Connected To You | Ghost Hunt

Filled With Evil Spirits?

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ʕ•ﻌ•ʔ AKEMI NARU ʕ•ﻌ•ʔ

"I knew you would still be here..." (Naru) lifted his gaze off of his laptop and turned his head to see a smiling Akemi— standing just a few steps away from the van where he is currently residing.

But she wasn't alone.

(Naru)'s gaze intensified at the unknown man next to Akemi. "Maruyama-san, what are you doing here?" (Naru) asked, ignoring the man next to her.

Akemi placed a hand on her smiling lips, her eyes closing for her usual closed-smile. "Ara~ I came here to either help you or pick you up!"

"Pick me up?"

"It really is not an unknown situation for me to hear the word 'a few more minutes' when it comes to work." Akemi smiled as (Naru) seemed to let out a sigh, understanding her hint and placed his attention back on his laptop giving the air of not stopping. The world would end before (Naru) decides to stop in the middle of his work.

'hihi~ how cute!' Akemi gushed seeing (Naru)'s action resembling a child that won't stop playing on his gadget. Akemi let out a sigh, already used to these kinds of situations. "Since I can't force you to rest I might as well help you finish early instead..." Akemi smiled at (Naru)'s unheeding, not one bit bothered by it.

She smoothly stepped near (Naru), taking a few papers and handing it to her cousin with the plan to let him read it aloud but a clearing of throat behind her made her realize how rude she was.

Finally realizing her actions— Akemi lightly apologized and gracefully lifted a hand, pointing to the man next to her. "How rude of me! Kazuya— this is my cousin from my mother's side."

The man next to her smiled, highly similar to Akemi's radiance. "Nishiyama Yukio, I hope my cousin wasn't too much work!" Yukio bowed, his well groomed brown hair fell along his action and his matching eyes gleamed in sincerity.

(Naru) finally turned his head to face the two, his expression void of any emotion— nobody noticing how his shoulders were not as tensed as before. "Shibuya Kazuya. Maruyama-san was not that difficult to handle." 'if anything she was helpful silencing Taniyama-san.'

Akemi pouted at his words, 'He could have at least sounded grateful~! his words made it seem like he was the one ordered to watch over the other.'

"I'm glad to hear that!" Yukio smiled reaching over to take the papers Akemi was handing him, but then the kind air around him turned eerie— his smile darkened— seemed to be holding a different meaning, almost solemn. "–but if you ever hurt my angel of a cousin in any way..."

Naru kept his eyes on the air around Yukio, his brotherly greeting turned into something dangerous and Naru could already tell what he meant despite not finishing it.

Game Over.

'An overprotective family it seems...' Naru stayed unresponsive, daring his eyes to glance at the quiet Akemi beside a burning Yukio— noticing how fast she lifted her hand.

Huwaack— !

"Yame nasai~" Akemi neatly smiled, to reveal her violet eyes— calmly staring at her cousin who is now kneeling on the ground cradling his head. Oblivious at Naru's gaze at Akemi, his sight focused on the haze in her eyes.

"Don't worry." Akemi jerked her head to Naru's direction as he spoke up, her eyes held confusion. At first, Akemi thought Naru was talking to her but she saw that Naru's gaze wasn't unto her but to her cousin— who is now standing up. "I can't promise that she wouldn't get hurt but I'll try my best to prolong that event." Naru passively said before turning back to work on his laptop.