Kanryou is in the middle of sipping his coffee, when the talks the nurses had changed its course from recipe sharing to some kind of gossips. He wonders who this Tamaki girl they talk about, but there surely so much hatred in the way they describe her. Whatever this random Tamaki girl did to these thirsty women, he doesn't think she will get out in one piece. He kind of worried about her safety, wherever she currently is.

"Ah, you're here? Sorry, I was talking to a patient."

Kanryou glances at the other side of the corridor, see one of the nurses he worked with a few weeks back, Haruna, is talking on the phone.

"What are you saying, geez. Wait for a moment, okay? I'll go down soon. Don't hide in the corner just because you saw someone you know. You're a big boy already."

Kanryou involuntary smiles. Seems the older woman is currently talking to her kid who came to visit. He ended up watching her more, see how the happy smile and a chuckle followed by is warmly carved on her motherly face. And since Kanryou is standing there blocking the entrance, Haruna soon enough noticed his presence. She bows towards him while still talking on the phone, did some kind of hurried goodbye and hung up.

"Your kid?"

"Yes. I asked him to prepare lunch for us, and he got angry because it took me so long to meet him in the lobby."

"Us?"

"Yes, we nurses. He is a decent cook, Yukisada-san, so I told him from time to time to make lunches or dinners for us. It might be not many, but he can use the money to buy snacks or something."

"Ah, I see." Kanryou ponders for a moment, "Your son... how old is he?"

"He's 26 years old this year."

"Eh?"

Haruna can tell the shock on Kanryou face, but she doesn't explain more as she hurriedly walks to the elevator. Kanryou naturally offers his help, which she accepts gladly, but halfly he did because he wants to hear more about her son. They chit-chat randomly on their way, as Kanryou bit by bit baiting her to speak more about her son.

"He is unemployed," Haruna said in the end, "It's a little embarrassing to say this but he dropped out of high school."

"Oh... If I may ask, why?"

"Bullies." There's a blatant hint of sadness in her voice, "I was late to notice. When he finally spoke to me about things he went through, the knife was..."

Kanryou quick to pat her shoulder, stopping her from blurting out things. Now he understands why someone like Haruna is trying hard every day. She still has someone relying on her. He noticed how hard she works when they were on the same team. And he must say, he loves to be in her care.

That gentleness she has, hiding some kind of sorrow.

"After that, he dropped out. I couldn't really tell him to get out of his bedroom. As long as I see him no longer hiding his tears, it's enough for me. I still force him to deal with the house chores, though. Even though he barely did aside from preparing our meals."

"He must be a good person."

"He is a good kid. Just too timid. Please don't be offended if his action seems to be... you know."

Kanryou smiles and nods. It piqued his curiosity, as he never meets a NEET up close. His image of Haruna's son is like those usually shown on TV; short, fat, wearing glasses, face full of acne, breath stink and hard, and rude.

So he really isn't prepared to see Haruna's kid is nowhere near that description.

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"Eiharu."

Eiharu stands as he heard his mother's voice, ready to blurts out some things in frustration after so long waiting. It's not unusual for her mother to bring someone else, to help her take the boxes. But when his eyes landed on that white-robed young doctor standing next to her mother, a faint smile plastered on his handsome face, Eiharu feels his blood pressure dropped.

He froze in his spot.

"Wow, it smells so good."

Haruna didn't notice Eiharu's expression, took the plastic bags from Eiharu's hands and passed it to Kanryou. Kanryou still watching EIharu through a gentle smile, waiting for a chance to say something like a greeting. Haruna speaks some other more while giving the money, and Kanryou took that chance to study the man in front of him more.

He is nowhere near fat. In fact, he is rather malnutritioned for his built. The glasses seem too thick, maybe from spending most of his time inside a room with not much light or in front of a monitor. He doesn't breathe heavily or spouting some rude words, or maybe because Kanryou hasn't heard it yet. His long bangs cover most of his eyes, and the lower part of his face hidden beneath a mask.

Overall, he looks normal. Just a little to thin.

"Eiharu?"

Haruna's call snapped Eiharu from his world. He turned his head to Haruna, whose hand is holding his while handing the money. He heard her saying a thing about the person in front of him has been helping her much with work, trying to get him to greet the person as a polite greeting. Eiharu's mouth opened, about to say something to brush the awkwardness taking over. But when that person offers his hand, Eiharu's feet turned cold.

Without further ado, he turned around and dashed out from the building.

"Wait, Ei-- Yukisada-san, I'm really sorry for his rudeness."

"No, it's nothing. I guess I startled him."

Haruna still saying more apology, but Kanryou doesn't really hear her. The look Eiharu gave him right before he ran, somehow giving him a sense of deja vu. And not just that. Everything about Eiharu is sending a wave of nostalgia he almost missed.

Eiharu.... Why does his name sound familiar?

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