Gathering

As they walked into the huge room reserved for special events like this in the main house, Iori immediately felt the back of her neck prickle. The feeling of being watched almost overwhelmed her as she walked inside and she wanted to run away and go back to her apartment with her books and laptop reading and writing inside her comfort zone.

She faltered on her steps slightly and Jun's hand came around her waist supporting her and she looked up at him. He gave her a small smile as if encouraging her and suddenly Iori realized that she wasn't going to run back to her comfort zone, Because she had support, she wasn't going to face the crowds alone today, she had jun and her family by her side. She had their support.

Iori returned Jun's smile then she looked resolutely around her. a lot of familiar faces look looked back at her, some of them waved some of them smiled and others nodded in acknowledgment. but, they all shared one thing when they looked at her their eyes shon