The police stormed in late, dragging the survivors away. To them, we were just rescued kids. But we knew better.
I found my voice. "You saved us."
The detective shook his head. "You saved yourselves."
But then, he did something I never expected.
He knelt down, eyes steady."Hiromu. Harumi. I want to adopt you."
The words felt unreal. After years of cages, chains, and shadows—he wanted us?
"With me," he said, "you'll be safe. You'll learn to control what you can do. I'll train you."
Safe. A word I'd stopped believing in.
Harumi smiled faintly. And something heavy in me broke loose.
That night, we became the Ayanami family.A name. A future.And for once—we weren't alone.