Hey minna. Just to let you know...This chapter might be a bit long..Okay I take it back..really long...cause of the flashback. Freaking flashback....I thought about putting it into a simpler length, but it would leave too many questions...I guess...Making it long will add some drama....I hope.....Gah, let me know what you think!! ( )
Looking back on listening to the Original Cast of Phantom of the Opera...I'm highly annoyed with Carlotta's singing voice...I mean she can sing it's just that she goes soft then screechy loud...It's too bad that Phantom of the Opera was made so early...Michael Crawford's voice is soo freaken cool...It would have been excellent if he was in the movie...
Cyric walked down to Hikaru's cell, humming a small tune. James was sitting in a wooden chair reading the newspaper, and Hikaru was fast asleep. The pirate looked up and raised an eyebrow.
"You seem in a good mood...What happened?"
Cyric grinned and took a seat on another chair.
"I confessed, again.....More likely we both confessed" James grinned and put away the paper.
"Congrats to you mate."
"Thanks." The gypsy's smiled faded slowly. "I also found out some else..."
"What is it?" Asked James, concern etched on his face.
"The person who's been spying on Saori is Bernard. But that's not the worst of it. Bernard told me, more likely I forced him to tell me that Ratigan is some how friends with the Japanese Mafia..And I'm guessing it's the same group that slaughted her family..."
James raised an eyebrow.
"Why doesn't it surprise me that the rat would be friends with the Japanese mafia...So he's knows what happened?"
"Apparently yes..Here's the really bad part..Her older brother Aidan is dead....He died in Afganistan.." James winced.
"When are you going to tell her?" The gypsy ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
" I don't know...She has to know, but..It's just..."
"You don't want her to be hurt anymore?" Asked James quietly.
"Exactly!" Said Cyric, who layed his head against the brick wall; staring at the ceiling. James put on a look of confusion.
"This has been bothering me..But..,why hasn't he done anything yet if the Yakuza is trying to get a hold of you three?"
Cyric shurgged.
"That what's worrying me...If he knows exactly what happened between now and five years ago it's a possiblitly that he promised the Yakuza something for something in return, or visa versa.."
Cyric stood from his seat frustrated.
" Ugh! I some how wish I knew if that idiot is spilling his guts to the rat!!"
James smiled inwardly. He got up from his chair and pushed a brick on the wall causing a secret passage to appear on the floor. He grinned at his friend's shocked face.
"Cat got your tounge mate?" The gypsy stared at the staircase in surprise.
"How..When did you find this?"
"Actually it was Hikaru who found it. Shall we?" Cyric nodded numbly and walked down the damp staircase.
The two made their way down the darkened passage way. The booming of voices was heared and a small line of light peeked from the tunnel's end. Cyric peaked inside and was met with the sight of Ratigan's room. Inside the Napoleon of Crime sat in a plush chair, smoking a cigarrette as Bernard jabbered away, holding a hankerchief to his wounded ear.
"Professor forgive me. I didn't mean to tell him, it just came out! I had no choice, he threatened me with his dagger and...And look what he did to me ear!!!"
Ratigan put on a face of sympathy and stood from his chair to place a arm around the mouse.
"There there Bernard... I'm sure if you explained yourself fully he'll forgive and forget...However...I'm won't"
Ratigan reached into his coat and produced a pistol. Slowly he placed it against the mouse's head and tightened his grip around the man's neck.. Bernard let out a squeal and tried to loosen himself from the rat's grasp. Without a second thought the Napoleon of Crime pulled the trigger.
Bernard's body slumped to the floor. Ratigan put on a mock look of sympathy and put the pistol back in his coat. He cleared his throat and stepped over the body.
"Phil! Simon! Get in here!"
Two rough looking mice entered the room. Phil stared at the body with a smirk.
"It seems that the gypsy has found out, thanks to our friend Bernard..And knowing the wretch he's told that pirate and the little imp...I have a job for both of you...I want you too tell James and Cyric that I'm sending them on a errand. Take them somewhere secluded and kill them...I'll deal with Hirigawa and her little cousin..."
Simon had a worried look on his face. "But sir. What about Hirigawa..Won't she be suspicous?"
Ratigan smiled a smug smile.
"Who says she has to know about it?"
Inside the passage way Cyric and James quietly exchanged dark looks. The deal had been broken, so that ment they didn't have to keep their part of it.
The spy couldn't sleep. No matter how hard she tried, sleep wouldn't come. Though when she did, her dreams were plagued with images of her family.
Tears stained her face as she remembered what happened.
'flashback' (A/N: Or more likely the author's most hated part of writing this chapter flashback)
Akito, Akane and Kentaro returned from the pottery studio with a group of four unkempt looking mice.
Cathleen who was clearing the dishes with the help of Saori and Cyric gave her husband a questioning look. Kentaro returned the look that said 'ask questions later'. Understanding the gesture she ushered the two older children into the kitchen, followed by Akane who held Hikaru in her arms.
Akane took a seat at the table and poured herself and Cathleen a cup of tea.
"Who do you think that group is?" Ask Cathleen quietly. Akane shuddered slightly.
"I don't know...But I feel that they're not to be taken lightly..I saw the ringleader's eyes...He's killed many before in cold blood."
The irish mouse sipped her tea and cast a nervous look to the kitchen door.
"What do you suppose they want?" Akane shrugged and set her cup down.
"I don't want to know...Have you received any letters from Aidan?"
"No we haven't..I'm beginning to worry about him...He shouldn't have gone off to war in the first place...But he was convinced that if he did it would serve as good training to be a doctor....Still.."
The two women jumped when the sounds of yelling came from the livingroom.
"What in the world?..." Stated Akane who ran for the door and into the other room.
Cathleen, Saori, Cyric and Hikaru (who was being carried by Saori) ran after Akane and was met with a grisly sight.
Akito laid dead on the floor with a terrible slash to his stomach. His head was cradled in Kentaro's lap as tears fell from the younger mouse's eyes.
"Otousan!" Akane sobbed. She ran to her brother's side and gingerly touched her father's face. The warmth was rapidly fading. Anger surged through her veins. Letting out a strangled cry she lunged at the ringleader holding the bloodied katana, but was stopped by Kentaro who held her arms to her side.
"Akane don't! Don't throw your life away, think about Hikaru!" Yelled Kentaro. Akane struggeled in his grasp, bitter tears stained her face.
"He murdered him! Kentaro let me go, onegai!" Kentaro held on tighter.
"No. Otousan wouldn't want you to risk your life for his death. Akane please calm down!" Akane stopped struggling and leaned heavily against her brother; sobbing.
Kentaro placed his sister on the ground and glared at the group's leader.
"I will give you the items you want, only if you promise to leave..."
"Agreed..." Said the ringleader; Kouji slyly.
Kentaro walked over the fire place and kneeled down to remove a loose floor board. He reached inside and produced a old looking sword and a cylinder like wooden tube. Regrettably he handed them to Kouji.
Cathleen went over the the crying woman and comforted her.
The man smirked and handed the items to one of the goons that adorned a cruel looking scar over his right eye. When his back was turned to Kentaro he quickly unsheathed the katana he was wearing and slashed at the stunned mouse.
"W-what are yo-"
"Do you possibly think that we'd risk you running to Mouseland Yard and telling them who we are?" Said Kouji cruelly as he swung at Kentaro. The older mouse caught the blade with his hands and glanced over his shoulder to his wife.
"Cathleen, take Akane and the children and get out of here!"
The mousewife stood rooted to the spot.
"But..."
Kentaro struggled to stand when the blade's pressure began to cut into his palms.
"Hurry!" Kentaro yelled out before Kouji kicked him in the stomach and slashed him aross the chest..
Cathleen lifted Akane to stand and ushered the children to the kitchen door. The man with the scar unsheathed his katana and blocked their way.
Kentaro weakly grasped a chair backing. "For God's sake let them go. They have nothing to do with this!!!"
Wordlessly Kouji smirked and stabbed him through the first wound. Cathleen let out a strangled scream and fell to the ground sobbing. The ringleader motioned to his two other men who also unsheathed their katanas and walked towards the two women and the three children.
Akane grabbed a poker from the fire place and placed it infront of her.
"Stay back!"
One of the goons named Hyobe stepped forward ready to strike. Akane lunged at the mouse, wielding the poker like a dagger. She managed to stab the attacker in the shoulder before he pushed her away and slashed her in the head.
(A/N: I'M REALLY SORRY! This is supposedly a PG fic...UGH...Gothkitty no baka!! 'slams head against desk' Ow....Damn writings skills are getting out of control...I will punish myself if I've tainted your minds...Yeah..Bad Gothkitty no anime for a week!!!)
Hikaru began screaming as she clung onto Cathleen. Saori and Cyric were too stunned to react. The man with the scar approached them and raised the sword to strike down at the small child.
"Shut up ya damn brat!!!!"
Cathleen reacted fast and pushed the crying Hikaru into Saori, taking the blow across the stomach. She gasped in pain and gave the children a anxious look.
"Children, run. Please run!" She smiled weakly, a tear fell down her cheek. "I love you.." She gave a small sigh and her head slumped to the floor.
Kouji sneered and kicked her body away. He smiled coldly down at the children and brought down the katana on the shocked children. Cyric snapped out of his daze and pushed the two girls out of the way; recieving a cut to his side. Wincing, he grabbed the bloodied poker and threw it at the man with all his might.
Kouji cried out in pain as the metal rod pierced his arm. Cyric took advantage of the distraction, grabbed Saori's hand and ran through the front door, dodging attacks from the fourth mouse.
Once outside the the two older children ran as fast as they could, Saori carried a still crying Hikaru, whose cries deminished to small hiccups. Behind them the sound of running foot steps followed. Fearing that they'd be caught the two ran into a crowded street to loose their persuers.
The children continued to run, until a heavy thunderstorm forced them to take shelter in a abandonded building. Inside Cyric began to comfort the teary eyed Hikaru, while Saori sat with her back against a wall staring into space. The young gypsy placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. Saori stood up and walked over to one of the shattered windows. Turning around she gave her friend a confused look.
"Doushite..." The young girl's legs gave way and she fainted as the storm continued to rage outside.
'end of flashback'
(A/N: Wow..That was one long flashback...Please tell me what you think. Was it too long? I think it was too long...Sadly I'm too damn lazy to fix it...)
In reality, Saori jolted up to the sound of something knocking on her window. Quickly she wiped her tear stained face and got out of bed. She opened the window and was tackled by a child. Looking down she went wide eyed.
"Hikaru! What on earth? Not to sound mean, but why are you here?...More importantly how did you get here?!!"
Cyric and James popped their heads into view and grinned boyishly.
"Hi!"
"Cyric..James? What's going on...If Ratigan finds out..." Stated Saori quietly.
"Ratigan won't find out. Not until it's too late." Said James as he and Cyric climbed through the window.
The gypsy leaned out the window and pulled in two duffle like bags and a small backpack.
"You're packed...Wait a minute. What's going on here?!"
Cyric placed a hand on her mouth and raised a finger of the other to his own.
"Shh..Listen Ratigan has had Bernard spying on you ever since you arrived at Baker Street. The bastard's been giving him information, including personal ones..Earlier tonight when I came over I questioned Bernard and he said that Ratigan knows about the incident..Furthermore he's possibly friends with the same people who killed your and Hikaru's family!"
Saori immediately began to cry. Shocked by her sudden reaction the gypsy gently grasped her shoulder and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear.
" Saori...What's wrong?"
"I remember...I remember what happened...How could I have forgotton...How c-" The spy silently wept into Cyric's shirt. He hugged her gently and quoxed her.
"Shhhh...It's alright..."
Saori's voice cracked slightly. "C-cyric...Aidan's dead..."
Cyric looked at her guiltily.
"I know...That bastard Bernard told me...How did you find out?" Saori looked up at Cyric sadly.
"Dr. Dawson. I over heard him and Mr. Basil talking about the case. He said that he treated a mouse with the same name as my brother..He said that the mouse died of his wounds..." The gypsy tightened his grasp on her, tears also in his eyes.
" Saori..I'm sorry about Aidan...But I'm sure he's happier where he is now, then if he was here with us...He's better off not knowing what happened..." Saori removed herself from Cyric and smiled at him; wiping an eye with a paw. (A/N: Does that sound odd to you?)
"Thanks Cyric...But what are you guys doing here?"
James smiled grimly.
"Ratigan found out that we know what he knows and planned to get rid of us and Hikaru.."
"But why Hikaru?" Asked Saori who was once again glomped by the pyro-child.
Cyric shrugged slightly.
"The phsycopath is paranoid...Anyway, we thought that it'll be safer if Hikaru stays with you, since Ratigan isn't stupid enough to barge into enemy territory.
In the mean time James and I are going to go back to the lair and pretend we didn't know anything of what Ratigan said...When the two idiots take us where ever they planned on we're going to beat them up, drop them off to Mouseland Yard, go into hiding and see if we can dig up some information as to why the Yakuza is involved with Ratigan, and what he wants with that sword...."
"Ah shimatta!" Swore the spy. "I just remembered something. Do you remember Mrs. Lancer? Our neighbor?"
Cyric nodded slowly. "What about her?"
"She came by today and gave Mr. Basil the sword and the instructions..." Cyric raised an eyebrow.
"She what? Wait a minute I thought your dad gave that guy the sword and directions." The spy shrugged.
"It must have been a fake, why else would Ratigan not turn us in already?"
"Good point" Said Cyric thoughtfully. "Too bad Mrs. Lancer didn't recognise you...It would've been nice to see her..Hehe....Remember the time when you accidently broke her prized orchids when we were playing football (soccar)." Saori gave the gypsy a mock look of anger.
"Oh yeah..Remember when you had to take care of her favorite flowers and killed them, because you forgot to water them everyday?"
Cyric returned the look she gave him.
"I was eight for god's sakes...Remember...Bullying problems? Hey stop laughing! Getting your pants pulled isn't fun!!"
"I'm sorry...But it was too funny...The look on your face back then was priceless!!" Saori cluched her stomach, laughing uncontrolably. "But you forget I was the one who had to beat them up remember?"
Cyric's ears lowered and he pouted slightly.
"Don't rub it in...I got teased more, cause I had a girl beat up guys for me..."
Saori who was still laughing, playfully hugged the pouting gypsy.
"Awww...Poor Cyric-kun..."
"Ahem."
The two looked at James who grinned slightly.
"I hate to interrupt your trip down memory lane lovebirds, but Cyric and I have a job to do..."
"Eh? Sa-neechan did you and Cy-niichan become lovers? Wai wai! Now you guys'll get married and I'll have a younger brother or sister to play with!" Said Hikaru happily. The innocent comment made Saori and Cyric blush bright red.
James laughed at their expressions.
"What the duce is going on here?!"
The group froze and turned towards the now open bedroom door where Basil and Dawson (who was armed with his revolver) stood ready to attack whoever they thought was an inturder. Basil glared at the spy impatiently.
"Well?" Saori gave the crossed detective a nervous grin.
Wooohooooooo!!! YAY THE EVIL CHAPTER IS DONE! UGH...I'm really sorry if I've tainted your minds with that...Please R&R.
Adventures of Gothkitty
Basil: Your fic has really gone to hell...
Gothkitty: I know dammit I know!!!
Ratigan: I have one comment..I am NOT parinoid!!!
Gothkitty: Oh really?
Ratigan: 'through gritted teeth' Yes...
Basil and Gothkitty exchanged glances.
Gothkitty: 'emotionlessly' Oh look...It's the creepy ghost cat kid from Ju-On (The Grudge)
Ratigan: What? 'looks behind him to find on one there. Glares at Gothkitty' Ms.-MPHHH!!'
Gothkitty: 'holds hand to the rat's mouth' Shhhh...I'm trying to keep a low profile..You want the aliens to find me?
Ratigan: 'picks up gothkitty by the back of her shirt' You're a freak baka neko..
Gothkitty: 'smiles innocently' Aww..I love you to Mr. Psycho...Can I give you a hug? 'retracts claws'
Ratigan: No..'puts her back on the ground'
Gothkitty: Hmph..Fine see if I care if I don't hug you when you feel sad...
Ratigan: I'd rather have a ulcer...
Gothkitty: 'hisses and walks away'
Basil: Japanese midterm fry her brain?
Ratigan: I believe so..
A/N: Wellllllll......Yes..that was rather interesting....Please R&R after the beep. 'beeeeeep'