"Fujimaru, I want a proper explanation for your being here!" I said putting my arms on my waist and tilting my head to one side. I sensed Tokiya tense up right next to me.
" Um… well…you see…err…" he tried to find an excuse while Tokiya and I looked at him sternly. "Could we go sit down somewhere?" he asked. I looked at Tokiya.
"Yes, let's go back to the hotel. Then you can explain to Saicho why you are here too." Said Tokiya. Fujimaru paled, I wondered why he was so scared in being found out here in Hawaii when he was supposed to be in Japan. Probably because he would get into trouble. Good.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go…" I said and slowly we walked back to the hotel, I kept one eye on Fujimaru and the other on the footpath. Tokiya did the same, twice he tried to break for a run but we got a hold on him. I had a bad feeling that he had something to do with this mix-up. Once we reached the hotel the first thing we did was to march up to Saicho's room. We knocked and Saicho answered the door. He so shocked to see Fujimaru that he dropped his paper crane that he was making on to the floor.
"F-Fujimaru? Weren't you supposed to be in Japan with the rest?" he asked.
"Can we come in?" I asked him and he nodded. He opened the door not taking his eyes away from Fujimaru. Inside we found Misora folding paper cranes and a pile of paper cranes in front of her. 'It looks as if they were in the middle of a paper crane folding contest.' I thought to myself. We got Fujimaru to sit on a chair while Misora went and called Kurei.
"Okay, why aren't you in Japan?" asked Saicho.
"Well you see…um…" he suddenly lost it. He got onto his knees in front of me and began to start sobbing. "Fuuko, will you ever forgive me? I'm so sorry I never really meant to do so…"
"Fujimaru just tell me what you are doing here!" I said getting annoyed.
"I-I… well you see I followed you guys and through out have been drugging Mikagami's drinks! And sometimes yours too! I did it because… well… Mori threatened me to!" I gasped and Tokiya grabbed him by the collar.
"What!" he practically screamed. I looked at the door to see Kurei, Recca, Kagerou and Saicho. Obviously they had heard everything.
"I-I-I… he is dead…I think… b-but his Uruha got hold of me and tortured me. They got me to tell your location… they've got a hold on Raiha and Joker and a few others… they've killed quite a lot of the people that refuse to disobey Kurei." He said. "Team Ku is there too but they're alive. They threatened me to destroy all off you guys… emotionally at first then physically. They gave me a potion to make myself look like Raiha." I gasped at that. At first I felt shocked, then guilty and finally sick.
"It was you!" I screeched. Kurei came up to Fujimaru and put an arm on his shoulder obviously very angrily too… as I saw Fujimaru wince with pain.
"Tell me… why did you go along with this plan?" he asked.
"B-because they were going to kill me, Team Ku and then everyone else… they told me that if I went along I'd able to save myself and two any other people I wanted to; but we'd have to join Mori's Uruha." He whispered. Kagerou turned to Recca and whispered something to him. He immediately left. Misora got up and ran to Saicho into his arms.
"F-father is t-there." She sobbed. Saicho looked too shocked to speak. Kagerou shut the door and sat down on the bed. Kurei sat down next to her. Tokiya walked up to window and looked out. Forcing myself not to be upset over this I decided to do something like clear away all the origami on the floor. I gently shoved it all to a corner and looked at the sobbing Misora. I decided to comfort her. I helped her away from Saicho.
"You wanna go back to your room?" I asked. She nodded so I took her back there. I helped her onto her bed then decided that I'd better leave her alone. After all I felt like that too, in fact I felt worse. How could I have thought such things about Raiha? I loved him… that was the most… uncouple thing to do. Then I suddenly sat up straight. Ardis, the call, the party! Were they part of the Uruha scheme? Suddenly I felt sick. I had to talk to someone who wasn't in the Hokage or Uruha. Then it hit me. Ukala! I ran to the room he was staying in and knocked on the door. He opened up, I stepped inside.
"Fuuko? You all right?" he asked. I sat down on one of the chairs. "I sure hope Fujimaru was nice," he said walking to the windows and closing the curtains. I looked up.
"H-how… did you know a-about Fujimaru?" I asked. Though I didn't need to. I already knew. He turned to face me.
"I'm part of the Uruha." He said and took out a gun from his drawer. "Oh by the way, running won't do you any good. I've locked the door." I raised my arm to blow him or something but I remembered that I didn't put my Fujin on, on top of that it would do no good as it didn't work anymore after my fight with Mikato. I got up and ran to the window but realized that it was locked.
"Please Fuuko!" he said with an evil smile, "don't make this hard for me! I'm not allowd to kill you!" he came closer and put his hand under my chin and raised it, "not as if I want to." He concluded and shoved my face higher so that I was looking directly into his eyes. "I love you Fuuko," he said in a recognizable voice.
"You were pretending to be Tokiya!" I screamed. He smiled and mockingly put a finger to his lips.
"Shhh. Not so loud… someone will hear you, don't let me be the one to silence you! I also pretended to be you when I invited Mikagami. It was fun, no harm in teasing the target. I must say though you're not a bad k…" I didn't hear the rest, I put my hands over my ears and growled. When I looked up I saw someone else. That someone else was Ardis, she stood there in a red dress, my red dress, and a glass of wine in her hand. Ukala smiled at her but kept the gun at my face.
"Come with us Fuuko, we want to show you something." Ukala said and Ardis laughed horribly. She took out her own gun and Ukala grabbed me by the arm and forced me up. We marched out; I sighed in relief as I saw Domon come up in front of me.
"Fuuko? You all right?" he asked.
"Yes, she is no buzz off!" said Ardis. Ukala put an arm around me.
"Yeah, we're going to help her rehearse her songs." He said. I mouthed to Domon to help me but he was too busy sending Ukala death glares. I groaned as we went on below. I could have fought back but then again as much as I know the entire hotel could have been in cahoots. I felt tears stream down my face. We reached the basement without, much to my disappointment, another friend in sight. As we went down the stairs we ran into Mike.
"Hey Ukala… wassup man? Oh my god! That a gun?" he asked. Ukala raised it.
"Yeah." He said and shot him. Mike fell a few stairs down. I wanted to scream but was too shocked to. When we reached the basement Ardis locked the door behind us and Ukala forced me into a chair. Then they got busy tying me up with really strong tape. They left my eyes though but tied everything else. Including my mouth, so I couldn't scream. Suddenly I wanted to be at the UBS again fighting for Yanagi's life. Even Fujimaru would be great.
"I owe you an explanation so I'll give it." Said Ukala. Ardis put an arm on his shoulder.
"You mean we both will." She said. Ardis smiled and Ukala looked at her with love in his eyes. I felt sick.
"Both of were at the UBS when Mori attempted his escape." Began Ukala.
"ON a date" reminded Ardis.
"On a date… and just then a Uruha from Mori's Uruha came up to us and took us away, they threatened to kill us if we didn't join them… though we were more than glad to join. All our lives both of us wanted to be known as more than just street singers… unlike you, we were left on the streets to die as children and found each other. Through stealing we became a middle class couple." He said. Then looked at Ardis again. "We're getting married after this mission… anyways, Ardis here was of course scared but in the end we became part of them… don't ask how we did it in such short time. We just did it, and our first mission was to get rid of the Hokages."
"I played a big role in killing your parents, though it wasn't supposed to leak to you. Ukala here thankfully saved it, and pretended to be Raiha and emotionally destroy you… you are so stupid, rejecting other's help, never even once realizing your surrounding, so lovely." She said in a jealous tone. I felt my held back tears stream down my face. How could they… I didn't ask to be born in a life with so many friends and a loving family. And why kill my parents? I started sobbing uncontrollably. Ardis tsk-tsked, and sat down next to me.
"Filthy little rich girl" she spat in my face and then walked
to the window. I fell out of my chair still sobbing. Someone help me! I
thought. Then the door burst open, I tired to see what was going on but
in my position I couldn't. The next minute someone who I couldn't see because
of my blurred vision was untying me. Whoever it was, was ver gentle and
carried me up to a room, not mine as mine was on the third story. I blacked
out then.
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I woke up later on, the sky outside was black and filled with
stars. Yanagi was on a chair next to me sleeping soundly. I took a blanket
and put it around her. Then I got up from the bed. I realized that someone
had changed me into a lavender nightgown. I sighed and grabbed the robe
than was on a chair near-by. Bare footed I made my way onto the terrace.
It was a room on the ground floor and the railing was so low I easily jumped
over it. I didn't know why I was doing this, probably because I needed
some fresh air. The moon was lovely. I stood there for ages staring at
it, until I realized I wasn't alone. I looked sideways and noticed Tokiya
standing with is hands in his pocket looking at the moon, probably it was
because of the little light but I swear I saw him smile.
He had jumped over his balcony too by the looks of it but was staying in one place. I slowly crept up to him.
"Mi-chan?" He looked at me surprised.
"Shouldn't you be resting?" he asked me.
"Drop it ice-boy." I said getting annoyed. Then I realized him staring at me. I suddenly felt self-conscious. Knowing how short my nightgown was. I started to play around with my hair, then realized it was quite stupid and girlish.
"You look pretty tonight." He said quickly in a whisper that made my heart stop. He started to walk back to his room, I felt sort of disappointed. Did he have to go? It was such a romantic moment. I though then mentally hit myself, had I gone mad? Crazy? Totally bonkers? I turned back to the moon. After sometime I realized that he was still there, this time at his sliding door. He too was looking at the moon. Frustrated at the fact that my heart was beating fast I began to go back into my room, or my temporary room that is. I came inside and took off my nightgown robe. I got back into bed then realized that Yanagi wasn't there. I got up again and walked to the dressing room. I hid behind a curtain and listened to her talk on the phone.
"N-no… Mrs.Kirisawa, your daughter is all right. It was just something to do with… Oh yes, she'll be fine. Please don't worry, we'll be coming back tomorrow… chaperone? Of course she was there. Mrs.Kirisawa please, listen. It was only a car accident, no one was hurt. Everyone is just fine. Okay, she's asleep at the moment… bye." I heard the phone click then Yanagi came out and saw me.
"Fuuko! You're here. Finally, I thought you were taking forever!" she said.
"What have you told my mother?" I asked her.
"We told her that there was a car accident and you were there when it took place but you're okay. We can't give the real reason of what happened." She said.
"And what about Ukala and Ardis?" I asked.
"Oh, well sit down and I'll tell you." I sat down and she begun. "Well we got hold on Fujimaru and he told us all that he told Mikagami and Kurei and I think you. Anyway Domon came in a few minutes later and told us that you and Ukala and Ardis were heading downstairs and looked pretty suspicious. We got a bad feeling and went downstairs and came across Mike you were shot. HE told us that they had taken you hostage, but he didn't know the reason so Mikagami and Recca raced downstairs to save you." She said. I looked at her then the window.
"Both beat them up pretty badly, they're in police custody at the moment. You'll be okay, I healed you," she ended.
"and Mike?" I asked.
"I healed him too."
"Oh" she got up to leave.
"Um Yanagi?"
"Yes?"
"What about Raiha?" I asked.
"…."
"Yanagi?"
"We don't know." She said and left. I sighed and leaned my head back on the pillow.
"Raiha…" I said softly.
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The next day I woke up to find my clothes on the chair next
to me. I took them and went into the bathroom. Wen I came out I found Yanagi
taking out a couple of suitcase.
"Let me help you." I said and took the suitcases from her. They were heavy. When I came out I wished that I were back in again. TV reporters and journalists stood all around my room. I stepped out and they started to shoot. Not with guns and all but with cameras. There were so many flashes that I felt the entire world had gone white. Thankfully Kurei appeared just then and shooed everyone away. Yanagi came up behind me.
"Be careful about what you tell them, our story is that they were maniacs and that Ukala was in love with you but you didn't like him so to get back at you he and his girlfriend tried to keep you a hostage and ask for a ransom from your parents." She told me. I nodded. Slowly I got to the front entrance where all my friends were. All of them were busy packing their bags in the back. Misora was still in tears and Saicho was trying to cheer her up. Miki, Aki, Domon, Karou and Ganko had their bags packed all ready and were in the taxi. Kagerou, Kurei, Recca and Fujimaru were in another. Tokiya was helping Yanagi with hers. Once the remaining of us got into a taxi we drove off to the airport. I didn't even bother to ask about any details and all. When we finally reached there I was more than ready for a fight. On the way I had been thinking of all Mori Koran's Uruha's tactics. They had turned me against Raiha, made a fool out of Tokiya, hurt my friends… why were they doing this? What was this anyway? Where was all the fighting and weapons? Was this anyway to fight? Why were the cowards sitting behind and not facing us… and how were we supposed to find them. Fujimaru probably knew nothing of their location and Ukala…
Ukala… "THAT'S IT" I said out aloud sitting up from my seat in the waiting room. Everyone turned to me. I blushed and sat down again. I had to talk to Ukala, no…. wait a minute… the diary that Mike and Samuel were reading…. Maybe it was Ukala's! I turned to Yanagi.
"Yanagi, I got to go back to the hotel." I said quickly.
"But Fuuko," she looked at me worriedly " The plane's leaving in one hour. The distance from the airport to the hotel and back is 45 minutes…. You'll never make it. I shook my head.
"I will…" she still looked uncertain. I leaned forwards and whispered in her ear. "… Listen, it's important. I'll find out where everyone is…. Please Yanagi. If I don't make it give my ticket to the airhostess, she'll keep it for me to change and I'll get it refunded. After that I'll find some way to make it back to Japan. Please Yanagi, It's important."
"Can I come with you?" she asked.
"No." and with that I ran off.
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Once I was outside I waved down a taxi.
"Kiwi Hotel. Make it fast." The driver started the car but went at a leisurely pace. Impatiently I took out a bunch of Dollars that I had kept for an emergency and waved them at his face.
"FAST!!!!" I shouted. He understood. He took the money and sped to the hotel. In 30 minutes I was inside the hotel. The reporters were still there so I sneaked around them to the basement. The place had been locked. Groaning I broke the glass from the fire emergency cabinet around the corner and bashed open the door. I ran down the stairs and came to the room where I was tied in. The basement. The place was trashed… there was no way I would be able to find the diary. I groaned and sat down in the heap debris. Probably from Recca and Mikagami's fight. Sighing deeply I put my arms around my legs. There was no way I would be able to find it and get back in time for the airplane. Then it hit me. Maybe it wasn't down here. Maybe it was in Mike or Samuel's room. It must be. I quickly mad a wild dash for the 3rd floor, room no.465. I found it open. Mike lay on the bed.
"Hey Fuuko, haven't you left yet?" he asked me.
"The Diary, Where is Ukala's Diary?" I asked impatiently. Mike sighed.
"Don't remember, didn't understand it much either." I groaned then looked over at the bookshelf. The diary. Yes, that was it! Quickly I picked it up and began to run…
"Umm… Fuuko. Maybe you should take my motorbike." He said. I turned around and caught the keys he tossed me. With that I ran downstairs taking the back door to the car park. I spotted his motorcycle. Only because it was the only one around. I jumped onto it and started the engine.
' Quickly Fuuko!' I thought to myself. I had to get to the airport
before my plane left….
To be continued….