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Yoko swung her feet as she sat on a park bench.
She was staring at the other kids in the park.
They were playing, running and screaming something about being superheroes, unaware of the reality of the world.
Yoko stared at them again, as she had done every day before.
A time ago, she was just as innocent as them.
But she wasn't like that anymore, not since her father started doing that.
Her father only beat her mother when she was younger, and he had never touched Yoko before until one day.
After that day, bandages became a regular thing that Yoko wore as her clothing.
At first, she cried and complained, demanding to know why she was beaten, but after a while she understood.
There was no reason, it was just entertainment for her father, and a daily routine of torture for her mother.
For her, she didn't feel anything like this topic.
It was painful, every punch and kick thrown at her body caused her unbearable pain.
She wondered what her fault was to receive such treatment, but after a while she understood it.
There was no reason, and it wasn't a punishment, people like her father were just people who enjoyed torturing people.
In the end, Yoko surrendered to reality.
During the day, Yoko would stay outside because she couldn't stand her mother's whispers. It would be strange and scary if she were crazy.
Later, she would return home before sunset, and would try to please her father by staying in the corner all the time and trying to hide her presence.
If she's lucky, it'll just be a few bruises.
The next morning, Yuko treats her cuts and bruises and continues with the same routine.
Today, Yoko found herself longing for something.
Even when it was almost lunch time, Yoko remained sitting in the same seat, staring in the same direction.
Fortunately for her, no random adult approached her to ask if she was lost this time.
But they were a group of elementary school students, and they were definitely bigger and stronger than Yuko, who was only five years old.
They approached Yoko with definitely bad motives.
Yoko watched them as they mocked her, their words not reaching her ears.
The world was silent for Yoko, there were only the sounds of her mother's pleas and loud cries, and the sickening sound of skin slapping together from her father's punches, followed by the strange smell of blood.
A world built of black and white, and the only color is blood if her father is very angry.
Yoko found a new color.
It was purple, not so light as to be dull and not dark enough to be unnoticeable, a rare color that Yuko had never seen before in her life.
His hair had a distinct white color, and even among her black-and-white world, it was clear that he was a foreigner.
In her eyes, a new personality entered Yuko's world.
Her Savior, her eternal love, and her King.
Yoko swore that she would follow him wherever he went.
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Today Yoko wore something special.
It was a dress, specially chosen by Izana and given to her on her thirteenth birthday.
It fit her well, and Yuko found it difficult not to cry at how careful Izana was about the size of her clothes.
'As long as I am here, my queen must never cry.'
Yuko found that Kurokawa Izana had a great influence on her life. He was the first person she felt any truly positive feelings towards, and her first love.
Sadly, Yuko's first love has already died.
Yuko suppressed her feelings of anger, the perpetrator was already dead, and there was no point in being angry about what had happened.
Her helpless feeling of not being able to help Izana when he really needed her had not gone away yet, but it would fade away moments later.
Yuko smiled, the clink of her earrings reminding her of Izana himself.
'Sadness does not befit my queen’s face.'
The sound of the wind blowing, causing Yuko's hair to blow, Izana brushes away the stray strands.
In a flash, Yoko fell off the building.
'I'm coming for you, Izana.'
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“Today, a middle school student named Takahashi Yuko died... allegedly due to suicide.”
The TV remote fell from Takemichi's hand, his blue eyes widening as he watched the news.
"Isn't she Izana's girlfriend...?"
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