367 Chapter two, 2017, ends and beginnings: 10 (1/2)

While her world broke down just a little more Christina surprised herself by honestly feeling happy for Ulf. Bitter, yes, angry, yes, hurting yes, but happy still. She hurt him so much, and whenever he was in pain it hurt her as well.

She stared at Noriko. No, the midget didn't gloat, but in Noriko's eyes Christina saw a determined flame. The girl was ready to take even her on if she tried to get Ulf back.

'I like you Noriko. I like your guts. You'll be good for him.'

But still it hurt.

”I'm happy you found someone to love,” she said. Then the words registered in her mind. 'What am I saying? I broke up with him. How petty a human have I become?'

”I'm not. Not him. I'll never agree to it.”

Christina looked at Ryu in surprise. She knew how he felt about his little sister's crush on Ulf. She hadn't expected him to come clean about it though.

”Ryu?”

'And why is Yukio getting involved?'

”Yes Yukio?”

”Shut the hell up! Good thing Noriko's your sister and not your property. Agreeing with it, blah! Shithead!”

”Look, she's my...”

”Shut up you moron!” Ko-chan said all of a sudden. ”Agreeing with it? Are you stupid. None of us care if you agree with anything or not.”

”You don't have the right to...”

”And neither do you, idiot bro.”

”If you don't break up with him immediately I'll...”

”Tell mom? Please do. Or dad? That would, if possible, be even more stupid.”

”Noriko, I'm you're brother. You have to...”

”How tainted did you become. How much of Red Rose is part of you?”

Christina didn't have to look twice at Yukio and Ko-chan to see the open disgust in their faces. That Noriko shared it stunned her, but what scared her the most was the burning contempt in Ulf's eyes.

'I expected more of you.' Ryu's disapproval was more understandable than what the rest of them believed. ”Ryu, I'm also over fifty,” Christina said.

She searched his eyes and received a nod of understanding.

”I know, but that's different.”

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”Is it? How?”

”Well, I'm a guy and...”

”You really don't want to go there,” Christina said. ”Especially not with me.” She probably sounded more irritated than she was. Japanese gender values were very different from those in Sweden, but at least she hoped her friends understood there wasn't a trace of racism in Ryu's anger.

He backed down, just as she had expected.