Thank You

Author's rantings and ravings: Damndamndamndamndamn I'm going away....can't work on me story...*cries*

And I got a new idea for a ficcy....



Part 19

Rukawa opened the door and stepped outside the house.

A group of children were gathered around a figure under a tree. The person seemed exhausted; he or she had a leg up, and the head was resting against it.

He frowned. He/She looks familiar.

"That way, ojou-san. I could bring you if you want." A child offered.

"Arigato. Just let me rest for awhile first." A tired voice replied. Then followed an angry but soft tirade of English words that described certain parts, sexual preference, the doubtful gender and ancestry of a certain person, without repeating twice.

Just as well the kids don't know much English, Rukawa thought.

Aya looked up. "Hi Rukawa."

"Do you know people are looking for you?"

"Did you know I was drugged?" She smiled weakly at his shocked reaction. "Yea, I was. Major dose." She sighed and leaned back. "What am I going to do about Tomoko?" She asked the sky.





Sendoh looked about unbelievingly. "All these people are going to help?"

An assorted group of people were about his house, going about here and there, discussing in groups, writing in clipboards.

"Yep." Nobuo talked to one of them. "We found Aya. Come on, let me introduce you to our expert cum Person-detector."





Natalia had natural silvery blonde hair. She led the way to a neighbourhood Sendoh recognized as near Shohoku High. A figure was standing under a tree with his bike, a perplexed expression on his face.

Natalia also stopped under the tree, a similar look on her. She said something to Nobuo in English which Sendoh did not understand.

He frowned. "Translation please?"

"She couldn't trace her anymore," Nobuo explained. "She must have stopped using the Alpha particles and gone back to Beta form."

Sendoh's frown deepened. "Normal people's talk would do."

"I'll explain later," he said distractedly, looking at the vehicle coming towards them.





Rukawa looked at the car rolling up to his driveway. Shit, he mentally cursed. His parents are back.

Two adults came out, another figure behind them. He stiffly went and hugged them and glanced at the girl.

"Kaede, you've grown taller since I last saw you!" His mother patted him on the shoulder.

Yea, because that was, like, three years ago?

"Kaede, this is Adelaide. Adelaide, my son Rukawa Kaede."

How do you do?" She smiled and stretched out a hand. Her smile didn't exactly reached her eyes.

"Fine." He shook it. Her hand was cold.

"Kaede, who are they?" His father gestured to Nobuo and Company.

"Friends."

"Husband, our son has made some friends! Why don't you invite them over?" Mrs. Rukawa asked excitedly. Adelaide gave a funny look at the sky.





Her head lifted up.

She's here!





He looked at the note. He had a break now. Maybe he should visit Japan. He definitely had the money.

Yes, he will. Both girls would be there, though, it would be awkward to meet Adian.

Or Teresa. Whichever she calls herself now.

He picked up the phone.





"'Jou-san! Daijoubu?" Wada stopped walking. The pretty lady was resting against a tree, turning whiter and whiter, or so it seemed to him. A look of extreme pain was mixed in the sweat.

"Mn. Just need to rest, a little while." She groaned and clutched her arm. Damn it all! What is wrong with her? Shouldn't her body system filter out the drugs by now?

"Wada, how far is it?" Aya asked thoughtfully.

"That house, 'jou-san." He pointed at a really big mansion.

Aya cursed again. She definitely could not go in without help.

Damn it. She did hate taking sides.





Mitsui was teamed off with Akagi, Kogure and Sakuragi. He wondered where Rukawa was. Strange that he didn't turn up.

They were outside Akagi's house, Gori getting his car which he got for graduation, when his phone rang.

"Moshi moshi. Akagi is not here, can I take a message?" He answered.

"Wow Mitsui, when did you start being Brother's operator?" A sarcastic voice reached him.

"Aya! Where the hell are you?! Do you know how worried I was?"

"You?"

"Aahh...I mean everyone."

He could see her, grinning away from wherever she was

"Can you tell Brother to pick me up? I'll give you the address now."

He copied it down and hung up.





Aya staggered into the car, where willing hands brought her in.

"Aya! What happened, and why didn't you answer my call? Did you know how worried we were?" Akagi berated his younger sister from the driver's seat.

"Hush, Gori! She's sleeping!" Sakuragi scolded as Mitsui gently cradled her upper body.

"No. Kami-sama help us, she fainted!"







He picked up the phone. "Hai."

"Rukawa? We're on the way to your house, Aya fainted. Two minutes; we'll be there. Get ready, she looks really sick."

He hung up and told Demitra to prepare a room. Sendoh asked what happened.

"She's down, isn't she?"

All eyes turned to Adelaide.

"Adian, she's injured, right?" She asked quietly. "I felt it. She can't see anything and everywhere hurts. It feels...cold." She absently rubbed her arms.

Rukawa frowned.





"How is she?" Mitsui asked Sendoh as he closed the door.

"She's still unconscious, but Adelaide's with her. Nobuo called for a meeting in the dining room. Come on, 'called'?" Sendoh snorted.

"Yea well, it wouldn't hurt to see what he wants to say." Mitsui shrugged.





Aaahhhh....it hurts....

Shit.

Now I know how that bastard pulled it off.

I swear, when I'm gonna get him...

He had better not done anything to Tomoko.

But if he did anything to my parents, I'll kill him. I swear on...I'll swear on my life. Yea, that sounds serious enough.

But before I strangle him I wanna know how he got hold of my drink.





Sigh~.

Life sucks.