005 ♣ [video]

[cloversong]

[Oruha is sitting on her bed, arms wrapped around herself. Her head is bowed so that her long curly black hair veils her face. Yet it's clear from her body language that she's in pain.]

Kazuhiko... No. No, that's not how it's suppose to be. Not you... me. I'm the one who should have died. Not...

[She trails off and suddenly looks up. Her face is

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[wirewings]

Ora? Ora, where are you?

[cloversong]

Sue... I've been staying in the Horton Lane Apartments. I'm all right.

[wirewings]

What room? I'll come to you.

[cloversong]

301. ... Thank you, Sue.

[wirewings]

[Sue never wastes time. Very soon, she's knocking at your bedroom window. Yes. Your third story bedroom window.]

[cloversong]

[Wait what?

Oruha finally crawls out of bed, dragging the sheets around her and then with her as she goes to the window. She isn't wearing that much because she was sleeping and it's cold. Colder when she pushes open the window and stares.]

... Sue?

[wirewings]

Ora...

[Sue crawls in through her window, wings tightly bound against her back. She doesn't say anything more, just pulls Ora into a tight hug.]

[cloversong]

[Ah... wings?

The hug is comforting and warm. She smiles and draws her arms around the girl in return.]

Thank you for coming for me.

[wirewings]

I wanted to.

[She hides her face in the side of Ora's neck.]

You don't have to worry.

[cloversong]

[She lifts her hand to stroke her hair lightly, smiling fondly.]

I'm glad. You're a good friend, Sue. I feel better already just having you at my side.

[wirewings]

[Sue hums quiet assent. For a good long moment, she simply stays where she is. But eventually, she pulls away.]

I have something I should tell you.

[cloversong]

[She lets her arms fall back to her sides, still smiling.]

What is it?

[wirewings]

...I met Kazuhiko.

[The first admission, that may lead to many more questions. But she felt that Ora deserved to know everything.]

[cloversong]

[That was definitely not the confession she expected. Her eyes widen and she is visibly stunned.]

You did? When?

[wirewings]

It was a year after you had... died.

It was part of my wish. I wanted to meet him, who had made you so happy.

[cloversong]

Sue...

[The timelines really made things awkward and strange.

She pulls the girl into another hug.]

I'm so glad. I'm so glad you met him. [She missed him so much.]