Chapter 20: .The unfortunate family gathering.
Speeding her car with everything she could , Miko finally arrived in front of the hotel. She parked her car in a parking lot and ran with all her might towards the flat.
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After running for several minutes which felt like hours she finally came in front of the door. Her heart was beating as if it will come out of her chest. She tried all type of ways to calm her self down but unfortunately that wasn't a option.
So in that state she pished the door , opening it. She looked at the living where her grandfather , father and uncles were sitting. With them was her cousin , Amanika emiya who used to play with them.
Emiya was younger than her by 9 year's at the same age as Nino. She would watch Nino and emiya play with each other.
Emiya studies at the same department as Nino. For the reason to watch over her. He knew that Nino would become famous enough where guys would try asking her out and look at her with bad eyes which is the reason why he was there at the same department in the first place. He was there not as a friend or cousin but as a bodyguard.
His parents told him to not do so. He would still see her even if he took different department but he didn't walk away from his decision. So after seeing his stubborn his parents then gave up and let him do what he wants even though he wasn't interested in that department in the first place.
He was interested in politics if he was being being honest but he can always go for politics. Politics needs few things which are charisma , social skill , influence and being able to work with people you hate. There is also the need of planning , decision making and strategical ability. Which he had. Leadership would come on it's own if you have a resolve then.
He wanted to be a great leader , wanted to lead his country but with how the judicial system is he thinks that he is unable to do so. There is also the fact that source users are given a large advantage , they can't be arrested. There is no cell powerful enough to hold them. And it is said that no bullets work on them , so how will the normal citizen live peacefully fully being aware that one day or another those people will go on a rampage which will cause the country to go down the drain.
The sound of sandals illuminated the room and Miko's eyes fell on the three lady's who walked out a room which Miko guessed was Nino's room. The three lady's were her mother Rukia , her aunt Suzuki and her grandmother ichika.
Suzuki is besically the doctor of the family. She graduated with top scores which injected inspiration inside Miko's brain to have top scores. As for Suzuki she had a reason why she wanted to be a doctor , is because she saw people who she cared about die in front of her. Unable to save them , she wanted to make sure no one else would go through such tragedy anymore. Which is the reason why she did everything she could do and offer everything she could to become a doctor. She is here today's due to pure hard work and since she has gone to the point of where hard work was the only thing that mattered, she respects those who work hard as well.
Ichika is known for her elegance and composure. Despite being so old she still appeared as elegant to many . A highly educated person who loves her grandchildren. That is the type of person she is. Even now she still has her calm is what looks like from the outside.
But that is not the truth.
She kept it together. She doesn't want her to be seen as broken in front of her children where all of them are already broken. She kept on telling herself to keep her composure no matter what.
The same can be said to Miko's grandfather , Tatsuya. A Person who is known for being straight to the point type of person. He stays by the rules and that is the reason why at one time he abandoned his son but later accepted them together.
He is akin to a coconut. Hard from the outside and soft from the inside. His son's got the outside part meanwhile his granddaughter's got the inside part. He was kind and soft towards them but still made sure not to spoil them too much. To which the two brothers would frown and complain to their mother who would just laugh at it seeing their son being so childish despite being so old.
Currently he wore his hard shell on and was doing everything he can to make sure no one in the room will lose their self and break down. He will be piller of the family in this age even if that is the last thing he has to do. He stood there as the emotional piller of the broken family.
Miko ran towards her mother.
"Is...what uncle said...is this true...?" her voice was trembling.
Akin to her voice , Rukia , her mother's hand was also trembling as she nodded her head.
"...Can I go and....see what happened to her...or how she is doing...?" she managed to create a smile on her face which would break any moment.
As her mother ushered her out the door, Miko's mind raced with a million questions, each more terrifying than the last. Who could have done this to her sister? Why had it happened? And most of all, would she ever be able to look her sister in the eye again, knowing the horrors she had endured?
In that moment of shock and disbelief, Miko felt as though the ground had been ripped out from beneath her, leaving her adrift in a sea of uncertainty and fear. But amidst the chaos of her emotions, one thing remained painfully clear—no matter what happened next, her life would never be the same again.
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She walks out of the room and sits on the sofa.
"...What a unfortunate way of reunion huh..." a broken laugh came out of mouth as she clenched her hands.
"..So a source user is the one who did this?" was a question that tatsuya called out as Miko's eyes looks at tatsuya.
"...Yes." A short answer came from iruma.
"I wan to ask something here..May I?" Rukia held her hand up.
Tatsuya nodded his head and Rukia gained her courage.
"I was thinking maybe.....*sigh's*.. don't get mad here....but maybe we should call... Tarazune-kun..?" it was uncertain whether she said that as a suggestion or as a question but it was clear what massage she wanted to convey.
"I.. suppose..since he is a part of the family..." tatsuya said with a shrug,"I will be able to meet with him... although I never thought I would meet him like this..."
"Hm....I wanted to meet with this guy...well....in a unfortunate way...it's like hitting two target with one stone..." ichika voice her opinion..."So iruma-kun please call him."
"Huh!?" Iruma looked at his mother , shocked.
"You have his number no? You are my son so I know what type of stuff you can do dear."
Iruma just sighs as he was caught instantly.
"Yes mother..."
" Isn't this in a way stalking?" Emiya asked with a raised eyebrow and confusion in his voice.
"Yes." Her mother said and Rukia and Koji sweat drop at irumas behavior.
"Let me say this I didn't see his photonor anything just took his number so it will be my first time ok?" Iruma tried to make himself look innocent.
"*sigh* just call him already or.." Tatsuya glared at Iruma who dialled Tarazunes number.