Teasing Kai was fun. It felt warm and familiar, so much so that Sunny even managed to forget that he was forgotten, for a while. He felt like he had gained his friend back once again…
But at the same time, it was also faintly bitter. Just as bitter as being around Effie and Jet felt… and Cassie, as well, to a lesser extent.
And even though the sweetness hid the bitterness most of the time, so did being with Nephis.
Hiding in Kai's shadow, Sunny reflected on his strange existence.
Did it even matter if the people he cared about remembered him?
He was still with them. He was still there to help and protect those he wanted to protect. Some of the new relationships he had built with them were no less meaningful than what they had been in the past… almost.
But it all felt incomplete.
Even though Sunny wanted to deny it, he could not close his eyes to the truth.
