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Chapter 5 : The Plan.
Kyoko was standing in front of his father grave, She knew what would happen next and she was more than prepared to face it. She went back to her father house. Fujima Akira, a good friend of his father was waiting there. So does her first brother, Hibiki with his wife and her second and third brother, Takeshi and Naoki with their wives. Kyoko knew she has to face the fury of her siblings but she wasn't going to back down.
She took her seat. Fujima Akira cleared his throat and started talking. " I'm here as the bearer of your father's will. Now, I will read his will." Kyoko looked his brothers' eyes one by one. None of it showed any sadness or grief. There was only curiosity. Curiosity of how much will they get from their father's property. " Morisato Takeuchi-san wished that all his property would be donated to charity." The announcement were shocking to Kyoko's brothers and their wives but not to Kyoko. She knew that her father would do just that. Kyoko smiled. " Except for the Morisato residence where all of his children will live together under one roof." Kyoko snorted. ' Yeah, right! Father obviously don't know about their sibling rivalry.'
Fujima Akira continued to the part where everyone was waiting for. " As for his business, Morisato Takeuchi-san's daughter, Morisato Kyoko will manage it. Kyoko will be in charge of everything but her brothers, Hibiki, Takeshi and Naoki will help her with the business." Kyoko smirked. ' I knew this would happen. Father was clueless about his children.' Hibiki was outraged. " Kyoko, a woman will manage the business? She's not capable!." Takeshi and Naoki supported his objection. So do their wives.
Fujima Akira explained that he only read the will. Kyoko knew what would happen next. All of her sibling will object the will but in the end, the will shall prevail and she would be the one who will manage the family business. So, Kyoko got up and left. " Where do you think you're going," her first sister-in-law, Noriko asked. " I'm going back home," she answered uninterestedly and left, leaving his brothers and their wives gave Fujima Akira a hell of a headache. Kyoko got on her horse and headed home.
' They'll come after me next. Nothing that I didn't expect. Luckily, I have manage everything… well, almost everything. Soujiro's arrival in my life is not what I expected but the master plan is not ruined.' Kyoko thought of Soujiro. She wished she could tell him everything but if she does, she will put him in danger. Kyoko sighed. ' He's the first man I ever loved and soon, he's going to be the last too….'
Soujiro sensed something bad was happening. And he knew what Kyoko was trying to do by sending Yamato to him. He knew what she was thinking although the servant didn't said a word yet. " Miss Kyoko told me to bring Yamato-kun here. She also left a letter for you, Master Seta," the servant explained as he handed Soujiro a piece of paper. Soujiro knew the content of the letter. He can guess that much. He opened the letter and started reading it.
To Soujiro,
I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused you. I think you can tell what I'm doing or trying to do right now. You have always been able to see through me. I've already bought a small place outside town for Yamato. I hope you can help him settle in and help him with his new life. I will always remember you cause you have been a very special person in my life. You're the first and last man I ever loved. I'll forever be in your debt. Thanks for bringing love and happiness into my life. Thank you for everything.
Yours,
Kyoko.
Soujiro was stunned. There was another piece of paper. It was the map to the house Kyoko said before. He slowly removed the letter from his eyesight. ' She's planning to kill herself going against her brothers.' Soujiro shuddered at the thought of losing the woman he loved. Soujiro remained calm and tried to come up with a plan. " Kazuma, go inside the shop and help Yamato settled in… After Yamato had calm down, go with him to the house outside town..," Soujiro commanded and handed him the map. Kazuma obeyed and guide the boy into the shop. Soujiro asked the servant to tell him everything that had happen.
The servant answered nervously, " Miss Kyoko gave me instruction to bring Yamato here while we were at Kyoko's father funeral. She said she'll be back here by nightfall and she instructed that all the servants and maids leave the house before she arrived. Said she wants to be alone with her family…". Soujiro nodded. ' She wants to be alone with them so that when the fight happen, no one will get hurt. If she loses the fight, she got nothing to lose cause she's fighting alone. If she does win, she'll have everything to gain.' Soujiro shocked his head. ' Foolish girl! She can bear the burden all by herself!.' Soujiro dismissed the servant. It was almost nightfall. Soujiro knew he can't waste anymore time. With a blink of an eye, he had already vanished from his previous spot.
Kyoko was waiting calmly at the living room. She had her sword by her side. Then, she heard horse footsteps and guessed that her brothers had arrived. Next, she heard footsteps running towards the living room. The door was flung opened. There, stood all three of her brother, with angry-stricken face. Kyoko watched them calmly and invited them to sit. As mad as her brothers were they sat in front of her. " Are you planning to disobey father's will and hand over the family business to us," Naoki questioned her. " No," was Kyoko short reply. Hibiki was getting uneasier by the moment. " You know there's only one solution for this problem since you refuse to disobey the will," Takeshi threatens. " Yes, I'm aware of that," Kyoko replied as her eyes still fixed onto Takeshi.
There was a few second of silence before all hells broke loose. Within seconds, Hibiki, Takeshi and Naoki had already drawn their swords and attacked Kyoko. Kyoko grabbed her sword and dodged the attack swiftly. She stood at the door and said, " Why don't we go outside where there's more space?." Her brothers looked at each other. Without waiting for an answer, Kyoko opened the door and walked outside.
Hibiki, Takeshi and Naoki followed her and faced her. " You might think it's quite unfair ; 3 men against a woman but we have the finish this quickly…," Hibiki explained. Kyko gave out a smirk, " I'm so used to your despicable act I don't care anymore…." Hibiki was outraged and attacked Kyoko. Kyoko drew out her sword and stopped the attack. Hibiki knew he was not a very skilled swordsman and Kyoko could finished him alone easily so he backed down. " What are your excuses about my death, assuming you manage to kill me….," Kyoko asked calmly. " We'd said suicide. You were too upset about father's death and decided to follow him," Naoki explained with a revolting smile on his face. Kyoko nodded.
After finishing the sentence, Naoki attacked, followed by Takeshi and Hibiki. Kyoko was in distress. She had to dodge, block and return the attack at the same time. Although she was more skillful in swordsman compared to any of her brothers, the trio attack was perfectly executed and precisely counted, making her losing her rhythm. Takeshi attacked from upside. Kyoko managed to dodge it just in time but she was caught in Naoki's attack from the left. Managed to dodge at the last minute, she suffered a serious cut at her left waist. She clutched the spot where she was cut. Blood were trickling from the wound. She knelt to the ground. Her body cannot support her anymore Her brothers wore a triumph smile on their face. Kyoko was grimacing because of the pain.
Hibiki stepped forward. " Since I'm the eldest child, I will have the honour to put your suffering to an end….," smiling at his own words. Hibiki raised his sword, aiming it to Kyoko's neck. Kyoko was too weak to even move. She surrendered herself to faith. Faith didn't let her down cause before the sword touched her neck; Hibiki fell backward to the ground, facing the sky.
A man stood between Kyoko and Hibiki. Takeshi and Naoki took a step backward, terrified by the man's speed. " Soujiro…….," Kyoko called weakly. Soujiro knelt to the ground and took Kyoko into his arm. " Are you alright," his voice was alarmed. Kyoko nodded and smile weakly. Kyoko hoped that Soujiro would never be involved in this fight but she felt relieved that he was by her side.
Soujiro turned his head towards Takeshi and Naoki. He placed Kyoko gently on the ground and walked towards Takeshi and Naoki. He raised his sword. " I'm going to kill you for even thinking of hurting my Kyoko," he yelled furiously. " Soujiro! No," Kyoko shouted, trying to get up and stopped Soujiro. Then, she fell down and groaned in pain. Soujiro rushed to her side. He totally forgot about his anger and intention to kill. It vanished as the sound of Kyoko's voice. Now, Soujiro was just worried and concerned about Kyoko. Kyoko smiled and said she was fine. Soujiro was relieved. He remembered the brother. He turned his head to them. " Should I do some more before you decided to leave," he asked coldly. Takeshi and Naoki looked at each other. They grabbed Hibiki and left the residence. Kyoko whispered, " It's not over yet, it's far from over, Soujiro.. And I don't want you to be part of this."
Soujiro looked into Kyoko's eyes. Tears started to form in her dark brown eyes. A tear dropped on Soujiro's hand. 'It's tearing me deep inside when I see her crying. I don't want her to shed any more tears…'. Soujiro wiped Kyoko's tears. He lifted Kyoko, carried her in his arm and started to walk. " Whether you like it or not, I'm already part of this since the day I fell in love with you…..," Soujiro whispered to Kyoko. Kyoko looked him in the eye and found the sincerity of his words. Kyoko nodded and buried her head in Soujiro's chest. Seconds later, her sobs can be heard. Soujiro lightly kiss her hair and comforted her all the way to the clinic.