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nothing but a::BYSTANDER 。 nothing but a::BYSTANDER 。 nothing but a::BYSTANDER
✩ ✩ ✩ xxx sohma,DAICHI
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▸ x WITH asako, xxx ▸ x MOOD wary - frustrated xxx ▸ x LOCATION jewelry store - outside xxx ▸ x CLOTHING morning winter wear
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Asako's answer was to not answer at all, and Daichi found that that was not boding well for her in terms of believing her. In fact, she seemed to shrink almost, the more that the elderly man persisted in speaking. Gritting his teeth against the ache and throb that had begun to pulse through his mind, Daichi stared at the cup of tea that had been set down in front of him; he had lost any appetite for it though. Instead, he forced himself to stare at it, as a focal point to center himself.
The elderly man continued with his part of the conversation, but it was muffled and not what he was paying most attention to. Rather, Daichi struggled with that same sense of fracturing in his mind - things that had once been neatly in place were no longer so, and other things were slipping loose. Something was wrong with him and for the briefest of moments, he felt a flare of panic in his chest at the simple knowledge that there was likely no one that could help this mysterious condition. A moment later though, he managed to rein in that panic, eying Asako as she nervously denied the fact that the necklace she'd taken to fiddling unconsciously, was the very one in the picture.
He stared at the intricate design of the little key that dangled from the pretty chain - he didn't even need to scrutinize it to know, without a shadow of a doubt, that it was the one from the book. But what did that prove?
A whole lot, apparently.
This time, it was Daichi's turn to remain silent, as Asako feebly ascertained that it 'he didn't understand'. Of course he didn't understand. Still much too oblivious for the mounting tension, the elderly man continued his speech, and Daichi flinched when his nickname was mentioned.
"I can see the initials perfectly! AS and DS- Ya know! I asked her what the S stood for and she said Sohma. I almost near died when I heard that the two of you had the same last name."
That was too much to be coincidence, too much to say 'he didn't know what he was talking about'. They were both Sohmas. Not directly related, there were one too many branchings of their family for that, but it didn't matter. Their name was the same. His chest felt tight and he Daichi couldn't help but wonder if he was going into some sort of panic attack. He wasn't the type for those sorts of things though.
And then, the old man pulled out a picture of - of them. Of him, and Asako. He stared stiffly; he recognized the scenery. He knew that park. He'd wanted to go there for quite some time, and he had, but not with Asako. He'd gone with some school friends. Hadn't he? Hadn't he? Daichi swallowed, trying to resist the urge to throw up; he didn't know what had come over him in a matter of seconds, but the disorienting mess of his mind was not helping.
Asako's voice snapped him out of it, just barely.
"The S in Sohma is said to stand for secrets."
She'd leaped to her feet, and Daichi was surprised at how fragile she looked all of a sudden. It forced him out of that strange state of mind he'd been slipping into.
"...Another thing is I guess stay…. S-stay back!"
The chair protested at the rough treatment as Asako promptly bolted from the store. Ironically, all Daichi could think was that, he'd been expecting that since the beginning of their meeting. Though he should've gone after her immediately - reacted immediately, he hadn't been able to do so. "'S'... stands for... s**t," he muttered, putting a hand to his face and taking a breath. Gods, he'd been wanting to know what was going on, but this was not how he had thought it would go.
The old man looked at him sympathetically, stating that he'd made things difficult between the two of them. Daichi only smiled wryly through his inner distress; that was only the biggest understatement ever. "Ojisan, I left the estate- our home, because I couldn't stand that place." he sighed, "I came back for that same reason," He accepted the necklace that had been given to him, slipping it into the inner pocket of his jacket as he stood up, not needing any urgings to head for the door. "To tell you the truth, Ojisan, I don't know that girl either. You're right about one thing though - I need to find out what the hell is going on,"
It wasn't to say the cold air soothed his frustration, or that pulse and pound in his head - rather, if anything, it made him all the more aware of it. But, he could not leave Asako, no matter what secrets and betrayal she'd kept from him. Because, that was what it was, wasn't it? A betrayal? Where had that picture come from, why did he not remember her? There were too many questions - too many mysteries.
Outside, Daichi realized he did not really have an accurate way of tracking Asako down; he gaze down both directions of the street, before noting the left looked like the passersby had been more disrupted, and he took off that way. To his immense chagrin though, he did not get as far as he wished, staggering for a moment under the renewed sense of disorientation - the more he tried to think of things, to try and sort things out, the more his own memories seemed to resist.
With another deep breath, Daichi quickened his pace despite the headache, until he was threading his way through people. He hadn't expected to catch up to her so fast, he did, somehow. He couldn't mistake her figure though and he renewed his speed, snagging her by the arm before she crossed the street. "Asako - " he actually didn't know what he'd meant to say - if he was to say he wasn't angry, frustrated, furious, it was a lie. She had clearly known something, but she had chosen to remain silent. "You'll change if you're not careful," was all he said, though it was not the words he wanted to say.
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