Chapter VI: Nemesis
Ever since they were children, Eto is always aware that Arima Kishou or Kishou Washuu is pretty much special like her. The man is no ordinary human because no human can be as perfect as the stoic man. She knows him as much as he knows her. Her father used to be one of the best vampire hunters working under the direct order of Tsuneyoshi's unit until he betrayed them and her mother died because of it. Since then she promised herself to never show weakness in front of any Washuu. The clan is mysterious enough to arouse suspicions but they are too influential that no one would ever dare to lay a finger on them. They are invincible but not for eternity.
"Oi Washuu" Eto called out as Nimura Furuta stormed out of Kishou's office. The boy halted.
"What do you want bitch?" Nimura knew that Eto knows about his ancestry because she used to be a student of the garden too like him, Arima Kishou and a few chosen members of the Washuu clan.
"How does it feel to be treated like a piece of trash by your father?" She grinned haughtily and the next thing she knows is that Nimura pinned her into the wall, his hands circling her wrists.
"Die you fucking whore" Nimura barely could contain his temper, one of these days he promised himself that he'll kill this woman brutally.
"Is that how you treat your future sister-in-law?" She stared at the boy. "Ah forgive. I forgot that you are disowned"
"DIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIE" He punched the wall, hard enough to leave a hole and turning his back, he left.
"Must you really do that?" Kishou glared at his fiancée. The woman loves teasing his brother which always ends up in angering Nimura.
"He's too sensitive that I can't stop teasing him. Anyway, what should we do?
Tatara told me that he saw your protégé Haise is visiting the same human who dated your younger sister"
"…"
"We should visit him too. Tatara I mean"
Kaneki Ken stares at his twin brother. Haise is really so different from him because at a tender age of 18, he already achieved a lot of things such as becoming a well-known investigator. Apparently he also has lots of friends, a complete opposite of him because he only has Hide.
"Are you listening?" Haise worriedly asked. Today, he visited Ken again just like every single day since he met him. He wants to get to know his brother more but Ken always zoomed out.
"Ummm yes. It's just that you are so amazing"
"I am planning to retire and attend Kamii with you next year. I also want to live here. Don't worry; I made sure to save a lot from my salary! We can go to school together and have lots of friends" Haise chirped.
"H-Huh? He was shocked that his brother already planned his future with him. Ken unconsciously cried because aside from Hide, Haise also made him feel special and loved.
"W-wait… please you don't cry" Haise pulled his brother into a warm hug. "I am sorry if I said something horrible"
"I am just happy" Ken hugged him back. Haise is warm and welcoming. He wished that he met him sooner.
Tsuneyoshi entered the clandestine chamber that belonged to V. He reported to the man sitting at the throne. Lowering his head slightly, he greets him.
"Ah if it is not my favoured son" He eyed the younger man and he observed that he looked troubled for a second. A chuckle escaped his lips for his son only shows that kind of expression if something happened to one of his children.
"Father" Tsuneyoshi started as he glanced at the current head of V. His father is fairly tall and his long dark coloured hair parted in the middle. Just like everyone in V, he is wearing a black suit over his black long sleeves shirt with a red necktie. Somehow he reminded Tsuneyoshi of his youngest son Nimura.
"So what do I owe your sudden visit? Did something happen? Also, how many times do I have to tell you that you do not need to keep your façade when you are in front of me?" He smoothly walked towards his son. The younger man who resembles him a lot except his hair is shorter and combed neatly.
"We failed to capture Akihiro Kanou who stole the binge drinker's body from the hospital. I deeply apologized"
"Is that so? Anyway how's Kishou? I heard that he successfully eliminated the vampire faction in Shinjuku"
"He's well as always"
"What about your prodigal son?"
"I gave an order for him to be transferred under the direct command of Kishou"
"Hm such a shame that Kijima Shiki died. He used to be my loyal lapdog too and he gave me interesting reports about your son"
"Such as?"
"He said that Nimura is been acting weird lately"
"He's always been weird even as a child"
"And yet you loved him the most and doted on him more than any of your illegitimate children" He teased his son, the younger man twitched in return.
"If there's nothing else you need me to do, I would like to go back to the Bureau"
"You understand do you? What that boy's fate is?" This time around playfulness on his part was already idly forgotten. "We have no need for two kings"