Battle of The Bands Arc

[Asrana]

Yui smiled sadly, "I have been well, in some ways. How are you?" She softly smiled back, still a little hesitant.

'He must not know about Ranma-jisan and Akane-basaan...' She sighed internally, 'And it's not my place to tell him.'

[Anonymous]

Tofu placed a consoling hand on her left shoulder, and internally fought a debate.

To let the girl know or not. Was it his place to tell her?

"Miyuki, do you want to know why?" He muttered in a strained voice. "Why she's even worse than usual?"

***

"Um, been better myself. I came to see Mother and Father, have to tell them about Genryu..." Olguin trailed off, feeling something in his gut wrench at something indescrible feeling.

[Asrana]

Yui blinked back the tears that threatened to well up in her eyes, he really didn't know. She hugged him slightly tighter, "I'm so sorry, Olguin-kun..."

[Anonymous]

"What for? You don't have anything to do with what happened in London." Olguin innocently countered, looking slightly lost about the whole matter.

[Asrana]

Yui shook her head, her voice thicker with emotions than before, "I'm sorry about Genryu, but that's not what I meant..."

[Anonymous]

"What? I thought all of you knew that he..." Olguin sadly trailed off. "I had to talk to Mother and Father before they found out from any other source. It's only right, you know?"

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki looked up.

"Sensei?" She had a cold feeling from the doctor. Something was wrong...

"What's happened?" She asked, not sure at all she wanted to know the answer...

[Asrana]

Yui nodded, thankful for the change of subject, "I know...but you should talk to my mother sometime soon. Please. "

[Anonymous]

Tofu deeply sighed, but forced himself to go on.

"This recently showed up in the paper. Rome...never stood a chance."

He passed the article in question to Miyuki with trembling hands.

***

"What's wrong?" Concern was thick in Olguin's voice as he peered at his cousin.

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki took the newspaper, suddenly sick with dread.

She read it wordlessly...and when she stopped, the paper fell to the ground from her suddenly nerveless fingers.

A single whimper escaped her throat...

[Anonymous]

Olguin felt a pang of agony erupt in his chest. Holding his hand up to his chest, he looked around with frantic eyes.

What the HELL was that?

[Asrana]

Yui saw the expression on Olguin's face and dropped his question, it wasn't her place to tell him anyway...

"What's wrong, Olguin-kun?" Her voice was concerned, hoping to help him as much as she could.

[Anonymous]

"I...I don't know...it felt...felt like my heart was being squeezed tight." Olguin mumbled in a dull tone as a haunted expression crossed his face.

His eyes wandered over to the door that his uncle and Miyuki had gone through.

***

Tofu felt absolutely disgusted in himself at his actions, but brutely shoved it aside with mechanical ease.

"Miyuki...please..." He started.

One would've thought he'd been used to seeing this expression on countless victims during Second Impact, when all manner of medical personnel were needed.

But it never got any better.

Never.

[Bean Bandit]

Miyuki shook her head violently, scooting back on the table. She bowed her head, and the tears started again.  

This time, there were far more than one. In no time at all, Miyuki's cheeks were soaked with tears, although the girl was crying her heart out, she was eerily silent, keeping the worst of a soul wrenching pain locked deeply away...

[Anonymous]

Olguin felt his vision begin to swim as his head began to pulse violently in time to the squeezing of his heart. He swayed as he tried his best to reach uncle...and Miyuki.

But it was getting too....

Vision darking, he reached out towards the door with a trembling arm.

Too tired....so tired....

He felt himself bonelessly flop to the unforgiving tile below. A meter seperated him from his goal.

How predictable. You're such a Weakling. A quiet voice sneered in his mind as he felt himself leave the world of the conscious.