Newly Found Problem

-----Yui's POV

I'm not entirely sure what happened, but it seems as though I passed out. As as if the door has been unlocked, memories of my past came flooding back all at once, making everything up until now feels as if it's all but a dream. No... It's not a dream...

Yes, Kaede managed to link both worlds together with the help of her sister, Selene. At the time, I didn't think much of it, but now that I remember Selene, or well, as Kaede taking control of her, it makes all of it quite funny. Wait, but then what about me?! I'm not like Kaede, having to be reborn inside another person, I was reborn as a completely new person. It's entirely possible that my mom in this world gave birth to another me. Would that make them my sister? No... It might be more accurate to say that she's the daughter that I was meant to be...

?: "Yui?"

Huh? Wait. That voice...

Feeling some strength return to my body, I manage to pry open my eyes as my eyes are but a blur.

?: "Yui!"

I try to adjust get my eyes adjusted quickly, but in no time at all, I feel my body get pulled in by something, followed by a soft, warm sensation. Wait... I know this feeling!

Yui: "M-mom?"

Iris: "Yes! Yes! It's me!"

I can't see her face as we're that close together, but I recognize this scent, and this touch. And once my eyes could finally make out the contents of the room, my vision becomes blurred once more as I cling onto my mother as tight as I could, letting the tears fall free.

Yui: "I'm home..."

Iris: "Welcome home!~"

...

We stay connected for what felt like another five minutes before we finally part. As I adjust myself into a seated position on the bed, I can't help but notice something was off.

Yui: "Y-you're young!"

Iris: "Fufufu. And you're old."

I've seen mom like this before, but that was when I could barely even walk when I was first reborn. I hadn't really noticed her ageing growing up, so to see her like this again, it really startled me.

Alice: "Seeing you two like this, you almost look like sisters."

Yui: "Alice!"

Alice too... She looks far younger than I remembered. It almost feels wrong of me to be at this age...

Iris: "It's true that we might be closer in age now, but you'll always be my daughter, Yui. That will never change."

Yui: "Mom..."

I end up going to hug her once more as Alice also joins in for a three-way hug. Thank god they're okay.

We soon part off of one another once more as I finally get to look around the room. There on the floor, leaning up against the side of the other bed is none other than Kaede. And on her lap is what appears to be a smaller version of Kaede, a small child. Don't tell that's-

Yui: "Selene?"

Alice: "Yes. Her and Kaede have been like that for a while now. They're quite tired after that."

Yui: "That?"

I then look over to where Alice is pointing as my eyes naturally came to the top of the bed that Kaede's resting against. I don't know why I didn't notice before, but I recognize them instantly.

Yui: "Fleur and Faye?"

Iris: "Seems like you have all your memories back, hehe."

Yui: "What happened?"

Alice: "Kaede gave them both her venom in hopes to turn them into vampires."

So Kaede's been hard at work while I was asleep?

Yui: "I never knew turning someone into a vampire is that draining..."

Iris: "I wasn't here for it, but when Mai brought me over, Lilith was still finishing with wiping away all the sweat."

Yui: "Wait, Mai?"

Mai... That's right! She was trying to figure out a way to fix all of this. Don't tell me she somehow orchestrated everything to lead up until this point.

Mai: "It's good to see you again, Yui."

Speak of the devil... Without any indication, Mai suddenly appears from behind me with a wide smile on her face. But before I could say anything, she quickly knelt down onto the floor, her knees crashing on the floor boards as she smashes her forehead down, prostrating herself.

Mai: "I'm very sorry!"

Yui: "Eh?"

Mai: "I promised you that I wouldn't ruin your life more than it already is, but then things turned out like this... It's shameful that I couldn't fix it, leaving it all in Kaede and Selene's hands-"

Yui: "It's okay! Really... It's okay."

Mai: "No! You were left in the dark this whole time. I refuse to me let off that easily."

Really, it's not that big of a deal. She might have some qualms of not having a big of a role in linking the two worlds together, but-

Yui: "Don't be silly. You're the reason why mom, Alice and everyone else got their memories back. You must've worked hard in order for Kaede and Selene to manage to get to where we are now. So please, don't worry."

Mai: "...If you insist."

Finally, she sits back up from the floor, looking over towards us. I'm honestly surprised that Kaede and Selene are still asleep after all of this talk. We're not even keeping our voices down...

Iris: "She's right. Without you, we never would've been here. Even now... You might think it's a small thing, but you teleported me here as soon as possible. And before that, you restored our memories. I cannot thank you enough."

Mai: "I-it's nothing that crazy, ahaha."

Wait, this is rare... I don't think I've ever seen Mai be this bashful before. Even her face is getting a bit flushed while trying to look away from mom.

Yui: "Ah! What about Fabian!"

Iris: "Oh, apparently, Mai wanted to wait until I sort out things on my end before restoring his memories. Plus, he's still quite young."

Mai: "Mm. I deemed it a risk if Fabian were to remember the past. So until then, we'll leave him in the dark."

Yui: "But don't you think that's a bit cruel?"

I can't help but recall Rina... Those two were close, so to think about Fabian not being able to remember her is a bit wrong. But I guess that all happened with the downfall of Inasdale...

Iris: "It is... That's why I'm trying me best to get things sorted out as fast as possible, making sure I don't leave any gaps. There's also the issue with Natalie."

Yui: "Ah! Wait, where is she?!"

Iris: "Fufu. She's should be born by now. She's only a few years older than you after all. Or well, "was" a few years older, hehe."

Yui: "This will take some time getting used to..."

Everyone who's older than me is now either younger or around the same age... People who I look up to and care about... What will our relationships be from now on?

Yui: "...Luna."

I mutter the name that immediately came to mind. She was the first person that made me truly feel at home in this world. Someone that I could easily talk to and have fun around. She's...Not even born yet...

Iris: "Yui?"

Tears quickly begin to resurface in my eyes at that realization. Will our relationship be different? Will we not even be friends? What about her parents? Will I instead be seen as like an aunt or something? I hate that... I always wanted to return back to my world, but now to have these newly found worries come my way... A part of me wants to return to that time. Back with Luna, as proper friends.

Alice: "What's wrong?"

Yui: "N-nothing. Just a bit emotional still, ahaha."

Maybe I just no longer belong in this world anymore... I felt so happy before, but now as I try and cast some water magic in my hands-

Yui: "..."

Nothing happens... I try again with fire, but again, nothing happens. Yet Kaede somehow was able to get her powers back? What gives? Is it because of Selene's connection to her? I knew that Kaede was in a different situation to me, but for things to play out like this... It's honestly unfair... She won't even age past the age she's at, yet I'll end up dying ahead of Luna and everyone else. Maybe if I-

Iris: "Hey, don't worry."

Suddenly cutting off my thoughts, mom comes in to hug me once more.

Iris: "I know that you're stressed out, but don't worry about it okay? Everyone cares about you, regardless if you changed or not."

Alice: "Mm! I think it's actually pretty cool that we're around the same age, haha."

Yui: "...Thank you."

Iris: "Mhmm..."

Maybe if I become a vampire as well... Maybe that'll fix everything. But as I look over at Kaede once more, I'm sure that she'll be against such a thing. Even the me before was skeptical at best. But with this new revelation, I'm starting to feel more and more into such an idea...