7 Sacrifice

"Be careful of what you are touching, " Hina replied with a shaken tone.

Retreating his hand, "umm… I didn't know. It is so dark here."

"What are you two talking about?" Hose asked, trying to track down their sound.

Grab…..

The three grabbed each other's hand, grabbing the wooden pole for support.

"We have to wait here. Hina, so you have any candles?" Hose asked.

"Veru, did you bring it? I reminded you."

"Ah... I kinda… forgot, "  Veru replied in a guilty tone.

"How can you forget something so important."

"I am sorry!!" Veru screamed in a high tone

"I shouldn't have got you in charge. Hina, how could you let him do the packing? I asked you to collect all the stuff."

"I was busy collecting other things."

"What will we do now?" Hose asked himself, "Veru, you are useless."

"Hey! I apologized. It wasn't intentional, so can you please stop shouting at me."

"If we get caught, we are done for, and what happens next would be entirely your fault."

"How can not bringing light, will get us caught? Don't shove the blame on me if your plan fails."

"Can you two stop fighting?" Hina screamed at the two, as they stopped arguing.

"I don't want to talk with him, " Veru loosened his grip and walked away, stumbling in between. 

"Veru, No! Don't leave! Stay here!" Hina called him, but she couldn't see anything under the thick darkness.

"Leave him alone. He must learn from his mistakes. He can't always be careless like that."

Veru stumbling went to the other side, where he could no longer hear Hose.

"Who does he think he is? I messed up, but I apologize for it too. He acts always like that."

Veru felt his head getting hot, as he thought more about it. "How can he blame everything in me?"

Veru folded his arms and legs and crouched. "Even Hina didn't say anything."

"I am sorry, Veru." A sweet voice rang through his head, he turned his face towards the voice; he couldn't see anything, it was all dark, but he could feel someone's presence.

"I couldn't take your side. I am sorry, " a delicate hand stroked his face. "I couldn't…."

"If I did….."

Veru's body trembled, as he called her out in a light tone. "Hina?"

...….

The moment of stillness engulfed his surroundings. Neither, he said anything, nor did she. Both decided to say nothing, and remain silent.

The delicate hands ran through his face, as his face turned red hot. "What are you doing? Hina, we shouldn't do anything. Not until you break up with Hose."

"Tch"

"Hose, is he the boy whom you left?" asked the girl, caressing his face.

Veru's eyes enlarged as his voice trembled, "S-Sanim….. How come?"

The delicate hands wrapped them around his body, as she giggled mischievously. "Hehe….. Hose, that boy spilled everything. You know, he couldn't find his way out."

"What?"

"Yes, I helped him out, and when I asked about it, he didn't even hesitate to spill it. He just did. Shouldn't you praise Sanim for helping that dumb boy?"

"That bastard..."

"Sanim, why are you here? Shouldn't you be at your house? What if your parents search for you, and our plan fails?"

Veru was unsure, but from what he knows about Sanim, she was the only heir of the Red Eyes. 'We all are doomed.'

"Hehe…. Don't worry, they will never find me. Hehe, for them I died. I can now be always with Veru. You weren't trying to leave me alone, were you?"

"Died? What did you do? Please tell me you didn't do anything foolish!" Veru asked, not caring if the other two heard his voice.

"Hehe….. I just asked Umaru to wear my clothes...…." Sanim replied with a giggle as his eyes widened.

"Hey! What did you do?"

"Nothing. I was just playing with Veru. You looked very cute just now. I told my mother, I am going to Medusa's villa. Nothing I did to Umaru that would make you angry. I swear. I did nothing. I swear."

"So, Veru, will you finally accept me? I promise I would always love you, and never complain."

Veru looked where the two were probably standing. 'Should I forget Hina? It's clear that she doesn't like me as a boy.'

His mind soon filled with countless questions, making him doubt his previous decisions.

'Will Hina ever leave Hose? They definitely pass as a couple. It was clear, she would always like Hose, and not me. She didn't even come to my aide.'

"Veru, why don't you leave that bitch? You just promised me that you will stay forever with me. If you refuse me just because of her. I would kill her. I won't allow anyone to steal my chance to stay with Veru. I won't allow anyone."

'Is this a chance given to me, to atone for my sins? After all, she did turn into what she is today, just because of me. If only....'

'Shouldn't I move on? How long would I keep waiting for Hina? Will she ever accept my feelings and leave the house? What will happen to our friendship after I confess? What if she starts hating me? I can't bear it! This may be the only chance for me to forget her.'

"Hey! Sanim, would you stop acting like this if I accept you?"

'This is my only chance for both my redemption and forgetting Hina, and my feelings for her.'

'My wish doesn't matter anymore. It's all my fault. I made the fake promise with her, and if I back down now, Hina would be in serious danger. I have no choice. Yes, I am unwilling to forget Hina, but I am doing to save her. If my feelings are real, then I should easily be able to sacrifice my feelings for her.'

'Yes, with this I can help them both…. Everyone will be happy, even if it means the demise of my feelings. I wonder if my feelings for Hina would change for Sanim?'

"Hehe…. If Veru wants, Sanim will do anything. I wouldn't mind changing if it's for Veru."