THE AWAKENING: BIO-GENETICS
Chapter 86: Insight

Chapter 86: Insight

"Hey, Hey guys that’s enough, let’s not get ourselves all worked up," Ten said walking towards them with a forced smile against his lips.

He placed a hand on Shino’s shoulder to calm him down.

"It’s enough Shino-san," Ten said in a more serious tone.

Shino faced Ten before gazing back at Hiro, his looks stern, both of them on tooth and nail.

Ten just chuckled awfully, knowing his words were going nowhere.

Silence broods around the hall once more and then in silence the bio-genetics walk out of the hall while stealing glances at them as they did.

Sumi was pissed and looked bored with Hiro and Yuki before walking out.

"I hope you understand Hiro... but there’s a big difference between a plan and the outcome" he states.

"Don’t act like a saint... none of us are" Hiro said faintly, his head hung down.

Shino frowned at his words.

Hiro turns and walks away, Yuki following behind.

"I never knew Hiro could be such a naive person," Ten said, sighing.

Shino’s eyes were still fixed on the path.

"He is naive," Shino states, facing Ten.

"He didn’t grow up in a harsh environment like us... it’s gonna take time for him to readjust to this"

"Well we’re readjusting, how long is it gonna take for him," Ten said, raising an eyebrow.

"With time... I guess"

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Now

Level 17: Bio-genetics Level

’If this was a real-life situation, if something like this happened when we are at the surface... then Hiro would have thought of using us... would you have waited in the side lines while we did all the work for you? Tell me, Hiro!’

Hiro’s body trembled on remembering Shino’s words, the words kept slamming in his head like a drum, making him remember a memory.

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3 Years Ago

The Year 2019

The Kimura’s Residence

"I’m home," Haruto said as the door opened, wearing a smile on his lips.

"Dear!" Aiko shrieked, embracing her husband tightly, almost choking him.

"I have missed you," she said, finally breaking the hug and giving Haruto some relief.

"Sorry I took so much time, I’m leaving in 2 days’ time though," he said scratching the back of his head.

"It’s okay dear I understand," Aiko said with a smile against her lips, her eyes closed.

"Where’s Hiro?!" Haruto asked, looking around.

"In his room and oh he’s not really in a good mood... you could see him tomorrow" Aiko states sadly.

"Why? What happened?"

_

Hiro’s Room

7-year-old Hiro was seated close to his window on a relaxing chair, playing a car race game on his wide iPad. An earplug blocked his ears while listening to some music.

A slight knock came from his door, on hearing it he turned to it as Haruto walked in, still dressed in his uniform.

"You’re home," Hiro said, a bit stunned, he wasn’t expecting him until the next month or two, he removed the earplugs.

"Yeah I finished my work on time so that I can come home, but I have 2 days," Haruto said with a smile on his lips.

Hiro frowned, again... he was going to leave again, he wondered how long this time. "Right..." he said sarcastically.

"Your mom told me that you and Shinzo had a fight, you guys haven’t been talking for weeks" Haruto began walking towards Hiro, taking his seat on the relaxing chair.

"Well it was his fault," Hiro said, rolling his eyes, not wanting to talk about it, he was still angry.

"That isn’t what I heard, after all, you did explain to your mom when you were hurt," Haruto said, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, it was both of our faults okay... geez!"

"What you did was wrong Hiro, you have to understand that" Haruto states.

"It was just a game with the new model drone his parents bought for him, we were just playing with it and I wanted it to go higher so I thought of a plan since it was set to average height and then I did... we both wanted it to work but then it crashed into the windows"

"And he took the fall for it because it was his drone... it was your plan... yes but Hiro didn’t you think of the outcome? It was set to an average height for safety reasons and you meddled with it because you wanted it higher, knowing if anything happened he was gonna take the fall" Haruto explained.

Hiro hung his head down. Haruto sighs.

"Look bud, your plan was a cool one. You wanted to experience something new and amazing... It’s normal for you youngsters but you should give a thought to the outcome, the consequences of it always matter... which is why when making a plan you should always think of the well being of your comrades... uh I mean friends... right friends" Haruto said scratching the back of his head knowing he let his tongue slip for a moment like he was talking to a soldier who got in a wrong.

He sighs once more, noticing Hiro’s silence.

"Always remember Hiro, never hurt your friends because you want to feel better... make sure they are aware of your plan so that they can be understanding... it’s always important" Haruto motioned with his hands together as he smiled.

Hiro’s sad eyes land on his hands together.

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Present Day

Tokyo Underground Base

A memory he had forgotten but soon remembered because of his current situation, how could he have forgotten something as crucial as that, because he was desperate. His fist tightens in response because he felt weak and useless that he agreed with Yuki’s plans without thinking, he faced her while she was still eating.

Yuki was rational, she thought of anything possible as long as it worked. She was an rationalistic... also like she can’t even think right for herself, that puzzled Hiro more at the kind of person she is.

He faced his food back, he knew he was in the wrong, his body trembled, it was just like a recurrence and he forgot a piece of most crucial advice from his dad about stuff like this... his lips pressed in a thin line.

’Will I keep forgetting... Dad’