• "You take too long." He said as he grabbed his coat from the coat hanger. He opened the door to the apartment and walked out. "EVIL!!!" Yelled Isumi as she ran outside and closed the door. Saizen laughed. HE placed his arm around her shoulders and kissed her on the head. "Ah you know I love you."
    He told her. "Yeah Yeah..."



    They arrived at the memorial park. It was sunny and not that crowded as usual. Saizen and Isumi were standing before the engraved stone given to their parents. Isumi placed a beautiful white rose on her mother's grave and a red thin petaled rose on her father's grave. "Oh mom... dad... I miss you guys..." She said. Saizen sighed.


    They stayed there praying all morning. By 12:00 pm they were heading out to the mall.

    "Wow! So many stores. So many clothes. So many things but only one me!!" She said bursting inside one of the stores. Saizen walked inside slowly.

    "Calm down, Isumi. Don't go all teenager on me." He said with a rather pissed look. "Remember we're going to pick an outfit for tonight."

    "Saizen..."

    "Yes?" He said turning around to Isumi.

    "Thanks for bringing me to the mall..."

    "It's really nothing. Say, before you go pick an outfit, let's go eat some lunch. I'm starved."

    "Yes... me too..." They walked out of the store and went to the food court.

    "Where do you want to eat, Isumi?" Saizen asked as he looked at all the options they had.

    "I don't know. Let's go to Sakura tree." (Note: A restaurant named Sakura tree)

    "Good idea... where do you see Sakura tree?" Isumi looked around. It was very crowded and hard to see the signs of the eateries.

    "Ooh there it is. Next to Burger King. Over there!" She said pointing at the pink sign with a Sakura tree inprinted on it. Saizen and Isumi walked up to the kiosk.

    "Isumi, go find some seats. I'll do the line. It's pretty crowded in here." He suggested.

    "Sure thing, bro." She said with a smile. Saizen's phone began to ring.

    "Who is it?" Isumi asked.

    "Lara."

    "Your girlfriend?"

    "Yeah. You know Lara. Remember?"

    "Oh yeah... she's really sweet."

    "Yeah. Hello?" He said answering the call.

    "Hi, sweetie!" Said Lara.

    "Hey, baby. I missed you."

    "Yeah I just came back from my trip. Let's meet tonight."

    "Okay. See you then, beautiful." Saizen hunged up.

    "So what happened?" Isumi asked.

    "She came back from her trip to Italy and wants to meet tonight."

    "Well waddaya know? We're both going on dates tonight."

    "Hey yeah... Well get going, Isumi." Isumi frowned and walked away. Saizen smiled and moved forward in the line.

    Isumi walked pass two tables and found two available spaces on the right. She sat down and waited for Saizen. Her cell phone began ring. She answered quickly. "Saizen?"

    "Who?" Said a voice.

    "Who is this?" She asked.

    "It's Rye..."

    "Oh! Hey, Rye."

    "Hi. Listen I was thinking maybe we could meet at the train station and head out."

    "Oh Okay. That's fine."

    "Well glad you agreed. See you tonight."

    "Bye." She hung up. Saizen came back with two bowls of Ramen.

    "There we go." He placed one bowl infront of her.

    "Hmm... Ramen." She began eating her soup.

    "So what store will we visit first?"

    "Naisho."

    "Hm." Have hour later, Saizen and Isumi were done eating. The went inside a store named Naisho (Note: Naisho is "secret" for japanese).

    They visited all of the clothing stores in the entire mall. They were done by 6:00 pm. They went to the parking lot and dropped all of the bags in the car and drove off back to the apartment.

    They entered and turned on the lights. "What a day. And the weirdest part is that it's not over." Said Isumi as she dropped on the small couch.

    "Yeah." Saizen dropped next to her. "I have this weird question for you, Isumi." He said turning to her with a serious face. "A-And this question I ask it as both a brother and a father." Isumi wondered.

    "What is it?"

    "Do you love Rye?"

    "... It was love at first sight."

    "Are you sure?"

    "Yes... I am sure..." Saizen closed his eyes and smiled.

    "Well, go take a shower and get ready, 'kay?"

    "Okay..." Isumi left to take a shower. Saizen grabbed his phone and dialed Lara's number. No answer. He redialed. No answer. He redialed one more time. Still no answer. "That's weird." He said to himself looking at the phone strangely. "She always answers my calls..."

    Suddenly his phone began to ring. It was Lara's sister, Kairin. "Hello?"

    "SAIZEN!!" She bursted.

    "Kairin, what is it?"

    "It's Lara..."

    "..."

    "She's been murdered..." Saizen dropped the phone. "Saizen? Saizen? Saizen, are you there? If you are, just know that the police is on the case... I'm sorry." One tear streamed down Saizen's face. He began to remember all the time he and Lara had spent together. All the argues. All the smiles. All the hugs. All the kisses. All the memories. "It can't be true..." He said to himself. "I have to go... ISUMI!!!"

    "What?" She yelled from the shower.

    "I-I have to go. You can go to your date." Saizen bursted out the front door.

    "Is something wrong?" She stepped out of the bathroom and saw the door wide open. She wrapped herself in a towel and closed the entrance door. She got dressed for her date and left to the train station.

    By the time she got there, it was 7 and Rye was already waiting for her.
    "Hey, wow puntual." He said.

    "Yeah..."

    "Let me just clear this out, Isumi."

    "Huh?"

    "I love you... believe it or not. I do. It was like love at first sight..."

    Isumi felt happiness within her heart. "...okay..." She said. Rye smiled.

    "Well I'm glad I got that out of my chest... btw, you look awesome." Isumi smiled. They waited for the train to arrive.
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    Saizen drove as fast as he could to Lara's house. There was nobody there. With the spare key Larahad given him two months ago he enteres the house and grabbed the house phone and dialed Kairin.
    "Hello?" Kairin said with a comfused tone (Note: The caller ID was "Lara". Creepy)

    "Kairin!"

    "Saizen, oh thank God you're okay. Where are you?"

    "Lara's house."

    "Oh... uh-duh." She said whincing at her own stupidity.

    "Where are you?" He asked.

    "The police station."

    "I'm on my way." Saizen hung up and ran out of the house. He got in his car and drove to the TPD (Tokyo Police Department).
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    Isumi and Rye got out of the train. They walked to the movie theater. Exactly were Isumi wanted to go. They picked a horror movie and went inside. Rye went out and bought some popcorn for him and Isumi. The movie was about to start. Isumi had a sorrow look on her face. Rye noticed. It wasn't his fault but he blamed himself and tought that Isumi was bored.
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    Saizen bursted inside the police station. He saw Kairin seating in the waiting room. "Kairin?"

    Kairin looked up. "Oh Saizen..." She stood up and hugged him. She was already crying.

    "What happened?" Tears began to stream down Saizen's face.

    "It was an accident. We were walking down the street when two guys got in a fight. One pulled a gun out to shoot the other but he accidently missed and shot Lara twice. One bullet went in her brain and the other trespased her chest. It was a mortal blow. He then ran away." Saizen tightened his eyes.

    "Any suspects?" He asked without letting her go.

    "No... the police has not found nothing."

    "Saizen let go Kairin. "But what about you? You must've seen something, right?"

    "I'm sorry to disapoint you but... I can't describe him. I have a forgetful memory. All I remember is male, dark skin and dark hair. That's it."

    "It's okay. As long as you're safe. Tough I miss Lara."

    "You must. You guys were so tight." Said Kairin.

    "It hurts because... before she left to Italy I... I asked her to marry me... when we got older, of course."

    "You did?"

    "Yeah... but now... she'll remain in our heart."

    "Yes..."

    "Were is she, now?"

    "I don't know. The police took the corpse."

    "I... I feel so heartbroken." Said Saizen sobbing. One detective aproached them and told them that there was nothing they could do. That there was not even a list of posble suspect. He told them to go home.

    Saizen wiped the tears from his face. "I... I can't believe Lara's dead. I mean... It was all so sudden." He looked at Kairin whos face was covered in tears.
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    Isumi was watching a horror movie when suddenly she begins to cry. Rye looks at her strangely. Isumi got closer to him and cried on his shoulder. It might be strange but Rye liked it.
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    "Lets go, Kairin. We have no business here."

    "Go where?"

    "To your parents."

    "They don't know about it..."

    "Then they will now..."

    Saizen and Kairin walked out of the building. "I don't think we should go, Saizen." She said as she paused before opening the door to the car.

    "C'mon we have no time to lose, Kairin."

    "No! I'm not going!"

    "GET IN THE CAR, LARA!!!" Kairin closed her eyes. "I'm sorry... I'm just too sad..."

    "It's okay..." Kairin got in the car and they drove off. It was a one hour drive to the house of Kairin's parents but Saizen had to get his mind off Lara. Meanwhile, Kairins was ceying up the rosary next him. IT got him annoyed.
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    After crying, Isumi felt annoyed. She got off from Rye's shoulder and frowned as she watched the movie. Rye was now comfused at this mood swings of her but he tought that just made her look cute. "Are you okay, Isumi?" He asked in a low voice.
    "I don't know. I... I think something terrible happened. That's why I'm having these mood swings."

    "You mean something bad is going to happen?"

    "No, something bad already happened." She clarified.

    "Does it involve you?"

    "I don't know... I hope not..."

    "When does this usually happens?"

    "When I'm not near my brother..." Rye didn't reply. He doesn't know who her brother was. Infact, he didn't even know she had a brother. He simply sat quiet and watch the movie.
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    Finally, after a long drive, Saizen and Kairin arrived at there destination. They got off the car and Saizen rang the doorbell. Lara's mother opened the door.
    "Oh my. What are you children doing here at such time?" She asked.

    "Mom... we have to tell you something..." Said Kairin.

    Kairin's mother closed her eyes. "Where's Lara?"

    "May we come in?" Asked Saizen.

    "Yes, you may." She stepped aside and they entered. They sat on the living room. Her father came walking down the stairs with his cat, Ito, walking down behind him. For some reason, Ito is likes Saizen. He jumped on his lap and rested there as Saizen petted him with a sad face.

    "What are you doing here so late? And where's Lara?" Her father asked.

    "And why such sad faces?" Kairin's mother wondered.

    "It's Lara, mom..." Said Kairin.

    "What about her?" Her father asked.

    "She's been brutaly murdered..." Said Saizen as one tear fell on Ito's back. Ito raised his head but that's all.

    "W-What?" Her father asked again.

    "She's been killed..."
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    The time passed and the movie was almost over. Isumi yawned. She was kind off tired. Shortly afterward, the movie had ended. Rye and Isumi walked out of the theater. It was 9:15 pm and they went to the station. They got there at 9:36 pm and sat on the bench waiting for the train. Isumi said nothing for she was too tired to even talk. The train arrived and they got in. They arrived at the other station and it was already 10.

    "Well, I guess this is where we part..." Said Rye.

    "Yeah..." Isumi knew he was going to try and kiss her. Rye got closer to her.

    "I love you." He whispered. Isumi got prepared for the kiss but Rye simply kissed her on the forehead and left. She placed her hand on her chest and took a deep breath.

    "I'm sorry..." She began on her walk home. She entered the apartment and dropped her bag on the floor. She ran to Saizen's room and jumped on his bed and began to cry silently.
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    "You can go, Saizen. You have to get your sister." Kairin suggested. Her parents where trying to consolate each other.

    "Are you sure?" He asked.

    "Yes! Now, go." She said in a loud voice.

    "Okay... Saizen grabbed his coat and walked outside. He got in his car and drove off.

    He arrived at his apartment by 11 and when he entered, he saw Isumi's bag on the floor. He hanged his coat and walked to his room just to find Isumi crying on his bed. He sat next to her and rubbed her back. She sat up. Saizen wiped the tears from her face and hugged her. He began to cry. "What;s wrong, Saizen? Why do you cry?" She asked.

    "It's nothing... I just miss my sister..." He said.

    "..."

    "Why are you crying?" He stopped hugging her and looked at her straight in the eyes. "Yes... why are you crying?" He asked in a serious tone.

    "Rye tried to kiss me... but I said no. I feel terrible. I made him feel bad."

    "What do you mean?" He got comfused.

    "I had does moodswings I get when I'm not near you... and he probably thinks it's his fault..."

    "But why didn't you kissed him?"

    "Because... it wouldv'e been my first kiss and I want that my first kiss is with someone who I know very well. Every inch of that person's heart."

    "... do you want to know why I cried?"

    "..."

    "Lara... she's dead..."

    "Oh my God... what happened?"

    "She... she got shot at by accident..."

    "... I'm so sorry..."

    "It's okay... but about you..." Isumi cried even harder.

    "... I'm a terrible person!" She yelled.

    "No... no you're not..."

    "Yes! Yes, I am!!!" She began to hit Saizen lightly on the chest. He grabbed her by the wrist and pushed her down and got untop of her.

    "LISTEN TO ME!! ... you're not a terrible person. Don't ever, ever, EVER, say that to yourself again!!" Isumi layed quietly. Saizen dropped untop of her.

    To be continued...