Chapter 10: Revealed

(When Kei was heading for her room)(John arrived 5 minutes before Kei went out of Mai's room)

knock...knock...knock

Knock...knock...knock

(Knocks from the main door)

Knock...knock...knock

It came again. Nakazi at this time hurried to the door and had opened it. (Kei almost reached her room)

Nakazi was surprised and smiled at what she saw.

"... ... ...!" Nakazi exclaimed at her joyfulness.

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....(missing sentences)... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Then...BANG!!!

They all looked up and stopped what they were doing. Takigawa ran upstairs. Om stopped her scrubbing and stood up eagerly(the stains aren't off yet)... ... ...(missing sentences)

Then...THUD!!!

They all paused.

Everyone had rushed to her room…
They were greeted with an open door and the scent of blood. Everyone froze. They seemed stuck/ cramped together by the doorway like sardines in cans.

"Can anyone get some cloths?" Naru snapped them back to reality.

"Where's the first aid kit?" Mai asked urgently which was answered by running steps towards a certain direction. She stood still again trying to register the scene as if it was a coded painting of a famous artist or some amateur trying to put a message in what he's doing.

"There's none left." Om dragged her back to reality again. Mai looked at Nakazi with questioning eyes.

"I'll go to town." Nakazi answered.

"I'll go with you." Takigawa rushed to get the car key.
"Bring your phone. Stay in contact." Naru commanded. They both nodded and rushed downstairs.

They all could hear the car's engine firing up fearlessly as if it was the one fighting for life, it sped to town.

John got, in his hands, some cloth. Mai backed away a few steps and bumped to a "someone". The "someone" was the visitor from a while ago whom they have forgotten as the accident happened.

"Gomen ne." she bowed, now her body shaking visibly. She looked at the figure. The figure was a boy. She perceived him, a little taller than her. He had his hair naturally wild, unruly like it wasn't combed purposely but it looked good on him. It was black and wavy. He has beautiful eyes, green, and has long-thick eyelashes. He's simply cute, she quoted on her mind. His face shaped like a heart tipping his chin. His body is normally-built, Kind of like Naru's. Why am I thinking about his body? She shook her thoughts. He was wearing a white hooded jacket; a white loosed t-shirt underneath it and checkered blue jeans. Oh wait. He looks just like one of Kimiko's friend...Only his eyes are different..much more cuter. she smiled.

"Gomen ne." she said again. He just nodded. His eyes registered a worried look.

"Kei." He exclaimed as he saw the victim right away.

"Kauro!" Kei answered back still sobbing. Naru was holding her steadily as John struggled to apply the cloth on her injured hand.

Kei cried more, big drops of tears fell from her eyes as she felt her aching hand.

"Hey…" Kauro gently spoke. "Sssshhhh….It's okay. It's okay." He said his eyes reassuring her as she shook her head. "Don't worry, I got you…" he slowly approaches her and sat on the bed near her. He glanced at Naru who nodded at him to continue. Kei just looked at him.

"Hmmm…Hey do you remember how green apples tasted? In mount Fuji?" he asked as she shook her head.

"Hmmm…I should buy you one of those again…" she quieted. "You want to taste them again, do you?" she just nodded quietly, forgetting the pain she was enduring a while ago.

"I remembered. you were so stubborn when we were picking apples at that time… Everyone was so careful about you that you grew sick of them…you said they were all liars and fake…I know, because people are always like that…"He smiled as he paused. "You wanted to prove them wrong, you wanted to do things your own and just be free, and so you climbed the tallest tree because you wanted a particular apple."… "You got it but your foot slipped, so you held on to the branch, you even sprained your ankle that time, didn't you?…"

"But we're still here, right? I'm still talking to you, right?"…"It's just the same as this one. You CAN make it! DEFY the pain. HOLD on 'til they come back, okay?" he ended just in time, John had finished tying the cloth. Her eyes were half-shut by now, showing that she has weakened. Naru lifted her up and eventually faced Mai.

Mai blushed. "Mai, she'll be resting in your room. Set up some equipment there so we can check on her when there's something unusual." He plainly said.

"HAI!"

"John, help her." John nodded.

"Then, check on the equipments in our Base."

"Hai!" she answered again as he had left already.

She sigh relief. Kauro and John gave her a smile.

"Un, you stay in our base Kauro. We'll set up the needed things in her room. We won't take long." Mai accommodatingly said.

"Okamai naku." He beamed. "I'll just stay in the livin' room and wait."

"Oh? Okay." She answered back uncertain. "Well then, I'll make you tea when we're done."

"Arigatou." He bowed.

After they have finished putting the equipments…

"They're working properly, Taniyama-san." John said checking the things one last time. Mai nodded.

"You rest now, Kei." She whispered to the sleeping girl.

They proceeded downstairs. Mai stayed a little behind.

"Taniyama-san? Coming?" John asked when he already reached downstairs and she was still upstairs.

She shook her head saying " iie, John-kun. I'm going to Base." He only nodded.

She sighed as she got there. Hmmm??? Oh…Uhmmm…she thought thoroughly and confused. She was absent-minded.

"Why do I need to go to Base anyway?" she asked herself.

By now, she had turned the doorknob, only to figure out that…

what could have happened, ei? Actually, hmm...what has she figured out?

Well, Hmf...there's your long awaited chappY!!! (.) Gomen it took so long...I was so busy and my mind is in jumble...

So uhm..hmmm...I would post the next chappy in 6 ays if i could get 19 new reviews within the given days... if not It would be too bad that I would have it posted after 20 days...sigh...Sorry Guys! (.) Am so so nervous....

Its not a good chappy, isn't it? (~.~) gomen...sigh...