Chapter 11

(Rukawa)

I got back to the complex and Jin was there waiting for me apparently, "Rukawa has been involved in a car accident and is now unconscious in his room."

'Ayako,' I thought and raced there.

I opened the door and spotted Sendoh sitting there beside Ayako who was in my Motoko form.

"Kaede I know you're ok. You still got the energy to keep this form, you have to be ok. But why aren't you awake? Don't you know how much I need you?" he asked and said softly, "you are my first love, you are my last. You are my future, I have no past1. Please wake up, I don't know what I'd do without you…"

'Akira…I don't understand. I don't deserve this…'

Then he bent down to kiss her.

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(Sendoh)

"What do you think you're doing?"

"Ayako…"

She grabbed me and shoved me out the door, "…"

'Why was Ayako acting so weird?' I wondered and spotted Jin, 'he appears amused.'

"You ok, Sendoh?"

"Uh, fine. Does Ayako like Rukawa?"

He smiled, "They're like siblings. You don't have to worry about Ayako. You should get some rest, how else are you going to have the energy to take care of Rukawa when he wakes up?"

I smiled, "But I'm hungry. You think you can make me something to eat?"

"I don't cook. But I am a bit hungry too. Lets go get Koshino to whip us up something."

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(Rukawa)

Ayako sat up, "Must you force him to leave right then?"

That stunned me. I watched her morph back to herself, which was really weird. I did the same, "You're ok."

"That depends on your definition of ok. My head is still throbbing. Some idiot's idea of a prank, putting spikes on the road. Made me blow the tires and spin out of control."

"But if you're awake, why did you pretend to be unconscious?" I asked and added to myself, 'you scared me.'

"Sorry to worry you. But I do have two good reasons. One, do you have any clue how well Sendoh knows you? He said I didn't feel like you. So I pretended to be unconscious, that way it should be harder for him to distinguish me from you. Two, I like hearing what he had to say. You heard a tiny portion of it. Wasn't it sweet? I wanted to hear more."

I sighed, "I still can't figure out why he's being so nice to me…I still think…"

"You think what?" she asked.

"He's play around, or has some hidden agenda," I said, 'that or he's the world's biggest do'aho.'

"So suspicious," Ayako tsked, "you don't think a he can love you seriously and not have some hidden agenda? By the way, are you finished what you set out to do."

"Yeah, I'm done," I said, "I've been cold and mean to him. And all he ever does he smile that annoying smile to me, and say all this…crap."

Ayako began laughing hard, "So you know how you've been treating him You sound so frustrated, I never heard you like that. My little Kaede's in love. Kaede, I got an idea. If you want to know if he's hiding something it's quite simple really. Just look him in the eye and ask him."

"I'm not in love," I said firmly, 'and that's the world's stupidest idea. I'm not looking him in the eye.'

"Whatever. I bet you spend your entire day thinking about him and night fantasizing about him," she giggled.

"Get out of my room. I need to sleep now."

"So you can dream about him?" she asked smirking.

I shoved her out the door, 'Baka! She's wrong! So wrong!'

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(NP's Leader's subordinate)

I looked a Kogure and smiled, "How are you feeling?"

"Well. Thank-you," he said listlessly.

"How's Mitsui treating you?"

"Well."

"Has he confide any big secrets to you?"

"Yes. He told me he has controlled Davenport and is now using him to create a special weapon that will mutate human DNA. He plans on turning all humans into mutants."

I laughed, "Now there's a plan. Do you know why Mitsui is doing such a thing?"

"No."

"Because of you. He loves you, but you're human. So he wants to transform you into the same thing as him. He truly does believe that the mutant race is the superior one, and wants you to join him," I said inspecting Kogure, "what about you is so special?"

"I do not know."

I smirked, "Is Davenport at Evo?"

"No. He is being held by Dawn."

"Well, we don't have to worry about him for now then. Rukawa won't let them communicate with each other. Alright, see you in a week. Remember to follow the plan."

"Hai."

I smiled, "Ok, you may go. Once you get back to Evo you may wake up and will remember none of this, got it?"

"Hai."

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(Rukawa)

"What is it?"

"Kogure-san requested to see you," Jin said.

"Where?"

"This evening at Risholac Park."

I looked at the clock, 'Then I better go now.'

As I walked to my car Sendoh appeared, "Where are you going Rukawa? You just got better, you can't go out alone."

I didn't understand why he always appear wherever I'm going, "Worry about yourself."

He grinned, "Thanks for worrying about me. But I'm A-OK. So where are we going?"

"There is no we," I said getting into my car and slamming the door, "just me."

"Maybe you're right. In my heart, there's only you as well."

I stepped on the accelerator, 'There's that…crap again. It's because he has no clue who I am, what I've done…if he did…would he still love me?'

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(Mitsui)

I frowned, 'Why is Kimi-kun acting so weird? He's been keeping his distance from me and keeps disappearing. Who is he meeting here?'

As of the moment he was sitting along on the park bench. I brushed off the bugs, 'Stupid mosquitoes.'

Then I spotted Rukawa come out and sat beside Kogure, 'Rukawa? What does this have to do with him?'

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(Rukawa)

I sat down beside him.

"You showed up."

"You sound surprised. Are you ok, Kogure-san?"

"Of course, Rukawa. I wanted to tell you that Davenport's under Mitsui's control. In three weeks he should've created a prototype for a machine that will turn humans into mutants."

'So that's his plan…' I thought, "arigatou for telling me. But won't Mitsui be angry at you when he finds out?"

"Maybe…I don't want to stay there any longer…can I come back to Dawn?"

"But Mitsui loves you….he won't harm you, no matter how mad he is," I pointed out.

"I understand," Kogure said getting up, "I just felt you should know that. I better go…"

I frowned, "Kogure-san, if you really desire to, you can come and stay at Dawn."

He smiled, "Really?"

I nodded.

"Arigatou."

"You don't have to thank me, Kogure-san."

"Hai, Rukawa-kun."

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(Mitsui)

I watch Kogure go into Rukawa's car and they drove off, 'Why did Kogure leave with him? What did Rukawa said to Kogure to force Kogure to leave with him?'

But then I remembered Kogure's soft smile as he left with Rukawa.

'No. Kimi-kun won't just leave me. Rukawa must've done something. It has to be…' I decided.

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(Sendoh)

"Why are you sitting here?" Ayako asked.

"To wait for Kaede to come back."

"You should've chase after him," Jin said.

"I don't want to violate his privacy. He obviously didn't want me to go with him."

"I don't understand you. You're capable of seriousness and thoughtfulness, so how come in front of Kaede you always act so silly?" Ayako asked.

I smiled, "Because as a leader he has enough big problems to worry about. He doesn't need someone beside him who'll stress the importance of his ever decision, and force him to evaluate his problems. He needs someone who'll help him take his mind off those problems, even if it's momentary, someone he doesn't have to act so rigid around."

"Someone who'll trust his decisions 100%," Jin said.

"Correction, someone who'll trust him 100%, not just his decision right, Sendoh?" Ayako asked.

I smiled and nodded.

Jin and Ayako exchanged a look and declared, "We've decided to help you win Rukawa."

I looked at them.

"Don't say anything mushy, please," Jin said, "it makes me shiver when I hear it from a guy."

"Plus you got to save it for Kaede," Ayako added.

The headlights caught me in the eye, 'Kaede's back.'

Then the blinding lights went off and Kaede walked out with Kogure. I spotted the way Kogure had his eyes on Rukawa, and I knew…he was my foe.

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(NP's Leader)

I watch her play with the rats with a smile on her face, "You appear to be enjoying yourself."

"I am. It's interesting. Humans and rats have similar thought process. That's why we use them in experiments. Everything's controlled by our brains. Humans like to think they're different from animals, superior, because of what? Their ability to reason and act logically?"

"You find that untrue?"

"Most definitely bull. Reasoning is just the capability of people to do simple calculations of probability. A concept even the most simple vertebrates are able to do. Humans are the most illogical beings I know. Of course there are others that say humans differ from animals because of their ability to love and hate; whereas, animals merely feel the need to procreate and experience fear. That's wrong too. The feeling of love and hate are elicited by the random misfiring of neurons and release of transmitters in the brain," she said.

"Is that what you done to Kogure?" I asked, "alter the firing of neurons in his brain?"

She smiled, "I did a little altering of his mind. I paired Rukawa with the brain chemical reaction he usually gets upon seeing or thinking about Mitsui. And Mitsui with a different response all together, slight fear and disgust. He must be confused, he knows how he should feel, and yet how he should feel is not how he does feel. What to do, what to do? Pity, I didn't have more time…if I did, I may actually be able to get him to hurt Mitsui…"

'She really is scary, humans to her are just test subjects. Her ability to alter and control people's minds is what makes her dangerous. And worst of all is a person may be under her control without knowing it. I need to use her powers, right now, so I'll have to put up with her for the time being.'

~TBC

A/N: 1. I don't remember where I read that but it was too good a verse to not use, ne?

I was bored and in psychology class, listening to the teacher blab on about rats in experiments when the idea for this chapter came to me, ok. Thus, the rambling about neurons and stuff.