The Dual Blade Wielder (Discontinued and Rewritten)

Chapter 25: The Lies of a Dying Jay

Chapter 25: T h e  L i e s  o f  a  D y i n g  J a y

"What the-you want me to take over Sato, the lazy as hell intern at the police station's shift?! But today is my day off!" said a dark haired teen into his phone. He had an irritated look on his face and it made Asada keep quiet.

"Okay, okay, fine. I'll come later though. I have to make a trip to somewhere with my sister. " he said, his voice peaking frustration. He quickly hung up by flipping his phone closed with a loud snap!

"Damn idiots." he muttering under his breath.

"Uhm...Onii-chan..." Asada began as she watched her brother shove his phone into his pocket. "Are you sure you can come with me today? I mean, I know you're-"

"Don't even start, Shi-chan. I promised that I will come today. Besides, I'm not only your brother; I'm Suzu's, too." her brother said, quickly cutting her off. A small ghost of a smile appeared on his face as he placed a hand on her shoulder. Gently, he began to lead her toward the doors of the hospital. Asada didn't flinch at the touch of her brother, instead feeling absolutely at ease. Once she entered the hospital, she suddenly perked up.

"Nee, Onii-chan...do you know someone named Kirigaya?" she asked.

"Kirigaya...?" Asada's brother asked under his breath as he placed a hand on his chin. Asada walked slowly by his side down the white hall. A few seconds later, he looked up with his dark eyes. "I think I heard of that name somewhere... but I could be wrong. Is that person a patient here?"

Asada frowned as they stopped in front of Suzuku's room. "...yeah. I don't like him."

Her brother's hand paused over the handle of the door. He looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Wow. A guy you mention once and you already hate him." He didn't give her a chance to answer as he threw open the door without a care. "Oi~! Suzuku, I came to visit this time-Ara, we're screwed. Where'd he go?"

"E-eh?!"

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Her steps echoed off the walls as Suguha made her way to her brother's room. She just finished school and her practice was canceled. She could've gone home to do her homework, but she didn't want to go home yet. It didn't take her long to find Kazuto's room.

She reached to open the door, but then her hand paused. The door was already partially open. Curiosity made Suguha peek her head in first, wondering if Rinko was already there, or if someone just forgot to close the door on their way out. To her surprise, it was none of the above.

An unfamiliar brown haired teen sat on a chair next to Kazuto. He was leaning over, poking at the lion stuffed animal with a dry-erase marker in boredom. Suguha couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed at him for treating the lion carelessly. Deciding to be polite, she fully opened the door and entered the room.

"Um...who are you?" Suguha asked as she stared right into the teen's dark grey eyes. He smiled and lifted up a white board with his name already written on it. Sugu gave him an odd look before fully entering the room and closing the door behind her. "Tonomi...Suzuku?"

Suzuku gave her a small wave of acknowledgement. He stood up and gave a short bow of respect.

"What are you doing here?" Suguha asked. Without really thinking, Suzuku's hands automatically moved to answer. Immediately, Suguha recognized the signs he made.

"Nothing. I needed to walk around a bit, so I just came here." he signed. "How are you-"

He suddenly froze as if he realized something. Suguha couldn't help but watch him as he picked up his white board and uncapped the marker, writing his answer. As he wrote, Suguha cleared her throat and used her free hand to answer him.