Unexpected Friends
Chapters 23. Brother!

The air blows near the balcon. It makes our hair float in the wind.

I tidied back my hair that was rattled by the wind and slipped it behind the earlobe because I was lazy to style my hair pigtails. While Enji let his hair fall apart because of the wind.

Enji's sister fell silent as a pause. His breathing sounded heavy and his hands were trembling. He almost crossed his line, yet still tried hard. "I, among believers, do not believe that brother Anzu did it." Say Enji as normally as possible.

I patted him on the shoulder slowly and then looked him in the eye. He noticed my gaze and put on a confused look. "After this, can you go to Bazar?" I asked suddenly to divert my concern Enji.

He's not smiling. His eyes became sharp instantly. "You cut the story."

Kyaa! I cried out in my heart because the person in front of me turned creepy. Oh, my brother, I'm just worried about you... Hix...

"Canda~ After school you're free. I'll accompany you on a tour around the Bazar if I can." Said Enji's sister gently while rubbing my head. In a short time, Enji's gaze turned as friendly as before. As if nothing had happened.

Goddamnit! I'm scared to know.

"It's okay, Eliz. I'm so much better than before." Enji's words made me blush. I couldn't hold the red hue on my cheek so I turned away from Enji's sister. "Y-Yes..." My reply.

"By the way, what happened to Brother Naoki?" After Enji told me about Kenji's brother before it must be related to Naoki's story and also how Enji got his trauma.

Enji looked back at the view of the school in front. He spent a few minutes preparing himself and mentally telling stories.

Finally he sighed softly, then replied, "Sister Naoki has to face the killer for protecting me." I was surprised, but I had to be ordinary so as not to traumatize Enji's brother.

"Initially when Naoki and I took lunch, Naoki suddenly complained of forgetting to take his Diary Book. I took the initiative to take it back but Naoki said no need because there are still police who check the room."

"Because I'm stubborn, I forced Brother Naoki to ask the police for permission. But strangely when we went to room 21 there were no police on guard. There's only a line of cops covering the door."

"-'Maybe they've gone home'-, thought Brother Naoki. So we opened the door slowly so that the police line would not tear and searched around until Naoki found his Diary under his bed."

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"Have met Enji. Let's go." Speak brother Naoki while holding his Diary book. I who was checking under the other bed stood up to Naoki's sister.

His Diary book looks shabby because Naoki often uses it. There is still dust left in the corner of the book because it has not been taken for a long time. Moreover, Brother Naoki put it under the mattress.

I who was curious about the contents of Naoki's book approached him and found an overly neat handwriting. "Senpai nulis or type? Very neat." I commended.

Brother Naoki smiled wryly and then pushed me back. "Yes, yeah. Don't read it either." Because my body was shorter than Naoki's, he easily drove me away.

"Which way, what date is it?"

"Uhm, December 6, 2012"

I looked at the date on my phone and told Naoki's sister. "Senpai why is it dated?" I asked because Naoki's sister strangely asked for a date. No one in the world cares too much about dates, except red dates and birthday dates.

Suddenly Naoki opened Diary's book and miraculously had a pencil in it. Then he wrote another blank page of his book. I thought, "Worthy of Senpai's writing neat." That's because he writes.

Although Naoki seriously wrote, he replied, "Life is boring to remember. But if it is written when it is read like looking at a fantasy story. I don't want to rot cuz bored."

Naoki's left hand quickly scratched the pages of his Diary book. I tried to peek at some of the words in Diary and managed to read the words,

"*Night of December 6, 2012

I came back to the room with Enji to pick up this book. It's dusty, but it's okay.

Ps: our room now said Akbar so haunted because there is a head found in this room. (Second murder?!) I'm also scared of lingering. Me and Enji are leaving soon!

(Akbar acne today, LOL)"

Subarasii desu(Great)! Brother Naoki can write his words without being scratched. Only his hands are turned. The small note around the main writing looks like a scribble because of its small size. But it does not hinder the main writing.

"Senpai writing women's kayak." I chuckled with a little laugh. Brother Naoki snorted angrily and put the pencil back on his book and closed it.

Taps, tap...

There's a strange sound. But I ignored him and walked closer to the exit.

A hand suddenly touched my shoulder. Brother Naoki held my way up while saying, "Enji, please check the closet, there may be my clothes left behind."

"Eh?" At that time I did not think of anything so as to make the request of Naoki's brother. Then I walked back to the closet. I opened the closet door and found nothing. "There's nothing Senpai." My speech.

"Enji get inside!" Naoki's sweat made me quite surprised, but naively I went into the closet without knowing Naoki's sister quickly closed the closet door and locked it.

"Pai! A senpai! No kidding!" How hard I bang on the door, can't open the closet. From the small blemish of the closet that was supposed to be a keyhole, I saw the face of Brother Naoki from somewhere else. While ignoring his finger, Naoki said, "Silence Enji. Whatever happens don't open the door or make a sound."

"Sir Naoki!"

"Shuuht! He's approaching."

I'm following Naoki's request. From the small reproach, I saw Brother Naoki was dealing with someone. His face was not covered with a mask.

"What are you doing here? You're the killer, aren't you?" Ask Naoki. But his interlocutor did not answer, instead quickly hitting Naoki's leg's abdomen until he spewed out his dinner. "Hoey."

I was shocked when I saw him. Not only was the vomit coming out, there was a sliver of blood from his stomach. "Knuckle¹?" My inner.

Even though Naoki's brother got the attack earlier, he tried to get up to fight back. But ended up lying on the floor because his head was hit hard with elbows.

... Whatever happens, don't open the door or make a sound...

Damnit damnit! Again I remembered Brother Naoki's request and was helplessly silent.

The silhouette that attacked Naoki's brother was circling his body. Then forward to step on Naoki's sis. "A.. What do you want?" Ringis kak Naoki's.

Suddenly the silhouette held Naoki's right hand, then stepped on the hand that was still straight in line with his body. 'KRAAAK' Strongly his hand was forcefully bent against the direction of the joint.

"YERAHOO!!" Naoki's screams have penetrated my brain. Full of pain, pain. Enough's enough! I have to do something.

... Whatever happens, don't open the door or make a sound...

Wiley! Now more importantly the life of Naoki's brother. Let's think about what you can do. Suddenly the idea crossed my mind. "My phone!" I quickly picked up the phone on my shirt and turned it on.

I clicked on the phone icon and typed the number 110² quickly. "Tip.. Tut..." I was tormented by waiting. As long as I called the police, Naoki's sick voice was still heard.

"Hello this is the police station, what's your problem."

Finally a voice picked up my phone. In a hurry I replied, "There is a man who attacked my friend. Please hurry!"

"Where's your location? Which prefecture³?" Questions again. I tried to calm down to answer him, "Room number 22 Male dormitory, Hokkaido High School 45...."

"Sapporo Prefecture..."

I look back at the small denounced closet. The same scene as before, Naoki's sick brother was lying on the floor with a silhouette in front of him.

But strangely, now the silhouette reached into something behind his jacket. Then took out a bottle the size of his hand. He opened the lid, then grabbed Naoki's coarse hair.

"O..Omae....?" Speak brother Naoki weakly.

GYAAAA...

Along with that shout, a water-like liquid flowed down from the bottle. The liquid burned Naoki's face. His skin peeling off displayed his flesh burning with blood. This thing is spinning very fast. I didn't have time to blink.

"STOP IT!! STOP ZYA-KU!!" I couldn't stand it so banged on the closet door. I hit him so many times that it made a very noisy sound. "REMOVE SENPAI!!! BROTHER NAOKI!!" I screamed in despair.

Actually, it's the dumbest choice. But luckily my bluff instead made the silhouette escape and left us alone. "All right, we'll be there soon."

"Can it be faster?" My whisper's weak.

While waiting for help to arrive, I had to keep quiet in the closet while looking at Naoki's sister. The tormented sister Naoki was unable to get back up. "It's a nightmare. I'll be up soon." The worst hope I ever asked for.

"Enenji!! GO AWAY!!...He's going to come here!... HURRY AGAIN!!" Now Naoki's voice is like the light in my head. It drives me crazy because now he's in front of me not moving one bit. "En..."

"Senpai locked me in here!"

Stupid, what am I doing? Who am I talking to? It's all just a nightmare.

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"The police managed to find us and then ran us to the hospital via the ambulance. I was unharmed so quickly repatriated, while Naoki's brother received fatal wounds such as bruises, a tear in the stomach, a broken right hand, and his face burned."

"He was unconscious for a year because of my Zya."

Enji clenched his hand. His jaw hardened in anger recalling his past. A time when he can do nothing when there are friends in need.

I know this, because I've felt it too.

"The past cannot be repaired. So all we can do now is look after the future." I didn't think it could come out of my mouth. I feel poetic. Argha! Embarrassing.

"Forget brother." I had to swallow my saliva back because of the ego. "Who? Your words had a point." The reply from Enji even made me blush in shame. The sweet smile and dimples of Enji's sister add to his Handsome. No exception to the cloudy sky that became his filter.

But why seem sad?

Krieying, Kriiing.

The bell has rung, but I haven't seen any sign of Alice and Fumika. "Unfortunately, Alice doesn't seem to exist." Said Enji disappointed. "Yosh, I'll see you after school. I'm in 11th grade - IPA 9. Waiting, 'Elizabeth'? That's your full name, isn't it?"

Holy hooch! Brother Enji knows my full name!!!

"I.. Yes, Enji." With a stutter I answered.

We also split up. I watched Enji's back move away until it finally faded away by the distance. "Ah... THE HAPPIEST DAY EVER!!" Indirectly, I was like dating Enji's sister. And again he knows my real name! Ooooooo!

"Hey, hey! What's up? I'm back." I heard Alice's voice. I looked up and found herself and Fumika walking together. "We're doing better." Alice said with a big smile.

[To Be Continue!]👻

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¹Knuckle is a metal gun that can be mounted around the four leading knuckles of the hand.

²Japan Police Station number.

³Prefecture is a term to describe a region that has its own power. It is like a state or province led by a single leader.