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Chapter 28: Just an 'average' dinner
I was quite amused when poor Hairu was present in the hallway leading to the entrance as I opened the door to the Yasuhisa twins.
The pinkette had enough time to stare in wide-eyed shock as Kurona propelled herself to hug the cute girl close to her. "Shiro-chan, she is super-duper adorable!"
The young teen blushed as she was put in that embrace for a while but the warmth was enough to fight the weirdness of her predicament.
"Kuro! We are guest, get back here!"
The black-haired girl blinked twice and pouted. "You just want to steal this cutie from me, don't you?"
The introvert twin opened her mouth to protest, held it open for a while in silence before closing it in defeat, a small embarassed blush on her face.
"T-That's not true and-" "Kuro-chan, Shiro-chan?"
The white-haired girl's blush intensified as Rei seemed to have heard the noises happening near the entrance door.
"Rei-kun, I didn't mean- Kurona and- and." My hand patted her head, interrupting the messy mind of the usually composed girl to create awkward words.
"It's alright, Nashiro-san, I don't think Rei-kun will find anything wrong with the situation, especially when Kurona-san had voiced- Uh?"
The mentioned black-haired girl paused her hug, turned around and marched until she reached mere moment from my face to- "Call me Kuro-chan, not Kurona-san. I ain't any old woman!"
I was kind of surprised at the outburst and demand but.. "Okay?"
She aimed her finger at the top of her head. "Now pet me!"
"Uh?" The girl pouted at my confused and pointed at the embarassed Nashiro. "Shiro-chan can't be the only one enjoying some petting- Pet me!"
At the unexpected, new order I started to pet swiftly but calmly the demanding teen and soon her furious expression melted into a pleased look, similar to a cat ready to purr at some kind ministrations of its owner.
My brief appeasement ended up sparking a little chain of dominos, starting with someone tugging at my shirt. "Me too!" My hand left Nashiro's head and went to the affection-needy Hairu.
The white-haired girl had her hands covering her face, muttering something like 'So embarassing' and the curious looks Rei threw her directions didn't help as he looked back and forth between his open palm and the tomato-faced introvert twin.
The climax of this situation was preluded as I felt something cracking by the dining room and turned to see Eto peeking from the room, her hand grasping harshly the wall and cracking it by sheer strength.
I sighed as I knew this was going to end quite 'interestingly'.
"So you think you will drop out from the Academy in the next year?"
My tone was a tiny bit shakey, possibly because Eto was clawing at the arm, my hand calmly trying to avoid messing up the petting of her green-top.
She was in bliss because of this little action she had started to like, yet my arm would have preferred to be in better predicaments that the current one.
"Shiro-chan says that she doesn't feel ready to become an investigator, she said something about becoming a wri-" "T-That's enough, Kuro-chan!"
"A writer? I don't see any issue with it." The white-haired girl sighed and shook her head at my attempt to press for more information on the matter. "I-I just feel like I am not good enough for-"
Kurona groaned at the modest reply and pulled a piece of paper, throwing it in our direction.
Eto picked it and blinked as she started to read it.
"T-That, Kuro-chan!" Nashiro tried to get it back but her sister groaned. "C'mon, Shiro-chan, I am super-sure she will say it's fine."
"That's not the problem." She hyperventilated in her seat. "I-I don't want no one to-"
"This is good." I let a surprise look replace my interested one as I turned to look at the One-eyed Ghoul. "Did you write more?"
At this I decided to pick it to read it myself and, few moments later, I was glued to the words and grammar used for this little fragment.
It wasn't enough to give a full assessment since I lacked the whole work but I nodded in agreement at the half-ghoul's comment. It was truly good.
"J-Just few more pages but I don't-" "I think you could start your career already if I have a words at Shoeisha and the director."
She blinked in surprise and was pensive for a while. "Y-You are Wade Langley- Oh, you wrote the treatise?" The girl asked owlishly as I nodded. "That's me."
Then she turned to Eto and gulped nervously. "A-And you are S-Sen Takatsuki-san?"
Eto was surprised as it had been a while since she had to use her pseudonym in informal places. "That is me."
"I-I-I-" She seemed to be incurring in the infamous ' has failed in its execution' error as she couldn't even speak for few moments.
"My sister is a super-fan of yours, Sen-chan! Maybe if you give her an autograph she will finally show her true self-!" Her sister didn't waste time in planting a fist on the top of Kuro's head the girl yelping and the whining about 'cruel neechans'.
"I don't see why I shouldn't-" "THANK YOU!" I almost jumped as I saw the white-haired girl teleporting behind us, bowing and with a copy of Dear Kafka and a pen in her hands.
Instant Trasmission? Heh!
Eto's suprise was more hidden but I could feel it... when my arm was almost crushed by her twisting around as she kept her iron hold over it.
Sure the most interesting of dinners...
"Do you have contacts over him?"
Tatara regretted having accepted the insane request from the White Reaper.
The man was busy God-knowing what and now the chinese Ghoul was stuck with this absurd duty.
"I do, Arima-sama..."
"Good, keep recording the scene."
The half-human wanted to have those moments saved up in his personal collection of memories, especially because Hairu seemed to be getting some new big sisters quite soon.
"I hope that you are faring well-" The white-haired Ghoul frowned as he heard the distinct sounds of people dying quite quickly from the other side of the call.
"I have almost finished putting out the trash, Tatara-san, and I will be there as soon as possible."
"As you say, Arima-sama."
The call ended and the tall Ghoul sighed, continuing to record the dinner from the outside of the window, only his Bikaku keeping him from falling from a least ten metres from pure garbage.
"Whatcha doing?"
Tatara turned slowly to stare at the balcony on his side, a child looking in silent wonder at the man stuck with the curious, red tendril.
"I was.. looking at the window. What are you doing?"
The boy hummed and closed his eyes before answering. "Mama said I should play a little bit outside because I was staying too much in my room."
"Oh?" The Ghoul dropped with an hint of faux interest. "Then why are you not going to the park?"
"Because the other kids are mean and I don't want to go there."
"Then you should probably return inside.. I am meant to not be seen."
"Oh-Oh.. I'm sorry." The child stopped just a moment to show a full grin. "My name is Ginshi Shirazu, what yer name?"
The tall ghoul hummed quietly. "Tatara."
"Nice to meet ya, Tatara-san. See ya soon!"
The child closed the door that led to the balcony, leaving the chinese man to think deeply about that encounter.
What had just happened?
AN
Super-tired today and I don't think I will upload a second chapter as I found myself quite busy with the modding and all.
Review Q&A!
King0fP0wers: Pierrot isn't.. going to appear quite soon. I think that they were too little important to be put under scrutiny of either CCG and Aogiri in this period. They will appear, just not anytime soon. Rio is going to join Aogiri, or better his brother is going to join and then he will join when he will get hold enough. Same for Ayato, Touka is a big no-no because she wasn't that much into fighting in the frontlines and works better as a support. Shachi will appear quite soon, his mission is to.. decapitate Aogiri.
Mystic ToMatooo: Their relationship, while it got a bit more serious, will have its moments of 'regression' to playfulness pre-official engagement.
Locksoli: Not 100% correct. The Dragon's poison sure turned him in a full ghoul but he turned in an Half-Ghoul via surgery prior to attack Kuzen and Ukina. I know it sounds kind of far-fetched to a certain extent but there is a massive plothole regarding that period about V.
Guest(Chapter28): Ain't he unlucky?! XD
