Noise and Silence

009: 3rd Wrath

After locking the door behind her, she leaned her back over it as she let out a sigh. She placed a hand over her butt, trying to relieve the tensed muscle. She walked over to remove her shoes then she realized that the house is dark and quiet. Didn't Atsushi say that their parents were waiting for her?

She and proceeded upstairs to her room. But when she was halfway up the stairs, her face paled at the realization that she'll have to face her brother… her brother who knew she's been having sex with her boyfriend…

So she crept up to her room, being cautious and light-footed as she kept an eye on her brother's room. When she thought she was secured, she dashed inside her room then let out a sigh of relief.

However, she felt her blood move out of her face as she heard her lamp flick open. Mortified at the realization that there can be no other than Atsushi in her room- she'll have to face him somehow… she gulped and slowly turned around just in time to see the said lamp fly straight towards her. It all happened too fast for her to react and she felt even more scared as it flew past her left cheek and shatter into pieces behind her.

Now fully facing her brother, her face further paled like a white sheet of paper. Atsushi's sitting on her study chair with one arm draped over the backrest and with the other, squeezing a stress ball. His face remained passive like how it always looked but only Hikari could see behind that façade and she knew very well that he is not happy.

Not happy at all.

Her older brother moved his eyes to the floor by his feet.

Hikari gulped, before obeying his silent command. She only saw him get mad twice but this is just like the first time. Instead of feeling faint however, she wanted the ground to just split open and swallow her whole.

As she kneeled before him, her hands gripping her skirt and her head bowed in shame- she heard something dragging and another- not too loud, crash was heard. She opened her eyes to notice deflated stress balls littering around her, realizing that he might have flipped over a trash can.

Her throat went dry at the amount of balls crushed and deformed under her brother's rage.

"You weren't the one who destroyed dad's punching bag one month ago" his voice sent chills down her spine.

One month ago? Oh yeah, her dad scolded her for destroying the punching bag- an act she fully denied and honestly did not commit. After all, she may have used the thing for training but she would never go so far as to render it useless to the point that sand littered their yard and the leather ripped to pieces.

Then it hit her, causing her head to bow lower, it was just last month when she invited Kei over at the house. Her parents were away and her brother was away with his peers… or so she thought.

"I'm so-"she flinched again at the sound of something explode.

"BULLSHIT!" the last stress ball flew again from her brother's hand, barely missing her as it grazed the top of her head.

By now she's shaking on her spot, her eyes shut tightly together- feeling helpless and absolutely frightened.

Atsushi ran a hand through his hair, letting out a sigh of exasperation. He tried to calm the angry beat of his heart before finally looking at her, feeling a little sorry at seeing his frightened little sister.

"Hikari, look at me" It would definitely do her any good if she didn't and disobeying him would only intensify his boiling anger. Now that she thought about it, after her intense tryst with the Takishima heir last month, her brother was never in the house when she is. She only assumed that it was because he's busy with his activities in college. It lasted for two weeks but Atsushi still didn't utter a word to her.

So she did what she was ordered and looked at him.

"Don't you dare cry on me" he seethed and Hikari bit her lower lip to suppress the tears. She is absolutely frightened "Do you have any idea what you were doing, Hikari?" he didn't gave her a chance to answer "You were doing… that with Kei" he crossed his arms "Do you have any idea how shocked I was when I saw him fucking you?! Imagine, my sweet, innocent, adorable, little sister- caught having coitus with her boyfriend. It's a miracle I was able to control myself or else I would've kicked him out of the house naked."

Hikari stiffened.

"I could've done that, you know. I had ever right to throw him out, maybe beat him up or even make sure he'd never use his dick again. But I didn't do it. You know why? Because at that moment, you weren't struggling. You let him, didn't you? You gave him your permission. You weren't fighting him or begging him to stop. Heck, I even think you enjoyed it" she reddened and he glared. "I know sexual temptations are normal in our age, especially between couples but that doesn't mean that I'm fuckingokay with it!" Atsushi slammed his fist on her study table, leaving an ugly crack on the surface "What if it was mom or dad who caught you, huh?! You know how conservative mom is! And I can't imagine what look dad will give when he sees his precious princess doing it! You'd give them both a heart attack and then what?! You'd blame yourself! I won't even question it if the situation's different and you two were married but that obviously isn't the case!"

He ran his hand through his hair again, tugging at the ends, making the house rumble because of his frustration, the air thickening and suffocating both of them- making Hikari even more scared.

"But you know what Hikari? I love you very much and I'd never rat you out. Also, I know that Kei's the perfect match for you. I'd hunt him down if he even thinks of ending things with you. I should know because I never saw anyone love another girl more than anything in the world aside from him- to you. But that doesn't mean I'll agree with everything you two do- especially about having sex"

Finally letting off the remaining steam, he threw his head back on the backrest, staring at the empty ceiling.

"I just don't want you to do something you'd regret Hikari… you're still too young and there are more opportunities waiting for you…"

The dam finally broke and her tears fell nonstop…

"I'm sorry…"

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"I know, Hikari…"

The following week, Atsushi's reputation as the Demon Hanazono increased tenfold and it was the first time to ever see the Takishima heir sporting a black eye and broken lip.

At least they'd finally agreed on each other's terms.