[b][i]School: Corridors[/i][/b]

[b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGXgpLWk0BM]Vox maternae[/url]

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Magio: ...
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Lucifer: Pal...?
Magio: I was... just thinking... on him.
Lucifer: You mean... Fael?
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Magio: It's weird. I know so little of him. I don't know his past, how he suffered during his life. I'm starting to believe I'm imposing a weight on him instead of being his ally.
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Magio: Same thing I say about the others. Hugh, Marie, Thomas, Kael... none of them had anything to do with it and-
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Lucifer: Do you think that if they were on your place right now... they would think the same thing?

Magio stopped and looked back at his Summon Spirit, who sighed at his thoughts. What he wanted to evade was that commentary he made so many times to count.

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Lucifer: You still hold some of the Magio that is the robotic savior, following commands to be the hero. Dude, you gotta let go of this line of thinking already. It's starting to get annoying.
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Magio: Lucifer?
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Lucifer: I'm kinda positive that wherever he is, he might be blaming himself for how things turned upside down. You two look so like each other.
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Magio: Well, everyone says that...
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Lucifer: So, be less of that "I wanna save everyone" and more that "I don't wanna be alone". That's what we want of ya, Pal.

Magio closed his eyes and thought for a bit. He had promised that he would be more of himself. Of course, that was hard, because he still had that fear of what would happen if he was true to what HE felt. Even so, he gave Lucifer a smile.

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Magio: To think I would descend to the level of being lectured by my own stubborn Summon Spirit. Who knew when that would happen?
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Lucifer: I just worry about you, Pal. I mean, you're like the only family I...
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Magio: Shh. Enough. I know very well what happened to the rest...
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Lucifer: ...
Magio: Now, let's go get some ice cream while we still have time.
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Lucifer: That sea-salt one. Can we buy it?
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Magio: Sea... salt?
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Lucifer: Yeah. I heard from some brats down there that it looks disgusting, but it's actually preeeetty good!
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Magio: OK. Let's go get those. And after that, we're going to the Realm.
Lucifer: Deal.

[b][i]Spring Zone: Hakurei Shrine[/i][/b]

Kokoro returned to the Hakurei Shrine kinda early. It wasn't even the beginning of the sunset and she was already back. Reimu was doing her cleaning.

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Kokoro: Reimu.
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Reimu: Oh, Kokoro. You came earlier than usual.
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Kokoro: We have to discuss about things. Those things being what we feel for him.
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Reimu: "Him" who?
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Kokoro: For Magio. Our feelings for him.
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Reimu: F-Feelings?!
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Kokoro: Yeah, so let's begin talking about what we really feel for him and what we hide in our-
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Reimu: Hahahahahaha! You're so funny! Like, if I have any feelings for him... hahahahahaha-

[b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GifwJC5fN6U]Forma tumultuosi somnii[/url]

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Kokoro: Don't fake it like if you didn't knew what I'm talking about here!

Reimu's aloof laughter stopped as she saw Kokoro wasn't joking around. The eyes of the girl standing in front of her had such burning passion that she recognized what she felt.

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Kokoro: Reimu, I'm serious here! I know very well that you love Magio more than money, beer or exterminating Youkai. And I know that you have so many plans for your life as a couple...
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Kokoro: But I can't just sit and watch my emotions spinning around while I do absolutely nothing! I'm tired of it! I reached a resolution about what I feel for Magio!
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Reimu: ... I see. So what you're saying is that you love him so much, just like me?
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Kokoro: Yeah. What I feel for him is the same burning love you feel! But I know you won't let this go. So...

With a spin, Kokoro took her naginata out and prepared herself. Her masks spinned around her at a fast speed, showing her anxiety. But even so...

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Kokoro: Let's duel and decide who's stronger to stay with him!!
Reimu: ...
Kokoro: What's with the silence?! Not gonna take your weapons?!
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Reimu: Back off with that naginata before I seal you.
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Kokoro: I'm not backing off anymore! I will... I will tell all of what I feel for him!!
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Reimu: How can you easily come here and admit that?! You can't even know what your feeling is really telling you!
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Kokoro: You're right. I'm just an emotional pool... a lake of human feelings that I still lack to comprehend...
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Kokoro: But my love for Magio... I will prove what I feel for him by defeating you!!
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Reimu: You should have told him what you felt when you had the chance. Why did you decided to be so kind and tell me, huh?!
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Kokoro: I'm not going to backstab you! I'm going to resolve this with enough courage to go and tell him!
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Reimu: ...
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Kokoro: Enough stalling for time! Take out your gohei and fight me! I challenge you, Reimu Hakurei!!

She held the naginata with a firm grasp as she waited for Reimu's move. But in the moment she blinked, Reimu had already disappeared.

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Kokoro: (What?! Where did she went?!)

Then, Kokoro dared to look up and see something coming at her. It was clearly Reimu, diving at her with a kick. Kokoro guarded herself with the naginata and closed her eyes for the best of luck against that.

[b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAVPWxZ1Nds]Solitudo mea[/url]

But when she looked, Reimu had fell behind her. They stopped back to back, Kokoro not understanding what Reimu was doing.

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Kokoro: Huh?
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Reimu: ... Go ahead. Tell him what you feel. I already lost anyway.
Kokoro: Already... lost?
Reimu: You have more vigor than I to freely admit what you feel, Kokoro. I don't have the guts to do said thing, even though everyone knows it. I ran away so many times and abandoned my heart's cries. I don't deserve to be on his side.
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Kokoro: You... No, I won't accept this! If I do, then what was all of this even for?!
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Reimu: You proved to me that you're my friend. If you weren't, you would have already backstabbed me. And yet you came, spoke your part and admitted it.
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Kokoro: And you'll give up, just like that?!
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Reimu: ... He wouldn't like to see us fighting over him, would he?

After that, they looked at each other once again.

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Kokoro: ... Reimu...
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Reimu: Just go... before I change my mind.
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Kokoro: ... Thank you. I will make him happy for both of us.
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Reimu: I bet you will. Good luck.

Kokoro nodded and left the Hakurei Shrine. Although submitted by free will, she left knowing the pain that Reimu was feeling. Said pain began with a punch on the ground as tears fell from the shrine maiden's angry face.

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Reimu: (DAMN ME!!! DAMN ME AND MY DAMN WEAKNESS!!! WHY CAN'T I BE STRONG LIKE HER?! WHY IS IT SO HARD?!)
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Reimu: (Why... I'm always one step behind on someone... I let Gensokyo die once... Mima was unsealed... and now...)

She punched the ground once again. Reimu was broken in pieces. She lost the things she loved more than once and has left them to risk once again. She kept blaming herself and her failure but soon got up.

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Reimu: (... This isn't the time for this. I have to recompose myself... for me and for him. I know what I feel for him is really strong. And I'll prove it when I'm ready.)
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Reimu: (Magio... whent the time comes... I'll be with you forever.)