Chapter 5 - Jealous Twin

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It's been a couple of days since I saw Hanako. I searched all over after school yesterday, even today but I couldn't find him. I chose to just go home after cleaning the bathroom.

The Next Day

I had a feeling I should visit the rooftop again, as that's the last place I saw Hanako.

"Hanako-Kun, are you up here?" I called.

"Oh, you mean Amane? Yeah, he's not here." Someone responded. I turned around to face the person speaking.

"Wait.. Hanako? No, you're not him.. who are you? Who's Amane?" I was incredibly confused. Hanako's 'twin' was right in front of me. The name he referred to sounded familiar, but I couldn't place it.
He smirked just like Hanako does, but slightly more sinister.

"Aw, he hasn't told you his real name? I thought you two were dating." He floated closer to me and gave me a pouty face.

"Uhh, I-" I slowly backed away from him.
"What is your name anyway?" I questioned.

"Oh! Silly me, just call me Tsukasa." He smiled at me again, it made me uncomfortable.
"So you're Aoki, right?"

"Excuse me, it's Shimizu to y-you." I was getting nervous. Tsukasa looks almost exactly like Hanako-Kun, it didn't sit right with me.

"Oh right, sorry. Maybe if we're got closer I could call you that~?" He put his hand on my chin.
Is he jealous of me and Hanako? I don't want to accuse..
I tried pushing Tsukasa's hand away from me but he grabbed my wrist.

"Eh? What are you trying to get from me?"

"Oh nothing really, I'm just surprised Amane got such a pretty boy to fall in love with him." his grip tightened around my wrist.

"I-I'm not in love with H-Hanako..!" I was all flustered now.
I can't be in love with Hanako, or maybe I am..?

"So it's true! An apparition and a human in love." Tsukasa giggled. I didn't believe he was laughing because he was delighted, however.
"Let's spend this lovely Thursday afternoon together, shall we?" Before I could reply, he dragged me along and sat down on the ground. I scraped my knee against the pavement when he released my wrist.

"Ouch! Careful.." He just shrugged, I rolled my eyes.
"You know, I just met you. Why are you acting so friendly with me?" I asked him, shifting into a more comfortable position.
He muttered something under his breath.

"Oh! well, you just seem like a sweet guy." I nervously laughed. I couldn't help but wonder where in the world Hanako was.
He got close to me again, it unnerved me.

"U-uhh, could you stop doing that?"
He didn't respond and just sat down.
"You aren't jealous, are you?" I asked with hesitation.

"Pfft- No! I get why you like him so much, but.." Tsukasa hesitated.

"But.. what?"

"I don't know. I know Sakura doesn't like me, I don't necessarily like her either but seeing you and Amane makes me feel a certain way I can't describe." He paused.
"Has he told you about him murdering me? I suppose not." he chuckled.
Hanako.. murdered his own brother..?
"Aww, you poor thing! He lies all the time, come with me and forget about him." He put his hand on my face.

"I want to talk to him myself. Where is he? What have you done?" I was beginning to get irritated.

"Look Shimizu, I don't know where he is right now, probably hiding. But I said forget about him. come with me, okay?" I glared at him. He didn't take my hint, wrapping his arms around me.

"Tsukasa, w-what are you doing?"
We stared at each other for what seemed like an hour.
"Tsukasa..?" I asked again. I gave him a slight push.

"You and Amane, huh? You are just like him! You have a twin brother too I've heard."
How does he know that?

"How the hell do you know that!? Are you eavesdropping or something?" I was truly uncomfortable in this predicament. Tsukasa seemed to learn a lot about me without me even saying anything to him.

"Well eavesdropping sounds bad, I'd say I just overheard your whole conversation." He smirked.
He eventually let go of me but was still incredibly close to my face.
"You know, you look about the same age as me when I died." He mentioned.

"Well, I probably am. Anyway, it is getting late, I should probably go home."

"You stayed the night here with Amane, why not me?" I scoffed at his request and shook my head.

"Not a chance, plus it wasn't even on purpose."
He frowned.
I stood up and stretched. My spine popped, and I laughed a little. I grabbed my things and slide my backpack over my shoulder.

"Anyway, if I see you again.. I don't know, say hi or whatever." I waved goodbye and headed home.

I stepped foot on my doorstep, unlocking the door.
As I moved through the doorway, I set my keys on the coat rack shelf. I wandered down the hallway to my room.
I set my backpack down next to my desk. Without much thought, I pulled out a pencil and a sheet of paper and began sketching.

A few hours passed. Looking down at my completed illustration, I felt a warmth of happiness. I had drawn Hanako-Kun.
I never appreciated what love was until I met him. Sure, I had those childhood crushes, but it wasn't the same. Having someone like you back is one of the nicest feelings ever.

"Hey, Aoki?" My dad peeked his head through the door that I had left slightly ajar.

"Yeah?" I acknowledged, swiveling in my chair.

"I know it's been a while since I've made dinner, so I made some rice and vegetables for the both of us." He grinned, appearing to be extremely fatigued.

"Aw, thanks dad!"
We both walked to the kitchen and dad gave me a bowl.

"About last weekend, I am truly sorry about what happened.. I've decided to go to rehab." He paused, scooping rice into his bowl.
"If you don't forgive me, I understand. What I did isn't right." He glanced over at me.

"Dad it's fine. Let's forget about it for you and mother's sake, Ok?"
He smiled in agreement.

At School the Next Day

I placed my binder and phone on my desk, then sat down.
After a few minutes, the bell rang. Sensei walking in moments later.

"Hey..!" I heard someone whisper. I turned to look at them. It was the girl who sat next to me in class, her name is Yashiro.

"Uh, yeah..?" I didn't know why she was getting my attention.
She pointed to my binder. I had slid the drawing of Hanako into the front sleeve the previous night.
I looked back at her, she grinned.

"You know Hanako too?"

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