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Chapter 14
Ren finally stepped out of his vehicle, his umbrella over his head… protecting him from the rain.
It was only days ago when he last saw this place… and now he finds himself in front of the same place where he accepted the truth –that Pirika Usui… is long gone.
The old theatre still looked pretty old and ruined from the outside, the cracks on the walls tell that it has been standing for a few centuries and the rain still flowed on the same paths that it always flows on.
Ren the breathed in heavily, his heart beating rapidly not expecting what would happen when he goes in.
"She's just making it harder for me." He muttered before he finally decided to come in.
The doors of the theatre opened widely when he pushed them revealing a very dark room. Nothing can be seen and everything was awfully quiet.
"I knew it was a joke." He muttered thinking that Jun is behind all this.
He was about to turn around when the lights on the stage suddenly turned on, giving a soft luminosity in the dark surrounding. Ren covered his eyes from the piercing glow letting his eyes get used to the sudden brightness.
Then after a moment he finally saw who was on the stage…
She was dressed in pink Ainu clothes, complete with the headband she bought from Horohoro.
Ren then suddenly felt like he was dreaming… or hallucinating to be exact because Pirika looks more like the young Ainu he had known before. The Pirika who loves to put her brother to those deadly trainings, the Pirika that was always cheerful and energetic and the young girl who taught him what love meant.
"Please listen… this is what I want to tell you though now it was revised a bit. The reason why I always went home late at night, I have been preparing for this and was about to show you when those Shamans attacked us." Pirika started to say as Ren stood there motionless.
"How can I not love you, when all I can hold on to is you?
You're my reality in this fantasy, my truth in the lies.
How can I forget you, if I want this feeling to stay?
If I long to be with you forever and I'd only miss you everyday."
Ren was somehow startled on how much dedicated she was…
'She doesn't even know what she's saying anymore.' Ren thought as he rushed towards her.
He jumped up the stage and stood in front of her seeing her eyes twinkle with tears.
"How can I ignore you when I would do anything for you?
If you want me to go…I'd go. If you want me to stay, I'll do it.
I'll go to hell and back for you.
If I'd rather die than to lose you then so be it.
Because you own my life, my heart, my soul
Living is worse than dying if you're not there."
Ren then embraced her, enveloping her in his arms. Pirika blushed a bit stopping her poem…
"You don't have to die. I won't let anything hurt you. Stop talking crazy things…" Ren muttered in her ears.
Pirika closed her eyes, smiling as she whispered the rest of her poem.
"How can I not miss you, when you've given me the greatest gift anyone could give?"
Ren let go of her and blinked. Not knowing what she meant.
"What is it that I gave you that are very important to you?" Ren asked while starting to think of material gifts a man could shower his beloved.
"Your heart's melody, my unfolding destiny but most of all… an untitled memory."
"A memory?" Ren asked looking confused. Pirika's smile the bloomed into a full one.
"Yes! A memory…"
"You mean you know?"
"I know that I'm an Usui, Horohoro's little sister. That's why I acted like that whenever I'm with him because my heart was very familiar to his… but my love for him was only that of a brother."
"Then you can remember me? And the reason why he gave you away in the fist place?" Ren continued to ask demanding an answer.
"Actually… the only thing I know is the facts that my parents told me about. I still can't recall what you were in my life or the reason why I was given away. Though hard I try to remember I still can't."
"Then don't force yourself. You'll soon remember it in time." Ren suggested thinking that it may cause harm to her.
"But I want to remember it now!" Pirika insisted walking a few steps away from Ren, turning her back from him and crossing her arms.
Ren smirked, now she's starting to act like that little Ainu girl he knew.
"That's why I asked you to come here," Pirika said looking at him again, "I know that you don't want to see me anymore… but this is the lat time I'll need your help. I swear."
"What do you want me to do?" Ren asked sincerely, his eyes were tough as ever but with a hint of gentleness in them.
Pirika then found herself staring at them dreamily.
"Help me to remember… you're the only one that I trust with it. Please." Pirika pleaded.
"You don't have to beg." Ren said giving his Ren Tao one-of-a-kind smirk.
"Really!" Pirika said happily.
Ren then stepped closer to her while not taking those golden eyes away from her. Pirika then looked at them again starting to get entranced.
"I've told you once before that you should dare not forget this… but since you lost your memories… I'll make you remember." Ren whispered.
He then touched her cheeks lightly, but his dazed never parted from her blue orbs. He slowly cupped her face as he noticed Piri's eyes were moving to his lips then to his eyes again. Ren smirked.
"Don't worry." Ren whispered.
"I'm not worried… are you?" Pirika asked, her eyes starting to look as brave as those of Horohoro's.
Ren smiled then with that Pirika's eyes closed slowly… it's not or never!
'I may not know why my oniichan gave me away. But there is only thing that I know… and that is… I love you!' she thought.
Ren was about to close his eyes when a sudden sound interrupted them.
It was a sound of clapping!
The two then opened their eyes and snapped away, starting to blush.
But Ren remembered the interference and from a blushing tomato he turned into an angry Shaman pulling out his kwan dao from nowhere.
"Where are you? I know you're there!" Ren shouted knowing that familiar aura around the corner.
Then from the audience Pirika finally noticed a caped man sitting there starting to clap again. Upon hearing the first clap Ren turned his angry eyes to him. Seeing that he was right… it was Hao!
Hao then stood up and continued to clap as he walked in the middle aisle.
"I'll help you… and I'll be glad to do that. I'll help you remember why your beloved oniichan gave you to that couple." Hao said smiling to them.
"So it was you! You were the one behind that attacked."
"You found that out only now? How pitiful? Any dimwitted idiot can figure that out at once." Hao smiled, insulting Ren at his face.
Without any more word Ren jumped from the stage and started to attack Hao with his kwan dao while Hao just glided here and there to dodge him.
"Piri!" Ren called as the girl snapped back to her senses, "Call Yoh and the others!"
Pirika nod at once starting to run to the door.
"Oh no you don't." Hao muttered turning to her, forming a ball of fire in his hand and throwing it to the girl in just a blink.
Ren didn't notice that attack at once finding out too late.
Pirika felt that something very hot was coming to her and when she looked at her back a fireball was closing in to her, at once she managed to jump away but it still touched her feet lightly… though it was not severely hurt it still brought her pain.
"Are you alright?" Ren asked sitting beside her.
"Of course. Now go get him. I'll bring help as soon as I can." Piri assured smiling at him.
Ren just nod and stood up to protect the girl from Hao as she ran away.
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Pirika was now outside and the rain is pouring heavily, her feet then started to hurt due to the fire ball shot at her. She looked at her burn first seeing that it was started to swell and redden.
"This is nothing." Pirika said to herself.
She then breathed in and exhaled sharply. Her eyes started to look very strong and with that she started to run in the rain… not minding the cold temperature and the sting in her feet.
The onsen was still very far from the theatre but the sting on her feet was getting more painful by the minute causing her to lose balance and fall.
"I must go on." Pirika muttered to herself as she tried to stand up while leaning on the wall.
Her feet started to move making few awkward steps.
"Too slow! Ren needs his friends!" Pirika shouted and with that her steps accelerated a little.
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It was still raining outside and everyone was just quiet inside the humble onsen unaware of the danger that is happening to their friend.
Yoh was just staring at the gate thinking that something will come up, though he really wants to doze off there's something that tells him to watch the gate.
After a few minutes that something finally came…
Pirika took another step revealing herself to Yoh before finally fainting.
"Pirika?" Yoh asked, looking stunned.
"Horohoro! Pirika's unconscious!" Yoh shouted while running towards the wet Ainu.
The gang suddenly appeared from the door lead by Horohoro who instantly rushed to Yoh to help Pirika.
When they were finally under a roof Pirika finally opened her eyes seeing Horohoro holding her and Anna giving Yoh a towel. Her eyes rolled back to Horohoro.
"Pirika! Pirika!" Horohoro shouted trying to keep her awake.
"Oniichan…" Pirika muttered, "Ren… he's in danger… in the old theatre. Hurry Hao's going to kill him… hurry." And with her last word spoken all became dark for the girl.
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What will happen to Pirika? Will the gang get there in time? What will happen to Ren?
All will be revealed as the final chapter waits after this…
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