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mee-goweng · 2 years

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LATE pt. 2 - 🧸🥊

Warning: blood, mention of murder, stabbing, mention of shooting Word count: 1,3k words

Years passed, and Mika graduated. He managed to become a detective. And Nami was there, witnessing his process from zero. Helping him in the process.

"Nami-chan, can I bring my friend?"

"Sure."

Another mistake she made. Let Mika's friends come over.

She ran the flower shop for who knows how many years, and to be honest, it felt lonely. Having Mika visit her almost daily, she started to forget the feeling of loneliness. And when Mika brought over his friend, the emotion of loneliness was gone and replaced with such a warm feeling.

She started to get along with his friend. Especially the one who came with him for the first time, Narukami Arashi. Both of them got along very well. Aside from Arashi, Yuuki Makoto and Saegusa Ibara also got along with her.

And then HiMERU. A man who is a mystery to her. She often met with him but barely knew anything about him besides his name and occupation. His deduction skill was top-tier, and she felt intimidated. She wanted to tell Mika that she was unconfrontable with HiMERU but looking at how close they were, made Nami cancel the intention.

It was another mistake that she didn't do anything about HiMERU.

"Nami-chan," He called softly. "Are ya busy for tomorrow?"

Nami shook her head. "No, why?"

Mika played with his finger, looking down because he was too shy to face her. "Nnn… yanno, tomorrow's m'birthday… I want t'spend it with ya. I want t'be with Nami-chan all day tomorrow, so…"

"Oh…" She scratched her not-itchy neck nervously. "I mean, yeah, sure. I don't have anything to do tomorrow, so why not?"

Mika hummed. "Oh, 'kay… Um…"

"Anything else?"

"Can I get a hug as an early gift…?" He asked so politely.

Nami struggled to hold back her smile. She immediately looked away, covering half of her face.

So cute…

Without saying anything, she hugged the younger one. She patted Mika's head before pulling away. "There you go. I'll give you more hugs tomorrow, yeah?"

Mika, with pinkish cheeks, nodded shyly. "Thanks, Nami-chan ♪ See ya tomorrow."

And with that said, Mika walked away from her porch. She waved at him until his figure was gone from her sight. She exhaled deeply before going inside, then closed the door behind her, looking at the living room where one guest was still there.

"So, HiMERU, what do you want?" She asked, approaching the blue-haired male who was busy drinking his tea.

"Ah, before that, can HiMERU get a refill?"

Nami just hummed in response. She went to the kitchen and got the boiling pot from the stove. She then went back to the living room then refilled HiMERU's cup.

"What were you wanted to say earlier before Mika came?"

HiMERU picked up his cup. "Nami-san, what's your thought about Kagehira-san?"

Nami side-glanced at the blue-haired male. "He's a nice and sweet one. He's a hard worker too. Sometimes, he pushed himself too hard. That kid needs a decent rest, to be honest."

HiMERU hummed, agreeing with her statements. "Then, do you love him?"

His second question made Nami perplexed. "Love is a strong word. I can't say I love him, but I care about him. If possible, I try to avoid hurting him in any way possible. Why do you ask?"

There was a long silence before HiMERU replied. "Nami-san, your words somehow contradict your actions. Don't you feel guilty?"

Nami, who stood slightly behind him, stopped her movement. She was caught off guard by HiMERU's words.

"As someone who murdered his family by herself. Nami-san, do you know how hard he's trying to find his parents' murderer?"

Nami scoffed. "What? Where the fuck does this come from? That's a heavy accusation, HiMERU."

Without looking back at her, HiMERU replied calmly. "It's pretty easy, Nami-san. You blew your own cover." Nami didn't answer. "To think Kagehira-san's very fond of you… Don't you think that's-"

A loud thud interrupted his speech. Nami hit his head with the hot pot in her hand, causing him to be unconscious in one hit. Her breathing was ragged as she tried her best to not kill the man in front of her with one strike.

Fuck… This is bad…

She took a few steps away from the unconscious body and then realized a sharp pain on her side. She checked it and saw a pocket knife stabbed right into her side. The cut was shallow, but it still hurt. "This bastard… predicted everything, huh? How scary."

She pulled out the knife immediately and then threw it away.

I have to leave this place.

Nami went to grab her jacket and left her house, not caring about her bleeding abdomen and the people who gave her weird stares. She managed to get to the train station even in limping state. When she was about to get on the last train, she saw the clock.

It's almost midnight…

And right at that moment, she remembered Mika's birthday. She thought about it for a while before deciding. So what did she do? Making another mistake. She went to Mika's place.

Mika woke up in the middle of the night after hearing his front door loudly banging. He got up from his bed and went to the front door. Mika didn't bother to peek from the peephole. He went to open the door right away, and when he was about to cast out the unwanted guest, he was surprised to see a familiar face on his front door.

"Nami-chan? What yer doin' 'ere?"

Nami fell on him after he asked. Her breathing was ragged, and Mika had no idea what to do. Mika pulled away to see her face clearly. It was a total mess.

"Nami-chan, what happened!?"

Nami tried to catch her breath before answering. "What time is it?"

Mika was confused. "W-what?"

"What time is it? Just answer it!"

Mika flinched after Nami snapped at him. He looked back inside and saw the nearest clock. "P-past midnight."

Mika turned back to her, and Nami started calming down.

"Glad I made it." She said, making the younger one confused. Nami grabbed him by his face, holding it gently with her shaky hands. "Mika, sorry. I have plans for today, so I'll say it here."

Mika didn't say anything. He was more worried and terrified about why her hands were wet and smelled rusty, like blood.

"Mika, happy birthday." She exhaled deeply before continuing. "Sorry, I-."

Before she finished her sentence, her body fell to him like a lifeless body.

"Huh? What 'r ya tryin' t'say, Nami-chan?"

Mika tried to shake her body, but nothing happened. He tried it a few times before realizing a red puddle had formed around him. He was horrified the moment he saw her head bleeding.

She got shot…! B-but, when!?

"N-no… Nami-chan…? C'mon, wake up." Mika's hands were beyond shaking.

Mika tried to shake her body again, hoping the older one was just pranking him.

"Nami-chan, yer just prankin' me, right?" He asked with such a broken voice. "Nami-chan, we have plans for today, right? We're goin' to spend today together, right? I even made plans for today, an' yer death not in it…"

Mika tightly hugged the older one, crying on her shoulder. He chanted words about how he wanted to spend his birthday with her all day and be around her every time. He ignored the red liquid that spattered around.

"Kagehira!"

When HiMERU arrived, he was late. Nami's dead body was in Mika's embrace. He immediately noticed that she got shot. HiMERU clicked his tongue and then looked around, trying to locate the sniper. His plan to make Nami repent of her sin was ruined. There was a chance to save her and improve her life, but she made too many mistakes.

And the last one got her killed right in front of Mika.

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