NOTE: Wow, two chapters in one day. That's a first. Well it is a Saturday. I finally got to see The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor today. Every other time I went to go see it, something happened that caused me not to be able to see it. I loved it! My favorite part is at the end where Jonathon decides to move from China and says, "I hate mummies! I'm moving to Peru!" And then a sign flashes by and says, "Shortly after, mummies were discovered in Peru." It was hilarious! :P
Hiyono almost passed out from shock and terror. Kiyotaka's sightless eyes stared back at her. He couldn't see her, but those eyes looking back at her reminded her of that terrible night so long ago. And now she had killed him. Hiyono Yuizaki was a murderer.
She knew what would happen. Everyone would sympathize with her, and tell her she did it in self-defense. No legal action would be taken. But how would Hiyono ever be able to face Ayumu again? She had killed his only brother. Not that he would care. Heck, he'd probably even thank her for it. But Hiyono had blood on her hands. She was still a murderer.
"Oh geez, Hiyono!" said a voice. Hiyono recognized it as Rio's. That was one Blade Child who survived the battle.
"I'll call an ambulance," said Kousuke. Make that two. Rio struggled to lift Kiyotaka's lifeless corpse off of poor Hiyono, who still had the murder weapon enclosed in her cold, shaking, numb, hands.
"You killed Kiyotaka?" Rio whispered. Hiyono squeezed her eyes shut as she felt the tears begin to flow down her dirt and blood stained face. Rio rolled Kiyotaka's body so it was face down and then helped Hiyono to sit up. "It's OK… It's all over now." Kousuke snapped his cell phone shut.
"They'll be here as fast as they can." Hiyono noticed there was something different about him. Something missing.
"The others…" Hiyono remembered. Rio shook her head.
"We're the only ones left," she said quietly. So that was it then. Eyes and Ryoko were dead. The world was short one celebrity and one athlete.
"They were hiding in a tree when some Hunter spotted them and decided that he should explode it. Apparently, they had a few bombs we weren't aware of," Kousuke said solemnly. Then he shrugged. "But fortunately, he had the honor of meeting old faithful." He drew his bloody knife and tossed it across the gym floor. Maybe it was her imagination, but Hiyono thought she saw a tear role down the redhead's cheek.
The ambulance arrived shortly after Kousuke's call. Kiyotaka was placed in a body bag, and Ayumu, who was still unconscious was rushed to the hospital. Hiyono, Rio, and Kousuke went with them, though their injuries were a lot less serious. As soon as she was able, Hiyono went into Ayumu's room. Kousuke and Rio had left soon after they were treated. They weren't the type to hang around one place for too long. Especially now. They had some grieving of their own to do. Hiyono stepped inside the room.
Ayumu was lying in the bed with an IV attached to the arm where Kiyotaka had shot him. He still hadn't woken up. Hiyono sat down in the chair across from the bed and gazed upon him. He looked so peaceful. Madoka walked into the room. Hiyono stood up when she saw her. Neither woman knew what to say. They just stared at each other. But the silence was not awkward. It was just too hard to say anything right then.
"She must hate me…" Hiyono thought. "She has too. I even hate me right now…" Madoka took a few slow steps towards Hiyono. "Here it comes… She's going to kill me…" Hiyono closed her eyes and waited for the final blow that would finish her off. But it never came. Instead, Madoka wrapped her arms around the girl, and held her close. Hiyono's eyes flung open in shock. She said nothing. Slowly raising her arms, Hiyono hugged Madoka bag. The two women stood there in silence, in a quite embrace.
Ayumu had to spend the night in the hospital, but he woke up the very next day. The doctors insisted that he stay one more night, to which he reluctantly agreed with some lecturing from Madoka, of course. But the day after that, he practically pushed the nurses and doctors down trying to get released from that awful place. Then the three of them went home, and they were a family once again.
The day after Ayumu was released, Madoka went out and bought a pregnancy test for Hiyono. They had to get this matter solved once and for all. Madoka was in the bathroom showing Hiyono how to use it, while Ayumu was lounging on the couch, waiting impatiently. After a few minutes, but seemed like an hour, Madoka came out and joined him on the couch.
"How long will this take?" Ayumu asked her. She glanced up and the clock on the wall. "Well, first she's got to go to the bathroom, and after that we've go about thirty seconds or so. Give or take." He sighed and slammed his head on the back of the couch.
"Ayumu," Madoka said, looking at him. "What are you going to do if the test if positive?" He looked at her out of the corner of his eye.
"First I'm going to take her to the doctor, and if she confirms it, then I'm going to tell everyone the baby's mine." Madoka gave Ayumu a concerned look.
"Are you sure that's the best idea? Everyone's going to look at you differently from now on." Ayumu scoffed.
"And since when do I give a damn about everybody else?" He had her there.
"But it's not your baby. It will never be your baby. Kiyotaka is the father. I know how hard it is to admit that. But Hiyono's baby was not conceived out of love. What happened to Hiyono was cruel and sick, and it couldn't have happened to a nicer girl, but whatever she decides to do with the child is her decision. You have no right to tell her what to do." Ayumu opened his mouth to say something when the bathroom door flung open. The two heads on the couch turned and looked at her. She stared back.
"Well?" Ayumu asked. Everyone's heart was pounding. This was the moment of truth. A smile broke out on Hiyono's face. It was the first one Ayumu had seen in a long while. She leaped over the couch, sandwiching herself between Ayumu and Madoka. She kissed him full on the mouth and shouted,
"It's a negative!"