Bokutachi wa Akuma: Chapter Thirteen

Practice was over; they were all sweating and tired. Mizuki had dug in his bag, looking for his cell phone. He had a missed call and two missed text messages.

“Kazuki?” he brought his keitai closer to his face to read the text message. They weren’t making any sense. They were short and continued rambling on about someone named Ruka. He looked around, there was no one left, he was the last to leave. Mizuki dialed his brother’s number and waited for him to answer the phone. It rang a few times, he did not answer, and it went to his voicemail. Calling again right after, Kazuki finally answered his keitai.

Kazuki jolted up from his bed, sitting up excitedly. It was as if he had some big news to tell his brother.

“Nii chan!” He shouted into the phone happily. “How are you?” his voice was happy and cheerful, today must have been a good day for him.

“Kazuki what's up?” Mizuki packed up his belongings and left the rehearsal studio. His backpack was slung over his shoulder and held there comfortably. “I'm good I just got off dance rehearsal.” Though he had rarely talked to his brother his since he had to permanently leave their household.

Kazuki leaned over his knees and chuckled lightly.

“You know all those murders that have been happening lately? My friend knows who’s been doing it.” He smiled triumphantly and waiting for his brother’s opinion.

Just as he left through the glass doors of the building he stopped in his tracks, speechless. Mizuki stood blankly, looking at his phone a couple of times. Taking in a deep breath he spoke. Everyone knew of the murder cases, and they knew that the detectives say it is an ongoing case.

“What?” He was still in shock. “Who is it?” he needed to know now. Fill his, along with everyone else’s curiosity.

Kazuki paused, raising his older brother’s tension.

“His name is Ruka.” Ruka was just a friend and someone he felt could be another brother to him, but he was not someone that could take his real brothers place. Kazuki was young and scared to approach the police with incomplete information like this. He had told his brother that Ruka knew who it was, but deep down inside he knew that it wasn't true. The police had put people like Kazuki away in jail for giving up incorrect information to the authorities. Kazuki did not want that happening to him or his friends.

Kazuki fell silent for a moment, waiting for his brother’s reaction again. Mizuki started walking again, thinking his younger brother was lying about this, he did have a history of lying to get others to pay attention to him.
“Yeah right. Who is this Ruka person anyways?” Mizuki may have not been around as a brother as often anymore, but he still cared for his younger brother’s well being.

He didn't believe him? Of course he wouldn't. This was big news all around the city, why would he make up such a big lie to tell to his brother.

“I'm serious nii chan!” he stood up on his bed, as it he were making a speech. “Ruka is someone that is living with us. He knows who is doing this nii. I swear!” he was shouting now, hoping he could make his point seem more serious.

Mizuki pulled his keitai from his ear, glaring at it as if his brother could see.

“Prove it. I want to ask him myself.” He spoke with the phone to his mouth and not to his ear. “Let me meet him some time toutou.” He left off to the bus stop, waiting to go back to Mikiya's house, seeing as he didn't want to wait for Mizuki to be finished with packing his bag.

Kazuki smiled and nodded even though his brother could not see him.

“I’ll show you sometime nii chan! I swear!” He smiled and dove back into bed, under the covers. “I'm going to go to sleep now nii chan. Oyasumi nasai.” He buried his face into his pillow cutely.

Mizuki nodded and made a small sound.

“Okei. Oyasumi nasai Kazuki.” He clicked his phone off and slipped it into his bag again. He stood at the bus stop sign, staring at the schedule from the location he was at. “EH!” Mizuki dropped his shoulders and walked away from the bus stop with heavy, stomping feet. There was no bus from that location until the next day, Mizuki assumed that Mikiya knew that and drove off without him on purpose.