*Juudai remains silent for a moment, looking down at the grip Ruka had over her signer mark.*

There... were times at the academy where I wished for the same thing, just to be "normal".
When I was struggling to control my power, I feared so much that I was going to go out of control and hurt someone, especially my friends. The terrible history of the Supreme King didn't really help matters either.

But I worked through it, I got it under control and accepted it as a part of who I am. It's helped me so much, it honestly would of been the biggest mistake in my life to get rid of it, if I had been given that choice.

Who's really to say what "normal" is anyway?

You need to think exactly what you want. I mean, in order to avoid taunting, you got taunted anyway. Even if their reaction to your mark is negative, at least you'd be true to yourself. As for telling them about it, you can choose how much or how little you want them to know.

It's up to you. I know right now you don't think too highly of the Crimson Dragon, but that power is still yours to use and is still very much a part of you.

And even though you might be timelines apart from Rua, Yuusei and the others, that mark is still your connection to them.