"You knew and you didn't tell me?"
"It wasn't my place to tell!"
"You could've at least given me some sort of small hint."
"Well what was I supposed to say? 'Hey Sasuke, just wanted to inform you that your girlfriend's parents are dead and her brother is a suspect in killing them.' That wouldn't have gone well at all!"
"It's better than having my father freakin mail me the case file!"
I caught myself yelling and took a deep breath to calm down. As soon as I had time to sit down and think I called Naruto about Rimi's family. Since he's her best friend I thought he could help me out, but he hasn't said one useful thing the whole time he's been in my room.
"Look," he said after calming himself. "I didn't tell you because Rimi asked me not to tell anyone."
"Well that's obvious," I grumbled.
"Let me finish! She asked me not to tell anyone because as soon as people find out they judge her for still being around her brother."
I stiffened. The thought of Rimi being around her brother, someone who may have killed her parents, really set me on edge. She can be in great danger but refuse to acknowledge it.
"How can she still stand to be near him?"
"That's something you have to ask her," he responded. "But if you do mention it, don't talk about it in a way that makes it seem like she's a terrible person, and that Kenta is also bad. Remember, it says he's a suspect, not the actually killer."
"But there's a chance he did kill them."
"And there's a chance he didn't. All I know is that Rimi still loves him greatly, and if she trusts him then that's all that matters.
I sighed, sliding a hand down my face in frustration realizing he was right. It wasn't that I didn't trust Rimi's judgment; I just worried about her safety. Then again, if Kenta isn't the murder then that means the real one is still out there somewhere. The thought of her being in danger from some random stranger started to cloud the thought of her being in danger from her brother.
"Please don't tell her I told you any of this," Naruto pleaded. "I promised her I wouldn't say a word."
I shook my head. "I won't. Technically you didn't tell me anything I didn't find out from my ass of a father. If he thinks I'm going to break up with her over this he has another thing coming."
"Does he honestly think you'll break up with Rimi because her parents were killed?"
"He thinks that if this is what she grew up with, an imperfect family, then that must mean something is wrong with her also and he doesn't want her to tarnish the Uchiha name by having a relationship with me."
He narrowed his eyes. "I knew your dad was a jerk but I didn't think he'd act like a total dick."
"Tell me about it."