As soon as I arrived before the door, right before I opened it I heard pain shouting, at full lungs; followed by questions: Where is my dear Richard AAAAARG? Enmie Call Richard for the love of AAAAAAAA Saint Meow that hurt quite a lot and I mean a LOT I felt guiltier by the minute I would make everything for her I would even learn to love her if I could I was such a fool I stopped hesitating and opened the door, but Kikuri and Enmie looked at me, followed by a roar of pain so loud coming from my girlfriend, the usagimimi had her paws opened right above Kikuri and a white light was going out of it and gently would land on the nekomimi s chest, I didn t even have time to ask what was it seeing that Enmie said right after:
-See Kikuri, my little one Richard is already here! He didn t abandon you, but if you want to talk to him you need to stay still without moving at all otherwise you can get hurt again, understand?
-Oooouch, ok Enmie I believe in you sweetie come ouch? she replied while doing a come here motion with the paw.
Slowly I neared the bed, for some reason I had tears on my face I didn t know if they came from an amplified feeling of guilty, or if they came from the shame of not have done a thing to protect her as she did to me as soon as she saw me crying she asked:
-Sweetie oouch why are you crying? when, even full of pain, she held my hand with her paw.
-Because - stopped some instants to ponder on how should I reply to it I was a coward for not saving you but the most important I was very afraid of losing you I felt a small trembling on her paw, followed by a look coming from Enmie, I could swear that she was frowning to me.
-Oh - a tear rolled down her eyes thanks sweetie do not worry just you being here sorry for being so useless -Oh Kitty do not talk about it anymore you did to me more than a lot of people! Do you have a dream? Kikuri is there something that you always dreamed that you wanted to see made true? Anything that I can do Kikuri I shall - the pain in my conscience was so big that I wanted to do anything to help her forget the pain.
-Sweetie you don t need to do that you are my dream oooouch she replied shaking with pain.
-I do this because I like you kitty please allow me to fulfill your wish anything that is on my reach I shall do -Seriously anything arrrrrgh she thought between one access of pain and another I wish?
-Yes! I nodded energetically, near desperation state for seeing her in this state.
-Well she thought always Saori, Momiji and I wanted to give a party birthday one for all our little brothers and sister those with clowns ughhh music arggghhh a lot of soft drinks ooooooouuuuuchhhhh replied with her face contorting in suffering.
-Sure! Sure! I shall make that with all my heart! I held her paw strongly.
-T Thanks AHHHHHHHHHHHHH she began shaking and trembling very violently.
-Damn! cursed Enmie Richard her nerves are short-circuiting, quick grab the drug behind you!
I turned around and grabbed the vial, I felt an enormous heat on my back, I shivered and turned myself towards Enmie, she had her left paw pointing to the sky while the right one was just a little above Kikuri s forehead, and it shone a strong blue light that warmed up all the area around her paw; looked at me and readily :
-Quick! Apply one syringe directly into the vein! saying afterwards, seeing my complete shock I won t be able to hold much longer!
Then, I put the amount on the syringe, applying it right afterwards; as soon as all the drug was in her blood system, took about a couple of minutes until Kikuri slowly lost her conscience and the shaking, together with the shouts and pain laments soon stopped as well that whole experience had really left me shaken, I was trembling like hot pudding and felt like a knife have been place right in the middle of my chest the light on Enmie s paw weakened and stopped as soon the usagimimi noticed that the nekomimi wasn t at risk any longer; called me aside near the exit door and said point blank to me:
-Her internal state is worse than I thought she replied with a serious expression on her face apparently the nerves suffered a much bigger impact on them that I supposed at first the supreme technique has the biggest focus on channeling the Chi to destroy all the nervous system and that has caused us a very big problem -Which would be? I asked in fear.
-Just the nerves from the vital system weren t completely obliterated what is causing a overload on them if those pains do not stop after a month they will probably also be damaged and internal organs like the heart will also stop resulting in death -Damnation! I said while I punched the air, cursing my own lack of power- i is there something that can be done Enmie?
-Maybe one thing Richard replied Enmie, with shadows over her face but, first she has to resist at least three weeks until it can be sure if we will have that option or not, I need to be sure of some stuff before But Richard are you sure it is really Kikuri that you long for?
-W What do you mean Enmie? I replied totally impressed with the usagimimi sagacity.
-Richard that girl gave her life for you are you sure you are really willing to compensate this to her? I assure you she will be really sad if she finds out that one day she was a problem to you and because of her you couldn t love another person if you understand me?
-Oh I assure you she never stopped me from doing nothing remember the accident? I asked for some time to solve all the problems and I really resolved them that is why I am with her Enmie even today I don t know why I respected someone that was able to search my feelings with such mastery.
-But has it really been solved said while she pointed to my chest inside of here?
Honestly, that hit deep in me and I couldn t reply to Enmie, with a smile that I could swear, meant: Check-mate she just turned around and went back to Kikuri s side, then she looked at me and said:
- You know what you should do, go! I will take care of Kikuri and then began checking Kikuri.
-T Thank you Enmie! I bowed to her and left the room ready to talk to Yumi and see what could be done.
However after I left the room; Saori was crying before the door on Momiji s arms, who looked at me with begging eyes for some explanation that was when I realized that they might have overheard what Enmie had said; I brought them to my room, and as soon as I updated them on the situation, Kikuri s sister cried silently this time, I looked at Momiji and said:
-Forgive me Momiji for I have failed - I bowed.
-Richard, do not bow I won t deny that seeing Saori in this state for something that I always considered foolishness, in Kikuri s case being in love for a noble makes me really unhappy Richard, I wished to be a lawyer I know what Kikuri did was a very dumb thing attacking L via, I also know that in case you stepped in, you could be arrested even killed taking us all as part of the sentence I know she will have tons of necessities - he stood up and kneed before me- but take care of my sister-in-law I beg of you I promise to do anything for you Richard
I went in front of him and brought him up, looking in his eyes I replied:
-That was my intention from the beginning Momiji as long as she wants it Actually I said now that it came to my mind she asked me for one thing, Momiji do you believe that your brothers would like a big birthday party? What are the dates of their birthdays?
-B Birthday? replied Momiji with tears on his eyes are you serious?
-Yes before losing her conscience Kikuri told me that her biggest dream was to make a big party to her siblings if it was possible could you please give me the birthdates of all of them?
-Oh! exclaimed as if taken out of a trance as we were poor we would celebrate everyone s birthday on the same day, we would save, me and the Ishikawa sisters to buy a small present for everyone and make a huge cake for all; that day isn t far now that I think about it it is in about one month, on the 21th of September -Decided then I replied while I did the math, praying that Kikuri would manage to survive until that day can we go there tomorrow? I would like to visit the place and see what your siblings would like for a party agreed?
-Y Y Yes! he replied totally lost between confused thoughts but Richard ok tomorrow we shall go to our house can I go with Saori to see how Kikuri is doing?
-Of course, I just warn that she is unconscious and it can be really ugly seeing her like that if she wakes up, understood?
-Yes Richard, we understand bowed Momiji, followed by Saori.
-Thanks Richard thanked Saori, leaving together with her beloved.
Moments later I decided to go after Yumi I wanted to talk to her as soon as possible, I looked around all the house for her to no avail, no trace of her left, Dawn hadn t seen her and couldn t even trace her smell, I was worried about the motive of sudden disappearance; that was when I remembered that every time she wanted to talk to me and left me notes like that she would go to our place without thinking twice I told the inumimi that I would leave for a while and that she told Akira not to worry as the subject was private.
I went down the path with my heart beating fast, this time I wanted to calm down those feelings that were flowing inside of me, I couldn t stand it any longer I needed to know, now more than ever, what should I do, how would I face Kikuri s case? I was really confused, I still have hope that I could come to an understanding with Yumi after the note of course, however I felt extremely uncomfortable for thinking like that now that my girlfriend was on that state, after what she did to protect me.
I decided that the best was just to let Yumi talk, as how Nina had teach me, if she was regretting what she did; I would forgive her but if what she did to my dear Akira was true well I would no, I shook my head putting away those thoughts I still didn t understand why I felt so much hatred when I thought about what Akira suffered thanks to her.
I arrived at our place moments later, and there was the blonde nekomimi, sitting on the very same spot she is used to stay a nostalgic feeling flooded my being and a memory came into my mind, in one Sunday afternoon, when I was seventeen years old and Yumi just completed fourteen, it was her birthday and we would celebrating hidden here, for Nina s despair, she would always worry about us sometimes way to much:
-Yumi, happy birthday for fourteen years of life I said while I hid a present box behind me in which nine of them were together with us.
- Sweetie said Yumi looking at me thanks for this day I don t even know if it is my true birthday but that to me means a lot -The important thing is that you was with us right? as we never had official documents of her real birthday, and seeing that all the registry were pulverized on the earthquake; we made the day she arrived at our house her birthday .
-Yes sweetie! she replied energetically if today was your birthday, what would you like to get as gift?
- Well I said while pretending to think for a bit what I want; I shall have in a few seconds, a happiness smile from your pretty face Yumi showing to her the small gift I had with me.
-Oh! Sweetie! she shouted in surprise as she would grab the small package on my hands what can it be?
Yumi then opened the gift, with a look of anticipation and anxiety opened it, her eyes almost popped out of their place when she took out a heart shaped pendant, made of gold crested with diamonds, the kind that opens in two halves, on the right inside part there was a picture of me, on the other, hers; her smile was the biggest I have ever seen until that day
-Yumi I called her in low voice I am here what do you want of me?
-S S Sweetie! she replied while standing up with a jump, so big was the surprise y y y you indeed came?
-Yes I said with the most causal tone I could muster, I didn t want to judge her in advance every time when you left a note like that to me, it meant that you wished to talk to me well here I am, I ask you not to make my time coming here be in vain.
-I I I It won t be! she replied with tears forming on her eyes while running towards me, hugging me afterwards if if you came then it means that you f f have forgiven me, right? That I still have a chance
I didn t heard anything beyond this point some days ago that hug would make me calm down and tame me instantly however now an internal wave of hatred and pain was building up inside me, I felt a volcano on the verge of exploding specially when it came to my mind the face of Akira filled with tears too bad Yumi was so into hugging me and crying that she didn t notice my fist closing