**A.N.: Next installment of Winds of Fate up and ready.
Chapter 12: Rippling waves
Uriko took in slow deep breaths. Kenji was on the bed to her side, one of his arms supporting her head. Nayuichi long asleep they both wondered. Uriko let out one last deep breath.
"Make up your mind yet?" Kenji interrupted. Uriko struggled for words. She felt so much about her lost friend. Konai had broken almost every single promise and betrayed her and everyone else in some of the deepest ways possible. Uriko had no idea what to feel.
"I don't know." Uriko muttered, shifting under the heavy covers. Only hours ago she had discovered Konai's burden. "I just don't want to be hurt again."
"What's the point in life if you don't risk being hurt?" Kenji proposed. Even Kenji struggled for words, but he wasn't as close to Konai. He still felt the shockwaves through his beloved wife, only fathoming what they might do to their daughter.
"I've still gotta sort everything in my head. Jane's going swimming with her in the morning." Uriko muttered, knowing full well that her love knew the fact.
"So is Jane going out of good cause or just to make sure nothing happens?" Kenji joked sarcastically.
"After Shin and the blow to her head with the pregnancy I think a bit of both." Uriko said with a heavy sigh.
"We should sleep. I have work as do you." Kenji announced.
With heavy sighs each the two zoanthropes dozed off in each other's arms. Enjoying the warm embrace of the other. Rapidly the night changed to morning and an electronic buzzer sounded.
Jane slammed the alarm clock, cursing and muttering as she swung her legs over the edge of her bed.
"Six in the morning." She muttered to herself. Doing her best not to wake up Long she practically snook downstairs to find Shin in the kitchen mulling over a cup of coffee. Sheets of writing, scribbling and rough sketches were strewn about.
"Life is such a fucking bitch." He muttered.
"Welcome to the unfriendly side. You seem to have been awake for a while."
"Yeah, most of the night. Shit, Konai is a bitch though. She only comes back when she has problems. Expecting us to take care of her." Shin muttered. Jane let loose with her hand. The loud smack resonated in the kitchen. Shin looked at his master's bride with an estranged look. Jane looked back with a steel eyed glare.
"It's human nature. Sure she comes back with shit. But at least she moves on. She lives, she takes risks to change shit. You have no right to bitch her out of anything of the sort. She has taken bullets for some of us. She adds a dimension to our lives that no one else can. Just like you do." Jane barked, rubbing her hand. "You fucking prick. She comes back and we welcome her. We offered her that. Just like we did you. At least you don't have as screwed up a life as her."
"So what am I supposed to do?"
"Think about what you did. I'm off to the pool. She needs support. Which she obviously won't get from you. Fuck she has a kid on the way now."
Shin remained silent as Jane grabbed a travel mug, her jacket, and the keys to one of the two cars. An hour later, after much fuming and thinking she arrived at the pool. Heading to the change room she found Konai. Just like her, seemingly perky but with the underlying tone of fatigue and weariness.
"Morning girl." Jane greeted. Konai nodded as she stripped of her baggy sweat pants, revealing her two piece red swim suit.
"Thanks for coming." Konai added. Jane nodded in return this time. Pulling her backpack up which she had put into the car the night before and pulling her two piece green suit out. Stripping of all her clothing Jane donned the skimpy suit and looked to the ready Konai, noticing the dozens of battle scars all over her body. Gesturing to the pool the two went off. Climbing into the desolate waters together. Jane broke the ice first.
"So when's your kid supposed to be along?"
"They don't know. My body is so screwed." Konai answered, taking off at a good pace. Jane got into a rythm and caught up.
"C'mon, put more detail in. I can't help if I'm just getting the thirty second version."
"To put it blunt with more detail it could be a normal or possibly drawn out or I might have to get an abortion."
"Oook.. Topic change. You need something to do today to take your mind off your troubles?"
"When don't I?"
"Well we could always have a mall day. My treat."
"Thanks Jane." Konai replied, lightening up and stopping to tread water. She saw two men watching them from the side. Both women recognized Busuzima, but only Jane knew Hans.
"Recovery rate is above the reports. You still manage to improve with such conditions Midnight Six." Busuzima announced.
"What's he mean Konai?" Jane asked, curious but defensive.
"He's going to die." She growled, alread swimming towards the edge of the pool. Jane struggled to keep up with the enraged zoanthrope as she sliced through the water. In one fluid motion Konai raised herself from the water, drips hitting the tiled floor.
"So this is the legend I've heard of." Hans commented mockingly. "Such a freak on a leash."
"In my right mind I'd just incapacitate you both. But I'm not in my right mind."
"You can't. Witnesses. If you even harm us you become a dangerous zoanthrope and say hello to a reconditioning center." Busuzima taunted. "Mirelle is such a better user of that body."
Konai was by now shaking with rage as she clenched her fists. Jane stepped in, having raised herself from the pool and moved to a near position.
"Busuzima, normally I'd whup your gay ass. But just leave the hell alone."
"Have to get others to do your work now?"
Konai let one of her fists fly. But it never connected, both of her hands flew to her abdomen and clenched tight as she fell to her knees. Groaning in pain.
"I swear. One day I will be out of your grasp."
**A.N.: Where's this leading?
Chapter 12: Rippling waves
Uriko took in slow deep breaths. Kenji was on the bed to her side, one of his arms supporting her head. Nayuichi long asleep they both wondered. Uriko let out one last deep breath.
"Make up your mind yet?" Kenji interrupted. Uriko struggled for words. She felt so much about her lost friend. Konai had broken almost every single promise and betrayed her and everyone else in some of the deepest ways possible. Uriko had no idea what to feel.
"I don't know." Uriko muttered, shifting under the heavy covers. Only hours ago she had discovered Konai's burden. "I just don't want to be hurt again."
"What's the point in life if you don't risk being hurt?" Kenji proposed. Even Kenji struggled for words, but he wasn't as close to Konai. He still felt the shockwaves through his beloved wife, only fathoming what they might do to their daughter.
"I've still gotta sort everything in my head. Jane's going swimming with her in the morning." Uriko muttered, knowing full well that her love knew the fact.
"So is Jane going out of good cause or just to make sure nothing happens?" Kenji joked sarcastically.
"After Shin and the blow to her head with the pregnancy I think a bit of both." Uriko said with a heavy sigh.
"We should sleep. I have work as do you." Kenji announced.
With heavy sighs each the two zoanthropes dozed off in each other's arms. Enjoying the warm embrace of the other. Rapidly the night changed to morning and an electronic buzzer sounded.
Jane slammed the alarm clock, cursing and muttering as she swung her legs over the edge of her bed.
"Six in the morning." She muttered to herself. Doing her best not to wake up Long she practically snook downstairs to find Shin in the kitchen mulling over a cup of coffee. Sheets of writing, scribbling and rough sketches were strewn about.
"Life is such a fucking bitch." He muttered.
"Welcome to the unfriendly side. You seem to have been awake for a while."
"Yeah, most of the night. Shit, Konai is a bitch though. She only comes back when she has problems. Expecting us to take care of her." Shin muttered. Jane let loose with her hand. The loud smack resonated in the kitchen. Shin looked at his master's bride with an estranged look. Jane looked back with a steel eyed glare.
"It's human nature. Sure she comes back with shit. But at least she moves on. She lives, she takes risks to change shit. You have no right to bitch her out of anything of the sort. She has taken bullets for some of us. She adds a dimension to our lives that no one else can. Just like you do." Jane barked, rubbing her hand. "You fucking prick. She comes back and we welcome her. We offered her that. Just like we did you. At least you don't have as screwed up a life as her."
"So what am I supposed to do?"
"Think about what you did. I'm off to the pool. She needs support. Which she obviously won't get from you. Fuck she has a kid on the way now."
Shin remained silent as Jane grabbed a travel mug, her jacket, and the keys to one of the two cars. An hour later, after much fuming and thinking she arrived at the pool. Heading to the change room she found Konai. Just like her, seemingly perky but with the underlying tone of fatigue and weariness.
"Morning girl." Jane greeted. Konai nodded as she stripped of her baggy sweat pants, revealing her two piece red swim suit.
"Thanks for coming." Konai added. Jane nodded in return this time. Pulling her backpack up which she had put into the car the night before and pulling her two piece green suit out. Stripping of all her clothing Jane donned the skimpy suit and looked to the ready Konai, noticing the dozens of battle scars all over her body. Gesturing to the pool the two went off. Climbing into the desolate waters together. Jane broke the ice first.
"So when's your kid supposed to be along?"
"They don't know. My body is so screwed." Konai answered, taking off at a good pace. Jane got into a rythm and caught up.
"C'mon, put more detail in. I can't help if I'm just getting the thirty second version."
"To put it blunt with more detail it could be a normal or possibly drawn out or I might have to get an abortion."
"Oook.. Topic change. You need something to do today to take your mind off your troubles?"
"When don't I?"
"Well we could always have a mall day. My treat."
"Thanks Jane." Konai replied, lightening up and stopping to tread water. She saw two men watching them from the side. Both women recognized Busuzima, but only Jane knew Hans.
"Recovery rate is above the reports. You still manage to improve with such conditions Midnight Six." Busuzima announced.
"What's he mean Konai?" Jane asked, curious but defensive.
"He's going to die." She growled, alread swimming towards the edge of the pool. Jane struggled to keep up with the enraged zoanthrope as she sliced through the water. In one fluid motion Konai raised herself from the water, drips hitting the tiled floor.
"So this is the legend I've heard of." Hans commented mockingly. "Such a freak on a leash."
"In my right mind I'd just incapacitate you both. But I'm not in my right mind."
"You can't. Witnesses. If you even harm us you become a dangerous zoanthrope and say hello to a reconditioning center." Busuzima taunted. "Mirelle is such a better user of that body."
Konai was by now shaking with rage as she clenched her fists. Jane stepped in, having raised herself from the pool and moved to a near position.
"Busuzima, normally I'd whup your gay ass. But just leave the hell alone."
"Have to get others to do your work now?"
Konai let one of her fists fly. But it never connected, both of her hands flew to her abdomen and clenched tight as she fell to her knees. Groaning in pain.
"I swear. One day I will be out of your grasp."
**A.N.: Where's this leading?