Onihunter Yuna 2

24 Deceptive Silence (Present)

Yui cleared her throat. "I have the tea here."

Wataru broke away from Yuna and rolled to the blond. "Thank you, Yui-chan. Please put it here."

The middle-school girl nodded, came into the room and deposited the mug next to the futon. Worried, she looked for her sister's gaze. "Yuna?"

"Thank you, Yui." The blue-haired sat up, groaning and reached for the mug. She blew off the ascending steam and allowed herself a sip.

Next to her, the singer sat up. "Then I'll go to my room." He was about to get up when Yuna grabbed him by his sleeve.

"Thank you, Wata." She leaned over and kissed him briefly on the mouth. "Sleep well."

"Goodbye, darling. Sleep well, Yui-chan." He stood up from the futon.

"You too, Wataru-san."

The young man moved out of the room while the girls looked at him. The younger one was about to go to the desk as she paused. She knelt next to the futon and looked at her sister, who avoided her gaze.

"... I'm sorry."

Yuna looked up and at her in surprise. "What?"

"For whatever I've done." Yui ran embarrassed through her blond hair and straightened it. "I notice the tensions between you two. I'm sorry, if I'm to blame."

"No. This has nothing to do with you," the blue-haired assured her quickly. "We have other problems."

"Can I help you?"

The older one shook her head. "No."

"Please. I want to do something for you. You did so much for me, sister." The purple eyes looked at the other girl.

"There's nothing to be done. It will be all right."

Yui took her hand. "Please. I want to help you. ... I have the feeling that we hardly know each other anymore."

"This is nonsense, Yui." A cramp came over the high-school girl and she put her free hand on her stomach. Snorting, she blinked away the pain.

"Sister ..."

"I just have a few shitty days ahead of me right now. Everything will be all right in a few days. Relax, Yui."

The younger one released her hand and nodded reluctantly. "Good." She rose, went over to the desk and sat down. She pulled her schoolbooks out of her backpack to take care of her homework.

Yuna cleared her throat. "We have an appointment tomorrow with Kazuki Chigusa. You have to sign a few documents because of the Takagi Foundation."

"Okay."

The older one looked at her sister as she completed homework. "Can you throw me my cell phone?"

"I'll bring it to you." The blonde stood up from the table.

"Don't be absurd. I'll catch it."

"But ... your eye ..."

"I'm not a cripple, okay?" Yuna hissed.

"I'm sorry." The middle-school girl took the device and hurled it over to her sister, who caught it out of the air without difficulty.

"Thank you." The high-school girl chose a number and lay with her back on the futon. While it was ringing, she stared at the ceiling.

It clicked in the loudspeaker. "Yuna-chan?"

"Hey, Midori-san."

"Everything okay?!"