Chapter 53: The Truth
Hi everyone! Thanks to all of you who reviewed Yet another reminder, after this arc, this fan fiction will be finished, so many thanks to you if you've stayed with me until the very end As you know, sadly I own neither bleach nor it's characters but I do own my OCs.
"She's…Strong!" Yuki gasped as the small girl landed powerful attacks on her, overpowering her with but a small knife,
"Just be nice and die, 'kay?" the girl giggled, swinging her knife swiftly, slashing through the fabric and skin on Yuki's arm, the latter gritting her teeth in pain as blood dripping form the wound before the small girl kicked her hard in the stomach, sending her flying backwards onto her back, trembling as she tried to get up.
"Goodbye, Yuki." The girl sang before bringing down her knife, Yuki closing her eyes and waiting for it to end. I'm sorry, Kikyo, it looks like it didn't go as planned…She thought to herself, she continued to wait before she opened her eyes. Surely it would have come by now? The sight before her made a gasp escape her mouth,
"That's enough, Hime." The pale Kuraitsuki woman said, her voice calm and elegant but intimidating at the same time. Yuki recognised her at once, feeling a shiver go down her spine when their eyes met,
"A-Akuma…Akuma Kuraitsuki!" Yuki stuttered, a smirk appearing on the woman, Akuma's, face,
"Yuki…It's been so long…I missed you." she said in a lullaby kind of tone, releasing Hime's hand, which she had grabbed to stop her attack, and instead using her finger to tilt Yuki's head up by her chin, the latter trembling and breathing heavily in fear, "You missed me too, didn't you?" Akuma whispered, her eyes gazing deeply into Yuki's,
"N-No!" she exclaimed suddenly, snapping out of her fear and shuffling backwards, Akuma frowning and pulling her hand back,
"Now, now," she said in a disapproving voice, "Is that…Any way to talk to your mother…Yuki Kuraitsuki?"
"What do you mean Yuki has gone missing!" Kikyo demanded after Kira had solemnly told her the news, her exclamation making him slightly nervous,
"I-I'm sorry Taichou. She wasn't in her room when I said you wanted to meet with her and nobody else has seen her since before yesterday." He told her quietly, Kikyo frowning and staring down at her paper work,
"I see." She mumbled sadly, "I'm going to take a walk. Do you mind if I leave some paperwork to you?"
Kira shook his head immediately, "No, It's fine." He said quickly, receiving a small nod from Kikyo before she exited the office.
I'm going to look for myself…She thought to herself, a determined expression now on her face as she marched down the hallways. Before she knew it, she had broken into a run, as she got closer to it, her aunt's room just seemed to get further away, What if she's?...Kikyo couldn't manage to shake the worst-case scenarios from her head, the images just kept on flowing,
It felt as if she'd been running for hours when she finally reached her destination, knocking on it frantically whilst yelling her aunt's name. She stopped mid-word when the door swung open, revealing her aunt's room.
Kikyo felt a sudden strong gust of wind, closing her eyes as her hair blew around in every direction before she slowly opened them again, seeing that the window was open, the curtains mysteriously flapping in the breeze. She gulped before walking in, nearly tripping over a pile of books on the floor.
She paused when she reached the window before reaching out her hand and closing it, everything that had been blowing around stopping immediately with some rustling. It was quiet without the sound of the roaring wind from outside, and the room was filled with the fragrance of Yuki's special perfume. It was a mix of all different flowers, the strongest being white rose.
Now that it had calmed down, Kikyo finally took the chance to look around the room, books and pieces of paper littered the floor and there were few pieces of furniture apart from a sleeping mat in the corner, a bed-side table and a small wooden cabinet. She found herself going slightly red when she found various pictures of her scattered around the room, on the wall, on the table and next to the bed. Her baby pictures she found especially embarrassing.
No, Kikyo thought to herself, snapping out of it, I'm not here to admire her décor, I'm here to investigate! She started searching the room immediately for evidence of her location and intentions while at the same time trying not to intrude too much on her personal areas. When she finally got around to searching the side of the sleeping mat, something caught her eye.
She walked over to the bed, kneeling down next to it on the cold, wooden floor and widening her eyes. She had been right! The corner of a piece of paper was peeking out from under the bed covers. It was a strange place to put it, right? She lifted the covers and pulled it out, squinting her eyes as she attempted to read the tiny text on it.
A small gasp escaped her mouth after a few moments of reading and her tight grip loosened, the note fluttering to the floor as she trembled. What?
To my dearest Kikyo,
There is something I must do. I can't give you too much information because I know you would try to follow me.
Kikyo could imagine Yuki smiling as she wrote this,
It is dangerous and I may not return. If I don't…You must NOT, under any circumstances, follow me or even look for me. If you are reading this, I know that is something you are already trying to do. Once again, if I don't return…I'm sorry, Kikyo, but at least I tried.
Lots of Love from your aunt, Yuki.
"You…Idiot!" Kikyo said finally, her teeth clenched as she tried not to cry, "Why did you go by yourself?" she whispered, finally giving in as a single tear trickled down her cheek, she sat there for a second in silence, glaring at the note like it was going to hurt her before she widened her eyes, suddenly standing up quickly,
How could I not realise this sooner! She gasped before charging out the door, the corners of the abandoned notes fluttering slightly in the current that came from the door as Kikyo hurriedly slammed it behind her.
And that is the end of that chapter! If you are confused like one of my readers unfortunately was, just tell me and I will try and explain it as simply as possible. Reviews are always appreciated, so if you reviewed my last chapter, again, thank you very much!
Omake: Have you ever noticed how some people think LOL means lots of love?
Kikyo: A note? *Picks up note*
Note: To my dearest Kikyo,
There is something I must do. I can't give you too much information because I know you would try to follow me.
Kikyo could imagine Yuki smiling as she wrote this,
It is dangerous and I may not return. If I don't…You must NOT, under any circumstances, follow me or even look for me. If you are reading this, I know that is something you are already trying to do. Once again, if I don't return…I'm sorry, Kikyo, but at least I tried.
LOL xxxxxxxxx
Kikyo: O.o uhhh…
