Okay, let me seee………. Yes, I didn't COMPLETELY lie, now that I look over my
notes… and AREN'T YOU PROUD OF ME?! UPDATING SO SOON?! ^^ gomen, I'm just
so happy today. Good day at school. And this ones gonna be kinda short so
don't complain, okay? I have to stop typing some time! And, it hasn't been
that long since last update. And also, I'm getting ready to do some stuff
for school, (which I'm putting off at the moment) so you'll have to take
what you get with no complaints. ^^
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NOTES:
Flirtatious Flamingo: Don't worry, I always felt too young to be an author. And really, you're not that old. 13 you said right? That's not old! I was just born late! That's all!^^; But I feel so honored YOU (a good author) said my writing has improved. Sure you're probably lying to make me feel better. BUT IT WORKED! ^^ (and it sounds better now cause I know what I'm talking about.) -large sweat drop for Puar- Yep, no more Yamcha here, but I'm sure you can find another great fic with him in it… Right? Err… yeah, next reviewer!
Maid of the Mist (aka Misty-chan): -sweat drop- I didn't call him gay though. Alrighty, onward with life. Ahh, you think it's improved? Wow, that's another honor! A big almighty author like yourself. ^^; wow, you really must be lying. Okay, but it was horrible of me to have taken so long that others forgot about my existence! Ehhe, Goten… in the mail? Well I've never gotten a guy in the mail before, but it's not something I don't look forward too! -^^- (saru-san is NOT Hentai! Saru-san is NOT hentai, repeat that with me now! Saru-san is NOT hentai!) hehe, well thanks, but I don't need a birthday present. All I need is lots of reviews and someone to read my Tenchi story! I want Tenchi story to be loved! -sweat drop- Okay. That's enough. ^^
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And if I loose you in this chapter, you'll be fine. Don't worry!
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Trunks awoke with a smile the next morning. It was the first time in weeks that he hadn't woken up with a hangover. The day would be great, little could take him out of his high spirits.
Except going into work on this beautiful day. He got out of the bed and stretched his arms. Standing up, he stepped on a small book. "Itai," he muttered as he bent down and grabbed it. Looking at the cover his left eyebrow arched slightly. "What the heck? Mind-Reach, Scientist Look at Psychic Ability." He sat down on the side of his bed. 'I would never look at book about stuff like this. It's so fake.' He thought as he flipped it over and saw a picture of two men. He sighed and placed it on the side of his bed. He got up, walked into the bathroom and turned on the hot water. He walked out and retrieved some clothes for after he showered.
*~*~*~*~*~
Goten nodded. "So it was a female."
"You're very much right about that. So it seems it was a female, but even I'm not sure of it." The shorter man said as he took another sip of his coffee. "You can't be sure these days, about anything."
Juunangou nodded. "He's right though, she's most likely not the person we're looking for."
"Can I ask you something?" Goten asked politely. Juunangou and the man in the suit nodded. "You guys know why everyone was murdered?"
Juunangou shook his head quickly. "Not everyone, only Mr. and Mrs. Chiba."
Goten sighed. "And you're in no position to tell us why?" The short man nodded. "This is so impossible." Goten muttered to himself.
"It's not impossible." The short man said standing up from the table they were sitting at. "You're just not looking in the right area."
Goten looked up, "Where," he said. "Should I look then?"
Juunangou stood up as well, "A hint will pop up in someone life today, it won't seem important, but it is. Ask everyone you know if something strange, or unexpected happens."
The short man turned around, "Or maybe something unexpected being found in an ordinary place." He winked. "I'll see you around Juu. And Goten, be on the look-out. You know a lot about what's going on. It might get dangerous." Goten nodded.
The short man turned and left. Juunangou sat there a moment longer then followed after him, nodding slightly to Goten as he turned.
Goten sighed and pulled at his hair lightly. "This is so stressful!" He pushed away from the table and walked out of the small shop, coffee in hand. "I've got to talk to Usagi, she's probably the person they were talking about."
*~*~*~*~*~
She picked the lock at the door carefully, slowly, and silently. She mustn't make a noise if she didn't wish to wake Usagi. The small nail file worked its way until it was done. She pushed the door open. She smiled, seeing Usagi was still asleep on the bed, drool dripping peacefully from the side of her mouth, hair surrounding her still slightly crimped from the braid the night before. She worked her way past the creaking floor boards and up to the night stand. Here was the book. That book he wanted so badly, tonight, at the pier. She could only hope Trunks Vejjita hadn't over heard what they were talking about last night at the bar.
She grabbed the book, and walked out silently as she had entered.
Ah yes, today would be a good day, she could get out of this mess alive, and make a lot of money while doing so. Today, was wonderful.
"Hotaru Tomeo, you are one smart girl." She smiled to herself and shut the door.
*~*~*~*~*~
Haruka and Michiru walked down around the block. It was too early for the shops to be open, but it was a nice day for a walk. It was relaxing from all the tight stress shifting between the two. The wind blew warm air at them, the sun was bright, with little clouds in the sky to block the sunlight only when the wind blew them in the way for a moment or two, but always breaking way for the happy sun. The leaves on the trees rippled like the water in the fountain in the middle of the block.
Michiru and Haruka continued walking, the sun beaming down on them with great warmth. They seemed so happy talking lightly to each other. But they both had an uneasy feeling they weren't going to ever let go. If they couldn't stop whatever it was about.
*~*~*~*~*~
Usagi walked down the stairs into the kitchen. She picked up the phone and dialed the Son's home phone number. She waited as it rang and hung up when the answering machine began its recording. Hotaru walked in.
"Oh, Usagi, I've been looking for you. I need to talk the rest of the day off."
Usagi looked up. "Why, what's wrong?"
Hortaru looked away. "My friend's mom is in the hospital and she wants me to come and stay with her at the hospital."
Usagi nodded somewhat nervously. "You can go ahead. You need a ride?"
Hotaru shook her head. "I'm meeting my friend somewhere."
"You need a ride there? You can borrow the car."
Hotaru paused then nodded. "That's probably the smartest thing to do." Usagi handed her the keys to Rei's car, seeing as she wasn't going to get much use out of it now. Hotaru took them and nodded a slight thanks. Usagi sighed and sat down as Hotaru grabbed her coat and left.
The phone rang and Usagi picked it up. "Goten?" she asked without waiting to hear the voice. "You need to get over here now."
"Why?"
"We were going to go over some more paperwork today."
"Haha, right, okay, I'll be over as soon as I help my mom with lunch."
"Alright, hurry please." She was about to place the phone on the hook when Goten yelled out.
"Wait!"
"Eh?"
"Uh, has anything strange happened to you today."
"No… not really."
"No matter how unimportant it seems."
"Goten, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, anything though?"
"I'm missing something, but its nothing big, just my notes from the last meetings we've had."
"I'll be over in a bit."
"Bye." Usagi said as she hung up the phone. 'I wonder what's bugging him.'
The phone rang again a second later. She picked it up. "Hello?"
"Uhh, Usagi, I'm sorry, I can't come, I've got some other stuff I need to work on. Sorry."
Usagi sighed in frustration. "Alright, I'll see you tomorrow at work then."
Goten made a strange noise then laughed. "I'll see you, bye." She placed the phone on the hook. 'Darn Goten.'
*~*~*~*~*~
The sunset that night was beautiful as it should have been. The day was wonderful for Trunks, he didn't have much to do at work, so he was permitted to leave early. He took another trip to the library and visited his mother for a bit, to make up for the lunch.
But now was time to relax, he didn't know any of the events that happened in the day so far, or in his life. He didn't know anything, except now was the time to relax and watch the sunset.
He wasn't himself, not even close. It was hard to explain who he was now, he wasn't somebody else, and he wasn't himself.
It wasn't something you could ever get a clear response on, no matter who told you about it. A woman sat next to him, on the balcony of the restaurant. They watched as the sun lowered in the bright sky. She ran her index finger around the rim of her wine glass, staring at him. He didn't seem to notice as he watched the sun setting.
She continued staring at him, running her finger along the rim, smiling to herself and pushing her hair out of her eyes as the wind blew it around her face. "Are you alright?" she asked.
It broke him out of the small trance he was in. He looked up. "Eh?"
She smiled. "Are you okay?" He nodded, and returned his gaze to the sunset. She frowned slightly. "You seem so tense lately, I'm just worried…" She looked at him a moment longer, then looked towards the sun, it lit the sky up so brightly, everything seemed to be perfect, but deep down, she knew something was wrong.
Trunks looked at her after a moment or two, he smiled. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." She blushed slightly and looked down, pushing away from the table she stood up.
"Night Toru, I'll see you tomorrow, at the beach, like we planned." He nodded and watched as she walked to the door to return to wherever she lived or pleased.
Yes, Toru was his name. Not Trunks. Toru.
*~*~*~*~*~
It was dark. It had been dark for some time now, almost 4 hours now. She stood at the end of the pier, no one was around. It was nearly two minutes till midnight. She looked down into the water, water splashed against the wooden poles holding the pier in place. Where was he? 'One minute till he's late. I wonder where he could be?' She looked up from the dark water as she heard someone approaching her, she turned her head to look. There he was.
He stepped up to her, "The book?"
She proudly took the book out of her pocket, handing it to him.
Fingering through it, he threw it in the water. "You idiot!" He yelled, pushing her forward. "That's the wrong book!"
Her eyes widened, 'the wrong book? How is that possible?' She was sure she grabbed the only book left out… "What do you mean? I got the book--"
He grabbed her neck forcefully. Her arms flew up and wrapped around his wrist. "You got the wrong book. This is Usagi's, not Serena's! WE WANT SERENA'S!" She closed her eyes, trying to pull away. "I told you not to screw this up! But you did!" She began to cry.
"Don't hurt me, please!" She yelled.
The stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out a switch blade. He thrust the switch blade into her throat. With another sharp thrust, it sliced between her fourth and fifth rib. She began breathing heavily. He could feel the grip around his wrist loosen. He threw her on the floor. She lay on the ground shaking. "You, Miss Tomeo, have failed, now, you die." Her breathing slowed, but he knew she was still alive. He pulled ankle weights out of his pocket. He knew she would have to be killed, even if she did it right. He wrapped the ankle weights around her feet tightly, He picked her up, gave her a pitiful look, and threw her over the side of the pier. There was a loud slash, followed by an eerie silence. He grabbed her bag, looked through it quickly. Pulled out a cigarette, lit it, shoved it in his mouth. He threw the switch blade into the water, and threw her bag in after. No one would know for a long, long time.
If all went according to plan that is.
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"Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you…"
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Done, done, done! This was longer then I hoped for it to be! ^^; Oh and Misty, I did have chocolate cake! And I'm going to see Spider-Man tomorrow, (though I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY! Want to see Star Wars) so ^^ yeah, okay, everyone else, review, and if you're confused gomen. I can't help it. REVIEW!
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NOTES:
Flirtatious Flamingo: Don't worry, I always felt too young to be an author. And really, you're not that old. 13 you said right? That's not old! I was just born late! That's all!^^; But I feel so honored YOU (a good author) said my writing has improved. Sure you're probably lying to make me feel better. BUT IT WORKED! ^^ (and it sounds better now cause I know what I'm talking about.) -large sweat drop for Puar- Yep, no more Yamcha here, but I'm sure you can find another great fic with him in it… Right? Err… yeah, next reviewer!
Maid of the Mist (aka Misty-chan): -sweat drop- I didn't call him gay though. Alrighty, onward with life. Ahh, you think it's improved? Wow, that's another honor! A big almighty author like yourself. ^^; wow, you really must be lying. Okay, but it was horrible of me to have taken so long that others forgot about my existence! Ehhe, Goten… in the mail? Well I've never gotten a guy in the mail before, but it's not something I don't look forward too! -^^- (saru-san is NOT Hentai! Saru-san is NOT hentai, repeat that with me now! Saru-san is NOT hentai!) hehe, well thanks, but I don't need a birthday present. All I need is lots of reviews and someone to read my Tenchi story! I want Tenchi story to be loved! -sweat drop- Okay. That's enough. ^^
*~*~*~*~*~*~
And if I loose you in this chapter, you'll be fine. Don't worry!
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Trunks awoke with a smile the next morning. It was the first time in weeks that he hadn't woken up with a hangover. The day would be great, little could take him out of his high spirits.
Except going into work on this beautiful day. He got out of the bed and stretched his arms. Standing up, he stepped on a small book. "Itai," he muttered as he bent down and grabbed it. Looking at the cover his left eyebrow arched slightly. "What the heck? Mind-Reach, Scientist Look at Psychic Ability." He sat down on the side of his bed. 'I would never look at book about stuff like this. It's so fake.' He thought as he flipped it over and saw a picture of two men. He sighed and placed it on the side of his bed. He got up, walked into the bathroom and turned on the hot water. He walked out and retrieved some clothes for after he showered.
*~*~*~*~*~
Goten nodded. "So it was a female."
"You're very much right about that. So it seems it was a female, but even I'm not sure of it." The shorter man said as he took another sip of his coffee. "You can't be sure these days, about anything."
Juunangou nodded. "He's right though, she's most likely not the person we're looking for."
"Can I ask you something?" Goten asked politely. Juunangou and the man in the suit nodded. "You guys know why everyone was murdered?"
Juunangou shook his head quickly. "Not everyone, only Mr. and Mrs. Chiba."
Goten sighed. "And you're in no position to tell us why?" The short man nodded. "This is so impossible." Goten muttered to himself.
"It's not impossible." The short man said standing up from the table they were sitting at. "You're just not looking in the right area."
Goten looked up, "Where," he said. "Should I look then?"
Juunangou stood up as well, "A hint will pop up in someone life today, it won't seem important, but it is. Ask everyone you know if something strange, or unexpected happens."
The short man turned around, "Or maybe something unexpected being found in an ordinary place." He winked. "I'll see you around Juu. And Goten, be on the look-out. You know a lot about what's going on. It might get dangerous." Goten nodded.
The short man turned and left. Juunangou sat there a moment longer then followed after him, nodding slightly to Goten as he turned.
Goten sighed and pulled at his hair lightly. "This is so stressful!" He pushed away from the table and walked out of the small shop, coffee in hand. "I've got to talk to Usagi, she's probably the person they were talking about."
*~*~*~*~*~
She picked the lock at the door carefully, slowly, and silently. She mustn't make a noise if she didn't wish to wake Usagi. The small nail file worked its way until it was done. She pushed the door open. She smiled, seeing Usagi was still asleep on the bed, drool dripping peacefully from the side of her mouth, hair surrounding her still slightly crimped from the braid the night before. She worked her way past the creaking floor boards and up to the night stand. Here was the book. That book he wanted so badly, tonight, at the pier. She could only hope Trunks Vejjita hadn't over heard what they were talking about last night at the bar.
She grabbed the book, and walked out silently as she had entered.
Ah yes, today would be a good day, she could get out of this mess alive, and make a lot of money while doing so. Today, was wonderful.
"Hotaru Tomeo, you are one smart girl." She smiled to herself and shut the door.
*~*~*~*~*~
Haruka and Michiru walked down around the block. It was too early for the shops to be open, but it was a nice day for a walk. It was relaxing from all the tight stress shifting between the two. The wind blew warm air at them, the sun was bright, with little clouds in the sky to block the sunlight only when the wind blew them in the way for a moment or two, but always breaking way for the happy sun. The leaves on the trees rippled like the water in the fountain in the middle of the block.
Michiru and Haruka continued walking, the sun beaming down on them with great warmth. They seemed so happy talking lightly to each other. But they both had an uneasy feeling they weren't going to ever let go. If they couldn't stop whatever it was about.
*~*~*~*~*~
Usagi walked down the stairs into the kitchen. She picked up the phone and dialed the Son's home phone number. She waited as it rang and hung up when the answering machine began its recording. Hotaru walked in.
"Oh, Usagi, I've been looking for you. I need to talk the rest of the day off."
Usagi looked up. "Why, what's wrong?"
Hortaru looked away. "My friend's mom is in the hospital and she wants me to come and stay with her at the hospital."
Usagi nodded somewhat nervously. "You can go ahead. You need a ride?"
Hotaru shook her head. "I'm meeting my friend somewhere."
"You need a ride there? You can borrow the car."
Hotaru paused then nodded. "That's probably the smartest thing to do." Usagi handed her the keys to Rei's car, seeing as she wasn't going to get much use out of it now. Hotaru took them and nodded a slight thanks. Usagi sighed and sat down as Hotaru grabbed her coat and left.
The phone rang and Usagi picked it up. "Goten?" she asked without waiting to hear the voice. "You need to get over here now."
"Why?"
"We were going to go over some more paperwork today."
"Haha, right, okay, I'll be over as soon as I help my mom with lunch."
"Alright, hurry please." She was about to place the phone on the hook when Goten yelled out.
"Wait!"
"Eh?"
"Uh, has anything strange happened to you today."
"No… not really."
"No matter how unimportant it seems."
"Goten, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, anything though?"
"I'm missing something, but its nothing big, just my notes from the last meetings we've had."
"I'll be over in a bit."
"Bye." Usagi said as she hung up the phone. 'I wonder what's bugging him.'
The phone rang again a second later. She picked it up. "Hello?"
"Uhh, Usagi, I'm sorry, I can't come, I've got some other stuff I need to work on. Sorry."
Usagi sighed in frustration. "Alright, I'll see you tomorrow at work then."
Goten made a strange noise then laughed. "I'll see you, bye." She placed the phone on the hook. 'Darn Goten.'
*~*~*~*~*~
The sunset that night was beautiful as it should have been. The day was wonderful for Trunks, he didn't have much to do at work, so he was permitted to leave early. He took another trip to the library and visited his mother for a bit, to make up for the lunch.
But now was time to relax, he didn't know any of the events that happened in the day so far, or in his life. He didn't know anything, except now was the time to relax and watch the sunset.
He wasn't himself, not even close. It was hard to explain who he was now, he wasn't somebody else, and he wasn't himself.
It wasn't something you could ever get a clear response on, no matter who told you about it. A woman sat next to him, on the balcony of the restaurant. They watched as the sun lowered in the bright sky. She ran her index finger around the rim of her wine glass, staring at him. He didn't seem to notice as he watched the sun setting.
She continued staring at him, running her finger along the rim, smiling to herself and pushing her hair out of her eyes as the wind blew it around her face. "Are you alright?" she asked.
It broke him out of the small trance he was in. He looked up. "Eh?"
She smiled. "Are you okay?" He nodded, and returned his gaze to the sunset. She frowned slightly. "You seem so tense lately, I'm just worried…" She looked at him a moment longer, then looked towards the sun, it lit the sky up so brightly, everything seemed to be perfect, but deep down, she knew something was wrong.
Trunks looked at her after a moment or two, he smiled. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." She blushed slightly and looked down, pushing away from the table she stood up.
"Night Toru, I'll see you tomorrow, at the beach, like we planned." He nodded and watched as she walked to the door to return to wherever she lived or pleased.
Yes, Toru was his name. Not Trunks. Toru.
*~*~*~*~*~
It was dark. It had been dark for some time now, almost 4 hours now. She stood at the end of the pier, no one was around. It was nearly two minutes till midnight. She looked down into the water, water splashed against the wooden poles holding the pier in place. Where was he? 'One minute till he's late. I wonder where he could be?' She looked up from the dark water as she heard someone approaching her, she turned her head to look. There he was.
He stepped up to her, "The book?"
She proudly took the book out of her pocket, handing it to him.
Fingering through it, he threw it in the water. "You idiot!" He yelled, pushing her forward. "That's the wrong book!"
Her eyes widened, 'the wrong book? How is that possible?' She was sure she grabbed the only book left out… "What do you mean? I got the book--"
He grabbed her neck forcefully. Her arms flew up and wrapped around his wrist. "You got the wrong book. This is Usagi's, not Serena's! WE WANT SERENA'S!" She closed her eyes, trying to pull away. "I told you not to screw this up! But you did!" She began to cry.
"Don't hurt me, please!" She yelled.
The stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out a switch blade. He thrust the switch blade into her throat. With another sharp thrust, it sliced between her fourth and fifth rib. She began breathing heavily. He could feel the grip around his wrist loosen. He threw her on the floor. She lay on the ground shaking. "You, Miss Tomeo, have failed, now, you die." Her breathing slowed, but he knew she was still alive. He pulled ankle weights out of his pocket. He knew she would have to be killed, even if she did it right. He wrapped the ankle weights around her feet tightly, He picked her up, gave her a pitiful look, and threw her over the side of the pier. There was a loud slash, followed by an eerie silence. He grabbed her bag, looked through it quickly. Pulled out a cigarette, lit it, shoved it in his mouth. He threw the switch blade into the water, and threw her bag in after. No one would know for a long, long time.
If all went according to plan that is.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you…"
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Done, done, done! This was longer then I hoped for it to be! ^^; Oh and Misty, I did have chocolate cake! And I'm going to see Spider-Man tomorrow, (though I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY! Want to see Star Wars) so ^^ yeah, okay, everyone else, review, and if you're confused gomen. I can't help it. REVIEW!