Title : To Choose The Unchosen
Chapter 1 : The Shot
Author : rei *me*
Rating : pg
Characters : Tanaka Brothers [Hidarime Tantei EYE]
Disclaimer : Everyone knows that HSJ belong to JE.
Summary : "I just wanted to stop Aniki..."
Author's note : bad summary.. it didn't even explained anything.. *whacked* anyway, i made this up for
koigaii who requested me to write another HTE fanfics.. i decided to make a multichap, but as u see above, it will only be in 5 chappie~ douzo !!
Chapter 1 - The Shot
'BANG'
The shots were echoed inside the almost empty room. After seeing the 2 bodies sprawled on the floor and the younger boy rooted on his spot, Yumeto chuckled as he backs away a few steps.
"This is out of my prediction, you know that, Ainosuke ?" Yumeto break the silence between them. "I was planning on dying here, you know. But it seems like God had spared me another chance. For paying all my sins perhaps ?" He looks down at his body, flawless without anything amiss from it. The shot that Akira did was a failure after all.
Slowly, Ainosuke turn his head toward his brother with fear evident in his eyes. Yumeto can only chuckle more at this. "Well, I still have things to do now. Don't you have to be a hero and save the world like you always did ?"
"I just, I just wanted to stop Aniki..." The younger boy trail off.
"Too bad. I'm alive. Or do you want to try ?" Yumeto look over his shoulder.
"It's not like that ! I just, I wanted to..." Ainosuke seem so close to tears.
"Wakatta. Now go and stop me if you can." Yumeto said calmly as he walks toward his room.
Ainosuke, already shedding tears jus stand there. His fists clenching so tightly that it hurts. But he couldn't careless now. "I'll stop you for sure." And with that he fled out the building.
Yumeto say nothing as he heard his brother went out the room. After a few min staying still like that, he sighs. "Really Ainosuke. What would you do without me ?" He plays with the red button which he'd been holding since before Ainosuke came for a while before sighing loudly. "But the play must goes on." And he presses it.
***************************************************************************************************************
"Ainosuke ! You took so long !" Sayama-sensei complain like she always did.
"Gomen. Ikkou yo, sensei." Without much expressions in his face, he says that.
The woman stare at her student for a while before doing as he said and rides the ride as fast as she could. As they arrived there, Ainosuke quickly grab the box from the backseat and pull his teacher's hand against the crowd that were rushing out the buildings as the explosions had started. They desperately trying to find the place where the bomb might be placed. Following his instinct and from what his left eye saw, Ainosuke finally lead the both of them to the right place.
After they quickly stopped the chain reaction from happening, they smile in relief and immediately found their way outside. At the sight of the building above their heads, they couldn't help but feeling thankful that they had made it. Ainosuke narrow his eyes as he determining his next move in stopping his brother.
"There is something that only me can do."
Sayama-sensei can only watch the boy runs out of her view. Her heart is pounding with worry, but no matter what, she has to believe him. Because if she doesn't, then who will now the boy is all by himself ?
**************************************************************************************************************
"Ainosuke, you did it." Yumeto snort. "Unbelievable."
Feeling no intention of moving away, the older Tanaka just sit there watching his masterpiece being destroyed by none other than his very own brother. even though, he couldn't help but feeling proud at him. For being able to stopped all of his perfect plans, and now, stopping his masterpiece. Though when he thinks back about it, maybe it wasn't because Ainosuke was too good at solving these cases, but maybe, because a part of him, he wanted to be stopped.
"Aniki !" He can hear the all too familiar voice coming from outside the room.
"Saa, Ainosuke, now you had managed to stopped my domino, what else do you want from me ?" Yumeto ask his brother calmly.
"Aniki, please stop ! I know you don't want any of this ! So please stop !" Ainosuke plead. From what he sounded like, the boy must have been crying by now.
"What do you know about me ? Saying that you know things like that." Yumeto didn't even bother to turn his body.
"Because I have known Aniki for all my life. The Aniki I know won't want anything like this. The Aniki I know is a kind and responsible man. And eventhough you denied it, I know that deep inside your heart, Aniki is still the same person I used to know." The sobs are becoming clearer.
No one say anything after that. Ainosuke is too afraid to say anything else, and Yumeto is too engrossed in his own mind.
"Ainosuke," Oh how Yumeto love saying this name. "Eventhough I wanted to go back to how I used to be, I can't. Everything had went too far already, and there's no going back from here."
"Of course you can ! We can always start anew somewhere ! Just forget all the things that had happened and let's start anew !" Ainosuke beg. His small hands slowly reaching out to touch his brother's shoulders. "Please !"
Yumeto sigh deeply. "It's not that easy Ainosuke. After this, I might get caught and had to spend my life behind the bars."
"Then let's making up after you get released !" Ainosuke embrace him from behind.
"But there is a possibility that I might will never be released, Ainosuke." Ainosuke say softly this time. "I can't promised you anything."
"I don't care !" Ainosuke tighten his hugs.
Yumeto heave a deep breath before releasing his brother's hands around his neck and walk toward the windows. "Look Ainosuke. There is a reason for me to left you like I did months ago. If ever everything went out of the plan, you will be ready to live by yourself."
"But..."
But Yumeto never heard the words his brother had to say as the room turned eerie silent. Only a soft thump could be heard from where Ainosuke stood before. Sighing deeply once again, Yumeto close his eyes as he thought that his brother had finally understood.
"Now you understand ne, Ainosuke ?"
Silence.
A frown formed in the crime planner forehead. "Ainosuke ?" He slowly turn his body in curiousity as to why his brother had turned silent. Too silent for his liking. But when his eyes landed on the slump on the floor lying motionlesly, his eyes widen and his other worries forgotten. "Ainosuke !"
He rushed toward his brother's figure and inspect him carefully. His brother's face is dead pale and his whole body is covered with sweats. His body is shivering badly, but as Yumeto touch his forehead, he's burning up.
"Ainosuke ! Oi !" He shakes his brother's body a little bit vigorously. Getting no response from the fainted boy, Yumeto curse as he gathers his brother's body and hurriedly running toward his car and heading toward the nearest hospital. "Kuso !" He curses again as he was trapped in a rather crowded traffic.
He casts a glance to his side where his brother's whimpering continously. He quickly remove his coat, and though the weather is chilly, he wraps his source of warmth around his brother's shivering body. As soon as the traffic is over, he steps on the gas and drive as fast as possible without getting caught by the police.
As his car finally stopped in front of the hospital, he quickly get out and take his brother inside. Once inside, he started shouting to everyone to help his brother immediately. His anxiety grows as he watched his brother being wheeled inside the ICU. His brother couldn't be that bad, now could he ?
Yumeto slump down after seeing his brother disappeared behind that door. The light is on and for the very first time in years, Yumeto felt helpless.
He couldn't figure out how long he'd stay like that. It could be minutes, hours, days. He just couldn't find himself to care about time right now. All he has in mind is the same question. 'Will his brother be alright ?'
After what seems like forever, the lights finally turned off, and he could see a man in his late 40 walk out the room. Behind him, 2 nurses is wheeling out a bed where his brother lying on away from them.
"You're Tanaka Ainosuke-kun's family ?" The doctor ask him.
"I'm his brother." Without hesitation, he reply the man.
"Very well then. If you will follow me, shall we talk about your brother's condition at my office ?" The doctor ask nicely.
Yumeto take a big gulp before nodding down. "Fine." And he follows the doctor toward his room.
"Please have a seat." The doctor said as he himself take a seat behind his desk.
"Ah, arigatou." Yumeto thank him as he too sat down at the said chair.
"My name is Kaitani Ichiro and I'm in charge for your brother's health. And you are ?" The doctor ask.
"Tanaka Yumeto desu." Answered the older Tanaka rather nervously.
"Well, Tanaka-san, I have to say that I'm disappointed with your brother's health." Kaitani begin.
"And that is because... ?"
"You see, your brother is suffering a very high fever right now. If it went any worser, it could be dangeroud for his life. And he was also suffering from both physical and mental exhaustion. Lack of rest and proper nutrition were might also be the reason for his collapse. Your brother is stable for now, but..."
"But what sensei ?" Yumeto ask impatiently.
"But I don't know when will he wake up from his deep sleep." Kaitani ended his sentence.
Yumeto widen his eyes in surprise. "What do you mean ?"
"I said it exactly as I meant. Your brother is currently having a deep sleep. And we can't predict when will he wake up from it."
~~~~~tbc
so how was it ?? i'm anxious when i wrote this down.. i was kinda inspired by another HTE fanfic i read at fanfiction.net *whacked*
pls review !! *bows*