Chapter two-The Storm
-Later that evening-
"So Domon hasn't come home yet?" Rain asked into the phone.
"That's right. I'm not sure where he is." Kyoji answered her. He had called her to check if Domon was over at her house.
"Well if he shows up I'll definitely tell him to call you. And you said that Karato called there earlier looking for him?" She added. There had been a message on the answering machine when Kyoji came in from work that afternoon.
"Yeah, and he mentioned something about Domon facing up to the truth, but I have no idea what he was talking about." Kyoji mentioned and there was an awkward pause. He finally spoke up again.
"Thanks for your help Rain. I guess I'll talk to you later." And with that he ended the conversation. Rain hung up the phone and let out a long sigh. She was looking down at the invitations she was working on.
"Oh Domon, you can't keep running off like this. You should know by now that I worry too much about you." She muttered quietly. She glanced out the window and noticed how dark the sky was getting. A thunder storm had been declared earlier that day. It wasn't a good time to go out. A couple of drops of water hit the window as the storm had already begun. Rain walked away from the window and went to turn the heat up in the house. A loud crack of thunder sounded more like a gunshot and caused her to jump. If she knew where Domon was then she wouldn't be so concerned over the weather.
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Domon walked down one of the streets in the city closest to his home. No one was really out except for him. He had hoped the walking would clear his mind and help him to think of a way out of this predicament. It hadn't worked yet. A couple of drops of water hit him in the face. He cringed when he suddenly remembered the forecast for the day. A loud crack of thunder sounded off in the distance. He looked around and found an awning to sit under. He sat and just watched the weather got from bad to worse.
'How am I going to get out of this? It doesn't make sense at all why this wouldn't come up till now.' He thought as lightning streaked across the sky. He looked down at the puddles that were forming at his feet.
'And how am I suppose to tell Rain about this? She's worked so hard on this wedding, so asking her to postpone it wouldn't be right.' The idea of telling Rain any of this just made him feel sick to his stomach.
'Wong didn't get killed during the Battle Royal. He came after me when I was trying to save Rain. Although that fact doesn't seem to matter anyway. But I doubt he would want things to end up like this. He didn't like me at all.' He reminded himself. It was true. He had overheard that conversation between Master Asia and Wong and it was evident then that he was disliked. Maybe it was because of Master Asia's favoritism towards Domon that caused Wong to become prejudiced. Whatever the reason, Domon knew that Wong would never want his only daughter with him.
The more he thought about the whole situation the more the reality was setting in.
"I'm gonna have to go to Neo Hong Kong again. That's the only way to get this resolved." He decided, still starring at the ground.
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Karato was finishing up some final work for the day when Rain walked into his office unannounced. He looked up, surprised to see her there.
"Where is Domon?" She demanded. He actually grinned at the question.
"That's funny; I was hoping you would know that. No one has seen him for the past couple of hours." He told her. Akino walked in at that point.
"Oh, um sorry Sir, she was too fast for me." She apologized.
"Don't worry about it. Maybe Rain can even help us out." He answered. Rain gave him a questioning look.
"What do you mean help you? With what?" She inquired. Akino came back into the conversation before he could answer Rain.
"Also Sir, your car is here." She pointed out. He stood up from behind the desk and walked over to Rain.
"We'll talk in the car then. I'll even drop you off at your house." He offered. He seemed to be acting overly friendly to her for some reason. She agreed anyway though. As long as she could find out what was going on. They reached the elevator and waited for it to get to their floor.
"So you haven't spoken with Domon all day then?" Karato asked Rain as the elevator doors opened for them.
"Kyoji was the one who called me to tell me Domon wasn't home yet." She explained. That was it as far as the discussion went. They got down to the lobby where Karato's driver was waiting. He led them to the car. Karato broke the silence between the two of them.
"Well I just hope that you hear from him soon. I really need to speak to him again." He remarked as they reached the car.
"Again?" Rain asked just as the driver opened the back door for them. When she went to get inside she stopped when a pair of dark eyes starred at her from inside. She backed away as Karato glanced in to see Domon sitting there. He narrowed his glare once Karato came into view.
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-Later that evening-
"So Domon hasn't come home yet?" Rain asked into the phone.
"That's right. I'm not sure where he is." Kyoji answered her. He had called her to check if Domon was over at her house.
"Well if he shows up I'll definitely tell him to call you. And you said that Karato called there earlier looking for him?" She added. There had been a message on the answering machine when Kyoji came in from work that afternoon.
"Yeah, and he mentioned something about Domon facing up to the truth, but I have no idea what he was talking about." Kyoji mentioned and there was an awkward pause. He finally spoke up again.
"Thanks for your help Rain. I guess I'll talk to you later." And with that he ended the conversation. Rain hung up the phone and let out a long sigh. She was looking down at the invitations she was working on.
"Oh Domon, you can't keep running off like this. You should know by now that I worry too much about you." She muttered quietly. She glanced out the window and noticed how dark the sky was getting. A thunder storm had been declared earlier that day. It wasn't a good time to go out. A couple of drops of water hit the window as the storm had already begun. Rain walked away from the window and went to turn the heat up in the house. A loud crack of thunder sounded more like a gunshot and caused her to jump. If she knew where Domon was then she wouldn't be so concerned over the weather.
~~~
Domon walked down one of the streets in the city closest to his home. No one was really out except for him. He had hoped the walking would clear his mind and help him to think of a way out of this predicament. It hadn't worked yet. A couple of drops of water hit him in the face. He cringed when he suddenly remembered the forecast for the day. A loud crack of thunder sounded off in the distance. He looked around and found an awning to sit under. He sat and just watched the weather got from bad to worse.
'How am I going to get out of this? It doesn't make sense at all why this wouldn't come up till now.' He thought as lightning streaked across the sky. He looked down at the puddles that were forming at his feet.
'And how am I suppose to tell Rain about this? She's worked so hard on this wedding, so asking her to postpone it wouldn't be right.' The idea of telling Rain any of this just made him feel sick to his stomach.
'Wong didn't get killed during the Battle Royal. He came after me when I was trying to save Rain. Although that fact doesn't seem to matter anyway. But I doubt he would want things to end up like this. He didn't like me at all.' He reminded himself. It was true. He had overheard that conversation between Master Asia and Wong and it was evident then that he was disliked. Maybe it was because of Master Asia's favoritism towards Domon that caused Wong to become prejudiced. Whatever the reason, Domon knew that Wong would never want his only daughter with him.
The more he thought about the whole situation the more the reality was setting in.
"I'm gonna have to go to Neo Hong Kong again. That's the only way to get this resolved." He decided, still starring at the ground.
~~~
Karato was finishing up some final work for the day when Rain walked into his office unannounced. He looked up, surprised to see her there.
"Where is Domon?" She demanded. He actually grinned at the question.
"That's funny; I was hoping you would know that. No one has seen him for the past couple of hours." He told her. Akino walked in at that point.
"Oh, um sorry Sir, she was too fast for me." She apologized.
"Don't worry about it. Maybe Rain can even help us out." He answered. Rain gave him a questioning look.
"What do you mean help you? With what?" She inquired. Akino came back into the conversation before he could answer Rain.
"Also Sir, your car is here." She pointed out. He stood up from behind the desk and walked over to Rain.
"We'll talk in the car then. I'll even drop you off at your house." He offered. He seemed to be acting overly friendly to her for some reason. She agreed anyway though. As long as she could find out what was going on. They reached the elevator and waited for it to get to their floor.
"So you haven't spoken with Domon all day then?" Karato asked Rain as the elevator doors opened for them.
"Kyoji was the one who called me to tell me Domon wasn't home yet." She explained. That was it as far as the discussion went. They got down to the lobby where Karato's driver was waiting. He led them to the car. Karato broke the silence between the two of them.
"Well I just hope that you hear from him soon. I really need to speak to him again." He remarked as they reached the car.
"Again?" Rain asked just as the driver opened the back door for them. When she went to get inside she stopped when a pair of dark eyes starred at her from inside. She backed away as Karato glanced in to see Domon sitting there. He narrowed his glare once Karato came into view.
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