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"So everything is okay." He puts his arms around Akira and Sayuri together and squeezes them.

It has been a tiring day, I could almost fall asleep too... He muses and he lowers his face into Akira's hair. ''But there's something... something wrong... something bad is going to happen...''

The front door clicks as it is unlocked. Norio blinks and sits bolt upright, then looks at his watch to see how late it is. He goes wide-eyed and stands up suddenly as the front door opens, pushing Akira and Sayuri off him.

Sayuri yawns and stretches, then notices the tension in her brother and the sound in the hall. She gets up and runs into the kitchen to hide.

Norio stands up straight and alert as a professionally-dressed woman walks into the room. She freezes for a moment at the sight of Akira, then watches both of them coldly.

"What is this?" She demands of Norio, her voice stressed and irritated.

Norio falters slightly, then pushes himself to speak. "Okasama. This is my friend. Akira."