A/N I wanted this chapter to focus less on Rin give more information to some sketchy parts in the first chapter. So there won't be a lot of screen time for the pretty brunette
Okay so I don't want to confuse any one, but in italics are the thoughts of the characters. If it that still confuses anyone just let me know.
Is it weird that im writing this story while listening to Disney princess music? Lol nothing like a bunch a cheerful teenagers singing about true love to pump out a creative abuse.
Rin stared off into space as she sat in the cold metal chair next to a random officer's desk. Last night's events still turning through her mind.
Though with a mask of emotionless indifference, she quietly listened in on the officers' conversation a few paces away from her. The officers wrote off her silence as emotional shock produced by prior events. The little the law enforcers knew about Rin was given to them by an elderly couple that live next door to the Sunada house hold.
"Hey Jones what did the neighbors say about the Sunadas", said Officer Kazu who was assigned with gathering information on the girl and her family. So far all he had was a statement from the neighbors that lived nest to the Sunada home. And while the information they provided was helpful, the testimony of the Sunada girl would benefit the case much more that what the neighbors were able to hear over the storm.
Mr. and Mrs. Kobayashi had lived in the neighborhood for the past twenty. They were ordinary people that lived everyday ordinary lives. Mr. Kobayashi had met Mrs. Kobayashi at the young age of twenty-six, fell in love, married, had a child and now lived peacefully together in their two bedroom home. When the Sunada family moved in next door eleven years ago, the older couple welcomed them into the area with open arms. Mrs. Kobayashi had taken an immediate liking to the quite brown eyed Sunada daughter who bore a startling resemblance to their own daughter. The two wives would often meet over brunch and have outings together while the older woman would relentlessly spoil young Rin with gifts and treats. Though Mrs. Kobayashi always harbored a slight uneasiness for Hotaru. As the families grew closer, The Kobayashis easily fit into a grandparent's position for Rin. But, as time wore on the two families grew distance with the start of Hotaru's strange behavior. The elders not knowing how to respond with the younger family's sudden change in behavior. For all that the Kobayashis did to remain close to the young family was met with lukewarm promises of invitations to family dinners and halfhearted meetings outside. Soon even that disappeared and was replaced by frightened glances and complete avoidance. So to remain good neighbors and to keep out of the other family life, The Kobayashis abide by new unspoken rules and left the family to they're own devices. Still, as the years passed, whenever Mrs. Kobayashi would see Rin or Aio she always gave an encouraging smile or friendly wave.
"Nothing much really to help with the case. Lady Kobayashi said the two families were really close when that girl over there was young but started drifting away when the Dad started acting strange. Had the girl and victim on some sort of time schedule. Said she had suspected the Sunada Dad was bad news and had even seen a bruise or two on our victim but never said anything as courtesy to Aio Sunada", said Jones as he read off of his notes. He shifted his gaze to the teenage girl sitting in the chair next to his partner's desk.
Poor girl is still sitting there staring at the wall. Rin had been in the same position since the officers picked her up off the street. Mr. Kobayashi had heard the argument take place at the Sunada household. Aio Sunada's screams and please were caught over the thunderous rain storm. When the older couple heard the loud crash, they didn't falter calling law enforcement in fear of Rin and Aio's safety. Though they're interference was late regarding Mrs. Aio, the officers were able to pick up Rin. The couple also provided much needed information about the young teen that they were not able to get from the girl herself.
An orphan again with no one to turn to. Officer Kazu thought about the girls poor circumstances. Even now a full day after the incident, she just sat and stared off into space. A face set in stone devoid of any emotion. Cloudy brown eyes swimming in sorrow. Kazu turned and headed to his partner jones desk that faced his. Although the girl seemed to in another world, it didn't feel right to discuss where to put her for the next couple of days.
Kazu leaned toward Jones and said in a quieted tone, "Im going to get started on the paperwork to get child services down here. I don't know where the girl will go. She doesn't have any family on record except for the deceased mother and Lord knows she ain't going back to the father".
"Yeah I heard Detective Shu was assigned to this case and you know how he gets when the preliminary work isn't done", Jones whispered back.
Where Rin ended up next would depend on what her case worker and Detective decided. Since Hotaru had fled the home before the police got to the scene, where she ended up was crucial even though she had not reviled any information to help the case yet.