Chap 4
Kankurou sighs when the door behind him opens, at least he can erase the trace of Kengo in time. The face of that man makes a creepy smile, and Kankurou knows that it's not the time to do anything reckless, he keeps quiet and comes back like nothing happened, except his fist is still trembling from the recent accident.
It's fine if he doesn't do anything weird so after that the man comes back to his room, while Kankurou go to Nene's place to see how she was doing. Terrible as he thinks, Nene lays on a bed and breathes weakly, Kankurou then goes to stand by her and gives her a guilty look.
"Nene, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."
He holds her hand and says so, although he already know saying sorry cannot fix anything at the moment. Nene also squeezes his hand while she is still covered in sweat and tired from before, she tries to smile and tells him.
"It's not your fault, I'm fine. It's alright now."
Then she hugs him, she doesn't want him to feel this way. It's fine as long as he is okay. All of this happens leads to no one attention, we just have to find a way, a safe way to end this. It's bad because both of them are still weak, and she almost loses herself because of that change in emotion. She tries to comfort him, as well as trying to think of a way to escape.
"At least, make sure Kengo-sama is fine, will you?"
Of course she is worried for Kengo too, and at the same time she feels so guilty for being a bit mad at him, it's no one fault. Maybe it's just fate that makes Kankurou takes a liking to that person. It's fine. She has made up her mind after all. Kankurou nods, and then saying thanks to her, that face of his just makes her want to hope for the day when they all can be together like before.
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The next and next day too, those two from Mitosaka house didn't appear at school, Kengo thinks it may due to some missions they have to take. But how about Nene, will she be alright? And Kankurou too, why does he have to say so many strange things lately? What is the point to be careful of him? Kengo doesn't get it but the biggest idiot can also sense something is happening. Why don't they tell him? Or there is something that has prevented them from doing that? Kengo didn't go home that night, instead of that he just stayed at one of his classmate's house. When he tries to contact them via phone, there is no answer, he is really worried that if today they don't appear he will just find some ways to reach them.
He happens to meet Nene in his class, she leaves no time for him to be wondering why is she here, she then asks him to follow her to the old stairs where no one goes to because it's fixing right now. Nene seems fine, but why isn't Kankurou here?
"Nene, I'm glad that you are okay, what-"
"Kengo-sama, I have no time so please listen to me, nothing is okay. Right now Kankurou-sama is not himself anymore. Please you have to help us."
"What do you mean? Can't you tell me more of what happened?" Being suddenly told that, Kengo can't understand a thing, what happen to Kankurou? Is Nene okay?
"I can't. Please, you have to open your eyes and see what is happening. When will you open your eyes? Please, Kengo-sama, please save Kankurou-sama, if you don't.."
Kengo surprises as Nene suddenly clings onto him, like she is about to break.
"That man will kill us all, that means Kankurou-sama won't be here anymore, if.. if that happened, I can't take it anymore."
The first time in Kengo's life, he sees Nene this fragile, she is crying and trembling. Is he always this cruel? Is trying to avoid bad thing is wrong? He doesn't know but he feels like this was a part of his fault, and there is nothing he is able to do. He even feel that he doesn't have the right to comfort Nene at the moment so he just stands there, trying to hold back tears, it's like the world is about to collapse. He can't think of the day when he can't see these two anymore. If he can do anything, then now is the time to try his best.
"Nene, you have to tell me what is happening, or at least what I can do to help you guys. I'm really confused right now. Please, Nene."
Nene thinks for a bit and then says.
"The cause of the accident that gives you the trauma, it's related to what will happen. Kengo-sama, you have to stop Kankurou-sama because he is making it worse, you will have the chance to meet him at the prom, please say something to him."
That's all Nene can say, Kengo didn't think Nene can turn out like this, like something very precious to her is about to be taken away. All he can do is try his best for now.
"Be careful, Nene, you are precious to us too."
Because he feels like Nene will do something so reckless in the future. Nene freezes for a while, and it seems like she is touched that she stops the tears and saying thanks to him.
It was three days before the prom.
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Kankurou is preparing to go, Nene hasn't been here for days, he wonders where she goes to, but at least she is able to escape from here, she will be fine.
"Where are you going to?"
"To kill you."
He replies with a monochrome tone.
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The day has come, Kengo has no interest into this event, but he goes anyway, at least he has to know what is that idiot trying to do without him. When Kengo comes in, Kankurou is talking to Arata, so he just stands from afar waiting for Kankurou to finish. While Kankurou is thinking what to say with Kankurou, since he shows no different. At least he has to do something before it's too late. The pat from behinds surprise him, Kankurou is there, in a loose sleeves suit, and of course he didn't take off his mask.
"Did I make you wait?"
Kengo thinks that he should make a fuss, but maybe they won't have that much of a time, so he has to say, just, say something. Idiot quack doctor.
"No. Tell me, what happened?"
"Of course the prom is happened, what's more? Oh I see that you have come because you are missing me, good I'm fine with this."
"Shut up. I'm not kidding, say Kankurou, you did say that you will always be here for me, what are you trying to do?" Kengo gets mad because he feels so useless, is there nothing he can do to help? He is about to come to hate Kankurou too if Kankurou is becoming this annoying bastard.
"You see, it's not safe to talk here, just make a nice face like we are getting along. There, smile, like that." Kankurou grabs Kengo hand and then making him dance after the song, with considerate eyes, he is smiling peacefully.
Kengo doesn't get a thing but follows him after all, the dance was normal, but the atmosphere was weird.
"The people that makes you scare that day, it's not their fault, they are controlled by something. It's happening at my place now." He holds Kengo gently, then continues. "But it's okay, if you are fine, then I would torelate anything. Anything is fine, Kengo."
Kengo feels like Kankurou is out of his mind. What is he saying? It's not like him at all. Kankurou might be a weirdo, saying nonsense and making weird stuffs but he is not like this. Kengo then makes one step ahead, he embraces Kankurou, even he himself doesn't know why he is doing this. However, he is worried and hope this can calm Kankurou for a bit.
"You have to be fine too, quack doctor. Is there anything I can do?"
Kengo makes a sad face, and that makes Kankurou's heart aches. He reaches out to touch Kengo's hair, then when he is about to say something, a strange voice stops him.
"Isn't it the time to go back?"
Kengo looks at where the voice comes from, but he cannot see the man's face clearly, like something is covering his face. But he can feel the familiar somehow. Apart from Kengo, Kankurou reacts with panic, he just breaks the embrace, then nods and follows the man.
"Such an important person, isn't it?"
"..."
Just what is he exactly? Kengo grabs Kankurou hand, then try to make a normal face, acting lovey dovey to not make that man doubt.
"Let's have a date sometimes."
Kankurou confuses for a moment, then like he is trying his best, saying yeah before letting go of Kengo's hand and walks away. Of course, it's a promise to be alive, both of them understand that.
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Kengo goes home, wondering if he can do anything more than this. He has made some researches, but it doesn't lead to anywhere because he doesn't have enough information. While thinking he bumps into someone that he can't believe when he sees her. It's Nene, but she didn't react much, like she is lost.
"Nene?" Kengo tries calling her name.
"Why are you here? Everyone has been searching for you." A voice comes from someone from Mitosaka house, that makes Nene tremble, she then grabs Kengo's clothes, like she didn't want to go back.
"Nene has been ordered to collect things for me, she will go back after her mission is finished." Kengo lies, but somehow he deceived that person because she doesn't seem like she is awake, then that one goes back without saying anything.
"Kengo-sama, please, lead me to somewhere people can't see us."
Kengo doesn't know where to go, but at that moment he remembers Kankurou once said that he should go back to his main house, so he takes Nene their, but he also realizes something.
Nene's vision has gone terribly that she cannot see anything clearly. More than that, she seems to not come home for days that she looks terrible. This makes Kengo really sad, seeing one of his friend like this...
"Nene.. are you okay?" He askes her because he feels so guilty that she has to go throught all this.
"Kengo-sama, please read this." She hands Kengo a file, while waiting Nene to rest and have some meals, he trying to know what is inside.
It was Kankurou's researches about this accident.
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This accident happens when someone is death and controlled by Kegare's aura that can spread out and make everyone out of control. Of course the person who knows about their death or have been witness won't be controlled. It makes people go insanse and grow hatred on each other. And the familiar before is because that man is death in a mission with Mitosaka house, that explains why, but how did Kankurou know about this?
That explains why those people at the main house suddenly saying cruel words at him when he was a kid that leaves him with trauma until now. They might have done something to stop this so the accident goes to other house. This makes sense somehow. So he goes to ask the people, they might not remember what they've done but they might know how to end this. Their surprise for him going back hasn't ended then being asked like this make them feel a bit confused. They told him that there is a charm, but first they have to reported to Arima first. Kengo is about to go out but Nene stops him, she said that Kankurou might have been punished right now at the main house, if they don't rescue him before that, he might be affect althought he is the witness because it has gone too far.
So somehow they sneak in Mitosaka house and go into the punish room. Kankurou is there, and there is a secret way to escape. Maybe Kankurou is unconscious so Kengo brings him out, in a split second he wakes up and stops Kengo, and says the worst thing ever.
"I have to go back."
"Are you insane?"
"I'm not, let me go." Kankurou insists, this makes Kengo wanna punch him already.
"I rescue you not for you to go back yourself. Wake up damn it."
"I am, Kengo, I don't want you to be harmed."
"By who? You are harming me by doing that to yourself! Who are you? You are not Kankurou I know."
After saying that Kengo punches Kankurou real hard, not because he hates him but because he can't do anything that love has come to angry, not able to do anything is a pain.
"Listen, I don't care. That man or anything, I know, and I don't want to lose anything anymore, Nene too. How dare you say that? You wanna fight?"
Kankurou opens his eyes widely, never he sees such an aggressive Kengo. Did he change when this happens? But somehow Kengo gives him the hope that they can try to end this tragedy together, and they can be back like before.
"Let's run."
Kankurou and Kengo run together, as Kankurou think he has to thanks both Nene and Kengo after this, he knows that Kengo has found Nene, and glad that they are fine. Nene is waiting outside, although she is treated with some medicines, but she cannot see clearly right away. Now they just have to run home while Ujii house's people reports this to Arima. But they can't run fast while Kankurou is injured and Nene with bad vision, but the people has regconized them, and they are chasing real fast that there might not have way to escape anymore. They are all beyond their limit that they use equipped weapon to fight, Kengo tries to make a barrier but he is not sure if he can stand long.
The barrier breaks, they come close and try to attack those three, Kankurou tries to cover for those two, it's a matter of time for them to die, is it the end? The attack won't stop, all they can feel is pain and dark until someone comes and stops them before they fall unconscious.
"Tatara-san?"
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Kengo opens his eyes, where is this? Maybe some hospitals? Where is Kankurou and Nene? Did they survive? He tries to get up but it hurts so much. What happened after that? He doesn't know but it seems like it's all fine because they are at Mitosaka private hospital. Kankurou is lying next to him, sleeping. Nene goes in the room, he doesn't know how long has he been unconscious but he is glad that Nene's vision came back.
"Is it alright now?"
"Yes, Kengo-sama. They have taken care of everything. People have turned back to normal. The death has been back to death."
"I see. Do you know why Kankurou knows about that man?"
"I think because he feels guilty, that man was turning into Kegare that Kankurou has to kill him. He was afraid that you would hate him because he has killed a man... Please don't hate him, he also suffered too much.."
"I won't. Such an idiot. May I ask you something, do you.. by any chance love this idiot?"
He realizes maybe the bad feelings of love has been bugging her, and maybe he is the one make her out of control to be easily affected by that accident.
"Yes, of course." She smiles. "I would do anything for him." She touches Kankurou cheek gently. "But all he can think about is Kengo-sama.."
"Do you hate me?" Kengo askes, he doesn't want this.
"Of course not. As long as you and Kankurou-sama is happy. I'm fine. Maybe that's the kind of love I have."
"What love?" Kankurou suddenly askes that makes Nene blushes real hard, she uses both of her hands to cover Kankurou's eyes in order to avoid being spotted her feeling.
"Nothing, Kankurou-sama, welcome back." Nene makes a sign that tells Kengo please keep quiet about this. Kengo winks like an okay.
"So dark, I can't see anything." Kankurou lamented.
"Thank you so much, Nene." Kengo hugs Nene that makes her so surprise that she lets go of Kankurou. Kengo feels so lucky to have a friend like her and Kankurou.
"It's.. nothing. I guess I should go now." She says after seeing Kankurou with a sulking face and then leaves.
"I don't like being left out."
"Who care, you have to be treated like that." Kengo replies.
"I'm glad it's finally over. But you know, you might hate me because I have kille-"
"So annoying. I know it all. And I don't hate you, okay? Rest for now." Kengo didn't let Kankurou finish his sentence.
"Then do you love me?"
Kengo blushes, how can this quack doctor be so straightforward?
"Like an older brother."
"Oh no, I'm not old." Kankurou tries to make a painful face. "But you didn't resist from me, not once. That means it's okay right? More than that you even say that we should date-"
"SHUT UP. No no no no I didn't say anything like that. NO." Kengo feels really embarrassed now that he want to dig a hole and jump into it.
"Kengo broke my heart. Owww"
"Can't you be serious for at least 5 second?"
"I can't. But if someone try to steal you from me, I might." He smiles, the creepiest smile Kengo ever sees that make his back cold. Then Kankurou sits up, tries to embrace Kengo before his wounds open that he goes like owwwie again.
"Just stay still, idiot. By the way, I know that you did things on purpose, that kiss and stuffs.."
Kankurou smiles awkwardly and not even tries to deny it, then Nene goes in the room again to bring in the result, Kankurou uses that chance and hugs Nene.
"I'm so sad Nene, you have just gone for a sec that Kengo starts to bully me~"
"What the heck?"
"By not letting me hug him."
Can this guys be any childlish than this? Nene pats Kankurou on the head, and comforts him.
"If you stop teasing him, Kengo-sama would go on a date with you."
"I-I won't!" Kengo blushes. "You guys are too close."
"It can't be.. Kengo.. you are jealous?" Kankurou askes, then blushes so happily that makes the room goes like blooming flowers everywhere.
"S-shut up, you quack doctor."
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Extra
After that, they are going to school as usual, so Kengo goes with Nene for a while, buying some drinks while waiting Kankurou's class to dismiss. Kengo askes why did Nene cry on that day and she says that is because she sees Kankurou is suffering but didn't let her tell Kengo, not because she is rejected or anything. She also tells Kengo about when the day Kengo almost stabbed by that knife, it's not Kankurou did, that man set traps that made Kankurou unable to move if there is no one going in, but the knife part make Kankurou really angry, he almost burnt the house if no one calm him down on that day.
And one more thing, when Kankurou did that operation on Kengo, it's because the doctor left something in his tummy so Kankurou must do that to make sure Kengo is safe.
When Kengo askes why does Kankurou likes him, Nene just smiles and says why don't you go ask him yourself, but it was too embarrassing to do that. And one last things, how does Kankurou feel about Nene, she says that he only sees her as a brother so Kengo doesn't have to worry about it. Kengo doesn't seem to trust but when Kankurou hugs Nene and says he is so hungry, please buy him something, Kengo immediately trusts Nene, because Kankurou is such an idiot.
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After that Kankurou and Kengo have been going on a date. Sometimes Kankurou is so clingy that Kengo tries to hide from him. One day he sneaks in Nene's room, and ask her for permission but he was so shocked when seeing her room that he can't even say a thing.
When Kankurou founds Kengo he has the same reaction, while Nene and Kengo is still sitting there, facing each other. Her room is full of photos of those two being together, like some otakus or anything like that. Kankurou was a bit shock but he manages to calm, then asking Nene for some cute Kengo's photos while Kengo tries to stop him with punches because of embarrassment. At least they don't feel uneasy, Nene smiles, she loves these two so much.
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Note: Maybe this is the end of this fanfic(yeahhh finally) but I intend to write a nsfw chapter of Kankurou and Kengo after this. :'D I hope you enjoy my story and thanks for reading until the very end.