I Am Deaf

Chapter 41

Rinto POV

Oh. Freaking. No.

"Aniki!"

I had barely turned when I got attacked by my sister.

"Holy-!"

"Rinto! Oh, Rinto...!"

"Hi, Rin..." I said carefully. "How are you?" A smile came over my face, like it always did when I was in Rin's presence.

A blond boy came over, his blue eyes warily happy.

"You're...!" I began.

"Yeah. Her tutor. You might wanna come in, there's a lot of stuff we have to tell you."

Rin pulled me towards a different house.

"Come on, bro."

"Dead."

"Yup. Shortly after you got "killed" Dad got strangled."

I winced.

"I had to find someone to live with, so Len's mom adopted me."

I mouthed a thank-you towards Len. He nodded, a flicker of emotion in his otherwise cautiously blank eyes.

"And there's one more thing..."

Rin bit her lip as she turned towards me. She moved her hair out of her face, and I caught sight of her ears. They were scarred, almost looking mangled.

"What the-?"

"I'm deaf, Rinto."

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After I'd calmed down, I turned hysterically to Rin.

"So... How long?" My voice was shaky.

"A few years." she mumbled.

"Six... No, now seven, years." Shot in Len.

"Oh yeah... Happy late birthday..." I said suddenly, then my eyes widened. "SEVEN FREAKING YEARS?"

"Yup." She laughed softly. "I didn't want to trouble you; you'd had so much work on your hands."

I glared at her. "This explains a lot of stuff, dear sister."

"Well then, how about you?" She said indignantly. "You abandoned me!"

I suddenly felt like crying, pathetically. "I know."

I explained briefly what happened, and her expression softened.

"Well." A blond woman said. I didn't even know she'd been standing there. "Len, honey, Rin's is gonna have to go back and live with Rinto, now."

I squeezed Rin's hand.

"Yup."

Rin POV

"So..." Len swept me into a fantasy like twirl, placing a long kiss on my lips.

"I'm gonna miss you."

"Yeah." I said quietly. If I said anymore, I was gonna start crying.

"Rinto's calling you." said Len.

I turned to see my brother. He was frowning, pointing at someone.

With blue hair.

I scowled.

"Kaito, what are you doing here?"

"Hello, Rin." Kaito looked at Rinto. "This is your brother, huh?"

"Yes." I said, my expression guarded.

"Well, this means you're leaving Len, right?"

Len stepped in. "None of your business. Get lost, Shion."

"So, who are you again?" asked Rinto.

Len stepped in front of me, so I couldn't hear (ha, ha.) his response.

Rinto shot an alarmed look at me.

"He tried to poison you?"

"His girlfriend, Miku, stabbed Len." I said, tone hushed. Len lifted his shirt slightly, exposing a harsh red scar. "And she was thrown into an asylum. Then, Kaito tried to murder me."

Rinto looked absolutely furious, and at that point, I realized how alike he and Len were.

"WHAT?"

I nodded.

Kaito rubbed his palms together.

"I have a surprise for all of you."

I crossed my arms angrily.

"Uh-huh. And what would that be?"

He held out a tiny, lethal looking gun.

"Rin, Rinto, Len. Meet Sharpshooter."

His lips curled into a devilish smile.

"And it's sooo eager to meet you."