The? Death Sakuragi Hanamichi
Chapter 2: Bribe
5:30 p.m. Locked classroom of Ryonan High
Yohei smiled. His plan was going according to plan. With Hikoichi working with him, solving the mystery of Hanamichi's death would be easy! Now, all he had to do was think of where to start. Wait a minute. That was what Hikoichi was for! Could he become gotten any stupider?
"Hikoichi, where should we start?"
Hikoichi thought for a second. Yohei's heart bumped inside himself quickly. Faster and faster and faster. Finally, Hikoichi had something.
"You said something about that notebook told you something?" Yohei nodded in response.
"May I look at it?" Hickoichi asked.
Yohei placed the notebook in front of him. He clutched in tightly in his hand. He didn't want Hikoichi to see everything in the notebook. It felt like betraying Hanamichi. So, he compromised.
"Which part did you want to look at?"
"Any part that look suspicious to you. Aything that looks suspicious shouldn't be overlooked." stated Hikoichi. He seemed different somehow, but Yohei couldn't comprehend how. So, Yohei opened the notebook and turned to the page where he had seen the English lettering-the last entry.
"Here," said Yohei while shoving the notebook towards Hikoichi. "Take a look at this entry. I had a hard time reading it, but maybe you can find something."
Hikoichi examined the page carefully with such precision, even his own sister would have been surprised! At last, Hikoichi out the notebook down-the pages still open- and looked at Yohei.
"I didn't understand most of it, but may I ask you a few questions?"
"A-Hai." Yohei responded. Though, he wouldn't know what to understand. What kind of questions would Hikoichi come up with after looking at a notebook for only a few minutes.
"First, Hikoichi asked, "Is this really Sakuragi-san's handwriting?"
"Yes." retorted Yohei. It really was his writing. He was one of the rare people that could miraculously read it.
"Did he always write down, 'but that won't happen anytime soon-" at the end of every entry?"
"Yes."
"Was there anything at all that would lead Sakuragi-san to suicide?"
"There was only that one time when Haruko said that she hated him, but they were as close as ever at that time! She even gave him a belated birthday present!"
"I see. Last question: Do you understand any of these characters. They don't look like any kind of Japanese I've seen. They don't even look Chinese! 'Might be English."
"I never paid much attention to English and neither did Hanamichi. It must be something else, but I highly doubt Hanamichi ever learning anything other than Japanese. And he still has trouble in that subject!"
"So, who can we check to see who would know? There's a chance that it could just be scribbles and knowing Sakuragi-san, it probably is."
"Maybe we shouldn't look so much into this. I mean, this is Hanamichi we're talking about!"
"But Yohei-san, this might be the killer's writing! It could be a clue or something!"
"But the writing looks like Hanamichi's!"
"Then let's find someone who would know what the hell this is!"
"Fine!"
Although Yohei was slightly surprised at the fact that a good-boy like Hikoichi said 'hell,' he still had priorities and unlike other times, he had to stay focused. A weirder silence than all the others passes. This time it was time for Hikoichi only to wait. Yohei had to think, and that must be done now. Who, out of all the people that Hanamichi would know, would know if his best friend could write in a different language? Then, like a sting in the head, was the answer found. It was so obvious! SHE would know, of course. That should have been a no-brainer!
"Let's go to Hanamichi's house, then."Yohei stated. Hikoichi's eyes widened.
"Who would be there? I mean, we can't just go barging into someone's house!"
"Don't worry, I'm a good friend to all the people that live and used to live there."
"Who's the person we'll talk to when we get there."
"Hanamichi's mother- Mrs. Sakuragi. She may be a workaolic, but she should still be there. She's a bit sensitive, so you'll have to be careful about what you say. She's also been a bit distressed since the -er-tragedy and her work's probably going overboard at the moment. She's a bit of a mess, you know. An introvert just like her son."
Yohei gulped. Just hearing about her seemed to make him nervous. Yohei hoped that no foul words would be exchanged between the time, and that they would get along all right. He led Hikoichi towards the door, but before he opened it, he was suddenly presented with a fistful of yen in front of his face. Hikoichi was giving him a whole lot o' dough!
"What this for?" Yohei questioned. Why would this guy suddenly give him all this? It's too suspicious. Yohei had had his share of suspicious things, and this was just too much.
"Hush money," Hikoichi replied. "Don't tell anyone about anything involving the Ryonan team accidentally getting drunk. It could lead us to lots of trouble."
Okay, it sounded reasonable. Yohei took the money, shoved it in his pockets, and went off. Hikoichi followed him frantically. Yohei probably went too fast for him. But as the two went off, Yohei couldn't help but have this feeling that someone was watching them. What fact did he forget so easily?
As the two left school, the feeling shook off and both were anxious to meet Mrs. Sakuragi. They were right in front of the tiny house, yet the tiniest house on the block seemed to be the most threatening. All anxious feeling rose even greater and Yohei opened the door.
Author End Notes: Yay! I'm finally done with the 3rd chapter! Don't worry all of you, Sakuragi WILL be avenged! Don't worry either , the only deaths in this story mentioned will be only of Sakuragi males. Remember, I'm still taking torture requests! I'll keep taking them for a long while. And to tell you the truth, they look like cousins to me. Weird. Thank you for the reviews!
Chapter 2: Bribe
5:30 p.m. Locked classroom of Ryonan High
Yohei smiled. His plan was going according to plan. With Hikoichi working with him, solving the mystery of Hanamichi's death would be easy! Now, all he had to do was think of where to start. Wait a minute. That was what Hikoichi was for! Could he become gotten any stupider?
"Hikoichi, where should we start?"
Hikoichi thought for a second. Yohei's heart bumped inside himself quickly. Faster and faster and faster. Finally, Hikoichi had something.
"You said something about that notebook told you something?" Yohei nodded in response.
"May I look at it?" Hickoichi asked.
Yohei placed the notebook in front of him. He clutched in tightly in his hand. He didn't want Hikoichi to see everything in the notebook. It felt like betraying Hanamichi. So, he compromised.
"Which part did you want to look at?"
"Any part that look suspicious to you. Aything that looks suspicious shouldn't be overlooked." stated Hikoichi. He seemed different somehow, but Yohei couldn't comprehend how. So, Yohei opened the notebook and turned to the page where he had seen the English lettering-the last entry.
"Here," said Yohei while shoving the notebook towards Hikoichi. "Take a look at this entry. I had a hard time reading it, but maybe you can find something."
Hikoichi examined the page carefully with such precision, even his own sister would have been surprised! At last, Hikoichi out the notebook down-the pages still open- and looked at Yohei.
"I didn't understand most of it, but may I ask you a few questions?"
"A-Hai." Yohei responded. Though, he wouldn't know what to understand. What kind of questions would Hikoichi come up with after looking at a notebook for only a few minutes.
"First, Hikoichi asked, "Is this really Sakuragi-san's handwriting?"
"Yes." retorted Yohei. It really was his writing. He was one of the rare people that could miraculously read it.
"Did he always write down, 'but that won't happen anytime soon-" at the end of every entry?"
"Yes."
"Was there anything at all that would lead Sakuragi-san to suicide?"
"There was only that one time when Haruko said that she hated him, but they were as close as ever at that time! She even gave him a belated birthday present!"
"I see. Last question: Do you understand any of these characters. They don't look like any kind of Japanese I've seen. They don't even look Chinese! 'Might be English."
"I never paid much attention to English and neither did Hanamichi. It must be something else, but I highly doubt Hanamichi ever learning anything other than Japanese. And he still has trouble in that subject!"
"So, who can we check to see who would know? There's a chance that it could just be scribbles and knowing Sakuragi-san, it probably is."
"Maybe we shouldn't look so much into this. I mean, this is Hanamichi we're talking about!"
"But Yohei-san, this might be the killer's writing! It could be a clue or something!"
"But the writing looks like Hanamichi's!"
"Then let's find someone who would know what the hell this is!"
"Fine!"
Although Yohei was slightly surprised at the fact that a good-boy like Hikoichi said 'hell,' he still had priorities and unlike other times, he had to stay focused. A weirder silence than all the others passes. This time it was time for Hikoichi only to wait. Yohei had to think, and that must be done now. Who, out of all the people that Hanamichi would know, would know if his best friend could write in a different language? Then, like a sting in the head, was the answer found. It was so obvious! SHE would know, of course. That should have been a no-brainer!
"Let's go to Hanamichi's house, then."Yohei stated. Hikoichi's eyes widened.
"Who would be there? I mean, we can't just go barging into someone's house!"
"Don't worry, I'm a good friend to all the people that live and used to live there."
"Who's the person we'll talk to when we get there."
"Hanamichi's mother- Mrs. Sakuragi. She may be a workaolic, but she should still be there. She's a bit sensitive, so you'll have to be careful about what you say. She's also been a bit distressed since the -er-tragedy and her work's probably going overboard at the moment. She's a bit of a mess, you know. An introvert just like her son."
Yohei gulped. Just hearing about her seemed to make him nervous. Yohei hoped that no foul words would be exchanged between the time, and that they would get along all right. He led Hikoichi towards the door, but before he opened it, he was suddenly presented with a fistful of yen in front of his face. Hikoichi was giving him a whole lot o' dough!
"What this for?" Yohei questioned. Why would this guy suddenly give him all this? It's too suspicious. Yohei had had his share of suspicious things, and this was just too much.
"Hush money," Hikoichi replied. "Don't tell anyone about anything involving the Ryonan team accidentally getting drunk. It could lead us to lots of trouble."
Okay, it sounded reasonable. Yohei took the money, shoved it in his pockets, and went off. Hikoichi followed him frantically. Yohei probably went too fast for him. But as the two went off, Yohei couldn't help but have this feeling that someone was watching them. What fact did he forget so easily?
As the two left school, the feeling shook off and both were anxious to meet Mrs. Sakuragi. They were right in front of the tiny house, yet the tiniest house on the block seemed to be the most threatening. All anxious feeling rose even greater and Yohei opened the door.
Author End Notes: Yay! I'm finally done with the 3rd chapter! Don't worry all of you, Sakuragi WILL be avenged! Don't worry either , the only deaths in this story mentioned will be only of Sakuragi males. Remember, I'm still taking torture requests! I'll keep taking them for a long while. And to tell you the truth, they look like cousins to me. Weird. Thank you for the reviews!