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[Sorry for that short chapter! Thought I’d add some mystery to this side of the book! I’m planning on stopping the story around 20 or 25 chapters. Not that I have writer’s block or anything, but it seems that I’ve carried this story out for way too long, don’t you think? Eh. Just a thought.]
Xander’s POV~
My dear Reece.. It’s a shame how it came to this..
My fingertips softly brush against his cheek as I sit in a chair next to his bed.
He looks so peaceful.. I thought to myself. My heart stung just by glancing at him. I let him and myself down.
“Marx-san,” a nurse comes into the doorway, “visiting hours are over. Please come to see Yukai-san in later hours of the day.” I nod grimly and pick up my jacket, slinging it over my shoulder. I stand up from my seat and look at his bed.
There were wires all over his arms and under his hospital dress was the dried blood. I shudder as my heart throbs painfully. On the desk by his bed, flowers, gifts, and “get-well” cards took up the space. He was quite the popular guy than I thought.
“Marx-san.” The nurse urged, looking at me with a hint of sadness. I take one last look at Reece and sigh as a small tear glides down my cheek. I turn to the door and leave out the door. Before I could walk out, the nurse whispered,
“I promise that he’ll be safe.”
She must’ve felt sorry for me. It’s understandable. I’ve been there since Reece was first checked in.
::Flashback::
“And who might you be, sir?”
“Xander. Xander Marx.”
“Do you have a relation to the patient, Marx-san?”
I shuffled awkwardly as I sigh painfully. “I’m his ex-boyfriend.”
The receptionist gives me a look and raises a brow. I give her a look back and snort.
“Down the hall, three doors down.” She responded in a dull manner, pointing down the hall.
What’s her problem? I thought to myself as I shrug and start to walk down the hall.
I stop at the door the receptionist had told me about and slide it open. Oh Reece…
I stop my tracks when I see a group of guys kneeled down by his bed. I close the door and their heads jerk up.
One of them shot a glare and started my way. I raise a brow and get ready to fight when an arm blocks him from coming any further. “Oi. Who’re you?”
A voice alarms me as I look up and see a tall guy with shades and dark clothing. “Depends on who’s asking.”
“Cheeky, much? I just asked you a question. Now answer it.”
“And I just answered your question. Now answer mine.”
“Why, you..”
“Shut up.”
A sharp voice overpowers the rest as our attention adverts to the bed. A tall guy, similar to the other, walks away from the bed and eyes me. “We’re friends with Reece. It’s polite to introduce yourself before the other so I’ll start.”
At least this one is less of a prick.
“My name is Kent. The one who was trying to fight you is Danny. The other rude individual is Deuce. Now, what is your name, sir?” I raise a brow at the tall guy and cross my arms.
“I’m a friend of Reece’s as well. My name is Xander.” ‘Kent’ raises a brow at me and starts to chuckle softly. “Ah, I see. It’s no wonder you look so familiar. You’re the little boy our Reece used to talk about in his younger years.”
‘Deuce’ looks to Kent with a confused expression. “Ehh?! No way is this pipsqueak the guy Boss likes!”
“Seems legit.” Danny speaks up and eyes me as well. “Well, as long as you’re a friend of our boss, you’re our little friend as well.”
“What gave you the impression that I’d like to be your ‘friend’?!” Danny’s eyes narrow as he grits his teeth. Kent stands in front of Danny and looks down to me.
“Let’s just say that.. we respect Reece very much. Friends of our boss are friends to us. If anyone were to hurt our little boy, we would break them. Do I make myself clear, Xander?” Kent says my name with a smile as I shudder, a chill going down my spine.
This Kent guy is scary as shit.
“Yes sir..” I mumble and he smiles, walking back to the hospital bed. “I hope he gets well. Come closer, Xander-san. Do you know why he’s in the hospital?” I scoot over to the bed and shake my head.
“I know that an ambulance came from his old apartments and that people were talking about a gunshot.” Kent gives me a ‘creepy’ smirk and points to a spot on Reece’s chest. An open wound..
“I’ll give you a hint on who did it.”
“Really?! Oh, um.. I mean, really?” I ask, trying not sound so desperate.
“I’ll give you one word and you’ll have to figure it out for yourself.” He reaches over to my ear as my eyes widen in shock. He leaves my side and comes to the group.
“Let’s go. We have to take good care of the mansion while Reece is resting.” The rest give confused looks and leave with a shrug. I stood there frozen.
No… it can’t be…
“The word is…
yandere.”
::End of Flashback::
I haven’t seen them since that first day. Do they come in early in the morning? Or late at night? Even so, I couldn’t get my mind off that guy and his crew.
I should probably pay a visit. I mean, they said that if I were a friend of Reece then they were my friends as well. I just have to put that to the test and see if they were either bluffing or telling the truth. But there are only few people that actually know where Reece lives…
::Advisory::
“Sorry! Our lips are sealed!”
I groan as I face the two, each sporting a light glare my way.
Oliver and James. The most popular guys in school with Reece. Just standing in front of them gives me a light chill up my spine.
“Please! I really need to know..” I plead, stuffing my hands in my pockets.
“To be blunt, Xander, our liking towards you is below satisfactory on our scale of the people we care about to the people we simply don’t give two fucks about.”
“You hurt Reece and for that contact with you is damaging our atmosphere as well as the people that are friends with Reece. We’d prefer that you turn around and walk away to your shitty group you call a ‘squad’.” James said with a straight face, his hands relaxed on his hips.
James held his hand up to Oliver as he high-fived him with a smirk. “Run along, Xander!” Oliver finished as I rolled my eyes and walked away.
So now what?
::After School::
My back rests against the school building as I sigh. I’m not allowed to have drugs on school property. But do I always follow the rules?
I put an unlit cigarette against my lips as I pull out my lighter, lighting the end with a sigh. I blow a puff of smoke into the air and watch as it disappears into the air.
Ah, I see. It’s no wonder you look so familiar. You’re the little boy our Reece used to talk about in his younger years.
Ehh?! No way is this pipsqueak the guy Boss likes!
Well, as long as you’re a friend of our boss, you’re our little friend as well.
Friends of our boss are friends to us. If anyone were to hurt our little boy, we would break them. Do I make myself clear, Xander?
The word is…yandere.
I flinch as the past conversations flow into my mind once again. Especially the last one… This has gone out of hand.
*BEEP BEEP*
I come back from my thoughts as I look towards the loud beeping. My jaw drops as the cigarette falls onto the floor. “W-Wh-?!” It’s the same black car that Reece leaves school in.
…
What? How do I know this information? I saw the three leave school in that same car once and it bothered me. I’m not a stalker or anything…
…
Geez. What a pain. “Xander-san.”
I flinch as I hear my name from a familiar voice. Kent? I walk up to the car in a confused daze.
“Get in.” He orders with a smile, opening the back door for me. I nod hesitantly and slide in, the cushions of the car seat comforting me.
Minutes later, we arrive at a Victorian-styled mansion. It looked beautiful with a fountain on the outside.
So this is where he’s been living for the past few years? More importantly, where did he get the money to pay for such an extravagant-looking mansion? “Are you done staring at my home?”
I flinch and see that Kent was watching me the whole time. “S-Sorry..sir.”
“Step inside for a bit and have some tea.” I blink and nod, opening the door and walking with Kent inside. The rest were there as well.
Danny, Deuce, Daki, Tyu, Momo, Ike, and Kasu were a part of Reece’s gang. They’re all pretty nice…for now. Kent seemed like the parent of them all, him being so mature and sophisticated than the rest.
“Hey. Xander-san. You’ve been in the yakuza before, haven’t you?”
I choke on my tea at the sudden question. After I got to know everyone, we sat in the library and drank tea. The atmosphere seemed peaceful for once.
“I-I mean.. I have but that was years ago!” I sputter nervously, sipping more tea. “Fufu.. How interesting. Exactly what I wanted to hear.” I blink in confusion as he sets his teacup down and stands up.
He shuffles to the west side of the library and takes out a folder. He walks back to me and sets it down on the table. “This is what my colleagues have from the time that Reece was shot.” My heart skips a beat as I stare at the folder.
“Reece…” I whisper to myself and pick up the folder.
“Inside, there are pictures of the events that took place during that day. The times have been written on the back along with the conversation. We have a clue on who might have done it. Since you’ve been in these types of situations, you’re needed in this. Do you want to seek who shot Reece? Or will you run away in fear?”
Is he challenging me?
“The hell do you think?! Of course I’ll help! I’ll kill the bastard who shot my Reece!!” I blush as I realize what I just said. “Sorry..”
“You tend to apologize a lot.”
“Well.. You’re a very intimidating person, sir.” He raises a brow and I shudder in fear. “Really? Is that so.” He says in a thoughtful way.
Then, he smirks and takes the folder from my grasp. “Thank you for your assistance in this. It means a lot that we have you and the young masters’ help in this. He chose the wrong set of people to mess with, you know…”
“No.. You’re going to kill them?!”
“If it gets to that point of circumstances, yes.”
[I made Kent and Xander bond a little in this one ♥ I wanted to let you guys know more about the relationship Kent and the rest have with Reece! Stay tuned~]
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