JIGSAW
By: Ropsie
----------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter Three
Sunday, June 9, 2002. 3:20 p.m.
Rain.
Rain.
Rain.
It had been drizzling slightly and it looked as if a heavy storm
was coming. Kaoru decided to stay at home for a change and maybe
do some serious thinking. There were a lot of things that was in
his mind since he came back home from Fuji-san's home. He had
learnt a lot from Nanjiroh Fuji and found out about things that
he would never think of. Kaoru sighed and pressed his face at
the cold glass of his bedroom window. He thought back to his
last conversation with Nanjiroh Fuji.
//flashback//
Kaoru stared at Nanjiroh for a long time. Aya was one of the group
of people who participated in the experiment! If that was true,
then why was she inside JIGSAW!
'What happened to her? Tell me!' Kaoru choked out.
He could still vaguely remember that blurry image that appeared on
his laptop for only a few seconds. It was the girl, Aya was it? She
couldn't have been much older than Ganko!
'She..she disappeared and we lost..lost contact. She was never heard
again thereafter....she was just...another......failure.' Nanjiroh
barely whispered, his voice filled with pain and regret.
Kaoru was thunderstruck. Was she alive and trapped inside all alone
in a dimension for a whole two years? Could she be saved but how...
is it even possible since the project has already been abandoned for
so long.
Kaoru's handphone rang.
//end of flashback//
It turned out to be Recca no baka who called him to return home now,
or he won't get any dinner. He didn't even realise the day had passed
so quickly that it was already coming to nightfall. Nanjiroh offered
him a ride back but he declined and chose to take a bus instead. Before
he left, Nanjiroh gave him his contact number and asked him to report
to him if he had any other new clues. Kaoru also left his home and
handphone number for him.
*I wonder what will happen if I played JIGSAW again. Will Aya still
be there?* Kaoru wondered as he traced the window with his finger.
Kaoru turned to his laptop which was still left on his desk. After
looking at it for a full minute, he switched it on again and logged
onto the internet once again.
'I hope I'm doing the right thing.' Kaoru said aloud to himself.
Type username and password.
Log on.
You are now playing JIGSAW.
'KAORU!!! HIME WANTS TO ASK YOU SOMETHING!!!' Recca's voice travelled up
from downstairs.
'Recca, you didn't have to shout that loud. I'm sure the other neighbours
could even hear you.' Yanagi reprimanded at Recca.
Kaoru smirked as he heard everything. He temporarily left his laptop with
the JIGSAW window still open and went downstairs to see what Yanagi wants
to ask him. From the outside window, the rain changed from a slight drizzle
to a heavy pour. A flash lightning streaked across the dark grey sky and
seconds later, thunder followed. The only light in the room was the dim
glow from Kaoru's laptop screen.
The laptop screen turned black again.
Aya's blurred face appeared again but unlike the other time, it did not
leave from the screen. The screen seemed to adjust slightly and Aya's
image turned slighter clearer. She looked small and helpless. Her frightened
face looked left and right as if she was trying to find Kaoru until she
suddenly stiffened and her eyes widened. The black screen became a distorted
image. Finally it stabilised again but a different person was on it.
Yellow
Golden
Eyes.
They were cold, intelligent and hard. Someone who was cunning and planned
carefully like a surgeon who was meticulous in his operation. A snake that
was found its prey. Worst of all, there was also madness in the eyes. These
eyes belonged to a lunatic.
It was as if the person with those eyes was hiding in the shadows. The shadows
hid mostly everything else except for the eyes. The image flickered for a few
seconds and the Kaoru's laptop screen returned to the main screen with the
JIGSAW window still open.
Suddenly, another window opened up in the screen:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Personal Data File
Name: Kaoru Koganei
Age : 12
Address : Hanabashi Dojo
22 Aoiya Street
Kyoto, Japan 39275
Tel. Number : 5840515
Email : fang_boy@hokage.com
Friends Email Link : Nanjiroh Fuji
Recca Hanabishi
Domon Ishijima
Fuuko Kirisawa
Tokiya Mikigami
Yanagi Morisato
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Five minutes later, the window closed and it looked like nothing had happened since
Kaoru left the room.
Or is it?
Downstairs in the kitchen, Kage started to prepare tonight's dinner.
~~%%%~~
Kage hummed along to the song that her radio was playing - Seki TomoKazu's latest
single, Tatoeba. At the same time, she started to bring out pots and pans. Since
Yanagi was here for dinner tonight, she would cook some of her favourite dishes.
Ah yes, sukiyaki complete with salad, rice, misoshiru and tsukemono. Yanagi would
be very happy tonight!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
futari no monogatari
saigo no peji dake
yaburi totta taiwa suberi
umi ni ochitayo
dare ni mo shirarezu ni
owatta koi dakara
hoshi no shizuku
gurasu ni tori
kuchizukeru no sa
asa ni nareba touku
suiheisen ga
atarashii kaoshite mukaeru yo
kodoku na mune wo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kage walked over to the refrigerator to take out the meat and vegetables. Wash
the vegetables and cut them all ready. Don't forget to season the meat to cook
later. Oh don't forget as well, switch on the electric stove and put the miso
soup to boil.
'Kage....Kage...come out here! I want to show you something!' Yanagi's voice was
heard from the living room.
Hearing Yanagi, Kage smiled and wiped her hands with a dry cloth. Just before she
left the kitchen, she placed the plate of last night's remaining rice into the
microwave to heat up. Until now, she still cannot cease to be amazed by all the
marvelous inventions in this modern period. One of them was the microwave - it
can heat up or cook your food in a matter of minutes. Best of all, it was so easy
to use after Recca taught her how to use it.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tatoeba minami e yuku
hana no youna hikari de mo
ano koi wo
terasu koto wa
dekinakatta keredo
tatoeba asa ni kieru
tsuyu no youna mikazuki de
kono kizu wo
iyasu koto wa
kanawanai negai datta kedo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The kitchen was left with just the music coming from Kage's radio. Unknown to
everyone, the electric wires glowed an unearthly light for just a second that
one would think that he must had dreamt it. The electric stove slowly increased
its temperature to boil the miso soup.
10 degrees celsius.
25 degrees celsius.
40 degrees celsius.
60 degrees celsius.
70 degrees celsius.
The temperature kept on increasing and soon the miso soup was bubbling furiously.
Eventually, the huge pot containing the miso soup starts to overflow and miso soup
was spilt on to the kitchen floor, creating a big puddle. On the other end, the
microwave instead of heating the food in MINIMUM LOW, the commands that was given
were reset into heating the food in MAXIMUM HIGH.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
karameta yubi to yubi
anna ni tsuyo gatte
naite mo ii kero futari
nakena katta kara
chizu no nai tabi da ne
ikite yuku koto
ima wa mune no naka wa karappo sa
sore mo ii daro
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
BANG!
Electricity is thrown around wildly. The microwave had exploded and parts of it
was flung onto the kitchen floor. A stray wire that was still crackling with
remaining electricity, dropped onto the floor and onto the puddle of miso soup.
The entire kitchen was like a scene from another horror show. Bits of plastic
were scattered everywhere. A metallic burnt smell was in the air, which was partly
because of the now empty pot of miso soup that was left with the electric stove.
Music was still played from the radio that was surprisingly still intact.The
kitchen tiled floor was wet with miso soup and had electricity crackling across
it, due to the electric wires. Simultaneouly, other parts of the kitchen started to
explode for no reason at all. Soon the kitchen lights started to flicker.
In only a few minutes, chaos has erupted.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tatoeba higashi he yuku
kumo no youna tsubasa de mo
ano koi wo
moseru koto wa
dekinakatta keredo
tatoeba sora ni noboru
ame no youna nami no se de
kono kizu wo
ikasu koto wa
todokanai inori datta kedo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The kitchen door burst open and Kage stood at the entrance with Recca and Yanagi
behind her. Their faces were in expressions of shock and horror. If seeing your
kitchen in such chaos, it is only to be expected.
'What on earth happened? When I left the kitchen, everything was still fine. Look
at it now!' Kage cried out, her hands covering her mouth.
'Oh no, this is terrible. Should I call for help?' Yanagi anxiously asked.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tatoeba minami he yuku
hana no youna hikari de mo
ano koi wo
terasu koto wa
dekinakatta keredo
tatoeba asa ni kieru
tsuyu no youna mikazuki de
kono kizu wo
iyasu koto wa
kanawanai negai datta kedo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kage carefully took a step forward inside to see the extent of the mess.
Unfortunately, she did not notice the electrified wet floor. Just before she put
her foot down, Recca suddenly saw the crackle of electricity and saw the danger.
He immediately tried to stop Kage from stepping in, but it was too late.
Like in slow motion, Kage's foot finally touched the wet floor.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
todokanai inori datta kedo
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Next Chapter: What happens to Kage? Will she get electrified to death?
This is another of my favourite song from D.N. Angel - Tatoeba. It probably
has absolutely no relevence to the story but I just wanted to put it in. You
can't sue me for that, can you?
By: Ropsie
----------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter Three
Sunday, June 9, 2002. 3:20 p.m.
Rain.
Rain.
Rain.
It had been drizzling slightly and it looked as if a heavy storm
was coming. Kaoru decided to stay at home for a change and maybe
do some serious thinking. There were a lot of things that was in
his mind since he came back home from Fuji-san's home. He had
learnt a lot from Nanjiroh Fuji and found out about things that
he would never think of. Kaoru sighed and pressed his face at
the cold glass of his bedroom window. He thought back to his
last conversation with Nanjiroh Fuji.
//flashback//
Kaoru stared at Nanjiroh for a long time. Aya was one of the group
of people who participated in the experiment! If that was true,
then why was she inside JIGSAW!
'What happened to her? Tell me!' Kaoru choked out.
He could still vaguely remember that blurry image that appeared on
his laptop for only a few seconds. It was the girl, Aya was it? She
couldn't have been much older than Ganko!
'She..she disappeared and we lost..lost contact. She was never heard
again thereafter....she was just...another......failure.' Nanjiroh
barely whispered, his voice filled with pain and regret.
Kaoru was thunderstruck. Was she alive and trapped inside all alone
in a dimension for a whole two years? Could she be saved but how...
is it even possible since the project has already been abandoned for
so long.
Kaoru's handphone rang.
//end of flashback//
It turned out to be Recca no baka who called him to return home now,
or he won't get any dinner. He didn't even realise the day had passed
so quickly that it was already coming to nightfall. Nanjiroh offered
him a ride back but he declined and chose to take a bus instead. Before
he left, Nanjiroh gave him his contact number and asked him to report
to him if he had any other new clues. Kaoru also left his home and
handphone number for him.
*I wonder what will happen if I played JIGSAW again. Will Aya still
be there?* Kaoru wondered as he traced the window with his finger.
Kaoru turned to his laptop which was still left on his desk. After
looking at it for a full minute, he switched it on again and logged
onto the internet once again.
'I hope I'm doing the right thing.' Kaoru said aloud to himself.
Type username and password.
Log on.
You are now playing JIGSAW.
'KAORU!!! HIME WANTS TO ASK YOU SOMETHING!!!' Recca's voice travelled up
from downstairs.
'Recca, you didn't have to shout that loud. I'm sure the other neighbours
could even hear you.' Yanagi reprimanded at Recca.
Kaoru smirked as he heard everything. He temporarily left his laptop with
the JIGSAW window still open and went downstairs to see what Yanagi wants
to ask him. From the outside window, the rain changed from a slight drizzle
to a heavy pour. A flash lightning streaked across the dark grey sky and
seconds later, thunder followed. The only light in the room was the dim
glow from Kaoru's laptop screen.
The laptop screen turned black again.
Aya's blurred face appeared again but unlike the other time, it did not
leave from the screen. The screen seemed to adjust slightly and Aya's
image turned slighter clearer. She looked small and helpless. Her frightened
face looked left and right as if she was trying to find Kaoru until she
suddenly stiffened and her eyes widened. The black screen became a distorted
image. Finally it stabilised again but a different person was on it.
Yellow
Golden
Eyes.
They were cold, intelligent and hard. Someone who was cunning and planned
carefully like a surgeon who was meticulous in his operation. A snake that
was found its prey. Worst of all, there was also madness in the eyes. These
eyes belonged to a lunatic.
It was as if the person with those eyes was hiding in the shadows. The shadows
hid mostly everything else except for the eyes. The image flickered for a few
seconds and the Kaoru's laptop screen returned to the main screen with the
JIGSAW window still open.
Suddenly, another window opened up in the screen:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Personal Data File
Name: Kaoru Koganei
Age : 12
Address : Hanabashi Dojo
22 Aoiya Street
Kyoto, Japan 39275
Tel. Number : 5840515
Email : fang_boy@hokage.com
Friends Email Link : Nanjiroh Fuji
Recca Hanabishi
Domon Ishijima
Fuuko Kirisawa
Tokiya Mikigami
Yanagi Morisato
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Five minutes later, the window closed and it looked like nothing had happened since
Kaoru left the room.
Or is it?
Downstairs in the kitchen, Kage started to prepare tonight's dinner.
~~%%%~~
Kage hummed along to the song that her radio was playing - Seki TomoKazu's latest
single, Tatoeba. At the same time, she started to bring out pots and pans. Since
Yanagi was here for dinner tonight, she would cook some of her favourite dishes.
Ah yes, sukiyaki complete with salad, rice, misoshiru and tsukemono. Yanagi would
be very happy tonight!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
futari no monogatari
saigo no peji dake
yaburi totta taiwa suberi
umi ni ochitayo
dare ni mo shirarezu ni
owatta koi dakara
hoshi no shizuku
gurasu ni tori
kuchizukeru no sa
asa ni nareba touku
suiheisen ga
atarashii kaoshite mukaeru yo
kodoku na mune wo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kage walked over to the refrigerator to take out the meat and vegetables. Wash
the vegetables and cut them all ready. Don't forget to season the meat to cook
later. Oh don't forget as well, switch on the electric stove and put the miso
soup to boil.
'Kage....Kage...come out here! I want to show you something!' Yanagi's voice was
heard from the living room.
Hearing Yanagi, Kage smiled and wiped her hands with a dry cloth. Just before she
left the kitchen, she placed the plate of last night's remaining rice into the
microwave to heat up. Until now, she still cannot cease to be amazed by all the
marvelous inventions in this modern period. One of them was the microwave - it
can heat up or cook your food in a matter of minutes. Best of all, it was so easy
to use after Recca taught her how to use it.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tatoeba minami e yuku
hana no youna hikari de mo
ano koi wo
terasu koto wa
dekinakatta keredo
tatoeba asa ni kieru
tsuyu no youna mikazuki de
kono kizu wo
iyasu koto wa
kanawanai negai datta kedo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The kitchen was left with just the music coming from Kage's radio. Unknown to
everyone, the electric wires glowed an unearthly light for just a second that
one would think that he must had dreamt it. The electric stove slowly increased
its temperature to boil the miso soup.
10 degrees celsius.
25 degrees celsius.
40 degrees celsius.
60 degrees celsius.
70 degrees celsius.
The temperature kept on increasing and soon the miso soup was bubbling furiously.
Eventually, the huge pot containing the miso soup starts to overflow and miso soup
was spilt on to the kitchen floor, creating a big puddle. On the other end, the
microwave instead of heating the food in MINIMUM LOW, the commands that was given
were reset into heating the food in MAXIMUM HIGH.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
karameta yubi to yubi
anna ni tsuyo gatte
naite mo ii kero futari
nakena katta kara
chizu no nai tabi da ne
ikite yuku koto
ima wa mune no naka wa karappo sa
sore mo ii daro
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
BANG!
Electricity is thrown around wildly. The microwave had exploded and parts of it
was flung onto the kitchen floor. A stray wire that was still crackling with
remaining electricity, dropped onto the floor and onto the puddle of miso soup.
The entire kitchen was like a scene from another horror show. Bits of plastic
were scattered everywhere. A metallic burnt smell was in the air, which was partly
because of the now empty pot of miso soup that was left with the electric stove.
Music was still played from the radio that was surprisingly still intact.The
kitchen tiled floor was wet with miso soup and had electricity crackling across
it, due to the electric wires. Simultaneouly, other parts of the kitchen started to
explode for no reason at all. Soon the kitchen lights started to flicker.
In only a few minutes, chaos has erupted.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tatoeba higashi he yuku
kumo no youna tsubasa de mo
ano koi wo
moseru koto wa
dekinakatta keredo
tatoeba sora ni noboru
ame no youna nami no se de
kono kizu wo
ikasu koto wa
todokanai inori datta kedo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The kitchen door burst open and Kage stood at the entrance with Recca and Yanagi
behind her. Their faces were in expressions of shock and horror. If seeing your
kitchen in such chaos, it is only to be expected.
'What on earth happened? When I left the kitchen, everything was still fine. Look
at it now!' Kage cried out, her hands covering her mouth.
'Oh no, this is terrible. Should I call for help?' Yanagi anxiously asked.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tatoeba minami he yuku
hana no youna hikari de mo
ano koi wo
terasu koto wa
dekinakatta keredo
tatoeba asa ni kieru
tsuyu no youna mikazuki de
kono kizu wo
iyasu koto wa
kanawanai negai datta kedo
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kage carefully took a step forward inside to see the extent of the mess.
Unfortunately, she did not notice the electrified wet floor. Just before she put
her foot down, Recca suddenly saw the crackle of electricity and saw the danger.
He immediately tried to stop Kage from stepping in, but it was too late.
Like in slow motion, Kage's foot finally touched the wet floor.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
todokanai inori datta kedo
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Next Chapter: What happens to Kage? Will she get electrified to death?
This is another of my favourite song from D.N. Angel - Tatoeba. It probably
has absolutely no relevence to the story but I just wanted to put it in. You
can't sue me for that, can you?