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Title: Atonement
Chapter: 11 - Ghost of hope
Characters: Tanaka Ainosuke, Tanaka Yumehito and mostly everyone still alive
Fandom: Hidarime Tantei EYE
Rating: G
Summary: AU. The new life they had did not seem so bad. Yumehito had mostly recovered his health and living as a totally new person. It was something that Ainosuke had always dreamed of. But a new case that was reminiscent of their painful past threatened to destroy the small piece of life they had. Could this be... an atonement?
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Ainosuke bit his lips as the car breezed past the narrow road until they've finally caught sight of the abandoned chemical lab.
Just as they got out of the car, a loud explosion erupted from the lower section of the building as the three witnessed the scene in stunned silence. Ainosuke stared at the scene wide-mouthed before a rash thought overcome his mind.
"Brother—!"
He was about to run towards the burning building before Kato caught his arm.
"Ainosuke, don't! It's dangerous—"
"But my brother—"
"Ainosuke...?"
Both of them froze before Ainosuke turned towards the voice, as his older brother stared back at him in a daze while dragging an unconscious man behind him. He released the man behind him as Yumehito walked slowly towards his brother, unsure of what to do. His face and clothed were covered with soot as Ainosuke noticed that his left shoulder had been shot. He appeared to suffer some minor burns as well but overall he was okay. Ainosuke immediately ran towards him before embracing his brother tightly.
Kato and Sayama-sensei smiled at them as Yume chuckled, finally snapping out of his daze.
"Silly. Stop crying... you crybaby. I'm all right. I'm right here."
Ainosuke furrowed his brows as he continued to hug his brother tightly before replying.
"I can't help it. I thought... I really thought I would lose you again—"
That hit him deeply as Yumehito bit his lips hard. He returned the embrace just as strongly before nodding his head vigorously.
"I know. I'm sorry. I really... I'm so sorry, Ainosuke."
Both of them collapsed to the ground as Ainosuke pulled away to see his brother crying earnestly before him.
"Aniki?" he asked as Yume continued staring towards the ground.
"I'm really sorry... for everything. I really—"
Yume looked up towards his brother as he spoke. "Honestly, Ainosuke... this time, I was really scared to think I might not be able to see you again."
He cupped his brother's face with his hands as Ainosuke stared at him, puzzled.
"Last time... I used to regret for not being able to tell you that I was sorry. Heh... even after my memories returned, I still couldn't tell you. I've kept myself busy all this time, hoping someday I could properly tell you... despite I still couldn't muster any courage to do it. I thought perhaps, when I found another reason to continue living... perhaps I would tell you my true feelings."
Ainosuke blinked at him as he continued to listen.
"But just now... just before the second series of explosions occurred—my thoughts become blank. I suddenly thought about you, I don't want to lose you again... I don't want to die. Ainosuke, I really... really love you. So much... I'm sorry that I've hurt you so much in the past—"
Ainosuke shook his head as he kissed his brother's cheek.
"Niichan, it's all right... I'm not really—"
Hitomi suddenly noticed the man lying behind the brother had started to get up before approaching the brothers. She cried out when the man raised a knife towards them before Kato raised his gun at him. Ainosuke gasped as he saw the man standing behind his brother. Seeing Ainosuke's reaction, Yume immediately realized that Oikawa must have regained consciousness...
A loud bang echoed around the area as Yume felt his heart skipped a beat. He heard a thud behind him as he turned and glanced towards the fallen man behind him. Kato's aim had improved so much...
He sighed before turning back to see Kato and Sayama kneeling beside them.
"Are you guys all right?" Kato asked as Ainosuke nodded slowly. He turned his attention towards Yume as he shrugged. Kato stared at him with concern, seeing him looking so pale. "Tanaka, are you sure you're okay?"
He would have said something to ease their worries but a dizzying sensation had fully taken over him as he collapsed. Kato hastily caught him as Ainosuke looked at his brother worriedly.
Sayama-sensei started checking his pulse before turning towards her student to reassure him.
"Don't worry, he had only passed out."
The young boy sighed in relief as he watched her while she attended to his brother.
"We need to bring him to the hospital quick," she said as the rest of the police team finally arrived to the scene. Kato nodded as they left the place, letting the rest of the officers to handle the rest. Finally, the case came to an end...
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Hitomi and Ainosuke turned around as Kato greeted them while closing the door behind him. He waved a plastic bag with several boxes of bento at them before smiling.
"I bet you guys were hungry...," he said before noticing the worried look on Ainosuke's face, "What is it?"
"Kato-san... I'm worried."
Kato cocked his head at him as he waited for him to continue speaking.
"Brother had still not awakened since yesterday. What if, he'd lost his memory again after this? The other day... he had been hit on the head again, right?"
"T-that... don't say something like that..."
"But Kato-san! You know... they always show these kinds of stuff on TV..."
"Sayama-sensei! Don't tell me you that believed that too? Don't think about all those nonsense... Tanaka should be fine—"
"Kato-san! My brother had fainted yesterday—"
"There was an explosion before that! And you've forgotten he had been shot. Your brother was not a super hero, Ainosuke... even he would collapse after all that—"
The three of them hastily straightened up as Yumehito let out a soft groan. He winced a bit when he tried to move his left arm as Ainosuke helped him to sit up from the bed. He turned his attention towards the three as Ainosuke smiled at him.
"How are you feeling... brother?"
Yume frowned.
"Who?"
Hitomi let out a gasp as Ainosuke paled. So it was as he had feared...
"Ainosuke-kun..."
Kato was not sure of what to say to the young man in front of him. Just when it could have been a start of a new life for the two siblings—he glanced towards his partner who continued to stare at Ainosuke's face. To his surprise, his partner suddenly grinned.
"What was that? I'm just kidding. Like hell I'm gonna lose my memory that easily...," said the man as Yume started laughing very loudly.
Kato and Hitomi stared at him in shock as Ainosuke glared back towards his brother angrily.
"Wha—you... brother! You're so evil! You so... how could you make a bad joke like this!" he cried out before he started crying again. Yume smiled as he pulled his little brother in an embrace.
Ainosuke made a loud sound as he snapped, slapping Yume's left arm; causing the man to cry out in pain.
"I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry! But I can't help it. I overheard what you guys had been talking earlier, and I couldn't resist teasing you. You should stop being a crybaby so much. Then I'll stop."
"Liar. You were laughing at me. You're evil. Really... really evil!"
Despite he was in pain, Yume managed to smile.
"I know... but that's because I loved you so much."
It was an unexpected scare but after a while, the effect wore off as Kato and Hitomi joined in with the laughter. It seemed that all of the tension in the air had completely disappeared, that even Yumehito seemed a lot more cheerful than before. The sun... had finally started to shine brightly again. It was really, finally a good happy ending...
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The day had been sunny as the brothers visited their parents' grave. It has been a while since they've visited this place together. Ainosuke smiled as he glanced towards his older brother.
Everyone, anyone out there who could hear me. Right now, do you have your family with you by your side? I have too.
There was one... very important person, the only family that I still have with me. A very kind person, very smart also... that was my very cool older brother. Even now, he had continued watching over me beside me. As always...
He had always been... my guardian angel...
Yumehito turned his attention towards his brother as he cocked his head.
"What is it?"
Ainosuke grinned.
"Unn, it's nothing. I just thought brother was very handsome. I'm so glad I am your little brother."
He could swear his older brother had started to blush when he looked away before he leaned on his side. He smiled as his brother slowly wrapped an arm around him, despite the inconvenience it caused.
"Silly. Sweet-talking me won't get you anywhere. I won't treat you extra bowls of udon after this even if you begged for it."
Still, Ainosuke continued to smile...
Title: Atonement
Chapter: 11 - Ghost of hope
Characters: Tanaka Ainosuke, Tanaka Yumehito and mostly everyone still alive
Fandom: Hidarime Tantei EYE
Rating: G
Summary: AU. The new life they had did not seem so bad. Yumehito had mostly recovered his health and living as a totally new person. It was something that Ainosuke had always dreamed of. But a new case that was reminiscent of their painful past threatened to destroy the small piece of life they had. Could this be... an atonement?
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Ainosuke bit his lips as the car breezed past the narrow road until they've finally caught sight of the abandoned chemical lab.
Just as they got out of the car, a loud explosion erupted from the lower section of the building as the three witnessed the scene in stunned silence. Ainosuke stared at the scene wide-mouthed before a rash thought overcome his mind.
"Brother—!"
He was about to run towards the burning building before Kato caught his arm.
"Ainosuke, don't! It's dangerous—"
"But my brother—"
"Ainosuke...?"
Both of them froze before Ainosuke turned towards the voice, as his older brother stared back at him in a daze while dragging an unconscious man behind him. He released the man behind him as Yumehito walked slowly towards his brother, unsure of what to do. His face and clothed were covered with soot as Ainosuke noticed that his left shoulder had been shot. He appeared to suffer some minor burns as well but overall he was okay. Ainosuke immediately ran towards him before embracing his brother tightly.
Kato and Sayama-sensei smiled at them as Yume chuckled, finally snapping out of his daze.
"Silly. Stop crying... you crybaby. I'm all right. I'm right here."
Ainosuke furrowed his brows as he continued to hug his brother tightly before replying.
"I can't help it. I thought... I really thought I would lose you again—"
That hit him deeply as Yumehito bit his lips hard. He returned the embrace just as strongly before nodding his head vigorously.
"I know. I'm sorry. I really... I'm so sorry, Ainosuke."
Both of them collapsed to the ground as Ainosuke pulled away to see his brother crying earnestly before him.
"Aniki?" he asked as Yume continued staring towards the ground.
"I'm really sorry... for everything. I really—"
Yume looked up towards his brother as he spoke. "Honestly, Ainosuke... this time, I was really scared to think I might not be able to see you again."
He cupped his brother's face with his hands as Ainosuke stared at him, puzzled.
"Last time... I used to regret for not being able to tell you that I was sorry. Heh... even after my memories returned, I still couldn't tell you. I've kept myself busy all this time, hoping someday I could properly tell you... despite I still couldn't muster any courage to do it. I thought perhaps, when I found another reason to continue living... perhaps I would tell you my true feelings."
Ainosuke blinked at him as he continued to listen.
"But just now... just before the second series of explosions occurred—my thoughts become blank. I suddenly thought about you, I don't want to lose you again... I don't want to die. Ainosuke, I really... really love you. So much... I'm sorry that I've hurt you so much in the past—"
Ainosuke shook his head as he kissed his brother's cheek.
"Niichan, it's all right... I'm not really—"
Hitomi suddenly noticed the man lying behind the brother had started to get up before approaching the brothers. She cried out when the man raised a knife towards them before Kato raised his gun at him. Ainosuke gasped as he saw the man standing behind his brother. Seeing Ainosuke's reaction, Yume immediately realized that Oikawa must have regained consciousness...
A loud bang echoed around the area as Yume felt his heart skipped a beat. He heard a thud behind him as he turned and glanced towards the fallen man behind him. Kato's aim had improved so much...
He sighed before turning back to see Kato and Sayama kneeling beside them.
"Are you guys all right?" Kato asked as Ainosuke nodded slowly. He turned his attention towards Yume as he shrugged. Kato stared at him with concern, seeing him looking so pale. "Tanaka, are you sure you're okay?"
He would have said something to ease their worries but a dizzying sensation had fully taken over him as he collapsed. Kato hastily caught him as Ainosuke looked at his brother worriedly.
Sayama-sensei started checking his pulse before turning towards her student to reassure him.
"Don't worry, he had only passed out."
The young boy sighed in relief as he watched her while she attended to his brother.
"We need to bring him to the hospital quick," she said as the rest of the police team finally arrived to the scene. Kato nodded as they left the place, letting the rest of the officers to handle the rest. Finally, the case came to an end...
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Hitomi and Ainosuke turned around as Kato greeted them while closing the door behind him. He waved a plastic bag with several boxes of bento at them before smiling.
"I bet you guys were hungry...," he said before noticing the worried look on Ainosuke's face, "What is it?"
"Kato-san... I'm worried."
Kato cocked his head at him as he waited for him to continue speaking.
"Brother had still not awakened since yesterday. What if, he'd lost his memory again after this? The other day... he had been hit on the head again, right?"
"T-that... don't say something like that..."
"But Kato-san! You know... they always show these kinds of stuff on TV..."
"Sayama-sensei! Don't tell me you that believed that too? Don't think about all those nonsense... Tanaka should be fine—"
"Kato-san! My brother had fainted yesterday—"
"There was an explosion before that! And you've forgotten he had been shot. Your brother was not a super hero, Ainosuke... even he would collapse after all that—"
The three of them hastily straightened up as Yumehito let out a soft groan. He winced a bit when he tried to move his left arm as Ainosuke helped him to sit up from the bed. He turned his attention towards the three as Ainosuke smiled at him.
"How are you feeling... brother?"
Yume frowned.
"Who?"
Hitomi let out a gasp as Ainosuke paled. So it was as he had feared...
"Ainosuke-kun..."
Kato was not sure of what to say to the young man in front of him. Just when it could have been a start of a new life for the two siblings—he glanced towards his partner who continued to stare at Ainosuke's face. To his surprise, his partner suddenly grinned.
"What was that? I'm just kidding. Like hell I'm gonna lose my memory that easily...," said the man as Yume started laughing very loudly.
Kato and Hitomi stared at him in shock as Ainosuke glared back towards his brother angrily.
"Wha—you... brother! You're so evil! You so... how could you make a bad joke like this!" he cried out before he started crying again. Yume smiled as he pulled his little brother in an embrace.
Ainosuke made a loud sound as he snapped, slapping Yume's left arm; causing the man to cry out in pain.
"I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry! But I can't help it. I overheard what you guys had been talking earlier, and I couldn't resist teasing you. You should stop being a crybaby so much. Then I'll stop."
"Liar. You were laughing at me. You're evil. Really... really evil!"
Despite he was in pain, Yume managed to smile.
"I know... but that's because I loved you so much."
It was an unexpected scare but after a while, the effect wore off as Kato and Hitomi joined in with the laughter. It seemed that all of the tension in the air had completely disappeared, that even Yumehito seemed a lot more cheerful than before. The sun... had finally started to shine brightly again. It was really, finally a good happy ending...
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The day had been sunny as the brothers visited their parents' grave. It has been a while since they've visited this place together. Ainosuke smiled as he glanced towards his older brother.
Everyone, anyone out there who could hear me. Right now, do you have your family with you by your side? I have too.
There was one... very important person, the only family that I still have with me. A very kind person, very smart also... that was my very cool older brother. Even now, he had continued watching over me beside me. As always...
He had always been... my guardian angel...
Yumehito turned his attention towards his brother as he cocked his head.
"What is it?"
Ainosuke grinned.
"Unn, it's nothing. I just thought brother was very handsome. I'm so glad I am your little brother."
He could swear his older brother had started to blush when he looked away before he leaned on his side. He smiled as his brother slowly wrapped an arm around him, despite the inconvenience it caused.
"Silly. Sweet-talking me won't get you anywhere. I won't treat you extra bowls of udon after this even if you begged for it."
Still, Ainosuke continued to smile...
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