Hello everyone :) so since I took a lot of time updating here is a new chapter for you guys and I really hope you will not just kill me :P so the agony begins from this chapter and I would be expecting a lot of reviews so support me :D
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BB71: whatever Ruka and Kyoko had planned will be later revealed in the next chapter and Mimori is my Joker she will show up soon as well and I didn't like how that scene turned out when she saw them together so left it undone.
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"Anytime women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether is sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when woman come together with a collective intention, magic happens."
Chapter 25:- Danger.
Kyoko groaned and woke up felling very uncomfortable. "Arrrgh! My head hurts." She said holding her head in one hand. She felt painful all over her body and was unable to move for even a second.
My children? This was the first thought that crossed her mind as she tried to wake up and move. After a lot of effort she sat up and tried to open her eyes, her eyes were met with bright light making it even more uncomfortable for her. Slowly Kyoko opened her eyes and her hands moved down to check if anything was wrong with her children
She sighed in relief when she felt nothing wrong and smiled when she felt one of her children move inside of her but this felling did not last for long as she suddenly saw where she was, it was the same room she had been seeing in her dreams for months.
"Where am I?" she softly said under her breath to no one specific.
Kyoko got off the bed after a lot of effort and started looking around. It was the same windowless room with dim colors and two doors. Somewhere in the back of her mind she was sure where these doors would lead and that only one of them was open.
Curiosity getting the better of her she started moving towards the first door which she somehow knew would be locked. Quietly approaching it she turned the knob and found that her fears were proven correct, the door really was locked.
Her heart started beating furiously, and the air around her was getting heavier. She wanted to leave this place as soon as she could, she had this ominous feeling wrapping itself around her and it was not good for her children.
She leaned on the door for a moment and took in deep breaths. a little while ago she was with Kuon, having a fight and the next thing she remembers she was met with a dark shadow as she strayed far away from Kuon and the safety of his arms.
Trying to keep herself calm and not thinking about her fight with her husband she turned towards the next door and eyed it for a while, wishing that she would be proved wrong. Closing her eyes she walked forward, her legs wobbly while a single thought on her mind, 'No this cannot be happening… this is just another dream.'
She turned the door knob of that other door and was horrified to find that it was the bathroom as she had seen in her dreams again and again, but this was not what scared her it was what happened next in her dreams that had her blood running cold.
Sitting back on the bed she wrapped her arms around herself, as if trying to protect herself and her children from something evil and dangerous. "No this can't be possible…" and suddenly the words of that fortune teller rang in her mind like an impending threat.
"You young men protect your wife and unborn children, I can see a great threat looming above them and if not taken care of soon it threatens their life."
"Kyoko hurry and just wake up before any of this continuous." She kept repeating to herself but was completely aware of the tears that escaped her eyes.
Wiping away a tear she got up and started pacing around the room, thinking. "I need to find a way to get out of here without harming my children." She said to herself. "I have to get out of here safely."
She was already entering her final trimester and this was the period where she was most vulnerable. "Why did all of this happen now? Where are you Kuon?" Kyoko murmured thinking of an escape plan. She felt a slight pain in her abdomen and pressed her hand on her stomach to see if it would stop and that was when she felt her child kick for the second time.
Kyoko started sobbing uncontrollably, how she had wanted to experience such moments with her husband, how happy he was to feel his children growing but here she was locked up in some stranger's room, where her and their children's life was in unidentified danger.
"I need to get out of here." She said with determination shinning in her eyes.
"You are not going anywhere." Kyoko quickly snapped back her attention on the new voice and turned around to confront someone else's presence in the room and to her fear it was no other than her childhood friend turned arch enemy.
"Shotaro! Where am I and how did you get me here?" she asked wasting no time for formalities or respect since he deserved none.
"You have gotten quite feisty." He said eyeing her from head to toe "Is it because of that cursed man or his pups?"
Kyoko slapped him across the face as hard as she could and this was the first time she had actually meant to hurt him. "Don't you even dare talk badly about my husband or children or else you will pay." She seethed coldly, her words dripping with venom.
He fears momentarily forgotten as she stood in front of him, her head held high and one hand wrapped protectively around her children.
Sho glared at her, his hand on his cheek which was starting to turn red; proving how foolish he can be sometimes. All of a sudden he started laughing which only made Kyoko glare at him with a more murderous intent. "You are trying to protect that husband of yours who might be sleeping with another woman right now and those children who may never come into this world?"
"Shut up!" Kyoko said weakly, her breathing harsh.
"How foolish can you woman get to think that a man is satisfied by only one woman, we only think of you as something we can own and nothing else. Once you disobey us it's all over." Sho said with a proud smirk knowing how much of an impact his words were having on Kyoko.
"Stop it…" she tried again, but this time with a lot more forc3e behind her words.
Forcefully he grabbed her elbow and pulled her towards him, her protests falling on deaf ears. "I told you that you're mine and what's mine stays mine." He said yanking her head.
Kyoko pushed him back and slapped him once again, not believing his lies and wanting to give in to his insanity. "I trust Kuon and he will save me… you just wait Shotaro." Before she could say another word everything turned dark and she fell unconscious.
FLASHBACK…
It was late in the afternoon when Kyoko was out looking for Kuon….
She was happily humming and strolling through the gardens when she came across Kuon. Her smile instantly brightened upon seeing him and she was about to call for him when she saw princess Haruhi along him.
Kyoko frowned upon the sight of them together and without any single thought she made her way towards them.
"Good evening Kuon." Kyoko greeted standing beside Kuon, smiling at him whom he returned with a bright smile of his own. "How are you felling Kyoko?" he asked a little concerned to see her face a little pale.
She smiled and replied, "A little tired and weak, your children are really making it hard for me." She pouted making him laugh.
He bended down to her level and softly caressed her stomach, not caring about all the eyes looking at him in fascination. "Hey there sweethearts… take it easy on mommy or else daddy will get really worried." {Kyaaaaa loved this moment.}
Kyoko laughed at his weird antics and suddenly jumped when she felt her baby move. Kuon looked at her with a confused expression and after a moment she smiled with tears in her eyes.
Cradling one of his hand in her she placed them on her stomach, looking straight into his eyes. Kuon was still confused and worried but his world stopped the moment he registered his children's movements. Both of them beamed with happiness not aware that the next moments will be so cruel.
Kuon turned around when he felt Haruhi cough behind him which made Kyoko frown once again. "Once again here she goes ruining such a great moment." One of the guards said in a small whisper but Kyoko heard him and couldn't help but agree.
"We are getting late Kuon…" she said in a sugary sweet voice making Kyoko feel like throwing up.
Not wanting to lose to her Kyoko pulled his arm and hugging it closely asked, "Where are you going Kuon?"
Kuon looked down at her with a smile only meant for her and answered, "Hunting my love and no you are not coming." He told her studying her expression.
This made Haruhi snort, "yes Kyoko it can prove harmful for your children."
"Our children, princess Haruhi." Kyoko corrected glaring at her while hugging Kuon with more force and once again turning her attention towards him she said, "But I want to…"
Come along and everything will go according to our plan… Haruhi thought with a smug expression not really affected by her glare. Kuon didn't answer and started preparing for their departure but she was not going to give up so easily.
"But Kuon I want to come along, promise I will not do anything dangerous and just tag along." She tried to persuade him. Kyoko did not want to leave Kuon alone with Haruhi even for a moment.
"But Kyoko…" Kuon tried but knew better not to mess with Kyoko in such a sensitive condition.
"Pleaseeeeee!"
Kuon looked at her intently trying to make her give up but she was determined not to lose and he finally gave in to her wishes. "Fine you can come along but be very careful."
Kyoko smirked looking at Haruhi but was a little confused as to why she was smiling at her. It had been a month or more since Ruka left to seek out the truth and by now Kyoko was sure that Haruhi wanted something from Kuon… but what?
"Just what I wanted you to do Kyoko… Soon King Kuon will be all mine when you are out of his sight." She thought with a cold smirk gracing her features.
Soon they departed for hunting with a horse. Kyoko regretted her decision when she found out that Haruhi did not know how to ride a horse and was going to sit along Kuon while she travelled in a carriage due to her pregnancy.
She was seething with anger and jealousy, the air around her stiff and dark. Telling anyone who approached her to back off and the smile on Haruhi's lips was only helping make matters worse, the way she clings to Kuon drove Kyoko insane.
They travelled along for a long time, until it was dark and with every passing moment her jealousy was getting more and more intense. Finally came the time when Kyoko snapped at Haruhi just like she wanted her too.
"You should have never come along my queen; you are just proving to be a burden on Kuon." Haruhi said as a matter of fact.
"And who are you to decide that." Kyoko snapped.
"Well you are slowing down the prince since he cares for you he is taking things slow and easy or else by now we would have returned back to the castle." She said with a wicked smile.
"Just one more push in the right direction…" Haruhi thought.
Kyoko could no longer contain her anger and she yelled, "Would you just shut up and mind your own business. What my husband does for me has nothing to do with you."
"Kyoko…!" Kuon said in a sharp tone. "That is no way to talk to our guests."
Kyoko smiled a cold smile looking at Kuon and said in an almost empty voice, "Why do you defend her Kuon? She was the one who had been crossing her limits since the day she steeped in our castle but you would only tell me the difference between right and wrong."
They had set camp for a while and the fire used to cook was nothing compared to the fire burning in Kyoko's eyes. "Why is that she can do whatever she wants and I have to oblige, because of her I had toilet go of Ruka as well even when she did nothing wrong."
Kyoko could not stop the words from coming out, it was like as she kept talking a heavy burdened lifted but the way Kuon looked at her made her heart clench.
"Enough Kyoko… You are not aware of the words you speak." He said in a hard voice trying to stop Haruhi from crying but Kyoko knew how much of an bitch she was and how fake her tears were so she was not affected in the least but the way Kuon behaved tore her apart.
"You trust her more than your own wife?" she questioned in a distant voice.
This alarmed Kuon and he quickly knew his fault but before he could answer she gave him a bitter sweet laugh, turned around and started walking out of sight.
Some guards started following her on Kuons's order as Haruhi would not let go of him but she threatened them and due to her skills which she had developed over time, easily lost them.
Now that she was alone in the woods with only darkness and silence surrounding her she contemplated her actions and thought that she acted a bit too harshly but that does not prove his actions right.
How can he just leave me alone like this… he knows I bear his children and still he stayed to comfort that damn woman? She chuckled darkly at the thought, shaking her head to clear her jealous thoughts she turned back but soon found a man standing behind her.
Fear kicked into her system and she was out cold before she could speak even a single word, a cold cloth covering her mouth. Kyoko could hear Kuon calling for her in the distant but she slowly lost all of her senses and fell asleep surrounded by darkness.
End of Flashback….
BAM…
Kuon slammed his fist on the table a little too forcefully, anger swirling around him. "What do you mean you lost her and cannot find her?" He asked the guards who were supposed to follow and protect Kyoko.
"Y-your highness, we are extremely sorry but we are trying our best to find my lady." One of the guards said in a shaky voice.
Kuon was about to show his rage when the general spoke up, "but don't you think it's a little weird?"
Kuon narrowed his eyes and crossing her arms asked, "What do you mean Eric?"
Eric gracefully walked forward and continued, "Your highness I find it a little weird for it to be a coincidence that Queen Kyoko disappeared like this." He looked directly at Haruhi standing beside Kuon and saw how she flinched. "I think this is all planned and someone kidnapped our Queen."
At this moment Haruhi started sweating ad avoided eye contact with anyone. She was fully aware of the Generals eyes studying her so she tried her best to keep her face impassive but it was not working.
Kuon looked over at Eric his eyes narrowed, lips formed into a thin line and body tense with only one thought going around in his mind, "NO this is not possible, he didn't know she was here unless…" his thoughts drifted off.
"I don't think anyone who did this could have done it alone, they were getting help from someone inside the castle or how did they know that the queen will be her today." Eric continued while everyone listened to him in silence, his words like an edgy sword hanging just above them.
"I completely agree with you Eric, though I have an idea who might be behind all of this but we need to find the traitor who helped him." His voice calm and authoritive unlike the hurricane of emotions inside of him. "We need to get back to the castle as soon as possible and get to the bottom of everything."
Everyone started moving at the speed of lightning since everyone in the castle deeply cared for the queen and would not waste even a second when they knew that she was in danger.
Eric came to stand beside Haruhi and in a small voice murmured, "If I found a single clue that you were involved in any of this I will personally see to it that you are punished, severely."
She audibly gulped at the threat but not wanting to let go of her dignity retorted back, "I have no idea what you are talking about General Eric." She said her head held high but the slight shaking of her voice was not left unnoticed.
She felt his brown eyes piercing her as he answered, "Good for you if that's true."
Eric was one of the people who genuinely loved Kyoko and cared about her. She had always treated everyone as family and thus earned their loyalty; Eric deeply cared for her like his own sister and understood her. The way she had behaved today and how she snapped made him suspicious that something was going on.
His was sure after what he saw today that princess Haruhi had something to do with all of this, he just needed a clue. Even that damned bastard would be killed by his hands, if King Kuon didn't do it after the stunts he had pulled but before that he had to know who was helping her.
"I hope you are fine Queen Kyoko. Just hang on for a while we will save you." He thought with determination.
The news of the Queen's kidnapping spread like wild fire around the Kingdom which was making everyone edgy and restless. Queen Julie broke into a fit of tears as she heard that her daughter had been put into danger and they could not do anything at the moment.
"You need to get her back Kuon, she is not in a stable condition… we need to find her Kuu." Julie sobbed in his husbands arms. They had just returned from their long tour around the world and now this happened.
"Ssshh! Dear you need to calm down, everything will turn out fine." He tried to soothe her but she just shook her head crying even more. "It's our entire fault Kuu; we never should have left her alone."
"It's my fault for not killing that bastard when I had the chance." Kuon murmured walking inside the main hall, along with Eric and Haruhi by his side.
"Yes it is your entire fault King Kuon…"
Kuon turned around to see the person whom this voice belonged to and was unable to stand still as she slapped him hard. Few moments passed in silence and then Kuon finally looked up at Kanae's form ready to kill.
He was about to say something when she halted him, "don't you dare say a single word. If only you had taken action sooner."
He could only hang his head in shame as her every word went through his heart, tearing it apart. He was bleeding from inside at his mistake and was ferocious to kill the one who took his wife.
"How dare you slap the King and talk to him so disrespectfully, who the hell do you think you are huh." Haruhi spat out, coming forward and standing between the two of them.
Kanae looked down at the women in front of her, her eyes turning even more cold and venom coated in every single word she spoke, "is she the reason you could not pay attention to my sister? You're pathetic."
Haruhi was about to snap back but what Kuon said next had her bone chilling, "I am only in love with my wife and care deeply for her, yes it was my mistake but you have no right to insult my feelings for Kyoko." He said looking into her eyes with the same rage she possessed.
"Would the two of you stop it? We need to find where Kyoko-Chan is." Yukihito said coming to stand beside Kanae, he looked at Haruhi and told her, "Well I have heard something interesting about you so it would be better if you stayed quite princess."
Takarada Lory also entered the castle and soon all of them along with Eric started the meeting. Everyone was hurt and afraid of what might that Sho do to Kyoko while they are her trying to guess where she might be. Suddenly the door to the meeting room burst open and everyone's attention turned to the new intruder.
Before anyone else could respond Haruhi jolted from her speed and in a shaky breath whispered, "What the hell are you doing here?"
A cold smile made its way on her lips as she walked inside the room, right in her direction. "Surprised?" Haruhi's mouth was open in disbelief and the envelope in Ruka's hand was making her breath hitch.
"I don't feel too well, I will depart for now." She tried to hurry out of the door but a brisk nod from Ruka towards Eric and she was stopped in front of the door.
"Why not wait until this meeting ends princess, I'm sure you are worried for our Queen as well." He said making her take a seat and standing right behind her so she wouldn't try anything.
She turned towards everyone else and bowed her head in respect, "Your highnesses!"
"What is the meaning of all of this?" Kanae spoke before everyone else and she saw Ruka smile as if she was aware of the whole situation.
"I am aware of everything that is happening and because of whom, also the place where Kyoko-sama is." She said without wasting even a single moment and this took everyone by surprise, even Eric while Haruhi silently cursed.
"Where is she and how do you know about all of this?" Lory asked walking over to her, as everyone else just sat in complete silence trying to wrap what she just said.
"King Yukihito I'm sure you are aware that the Fuwa's are missing?" she asked her attention fixed on him and he nodded, his own eyes narrowed as he rested his elbows on the table and listened attentively.
"Then I'm sure you would want to hear this…." She said placing the envelope on the table in front of them with a smile.
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