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Chapter 9: Unexpected Discoveries 1
Raphael
"Tatsuha, I think we should check out what has been happening to Kushi when we were away. It seems that she is not telling us everything. " I said as I walked out of the house.
"We promised not to interfere with her life."
"She promised to tell us if anything happens, and we are only checking out whether she has been harmed not interfering."
"Dominic, what do you think?"
"I agree with Master Raphael. We should find out what has happened this two years, Little Miss seems to be hiding something, her reports has been vague. Furthermore I am suspicious of a boy name Tsukasa Domyoji." Dominic had miraculously appeared at the garden. I still can't figure out how he does that...appearing and disappearing suddenly.
"Let's ask Kushi first..." Ryu interrupted.
"She wouldn't say a thing." Nick glance up from his laptop screen.
"Papa, I don't like Domyoji, but Mama does. I will ask him." Kagaya whispered. Awaken from her afternoon nap on Tatsuha's lap.
"Let's not do anything that will make Granpa worry...You know how he gets when anything happens to Kushi. Tokyo will be swamped with his men." Ryu said.
"Ok, Kagaya and Raphael will go and find out about Domyoji, Nick and Ryu you go after her school, Dominic find out what her parents have been up to, and please make an appointment with Miss Yuki and Susumu. Separately." Tatsuha ordered. His tone not unlike a general giving out orders.
"Aye, aye sir." We saluted, grinning.
"Come Kagaya, let's go find our suspect." Opening my arms to the little sleeping princess.
Tatsuha
"Jay, you have been very silent. What do you think?"
Jay walked gracefully from the opposite bench to take Kagaya's position. As his head leaned on my shoulder, I could smell the fragrance of the shampoo he use. I breathe in, relaxing with his presence so close.
"We should have asked Kushi." I replied my own question. "She will be mad at us. For her own good is not an excuse. She is a Kamiryu and she should be able to make her own decisions and we should not interfere."
Silence, Jay did not say a word.
"But I don't want to stop."
Jay's hands took mine into his, his fingers playing with my palm.
"I'm worried. She is too stubborn for her own good. Something has changed her. For better or worse, I still don't know."
A slight breeze ruffled Jay's brunette head. It was always like this, I give him a problem, and just by sitting besides me silently, I will list down all the points like doing a presentation, then laying out all my doubts. Almost always I will find a solution, but this time it was enough that I understand the consequences of my actions and that it is worth it. I lifted his hand to my lips and kiss them, "We have an appointment with Miss Yuki and Susumu, you want to do it separately or together."
"Separately, she is too afraid of you. She will probably clam up. Susumu admires you. He also misses you." Jay said.
"Are you jealous?" I asked, as I placed a kiss on his forehead.
"A little." He grinned. We both know Susumu only admires me like an older brother.
"Don't be, you know where my heart is." I kissed his sweet lips. "Don't make Miss Yuki like you too much, heartbreaker." I whispered into his ear before kissing it too.
"We won't be going to any appointment if you continue what you are doing, lover." Kissing my lips, he stood up and started to leave the garden.
"I don't mind."
He stilled for a moment, turning, he said, "I am very tempted."
I lifted my hand out to invite him back to his former place, "However, you will explain to our little daughter what we were doing when she is running around finding out what is Domyoji's intention while we were missing two appointments." He retorted. I scowled.
Laughing he continued on his intended destination. Not long after I heard the car engine starting, he was going to the Dango shop. Damn, what I am going to do while waiting for Susumu to come.
At Eitoku High School
"Good morning, Mr. Principal." Nick stretched out his hand to the plump man wearing a suit in front of him.
The Principal looked at him, mistaking him for a student of Eitoku, though he hadn't heard of any who has dark blue hair with white streaks. Must be one of those not so rich students. He shook his hand briefly, like it might contain germs, but longer when shaking Ryu's outstretched hand. "Please have a seat. How may I help you?" It always pay to be polite, you might not know who you are talking to when you are in Eitoku.
"Family of a student here. We would like to know how she has been adapting to this school." Ryu answered, politely and to the point.
"Who is this student? I am sure she is adapting very well to the excellent studying environment provided in Eitoku." He has switched on his advertising mode.
"Makino Tsukushi." Nick answered.
That poor girl? I thought she only have a mother, father and younger brother? Shit, I didn't need to waste my breath on this two them if she is any indication of their financial status. "She is an excellent student in her first year but this year, her work has not been inconsistent. The professors here are not lenient and her grades has suffered. She has also been reported for misbehavior early this year."
"Socially?" Ryu asked.
"Not much friends but lately she has been more active. Sorry, I have a meeting in 5 minutes. If you will excuse me." It was a clear dismissal.
"Thank you." Ryu said. Nick walked out without a word.
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"What do you think?"
"She is not telling us everything." Ryu answered.
"That is putting it mildly. I remember specifically she wrote something about school was great, many friends, getting used to Tokyo lifestyle, wonderful colleagues, marvelous this, wonderful that...wish you could be here." Nick's voice increased with every word.
"I don't remember the wish you could be here part."
"That's irrelevent. She's lying."
"To make us feel better."
"You mean to protect her useless parents." Nick was practically shouting.
"Probably." Ryu said. His tone barely above a whisper. "Stop shouting and stamping around. It's useless, we know she's been lying, in fact we know why she is lying. But there's nothing we can do."
"Nothing! What do you mean nothing!" He turned around to face Ryu, his face contorted with anger. Ryu silently looked back at him, with one eyebrow cocked. Nick sighed, "Stubborn women."
"Runs in the family."
Nick closed his eyes in defeat, "Let's go."
"Matte, could you please help me with this books?" a muffled voice came from behind them. A myopic lecturer carrying a stack of books and papers called them. "I just need to get them to the Economics department."
Nick glanced at Ryu, "Okay. Here give this to me."
"Sorry to ask of you this favor, but you don't seem like the other insensitive students here. Usually a student will be helping me with this but she seems to have some personal business to handle and took leave for the rest of the holidays. It is so rare to find students eager in their subjects, even rarer when they are not taking it. She is quite a little genius, part of this paper belongs to her. We have been studying the recent trends and predicting how America's politic situation will effect economics world wide. Actually, I was more interested in Japan's economics, she was the one doing a study on the effect world wide." The professor chatted on happily as he lead the way.
Nick barely heard what he said. His interest did not lay in economics. He was still fuming over the interview with the Principal. Ryu on the other hand was paying close attention to what he was saying, he was even reading the papers he was carrying, flipping them vigorously, as if he was finding for something.
"She must love Economics then." Ryu said. Nick looked at him like he had grown two horns.
"Yes, yes, not only Economics, I heard she has been helping with a few other professors as well, Kimura in politics often mention her name, so does Ayako, and Jean. She seems to love everything, programming, politics, history, business, law, social science, finance..."
"Does she take this subjects?" Ryu asked.
"No, no, she takes silly stuff like Biology and Chemistry. I don't even know what she is doing in Eitoku, she should be out there conquering those business of this talentless rude students, instead of being the butt of their joke. Can you believe it, she even works in a Dango shop. I offered her an internship with one of my more worthy ex students in his finance department, but she declined. Something about a promise like that. That girl is wasted. I even heard she is going out with one of the students here. Probably rich and useless like all the other students here. She's better off without him. She used to be so into our studies before she met him, now her mood goes up and down." The balding lecturer continued on, mumbling to himself.
'This guy sure talks a lot. But at least he does not lick ass like that Principal. Did I just see a glint in Ryu's eyes? Wait, is he talking about Kushi?' Nick suddenly started taking an interest in what the lecturer was saying too.
After turning a few corners and walking up a flight of stairs, they finally reached the Economics department. "Here we are, thank you for your help. Eitoku should have more students like you." That was all he said before burying himself with his books again.
"Kushi has been busy." Nick stated. Not a question, a statement.
"Yes."
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"Ryu, he thought you were a student." Nick's lipped curved, trying to suppress a smile.
"Yes."
"You are too old to be a student."
"Yes."
"You have a PhD in Economics itself."
"Yes."
"You are no fun. Please vary your answer sometimes."
"Okay." They got in the black Jaguar. Nick laughing, Ryu fastened his seat belt.
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Sorry for the long wait. Actually I have a second part for this story, but I need to finish this first part or else it will be an undecipherable code to anyone reading the second part. Things are going to go bang and boom and ulala. My brains are overflowing with ideas for part two, but encounters a writers block for part one. Doshiyo minna san. Thank you for the reviews. I got an unexpected kick for a reviewer another day which sent me on a guilt trip. You know who you are. That's why this chapter, though it might have taken quite a bit of time between me receiving kick and me writing chapter. I bow deeply and say 'Gomenasai.'
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Chapter 9: Unexpected Discoveries 1
Raphael
"Tatsuha, I think we should check out what has been happening to Kushi when we were away. It seems that she is not telling us everything. " I said as I walked out of the house.
"We promised not to interfere with her life."
"She promised to tell us if anything happens, and we are only checking out whether she has been harmed not interfering."
"Dominic, what do you think?"
"I agree with Master Raphael. We should find out what has happened this two years, Little Miss seems to be hiding something, her reports has been vague. Furthermore I am suspicious of a boy name Tsukasa Domyoji." Dominic had miraculously appeared at the garden. I still can't figure out how he does that...appearing and disappearing suddenly.
"Let's ask Kushi first..." Ryu interrupted.
"She wouldn't say a thing." Nick glance up from his laptop screen.
"Papa, I don't like Domyoji, but Mama does. I will ask him." Kagaya whispered. Awaken from her afternoon nap on Tatsuha's lap.
"Let's not do anything that will make Granpa worry...You know how he gets when anything happens to Kushi. Tokyo will be swamped with his men." Ryu said.
"Ok, Kagaya and Raphael will go and find out about Domyoji, Nick and Ryu you go after her school, Dominic find out what her parents have been up to, and please make an appointment with Miss Yuki and Susumu. Separately." Tatsuha ordered. His tone not unlike a general giving out orders.
"Aye, aye sir." We saluted, grinning.
"Come Kagaya, let's go find our suspect." Opening my arms to the little sleeping princess.
Tatsuha
"Jay, you have been very silent. What do you think?"
Jay walked gracefully from the opposite bench to take Kagaya's position. As his head leaned on my shoulder, I could smell the fragrance of the shampoo he use. I breathe in, relaxing with his presence so close.
"We should have asked Kushi." I replied my own question. "She will be mad at us. For her own good is not an excuse. She is a Kamiryu and she should be able to make her own decisions and we should not interfere."
Silence, Jay did not say a word.
"But I don't want to stop."
Jay's hands took mine into his, his fingers playing with my palm.
"I'm worried. She is too stubborn for her own good. Something has changed her. For better or worse, I still don't know."
A slight breeze ruffled Jay's brunette head. It was always like this, I give him a problem, and just by sitting besides me silently, I will list down all the points like doing a presentation, then laying out all my doubts. Almost always I will find a solution, but this time it was enough that I understand the consequences of my actions and that it is worth it. I lifted his hand to my lips and kiss them, "We have an appointment with Miss Yuki and Susumu, you want to do it separately or together."
"Separately, she is too afraid of you. She will probably clam up. Susumu admires you. He also misses you." Jay said.
"Are you jealous?" I asked, as I placed a kiss on his forehead.
"A little." He grinned. We both know Susumu only admires me like an older brother.
"Don't be, you know where my heart is." I kissed his sweet lips. "Don't make Miss Yuki like you too much, heartbreaker." I whispered into his ear before kissing it too.
"We won't be going to any appointment if you continue what you are doing, lover." Kissing my lips, he stood up and started to leave the garden.
"I don't mind."
He stilled for a moment, turning, he said, "I am very tempted."
I lifted my hand out to invite him back to his former place, "However, you will explain to our little daughter what we were doing when she is running around finding out what is Domyoji's intention while we were missing two appointments." He retorted. I scowled.
Laughing he continued on his intended destination. Not long after I heard the car engine starting, he was going to the Dango shop. Damn, what I am going to do while waiting for Susumu to come.
At Eitoku High School
"Good morning, Mr. Principal." Nick stretched out his hand to the plump man wearing a suit in front of him.
The Principal looked at him, mistaking him for a student of Eitoku, though he hadn't heard of any who has dark blue hair with white streaks. Must be one of those not so rich students. He shook his hand briefly, like it might contain germs, but longer when shaking Ryu's outstretched hand. "Please have a seat. How may I help you?" It always pay to be polite, you might not know who you are talking to when you are in Eitoku.
"Family of a student here. We would like to know how she has been adapting to this school." Ryu answered, politely and to the point.
"Who is this student? I am sure she is adapting very well to the excellent studying environment provided in Eitoku." He has switched on his advertising mode.
"Makino Tsukushi." Nick answered.
That poor girl? I thought she only have a mother, father and younger brother? Shit, I didn't need to waste my breath on this two them if she is any indication of their financial status. "She is an excellent student in her first year but this year, her work has not been inconsistent. The professors here are not lenient and her grades has suffered. She has also been reported for misbehavior early this year."
"Socially?" Ryu asked.
"Not much friends but lately she has been more active. Sorry, I have a meeting in 5 minutes. If you will excuse me." It was a clear dismissal.
"Thank you." Ryu said. Nick walked out without a word.
...
"What do you think?"
"She is not telling us everything." Ryu answered.
"That is putting it mildly. I remember specifically she wrote something about school was great, many friends, getting used to Tokyo lifestyle, wonderful colleagues, marvelous this, wonderful that...wish you could be here." Nick's voice increased with every word.
"I don't remember the wish you could be here part."
"That's irrelevent. She's lying."
"To make us feel better."
"You mean to protect her useless parents." Nick was practically shouting.
"Probably." Ryu said. His tone barely above a whisper. "Stop shouting and stamping around. It's useless, we know she's been lying, in fact we know why she is lying. But there's nothing we can do."
"Nothing! What do you mean nothing!" He turned around to face Ryu, his face contorted with anger. Ryu silently looked back at him, with one eyebrow cocked. Nick sighed, "Stubborn women."
"Runs in the family."
Nick closed his eyes in defeat, "Let's go."
"Matte, could you please help me with this books?" a muffled voice came from behind them. A myopic lecturer carrying a stack of books and papers called them. "I just need to get them to the Economics department."
Nick glanced at Ryu, "Okay. Here give this to me."
"Sorry to ask of you this favor, but you don't seem like the other insensitive students here. Usually a student will be helping me with this but she seems to have some personal business to handle and took leave for the rest of the holidays. It is so rare to find students eager in their subjects, even rarer when they are not taking it. She is quite a little genius, part of this paper belongs to her. We have been studying the recent trends and predicting how America's politic situation will effect economics world wide. Actually, I was more interested in Japan's economics, she was the one doing a study on the effect world wide." The professor chatted on happily as he lead the way.
Nick barely heard what he said. His interest did not lay in economics. He was still fuming over the interview with the Principal. Ryu on the other hand was paying close attention to what he was saying, he was even reading the papers he was carrying, flipping them vigorously, as if he was finding for something.
"She must love Economics then." Ryu said. Nick looked at him like he had grown two horns.
"Yes, yes, not only Economics, I heard she has been helping with a few other professors as well, Kimura in politics often mention her name, so does Ayako, and Jean. She seems to love everything, programming, politics, history, business, law, social science, finance..."
"Does she take this subjects?" Ryu asked.
"No, no, she takes silly stuff like Biology and Chemistry. I don't even know what she is doing in Eitoku, she should be out there conquering those business of this talentless rude students, instead of being the butt of their joke. Can you believe it, she even works in a Dango shop. I offered her an internship with one of my more worthy ex students in his finance department, but she declined. Something about a promise like that. That girl is wasted. I even heard she is going out with one of the students here. Probably rich and useless like all the other students here. She's better off without him. She used to be so into our studies before she met him, now her mood goes up and down." The balding lecturer continued on, mumbling to himself.
'This guy sure talks a lot. But at least he does not lick ass like that Principal. Did I just see a glint in Ryu's eyes? Wait, is he talking about Kushi?' Nick suddenly started taking an interest in what the lecturer was saying too.
After turning a few corners and walking up a flight of stairs, they finally reached the Economics department. "Here we are, thank you for your help. Eitoku should have more students like you." That was all he said before burying himself with his books again.
"Kushi has been busy." Nick stated. Not a question, a statement.
"Yes."
...
"Ryu, he thought you were a student." Nick's lipped curved, trying to suppress a smile.
"Yes."
"You are too old to be a student."
"Yes."
"You have a PhD in Economics itself."
"Yes."
"You are no fun. Please vary your answer sometimes."
"Okay." They got in the black Jaguar. Nick laughing, Ryu fastened his seat belt.
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Sorry for the long wait. Actually I have a second part for this story, but I need to finish this first part or else it will be an undecipherable code to anyone reading the second part. Things are going to go bang and boom and ulala. My brains are overflowing with ideas for part two, but encounters a writers block for part one. Doshiyo minna san. Thank you for the reviews. I got an unexpected kick for a reviewer another day which sent me on a guilt trip. You know who you are. That's why this chapter, though it might have taken quite a bit of time between me receiving kick and me writing chapter. I bow deeply and say 'Gomenasai.'