Truth Revealed
Chapter 4 – Dream or Message?
Kisshu walked out the door from his adoptive parents' house, he seemed to be calmer but truth to be said all his rage was still there deep inside his heart…he just didn't want to explode with the wrong people…if Pai hadn't hold him back, Kisshu wouldn't have hesitated in killing Kain right there and then and for sure he wouldn't have just strangled him…people who knew Kisshu very well knew perfectly how he acted when he was very mad…
He sighed, trying to calm down…he had made his final decision, he knew what he had to do…he had to, whatever the costs…he had to bring his children back…
"Kisshu!" he had heard perfectly his name being called but he didn't turn around, he knew whose voice belonged to; he had recognized it very well and also could hear the steps approaching him. Then he felt a hand rest on his shoulder "Kisshu…bro.."
Hearing this, Kisshu slapped away roughly the hand on his shoulder and then turned around to face his adoptive brothers…they had followed him…
"Don't call me brother…never ever call me that again…" he said coldly
"Kisshu I…" began Taruto
"You what? You two WHAT? Are you going to tell me how guilty you are? That you never wanted to do that? That it was Kain who made you do that?" he yelled "Spare me! Spare me your lame and mediocre excuses! If you were sooooo guilty as you say you are, you would have NEVER done what you did! If you truly worried about me, you would have helped me taking care of my THREE children!"
"Kisshu listen we-" started Pai as well only to be interrupted by Kisshu again
"You what? Kain made you do this? Spare me Pai! You make your own decisions, you control your own bodies and minds, not Kain! You worried about me, you would have thought twice before you took my children away from me, moreover you wouldn't even have hesitated in saying no when Kain told you to do so! So forget it Pai! I don't want to hear ANYTHING from you two, understand?" yelled the green haired man "But it has always been like this…since the very beginning…ever since we went down to Earth under Deep Blue order's…you two always made what he wanted…you even abandoned me, left me alone when I was extremely hurt only because Deep Blue ordered you to…it doesn't surprise me anymore that you accepted doing this…but it hurts me a lot…it hurts me to know that my own brothers were indifferent to my pain and took my children away, took them far away…so from now forget I ever existed, forget that I even was your brother…" and with that he walked towards his house, leaving both Taruto and Pai downcast..
Kisshu opened the door and walked in his house, accidentally slamming the door shut too hard…the house was dark and it was late, he knew his daughter must be sleeping by now…
"Damn it…" he cursed low, hoping he didn't wake up Yuka
"Dad?" he heard a feminine voice, recognizing it immediately as his daughter's voice, the lights turned on and he saw the young girl standing on the top of the stairs, already dressed in her nightgown, her hand placed on the handrail, her hair was down, without the usual lavender ribbon on her head
"I'm sorry Yuka, did I wake you up…?" he said, Yuka walked downstairs and then went up to him
"No, I couldn't sleep…I was waiting for you, I was worried" she said, he sighed
"No need to worry, I'm fine…" he said "Now go to sleep" but as soon as he said this, Yuka jumped in his arms and hugged him tightly, a few tears on her eyes, on the verge of rolling down her cheeks…"Yuka.."
"Dad…I want…I want you to know that…I'm here…ok? No matter what your decision is, whatever it is you are going to do…I'm going to be here with you…I will never abandon you…never…"
Kisshu was sort of thrilled with his daughter's words; he wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him, placing his chin on the top of her emerald green hair…
"Thank you Yuka…thank you so much honey…" he said, they stayed like that for a while and then let go, he caressed her straight hair and kissed her forehead
"I'm going to take a bath, I really need it…you go rest, ok?" but Yuka shook her head
"No, I'm not that sleepy, while you take a bath I'm going to get some tea ready for the two of us" Kisshu showed her a small smile, she resembled her mother so much, whenever he couldn't sleep, she wouldn't sleep either and she would always make some tea for them too
"If you insist" and then walked upstairs and entered the bathroom. There he turned on the cold water, he really needed to cool down his ideas…he undressed and entered the bathtub…since aliens could breathe underwater, Kisshu decided to lay down completely on the tub with the water covering all of his body, he closed his eyes and let it all go….
Kisshu
He looked around…nothing was there…
Kisshu...
He heard it again…the voice was extremely familiar to him but he couldn't see where it was coming from…
Who is there?
Kisshu it's me…I'm here…
What…?
Suddenly a white light blinded him, when it was safe to open them he saw that he was surrounded by clouds illuminated by an orange tone that came from the sunset in the horizon
Where…where am I…?
This is the Paradise, the place where every pure spirit comes when their lives end on Earth
He looked behind and there stood a woman with shoulder length red hair, that in that moment had a light brown tone due to the sunset, her eyes were warm and chocolate brown, she was dressed in a long white dress and pure white wings stood on her back. Kisshu immediately recognized that figure, his eyes widened in surprise and shock…
I…Ichigo…its you…
The woman smiled and approached him
Yes Kisshu, it's me…
B-But how…
Shhhh…don't make too many questions, my love, there is no time to answer them all at the moment
She said as she placed a finger upon the alien's pale lips, he shut up and just stared at her until his eyes started becoming a bit blur, tears started falling from his eyes, Ichigo's hands moved down to his waist and held him…suddenly Kisshu's legs gave in and he dropped himself on his knees, falling on the clouds, Ichigo fell with him, the alien started sobbing as the tears keep falling from his golden eyes, Ichigo put her hands on her husband's head and pushed him forward so he could rest it on her chest
It's alright…I'm here…
I'm s-sorry…forgive me Ichigo…I…I failed…I failed you, I failed as a husband, I failed as a father…I let our children disappear…
No..no it's not your fault…you did everything you could…
B-But I let them take them away…I couldn't heal them from their fevers and because of that they took them away!
But everything will be solved Kisshu, everything will be solved…our children are alright, you will be able to bring them back, I know that
Y-You really think so…?
I don't think, I am sure…
I miss you so much Ichigo, I need you…
No…you don't need me Kisshu…you can do it by yourself, you always did…but I'm going to be here, looking and protecting all of you…
But I…
I trust you, I believe in you Kisshu, I know that you will be able to do it…I know you can…
Everything started disappearing, including the young spirit…Kisshu tried to touch her as he noticed she was vanishing but he only went through her…
You can do it Kisshu…
It was the last thing he heard…
"Dad…dad!" he heard someone calling him, immediately the man stood up on the tub, completely soaked and looked at his side, there stood Yuka kneeled down near the tub with a worried look on her face
"Yuka?"
"You were taking so long dad, I came to see if you were alright. You have been here for about an hour!"
"Sorry…I…I only wanted to relax a bit and ended up falling asleep…" he said
Yuka sighed "Come on…dry and dress yourself, the tea is ready…" and with that she left
TBC…
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