CHAPTER 9
. Kurogane was walking through the place, trying to get rid of those men who were standing there, trying to convince him his brother would go outside soon.
—You know what? I'm entering and I'll find him inside that house, so we can go home now.
He crossed the gate and when he took the first step inside it, a rock got stuck on his bare foot, making him moan and grumble like an animal.
—You realize that happened because you are so impatient and you are not wearing any shoes, right?
The Masked man was fulminated by a pair of red eyes before Kurogane started walking again, this time even angrier than before.
Even when most of the flowers in that garden were dead, they could still see the sequence of flowers: black, red and white, black, red and white.
And with the sunset fading away and bringing the dark to the place, Fred would notice someone looking at them.
—Oh no… —Fred whispered as he saw the pair of Fais talking on the balcony.
—What is it, Fred?
—Look over there and tell me what is happening.—Fred was mad, and it could be heard on the way he forgot to whisper—. I have to be here with this complicated man who doesn't listen to my advices, and we must take care of those perky little children who complicates everyone's lives…
—You do realize you are also perky and little, right?
—You do realize you don't have any imagination, right, complicated man?
The masked man laughed and patted Fred's head.
—Just follow your own advices and don't take it too seriously.
—Could you please stop your fight and leave it for later? Or at least stop following me?
—Could you please calm down? —the Masked man smiled again, looking at him ironically—. Your brother will come down soon; he's way less complicated than you are.
He ignored the man again, and decided to walk to the door to enter the house, finding it locked. So he decided to enter by breaking a window with his fist and jumping inside the house.
He was going to run upstairs when he saw his brother was on the great hall, looking up like he had forgotten something.
—Fai! What was on your mind to enter here like anything is happening?!— he was so mad, but at the same time relieved that the younger was alive—. What was so important for you to enter here?
He was going to answer with a lie, but in that moment the troublesome Fai appeared.
—Hey, other Fai! Remember to listen to the doll: everything will go wrong if you go and try to think all the things so heart-coldly. You do that and, believe me, you will go insane- And after that he turned and went upstairs again, probably entering the balcony room again.
—What is happening now?! He is just like you and he called you Other Fai!— he couldn't help it but laugh at his brother's reaction.
—Calm down and keep it simple!
The uncomfortable silence came, and Fai could feel how his brother was shooting him daggers with his eyes.
—So… You want to go out of here, right?
—Must I remind you how much I've wanted it since we entered here, and that we don't have the slightest idea of how to go out?
—I think I have an idea… —he chuckled and then continued—. I really simple idea…
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—I won't do it…
—You just have to run to the pillar, and that's it.
—You do realize it is too hard to pass through it, right?
—Just do it!
And again, Kurogane showed him he wouldn't do it, so he decided to take his brother's arm and run.
He didn't realize the moment when they crossed the pillar, neither when they appeared in the garden again.
Fai just realized they were sitting on the grass, like they had been sleeping.
—Kurogane… —Fai shaked his brother, waiting for him to be ok.
—What is it now, Fai? —his red eyes opened lazily, his voice like a whisper.
—It's nothing… It's just… when did we fall asleep?
—I don't know… All I know is I had a weird and realistic dream. It all started with you…
Fai knew everything Kurogane was telling him was anything but a dream, the bruises on his foot and the little scars he had on his fist didn't leave place for confusion.