Author's notes: Hey, minna-san. This is the second chapter. I was kind of
expecting no reviews for this fanfiction since it was an unplanned idea,
but I actually got some! Thanks to those people who reviewed and I hope
this chapter's not as lame as I think it is.
Disclaimers: Flame of Rekka does not belong to me.
So No Ni: Anata wa dare ga?
" What did you say?" Ganko said, not believing her ears.
" I said I don't know who you people are." Koganei said with exaggerated patience. " And you're getting on my nerves."
" Do you think that you can bluff us like that?" Ganko nearly shouted.
" Ganko-chan," Raiha put his hand on her shoulder, his eyes serious. " I don't think he's joking."
" Listen to him, and stop yapping." Kaoru said with irritation as he stood up. " I've just got my brain all messed up and I don't need you around to mess it up some more."
Angry, Ganko started to retort but then noticed something shimmer beside the boy. " Eh! Kougan Anki?"
Koganei looked up in surprise. " You know what this is? But you're no Hokage ninja."
" Do you know who Kurei is?" Raiha asked, his eyes glinting.
" Of course! He's my aniki!" Koganei said with a proud expression on his face.
" Ganko-chan," Raiha said, pulling Ganko to one side. "I think he only remembers things that happened four hundred years ago, but somehow."
" Kaoru-kun, how did you end up here?"
" Some idiot in black clothing decided to send me flying through the jikuryuri to here."
"Hmm. the guy wasn't a Hokage ninja?" Raiha asked.
" Nope." Koganei shook his head.
Turning to Ganko, Raiha said, " I think, somehow, that guy whoever it was who sent Kaoru back here, had a reason, not a good one, but yes, a reason. Anyway, somehow, the skill must have been stolen, but something must have gone wrong, or done deliberately to cause Kaoru to forget anyone except those of the past."
" You people still haven't told me how you know about this baby." Kaoru said lifting his Kougan Anki.
" Of course we know," Ganko said, waving impatiently, " We've seen you fight with that thing for years."
" You have?!" Kaoru asked, incredulous.
Exasperated, Ganko faced him and recited all the six forms of the Kougan Anki.
" You really know about the Kougan Anki!" Koganei said with awe.
"Yeah, and I even know you're good at rubix cubes. You love to pester people with it too." Ganko said dryly.
" How'd you know?" Koganei continued with more surprise.
Slapping her forehead, Ganko could only turn and mutter, " Gosh, this guy hasn't changed."
Smiling, Raiha said, " Koganei-kun, I think that it would be more appropriate if you followed me."
" To?"
" I want to bring you to where you used to live."
" You guys are really not lying to me." Koganei frowned, " But I really can't remember...I can't...AARGH!!" He suddenly shouted as he clutched his head, his face contorted with pain.
" Koganei, oi!" She shouted as she saw him faint. " Koganei! Shikarishirou!" She shouted as she shook him gently. " Raiha- nii-san, what's wrong?"
" I don't know Ganko-chan." Raiha said with a deep frown, " But it seems like he cannot try and remember us."
" Why?" Ganko said softly, looking at Koganei's face. Why would anyone want to do this? She thought.
"Ganko," Raiha said softly as he put a hand on her shoulder, " I'm going to have to bring him over to Rekka's house, and see what Kagehoushi can figure out about this."
" Aa." Ganko said as she stood up. Looking at her watch, she smiled, " I'm late for school already anyway. Missing one day wouldn't kill."
" Mikagami would scold you." Raiha said his eyes twinkling as he lifted Koganei into his arms.
" No one is perfect right?" Ganko teased and they both laughed as they made their way to Raiha's car.
**********
Koganei opened his eyes and groaned. Ugh, he thought. I feel as if I have a thousand lead weights hanging from my head. Reaching up, he gently rubbed his temples.
" Hey! He's awake!" Koganei heard as the door to the familiar room banged open. Why is it so familiar? He thought. But I don't know where I've seen it before. Where? What the! He clutched his head. Here's that piercing pain again! What's with me? He thought with frustration as he saw a whole pile of people filling into the room.
" Hey! How you doing little Kaoru-chan?" He saw a short purple haired girl tease.
" Hey, move, Fuuko, How you doing Koganei? Got a girlfriend?" He saw a black spiky haired boy push the purple haired girl aside.
" Mou Rekka kun!" He saw a golden haired, red eyed girl say as she made her way in front and said, " Welcome back Kaoru-chan."
" Yanagi!" He saw the purple haired girl push back to the front.
" Fuuko move," He saw a silver haired boy come to the front.
" Aww, c'mon Mi-chan! Let me say something."
" Yeah, don't bully your girlfriend Mikagami." The black spiky haired boy Koganei remembered was called Rekka said as he pushed back front.
" Move, Domon coming through!" Koganei saw a Mohawk hair styled person push his way to the front, " Hey, he seems alright to me!"
" Move back everyone, I think you're suffocating him." He saw a woman in black say in a stern voice.
Koganei heaved a sigh of relief. They really were suffocating him. Suddenly, he remembered about his Kougan Anki. He cleared his voice as he said, " Ano, where's my Kougan Anki?"
" Here." He saw the golden haired girl he had met earlier that day walk towards him, holding the Kougan Anki in her hands.
" You've been asleep for almost a day." She said dryly as she handed the Kougan Anki to him.
" Where am I?" He asked cautiously.
" Where you used to live." She replied. Somehow, without him knowing, the other people had left his room already. There was only him and her left.
" It seems familiar, but, I don't want to try remembering." Koganei said dryly, " I've had enough pain in my head for a day."
" I don't suppose you remember anyone of them who came to see you just now either huh?" She said.
" Yeah, they seem just as familiar as this room, but, no I can't remember." Koganei said with a shrug.
" Souka," She said.
There was silence for a while before Koganei asked, " So what's your name again?"
" Morikawa Ganko."
" Sounds familiar."
" It should. We used to be partners."
" Partners?" Koganei asked with curiosity.
" Yeah, together for the Uruha, then later, together with Fuuko nee-chan, Tokiya nii-chan, Domon nii-san, Rekka nii san, Kagerou-sama, and Yanagi nee- chan to form the Hokage."
" Sounds very familiar."
" We all fought together, the Ura Butou Satsujin, Tendojigoku, and Sodom." Ganko said, with a hint of wistfulness in her tone.
"And then?" Koganei said.
" And then, you followed Kurei back in time using the jikuryuri." Ganko finished simply.
" Sou~ka..." Koganei said. Silence fell in the room again.
*********
" Hey, what'd you think is going on?" Fuuko whispered to Rekka who was beside her.
" I don't know, they seem to be keeping quiet."
" Are you sure this can make Koganei remember?" Raiha said doubtfully, his voice coming from on top the both of them.
" Kagehoushi said he can only remember someone very close to him for over the past few years. She said we must all seem familiar to him, but he cannot remember." Fuuko said.
" Hai," Another voice, Yanagi's voice said, " She also said that the person who sent Kaoru-kun here must be a powerful enemy to be able to use the jikuryuri and make Koganei lose his memory."
" Unnn" Rekka said as he thought hard. " Who would be able to do that?"
" We've never encountered anymore strange stuffs since Sodom." Fuuko pointed out.
" And we don't have the madougus anymore." Domon said.
" Though Koganei does have his."
" Hmmm...." The three of them, namely, Rekka, Fuuko and Domon said in unison as they thought hard. (Anime style.)
" Ano, what's that got to do with leaving Ganko-chan in there with Koganei?" Yanagi asked with a confused smile.
" They want to match the both of them up together." Tokiya said, as he came up the stairs.
" In this time of emergency?" Yanagi said with worry.
" Aah, daijoubu, Yanagi-chan. Afterall nothing is happening yet. We're trying all ways and means to get Kaoru-chan's memory of us back." Fuuko said as she stood up with a wide smile.
" This must be your idea." Tokiya said with eyes narrowed. (Anime chibi style)
" Zannen." Fuuko said waving her hand, (anime style) " It was his idea." Fuuko said as she pointed to Rekka.
" Rekka-kun!" Yanagi said.
" Don't worry, they would be just fine." Rekka said as he stood up. " Ok. Let's go see if kaa-san has got anything we can do to help the two chibis in there."
*********
" You can't find him anywhere?" Kurei said, his eyebrows knitted in a deep frown.
"Hai Kurei-sama. Kaoru-sama seems to have disappeared along with his Kougan Anki." Ishizu said.
" Its been two days since the battle...Whatever happened to that monkey?" Kurei muttered.
" Kurei-sama! Seishiro wants to see you. Its about Kaoru-sama." A ninja appeared at Kurei's room doorway.
" Send him in." Kurei said with anxiety.
" Seishiro reporting." A ninja said as he appeared at Kurei's doorway.
" Well?" Kurei demanded. He felt his patience wearing thin.
" Well, I and Kazuka believe that Kaoru-sama has been sent back in time."
" Explain." Kurei said.
" We happened to see a flash of blue light somewhere around the inner parts of the forest and we believe now that it might have been the jikuryuri."
" Is there evidence to prove your cause?" Kurei said as his face darkened.
" We checked and found this there today." Seishiro said as he produced a wooden rubix cube.
" ..." " You may all leave." Kurei said after a slight pause. Seeing that all his subordinates had left, Kurei leaned against his chair. Jikuryuri ga...Who would know this skill other than me? Unless...Masaka! Ano otoko?!?! Kurei sat up, wide-eyed. But no way, I killed him two years ago, he can't still be alive. Unless...
" Ishizu!" Kurei shouted.
" Hai, Kurei-sama."
" Prepare me a horse. I have to go somewhere."
" Right away, Kurei-sama."
**************
*Night, Hanabishi Residence*
" I have enrolled Koganei into Ganko's school, so that they can look out for each other." Kagehoushi said.
" I think that should be quite alright for the time being." Tokiya said with agreement.
" Well, the two wise people have agreed to it, lesser abilitied people like us can't say no can we?" Fuuko said with a grin.
" Would you have said no?" Tokiya said as he looked at his girlfriend with exasperation.
Fuuko just grinned.
" You have no objections right Kaoru-kun?" Kagehoushi said.
" Uh, no. I can't promise full attendance at school though." Kaoru said with a frown. "I still have to find the guy who did this to me."
" You start tomorrow." Kagehoushi said.
" That's fast." Rekka commented.
" Would you rather next year?" Fuuko poked him in the ribs with a sly smile.
" Hey, no objections, just commenting."
Raiha smiled and got up from where he sat. " I will help Kaoru-kun with his investigations."
" That's good." Kagerou said with a smile.
" Well, I've gotta go." Fuuko said with a yawn. " Ganko, let's go."
" We're going too." Tokiya and Domon said.
" Aah, bye." Rekka said with a wave.
After they had left and everyone except Kagehoushi had retired to bed, Raiha asked, " Is there any hope of Koganei regaining his memory of us?"
" There might be. It depends." Kagerou said with a frown. " I still haven't found out yet. The best way would be that he regained it by himself, but, that would be very hard."
" Souka." Raiha said.
Upstairs in his room, Koganei sat staring outside his window. I hope nothing happens to Kurei nii-sama. Koganei thought forlornly. Everything here seems so familiar, but I just can't remember. Everytime I try, my head hurts.
It does doesn't it.
Koganei heard a cold voice say as it laughed.
"Who are you?" Koganei said, a bead of sweat trickled down the side of his face, and he gripped for his Kougan Anki.
I was the one who sent you here.
"Kuso, omae..."
How does it feel, to know that everything is familiar but you cannot remember a thing?
" What do you want from me?"
Payback.
" I didn't do anything to anyone."
Not you of course. Your aniki. Kurei.
" What!" Koganei almost shouted.
Unless you have a very very strong will power, you will never remember who these people are. Everything will go according to my plan.
" Kuso."
Have fun, little Koganei, while I make your brother pay back for what he did to me two years ago.
"Matte!" Koganei shouted. But he could feel that the other's presence was gone. Gripping tightly at the sheets of his bed, Koganei said angrily, " I'll find out who you are and I'll make sure you pay for making me a fool."
**********
Author's notes: How'd you like it? Our little mystery character has decide to appear. Just that I believe he still remains mysterious. I'm sorry for leaving a cliffhanger, but I'll update soon. Just don't flame me and I'll thank my lucky stars. ^-^!
Disclaimers: Flame of Rekka does not belong to me.
So No Ni: Anata wa dare ga?
" What did you say?" Ganko said, not believing her ears.
" I said I don't know who you people are." Koganei said with exaggerated patience. " And you're getting on my nerves."
" Do you think that you can bluff us like that?" Ganko nearly shouted.
" Ganko-chan," Raiha put his hand on her shoulder, his eyes serious. " I don't think he's joking."
" Listen to him, and stop yapping." Kaoru said with irritation as he stood up. " I've just got my brain all messed up and I don't need you around to mess it up some more."
Angry, Ganko started to retort but then noticed something shimmer beside the boy. " Eh! Kougan Anki?"
Koganei looked up in surprise. " You know what this is? But you're no Hokage ninja."
" Do you know who Kurei is?" Raiha asked, his eyes glinting.
" Of course! He's my aniki!" Koganei said with a proud expression on his face.
" Ganko-chan," Raiha said, pulling Ganko to one side. "I think he only remembers things that happened four hundred years ago, but somehow."
" Kaoru-kun, how did you end up here?"
" Some idiot in black clothing decided to send me flying through the jikuryuri to here."
"Hmm. the guy wasn't a Hokage ninja?" Raiha asked.
" Nope." Koganei shook his head.
Turning to Ganko, Raiha said, " I think, somehow, that guy whoever it was who sent Kaoru back here, had a reason, not a good one, but yes, a reason. Anyway, somehow, the skill must have been stolen, but something must have gone wrong, or done deliberately to cause Kaoru to forget anyone except those of the past."
" You people still haven't told me how you know about this baby." Kaoru said lifting his Kougan Anki.
" Of course we know," Ganko said, waving impatiently, " We've seen you fight with that thing for years."
" You have?!" Kaoru asked, incredulous.
Exasperated, Ganko faced him and recited all the six forms of the Kougan Anki.
" You really know about the Kougan Anki!" Koganei said with awe.
"Yeah, and I even know you're good at rubix cubes. You love to pester people with it too." Ganko said dryly.
" How'd you know?" Koganei continued with more surprise.
Slapping her forehead, Ganko could only turn and mutter, " Gosh, this guy hasn't changed."
Smiling, Raiha said, " Koganei-kun, I think that it would be more appropriate if you followed me."
" To?"
" I want to bring you to where you used to live."
" You guys are really not lying to me." Koganei frowned, " But I really can't remember...I can't...AARGH!!" He suddenly shouted as he clutched his head, his face contorted with pain.
" Koganei, oi!" She shouted as she saw him faint. " Koganei! Shikarishirou!" She shouted as she shook him gently. " Raiha- nii-san, what's wrong?"
" I don't know Ganko-chan." Raiha said with a deep frown, " But it seems like he cannot try and remember us."
" Why?" Ganko said softly, looking at Koganei's face. Why would anyone want to do this? She thought.
"Ganko," Raiha said softly as he put a hand on her shoulder, " I'm going to have to bring him over to Rekka's house, and see what Kagehoushi can figure out about this."
" Aa." Ganko said as she stood up. Looking at her watch, she smiled, " I'm late for school already anyway. Missing one day wouldn't kill."
" Mikagami would scold you." Raiha said his eyes twinkling as he lifted Koganei into his arms.
" No one is perfect right?" Ganko teased and they both laughed as they made their way to Raiha's car.
**********
Koganei opened his eyes and groaned. Ugh, he thought. I feel as if I have a thousand lead weights hanging from my head. Reaching up, he gently rubbed his temples.
" Hey! He's awake!" Koganei heard as the door to the familiar room banged open. Why is it so familiar? He thought. But I don't know where I've seen it before. Where? What the! He clutched his head. Here's that piercing pain again! What's with me? He thought with frustration as he saw a whole pile of people filling into the room.
" Hey! How you doing little Kaoru-chan?" He saw a short purple haired girl tease.
" Hey, move, Fuuko, How you doing Koganei? Got a girlfriend?" He saw a black spiky haired boy push the purple haired girl aside.
" Mou Rekka kun!" He saw a golden haired, red eyed girl say as she made her way in front and said, " Welcome back Kaoru-chan."
" Yanagi!" He saw the purple haired girl push back to the front.
" Fuuko move," He saw a silver haired boy come to the front.
" Aww, c'mon Mi-chan! Let me say something."
" Yeah, don't bully your girlfriend Mikagami." The black spiky haired boy Koganei remembered was called Rekka said as he pushed back front.
" Move, Domon coming through!" Koganei saw a Mohawk hair styled person push his way to the front, " Hey, he seems alright to me!"
" Move back everyone, I think you're suffocating him." He saw a woman in black say in a stern voice.
Koganei heaved a sigh of relief. They really were suffocating him. Suddenly, he remembered about his Kougan Anki. He cleared his voice as he said, " Ano, where's my Kougan Anki?"
" Here." He saw the golden haired girl he had met earlier that day walk towards him, holding the Kougan Anki in her hands.
" You've been asleep for almost a day." She said dryly as she handed the Kougan Anki to him.
" Where am I?" He asked cautiously.
" Where you used to live." She replied. Somehow, without him knowing, the other people had left his room already. There was only him and her left.
" It seems familiar, but, I don't want to try remembering." Koganei said dryly, " I've had enough pain in my head for a day."
" I don't suppose you remember anyone of them who came to see you just now either huh?" She said.
" Yeah, they seem just as familiar as this room, but, no I can't remember." Koganei said with a shrug.
" Souka," She said.
There was silence for a while before Koganei asked, " So what's your name again?"
" Morikawa Ganko."
" Sounds familiar."
" It should. We used to be partners."
" Partners?" Koganei asked with curiosity.
" Yeah, together for the Uruha, then later, together with Fuuko nee-chan, Tokiya nii-chan, Domon nii-san, Rekka nii san, Kagerou-sama, and Yanagi nee- chan to form the Hokage."
" Sounds very familiar."
" We all fought together, the Ura Butou Satsujin, Tendojigoku, and Sodom." Ganko said, with a hint of wistfulness in her tone.
"And then?" Koganei said.
" And then, you followed Kurei back in time using the jikuryuri." Ganko finished simply.
" Sou~ka..." Koganei said. Silence fell in the room again.
*********
" Hey, what'd you think is going on?" Fuuko whispered to Rekka who was beside her.
" I don't know, they seem to be keeping quiet."
" Are you sure this can make Koganei remember?" Raiha said doubtfully, his voice coming from on top the both of them.
" Kagehoushi said he can only remember someone very close to him for over the past few years. She said we must all seem familiar to him, but he cannot remember." Fuuko said.
" Hai," Another voice, Yanagi's voice said, " She also said that the person who sent Kaoru-kun here must be a powerful enemy to be able to use the jikuryuri and make Koganei lose his memory."
" Unnn" Rekka said as he thought hard. " Who would be able to do that?"
" We've never encountered anymore strange stuffs since Sodom." Fuuko pointed out.
" And we don't have the madougus anymore." Domon said.
" Though Koganei does have his."
" Hmmm...." The three of them, namely, Rekka, Fuuko and Domon said in unison as they thought hard. (Anime style.)
" Ano, what's that got to do with leaving Ganko-chan in there with Koganei?" Yanagi asked with a confused smile.
" They want to match the both of them up together." Tokiya said, as he came up the stairs.
" In this time of emergency?" Yanagi said with worry.
" Aah, daijoubu, Yanagi-chan. Afterall nothing is happening yet. We're trying all ways and means to get Kaoru-chan's memory of us back." Fuuko said as she stood up with a wide smile.
" This must be your idea." Tokiya said with eyes narrowed. (Anime chibi style)
" Zannen." Fuuko said waving her hand, (anime style) " It was his idea." Fuuko said as she pointed to Rekka.
" Rekka-kun!" Yanagi said.
" Don't worry, they would be just fine." Rekka said as he stood up. " Ok. Let's go see if kaa-san has got anything we can do to help the two chibis in there."
*********
" You can't find him anywhere?" Kurei said, his eyebrows knitted in a deep frown.
"Hai Kurei-sama. Kaoru-sama seems to have disappeared along with his Kougan Anki." Ishizu said.
" Its been two days since the battle...Whatever happened to that monkey?" Kurei muttered.
" Kurei-sama! Seishiro wants to see you. Its about Kaoru-sama." A ninja appeared at Kurei's room doorway.
" Send him in." Kurei said with anxiety.
" Seishiro reporting." A ninja said as he appeared at Kurei's doorway.
" Well?" Kurei demanded. He felt his patience wearing thin.
" Well, I and Kazuka believe that Kaoru-sama has been sent back in time."
" Explain." Kurei said.
" We happened to see a flash of blue light somewhere around the inner parts of the forest and we believe now that it might have been the jikuryuri."
" Is there evidence to prove your cause?" Kurei said as his face darkened.
" We checked and found this there today." Seishiro said as he produced a wooden rubix cube.
" ..." " You may all leave." Kurei said after a slight pause. Seeing that all his subordinates had left, Kurei leaned against his chair. Jikuryuri ga...Who would know this skill other than me? Unless...Masaka! Ano otoko?!?! Kurei sat up, wide-eyed. But no way, I killed him two years ago, he can't still be alive. Unless...
" Ishizu!" Kurei shouted.
" Hai, Kurei-sama."
" Prepare me a horse. I have to go somewhere."
" Right away, Kurei-sama."
**************
*Night, Hanabishi Residence*
" I have enrolled Koganei into Ganko's school, so that they can look out for each other." Kagehoushi said.
" I think that should be quite alright for the time being." Tokiya said with agreement.
" Well, the two wise people have agreed to it, lesser abilitied people like us can't say no can we?" Fuuko said with a grin.
" Would you have said no?" Tokiya said as he looked at his girlfriend with exasperation.
Fuuko just grinned.
" You have no objections right Kaoru-kun?" Kagehoushi said.
" Uh, no. I can't promise full attendance at school though." Kaoru said with a frown. "I still have to find the guy who did this to me."
" You start tomorrow." Kagehoushi said.
" That's fast." Rekka commented.
" Would you rather next year?" Fuuko poked him in the ribs with a sly smile.
" Hey, no objections, just commenting."
Raiha smiled and got up from where he sat. " I will help Kaoru-kun with his investigations."
" That's good." Kagerou said with a smile.
" Well, I've gotta go." Fuuko said with a yawn. " Ganko, let's go."
" We're going too." Tokiya and Domon said.
" Aah, bye." Rekka said with a wave.
After they had left and everyone except Kagehoushi had retired to bed, Raiha asked, " Is there any hope of Koganei regaining his memory of us?"
" There might be. It depends." Kagerou said with a frown. " I still haven't found out yet. The best way would be that he regained it by himself, but, that would be very hard."
" Souka." Raiha said.
Upstairs in his room, Koganei sat staring outside his window. I hope nothing happens to Kurei nii-sama. Koganei thought forlornly. Everything here seems so familiar, but I just can't remember. Everytime I try, my head hurts.
It does doesn't it.
Koganei heard a cold voice say as it laughed.
"Who are you?" Koganei said, a bead of sweat trickled down the side of his face, and he gripped for his Kougan Anki.
I was the one who sent you here.
"Kuso, omae..."
How does it feel, to know that everything is familiar but you cannot remember a thing?
" What do you want from me?"
Payback.
" I didn't do anything to anyone."
Not you of course. Your aniki. Kurei.
" What!" Koganei almost shouted.
Unless you have a very very strong will power, you will never remember who these people are. Everything will go according to my plan.
" Kuso."
Have fun, little Koganei, while I make your brother pay back for what he did to me two years ago.
"Matte!" Koganei shouted. But he could feel that the other's presence was gone. Gripping tightly at the sheets of his bed, Koganei said angrily, " I'll find out who you are and I'll make sure you pay for making me a fool."
**********
Author's notes: How'd you like it? Our little mystery character has decide to appear. Just that I believe he still remains mysterious. I'm sorry for leaving a cliffhanger, but I'll update soon. Just don't flame me and I'll thank my lucky stars. ^-^!
