"There you are, Katsuki!" Mitsuki exclaimed as her son entered the house, lugging the suitcases behind him. "What took you so long?!"
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"I'm sorry, ma'am," Katsuki huffed slightly, yanking the suitcases in front of him. "They were heavier than I thought..." He looked up to Mitsuki. "Couldn't Jason help me with the- Mph!" His question was cut off by Mitsuki, who slapped a hand over his mouth.
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"Shhh!" She whispered. "They don't know that he's here! You better not ruin the surprise. Got it?"
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It took everything inside of Katsuki to not flinch backward, the feeling of his mouth being caused tears to well in the ash blonde's eyes, teetering to fall down his cheeks. Memories flashed back to that dreaded day, the day the ash blondes muffled screams falling onto deaf ears as his soon-to-be stepfather violently snatched the only innocence he had left. He gripped the handles of the suitcase tightly, preventing anyone from seeing his hands shake. He nodded hesitantly, hoping that would be a good enough response for his mother. She smiled brightly, before letting go of his face.
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"Thank you, Katsuki!" She exclaimed, ruffling the ash blonde's hair. "Why don't you get those suitcases up to the guest bedroom while your grandparents get settled?"
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"Yes, ma'am." He said, nodding quickly before dragging the suitcases in tow.
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"You know," Uma started, looking at the wall, studying every picture hanging up. "Your husband should be helping Katsuki with the suitcases! Where is he at?"
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"Who?" Mitsuki quizzically asked. "Oh! Masaru and I aren't married anymore!"
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Uma gasped, her eyes bulging slightly as her jaw fell slack.
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"You did?!" She practically screamed, almost as if she didn't believe the words she heard.
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"Yup!" She grinned. "I broke it off with him a few months ago!"
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"I always knew that pansy was never good enough for you!" Hajime triumphantly exclaimed, almost as if he had solved a mystery. "He was always way too soft towards your son! He'd always let Katsuki walk all over him!"
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Mitsuki sighed, crossing her arms.
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"Tell me about it, even without his father, he still throws his little temper tantrums, like he is still the little kid he used to be!"
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"Sure, you had your occasional fits, but nothing like that demon child! However do you manage to handle him by yourself? Does your husband at least visit?" Uma asked.
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Mitsuki scoffed.
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"I wish! He's dead."
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Right as she had uttered those words, silence had overtaken the three of them. Hajime and Uma were shocked, Masaru died?!
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"That's awful!" Uma said, reaching to rub her daughter's back gently. "How did it happen?"
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"You won't believe it, I took that incompetent asshole to court and won what was rightfully mine! He was such a sore loser about it, crying and blubbering in front of the judge about how 'Katsuki was his everything and how he couldn't lose him!' And three days later, he killed himself!" Mitsuki grumbled. "He left me the burden of dealing with the hellspawn he calls a son!"She huffed slightly, leaning up on the wall. "The past month has been hell, constantly having to put up with his hissy fits and his backtalk! It honestly makes me regret being a mother!"
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"Oh, honey," Uma said, letting out a light chuckle. "That's the difficult part of being a mother. The constant arguing because he couldn't get his way, or if he failed a test, hell, I still remember when you and Katsuki got into a screaming match at our family reunion!"
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Mitsuki shuddered at the sudden reminder of the memory, remembering it just like it had happened yesterday. It was near the end of Katsuki's second year of middle school. She could still remember how embarrassing her son acted, arguing and shouting about how he wanted to go home and finish the homework that was assigned to him.
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Most of all, it was the first time that she had smacked Katsuki.
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Granted, she hadn't meant to slap him as hard as she did, but he was pushing and pushing every single button she had, and it drove her insane! So much to the point where she snapped!
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"I'm telling you, I can't wait to see Katsuki go to U.A!" Masaru beamed a large smile on his face. "We've already toured the campus and I adore it! I think Katsuki will flourish there!"
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"That sounds like fun, it's always been his dream to go to that prestigious school, right?" Kaori said, snickering at her older brother's excitement."You mentioned that the school is remarkably difficult to enter! Does he know if he made it in the school or not?"
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"Not yet! But Mitsuki and I do know he was accepted into the entrance exams, and he'll be eligible to do the test in his final year at middle school! I have faith that the school will place him in the hero course!" Masaru exclaimed, earning a few odd looks from the family members around him. He blushed slightly, looking down towards the ground. "What I'm saying is, Katsuki has this type of raw athleticism that a true pro hero would have! He's got self-confidence that he will be the best and will be the number one hero! Now, he may have a bit of an ego, but I hope that U.A will break that, and turn him into the kind, caring child that he used to be! His motivation to push himself beyond the limits is remarkable and I'm sure that motivation will drive others to be great just like him! His competitive spirit is extraordinary too, it's like he never stops thinking of winning the number one spot!" Masaru finished, his smile was unwavering. "I guess what I'm trying to say is that this school will be perfect for Katsuki's skills and they will shape him to be the greatest professional hero there is since All Might!"
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"You must have a lot of confidence in him!" Kaori smiled. "I'm glad to see that he has parents who have faith in him!"
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"Heh, I don't care what that school does to him, so long as he stops being the obnoxious brat that he is and helps us financially when he becomes a pro! I mean honestly, that brat owes us something for what he puts us through every day!" Mitsuki intervened, not even bothering to look up at the duo.
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Kaori huffed slightly.
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"Correction, at least Katsuki has one parent that cares about his well-being." She flashed an angry smile towards Mitsuki, (who was far more interested in her phone for her to notice). Kaori despised Mitsuki, ever since her brother had brought her home for the first time. Her whiney attitude annoyed the hell out of her, constantly begging Masaru to 'treat her like a princess' even though her bitchy attitude made her seem like a demon rather than a princess. However, it seemed that whatever spell Mitsuki cast blinded her brother from seeing who Mitsuki truly was. She did her best to talk Masaru out of dating this girl, that there were plenty more fish in the sea, those who weren't like Mitsuki! But alas, she was disappointed to hear when Masaru burst through the door, gushing about how he was officially engaged to the love of his life.
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"Come on, Kaori," Masaru smiled nervously, "Mitsuki is a little tougher on Katsuki, but it's just to fix his ego. Right, Mitsuki?"
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"Mhm," Mitsuki answered in a singsong voice, once again not even bothering to look up towards her husband.
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"Hey, Mom, Dad?"Their conversation was interrupted by a certain ash blonde, who was leaning on the door frame.
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"Oh, hello, Katsuki!" Masaru smiled, looking towards his son. "I didn't see you there! What's up?"
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"Would it be all right if I borrowed one of your guy's house keys?" Katsuki asked. "I want to go home and work on my project, it's due tomorrow."
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"O-Oh! Yeah, that's fine," Masaru exclaimed, stuffing a hand in his pocket. "I'll give you mi-"
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"No!" Mitsuki intervened, putting a hand on her husband's hand. "Absolutely not!"
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The ash-blonde frowned.
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"Why not?!"
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"Because I said so!" Mitsuki growled. "You should be spending time with your cousins, not locking yourself away in your room doing some stupid project! You can't just wait until the last minute to do your projects if you want to be successful in U.A you know!"
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"I have been hanging out with my cousins for two hours! I didn't even want to be here! You know that!" Katsuki growled back. "I wasn't 'waiting until the last minute' to finish the project anyway! I have been working on that project for four days straight! It's for my final exam!"
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"That's exactly the point!" Mitsuki exclaimed, her voice getting louder and louder. "You need to socialize with other people like a normal person and not lock yourself away for god knows how long!"
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"U-Uh... Mitsuki, I think it would be best if we just gave him the keys... it's obvious that he doesn't want to be here! We don't want to cause a scene!"
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"Shut up, Masaru!" Mitsuki exclaimed, whipping her head back to her timid husband, causing him to flinch. "I am being a parent, unlike you! Katsuki's attitude is because of you!"
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"Hey! Don't talk to my brother like that!" Kaori snapped, glaring daggers towards her sister-in-law. "Just because you pulled the wool over Masaru's eyes doesn't mean you get to treat him like shit!"
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"Oh, butt out, Kaori!" Mitsuki snapped. "I'm trying to parent my child, so don't you dare try telling me how to parent!"
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"Says the one who's forcing their kid to stay! He obviously doesn't want to be here! Are you that fucking dense?!"
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"Uh... Mitsuki, Kaori, you two shouldn't be fighting like this, we're family!"
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As his wife and sister continued to bicker, Masaru drew his eyes upon Katsuki. It was evident that the ash-blonde was getting angrier and angrier, his fists tightly clenched. He could tell that his son was close to blowing up, and that would be bad for everyone. However, before the brunette could stop the ash blonde, Katsuki was finally pushed over the edge.
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"GOD! WILL YOU TWO JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP?! I JUST WANT TO GO HOME, YOU OLD HAG!" The ash-blonde bellowed. "WHY WON'T YOU JUST LET ME GO HOME?!"
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And just like that, the room was filled with silence, the family members that were in the room were overtaken with shock. Did that just happen?! Katsuki usually never cursed like that towards his parents, unless they pushed the ash-blonde far enough. On the other hand, Mitsuki looked as if she was about to blow a fuse with Katsuki!
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"What did you say, Katsuki." She growled through clenched teeth. She stood up from her place at the table and headed towards the fuming ash blonde.
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"You heard me!"
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Almost immediately, as if she had lost control of her body, she brought her hand up and brought it down on Katsuki's face. The deafening twack caused everyone to look towards the Bakugou's. Katsuki's eyes widened. He brought his hand to his cheek, the stinging sensation slowly creeping along his cheek, like a fire, slowly consuming anything in its path. He could feel crimson red blood trickling down his cheek, to which he instinctively wiped. His mother had just slapped him! She had never done that to him before! Sure, when he was little, he'd receive a spanking, but she never went as far as to slap him, let alone cut his cheek!
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"HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT, KATSUKI BAKUGOU." She growled, her rage overtaking her body. "I AM YOUR MOTHER! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TREAT ME WITH RESPECT! GOD, WHEN WILL YOU GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HOW YOU TREAT US! IT'S STUFF LIKE THIS THAT MAKES ME REGRET BEING YOUR MOTHER! I BET IZUKU DOESN'T TREAT HIS MOM LIKE THIS! HE LOVES HIS MOM! I WOULD KILL TO SWITCH CHILDREN SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH YOU!"
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"Well then go adopt Izuku!" Katsuki yelled back, a look of hurt coating his face. "If you hate me that much, let me move out and I'll find a mom that loves me!"
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"You know what?! Fine! You're right! I. HATE. YOU." Mitsuki shrieked, causing Masaru to gasp. "I hate your ego, you act like you're the greatest hero since All Might, although you prance around with your attitude, ridiculing others! You refuse to socialize with others, claiming that 'you don't need friends' and that makes you a loser. You don't deserve the attention you've gotten from others! You don't deserve to be in such a prestigious school with that type of attitude! Hell, you don't deserve any of the praise! If you honestly think a useless brat like you can be better than All Might with that attitude?! Hell, the only thing you'll ever be known for is why birth control exists!"
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"M-Mom!" Katsuki exclaimed slightly, taken aback by his mother's sudden onslaught as small tears welled in his eyes as he desperately tried to keep his composure. "Please stop! I don't-"
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"You don't what?!" Mitsuki interrupted. "You don't want to hear the truth! Well, too fucking bad! That's life! Unlike your father spoiling you, the world will hit you hard! And then what?! Are you going to come crying to mommy and daddy about how unfair the world was! You've already wasted half of your youth being the cocky little shit you are, mumbling and grumbling about how you're the best and how no one can touch you! Maybe if you acted like your cousins, where they actually can back up their talk, you wouldn't have to act like a dick to everyone! I mean, Haru is about to be a professional hero, and a lot of people love his kindness and upbeat attitude! And Tanaka, his IQ is over a hundred and sixty at thirteen! He's planning on going to Harvard so he could challenge his abilities and learn in a different environment! Can you do that? Oh wait, you're too stupid to do that! You struggle with probability and statistics! A third-grader can do that! Hell, Tanaka was doing advanced calculus by the time he was ten! Both of Kaori's kids bring honor to her and her husband's name, but your father and I don't get that right to brag about our kid! Who would want to brag about a kid who has anger issues and struggles with his academics! Had I known that I would be giving birth to such a demon, I would've given you up for adoption the second you came out of me!"
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"That's not fair, Mitsuki..!" Masaru said softly, trying to get between his son (Who was teetering on sobbing in front of his family) and his raging wife, who was deciding to show her true colors to the rest of the family. "Haru is twenty-two and has been training for most of his life to be a professional hero, Katsuki just tends to do stuff by himself and doesn't rely on anyone's help, unlike Haru! As for Tanaka, he knows that his skills are great, and he takes advantage of them to improve them! He was blessed with an incredible IQ, but Katsuki is smart as well, after all, he leads his class in grades! And his athleticism is amazing, which I think was his gift from birth! Even Haru said he could barely keep up with Katsuki whenever they spar and said that he was willing to recruit him as a sidekick to start Katsuki's hero career! I think you're going too far honey, this will shatter Katsuki's self-esteem! Whatever you think you're doing, you will just end up doing more damage than good!"
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"I am not damaging Katsuki!" Mitsuki barked, causing her husband to shrink back slightly. "I am humbling him! Which neither you nor his teachers refuse to do! I bet you're just going to waste a spot at U.A, because once you see how hard the work is there, you're going to come crying to us, begging us to pull you out of the school and how you can't handle that amount of pressure! To be honest, I can't wait to see that. I can't wait to see your ego and dreams crash to the ground, as your cockiness crumbles beneath you."
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"STOP IT!" Katsuki shouted, the tears flowing down from his cheeks, dripping onto his shirt. "YOU'RE RIGHT, OK?! YOU WIN! I'M SORRY THAT I'M A FUCKING DISAPPOINTMENT TO YOU BOTH!" He put a hand up to his face, shielding both himself from the world, and all of his family from staring at him, along with preventing them from seeing him cry. He let out a few quiet sobs, each one a bullet to Masaru, striking his heart over and over again. "I'm sorry I'm a failure...!" He choked out.
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"Oh, no... Katsuki... " Masaru said, trying desperately to get the ash blonde's attention. "That's not true..! Come here.." He reached out to hug him, only for Katsuki to shove his hand off of him.
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"Get off of me!" Katsuki sniffled. "I just want to go home..!"
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"Ok, honey.." He reached into his pocket and handed Katsuki his house key. "We'll meet you at home, ok?"
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Katsuki only nodded and snatched the keys, choking back another quiet sob. He stuffed the keys into his pocket, before rushing out of the door. Masaru sighed, before turning to face his wife, who had directed her anger from her son to her husband.
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"What the hell, Masaru?! You just caved in! We have to teach him that he can't always get what he wants! Now he knows that all he has to do is be a big crybaby to get his way!"
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"Are you fucking kidding me?!" Kaori suddenly interjected, looking furiously towards Mitsuki. "What the actual fuck is wrong with you?!"
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"Watch it, Kaori!" Mitsuki barked. "This has nothing to do with you!"
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"But it does! You just made your kid cry in front of his entire family!" Kaori roared. "And you compared him to my kids! Don't you know how much you're damaging his mental health?! I should call CPS on your abusive ass and get your kid taken from you!"
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"EXCUSE ME?! HOW DARE YOU THREATEN ME!"
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"OH, THAT WASN'T A THREAT! THAT'S A PROMISE!"
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"OH, FUCK OFF!" Mitsuki growled, before turning to her husband. "Masaru, let's go. That fucking brat ruined the whole night for us!" She grumbled, before storming out of the house.
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Masaru sat there in complete shock. How was he supposed to react?! His wife just went on a long rant about how much she hated her son and his son had a mental breakdown in front of the family!
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"That bitch has some serious problems!"Kaori huffed, sitting back in her seat.
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"She's a good person... I swear, she just had a bad day... I have to go help them fix this..!"
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Kaori looked towards her brother, a look of shock in her eyes. Was Masaru insane?! It was almost like he didn't just witness his son get attacked by his wife! "Are you kidding me?! Masaru, you have to leave her! For the sake of your son! It's obvious that she does not give a shit about Katsuki! All she cares about is whether she keeps control over Katsuki and makes sure he makes enough money to keep her lazy ass from working! She never takes his feelings seriously, and yells at him because he scores a ninety-five on one of his exams! It's obvious that she doesn't take his best interests to heart! Please... You know that you and Katsuki can stay at our house until you can find a place of your own!"
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Masaru sighed before standing up. He hated having to put his family between the love of his life and his son. He knew that Mitsuki was in the wrong for what she did, but he needed to help fix this relationship between Mitsuki and Katsuki. If they were to split up, right before Katsuki's final year of Middle school, it could cause him to despise Mitsuki for ruining their marriage! Or worse, it could affect Katsuki's grades and he wouldn't be eligible to achieve his dream. He could also take his aggression out on his classmates, which could make him a target for bullies and would tank his self-confidence! He began to walk towards the exit of the house and join his wife.
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"Masaru!" Kaori shouted, stopping her brother from taking that final step. "If you walk out that door, don't ever contact me or my family again!"
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Masaru somberly sighed, looking back to see his sister one final time, before walking out the door.
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All of the special memories he had with his family seemed to die as he entered the car with Mitsuki, and drove off with her, to go to their house.
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However, along with all the memories of Masaru's family died, both of them knew that the tumultuous relationship that they had was near the end of its course, like a flame slowly dying out.
Masaru knew and hated how close it was coming.
Mitsuki, on the other hand, loved it, and couldn't wait for it to come.
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(I'm breaking up this chapter because I sense that it will once again be too long.)
(3,512 words!)
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