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Well hey. My last chapter was sort of short so this one will be longer! YAY!
Chapter 4
There I was again, in that horrible place. In that place that had tortured me for the past three days. I couldn't figure any thing out. It was so frustrating. Then I saw her, all five foot four inches of nothing but coldness. I stared at her for a moment my anger rising.
"Can you at least tell me what's going on!" I yelled out to her my hands shaking.
She stared at me for a moment as if she might tell me, as if she would let me here her voice. Nothing came out of her mouth. She just stood there silent, mysterious.
"Why won't you speak to me?" I yelled more frustrated then ever. I couldn't figure out why this woman would tell me nothing. Why she wouldn't just explain to me what was happening.
Finally the wind started to whirl around me. I was so dazed I didn't even notice the scene until I heard a faint yelling in the background. It was a woman's voice yelling for mercy. I looked up to see me staring up at the man that had chased me in my first dream. Who was he? Why was he in so many of my dreams?
"Double crossing, naughty, naughty, naughty," he sounded almost civilized. Almost sane, but when you looked in his eyes you could see the insane gleam striking through those exotic blue eyes.
"Did you really think you people could get away with it? Going against the greatest power on the Earth? Did you really?" he said staring at what seemed to be all my friends on the team. He had me hunched over on the ground blood on my face and tears streaming down my eyes. He pulled me up by the hair. I saw myself yelling in pain.
"Let her go!" a woman said getting up slowly from where she had been knocked down.
It was the phantom! She again was in my dream! I watched the horrific sight more intrigued then ever.
The man looked over at her, so weak now she was compared to the woman that I have met in my dreams. He chuckled lightly.
"What? Are you gonna kill me with that little stick of yours?"
She was still very weak but could still give him a cold stare.
"You really shouldn't be so cocky," she said her eyes matching with his. Rage filling in them.
He chuckled lightly and lifted his staff.
"I'm afraid darling that this little chat is over. It's time to play," he said as an energy ball came out of his staff and hit her head on.
She flew backwards and hit her head on the table she landed beside. She slowly closed her eyes.
"You killed her!" I yelled running to the woman's side.
What seemed to be Melfina ran to the woman's side also. She checked her pulse.
"Weak, but she'll be ok," she whispered to me.
"Really that's astonishing!" the man said dragging Melfina away from the woman and grabbing a hold of my arm.
"I'm afraid this one won't though," he said looking down at me his eyes staring down at me.
I looked behind me at the phantom, her eyes deep with wisdom, knowledge, knowledge I might need.
She nodded softly and I knew it was time for me to leave.
The wind whirled around me again, though it felt like time had stopped. Like we were just there but nothing was happening. Finally I closed my eyes and opened them to see my room.
I knew Melfina would come in any minute now to say that breakfast was ready so I quickly changed my clothes and slowly walked down the stairs trying to make sense of my dream. It was just about what Duo told me yesterday. That was it. I was thinking about that so I dreamed of it.
I sat between Duo and Gene today, two of my best male friends on the team.
"Good morning sunshine!" Gene chimed obviously in a good mood. Even Duo seemed a little chipper this morning.
"Aren't we awake a little earlier then usual?" Duo asked his eyes still full of sorrow. I could tell he was doing every thing possible to be happy for the teams sake.
"Yeah," I mumbled softly.
Every one started filling the chairs one by one their eyes heavy fatigue.
I ate my food quietly not even noticing what was going on around me. Just sitting there trying to make sense of the ring ordeal. I possibly thought that, that ring could have belonged to the woman that died. That could mean the woman was killed. With that the riddle could easily be solved. I wouldn't have to find out if it was a homicide or not.
I looked up to see Hiroshi staring at me, his eyes full of hurt. I wanted to be with him so badly now. I wanted him to just hold me. I knew what I wanted but I couldn't get it. I had to keep my mind on this, concentrate.
I looked back down at my plate picking lightly at the food that was on my plate.
After breakfast I decided it would be best to clear my mind. I just sat in front of a mirror in the living room reflecting on all that had happened when suddenly Jimmy burst through the door.
"We got a suspect!" he yelled excitedly.
I jumped up. What they had a suspect so soon this was crazy!
Every one rushed to meet him at the door.
"We have the probable killer of Sazuka," Jimmy said trying to act serious though he was so exited they had a lead on the case.
"I thought you told me that you couldn't start a case with out proof of a homicide," Duo said suspiciously.
"He is our proof. There was a witness there," Jimmy said staring straight back at Duo.
"I'm going right now to question him," he added instantly.
"I'm going with you," Duo said putting on his jacket.
"Me too," I said trying to make it as casual as possible.
Jimmy looked at me strangely.
"Alright," he said walking out side.
We walked into where the young man set his big, bright eyes casting down.
"Jim!" Duo yelled looking at the young man he knew quite well from earlier missions.
"You know this man?" Jimmy said looking at Duo.
"Of course Jim quite doing missions with us a while ago. He was too responsible and such to go on these wild goose chases. Of course I agree with him completely," Duo said staring at the scrawny young man.
I looked the man straight in the eyes. He looked as if he were 15, maybe 16. As soon as he looked up at me I knew that he didn't do this crime. They didn't have the monster that did this. They had the wrong man.
Duo knew too. He shook his head at Jimmy.
"He didn't do it Jimmy," Duo said looking over at Jim.
"He's our only suspect Duo. He's going to trial soon for the murder of Sazuka."
"He didn't do it!!" Duo yelled getting angrier.
"Aisha, you believe me don't you? You know I wouldn't kill her," Jim said staring at me softly.
"I'm sorry Jim, I don't remember you. I'm afraid I lost my memory. I know with out a doubt though, you didn't do this. Don't worry, I'll get you out of here. I'll find him," I said trying to reassure him.
"Excuse us," Duo said dragging Jimmy out the door. I could only hear faint arguing so I walked over to the door and put my ear to it.
"Jimmy, the kid didn't do it!" I heard Duo say.
"There was a witness! How can you explain that, Duo?" Jimmy snapped back.
"He could be a friend of the killer," Duo said offering an explanation.
"Look! We're keeping the kid in our custody," Jimmy yelled back.
"You don't know him Jimmy! He wouldn't do this!" Duo yelled his anger rising.
"People change, Duo!" Jimmy yelled.
"Obviously they do," Duo said back coldly.
I saw the door knob start to turn so I got up and run to the other side of the room and wink at Jim as to tell him to keep quiet.
"C-mon Aisha, let's go," Duo says grabbing his coat and pushing by Jimmy.
I follow trying to keep up with Duo's long and quick stride to the car.
"How's Jimmy gonna get home?" I asked as we got in the car.
"He'll walk," Duo answers wheeling out of the parking lot.
When we got home every one was crowding around us asking us questions a mile a minute.
Duo clears his throat and looks over at me.
"The suspect is... Jim," Duo says looking out at every one.
Every one gasps and looks at Duo and me in confusion.
"Isn't Jim that guy you were talking about that was so sweet but wasn't made for this kind of work?" Mannon asks her eyes filled with confusion.
"Yes," Duo answered shortly.
"There is no way that Jim could have killed Sazuka!" Gene yelled. "First thing he's too scrawny, second thing where would he get a weapon strong enough to kill Sazuka with out her killing him first, third thing he's just too nice!"
Every one nodded their heads in agreement.
I stood there thinking; my mind working at all times. This Jim guy, he didn't do it. I knew that they had the wrong man.
Dinner was roaring that night with every one arguing with Jimmy. No matter what was said Jimmy kept his strong belief that Jim was the only one that could have been there to kill Sazuka.
"What if Jimmy did it?" I said glaring over at Jimmy trying to spice things up.
Every thing went silent as every one turned to me but I kept my stare right on the man sitting on the other side of the table. They all turned to Jimmy he was glaring back at me. I knew Jimmy didn't do it but I just wanted to make a point.
"All of us at this table could be as guilty as Jim. None of us really have an alibi for that night other then we were sleeping." I looked around the table every one staring at me in disbelief.
"True, but we have a witness who is quite reliable," Jimmy said staring at me.
"Your witness is the town drunk," I answered back. I had dug up some information on his witness earlier.
Jimmy stared down at his plate for a moment. The silence was cutting through him.
"He is our prime suspect and we have proof that he was the killer now if we could please leave it at that," Jimmy said gritting through his teeth.
"That's your answer for every thing isn't it. Leave it be. We have a killer on the loose and your gonna ruin a young man's life but just leave it be." I said getting up from the table.
I went to my room and flopped on my bed. I didn't care what I was wearing to bed that night. I closed my eyes and softly drifted into sleep.
Leave it be.
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