For Haruto! Takes place in The Everviolet Garden
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To the Empress' relief, a face from her old clan had appeared after many lifetimes -- and who could have guessed it would be her childhood friend on top of that? The crane bird was elated to see her companion again, and she continued to hold out hope that more would come. She had not seen her siblings since dissapearing a year ago, and a tinge of grief had stricken her at this fact. It felt like just yesterday that she was speaking to Aika alongside the shoreline, or jestering with her brother Taro . Chiharu was still nowhere to be found, either. Even to this day, even after the foul play that Hikari had dished out against her... she still missed her. Her cousins, her parents...
She missed all of her family, and the Empress wished one day, they would all be together again. Even after the many failed attempts in the past.
Though there was one member of her family who had blessed her with their presence. Izumi had nearly crumbled to her knees the first time she'd seen him in ages, and this morning, he was found sifting through the growths of the Clan's gardens.
"Haruto-kun," She called to her younger cousin, her tail swaying over her rump as she approached.
"何してるの？"
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