.5 - Past

(Author here, this is continuation of the chapter "Her")

(Silvia Sasaki's PoV)

I know he is kind but these documents show something different. Why did he do that? is the first question that comes to my mind. Several cases were on his name in the documents in front of me. But still, I need to get close to him no matter what. NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. Ahem, I mean I truly love him for being himself.

I sighed as I got a sudden flashback of our fisrt meeting.

I first met him during pre-elem. Both of us in the same class but I was treated as a disgusting tumor due to my eyes. These red eyes of mine that looks like a pair of eyes of a demon. I cried and cried. I felt that I have to hide such emotions in front of my parents to which I did so but later got found out. Both of them headed to the principal's office to file a complaint. But the only thing I received on the punishment is not a "true apology". I hated them and loved my parents.

One day, I was ganged up by everyone and started to harm me. Some parts of my small body is bleeding. What is worse is that the parents just watched and laughed. I learned that they bribed the principal to keep it quiet. These beating continued for days until he arrived.

{Nice to meet you! I am Kage Hayashi.}

I didn't spoke back but he has this aura around him that compels me to greet him back.

{U-unn, Nice to meet you as well.... Kage-kun. My name is Silvia Sasaki.}

Please just go away or you will be harmed as well!

{So, why you are all alone?} He asked

{I am apparently got possessed by a demon due to my red eyes.}

{Its true that its red but it looks good on you. Just being honest.}

{Does not really matter, besides please move away now or you will also be beaten aswell.}

{As well huh?}

As soon as he said that, the kids arrived with some hard plastics. With them are the parents.

{Look! She is trying to convert him into a demon as well! Lets beat him up as well!} The fat guy shouted.

{Let's!!!!!} The others said in unison.

Soon both of us are swarmed and started to get beaten. I was prepared to get beaten again but he fought back.

{Stay there and watch! No guys should harm a maiden!}

A-a m-m-maiden? Whats that? As I blushed.

I saw him beating them up to pulp as the parents are shocked. After they recovered from the shock, they start to report it the teachers and eventually the judgement. A Suspension for a week and an apology. They bribed the principal. They did nothing when we are the ones beaten but when it is their kids, they take action? Shouldn't it be that they try to discipline them to become good kids?

The kids were injured to the point that some parents are scared that their child will have a deformed body.

During the time he was suspended, I ask him to meet up and I apologized. He said I did not need to. It is them that needs to apologize. Soon we became a true friends, no Best friends. I felt that my life has been colored. How wonderful to feel like this everyday. I went for it. I asked him to come to my house to which he agreed happily. My parents are surprised by my sudden introduction of friend. I also introduced to which I feel scared. I will soon understood why. Time passed by and he is like a part of the family to us. When my parents are in the verge of bankruptcy, he came in. As to why there was bankruptcy, the company's treasurer, run away with most of the company's funds. Kage-kun suggested that they should sell some owned buildings to last for a while. And try to invest in stocks. I do not know how or why he knows those stuff but they followed his idea. Through him, everything went better. There were times that they loss but the wins over the loss. During that time, we are in high strides. Many investors are reaching out to my parents. At that time my parents decided to move to a different place. I hated them yet I knew it was for us as well. When I try to tell him, I didn't. I felt scared that he would break our friendship. Our feelings. Nevertheless, I steeled myself and told him about the situation. He just smiled.

{I-I am sorry for suddenly telling you this.}

{It is fine. I am more than glad to help ya'll}

{I, no, we will never forget this.}

{Unn.}

I waved my hands, so did his.

I cried but he told me to smile since we will meet again.

Sometime later, we are in the peak, business is going well and the company is amazing now. I then told my parents about Kage-kun to which they were horrified. They forgot to thank the benefactor who saved them. To which they try to find but no clues, till the time I went to transfer.