Chapter 30: Fault
Tsuneyoshi's order is to capture Rize alive and to kill the garden escapee's guardian. Kishou without second thought did what he was told without feeling remorseful at all. Rize was lucky to be able to escape their cage, but nothing will last forever not even Nimura's love for her.
V immediately arrived once Kishou killed Matasaka Kamishiro. Kaiko ordered his underlings to carefully transfer Rize into their facility and informed Kishou that Tsuneyoshi wants his presence once more.
"Nimura" Kaiko called out, the boy not older than 25 showed up. If Kishou will be honest, he did not even sense his younger half-brother. The younger man is lurking in the shadows the whole time yet he missed his presence. Kishou blamed his aging body.
"That surely ended quicker than expected!" Souta said; manipulative grin adorned his lips.
"What are you doing here? Should you not be following Kaneki Ken?" Annoyed, Kaiko asked the youngest boy.
"I was told that Matasaka Kamishiro is about to meet his end so I quickly scampered here to watch the amazing white reaper. "You know, I am his fan!" Comically, he said.
"…" Arima Kishou just like Kaiko is not really convinced that Furuta was just here to watch Kishou Arima. He might have come here to see Rize.
"Anyway, I have other better things to do now. See you around!" With that, Furuta vanished again as if the child morphs into shadows.
A few days after Rize's capture, Kishou was ordered to go take a few days leave. Tsuneyoshi ordered his illegitimate son to go to Vasuki's facility without knowing why. Once he arrived, the Washuu patriarch beckoned for him to sit across him and to drink his tea. Without being told twice, Kishou Arima followed suit. His vision darkens the moment he finished drinking his tea. The porcelain cup shattered on the floor. Numerous Vasuki members arrived.
Nimura was on his way back to his office inside the Vasuki's headquarters when he saw Kishou Arima. It quite surprised him of what he witness next. Hiding in the shadows as if camouflaging, he listened to Kaiko and Tsuneyoshi who are now in a heated argument.
"This is not what we have agreed!" Kaiko hissed. Tsuneyoshi remained calm.
"Do you think that I will need your approval, Kaiko?" Tsuneyoshi's icy glare directly made Kaiko flinched. "You'll benefit from this too." He added albeit cold.
"You want us to become artificial ghouls?!" Nimura never heard Kaiko in this kind of mood before. One thing is for sure, the man will not think twice if offered a better choice.
"Tsuneyoshi-sama" A well-familiar voice stopped Kaiko from lashing out. "Kishou Arima's operation is successful. The kakuhou that we implanted inside his body is starting to accumulate in size.
"I want all the demi-humans from the Sunlit Garden to undergo this operation as soon as possible." The Washuu patriarch announced to both Kaiko and Doctor Chigyo.
"Quit eavesdropping, Kishou" Kaiko revealed.
"…" Arima stepped from the shadows; he lowered his head towards Tsuneyoshi's direction. His father is pleased to see that one of his eyes turned the bright shade of crimson and black.
Panting, Kishou woke up in the middle of the night. Sweat covers his pale skin. He went to the kitchen to brew a cup of coffee with the hope that it will calm his nerves. Lately, he is dreaming of the same thing. He paused once he saw the silhouette of two familiar hybrids.
"…" Reluctant, Furuta Nimura touched her baby bump and was startled when something inside her moved.
"Oi, I will rip your hand next time you touch me without my permission." Annoyed, Eto threatened the man but much to her surprised, he agreed without complaining. He wondered to why everyone is fond of pulling him via his shirt as of late.
Souta's kakugan shines dangerously. His body is pressed on Eto's own, making sure that there's no other way for her to escape. He is aware what Kishou is doing with her because Ihei informed him about it. At first, he told her that he do not care but once he is alone in his room, he started destroying anything that he could touch. Angry of Kishou for touching Eto. Takatsuki Sen is his toy and he will not share her, especially not to Kishou Arima.
"Good Morning, Ihei" He said without looking at her, Gintama magazine still his priority. Sitting on his bed to where Hairu is starting to stir, he closed the book.
"Why you—" she sat up straight and hugged herself. She observed that they are still both wearing their clothes.
"I have my taste too, Ihei." Souta said as if it is the most obvious thing in the planet. He rolled his eyes and put the manga back on his nightstand. "Anyway, what do I owe your unwanted presence?" He inquired surprisingly curious.
Hairu twitched especially at how Nimura rudely said what is inside his rotten mind. However, when she was asked of what she needs, she remembered why she even bothered to visit this scumbag.
"Your bitch is seducing Arima-san. Do something about it!" She hissed and found strength to stand in front of him. She grabbed his shoulders and shook him.
"I do not care about them. Takatsuki is just a warm body. Go now, I have other things to do other than to listen to your whim" Nimura dragged Hairu out of his room and slammed the door once she is out.
"You fucking bastard! You got her pregnant so take responsibility! You are just like Tsuneyoshi!" Ihei screamed one last time towards her brother.
Later that day, Ui and Ihei along with Hide left the Clowns' hideout. They went back to Tokyo. The pair lied about to where they went. Hide on the other hand said that Furuta kicked him out and left him in the busy streets of Hokkaido where he met Ihei and Ui, who 'visited' Hairu's childhood house. Meanwhile, the clowns were surprised when they heard sounds of shattering windows, and breaking of walls and furniture from Souta's room, once they opened the door, the whole place is a mess and their youngest member is seething in anger.
"Should you really destroy those?" Uta asked, while Itori rolled her eyes, pinching her friend.
"Don't you think Kishou Arima will be more beautiful if he is covered in his own blood?" Nico leaned on his ear and he whispered. Roma laughed once she overheard it but nonetheless agreed. Even Donato was waiting for their friend to choose between the options given to him.
"?!" Eto was surprised when Souta kissed albeit hungry, his gloved hands holding her wrists.
"…" Kishou regretted going down here and watching his brother while kissing the girl that he likes too. He clenched his fists. He felt the warm breath of the clown and it tickles him a bit.
Itori wants to see how the emotionless puppet will react once he saw his brother and Eto in such intimate moment. It's never new to the clowns that Souta was attracted to the one-eyed owl sexually while Kishou was attracted to her emotionally.
Kishou avoided Eto especially when Nimura is around. The way his brother sticks close to her somewhat stirred unadulterated anger from the reaper.
"You look like Tsuneyoshi when you frown like that, Kishou-san" Souta sits across him. He is aware that Arima saw him kissing Eto. Itori did not deny it either when he confronted her about it.
"Well, I am just speeding up everything." Itori smirked; she knows Souta is annoyed at her.
"I do not need your help. I can have whatever I want without your help" Souta reasoned out. He'll not allow any clowns to get their dirty nose into his business even if they are his friends.
"Furuta" Kishou's frown deepens as the younger man sits across him albeit lazily. Their eyes met and he observed how Nimura's eyelashes resemble Lady Furuta's own. He too observed that his little brother inherited from both Tsuneyoshi and Lady Furuta.
"Takatsuki Sen is mine and I do not intend to share her, Kishou." For the first time, Souta did not have to lie about anything. He still likes Rize though but seeing Eto near Kishou did not bode well for him.
"Nothing is yours here, Furuta" Kishou snapped, he's been trying to become a good brother to the bastard in front of him. He'll give everything to him if he wished for anything but not Eto. She's already his even before Nimura have met her. He regretted not telling her that he likes her sooner.
"Oh really?" He leered but to his surprised Kishou punched him hard that he knocked off some of his teeth. Souta spit his blood on Arima's face.
Kaneki was sleeping peaceful next to Touka when they heard unexplained crashing sounds downstairs. Much to his surprised, he saw Kishou pinning Furuta and the younger Washuu's face covered with blood. He rushed forward and stopped Arima from harming Furuta.
"Arima-san" Ken's strong hand roughly wrapped around his fist and stopping him from punching Furuta although he suspected that the younger Washuu is the one who started this mess again.
"…" Kishou snapped out of his anger, he did not mean to harm his brother. He doesn't even know what happened that it ended up like this; his brother is now covered with his own blood. He remembered that unfaithful day.
"?!" Kishou covered his brother's mouth to stop him from screaming. The young boy is hiding in the bushes and he saw what their father did to his mother. The senior Washuu slit his lover's throat. Kishou carried him and they went far from where they saw the murder.
"Look at me, Nimura" Kishou touched his brother's cheeks and forced him to look at him, the young boy is devastated. "Don't tell Tsuneyoshi that you saw it. No matter what, you have to promise me."
"He killed—" The boy was too shocked to even form a concrete sentence. His whole body shook, whether out of fear or anger, Kishou is not sure.
Souta sits up straight and he wiped his bleeding lips using the back of his hand, smearing his blood further. He spits the blood inside his mouth.
"…" Kishou tried to help him but his brother slap his hand.
"I know what you did, Kishou. It was your fault why Tsuneyoshi killed my mother." He leans onto his brother upon standing up.
"?!" Ken and Touka were both surprised of what they heard.
"…" The older man eyed his brother.
"Eto will never become yours because we are married and soon she will give birth to my child." The white reaper stiffened while sitting on the floor once he heard his brother's revelation.
"He must be trying to upset you, Arima-san" Kaneki tried to cheer up his father figure. However, the look on Touka's face somewhat confirmed Furuta's claim.
