. "Good riddance."

He smiled at her. "So very like a little girl…"

"I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I'M ALREADY SEVENTEEN! You're the little boy!" She very nearly yelled. Who did this artwork think he was?

He pecked her lips. She was shocked. He smirked and slipped inside her sister's room. Saki stood there, half-fuming, half-dazed.

"So he liked you from the very beginning?" Satoshi asked.

"…Maybe, I don't know. Sometimes, I wonder if it's only because I'm the first girl he saw." She sniffed.

"Probably. Who'd like someone like you?" Satoshi muttered.

"WHAT?!"

"Nothing." Satoshi's cool blue gaze stared into her furious emerald ones, further annoying her.

"Hn. That's not where the trouble began, though. It all began when my sister and my fiancée found out."

"THEN WHY'D YOU TELL ME THAT PART?"

"…I wanted to recall."

"…Women…"

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"Has Shadow been like that lately?" Dark asked the hunter.

"It's none of your business." Krad snapped, walking down the hallway in a faster pace, so that Dark wouldn't be able to keep up. No such luck. Dark kept up just as easily.

"Did you remember Saki from the Hikari household?"

"Hm? Yeah, I saw them, once or twice. I never spoke to them though."

"THEM?"

"Yeah, there were two sisters. Both named Saki." Krad replied thoughtfully. "One was sickly, the other was engaged. The sickly one succumbed to her disease. The engaged one was found dead in her wedding dress. It was beautiful sight. Her dress was red with blood. They didn't know how she inflicted so many wounds on herself though."

"…SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE ON HER WEDDING DAY?"

"Yeah, suicide. Her fiancée was furious, instead of grieving. He went mad though. Kept screaming something like you win, you finally have her. She's dead, are you happy? People thought he was cursing the heavens."

"Why?"

"I really don't know." Krad replied. "It's not my business."

"Why do you always say it's none of your business?" Dark demanded.

"BECAUSE IT ISN'T? Learn from my example and butt out, Dark."

"No, you've tried to kill yourself around five hundred and sixteen times already in the past two generations."

"...You...How did you know that?"

Dark was speechless. He had known, he had kept count AND he had interfered.

"You...You intentionally sent out the all-of-a-sudden notices because you knew I was going to commit suicide those nights, didn't you?" Krad accused.

Dark was speechless. He didn't have anything to say. Only one thing to do -- kiss Krad. After that, he had to run like hell. For a minute or so, he pondered whether or not to do it.

"Hello? Moron, do you understand me?" Krad said slowly.

There. Dark took the chance and kissed Krad. After he broke away, he grinned and ran...ran for dear life.