Supernatural Investigation 101: Chronicles Of Nakashima Wakana

It's difficult. Nakashima Wakana squints at the door. What are her chances of leaving her sister's apartment unscathed if she reveals what she had done? 

When she suggested getting married, it felt like a good idea.

"Since I have done it anyway, I will face the storm. Besides, I took that decision because of passion," She mumbles to herself. "It's not my fault. Love clouds judgment."

She would have married him sooner or later. So what if she got married before her elder sister? They are triplets. Her elder sister has no plans of getting married anyway.

The door is pulled open. Startled, Wakana covers her face. She lets out a loud cry, "I am sorry!"

"Wakana?" Nakashima Sayuri widens her eyes. "How long have you been standing there?"

"Sayuri, you are also here." Nakashima Wakana releases her breath. If Sayuri is here, there's a high chance that she would be able to leave this apartment in one piece. 

"I was waiting for you." Sayuri scrutinizes her face. Dressed in a thick turtle-necked blue sweater, her sister's face is flushed. Wakana is avoiding her gaze. What's different about her sister today? That shade of red lipstick doesn't don't suit her sister's complexion for sure. But her sister doesn't like putting makeup on. Wakana is only wearing red lipstick on her lips. 

She narrows her eyes on the small reddish marks on Wakana's ear. That's certainly suspicious. Sayuri beams at her. "Thank goodness! You are here before I could leave. Otherwise, I would have missed you."

"Then, we would have met tomorrow." Wakana steps into the apartment. Her elder sister, Nakashima Natsumi, is sitting on the couch with a book in her hand. Nakashima Natsumi is wearing a simple v-necked white sweater and checkered trousers. As usual, the air around is cold and unapproachable. Even at the house, she has some light make up on her face. Wakana relaxes her shoulders. Her elder sister is in a good mood.

Nakashima Natsumi glances at Wakana, pushing her glasses up on her nose. She frowns slightly. "Why are you wearing lipstick? It's so red that my eyes hurt."

It's because of the hickeys! Wakana covers her lips. "Sister, I wanted to try things out."

"Is that so?" Nakashima Natsumi raises her brow. Wakana had never tried these things when Sayuri tried to teach her. "Where were you?"

Sayuri takes a seat beside her elder sister, watching Wakana with twinkling eyes. 

"I-I…" Surely, she can't speak about the supernatural investigation agency. Wakana wrecks her brain. What should she say? "I went to Y city to investigate a murder case that was related to a case here." 

"You didn't tell me before you left." Nakashima Natsumi scowls at her sister. "Have you gone wayward? We couldn't reach you. You didn't even reply to our texts. I was so worried. I thought about filing a missing report."

"I had to leave urgently." Wakana sits down on her knees. She has to tell the truth. If she doesn't tell and her sister finds out, it would bring calamity. If she pleads guilty, her punishment would be reduced.

Seeing her sitting on her knees with her head lowered, Nakashima Natsumi knits her brows. She has an ominous feeling about this. Wakana wasn't at the apartment this morning. It's also not Wakana's nature to leave the city without informing her. "What did you do?"

"Surprise! I am no longer a police officer." Wakana scratches her chin, laughing nervously. But her elder sister and younger sister are not laughing. They are watching her with a quiet gaze that weighs her down. With a hesitating voice, Wakana adds, "They kicked me out because I failed some evaluation."

"Is that all?" Natsumi closes the book and puts it aside. She leans forward, narrowing her dark eyes on Wakana. Being a lawyer, she has seen countless guilty criminals. If it was only about job, Wakana wouldn't look guilty. People like Wakana can't hide it. "What else?"

"It's…" Wakana puts her palms on the floor. How should she say this? "Promise that you won't kill me."

"I will decide after hearing your crime," Natsumi says with a sterned face.

But she's her sister. Wakana looks at her. Her lips tremble when she sees her sister's cold expression. She looks at Sayuri for help. Sayuri shakes her head and laughs.

"Why are you laughing?" Natsumi grimaces at her youngest sister.

"Wakana has a man," Sayuri declares with a clear voice. Wakana nearly loses her balance. How did she find out?

"What?" Natsumi asks, surprised. "A man?"

"You have already slept with him, haven't you?" Sayuri questions Wakana. "You must have put lipstick to hide the hickey."

"Slept already?" Natsumi curves her brows, widening her eyes. Then, why is Wakana acting so guilty about this? It's about time that her sister slept with someone. Even Sayuri had slept with someone. But her younger sister was always hung up on Minami Sei. "Who is he?"

"Elder Sister, you see…" Wakana presses her palms together. "I took your advice."

"Which one?" Natsumi is used to giving advice to her sister. But Wakana is rarely following them. 

"You told me to sleep with Minami Sei. So, I slept with him." Wakana grins at her. 

Of all the advice, she decided to accept that one? Natsumi sighs. She did say that Wakana should sleep with Minami Sei and get it out of her system. "That's good. You must be over it then."

"About that…" Wakana clears her throat. "One thing led to another and…"

"There's more?" Natsumi creases her forehead. Having s.e.x with a guy is fine. Did Minami Sei do something to her sister? Wakana isn't as clever as Sayuri is. A guy like Minami Sei is not right for her sister. "You aren't in a relationship with him, are you?"

Sayuri c.o.c.ks her head and studies Wakana. It seems that a lot happened when she wasn't around. It was clear from a long time that Wakana loved Minami Sei. But Wakana wouldn't admit it and Minami Sei didn't seem interested in Wakana. Did Minami Sei fall for Wakana suddenly or he's been in love with her all along? Things have moved fast since Wakana and Sei have already slept together.

"It's a kind of relationship." Wakana tells her meekly, "I kind of married him."

"You can't be in a relationship with him." Natsumi waves her hand dismissively. She pauses. Her face turns blank. What did she say? 

"Marriage?" Sayuri stands up abruptly. Marriage is superfast. "You married him? How?"

"We went to the government office." Wakana curls her fingers, tensing her shoulders. "We thought that we wasted so many years like that… so we should just get married."

"How could you do that?" Sayuri yells at her. "You aren't supposed to register your marriage before your wedding ceremony."

"It was in the spur of the moment." Wakana holds her head. "I am sorry."

"You didn't tell Father." Sayuri puts her hands on her h.i.p.s. "What about Mother? We didn't go to our mother's grave to tell her. Minami hasn't officially met father. Before taking this huge decision, you should have thought about us."

"I am sorry… really sorry." Wakana also wonders what was wrong with her. Why did she take such a decision? She wanted to talk to her family first. But her head was in a certain haze at that time. For some reason, she couldn't wait to get married.

Natsumi inhales sharply. "It's fine."

"Is it?" Wakana and Sayuri ask in unison. How is their draconian sister alright with this?

"I will annul this marriage." Natsumi's dark gaze falls on Wakana who shakes in fear. "My younger sister is not right in her head. She can see ghosts, demons, and fairies. For a long time, she's been claiming to see other people's memories. Nakashima Wakana is certainly not mentally fit to get married. This marriage has to be annulled for the safety of both parties."

Wakana gapes at her sister. Her elder sister is going to prove that she's crazy. Isn't that too much? 

"That's harsh," Sayuri coughs out the words.

"It's cruel to get married without telling your family." Natsumi sneers at Wakana. "Forgetting about your sisters and father because of a man who wasn't your blood-related family is unforgivable. Don't say that you did this because you are in love with him. Would you love him less if you had married him after introducing him to us? Getting married to anyone… Wakana, what is wrong with you?"

Sayuri shrugs. This time, she's on Natsumi's side. He raised them all alone, giving the love of both father and mother. He cared about Wakana the most. Wakana was born with a weak constitution. Until the age of three, Wakana spent her days in the hospital more than she spent at home. Later, they found out that Wakana could see ghosts and other things. That's why their father had never tried to put any pressure on Wakana.

Their father would be hurt most.