Revenge
Chapter 7: Loosing sight of Hope
"They're coming…"
Yukimura sneered and walked out of the lab. "Just keep an eye on them."
"Where are you going?" Atsuharu asked.
"To Izumi…"
A pair of green eyes opened and scanned the area.
'Where am I..?'
And in a quick flash, she remembered what had happened.
'Taira…'
"Glad to see you're awake."
Izumi shot her head up and glared at the boy who just entered. "Why did you bring me here?"
"Simple, you're bait to Minamoto…"
"What; why do you want Kouji so badly?"
"Revenge Izumi… it's for revenge…"
"Of what? The past?!"
"Yes… I want to get back at him."
"How..?"
"Getting his eyes red, to use him to kill all of you."
Izumi narrowed her eyes at him. She couldn't do anything due to the ropes that bounded her hands and feet together. The blonde just bit her bottom lip.
"You're all cowards…"
"I beg your pardon..?"
Yukimura approached her figure that sat on the bed and pulled her hair back, making Izumi face him. Her green eyes showed anger.
"You're calling me a coward..?"
"You heard me… you're only using me to get Kouji. Which means you can't fight him by yourself. I'm sure that you're planning something to make him surrender to you easily. You and Atsuharu are using me."
"Smart girl, it's a pity that your parents died."
"You killed them!"
"Because I won't be able to get him easily…" He looked straight into her eyes, she didn't show any pain but just anger.
"Explain…" She demanded.
"I couldn't follow him back to his dojo to know his whereabouts. Since you still had your folks to live with, I had to get you and him under one roof to detain him. You're his weakness Izumi, and in order for me to get to him I had to kill your parents, to let him see you cry and be depressed. He does not want to look at you like that, that is why I slaughtered your mother and father…"
He paused for a while, seeing her take in all the things he had said.
"…In order for me to get him without any difficulty."
The brunette let her go but still stayed in front of her.
"…How could you..?" Was all she could say.
"Let's just say, I envied him."
Izumi slowly stared into his eyes. "Why..? His mother was raped and killed in front of him, he had to witness that! Why would you envy him?! He has more problems than you think! Although Kouji doesn't tell me I know he has a lot in mind! Keeping me here will just add to his problems! What is it with you and Edo seeking revenge?!"
"It's your fault Izumi… if I didn't know anything about you I never would have done this…"
"What are you-?!"
She was cut off by Yukimura placing his lips on hers. He gripped the back of her neck as his other hand wrapped itself around her slender waist. Izumi's eyes widened. She couldn't push him away nor could she pull back. He had a strong and firm hold on her.
'Shit! Damn it!'
He slid his left hand on her thigh, though she was wearing pants, Izumi still blushed but was still determined to get the boy off of her.
Yukimura went down to her neck and kissed it. This made her moan and the girl slapped herself mentally. 'This can't be happening! No way in hell am I going to make out with this guy!'
She struggled, shaking her head until he finally parted from her. Green eyes glared at his purple ones. He had a faint smile.
"He's lucky to have you…"
"If my hands weren't tied I would've slapped your face to the back of your head!!"
"It was just a kiss. It wasn't even your first one."
"How many times must I tell you that I'm taken; go find another girl!!"
His eyes widened at this but he closed them at once. "They're here."
She shot a questioning look but he just stood up and seized her arm, pulling the blonde along with him.
"Where are you taking me?!"
"Just wait and see…" He had a smirk on his face. "Your boyfriend's going to love this."
"Damn you!"
"Say whatever you want, if they didn't arrive sooner, your clothes would've been on the floor!"
"Yeah right, keep on dreaming Taira!"
"Oh I will, and I'll make it come true someday…"
"Not a chance!"
The two reached Edo'smain lab. Yukimura tied Izumi to a chair inside a room. From the outside, you could view what was going to happen through a glass wall.
Edo was typing on the computer, glancing up once in a while until he pressed 'enter' and the room Izumi was in filled with water.
"You're going to drown me?!"
"Yes, and once Kouji sees you, that's where we'll make him give up." Edo jeered and pushed another button to seal the room and hide her.
Gun shots fired outside the door until it slid open, revealing 4 angry teens and an adult, glaring at them.
"Finally, we were getting tired of waiting."
"Where's Izumi?!" Kouji demanded and walked in followed by the others.
"Surrender first."
"No way! Where is she?!"
"Okay Minamoto, I'll show you where she is." Yukimura gave a nod to Edo who pushed another button, revealing the room Izumi was in. The water filled the room like a dam was destroyed. The water level already reached to her chest and after a few seconds below her chin.
"Izumi!"
She heard his voice and looked up, "Kouji!"
"Damn you Taira! Go to hell!"
"Tell you what, give yourself up and I'll let her go."
"…" Kouji stood there, thinking what to do.
Takuya backed athimup and yelled, "No one's giving in and we're going to fight you and get Izumi out!"
Kouichi followed, taking out his katana. "Don't underestimate us Taira, Atsuharu!"
Tomoki and Junpei nodded.
"You'll only be in deep trouble." Tomoki taunted.
Junpei nodded once again. "All of us will get out of here no matter what!"
"And that includes the two of you who'll be sent to jail!" Kousei declared as he and the group charged at them. Yukimura stared momentarily at Kouji who just stood still, watching his comrades fight.
'What will I do..?' he thought, staring at Izumi as she was engulfed with water. Her eyes were shut tight and she held her breath. 'Mom, what should I do..?' He closed his eyes and listened to swords clanging and grunts from his friends and father.
Kouji opened his eyes once again and pulled his daisho from theirs sheaths and ran to Yukimura. "We've got a score to settle Taira!"
"Good!" Yukimura also pulled his daisho and fought against Kouji.
"The rest of you, help my dad fight Atsuharu!"
The group nodded but Takuya stayed. "I'm not leaving my partner!"
"Do what you want Takuya! All I know is we have to get Izumi out!"
"Leave it to me!" Tomoki yelled and ran to the computer to try and stop the water and drain it.
"It's no use wiz! I already locked it, it'll take hours for you to decode those 3 passwords!" Edo yelled
"3 passwords?!"
"Yes, 3!"
"Listen Minamoto, give yourself up or else she'll drown."
Kouji stopped fighting and glanced at Izumi. She couldn't hold her breath any longer, she went unconscious as bubbles came out from her mouth and nose.
"What's it gonna be Kouji? Her life or yours..?"
The blue-eyed boy looked down and stepped back, dropping his two weapons. "Mine…"
Yukimura gave another nod to Edo who drained the water and opened the room.
"You've got 5 minutes to talk to her, if she's still alive that is."
Kouji immediately ran to Izumi and untied her. He checked her pulse, she was still alive yet water went into her lungs which made her unconscious. He had to do CPR.
"4 minutes…"
He laid the life-less body on the floor, pinched her nose gently and locked his lips to hers, transferring air to her body as he stopped and pressed hishands against her chest.
No response.
"3 minutes…"
Kouichi walked over to them. "Do it again…"
His twin nodded, he was determined to get Izumi back. He repeated the same procedure for the remaining 3 minutes until she coughed out water and opened her eyes to see a pair of blue ones.
"Kou-kun…"
"Izu-chan…" He embraced her, happy to see her okay, she hugged him back.
"I'm sorry; I was supposed to protect you…" He whispered, stroking her long locks.
"It's not your fault Kouji, don't blame yourself."
"Your 5 minutes is up Minamoto."
"What 5 minutes?" She asked, breaking the hug.
"Izumi, for your sake and the others I…"
"You what..?"
He clasped his hands against hers and looked down. "I'm giving myself in…"
Daisho- it's what samurais usually use when they kill or fight their opponent. One sword is long and the other is short. If you watch 'Samurai X', you'll know what it is. It's what Kenshin used to fight/kill when he was still battousai.
That's the end of chapter 7. Thanks to those who reviewed 'Ju-ni hi no Kurismass!' and to my other one-shots as well as this story! I'll try to update soon! In the meantime, advance Happy New Year!
