OUR LAST KISS, S. Shinichiro

𝟎𝟏𝟑.

| Younger Brother |

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

MARCH 23rd, 1988
Your parents weren't home since they had to go to work so they kept you in charge of watching after your younger brother.

"(Y/n)-san! I can't find my crayons!" Noe said as he entered your bedroom.

"Huh? Didn't you keep it in the living room?" You asked, closing your textbook and turned to him.

"I'm not sure... I must've accidentally misplaced it and forgot where. But I really need it for my project!" He frowned at the floor.

You stared at him for a few seconds then let out a sigh and got up from your bed. "Okay, let's go find your crayons" You said and his face immediately lightened up.

"Thank you (Y/n)-san!" He grinned at you happily.

You gave him a small smile and patted him on the head then went downstairs to the living room.

"Did you check under the couch yet?" You asked and he shook his head.

The two of you spent half an hour checking every room on the first floor but still no sign of Noe's crayons. 

"Noe!" You called to him and he came rushing to you.

"Yes (Y/n)-san?"

"I'll go check the rooms upstairs, you check the cabinets in the kitchen okay?" You told him and he agreed.

You went back upstairs and went straight to his bedroom.

You checked under his bed, his closet, his books shelves and after 10 minutes, you finally found them.

The crayons were in his backpack.

You smacked yourself on the head and then giggled. "That silly kid!" You laughed to yourself and went downstairs to tell him that you found his crayons.

But when you arrived downstairs, your whole world crumbled to pieces.

In the kitchen, was your brother's body.

Just lying on the floor with a puddle of blood coming out of his head.

A loud bang was heard from the front door and through the window from the kitchen, you saw three men dressed in black running away.

"(Y/n)-san..."

Your gaze went back to Noe and you sprinted to him.

Turning his body over, you cradled him in your hands while still sitting on the floor.

"Noe! Stay awake Noe!" You yelled, tears began to form under your eyes.

"They hit me with a hammer..." He mumbled.

Your eyes widened as you moved his hair away from his face to see the side of his head cracked open.

You panicked and looked around then found a white towel on the counter next to you. Quickly grabbing it, you placed it over his head to try and stop the bleeding.

"It's no use (Y/n)-san..." He said in a low tone.

"No I can stop the bleeding! I can stop it!" You said as tears dripped down from your face.

Biting your lower lip, you mumbled with teary eyes. "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry!..."

Noe looked at you and wondered, "Why are you apologizing..?" He asked.

"I wasn't supposed to leave you all by yourself! I'm supposed to keep my eyes on you at all times! I-... I'm so sorry! I'm sorry Noe!" You kept on apologizing.

"I'm scared big sister... I don't want to die..." He said, tears streamed down his face as he looked at you with sadness.

Seeing this, you forced a smile. "I'm right here Noe! You don't have to feel scared! I'm here!" You said. "I'll call an ambulance and you'll be okay!- I promise!" Your voice cracked. "B-but for now just stay awake for me okay? Can you do that for your big sister?"

Noe gazed down at his stomach and then apologized. "I'm sorry big sis."

"Noe? Stay awake for just a little while okay?!" You said but this time he wasn't responding.

His body felt so cold.

"Noe?! NOE WAKE UP!" You yelled, shaking him a bit but he still wasn't responding. "NOE WAKE UP PLEASE!"

You got up from your spot and hurriedly ran to the living room then dialed a phone number.

"I NEED HELP! MY BROTHER IS BLEEDING! PLEASE HELP!"

...

Sitting in the waiting room, you stared at the floor with wide eyes as you heard the two doctors talking to each other.

"Noe (L/n). Time of death, 11:50 PM"

END OF FLASHBACK

"I'm so sorry Noe..." You apologized while watching him walk towards you as clear warm liquid streamed down your cheeks. "It was my fault!-"

"It wasn't your fault I died 7 years ago, (Y/n)-san" He said with a sincere smile. "You have to stop blaming yourself"

You got up on your knees and pulled him into a hug.

He returned the hug and patted you on the back to comfort you.

"I couldn't protect you.." You cried on his shoulder, still unable to forgive yourself.

"Yes, you couldn't protect me." He stated.

"But you can still protect Emma and Mikey"

His words immediately snapped you back to reality.

'Emma.. Mikey..'

Standing back up on your feet while holding your left arm, you called out to him. "Yujiko!"

He raised a brow and turned around to see you still standing.

"But you can still save Emma and Mikey" Noe's voiced echoed in your head.

Clenching your fists, you bit your tongue and prepared yourself.

Breathing heavily, you let go of the guy's hair.

Opening your eyes, you found yourself in the middle of unconscious bodies piled up on each other.

Emma and Mikey were just standing next to each other, completely shocked by what they had just witnessed.

You turned around and faced Emma and Mikey.

Suddenly, your head felt dizzy. Taking a few steps towards them, you called out to them, "Emma.. Mikey..."

The last thing you saw were the two kids running to you, and then everything went black.