"stop calling me a hypocrite. that's so unethical, grandpa."
you followed the blue-haired through the hallways, illuminated by bright lights and the sound of your footsteps was the only thing you could hear except for the continuous arguments between you and your older brother. passing to the hallways of large vases and paintings displayed over to the wall was enough for amusement to dance in your eyes. the whole house was painted with white color, there was no single dust that can be seen around. everything looks too angelic for your liking, even the floor was too shiny that you could almost see your own reflection. "i'm turning thirty-three years old, not eighty. stop calling me grandpa before i expose your dirty little secret."
"fucker, i can see some white hairs poking on your hair." you whispered, stealing your bag away from the male's hand before shutting the door right in front of his face after stepping inside your old room. "i'll take a quick nap, call me when the party's gonna start!"
traveling your gaze around the room, a familiar photo frame that was resting on the table caught your attention away. it was a picture of the shiba's family together, yuzuha and hakkai were sitting in front while your parents stood in the middle, next to both of your side were taiju and her. every faces printed on the photo was all smiling, looking like a perfect family. in an instant, there was a feeling that time has stopped around as soon as you picked it up. a familiar feeling took over your body, the feeling of electricity chilling up to your spine.
she held your shoulder, cold fingers trembling. "find a way to get out of here, i don't want you to get involved! in the meantime, hide here and don't let them hear you!"
"but they'll kill you! let's call the police instead!"
"be quiet, okay? stay here and be a good girl, do not tell anyone what you'll about to see or you'll pay the consequences." the moment her soft lips were pressed against your forehead with her soft smile reassured you for a while but that didn't calmed you down in any way.
an unfamiliar dark place with a popular face was scattered around the place. panic engulfed you as you heard a loud bang from where you were hiding, heart was beating at a rapid speed like it was about to get out of its cage. everything was in chaos, a bunch of dead bodies was discarded from where you were hiding and you were sickly pale at this moment. a lot of scenes came into your mind but the only thing that was clearer was that time, the cold giggles, tall figures, and merciless looks in their eyes were alarming.
your muffles were hiding behind your hands, eyes blurry caused by the tears forming in your eyes as you hardly swallowed the lump in your throat. suddenly, a pale body– her body, was thrown over at the dark spot where you were hiding, it was as if like your tongue were glued to the roof of your mouth. your cries are silent but your breath comes out in a rapid pattern.
everything was driving you crazy.
the smell of blood was lingering through your nose, it was too strong. there were a lot of voices screaming at the back of your head, softly stroking the female's bloody cheek that made your fingers to twitch as it was still shaking violently before unknowingly, covering your mouth with your palms that were soaked in red blood.
something inside your senses aroused. the pout on the corner of your lips slowly twitched upwards, settling for a cheshire cat smile to display on your feature. the stroke of blood was tainted on your mouth.
that was it, this was the time. the time when your trauma made you bonkers. the fate that was clinging in your life was worse than death.
you covered your ears in panic, screaming as if there was no tomorrow. the blue frame's glass was already all around the place, your knees falling on the sharp shards and before you knew it, loads of tears were already glistening on your cheeks. "y/n! hey, are you okay?! someone, get me some water!" you looked up, mumbling a word that taiju couldn't understand. your mind wasn't processing very well, still preoccupied with the memory you had.
the realization hits him with a small spark after seeing your head barely visible in his vision and immediately figuring out what was happening but it was useless to calm you down with his words because of his lack of reassuring words as if he was birthed to degrade people only.
"y/n, take a deep breath and look at me."
breath in.
"breathe out slowly."
breath out.
"do you want a hug?"
with a small nod, you buried your face in the crook of his neck. the blue-haired softly pressed his hands against the back of your head, slowly caressing it with care and the feeling inside his embrace reassured you enough. you may hate to admit it but your older brother, taiju gives one of the best hugs.
"hey, old man," you whispered.
the male tilted his head to one side, placing you on the bed before telling the maids to clean the shards out. "why?"
"you might wanna change your clothes after," you pointed. "there's a snot on your shoulder."
"i'm gonna freeze your credit cards."
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MAD HATTER. haitani rindou
Fanfiction── MAD HATTER life is ravished by fairytales' lies; vivid events stiffened our souls, bent our minds, and falsified our hearts with the illusion of love. yet love was a mad raging flame of dilemma. a plight deed happened, and the...
