"Hey, do you think we're becoming much more stupid when we're together?"
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"You said you'll meet Jamuo here, right?" Nozomi questioned as she and Tsukasa went up to the shrine.
"Yeah, he said he's here," Tsukasa said.
The blonde decided to pick up Nozomi at the school along with Fujio. They got split with Fujio and Kiko because the duo decided to eat and will catch up to them later. Jamuo told them to meet him at the shrine but they were a bit late since Tsukasa's mother called him for an errand.
In which, Nozomi finally meets his mother. The older woman was nice and even invited her for dinner but Nozomi refused since they are still meeting the others.
Now, Nozomi wondered when she will tell her family that she was actually dating someone. Especially, to her brother who is already familiar with the blonde.
"Where is he, then?" Nozomi muttered. Suddenly, the shrine felt eerie as there are no people around and it was quiet.
Tsukasa looked around and called for his name. "Sorry, Jamuo. My mother called for me."
No one answered so they walked further inside the area.
"Jamuo?" Nozomi called. The couple looked at each other with concern. The girl gasped as she saw someone lying on the ground.
"Oi?" Tsukasa muttered as he ran towards the male. Nozomi followed behind him.
Tsukasa looked at the unconscious Jamuo and saw blood pouring down from his head. Nozomi looked at him with wide eyes filled with worry.
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Before meeting Tsukasa and Nozomi down the shrine, Kiko and Fujio decided to go eat okonomiyaki. Right after that, Fujio decided to visit Seiji for a bit in which Kiko accompanied him.
"What the hell did you buy?" Kiko questioned as she looked at what was Fujio holding.
"I don't know, it looked awesome," Fujio answered as he looked at the bundle of snacks with a smile.
"You're really stupid," the girl flatly stated as she looked at him with a blank look. Fujio turned to glare at her.
"Speak for yourself," he retorted. Kiko looked at him with a gasped.
"Excuse me?!" she said clearly offended that she was called stupid by someone who she's claiming is stupid.
"Do you really want me to break it down for you?"
"Hey, do you think we're becoming much more stupid when we're together?" Kiko suddenly questioned causing the male to stop and look at her as if she was insane.
He was about to reply when his phone suddenly starts ringing, "What's wrong?"
Kiko looked at him in concern as his face filled with worry.
"What is it?" Kiko questioned. All of sudden, she was worried about her twin sister.
Fujio didn't say anything as he looked at her in worry.
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Kiko and Fujio ran towards the Harasawa store where Nozomi and Tsukasa are waiting.
The couple was filled with silence and worry. Tsukasa holds Nozomi's right hand who is sitting down beside him, trying to reassure her that it is going to be alright. Nozomi tried to reassure him too as she gave him a small smile.
"Is it true that Jamuo was beaten up?" Fujio breathlessly asked as he stood in front of Tsukasa.
"Yeah," the blonde simply replied.
Kiko glanced at her sister silently asking if she was okay. Nozomi just nodded to her.
"And it was Motoaki who did it?" Fujio questioned, his jaw tightening.
"That's right," Nozomi answered this time. The black-haired male slammed his fist on the table causing Kiko to look at him in concern. Fujio turned as he was about to leave when Tsukasa stood up from his seat.
"Wait!" he said. "Where do you think you're going?"
"He's somewhere around the town, right? All I have to do is find him and then kill him," Fujio breathed out.
"I know where he is now," Tsukasa calmly said. Fujio walked towards them as the blonde sat down.
"Where?"
"First, sit down," the blonde calmly told him.
"Tsukasa!" Fujio yelled completely frustrated.
"It's not too late to hear my opinion first, right?" Tsukasa stated as he crossed his arms over his chest and looked at the male that is standing in front of him. The twins only watched and listened to them. "Sit down."
Fujio did what he say and sat down impatiently.
After the two talked and Fujio finally agreed to Tsukasa's terms, they were met with silence until Kiko's phone chimed.
"Uh, we need to go, Nozomi," Kiko said. The younger twin looked at her in curiosity.
"Is something wrong?" Nozomi questioned.
"No, no. Yuken-nii just texted me that we need to go home before dinner," Kiko assured her. Nozomi nodded as the twins stood up.
"Will you two be fine going home alone?" Fujio asked the girls with concern.
"Yep, we'll be alright. We'll be meeting Kazuto along the way," Kiko told him as she smiled reassuringly.
"We'll see you guys tomorrow," Nozomi said as she looked at Tsukasa. The blonde just nodded and gave her a gentle smile.
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"Kiko, I thought we were going home," Nozomi asked in confusion as they went to a family restaurant.
"Oh, did I say that?" Kiko innocently asked causing the younger twin to roll her eyes.
When they went inside, they saw Yuken sitting casually on one of the tables. Nozomi looked at her brother and then at her twin in curiosity.
"What happened?" Kiko immediately asked her brother as soon as they sat down across from him.
"The police happened. They must have been paid to drop the report on her," Yuken muttered and clearly pissed off at what happened.
"What? What's going on?" Nozomi asked as she was completely clueless about what they were talking about.
"The report on your incident was trashed. They are not going to process it anymore," Kiko told her.
Kazuto then came in and sat down beside Yuken.
"Why?" Nozomi asked in complete shock.
"I just heard it from my classmate. His father's the police and he knew about your case," Kazuto explained. He immediately told the twins' brother and Kiko about what he had heard since Yuken told them to keep him updated. The only one who was left in the dark was Nozomi, they don't want to stress her out since she just got out of the hospital a few days ago.
"What are we going to do?" Kiko asked as she looked at all of them. Her eyes pinned on Nozomi who seems to be thinking.
"That leaves me with no other choice but to talk to her personally," Nozomi sighed.
"Are you insane?!"
"She hurt you!"
"She would kill you this time, you know!"
The trio immediately voiced their protest of her plan.
"We have no other choice but to talk to her," Nozomi calmly said as she looked at the trio. "I'm sure she will listen."
"How can you be so sure?" Yuken scoffed.
"She's still the Erika we've known before. She's still Mari's sister," Nozomi told Kiko and Kazuto with confidence. "Maybe she just needs someone who will listen to her."
They were silent for a minute as if they were thinking of going with the plan.
"I'll be the one to talk to her," Kiko blurted out. Before anyone can protest, she cut them off. "I felt kind of responsible."
"I'm going with you," Nozomi told her and she nodded.
"We'll go--"
"No, it will be just Nozomi and me," Kiko told her brother who wants to go with them just to make sure the twins will be safe.
"How are you even going to persuade her to let her meet you?" Kazuto questioned. The twins looked at each other and then at the two males.
"She will meet us without any persuasion," Kiko nodded. "We'll make sure of it."