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They both knew he had to go.
And maybe that was the worst part.
Anri stepped in gently, her own eyes shimmering as she reached for Rin. "Sweetheart... it's time. We have to let him go."
Rin screamed. Screamed.
"No! No, no, no! Don't take him! Don't take Nii-chan!" His little arms clung to Sae's legs, body wracked with sobs so violent it looked like he couldn't breathe. "Please-please-please don't go-!"
Sae stood frozen, tears streaking down his cheeks as he looked down at Rin, who was now on his knees, clinging to him like a lifeline.
"I love you, Rin," Sae whispered, voice broken beyond repair. "So much. I'll come back. I'll come back for you, I swear. You'll be okay. I promise."
Anri had to gently, painfully pry Rin away-his arms flailing, cries echoing through the hallway. She held him against her chest, whispering soft apologies through her own tears as he fought to run back, screaming for his brother. But Sae had to go.
So why did it take 19 years to return?
OR
When Rin took up the new case for work, he did not expect to work along his long-lost brother. The one who had painfully abandoned him 19 years ago.