𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐣𝐨 || 𝐉𝐉𝐊

Ch. 29

  

𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐤𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. His attention could only sway to Rintaro and the moment they shared. He had finally played out his dream of kissing her, even though the timing was a little off it helped calm his nerves from worrying about the twins.

Riko silently jogged back over to him, her sleeves serving as the perfect tissues, allowing her to wipe her eyes and nose with them. With a loud "ahem", Suguru was clear from his prior thoughts and brought back down to his assignment.

They began walking side by side down the elongated tunnel. Once through the tunnels end, they gazed at the room full of houses that swirled and conjoined to encircle an otherworldly tree wrapped in thick rope.

The duo paused at the opening, where Suguru bent down, pointing and giving Riko directions on how to meet with Master Tengen at his personal barrier. "Or you can turn back now and return home with Kuroi. We all swore to make sure your future is protected and you live a happy life."

   Riko eyes met with Suguru's, new tears began to build up and glass over hers. Loud sobs immediately erupted from the girl as she shared her remembrance of her parents death.

   As well as the life she lived thus far thinking she was special, and how this one day made her feel worse than she's ever felt. "I want to be with everyone more! I want to go places and see more with everyone!" Riko's lip quivered into her teeth as she finally let it all out.

   "Riko... let's go home." Suguru reached out for Riko, offering his large hand for her to take. A warm smile crept onto her reddening face, she wiped her last tear with her sleeve and extended her hand towards her escort.

   And then, her body suddenly jolted and blood shot out from her head. The sound of the guns release echoed through the vast room, emphasizing its impact. Riko's body limply fell to the floor and her blood quickly oozed to fill the clean tile.

Suguru's eyes darted to the girls lifeless eyes, her cheeks still full of her cheery smile, "Riko?" His eyes were drawn to the dark liquid that seeped from her head. He had come so far and yet he still failed...

   "Alright, good show. Time to wrap things up." This voice,  it belonged to the very person who impaled Satoru. "Wh- why are you here?" Suguru stuttered in shock, his lips quivering at the sudden flip his stomach did. His dark eyes reached the man in his peripherals, and his head soon followed suit.

   "Why? Oh, because I killed the Gojo twins." Suguru's heart beat against his rib cage, the intensity of the white room began to fill him with panic. It can't be...There's no possible way. The reality that this hired muscle made it through Satoru and Rintaro was too far fetched.

   He's lying. But then again... would they just let him down here? No, they... wouldn't. Suguru's mind jumbled with his own inner monologue adhered with his own internal struggle to comprehend the current situation.

   "So you took Rintaro from me." Suguru's teeth clamped shut, his only attempt to hold in the tears that dared to escape his violet eyes. The enemy bit his lip subtly, a toothy smile danced on his face as he nodded.