Shadow of the Hirano Family (Part 2 of 3)
(A/N this is the second of the three part story arc)
~Baljeet~
I needed to think of a way to make my plan come to fruition but I needed to think of a way how
After what felt like Hours of Wracking my brain (when it was actually a couple minutes)
I needed to sleep on it I turn to Coltrane
"Coltrane, I'm going to need to sleep on that, I'm sure, I'll have something up my sleeve by tomorrow" I said still unsure of what I might come up with
"All Right lets talk it over lunch, at Mr. Slushy Dog"
"O.K." I said because like Ferb I to am not a real big fan of Mr. Slushy Dog ever since Buford had choked on a windmill dog about six summers ago, "Night Coltrane" I said as I walked up the front way to my door
*The Following Day at Mr. Slushy Dog*
Here I sit in Mr. Slushy Dog a Hot Dog Franchise who hasn't changed their menu for around 80 years give or take a few units of time
Like I promised Coltrane the night before I was going to come up with a plan to ease if not Heal the pains in our Girlfriends Family
I had finally come up with a plan to do just that
As Coltrane finished his Hot dog I start to explain the Plan
"All right the plan I Came with is more of a general path to account for all of the unexpected variables so I broke the Master plan down in to stages" I said pulling out some pieces of paper with parts of the plan on it
"Stage 1: Preparation part 1, we gather information on our Girlfriends Father, and after we gather enough information we process the Information to determine where to go" I said sliding the paper in front of him
"Stage 2: Preparation part 2, after we consolidate our resources including money so we can fly their, we come up with a convincing cover story so our girlfriends don't get suspicious," I said placing the respective paper
"Stage 3: Execution, once we make land fall at our destination, although I have a pretty good hunch that we'll be heading to Tokyo Japan, and we have a base of operations, we find the place where they used to live if we fail to find him after 2-3 dead ends We go to the police to help us track him down" I said sliding that in particular paper like I the last one
"Stage 4: Finisher, We Bring their father back here to the states where we bring him before his family, and their he will receive either the full fury, or forgiveness" I said placing the last paper on top of the pile I made
I Look at Coltrane who had taken the papers to give them another once over
"Wow, Baljeet you really thought this through" He said clearly Impressed
"Yes, Yes I Did" I said with a smile
"All Right Lets get this Plan under way" He said gathering his tray
(A/N Since the plan would take way too long to write I will butcher it to a degree, By Showing 2 clips of Stages 1, 2,)
*Stage 1 1/2*
~Baljeet~
"All right Coltrane you keep watch for our Girlfriends, while I head in and gather the information" I said to Coltrane while we were behind in a shrub
"Alert me Via Walkie talkie if they're coming" I said while pointing at the Walkie Talkie in my hand
I Carefully navigate my way into the Hirano household
* An hour later *
~Baljeet~
I Come out of the House
"Did you get it" He Asks me
"Oh ye of little Faith" I Said Holding up a manila folder
"I'd of been out sooner, but I had to make sure that the room was exactly as I found it" I said removing my gloves
*Stage 1 2/2*
~Baljeet~
"All right If My translation of these Documents is accurate we should start our search in Tokyo Japan" said Coltrane a little unsure of himself
(A/N DBZ Concept since Mr. PoPo learned Namekian Via. Hanging out with Kami, only difference in concept Coltrane learned how to read and speak Japanese by looking at all of the Japanese Books the Hirano Family Own)
"As I Suspected" I said recalling what Stacy had told me regarding her and Ginger's Father during the Danville Japanese Midsummer's Festival
*Stage 2*
(A/N anything in Italics in this particular part is from the radio)
~Baljeet~
We now knew where need to go, their was just one problem, How do we go their without arousing our Girlfriends Suspicions
I still thinking on the matter turn on the Radio see if I can come up with an Idea
When out of no where
You and a friend of your choice have a chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Tokyo Japan, just be the 20th caller when you hear the Wolves Howl
You had got to be kidding me, it was that simple
* 1 wolfs howl, 20 Cell phone calls later*
I had scored the trip
Now Coltrane and I had a pretty good cover story for the girls
*One Incredibly convincing lie for Love later*
I Had gathered all the money I got from my Mercenary Homework service, while Coltrane had gather all the Money He got from his paid gigs with Jeremy's Band, and Part time jobs
*Stage 3*
~Baljeet~
"Flight 7989 to Tokyo Japan Now Boarding" I heard the voice say
"All right Coltrane that's us" I Say to him picking up my Bag
As we walked to the Terminal I still couldn't Believe The Girls the Half lie we told them
*Flashback*
~Baljeet~
"So what your saying is you won a free all expenses paid trip to Tokyo and you want to go with Coltrane, to have a little bonding experience" Ginger said as if she was summarizing something
"That's right" I said slightly flat (A/N Tone wise) hoping she and Stacy don't catch on "It's Basically the Boys equivalent to a girls day out only thing is it's more of a 3 day Vacation well 4 days provided that our flight back home hasn't been cancelled on us" I said with logic since I can easily use logic to hide the signs that I was partially lying
Stacy and Ginger simply look at one another
they simple shrug while saying "All right"
*End Flash back*
*17 Hours later*
~Baljeet~
We Touched down in Haneda Airport in Tokyo it was late at night since we took off from Richmond International around 7 AM
Coltrane and I Claimed our luggage and we caught a bus
Amongst the first stops we made was by a Hotel that wasn't to far from the Airport
We Checked into the Hotel Jal City Haneda Japan (A/N Real Hotel, I never been there but I know it to be real anybody who lives in the Haneda area of Japan can verify the named hotel is real) we get into our rooms
"All right since we're now here in Tokyo, Remind me again how we're going to go about find our girlfriends father? Because for all we know, he might of fallen off the face of the Earth, It is a standard needle in a haystack situation, or to be more accurate finding a needle in a pile of needles, I mean have you seen the faces (A/N No offense intended towards anybody of Japanese descent, or of nationality) of the people here" he said
I look away because he states a good point, but I wasn't worried
Because I still had my findings from when we were gathering information
I look at Coltrane with a smile
"You bring up a good point Coltrane, and don't worry, because we don't need to search all of Japan, because 1. We just need find the house they used to live in Which I know where that is 2. If he's not their, well We'll worry about that when we get to it, now lets get some shut eye, so we can be at peak health for tomorrow"
We close our eyes
*The Following day*
~Baljeet~
We needed to get an early start so I had the hotel give us a wake up call around 7 since back in the states we were usually late risers
(A/N I'll be shortening the story a bit more)
We took the bus to their Baa Chan's (A/N Baa Chan is Japanese for Grandmother, for those who don't know) Restuarant, of which I recalled from the last time I was here in Japan
After what felt like a couple hours of interrogation we got the address
(A/N Skipping the traveling)
We arrived at the address on foot, it was in the afternoon around 3 PM
"I find it Spooky that no one in the neighborhood is home around this time of day" said Coltrane who was apparently observing the neighborhood
"Well we found the address lets head in" I said starting up the Front Walk
We made our way to the Front Door
I Tried the Door and to my surprise it was Unlocked
We slowly made our way into the House
One tell how abandoned the place was what with all the Dust, and Dust Bunnies the size of Bowling balls
A part of me could feel the emotions that had lingered in the rooms, the specific emotions I could feel was betrayal, sadness, and the most toxic one hatred, I heard a montage of Voices barely audible to interpret
I shook my head violently to clear my head I look to see Coltrane exploring in the kitchen I made a mental note to stop off for dinner before getting back to the Hotel
Figuring the sooner we found something the sooner Coltrane and I could get out of here, I decided to go exploring myself after a little walking around I find the master bedroom
Their wasn't much to see but their were two items that caught my Eye
On a shelf their were two Pictures
One was of Dr. Hirano, Stacy, Ginger, and a man I don't recognize, upon a closer look I notice some genetic similarities between Him and Stacy and Ginger, the man I saw in the photo had to be Stacy and Gingers Father, and if Coltrane and I play our cards right our new father in law,
I looked at Stacy she look like she was ten years old, if I were to guess, had Phineas and Ferb made a device that Regressed someone's age (A/N Regress = to lower someone's age) and used it on Stacy she would look exactly like the Stacy I see in this photo
I glance at Ginger, I practically Die (A/N Metaphorically), She Looked so adorable in this Picture, after all I've seen her Baby pictures courtesy of her mother, and In all fairness to her I showed her mine
I finally look at the mother, She seemed genuinely Happy in this picture, Well that wasn't a surprise the Man she had chosen was quite the looker If I was putting myself in the mindset of a Girl (since Buford practically called me Girl during our years as Nerd And Bully)
The Second Picture I Found Was completely different
It was of the Man I saw in the previous Photo
Only thing was their was two of them
Upon closer examination of the Photo their were a couple features which allowed me to tell who was who
for Example The Man from the Family Photo, Hair was neat an tidy, while the other was a little mussed
their were other factors but I couldn't see in the light I was in
I needed to see in another light so I slide both Pictures into my Bag
I was walking out of the Master Bedroom When Coltrane Called for me
"Take a look at this" He said holding up some nylon rope
"Where" I spoke not needing to finish my sentence
"In the Closet" He said
It was all coming together their was more to that Story Stacy had told me 4 years ago
I then notice the time then I looked at the clock then outside
It was around 4:45
"Let's grab a bite to eat before heading back to the Hotel" I said
"Yeah I can handle that"
We walked out of the house down the front walkway we moved carefully so not to spook anybody
We made our way to yet another bus
I know what we needed to do
*Day 2 since touchdown*
~Baljeet ~
We Wake up on Day two, it was very important day, because If I Don't have Mr. Hirano in Tow by the time Coltrane and I Leave Tokyo, I can pretty much abandon my relationship with Ginger, because I couldn't put up with what I saw back in Danville every year, and everything I worked so hard to achieve with Ginger will have been for nothing and that is something I Couldn't afford to let happen since I had worked too hard to keep my relationship with her
Coltrane and I order room service to have breakfast brought up to our Rooms since I didn't want anyone to listen in on us
I was finishing breakfast, as was Coltrane I spoke first
"I Believe we should finish the search for our girlfriend's father" I said
"Finish the search you say?" Coltrane said a little confused to my word choice as he swallowed his last bit of breakfast
"Yes, Because I have a pretty general Idea of where to look" I said while pulling out my GPS
"Baljeet, Do I have to remind you of the situation I Brought up Yesterday" he said like I was about to drag him all over the city looking for him
"Don't Worry Coltrane, I remember what you brought up yesterday" I said while recalling the faces he made
"One more thing Do not Worry, Baljeet will not drag you all over Tokyo"
"Your Not" Coltrane said with some surprise while at the same time relief
"Right," I said pulling out my Lab top,
There was a program commonly employed by Forensics Labs, For Audio Recordings Phone Calls
I opened a file named "Last Hirano Call"
It was a recording of the most recent Call Stacy and Ginger's Father had made to the States
I explained through very advance terminology and other such stuff that we were not very far from where he made his most recent Call
After we took care of the Dishes (rinsed them in Warm Water)
We Walked out of the Hotel and made our way across the road and down a side street
~Coltrane~
Baljeet leads me down this small side street after passing a Mr. Slushy Burger
We cross a pair of Train Track (Two Sets not one) after a train had passed
He finally stops in front of a convenience store
I look around to see if I could see a reason for stopping
~Baljeet~
I look at the store the Sign Read "Meiji" kind of like the era Japan was in, after a revolution or two
I listen closely for some distinct sound
A few seconds I hear a somewhat faint Cha ching of a register A match to the last Call Ginger and Stacy's Father had made that I Dissected
Again only a couple second later I Heard a Plane taking off over at the Airport
As soon as I could hear myself think I heard a Ship horn It was very faint but I Could hear it loud and clear
"This is the Place Coltrane" I said
He Looks at me probably wondering what I mean
"This is the place where we will find our Girlfriends Father" I said clarifying what I said
"You sure," He says, "doesn't seem like the sort of place to go" he said a bit disappointed
"Well I Guess he'll have to explain it for us when we see him" I said starting towards the store
"I guess he will" He said with a low tone like one would if one was talking to himself
After a couple minutes of browsing we show the store owner the picture and point to the man in the photo, we asked him with a little monetary grease (A/N They bribed the shop owner a little information) if he was around
We hit pay dirt, he lives in one of the stairs apartment since the shop owner sleeps in a finished room in the basement,
He was out at the moment
We waited for him to come back
A couple hours later
We see him walking into the Store He looked like he was more of the sort who sell train tickets and pass' then a Doctor according to the story Stacy told me
We follow him upstair
We hear his Door Open; we silently slip in after him
I look at him He definitely was the same person I saw in the Family Picture
I needed to speak to him so I gather up a pinch of courage since I slightly resented him for his supposed behavior but my desire to learn the new truth pretty much erased that feeling
"Tadashi Hirano" I said like I would address someone formally
He whirled around
"I know who I am, it's you I don't know" he said (A/N Tadashi is fluent in English as he is in Japanese)
"Oh, Sorry My Name's Baljeet Bhatnagar, My Friends and Family just address me as Baljeet" I said introducing myself I sidestep to introduce Coltrane, "And this here is my friend Coltrane"
I place my Bag on the floor, I Kneel down to pull the picture of the Family I pulled from the house me and Coltrane Visited
"Pardon me, if I seem forward but is this you" I said point at him in the picture
There was a silence I look at him, tears were flowing down his face he looked like he was trying not to cry
I knew that he was the one I seeked since he was showing Regret and Remorse for what reason I do not know I needed to dig deeper but I would be dubbed heartless if I pried while he was in the emotional state he was in
"Um Baljeet maybe we should leave" Coltrane spoke up
"Yeah your probably right, Meet me back at the hotel I'll be right behind you"
He walks out the door I look around to find a pad of paper and a Pen
I create a note saying that I needed to talk to him; I left a mini map and directions on the back
And on the side of where I wrote that I needed to talk to him I left him instructions to give his name, and that he wishes to see Baljeet,
~Tadashi~
I lay on my bed bawling my eyes out because I was recalling the pain I felt from those calls I made to Ayame (A/N If I Were to Give Stacy and Gingers mother A Name) in a attempt
When I got myself together, those two boys had left
I just met them and I already like them because instead of staying to pry into business like the Police would
They left so I could get myself together
I notice a paper on my bedside table
It was a set of instructions I now had way to find them
After I folded the paper so it would fit in my pocket I grabbed my Coat since it was going to be cold tonight
It certainly didn't take long to find them what with the directions and Map they left
(A/N skipping the rest of the part where he follows the directions he was given )
*Baljeet and Coltrane's Hotel Room*
~Baljeet~
We were in our Hotel Room; I was in the Easy chair Reading while Coltrane Just played his that he had brought along
When the Phone Rang, I pick up to find that It was the Front desk they were sending someone up to see us
*About ten minutes later*
Tadashi Walks in
I speak to him in Japanese "You truly are their Father if you could find us that quick"
He sniffs as he chucles for a second Before He Responds "You make it to Easy"
I gave him a look that pretty much says We needed to Talk
He looked back at me with an "I Know" kind of look
*Around the table in Baljeet and Coltrane's Room*
"I have some questions, and I need you to answer them the best you can" I said to Tadashi on the other side of the table as Coltrane sat in between us
He Nods
I pull out a tape recorder (A/N for audio purposes) I activate it
"Question 1, Give me your account of the events that transpired on 12/7/1993 (A/N The Fateful day when everything in Stacy and Ginger's Changed)
*After He answered the question*(A/N I'll be writing a story surrounding the Interrogation)
"Question 2: Does the rest of your Family" I said with Family in Air quotes "Know of this picture"
I said pointing to the picture of the two guys
He looks away
"To my knowledge I would have to say No, No They Don't"
It came together That day all those years ago it wasn't Tadashi They Walked in, but I didn't have enough to go on
"Question 3: Who is this character in this picture of you" I ask pointing at the picture of him and his look alike
"Hibiki Hirano My twin brother, Emphasis on Twin Brother, My very jealous twin brother" he said without missing a beat
"Question 4: Where is your brother now, I very much like to meet him" I said
"Believe me Baljeet I'd Lead you right to him if I Could, but our mother said he moved out of the country a few years after my family had left (A/N He refers to Ayame, Stacy and Ginger)" He said in a way that suggests disappointment
I turn off the Recorder, I sit there It all made sense, Hibiki Knew that His brother would be working late so dressed as him in Doctor Uniform He invited The Nurses from his brothers Nursing Ward, He basically got them (A/N I'll hop over the over sensitive part to high in Rating to discuss)
Tadashi Comes home early since his relief came early Hibiki Ambushs him Ties him up gags him in the closet
Basically made out with the nurses until Ginger, Stacy and Mrs. Hirano (A/N so not to confuse you) walked in on them
He feeds them a bogus story of how she puts work ahead of their love life
Hibiki knows that she can't tell the difference between him and Tadashi
Ayame breaks up with Tadashi (A/N She wants to file for a divorce but Tadashi has the Best lawyer in Japan on his speed dial and he'd have the Divorce overturned)
He then release Tadashi from his prison but by the time he did the damage was already done
After Ginger and Stacy had finished the school year
Life had gone down hill for him (A/N Gets worse to be explained in another story)
Their was now A problem, I have the loving father in my company with a twin brother unaccounted for
A thought had occurred to me, and said thought basically made my blood run cold
"Baljeet" Coltrane said shaking my Shoulder
"Are you all right" Tadashi said he notices the look on my face he becomes very nervous like I am
"We have to get back to the States" I said
I developed a hunch as per where Hibiki Went, I just Pray I'm Wrong
(A/N An truly wondrous twist, something worthy of a soap opera in the game of Drama, Just what is Baljeet's Hunch as per where Hibiki is now, You'll have to keep reading to find out, you can also drop a review while you wait, I'll update this story in 2 weeks then on the 12th of September I will go back to updating regularly)