Ren heard his phone ring as he held onto Jurina's waist. She was still limping and it seemed to cause her pain. He reached into his pocket and retrieved his phone to check on the message and saw that it was from his brother. He held onto her with one arm and read the message with the other. What he read made his blood boil from rage. He sent his thanks to his brother and closed his phone. He stopped Jurina and she looked at him, confused.
"Ne... Ren-senpai… what's the matter?"
He didn't say anything but picked her up and carried her over to a bench overlooking the lake they were walking by. He set her down gently and sat down next to her. Her confusion went up a notch since he didn't say a single word. He just sat there and studied her. He then took her hand gently and looked her in the eye.
"Jurina-san… I know you have known me for only a day… but I do care about your well being and I am sure you did not fall down the stairs. Please tell me what had happened. If you want, I can stay out of everything but I just wish to know what caused you such pain… it hurts me to see you like this."
She watched his eyes and all she saw within them was worry and sadness. She grasped his hand harder and hesitated. She didn't know whether or not she should tell him. But the sincerity in his voice and eyes… she just had a feeling she could trust him… but that may be the feelings that she's slowly developing for him talking. Ultimately, she decided to tell him. She took a deep breath and began tell him what happened. She began with how it all started… then she talked all the way to what had happened last night. She watched the emotions run through his face. Anger, sadness, sympathy, rage, care… by then end of it all, she was crying into his chest and he held her tight. He soothed her with his soft voice, telling her everything was going to be okay. That he would be there for her. By the time she had finished her story, the sun had set and the moon was in the sky. They stayed there, her soaking his shirt with her tears and he, with his arms around her, comforting her. He bought her dinner that night and also bought her family dinner. As he walked her up to her door, he let her go gently and when she opened the door, he grabbed her back and pulled her into a hug. She hugged him back just as tight, burying her face into his chest. It felt weird but that thought was out of her mind when she heard him whisper in her ear.
"Know that I am always here for you. If anything happens, give me a call… no matter what time it is… I will come to you as soon as I can no matter what. Alright?"
All she could do was nod and when he left her go, his hand lingered on top of hers for a split second and then, he dropped it. He watched her go in before turning around and walking away. When he was she was inside he walked back home. As he walked, he texted his brother to see what he was up to. Kosuke reply was that he was hanging out with Anna since her parents are not home yet. He sighed and sat down on a bench at a park once more; thinking about what he should do about Jurina's problem. If this continues, it could kill her. He decided to buy his brother and Anna some dinner and go home. As he walked home, he went to pick up some soba for them and messaged his brother about it. The two were happy that they were getting soba and he laughed at how hyper they sounded. When he got home, Kosuke bounded up to him like a hyper puppy.
"Where's my food Onii-chan? I'm hungry!"
"Haha… here you go. I ate already so go ahead and eat."
Anna thanked him and joined Kosuke at the table. He went to take a shower and once he was inside the bathroom. Ren turned back into Rena and she sighed. She looked into the mirror and frowned. She wondered when she could go back to being a regular girl… hopefully after the gang stops trying to find them… until then… she walked over to the shower head and turned on the water. She stepped into the shower and let the hot water run down her back. She took the wig and washed it in the shower so when she comes out, she can wear and make it look like Ren took a shower instead of Rena. She took a quick shower and stepped out, blow dried her hair, put her wig back on, and bounded her chest once more. She threw on a slight baggy t-shirt and some sweats and stepped outside and downstairs to where Kosuke and Anna were watching TV.
"Alright Kosuke… go take a shower."
"Ok… wait a bit Anna. I'll be right back!"
"Okay!"
As Kosuke went into the shower, Ren walked into the kitchen, grabbed a drink, and sat down next to Anna. They both watched TV for a bit before Ren spoke up.
"I found out about Jurina…"
"Oh… did she tell you everything?"
"Yes… I want to kill them… both of them."
"As do I Ren-senpai… but she doesn't want us to interfere… "
"I know… but if anything else happens… I don't care… I'll make them wish they never did such a thing."
"Save some fun for me…"
"You got it."
They sat there in comfortable silence for a short while before Ren spoke up once more… this time it was just something he was curious about.
"Hey… aren't you scared to be in a house with two boys you barely even met?"
"Eh…? No… you guys don't seem like those regular boys… how should I put it? You guys seem more mature…"
"Haha I'll take that as a compliment… but it better not mean I seem old!"
"Oh? What if it does?"
"I'll set crazy Kosuke on you!"
"Ohhhh I'm so scareddddddd"
"You better be!"
They both turned around to fin Kosuke standing there, his usually semi-spiky hair is all down and in his face. He jumped forward and attacks Anna with a barrage of poke as she squealed out.
"I'll tickle you to death!"
Ren just laughed and shook his head. He watched the two play around some more before he got up, threw away his can, and told them he was going to bed. They said their goodnights and he made his way up to his room. He closed his door, unbound his chest, and took off his wig. Rena sighed and let herself fall onto her bed. She grabbed her phone and texted Jurina.
"Hey Jurina-san. How is everything?"
Almost immediately after, she got a message in return from Jurina. She smiled at how the younger girl typed with all the emotion cons and such. She missed typing like that… once she took up her disguise as a guy, she couldn't do it anymore.
"Hey Ren-senpai! (^u^) I'm doing homework right now… (T^T) It's so boring!"
Rena smiled and she spent her night texting Jurina until they both fell asleep with their phones besides their hands. They both had a smile on their faces, looking forward to the next day when they would see each other once again.
