"So you mean to say Ojiisan, that I shouldn't be friends with anyone?"
"Precisely Kyoko. Friends are only gonna get in the way of your emotions and detective work. Remember what I said?"
I paused. In my position right now, I couldn't think very clearly. Grandfather had me sit on his lap. I closed my eyes and said.
"Work must come first before emotions or distractions?"
Ojiisan grinned and calmly acknowledged me. But curiosity and unsatisfactory are written all over my 7-year-old detective self. I looked around the other way. I took glimpses of the library where we were in.
"Are you in doubt Kyoko? You appear to be unsatisfied with something."
I turned my head and attention back to grandfather. My eyes in a more serious manner. I opened my mouth but no words came out, I hesitated and looked away. Despite being around grandfather a lot, I still was cautious of what I should let out. I bit my lip and looked back at grandfather.
"Ojiisan, is there another motive why you won't let me have any emotional connections with other people?" I blurted out calmly with composure. I wasn't satisfied with what my grandfather has taught me about attachments with different people. Does this have to do with father's refusal on becoming a Kirigiri heir? About why I couldn't see mother?? Maybe both? Or something else..........
"That's.....for you to figure out yourself on your own Kyoko... Besides, you are a Kirigiri detective, aren't you?"
I was simply unsatisfied with grandfather's reply, though I already noticed why he wouldn't explain it...
"Oh my! It's nearly lunchtime. Let's head to the dining room, Kyoko." I nodded my head in approval and jumps out of grandfather's lap. I adjusted my skirt and headed for the door.
"Kyoko," Grandfather called out. I spun around back and stared at him.
"Promise me, when you....fall in love with someone, don't get attached to that someone. People might use them as a weakness of yours. Or they might use you." Ojiisan had an angry tone in his voice, it sounded so odd since he's usually calm. I wonder... Did this already come about?
"Yes..... Ojiisan." I then walked out of the library...
Confused, I made my way to dine... Though grandfather has a point, I should focus on becoming a detective. Besides, falling in love with someone isn't that easy as the novels and books recite. It takes one to get to know the other to develop feelings, and I pledged with on honor and to grandfather not to get connected with someone else...
Until he came to the story.
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