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Chapter 5

"Yoshimori! YOSHIMORI!" Tokine shouted and shouted, but ofcourse, Yoshimori couldn't hear a thing. Yes, due of shockness and losing a lot of blood, he could not hear Tokine's voice. The voice that belongs to the person he loves the most. He was just thankful nothing happened. Not injured, hurt, or anything. But in case he didn't notice, she did got hurt. Not physically, but mentally. Her heart was just got hurt because of her unwareness towards Yoshimori. But this time, after seing Yoshimori got badly injured because of herself, it got much worse.

Tokine's body is shaking. She can only see him lying there with blood all over. What should I do? What should I do? I can't move my body... Why...? Why now? I have to go to him... To his side! "YOSHIMORI!" She shouted again, while desperately trying to move her body. She needs to be with him. She needs to. But, "!" The Ayakashi! Tokine failed to sensed the Ayakashi again. It's because she was thinking to much of Yoshimori. "Hoooneeyy!" "Hei! Yukimura girl!" Hakubi and Madarao shouted. Is this... The end...? She thought it was over. But then...

"Wha... !" She was extremely shocked but grateful inside seing Gen slashed the Ayakashi. But he did not slashed it perfectly "Cih!" Unbalanced, Gen was almost attacked by the Ayakashi. It was so close to him. Then... "Ketsu!" "What the...!" "METSU!" A voice shouted to form a Kekkai. It was Yoshimori's voice... Tokine and Gen could see him panting. It's a good thing the Kekkai was big, because the Ayakashi is also big. The next thing is, the Ayakashi was destroyed along the Kekkai. After that, with a mind that had been cleared a little, Tokine grabbed her staff and Tenketsu it. It's over... The bloody fight is over. Now the question is, will Yoshimori survive...?

Finally, Tokine manage to run to Yoshimori's side. "Yoshimori!" Tokine touched his body while looking at him. He's panting. He's in despair... Agony. "Damn, this guy... He's badly injured, yet he could manage to create a Kekkai that big, plus destroying it." Said Gen. He sounded like complaining about how Yoshimori fight, but in truth, he takes of Yoshimori and idiot because he could've died. Gen-kun... He's right...! Yoshimori should've stayed there, but because he doesn't want anyone to get hurt, he...! "..."

"Gen-kun...!" "What is it?" Answered him to Tokine. "Please, could you carry Yoshimori?" Tokine begged. Ofcourse Tokine can carry him, but with a shaking body like that, they may just fall, and Yoshimori's wound might get bigger. "Yeah. We have to hurry !" Then, Gen carefully lift him up and carry him like a piggy-back ride. Next, they head to Yoshimori's house.

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00.59 P.M.

There was Shiori who's sitting on the tatami, leaning to the wall. Yoshimori sure is taking time. I wonder if he's ok... She thought. She kept thinking, until someone disturb her, "Shiori-chan? You're not sleep yet?" Asked Yoshimori's father, Shuuji. "Ah, no Shuuji-san. I'm waiting for Yoshimori-kun." She answered. "Umm, I think you should sleep, because Yoshimori usually come home la..." Shuuji was about to say something, but the sound of the door opening stopped him. "Oh, that must be him ! I'll welcome him right away !" Shiori said while running towards the door. "Ma, matte, Shiori-chan !" Shuuji called her while running towards the door too. "You're still recuperating ! That's why you shouldn't push yourself to har...!" Again, his words was disturbed. "Yoshimori..." He said with eyes big open, not believing what he saw.

He's eyes were lying to him. He saw his own son, flesh and blood, who was carried by a panting and tired Gen, covered in blood. "Yoshimori..." Shuuji and Shiori couldn't bare seing it. It's a terror. "YOSHIMORI!" He ran over to his son, panicking, while Shiori just stood there not believing what she saw. "Ngg... Shuuji-san, what is with all the ruckuss? WHAT!" Shigemori who's been woke up by all the panicking voices was shocked. He saw the terror too. His own grandson... "YOSHIMORI! What happened to him! All the blood!" "! Yoshi-nii!" Shouted Toshimori who's accidently saw his injured brother while on his way to the wash room. Everybody was panicking.

"ENOUGH!" Shouted someone. It was Shiori. "Now is not the time to be panicking! Gen! Bring Yoshimori to the Masamori's room!(Because his room is the nearest) Toshimori! Bring bandages now! Tokine! Prepare hot water! Shuuji-san and Shigemori-sama, please help me!" She ordered. "R, right!" Everyone answered. They all did their job.

Hours have past. 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours.

Finally, the blood had stopped. Yoshimori, has survived... "Th, Thankgodness !" Shuuji said in relieved. "2 minutes left, and he would've..." Shigemori said but stopped in the last word. "The main thing is, he's survived an alive. Shuuji-san, Shigemori-sama, Gen, Toshimori, and Tokine. Thanks for your hard work..." She thanked all of them. They just smiled in relieved.

Tokine just look at him for a while. The next thing she does is, "I'll be heading to my home now." "Ah, yes. Thankyou for your help, Tokine-chan" Shuuji said. But I'm the one who hurt him in the first place... Tha's what she thought. After that, Tokine left, while Gen stayed in the Sumimura's house. "..."

"Matte, Tokine-san." Said Shiori stopping her while she's already outside the house. Tokine was confused. She suddenly called her by the last minute. Then she said, "What is it, Takeda-san?" "... Yoshimori... Did he got wounded, by protecting you?" She asked. "...!" Tokine was shocked. But it is true. "... I was right..." Said Shiori sighing with a smile. "W, what do you meant? And why are you smiling? I'm the one who hurt him! He nearly got killed because of me! I... I...!" Tokine kept blaming on herself, until... "...!" Shiori hugged her, trying to calm her. "Ta, Takeda...-san...?" Tokine's confused. With all that had happened, this came along. Why does she has to be hugged by her rival? Wait. What does that mean? Rival? For what? She kept thinking on her mind.

"I was right..." Shiori started. "Eh? Takeda-san?" "You're in love with him aren't you? Yoshimori-kun I meant." "WHAT! Wha, what do you meant! I can't possibly...!" Wow... Her reaction was exactly the same as Yoshimori-kun when I asked him if he likes Tokine-san... Shiori thought while Tokine's just panicking. Then, she smiled. "It's nothing to be concern off... Anyway, Tokine, I just wanted to tell you that Yoshimori-kun and I are just fiancee's. Nothing more or less." "Eh? Wait, seriously? I mean, the 2 of you were always together, at school or even on Kekkaishi duties!" She said. "What? No! He's just being near me because I've never been in Karasumori! And I tell you, he's being nearer to me because I was hurt, that's all!" She explained.

"A, are you sure?" Tokine tried to reasure. "Uhuh. So don't worry about it. And stop thinking too much, it will distract your mind on your Kekkaishi job!" Shiori said. Hearing that, Tokine realized that all this time she'd been thinking wrong. And because of that, Yoshimori even got hurt. "... Ahh... I see... I'm such a fool..." "Wha...?" I can't believe all this time my mind is making a fool out of me..." "..." Hearing that, Shiori smiled. Then, "But, because of that, you finally realize your feelings towards Yoshimori, right?" "...!" "Yes, but I...!" "No buts! Anyway, Tokine-san, I think it's time for you to treat him as a man a little right?" She said. "A, ahh...! U, ummm..." He's not gonna be a kid forever. Soon, he's gonna be a man that you can count on ! "... Right... I guess your right, Takeda-san." Tokine said while smiling. "Hmph, not 'Takeda' but 'Shiori'! Okay?" "...! … R, Right, Shiori!" "Great! Now I can call you Tokine! Hahaha" "Yeah!" Then, the 2 of them laugh lightly. It was nice now both of them had become friends.

After that, Tokine entered her house. So as Shiori, entering the Sumimura house. Meanwhile, there was Gen who's sitting on a tree. Yes, he had been watching and hearing they're talk, from start to end. "..." Suddenly, there's a sound.

Pip! Pip! Pip! Pip! Pip! It was Gen's ringtone.(Sorry, I don't know how his ringtone sound like.-_-) "...!" It's from Touryo(Chief Masamori he meant). "Moshi-moshi." "Ahh, Gen. How's everything there? Is it undercontrol?" Masamori asked. Hearing that question made Gen think for a moment. "Gen...?" Masamori asked again. "... Touryo... Please don't panic when I tell you this..." Gen begged. "What is it?" Masamori's tone turned a little serious. "... Sumimura... I meant your brother is..." Gen continued his report, and it made Masamori shocked. "WHAT! Is that true!" Masamori shouted while still in shock. "Ye, yes, right now I'm at your house still checking on him" Gen answered. "... I see... Well then, I'll try to be there tomorrow morning! See you!" Then, Masamori just shut he's phone. "... I told him not to panic..." … This is the first time I heard Touryo panicked. I guess he is he's brother, huh...?

It was 3 in the morning. Gen decided to go get some sleep. On the way to go inside the house, he saw someone sitting on the grass leaning to a tree. A tree next to where he was sitting. And that person is Shiori. "..." I can hear her sob. She's... Crying...? Gen is not the tipe who would cheer someone up. But over the pass months, he has learned much from Yoshimori, and that made him changed "a little". "... Takeda...?" He started. "... Call me Shiori... * sob *" "..." Silence grew between them. Then, "Would you... Sit with me for a moment...? Just for a while" She said whil crying. Ofcourse Gen can't she her tears because she hided it. But it doesn't change the fact he could hear her sobbing. Can't say no to her, he the sit beside her.

It was silent, thought there was sobbing. "... Hey..." Gen started. "It's Shiori..." "Uggh... Shiori...-san...? "Just Shiori..." "... T_T" It was hard for Gen to call a girl by her first name with the 'san", let alone without it. "... Shiori..." "... What is it?" She asked with her face still unseen because it is hide by her arm.(Her position is knees in front of he chest, and arms on the knees) "... You love him, don't you...?" Hearing that made Shiori shocked a little. No one knew about that ecxept her father. "... Wow... You knew huh?" "Yeah..." He answered quickly. "Yoshimori-kun is really lucky. The person he loves also loves him." She said, while Gen just listen to her. "... I guess that's a goodbye for my first love then, huh? It's been 7 years..." "You love him for that long?" Gen asked. "It's not that long, compared to Yoshimori-kun. Hahha" She answered while laughing. "..."

Then, both of them look at each other face. It's like they completely understand each other. "... It's nice huh? To have a friend like Yoshimori-kun?" She started. "Eh?" Gen's confused. "Well, he really is naïve. No matter what happens, he refuses to let his fiancee, his best friend, or the one he loves get hurt." "..." They continue to stare at each other for a while. Then, "Okay then, I think it's time I go to bed! Nee, Gen?" "W, what is it?" "... Arigatou !" She said with an angelic smile. "...!" Gen just surprised seing her smile. He was drapped in silence. After that, Shiori went inside the house to get some sleep while Gen's just thinking and keep sitting on his last position. "... What she told me about Sumimura..." His fiancee means Shiori, and the one he love is definetly Yukimura. So... His best friend is... Me...? It was slight, but Gen definetly felt happiness, thought he didn't even realized it.

Strange... Just 1 or 2 words can make people happy.

To be continued.

The end of chapter 5.