I Do Not Own Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
Neuro woke up the next morning to Yako trying to get up. The truck was no longer moving. He could tell Servant 2 and Tempt Servant 3 were outside, talking quickly. He could tell that they were somewhere in the forest, but the question was where?
Yako smiled lightly as slowly got up from Neuro. She noticed the more she tried get up, the more strength he used to keep her down. She could tell the difference between his sleep strength and when he pretending to be asleep, and right now, he was pretending to be sleep. Containing her giggles she slowly moved up his body until she was hovering over his face.
"Neuro, stop pretending. I know you're not sleeping anymore. The sooner we get moving the sooner you get to explore the island, since I know you want to." she said smugly.
As soon as she said that, Yako suddenly felt herself flipped on her back, her hands by her side. She looked up at Neuro and smiled when she saw his eyes swirl with delight. He gently brushed a stray hair out of her stared at him in shock. She was prepared for some sort of torture or something, but this caught her off guard. It was like ever since she got hurt yesterday, he had been much more attentive and considerate of her feelings, so much more. Perhaps he was showing her this side of him because he was trying show her how he truly feels about her. She only hoped he truly meant it this time and would stop playing with her heart. She watched as he got out of the truck, allowing her to get up. She got out of the truck as well, setting her flute case and metal box on the ground. She looked around, making sure that everything was out of the truck. Satisfied, Yako locked the truck, making sure it secure.
They watched as she pulled a branch lever which made the ground below the truck slowly lower itself until the truck was completely underground, only leaving the truck roof with Yako's plants tied to it to be seen. Yako yanked a bush, revealing an old Japanese push cart. She turned back to them.
"Godai-san, Sasazuka-san, you can load everything into this cart. It's the only thing that is human made besides my things that allowed there. The truck is safer underground, so none of my other relatives will try to do anything to it while we are away." she said.
Neuro, Godai and Sasazuka nodded at that logic. After all, they were about to do same thing, but her way was easier and less time consuming and fighting would probably ensue. Happy that there was no more questions after that, Yako walked back to Neuro's side, picking up her flute case and metal box on way.
Godai untied the metal pot from roof and carefully picked it up, making sure not shake the plants inside, knowing full well what would happen if he did. They would strike back at him. Once he had the metal pot in push cart, Sasazuka placed Yako's stuff inside. Neuro gave Yako a sight push, signaling to lead way. Yako lead them down a very old path that wasn't used in years. After a couple yards away, Yako decided to pick up where she left off yesterday.
"Katsuragi Island is just a cover for demons that live here and also a gate way to other islands and perhaps the Demon World I think. Time always seems to move differently there." she said.
This shocked them all, but Yako decided to keep talking. "When you left for the Demon World Neuro, how long did it seem to you?" she asked.
Neuro thought on this for bit. "It was three months. Why do ask, louse? How many islands are there?" he asked.
Yako nodded. "Well, on the island, time moves forward, when I was younger, I used come here during winter breaks and summer breaks. Three months here was actually about six or nine months depending on which island you own. I don't know that since I've never counted how many islands there actually are inside the Bermuda Triangle since I've only been on one or two of them. The island itself actually came from the Bermuda Triangle a long time ago. But that's all I know since I've never really had the chance to learn more after my Great Grandma Lori died. That why I'm hoping that you can figure it out, Neuro, since you would be able make more of it than I would." she said sadly, she hoped that he wouldn't notice, but he did.
Neuro understood why she couldn't learn more after meeting two of her relatives, because if she wanted come here, she would need have some back up to make sure nothing went wrong on the way there. But something else popped into his mind when she said he could understand it more than her. "Louse, what do you mean by I could understand it more than you could. After all, it is your family history, you should be able understand it, but then again, you do have only a few brain cells in that mind of yours." he asked.
Yako turned to him, smiling a bit bashfully. "Well most of my Great Grandma wrote in calligraphy and my grandma's didn't. Since I don't any calligraphy at all, reading the old journals of all my great grandmas won't do me any good." she said.
Godai just stretched his head. "Couldn't you just take a class or something and learn calligraphy?" he asked.
Yako turned and kept walking. "I would, but my Great Grandma Lori was supposed to teach me once I entered middle school. She told me once that the calligraphy in the journals was old and can only be learned by another Katsuragi woman. The classes now would only teach new stuff." she said.
"That makes sense I guess." Godai said.
They continued on their way in silence after that. As they walked deeper into forest, a thick fog surrounded them, making it hard to see their surroundings and know the way back. They could only see the path in front of them. Neuro looked at Yako, she seemed to know where they were going in thick fog.
"We are close to the island." he said softly.
Yako spun around, facing him, smiling, but she didn't stop walking forward. "Yep, this is just a basic defense of island. It keeps those who are not welcome to island away." she said.
Neuro nodded, already figuring that out. Yako was about turn back around when her foot got caught on root, causing her fall on the ground. Neuro and Sasazuka got next to her, trying help her up, but Yako couldn't move her left leg. Sasazuka noticed a patch of poison ivy that was tangled around root that made her fall.
"Yako, are you allergic to poison ivy?" he asked gently.
Yako nodded lightly. "Mmm, it causes the area to go numb. I have medication to make some the side effects go away in my bag." she said weakly.
Neuro gently picked her up and climbed into push cart, he sat down and arranged her so her back was against his chest. Yako watched hazily as Sasazuka got a clear plastic bag, which was filled with tiny bottles and needles. She snatched it from him, and grabbed two needles and two tiny bottles. She began filling first needle with liquid from two tiny bottles until it was filled up, and then she repeated it with other needle until both tiny bottles were empty. She placed a safety cap on one needle and handed it to Sasazuka.
"That's for later." she said softly.
Neuro, Sasazuka and Godai couldn't believe she was doing this so skillfully. It was like she had been doing this for most of her life, which was probably true. Godai took the plastic bag filled with medication while she inserted the needle into herself.
"Yako, what's with these tiny bottles and needles?" he asked.
Yako simply pointed to her bag again, her eyes began to get glassy from the drugs. Yako was fighting against one the side effects of the drug. "There is a staircase coming up. Move the boulder onto the symbol next to it and the stairs become a hill." she said softy, but monochrome.
Neuro gently stroked her head. Something wasn't right about those medications. He had never seen her like this before. He glared at Godai and Sasazuka. Both of them understood and Sasazuka began pushing on cart while Godai went through the medication bottles and notes Yako had on them.
Godai noticed the first thing on this list. "Why the hell is Yako on antipsychotics for?" he yelled.
Neuro looked at him surprised, and then snatched the notebook from him. One name seemed to pop up lot. "Who is this Dr. Mirtoku?" he demanded.
Godai narrowed his eyes and snatched back notebook. "He a second rate doctor that works for the underworld and from looks of it, some of the medication and notes he gave her were given to her at young age, like 6 years old. That's when her hunger increased to point she could never feel full. It seems one of her uncles on her mother's side did it while her were parents away." he said.
"She going need a major detox that makes her sleep until everything flushed from her system, but what about other ones?" Sasazuka asked.
Godai looked over the rest carefully. "The rest are from a legit doctor from the hospital for allergic reactions, acid-reflect, pain killers and muscle relaxer. It seems she always had trouble relaxing and was in pain since age 7 to 14. But ever since you showed up, it actually seems to have gone down. But where did the pain and tense muscles come from? And at such a young age…" he asked.
Neuro thought on this for a bit until they came to the marble staircase Yako mentioned. Godai got out of the cart and pushed the boulder onto the symbol, making the staircase become a hill.
"I don't know, but I will find out and get back to you on that. But why is she like this if the medication she injected herself was from respectable doctor?" he demanded.
Godai smiled at that. "That's easy, monster. Every medication has different side effects to each people. It's hard for a doctor to predict what kind reactions will happen." He paused to pick up a notebook. "But since it says on this little chart she made on how big the reactions are to each thing she allergic to. It says here that a poison ivy reaction= medium, under that someone else put: After injection, Yako's eyes got glassy and her breathing became hallow. 20 minutes later she regained movement everywhere expect where poison touched. Do not allow her to touch spot or it will spread. Place her in hot tub later to relax muscles around that area. Her appetite may have decreased greatly, so make sure she eats enough. If Yako was given the injection of anti-allergy on empty stomach, as soon she is functional again, feed her even if she doesn't want to. Please inject second dose after a few hours before she sleeps, continue this until all of the poison ivy is gone and she can move. Any questions about her treatment please come see to Tokyo General and ask for Dr. Wint the Allergy Specialist. Thank you." Godai said, finished reading from the notebook.
Yako soon began stirring in Neuro's arms when they reached the bottom of stairs. Sasazuka looked at different switches on the wall, trying figure out which one was the right one. Yako slowly moved until she pulled the leveler behind Neuro's head, making a wide bridge slowly rise from the waters. She felt Neuro pull her back down onto his lap, to which she complied without complaint. Once she was settled against his chest, Sasazuka and Godai gently pushed cart onto the bridge.
Yako watched as the scene slowly passed with smile. "I really missed this place, Neuro. I feel at home here." she said softly.
Neuro wrapped his arms around her tightly. Yako squirmed in his arms. He was squeezing her too tightly. Yako looked up at him confusingly until she saw possessive look in his eyes. She settled down, nuzzling into his chest, hoping to calm him. Once she felt his grip loosen, she relaxed in his hold, fully knowing when he was in a mood. Out of corner of her eye, she watched Godai separate her anti-allergy medicine, muscle relaxers and pain killers in a new bag while stuffing the rest into another bag. She was about speaking, but Godai spoke first.
"These medications aren't safe for you, Yako. The guy gave these drugs to you works under me." he said.
Yako looked at him surprised, but nodded. "For now on, Yako, any medication you take must be approved by me. Also you're eating when get to the other side, and never leave me. I will never let you go." he commanded.
She smiled lightly, not surprised at the command and just nodded her head. As they got closer, the fog started to clear and the island became more visible to them. It wasn't long before they reached it. Godai got spooked soon the bridge started to submerge into water once everyone was off, causing Yako giggle.
"It's supposed to do that, Godai-san, since it would be bad if someone came across it," she said, giggling.
Godai just grumbled not even looking at her, making Yako giggle more, but secretly he was happy that she was back to her old self. Sasazuka and Neuro smiled happy. Yako felt Neuro's arms loosen a bit, allowing her a bit more room to move. But she didn't move at that. She stayed right where she was, knowing this would improve his mood. She nuzzled into his chest again and fell asleep, thinking she would feel better after her nap.
Hour later
Yako slowly awoke, feeling the cart move again. She looked around the cart to find Sasazuka, who was pushing it, sitting next to Godai. She wasn't completely sure what was going on until she saw a large bull pulling the cart by rope. Smiling to herself, she relaxed in Neuro's hold.
"Good afternoon, Tamo-san. Thank you for pulling us." she said cheerfully.
Tamo gave a huff making steam come out of his nose, acknowledging. She smiled cheerfully, a bit too cheerful for Neuro. He never could stand the thought of her being nice to anyone other than him. Servant 2 and Tempt Servant 3 were fine since she saw them a lot, but other than that, she should only be nice to him. Yako felt his grip tighten around her, bringing her closer to his chest. Another tight grip meant he was angry about something again. Yako looked between him and Tamo. Then it hit her, he was angry about Tamo being an unknown male to him, he didn't trust him. She couldn't let this continue since the whole island was filled with unknown demons, she didn't want him or them to get into a fight.
"Neuro. That is Tamo-san. He was my great, great, great, great grandma Lily's protector. Since she passed, he's been helping out when we needed him. He probably smelled the poison ivy on me and he knew I was allergic to it." she said softly, hoping that would calm him a bit.
Neuro glared down at her. He was a bit calmer since she explained that, but he didn't let her see it. "Tell me, louse. Is there any others that are going to suddenly appear and want to help?" he demanded.
Yako nodded weakly. "Umm...Yeah, his name is Zako-san. He's a toad demon that's been living here for centuries. He's like the groundskeeper/housekeeper and he going be on the other side of the gate, waiting for us." she said.
Neuro was still glaring at her and gripping her tightly. "What will this Zako do once we are past the gate, louse?" he demanded.
Yako gulped. "Once we pass the gate, he'll take me to a special hot spring that heals anything, even allergic reactions." she said.
Neuro, Sasazuka and Godai looked at her wanting expression, but it vanished when they came to a large gate. Yako felt Neuro's grip loosen and decided to quickly slip away to unhook Tamo from cart, letting him walk off. Yako waved her thanks until she was roughly yanked back onto Neuro's lap. Yako looked up at Neuro, who looked very annoyed with her. She already knew that she was going to get some sort of torture or punishment on his mood. Yako only hoped that his mood would improve once he explored everything both inside and outside of gate, because knowing him the way she did and the way she knew the island, Neuro was going be busy solving the mysteries of island that she never got the chance to learn.
Licking her dry lips nervously, she decided it was time to move inside the gate. "Umm…Neuro can you please loosen your grip so I can open gate. I am the only one who knows how." she said nervously.
Neuro glared angrily at her, while thinking of whether he was already to let her out of his grasp. Yako noticed his eyes were swirling green with anger. Whether it was about she just said or something else, Yako would never know until he told her.
Neuro thought to himself while angrily glaring at her. He was still irritated when the bull was pulling the cart, but when she moved to unhook the beast and waved goodbye, that was when his anger for the beast rose high. He was doing his best not to push her down in the cart, kiss her and demand her complete submission to him. It didn't make his anger for beast decrease at all, but what she said made it go higher. But his curiously was getting the best of him when he saw the gate, even though he was so angry. It had no lock or any special way of opening. He couldn't help but wonder how she was going open it. He loosened his grip on her, but when she didn't move, unsure of what to do, he spoke. "Hurry up, louse. My patience with this is very thin right now." he demanded.
Yako nodded and pulled out her box. Unlocking it quickly, she pulled out a violin case, which surprised them. She opened the violin case, taking the violin out. She gently paced the violin on her left shoulder and closed her eyes, allowing her figure to bow and move in sync.
She was playing My Heart Will Go On, and very beautifully Godai realized. The way she was playing was like from a memory long ago. It both moved and surprised him. He looked at Sasazuka, who for first time since saw he met him, was on the verge of crying. But then again, it was very sad song. He looked over at Neuro, he had his eyes closed and Godai felt his anger drop as she played. Finally, he looked over at the gate that was slowly opening itself. He nudged Neuro. "The song is key to opening the gate." he said softy.
Neuro eyes widened and looked at gate that was indeed opening. He gave Godai a nod, letting him know to get out of the push cart. Neuro placed his hand on Yako's back so she wouldn't mass up as Godai began pushing the cart through the gate's opening.
By time Yako was done playing, they were safely on the other side of gate, which was already closing itself. She wiped her eyes with her selves. That song always made her want to cry. She was pulled from her thoughts by a voice.
"Welcome back, Yako-sama, and welcome friends of Yako-sama." it said.
To be continued.
