Chapter 16: The 2nd Academy (Part 2/2)
"I… missed you so much, Ritsu!" I sniffled as tears leaked from my eyes and my arms hugged her tighter.
"I know. I missed you a bunch too but don't cry, Kira," she delicately consoled me. After a couple minutes, I finally calmed down but still stayed glued to her person. We took time catching up with each other that day and kept hanging out every day after that. I was so happy to have her back I didn't even think about asking her what the deal was with how the CCG rescued Rei and me. She probably preferred that I had forgotten about it anyway. Not knowing her side of things was worth it in exchange for her loving embrace. Slowly yet surely, that carnal desire to play with her started to awaken again. Maybe it was because Rei and I relapsed into sexual activity that it came back or maybe it was just raging hormones in general working their magic. It certainly felt like she knew that too. The way she would flash her kakugan when she glanced at me sometimes and suggestively rubbed my waist with my head resting on her chest certainly felt like teasing. Perhaps I was reading too much into her mannerisms but either way, I had to start cutting time spent with her short just to make sure she wouldn't notice the awkward erections I was getting. I couldn't hide this problem from Rei though. He just knew me all too well.
"Hey, Kira. Can I ask a question?" He suddenly inquired one night, noticing my awkward shifting around while I laid in bed.
"S-Sure, I guess," I stammered.
"Why have you been acting strange lately?" He questioned, getting out of his bed to stand beside mine.
"Strange? I-I don't know what you mea—R-Rei?!" I gasped when he suddenly reached under my blanket and grabbed my crotch. A completely different sensation suddenly rushed through my body. It was intense and made my body feel warmer than usual.
"Just like I thought, you've been getting really excited recently. All you have to do is tell me, y'know?" His hand rubbed my tent.
"R-Rei," I gulped nervously. My body started to shiver like crazy. This new feeling wasn't just lust for Ritsu.
"I will always help you out, Ki—," my lips abruptly cut him off. I didn't even think about it beforehand. The kiss just happened as quickly as it did. It was like fire was dancing in my mouth. Realizing just how different this moment usually felt, I pulled away from him, panting tiredly.
"Aww, you don't ever blush this hard," he teases, snickering. "Could it be that you are in love with me now?" The invisible flames spread to my entire body in an instant. He had hit the nail on the head and made me realize why I have a passionate fixation for him and Ritsu.
"Don't be ridiculous! I-I'm just pent up is all!" I quickly denied.
"Then let's not wait any longer!" He quickly undressed and entered my bed. Embarrassingly, he had to cover my mouth the whole time as I experienced a much more intense pleasure and couldn't stop my loud moans. As much as it was arguably the best night I had yet, the very next day right after would bring sadness. Going to the spot where Ritsu and I would hang out like usual, she had broken the familiar pattern of always being there to wait for me. As I tried waiting for her, she never showed up and I would have my hand forced to return to the campus before anyone caught onto my disappearing. I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt and assumed she was just busy for the day. The stinging truth would soon come to light as she just never came back after that. Unsure of what caused this to happen, I ended up having to unfortunately assume that Ritsu was dead. The heartbreak tore me up inside and if not for Rei's presence, I probably would have been consumed entirely in my grief. Forging those strong emotions into resolve, I honed my studies and training, dedicated to follow my brother into the CCG.
Our backgrounds were both a blessing and a curse, causing contention amongst staff and the like. Some felt like we were more trouble than it's worth for us to be investigators while others felt we were prodigies in the making. I could understand both sides of the coin though. Rei and I were practically monsters when it came to fighting, especially against each other. On one hand, who would want to deal with the potential nightmare of us lashing out or disobeying but on the other hand, the CCG thrives when they get those cold diamonds in the rough. Capable fighters that could be the next Mado or even the next Arima to name a few. The compromise that was eventually reached was that either Rei or I had to graduate while the other was cast aside. Better chance of controlling one person rather than two equally problematic brothers. Unsurprisingly, the eyes were set on me to succeed. My grades were far better than his and my head seemed much more screwed on too. Oh, the cruel irony.
Luckily, the one that truly paved the way for Rei and me was none other than Shinohara himself, the man who saved us. He'd observe Rei and I sparring and going through plenty of exercises whenever he visited. He had watched us develop from being those lowly scrappers. Choosing to believe in us, he vouched for Rei to not be let go and even chose to bear responsibility for Rei's actions should he become unruly. To sweeten the deal, he did the same for me despite not needing to. Of course they jumped at the offer to wipe their hands clean of us with the caveat of Rei starting at Rank 3 since he was already considered to be on the chopping block which I still feel is complete bullshit. As for me, I started at Rank 2 like most do after graduating. I thanked Shinohara immensely when he had revealed all of this to us though it was a real shock to my system when Rei actually thanked him too. Despite finally reaching the goal we set our sights on, it felt unreal that the day had finally come. Honestly, it didn't really sink in until the moment Shinohara showed up to hand us some papers.
"What's this?" Rei and I asked.
"A proper registration form. Both of you are free to change things you maybe don't like to things you much prefer such as your names," Shinohara answered.
"Really?!" Rei and I exclaimed.
"Really. Straight from the Chairman himself, believe it or not," Shinohara affirmed. With zero hesitation, we filled it out and handed them back to him, having already discussed with each other if we were to ever get this chance.
"Let's see here. Welcome to the CCG, Juuzou Suzuya and Kira Suzuya! That inseparable, huh?" Shinohara chuckled.
"Juuzou? I thought you hated that name?" I inquired.
"I dunno. It just felt right," Rei shrugged. "I'm more surprised by you actually taking Suzuya as your last name."
"Why am I not surprised that you forgot we discussed this a few years ago? Even without your input, I was gonna take it because we've always been brothers through thick and thin," I explained.
"Always caring about your big brother as usual even when you try hard not to show it sometimes," he grinned, gleefully poking all over my person to annoy me.
"You believe right now is the time to irritate me?" I asked, pushing my black glasses back up the bridge of my nose.
"Correct! Heehee! It's always fun to push your buttons! Boop!" He giggled, carrying on with his antics.
"I see. Well then, Juuzou… there's always a price to pay!" I grabbed his face and continuously applied pressure on his head using my fingers.
"Look, Shinohara! I told you he's just as bad as me!" He laughed.
"Alright, that's enough, you two," Shinohara chuckled. "Say how about we go to a restaurant to celebrate later? It's my treat."
"Yeah! Totally!" Juuzou agreed.
"Sounds good to me!" I affirmed, removing my hand from Juuzou's face.
"I'm sure you two can figure out a place to agree on. In the meantime, I'll get these papers turned in," Shinohara took the papers and exchanged goodbyes with us before leaving.
"Crazy, huh? We're officially investigators now!" Juuzou cheered.
"Yeah but don't get too excited. I surpassed you and now I outrank you as a result!" I proudly gloated.
"You certainly did, which only further proves my point that you can be better than me when you truly strive to do so. Good job, Kira!" He smiled and clapped.
"Y-You're supposed to be jealous, y'know?!" I stammered.
"Oh, silly Kira. I could never be jealous of you," he said before hugging me. That made my face blood red and caused a great stir in my pants.
"T-Thanks, big brother," I muttered, unable to keep eye contact.
"You always make it so obvious when something indecent is on your mind," he smirked and laid a hand on my cheek to make me gaze into his eyes as his right leg intentionally pressed against my pitched tent. "Rest assured, I'll catch up in no time though," he muttered. I struggled to keep myself in check. "Hm? What's the matter? Not gonna claim your reward?" He slyly taunted, hovering his lips close to mine. Unable to help myself, I kissed him while hugging him tighter. With his arms locked around my neck and my hands squeezing his ass, our lips parted to make way for a deeper kiss with our tongues.
"Juuzou," I mumbled, grinding my crotch against his.
"Kira," he gasped as I swiftly went to bite his neck. Soon enough, our clothes were quickly discarded to the floor and we found ourselves performing the usual deeply intimate acts of brotherly lust to give thrilling climaxes to each other.
"We should shower and get dressed. Shinohara will probably return pretty soon," I advise, sliding out of bed from his hold on me.
"Not yet," he quickly grabbed me by the shaft from behind. "You're still so hard," he commented, stroking it.
"J-Juuzou, we don't have time! We'll get caught!" I grunted as he got off the bed to stand with his back to me.
"One more, Kira," he insisted, looking over his shoulder slowly grinding his ass against me. Just like that, I couldn't refuse.
"F-Fine but we'll move to the shower first," I gave in and compromised. Having done this so much over the years, we were pretty much addicted to each other at this rate.
"Hey, are you two ready?" Shinohara suddenly asked, knocking before entering our room as he had arrived a couple minutes later. Coming out of the bathroom together, we were neatly dressed as if nothing happened.
"Yes, sir!" Juuzou and I exclaimed.
"Great so what are you two in the mood for?" Shinohara inquired. Juuzou and I exchanged brief confused glances at each other, having completely forgotten we were supposed to choose.
"Uh, ramen is good!" I answered, having thought up something before Juuzou did.
"Yeah! What he said!" Juuzou added.
"Haha! What are the odds? I was actually thinking of ramen myself!" Shinohara laughed. "Let's get to it then!" With the academy finally behind us, a new chapter in our lives would begin. We, the Suzuya brothers, started our careers as Junior Investigators at the CCG… for better and for worse.