A/N: Welcome back to When The Brothers Cry!Please enjoy Chapter 4- A Repaired Family!
Chapter 4- A Repaired Family
After Adam and Jamie had patched up their differences, the two of them had driven their cars to school, and as they went to enter the class, they got involved in another argument, but this one was playful. "I still don't get why any girl would want you, Adam, seeing as there's always the option of the man candy that is me." Jamie had said, before Adam asked, "Oh, really?", and wrapped his brother in a headlock. The struggle the two got into carried into the classroom. "Sit your candy ass down." Adam said, pushing his brother towards his seat, laughing all the while. As Jamie sat down, Adam walked over to the chair he had moved to the other side of the room. "Thanks, guys, for everything." He said, before the Club smiled, and he dragged his chair back over to the desk where Jamie was sitting, before sitting down. "So, what do you still need to do on your bike?" Jamie asked, before Adam scowled. "Just the simple stuff. Thanks to you helping, it shouldn't take more than an hour or so to get it done." He said, making Jamie nod. "I have to ask you this, though. Why did you decide to be so much of a dick that you rammed your Skyline into my bike?" he asked, before Jamie sighed, and replied, "I was pissed. Had to cross a line. Shoot me.", before Adam smirked. "Alright, I see your reasoning…prick." He said, just as Miss Rumiko entered the room. "Good morning, class!" she said, looking round, but her eyes narrowed when she saw the brothers sitting together again. "Adam, I hope you and your brother aren't going to start another fight during school." She said, before Adam smiled. "No, Miss. Jamie and I have made up." He replied, before Chie smiled. "Good to hear." She said, before she walked to the front of the class. "Right, shall we get the class started?" she asked, gaining a resounding "Yes, miss!" from the class…
Couple of hours later…
"Alright, I need to discuss something with Mister Kaieda, so PE is a free lesson today. Do whatever you want, just stay inside school grounds, please." Chie said, before walking into the school building. "Alright, so what we doing, Mion?" Adam asked his Club President while stretching his legs, who smiled. "Zombie tag!" she called, before every member except the brothers smiled. "Alright, care to explain the rules?" Jamie asked, before Shion cleared her throat. "The one's who's it, when they tag someone, passes the infection onto someone else, and the army of zombies grows. The winners are whoever's uninfected at the end. Simple enough." She explained, before the brothers nodded. "This should be fun." Adam said, before cracking his neck. "Alright, who's it?" Jamie asked, before Satoko raised a hand. "Alright, we should get Satoko to answer a question before she can chase us. How does that sound?" Keiichi asked, before Mion nodded. "Alright, Keiichi, ask her one." She said, before the boy flashed an evil grin. "Alright, Satoko. There's a 1/5 piece of cake, 1/6 piece of cake and 1/7 piece of cake on a plate." He said, before the girl paled. "What? They're all different fractions!" She yelled, before grabbing a stick and writing the numbers on the ground. "If Satoko, who can finish eating the whole cake in 60 seconds, eats all of those cakes, how many pieces of cake will be left on the plate?" Keiichi asked, before Mion shouted, "Ready, go!", and the club blurred out of sight.
As Satoko sat clutching her head in frustration, her eyes widened when she figured the answer out. "There's no pieces left. The whole cake would have been eaten. It was a trick question." She said to herself, before straightening up. "You jerk, Maebara!" she yelled, before starting to run round the grounds. After a couple of minutes, she had managed to raise the army of zombies by a small number.
Elsewhere on the grounds…
Keiichi had decided to hide in a storage shed, albeit it was the one which housed Adam's bike. As he examined it, he accidentally knocked something off the desk it was placed on. "Shit!" he said to himself, before he heard a noise from outside. Peeking out the window, he saw Rena and Rika standing outside. Rika had stepped closer to Rena, with an evil grin on her face. "Don't worry, Rena. I'll gently eat you up." She said, before the older girl squealed and looked round in terror, her eyes eventually locking onto Keiichi. "Keiichi! Help me!" she yelled, causing Rika to look over to the shed. "So there you are, Keiichi!" she yelled, catching the attention of the other zombies. "She found Keiichi?" Mion yelled, before running off, Shion close behind her. "Like a rat caught in a trap." The younger sister said, before Satoko appeared behind them. "You won't trick me this time, Keiichi!" she yelled, as all the current zombies ran towards the shed. "Hang on, where are the brothers?" Shion thought to herself, as they got closer, before two shapes dropped down in front of them. "Sorry ladies." Adam said, cracking his shoulder. "Adam, could you get out of our way, and let us infect Keiichi?" Rika said, before the boy looked to his terrified friend in the shed. Smirking, his face darkened when he saw the bike part lying on the floor. Looking at Jamie, who nodded, Adam turned to the girls. "Have at it." He said, before he and his brother moved to the side, allowing the girls to leap at Keiichi, before they started tickling him. "Rena, help!" Keiichi yelled, before he saw the girl running off. "You're leaving me to die?" he asked, before the girl disappeared round the corner. "Jamie, I suggest we chase her." Adam said, before his brother nodded, and the two sped off after Rena.
After catching up with Rena, Adam tackled her to the ground. "If you want to remain uninfected, keep running." Adam said, before releasing her. "What are you talking about?" Rena asked in confusion, before Adam raised a finger to his lips. "Shut up and run." He ordered, before Rena nodded, and took off again. "Right, Jamie, back to Plan A." Adam said to his brother, who nodded, before Adam clasped his hands together, allowing Jamie to use them as a springboard, launching him into the treeline, before leaping up and positioning himself next to Jamie. "The thought just occurred to me, Adam: Is this considered cheating?" the older brother asked, after Adam made himself comfortable. "Pretending to be it when we're really not, and hiding in the trees, which they didn't state a rule against. Nah, I think we're fine." Adam replied, just as they heard the Club run up, Rena at their lead, evidently having been chased all across the grounds. "It's over, Rena!" Keiichi said, before getting ready to tickle Rena. "Okay, if it's you Keiichi. I trust you. Just…be gentle, okay?" the girl said, in a cutesy voice, causing Keiichi to pause, with a blush, before he grabbed the area between his legs. "And that, brother, is what happens when a guy lets his dick do 90% of his thinking." Adam said to his brother, who smirked before the bell went off. "Woohoo! I won!" Rena said, before the Club looked round. "Where are Adam and Jamie?" Rika asked, before the boys leapt down from the tree. "Right here." Adam said, before the Sonozaki sisters smiled. "Alright, so the winners are Rena Ryuugu, and Mion and Shion Sonozaki!" Mion called out, before Adam looked to her. "Weren't you infected?" he asked, before the sisters smirked. "We were just pretending." Shion said, causing Jamie to look at his brother. "We were doing that as well." Adam said, before raising a fist. "Great minds think alike." Mion said, bumping her fist against his. "Seems like it." Adam said, before he saw Rika and Satoko fuming. "We didn't infect Rena, as she used inhumane tactics. And Keiichi fell for it!" Satoko said, before Rika raised her arms. "Punishment!" she yelled, before both girls barraged the poor boy in tickles, which didn't help his case.
"Alright, so, should we get back inside?" Adam asked, before the Club nodded. Returning to the locker room, they changed back into their casual clothes, then went to enter the classroom, but Adam saw Rika was holding back. "What's up, Rika?" Adam asked, before Rika smiled. "I have to do some work for the upcoming Watanagashi festival, and Miss Rumiko told me to leave after the PE class." She said, before Adam nodded. "Well, if you'd like, I can give you a lift." He offered, before the girl shook her head. "Adam, you don't have to cut out on classes just for me…" she went to respond, but Adam smiled. "No, I want to." He said, before shouting into the classroom. "Jamie!" he yelled, catching his brother's attention, which was focused in a conversation with the Sonozaki twins. "Yo." He said, walking up to the door. "If Chie asks, I'm driving Rika to where she needs to go for the festival. I'll be back straight after." Adam explained, before Jamie nodded. "Alright, I'll let her know." He said, before Adam turned to Rika. "Shall we?" he asked, gesturing for Rika to lead the way. "Okay, let's go!" she said, leading the way out of the school. "Hang on…what festival?" Jamie thought to himself as he went back into the classroom. "Oi, Shion!" he called, attracting his crush's attention. "Is there a festival of some kind coming up?" he asked, before the girl nodded. "Care to explain it to a foreigner?" he asked, before the girl started to explain the festival to him…
With Adam and Rika…
"So, the Watanagashi festival?" Adam asked, as the Charger skidded round a corner. "Oh, no one has explained it to you?" she asked, before Adam shook his head. "Alright. The Watanagashi Festival is an event that is held each year, where the citizens of Hinamizawa drift balls of cotton down a river, which signifies that they are allowing their sins to drift away." She said, before Adam nodded and shifted his handbrake, and drifted the car round another bend. "I see. And this festival, any citizen of Hinamizawa can attend?" he asked, before Rika smiled. "Well, even if they weren't allowed to, you and your brother would have my blessing, which counts for a lot, seeing as I'm the current shrine priestess." She said, before Adam looked to her in amazement. "Shrine priestess?" he asked, before the girl nodded. "Bet you're attracted to girls in robes." She replied, making Adam smirk. "Well, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking you'd look cute in robes." He said, before Rika smiled. "I'm flattered. It's round this last corner. Can you make this car drift?" she asked, before Adam nodded. "As m'lady commands." He said, pulling the car's handbrake, before spinning the wheel, causing the Charger to drift round the corner, narrowly missing hitting it's back end on a wall. "Just down this street." Rika said gleefully, as she was clearly enjoying the experience. "You seem to be enjoying yourself, Rika. You're not scared we're gonna crash?" Adam asked, before Rika looked to him. "I haven't decided yet." She said, before Adam smirked, and shifted his gearstick, speeding the car up, but never taking his gaze off Rika. After a few seconds, Adam brought the car to a halt, right at the place where Rika was heading. Laughing, Rika undid her seatbelt, and got out of the car. As she went to walk off, Adam rolled down his window, and called out to her. "Will you be needing a ride back?" he asked, but Rika shook her head. "I'll walk home. But thanks for the offer." She said, before stepping up to the window, leaning in, and kissing him on the cheek, before running off. Stopping at a corner, she looked back at Adam, and said, "~Nippa!~" while waving, which Adam returned, before driving off.
After arriving back at the school, Adam entered the classroom. "Welcome back, Mister Robertson. Your brother told me where you were." Miss Rumiko asked, before Adam nodded. "Yeah, sorry for not letting you know." He said, before Chie smiled. "It's alright. I presume that Miss Furude is at the shrine?" she asked, receiving a nod from Adam. "Very well. You can take your seat." She said, causing Adam to walk over to his table, and lower himself into his chair. "So, you and Rika have fun?" Jamie asked Adam, when Chie turned back to continue the lesson. Growling slightly, Adam kicked his brother in the leg. "Prick." He whispered, as his brother squirmed in pain. "C'mon, cut me some slack here." Jamie said, before Adam raised an eyebrow. "I know, look who I'm talking to." Jamie said, before Adam smirked. "Well, I learned from Rika that there's a festival coming up." Adam said, before Jamie nodded. "Yeah, Shion explained the Watanagashi Festival to me. What does that word mean, by the way?" he asked, before Adam leaned back. "Depends on how you write it. There's two ways to write 'Wata'. But the way that Rika described it to me, the right way it's wrote translates to "Cotton Drifting Festival." He explained, before Jamie raised an eyebrow. "What's the other way you can write it?" he asked, before Adam smirked. "Translated, the other way comes out as 'Intestines Drifting Festival'." He said, causing Jamie's eyes to widen. "Jeez. That's fucking dark." He said, before Adam nodded. "Tell me about it." He said, before sighing. "We attending this festival then?" Jamie asked, before Adam nodded. "Well, I intend to." He said, before Jamie raised an eyebrow. "Interestingly, Shion also explained that Rika is the current shrine priestess. Could you be wanting to see Rika in robes?" his older brother asked, before Adam stomped on his foot again. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't going partly for that reason. But I'm mainly going to see what people in this town get up to, if we're going to be living here." Adam said, before he jerked his head towards Chie. "What class we in?" he asked, before Jamie smirked. "Maths. We've got a break." He said, before Adam smirked. "Good, then let's go." He said, before dragging his brother out of the room.
Outside, after getting the toolbox from the Charger, the brothers entered the shed where Adam's bike was kept. "Oh, shit. I really did a number on it, didn't I?" Jamie asked, causing Adam to glare at him. "Yeah, you did, ya prick." He spat, causing Jamie to hold his hands up in defence. "I'm sorry, alright? So, what do we need to do?" he asked, before Adam said, "Take a look." Kneeling down, Jamie saw that it was mainly simple work. "Alright, shall we?" Adam asked, before Jamie nodded, and the two got to work…
After about an hour had passed, the brothers stood back from the bike. "Give it a try." Jamie said, before Adam nodded, and got on the bike, turning the ignition on. As the bike engine roared, the brothers smirked. "I'll walk back here after we drive home, and drive this there as well." Adam said, causing Jamie to nod. "Alright, we should get back to class." Adam said, turning off the bike engine. Nodding, Jamie held out a hand. "I'll take the toolbox back to the Charger." He said, before Adam nodded, and handed over the toolbox, as well as his car keys. "Alright, I'll catch you back inside." He said, before taking his leave. Smiling, Jamie walked out of the shed, making sure to lock the door behind him.
As Jamie secured the toolbox into the boot of his brother's car, he saw the members of the class filing out. "Oh, shit, I forgot. That was the last class." He thought to himself, before he saw Shion walking towards him. "Hey, Shion." He said, before Shion smiled to him. "Hey, Jamie." She replied, leaning against the car. "Can I talk to you about something?" she asked, before Jamie nodded, closing the boot of the Charger…
Later on…
After Adam got the keys to his car back from Jamie, he and his brother drove their cars to their house, with Jamie remaining silent as to what his conversation with Shion consisted of. After parking the cars in the garage, Adam quickly entered his bedroom, and got changed into casual clothes, before exiting, with a backpack. "I'm going to get my bike. Try not to burn the house down while I'm gone." He said, as he threw his signature black quilted jacket on. "Alright, I'll catch you later." Jamie said, holding up a fist. Bumping his fist against his brother's, Adam left the house. Straightening his collar, he started to walk through the town, eventually arriving at the school, where he saw Chie and Kaieda exiting. "Ah, Mister Robertson! What brings you here at this time?" Kaieda asked, before Adam held up a hand. "Just Adam, please. I hate being called Mister Robertson. Same goes for my brother. As for why I'm here, I'm just going to get my bike and take it back home, as I finished repairing it earlier." He said, before Chie nodded. "Well, take care riding it home." She said, before Adam saluted her. "Yes, ma'am." He said, before heading over to the shed. Quickly, he got his bike out, and pushed it over to the gate, where he passed the key to the shed back to Chie, before getting onto the bike. "Adam, may I ask one thing?" Kaieda asked, as Adam pulled his helmet out of the backpack. "Shoot." The boy replied, before the Principal smiled. "Can we expect to see you and your brother at the Watanagashi Festival in a few days?" he asked, before the boy smiled. "Of course. We have to respect our new home's traditions." He said, as he slammed his helmet onto his head. "I'll see you two tomorrow." He said, before pushing his visor down, and tearing off down the street, leaving the two teachers in a shocked state.
Initially intending to head straight home, Adam decided instead to ride around a little, to test out his repaired bike. Thankfully for him, the bike worked like a dream. Eventually, he pulled up to the local dump. As he pulled off his helmet to take a breath, his eyes narrowed when he saw two familiar figures enter the dump. "Why would Rena and Maebara be at the dump?" he thought to himself, turning off his engine, before walking to the edge of a rock face overlooking the dump. "Alright, let's see what they're up to." He said, before leaping into the dump, skidding down a pile of rubbish. "Right, now where could those two be?" he thought to himself, before starting to climb over the piles of rubbish, eventually coming to a point overlooking what appeared to be a dilapidated camper van. As he listened, he felt a presence behind him. "Not many people can say they've managed to sneak up on me." He said, before turning to see Rena and Keiichi standing in front of him. "We knew you were following us." Rena said, causing Adam's eyes to widen. "Really?" he asked, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "Could have sworn I was better at tailing people." He said, causing his two friends to laugh. "So, what brings you two to this dump?" he asked, making Keiichi jerked his head towards Rena. "Rena here likes to 'salvage' stuff from here." He said, before Adam saw that Rena had slipped into 'Kawaii Mode' again. "They're so kyute!" she squealed, causing Keiichi to roll his eyes. "Alright, so what you got your eye on the day, Rena?" Adam asked, before the girl smiled. "Follow me." She said, before leading the two boys to a pile of wood. If Adam was honest, it looked like she was preparing to set it alight.
"Look under that wood." Rena said, before Adam knelt down and checked under the wood, where he saw a statue of the infamous Colonel Sanders from a nearby fast food restaurant. "You want the Colonel?" he asked, before Rena nodded. "The only problem, is we can't get him out. He's stuck." Keiichi said, before Adam smiled. "Is that so?" he asked, before placing both hands under the wood, and pulling up. Slowly, the pile of wood shifted, to the amazement of his friends, until there was enough space to move the Colonel. "Go." He grunted, before Keiichi nodded and dived under the timber, dragging the statue out. "Here you go, Rena." The boy said, passing the Colonel to Rena, who hugged the model tightly, spinning round in circles. "So kyute!" she squealed, before looking to Adam, who had let go of the timber. "Where did you become strong enough to lift that much wood at once? You don't look like the type to work out." She asked, before Adam smirked while cracking his arm. "Having to lift large parts, especially engines, into car frames makes you…fill out a bit quicker." He explained, before the two nodded. "Alright, now, shouldn't you get your treasure home?" he asked Rena, who nodded. "Yeah, I will. Thanks, Adam!" she said, before taking off. Looking to Keiichi, Adam said, "Go on. Get after her.", to which the boy nodded and shot off after Rena. "Alright, now to get home." Adam thought to himself, before climbing back up to his bike. "Alright, let's ride." He said, putting his helmet on, before kicking his bike into action, and peeling off.
Arriving back at his house, Adam parked his bike back in the garage, next to the Charger. "Back where it belongs." He thought to himself, before hanging up his helmet, and entering the living room. "The bike working then?" Jamie asked, when Adam entered the room. "Yeah, thankfully. Met Rena and Keiichi at the dump." His brother replied, before Jamie raised an eyebrow. "What were they doing at the dump?" he asked, before they heard a phone start to ring. "Rena likes to collect random junk as 'treasures'." Adam explained, before pulling his phone out of his pocket. "Hello?" he asked, answering the call and putting the phone on speaker. "I understand yourself and your brother are the ones to talk to if one needs drivers." The voice on the other end said, before Adam looked to Jamie, who had raised an eyebrow. Looking back to the phone, he said…
"We're listening."
A/N: And I hope you enjoyed the chapter. If anyone else has watched or played Higurashi, you'll probably have been able to guess who was on the other end of the call. Anyway, I'll see you all next chapter. Madman out!