POSSESSION | Haitani Brothers

6

Ran had been injured really badly against Valhalla, Rin told Sunni it was all his fault and was absolutely destroyed by the fact that he had caused his own brother's ruin.

"You keep telling me it is your fault..but what exactly happened Rindo."

He froze as she said his given name, she never called him his whole name so he felt his heart squeeze as he looked her in her eyes which he realized were full of worry and sleep depravity.

"I get carried away and end up getting hurt pretty badly and then Ran gets worked up and protective of me and pushed his limits..he got stabbed because he was helping me fight my own battle I ended up in myself..it isn't the first time he had gotten hurt because of me-but it is his first time getting stabbed."

"And who stabbed him and where?"
Sunni remained calm, watching Rin shift uncomfortably in the doorway of her bedroom.
"Come here Rin. I'm not mad at you. I just want to know what happened."

She opened her arms to him and he slowly walked to her, hugging her as he pushed himself on top of her, they laid on the bed in silence for a bit as Rin worked himself up to speaking.

"Now Rin..who was it..?"

"A kid named Chome. A puppet."

"Do you know why?"
Sunni played with his hair as Rin slowly moved to lay next to her instead of on her, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Ran fights with a baton and he thought it was only fair he had a weapon too."
Rin started to pick at the pads of his fingers in his agitation.
"Ran didn't back down. He told him to try and kill him."

"So how is this your fault?"

"I was fighting Chome and he was losing-I think he was going to stab me to try and get the upper hand if Ran hadn't stepped in."
Sunni nods at this, her heart squeezing as Rin turned his body away from her.

"Last question..where was he stabbed?"
Rin was quiet, time passed by slow and the stress levels within the room raised.
"I'll just go to the hospital then.."
Sunni stood up, pulling on a coat, Rin watched her, his heart pounding in guilt.

"His chest, Chome just missed his heart."

Sunni stopped in her tracks, digging her fingernails into her palms trying not to shake, her eyes burned, her fear for Ran's life beating her up inside.
"Oh.."
Sunni squeaked.
"Thank you for telling me..Rin."
And she left. Rin refused to go to the hospital. His guilt and anger were too overwhelming, he completely shut down.

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Entering the waiting room to see Ran post surgery, Sunni finally broke down, her whole body trembled as she cried into her small hands, she was too busy sobbing to hear that doctor had started to approach her.

"Ran's condition is stabilized, though it seems you aren't his brother, I will need to know your relationship with him in order to let you see him earlier then normal visitation."

"I'm his girlfriend..Sunni Goldstein. I'm here on behalf of his brother...he was too upset to come."
Sunni pulled herself together and spoke confidently, the doctor nodding.

In a way, she actually was Ran's girlfriend, and Rindo's...but there was no need for her to mention that since it obviously was not addressed or asked in front of both brothers.

The doctor led her into the room Ran was just worked on in, he was still unconscious, his face was peaceful though making Sunni sigh in relief, her fingers grazed over his warm skin, she pressed her lips to his forehead.

"Get well soon and come home to me Ran."
She whispered, then she stepped out of the room to call Rin and tell him the news.

"Is he..you know..?"

"No Rin, he is fine now, no need to worry."
She thought for a little,
"What ever happened to Chome..?"

"Oh..."
Rin sounded darker as he spoke in a deeper voice,
"He is dead. I lost control. I'm sorry Sunni, I hope you understand."

Sunni was quiet, her heart hammered as she tried to figure out how to reply.

"Sunni..? Are you afraid of me now?"

She bit her bottom lip hard as she tried to find the right words, she shook her head no bit knew she had to verbalize it before he misunderstood.
"No..Rin I am not afraid of you."

"You sound..afraid."
She glanced around the hallways and then she turned back to Rin in the phone.

"This isn't your first time killing someone..is it Rin?"

"No."

She was realizing just how little she actually knew about the Haitani brothers..her hand shaking as she moved her phone from her ear to try and think.

"Sunni?"
Rin asked, but she did not answer, so he hung up, hugging his legs into his chest as he sat in her bed alone, his eyes wandering to a picture of her from High School, how she looked so carefree and happy.
"We make her upset a lot.."
He groaned, laying back against her grey sheets.
"But we aren't going anywhere."
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