Ch. 5: Confession in the Cherry Blossoms.
*Never fear all my Beastamaniacs! I have no intention of ending this one for a while. I still have a lot of story to tell. be prepared for even more fleshing out of Kane's character, as well as his relationship with Sarah, and his friendship with Uriko and Kenji. Enjoy! *
Sleep did not come easily to Kane Darkholm. He tossed and turned as darkened figures pointed and taunted him. Apparitions of Uriko and Kenji haunted him throughout the night. "How could you betray us?" They seemed to say. Then he saw Sarah, he reached out to her, but she seemed forever out of his reach. She turned and left, leaving Kane all alone.
He awoke in a cold sweat. The sun was peaking over the horizon, signaling the start of a new day. Today was the picnic, but he didn't know if he could face them. He had to, though. But he would make sure that this picnic was the best they'd ever been on. He picked up his cell phone and made a few calls.
After his calls were made, he made his way to the shower. He wished Sarah was with him, but he would see her soon. He looked into the mirror and pulled his long, stringy red hair into a neat ponytail. He then walked to his closet. He pulled out a black turtle necked sweater, and a black pair of slacks. He put a black, diamond-studded belt on over it, a Rolex watch, and grabbed his favorite black sunglasses, a black barrette and leather trench coat. On his way he grabbed a bouquet of roses he ordered for Sarah. He walked out to a black limousine and climbed into the back. It pulled out and up the street until it reached Sarah's house. Kenuichio hit the horn as Kane waited outside with the bouquet in hand. He smiled broadly as she walked up the walkway.
"Milady? Your chariot awaits." he said with a grin, handing her the bouquet.
"We're only going on a picnic." She said wrapping her arms around him, "aren't you a little overdressed?"
"I don't think so. But if you do, maybe we can do something about it later," he said as she giggled, gave him a peck on the cheek, and climbed into the limo. It then made it's way to Uriko's house, where she and Kenji were waiting.
"Showoff." Kenji said flatly as his limo came into view.
"Are you jealous?" his girlfriend jabbed.
Kenji glanced at her as the Limo pulled up. He and Sarah got out.
"Aren't you a little."? Uriko began to ask.
"Overdressed? So I've been told," Kane said to Sarah's amusement.
They grabbed the blankets, the food and all they needed for the picnic, and went off in the limo.
"Aren't we going the wrong way?" Uriko asked.
"I hope you don't mind, but I found a better spot for our picnic."
"Huh.okay!" Uriko said in her usual cheerful manner. Kenji remained silent.
The limo pulled up to a small airport. The four made their way to a helicopter, and Kane sat in the pilot seat. Sarah sat next to him, and Kenji and Uriko in back. He pulled up on the throttle, the helicopter rose slowly. He hit the accelerator and it took off.
"Where are we going, anyway?" Sarah asked over the deafening rotor blades.
"You'll see" Kane shouted.
*** Less than an hour later they saw where. Kane knew one Hell of a picnic spot, halfway up Mt. Fuji on a secluded plateau full of cherry blossoms. That swirled in the light springtime breeze. Kenji sat quietly with Uriko, when Kane and Sarah took in the view.
"It's so beautiful up here." She said in amazement.
"Not as beautiful as you." Kane said, drawing her closer.
"That has got to be the most cornball line I've ever heard," she responded mockingly. He looked down into her eyes, nearly losing himself in the ocean of green. He'd never seen anyone as beautiful as her. He knew that line was corny, but he meant it with all his heart. She was perfect in every way her body, her hair, her eyes, her lips, everything. He thought for the first time, he might be in love. Slowly he drew her close, her mouth opening to invite his. Their tongues frolicked like two old friends in a moist meadow, and for those few precious seconds, the world melted away. They were alone in their minds, with only the cherry blossoms swirling around as company. Slowly, reluctantly, they pulled apart for a breath of oxygen.
"Wow," she whispered, smiling broadly, before they kissed again. A few feet away, Uriko looked on in utmost happiness for them.
"Ya know, it's nice helping people. You should try it sometime Kenji," she said.
"I do, Riko," he responded.
"Yeah, but it's the little things like this that are the most satisfying," she said resting her head on his shoulder.
The sun had begun to set when Sarah and Kane returned from the cliff to the blanket. Uriko set out the food. Sandwiches, her specialty, while Kane had brought the finest wine money could buy. They drank and ate their fill, until the sun had long rested under the horizon. All the time though, when his attention wasn't on Uriko, Kenji scrutinized Kane. Something was wrong, and he knew it. It wasn't until late at night that he decided to say something.
"Why did you bring us here?" he asked out of the blue.
"Wha.. what do you mean?" he said nervously.
"You're nervous about something. You have been all day. Your breathing is off, even more than when you first met Sarah. What's going on?"
Sarah was about to defend her new boyfriend when Kane spoke up. "I guess I should tell you," he said standing up, letting Sarah's grip on his arm loosen. He made his way to the helicopter, and pulled out a long, slender package. "I made a deal with the devil, and he reigned on his end."
The others looked on in shock and confusion.
"When we were at the movies the other night, I took some hair samples from you two, and I." he couldn't bring himself to say it, "I gave them to Dr. Hajime Busuzima."
Kenji got up, but Uriko held down his arm. "Let him have his say," she said.
"I will not try to excuse my actions, but please allow me to tell you why. Five years ago, my mother took ill. She spent some time in the hospital, until my father had her transferred her to a RavenTech lab in order to cure her. That was the last time I saw her. A few months after I met you two, I received a call from a Dr. Hajime Busuzima. He said he knew where my mother was, but I'd only see her if I gave him DNA samples from you. I had no choice, I'm afraid he may do something terrible to her." He unsheathed the Masamune blade from the package. "I'm prepared to pay the price for my betrayal." He tossed the blade to the ground, and stood with his back to them.
Uriko looked at the sword, then at Kane. "It was a few years ago. A man named Shenlong, then leader of the ZLF, kidnapped my mother, Mitsuko. I was prepared to do whatever it took to get her back. I know what you're going through."
Kenji then stood, picked up the blade, and walked over to Kane. He stood in front of him, and Kane prepared himself to receive Kenji's judgment. Kenji lifted the blade, and dug it into the ground. He looked up at the surprised Kane, placed his hand on his shoulder, and simply nodded. Kane regained his composure, and nodded back. Kenji walked back, and sat next to Uriko. Kane turned around, and locked his eyes with Sarah's. He sighed, and with tearful eyes said "I'm sorry, Sarah."
She simply stood, walked over, and wrapped her arms around him. "Don't say anything. Just shut up and hold me," She said as tears filled up her eyes. And it's there they stood as the cherry blossoms fluttered in the wind.
*Never fear all my Beastamaniacs! I have no intention of ending this one for a while. I still have a lot of story to tell. be prepared for even more fleshing out of Kane's character, as well as his relationship with Sarah, and his friendship with Uriko and Kenji. Enjoy! *
Sleep did not come easily to Kane Darkholm. He tossed and turned as darkened figures pointed and taunted him. Apparitions of Uriko and Kenji haunted him throughout the night. "How could you betray us?" They seemed to say. Then he saw Sarah, he reached out to her, but she seemed forever out of his reach. She turned and left, leaving Kane all alone.
He awoke in a cold sweat. The sun was peaking over the horizon, signaling the start of a new day. Today was the picnic, but he didn't know if he could face them. He had to, though. But he would make sure that this picnic was the best they'd ever been on. He picked up his cell phone and made a few calls.
After his calls were made, he made his way to the shower. He wished Sarah was with him, but he would see her soon. He looked into the mirror and pulled his long, stringy red hair into a neat ponytail. He then walked to his closet. He pulled out a black turtle necked sweater, and a black pair of slacks. He put a black, diamond-studded belt on over it, a Rolex watch, and grabbed his favorite black sunglasses, a black barrette and leather trench coat. On his way he grabbed a bouquet of roses he ordered for Sarah. He walked out to a black limousine and climbed into the back. It pulled out and up the street until it reached Sarah's house. Kenuichio hit the horn as Kane waited outside with the bouquet in hand. He smiled broadly as she walked up the walkway.
"Milady? Your chariot awaits." he said with a grin, handing her the bouquet.
"We're only going on a picnic." She said wrapping her arms around him, "aren't you a little overdressed?"
"I don't think so. But if you do, maybe we can do something about it later," he said as she giggled, gave him a peck on the cheek, and climbed into the limo. It then made it's way to Uriko's house, where she and Kenji were waiting.
"Showoff." Kenji said flatly as his limo came into view.
"Are you jealous?" his girlfriend jabbed.
Kenji glanced at her as the Limo pulled up. He and Sarah got out.
"Aren't you a little."? Uriko began to ask.
"Overdressed? So I've been told," Kane said to Sarah's amusement.
They grabbed the blankets, the food and all they needed for the picnic, and went off in the limo.
"Aren't we going the wrong way?" Uriko asked.
"I hope you don't mind, but I found a better spot for our picnic."
"Huh.okay!" Uriko said in her usual cheerful manner. Kenji remained silent.
The limo pulled up to a small airport. The four made their way to a helicopter, and Kane sat in the pilot seat. Sarah sat next to him, and Kenji and Uriko in back. He pulled up on the throttle, the helicopter rose slowly. He hit the accelerator and it took off.
"Where are we going, anyway?" Sarah asked over the deafening rotor blades.
"You'll see" Kane shouted.
*** Less than an hour later they saw where. Kane knew one Hell of a picnic spot, halfway up Mt. Fuji on a secluded plateau full of cherry blossoms. That swirled in the light springtime breeze. Kenji sat quietly with Uriko, when Kane and Sarah took in the view.
"It's so beautiful up here." She said in amazement.
"Not as beautiful as you." Kane said, drawing her closer.
"That has got to be the most cornball line I've ever heard," she responded mockingly. He looked down into her eyes, nearly losing himself in the ocean of green. He'd never seen anyone as beautiful as her. He knew that line was corny, but he meant it with all his heart. She was perfect in every way her body, her hair, her eyes, her lips, everything. He thought for the first time, he might be in love. Slowly he drew her close, her mouth opening to invite his. Their tongues frolicked like two old friends in a moist meadow, and for those few precious seconds, the world melted away. They were alone in their minds, with only the cherry blossoms swirling around as company. Slowly, reluctantly, they pulled apart for a breath of oxygen.
"Wow," she whispered, smiling broadly, before they kissed again. A few feet away, Uriko looked on in utmost happiness for them.
"Ya know, it's nice helping people. You should try it sometime Kenji," she said.
"I do, Riko," he responded.
"Yeah, but it's the little things like this that are the most satisfying," she said resting her head on his shoulder.
The sun had begun to set when Sarah and Kane returned from the cliff to the blanket. Uriko set out the food. Sandwiches, her specialty, while Kane had brought the finest wine money could buy. They drank and ate their fill, until the sun had long rested under the horizon. All the time though, when his attention wasn't on Uriko, Kenji scrutinized Kane. Something was wrong, and he knew it. It wasn't until late at night that he decided to say something.
"Why did you bring us here?" he asked out of the blue.
"Wha.. what do you mean?" he said nervously.
"You're nervous about something. You have been all day. Your breathing is off, even more than when you first met Sarah. What's going on?"
Sarah was about to defend her new boyfriend when Kane spoke up. "I guess I should tell you," he said standing up, letting Sarah's grip on his arm loosen. He made his way to the helicopter, and pulled out a long, slender package. "I made a deal with the devil, and he reigned on his end."
The others looked on in shock and confusion.
"When we were at the movies the other night, I took some hair samples from you two, and I." he couldn't bring himself to say it, "I gave them to Dr. Hajime Busuzima."
Kenji got up, but Uriko held down his arm. "Let him have his say," she said.
"I will not try to excuse my actions, but please allow me to tell you why. Five years ago, my mother took ill. She spent some time in the hospital, until my father had her transferred her to a RavenTech lab in order to cure her. That was the last time I saw her. A few months after I met you two, I received a call from a Dr. Hajime Busuzima. He said he knew where my mother was, but I'd only see her if I gave him DNA samples from you. I had no choice, I'm afraid he may do something terrible to her." He unsheathed the Masamune blade from the package. "I'm prepared to pay the price for my betrayal." He tossed the blade to the ground, and stood with his back to them.
Uriko looked at the sword, then at Kane. "It was a few years ago. A man named Shenlong, then leader of the ZLF, kidnapped my mother, Mitsuko. I was prepared to do whatever it took to get her back. I know what you're going through."
Kenji then stood, picked up the blade, and walked over to Kane. He stood in front of him, and Kane prepared himself to receive Kenji's judgment. Kenji lifted the blade, and dug it into the ground. He looked up at the surprised Kane, placed his hand on his shoulder, and simply nodded. Kane regained his composure, and nodded back. Kenji walked back, and sat next to Uriko. Kane turned around, and locked his eyes with Sarah's. He sighed, and with tearful eyes said "I'm sorry, Sarah."
She simply stood, walked over, and wrapped her arms around him. "Don't say anything. Just shut up and hold me," She said as tears filled up her eyes. And it's there they stood as the cherry blossoms fluttered in the wind.