SaneGiyuu: Loving You Is Easy

PART 52: BETRAYAL...?

A few days had passed, the weather was even colder now.
It hadn't started snowing, but it was foggy everywhere.

Giyuu was in his Estate on a cold morning. He was just looking outside the window of his bedroom quietly. It had been a while since he'd seen Sanemi.

I wonder what Sanemi's up to...
He sighed softly.

"Giyuu?"
Kanzaburou flew to him, landing on his shoulder.

"Hm...?"
Giyuu looked at his old crow.

"It's a cold morning, isn't it?"

Giyuu nodded in response.
"You're right..."

He sat on the bed, fidgeting with the charm Sanemi had given him.

"I wonder what Sanemi's doing right now..."
He exhaled softly before finally standing up.

"I want to see him."

He quickly walked out of his Estate, a fresh gush of cold wind hitting him.

So cold!
He shivered a little as he made his way to Sanemi's Estate.

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"What's up this early in the morning?"
Sanemi asked as he slowly sat beside Obanai.

"I was wondering what you were doing..."
Obanai looked around Sanemi's place before his eyes met Sanemi's.

"Any missions these days?"

"Nah... It's been really boring, you know..."
Sanemi replied, scratching the back of his head.

Obanai nodded in response, he looked at his own hands as he took a deep breath in.

"How's it going with Tomioka...?"

Sanemi blushed softly at the mention of the name.

"Everything's... going well."

"I see..."
Obanai looked at the floor quietly for a while before his gaze shifted back to Sanemi.

Giyuu finally reached Sanemi's Estate. As soon as he lifted his hand up to knock on the door, he heard Obanai's voice. He stopped, curiousity written all over his face.

Iguro...?
Giyuu swallowed hard, trying to listen to what the two were talking about through the door.

"Shinazugawa..."
Obanai's voice was low, yet a little concerned.

"Yeah?"
Sanemi looked at him, a curious look on his face.

"You look a little... weak. Have you been eating properly?"
Obanai asked.

Giyuu's eyes widened.

Is he not... Keeping our promise...?
He thought.

Sanemi chuckled softly.
"I am eating..."

He paused for a while before continuing.
"...every now and then."

Giyuu gasped softly.

"What do you mean by that...?"
Obanai frowned.

"It's just..."
Sanemi rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"It's just that I've been skipping breakfast, that's all."

"You really shouldn't do that Shinazugawa..."
Obanai advised.

"Eh... I don't know man, it has just become a habit... I've been doing that since the past few weeks."

Giyuu couldn't believe what he was hearing. He felt like he was betrayed.

Did the promise mean nothing to him...?
His breath hitched in his throat as he continued to listen to the conversation.