At A Different Place

Tonight is raining but it didn't stop him to wake at midnight just to put a prank for his brother. It's also his birthday so he can use it as an excuse. The plus thing is he can convinced his parent to help him.

They tip toes to his room and open it slowly. He gave his parent a sign to come in and he walk slowly to his brother sleeping form. He covered by blanket and he lift a bucket of cold water plus ice cube.

“Nara, don't you think it's excessive?” Asked his mother worriedly.

The one being called Nara turn to his mother and smile, “don't worry mom, he's already a cold person. Being splashed by a bucket of cold water will not wavering him”

After saying that, he pour the water on his big brother. He already laugh suspecting that his brother will lose his cold posture and jump awake but stop when he didn't do that. He stay still under his blanket.

Nara frown and pull the blanket just to being smashed by something…. A cream? No, it was a SLIME!! He scream while trying to clean his hair.

“What do you think you're doing!! You ruin my beautiful hair” scream the younger son.

The older son, Mana, smirk, “that's what you get for splashed me with a bucket of cold water”

“ck, with your cold nature I doubt it make a different” complain him still with his hair, “how?”

“are you being stupid right now? Do you think i'll not look my door? You know I always look it every times” mocked him

Nara felt really annoyed, how come he didn't suspicious when he can easily enter his brother room?! He know his brother always have his room locked, he's to focus with the prank and didn't realized it.

Their parent just shake their head, “Maa, maa, Mana-kun, happy your 16 birthday” congratulated his mother before kiss his cheek, “thank you, mom” his father walk to him and patted his head, “happy birthday, son” he smile at his father who smile back.

He turn to his brother who still struggle with his hair, “not gonna say something?”

“What?! Do you think i'll congratulate you after want have you done?” Snap him angrily.

Mana rolled his eyes, “and do you think i'll accept it after you splashed me with a bucket of cold water?” Said him back sarcastically

They stare at each other and can be seen an imaginary lightning between them. Their parent just sigh at their sons behaviors.

In the middle their bantering, their father’ phone ringing. They suspect it was from hospital remembering his job as a doctor. But when he check it, it was from unknown number.

“Who it might be, honey?” Ask his wife

“Eww, why you still call each other like that?” Comment Nara while stuck his tongue out.

“Let them be Nara” said Mana

The doctor just shake his head, “I don't know, I’ll pick it up. It may important”

“Tenn-nii….” the doctor frowned, ‘a wrong number?’ he more suspicious when the caller stop whatever she want to say. He know from the voice that the caller is a girl.

“Hello? Who is it?” called him but he just heard a pleading voice from the girl to someone there, “Hey, are you okay?” ask him become worried now.

“What happen?” Ask his wife

“I don't know, it seemed that it was a wrong number and whoever call-” he stop when he heard a scream from the phone, “hey, what happened there?!” ask him panic. He heard more scream from there which be heard by his wife too who stood closer to him.

The doctor immediately turn to his older son, “Mana, track this number…” “okay” “...Nara call a police, I have to find her and save her” Nara immediately run downstairs to call police

“Her?” His wife look scared now, “yes, and look like she’s still young, very young”

His wife clap her mouth, “oh God, what had happened?”

“She's live two block from here” inform Mana without take his eyes from the computer. Mana really good when it come to hack something.

“Dad, the police in the way” inform Nara who barely there, “Mana, give the coordinate to the police when they arrive. I’ll go there to safe her”

“Be careful there” his wife give him Mana’ baseball bat, “here, you can use it”

He take it and run downstairs. He went to his car and drove there, when he arrived there he can see the house really dark. He could hear the faint sound of screaming between the rains.

He run inside not minding if he’s wet. He barge inside and welcome by a scent of blood. He walk inside and find a corpses which he think as the girl parents.

“Who will do something this terrible?” he crunch down and praying for them before he heard a painful scream from upstairs.

He immediately run there and approach the source. When he’s already in front of the room, his eyes widen when he see a young boy around 16 or 17 tried to sexual harassment a girl which younger than him. Maybe around 12.

His heart felt clutched by something invisible. Without a second thought, he pulled the boy's clothes angrily. Because he pulled it too hard, the boy slammed back from the half-naked girl.

The girl immediately closed all parts of her body while still crying. He glance at her and he can say that she have a hard time to catch her breath, ‘god, is she have breathing problem?’ Thought him concerned.

Without his knowing, the boy stand up and kick him, “who are you? Why you interrupt my time with Riku-chan?!” Ask him angrily.

He tried to stand up, “i’m no one but I will never let you do something terrible to this girl” said him venomous.

The boy a bit shaken but he ignore it, “shut up!” He tried to hit the doctor but he avoid it and punch him back hardly, he doesn't care about the boy condition after he saw what had he done to an innocent girl and her family.

The boy staggered and fell from his blow. The doctor immediately grab the telephone cord until it broke and then tied the boy. The boy struggled, making it a little difficult to tie him up.

“Let me go you bastard!!” Shout him.

After sure that the boy can't escape, the doctor turn to Riku who was in the corner of the room hugging her legs and hiding her face, could be heard the sound of tears and the weight of her breath.

He approached her slowly and tap her shoulder, she immediately swat his hand, “no! Left me alone!! Go away!”

Shout her heart breaking. “It's okay, i’m here to help you” said him softly.

“No, no, no, you're lying. Why everything become like this?! I never want this, I never, someone please help me” shout her lost her mind and start to crying hysterically.

“hey, calm down. You have to calm, bad thing may happen if you're not calm down” said him worried while he see her being in her worst condition.

“I don't care! It’s better than…than I have to life alone in this world” Her voice weakened until finally she was unconscious.

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The doctor stare at the boy coldly, “w-what? You want a fight?” challenge him even though he scared.

Right now the boy in interrogation room. The police came right after the girl unconscious, the doctor handed over what happened there to them when he had to run the girl to the hospital.

After he’s sure she’s fine, he went to the police station. And there he know the reason why the boy do all those terrible things which make him really angry.

If not for the police there, he may kill the boy. How can he do that for a small reason?! “Officer, do whatever you want to him but make sure he never out from this jail” said him without emotion.

After taking care of everything, the doctor returned home. His wife waited him and immediately approach him when he arrived, “how is it? Is the girl fine? Nothing terrible happened right? You're okay too right? What about the criminal? Are the police already catch them?” Ask her frantically

“Calm down, everything is fine. I’m fine and about the girl… *sigh* I don't know. She really shaken and her health condition didn't help it”

“Health condition?” He nod, “she have breathing problem, a terrible one…” she gasp, “...I wish she's fine, her psychology may affected but let's pray it’s not worst”

After changed clothes, he back to his family and found that his sons not sleep yet. Look like they're worry about the girl too because they bombarded him with many questions.

He explain what had happened there and want he know when he's at police station. Everyone keep silent after heard that.

“Mom, how is it feels to have a little sister? I want one as a little sister” said Mana suddenly followed by Nara who nodded frantically.

The parent look at each other before look at their sons back, “it may difficult” said their father which make them smile, “no problem, we’ll take a good care of that” declared them.

The doctor phone ring and when he know the caller, he immediately pick it up, “hello?”

“Dr.Akihiro, the girl is awake”

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Their family attends Riku's parents funeral - they only find out her name from her neighbor - who hasn't shown any reaction since she woke up. Her face remained flat as if all her emotions were gone.

“Dr.Akihiro, the girl is awake” he somehow felt happy after heard the news, “I understand, I’ll check her. Make sure she doesn't do something extremely” he close the phone.

“What happened dad?” Ask Nara

“The girl awake, I have to go and check her to make sure no physical damage and I have to make sure her psychology doesn't in worst condition” explain him

“Let me came” said Mana flatly, Dr.Akihiro want to refused, “I want to see my new little sister”

“Me too. I’m curious about her too” said Nara too. Dr.Akihiro sigh and let them come with him while his wife stayed.

They arrive at hospital and immediately went to her room, Dr.Akihiro ask the nurse the detailed before he come in. He ask his sons to wait outside.

He walk to her, “hello, did you feel better?” ask him softly while smile.

The girl just look at him with an empty eyes and didn't give a response, ‘it’s worse than what I thought’ he take out his hand to touch her but she crawled away from him and that's how he can see a fear in her eyes.

He take his hand back but he can see that she still trembling, “can you say something?” The girl look at him for a moment before she lowered his head and shake it slowly.

He smile at her, “I’ll give you sometimes to calm yourself ok?” She hesitantly nod as a response.

“I’ll be back, if you need something you can call me or the other nurses” He turn and found his sons watch from the glass on the door.

He walk out, “how is she dad?” ask Nara

“I can’t say it yet. We need more time to help her” He look at his older son who didn't take his eyes from her, “you okay Mana?”

“I’m fine” answered him but he still look at her, “dad…” “yes?” “....i want to protect her” said him. Dr.Akihiro smile at him and look at the girl too, “we’ll protect her too”

“But the more you look at her, she's really pretty and cute. I bet it’ll be so many guys want to make her theirs” comment Nara

“I will not allow it. If they stubbornly won't give up, I’ll finish them” said Mana flatly while his eyes glint dangerously.

Nara shiver at that. He look at his father to ask to scold Mana but, “i’m on your side” said his father with a dangerous smile.

Nata grim at them, his father and brother can be really scary if they want and somehow he can imagine his mother will take a part, “aren't you guys too protective? We don't really know her yet” said him while sigh but it fastly change, “maa, I also don't want any random guys to get her” said him with an empty eyes and scary smirk.