Yuki seems to think on it shortly, and smiles with kindness. “Do you want to know about them? I don’t mind talking about them. They’re just– protective. Mm, I’m currently staying with a group of extended family. Four who are about the same age as me, one who’s younger and one who’s older. I could probably figure out the exact relation if I tried, but it would take some thought. Our family is really big…” He’s never really had any reason to talk at length of his family. After all, he’s rarely away from them.
“When I told the head of the household that I planned to attend college so far from home, I didn’t think they’d let me. But instead they sent my closest friends with me and said it was fine, just be careful. Like I said, they’re very protective…” Because they believe in the darkness in other hearts; Duras are not the only threat, just the most volatile. Yuki, bless his optimistic little heart, is more hopeful. “Ah, did you have something specific you wanted to know about them?”
Of course, there are limits to what Yuki can and can’t say, but he’s pretty adept at manuevering around those things. Yuki divides his attention easily enough, finding the game easy to adapt to. (A captivating kind of story. Reincarnation and princesses. He wonders if maybe this is where Kanata’s question originates from. If this is what put the thought of ONCE AND FUTURE LIVES into his mind.)
That sounded ... reasonable, but the vague descriptions almost made him feel unsettled, and perhaps it showed in the way his shoulders tensed. Though they've spent a lot of time together now, there still remained an underlying suspicion. Not that Yuki was feigning anything -- no, he had resolved that way before. It was his origins, who he was, that he was still wary of, if only in the back of his mind. Kanata did not know his history.
"I -- no, it's all right." Kanata wanted to ask the big question; if they were Zweilts and he asked, it would surely startle Yuki that he knew of them. If not, he would be confused at the term and that would be it. The Giou clan was secretive. Always had been.
"Well, no matter how protective they are of you ... I'm glad they let you come---"
It occurred to him, at that moment in time, that a warmth lingered in his chest. Its presence had been so subtle at first. Reiga knew he had a fondness for Yuki, else he would not have continued to live as Kanata up until now, but as he looked at Yuki once more, he recognized what it was. A seed that had sprouted into a bud, but not yet bloomed. And that ... was not good.
"Yuki..." As he uttered the other's name, his phone diverted his attention. Immediately he leaned over and put the notes on the table, picked up the phone, and answered it. It was them.
The call consisted of mostly 'okay' and 'yes' from Kanata's side as the situation was explained to him. He stood and walked over to the large windows, staring off toward the rolling clouds in the distance. Not that he was paying attention to what he saw.
He never liked long phone calls, but thankfully this one was brief and to the point. Once it ended, he sat back down next to Yuki and put his phone back on the coffee table. Kanata looked so deeply struck with both relief and sorrow as he ran his fingers through his hair with a weary sigh. "They said she'll be ready to be picked up tomorrow. Apparently, it was a cold that just ... didn't get better. But, she'll be okay now."
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