I don't know what the reaction'll be from my fans, but I AM going to be working on a second story while doing my far less lengthy Christmastime story. Just to prevent any confusion, all words spoken in English will be italicized to distinguish from the words that are meant to be spoken in Japanese.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE BEFORE READING THE STORY, AS IT PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING THAT HELPS READ THE STORY IN A MORE FLUID MANNER.
Yu was walking through the sterilized hallway on his way to visit Yumi and her father, when he heard shouting in English. Now, he didn't speak it...very well...but that didn't mean he was totally clueless about what was being said.
"What do you mean you...! ...I just...him! I... you, too! Damn you, ...selfish old bastard! Just when I... someone in... again! DAMMIT!" A young male screamed until his lungs considerably neared their bursting point
Yu rushed past the room where the yelling had happened moments earlier to get to the room of Yumi's father, but as he passed, he noticed the young man that had been screaming in a business suit with his head buried in the covers at the foot of a bed, crying while a fragile and decrepit older man placed a hand on his back, consoling him.
"Don't know what wrong, but hope can fix it." Yu said quickly as he rocketed by
"Thank you!" The bedridden man shouted after him, then went into a coughing fit
As Yu passed through the doorframe, Yumi looked at him
"What was THAT!" She asked with a shocked expression that mismatched her bloodshot eyes
"It was just a young guy crying about something in English... I couldn't understand very well... Anyway, how's your father doing?"
"He's resting comfortably, which I'm thankful for. Thanks for checking on us, Yu." Yumi said with a sideways glance
"Alright. I'm gonna go back home and study, alright? Call me if his condition changes." Yu said as he walked toward the door. "Make sure you take care of yourself, too. Rest often and study for the tests every now and again, alright?" Yu said as he nonchalantly walled out the door
Yu slid open to door to the house
"Welcome home, big bro!" Nanako chirped excitedly "I made some ramen for you. Creamy Chicken, your favourite."
"Thank you, Nanako. Could you please change it to the news?" Yu inquired
"Sure, but I don't know why you watch it so much. It's pretty boring." Nanako sighed "You should lighten up and watch some anime every now and again."
Yu sighed 'I wish I could, but with these kidnappings and murders, I have to be ever vigilant... I haven't even touched the manga on my dresser in the last couple of months... Maybe I could take just one little brea-"
"TONIGHT'S TOP STORY: LATE MILLIONAIRE'S SON MOVES TO INABA TO LIVE IN CARE OF UNCLE CURRENTLY ON A HIATUS FROM BOOKWRITING DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES" the television seemed to shout "Now to our on-the-scene reporter, Takeru Arisato!"
"Thanks! Is it true that your father, the famed owner and president of the Isola shoe company, left you with not only most of his fortune, but also a junior position on the board?"
"W-What! I-I'm not answering any questions at this time!" A teenager said to the TV cameraman, though it had been translated to Japanese.
All Yu could see were the bloodshot eyes framed by dark, half-rimmed glasses. Yu could have sworn that he'd seen this young man before, but he couldn't place it. Maybe at Junes or at the bookstore?
It was actually a fairly large town despite being all the way out here in the boonies...
"Isn't it true that your uncle, the famed bookwriter Giovanni Isola, is now suffering from a bout of his pneumonia that the doctors say he might not recover from?"
"I'm not answering your questions!" He said before getting into a modest, gray towncar that could appear in one's line of sight, stay there for a good three minutes, leave, and be forgotten immediately, as was it's design.
"Well, I'm afraid that's all the time we have with Mr. Isola. Now to Taoro for the weather."
'Hmmm. Maybe I should call a meeting to see if we should keep an eye on hi-' Yu thought before feeling a buzzing in his pocket
"Hey, Yu. Did you watch the news?" Naoto asked "I think we should keep an eye on the Midnight Channel, just in case...I'll come over and hang out with you, alright?" came the shy question
"Um, a-alright, Naoto..." Yu stumbled while looking at the weather for the next week. Tonight and Sunday were rainy both in the nights and their days.
The group might have to meet up at Junes tomorrow.
And the investigation had just begun to slow down, too.
Alright, there we go. the first chapter of my new story, The World.
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