In the hospital, doctors don't really know what to make out of Ayano's condition. Only that she is in a coma and would have died if Kazuma and Ren didn't kill that thing in time. The Yoma sucked almost all of Ayano's fire out of her like a leach. "We have a theory" said one of the doctors that new about people that had elemental abilities, . "If you bring back Enraiha, the source which he fire retreated to when it was taken from her, then her fire will return to her and she could maybe get out of this" He finished.
Kazuma looked at Ayano and passed his hand through her strawberry hair. In this state she looks so fragile and more than anything scared. She'd be furious to know that she looked like this. A smile twitched onto the corner of his mouth. She was the fire that had melted his long since frozen over heart. And he wasn't going to let her die because someone stole her fire. He was going to get it back and he knew who he had to find. "Alright I've heard enough" Kazuma said before kissing Ayano softly on the forehead.
"What do you mean Kazuma?" Ren asked. Kazuma was almost out the door when he stopped and looked at his little brother. "I'm going to save her and before you start, no you aren't coming along. They already hurt someone I love I won't let them take you too." Kazuma said. Ren clenched his fist and looked Kazuma straight in the eye. "Don't think just because you're older you can just order me around. I love Ayano too not in the same way you do but I'm willing to do everything I can to save her. So let me go with you or I'm going by myself." He sniffed, angry tears falling from his face and fist burning with his own special fire. Kazuma closed his eyes and chuckled "Alright fists of furry you can come just turn down the heat" Ren instantly brightened and smiled.
Then the boys were off in search for the bitch that was hurting Ayano. Meanwhile back at the hospital, " I think you'd what to see this" one of nurses said with urgency. appeared and asked the nurse what was going on. "You know how even if it isn't necessary we still have to do pregnancy on all the women." The nurse said than continued when nodded "Well guess who turned up positive" Showing the pregnancy results to the doctor. smiled at first but then he realized there is a risk for both the baby and Ayano if her fire isn't returned in time and she can't get out of the coma.
He sighs and looks out the window to Kazuma's and Ren's quickly fading forms in the sky. "Hurry Kazuma. Hurry." He said softly.
Kazuma saw her in an instant in her same dark attire it was like she was waiting for him. "Why did you drain Ayano? Are you still on that fucking quest to get a soul? So you're just going stand there, no matter it'll make it easier to kill you" He yelled at her. Lapis' blank expression never changes "You wouldn't want to do that" She says in her mouse like voice. "Oh yeah, and why not?" Kazuma asks anger building inside his seemingly calm exterior. "Because if you kill me the Ayano will die along with me along with the package she beholds" The boys' eyes bulge they assume it means Enraiha bind to the obvious fact. Now a small smile comes across Lapis' face and she walks up to Kazuma.
"She really did want you dead you know." She says when she is only inches from him. "Don't listen to her Kazuma! You know in your heart Tsui-Ling loved you and would never want harm to you" Ren shouts trying to break Kazuma from his trance. Lapis brings her attention to Ren "That's what you think but if fact Tsui-Ling's life was a lie." Kazuma snapped and his hand gripped onto Lapis' throat. "YOU LIE!" His eyes start to change into a familiar red. "Kazuma, let go. Remember Ayano's life is at stake." Ren pleads. Kazuma flings her against a wall.
Still unfazed Lapis stands and casually smooth her dress. "I'm not lying you know. Her fate was decided for her the day she was born, which was in a test tube. She knew this of course but insisted she wanted to live a normal life. She met you in that drab of a shop and decided you'd be the key to having a real emotion, love. And she did love you don't get me wrong but she wanted to experience more, like a family she knew she could never have. So before things got too serious she planed her death. It was only at the time of her death when she started to have second thoughts. As all things in life. She wished you'd die to be with her. But sadly she still had a soul which then took her to a place far better than this, thus leaving me in her hollowed shell."
Kazuma had no idea how to react relived, angry, betrayed. But none of that mattered at this moment because even though she will always be in his heart as his first love, Ayano is his now and future. He needed to keep his head leveled to think. It will take someone of the fire magic ability to retrieve Enraiha. They've got that, but how do they get her to use it? Lapis' blank face grew into shock when she saw something in the corner of the ally. "Impossible, how are you even awake?" She asked in a furry. Kazuma and Ren turned around and their eyes grew wide. Standing in front of them dressed in a hospital gown, was Ayano. Only her eyes weren't Amber they were a dark brown.