Odd Jobs

Chapter 34 - Hotel

An awkward silence loomed over the three of them, as their gazes fixated on the TV in front of them. How... did they get here?

Mitsuba considered herself anything but a babysitter.

"So...", the blonde girl started. Some chuckles escaped from the boy next to her. She shot him a glare. "Don't laugh at me."

"Maybe we can watch a movie?", Krul proposed, pulling her laptop out of her bag. "I should still be logged on to dad's Netflix..."

"Can't he track you if you use it here?", Mitsuba asked, getting up from the couch and making her way over to the kitchen. She grabbed a bag of crisps, and sat herself back down inbetween the siblings.

"I'm not sure if that's how it works...", Ashera started. "But also not sure if it's a good idea to take the risk."

"Then... What do we watch? Illegal sites? Youtube?" Krul sighed. "I just want to get my mind off of everything..."

"Mika will be fine, I'm sure... If anything, Yuu is the one ending up dead. Mika will kill him.", Mitsuba smiled. Her eyes shifted to the small girl next to her. She seemed... bittersweet. Like she felt left out. "You okay, Krul?"

"Y-Yeah... It's just..."

"Weird?"

She nodded. "It's been 4 years since we've seen big brother, and... It's like I don't recognize him anymore... We don't know any of his friends, and this Yuu person..."

"Can you tell us a little about him?"

Mitsuba let out a huff, leaning back in the sofa. "Yuu... He's a handful. I've known the guy forever. So basically, long story short, he's Mika's boyfriend. The two of them met because they were roommates at their school. It was a long back and forth squabble. I can still hear Yuu nagging about how he's straight. It's honestly such a long story... But, they love eachother a lot. And that's all that matters, right?"

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"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"

Yuichiro shrieked as Mika shook him back and forth. They stood at the entrance of the hospital, late at night in the cold winter weather. The Hiiragi siblings, and Guren, stood a bit further from them, laughing at the situation playing out before them.

Yuu was alright. Sure, he had some wounds. Some lacerations on his forehead and a sprained wrist, but nothing grave. But that did not make a difference to Mika. Hell, in his head Yuu almost died while doing a backflip off of an airplane, instead of picking a fight with a drunk asshole.

And so, Mika had embarked on a three hour drive, together with the Hiiragi siblings, while his own were left at home.

"I hate you I fucking hate you I swear to God if you ever fucking do that again I'll fucki-"

"Mika.", Yuu muttered. The blonde fell silent, angry eyes shifting towards a melancholic blue. "I'm here. I'm okay." Yuu's hand reached to Mika's face, cupping his cheek. Mika melted into the touch.

"You scared me..."

"I know. I'm sorry."

Mika sniffled, as Yuu pulled him in for a hug. The quiet sniffing quickly turned to sobs, as the blonde clutched onto the fabric of Yuu's coat. It was peaceful, actually. It was relieving, being able to sob into Yuu's arms like that. Yuu sighed, wrapping his arms tighter around Mika's waist.

"Will you be staying here? It's pretty late to drive back home now...", he asked him. The blonde shook his head.

"My siblings are waiting for me."