Fantasy Pristine: Our Bond

Chapter 74 {nights bedtime stories}

"It's delicious, Midnight!" praise Chloe with sparkling eyes. He had already finished two plates of morning meat and two glasses of warm milk. Well, the no lunch factor.

"It's a habit of times." Reply Midnight flat. "Oh, yeah! Since our dinner is over, how about we start the question and answer session?" midnight's proposal moved from her chair while arranging the dirty dishes. He helped Jacqueline and the rest were told to sit still.

"Hmm, maybe!" reply Aoi agreed. "From yesterday, I can't wait!"

Chloe frowned, "So, you said that first?"

Aoi nodded, "I want to know more about Yumi and the others."

"Oh..."

"So, what do you want to ask?” Midnight placed both her elbows on the table while smiling brightly.

Chloe and her three best friends are.

Before the start of the question and answer session, Midnight appointed Jacqueline as a representative of her three best friends. It would be very difficult for him to answer some of the questions asked from different people. Hence, Midnight chose Jacqueline who she thought had a clear voice and looked confident.

Midnight also gave ten minutes to discuss. While waiting for the teenagers to finish discussing, Midnight pulled out her phone and opened her social media.

“Who was it? My question anyway, about their origin.” Whisper Jacqueline while discussing with Aoi, Chloe, and Rara.

“My question about how Yuuki and Midnight can be hostile to this extent.” Reply Aoi.

Rara thought for a moment, “I don't know anything about Aura. I'd better shut up.”

“If I'm about Carmine.” Timpal Chloe flat.

Aoi and Jacqueline were stunned. For a moment, Jacqueline thought about considering the question of who she would ask first.Tak want their sleep time thinned because of the rotation of the earth, Jacqueline decided to ask Chloe's question first.

“Midnight, do you know her name Carmine?” ask him without further ado. Unlike Aoi who was too nervous when asking questions.

“Carmine?” Midnight shakes her head. Meanwhile, the four teenagers were overwhelmed by an overwhelming sense of nervousness to the point that their cold sweat was pouring out.

"How do you know Carmine?" ask Midnight suspiciously.

Jacqueline suddenly panicked to find the suspicious look that Midnight gave them all. Immediately, he explained the reason.

“Eh? That's... Ever since I knew Devil Mask and Yumi, I met Carmine in my dreams. Aoi too.”

“Eh? I-I am too, Midnight! If not wrong, you also appeared in my dreams.” Chloe said.

Huh huh? Me? Instantly, Midnight's cheeks flushed red. “Wah! I never thought I could get into someone else's dream. Thank you yes!”

“Eh?” the four teenagers were just astonished. Don't know what to answer Midnight's rant with.

“Carmine yes? What did he tell you?” midnight's brightly smiling face was suddenly flat.

“He said, if we want to be friends with Yumi and Devil Mask, then we must be willing to be his best friend and want to accept what is. Also, do not expose their identity to the public.” explained Aoi.

The request is still the same... Inner Midnight.

“If I... What would it be? Hmmm...”.

"Don't tell me the escape is relapsing." Rara patted her jidat.

Exactly what Rara said, Chloe completely forgot. Fortunately, Midnight acknowledged it.

"No papa. Importantly, I already knew Carmine's situation there. But I feel a little strange. Though I miss him a lot but why even you guys who came to him.” asked Midnight softly. It was as if hiding his sadness.

Actually, Midnight was eager to shed her tears. But he realized, it was not time to cry and shed his sorrow on four teenagers who had nothing to do with Midnight's past. Everything had already passed, but, the wounds that those people had made must have left a trace that until now was still in Midnight's heart. The pain that should have been forgotten, instead returned due to several factors that triggered his arrival.

“If you may know, Carmine is yours?” tanya Jacqueline broke Midnight's daydream.

“She is my sister.”

“Oooh, your sister apparently!” exclaiming the four teenagers in unison while looking at each other.

Midnight only gave a small smile in response to the surprised reactions of the teenagers. “Actually, Carmine is not my real sister. I raised him as my brother at the age of eleven. Our story is long and there are a lot of surprises in it.

"Ah, I suddenly remembered that night. At the time, I was dating my late husband on the bridge. Don't ask why we date in a place like that, yeah!”

“I-iya! No will.”

“Then, I accidentally saw a little boy who was walking lethargic on the edge of the bridge.. He walked around hugging his sketchbook. At first, I just watched it. Well, as long as the kid doesn't do anything weird, so I'll let it go. But apparently, he even climbed the bridge fence and was about to jump. Automatically, I directly held his arm. Fortunately it did not fall.

"If you want to know? Carmine is a very secretive child. He has been antisocial since he left his family. Miris yes! That little child must endure that suffering alone."

"Then, family? He must have relatives, right?" reply the curious Chloe.

"He has many relatives. Honey, no one cares. She said Carmine's parents and sister died because of their financial waning. Carmine had to stop going to school for her daily needs. But something unexpected happened to his family. All were very ill from exhaustion and hunger. Five days of enduring the pain, his entire family members died and left only Carmine a.

"To put it bluntly, I cried hearing that story. This poor child like him actually has great potential even more than children in general. Unfortunately, due to stress and life problems, the potential sinks. The reason Carmine chose to commit suicide was because she wanted to catch up with her family. And also, avoid his uncle who intends to adopt him. I'm sure, if Carmine adopted her uncle, the boy wouldn't have a bright future.

"I can clearly guess that the family of Uncle Carmine is lazy and greedy. Not having manners. Well, I was once visited by his uncle. In fact, until the gun's loaded."

Seriously listening to Midnight's story, the four teenagers were shocked together. To the point of making Chloe almost jump into Jacqueline's lap.

"Somewhere?"

"Yes. And I, as a good brother, will definitely do a lot of ways to make his existence unknown." Midnight smiled proudly as she recalled her in the past who very boldly snapped at uncle Carmine and put away the person's gun.

“So so... Then, what potential does Carmine have that?”  ask Aoi next.

Midnight fell silent. For a moment, he thought. "You won't believe it."

"Eh? Whatisit? Just say!!" chloe's been a little pushy. So impatient, the girl reflexively patted the surface of the dining table and ended up with a light pat that Jacqueline lay on her.

"Don't be polite!" whispered Jacqueline oada Chloe.

"I am, whether you believe it or not. Clearly, I didn't believe what Megawave said, my husband, Carmine." Midnight.

"Carmine. The boy had a very strong imagination. So powerful, he could see the world of Carnater from within his dreams and create Carnater creatures. Right now, it's called Aura."

Once Carmine's story is related to Aura, then, Chloe and her three best friends are surprised not to play. No need to ask a second question alone, Midnight could answer it by summarizing the story of him and Carmine up to Aura as a whole.

"Aura said you?" jacqueline's shoulders trembled at the statement. However, it was Chloe who felt a powerful vibration from inside her body that spread to the crown of her head.

"Tu-wait first! If not mistakenly remembered, Aurora also said that Black Aura is a negative human nature that leads to revenge." Beber Chloe still doesn't believe Midnight's words just now.

"Yes. What he said is true. Megavile or your friends, this is actually a form of the embodiment of Carmine's evil side. They were all alive when Carmine had just set foot on Carnater's land. From there, Carmine came up with an idea and gained the intention to take revenge on her extended family.

"Originally you know, Carmine's revenge was not directly. Rather, it leads to the mental man he encounters. My husband back then was very fascinated by Carmine's abilities. Me too. From the negative side of Carmine's diverse, was born some Aura who is now my son."

"Hmmm, Carmine's evil side huh?" Aoi Gumam. "If seen from the ability of Yumi who manipulates the attention of others... There must be some meaning behind that ability."

"Ah, right too. Black Aura 'can' lead to vengeance."

"Devil Mask leads to violence."

Jacqueline and Chloe mention some of the meanings behind the Auraan friend's abilities.

Midnight nodded, "All of their abilities can also be used as a picture of the wounds in Carmine's past or indeed the evil side of Carmine that he had been saving. And I'm the only one who knows Carmine's secrets." Midnight. Then, justify his sitting position and cross both arms.

“Then can you tell us all Carmine's secrets? We're very curious." Permission Jacqueline bashful.

"No. You don't understand that Carmine's a girl?" reject Midnight without a second thought. "Further next question!"

“Ta-but..." Chloe stammered.

"I'm not going to tell it. Because, I want to keep it to myself and feel the colors of the story I shared with Carmine in the past. Let it all be a mystery." Firm Midnight point, no debate.

"Belah..." The four teenagers gave up.

Midnight chuckled in response to their immediate down reaction. "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"Yuki, Yuuki!" chloe's chirping is serious.

Instantly, the faces of those who were originally pale lost hope of becoming serious once the name was heard in their ears.

Midnight was somewhat surprised to respond to the changes that had occurred to the four teenagers. Then, he smiled cunningly while confirming the location of his glasses.

"Oh, that guy?" abugn.

"Yes. We want to know, how could Yuuki create Aura?" said Aoi.

"What is the purpose of this man?" continued Chloe.

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