Red Yarn (Oshi No Ko > Aqua X Kana)

Re-meeting

"You can explain later, son. Now you better rest." A man in a police uniform smiled towards Kana.

The infusion needle was already stuck in his arm. His head was bandaged neatly. In some bruises his cheek now feels sticky. Pain was still felt in his back, Kana grimaced many times.

He grabbed his phone. The clock shows at 5pm. For how many hours has he fainted and been transferred to a clinic near the police station? What about those stalkers?

Kana's gaze now turned to her clothes, fingering every inch of her own body. The clothes were still complete, only torn in a few places, let alone pants.

"I survived?"

Incoming messages and calls from Karma ten times, plus numbers he did not know also contacted him. Even Mem contacted him. Kana quickly opened a message from Karma.

Go home, there's an event at home.

Kana, let's go home. You're where?

Kana, where are you now? Answer the phone from me!

Cana! Please don't make people worry! Tell me where are you?

Cana! I'm sorry, but today is my father's funeral...

A tear drop that instantly fell from Kana's eyes now blurred her gaze. The phone he was holding also fell. Like hearing the impossible news, everything went very quickly. I don't know what to do now but cry.

Today was very surprising. The summer did not surprise him less by four years ago. Kana checks her phone again, a message from Ishigami asking her to go home. A message from Mem that he was already at Kana's house. And missed calls from unknown numbers many times, either whose number but that number makes calls beyond Karma.

"Dad.." whispered Kana.

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"You can rest after this. We have a room for you. It's night too." A police officer explained to Kana after the girl was questioned about the stalkers.

"I have to go home, can you take me? I'm worried about my sister" replied Kana.

"But are you sure? Your body must be very sick to walk." A female nurse responded.

"It's okay" replied Kana.

As the nurse said earlier, Kana's body shivered from the moment she got into the car. Plus his low body temperature, with sweat constantly coming out. Sometimes he wiped his wet forehead and sighed. His body was getting more painful, he felt his back like it was hit by a building. Plus he can't think what to do when he gets there.

Upon arrival at home, Cana spoke only a thousand languages. Looked at the figura of Akino's face there. His head continued to throb, with a back that was painful. His feet continued to tremble with a paled face.

Pain.inner Cana.

The sound of Karma's cry is no longer heard. Kana felt like she had been shot by hundreds of arrows. The pain spread and lingered in his body. Every time he moved and stepped, the pain grew stronger. With all her might, Kana made her final greeting to Akino.

He knew his father was dead, he realized. But, all the pain in his body he could not cover up. Just a short sentence that Kana spoke and stepped back into her room on the second floor.

His body staggered in front of the door of his room that was already open. Cana couldn't go any further than that. His gaze was completely blurred, hoping that tonight he could rest and tomorrow would already be better.

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As the night wore on, the sounds of the night animals were heard more clearly than ever. Karma had gone into her room to rest, while her guest from Tokyo cleaned up her house.

Gotanda and Ichigo tidied some tables and heavy items into place. Meanwhile Akane, Mem and Ruby clean up the messy living room. Frill and Miyako went to the kitchen to wash the banquet. Aqua helps Gotanda and Ichigo.

"That was Kana-chan?" tanya Akane glanced at the stairs to the second floor. Mem just cleared the sign of assuring. "I feel sorry for her, but if I were to say such a thing to her, she would definitely glare at me and insult me."

"He's not like that, every once in a while. But he's a grown-up now." She nodded with a thin smile. "The look in his eyes made me want to run around holding him."

"Aqua-kun!" call Akane to Aqua who is standing in front of the closet. "You don't see Kana-chan?"

"After this." Aqua again picked up some items from inside the closet.

"What are you looking for, onii-chan?" ruby asked as she approached Aqua.

"Drugs. Akino-sensei keeps some drugs in here. But, I don't find any tape here." Aqua immediately moved to another closet.

"I stayed here last year. And all of Sensei's drug paraphernalia was neatly and regularly, so I easily searched for it." Aqua answered and managed to find tape to attach the infusion needle.

"I think Kana-chan is asleep" Mem said.

"Yes, no problem. I just want to see his condition. Akino-sensei says that Kana has low blood and often lacks fluids, so I'll give her an infusion." Aqua explained with a red box in her hand. "You can stay at Ishigami-san's inn."

"Yes, you calm down. Now check how Kana-chan is doing. We're done cleaning the house." Miyako approaches Aqua. "There's still leftover side dishes in the kitchen, if Kana-chan is hungry bring her something to eat."

With quick steps, Aqua climbed upstairs to Kana's room. A heartbreaking sight, Kana was already unconscious on the floor. Aqua ran over, put down the box she was carrying and lifted up Cana's body with both hands.

"Where!" call Aqua when she finishes laying Cana's body on the bed. "Why can it be like this..." Aqua looked closely at Cana's face, she could not believe that after three months of unrelenting silence, she now found Cana heartbreakingly.

The box he brought back was taken. Giving an infusion injection to Kana. The girl's body began to fever, sweat soaking her forehead and neck. His body shivered with a pale face.

Aqua's hand opened the jacket that Kana was wearing slowly. Grabbing a blanket and covering Kana's body and re-opening Kana's pants covered in blankets. Aqua picked up a change of clothes for Kana, while the girl continued to moan and deliriously softly.

"Sick.." cried Kana slowly after Aqua put her pants on.

"Where? Point out the part that hurts..." Aqua replied to Kana's delirium. His hands continued to wipe Kana's sweat with a warm towel. "Where..." Aqua's voice sounded softer than before.

The girl's eyes opened slowly, she frowned, thinking and guessing who was before her.

"A-kun?"

"Yes, it's me." Aqua stroked Kana's head gently, giving a warm kiss on Kana's forehead. "Tell me which part hurts?"

Kana's hand grabbed Aqua's face, grabbing her slowly. Think about whether he is dreaming or hallucinating. But, it felt real to Kana, even her hands had already cupped Kana's hands on the blonde-haired young man's face.

"Why are you here?" kana asked again, she was still trying to think calmly about what was happening.

"So, where's the sick one? Do I need to give you a reliever?" Aqua asked back, she did not want to answer Kana's question about her whereabouts here. Because she knew, she was the one who asked Kana to stay away from her but she was the one who was consciously sitting in Kana's room. Though he could have just not cared and asked the others to treat Kana.

"My back." Cana answered briefly and relented not to clash with Aqua.

Very slowly, Kana tried to sit down with Aqua's help. Kana's small back that had a long scar was now bruised, swollen with a bluish tint.

"What's going on?" aqua asked while putting ice gel on Kana's back.

"Batting the wooden beam." Kana answered with a grimacing face. He whimpers and moves reflexes away from Aqua because of the ice gel that sticks.

"Hold a little, it won't be long." Aqua held onto Kana's shoulder and again compressed the bruises on Kana's back. "It looks like you need to change your clothes. Your clothes are wet with sweat" Aqua continued.

He thrusts Kana's nightgown with front buttons for easy wear.

"You can scissor this shirt I'm wearing," said Kana.

"Scissored?" asked Aqua who was sitting in front of Cana.

"Yes, just throw it away with all the events today.I don't want to remember it." Kana answered by continuing to lower her head.

Following Kana's request, Aqua scissors the T-shirts that Kana wears from the top of her back down. Aqua gulped her saliva slowly, looking at Kana who had opened the entire shirt she was wearing. And immediately put on his nightgown.

"Don't peek, A-kun!" kana exclaimed without wanting to see Aqua sitting behind her. Aqua simply smiled faintly and nodded her head slowly. "It's over, you can come back for a break."

"I'll be here, accompanying you."

"Why are you here? Don't you want to see me again?" kana asked in a soft voice, she tried to stare at Aqua who was already sitting before her.

Not answering, Aqua hugged Kana instead. Rubbing the girl's back gently. Trying to overcome the stupidity he has done. Blaming himself for many things.

"Just a minute" whispered Aqua. "I missed you..."

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