Chapter 5
It had been several hours since Sakura and I left home, and night had already blanketed the sky. Just then we noticed a city just ahead of us. As we drew closer to it, I was amazed at all the tall buildings with beaming lights shining through the windows and from the tall lamp posts. There were tons of signs with flashing lights, and I could tell we were entering a metropolitan area- not like Yukatoshi. As we entered through the gates that read Myoto, a woman stepped in front of Sakura and me.
The woman had long, shiny black hair and a deep set of brown eyes. She wore a black, double layered tank top with a belt just below her bust, and she had on black shorts with a belt that was partially buckled. She also had on black boots, and on her right thigh there was a tattoo that wrapped around like a vine, and on her upper left arm there was a "K" tattooed on it. As I looked into her eyes, I noticed she looked familiar. I just couldn't quite figure out why.
"Well now," said the woman, "why are you girls out this late? Isn't it passed your bedtime? How old are you girls anyways?"
Looking at the woman I said, "I'm Aya and I'm fifteen, and this is my sister, Sakura. She's eighteen."
"Interesting. Why are you girls out here at this time of night? Don't you know how dangerous it is these days?"
"Well, you see," I began, "Sakura and I are the daughters of Heiroto, emperor of Yukatoshi. Our mother was mysteriously killed and now we're trying to find out who killed her."
"Oh," said the woman as tears began to swell up in her eyes.
In a concerned voice, Sakura asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm in the same position, only I'm trying to find out who killed my father. You see, when I was three my mother left my father and me, and when I was five my father was mysteriously killed. I was then sent to live with my aunt for the rest of my childhood. It was because of my father's death that I chose to become a cop."
"Wow," I said stunned. "Well, how old are you now?"
"Aya! You don't ask adults their age! That's impolite!" snapped Sakura.
Laughing, the woman said, "It's okay. The name's Kai, and I'm twenty- two. I've been a cop since nineteen."
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you," I said as I extended out my right arm, waiting for Kai to shake my hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you girls, as well," Kai responded, shaking my hand.
"Well, we had better get going," replied Sakura.
"Yeah, we have a long day ahead of us," I said.
"Wait!" Kai called out to us as we began to leave, "Maybe I can help you guys. You don't mind, do you?"
"Of course not," I replied. "We can use all the help we need."
"Great," Kai said with a smile and we continued into the night.
It had been several hours since Sakura and I left home, and night had already blanketed the sky. Just then we noticed a city just ahead of us. As we drew closer to it, I was amazed at all the tall buildings with beaming lights shining through the windows and from the tall lamp posts. There were tons of signs with flashing lights, and I could tell we were entering a metropolitan area- not like Yukatoshi. As we entered through the gates that read Myoto, a woman stepped in front of Sakura and me.
The woman had long, shiny black hair and a deep set of brown eyes. She wore a black, double layered tank top with a belt just below her bust, and she had on black shorts with a belt that was partially buckled. She also had on black boots, and on her right thigh there was a tattoo that wrapped around like a vine, and on her upper left arm there was a "K" tattooed on it. As I looked into her eyes, I noticed she looked familiar. I just couldn't quite figure out why.
"Well now," said the woman, "why are you girls out this late? Isn't it passed your bedtime? How old are you girls anyways?"
Looking at the woman I said, "I'm Aya and I'm fifteen, and this is my sister, Sakura. She's eighteen."
"Interesting. Why are you girls out here at this time of night? Don't you know how dangerous it is these days?"
"Well, you see," I began, "Sakura and I are the daughters of Heiroto, emperor of Yukatoshi. Our mother was mysteriously killed and now we're trying to find out who killed her."
"Oh," said the woman as tears began to swell up in her eyes.
In a concerned voice, Sakura asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm in the same position, only I'm trying to find out who killed my father. You see, when I was three my mother left my father and me, and when I was five my father was mysteriously killed. I was then sent to live with my aunt for the rest of my childhood. It was because of my father's death that I chose to become a cop."
"Wow," I said stunned. "Well, how old are you now?"
"Aya! You don't ask adults their age! That's impolite!" snapped Sakura.
Laughing, the woman said, "It's okay. The name's Kai, and I'm twenty- two. I've been a cop since nineteen."
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you," I said as I extended out my right arm, waiting for Kai to shake my hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you girls, as well," Kai responded, shaking my hand.
"Well, we had better get going," replied Sakura.
"Yeah, we have a long day ahead of us," I said.
"Wait!" Kai called out to us as we began to leave, "Maybe I can help you guys. You don't mind, do you?"
"Of course not," I replied. "We can use all the help we need."
"Great," Kai said with a smile and we continued into the night.