Red Yarn (Oshi No Ko > Aqua X Kana)

Grief News

Karma ran into the hospital, her face was paled, her mind was gone. Worry, sadness, anxiety and all negative feelings fill it. His tears could not be contained, he did not know if it had to be this fast. He didn't know and obviously didn't.

"Dad!" karma exclaimed when he saw Akino's body lying stiff on the hospital bed with a white cloth covering his body and leaving only part of his head.

That smiling face, now pale and blue. Cold and stiff were already all over Akino's body. The morgue was deserted, containing only a slow sobbing heard from Karma.

"Not only Arima-sensei, but his assistant and driver also died at the scene." The man in white clothes revealed.

Karma stepped closer to her father's body with a limp body. He observed Akino's face, fresh blood still coming out of the back of the head that had been stuffed with a lot of cloth. From his nose and ears there was also a lot of blood. Karma is only able to keep his mouth shut and try to stay standing.

The thought of Karma after hearing this news only focused on Kana. He doesn't know what to say to Kana and Karma is afraid that Kana will be mentally shaken again. Akino's last sentence on Karma before the farewell was a message to look after Kana.

"Dad... Why is it so fast?" ask Karma slowly.

Karma is not a strong boy. He often cries and complains. However, her mother and father always encouraged her to provide a lot of motivation for her. When he saw his father gone, he also did not know what to live like. He lost his direction and purpose.

"I haven't been a doctor like you, Dad! Why are you leaving!" yelled Karma with a frustrated face. "I should have, I'm holding you back! I should have come with you too!"

The morgue was filled with screams and sobs from Karma. He roared like a boy asking for toys. All his grief and fear had been spilled beside his father's blue body.

"Arigatou.." The last words of Karma to his father before he braced himself to the cremation stage.

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Karma came home with a pitcher of ashes that belonged to her father. The night gets darker, Karma attempts to tell Ishigami about the funeral that will be held tomorrow at her home. Ishigami could only embrace Karma calming the 19-year-old.

"Tomorrow I'll help you, you don't have to think about things." Ishigami stroked the head of Karma. "Have you told Kana?" ask Ishigami.

Karma shook her head slowly. "I'm afraid he's yelling, roaring, and pulling or throwing himself. I'm afraid he's mentally shaken, while I can't handle it like Dad." Karma wiped her tears rough.

"Tell him tomorrow. You're good enough to be by his side." Ishigami stared at the jug containing Akino's ashes. "When not a weak girl, she was already getting stronger. I'm sure he'll take this hard."

After hearing Ishigami's words, Karma finally returned home. Karma opens the door to Kana's room, peeking at Kana's bed. There was a feeling of guilt mixed with worry, he was afraid of not being able to say this to Cana, but he also had to know that his father was gone.

I could only cry all night in his dad's office. The distinctive fragrance of menthol filled the room. While staring at Akino's photo, Karma continues to cry and hopes that this is a dream and tomorrow he will wake up with a phone call from Akino. Looking back at Akino's smile and Akino's signature laugh.

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All is not a dream, all is a reality that must be accepted Karma. Fourth summer with Kana and Akino's death in the same season. What has been going on this summer lately?

Karma's phone kept ringing, Ishigami had been waiting for him for 30 minutes in front of the Arima family's house. He had come in all black clothes with his wife and several other residents.

Karma who woke up bad luck immediately ran out of the house. His face was completely fucked. Her hair was messy, her eyes were swollen from crying for too long.

"We'll help you, you can wait!" ishigami.

"Arima-sensei's a good man, so you don't have to hesitate to ask for our help, son." Miwa's mother smiled warmly at Karma, she approached Karma and hugged her. "It must have taken you a beating, but get up quickly."

Karma is crying again, how many tears have come out since yesterday. Then what about Kana, he has not told the news of his father's death.

While the others tidied up her house, Karma searched for Kana around the house. To his room on the second floor, it turned out to be empty. He's not in the room anymore. Karma checks all parts of the house.

"Did you guys see Kana?" ask Karma to those who come to help Karma.

"No" Ishigami replied. "Have you told him?"

"No, I'm going to say it today. Because last night Kana was asleep and I woke up late today." Karma rubbed her face in frustration.

"Maybe he's out. He has a cell phone? Just tell him there's going to be an event at home and he has to go home." Ishigami. "Or maybe he's in a cow or horse stable."

Karma ran out of the house with a panicked face. He was afraid that Cana knew from others not from her mouth about Akino's death. How angry Kana would be if she knew I was hiding her.

The stables were empty, only the horses were sleeping. Karma approached Yunyun's cage, checked whether Kana cleaned Yunyun this morning or not and the answer was no.

Karma immediately reached for her phone contacting Kana many times. At 10 this morning there will be his father's funeral which has been spread through the group by several Akino colleagues. Before 10 Karma and Kana should already be there to welcome guests.

"A-qua.." Karma finally contacted Aqua after more than five unanswered calls to Cana. "Today's my father's funeral, come to the village." Karma held back her stuffing. "I can't find Kana. I haven't told her father's death, today I wanted to tell her, but she's gone. What am I supposed to do?"

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Aqua stuffed her clothes into the suitcase. Finally the vacation is over, staying with Ruby, Mem, Akane, Frill, Miyako, Ichigo and Gotanda. Her suitcase was already perched in the loby after checking out of the room.

Aqua's phone rang, a call from Karma. Aqua replied when they had gotten into the mini bus. The voice of Karma sounded frustrated. He cried and cried with sadness. Aqua held back her tears, hearing the news of Akino's death that she had not yet called father.

"Calm down." Aqua tried to hold back her emotions and trembled her body. "I'll be there. But, it'll probably get there tonight. You calm down now. I'm sure Kana's fine."

"It's not so! I'm afraid he'll learn from someone else's father and will yell or jump into the abyss!" 

Aqua rounded her eyes. "What the hell do you mean? He can't be like that!"

"He once ran away from the hospital while doing therapy and went into the forest to jump into the abyss!" Karma exclaimed half-screaming, she shuffled her hair in frustration. "In the meantime, I need to get there."

"He couldn't have thought that far. You haven't told her anything either, have you? Yeah, you don't have to worry. Maybe he went with Yunyun." Aqua tried to calm Karma down.

"No! What if Kana really committed suicide? If he dies too! I'll die too!" shouting Karma with a gasp of breath, he had already dashed into the forest.

"KARMA!!!" Shouted Aqua, one mini bus stared at Aqua in shock.

Karma stopped her steps, her legs were trembling, Aqua's screaming voice as if slapping her directly.

"Calm down and go home!" aqua exclaimed as she squeezed her phone. "You should welcome your father's guests. Kana will come home, if until I come she has not returned, I will look for her. So go home and relax!"

Karma banged her head against the tree very hard. He realized that he had to become more mature after the death of his father. Kana will be fine, she must be sure that Kana is indeed a strong girl.

"Arigato."

Aqua looked at her phone, Karma sent Kana's mobile number to Aqua. He did not want to see Kana because of his last sentence with Kana, but this was an emergency, he could not just sit still. He had to suppress his prestige and keep contacting and seeing him.

"Akino-sensei is dead, I'm going there. So drop me off at the nearest station from here." Aqua looked at Ichigo.

"Arya Akino?" ask Ichigo in shock. "How come? When did?"

"Yes, I didn't hear the details. I'm going to his funeral today." Aqua answered while looking at her phone, looking for the train that went to Akita.

"I'm coming. Kana must have been shaken up. It's too soon for her." Ichigo looked at Aqua through the windshield. "You call Kana?"

Aqua shook her head. "Karma says, he hasn't told Kana Akino-sensei's death. And now Kana can't be found."

"What the hell are you Aqua! Call Kana fast! How could he not know of his father's death keep him from disappearing!" miyako exclaimed in an annoyed tone. "Give me Kana's number, if you don't want to call her!"

Aqua thrust her phone at Miyako. He immediately contacted Kana. While Ruby and Mem are silent in a state of fear. Akane and Frill had no idea what was going on here. Gotanda looked at Aqua from the seat beside Ichigo who was driving.

"Akino when that time comes?" ask Gotanda. Aqua nodded her head.

"Yes, you know him too, right? He told me to have a drink with you and Kaburagi too. He's Arima Kana's father." Ichigo explained.

"Arima Kana, child artist and former B-Komachi idol?" ask Gotanda.

"Yes, that red-haired Arima Kana. He is still alive and lives with his father and younger brother in the Akita village." Ichigo explained. "I'll go to his funeral with Aqua."

"We go there together." Miyako continued. "Where not to answer his call. I'm worried about him now."

"So he's still alive huh." Gotanda commented with eyes staring at Aqua. "Akino always praises you, Aqua. He said you were a good boy and always tried to be strong. You're fragile and need a lot of hugs." Gotanda smiled and returned to his position.

Aqua lowered her head. Regretting he did not call Akino with a father's greeting. And she hasn't called in the last three months because she doesn't want to call Kana. Aqua's tears finally fell, it felt like she wanted to scream as well as Karma, but she realized that in the car a lot of people.

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