Innocent Sin

Chapter Four

Boukyaku grinned as they exited the building. "I can't believe we're finally out, can you?!" she cheered.

"Me too." Mokushi said with a bigger grin that could rival even Schuldig's. "You've been capture for a matter of days. I, on the other hand, have been there longer. And I can say that, fresh air tastes better than any wine!"

Mokushi laughed, creating a chain of laughter in the small group of five. "Let's get you kids home. I don't want your friends and family worried."

Nagi and Omi smiled and nodded, "Where will you all go? I want to visit you sometime." Omi asked them.

"We don't really have a home anymore." Sora said sadly. "We live on the streets. Ever since our brother was kidnapped, we've been moving from place to place to find him..."

"Ah..." Omi mumbled. "I'll ask my friends if you can stay with us until we find you something more 'perminant'."

Boukyaku's eyes lit up, "Thanks Omi-chan! You're a life-saver!"

"Well," Omi said scratching the back of his head, "I can't leave three of my friends on the streets... can I? It would be too cruel."

Omi had asked Nagi to stay with them that night too. "It isn't fair for you to go back to Schwartz right now. They probably don't know that you're even gone."

But, Omi was wrong. The team, Scwartz was waiting for them back at the Koneko.

Ken ran up and hugged Omi fiercely. "Omi, you're back! Thank the lord! I thought that you were dead in a ditch somewhere!!"

Omi laughed and patted his friend's back. "I'm fine, Ken-kun. Though I did bring back some friends that'll be staying with us for a while..."

"Hm? Who?" Yohji asked, looking at the other guests. "There's the Schwartz brat, but who are the other three?"

"Oh, the youngest one is Sora, the middle one is, Boukyaku, and the eldest is Mokushi." Omi said nodded his head in confermation. "Can they stay with us? Please?"

Aya was the one who spoke up, "Sure, they can. But, where could they go? We only have one spare bedroom, and Schwartz is already inhabiting it."

"Basement?" Ken suggested.

"Why not?" Omi asked with a bigger smile. "Go on, make yourselves at home. Everything'll be fine."

Murakami growled again. "I can't believe that I let those brats go so easily." he shook his head, "No matter, I'll get them soon enough..."

"Doctor." came a voice from behind him.

"What, Sylph?" he asked turning around.

"What are we to do about the project?" she asked worridly. "Are we to put it on hold?"

"No, not yet anyway." Murikami grinned, "Not until we have all of our data compiled. We have to get those brats back. One way or another."

TBC