Disclaimer: Kamichama Karin & chu- is not mine.

Warnings: n/a

A/N: Haha… left the male character unnamed, because I can. Which also means you can interpret who it is without me interfering. Then again, who really cares here? Placement of time is very, very subtle- (if we can call it that) so… I'll just leave it there XD

MegamiKarin, Ickiakki and fallenxfate: You rule (especially for reading this far and letting me know that).

Locked in a Cage
20
(A Little More)

Miyon was a bright girl: and innocent – someone who was not part of this entire ordeal. So then, why was it that he was here, with her, at that very moment? Did he want to drag her down with him, or was there some other reason he could not think of at that very moment?

He wasn't sure, didn't know if he wanted to be sure, and tried to push the girl away, before it was too late. He knew her, and what she might actually do if the truth ever got out.

But then, he was fairly sure that no one would spill such deeply interwoven secrets anytime soon to her. Not only did it sound far-fetched (to those who were not involved at all), Miyon probably would have taken the explanation as another plot point for her next play.

She was such a creative person – he admired her commitment and love of the arts; how she never let anything drag her down for long, and found inspiration in the smallest of things.

Not only that, but she was a supportive and beautiful person; anyone who knew her would agree to it. No matter what he said or did (even if it was the most ridiculous thing in the entire world) Miyon listened and gave her view of things, to help him move forward.

It was always forward and never back for her. And as he knew there were times when she missed her father – his trips left large gaps without seeing her or her mother, and it was always possible that he could be caught in an accident – he chose to pay her back, for all the kindness she had given him, in the only way he knew possible.

He would make sure she never became a part of this.