JUST A CRASH - BUTTERFLY CROSSING

24. I've guessed

During his time with Shuji, Jingga is constantly bombarded with loving words and gestures. The man expresses his feelings openly, which makes the orange do the same.

Yesterday Shuji was excited to tell me about the tickets and the location he had prepared. Shuji's travel book, which he rarely shows, seems full of routes and plans for them to do on weekends.

Two days before leaving he suddenly could not leave…

Shuji did not show her blatantly disappointment and just smiled.

The woman herself felt a rare desire to walk along with someone on this occasion.

“... I also want to go with you.” Orange does not say it, but he deliberately bought new clothes for the sake of leaving with Shuji. He who never cared about style now tried a style of dress that he never did.

“... sorry, yes.. hiks.”

Along with that the elevator door clinks. One person came in while the two of them got out of the elevator.

“Do not cry.” Shuji subconsciously softened his voice. Carefully the man wiped the orange tears with his sleeves.

“Hmmm.” The woman did not answer and only cleared her throat.

Shuji who was sad suddenly felt anxious. “The ticket can be refunded and we can plan new activities in the future. Maybe I'm a little disappointed, but not you. You understand right?”

Orange was silent for a moment and nodded.

It seems like this woman is getting smarter after a long time with me, Shuji muttered. “I'm sad because we couldn't meet for a long time. Maybe I can visit for a few days but we won't meet every day like this..,” imagining an empty stop without Orange makes Shuji feel sad once again.

But since there was a woman crying in front of him, Shuji controlled his emotions. “We take a walk next time, okay?”

Orange nodded.

“There you can tell me when the holiday is.. later I will plan a trip there.”.

Nod again.

“We can videocall-an., or phone can also. If you're lonely, you just send me a message. I'm always here.”

Nodding.

“You keep nodding, like chicken.” Shuji Goda.

The orange did not nod anymore and changed its glare which looked cute in Shuji's eyes.

“Alright, it's like this hour you must be tired. Go home, take a shower, will I drop off the food?”

“Oke...,” For now they can only try to spend as much time as possible.

Not yet they are together, already challenged with LDR. Shuji breathed deeply.

..

The day of departure also arrived. Shuji actually wanted to personally drop her off. But he said the woman was leaving with her boss.

Since this is work-related, Shuji does not want to disturb and make the impression of Orange so ugly in the eyes of his co-workers just for bringing Shuji.

After the love-filled bento spreads, they will see Shuji as his lover.

Shuji waved at Jingga who was already sitting on the bus.  Orange will depart from his workplace with one other person—they will take the van until the port then continue to take the ferry for ten hours.

Is correct. Ferries.

The orange boarded the ship because the place he was heading to was on another island and there was no airport there at all.

He couldn't imagine the whole back of what the place that Orange would be.

Poor Sweet. He'll be lonely.

Shuji itches wanting to deliver.But he receives a sudden call that he can't ignore.

How could this coincidence be like forcing her and Orange apart?

I don't know how many times Shuji cursed with a face full of smiles these past few days. But what can he do? He can only be patient.

Six weeks, at the earliest one month. Shuji closed his eyes, taking a deep breath to calm his mind to not run straight to the apartment and lay on his bed.

“….I am a gentleman.” Bullshit, Shuji-chan.

Ding.

[Corn: I'm leaving.]

Ding.

[Mio: Your grandfather has been waiting for you since.]

These two messages really represent Shuji's up and down feeling. With a flowering Shuji replies to the message of Orange and ignores the other.

Had it not been for this message from Mio, Shuji would have flown to dreamland in the Jingga apartment.

The man turned to the train station and booked a ticket to the capital in a shinkansen. He wanted to finish his business immediately and return as soon as possible.

At one o'clock in the afternoon Shuji arrived at the hospital that Mio told him about. The place where his grandfather was taken care of and he said he kept calling his name. Shuji snorted and walked in..

Why was the old man so urging him to come immediately? Shuji guessed gamang.

“You have arrived. Come..,” Mio was about to pull Shuji's hand that the man subtly avoided.

“From when are you here?” looks like all the family members came here. Wh-wh-what for? Could it be inheritance? Will the man eventually die too?

Both took the elevator and reached the floor. Outside he saw a group of people wearing kimonos and yukata. Some were wearing suits and it seemed that only Shuji was wearing casual clothes.

Some people he knew, but others he rarely met. But Shuji treated everything the same, ignored him and directly moved to the hospital room. Mio did not come in and waited outside with the others.

Shuji opens the door, inside lying his grandfather, Denji. Beside him sat a middle-aged man he hadn't seen in a long time, —Shuji glanced at his father, Hideaki, and focused on one other person who was the only woman in the room.

The woman sat on the other side of Denji's bed neatly. Her hair was in a perfect loop without a single strand coming off. Upright like a bamboo with a neutral face that showed no meaningful feeling.

Sweet is the best of all sides.

The girl will immediately react to a little temptation, there is a problem directly expressed, always honest with how she feels.

Not like these guys. Hiding like a good human being under a blanket hides a knife.

Shuji doesn't want to start, but if he doesn't talk, there won't be a sound in this room. “Quickly say what is.”

“This is how you behave to your grandfather? No manners at all?” Hideaki who had since closed his eyes immediately opened his eyes and glared at him.

Shuji sneered in his heart. As long as her and the girl's lives were fine, no one could shake her composure.

Even if the old man and the people here together make a fuss, he will be as calm as a rock.

“Originally you know my work very much..,”.

“Hmph.” Hideaki grunting. “Craftsmanship? You think I didn't know you were doing useless things all this time? Get out of your job and get unemployed. Still have no achievements. Just shameful. Out of the clan you even become trash, come here now there are still many styles as well?”

I am a rock, Shuji reminded himself.

He held back his lips and tried to smile.

“If it is old, outdated it is common. Now even sleeping people can have a lot of money.” Said Shuji casually.

“Are you one of them? Don't judge yourself too highly.”

“Why, what is it with me that your money unemployment is reduced? No, right? Want me to be a bum has nothing to do with you.”

Hideaki who exchanged words with Shuji was like he was already steaming hot steam from his head. “Jaga. You're an Oda.”

Shuji who still wants to heat up suddenly loses interest.

“Ah, yes. Oda. If I could replace it I did from time in utero.”

“You!!!”

“Uhuk, uhuk, uhuk.” Denji in the bed interjected with his coughing voice, who inevitably stopped the two.

“Hideaki-san, you better calm yourself.” Said the woman who had been silent since then and watched while fixing the blankets. “Grandfather, are you okay? Want me to call the doctor?”

Denji in bed shook his head weakly.

Shuji ignored the three and counted the seconds—if until the ten seconds are still unclear as well, Shuji will leave from here.

“Shuji-kun.” With a hoarse and weak voice Denji said, “I understand there are still wounds in you and it must hurt you. But we all do our best for the clan.”

In the first sentence Shuji was already somewhat touched. But that last sentence made him aware for a moment.

Shuji, oh, your stupidity isn't treated.

Shuji stood upright like a pine. His face was expressionless as if the one now talking to him was someone else.

“This Kei. Inaba Kei.” Denji patted the back of Kei—'s hand the woman nodded to Shuji in return.

“He's your new wife?” Shuji could not hold himself back.

Hideaki who was listening suddenly coughed and glared at Shuji.

Oh, not the looks. Shuji blatantly showed the face of ‘sayang once’ which made the three people in front of him have trouble saying words.

“Kei is from the Inaba clan, which has long been in a relationship with us.”

“Hmm.” Not allowed to sit, Shuji leaned against one of the cabinets and folded his hands. Ignoring the veins on Hideaki's forehead that seemed like they were about to break up so upset—gagat Shuji was exactly like a person who was preparing to listen to a fairy tale. It was just that the man's expression was bluntly flat with no expression, making the reaction that came out of his mouth like it was made up. People can't bear to hit just by looking at his face.

“Shuji, it's time for you to contribute to the clan and show your pride.” Denji.

Finally finished. Shuji breathed in his heart. Can he leave now?

“This time, Oda and Inaba unite and strengthen the relationship through marriage. Your father and I agree that Kei is the perfect candidate for you.”

Wait— “What?”

The candidate? Be married? Wh who? She???

He's just gonna marry Orange, hello.