Sirimiri ; ODAJIMA YUKEN

Chapter 4

Honoka

It's been a few days since Mina and Niki came to stay with us (I learned their names when we got home). My parents were surprisingly chill about me bringing them to live with us and were more concerned than angry. They were furious however that the two kids didn't have any adult family members to look after them so they are currently helping out in finding any living relatives that the kids could possibly have.

But for now, they would be under our care as long as they were happy and taken care of. A social worker would come check on them every 3 weeks to make sure they were fine while mom and dad were looking for their relatives.

"So, your mom and dad still don't know where their parents are?" Fujio asked as we walked to the convenience store.

"No. Any word about Arata-san or Aimi-chan?" I asked and Fujio stopped.

"Actually..Masaya and Shinya saw him near the construction site they were working at. He ran away before they could talk to him.." Fujio explained as we continued to walk.

"What was he doing there?" I asked.

"He was selling Redrum." I stopped in my tracks.

"What? Are you sure?" I asked and Fujio sighed.

"Masaya and Shinya caught one of the guys he was selling it to and a senior from my school, Murayama-senpai confirmed what it was. We've been having problems regarding it because I also caught one of my juniors selling it in the bathroom." He explained.

"Where is it coming from?" I asked.

"I don't know... but I'm gonna find out.." Fujio said as we headed inside.

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"Are you sure I should be here?" I asked as we walked inside. It looked deserted and the walls were lined with hundreds of graffiti art. There were broken armchairs and old tables surrounding the floor.

Oya High.

"Don't worry Honoka-chan, they're not as scary as they seem," Fujio reassured as we walked near the rooftop. I clutched the back of his shirt tightly as I followed him to the gym.

There were a LOT of people.

"Oi! Fujio!"

"Who's that with him?"

"Outsiders aren't allowed here!"

"Oi! Let him through! She's a guest!"

"Fujio."

The voices all hushed down as a guy with blonde hair walked forward. He looked quite reserved compared to the rest of the people in the room, including Fujio. He was rather handsome as well.

"Oh? Tsukasa!" He greeted the said boy who gave him a happy smile before turning to me.

"Who's this?" He asked and Fujio giggled.

"Oh, this is Honoka-chan, she's a good friend of Madoka and mine as well~ Honoka-chan, this is my best friend, Takajo Tsukasa." Fujio giddily answered as I smiled before bowing to this friend.

"It's nice to meet you. I'm Watanabe Honoka." I introduced myself as Tsukasa gave me a bow back and a smile.

"Not that I mind but what is she doing here, Fujio?" He asked.

"A friend of hers got caught in this whole mess. Apparently, she was one of the sellers of Redrum." Fujio explained as I nodded in agreement.

"We've been looking for her for days now but it's like she disappeared into thin air," I explained as Tsukasa nodded.