Supernatural Investigation 101: Chronicles Of Nakashima Wakana

What's wrong with her? Wakana doesn't know either. 

She recalls the moment when she said those words to Sei. She has been feeling strange. What happened with Choi Minho has shaken her. Even now, she doesn't understand why she told Minami Sei that she wanted to get married when she suggested that they should reveal their relationship to their family before they left to Y City. Whenever she thinks about that moment, she feels that her mind was in a haze until she signed the papers in the government office. 

But one must take responsibility for their actions.

"Elder Sister, I love him," Nakashima Wakana tells her with a steady voice. "I know that I have done wrong. I will take any punishment that you and Father want to give me, but I won't divorce him. If you try to prove that I am crazy, I am going to fight back."

Nakashima Natsumi glares at her. "That man is not right for you."

"I don't know why you think that." Nakashima Wakana fists her hands, trying not to shake. When she decided to join the Supernatural Investigation Agency, she wanted to change. Sei loves her. And she loves him. They have married already. This fact won't change. She won't hurt that man. "But Sei is--"

Her elder sister raises her hand. "Do you know why I think that he's not right for you?"

Wakana purses her lips, knitting her brows.

"You will die for that person." Nakashima Natsumi curves her brows, leaning forward. She knows her sister well. This girl even went to a cemetery for that guy when she could see ghosts. "You love him too much -- more than yourself and your family. You have been holding back for several years because you thought that he wasn't interested in you. When you got the chance, you decided to marry him straight. You are desperate, Wakana. That scares me. That love will erode you. I am afraid that there will be nothing left other than a love fool who would do anything for him."

A love fool? Wakana shakes her head. "I am not that kind of person, Sister. I am a lot stronger than you believe."

"Oh." Natsumi lets out a low taunting laugh. Her eyes are anything but happy. "Then, what is the reason for hurry? You could have waited. There's no room for discussion. If you don't want to go to the mental hospital, divorce him by yourself."

This is not good. Sayuri reaches for Natsumi's arm, trying to pacify her. "Um… Elder Sister, I think that you are overdoing it." 

"Don't speak." Natsumi scowls at Sayuri. "I don't like that man. Certainly, our sister would become a shell if she stays with that man. Can't you see it already? Her entire life is around that man. She became a police officer because she wanted to follow that man. I opposed this before she gave that exam. She was never fit to be a police officer. Did you forget the days when she could come to us crying because she saw nightmares? I am telling you. That man is bad for her."

"Elder Sister, you don't like him because he left Wakana on the floor when she lost her consciousness after touching him." Sayuri gives a glance to Wakana who is staring at the floor quietly. "He was only eleven back then. I am sure that he was overwhelmed. You should meet him again. He's a police officer now. I am sure that he has changed."

"That's not the only reason why I hate him." Natsumi crosses her arms. "Remember that he ignored her for the rest of the school years."

Wakana doesn't listen to their arguments. They don't trust her either. Is she that weak? It's true that she came to them with tears in her eyes whenever things went wrong. But how did they miss the fact that she also went back to the same police station after crying in their arms? Is that not enough? She's been whining, but she's also been enduring. Why did they never notice that? 

She slumps her shoulders. Marrying Sei like that was wrong. But it's done. Her Elder Sister thinks that she would lose herself completely to Minami Sei. How is that possible? It's true that she followed him to the police academy. Did everyone forget that she didn't follow him to the violent crime division in the city where he went? Honestly, she didn't even choose the violent crime division in T City. She didn't choose to go to the bas.e.m.e.nt. Meeting Minami Sei wasn't her choice either. Everything that happened after meeting him may have been her choice.

"The rice has been cooked." Sayuri implores Natsumi, "Let the lovers be."

"Alright," Natsumi huffs. "We have to tell Father about this."

"I will talk to him." Wakana scratches her the back of her neck with a dull look in her eyes. The corners of her lips are curled down. Seeing her like that, Natsumi heaves a sigh. 

"It's already done." Natsumi looks at her. "Get up. Your knees must be hurting."

Wakana tries to get up, but the feelings from her legs are gone. She eyes her Elder Sister with misty eyes. "My legs are asleep."

"Who told you to sit on your knees?" Natsumi yells at her. She takes long strides in her direction. Sayuri laughs, following Natsumi. Two of them help Wakana stand up and walk to the couch. 

"I am your Elder Sister." Natsumi pokes Wakana's forehead. "If you do wrong, I am going to scold you. If you take a wrong path, I am going to drag you back home. If you do dangerous things, I will smack your head and teach you a lesson. Nakashima Wakana, I am giving you another chance. I am going to trust your decision about marrying a guy like him. You must always remember that you are Nakashima Wakana, second daughter of Nakashima Wataru. You should be loyal to your father and your sisters first."

Wakana nods her head furiously. She will never forget that.

"If Sei is truly not as bad as I think of him, I will accept him in the family. He must work hard to gain our approval." Natsumi pats her head. Her voice becomes soft. "You must be upset that you got kicked out. Don't worry. I will help you find a job soon."

"Wakana, don't you think that it's a sign?" Sayuri shifts closer to Wakana and coils her arm around Wakana's arm. Her eyes sparkle as she continues, "You must become a model. I want to design dresses for your body type. Also, we are going to have a wedding, right? Then, I will design your wedding dress."

Becoming a model? Nope! Wakana gives an awkward smile to Sayuri. "Erm… I already have different plans."

"What plans?" Natsumi asks. Wakana doesn't seem like she's right to become a model either. A glamourous life might be too much for her sister who has supernatural abilities. She's curious to know what her plans might be. Hopefully, it's nothing dangerous.

"I am going to be a private investigator." Wakana grins at her sister. She can't tell whether it's right for her or not. But she wants to do this, especially because she wants to investigate her connection to Choi Minho. "A private supernatural investigator."