Operation: WITNESS
Wandering
Innocent pre-
Teens
Never
Even
Shared
Seeking friendship
By Ahhelga
Chapter 24- Keiko or Kuki?
Hello all. Ok, I know it's a bit early to update, but I can't help it! Thanks for all the reviews, my fans! WOO, WOO! I love you all. Hey...you know what else? I BEAT "Abandoned"! You know how much that MEANS to me?! Ok...but only because I have more chapters...if this ended at Chap. 17, which was the ending chapter for "Abandoned", it wouldn't come nearly as close as those reviews! Ok... Since I have defeated one of the best stories here, (well, not exactly) I have decided to do a little dedication... to... yes, that's right, Demon Angels! Yeah, and truthfully, I don't think she reads this...so yeah... Kayla, this is for you!
Rated for violence, cussing, and kissing scenes...
Disclaimer: Haven't, not ever, isn't own, owned KND, so please, get off my case.
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The woman before them stared at the girl. She smirked, a first time Keiko has seen this from the woman (with an exception when she was drunk and beat up guys), and it spooked Keiko.
"Why are you here?" she started. "What's going on? Were you working with him? Tell me, please! I thought you were my friend!"
Alana giggled viciously. The woman aimed a gun at the girl. She threatened not to make a move, or else she'd shoot Keiko.
"You are so pathetic," she said.
"Who is this woman?" Hoagie asked, half wanting to know how Keiko knows her, half wanting to know who she is before beating the crap out of her (A/N: Uh, yeah, didn't make sense, but just roll with it).
"She's a conniving bitch," Keiko stated. "She was my friend at my old place, my only friend. But that's just it...was."
"Oh, you just shower me with compliments, huh?" Alana said, smirking.
"Oh, shut up!" Keiko yelled.
"Ah, and who's the bitch now, young'un?" she asked. "Now, I'm guess you'd all want answers, hm? Well... It's like this....
"From the beginning, your father, Keiko, has been cheating on your mother. Yes, with me. I met him through the mafia. Yep, ever since then. He's been telling me how much he's hated his family...but not you. You were an exception. The thought of him loving someone more than me made my blood boil in anger. Of course, I just suggested, 'Why not just show them what you really do...and finish 'em off!' And he took my advice. But he didn't kill you. Well, your mother, as suspected, sang like a canary to the authorities.
"And that's when things really got happening.
"He let you all go, just this once. And you moved on to a new 'safe' life. Since we have our sources in the government, we eventually knew who you became. Well, I knew that only you knew his moves. He taught you everything he knew. That was the only reason why we didn't get to you sooner. You had no plan, but we still knew that you could defeat us in a heartbeat.
"But... I got your father out of jail, for reasons you don't need to know...
"We followed you soon. Remember that car crash that killed your family? Remember how I was there? No one said I planned that out. No one said how I was the one to make the car crash. No one said how I made the car fall off the bridge. The media thought we were all dead. But we weren't. At least...some of us weren't...
"Hell, I swam away, leaving my full-proof plan to work. But not before I brought a souvenir. I went back to your father. He had just found out and had raged. He hadn't intended on me killing anybody but you. But I persuaded him...to love me only. He had no more feelings for his family what-so-ever...
"And that was my key to success. It took a while to find out your premises, yes, but we got there... I concocted a plan to get you and your silly friends... It was when your father mentioned that he had a friend here who hated kids...so, we figured, why do we have to do the dirty work when he can? I had my doubts however, for his own kids could and would easily betray their father and go and spill.
"Just as I thought, the plan backfired, so I had a backup plan. I was saving this for another time...but I figure now is the right time...
"Say hello to an old sister."
From the hallway, she grabbed something. In one motion, Alana dropped the gun and quickly grabbed a knife from a hidden belt, and held it against what she got.
Keiko saw immediately what she grabbed. Her heart was pounding really hard. Sweat was dripping, and her legs got clammy. Alana held the very sharp knife to the neck. Keiko stepped forward.
The person in her arms tried to yell. "K—!" Keiko wanted to reach her.
"Shut up!" Alana yelled.
Keiko growled, like a dog. "Let her go! Kirikou didn't do anything to you!"
Alana scowled, "Oh but she did..." She pressed the knife into Kirikou's neck, letting drips of blood trickle down to her black sweater.
"STOP IT!" Keiko was getting angry.
The other boys were still very confused. Who was that girl in Alana's hands?
"Who's that, Keiko?" Wally asked.
"What's going on?" questioned Nigel.
"Keiko, are you ok?" asked Hoagie after noticing that tears were forming in her eyes.
Keiko shook it off, she had to do this. She began, "That's my sister she's torturing..."
"Oh," Alana said, faking sadness. "Does wittle Keiko not want her sistuh hurt? Well, I wouldn't go as far as torturing her...'cause I already did that at the beginning."
Keiko growled again. She wished her or the guys could move. But knowing that her sister was in Alana's clutches, she couldn't do anything without letting her get hurt.
"Just attack, sister!" yelled Kirikou. Her eyes pleaded. She was staring straight at her sister, knowing that if she didn't do anything soon, all of them would die.
The boys were still as clueless as ever, and probably Keiko too. Only Kirikou knew what was going on between everything, even more than Alana. That was why Alana wanted her so much other than bribing Keiko. A bit of a bitch she was huh?
The six-year-old girl whimpered. She could feel Alana's nails dig into the back of her skin as she held her black sweater very tightly. Keiko couldn't move. Kirikou wasn't to be bargained for.
Alana pulled Kirikou out of the water. They were both dripping in dirty water from the river. The younger coughed as Alana wringed her hair free of water.
"Thanks for saving me," she coughed. "Where's mom, Alan—?"
"Will you shut up!" she more ordered than questioned.
She grabbed the girl from the back of her sweater and pulled her to a parked car nearby. She threw in Kirikou first and jumped in before slamming the door shut.
"Hit it, Daniels," Alana barked. "God, I'm in need of a fucking shower!"
"Alana, what are you doing?!" the young girl questioned (not before belting her seatbelt). "We have to get to the police! We have to save my mom! Where are we going?! Are you CRAZY?!"
"Shut up, little fucker..." she scowled.
"But—!"
"Daniels, how long 'til we reach city limits?"
The one referred by his surname, Daniels, replied, "Well, in a bout ten minutes, we'll be cruising on our way to Las Vegas, where the boss will be meeting us. He wants to talk to the kid...alone."
Alana growled, trying to hide her anger (unsuccessfully, may I add). She pushed the girl's head to the window, making it bruise.
"Ow, what was that for?" she said painfully.
"For being a brat!" she answered. "If only I could get you out of my sight, that'd be wonderful..."
"Hmph," added Kirikou.
She tried to get out by unlocking the door and running. But there were two problems with that. 1) Was that it wouldn't unlock, no matter what she did. And 2) was that even if she got it open, they were going at about ninety miles-per-hour, resulting in serious damage if she jumped off. Alana cackled at her attempts to escape.
She heard the woman say, "These doors are locked unless the driver sees otherwise! You, my girl, are going to be great entertainment for me, that's for sure."
Kirikou panicked. Something was wrong with this woman! She tried her best to attack the woman and the driver. Neither worked to the disappointment of Kirikou. None of her attempts did.
It had been almost a couple of hours (or that's what she thought) when they finally arrived to the Las Vegas strip. All the bright lights would've amazed her, but under the circumstances, it didn't. They parked, and Alana turned to the young girl.
"Now, this isn't going to hurt one bit..." she whispered. Almost immediately, she sprayed something in her face, which made the girl faint.
Her eyes blinked open. She seemed to be in a room with an odd tiger print on the walls. She looked around and noticed another man sat there. He was pudgy and Asian looking.
"Are you the Godfather, Japanese version?" she suddenly blurted, not meaning to.
He chuckled, and clutched his stomach. His voice was hard and cracked, but all otherwise, very frightening.
"Please, child, sit..." he began, while she obeyed, still scared. "A little confused, hm?"
She nodded, patiently for what he was going to tell her. She knew who he was, and why she was here. She just didn't know what he was going to tell her. She couldn't help but notice they were alone in the room, which didn't give her a chance to get help if needed. But it also meant that she wouldn't be surrounded if they were all on his side, leaving her to escape easier.
"Now, now, child, I know who you are...and you have reason to be afraid. But I am here to help..."
"Psh, my ass you are!" she yelled at him, forgetting that she was terrified. Lies didn't count for fear, she knew.
He winced. "You are a bit young to use such words, no?" She replied with a scoff.
"Ah, well, all the more. You are endearing to us...erm, social group and—"
She called out again, "I know who you are! What this organization is, and who's mostly working in it! Don't play dumb with me just because I'm younger than them all! I know a lot of things most don't, even you!"
"And that is why I am here to talk to you, dear Mushi..."
She blinked. Her eyes shined, for a second, but then glared into his own eyes. "Shut up...I'm not Mushi anymore. She's dead, just like Kuki. We both were dead, and brought into the lives of Kirikou and Keiko."
"Dear, I too know what it's like to change i—"
"Shut up! You're just evil! You don't know the meaning of peace, or love!"
"True, true, but we don't want any accusations..."
Accusations? What are you, nuts!?" Every trace of fear had exited her body. "I've been dying, all because of you and him, and you say no accusations? How dare you? You are a bastard, for all I care!"
"Young girl... that is enough!" He held a gun, which was now clearly visible. She stopped when she noticed it. Of course...they all had guns. It proved her point, but she wasn't going to say that out loud, or any other blame.
"Child...it's been rough for you, I know. And I won't say that I don't think it's terrible (I won't tell you anything other than that regarding the WPP), but it's good that you're here. Your sister is really on the verge of leaving. I know this for a fact. It is important that you find her before your...father and his girlfriend, Alana (I believe you're acquaintances) do.
"Now, I know this doesn't concern you much, but if they do, they'll over throw this whole organization... Now, if your father comes to power, he'd cause chaos. He has the power (with the control of Alana) to do so, and will just keep killing. Especially children. We have no concern for kids, therefore, making us the better side... I know I can count on you to keep them away from her.
"She is their key to success. Kirikou, you are on a mission to get her, and capture them. Use anything, by any means necessary..."
She stared at him for a second. Her? Why her? What's up with this guy? She'd be in danger! She's only six! There's no way in hell will she be able to capture fully-armed adults, who thrive on fear and death! Now she knew for sure this guy was crazy...but he had a point. Something in her mind said that if she did this, the whole organization will crumble and no longer be very functional, if you know what I mean.
"Mr. sir, I'll do it."
"Good, good...I knew you will..." And he smiled a little too evilly, which freaked her out.
"Kirikou!"
The voice snapped her out of her memories. She had to do this. A feeling in her gut said so.
In an instant, Kirikou flipped her right leg up to bury Alana's face in her shoe. This let her jump down to hug Keiko for a brief second. A gun was shot, which was shot at about an inch away from Keiko. This angered her.
Alana was pissing her off.
Keiko's voice raged, "You've hurt my friends, manipulated my once-good father, tortured my sister, and messed with my head. And what do I have to say about that? That you're a complete psycho."
"You're forgetting that I am the one with the guns, Keiko." She said it with such hate.
"You're forgetting that I am the one without the bloody nose, and blurry vision! Time to kick your as—"
"No, Keiko, it's my duty..." Kirikou stopped her.
"What are you talking about?! I have to finish her! I got a fucking knife right here!"
"Stop it!" Kirikou started crying. "I'll do it. I can't tell you."
"What?"
"GIVE ME THE DAMN KNIFE!"
All eyes grew wide. "Fine, fine..."
Alana, fell to the floor, as a sign of giving up. She scowled before letting anything happen.
"Hey! Cut it!"
Everyone turned to Alana.
"Thanks for your attention..." said Alana dripping with sarcasm. "Kid, girl! Your father said that if he wasn't around and I was to tell you everything. He said one thing: he loves you. God, it makes me sick to say that. Also, that you'll always be the Kuki that he remembers. You know, he'd be like 'Kuki this, and Kuki that', and it'd make me sick. You're one tough chick, Kuks. And I'll be sure to bring you down to hell with me...right now..."
She grabbed the knife and brought it to Kuki's stomach. Gagging blood, she blacked out. The last thing she heard was...
"Does that mean...Keiko is...Numbuh 3?"
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I DUN LIKE THIS CHAPTER! GAH! Ok, ok, I know I'm overreacting, the only thing I like, however, is the last part...I just love my cliffhangers, and know why? It makes you all squirm! Ok, next chapter is last, and then following it is the epilogue. For those who thought this was the last chapter, well, it's not. Sorry to say. But anyway, next chapter: full of surprises, and endings.
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Ahhelga
AKA Pauline