Chapter 8 My Puppet.
After the man hung up, Michiru called Lita's cell phone. After a few rings, Lita picked up the phone. "This is Lita."
"Hi Lita, this is Michiru."
Lita frowned slightly and said. "Michiru?" Causing a worried look from Haruka. "What can I do for you?"
"I cam home and someone had broken into my apartment. Can you send someone to look around?"
"Michiru, why didn't you call the police?"
"Because I didn't know who is part of the gang who is after me. Please, Lita, you are the only one I trust. . . you and Wolf-man."
Just as Michiru is putting the cell phone down she hears a small tapping from her window. She put a sneaky smile on her face and grabbed a dagger. She slowly made her way to
the window.
Just as she was about to lunch out, and stab the owner of the tapping, her dagger was stopped by a metal claw. "Whoa, Michiru, it's me, Wolf-man."
"I'm sorry, Wolf-man, after I saw that someone had broken in, I got jumpy."
"It's ok." She looked around the place. "So is anything stolen?"
"Not that I know of. . . Would you like to come in?" She stepped aside and held out her hand. Wolf-man smiled and walked into the apartment.
After they had entered the living room, Michiru headed for the kitchen. "Would you like something to drink?"
"Um. . . just water."
While Michiru was in the kitchen, she took a clear liquid and put it in the water. She got herself a glass of ice tea. Coming back into the living room she handed Wolf-man the glass of
water. After the first few drinks the room started to go black. "I-I think I should go home. . . I need to rest."
"Oh don't go, Wolf-man, please stay." She moved over to the couch and kept her down easily.
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After awhile Wolf-man woke-up and tried to move, but she felt something keeping her still. She grunted and tried again. "So you are finally awake?"
Wolf-man jerked her head up and mumbled. "Mr. Newman?"
"How disturbing. . . you seem to know me, but I don't know you." He walked over to Wolf-man and undid the blind fold.
As soon as she could see, she blinked a few times then in front of her, she saw Michiru with a blank look. "Michiru?"
"Now I am jealous. . . You know not only me, but you also know my puppet."
"P-puppet?" She looked back at Newman. "What do you mean?"
"With a simple phrase every thought she has is based on fallowing my orders." He turned to Michiru and said the phrase. All of a sudden Michiru lifted her head. "Tell Wolf-man you
love him."
Sounding like the voice from a machine, Michiru said. "I love Wolf-man."
Wolf-man's eyes went wide and whispered. "No. . ."
Newman threw back his head and laughed. "That's right, Wolf-man, whis the controle I have on her, you never know where her will ends and mine begins."
"No, she really does love me. . . I heard her say it."
He extends a hand out to Michiru. "You still hold on to that,. . . even after bearing her?"
Wolf-man bowed her head. "That wasn't the real Michiru. . . was just soulless body obeying it's master."
"Do you really think there is a diffrence?"
She raised her head and glared at him. "How in the hell did a jerk like you get controle of a mind like her's?"
Newman put on a sneer. "The same way she got your heart."
Wolf-man frowns slightly and asked. "What do you mean?"
"I made her think there was nothing better then what I think. . . The same way she got your heart. . . "
She soflty growled. "Bastered. . ."
"Isn't intresting how one can play with a human's ways, just by altering the way they think and feel."
"Why don't you let me go, and I'll show you how I can change YOUR ways."
"That's funny, that you should mention that. . . because, I will let you go, but the only one you will rearrange is Blue-Jay." He stepped aside and showed Michiru putting on the Blue-Jay
mask.
"M-Michiru is Blue-Jay?"
"Yes, Wolf-man, Michiru is Blue-Jay. . . If you win in a fight with her, you live and keep your identity. . . But, if you loose, you die and EVERYONE finally gets to know who Wolf-man is."
"I will not fight her."
"Then stand there and let her kill you." Newman raised a club and knocked her out.
When Wolf-man woke up, she looked around and sees Blue-Jay standing across the small room from her. "M-Michiru. . ."
"I don't know you. . . So save your breath for the fight."
Wolf-man struggled to her feet. "Michiru. . . Blue-Jay, I don't want to fight you."
"As my Master said. . . 'Stand there and let her kill you.'" She takes her stance.
Wolf-man sighs and takes her stance. 'There has got to be a way to break the trance she is in.' All of a sudden Wolf-man's eyes grew wide. 'She was in a trance when we first met. . . But I must of broke the trance. . .' She reached for her mask and took her mask off. "Michiru, look at me, it's me, Haruka."
At first Blue-Jay just stood there, her bangs covering her eyes. All of a sudden she lifted her head and hope was in her eyes. "H-Haruka?"
Haruka smiled and slowly lowered her guard. "That's right, Michiru, it's me." She started to walk over to Michiru.
Newman started to panic as he saw himself loosing control of his only foot in the door. "No, slave, what are you doing? ATTACK!" Out of no where Blue-Jay brings her foot up and almost kicks Haruka in the face. But Haruka quickly brought her arms up and blocked the attack. Newman chuckled and looked at Haruka. "Do you see who has more power? . . . Just because you are rich doesn't mean shit, Mr. Tenou."
Haruka gave him a side glance as she kept an eye on Blue-Jay. All of a sudden Blue-Jay's face went from black to scared. "H-Haruka, please help me."
After hearing Blue-Jay's call for help, Haruka smiled and kept her guard up. "Mr. Newman, you might have control over her physically, but her heart and soul are her's." She turned to Blue-Jay. "Fight it Michiru! Break free from your binds!"
"B-but if I try, Haruka. . . I-I might loose control. . ."
"Then do what you need to Michiru. . . I'm here for you."
"What are you waiting for, slave, ATTACK!"
As Haruka watched her face, she could tell Michiru was struggling. "Haruka. . . Please. . . Knock. . . Me out." She yelled as she tried to punch Haruka in the face.
"I can't Michiru, I don't want to hurt you." Blocking the punch.
"Y-you won't Haruka. . . Please. . . I'm scared of what he might make me do." Tries to attack her again.
Haruka blocks the attack and looks at Newman wearing a stupid grin. She looks at Michiur. "Please forgive me." In a moment she is be-hind Michiru and doing a sleeper hold on her.
Newman's eyes grew wide as he watched Blue-Jay go limp in Haruka's arms. Haruka slowly lowered Blue-Jay to the ground then looked at Newman. "Now, it's just you and me, BUD!"
He looked around scared and slowly backed away. "P-please show mercey on me, Mr. Tenou."
"Show you mercey? After the way you treated Michiru, you want ME to show you mercey?" She slowly walks toward him.
Mr. Newman grabbed something from inside his jacket. "I will get what I want, sooner of later, Mr. Tenou." He threw a smoke bomb at Haruka. When the smoke had cleared, Mr. Newman was gone.