Kaguya Hoshimiya/Relationships

## **Family**

### **Lilly Simon (Sister)**

Being separated when Lilly was only 2-years-old, the two never truly had a bond until they reunited on Kaguya's 14th birthday. Unsure of why her sister was distraught and clearly upset, Lilly comforted her and Kaguya promised to take care of her. However, didn't take long for their relationship to begin deteriorating as the substances Kaguya would take to dwell the pain from trying to control her magic would lead her to shout at and emotionally abuse Lilly. Lilly would hide in her room whenever Kaguya was home, scared of confronting her. Whenever she wasn't on her medication, Kaguya acted like nothing was wrong and did her best to take care of Lilly; however, it was the opposite whenever she would take the meds, telling Lilly that she was worthless and the reason why their mother wasn't alive.

One day, Kaguya nearly overdosed on her medication and as a result was even more pent up than usual, telling Lilly that she never wanted to see her again and that she would kill her if she did, giving her the same fate that their mom met when she gave birth to her.

In Book 2, after the two reunite while Zane and Amber go to Kaguya for help, the two get emotional but are still clearly on bad terms as Lilly refuses to speak to her sister. Kaguya begs Zane for help and to try and get Lilly to speak to her; however, he says he can't do much as he remembers how much she heard about her from Lilly in the past and that it ruined the image of her in his head. Completely devastated, Kaguya attempted to take her own life in the forest near the school, but was stopped by Byakuya who told her not to take the weak way out. The next day, Kaguya visits Zane and Amber and offers to help them under the condition they get Lilly to speak with her. Zane eventually gets the two to be able to speak alone, and they up mending their relationship and agreeing to try and fix it.

### **Byakuya Dierenji**

Heading to the capital for the trial of her father, Kaguya meet Byakuya in the royal palace as his father was Lucifer at the time. He came up to her while she was crying after she heard that her father would be found guilty and that they would be taking her sister. Telling him about what happened, Byakuya asked for her name and then said that everything would be fine. Kaguya was then sent to a foster home, and even though her parents took care of her she spent most of her time outside of home at the library. A year later, the two met again after Byakuya went to the library to search for a book, recognizing Kaguya and walking up to her. She was surprised to see him again, but thanked him for the encouraging words that he gave her back then. Asking what she was here for, Kaguya explained that she had went back to her hold home to retrieve something and accidentally found the crystal that her dad had stolen, activating it and accidentally giving herself powerful magical abilities. Byakuya didn't believe her, so they went to the beach and Kaguya showed him what she could do. Going too far and severely hurting herself in the process, Byakuya healed her and promised that he would help her try to control her powers.

Throughout the years, the two got closer and would always be together when they weren't home, spending most of their time at the beach trying to get Kaguya to learn abilities while Byakuya tried to get stronger as well. Kaguya would summon creatures for Byakuya to train again, and she would try spells from the books at the library. Whenever Kaguya would hurt herself trying out spells or trying to stop her magic from going haywire, Byakuya would her in his arms while she cried and listen to her problems. The two ended up developing feelings for each other but didn't act on it since they weren't sure of how the other felt.

Just before Kaguya's 14th birthday, she took a trip to the library alone and read a bunch of books on love and romance, getting a better idea of how she felt and how she wanted things to proceed. The day before she turned 14th, after nearly killing herself using a powerful spell, she confessed her feelings to Byakuya and asked if he wanted to get married to her. Surpassingly, he admitted that he felt the same way and that he would be fine with it, but that he wanted to tell his parents first. Kaguya patiently waited the next day, but Byakuya never showed up to the beach, and after trying to visit his home she found out through word on the street that he had run away after some sort of argument his father and that his whereabouts were unknown. Devastated and confused, Kaguya tried to use powerful spells to find out where Byakuya was, but she was unable to locate him as if he had disappeared off the face of the planet. Later that day, she was reunited with her sister at the royal palace. Asking Lucifer, who was Byakuya's uncle if he knew where he was, she learned that he had taken off after it was revealed to his family that he was trying to become a mage. He left her a letter, but Kaguya refused to read it as she thought it would only hurt her even more.

For years, Kaguya dealt with deep depression as she had lost the only person she truly cared about in her life. Not even reuniting with her sister was enough as the medication she started to take for the pain from her magic began to ruin their relationship. The pain got so immense that after nearly taking her own life, Kaguya used magic to erase Byakuya from her mind and completely forget about him; however, her feelings were so strong that even an extremely powerful magical spell was only able to erase his name, not any of the memories.

In Book 2, Byakuya suddenly appears in town to question Black Crown about Ajeen's whereabouts, promising that if he could find out his location that he would hunt him down and take care of him for them. Meanwhile Byakuya and Amber discuss Ajeen, Lilly asks who that was, to which Zane explains that he was a guild member, Byakuya. Hearing his name, Kaguya says it out loud and then takes a closer look at him. Everyone confused as she slowly begins to approach him, Zane notices that Amber had a pained look on her face, suddenly realizing what was happening as he put the pieces of the puzzle together. Kaguya stands in front of Byakuya with a pained look and slowly lifts her hands up to take off his bandana, seeing his face. Black Crown sees Byakuya's face for the first time, and suddenly they all realize who he was—the boy from Kaguya's memories. Kaguya's eyes widen from the shock and she breaks down into tears and hugs Byakuya tightly, asking him where he's been all this time and why he hadn't come to see her. Byakuya hugs her as she keeps crying, apologizing for suddenly disappearing and that he was scared of reuniting with her because he believed that she would hate him for what he did. Kaguya says that she could never hate him and that she had been lonely and hurt after he left and was scared that she might never see him again. Byakuya says he wishes things would've gone differently back then, and Kaguya touches the scar on his face, commenting on it as well as his hair. The two are interrupted when Dragon Claw is suddenly detected in a city in the Underworld. Byakuya says that he'll take care of it, and Kaguya quickly offers to go with him; however, he tells her to stay and that she has a promise to fulfill. Kaguya reluctantly agrees and the two promise to catch up later. Later, when going to Kaguya to confirm where Dumuzid is, Amber tells Kaguya that she's been much happier lately and asks if she got the chance to catch up with Byakuya. She says that they talked for a while and agreed to make time for each other so that they could try being friends again. Having the question returned and being asked about her relationship with Zane, Amber gets embarrassed and realizes that not only does she have feelings for Zane but that Kaguya still loved Byakuya. At the Royal Blood Tournament, Kaguya and Byakuya decide to join Amber and Mio in watching the tournament unfold. Amber notes how close the two of them seem, and that she was jealous of how freely Kaguya was able to express her feelings.