No more martyrdom. No more judgment. Let’s lay out every last card on the table now. Oh, and feel free to drink some wine and eat some breakfast. Th... rest of us have.“Now, let me clear about something. My name is Bruno. This is my house, so here, you will listen to me and respect my rights and position as host. I am ... bisexual. I am intimate, sexually and otherwise, with my cousin Lauren here, and yes, she’s my first cousin, my boss’s niece, too. We’ve had a thing going for a while now and. But I calmly got out of my truck, and started dashing towards her. Hey! Damn kids get away from her! I yelled as I kicked an incoming rock into one of their guts and scooped her up. They ran off as I hurridly got her into the passenger seat of the car. I flipped her on her back as I stared into her crystal blue eyes. They were filled with hurt. Once I saw that face, it broke my heart into a billion pieces. I cradled her face, kissing her cheeks as I looked into her eyes. Are you okay baby? I. Mom entered the closet and began moving clothes about, evidently not worried about the noise of rustling hangers. I stood in the doorway, watching her petit but lithe body.“How about this?” Mom held out a dress, still on its hanger. She quickly discarded it and held another in front. “Or this?”I nodded to both. Mom retrieved two more dresses while I looked confused at the dresses she had so casually tossed to the floor, quite unlike her.“This one?” she asked, holding a green dress that nicely. ." from a long, flaring, black-trimmed sleeve the woman produced, "but perhaps the "I Ching" sticks can."Akane looked at the ancient red leather container. "A fortune-telling technique?"The woman said, "That is the true purpose of the Guardians." She removed the gold cap. "The sticks are what decided the boy would be allowed into Juusenkyo." She held the open box out in front of her on top of her palms, as if she were presenting a gift, "I am called Attar. And you?"Akane was already bent over;.