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Note: Sorry, should have told you guys I was on vacation. But I posted last Saturday. So, I'm sure you all knew. I might have to focus on two stories at a time for now on. So Ginga, and Suka's curse will be posted once in a while. That and I'm so close to getting Suka's curse finished. So, yeah enjoy.
Chapter 29: Tears of Blood
"So, where're you two off to if I may ask." Ram asked. Jerome sat up.
"We're going back to Hakuro to warn him about Victor." Jerome answered. "Perhaps you know him."
"Hakuro yes, Victor no clue. Hakuro was moving his men and family to the north of Hokkaido. He said it wasn't safe to be in one spot for long."
"Shit. We need to stop him." Jerome got up.
"What!" Jane said. "What about your injury?"
"I'll walk it off kid. Just stay with Ram and fix your leg up." Jerome walked out of the barn. "If I'm not back by the time it's morning. Then I'm not coming back at all."
"Jerome, come on! It's dangerous!" Jane yelled. Jerome stopped and closed his eyes.
"Everything I ever did was dangerous. Deal with it Jane." Jerome started walking. Jane just watched him walk. Ram looked at her sympathetically and decided to follow him. Jerome noticed and told him. "Go back."
"Not when you are injured like this." Ram said. Jerome grabbed him by the neck and through him to the barn, knocking him out.
"Damn it Jerome stop!" Jane yelled. Jerome kept going. Jane sighed.
On the trail . . .
Weed was in the woods looking for Koyuki. Her and Kotetsu weren't anywhere to be found for a while. Until he heard Koyuki's voice somewhere in the woods.
"So, your father is somewhere in these woods." She said.
"Yeah. But I don't think he knows I'm gone." A kid's voice said.
Weed noticed the conversation and decided to come out to Koyuki. Koyuki saw him come down from the hill and smile. Kotetsu saw him and ran up to him.
"Weed! There you are! We found a kid in these woods being attacked, and I stopped them." Kotetsu said. Weed looked at Koyuki with an eyebrow up. Koyuki smiled and rolled her eyes. "Weed?"
"Sounds like you handled it all by yourself." Weed played along to not bring Kotetsu's spirit down. "Were they scared of you?"
"Terrified." Kotetsu said.
"Well, why don't you introduce me to your friend." Weed said. Koyuki hugged him. Weed was happy.
"His name is Koshiro. He left his father to explore this waterfall near Futago Pass. We're helping him sneak back to his dad." Kotetsu said.
"Really?" Weed said. "Why did you sneak out of your father's hands? He might be worried sick."
"I . . . I didn't really sneak out. I, tried to run away from him. He wants to get rid of me, give me to some human." Koshiro explained.
"Why would he do that?" Koyuki asked.
"I don't know. I feel like I did something to make him want me gone. But I don't know." Koshiro started walking home. Weed ran up to him and stopped him. Koshiro noticed something about Weed. He looked just like someone he knew. "You look almost like my father."
"Huh?" Koyuki and Kotetsu said.
"What? I do?" Weed said.
"Yeah. I don't know, maybe I just see it a different way." Koshiro said.
"Who is your father?" Weed asked.
"His name is Joe." Weed and Koyuki were shocked to hear Koshiro say that name. "Yeah, he came here mainly to see Gin, his father and . . .'
"What! Joe's my father's son." Weed said. He breathed too fast after hearing that.
"You have a brother?" Koyuki asked. "I had no idea you had a brother."
"I had no clue either. I mean, I thought I might have a brother or sister or so. But, wow." Weed said. "Where is he right now? He needs to meet my father."
"Well, if I take you to him. Can you convince him to keep me?" Koshiro asked. "I know I'm asking too much. But, it would mean a lot if you did that."
"I'll see what I can do. Now, let's go find him." Weed said. Koyuki and Kotetsu followed. Weed was readier to meet his brother more than anything in the world.
Fields . . . Gin and Akame.
Misty, Gin, Akame and Jane were having a conversation about the entrance of Joe and his pack. Jane laid next to Akame. Gin was listening to Misty's explanation about Joe.
"It was all a false alarm. He was an ok guy." Misty said. "Turns out he was the one who spied on me in the woods."
"I see." Gin said. "Joe seems like a man worth having. We should think about inviting him to our clan."
"You think he would agree to join us?" Akame asked.
"Yeah, I'm with Akame. I'm not too excited to have him sleeping next to me." Misty said.
"That wasn't what I meant. I mean, Misty said he just left after talking to Yukimura. Maybe he didn't want to stay with us at all." Akame suggested.
"I don't know. Anyway, how are doing Jane?" Gin asked.
"G-Good." Jane said.
"Want to talk to us." Misty asked. "What happened in Hokkaido?"
"Leave her be Misty. She might not be ready to . . ."
"Hakuro." Jane interrupted Akame. "H-Hakuro fought Victor."
"Hakuro?" Gin said. "He's alive."
"He has a family." Jane said. "I-I thought you should know."
"How'd you know that we knew him?" Akame asked.
"A friend of mine wanted me to tell you." Jane said.
"Who?" Gin asked.
Jane looked at her bruised paws. Tears fell down her face. She got up and walked away.
"Jane?!" Misty called to her. Akame followed Jane.
Jane kept going. Akame walked next to her and tried to comfort her. Jane speeded up so she would be alone. Akame respected her wish and did what she wanted. Akame wasn't too sure about what Jane just said. Hakuro's name was still stuck in the back of Akame's head.
To be continued . . .
Note: Sorry for the delay. Shopped. Hope you enjoyed. Leave a review. Hopefully you all are ok with me just doing the two stories I'm working on now. The others are on a Hiatus right now. But don't worry! I'll get back to them. And I will be doing future sequels of other stories, please show patience and thank you.
