The Bishonen of February
Chapter 15
"NUUURRIIKOOO!! HOOOTOOOHOOORII!!" Pounding noises filled the apartment as if someone was trying to knock down the door, and in this case Yue was.
"THE END IS COMING!!!" Nuriko screamed and fell out of his bed onto Hotohori.
"AHHHH!!" Hotohori whimpered in pain as Nuriko climbed off of him and the two ran to the door. They opened it to see Yue standing there soaked in rain, his clothes hanging onto him, dragging down and clinging to his skin. His hair was straggly and his white wings where mud splattered, he smelled like wet dog.
"What happened? Where's Kina?" Hotohori asked while Nuriko ran to bring Yue some towels.
"I took Kina out ... saw an old .. friend ... pretended like I didn't know her ..... we fought ... she ran off. I've been looking for her for the last four hours...I think. I can't find any trace of her. What if something happened to her? AHH! I'm so STUPID!!!" Yue slammed his head against the wall.
"Let's just calm down! First, let's check out all the places she likes then meet back here in an hour. If we still haven't found her, we'll talk with the police." Hotohori calmly proposed.
"How about we put a tracking collar on her next time?" Nuriko sadly attempted to lighten the mood as they split up, each with a specific destination.
~*~
"Uuuuhhhh....oooohhhh...my....h...head....!" Her hands flew up to hold her aching head but she touched a cold wash cloth that promptly fell off, "Where am I?" Kina asked herself as the room she was in slowly came into focus, "My body feels so weak." She muttered, holding out her shaking arm that had a miniature tub attached to it. Kina surveyed the tiny room. It appeared to be much like a hospital room, but more cozy. She was on a futon with a machine attached to the tub in her arm. Someone had changed her from her wet sundress and she was now in comfortable pajamas. Set up neatly was a chair and a window. She looked at a painting on the wall.
"OHMYGOSH!" A piercing scream filled the room as Kina tumbled off the bed, pulling the tub out of her arm. The painting had startled her as recognition slowly dawned on her face. Her rapid breath tediously calmed as she looked at the picture closely, carefully she stood up and ran her fingers along the rough canvas and then over the signature of the painter. Celestin Misatu. Her father. The picture was of her mother, sitting in the same kimono Kina had been wearing only a day ago. Her mother appeared young and so beautiful. Around her mother thousands of cherry trees where blossoming and they filled the picture with a calm serenity.
"I see you're awake now!" A male's voice quietly stated as Kina was brought back to reality. She turned around to see a blue haired bishonen smiling at her. He had thick-rimmed glassed and was wearing jeans with a blue button up collared sweater. Her confused look indicated to the bishonen that she had no clue what was going on.
"You are the North Mountain Gym. I'm Joe. Kodachi saved your life and brought you here." Joe smiled at her, "I'll go tell Kodachi you're awake."
"Who's picture is this?" Kina blankly pointed at the picture and the name Kodachi rang a bell.
"I'm not really sure, it was here before I arrived at the Gym. Make yourself at home." The Joe person left and a few moments later a woman walked in.
"Want something to drink?" The lady grinned and took a swig of a Pepsi.
"No thank you." Kina nodded politely.
"Ah, nervous aren't you? Yeah it's me, the person from you 'dream'. I found you collapsed near the front of the Gym and I knew fate had finally brought you here." Kodachi sat down on the bed so that she was across from Kina.
"You knew my mother. What do you mean by fate?" Kina glanced at the picture again, her eyes full of compassion. So many thoughts where blazing in her mind but she decided to focus on the main problem for now.
"Yes. We where good friends, all three of us (meaning your mother, your father and I), we grew up together. That was a painting he had done of her, after their death he had left it to me so I put it up in this room. I knew you would stop by here, it's a matter of life and death." Kodachi motioned towards the machine near Kina, "That hunk of junk saved your life. I did some research and discovered that the medicine you where given for your weak heart won't work because of your bishonen blood. Am I correct?"
"I don't know if your theory is right but it won't work, not that I take it in the first place." Kina was in amazement at how much this woman knew. She grinned and took another sip of the drink.
"Fate brought you here so I can attempt to save your life. Time is running out." Her face grew grave, "So no medicine will work? Desperate times call for desperate measures. Your mother had the same disease but she had no bishonen blood in her. If I am correct, your father was a god/goddess type bishonen?"
"Yes." She nodded slowly, the conversation was going so fast and she had no clue about this Kodachi.
"There is another Gym not to far from here called the Ankoku Touki Dojo and a woman there named Arashi Kenji specializes in god/goddess type bishonen. If I'm correct, with some tests it IS possible for her to help you control your power and then you can focus it on keeping your heart healthy or possibly heal it in a risky procedure. Either way, you need some rest and to contact your family or whoever you live with. Feel free to do whatever you like around here." Kodachi got up to leave but was stopped when Kina grabbed her arm.
"Um, why did you save me?" Kina peered at the woman innocently.
"Let's just say it was a favor I owed your parents. Oh and your dress is over there." Kodachi gave Kina another one of her cheesy grins and nodded to the chair where the dress had been cleaned and neatly folded.
"What.....what where my parent's like? I can't remember much now a days."
"I knew you would ask," Kodachi's face grew soft as she sat down next to the girl, "Well, they where both very caring and happy people who loved you dearly..." She paused to take another drink then continued far into the night talking with Kina. And Kina talked back with her, unknowing to the fact that her mother had chosen Kodachi to be Kina's godmother.
~*~
"Where is she?!" Yue slammed his fist onto the kitchen table.
Hotohori wanted to tell him not to hurt the table but the situation was too dire for him to say anything.
"You found no trace of her?" Nuriko rubbed his eyes tiredly and turned to Hotohori who nodded no.
A phone rang softly.
"Hello?" Nuriko answered it.
"Hey Nuriko. Sorry if I worried you all. I'm at the North Mountain Gym and I'm ok. I'll be back later."
"Are you serious? You ran all the way there?! Do you know HOW FAR that is? It's over five miles! Geez, you must have been upset."
The other line quieted as Nuriko regretted saying his last sentence.
"You guys don't need to come up here, I'm going to stay here for a day or two then head up to the Ankoku Touki Dojo where I'm going to take care of some business. Bye, be good. Miss you all."
The phone clicked as the line went dead, "It was Kina, she's ok." Nuriko smiled and explained to them their conversation.
~*~
Yue looked at himself in the mirror, bags where under his eyes and he was unshaven. After he finished his shower he stepped out and proceeded to get ready for bed.
"Oh Kina, if only I could talk to you, I'd say I'm sorry so many times until you forgave me. It's amazing how hard three words can be to say. I love you." He leaned into the mirror, frowned and then walked over to his bed. As he pulled the covers over his body, memories of when he and Kina woke up in his room flashed in his head and he laughed out loud at the thought. She was such a diverse person. And he liked that; he liked everything about her. From the smell of her hair to her laughter and oh her singing didn't even compare to that of an angels. But he acted like an idiot, a fool and now Kina was gone. There was a hole in his heart; he didn't feel complete at all. She had been the rock he leaned on; she had made his heart whole and saved him from losing himself to hatred. His evil little conscious that always made an appearance for him seemed asleep now, or maybe he had even conquered it. He was free to be his own person without a voice always nagging at him for his mistakes or telling him not to be friends with a human girl.
He sat up in bed, silently cursing himself for his stubbornness. Yue knew he had to find her, slowly he proceeded to pack some clothing and attempted to sneak out of the apartment.
"I've got a bag packed with clothes and food. You're not going anywhere without us" Nuriko and Hotohori smiled at Yue as they flickered on the lights.
"Thanks you guys. Let's go to Ankoku Touki Dojo!" He grinned and the three bishonen set off to find Kina.
~*~
Her eyelashes fluttered, beating rapidly against the surface of her cheeks. Kina lay perfectly still, not wishing to aggravate her few aches and pains any more than she had to. As the drag of her previous sleepiness began to finally leave Kina, she couldn't help but wonder on just how long she had been awake, or better yet, how long she had been asleep. It was as if time had abandoned her altogether, for just lying here she had absolutely no clue on exactly "when" it could be. As far as she was concerned, seven months could have passed without her knowing. Time could only partly worry her at the moment though; she had to get going to find Arashi Kenji. Her and Kodachi had stayed up late into the night talking about various subjects, mainly her parents and about Kina's life along with the subject of Yue.
"Thank you Joe." Kina greeted the bishonen as he set down a hearty breakfast before her.
"You'll need some provisions and some sets of clothing before you leave. And of course a map with the address! Wouldn't want you getting lost now would we?" Kodachi laughed sarcastically and walked into the kitchen. She sat down a bag that had been pre-prepared for Kina.
"Thank you Kodachi!" Kina jumped up and hugged the Gym trainer.
"No problem my dear." She hugged Kina back then advanced to the gym center, "If you need anything else feel free to ask. And you better tell me when you're going to leave!"
Kina gulped down her meal and thanked the bishonen known as Joe.
"I'll be leaving now." She stretched her arms above her head then walked outside, breathing in the fresh air.
"Ok, would you like some money to catch a train there?" Kodachi walked out and greeted Kina yet again.
"No thank you, I'd prefer to walk. I'd like to think about some things before I reach Arashi Kenji and I like the fresh air in the forest."
"Suit yourself, but be careful. It's a few days hike but just stick to the main pathway and you'll get there fine. I wish you the best of luck."
The two women that seemed to come from two different worlds but had so much in common hugged and Kina began her long trudge to the Ankoku Touki Dojo.
Chapter 15
"NUUURRIIKOOO!! HOOOTOOOHOOORII!!" Pounding noises filled the apartment as if someone was trying to knock down the door, and in this case Yue was.
"THE END IS COMING!!!" Nuriko screamed and fell out of his bed onto Hotohori.
"AHHHH!!" Hotohori whimpered in pain as Nuriko climbed off of him and the two ran to the door. They opened it to see Yue standing there soaked in rain, his clothes hanging onto him, dragging down and clinging to his skin. His hair was straggly and his white wings where mud splattered, he smelled like wet dog.
"What happened? Where's Kina?" Hotohori asked while Nuriko ran to bring Yue some towels.
"I took Kina out ... saw an old .. friend ... pretended like I didn't know her ..... we fought ... she ran off. I've been looking for her for the last four hours...I think. I can't find any trace of her. What if something happened to her? AHH! I'm so STUPID!!!" Yue slammed his head against the wall.
"Let's just calm down! First, let's check out all the places she likes then meet back here in an hour. If we still haven't found her, we'll talk with the police." Hotohori calmly proposed.
"How about we put a tracking collar on her next time?" Nuriko sadly attempted to lighten the mood as they split up, each with a specific destination.
~*~
"Uuuuhhhh....oooohhhh...my....h...head....!" Her hands flew up to hold her aching head but she touched a cold wash cloth that promptly fell off, "Where am I?" Kina asked herself as the room she was in slowly came into focus, "My body feels so weak." She muttered, holding out her shaking arm that had a miniature tub attached to it. Kina surveyed the tiny room. It appeared to be much like a hospital room, but more cozy. She was on a futon with a machine attached to the tub in her arm. Someone had changed her from her wet sundress and she was now in comfortable pajamas. Set up neatly was a chair and a window. She looked at a painting on the wall.
"OHMYGOSH!" A piercing scream filled the room as Kina tumbled off the bed, pulling the tub out of her arm. The painting had startled her as recognition slowly dawned on her face. Her rapid breath tediously calmed as she looked at the picture closely, carefully she stood up and ran her fingers along the rough canvas and then over the signature of the painter. Celestin Misatu. Her father. The picture was of her mother, sitting in the same kimono Kina had been wearing only a day ago. Her mother appeared young and so beautiful. Around her mother thousands of cherry trees where blossoming and they filled the picture with a calm serenity.
"I see you're awake now!" A male's voice quietly stated as Kina was brought back to reality. She turned around to see a blue haired bishonen smiling at her. He had thick-rimmed glassed and was wearing jeans with a blue button up collared sweater. Her confused look indicated to the bishonen that she had no clue what was going on.
"You are the North Mountain Gym. I'm Joe. Kodachi saved your life and brought you here." Joe smiled at her, "I'll go tell Kodachi you're awake."
"Who's picture is this?" Kina blankly pointed at the picture and the name Kodachi rang a bell.
"I'm not really sure, it was here before I arrived at the Gym. Make yourself at home." The Joe person left and a few moments later a woman walked in.
"Want something to drink?" The lady grinned and took a swig of a Pepsi.
"No thank you." Kina nodded politely.
"Ah, nervous aren't you? Yeah it's me, the person from you 'dream'. I found you collapsed near the front of the Gym and I knew fate had finally brought you here." Kodachi sat down on the bed so that she was across from Kina.
"You knew my mother. What do you mean by fate?" Kina glanced at the picture again, her eyes full of compassion. So many thoughts where blazing in her mind but she decided to focus on the main problem for now.
"Yes. We where good friends, all three of us (meaning your mother, your father and I), we grew up together. That was a painting he had done of her, after their death he had left it to me so I put it up in this room. I knew you would stop by here, it's a matter of life and death." Kodachi motioned towards the machine near Kina, "That hunk of junk saved your life. I did some research and discovered that the medicine you where given for your weak heart won't work because of your bishonen blood. Am I correct?"
"I don't know if your theory is right but it won't work, not that I take it in the first place." Kina was in amazement at how much this woman knew. She grinned and took another sip of the drink.
"Fate brought you here so I can attempt to save your life. Time is running out." Her face grew grave, "So no medicine will work? Desperate times call for desperate measures. Your mother had the same disease but she had no bishonen blood in her. If I am correct, your father was a god/goddess type bishonen?"
"Yes." She nodded slowly, the conversation was going so fast and she had no clue about this Kodachi.
"There is another Gym not to far from here called the Ankoku Touki Dojo and a woman there named Arashi Kenji specializes in god/goddess type bishonen. If I'm correct, with some tests it IS possible for her to help you control your power and then you can focus it on keeping your heart healthy or possibly heal it in a risky procedure. Either way, you need some rest and to contact your family or whoever you live with. Feel free to do whatever you like around here." Kodachi got up to leave but was stopped when Kina grabbed her arm.
"Um, why did you save me?" Kina peered at the woman innocently.
"Let's just say it was a favor I owed your parents. Oh and your dress is over there." Kodachi gave Kina another one of her cheesy grins and nodded to the chair where the dress had been cleaned and neatly folded.
"What.....what where my parent's like? I can't remember much now a days."
"I knew you would ask," Kodachi's face grew soft as she sat down next to the girl, "Well, they where both very caring and happy people who loved you dearly..." She paused to take another drink then continued far into the night talking with Kina. And Kina talked back with her, unknowing to the fact that her mother had chosen Kodachi to be Kina's godmother.
~*~
"Where is she?!" Yue slammed his fist onto the kitchen table.
Hotohori wanted to tell him not to hurt the table but the situation was too dire for him to say anything.
"You found no trace of her?" Nuriko rubbed his eyes tiredly and turned to Hotohori who nodded no.
A phone rang softly.
"Hello?" Nuriko answered it.
"Hey Nuriko. Sorry if I worried you all. I'm at the North Mountain Gym and I'm ok. I'll be back later."
"Are you serious? You ran all the way there?! Do you know HOW FAR that is? It's over five miles! Geez, you must have been upset."
The other line quieted as Nuriko regretted saying his last sentence.
"You guys don't need to come up here, I'm going to stay here for a day or two then head up to the Ankoku Touki Dojo where I'm going to take care of some business. Bye, be good. Miss you all."
The phone clicked as the line went dead, "It was Kina, she's ok." Nuriko smiled and explained to them their conversation.
~*~
Yue looked at himself in the mirror, bags where under his eyes and he was unshaven. After he finished his shower he stepped out and proceeded to get ready for bed.
"Oh Kina, if only I could talk to you, I'd say I'm sorry so many times until you forgave me. It's amazing how hard three words can be to say. I love you." He leaned into the mirror, frowned and then walked over to his bed. As he pulled the covers over his body, memories of when he and Kina woke up in his room flashed in his head and he laughed out loud at the thought. She was such a diverse person. And he liked that; he liked everything about her. From the smell of her hair to her laughter and oh her singing didn't even compare to that of an angels. But he acted like an idiot, a fool and now Kina was gone. There was a hole in his heart; he didn't feel complete at all. She had been the rock he leaned on; she had made his heart whole and saved him from losing himself to hatred. His evil little conscious that always made an appearance for him seemed asleep now, or maybe he had even conquered it. He was free to be his own person without a voice always nagging at him for his mistakes or telling him not to be friends with a human girl.
He sat up in bed, silently cursing himself for his stubbornness. Yue knew he had to find her, slowly he proceeded to pack some clothing and attempted to sneak out of the apartment.
"I've got a bag packed with clothes and food. You're not going anywhere without us" Nuriko and Hotohori smiled at Yue as they flickered on the lights.
"Thanks you guys. Let's go to Ankoku Touki Dojo!" He grinned and the three bishonen set off to find Kina.
~*~
Her eyelashes fluttered, beating rapidly against the surface of her cheeks. Kina lay perfectly still, not wishing to aggravate her few aches and pains any more than she had to. As the drag of her previous sleepiness began to finally leave Kina, she couldn't help but wonder on just how long she had been awake, or better yet, how long she had been asleep. It was as if time had abandoned her altogether, for just lying here she had absolutely no clue on exactly "when" it could be. As far as she was concerned, seven months could have passed without her knowing. Time could only partly worry her at the moment though; she had to get going to find Arashi Kenji. Her and Kodachi had stayed up late into the night talking about various subjects, mainly her parents and about Kina's life along with the subject of Yue.
"Thank you Joe." Kina greeted the bishonen as he set down a hearty breakfast before her.
"You'll need some provisions and some sets of clothing before you leave. And of course a map with the address! Wouldn't want you getting lost now would we?" Kodachi laughed sarcastically and walked into the kitchen. She sat down a bag that had been pre-prepared for Kina.
"Thank you Kodachi!" Kina jumped up and hugged the Gym trainer.
"No problem my dear." She hugged Kina back then advanced to the gym center, "If you need anything else feel free to ask. And you better tell me when you're going to leave!"
Kina gulped down her meal and thanked the bishonen known as Joe.
"I'll be leaving now." She stretched her arms above her head then walked outside, breathing in the fresh air.
"Ok, would you like some money to catch a train there?" Kodachi walked out and greeted Kina yet again.
"No thank you, I'd prefer to walk. I'd like to think about some things before I reach Arashi Kenji and I like the fresh air in the forest."
"Suit yourself, but be careful. It's a few days hike but just stick to the main pathway and you'll get there fine. I wish you the best of luck."
The two women that seemed to come from two different worlds but had so much in common hugged and Kina began her long trudge to the Ankoku Touki Dojo.