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Chapter Twenty-Five

Present Time

[Last Chapter was the continuation of the flashback, in case you got confused]

"Ah, I'm done with homework!" Sayuri silently cheered, throwing her mechanical pencil down on the bed. Sakura giggled as the girl stretched on the bed.

All of the sudden, the doorbell rang.

To Sayuri's surprise, Sakura clapped her hands together and went to go open the door, as if expecting someone. I wonder who it is?

Her curiosity got the better of her and she followed Sakura to the front door.

Time slowed down.

Silver hair. Onyx eyes.

"Hello, Sakura!" He said, hugging her. The anger in Sayuri's blood boiled. Don't touch Sakura. "After you called me the other day about the problem, I just couldn't ignore it!"

"What problem?" Sayuri cut in, a stiff and forced smile on her face. Although Sakura could not catch it, Kakashi did. Under his mask, he smirked.

"Well, Sakura called me yesterday and told me you weren't feeling well," he gestured to Sakura. "That you were acting strangely."

Sayuri's head snapped to Sakura. "Oh, really? Sakura, why didn't you tell me?" She then put her hands behind her back to hide them, itching to choke the man in the room.

"I wanted to surprise you," She responded cheerfully. "And you were busy with your homework, I didn't want to bother you." Why is there so much tension? Sakura thought, confused.

"I would have visited anyways," Kakashi said, sending a fake heart-warming smile. "You're my sister, after all. No matter how tiring you are, I make sure to take care of you no matter what."

Lies, Sayuri inwardly scowled as he said those words. Her heart ached. I just wish those words you said were true. "Well, come and sit. I don't want you standing here the whole visit." She then turned to Sakura. "Sakura, can I talk for a few seconds?"

She nodded and was dragged to the kitchen. Sayuri's joyous expression was wiped off her face and replaced with a serious expression. "Sakura, why did you bring him here?"

"You were acting weird, I had to do something about it."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I just wanted to help, okay?" Sakura snapped, and she immediately regretted her words as soon as they slipped out. Sayuri's expression grew dark.

Sakura felt like she was in a movie. Like they were in a cliche romantic movie, where she was a rich woman with a rich father, and Sayuri was one of those bad boys in the bad gangs, and she gave him a job at her father's company to 'just help.' She braced herself for the words, 'well, I don't need your help.'

But didn't those kind of movies end up with the bad boy getting with the rich girl? Sakura shook that from her head.

Instead of what Sakura expected, Sayuri sighed before forcing a warm smile. "Thanks, Sakura."

The pinkette nodded. "I'll just leave you two to talk."

"Yeah." As Sakura left the room, Sayuri made her way to her brother, whom was lazily sitting on the couch, watching TV.

"Mind telling me what's bothering you?" He said, distractedly. Sayuri rolled her eyes as she sat down on the chair next to him.

"Shut up."

"Quite harsh." Sayuri never expected her brother to understand sign language. Maybe he picked it up to learn all the bad words, then use them against me.

"The door is right there, Kakashi."

All was silent.

"Ya know, I've been wondering...why is it that you chose to go here?"

"I went here to stay as far away from you, Kakashi."

"No need to be so cold. I'm your brother."

"That's not what you said a few years ago, was it?" Now, she was the one sitting comfortably, while he was tense. His onyx eyes were startled.

"Sayuri--"

"This is my room. I want you out of it."

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