Chapter 25: Misfortune and Reason

Princess Sango

"Ai, do you know what happened?" Rachel asked her little girl as they ate ice cream.

"No, ojisan wouldn't tell me and I heard a gun shot fired. That's all I know but…"

"Go on."

"They were looking for me, I heard them claim they didn't know me, but I knew it was me they were looking for. So I hid in a spot where you showed me, why mommy? Did I do something wrong?"

"No, you didn't Ai-chan, I swear, you did good." Rachel told her as she looked away and scanned the faces that passed her by.

She was still in shock but now Jimmy, Ai, and her had lost something precious, Agasa, Ai's sister, and her mom. Tears only now were threatening to spill as she took a bite of the ice cream and blinked back tears. Ai noticed and watched her mother carefully. "Mommy?"

I looked at her, "Hai Ai?"

"Is grandma okay? I didn't see her and grandpa didn't tell me."

"No, grandma she's dead," Rachel, answered, her voice quivering from what she just said.

"Does that mean I'll never be able to talk to her again?"

"You can talk to her but she won't be able to answer much."

Ai hugged her and sniffed, "Is it my fault?"

"No, never think that way Ai-chan, never."

Rachel gave Ai a smile, "Daddy and grandpa will solve this crime and then your dad and I will be married and after that we can return to normal."

"Will it be normal with out her?"

"We'll have to wait and see."

Ai nodded and retuned to her ice cream.

Jimmy and Richard…

"So Jimmy how many shots did you count?"

"Two, only two, killed instantly. Time of death around 3:30 and Rachel and I arrived around two hours after."

"I see…any motive?"

"They were looking for Ai-chan," answered Richard out of the blue.

"Ai-chan?" Inspector McGuire asked perplexed.

"Hai, Ai-chan is my daughter," Jimmy explained simply.

"Your daughter? Jimmy since when?"

"Four months, she's six."

"Uhh…"

"No, no an adopted daughter."

"Oh, okay that's different. Why would they?"

"Black Organization."

"Jimmy, that couldn't be, since we crushed them."

"Maybe one escaped, laid low, but then figured out where Ai was."

"Why would they want her?"

"She was a shrunken victim just like us, but Ai stayed the same. She had created a pill so she wouldn't remember anything and start her life over."

"Okay so they want her because she was linked?"

"Yes but she was also the one who created a cure, and the original pill."

"I see, so Richard-san you may want to describe what the man looked like."

"Black hair, tall, very aggressive, that's all I can tell you."

"Hmm…not much to go on, did Ai see the guy?"

"Probably did, but she didn't tell me."

"Hmmm….okay, okay we'll work on it. See you later guys, and please stick together."

With that Inspector McGuire left, even with Eva. The crime scene was cleaned up and Richard looked like he needed a beer. Jimmy complied by walking into the kitchen and grabbed one. Coming back he handed one to Richard and sat down next to him. "I only have Rachel left now, only her."

Jimmy looked at Richard, "But you still have family, that's important right?"

"Yes I know that but Eva and I were thinking about starting over new, everything. What am I to do now?"

"You can continue living and move in with me and Rachel."

"I don't know I feel like I would be leaving her behind."

"No, you wouldn't be. Come on Richard, you're only going waste yourself here!"

"Iie."

"Fine be that way but my offer still stands."

That's when the door was shoved open and a guy with black hair stampeded inside, demanding Ai. Jimmy simply opened his watch and aimed at him, he didn't see it and he was soon asleep. That's when Ai's sister appeared, transparent and staring at them.

"Hi Jimmy…"

"Hi, did you see what happened?"

"Hai, that's him. Can Richard-san see you?"

"No, only people I want to see can see me but he can hear me. I'm sorry about Eva, oh, here she comes!"

Eva's form showed up from behind her and Richard gasped, "E-eva?"

Eva looked at Richard to Jimmy sadly, "Rachel's not here is she?"

"No, but Eva aren't you dead?"

"Hai, I am, I'm a ghost that came back to see you. I can appear and disappear at will. Don't worry about me Richard, just have the guy arrested, he shouldn't be in my house."

"Okay, okay…"

Later…

"I don't know how you got him so zonked but I'll see you later!"

With that Inspector McGuire left and Eva and Ai's sister who they figured out was named- Sakura- showed up. Smiling they both answered, "I thought they'd never leave!"

"Yeah, right, but that's the brakes about being dead."

"Very funny Jimmy, oh look there's Rachel, Hi!"

Rachel stared at her mom and blinked, Is that really her?

Ai saw grandma and ran up to her, but when she went to hug her she ran straight through her!

"Grandma?"

"I'm right here."

"What happened?"

"Nothing sweetie."

Then Ai noticed the ghost and screamed, "Ah, it's her!"

"Settle down Ai, she's not going to hurt you."

"Daddy, who is she then?"

"Don't worry about that, let's just get home, bye Richard, Eva, Sakura-chan!"

Then Jimmy picked up Ai and Rachel and them headed home.

TBC...