Sirimiri ; ODAJIMA YUKEN

Chapter 22

Honoka

"Are you sure you wanna go through with this, Nee-chan? You don't have to be far-" I gave my brother a small smile as I took a sip of my hot chocolate, listening to the hustle and bustle of the busy airport. Only Haruto came with me as I didn't want my parents to send me off as I knew how emotional my mother was.

"It has to be this way for a while, okay? Besides, mom and dad said it was a great program. 3 years won't be long. I'll be back dancing onstage before you know it." I reassured my not so little brother and giggled at his attempt to keep his so-called cool image in front of me.

"You know, just say you'll miss me and you can go home." I teased as my brother scoffed, fixing his leather jacket as he looked at me in disgust.

"Who'll miss your annoying face?"

"I may be annoying but you're hideous."

"If I'm hideous, you're hideous too. We're siblings, genius." We both stopped and looked at each other before bursting into laughter. Haruto gave me a small smile before crouching down to hug me as I held onto my literally giant of a brother.

"Take care of yourself over there, Nee-chan. Don't just eat instant ramen and salad all the time, okay? Eat some steak, go crazy!" He suggested excitedly and I nodded, smiling a bit as I grabbed my white Marc Jacobs The Jacquard tote bag and my phone as I placed my headphones around my neck, passport in hand as I heard the gate number for my flight. I took a deep breath as I moved to walk with my brother.

"Honoka!"

I froze, my heart hammering in my chest as I slowly turned around to find Odajima Yuken a few steps away from me, gasping for air as if he had just run a marathon. My eyes widened as I tightened my grip on my phone and passport.

"Y-yuken? W-what are you-"

"I- I had to-"

"Honoka-chan! Wait! Odajima-kun wants-" We both jumped as we heard the hammering of footsteps and I mean literal hammering of

"Oi Fujio! Stop interrupting!" My eyes widened as I saw literally almost half of Oya, Housen and the Rao faction of Suzuran. How they came in past the check in without tickets or boarding passes was a mystery to me until I saw the girl beside Sachio and I tried not to let out a teasing smile as I saw him blush and glance at the girl.

Sachio cleared his throat before tapping the others while Tsukasa did the same to Fujio (well, he grabbed his leader by the collar and dragged him away). Suzuran followed suite as Rao, Mercy and Kansuke who followed behind Tsukasa while Binzo made a 'Fighting' gesture to me, nodding at me as Kamui and Yamaguchi dragged him by the arms but he continued to nod and gesture at me.

"I'll go sit with Yasushi and Kiyoshi senpai." Haruto says as he pats my back.  "Good luck, nee-chan." He whispers before walking away. I took a deep breath before facing Yuken.

He looked unsure and a bit troubled as he took a deep breath as well, talking a few more steps until there were only 2 steps of distance between us. He was fidgeting his fingers and I frowned a bit, noticing his discomfort.

"How did you know I was here?" I gently asked, taking the first step.

"I-uh.. I went to your house and Shiba-san told me you were-"

"Why did you go to my house?"

"To talk to you." He took another step closer, his voice shaking as he answered me.  I sighed as I kept my gaze low.

"I can't apologize enough for what I did and I know that it's unlikely you'll forgive but I want you to know that I am sorry. I never meant to hurt you and I'll regret what I did for the rest of my life-"