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The Koneko might be closed, but there's lights on in the workroom of the shop. Just off screen, a low voice hums off key, soft scraping noises and the low whine of a dog marring the offset tune. Off to the side of the table lay several colorful flowers; purple hyacinth and amaranth, plus a single red carnation tossed on top of the pile along with some assorted greenery. Every now and again, a hand moved into sight and deftly snatches up a stem here and there, shifting through the stems to find the right one.

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[If she has to sit there in silence and do nothing but keep him company like that, that's fine by her. She just watches him work, tilting her head a little.

He's so good at the thing...]

... I saw Mara in her dreams. Right before we went to Hell. She flat out told me she didn't trust me and that she was waiting for the day I'd betray her. Then, to make things worse, I was the one that tossed her into Hell just after all that happened.

Ken...

[Damn. Just. Damn everything. So it was even worse than she believed it was. It was even worse than it could have possibly been for her.

She squeezes her eyes shut.]

But... it was a curse. She has to know you well enough to understand you'd never betray her willingly!

She doesn't trust me. She said she wasn't sure about our relationship anymore. Hell, she told me she didn't want to lose me as a friend or a lover, but she never said anything about 'boyfriend'.

...Has she been hurt before? By someone close to her? Is that it? She must be afraid.

[Then she holds her tongue. It's mostly concern making it loose, but that still doesn't justify the prying.]

Sorry, that's-- ...really none of my business.

Hasn't everyone?

...Well, I... haven't.

But I've never been in a serious relationship before.

[She just meets it with sad, determined eyes. Not a hint of her usual temper's there. If they're talking about trust, here she certainly trusts Ken enough to understand he's upset and doesn't mean to hurt her.]

...All I'm saying is she can trust you. I think she just needs help, so she can stop being scared enough to see just how much she can.

... I'm not sure I can be the one to give her that help anymore.

Maybe you can help each other. [That's the ideal formula for a successful relationship, right? At least Umi thinks it should be.]

...You love her, don't you. I mean-- I never saw you as happy as you looked when you two were doing good together.

... I don't love anyone, Umi.

Ken... I know you don't mean that.

[She's felt herself loved and cared for by him. She's seen how he'll always stand by Aya. That's something she just can't believe.]

[...This is when she wishes, not for the first time, that she had Aya's knack for saying just what those she cares about need to hear.

As things stand she doesn't know what to say. She just hopes her being there proves it doesn't matter if he wants to believe that right now. She'll still believe in him and how he loves her. They're family.]

[Umi strokes her absently, smiling sadly down at her. See, Ken... so many care about you so much. Bandit's concerned about you too.]

Just say the word if you want me to fetch any more flowers or anything...

[All he does is shake his head minutely, his hands still busily working on the arrangement.]

...That's fine.

[Meaning everything: that he doesn't want any more materials and that he doesn't feel inclined to talking.

Umi pets Bandit, taking her paws in her hands gently. She quietly remembers when Omi brought the dog home the first time. BOY, how she misses living next door to them.]

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... Aya hasn't said a lot to me, either. I'm not sure what to make of that.

...Aya isn't as fretful or annoying as I get sometimes, over those I care about.

[Certainly so. The redhead just has a way to be there while being subtle and unobtrusive, which is something Umi wishes she could manage. She lets Bandit hog her lap, looking at Ken with affection.

Don't look worried, Aya said. Well, she's going to try this. Care, but don't worry.]

He's just giving you time, I bet.

Yeah. Sure.

Time is just what I need.

...I'm sorry I can't be more like him for you, Ken. [In a way that's silly to say. This is her nature. Umi just shows she cares in a different way and that doesn't usually suit Ken the most.]

But that I'm like this still means I trust you to handle things in your own time. I promise you that.

It's okay. You know, I think I'll be alright on my own now. Thanks, Umi.

[He's still smiling, even if it's not exactly an honest one.]

[...She has way too much practice with those smiles, Ken. She appreciates the gesture, but... not you too. Way too many of the most important people in her life smile when they're hurting.

Still, give him time Aya said. So that's what she'll do. Ken is strong. And he's not alone: he'll always have her and Aya with him. So she'll prove she trusts him to deal by just letting him, now.]

...If you ever want to talk about anything, or just hang out... you know that already.

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