Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! I am really sorry I take this long to update this story. Actually I am looking for a beta because as you can read my English and my grammar sucks UU
So please please please! Forgive me!!! Now to the story…
Puzzle
Chapter 3: Lies
When he open his eyes his brother wasn't there anymore. At first he thought it was the product of his imagination, maybe it was a dream but the he realized it was true. The investor left a single clue there, his blue cover was spread on his floor and one of his little socks was next to the door.
He will never talk to him about that because he would never pay him attention.
He got ready and went downstairs to take his breakfast. Everything looks like a normal and peaceful day just like his first day in that house. The three of them were now sit around the table taking their breakfast and after a whole night of good sleep the problems seem forgotten.
Everything looks nice now so it wouldn't be good to make them remember it.
"Good morning Ryoga-kun. Hurry up so you can take Ryoma with you to the school" – Rinko doesn't seem alright anymore; maybe it was her way to push Ryoma to tell her the truth.
"Yes. Just keep an eye on him and try to keep him away of any balls path" – His father was not helping with the peace in this house. Does he likes to let things goes worst?
Ryoma finish with his milk as fast as he could and left the glass in the table. He then grab his backpack and run away from the house.
"Don't forget that you are not allowed to play in the afternoon!"
Ryoma didn't say anything and just close the door behind him. Ryoga finish with his own breakfast and say goodbye to both of them. He also grabs his backpack and run to catch his little brother.
It would be dangerous to try to talk to him right now? It doesn't seem the right thing to do. Maybe he just need some time off.
But if Ryoma wants to be quiet it doesn't mean that he has to be quiet too. Ryoga began playing with his backpack moving it forward and backward while he whistle some freaking song that he heard somewhere else. This was the only way he knows to spend some dreadful time… until he breaks the silence.
-"Can you stop doing what you are doing?"
-"Doing what?
-"That thing that you are doing… Can you grow up please? Why don't you try to act like twelve years old?"
-"I don't understand you. Is this forward and backward moving of my backpack bothering you? How can I bother you if you are not even looking at me?" – Does he have eyes in his back to look at me in every single moment or what?
-"Yes… it bothers me. It bothers me because you create and send me some air that makes me chill, it's your fault that my legs are freezing" – Ryoma stands up in front of him and shows him his angry face. If he was angry it was not his problem, he should not try to free all his anger with him, that wasn't a good idea.
-"So a little air like this bothers you…" – Ryoga can be very patient but he also was the kind of people that likes to get fun in every kind of situations. Ryoga dare to blow some air into Ryoma's face – "So… what are you going to do now?" – Ryoma wasn't angry anymore, he was furious. But that face wasn't going to stop Ryoga that dare to blow air in to his face one… two… and three times. Until he felt a little sneaker kicking his leg… that really hurt him – "Hey that's not right!"
-"So this little kick bothers you? Then tell me… what are you going to do now?" – He was copying his words. But his face was a mocking one, he was enjoying this moment – "If it bothers you then I can stop doing it as long as you stop blowing me with your nasty breath… wash your mouth once in a while!"
-"Hahaha…"
-"What's so funny now? I'm serious about it!"
-"It's just that it is funny for you to ask me to grow up. The way you act sometimes is like a twelve years old but what you did a little while ago was so five years old…"
-"I don't gain anything trying to talk with you right?"
-"Nobody gains anything trying to talk with you"
-"What are you trying to say?"
-"That your little legs are proportional with your brain age and thanks to that you are going to be late for classes!" – Ryoga begins to run far away from him before he can react and kick him again.
-"Hey! You promise that you would never leave me alone!" – Ryoma was right, he promised that the other day.
Ryoga stop running and return to his brother's side but this was not a good idea because he receive that kick that Ryoma was saving for him.
-"Baka!"
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Lesson number one: Don't provoke him never ever again.
Lesson number two: Never forget the cream for this kind of bruises
Ryoma was something more than a little evil child that someone must try to domesticate. Trying to be his friend was not working at all. Trying to get close to him was working in the beginning until his dad destroys that opportunity. Does he have any other option?
-"What are you thinking Ryoga?"
-"Nothing that important… Hey… I need an advice"
-"Tell me everything then!"
-"What will you do to get very close to someone? But you have to keep in mind that this person is very antisocial, evil and never listens what you want to say. And he doesn't like to get help and talk about his problems, actually he hates talking"
-"Wow… Is there a person like that? Well… how close you two are? Does he knows he can count on you?"
-"Well actually we are begining to know eachother".
-"That's it! He doesn't know you at all that's why he doesn't trust you. What you have to de is create some kind of bonding…"
-"I've already try to do that but it didn't work… Ryoma es very mean sometimes"
-"Ryoma? Your little brother?"
-"Yes… that little devil"
-"Oh well… you should have to start saying that… my advice changes you know…"
-"How much?"
-"Well… " – But he couldn't listen the advice this time beacuse someone was calling him by the speakers.
Echizen Ryoga, go to the teacher's launge please…
-"Uyy that sounds like problems!"
-"I know… the sad part is that I don't remember doing anything wrong lately"
Ryoga leave the classroom. Why were them calling him?
He walk all the hallway until he found the teacher's launge. That room really looks gloomy and dark. He knock the door and after a few secods the door slowly opens.
-"Come inside please…" – Ryoga got inside this well light room with some desks and a very strog coffe smell. – "I didn't know that Ryoma has a big brother. He never talk about you before…"
-"Talk about me? Did he?"
-"Yes… he said that it was yout fault that he fall sleep in my class. You know, it is very weird that a kid fell asleep three hours in a row. Did you guys have a fight or something like that?" – He wasn't expecting that. He was not only agressive, he was an amazing liar. Now he was the monster of his dreams…
-"The truth is that that's not the true. I mean, the fight wasn't with me… it was with his mother. I think I can tell you anymore because it is not my bussines"
-"Not your bussines? Aren't you brothers then?"
-"Yes… half-brothers by our dad side. We are just trying to know each other. I'm trying to understand him…"
-"I see… I shouldn't have bother you then…"
-"Is he in a big trouble?"
-"Sleeping in class is something but lie to me is worse. I have to call his mother then"
-"If you let me suggest something I don't think that's the best option. I think I can fix this… would you please let me do it? After all 'It is my fault' that he didn't sleep well"
-"You think you can handdle this?"
-"I think so… it would be easier" – she didn't understand what he was talking about but she let him the chance to try it.
When his classes finished Ryoma grab his things and began to fill his backpack. How can he be so tired if he had slept like for three hours? Was he sick? No, it was hhis problems at home that were driving him insane. Why can't things be perfect?
He was kicking some pebbles that were in his path when this well know hand stop him once again.
-"Why are you always in my way?"
-"Maybe it's because you blame me your lazyness?"
"Ah… that's why… Well I need to get rid of that problem"
-"Oh… I see. But your plan didn't work this time chibisuke. Your teacher ask me to explain everything to Rinko and she also has to come tomorrow with you"
-"Are you serious? I guess you must be happy with this situation you are going to talk about me to my mom"
-"Where are you going now? The house is by the other way!"
-"It's not your bussines!" – He was not going home this time. Why would he go home? For more yelling?
He run away in high speed mixxing with the people in the street. It was difficult for Ryoga to keep following hhis tracks, his height helps him to dissapear very easy.
-"Chibisuke! Don't go away! I am not going to talk with Rinko san!" – yeah right! Ryoma was not going to bealive that lie, off course he was going to talk with his mom. He was going to take his revenge for the kick he receive in the morning.
Ryoma loose his brother in less than ten minutes. But now what's what he is going to do? He has to remain calm and concentrate. He has to think slowly to get the perfect solution for all his problems.
He walks through the park trying to breath slowly trying to remain calm and coolness. That always works. When he got into the playground area he sits in one of the benches that were aside. That park was always crowdy. Everyone likes to play or just be there and spend the day.
-"Hey kid! Are you ok? Where are your parents?" – a cop was there standing right in front of him, he was begining to loose his calm again. He hasn't noticed that the crowdy park was empty and the lights were turning on.
-"…"
-"Mom and dad are at home. We were going to go there just right now. Thanks for waiting for me chibisuke!" – Ryoga wink him, that means to follow whatever he says. Ryoga pick up his backpack and take him by the hand – "Ok time to go! Thanks for checking for my brother mister officer!' – Ryoga was so fresh with this situation that not even the cop can bealive it.
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Both of them keep walking together and in silence till they reach the house. Ryoma was trying to understand what was going on. The only reason he found was that Ryoga must be acting like that because he wants something.
-"Why did you do this? Why do you want to take me home and acused me?
-"That's not true chibisuke! That was not my intention. Yes it's true that your teacher wants to speak with Rinko san but I convince her that that was not the solution and the best thing to do".
-"Are you serious?"
-"Yes!"
-"I don't believe you. What do you want?"
-"What would I like? I think I've got everything… what else would I want chibisuke?"
Ryoga didn't let him go, that makes him feel secure but it was something scary for him at the same time. He tries desperately to lose his grip but he couldn't.
-"What happen chibisuke? You forgot something or you don't want to get in?" – But he didn't want to answer – "I see… you are afraid. Am I right? Everything is alright, don't be scare" – But Ryoma didn't want to get in and Ryoga just hug him.
Ryoma was shaking like a paper. He was shaking like his cell phone every time he receives a call at night…
-"I don't want to get in… Don't make me get in… I don't want it…"
-"Calm down chibisuke, nothing is going to happen, I promise" – Ryoga let him go but couldn't do it because a pair of little hands were trying to connect behind him… was he hugging him?
Both of them stay like that for a little while. Ryoga didn't want to cut this moment. He wants to calm him down enough to make him get inside.
-"What are you doing outside?" – his dad as always cut the moment.
-"Oyaji! One of the bottoms of my jacket got stuck in chibisuke's sweater… Done it!" – Nanjiroh didn't eat that lie. For him they were hugging each other… Did Ryoma let him hug for someone that's not his mother?
-"Hey seishounen is that true?"
-"Where's okaasan?" – He just ignores him. He didn't want to answer him because he knew it already. It was impossible for Ryoga to get stuck in his sweater because Ryoga's jacket didn't have any bottoms.
-"Where were you Ryoma? I thought you were supposed to be here after school"
-"Hai!"
-"He knew that but he has to go to his friend's house to work in a special proyect. I've just found him outside" – Ryoga winks him again – "Next time don't forget your cell phone so you can call Rinko san and tell her your location. Take it!" – Ryoga gave him his cell phone… How did he got it?
-"Hai!"
-"How many times did I ask you to memorized my cell phone number?"
-"Gomen nasai!"
-"Go to your room now and change your clothes so you can come here and eat with us… you to Ryoga"
Both of them follow the instructions that Rinko gave them. When Ryoga dress himself he notices that Ryoma was standing next to the door.
-"What are you doing here?"
-"I was waiting for you so we can go downstairs together but if you don't want you can go first…"
-"Baka chibisuke!" – Ryoga pull him to go downstairs together but Ryoma didn't move – "Is something wrong?"
-"Betsuni…" – Ryoga was starting again with his 'I don't care about anything' attitude until he pull him from his sleeve – "Iee… gomen nasai…"
-"Betsuni" – Ryoga scramble his hair before disappearing by the stairs. Ryoma strangely feels good with himself. He was happy, he feels the necessity to do something really fun.
When he got downstairs everyone was sit around the table. He sat also and began eating. Everything feels good now.
-"Hey Rinko chan… Why don't we go outside to take a walk around the park?"
-"I didn't know you were a romantic guy Oyaji!" – Ryoga began mocking him.
-"What did you say? Me? I am a good man, a man of good manners!"
-"Let's go then and take that ride… everyone!" – Rinko began washing the dishes – "Go get your jackets!"
-"But the idea was that 'we' go together! Not with them!"
-"What are you talking about? We can't leave them alone!"
Four minutes later the four of them were walking.
-"Hey Ryoga look there!" – his father was trying to get his attention.
-"What? I don't see anything…"
-"It's nothing!"
-"If it was nothing then why did you call my attention?"
-"You foolish young son! I call you to leave them alone… they need some time together… got it?" – Yes he got it. He wants some time for them to talk. Oyaji wasn't that fool after all.
-"Where's your dad?" – Mom was looking for baka Oyaji everywhere. Baka Oyaji, enough baka to get lost by himself. But he wasn't the only one, Ryoga was missing too… Baka Oyaji!
-"Kaasan?" – but this time she was the one that ignores him. – "Are you still mad at me?"
-"What do you think?"
-"That you are?" – he was trying to get an answer of her.
-"So?" – He didn't understand his mother's question. He had to repeat in his head until he got the answer. She wants the truth. Can he tell her the truth? Maybe it would be better to follow this conversation.
-"So what?"
-"You are not a fool like your father Ryoma, you know very well what!" - she knee in front of him, her hands on his shoulders to not let him go away. She knew what she had to do, that's why she was looking him right into his eyes. His eyes were trying to run away from her. – "What are you hiding?"
-"Nothing"
-"Liar!" – He feel the pressure, this was the first time he feel it. He feel his stomach shaking inside, all he had eat wanted to get out just right now.
-"Are you sick? You look very pale…" – worry, she was worry for him like always.
-"No" – that was the truth. He was cold and his legs were shaking. She hug him to make him feel a little warm but his legs fold at the same time.
-"I knew it, you two need extra time together. Very well seishounen, I'm glad that you make peace with your mom because I don't like to be in the middle of this cruel war…" – Nanjiroh smiles at them showing Ryoga the scene – "I told you… didn't I?"
-"Baka! If you didn't notice Ryoma is sick!" – Ryoga gave this time a good look of the situation. Ryoma's arms were dead in Rinko's hug – "We have to go back home now!"
They go back to the house. Nanjiroh was carrying Ryoma. Rinko and Ryoga arrive first to look for the medicines for him.
Ryoga got inside Ryoma's room and put aside all his stuff like school books and notebooks, his backpack, some shits of paper and the orange cell phone that has that strange blinking light because it has like five missed calls. Will Ryoma get mad if he just takes a look to those calls?
He was going to take a look when his father got in with his brother in arms. He put him on the top of the bed. Ryoma was sweaty and his wet hair gave him that cute look. Rinko got there too with some medicines and a glass of water.
Both of them change Ryoma's clothe to his pajamas like he was a doll. Been asleep as he was, was the only way Ryoma and Nanjiroh can interact like father and son.
When they all going to leave his bedroom the cell phone that was in the night table begin to blink once more while it shakes desperate trying to someone pick up the call but no one did it, not even to get closer and see who was calling.
-"Aren't you curious about it?"
-"No. It must be his girlfriend, she calls almost every night…"
-"Girlfriend?" – This antisocial dwarf can't have a girlfriend.
-"Yes, she is a cute little blond girl with shinning blue eyes like the sea…"
-"Who tell you about that?" – o better say 'Who lie you like that?'
-"He did it. He is a heartbreaker just like his father…" – Ok… Maybe it wasn't that weird that he has a girlfriend, after all he was a cute boy but this situation was very cheesy. How can he have a girlfriend if he keeps ignoring girls?
-"Are you sure about it?"
-"Yes. He got chocolates for Valentine's. he is always thinking in something else during classes. It is obvious that this sexy innocent girl is behind this" – His dad was serious about it… How can he believe that? What a fool!
-"Forget about it" – Ryoga went to his room to think about this. How many lies did he tell them? What that he gain with all this lies? It was obvious that the girlfriend story was a joke for his father not to bother him but then… Who is the one that is calling Ryoma?
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Next day he didn't go to school because his mother believes it was better for him to rest for a day at home. But staying alone at home with his father was to boring. He get out of bed and walk a little around his room then he jumps into his bed. That was a bad idea because he felt like everything was moving. Maybe he broke something inside his head…
-"What happen chibisuke? You lose your marbles?"
-"Ha, don't make me laugh that I had a headache" – sarcasm in the morning, that means that he wasn't feeling good at all.
-"Are you feeling sick again?"
-"No… I just move to fast, that's all" – that was true because he was trying to press his head with both hands to calm down his pain.
-"The best for you it's to rest and take your pills. Pressing your head like that is only going to stop it for not to run away from you"
-"Even if you don't believe me this calms me down, it doesn't hurt anymore"
-"Whatever…" – Ryoga get inside his room and leave his breakfast on the night table – "Oh I was forgetting about this… While you were sleep yesterday night someone calls you but nobody answer it. I guess it would be a good idea if you return that call to whoever calls you" – it was his impression or has his brother a little pale – "Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't get your calls; I don't even know who call you. I worry about you that doesn't mean that I like to get involve with your calls" - his face changes after that. He grabs his cell phone without even looking at it.
-"I don't think it was an important call… It never is"
-"Can I know who calls you?" – Ryoma begins looking for the missing calls.
-"I thought that you didn't like to get involve with other people's call"
-"Yes… but I have a big curiosity!" – that was the perfect moment for Ryoma to tell him everything but he didn't – "What are you doing with your cell phone?"
-"I am erasing all my missing calls so I can kill 'your big curiosity'… ok… done!" – as cool as he was now he left his cell phone on the night table again. He rolls all over his bed and try to sleep a little bit more.
-"I see you are trying to ignore me again… but this case is not forgotten" – Ryoga leave the room because he has to go to school. It doesn't matter how many efforts Ryoma do to hide the identity of the one who calls him, he didin't know that Ryoga have the number in his own cell phone memory…
TBC
Ok! Done! Wow!!!
As I said before I'm really sorry for update this chapter after so many months.
But what I really need is a beta!!! I am looking for a beta to fix this chapter. As you read my English is not good even if I am trying to improve it so can anybody help me please???
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