A Little Twist

Sixty-Four

During the break, Laito hears voices on the roof. 

'So you tipped them off when we locked her and Kanato up together? Just be honest, Azusa. I won't tell anyone else because I haven't forgotten your reaction about all of this.' 

Laito stays by the door to eavesdrop. 

'I'm sorry, Yuma.' 

Ayato would always recognize the guy's voice since he talks slowly. 'Laito...' 

'Sst.' Laito covers his brother's mouth with his hand. 'Maybe we need to give them one last warning.' He sees a couple of eyes light up. 

Good, I'll never forgive myself by letting them off the hook so easily. Ayato follows him onto the roof and faces both Mukami brothers. 'Don't you ever get close to Risa or Daiki again, you hear me?!' 

Yuma turns around. 'Yeah, we get it. Just to be honest, Azusa and I never wanted any of this. Ruki operated all on his own accord. And when I heard him threaten to bite Daiki, my blood boiled.' 

Azusa nods. 'I don't like... what happened. I'm sorry... I couldn't... stop Ruki.' 

'You can tell the other two as well. We will not have it, and you'll face some serious consequences if you take those two away again. We won't stop, not even if you're all dead,' reacts Laito. 'Threatening a baby? What has that little boy ever done to you?' 

'Like you can stop him.' Ayato shakes his head. 'Just stay away from Risa and Daiki. They have nothing to do with any of it. Neither are they responsible for Yui's death, we just found her somewhere and no one was around anymore. If we did find someone, and he was the killer then we would have killed him already. If something would happen to them, you're gonna wish Yours Truly would kill you but torture comes first.' 

Kanato appears. 'Don't look so happy because you wouldn't be able to enjoy the pain, you freak. Be lucky that Shu won't come after you.' 

'That's enough,' interrupts Reiji. 'They are not the ones who kidnapped them or hurt them.' 

Yuma is done with the warnings. 'Are you done? You should be more careful and definitely more thoughtful. Don't try to punish me for something Ruki did.' 

Shu hears them but doesn't show up. Just don't do it. I would kill him instead of knocking him unconscious. 

'Let's go, Azusa.' He takes his friend with him somewhere else. 

*** 

Subaru stacks his books, puts them away, and blows out some air. 

'Finally done with homework?' Risa can't help but laugh. 

He just looks at her from the corner of his eyes and stretches his arms and legs. 'You still want to go outside?' 

'Yes, please.' She promptly lays her book back on the bedside table and gets up. 'You want to get some fresh air, too, sweety?' She raises a brow while putting on the carrier. 'Still asleep. Well, not for long.' Winking at Subaru, she lifts Daiki into the carrier while feeling a warm cardigan over her shoulders. 

'Is he good and warm?' He pets the baby's cheek. 

She nods. 'He is, and I changed his diaper not so long ago.' She turns at her son. 'You better not cry too soon, okay?' 

He takes them straight to the backyard. 'I can't believe he's a month old tomorrow.' Enjoying the white roses, he walks slowly to stay with them. That means she's here for five weeks. Damn, it goes fast. 

'I know.' She puts her arms around Daiki. 'He gets his vaccinations tomorrow. I hope he doesn't cry for too long but who knows.' 

He turns his head. 'That's tomorrow? Good luck, little one. We never had to get our shots.'