One Returns, One Caught
Yuuki's heartbeat began to race as the door swung open. A gush of wind seemed to brush past her as she adjusted her sight to the room's light. She sighed from what could've been disappointment or relief. The moon's translucent glow made the room brighter than the entire dark house, lighting up every little detail of this room. It was bare but a piano and stool. The window wide opened, where the night breeze riffles the hlaf-ripped curtains, that looked like the dress of a ghost. There was no one here. The lid to the piano was closed too. There was absolutely no trace of someone ever playing the instrument. Yuuki went to take a look out the window. The streets being as empty as before. She looked into the moon, "Kaien, did you're ghost come back to play for me?"
Her thought's were cut off as she heard Ichijo's voice, calling her, "Yuuki, Yuuki."
Leaving that room, she quickly ran out the house to meet with a worried Ichijo, who gave her a light hug as soon as he saw her.
"That's so awful Yuuki. I told you I was going to pick you up from your piano lesson," Ichijo lectured, "you know how frustrating it is to try looking for one person in this town. I've a responsibility to look after you as your friend and as part of my promise with Kaname. I'll be totured by him if you were to get hurt."
"Speaking of Kana-"
Ichijo held his hand up, signaling Yuuki to stay quiet whilst he answered his ringing phone, "Yeah, who?"
"It's me."
Yuuki stared hard at ichijo's expression, whose face seemed to have lit up from the call. With a sly smile on his face, he passed the phone into Yuuki's hand, nodding for her to answer.
"Hello," she said.
"Yuuki, I'm glad," Kaname answered, "you seem to be doing well."
His familiar voice warmed Yuuki's body, filling her cheeks with the light colour pink, "yeah. I am a strong girl afterall."
Kaname chuckled, "you haven't changed at all. I was worried you'd be sad or something since that has happened and I wasn't beside you. I'm sorry, I fail as your lover."
Yuuki smiled, "I was the one who encouraged you to seek out your future. Our hearts are connected wherever we are. Kaname. Kaname. Kaname."
Yuuki giggled, hearing the sound of Kaname's sigh from the phone.
"Yuuki, you're a bit too addicted to saying my name aren't you. I guess I should give you a surprise..."
"Surprise?" Yuuki repeated.
"Come to the train station with Ichijo now."
Yuuki didn't reply, her heart seemed to race, knowing what this meant, "you're here? You came back, you finally came back?"
Kaname gave a kiss through the phone, "I'll be waiting for you to pick me up. Yuuki I love you."
Yuuki smiled, grabbing Ichijo by the arm and pulling him into a dash towards the train-station.
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The knife pierced into the wooden table through the photograph of the young man. "He's returned hasn't he, that meddling cop."
From the side, a gritt of the teeth came with a reply, "he has boss. What should we do? Shall we begin our operation?"
The man took the knife and stabbed it into the picture of a girl. "Kaname Kuran. He must be so full of himself as a police that fights for justice. I wonder whether justice is more important than his girlfriend."
"You're planning to use this girl," another man said tapping at the picture of the girl.
The man that was called boss laughed, "Kaname Kuran, you showed me pain, so I'll show you hell, by hurting the one you most love."
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"Yuuki, please slow down. We're already at the train-station, there's no need for you to run," Ichijo said, breathless.
Yuuki let go of Ichijo's hand, her eyes sparkling, "it's been almost a year since Kaname and I were together. I miss him so much. I love him so much too."
Ichijo gulped at the sight of Yuuki's puppy-eyes, "I can't run anymore."
"But-"
"I suppose it'll be fine if you go and fi-" Ichijo frowned as Yuuki dashed off again before he could finish saying it's fine for her to go first. "Lovers, these days. Annoying."
Yuuki smiled at the thought of Ichijo frowning. She couldn't help it; her body seems to move by itself. Her heart was racing, more than before. Kaname's voice from earlier on the phone, lifted all the pain and sorrows from her, not that she had any, besides her father's case. Kaname, Kaname, Kaname, was the only thing that ran through her mind at that moment. She was so transfixed on finding Kaname, that she lost sight of where she was going and crashed into an elderly man.
"I'm so sorry," Yuuki apologised, helping the elderly man to his feet, who looked pale and flustered from the bump.
The old man wobbled on his feet, "n-no. Where's my luggage?"
Yuuki glanced around to see a heap of bags sprawled across the floor. She gulped a little, "Old man, that's a lot of stuff."
The old man patted Yuuki's hand, "don't you worry. They're heavy, but I'll be fine."
Yuuki watched as the old man bent down to slowly move the luggage. A surge of desire to help the weak rushed through her. With one hand, she swooped five bags up from the floor, placing one on her shoulder and with the other hand, supported the old man. "Let me help you old man. Where are you headed to?"
The elderly man's jaw was wide opened. He blinked and pointed, too stunned to talk. The surrounding people also fell silent at the sight of Yuuki.
"E-er..." the old man tried to say.
Yuuki blinked at the old man and then smiled apologetically again, "oh, I'm sorry, normal people aren't really used to seeing a girl this strong right?"
The old man shook his head, "well, it's a good thing, I think."
"It's handy." Yuuki took a glance at the train-station once as they headed off outside. Kaname, I'll only take a little moment, please wait for me.
"Are you in a hurry?" the old man asked, seeing Yuuki's expression.
Yuuki flushed pink.
The old man laughed, "you were going to meet you're lover weren't you? Its written all over your face."
"Old man, you shouldn't be teasing youngsters like this," Yuuki said, "but, you are right. I've been in love with him, for god knows how long. When I'm with him, I can forget everything I should forget."
"You seem like a good girl."
"Why?"
The old man looked down onto the floor, "you're filled with love."
Yuuki smiled, "old man, I'm sure you are as well. I believe everyone has love inside their hearts."
There was silence for awhile as Yuuki and the old man crossed the road and began to walk away from the station. They were getting further and further away, nearer to a odd corner where not many people go to. The old man suddenly stopped. He pushed Yuuki away, "run, oh please run, I don't know what I've done. Hurry, RUN!"
A shocked Yuuki stared at the old man who desperately urged her to leave at once. However, she was more worried at his sudden change of attitude, "old man, wha-"
Her instincts suddenly became sharp as she twisted her body, just in time to avoid the wooden rod that slashed towards her. She threw her fist into her attackers face and was about to deal with another when, a haorse voice shouted, "don't move."
Yuuki turned to stare at the masked man who held a knife at the old man's throat, "you damn old man. We paid you and you go and betray us."
The old man, with tears in his eyes looked at Yuuki, "I'm sorry, leave me. Go..."
"I wouldn't if I were you," the man with the knife said, pressing the tip of the blade closer to the skin.
Yuuki looked at the old man, didn't move or say anything, but shook her head as he kept urging her to leave. She smiled at the old man, as someone hit her from behind; darkness wrapping her.
"Good. We've got our bait," the man with the knife said, letting go of the old man who could only cry.
"Kaname," Ichijo smiled, running over to greet his friend.
Kaname returned the smile, "Ichijo, its nice to see you again."
"It certainly is great to be back together again," Ichijo said catching his breath from running again.
Kaname glanced around, "didn't Yuuki come with you?"
Ichijo blinked, "what? She came before me. We both arrived at the train-station and then she ran off to meet with you first."
"But I haven't seen her at all."
A sudden panic surged through Ichijo, "n-no way. S-she definitely came to find you first."
Kaname gripped Ichijo's shoulder, "did you tell her the correct place? Are you certain she didn't go off somewhere else? Are you sure Ichijo?"
Ichijo shook at Kaname's building anger and worry. He could only shake his head, "I'm certain we both arrived here..."
Kaname let go of Ichijo and started to look everywhere. Panic, frustration, everything ran through him at once like a tornado. He couldn't think straight, he spun around over and over, looking at all directions. "Yuuki, Yuuki, Yuuki."
Ichijo, shaking himself, tried to calm Kaname down, but his own anxiety built up.
"Are you the policeman, Kaname Kuran?" a voice asked.
Both Ichijo and Kaname stared at the little child in front of them.
"Yeah, I am," Kaname replied.
The child took Kaname's hand and pressed a white piece of paper into it, "someone gave me candy and told me to give this to you."
Before Kaname could say anything, the child ran off. His hands suddenly stiff as he opened the note. It read: I have the girl. I'll be calling soon.
