Don't Look Now

Chapter 5

August 9, 2017.

A tall man with messy hair accidentally knocked the glass of champagne off Koushi's hand, the gray-haired male almost dropping the glass, a bit of wine spilling out. "Oh sorry! I hope I didn't mess up your suit!" the man was sincerely apologizing while more visitors arrived in the area, making the venue a bit cramped. On the enormous wall of the lobby was a sign that says "University of Tokyo Hospital Alumni Homecoming"

"No, It's okay, my suit is fine," the gray-haired male replied with a smile.

The man with black, messy hair held out a handshake, "I'm Tetsurou Kuuro, by the way." Koushi can't help but notice the man's gloved hands.

As soon as Koushi held out his hand, Daichi interrupted the two by jokingly coughing at the sight, "I see you've met my colleague, slash partner in crime, Koushi," the brown-haired doctor grinned.

"I'm Sugawara Koushi," the doctor's fiancee held a firm handshake.

"You can let go of my fiancee's hand now, Kuuro," Daichi chuckled, playfully acting like a jealous boyfriend.

"I noticed how I made your fiancee jealous, Sugawara-san," Kuuro joked.

"Don't mind him, he's a big flirt," Daichi laughed while playfully gesturing his colleague to back off. His other arm wrapped around Koushi's waist.

Koushi giggled at the two. "Mind if I ask why you're wearing thick gloves in the middle of summer, Kuuro-san? It's awfully hot."

"He wears that all time time, even at work," Daichi answered.

"Ah this? I am very sensitive to cold, even in warm weather," Kuuro said. "It also makes me look cool, I think," he continued while mischievously showing off his gloves like a fashion model, his eyes squinted while he tried to look fierce. "See? I look badass, right?"

"He has ugly, veiny hands," Daichi was obviously joking with his colleague.

"I do not!" the taller man replied with a laugh. He carefully placed his champagne glass on a nearby table and slowly removed the glove on his right hand. "See?" he gladly showed his manly right hand to the couple. A sudden push from behind him made him slightly lose his balance, falling a bit toward the couple. "Oops sorry!" a voice from behind Kuuro was heard, apologizing for the accidental push.

Daichi immediately grabbed his friend, "Careful, bro!" Kuuro unintentionally touched his friend's arm with his gloveless hand to prevent him from falling further, but the touch made his chest hurt a bit. He stood straight and dusted off his suit. "This crowd is getting uncontrollable, they should've at least limited the number of guests," Daichi said.

Kuuro was suddenly confused, his eyes looked terrified, but he kept the feeling to himself.

"Are you okay?" Koushi asked.

"Y-yeah... I'm fine," he said. "Excuse me, let me just leave you two for a moment." Kuuro hurriedly went to a nearby restroom. As he reached for the knob, he immediately went in and checked if the room was empty. Learning that he was indeed alone, he quickly put on his gloves again while he faced the sink, breathing heavily.

"What the fuck did I just see?" he mumbled, while quickly rubbing his eyes. He clutched his chest, feeling terrified. "The fuck with these visions..."

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Yuuto was busy playing with his plastic soldiers on the front steps of their apartment. Daichi was sitting next to the young lad, curiously looking at the way the boy played with the toy riflemen. He smiled while the boy made gun sound effects and was impressed at how he devised some dialogues for the mini soldiers.