I Am Deaf

Chapter 38

Kaito POV
"Kaito... Kaito!"

I looked at my brother, Akaito, who was glaring at me.

But I only had eyes for Rin.

The reason?

LEN WASN'T WITH HER.

Oh my gosh.

Then I remembered Miku had something she wanted to tell Rin.

"Hey! Hey Rin!" I took off towards her, only to slam into a green-haired girl.

"Ow! Watch it, bluenette!"

"Kaito." Len suddenly appeared, arms crossed, a scowl the size of California on his face. "Get away from Rin."

"Dude. I need...to...talk to... her."

"Why?"

"Well, I don't. Miku does."

Rin's fist tightened around her lunch bag handle. "I don't wanna talk to her."

I grabbed her forearm. "I know, but it's important."

"Let go!"

My arm was suddenly karate-chopped by that green-haired girl.

"Leave her alone."

I gave Rin a deep look.

"You probably know what it's about. Here's the address." I took her hand and put the piece of paper into her palm.

Then I walked away.

Rei (surprise!) POV

"So, it's definitely murder, cop?" Neru asked.

"Definitely. Would you like a look at the body?"

"Of course." I said automatically.

"This way."

We were led down the hall.

"Here." the cop showed us the body on the bed.

I gently lifted a wrist, checked the pulse.

Yup, he was dead.

"Rei, look at his eyes."

I pulled back the eyelids. Instead of being rolled back, his eyes were glassy and wide. They were a deep shade of brown.

Brown.

Me and Neru stared at each other, and his eyes.

Weren't they supposed to be blue?

Neru started panicking.

I scanned over the body. He had white-ish blond hair, that had looked blond in the water.

"It's not..." Neru struggled for the words. "It's not... That's not..."

"He's not her brother."

Time stopped as we stared at each other.

"We have to tell Rin."

Rin POV

Miku wants to talk to me?

Can't be anything good.

I sat at the bench, and Len handed me a worksheet.

"I have...do...worksheet."

"Huh?"

"I have something to finish. Do the worksheet."

"Yes, Sensei." I muttered under my breath. Or maybe I said it quite loudly, because he rolled his eyes.

"Heyyy." Gumi appeared at the bench, seemingly out of nowhere. "Rin, do you wanna ditch?"

"Huh?"

"I heard there's a parade downtown!"

"Do you usually ditch?" I asked her, somewhat inspired.

"No...Only when there are parades."

"Len." I said, pointing at him. He was glaring at me and trying to concentrate on Kuo at the same time, and he mouthed, Do the worksheet!

I scowled and crossed my arms.

"I see..."

I shot her an apologetic look, and she shrugged smilingly.

"Oh yeah, by the way, watch out for Lily. She's a huge gossip."

"Okay, thanks!"

I watched her take off, then returned to observing Len. Suddenly, Len looked at me, and his jaw dropped.

I turned.

"Rin!" Rei was dragging Neru behind him. He looked exhausted.

"What happened?" I asked.

"We were...at the...hospital, investigating Rinto's death." he said. "We saw your brother's body."

"Uh-huh." I said, thinking of his pale body.

Neru was shaking her head, obviously in hysterics.

"It's not him."

My heart stopped.

"What!"

"Rin." Rei grabbed my shoulders. "The guy in the water, he has brown eyes. And his hair just looked blond in the water. The body is at the hospital, but he's not your brother."