Chapter 356 - (2019: Case 02) Part 7 (2/2)

He often used these words in the past. Stop me. ' Whether she was aware of the extent and meaning of his words then. Without a doubt a silent promise existed between them.

Setsura shook her head and smiled softly.

”Pain shows that you are human,” their hands briefly brushed against one another. ”It's my favorite quality of yours, actually.”

Her favourite quality huh? That's surprising.

”Not a dog, huh?” he murmurs, nor a monster. Setsura is the only one who can make him feel like he is something.

Kaname Setsura always saw him as human. Even though he's supposed to be a monster.

”I believe in you, Yang.” He finally looks into her eyes, a beacon of light when he's at his worst.

”How do you do that, Setsura?”

”Hmm?” Setsura looked at him puzzled.

Yang took a deep breath, ”You've been gone hell and suffered a lot. You've seen so many bloody things,” Yang gripped the gun in his hands. He struggled to keep calm.

”But through it all, you're a pillar of strength. The strongest I know. I always knew you had it in you, but..you've grown into someone so amazing I couldn't have ever envisioned.”

Setsura chuckled at his words, ”What a grand compliment.”

”I'm serious, why are you always...” Yang didn't finish his sentence since she turned around and grabbed hold of his face with her bare hands.

Looking away for even a single second in a fight as dire as this was dangerous, yet Setsura did just that. ”Like you Yang, I'm human. There is no way I could have become so strong alone,” she trails of and paused, as though figuring out what to say next.

He can't believe they are talking about this now, amid this bloody fight. But it's most-likely because they are in such a situation, that they are able to do so in the first place. If, they weren't amid a fight, they wouldn't be able to talk. The two of them are awkward people, so it would end up with them avoiding one another.

”When you left Yang, everything was a mess. Everyone started to rely on me,” Setsura muttered. ”I was still new, so I didn't know what I was doing. You were my pillar of strength then, so when you left...”

Yang who avoided her gaze this entire time looked at her properly. For the first time since he saw her again, since he met her again - Yang never looked at her properly. Yes, despite all the staring he does, he never met her gaze for long. It scared Yang, what he would find if he looked.

”I mean, I didn't think it through back then. You always told me you joined the police force for prestige. However, I didn't see it that way, not even once.”

Yang froze, completely stiff. All he can do is stare at her, as she continued to gently caress his cheek. 'What is she doing right now? Doesn't she realize the situation they are in?' Should he stop her? Yang didn't know what to do about this situation at all. His emotions are going crazy. But, he can't move. He can't move a single inch right now.

”I admit it was hard for me when you left me. I often came home and did nothing but cry. However, I put those days behind me. I grew up and moved forward, since I understood nothing would change if I moped around. Besides,” Setsura moves her hand now to caress his cheek. ”Maybe one day you'd come back and tell me what I wanted to hear.”