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Eyes For Jupiter  Chapter 4

By: Seiyaferret

The first stop I wanted to make was my bank.  I wanted to withdraw some money to buy groceries later, and perhaps some clothes for Rein.  The next stop was the Library.  I was curious to know if there was an obituary for Rein's brother. 

            We quickly entered and left the bank.  Then we headed towards the Library.  I guess curiosity got the better of him and he asked, "Why are we going to the library?"

            "I was wondering if there was an obituary on your brother or an article about his death.  Maybe it could give you some leads."

            "That's something I never even thought of.  I guess it won't hurt anything to look."

            We quickly went over to the library's computer that handled all the newspaper and magazine articles.  "When did you stop receiving letters from your brother?"

            "The last one was dated March 10th, but it always took two weeks for me to get his letters in the mail."

            "Well, first let's see if we can find his name mentioned anywhere in the papers.  What's your brother's name?" I asked.

"Montgomery North.  He hated that name though, and always went by Monty."

I did a search on Montgomery North starting from the 10th of March on.  Within a few seconds we had a hit.

"Bingo," I said.  "There is one hit for a Montgomery North for March 21st.  So now all we do is get the microfiche and well print it off."

I quickly went and plucked the correct microfiche cartridge out of the revolving rack and stuck it in the machine.  I had the article up in no time.  It wasn't much, just an obituary listing.  I printed it off and handed it to Rein.  "I'm sorry that this is all there is."

"That's Ok." Rein replied.  "This is more than I had to begin with." 

He stood there starring at the sheet of paper.  I felt so bad for him.  I only wished that there were more I could do to comfort him. Like kiss him, my mind said.  Whoa, where did that come from? I can't go and just kiss him.  I barely even know him!  How the heck did that thought even enter my brain?  I glanced down at my watch and noticed it was 11:52 AM.  "Oh, no!  We're gonna be late!  Come on!  Rei is going to kill me!"

I grabbed Rein's hand and we were off in a flash, rushing to the Crown.  We made it there in record time, but unfortunately we were still five minutes late.  When we got there the whole gang was already there waiting.  Rei looked lit she was fit to be tied.  She was obviously annoyed with me.

"I'm sorry we kept you waiting," I apologized. 

"It's not like you to be late.  Maybe Usagi is rubbing off on you," Rei said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry.  We were doing some research at the library and lost track of time.  But I do need to talk to all of you.  It's very important to me."

"Usagi noticed the concern in my eyes and asked, "Mako-chan, what's wrong?  And who is that?"

"This is my friend Rein North.  Rein I would like you to meet my closest friends, this is Ami, Minako, Rei, Usagi and Mamoru."  Before I could continue Rein interrupted me.

"I'm sorry, but I need a word with Makoto."

He pulled me aside and whispered to me, "I don't think that I should bring your friends in this.  I don't want to trouble them."

"Rein, please trust me.  My friends can help.  Just give them a chance."

He let out a sigh and said, "All right."

We went back over to the booth and sat down.  My friends waited patiently for me to begin.  "Ok here's the deal.  Rein is my friend.  His brother died about three months ago.  The only problem is that we don't know why or what happened.  I was late today because we were at the library trying to find anything in the newspapers about it." I stopped and waited.

"Well?" asked Rei.  "Did you find anything?" 

I shook my head.  "Not really.  Just a short one-line obituary that says his brother was laid to rest on March 19th.   No other details were mentioned."

"So why did you need to meet with us?" asked Minako.

"I am at a lost of what or where to go next," said Rein.  Makoto here has kindly offered me a helping hand.  I don't want to pass my problems on to you but she talked me into coming down here and telling you this."

"I thought that together we could help him uncover the mystery surrounding his brother's death," I finished.

I waited patiently while my friends digested this information.  Then Usagi piped up.  "Of course we'll help you!  Any friend of yours is a friend of ours.  Right guys?"

Every one nodded in agreement.  I was so relieved.  Of course I knew that they would agree to help.  That's the kind of people they are.  Always there to give a helping hand.

"But we will need some more information," said Mamoru.  "Like his name, a picture, where he was last seen, and where he lived."

"Oh, here's the obituary."  I handed it to Mamoru. 

"I'm afraid I can't give you much information on his exact where-abouts.  He moved frequently.  This was the last place he was, or at least I think so.  His last letter was postmarked from Tokyo Post Office 152.  His name was Montgomery North, or Monty for short.  And he was my identical twin."

"Wow a twin!" squealed Minako.  "I wish I was a twin!" 

Rei just shook her head at Minako.  "Then we would be in double trouble if we ever got sick.  I shudder at the thought."

Everyone had bust up laughing at the memory of Nurse Minako, or rather Nurse Disaster. 

Rein sat there uncomfortably while we reminisced.  "Look, I really didn't intend to come here.  I only came because Makoto talked me into it.  I sorry I bothered you all."

I sat there stunned.  I didn't know what else to say.  I knew that my friends were willing to help, but he still seemed reluctant to accept it.  I was trying to come up with a way to stop him from refusing when Usagi spoke up.

"Please, let us help you." 

She had laid her hand on top of his.  He looked down at it and something changed in him. 

Usagi continued, "I know you have a tremendous pain.  We cannot take that away, but it will lessen in time.  Let us help you."

Rein nodded his head and looked at Usagi.  "There is wisdom beyond your years within you.  Thank you, I will accept your help."

I let out the breath that I was holding, and looked at Rein.  He looked back at me with his wonderful green eyes.  I almost forgot my name.

"I can start a search on the Internet and ask my mother if anyone by your brother's name was ever admitted to the hospital," said Ami.

"Have you checked with the Police department to see if there was any police records on him?" asked Mamoru?

Rein nodded.  "They don't have anything except for his driving record, which is spotless."

"What about where he worked or lived?" 

"I have tried those places as well.  No one would talk to me.  They would just say yea he work or lived here and shut the door in my face.  I have a feeling he got mixed up in something bad."

"I think that we should start a neighborhood canvass.  Go door to door.  Maybe someone will tell us something," said Rei.

"Good idea.  We can start it tomorrow," said Mamoru.  He turned back to Rein and said, "If you could give us his work place and home address, I can come up with maps tonight for everyone."

Rein reached into his back pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.  "Here are both of them."  He handed it to Mamoru.  "I can't tell you how much this means to me.  My brother was all I had left of my family."

I sensed that it was time to get Rein away from the rest of the gang.  I casually looked down at my watch and noticed it was 1:30PM.  "Hey Rein, we need to get going if we're going to make that movie," I lied.  Luckily Rein took the hint and stood up with me.  "Thanks again," he said.  Then we were off.

After we left the crown and turned the corner, he stopped.  He looked at me and said, "How did you know I needed to get out of there?"

I shrugged my shoulders.  "I dunno.  You just looked like you were ready to break down."  It was then I noticed a tear escaping his eye.  I reached up to his face to wipe away the tear.  My hand lingered on his cheek feeling his strong cheekbones.  He had closed his eyes and just stood there letting me touch him.  At that moment, it seemed that the dam had finally burst in him.  More tears fell down his face.  I have never in my life seen a man cry.  He didn't wail like Usagi, but just had silent tears coming down from his beautiful eyes.  I couldn't take it anymore.  I did something that I thought I would never do.  I took him in my arms and let him release his pain that he has been holding in for God only knows how long.   I just stood there on the street corner holding him, comforting him.  I didn't even notice all the strange looks that passer-by's gave us.  He needed this as much as I did.  For I realized at that moment that it was this man that I loved.  It was this man that I wanted in my life.  I only hoped that he wanted me too.