HEY GUYS! AS USUAL, SUNDAY IS MY UPDATE DAY! USUALLY, THE CHAPTER AFTER IS MIYAKO AND HIKARU, BUT I'VE DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT, SINCE IT WAS GETTING RATHER DARK. THIS WENT THROUGH TWO REVISIONS, BUT I COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING BETTER AT THE CURRENT TIME. ANYWAYS, I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER!
Chapter 26: Umm, I Can't think of a Chapter Title for this
"Five more minutes," Hikaru groaned, slurring his words, more than half asleep.
"Is he always like this?" Sari asked Chrissy who smiled.
"Only when he hasn't slept much that night. And there's one way to figure out to see if he hadn't slept," Chrissy answered, moving his mouse, seeing a Warframe window open. "He didn't sleep that much. Must've played it all night. I mean, what's so addictive about this game?" Chrissy asked. She looked at the keyboard and mouse, along with his gaming headset.
"Chrissy, as a friend, don't do what I think you're going to do," Sari requested, seeing the wheels in Chrissy's head turning.
"A quick game wouldn't hurt," Chrissy answered, putting the gaming headset on, adjusting it so it wouldn't fall, along with the mic. She found another chair amazingly, and sat down in front of the computer. She's played some Indie and RPG games, but not an MMOTPS (Third Person Shooter).
"Why is everyone in my brother's room?" Sayuri asked, rubbing her eyes, still tired. She only awoke since there was a huge source curiosity that made it hard for her to sleep.
"Chrissy is about to see why Hikaru plays Warframe so much," Sari answered.
Sayuri walked next to Chrissy, and looked at the keyboard and gaming mouse and somewhat knew what Hikaru's controls were. "The movement keys are the typical WASD keys. Reload is R, switching between primary and secondary is tapping F, and to switch to and from melee weapon is holding the F key. Energy abilities are the one through four keys, but the number pad won't work for it. His energy abilities can also be activated from some of the buttons on the mouse, but I can't see which ones. Y is the key for auto-hacking a terminal, which can be accessed by hitting X at a terminal. E is used for melee attacks. Left click is to shot, and right mouse is to aim. Space is to jump."
The two looked at Sayuri, like she was speaking a different language. "I play Warframe too. It's kind of fun. We actually farm often for parts, resources, and sometimes credits."
"That's a bit too many keys to remember if you ask me," Sari spoke.
"Eh. I don't mind. Mainly because this way Hikaru and I spend time together, even if only in-game," Sayuri answered.
"I've been meaning to ask this, but why does Hikaru not like you? Even in the slightest?" Chrissy asked, curious as to why Hikaru hated her and her parents.
"Well, remember how in September he lost his temper, which is rare for him? Well, that might have to do with my dad's brother. You see, unlike my father, who was striving for the top at whatever he did, my uncle was always committing crimes. After that, it was reported that my uncle was found dead, and had a blade nearby his body. Probably a victim of the same massacre. Hikaru might not have liked my uncle and might have gotten the idea that we were all assholes," Sayuri informed, Sari thinking for a second.
"By chance, was your uncle right handed?" Sari asked, hoping the answer was yes.
"No. He was left handed," Sayuri answered.
"That's why then," Sari vaguely spoke.
"Hikaru hated my uncle because he was left handed?" Sayuri asked.
"No and yes. No because he has nothing against different people. Yes, because he told me that he heard his last name and was attacked by a left-handed swordsman. Your uncle must have killed himself when he knew he couldn't escape, since a few people grabbed some hunting rifles and went to find him. All they had to do was follow the blood trail he left. No wonder he is like that then. You share the same name, so he must have thought that your father killed those people, not your uncle. It was never reported that he was found dead," Sari filled in the gaps.
"So my uncle killed those people? Then my father adopts him as a way to atone for his brother's crime?" Sayuri asked, Chrissy now having the answers she wanted.
"Most likely. Seeing as how he wasn't allowed to stay with my family, he was instantly taken in by yours," Sari guessed.
"So that's why. You might want to explain things to Hikaru when he wakes up," Chrissy spoke. "Now, how do you start a game?"
"Navigation console," Sayuri answered. "Front of the ship where you can see space."
"Got it," Chrissy answered.
/-Three Hours Later-/
"Damn! How good are you?" a gamer asked over the headset.
"This is my first time playing, though I am using my boyfriend's account," Chrissy answered.
"Chrissy, I know you like it, but you've been playing since I woke up an hour ago," Hikaru informed. He saw Chrissy shoot at a bot more than sixty meters from her with his shotgun. "And you're really good. Is this survival?"
"Who's that?" a different person asked.
"The real HKagome, or Viral King," Hikaru said into the mic, unplugging part of the headset (just the headphone part. Mic was left in).
"So that would make her the Viral Queen then," the second gamer rang in. "So, she going to be getting the game as well?"
"Maybe. I might want something else, since your frame is kinda both bulky and fragile," Chrissy informed.
"I'm testing different mods to see which works best. So of course it's fragile since this is the," Hikaru paused, looking for a notebook. He flipped through it, finding the mods he had last used. "Hundredth and twenty-second combination that you're using. It's rather power heavy."
"So it's a glass cannon almost?" Chrissy asked.
"Almost. Vitality, Redirection, and Vigor keep it from shit-like health and shields. Anyways, I'm hitting the shower. Flip through the notebook if you want to see which combination of mods works for you. Still have some coloring left in my hair," Hikaru commented.
"I'm sorry! When will you let that go?" Chrissy complained a bit.
"Once I get the coloring out. You might have used too much, since it is still noticeable. Next weekend, we will do something for sure," Hikaru smiled, heading to his bedroom, which is where Sari was staying. He opened the door, and saw Sari lying on the bed, wearing a shirt and panties, reading a book. Hikaru averted his eyes, and grabbed his towel, and then walked over to his dresser. He opened it, and found his boxers had been moved.
"Sari, where did you move my boxers to?" Hikaru asked.
"One drawer down," Sari started. "I think you might find this interesting."
Hikaru looked at the book Sari was reading, and sighed. "I don't think that Fifty Shades of Grey is interesting. Read one page, and never touched it again. And that was at the library," Hikaru replied.
"No. Sayuri's uncle is left handed," Sari corrected, Hikaru wondering why she would bring up something that was irrelevant.
"Okay? Why is that interesting?" Hikaru asked, questioning Sari's sanity levels right now.
"Her father is right handed. Think back," Sari added.
"I'd rather not. I still don't like any of them because of it," Hikaru commented, heading out.
"What about Sayuri?" Sari asked, Hikaru freezing at the door. "I see."
"It's not like that. She isn't like her father," Hikaru corrected, both of them on the same mental frequency.
"You mean uncle," Sari corrected.
"Wait, are you telling me what I think you are?" Hikaru asked.
"Depends. We thinking the same thing?" Sari asked, turning the page in her book.
"It wasn't her father, was it?" Hikaru confirmed.
"Her uncle," Sari answered.
"I see. How do you know this?" Hikaru questioned.
"Sayuri actually. She mentioned it while you were asleep. Well, she mentioned some information that made me put it together. Her uncle is left handed, which kind of set off a flag, and then when she mentioned that he was involved with crime, that made me put all the pieces together," Sari added.
"I'll talk with them when they are down next. Hopefully they'll understand. It will be hard for me to change after hearing this right now," Hikaru spoke.
"Change does take time. Anyways, go and shower. I'm getting to a good part," Sari smiled, Hikaru letting out a disappointed sigh before leaving to take his shower.
Hikaru quickly got to the bathroom, and opened the door, unaware that someone was I the shower already. He looked, and saw a familiar figure, and closed the bathroom door, and headed out of the room, slowly closing the door as too not alert the wet Zoroark.
'When did she get here?' Hikaru wondered, hearing what sounded like someone hitting a wall from inside the bathroom.
"I swear to god," Hikaru muttered under his breath, not daring to see if she got hurt or about to have shower sex with Sayuri.
It was about another thirty minutes before the shower stopped, and the bathroom door opened, Miyako and Sayuri walking out. They saw Hikaru, who looked both angry and impatient.
"The shower is for cleaning yourself here. Not sex," Hikaru strictly told the two. "Next time, good luck getting warm water, if any."
"You saw?" Sayuri asked.
"No, but I heard the sound of someone hitting a wall from out here," Hikaru answered, stepping inside the bathroom, closing the door and locking it. "Can't keep it in their pants."
He stepped in the shower, and started washing his hair. It took about five times to get a large portion out, and it didn't look like there was any left, unless you were looking for it. He washed his body, and rinsed off, turning the shower off, and stepping out. He grabbed his towel, and dried himself off, drying his hair last, patting it dry. He put on his boxers, and headed back to his room. He opened the door, and saw Sari with her right hand at her entrance, tree fingers hiding inside. It got even more awkward when eye contact was made. Sari stared at Hikaru, Hikaru staring right back at her. Hikaru walked over and grabbed a pair of pants, keeping eye contact with Sari. He put them on, and then grabbed a plain shirt, putting that on, all while keeping eye contact. Once he reached the door, he spoke.
"Good luck with your biological studies of your vaginal caverns," Hikaru spoke, closing the door after saying that. Hikaru had never felt more awkward in his life, and hoped that that would be the last time he ever saw something like that. He started to laugh a bit since he didn't know how else to react now. He stopped his laughing after a good minute, and decided to see what the sun looked like before he forgets. He knew Chrissy would be busy with Warframe or another game for a while, and decided not to use any more storage space in his non-gaming computer. He decided on a walk, grabbing his keys, phone, and wallet before heading out.
Once outside, he let the cool air fill his nostrils before exhaling. He didn't bother heating up his body temperature since he liked to feel the cold wind every now and again. He put his hands in his pockets, and started to walk aimlessly around the city.
"What should I do now?" Hikaru asked himself, wondering what he should do in this new situation of his.
AND ANOTHER CHAPTER DONE! FINALLY, SOME TRUTH ABOUT THE PAST FOR HIKARU! I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO INTRODUCE THIS INFORMATION LATER IN THE STORY, BUT I FIGURED THAT I SHOULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT, AND BECAUSE I COULDN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER IDEA FOR THE CHAPTER! BUT I ACTUALLY WROTE THE TRAGIC PAST AND HIS HATRED TOWARDS THEM SO IT WAS A MISTAKEN IDENTITY. ANYWAYS, UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY!