"Mom, mom, big brother is awake" Kishio heard a sweet little girl's voice, she sat at the table with a woman who possessed similar but older facial features with her, the little girl's face seemed to be brimming with joy, Kishio suddenly froze as a wave of realization hit him.
"Big brother, big brother" the little girl called out a few times, but Kishio seemed to be lost in thought.
"Uhm, young man," the woman called out, this time raising her voice to call his attention. Kishio snapped out of his thoughts on hearing the woman's call.
His eyes looked lost, an aloof and confused look displayed on his face, he could feel a distant feeling of attachments to the mother and daughter duo, but he refused to trouble the happy duo with his own thoughts and worries, "Yes," Kishio responded forcing a smile in their direction.
"Come, join us." The woman said with a smile, her eyes carrying the loving affection of a mother even when she gazed upon him almost like a mother would look upon her own child with love, but he could see through them, in those loving eyes, a deep wall of pain hidden away.
Kishio opened his mouth to resist but the woman suddenly spoke again "Don't refuse, I insist. Please," she added as if reading his mind.
Kishio closed his mouth, his heart softened a bit looking at the duo, he gave a slight nod agreeing to her request.
"Big brother, hurry up before your food gets cold" Kishio looked down as he watched the little girl run to his side with genuine concern, she held his hand pulling him to the table as if scared that his slow steps would never get him to the table in time.
"Yue…" the woman called out to the little girl in a bid to caution her, but Kishio gestured to her that it was fine, the woman simply gave a warm smile.
"Mom, tell big brother to hurry up" the little girl referred to as Yue requested from her mom as she was little, pulling Kishio was proving a bit difficult.
A little chuckle escaped the woman's lips as she watched her daughter.
On hearing her though, Kishio allowed the little girl to pull him to the table.
The table was a small circular table filled with a few sets of delicacies, there were two empty seats around the table, while the mother and daughter occupied two, Kishio wanted to take a seat at the other end of the table, but Yue pulled him to the seat beside her mother while she sat on the side next to him.
None said a word as they began eating, the room was silent but one could read the atmosphere and find out immediately that a happy family was dining as if no worries clouded their minds.
"Big brother has been asleep for four days, you should have some of this," Yue said as she offered Kishio a spoon full of another type of dish.
Kishio's facial expression twitched a bit hearing Yue's words but it quickly went back to normal 'Four days?'.
He accepted the spoonful from Yue allowing her to feed him directly "Mmm, must be magic in the chef's hands" he complimented the food genuinely.
"I know right. Mom's meatballs are the best" Yue replied with a cute smile, a piece of the dish suddenly fell on her dress while she was about to take another spoon.
She frowned, clearly upset about ruining her dress and especially the moment "Mom, I'll be back. Don't let big brother go without saying…" the little girl said as she hurried running off without waiting for a reply but she had already left leaving her last few words inaudible.
Silence filled the room, after Yue left the woman suddenly spoke.
"Yanran and you?" She introduced, before asking while she continued eating.
"Kishio," Kishio replied, knowing she was asking for his name.
"Yue's a very sweet girl right?" Yanran said again but continued without waiting for an answer "Yue…she lost her father at a young age, since then it had been full of hardships, but her elder brother took up the responsibilities easing the stress on us, but then again she lost him too. Yue insists we have a feast like this every once in a while to keep their memories alive, she suddenly took you as a big brother four days ago after the incident and I brought you home. You are sitting where Yue's big brother sits for every meal, but this might be the last one we will have, our home would be auctioned off soon" as she spoke her voice went lighter almost as if she could barely bare saying it all, she seemed on the verge of tears.
Kishio remained speechless, his heart wavered hearing her words but he had no idea how to comfort her, her words, for some reasons made him feel like they were directed towards him, he understood she was mainly talking about Yue, but she also lost her husband and her son, now she was on the verge of losing her home where all the memories were built, he tightened his fist.
"I'm sorry." Yanran suddenly apologized as she sniffled, she was apologizing for the tale she told knowing it had nothing to do with him "You can stay as long as you wish, but we have less than three weeks", she slowly stood up her eyes welling up as she left the room.
–Sigh–
Kishio let out a deep sigh as he stood up and left to the room he came out from, his eyes almost appeared teary, the mother and daughter duo reminded him too much of his own mother and sister, he felt like he was failing twice, even seeing him with his parasite in control Yanran still brought him home, he had no idea what his parasite had done to the goons but he knew it have been anything but good.
Kishio undid the first few buttons of his overcoat and looked at his parasite marking "Where is this? Why am I alive?" Kishio asked his parasite but received no reply, the silence of his parasite was annoying him.
Kishio tried many times talking to the parasite, from yelling to pleading, even kneeling as if he was praying to a god, asking a different question, his past life, past parasite, even about his family.
Kishio let out a frustrated sigh frowning, he turned his head to the side, a table with a mirror, 'Let's see how many times I can survive death' he knew no parasite would want the death of their host as theirs followed, he punched the mirror shattering it and picked up one of the broken pieces, if it was any other parasite holder doing this seriously, the glass would be unable to pierce the skin of person.
Kishio thrusted the piece of glass towards his chest, inches away from his chest a dark energy pulsated from his chest, Kishio finally heard a voice reply to him.
"Do you really plan on killing yourself for answers of your past life?" The ghost-like voice said, making Kishio let out a sigh and release his grip on the piece of glass, it finally replied, the parasite spoke.