Finding Him
Chapter 11 : Invader - The Return
by : Sakeena deathstalkker@yahoo.com


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She's returned.

The Invader. The mere thought troubled me.

Dozens of questions swarm in my head. What more could it want from me? Why? Why has it returned? What have I done to make it come back? How could I get rid of it for good? What will happen next? Will..will I do something I will regret again?

Why me?

I couldn't grasp any answer to my question.

We ate in complete silence. After I finished with the dishes, I prepared to have my shower. I had actually began to lock the doors again and regain my long lost sanity. I had forgotten about the invader. However, right in the middle of my bathing, the invader tried to control my mind. Hurriedly, I grabbed a towel, wrapped it around me and went to Ran dripping wet as soon as possible before it could invade me completely. "It's here again."

He was on his room, emerged in silence, probably thinking about Aya. God, I missed Aya too. He sat up straight quickly. I ran to him, knelt down before him, shutting my eyes. "Why do you think it's returned?" I asked, trembling. I didn't know if it was cold or it was just me and my fear. Goosebumps appeared on my skin. Suddenly, all around me, everything began to move in a huge swirl, everything blurred, faster and faster. I screamed. I felt his hand on my head, then he pulled it up to meet his. Another kiss. But it was not as easy as it used to be. This time, the visions seemed to become stronger and stronger. He realized that and pulled me up, circling his arms around my waist. He kissed me madly in my cold lips. I kissed him back. I felt his tongue with my own. The visions..they were still there. I was going to scream but he covered my mouth with more fervent kisses.

"Fight it," he whispered in my ear.

"I'm trying," I replied, wrapping my arms tighter around his neck.

We fell on the bed, him atop of me. He kissed me more and more. My eyes suddenly flew wide open, my nails scratching him. The invader was winning. He kissed me further, his mouth traveled to my neck and down to my chest as he held me down tightly so as not to let me go.

This seemed to work. It stopped. I breathed hard. He stopped too and looked at me. "I think it's gone," I said. For now, I added to myself.

This was when we realized what we had done, and he tried getting of me, apologizing quietly. "I'm sorry I had to do that," he mumbled.

This annoyed me. "I'm sorry you didn't like it," I snapped irritably. I didn't know what I was to be mad about, but that was just the way I was. The words just came out of my mouth.

"That's not what I meant --"

"Yeah right," I muttered, sitting up straight.

"What? Do you want me to do it again?"

I slapped him across the face. The second time around. But this time I wasn't apologizing. I adjusted the towel and stood up to leave, but he grabbed my arm and threw me back to the bed. he came atop of me, overcoming my strength.

You know what happened next.


Ohnno was the first figure I was able to make out of as I came to the shop the next day. Her interest in Tsukiyono was quite apparent as his was to her. There was also Jun the biker and Ken's love interest. Tall, slender and athletic, she seemed to catch Ken's undivided attention whenever she would walk in with a shout as a greeting to each one of us with a wide smile on her face. Her hair was brown - long and brown - tied behind her in queue, her eyes the same shade with a bright sparkle. Damn she reminded me of my students. Everything reminded me of something.

Ran and I began conceiving plans to attack the port. That night we were determined to get Aya. We had not forgotten about Mr. and Mrs. Kudou either. We owed them a lot. As for the two other lover boys, we decided to count them out. They sure were enjoying their lives and it was my decision, seeing Jun and Yuki with bright smiles, to give them a break.

Our plan, I had to admit was not really of any major perfection. We were so limited in every ways. In fact, we both sort of just counted on chances. We knew the probability of our failing was high, but we had the will. The will to take the risk. It was now or never. Take it or leave it. We could no longer wait. Because waiting may be too late.

However, as we were already in the port, ready to further execute our plan, I saw the same ole pal I saw just some time ago.

The White Rabbit.

What the --?!

Instinctively, I followed it.

"Kanzaki!" Erinko and Yoji both hissed with surprise.

"I saw it too," Ran said.

"What? Saw what?" Kudou asked

"Oh great. Not that again!" Erinko let out a groan.

Kudou sort of understood it from the way I looked. "So there's a change of plans..."he concluded.

Both Ran and I nodded and we split up immediately to catch it. The couple followed. Several minutes later, we managed to catch up with it, the four of us in points surrounding it. Obviously from its stance, it was looking for a way out. But we would not give it a chance. No way.

However, before anything else could happen, chains had seized my leg and arm, Erinko's waist, and the Rabbit's neck. The two guys on the other hand had jumped and missed it.

"We got you, didn't we?" a seductive male voice asked smugly, then chuckled. It was too dark; I could not see a thing; not even the source of the chains. Then he and his comrades emerged from their hiding places, three of whom had caught us with their weapons.

"Erinko!" Kudou yelled from the roof.

"What? You mean someone's escaped?" the male one demanded irritably. He was a tall lanky guy with a cowboy hat. It was hard to distinguish his facial features, even the color of his hair, since it was dark. All I could see was his hair was long, reaching his shoulders, and he was being a total smug. It appeared as though he was the leader.

He shouted orders to attack Kudou and his men followed. Damn Yoji, you were so reckless. The chain around my leg and arm tightened, and I knew Erinko was having a hard time too. And especially the rabbit. It must be choking already. We tried to get loose but the more we try the more it tightened. It was then ,as Aya , I mean Ran, jumped down with his sword meaningfully blazing for the chains around me, that I realized Yoji was just being a decoy. Ran had attacked when all others were busy with Yoji. He slashed the chains around Erinko and the Rabbit, then he turned back to me and pulled me along with him. Darn my leg hurt and arm.

Needless to say, we failed. No Aya, no Rabbit. We didn't lose but we didn't win either. But we still believed we will win later.




April 2000 © Sakeena