A/N: U.U'' Yes, I am not dead! I will continue the story until it's finished so NEVER FEAR!!!!
I know, it was a long wait and I'm sorry. Settling into university was harder than I thought. Plus my first semester schedule sucked and I didn't have much time to write. That and I was in a writing slump. But now this semester ( though my classes are early, I use to have 12:30 classes, that meant sleeping in! Now I can't casue I have 8:30 classes everyday) I have bi gapes in between classes or one class in the morning and that's it, so I have time to write. Hopefully you won't have to wait like four months for another chapter!!!!!
Well enjoy!
Translations-chan: suffix at the end of a name. a term of endearment
Last time on TSFTK………
Rai stumbled down the streets of downtown Kyoto, making his way to the supermarket that Jun would be in. As he was walking, he felt the light drops of rain falling before huge amounts came pouring down.
Rai cursed as he began to walk faster. He could see the supermarket that was just across from him, but another sight made him stop and gasp out loud.
There, making her way, with her head down to him, was Jun. Her clothes were ripped in places, her hair was disheveled and he was guessing, she had some bruises. As he gasped, he saw her head pulling up and her eyes widening in horror at the sight of him as well as paling.
Rai could clearly see the bruises on her face as well as her arms, and he could just guess what else was wrong with her.
'What happened to her?' Rai thought as he looked her over. Only one word escaped Jun's mouth and it made his heart stop at the intensity and pain she said it.
"Rai……..?"
I want the truth from you
Give me the truth, even if it hurts me
I want the truth from you
Give me the truth, even if it hurts me
I want the truth
- The Truth by Good Charlotte
Chapter 14: Truth's Out PartIIShe stood there in the rain, water making her ripped clothes stick to her like a second skin. Jun looked ahead, grief and horror clearly showing on her face. She stared back at Rai, eyes unmoving as she looked upon him.
Rai, not knowing what was happening, and not knowing what to do, took a step towards Jun. The movement however, managed to break Jun out of her weird trance. She stepped away from Rai and looked anywhere else beside Rai.
Rai, who wasn't going to be discouraged, closed the rest of the distance between them and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. Upon contact, Rai noticed that she lightly flinched, but tried to cover it up. He, by then, knew that her shoulder must also be bruised. Concern flashed across his face and all the questions he had wanted to ask Jun while walking here escaped his mind. All he wanted to do was find out what happened to her and either hold her tight or go beat up who ever did this to her.
"Jun? What happened?" He asked gently. He briefly caught a flash of fear and panic before it was covered up. Rai thought he might have imagined it, but he knew what he saw.
"I was on my way to get the groceries, before I was mugged," lied Jun. She hoped Rai wouldn't notice the falter in her voice and believe her, but her wishes weren't granted when one word escaped the lips of Rai.
"Liar………" He said as he looked down at the young woman whom he deeply cared for.
Not to be discouraged, Jun tried again to change Rai's mind and make him believe her.
"Why do you call me that? Wouldn't I know if I was being mugged?" Jun told him while encircling her arms around herself to keep herself warm. She looked down at her feet before gasping when a pair of warm arms gently encircled her. She slowly looked up to see herself in the arms of Rai, whom she loved but couldn't be with in fear of him getting hurt. She couldn't tell him what really happened to her. She didn't want him to get hurt; that was why she was handling the situation with the Black Ninjas by herself. She didn't want to get any of her friends hurt.
She shifted in Rai's arms and noticed that he had placed his arms around her in a way that he wouldn't brush up against any of her bruises. She swallowed her guilt and clenched her eyes shut as the sting of tears threatened to spill out.
"You're a lair because you couldn't have been mugged if you didn't have any money on you," Rai's soft voice answered her as he gently placed Jun's head in the crevice of his neck.
"How was I supposed to get groceries if I didn't have money?" Jun lightly retorted back.
"You didn't have the money because you left it back home. It was still on the table in the foyer." Rai bantered back, though he was slightly aggravated that Jun still wouldn't tell him the truth.
Jun's eyes shot open at that remark and she silently cursed herself. Her already stiff muscles tensed as she thought about how she was going to get away from this situation.
Rai, though, felt Jun tense and immediately began to worry. Didn't she trust him? Why wouldn't she want to tell him? It wasn't like anything would happen to him. He wasn't the person who got hurt………that was it! Realization dawned upon Rai. Maybe the reason why she didn't want to tell him was because she didn't want him to get hurt!
"I won't tell anybody about what happened if you tell me the truth," Rai told her. Blackmailing never hurt anybody, he figured.
Jun lightly winced at his remark. She didn't want anyone else knowing about this. For sure, the others wouldn't believe her mugging story, especially Haoma, since she knew that Jun could fight off any mugger. Her hands unconsciously came up and her fingers clutched onto the front of Rai's shirt. She didn't know what to do. If she didn't tell Rai, he would tell the others and then they would all know that she was hiding something. Even though she wouldn't have said anything this way, they all would constantly be looking and watching over her. Then she wouldn't be able to stop the Black Ninjas from acquiring the four sacred spirits that belonged to Rai, Tyson, Kai, and Max.
The arms encircling her tightened more, though careful of her bruises and wounds, and the warmth spread throughout Jun. She looked up into Rai's eyes, her eyes having a glassing look to them as tears threatened to spill at the intensity and concern flooding his eyes. The words out of his lips made her crumble into pieces and give in to him.
"I will not get hurt," he softly spoke as he leaned his forehead against hers.
As soon as those words parted his lips, Jun knew she had to tell him. He knew, he realized what she was doing to him.
"Jun, you can't do everything by yourself. Even if you want to, you can't. This is why we have friends: to help one another in need. You can't protect us." He continued. Jun nodded her head. She knew what he said was true.
"I can't help but try to do everything myself. I don't want anything to happen to those I care about." She whispered.
"How would the rest of us feel if something happened to you and we didn't even know? It would make us feel horrible, like we weren't even good friends." Rai said.
"No! You all are great friends. Don't ever doubt that! I just wanted to protect you all………" Jun trailed off while looking into Rai's golden eyes.
"Tell me what happened," He whispered.
"Okay."
"Good. First though, let's get you out of the rain and out of those wet clothes." Rai told her. Jun lightly blushed and looked up at Rai, while quirking one of her eyebrows. Rai looked at her for a second before the implication of his words came back at him.
"I didn't mean it like that!" He spluttered as Jun gave an amused laugh as they both made their way back home.
Luckily for them, the others were either sleep or somewhere else around the house. Jun and Rai silently entered the house before quietly making their way over to Jun's room. After reaching her room without meeting anyone, they let out the breath they both were unconsciously holding.
Locking the door, Jun made a hand movement, signaling for Rai to go sit on her bed. She made her way over to her private bathroom and grabbed two towels. She retreated back to her room and gave one of the towels to Rai while keeping the other to her self. As they both began to dry themselves, Jun being more careful of the two because of her bruises, a silence settled upon them.
"Do you have anything to put on your bruises?" Rai asked her, interrupting the silence. Jun gave a curt nod before backtracking into the bathroom again and grabbing the cream she had been using the past day for her previous bruises. As soon as she returned back into her room, Rai gave her a pointed look.
"What?" she asked him. He glanced at the spot on the bed in front of him and glanced back at her. She quirked her right eyebrow at him in confusion, not understanding his meaning. He sighed before reaching over to her and plucking the tube of cream from her hands.
"Sit down and take your shirt off," he explained. Jun's blue-gray eyes widened before narrowing at Rai.
"Pervert." She stated as if it was an everyday statement. Rai gave her a blank stare before a feral grin crossed his features.
"I wasn't thinking of it like that, Jun-chan. I simply wanted you to take you shirt off, so I could put the cream on your back since you can't reach it. You could cover your front with your shirt. By no means when I said for you to take your shirt off, did I mean it in a perverted way. My, my, Jun-chan, I wouldn't have guessed for you to have dirty thoughts." He teased. Jun's face turned bright red as she spluttered at his words. As soon as she got her bearings together, she promptly turned her back to him, sat down and took off her shirt.
Rai winced at the number of bruises on her back and her arms. He carefully spread the cream on her back bruises. He felt and heard Jun gasp and wince a couple of times, but he was being gentle. After he was done, he handed her back the tube.
"Go put the rest of the cream on and change out of your wet and ruined clothes. I'm sure you wouldn't like to get sick." He told her, his voice filled with mirth as he caught her still sporting her blush. She just nodded and went to the bathroom, grabbing some clothes along the way.
When she returned, Jun was back to wearing her usual clothes, consisting of a black short skirt and a white Chinese styled top. Her hair was combed and put back into a bun and was held together with two hair sticks. She settled herself on her bed comfortably, making sure her clothes didn't aggravate any of her wounds and bruises.
"So, what happened?" Rai asked her, his voice surprising her for a second. She turned to him and locked eyes with him. Looking into his eyes, Jun saw determination and knew she would have to tell him the truth.
"Well, there's a blading group that goes by the name the Black Ninjas. My words for describing them are undeniably evil. When Team Celestia wasn't retired, we met them in the tournament for the BBA Championship. They tried to take our bit beasts."
"You have bit beast! How? Who? What?"
"Calm down! Yes we do have bit beasts, but I can't tell you because the girls will kill me."
"So, I'm guessing the Black Ninjas are back and they're the ones who did this to you."
"Ya, they did. I went to their hideout to find out what they were after and to find any information they have."
"Do they want your bit beast?"
"No, they want you guys' bit beasts." Jun hesitantly answered.
"WHAT! WHY?"
"Well, you, Kai, Tyson, and Max hold the four sacred bit beasts in your blades."
"Why are they interested?"
"Cause it's part of the prophecy."
"What prophecy?"
"The prophecy that talks about the four sacred spirits and the Guardian that holds their powers and can control them."
"So they want our four sacred bit beasts, but what's this Guardian?"
"I don't really know. All I know is that it can control the four sacred bit beasts."
"So if they get their hands on this Guardian, then they can take control over our bit beasts."
"Yes, but the Guardian is in the care of the Keeper."
"Who's the Keeper?"
"I don't know."
"So, you planned to crack this mystery and take down the Black Ninjas by yourself?" Rai asked her. Jun had the decency to nod, although her cheeks turned red in embarrassment.
"I didn't want anyone to get involved."
"You don't like getting anyone hurt. I understand that, but don't ever do this sort of thing again. Sometimes you need help from others. Okay?"
"Okay."
"Promise me."
"I promise, Rai."
"Good. Tell me all you know about this prophecy and what not. Two heads is always better than one." Rai said, a smirk playing across his lips. Jun gave a grin before retrieving a folder among her pile of torn clothes.
"I found this at the Black Ninja's hideout. I'm sure this could help us."
"Well, then let's get to it!"
A/N: -.-'' Okay the ending is stupid, but I didn't really know how to end it.
Anyways, stay tuned for the next chapter to see if they will find who the keeper is and if the others are going to find out! Plus, don't forget that Rai has some questions for Jun to answer about her lying about a certain person that she loves….hmmm!
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Ja ne!