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For a moment the little girl who’d never known her mother, who’d lost her father in her mad rush to freedom, who’d felt her best friend ripped from her by his own obsession reared her head to scream indignation at the young man before her who seemed to have gained much more than he last. But, Haru had grown into someone who could understand this and also understand that there was no one person to blame for her own circumstances and, instead of cursing this man in his own home, simply smiles and tipped her head in a gentle, if familiar, bow. “It’s been quite a while, Hijirikawa-kun.”
“Forgive me for stopping by unannounced, Ren-chan insisted I stop by! He said he had a surprise for me.” She maintains her smile that, while not disingenuous, is still calculated as a soft laugh tumbles from her lips. “I have to assume that surprise is you. It really has been a long time, though. You’ve grown quite a bit, too! I hope Ren-chan is treating you well.”
