Chapter Twenty Seven: "Skipping Beats"
~~~~~~ Morning
Kagi woke up, after 2 days of recovering from Fatigue
Ruki-"you're awake!" Ruki, sitting right at his bedside
Kagi-"please tell me you haven't been there this whole time like before..."
Ruki giggled "no, and its only been 2 days silly"
Kagi-"that must be a record for shortest time i've been out cold..."
Ruki-"yeah... urgh... the last couple months, if not the past year are all kinda blurry..."
Kagi-{right... she doesn't remember... wait... can she still... Hey Ruki!}
Ruki didn't respond to the mental call out
Kagi-{I'VE HAVE MY HEAD BACK, HELL YEAH!}
Ruki-"uh.. Kagi, are you ok?"
Kagi realizing he has just been staring at her while reveling in the new freedom "sorry... still kinda out of it"
Ruki-"Right..., well you rest, i'm going to not consistently miss classes..." she got up, Kagi realizing she was in her school uniform "... seeya after school, Kagi"
Kagi-"tell Terry i said hi"
Ruki giggled "so you are his friend, huh?"
Kagi-"hey!, just because i rip into him sometimes..."
Ruki stopped him "i get it, i get it, bye" she walked out of his room
Cu Chulainn appeared, his sat in the chair Ruki was sitting in "Aye, so whats your plan for today?"
Kagi rolled on his side, and adjusted the blanket "sleep, sleep, and more sleep"
Hres appeared on Cu's shoulder and crowed "i could keep an eye or Ruki for you"
Kagi-{oh crap... the bad guys... if there are any active ones that actually see us as a threat, more than likely know Ruki is, well WAS a persona-user... maybe sending Hres would be a good idea...}
Hres-"or i could stay here and..."
Kagi-"You're not on recon, you're on bodyguard duty, if you see a persona or a persona user thats not on our side, attack them, but stay out of sight"
Hres nodded "understood" he flew off
Kagi yawned "now for a quick nap..."
a few hours later...
~~~~~~ Mid-Day ~~~~~~ Afternoon ~~~~~~ After School
Hres returned chirping madly
Hres-"SIRE!, SIRE!"
Kagi nearly jumped "What?"
Hres-"Ruki is in the hospital!"
Kagi-"WHAT?, since when?"
Hres-"about 2 hours ago!"
Kagi-"WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME UP SOONER!"
Hres squawked in protest "I'VE BEEN TRYING!"
Kagi got dressed and headed for the hospital
~~ Hospital
he had reached the lobby, Adachi was questioning his classmates in the waiting area, and police were running about everywhere, Kagi fought through the absolute choas to Adachi
Kagi-"Tohru-san! whats going on?"
Adachi-"Kagura-kun?, why are you here?"
Terry-"Kagi, you gotta get me out of this, im to pretty for jail!"
Mino-"it's not that bad..."
Wato-"I DONT WANT TO GO TO A SEPARATE PRISON THAN ARISETA-SENPAI" she brokedown
Kagi-"i heard Ruki was in the hospital"
Adachi-"yeah, that started this actually, i'd help you but i have my hands full"
Kagi-"with them?" he pointed at his freinds
Adachi-"pretty much"
Kagi's rage kicked in "TELL HIM EVERYTHING!"
Terry-"dude c-chill, i spilled it all first thing"
Mino-"i already did... it Wato-chan that's keeping us"
Wato-"ISN'T THERE A UNISEX PRISON?"
Kagi-"Wato-chan... if you tell the policeman everything maybe something can be arranged" He lied
Wato smiled large "really? well..." she began talking... so fast... so very fast... it sounded more like a "Vvvvvvrrrrmmmmmm" than normal speech
Adachi-"could uhh, you slowdown?"
Wato stopped talking... errr... making a incoherent sounds "huh?, i said everything i know! i was with Ariseta-senpai the whole day!"
Adachi sighed "fine, fine"
Kagi-"Well?"
Adachi-"right, well follow me" {i really shouldn't do this...}
he lead them to Ruki's hospital room
~~ Room 039, West Wing
Kagi-"...Ruki..."
Terry-"poor Ruki-chan..."
Wato-"she looks... so lifeless"
Mino remained silent
Kagi-"you aren't going to say anything Minoji?"
Mino-"Death is a fickle thing..."
Kagi-"W-whats that supposed to mean?"
Mino put his envoker to his head "Thanatos..." *BANG*
Thanatos-"...fickle like the full moon..."
Kagi-"Thanatos... why does Minoji..."
Mino-"a couple days ago, when we showed Terry our personas... and you forgot me there..."
Thanatos-"i came for my delivery, a miss 'Minako Arisato', thanks for the extra coffin by the way"
Kagi-"...what does that..."
Reaper-"everything..." Reaper walked in a limp form, recognizable as Minato
Kagi-"he died here too... huh"
Reaper-"no duh, dipshit!"
Thanatos-"death is fickle... you push it... and then it breaks... you broke death, Tempest Kagura"
Terry-"Dude, thats crazy"
Wato-"Broke... Death?"
Kagi-"but i didn't kill Minato!"
Thanatos-"think, who all HAVE you killed"
Kagi-"Minako... thats all i can think of"
Reaper-"Tabitha what about her!"
Kagi became enraged at the accusation "I DIDN'T KILL HER YOU DAFT BITCH!"
Reaper retaliated "ITS YOUR FAULT SHE'S DEAD, CORRECT?"
Kagi-"...it is...?"
Reaper-"you commanded her to go into Prae Anima, right? your the reason she had to fight off those incubi with Nebrios!"
Kagi hung his head "..."
Reaper-"exactly"
Thanatos-"and then there's Alice's Owner, through killing Alice, you killed him, thats 3"
Terry-"Kagi..."
Wato-"what... who's Alice?"
Reaper-"and your speech gave Ruki the initiative to awaken her 'Wrist Popper' skill and kill Naoto Shirogane"
Thanatos-"through your relationship with Ruki, her parents wanted her to spend as much time with you as possible, there death is on your hands as well"
Minoji-"thats 6, and your all out of freebee's"
Thanatos-"something so fickle, needs balance"
Kagi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists "...maybe something so damn fickle needs to stop being a fickle little bitch"
Thanatos-"Pardon?"
Kagi-"YOU HEARD ME!"
Reaper sighed "figures..."
Kagi-"PERSONA!" Cu Chulainn appeared at Kagi's side
Cu-"Aye sir...!" Reaper dispatched Chulainn imediately
Thanatos-"Kagura..."
Kagi-"shut up..."
Adachi-"not this again..., remove all sharp objects from the area!"
Terry-"Huh?"
Wato-"W-Why?"
Kagi-"thats not what i'm getting at here..."
Adachi-"hmm?"
Kagi-"what i'm getting at here is... IF I DON'T GET A DAMN EXPLAINATION FOR WHY RUKI IS IN THE HOSPITAL, MY FRIENDS ARE BEING QUESTIONED BY THE POLICE, AND THIS 'FICKLE' FUCKING RIDDLE, YOU'RE ALL DYING"
Terry-"d-d-dude!"
Wato shreiked
Minoji-"Calm down!"
Thanatos-"..."
Reaper-"T-try it!"
Kagi raised and opened one hand in the air "5"
Terry-"DUDE!"
Wato-"please, rethink this!"
Kagi-"4" he closed his thumb...
Minoji brought his envoker to his head
Adachi also did the same
Kagi-"3" ...then his pinky...
Minoji-"BERITH"
Adachi-"IZUNAGI"
Kagi-"2" ...then his index...
Berith and Magastu Izunagi, moved closer to Kagi
Kagi-"1" ...and his middle...
Reaper-"He's going to summon him..."
Thanatos-"Fine!"
Kagi-"0" ...and finally his pointer
Thanatos-"Do it! i'll kill her the second you say Lucifer!"
Kagi smirked "too bad i said... 'Helel'..." Kagi snapped his fingers
a Tremor could be felt as Helel moved through the Window into the hospital room
Helel-"what is it now?"
Terry-"H-H-holy shit!"
Wato ran and clung to Minoji
Minoji-"WHAT THE HELL!"
Adachi-"...no way"
Thanatos-"..."
Reaper-"high master Helel..."
Kagi walked over to Helel and turned around and looked at everyone esle "EXPLAINATION NOW!"
Thanatos-"i foresaw this..., fine, i give up, this was but a test of your morality, it seems i was right about you all along Tempest Kagura..."
Kagi-"you did this... it was ALL JUST A TEST?" his voice riddled with hysteria, rage, and a maniacal sickness
Helel-"you seem genuinely upset..."
Kagi-"i am..."
Reaper-"whatcha goin' to do about it?"
Kagi-"get rid of the last of pestering family... you excluded... of course"
Reaper's eye went... slightly larger than usual "W-What?"
Kagi-"Morning Star... Thanatos gets the first taste...""
Helel-"Thanatos, know this isn't personal" a powerful, extremely large ball of energy was shot at Thanatos... he was obliterated
Minoji-"ARGH!" Blood shot out of Minoji's mouth like a explosive, Wato screamed in terror, as Minoji dropped to the ground limp
Kagi-{S-shit... Minoji... he DID envoke Thanatos... so did i just... just...}
Helel-"is that all you needed me for?"
Kagi started trembling "Y-yes..."
Helel returned to the ground
Reaper-"..."
Terry-"Kagi... thats just... dude..."
Wato-"Ariseta-senpai... wake-up please... wake-up!" her voice riddled with saddness and denial
Kagi dropped to his knees and cluched his head "he was my friend and I... I..."
*FLASH*
~~~~~~ Mid-Day ~~~~~~ Afternoon ~~~~~~ After-School
Hres was chirping scaredly
Hres-"SIRE!, SIRE!"
Kagi stood straight up "I KILLED HIM!... huh?"
Hres sighed "thank goodness sire, you were having a violent nightmare"
Kagi-"Night...mare...?"
Ruki was standing at his doorway crying "Kagi... your ok!" she ran up to him and hugged him, still crying she then petted Hres "thanks Birdy"
Hres simply crowed and flew out the window
Kagi-"Ruki...i'm sorry"
Ruki-"about what?"
Kagi-"for worrying you, you seem worried"
Ruki-"damn straight i was! please... don't ever do that again..."
Kagi-"my bad..."
~Q~Q~Q~Q~ Author's Corner ~Q~Q~Q~Q~
Incep: if you made jokes about my name, there you go for you Inception nuts, even though i've never seen the movie, and my name isn't even based on the movie slightly but... you know.
Kagi: i hate you so much
Incep: why?
Kagi: you could have done so much with that... but it just HAD to be a nightmare...
Incep: so what your saying is i SHOULD kill off Minoji?
Kagi: thats not...
Mino:... not cool, don't think i won't forget this...
Kagi: dude thats not what i meant!
Incep: hehehe, i love causing trouble!