I was standing next to the hospital bed on which Haruki was lying. Carmilla was also there, sitting on a chair and crying, holding his arm.

"Haruki..." I looked away in grief.

"I'll kill her... I'll find her and kill her... she's a Noble... it won't be that hard..." Carmilla muttered under her nose, the malice from the day she killed me appeared in her empty cried-out eyes.

Suddenly the door was opened and Haruki's mother walked in alongside Harumi.

Harumi ran up to the bed and started to cry.

"Big brother! What happened?!" She nudged his arm, crying loudly.

Misaki just looked at him with a terrified look on her face. "My son... what... what happened?!" Tears started running down her cheeks as she looked at me.

She grabbed my unfired tightly. "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON, SHOJI!?" She screamed.

I looked down at the ground, tears welling up in the corners of my eyes. "Haruki... he's... he is... he fell... he fell into a coma... that's what the doctors said..."

"I ALREADY KNOW THAT! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM THAT HE ENDED UP IN A COMA! I WANT YO KNOE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON!" She screamed in tears, pushing me against the wall.

Harumi buried her face into Haruki's hand.

"Big brother... big brother! Don't leave! Please... don't leave me!"

"I... Misaki... I'm sorry... it's my fault... I couldn't... I couldn't do anything! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" I started crying, blaming myself for everything.

"DON'T LIE TO ME, SHOJI! I KNOW THAT IT ISN'T YOUR FAULT! STOP LYING TO ME AND TELL ME THE DAMN TRUTH!" She screamed again.

"That's a curse..." Carmilla muttered under her nose.

Misaki released her grip on my uniform and looked at Carmilla. "A curse...?" She asked as tears dropped from her chin.

"A demon cursed him..." Carmilla said with a lot of hate in her voice.

"A demon...?" Misaki asked, walking over to the bed and caressing her son's hair softly. "I always had the feeling..." She started to cry even more. "That your stupid interest in occultism will end like this..." She covered her face with her hands.

Harumi just screamed with hatred as she buried herself even further into his hand. "I HATE... I HATE ALL DEMONS... I WISH ALL DEMONS DIE... MY BROTHER... I WANT MY BROTHER BACK...! I WANT MY BIG BROTHER... BACK!"

I wiped my tears. "I shouldn't be here... with them... his mother... his sister... his girlfriend... and I..." I left the room.

When I left the hospital, Layla was standing there, waiting for me. As soon as she noticed me she smiled softly and walked up to me. "So... are we going to the shop, Shoji?" She asked curiously, grabbing my hand softly.

I frowned at her, showing her hand away. "Go away... leave me alone, Layla... go home..." I said coldly.

Her eyes widened. "H-Huh...? Wh-why? A-Are you... throwing... m-me away...?" I noticed that tears started running down her cheeks.

"Shut up, Layla... go away... fuck off..." I looked away in frustration.

"I can't... I can't keep anyone close... they're always ending up like that... I cannot love... I cannot like... I cannot respect... it's always ending this way... she can't be around me... she will suffer..." I looked down at the ground, curling my hand into a fist, and clenching it tightly.

"I... I thought... I thought..." She looked down, her tears dropped from her chin. "I HATE YOU... WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS DOING THIS TO ME?!" She bursted out crying and ran away.

"I'm sorry Layla... I couldn't do it in a different way... I really... really..."

When I was back home it was already past 2 AM. Kaori was already sleeping. I walked into the kitchen.

I was really tired so I wasn't thinking straight.

"FUCK ALL OF THIS! ITS ALL MY FUCKING FAULT!" I pushed the table to the ground.

I grabbed a chair and threw it at the ground, breaking it in half. "ITS ALL MY FUCKING FAULT! I DRAGGED HIM INTO ALL OF THIS! IF I TOLD HIM TO JUST WAIT TILL I WAKE UP INSTEAD OF TELLING HIM TO CARRY ME TO THE CHURCH! HE WOULD BE FINE RIGHT NOW! IT'S ALL MY FAULT!"

I threw another chair, destroying its legs.

Kaori walked into the kitchen. She was in her pajamas, rubbing her eyes. "What are you..." She yawned. "Doing... Shoji...?!" She looked at what was going on and she ran up to me, pulling me away from the chairs.

"Hey! Stop! Stop this! Why are you doing this, Shoji?! What happened?!" She screamed.

I looked down at her and started crying like a little kid, hugging her tightly. "It's all my fault... everything... everything bad is happening because of me!" I said loudly in frustration.

She hugged me tightly and started stroking my hair softly. "Calm down... big brother... you're crying too much lately... calm down... and tell me what happened... I'm sure that it's not your fault... you're the best brother I could ever get... I'm lucky to have you, so don't say things like that. Just tell me what happened and we will talk about it, okay Shoji?" She patted my back.

I hugged her back tightly. "It's Haruki... he's in a coma... because of me... because... of... me..." I was so tired that I closed my eyes.

"Huh? Haruki is in a coma?!" She asked in surprise. "How did that even happen?! When did that even happen?!"

"And... I just abandoned Layla... like a piece of shit... I feel... so bad... I cannot stand myself! Everything's... going wrong because of... me!"

"Hey! Hey! Listen to me, brother! It's not your fault! Haruki will wake up for sure, he's not a weak person! And you can just apologize to Layla tomorrow, she will forgive you, after all, you two were friends for one day... tho you're crying about it if you've known her for longer!"

"Shut up, Kaori! Nothing ever works out! I'm all alone! I can't even save the ones I truly care about! I'm just destroying everything that I happen to walk past! I don't deserve to have anything! Friends... money... family... love... nothing! Yet I cling to everything! That's fucking unfair! Letting me away without any consequences when my loved ones are hurt... not just by our enemies or fate... but me! This all is my fault! Our parents' death is my fault!" I started crying even more.

Kaori frowned as she broke the hug and she slapped me on the cheek with all the strength she had.

I stopped crying for a moment, holding my cheek. "Kao-..."

"Shut the fuck up, Shoji! I will not let you think that anything is your fault, especially our parents' death! You're fucking stupid! Stupid brother!" She slapped me again.

"Bu-..."

"No buts here! My Slavic ass loves you, you idiot! Grandma loves you, Grandpa loves you, and our Brother loves you! We all love you, you perverted stupid idiot!"

"Kaori... I..." She cut me off again.

"Yes, I know! You're an idiot, you're mean, you're lazy, you're perverted, you're never doing what you're capable of doing... but you're also the best brother I could've wished for! I love you dammit! Kocham swojego głupiego brata!" She hugged me again, even tighter than before. She started to cry softly.

"She's... using this language in such a moment... does she really... wait... Shoji Nakamura! You fucker! Are you trying to deny what your sister just said?! Motherfucker!"

I smiled softly, wiping her tears.

"Thank you... Kaori... I love you too... after all, you are my treasure... my only treasure..." I hugged her back.

"...And you give the best hugs." She said softly, tightening the embrace.

"So... what now...?" I asked.

"First thing you'll do tomorrow is apologize to big sister for whatever harsh lie you've told her." She pinched my nose.

"'Big Sister' pft..." I rolled my eyes.

"Don't roll your eyes at me in such a moment, you idiot! This girl is the best one for you. Just look at how she clung to your presence and how her attention was only on you. Besides isn't she your type? After all... I've seen the search history, brother~" She giggled.

"Though... I think I've seen her somewhere, tho I don't know when or where." She muttered under her nose.

"Oh, you little brat~... but I'm sure that she doesn't feel that way. She only wants a friend, nothing less, nothing more." I rolled my eyes again.

She broke the hug and took a step back, pouting softly. "I see... I see... so wanna make a bet, big brother~?" She asked, smiling mischievously.

"A bet? Ehh... the last time I made one I lost in a very bad way... but fine who cares." I sighed.

"You will move her bangs off her eyes, pull her closer by the waist, and apologize to her, telling her that you really like her, and if something unexpected happens, or if you feel something weird... you will lose~!" She smiled.

"Stakes?" I smirked.

"If you lose, you will buy me a new cute dress, but if I lose, I won't bother you for any money for one extra month, added to the penalty from the amusement park, deal?" She offered me her hand.

"Deal." I shook her hand.

"It's not like I'm not sad anymore... I'm still sad about what happened to Haruki... but Kaori managed to give me something... motivation... instead of just sitting in a corner and crying... I will find a way to wake him up."

"Remember, Shoji! I'm always counting on you, but that doesn't mean you can't count on me. After all... siblings are here to support each other." She said kindly.

"It's almost like if she can read my mind haha..."

"Yeah... you're right, Kaori, thank you." I pat her on the head.