Summary of the last chapter: (If you're completely lost, which I understand, I highly recommend reading the other summaries in front of the chapters before this.) In the last chapter, Domon came to his senses and realized that Rain wouldn't be drinking excessively; especially in front of Kohana. He remembered Zed practically pouring the wine down Rain's throat and figured out that Zed and the temporary commissioner Kano were behind Rain's drunken state. While Rain was out of it, Domon caught Kin too close to her, and he didn't like it. Also while Rain was out, Taya tried to talk Domon into an affair, but she was turned down. After Rain awoke, she and Domon spoke about what happened, but Domon doesn't have any idea about the old soul who wants to end Rain's life. Rain told Domon she knows she had nothing to do with what went wrong with the gundam during its demonstration. Domon's glad that the old Rain is back. That night they snuck into the Neo-Japan building and found proof that Rain had been drugged by Kano and Zed. Now the Kasshu couple plans to play with the officials' minds.
Chapter 10: Acting Without Lessons
The morning after the discovery and proof that his wife had been drugged, he found himself angrier than he had ever been in his life, which said a lot. In fact, Domon Kasshu was down right livid as he stormed through the crowd of Japanese officials in the Neo-Japan government building. He might not have stopped Rain from being drugged, but he was going to make sure that it never happened again. No one was going to hurt either of the females in his life and get away with it.
The many officials who were speaking to one another as they prepared for their day at work, became speechless at seeing the frightening expression on Domon's face as he roughly moved through the crowd. The coldness in his eyes made everyone around him feel very nervous.
Then suddenly the two officials whom Domon was actually looking for came into his view. Commissioner Kano and Zed were right there in the middle of the crowded Neo-Japan building. When the two saw Domon begin to move very quickly towards them, they became frozen - too scared to even try to escape him. As expected, the gundam fighter unleashed his anger onto them by grabbing Kano and Zed by their uniform collars; his grip tight. The two officials didn't even have time to question what he was upset about, or rather pretend that they didn't know he had obviously figured them out.
His voice was deeper than usual as he spoke very slowly as if wanting them not to miss one word. "My daughter could have been harmed because of what you did to my wife." Tightening his hold on the officials, Domon added, "And, you could have killed Rain with that drug." The other officials didn't know what Domon was talking about but were too terrified of the King of Hearts to even try to help the current Commissioner and his favorite official Zed.
In a panic, Zed tried to speak while he felt his heart beating even faster since Domon had first grabbed him. Finding it hard to breathe, Zed tried to act innocent as he questioned, "What…what are you talking…"
"Shut-up!" Domon roared before abruptly letting the two officials go. The two then began to catch their breath as they adjusted there uniform collars.
"Domon Kasshu," Commissioner Kano said trying to throw his position around, "You cannot accuse us of…"
Gritting his teeth, Domon quickly put a hand on Zed's head and the other on Kano's and slammed them together, which caused them both to fall unconscious just before tumbling to the floor. "I said to shut up," he repeated while looking down at the two of them. It was when he looked up that he saw Kin.
Upon seeing the enraged look in Domon's eyes targeting him, Kin began to back away as Domon started to make his way to the younger man. Unfortunately for Kin, he wasn't fast enough to get away from one of the champion gundam fighter's kicks. Kin's body hit the floor quickly and hard. So hard in fact that he felt some of the nerves in the side of his face that hit the floor actually numb. Before he could attempt to stand, Domon was standing over him as he yelled down at the younger man. "How dare you even think that Rain could be yours! Now you will never go near my wife again!" Then suddenly Domon had his sword out and appeared to be ready to really use it.
Officials practically held their breath over knowing they were going to witness the end of Commissioner Karato's nephew's life, and they could do nothing about it.
"Domon," Rain said interrupting his story telling of what he'd like to do to the people who had just recently hurt them.
As if Domon hadn't heard his wife, he went on. "Then I'd go after every other official who might have been involved with Kano and Zed's sick plan and…"
"Domon…," Rain tried again. The two were home in their kitchen still dressed the part of burglars after sneaking around the Neo-Japan government building where they had confirmed that Zed and Kano had drugged Rain.
"What?" Domon innocently asked while pretending to think that he had a great plan that she was interrupting.
"I said we have to come up with a plan that would play with their minds, not…commit murder," Rain scolded as she folded her arms.
As a smirk appeared on Domon's face, he rolled his eyes just before moving to his wife, who was sitting on the island counter top. "As I was saying," he went on, "After I beat the hell out of all of them, I could come home to you and…" Not saying anything else, Domon put his hands on her knees and gently moved them apart so that he could lean into her – his lips soon very close to hers. "You really do look good in black."
Taking Domon's face into her hands, Rain allowed him to kiss her once, but before he could continue, she said, "Would you even like to hear my plan?"
Knowing he wasn't going to have a choice, Domon still said, "I like my plan. Especially the way it could end. Us here alone in the kitchen - together."
"Domon!" Rain scolded once again as she gently began to attempt to push him away so that he might just try to listen.
Knowing that she wasn't going to give up when she was like this, Domon snuck in one more kiss before he pulled away from her and backed up to lean against the counter top directly across from her. "Alright. What's your plan?"
"Well. We couldn't do your plan, because of the whole murder thing." After hearing Domon make a disgusted grunt for a response, Rain went on. "Okay. What if we did something that would really make Kano and Zed regret what they did to me?"
"Like..." Domon said now curious to see what she'd say.
Rain began, "Well…"
Kano and Zed were sitting in Kano's office convinced that Domon would want Rain off the team now that she appeared to have a very serious drinking problem. Everything seemed to be working out just like they had planned and they were quite happy over it. They weren't expecting the door of the office to swing open when it did by a hysterical woman.
"Domon is gone!" Rain cried out to them very upset.
"What do you mean?" Kano asked as he stood up pretending to be upset for her. Inside he was very pleased that Domon had obviously kicked her off the team, or even better yet, left her.
Doing her best acting, Rain moved into the office and while looking broken said, "Domon thinks I've been drinking even though I told him I haven't."
Faking concern just after glancing at Zed, Kano looked at the upset woman and said, "Rain. I just think you may need a break from the team for a little while. We'll talk to Domon."
"No," Rain said while wiping her eyes. "Domon didn't just leave me! He left Neo-Japan! He is no longer Neo-Japan's fighter!"
"What?" Zed asked hoping he had heard Rain wrong. "He…he…left the team?"
"Yes," Rain said fighting to hide a smile that wanted to come since the two rotten officials had to be realizing that their plan backfired. Continuing her acting, Rain cried out," He said he can't fight with me in my condition, but that he also can't fight without me."
"No!" Kano yelled. "We absolutely cannot lose Domon Kasshu!"
Suddenly the phone rang, interrupting Rain's story telling. Knowing that there was only one person who called this late at night, Rain grabbed the phone that was near her on the counter, and without even looking at the caller ID, said, "Hello, Chibodee."
"Well hello there, Rain," he said back with enthusiasm.
"Is everything all right?" she asked not about to bring up why he never seemed to realize the time difference between their two nations.
"Everything's fine. I was just wondering if you're sick of Domon yet. You've been together for awhile now."
Not taking the Neo-American Fighter seriously, she said, "Would you like to speak to him? He's right here."
"I guess if I have to," Chibodee joked.
"Hold on," Rain said just before holding the phone out to her husband.
"Yeah," Domon said into the phone as if he had been waiting for the call. "Thanks for calling me back."
Rain lifted herself off the counter and onto the floor, and as she moved out of the kitchen she heard Domon fussing at Chibodee. "It's really no freakin' business of yours if I'm in bed with my wife and what we're doing."
Fifteen minutes later, Rain and Domon were sitting on their sofa next to each other in their Living Room discussing the reason that Chibodee had called.
"Domon. When were you going to tell me about this idea with Chibodee?"
"I meant to before Chibodee called back. You know you're usually the one to plan everything for Kohana, but Chibodee called sooner than I thought he would. Before I could speak to you about it."
"Well," Rain said with a look that said that Domon was on the right track, "I too think it would be safer for Kohana to be out of Neo-Japan for now."
"You think you'll be able to handle being away from her?" Domon asked as he looked at his wife with concern on his face. She and Kohana were always together at home or at the Neo-Japan building except for those times that Domon's father gladly helped out.
"Hopefully it won't be for long," Rain said and then she actually smiled.
"What?" Domon asked wondering what it was for.
"So you chose Chibodee to watch over our daughter."
"I did," Domon said calmly, knowing that their Shuffle friend, George would be shocked the most. But there was no doubt that just like Chibodee would protect his little boy, he would also protect Kohana. "I have to admit that old Chib seems to be a pretty good father to Chaz. And, I like the thought that his whole crew will be around too."
"You are right," Rain agreed since that thought had already crossed her mind. "Besides Shirley, I know that Janet, Cath and Bunny will take very good care of Kohana."
"Yeah. They will," Domon said not wanting his wife to worry. There was already enough to worry about.
"Domon," Rain said sounding more serious. "I have to thank you for something."
Because of the soft, sweet tone to her voice, his eyes focused more on her entrancing blue ones. "For what?" he asked just as softly.
Looking truly pleased, Rain said, "I have to thank you for taking care of Kohana while I was…out of it."
An image appeared in Domon's mind of Rain passed out in her office and it made his stomach do a flip flop. Now buried inside of him was disappointment that he hadn't protected his wife better. Beginning to look upset, he said, "I just wish I would have known what those two idiots were going to do to you."
"Domon," Rain said in a soothing voice. "There was no way on earth for you to know what they had planned. I didn't know. More importantly, you got Kohana home safely, and took care of her for hours all while trying hard not to lose your temper over what had happened. Thank you."
The anger seemed to leave his features and a more serious look appeared as he said, "There's no need to thank me, Rain. I am her father."
"Yes," Rain said with an affectionate smile as she lifted her right hand to caress the left side of his face. "But you really are such a good one."
As if he had won an award, Domon gave his wife a warm smile. To know she thought hewas doing his job as a father quite well, made him feel fulfilled.
Rain gave him a soft kiss while knowing if there was one thing they understood of each other, it was how much their little girl meant to each of them. A second later they were holding each other.
Unfortunately it suddenly hit Domon that on that very day, he had questioned what kind of mother Rain could be to drink in front of their little daughter. He once again felt an anger fill him as he slowly let go of Rain and backed out of the hug. His mind became so cloudy that he couldn't see her any longer even though she was right there in front of him. He hated that others wouldn't seem to just let him be – that the officials didn't care if they destroyed a marriage for their own purpose. What if Rain had been seriously hurt?
Rain felt an incredible feeling of deja vu as she watched Domon seem to be having a battle in his head. The last thing she would ever want to go back to was that coldness he could suffer. Before she could say anything, he abruptly stood up.
Looking back down at her, his eyebrows moved together as he said, "Why is this happening to us? Everything was fine, and then Kano, Zed and even Taya could care less about what you and Kohana mean to me. Like I'm a machine to fight for them and that 's it. Like…like I don't have a heart." Disgusted with the situation, Domon turned away from Rain's sympathizing eyes. He wasn't intentionally trying to upset her. He was just sick of the heart ache. Hadn't all that they had gone through during the last tournament and the people they had lost enough? Now there was no way he could lose Rain and Kohana.
Standing up herself, Rain moved just behind Domon and gently put her hand on his shoulder while saying, "We'll get through this too, Domon."
"I swear, Rain," he said, his anger obvious even though his eyes were focused on the front door as if he was about to storm through it to attack the officials. "If they would have hurt you…"
"Shhh," Rain let out as she quickly moved her arms around his waist from behind and hugged him tightly. "No one is going to hurt me."
Domon awakened from the anger that had been about to take him over because of how tightly his gutsy wife was holding him from behind. His body began to relax and he let out a deep breath as he let her hold him.
She repeated softly, "No one is going to hurt me." She had no idea that someone besides the officials; that an old man indeed wanted to more than just hurt her.
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"You don't have to worry, Rain. We promise to take good care of Kohana," Shirley said as they sat in Rain's kitchen having some coffee.
"I know," Rain said softly. "Domon and I wanted to bring Kohana to you in Neo-America ourselves, but…"
Cutting her off, Shirley put her hand over Rain's, which was on the table and said, "No, Rain. Chibodee might not be the brightest person in the world, but I think he was right about coming here to get her. You and Domon disappearing from Neo-Japan together for any amount of time might make those two…stupid officials think and do only God knows what next. Besides, since we took our own personal jet, we were able to do it very late at night and sneak away."
Grateful for her friends and not wanting to cause them problems, Rain said, "Yes. I would have hated the press questioning where you were going since we're trying to keep it quiet for now that we know that Kano and Zed are… horrible people."
Meanwhile, the two fathers in the Shuffle Alliance were standing in Domon's den in front of the fireplace. "Domon," Chibodee said, "I almost feel like I should stay here for you as back up."
Shaking his head no, Domon said, "No. I want you to protect Kohana far away from here."
Looking Domon dead straight in the eyes to assure the King of Hearts that he didn't have to worry about his little girl, Chibodee said, "I will protect her, Japan."
Slightly bowing his head as a thank you, Domon then said, "I wish Rain could go to Neo-America too, but I need her here. We're better at figuring things out together."
"I know, Domon." Then in a lower more serious voice, Chibodee added, "I've gotta say, I'm honored that you chose me to take care of your daughter, along with Shirley and the girls of course."
There was a silence, because at moments like this Domon found it hard to find the right words to say. "It's not just because you're a father too, Chibodee. It's because you're one who takes good care of his child. I've seen it."
A bit shocked at first, Chibodee then smiled and soon said, "Thanks, Domon."
"I know Kohana's in good hands with you."
Chibodee clamped his hand over Domon's shoulder and said, "I'll guard her with my life, Domon."
Domon then clamped a gloved hand over Chibodee's shoulder. He was grateful to have a friend that he knew he could count on.
"I'm sure when Chaz and Kohana are older, he'll protect her too and probably throw in a few kisses."
"Shut-up, Chibodee."
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The King of Hearts and his wife missed a day of training and working on Burning Gundam, which Kano and Zed hoped was because they were having marital problems. They had no idea that Domon and Rain's Neo-American friends had been in town for a little while to collect Kohana.
The old man who wanted to hurt Domon by killing Rain, was even more upset about the Kasshus not being in the Neo-Japan building for a day, because he had lost another chance to shoot the love of Domon's life. He could only wonder why the young couple hadn't shown up, but knew there was always tomorrow.
The next day, Kano and Zed were not happy when Domon and Rain walked into the Neo-Japan building together. But as the officials began to analyze the couple, they thought that the current Neo-Japan team didn't look content with each other like they normally did. Something seemed to be very wrong. There appeared to be hurt between the married couple while happiness over hopefully being rid of Rain filled the clueless officials.
"Look at them," Zed said to Kano with hope in his voice. "Our plan seems to be working. Rain doesn't look like herself." Her hair was a mess and there was a look of sadness in her eyes even from a distance.
"She's resigning," Kano whispered back cheerfully to Zed.
"No," Zed countered, "Domon's forcing her off the team."
"Be quiet," Kano demanded. "They're coming this way."
Now in front of the two officials, Domon acted as if he was trying to keep his cool as he said, "There's something we need to tell you."
"Please. Let's speak in my office," Kano said just before turning to head there.
In the temporary commissioner's office, Domon and Rain sat in the two chairs in front of the desk. Behind the desk sat Kano as Zed stood behind him.
"We're not going to hide this," Domon said putting on his best acting face. "Rain's not the same. She's been drinking."
"No I haven't!" she yelled at Domon then put her face in her hands, leading the officials to believe she was crying. Rain kept her hands over her face for a few seconds. She and Domon had practiced their little act over and over and didn't need to crack up now like they had the first few times practicing. They decided if they didn't look at each other, they could hold their acting together.
"She's been drinking and I can't have a partner who does that," Domon said very seriously.
Taking her hands off of her face, she shot back, "I can't have a partner who doesn't trust me."
"Then stop drinking!" Domon demanded still not looking at her.
"I told you that I don't have a drinking problem!" Rain shouted still not looking at him.
Outside the office in the hall, Kin heard the yelling and thought, Is that Rain? He then moved to the door that it was coming through and began to listen in.
Keeping his eyes on the officials, Domon said, "Now you see why I have to…do what I have to do?"
After clearing his throat, Kano said, "Yes, Domon. We understand why you feel that Rain can no longer be your partner."
Agreeing, Zed said, "And we'll get Rain the help she needs, while our Neo-Japan fighter fights his best for us."
"Yes," Domon said. "I'm sure Kin will do fine."
Three hearts practically stopped at the same time. Behind the door, Kin's was absolutely thrilled to think that Domon was giving him his position. Kano hoped he heard wrong, while Zed hoped Kano wouldn't explode with anger.
"K…K…Kin?" Kano finally asked, clearly shocked and obviously not liking the idea.
"Yes. Kin," Domon answered smoothly as if he didn't have a problem with that at all.
Looking very confused, Zed said, "But why?"
"Because," Domon said giving them a cold look. "Now that I know my wife has a drinking problem, I cannot fight."
"Yes you can," Kano said calmly while forcing himself not to stand up and give away that he was about to lose his mind. "You can remain our fighter while Rain is getting help."
Looking at them as if they were crazy, Domon said, "I can't fight my best without Rain."
Still not understanding, Zed said, "Yes you can."
Standing up, Domon said calmly, "I won't do it. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but we're a package deal. For me to fight, she has to be right there."
Zed could only stare in shock. Did Domon Kasshu just say a package deal? Zed thought finding it hard to believe. In truth Rain had been the one to come up with that line.
Wanting to prove Domon wrong, Kano said, "But we've watched you training Kin when Rain's not even around and you have been fighting better than ever."
"That was before I knew my wife has a major problem," Domon said trying to look upset. Pleased with their acting, Domon thought, Yeah. Rain and I have you two idiots fooled.
Looking down, and as if she really did have a drinking problem, Rain said, "I'm sorry, Domon."
"For what?" Zed accidentally let slip out since they were the ones who had caused Rain to appear to have a drinking problem. Suddenly Zed had to catch himself from being almost knocked over by Kano's chair being backed very hard into him.
"What Zed meant to say is…" Kano said hoping the Kasshus didn't pay too much attention to what Zed almost gave away, "Rain just needs help. She never meant for anything like this to happen."
"It could take months for her to get better," Domon said, wishing the two officials would just confess to the wrong they had done. What they really needed to worry about was who actually sabotaged Burning Gundam, instead of believing Rain was behind it.
Standing up, Kano said extremely upset, "It might take her months to get better? The next tournament isn't that far away!"
"You know," Domon said enjoying torturing them. "It's not mandatory that I fight in the tournament."
That really shut the two officials up and they soon found themselves speechless as they watched Rain stand up next to Domon. Domon, the King of Hearts, was only her husband now and not Neo-Japan's fighter.
Staring at the two foolish officials, Domon said, "Let's go, Rain." And just before Domon and Rain disappeared through the door, he looked back and said, "I thought you knew that I fight with Rain on the team, or not at all."
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In Rain's office, Domon and she couldn't even sit down since their adrenaline had them each very pumped up because of there very well performed acting job.
"That was easy," Rain said with a smile. "Who knew we could act so well?"
"Yeah," Domon agreed with a smirk. "But I had more fun watching Kano practically back Zed over with his desk chair when Zed said it wasn't your fault."
After a small laugh, Rain then said, "Yes. I could have fallen out of my chair myself when he said it wasn't my fault."
Becoming a little more serious, Domon said, "I was hoping he'd be stupid enough to add that they drugged you."
Nodding her head in agreement, Rain said, "I really think our plan is going to work. They want you as Neo-Japan's fighter so badly, that I think that they might actually confess."
"When that happens, Karato's got to hear about it because they need to be punished. There's no way that they're getting away with it."
"Yes. But we need a confession."
"Yeah, yeah. I know," Domon complained since they didn't know for sure if it would happen.
"Oh, Domon," Rain said upon suddenly remembering something important. "We have to tell Kin what's going on before he speaks to them and begins to believe that he really is Neo-Japan's fighter."
"He may be if Kano and Zed don't confess."
"No. We'd go to Karato first. I hear he's doing better and better everyday," Rain said glad for that.
"I know," Domon said. "That heart attack couldn't stop him."
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Down the hall from Kano's office, Kin backed Taya into a corner by a closed door as he told her with excitement that he was Neo-Japan's fighter. Taya silenced him by rewarding him with a wet, sloppy kiss.
Behind that closed door, was the old soul after Rain. He had gotten enough nerve to go into the building that day rather than to keep waiting outside. He knew the Kasshu couple was there and wanted to finally take care of Rain. But hearing Kin through the door say Domon wasn't Neo-Japan's fighter any longer made the old man wonder if Domon was finally listening to letter. Yes, it must have been my letter that made him quit, the old man thought feeling quite pleased. However, the thought of hurting someone Domon loves as he hurt someone I love still sounds very appealing to me. Is his quitting alone enough for me anymore?
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Domon had left Rain in her office a few minutes earlier so that he could snoop around the building in hopes of hearing Kano and Zed ready to confess. They had to be going out of their minds trying to figure out a way for Domon to remain Neo-Japan's fighter.
Rain stayed put in her office, convinced that things were going to work out fine. To pass time, she decided to go over some paperwork on her desk. Unfortunately she moved a little too fast and accidentally banged her knee hard into the side of the desk. She cried out and pain and grabbed on to the side of the desk as if to hold herself up. Though she knew she didn't do any serious damage, it hurt enough to cause tears to flow from her eyes.
Arriving just outside her office, Kin thought, I must thank Domon for naming me Neo-Japan's new Gundam fighter. As usual for Kin, he opened Rain's office door without knocking and found that she was alone while looking very upset. It was all the proof he needed to know that Domon and she were not doing well at all, especially since Rain was crying.
Slowly, Kin stepped into the office and walked over to Rain who didn't hear him since she was so focused on the pain her knee was in. Feeling braver than ever, Kin stepped just behind her and put his hands on her waist. He let his fingers begin to caress her.
"Domon," she began; about to tell him she was alright.
"No, Rain. It's Kin.," he said very softly.
She roughly flung herself around to tell him not to ever touch her like that again, but instead cried out in pain over hurting her knee more.
"What's wrong, Rain?" Kin asked with concern. "I can help you through…everything that's going wrong."
"I don't want your help. Back away." Rain demanded as she unconsciously leaned over some so that her fingers could massage her knee.
Truly believing that she was upset over her marriage, Kin said, "Why don't we go somewhere else so we can talk?"
"No, Kin," Rain said with aggravation as she stood fully back up.
"Look, Rain. Domon is not worth crying over," Kin said, his old hatred for the King of Hearts coming to the surface.
"What are you talking about?" Rain said backing away from Kin. "I hurt my…"
"Shh," Kin said walking closer to her. "Don't make excuses for him."
"You are way off, Kin," Rain said like he was crazy.
Feeling on top of the world because he thought he was Neo-Japan's next gundam fighter, Kin grabbed Rain by her shoulders and said, "You don't have to be sad any longer. I will take care of you."
Rain was just about to pull herself away from him, but suddenly Kin was pulled very roughly away from her.
"What the hell are you doing!" Domon yelled as he held Kin up against the wall.
"I didn't do anything," Kin said as he struggled to free himself out of Domon's grasp, but to no success.
"You lying son-of-a-bitch!" Domon roared about to hit him.
"Domon!" Rain cried out as she stood by afraid that Domon would seriously hurt Commissioner Karato's nephew. "I'm fine."
"Then why are you crying!" Domon yelled just before pulling Kin to him and them slamming him back hard up against the wall.
"Before Kin came in my office, I hit my knee very hard, but I'm okay," she said, her eyes wide.
Though he believed his wife, Domon still looked down to see the red mark on her knee. "I saw him and it didn't look like he was helping you with your knee, Rain." Because Rain didn't deny it, Domon knew as Chibodee would say, that Kin was trying to put the moves on Rain. Just after that thought, Domon threw a hard punch into Kin's abdomen making the younger man bend over in pain, and then Domon grabbed him and threw him hard onto the floor. He was about to let him have some more, till Rain stopped him.
"Domon, he's not worth it," Rain said pleading with him to bring this to an end now. When Rain saw that Domon had stopped for at least a few seconds, she moved over to him. "I'm okay, Domon."
To Domon's surprise, from the floor, Kin began to speak slowly. "I'm…sorry, Domon." Afraid his chances were blown on becoming Neo-Japan's next fighter, Kin said, "I handled…things…the wrong way. I only meant to…help your wife…because I thought that you and she were having problems."
Pointing to Rain, Domon said, "You see that woman?" Not really wanting an answer, Domon went on. "I want her, and she wants me."
Not wanting Domon to lose it more, Rain said in a much calmer voice, "He knows, Domon."
"Rain. You and I both know he was trying to pick up on you even when he knew nothing was wrong with our marriage."
Lying, Kin said, "It's not what you think."
"Why don't you go after Taya?" questioned Domon. "Apparently you both don't know how to take no for an answer."
Staying on the floor because he was afraid Domon would put him right back down there if he stood up, Kin remembered he didn't want the Kasshu couple to know that he was the one who brought Taya around. Changing the subject, he said, "When I found out that I was Neo-Japan's fighter, and then saw Rain crying, I just assumed…"
"You're not Neo-Japan's fighter," Domon said coldly.
"Because of this?" Kin screeched out as he felt his heart drop.
"Who said you were Neo-Japan's fighter?" Rain asked with pain in her voice.
Domon knew her knee was really hurting her. "Rain," he said focusing on her. "You need to sit down."
"I'm alright, Domon," she said, but he soon began leading her to the sofa.
By this time, Kin was furious as he stood up. "What do you mean I'm not Neo-Japan's fighter?! I heard you telling both Kano and Zed that I am!"
"Too bad that I have to inform you that you're wrong. I am Neo-Japan's fighter for the next tournament."
Outside listening by the door, the old soul was furious to hear that Domon wasn't listening to his letter after all. He was almost to the point that he didn't care who saw him as he peeked through the door and saw Rain sitting on the sofa holding her knee. Like a robot, the old soul pulled out his gun, put it in the crack of the door and fired.
The only sound came from Domon. "Rain!"
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Author's note: Thanks for putting up with my horrible speed at updating. I never knew I could be as busy as I am now. Well…thanks for reading. I'd love to know what you think.
Merry Christmas!
Jen
12/16/07
