az: R&R as usual.
Easy out: Sakisaka's side
Written by Izzu alias honou-no-izumi
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He had to admit—even if it was just to himself—that he was anxious. He had thought that there was a possibility that Ainosuke might somehow figure out his next target just from his intuition but he never really take it seriously. (Ainosuke can't be so reckless.) So when he had heard from Kato that he did ended up going to Nanbu and was stupid enough to not run away, even his own heart had raced. Not sure if it was that was because of the speed car ride earlier (thank goodness he had let Kato drive. He knew that if he was on the driver's seat, they won't just speed; the car would fly!), or the race up the flights of stair or his own anxiousness about Ainosuke's safety.
Yes, he did worry about Ainosuke. If he died in this explosion, there was no point on leaving those clues about their underground base.
He might as well just turn himself in and get shot by Noriko while he's at it. It won't be too hard to do, Yoshida and her should still be around this building and Kato was right beside him...
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It's too long already and no explosion. So, Ainosuke should be fine!
That had been his thoughts when they finally reaching to top and seeing Sayama Hitomi crying nearby. He almost snorted as he waved at Kato to allow both of them to ram the door together.
Silly Ainosuke, how did you manage to conveniently found something big enough to block that door?
Yumehito tried not to run so fast and watched Kato and Sayama rushed towards Ainosuke.
Honestly, Ainosuke... the things that you do that can make my heart race in fear. Don't do things that you yourself aren't so sure that it would work! You're shaking all over, for crying out loud!
He slowed his pace as he silently watched Sayama Hitomi doing the very action that he wished he could do and berating his brother for such stupid action. Somehow he wondered, was this the same little boy that he had used to protect all this time? Was this the same Ainosuke that he had known for so long?
"What were you thinking?" Sayama Hitomi had cried as Ainosuke looked up towards him. He had to bite his lips to not back away from that hopeful look.
Please don't look at me like that, Ainosuke!
"You were able to deactivate the bomb. How amazing, despite how you're just a junior high student."
Ainosuke's appearance changed immediately, which was a better look if he had to say it. Kato mentioned about his own marvel about Ainosuke's superb instincts as Yume took the chance to offer his own compliments. His adorable brother deserved that kind of praise after all the hard work he had done.
What he had not expect, was hearing Ainosuke's replies right after.
"It wasn't me who was amazing... it was my brother who was the amazing one."
"Eh?"
"My brother... knew a lot of things and he can do many things..."
Now, now... Ainosuke. Are you trying to convince yourself and everyone about something or what? Why did you raise the topic of our last conversation towards these two other people? I never told you to keep hoping for everything to go back to the way it used to be. I won't hope for that. I cannot go back. There was no turning back from this path, stop fooling yourself.
"Sorry... but I cannot understand what you were talking about."
"Brother..."
He sighed, ignoring the looks the other two should be directing at him now. He knelt as he drew closer to his brother.
I guess I did push you too hard this time.
"Ainosuke-kun, you must have been shaken throughout this whole ordeal. Really... you needed to take a rest somewhere—"
Yume had just idly reaching out to take Ainosuke's arm before the screaming started and they were moving and Ainosuke telling him that they should die together. He didn't even know if he himself had been so surprised at this that he had not, fought hard enough to stop his brother from this stupidity; or that he had also thought of suddenly jumping from on top of the building with his brother.
I mean... why not?
He never tried it before after all...
But Ainosuke, you were wrong.
I can't do just about everything...