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The Restaurant

Emptiness.

His senses are non existent

But it did not mean he could not feel

It felt cold but there was something warm brushing his chest

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"Help me find him."

Recca's eyes blazed with determination that they thought died several weeks ago. There was a stunned silence. All eyes were on him.

"Recca?" the healer started, still not believing the boy before him was actually there. She took a good looked at the male and could not help but see the same determined boy who saved her life at the park and proclaimed himself as her ninja.

"Took you long enough you jerk!" Kaoru exclaimed, shaking Yanagi out of her musings.

Tokiya silently assessed the younger male. Recca stood by the door, body trembling from apprehension and obvious fatigue though he was not sure what caused the younger to be so tired lately.

"Why the sudden change of mind?" the ice user could not help but asked.

Recca took deep breaths to try and gather his courage and arrange his thoughts. He slowly made his way towards the group and Fuuko scooted for him in which he obliged.

"I…I…" The flame caster tried to start but took another pause. Fuuko turned to stare at his seatmate. He was stiff and his hands were resting on the table clutching a crumpled paper.

Paper?...

"Recca, what is that you're holding?" She pointed towards the paper. Recca's eyes widened and stared at the abused letter in his hand. "It's a letter that Niisan left me." He said almost inaudibly. But everyone who wanted to know stayed silent so they were able to hear the whispered response.

"Let me see that!" Kaoru dove to grab the letter but Recca's reaction was faster as he removed his hands out of the chocolate haired boy's range.

"No!" he exclaimed. Everyone gave him a puzzled look.

"Recca, you know we only want to help." Yanagi tried to coax but it only made the boy tighten his hold.

"No, Please!" The raven haired male pleaded.

"Recca-kun we only want to help and that letter might be the only lead we have so…" The Girl tried to coax again but Recca just shied away his hold on the paper did not relinquish.

He knew that letter held clues to where his brother might be however it also held things that he was not so sure he was willing to show.

Inside Recca felt that it was his entire fault. He could have prevented the situation from happening but he was too blinded to see what really was happening in front of him. He had promised Kurei that he would not let him experience what he had in Mouri Kouran's clutches, that he deserved the life of a normal family; instead he got carried away with his confused emotion.

Yes, Recca concluded that what happened that day was due to the whirlwind of feelings Kurei did not know how to express. Kurei had been without a normal family all his life he was forced to hide his emotions and affections and it shouldn't have surprised him when the latter kissed him…. Kurei was just trying to reach out to him what his brotherly feelings are in a not so brotherly way because he does not know how…Right? Then why did his heart speed up when he recalled the kiss? That was really stupid and he should not be thinking about those things. He needed to find his brother and that is all that matters however showing the letter to everyone is still out of the question.

"Recca you okay?" Yanagi had been worried when he saw Recca space out. She placed her hand on top of Recca's trembling fist which did not go unnoticed by the ensui user. Though Mikagami chose to ignore the action Recca did not take it so lightly. He immediately yanked his hand from the healer's as if it was burned.

Everyone did not expect his sudden outburst. After all Yanagi was Recca's maiden and her touched had always been welcomed.

Kaoru felt that there is something bothering Recca besides the fact that their brother was missing and it all started after the New Year Holidays. He knew loved to train and every morning the teen would wake up early and run through out the whole neighbourhood, thrice. He would spend most of the time teasing him and sparring with either him or Kurei. But after the incident Recca became withdrawn. Kaoru never tired to pry it out of the raven haired however his reaction towards Yanagi was definitely something to question. He knew how Recca would risk life and limb for her and rejecting her touched was something he could not imagine from him. Years of solving puzzles and still he could not piece together the greatest problem of them all, figuring out what other people felt.

"Recca what's wrong with you?" The Girl tried to coax again.

"There is something he does not wish to share us." Mikagami stated. His voice was not upset nor was it accusing either; rather it was said in a way that told Recca that he was not pushing him and there was no need to tell things he did not want to be said. But he knew that the others will not take Recca's silence hands down and it might make the younger male to withdraw again which will lead them back to square one. If he was to avoid unnecessary tension he needed to act quickly and remedy the situation.

He slowly stood from his seat and calmly stared at the teen in the spotlight. "You seem tense. Let's have a quick spar." He excused himself from the table and motioned the other to follow.

Recca could not help but be reminded of his brother by Tokiya's suggestion. He recalled that Kurei would always suggest sparing to relieve tension be it from work, school or from the awkwardness they feel when they try to work out the sibling relationship thing.

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Both males reached the empty lot near the restaurant. It has actually been a while since he did this kind of workout. Since Kurei's disappearance, Recca hardly ever gave training a second thought.

"It would be a disappointment if you became rusty." the long haired male teased and it seemed to ignite Recca's spirit. The flame caster immediately took stance.

"I may have been out of the game for a while but it ain't mean I can't kick your ass ice boy." He retaliated and not a moment to soon they began their spar.

It was Recca who got the first hit spot on Tokiya's upper right chest and gave him the 'I told you so' look. His victory was short lived when he noticed that Mikagami had blocked his fist with his hand and delivered a nice rollover kick below, causing Recca to fall over.

"K'so!" Recca slammed his fist on the grass floor in frustration. He did a front flip to return to his standing position.

"It's so nice to see the sea monkey side of you again."

"What?" The ensui user's comment caused Recca to halt. "You were acting so out of character recently that I was starting to wonder what happened to the whatever-the-hell-happens Recca went to."

"I made them worry haven't I..."

Mikagami sighed "You're keeping everything in. They are not forcing you to tell everything but you could at least tell us something. You are pushing everyone away including your brother Recca, so…" Mikagami made a quick dash towards Recca. The latter had not expected the sudden move but his body moved on reflex as he shielded himself with his armguard. The ice user, having predicted the course of action delivered a hard jab to the younger male's side causing him to stagger backwards.

"Why don't you start stepping forward again and find your brother."

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Twenty minutes have passed. The food has been on the table for quite some time. It was still warm though and it looked rather delicious but no one seemed to mind. The only thing that seemed to disappear was Domon's iced tea and it was his fourth, fifth glass?

Fuuko kept drumming her fingers on the table that made an uneasy sound. It would be at any given moment and Yanagi was pretty sure of it; she would lose her patience and settle things in her own terms and her terms are not very friendly-safe.

'I Can't take it anymore! I'm going after them." Fuuko exclaimed.

Yanagi grabbed Fuuko's wrist.

"Don't stop me. He has got stop this non-sense!"

"It's alright Fuuko. Please stop. Recca and Tokiya-kun are already here." The group turned their eyes on the two males who just entered the restaurant.

"Oh my goodness!" the healer gasped. Recca was sporting a very large bruise on his left cheek. With her instincts kicked in, she rushed towards the two but instantly halted. It was clear that the other does not want to be nursed. She stood there and let the two pass by her.

Recca had an aloof expression and did not do anything to acknowledge his hime's presence. Mikagami was pretty much the same but managed to offer her a small reassuring smile. Still, she did not miss the uneasy glance the other threw at Recca.

As all of them seated themselves in front of the table Tokiya called their attention.

"We are going to the abandoned Kouran's mansion."

TBC

Next chapter: The Mansion

There was silence

But it does not mean he could not hear

The cries

The sobs

The Voice