Disclaimers: I never owned YYH

(Cough...cough) Sorry if I have neglected updating! Actually,our modem disappeared from the program and POOF! I lost the opportunity to update!

Sorry if I had neglected using other's computers since I was also busy studying (Yap guys! And I'm serious!... I wonder if I should dream of that gold medal twinkling by the stands?) Anyways, I hope you'll like this chapter. It's actually short, but I hope it patches up the questions inside your head!

Don't worry, I'll try updating chapter 8 by next week. That's a promise! (-)


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Chapter 7

Crook's Plans

"Magnificent. Truly magnificent." Said the old man with glint of malice in his eyes. He was standing in the middle of the laboratory with Saiko. And in the middle of the dark lab, was a large tube filled with water… and somebody else.

"I'm just finishing the final touches. Accidentally, I cannot remove her memories."

The old man eyed him. "And? I assume you still have something up on your sleeves."

"Yes. Our last resort, is to block it entirely. She shall be given medicines daily, just to strengthen the block we're going to store in her brain. Then, we'll put in the memories we'd like her to have."

"Sweet."

Yellow liquid began to ooze out from the smaller tubes inside the tube. The old man watched in amazement. Not with the technology… but how perfect the girl looked. It was as if she was a royal blooded person.

"Who is she?"

Saiko looked up, "Keiko Yukimura, 18. A resident in… (A/N: Umm… where?) She's a top student in all of her years in school. Popular. She's taking up Journalism in College. Both parents are working in a ramen noodle shop. A couple of friends, own circle of gang and…" he clicked something from the computer. "A boyfriend."

The old man snorted. "Who wouldn't have? With a record like hers, its inevitable."

Saiko frowned as he clicked more to the data of the boy with black hair and red eyes. "Umm, I think there's something wrong here."

The old man moved closer to him. "What?"

"Here's her boyfriend. Urameshi, Yusuke; bad record in dean's discipline, a huge number of fights, failing school marks, drunken mother, deceased father… hey, these are her opposites!"

The old man shook his head. "Poor girl. I thought she had had beautiful life." Then he began to chuckle. "Well, beats to me how he made her say yes. All in all, it would be for the best that she had left then…"

Saiko frowned. "I wouldn't be sure about that. There are others, sir. It says here he disappeared for…"

"I don't care how many days or months he disappeared, Saiko. I'm full of information. I want this girl's identity changed and I want to see results."

"Yes sir."

"Princess Yin, the richest princess that lived on that kingdom other than the other kingdoms would make us rich! Her parents died because of my plans… and her life would make me rich even more! I will raise her… until I find a prince we could bribe with…"

"Yes sir."

"And soon, not only the Kingdom of Alkashtha will be mine but the whole world…"

Saiko continued doing more researches after the old man left. He had been an outcast scientist since his time. And it was the old man who fed him and gave him second chance. In return, he was helping him in his projects… and scam. He couldn't help it. He owed the man with his life for almost five years. If it wasn't of him, he would still be in the streets, hungry, cold and even dead.

He sighed and stretched his arms and fell back on the arm rest. The process made him look at the tube. There was a mask on her mouth that helped her breathe. She wasn't naked, and was clothed with something silky and plastic. Her face protruded innocence. He couldn't help but to think how wonderful and beautiful her life was… only to end here and to be one of the old man's instruments like him.

He stood up, pulled a lever and stepped on an elevator like floor, which lifted him a few feet to the girl's level. He touched the glass. The mere look of her reminded him of spiritual beings around them… angels. He pressed his cheek on the glass and closed his eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll help you…" he promised.


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