Chapter 6: A Short Bygone Reminisced
Reminder: English is not my first Language. Ignore it if you'll see or notice some grammatical errors!
Disclaimer: I don't own Brothers Conflict! Just Rina Inagami and other OCs in the story.
"Are you heading to your new job Rin-chan?" Ema asked her while they were walking and heading home that afternoon, well more likely to Ema and Yusuke. Rina nodded her head while Yusuke suddenly twitched his ear as he listened to the two.
"Yes, Ema-chi you can visit me anytime there I will text you the direction if you want."
"Okay! I'll visit you later then and I'll bring Juli." Rina put her arms on Ema's shoulder pulling her closer.
"And don't bring any unnecessary baggage Ema-chi okay~?" Giving Yusuke a malicious side glance, the said guy stopped momentarily from his path and a cold chill ran to his back.
Scary.
Yusuke thought as he followed the two again who were closely chattering about something mainly about Rina's part time job. He was confused, why Rina is having a part time job? Is she having trouble with money? This made his face frown and fixed his eyes on Rina. The said girl abruptly stopped from her track and smiled at Ema.
"Looks like I have to go this way. I'll see you later Ema-chi."
"Yeah, be careful on your way Rin-chan."
Waving at them and saying her 'thanks' and 'you too' she run leaving them alone. When they made sure that her form was gone Yusuke turned his gaze at Ema.
"Uhm… Ema."
She glanced at him and an innocent look appeared on her face. "What is it Yusuke-kun?"
"Why does… Uhm… Rina working..." Rubbing the back of his neck in discomfort he decided not to ask her anymore and swiftly faced his back on her. "Ah never mind … L..Let's just go home." And with that he strolled off, but he was just five steps away from Ema when he noticed that the girl was not following him, he slanted his head looking back at her. "Ema?"
She was silent and her bangs hiding her eyes, he can see how she's holding her bag tightly and a thin line gracing her delicate lips. "Rin-chan was an orphan Yusuke-kun…" His jaw tightened, caught off guard at the information. He doesn't want to intrude or know Rina's life because for him he was still an outsider.
"Ema you don't have to-"
"She needs to help herself and make her own money, she didn't mention this but I think she was hiding something to me which made me conclude that she run away, that's all I can say for now but if you want to know more about her you can ask Rin-chan personally. I'm sure she won't mind sharing her past since you are friends already."
Astounded. Yusuke jaws slacken.
Rina was considering him a friend?
It never crossed his mind about being friend with Rina, she never mentioned it either that's why they were just civil with each other because of Ema... And because she was her childhood best friend.
Catching his silence Ema gave him a tender smile.
"She may be smiling outside but Rin-chan…" Trailing her words and stared at where Rina went off, her tone was sad and concern. Yusuke still remained silent and waited for her to finish but she gradually shook her small head. "Let's go home Yusuke-kun." She stated afterwards ending their talk about Rina.
Yusuke watch her back as she walk away from him leaving him alone in his own thought.
Run away from who?
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Rina decided to change her school uniform into something comfortable, luckily her shift will start at six today, as she walked at the slight busy street she suddenly passed into a small playground. There are children playing and she can't help but smile at the scene and remembered someone or particularly her younger brother. She continued to watch them as she passed by but stopped momentarily from her path and noticed a kid who was sitting alone on a bleacher. Instead of continuing on her way she headed to where the child was and saw that it was an adorable young boy, he was 10-12 years of age and has salmon-colored hair. His doe beautiful brown eyes suddenly landed on her form and blinking at her innocently.
"Do you need something onee-san?"
Oh.
"Uhm nothing… I… I just saw you're alone. Is there any problem?" Rina stuttered as she asked the boy and saw how he gave her a confusing look.
Great, now he thinks I'm creepy.
Rina mentally slapped herself and groaned. "J..Just just never mind."
She was about to leave but stopped when she felt a light touch on her right wrist, looking back at the boy and was taken aback seeing how he's giving her a genuine smile. "You're so kind onee-san! Thank you for worrying. Actually I'm not alone my friends are playing over there." Pointing the direction of the group of children playing not far from them, returning his smile Rina seated beside him.
"Then why are you here? Why are you not playing with them?"
"Hm… we were playing tag when suddenly I tripped on something and got this small wound so I stopped for a moment and seated here." The boy stared at his right knee, Rina saw the wound and gave him a soft look.
"That's a pretty big wound for me, lucky you I got some materials to clean that." Grinning at him and saw how his big brown eyes flickered.
"Eh! Really onee-san? Then can you clean my wound please…"
So adorable.
"Of course."
She crouched down in front of him and started cleaning up his wound, after making sure that it was dirt free she put a band aid on it. "You know, you remind me of my little brother. He's the same age like you…" Rina said quietly as her feature turned gentle and sad but the child didn't notice this because her bangs hiding her eyes.
"Rin-nee! Let's play! Let's play!" A child excitedly said as he continued to jump in front of her. A fourteen year old Rina stared at his little brother.
"Calm down Jiro, I have to finish my homework first then we'll play okay?" She said and turning her attention back at her work.
Jiro pouted. "But I never got a chance to see you the whole day Rin-nee. You we're so busy these past few days…" Rina can't help but gave his brother a tender look, she stood up from her position and went in front of him.
"I'll promise this will not take long then we will play whenever you want and I will buy your favorite ice cream tomorrow, is that fine?" The child's eyes glimmered in happiness and embraced her.
"Yey! Then I'll hold onto that Rin-nee!" Rina hug him back and laugh.
"Hai, hai…"
"Rin-nee I love you."
"Rin-nee! It hurts! Please make it stop!"
"I can't stand it anymore…"
"I..It hurts…"
"I'm sorry Rin-nee."
"Onee-san?" Rina blinked her eyes and focused her stares at the child again who gave her a concern look. "Are you alright onee-san? I've been calling you but you are not answering…"
Damn.
Silence.
"Onee-san?"
"Oh... I'm fine! Don't worry… I just remembered something." Giving the child a close eyes smile and touching his head. "It's all done." He nodded his head and beamed at her in return.
"Thank you so much! Ne, onee-san what's your name?"
"My name's Inagami Rin—"
"Wataru!"
They both looked at the person who called the child's name. Rina saw a tall man with brown hair and wearing a casual clothing, he has this kind and gentle aura around him and a handsome feature that any girls would look at. "Masa-nii!" He exclaimed and waved at him she didn't miss the happy look formed on the child's face. He slowly approached them, noticing that his youngest brother was with a girl he batted his eyes.
"Masa-nii!" Wataru jumped at him and gave him a warm hug, Masaomi smiled at him. "Masa-nii, I got a new friend! She helped me by cleaning my wound! She was kind and pretty!"
Aww… Such a sweet child.
Rina chuckled quietly.
"Really? How did you get a wound?" A concerned look on his face while Masaomi asked his youngest brother and crouched down in front of him.
"Uhm… He tripped on something while playing tag with his friends." Rina said. Masaomi turned his gaze at her.
The girl was slim and average in height, she has a navy black hair which was braided neatly and a deep blue-violet eyes. Pale skin and soft facial appearances. His first thought was she was pretty…
"Masa-nii?"
Snapping his head and shaking off the unexpected thought Masaomi tried to hide his tinted cheeks and smiled at his little brother. He just checked the wound and satisfied that it was done right. Looking at her he smiled warmly. "Thank you so much for helping my brother."
"You're welcome. I just happened to pass here when I noticed he was alone." This time she was grinning at him. "I couldn't ignore him so I approached his direction and see what's wrong…" Her last statement was almost a whisper.
Rina felt a warm touch on her arm and saw Wataru's small hand. "Ne onee-san, I never tell you my name right?" He beamed lightening her mood again, she chuckled and bobbed her head. "My name is Asahina Wataru!"
"And my name is Asahina Masaomi." He smiled. They didn't notice the astonished look on her face as they introduced themselves.
A..Asahina again? Well crap, meeting two Asahina in one day.
"N.. Nice to meet you… I'm Inagami Rin—" Startled at the sudden rang of her phone she excused herself to answer the call. "Shioka-san?"
"I like her Masa-nii, Rin-nee was so kind." Her older brother raised his brows at the sudden declaration.
"Rin-nee?"
"Yes! I will call her Rin-nee! She's my friend now and I hope to see her again. Masa-nii if you are going to pick me up after school you can always find me here from now on!" Masaomi smiled at him and ruffled his hair; he returned his gaze at the said girl who was still busy talking on the phone. He was surprised that his younger brother likes her so much instantly and he can't help but got curious to this young girl. He wants to know about her too, especially that her name is kind of familiar…
"I'm sorry but I have to go I'm gonna be late at my work…"
Rina regretfully said and smiled while Wataru got saddened at the news. "Ehh… Already?"
"Wataru."
"I'm sorry…" Wataru pouted, Rina soothingly stroke his head and grinned.
"Nice meeting you both, Wataru-chan, Masaomi-san… I'll see you around." Waving at them while giving a big smile.
"Rin-nee! I'll see you here at the playground again tomorrow!"
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"What's bothering you kid? You've been quiet since you came here. Is it about your best friend who didn't get here for some family emergency?" Shioka asked as she examined the receipts and computing them. Rina flinched in her position.
"What are you talking about I'm fine Shioka-san! Ema-chi is needed by her new family now… She can always visit me here next time." She smirked.
"Uhu… Then what's bothering you? I've known you for a short time kid but… you couldn't fool me." She gave her a side glance look while still doing her work.
Rin-nee! I'll see you here at the playground again tomorrow!
She bit her lower lip. "I assure you Shioka-san nothing's bothering me." Rina stubbornly said and a scowl appeared on her small face.
"Fine, just go home already your shift is over." Surprised at her order she stared at the clock and saw that her shift was really over, she was thinking too much that she forgot the time. Without saying anything she just nodded her head and left the woman at the counter and didn't see the apprehension look on Shioka's face.
Few minutes have passed before a figure of a girl went outside the café. Rina was having a little headache at what happened today.
Rin-nee! I'll see you here at the playground again tomorrow!
She was bothered. No one ever caledl her that aside from her little brother… And she kinda felt sad hearing that again. Releasing a deep sigh again and strolled off to head home. She wanted to call her friend but Ema was kinda busy right now since she mentioned a while ago on the phone that her twin brothers got a misunderstanding and she needed to do something to help them.
Sigh.
Ema was too kind… No doubt all of her brothers have fallen in love with her, most of them I think…
'Thud.'
"Ow—!"
She grunted in pain as she bumped into someone and falling on her knees, her butt hitting the ground hard. "Damn it, that crappy hurts…" Touching the part that pained she can't stop muttering some curses under her breathe.
Why am I bumping into people lately?! Like literally ugh!
"Are you alright?"
A violet eye stared at her blue-violet ones; he has messy white hair that covering his right eye and a beauty mark under at the lefts side. Rina can't help but remembered one of the Asahina brothers that she met accidentally during her friendship date with Ema. This man has the same features and color of eyes with Asahina Natsume, though they have similar color the eyes of Natsume was serious yet soft, sad and longing but this one was also sad but not like Natsume, it was regretful…? For what? For bumping into her?
"Are you alright miss?" He asked again but this time he was kind of irritated, Rina frowned at that.
"Yeah, at least, thanks to you." She sarcastically answered and standing on her feet. The guy scoffed at her which made Rina's scowl deepened. "What's your problem? You're the one who's blocking the way that's why I bumped into you."
"I was not blocking the way, I was running when I noticed that you are crossing this way and I can't stop myself from knocking you off."
This time Rina scoffed at him and crossed her arms on her chest. "Yeah, whatever at least just say sorry." She didn't miss the annoying look that appears on his handsome face.
Wait did I just think that he's handsome?
"Fine, I'm sorry. Is that okay?"
"You lack of sincerity." She bluntly stated, the guy clicked his tongue in irritation.
"Whatever, I don't need you to lecture me how to say a proper sorry. I don't even know you." And with that he turned his back on her and walked away like nothing happened. Rina was beyond irritated at the attitude of that guy, how dare him walked away and not giving an appropriate sorry to her!
"Calm down Rina… Calm down." She chanted cooling herself down, watching the vanishing figure of the rude guy she can't help but frowned again. "For some reason he reminds me of that brat idol…" Shaking her head and walking away on that street when she noticed a device on the ground. It was a phone and she thought that the guy who ran into her has left this thing.
"Maybe it fell out in his pocket when he ran into me." Muttering to herself while she frowned again. She hated to do this but she needed to bring it back to him even though the guy was so boorish and her conscience won't let her sleep. Grumbling she took the phone and ran to the direction where he last saw the rude dude.
After some minutes of finding the boorish guy she finally saw him under a big cherry tree not far from a bridge. He was sitting there and in deep thought while watching the calm water and the glistening lights coming from the houses on the other side of river. Walking smoothly towards him she observed that he didn't move or stare at her, he didn't notice her presence yet she concluded.
"Sorry to disturb you from your… deep thinking but you left this."
She said casually as she handed the phone to him. He didn't reply to her and just kept staring ahead, completely ignoring her presence. Rina grumbled inwardly in infuriation.
"Hey, are you deaf? I said you left your phone."
Glancing finally at her the guy stared at her hand where his phone was and gently took it. "Thanks."
She remained standing from her spot and watched the weird guy who kept his stares ahead, the sight was kind of familiar that's why she was hesitating to leave. After battling her inner self whether to leave or remained rooted in her position her conscience won again this time. "You know… It's kind of choking you when you keep your thoughts to yourselves especially if you want to let it out… bottling it up may lose your sanity and… and yeah you get the picture."
Look who's talking...
Rina wants to slap herself. Why she was saying that suddenly? Like he was helping the boorish dude, no way in hell she would help him. Okay she was helping him already.
"What's your name?"
He asked her while keeping his stares forward. She didn't respond, instead she seated not far away from him and waited for few minutes.
"I don't give my name to some random weirdo-rude-stranger…"
Rina answered frankly, the guy tilted his lips upward and forming a smirk at the feisty attitude of this girl. "Then if I tell you mine would you tell me yours?"
"Depends…" Gazing finally at her his brows furrowed. "If you sincerely say you're sorry about earlier… I'll consider your offer." she continued with a smug smirk.
Hearing his 'tsk' Rina looked at his direction. "You're irritating." He almost hissed but not much annoyed this time. She laughed quietly which made the guy turned his stare back at her and a little surprise shown on his face.
"I usually got that first impression a lot."
"And you are happy with that?"
A devilish grin appears on her lips. "Of course not, it's just that… It's fascinating to see some people's reaction." Puffing her cheeks she went on. "Unfortunately you are one of them." Suddenly her tone turned into dull and stared at him blankly. A long silence emitted the air before a loud cackled heard from the guy beside her. "Great you're laughing." She mockingly stated.
The guy continued from laughing and wiping some tears that formed in his eyes. "Sorry… I..haha… You're so blunt and it's funny!" He managed to say between laughs. Raising her eyebrow she grumbled afterwards and muttered something incoherent.
"Well at least you forgot you're problem for a while." Abruptly stopped from laughing the guy gaped at her. "I'm not trying to cheer you up jerk if that's what you're thinking…" She mumbled and glanced at the other direction, she didn't notice the genuine smile emerged on his mouth.
Another silence plugged them again but this time a comfortable one. The falling petals of cherry blossom dancing along with the cold air that made Rina shivered from her position, looking at her wrist watch she decided to go home since it was very late and she still have a class tomorrow.
"I should go." She announced and standing on her feet.
"Ehh~ Already? But I still need some company."
His tone turned into a childish one which made Rina hauled up her eyebrow again at his sudden changed of behavior. Noticing also his pouty lips she can't help but laughed quietly.
So he acts like a child sometimes.
Rolling her eyes she retorted. "Oh please… I think you can managed on your own." Patting her pants to remove some dirt she looked at him again. "Have a good night." She said and began to march away from him.
"I'm sorry about earlier…"
Pausing from her track she stared at him through her shoulder and Rina can feel the sincerity in his tone this time. "My name's Tsubaki…" The guy gave her a teasing smile and continued. "Asahina Tsubaki. Since I sincerely apologized to you may I know your name?" She batted her eyelashes and her jaw dropped a little.
Well sh*t, three Asahina in a day.
Trying to hide her surprised face by smiling she answered him finally. "Rina… Inagami Rina." Turning her back to him finally and walked away as the air become colder…
But it's not kind of cold that would make you shiver and sick it was the kind of cold that really warm you inside for some strange reason…
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