-Hikaru
Oh my god!!! Chapter 40!!!! Yay!!!! A few more chapters and it will be finished!!!! I still haven't figure out how long this story is going to be…but I hope you guys will stay with me till the end!!
Well…this chapter is very long and took me a lot of time to write…but hey, if it's to make my readers happy, I don't care how long it takes!
Now, let's stop with my stupid babbling and start with the chapter, shall we?
Here ya' go…and enjoy!!
Chapter 40:
Truth Revealed!!!
" But we don't even know where he lives." Sango replied to Kagome's suggestion. " How are we going to ask him? Besides, you know him…Kagome-chan. Even at school, he's known to be the silent and unsociable type so…I don't know if he'll even talk to us if we ask him. How are we going to persuade him to talk?"
" Well…" Kagome thought for a while, " We could ask Ms.Yura. He's weak with her…so if we can ask Ms. Yura to persuade him to talk…then maybe…"
" But we don't know where she lives either," Sango said, " or do you want to wait until we get back to school tomorrow?"
" No. I can't wait that long."
" What about Miss Otsuu?" Miroku spoke up, gaining the attention. " Isn't she friends with Ms. Yura since High School? Maybe she knows where she lives."
" That's great!" Sango smiles in delight, " Oh, Miroku! I knew you were always the smart one!"
" Keh!" Inuyasha huffed angrily.
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" You honestly thought you can get away after defying your father's order?"
Kagewaki turned; his usual smile gone, replaced with an expression-less face. " Abi…"
Abi stood; Her long black hair flowed below her shoulders, wearing a red suit, her red eyes glinting mischievously. A smile formed on her lips. " Stupid boy you are. Betraying the organization your father spent so much money on just to form. The organization he created to find a cure for your heart. And you're betraying him. What a bad son you are."
Kagewaki narrowed his eyes, " Do you think it's okay…to talk to me like that?"
Abi shrugged her shoulders with her smile still on. " Does it matter? You have already betrayed our organization…there is no reason for me to address you formally."
Kagewaki turns his face away to stare at nothing.
" I see…" He replies softly. " That is true. So…what is it that you're doing here? Are you here to stop me?"
" Hmmm…if I'd say no, that would be a lie." Abi smirked, and then started twirling her hair with her fingers. " I was ordered by the Elders to try talking some sense into you to come back to the organization. But…from the looks…I guess it will be useless…"
" Then what is it that you're here for?" He replies with a cold tone. Something very unusual about him.
Abi apparently noticed the tone. " You seem very cautious. Very different attitude from what you show to Hiten or the others."
Kagewaki turns towards her, alarmed. " You were watching?"
" No." Abi smirks, " Actually…I was watching his lover, Sakasagami Yura…or whatever her name is. I was ordered to watch her since there is a chance Higurashi Kagome might contact her."
He narrowed his eyes, " …What are you planning on doing to her?"
" Oh, nothing." She narrowed her eyes joyously, " That is…it depends. I don't mind about Higurashi Kagome…I can kill her anytime. But more of my main mission…I'm more interested in this Yura person. Hiten says that she has something I don't…I wonder what that means."
" Abi…"
" You won't be able to stop me…" Abi interrupted, " …or us. You know well the organization is not that easy to stop with just two or three person. Besides…He will not be happy with your decision. And he will gladly kill you for betraying him."
Kagewaki stared into Abi's cold eyes for a moment.
" He would understand…" He said after a moment of silence, " No…he should understand."
Abi smirked. " We'll see about that, Kagewaki-sama. People change…and he is now different from what you knew about him long ago. He has changed…"
"…I can't argue with that." He lowers his eyelids, " But one thing I can say, Abi. That it is not only Hiten or I that is thinking of stopping the organization. There will be others…those who think that it is time for a change in everything."
" Change…huh?" Abi chuckles but then soon frowns, " You really are a fool…not only you. Hiten…and everyone who dares try to interfere with us." She turns to leave, but as though she remembered something, she turns her head towards him with a smug expression.
" Oh yes." She said, " I think you already know but…Goryoumaru has already started moving."
" !!?"
" Even I don't know what he's thinking…so I suggest you be careful around your surroundings. You don't want to die by his hands, do you?"
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Kagewaki stood alone in the dark streets. The cold wind blew and brushed his skin; his long, black hair flowed into the air.
" I know…" He spoke softly, as though to himself and no one in particular. " I know…Abi. I know that I am just a mere fool. To try to think that I can actually stop the organization. But…even I have something…or someone that I want to protect with my life. A very special person to me…a very best friend of mine…or so I think. I'm not sure what he thinks of me…but… "
Even though…
A life is a life…
That's why…
"…He is the only friend I have…that's why…I will protect him."
Isn't that true…?
Sesshoumaru…
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" Miss Otsuu!!"
Otsuu blinked her eyes in surprise at the four students standing in front of her with an almost demanding expression. Kagome was in the middle, slamming her hands on her desk, almost dropping the pen to the floor. Inuyasha was beside her with a sort-of upset expression. Sango and Miroku at their sides with serious face.
" Y…yes?" She said, slowly recovering from her surprise state.
" Do you know where Mr. Hiten lives!? If not, Ms. Yura's!!?" Kagome asked.
Otsuu once again blinked her eyes. She looked at the four students one by one and sighs. " I don't know where Hiten lives…but I do know where Yura lives. But I cannot tell you since it's a teacher thing. Why do you guys need to know where they live anyways?"
" Um…that's…" Kagome hesitated.
" It's something very important, Miss Otsuu." Miroku stepped in, " Something that might deal with saving a lot of lives…"
Otsuu stares at him with a serious expression. She soon spoke, as though to confess, after a while. " Does this have to do with the 'organization' Hiten is in?"
The four widen their eyes in surprise.
" You know about it!!?" Sango shouted in surprise.
Otsuu turns towards her, " Of course, I know it. I was ordered to investigate it from my superiors."
" Superiors? Investigate?" Miroku raised an eyebrow, " I didn't know you were a cop, Miss Otsuu."
" WHAT!!?" Inuyasha shouted, half angrily and shocked. " You never told me you were a fuckin' cop!!"
" It's none of your business. I didn't need to tell you," Otsuu simply said, " Besides, I was doing it as a secret investigation. I couldn't simply tell people that I was cop."
" A secret investigation?"
Sighs. " Yes, I was. Our department has acquired information from spies that one of the members of the organization is sneaking into Sengoku Koukou to search for something. Well, that's what we thought. We didn't quite know who it was going to be and what he/she's intention was…so I was sent to investigate it." She then turns her chair to start working on the papers she had been working on before being interrupted, " The minute I went there as a school nurse, I immediately recognized who the organization has sent."
" It was…Mr. Hiten," Kagome spoke softly.
Otsuu looked at her in a quizzically. " Yes…He is very popular among the dark side of this country. Not only him. From what information we have acquired, the organization has many assassins in their side…but the top three are Raijuu Hiten, Himedori Abi, and…Yoroi Goryoumaru."
" Abi and Goryoumaru…?" Miroku placed a hand under his chin.
" Well anyways," Otsuu continued, " Even though I found out that Hiten was the one who was sent…I couldn't figure out what his intention was. As a very cautious and shrewd person he is, he hardly looses his guard so it was hard for me to get through. I knew he was up to something…I just didn't know what that is."
Miroku and Sango exchange glances as they looked over to Kagome with a worried expression. They knew exactly whom Hiten was searching for; Knew what he was trying to do. But why would the organization be after her? Is it because her father has some relations with it? Or something else different?
" I was surprised though…" Otsuu said as she bit a cookie, which was inside a bowl on top of her desk, " When I heard that Hiten has betrayed the organization. I never knew he was bold enough to do that. Especially now that he will have to face Abi…and the most fearful Goryoumaru. I guess I should thank Yura about this…she's the one who opened his heart. Now, I'm able to gain more information about the organization from him."
" Could you tell us some information about those two, Miss?" asked Sango, " It's really something we have to know."
" Well…alright. I guess it won't hurt." Otsuu sighs, " Himedori Abi…well, all we know about her that she's very cunning and loves to make fun of people. She's really good with pistols and guns, well…that's the same with the other two, and she loves the color red. She often leaves a red rose next to the target she killed, and kisses them on the forehead, leaving a red lipstick mark. I once confronted her but she just made a fool out of me as though I was just some toy for her to play around with and then left me standing, seriously injured. I'll get her someday…" She bit the tip of her thumb in frustration. Miroku saw the slight rage of fire burning in her determined eyes.
" Goryoumaru…he's the guy you have to most watch out for." She continued, " He's very cruel and merciless…he literally slaughters his target to pieces to his own satisfaction. My comrades just often call him crazy since he seems to like the color and smell of blood. But other than that, we don't really know much about him."
" I see…" Miroku nods his head in agreement. ' It's going to be a very tough fight...'
" Forget the organization!!" Inuyasha shouted between, " Just tell us where the fuckin' teacher lives so we can go and ask questions!!"
" Inuyasha…!" Kagome shouted, " I'm sorry, Miss Otsuu. I don't know why he's acting like this…"
" No, it's alright. I have a guess why anyways…" Otsuu then stood up, taking a short glance at Inuyasha. " I don't know how you guys know about the organization and everything…but as a cop, I would suggest you should stop with going into people's business if you don't want to get hurt."
Kagome opens her mouth to protest. But before she can, Otsuu continued. " But…as I know what kind of people you guys are…I know you guys would still do it even if I stay stop so I won't bother." She opens a draw and takes a sheet of paper. She then takes out a pen and started writing on that paper. " Kids these days are so stubborn…here. The address to Yura's place. I kind of feel guilty for involving her into this…but that is what she chose herself. She never changes…"
" Umm…Miss Otsuu," Kagome asks, " How come…you don't arrest Mr. Hiten if you already know who he is?"
". . . . . ." Otsuu sighs, " If I say that I don't have enough evidence…that will be a lie. Let's just say…I can't do it. Because I don't want to hurt Yura's feeling…she loves him…and I have a feeling he does too. I don't really want to do anything to separate them. I know as a cop that will be unforgivable. But…Yura is…She is my irreplaceable friend. It's like watching over a little sister…she's very important to me, too. That's why…if there's anyone…I don't care who they are who dares tries to mess with her, they will have to get through me first. So, I'm going to literally throw Hiten into jail if he makes her cry or even hurts her, with or without a reason."
Kagome chuckles, " She really must be important to you."
" Of course… she's been my friend ever since High School days. And we'd always hang out with each other even if she knew I was a cop, and there were days where I couldn't be with her because of work. Yura is kind…but because of that kindness…sometimes she gets herself into trouble. I'm sure she never meant to get herself or anyone into trouble…but…well anyways, that's why I have to be there with her so I can help her get out of that trouble. It's not like she can't do it alone though…" Otsuu then turns to Kagome, " When I look at you, you remind me of her in High School days." She places her hands on her shoulder, " I'm sure you're relationship with Ayakashi-kun is going well!!"
" Wha…!!" Kagome and Inuyasha both blushed at her words.
Otsuu winked, " Well, on with you guys!! I gave you guys the map already! I'm busy here!!"
" Thank you, Miss Otsuu." Miroku bowed his head and then takes Sango's hand. " Let us go."
" Okay," Sango blushed but follows him outside.
Kagome, too, bowed and then was about to leave out the door. " Inuyasha…?"
Inuyasha stood where he was, staring at Otsuu, who returned to working on some patient files.
" Yes?" Otsuu said without even glancing him.
Inuyasha just stared silently for a while before finally deciding to talk. " You said…you're a cop."
" I did."
" You…How long have you been a cop?"
Otsuu turns to him, " About 5 years…"
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" ?" Kagome tilted her head to the side and then walked up beside him. " Inuyasha?"
" I'm sorry about your father…" Otsuu spoke up.
Kagome gasped, " Eh?"
"…you…met him?" Inuyasha spoke softly. He narrows his eyes to see Otsuu nodding her head.
" Your father…well…I'd say he was a nice man. Holds quite a honor on his job," Otsuu said, " But I don't really know much about him. He was a popular cop at our area…so I've just heard stories about him. When I saw him for the first time…I was just a rookie. But he helped me…he was really kind…and always had that heart-warming smile on his face. I guess I should say that I admired him…I mean, everyone did. Everyone wanted to be a cop like him. He was really a good man. It was just sad that he got killed. Everyone was shocked…shocked to hear such a good man like him would be killed."
" Killed?" Kagome said, " He was killed?"
" Yes…" Otsuu lowered her eyes as though to reminisce, " He was investigating a crime of some sort that deal with some ' organization'. Now, I'm not sure if he was investigating the same organization as I am doing." She added after looking at both of their expressions. " Anyway, we never knew what actually happened. A by-passer found him lying on the floor, all bloody and bruised, and by the time he was brought to the hospital…the doctors tried everything to keep him alive…but I guess it was too late. He was announced dead a few minutes after he was brought to the hospital. They found several bullets in his body and one of them struck him directly near his heart. I guess that's the one that killed him. We searched for any clues as to who killed him, what happened, or some sort…but we never found anything."
Kagome worriedly turns her head to Inuyasha, who stayed silent the whole time. She feels really sorry for him. And knows exactly how it feels like to not have a father. Though, in Inuyasha's case, his father was killed by some unknown guy, and that guy might still be lurking somewhere in the city, looking for a new target to kill. Kagome…she doesn't even have a memory of her father. What was Inuyasha's father investigating about? Is it the same organization that she's trying to find out about?
Either way, she will have to ask Hiten about everything. She's not scared to know the truth anymore. She has to know. Even if it means that there will be a chance that whatever she will find out will ruin her now happy life.
" Did…my father say anything?" Inuyasha spoke, cutting Kagome's thoughts. " Before he died…?"
" Your mother…Izayoi came to the hospital after we called her that your father was brought to the hospital. He was still barely alive till then. And then he told Izayoi…to tell his two sons, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru…to grow strong."
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" Anata…!" Izayoi rushed to her husband's side as soon as she arrived at the hospital.
Inutaisho, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father, slowly turns his head, breathing heavily, to see his wife beside him. Tears flowing from her face.
" Iza…yoi…"
He placed a hand on her cheek and slowly rubbed it with his bloody hand, " Tell…Tell Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru…to…grow strong. That…that even if I won't be able to stay with them…tell them to grow strong. That no matter what happens…they will not lose. Lose to the pressure. Strong enough…so…when…the time comes…to protect the one they…love, they will not…fail."
" Anata…"Izayoi wrapped her hand around his own, grasping it tightly. " Please…please don't go."
Inutaisho smiled, a single tear rolling down his cheek, " I love you…Izayoi. And…tell them…that I love them, too"
That I will love them…my whole life.
My two…proud sons.
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Tears flowed from Inuyasha's eyes, " Oyaji…"
(Author's note: Okay, the word 'Oyaji' is just the same meaning as ' Chichi-ue' 'Otou-san' etc…It means ' father'. 'Oyaji' is just a slang way to call one's his/her father. And from what I read from the manga/heard from the anime, Inuyasha calls his father ' Oyaji' as to Sesshoumaru addresses his father as ' Chichi-ue'. Well, they still have the same father…just the way they each address is different.)
Kagome smiles, seeing the tears, and wraps her hand around his own. " You're father must be very proud of you. So let's not disappoint him."
Inuyasha nods his head, not being able to speak, holding a hand over his mouth as though to suppress his cries. The tears silently flowed from his amber eyes and he tries in vain to stop them. Otsuu just shrugged her shoulder and then goes back to working her files.
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" You have two sons, Inutaisho-san?"
" Yes. Their names, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru being the older one." Inutaisho smiled, " They're my two most prized possession and I am really proud of them."
Otsuu smiled, " Your sons must be proud of you, too."
" Haha…I don't know about that, but I wish they'd be. Before I have met Izayoi and Kuina (Sesshoumaru's mother), I was really a slack off. I didn't care what happened to the others…I was only thinking of myself. But now…now that I have two sons in my hands…I have to do my best in order for them to be able to look up to me. So, they will be able to grow strong."
"Strong…sir?"
" Yes, I was taught myself to be strong when I was a child. If you're not strong, there's no way you will be able to live out the harsh and cruel world. There will be no way you'll be able to protect the one you love. That's why…I always tell them to stay strong. Be a man…"
Inutaisho smiles sadly.
After all…
This world is a cruel jungle. The weak becomes the victim of the strong.
If you're not strong…you will be eaten.
And those cowardly and foul fools of this jungle…only go for the weak. It is up to the strong to protect those weak…
That's why…I teach them.
Teach them to not be those coward fools…
But teach them…to be those who protect the weak…
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After all…
The world is a cruel jungle…
Otsuu smiled to herself. ' True…the world has changed. Innocent people die without any reason…and people get their mind corrupted with drugs…so on…people these days only think of themselves…don't care what happens to the others…don't care how much people sacrificed their lives in order to create this world…but…'
She turned her gaze to Kagome and Inuyasha.
' But…there are some people…who tries to help others…who think that life is a very important thing…that life is…something you should not play with.'
' Inutaisho-san…your son is one of those people. And I am very proud to be able to meet him…your proud son. To meet his friends…his brother…I am very proud to be able to help them.'
So…please…rest in peace…
And believe everything…
That your son will do just fine…
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" How did you like the movie?"
Manten looks up and smiles brightly, " It was really cool! I liked the part when the good guy came to rescue the princess and then literally kick that bad guy's butt!! It was so cool!! Also, I liked the owl! He was funny!! Do you think I'll be able to be strong like that good guy in the movie?"
Yura smiled, " Of course, you can. Everyone can be. You just have to find it within…you." She then tickles the young boy on the stomach.
" Ahahahaha!! Hey, s…sto…hahahahaha!!!"
She soon stopped and then glances at the man beside her.
Hiten still held his usual pokerface but she could see a slight change in that face of his. What have happened after he had left her with Manten? He came back shortly as usual as he is, but with a bothered expression. She could feel the determination inside him and that there is a slight change in his feelings.
She wrapped his hand with hers, bringing him back from his thoughts. " Are you okay?"
"…Yes," He sighed.
" You seem to be in deep thoughts. What were you thinking?"
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" Well…if you don't want to talk about it. I don't mind…" Yura said, seeing his expression. She really wants to know what he was thinking. But it will be like asking him by force, and she doesn't like the idea of doing things by force. She can just wait. Wait until he thinks it's time to talk. " Just…just try not to carry everything by yourself."
She hated to admit it but she is nothing but a mere schoolteacher. She has no skills in gun, knife, or anything. She is completely helpless. That's what frustrates her…but there's nothing she can do but just watch her love suffer…the only thing she can do is…
She places both of her hands on his cheek, to his surprise. " I can't do anything to help you…but…to loosen your burden…I can. So please…don't do anything stupid."
Hiten slightly widens his eyes at her words.
She has something that those, who lives in the dark, would long wish for…but never obtains the chance to earn it.
Just like how Higurashi Kagome is…she is full of light.
Take care of her, Hiten.
Kagewaki's word was brought back into his mind as he stared into her eyes. He soon smiles softly and wiped the small tears that flowed from her eyes.
" No…I won't." He said and placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
Never will…
Never will let go of this light…ever again.
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" Ms. Yura---!! Mr. Hiten!!!"
" Eh?"
The two adults turned to see Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango running towards them. Yura tilted her head to the side while Hiten just stared at the four students approaching with his eyes narrowed. Manten looked up from playing with his toy to see four people, which he didn't know any, approaching them and raised an eyebrow.
" Higurashi-san," Yura said, " What are you doing here?"
Kagome stopped in front of the two, gasping for air from running, while the other three caught up behind.
" We…we nee…ded to…talk…to you…" She said from her breathless state. It was really lucky for them to spot the two persons they were looking for in the streets.
" Talk to me?" Yura said in confusion.
" Actually," Miroku spoke and turned his eyes towards Hiten, " We…wanted to ask you some questions, Mr. Hiten."
". . . . ." Hiten narrowed his eyes. " Ask…questions?"
" Yes," Kagome nods her head, " About…the organization. About…everything you know. Please…please tell us, Mr. Hiten!! I…I really want to know everything!! Please!!!"
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" So, what is it that you want to know?" Hiten spoke.
They moved to some café where they will be able to talk peacefully. Outside, the rain had started to fall again and then people quickly ran into whatever shelter they could find. Kagome squeezed the hem of her skirt. Her heart was pounding with nervousness, and she didn't really know why. She made up her mind to know the truth…so why be scared to know it now?
" E…everything you know, Mr. Hiten." She spoke with trembling voice. " Please."
" Kagome-sama…" Miroku started.
" Please! I…I really need to know it!!"
Hiten stared in her eyes for a while as though pondering his thoughts whether to tell the truth or not. He caught glance of Yura and sees her smiling, nodding her head.
" Fine…I will tell you everything I know…" He spoke softly.
" Really?" Kagome widens her eyes.
" First of all…the organization I was in…was first created to find a cure for our boss…Hitomi Kagewaki-sama." Hiten started.
" WHAT!!!?" Miroku, Inuyasha, and Sango both shouted in surprise. Kagome, on the other hand just widen her eyes.
" To tell the truth, he's not really the actual boss. It's his father, Onigumo Kirihito, the one who first thought of creating the organization. Kirihito…-sama was really desperate about Kagewaki-sama's illness. No matter how hard they tried, no matter how many hospitals they went to, they couldn't find a cure. So, he thought of creating an organization full of professional doctors and scientist he hired to make a cure for the illness. If they couldn't find one…then just make one. That's what he thought. At first, the organization went well…Kagewaki-sama was tested in many experiments…but as time went by, Kirihito-sama started to get furious because they still weren't able to create a cure. The scientists and doctors worked hard…but as time passed by…they soon forgot their main objection and started making other things…such as illegal drugs…so on."
" But then…what does that have to deal with me?" Kagome asked.
" Kirihito-sama hired your father…Higurashi Kojiro to be the head scientist to find the cure. Surely, Kojiro was an experienced and a highly skilled scientist. He soon was able to open up with Kagewaki-sama and learn more about the illness. At this time, your father was already divorced with your mother and re-married with another woman. We never found out who that woman was but we knew that he have made a child with her. And that would be your…half sister, Kikyou. He used to always bring young Kikyou along to the lab. Then one day, your mother's twin sister…Higurashi Chie, died from heart disease. The same one, which Kagewaki-sama is suffering right now."
" My mother's twin sister?" Kagome said, " I never knew my mother had a twin sister."
" The Organization erased every file and data of Higurashi Chie from the net to show that she never existed in the first place. Higurashi Chie…was a partner of your father's and they made…well, quite a team. Your father was pretty upset with her death and refused to let the organization burn her body. So…he thought of making a clone…or so I think. I'm just a mere assassin so I don't really know the details…He thought of mixing Kikyou's DNA samples and her body to make a new life form."
" Kikyou's?" Miroku spoke, " But it said in the article that they used Higurashi Chie's DNA samples."
" That's just their thought. They never expected he would use a dead body for the actual clone. But there were limits in using a dead body…since the cells were of no use, he thought of mixing with a live DNA sample. And only Kikyou's matched the same DNA with her so he decided to use his own daughter's DNA. And so after many months of experimenting and research…your father…with the help of the organization…finally succeeded in creating a live clone out of Higurashi Chie's body. And that clone…was named…" Hiten looks up and pauses for a moment. But soon made up his mind and spoke, " …Higurashi Kagome."
" Eh?" Kagome, along with the others, widens her eyes in shock.
" Wha…!!?" Miroku and Sango both spoke out in surprise and shock. Not being able to speak further.
Inuyasha, too, seemed utterly shocked. He glanced at Kagome, " What…What the fuck do you mean by she's the clone!!!?" He stood up angrily, glaring at Hiten.
" Inuyasha!" Miroku pulled him back down.
" I'm just telling what I know…" Hiten said, " If you don't want to hear furthermore…then I suggest you leave this instant."
Inuyasha held his glare but clicked his tongue in annoyance and then rests his back on the seat again.
Miroku spoke, " Please continue."
Sigh. " Alright…even the organization successfully created a clone…there're still some fault. Since it was originally created out of a mere corpse, the cells weren't clearly working right for so they keep breaking every hour. The organization then created a medicine to help the cells sustain long enough. It worked. But still…about every four to six years or so, the medicine will wear out and then they will have to inject another set again."
" What!!?" Inuyasha stood again, gaining attention.
" Does that mean Kagome-chan will have to…" Sango hesitated for a moment. She took a quick glance at Kagome, " What happens if you don't take that medicine?"
Hiten sighs and folds his arm, " The medicine is the only thing that is keeping the cells working. If you don't take the medicine, the cells start breaking and rot, and in about an hour or so…the whole body system will shut down."
" Which means…?" Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow.
"…Which means, if she doesn't take that medicine…" He turns his head to face Kagome, " If you don't take it …you will die."
Kagome widens her eyes, " E…h?"
Bang
They all looked up to see Inuyasha banging his fist on the table, " What the heck do you mean by she's gonna die!!?"
" It's just like what I said," Hiten spoke, " Every four to six years…she is required to take that medicine. Or else, her whole body will start falling apart…and then she will return to a dead corpse. The only thing that is keeping her alive is Kikyou's live DNA cells and the medicine. But as she grows older, those DNA cells will lessen and the medicine will start to wear off. The organization injected the medicine ever since you were born…but about your age of six, they thought of you as a failure."
" F…failure?" Sango said aghast, " What do you mean failure?"
" The organization was really…satisfied with their astounding creation of a clone. They started making different kinds, using you as an example. But as time goes by…they noticed something…"
" Notice…what?"
" That she, Higurashi Kagome, is starting to develop feelings." Hiten narrowed his eyes, " To the organization, it was an unforgivable thing. To develop feeling means to start having your own thoughts, memory, and consciousness. The organization was scared that if you started having your own thoughts…you might talk to someone about their research. About what they're doing…that you might let out their secret. That's why they decided to execute you. They stopped injecting the medicine and thought of waiting until it wears off. But that is when your father came in. He was furious with what the organization was planning to do. He took a few files and medicine, and exploded the main lab of the research factory. He took you along to make sure the organization wouldn't be able to lay hands on you again. But then he thought…now that he have betrayed the organization…as long as you are with him, there was a high possibility that they can just come and execute both of you."
" My father…helped me?" Kagome spoke softly.
" So he thought of leaving you with his former wife, your mother, Higurashi Kanako. He thought that if he left you there…as long as you are with them…you would be safe from their hands… Have you ever been sick?" He asked Kagome, to her surprise.
" Eh?"
" Have you ever been sick?"
" Well…" Kagome made a thoughtful expression as everyone's attention turned to her. " I've been sick a couple of times…but those were just minor fevers…Oh wait!! One time…I can't really remember when, I think it was when I was about ten or eleven, I had this really heavy fever. And I thought I was going to die. It was…it was really painful. Like all my bones were breaking inside…I don't know. I don't really remember because I was barely conscious…but it was really painful. I…I didn't think I could make it." Kagome then wrapped her arms around herself, trembling.
" Kagome-chan…" Sango placed a hand on her shoulder, " But you're here…you didn't die…"
" That is because of the medicine your father injected when he came by. Though…we never knew about you until we decided to do a detail search about your family. But we couldn't anything because at that time the police had their eyes on us. We couldn't take the risk to make the organization known to the world. So…the organization waited…waited until it was time the medicine will start to wear off. So they will be able to erase you…"
" So…so what's going to happen to Kagome-chan? Now that the organization is after her…that means the medicine is wearing off right?" Sango asked.
" Yes. Slowly…but definitely. And if you don't inject another one soon," Hiten looks up to stare Kagome's face, " You will die."
" Well, where's the fuckin' medicine then!!?" Inuyasha shouted.
" I don't know."
" What!!?"
" I said, I don't know." Hiten said, " I told you. I'm only a mere assassin for the organization…I don't know much details…but I have a guess your father may have some."
" My father?" Kagome spoke, " Wait…wait a minute. If…if I'm really that clone…or should I call myself that? Nevermind…If I'm that whatever the organization made…then…how come…how come no one told me about this. How come my family…"
She could barely remember it now. When she got that heavy fever…the one which she thought she couldn't make it, she remember seeing a warm smile. Though, her visions were blurred and she was barely conscious, she clearly remembers that smile. Was that her father? When he was there to inject that medicine in her? How come her family never told her of this? How come her mother…
Hiten sighs, " According to the information I was given, the medicine in you should wear off…soon…to be exact, I should say…December 10."
Kagome gasped, " December 10!!!? But…but that's my birthday!!! And that's just three weeks from now!!"
" What!!?" Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku widen their eyes in surprise.
" Yes…if you don't inject another set of medicine on December 10 before midnight…" Hiten narrowed his eyes, " You will die. Though…you won't die right away. Your body will start to fall apart slowly and you will start have the same symptoms you've experienced when you got that heavy fever. Then your body will start to become numb…and after that…there will be no chance of you surviving. Your heart will stop beating…"
Kagome placed her hands in front of her mouth in horror. Tears start to flow from her eyes.
" Th…there's gotta be someway to help her!!" Sango yelled in desperate.
" Yes, do you have any other way to contact her father?" Miroku asked but Hiten shook his head.
" Higurashi Kojiro betrayed the organization ever since that day. And since that day, we couldn't find a way to contact him. He's been very cautious and had many ways to hide from our tracking devices…"
" I see…" Miroku spoke softly, "But, Kagome-sama's father may be the only one to help Kagome-sama."
Inuyasha gritted his teeth in frustration. ' Damnit! I knew I should have made Kikyou speak, even if I had to strangle her!!"
'From the instant I saw you…I knew who you were…or should I say…what you are.'
Kikyou's words went through his mind. She knew the whole thing and didn't even tell him. Of course, she is Kagome's half sister. Believe it or not. They share the same father…or somewhat. Inuyasha mentally cursed himself. Being so stupid. Not being able to know what she was thinking.
" Well…why don't you ask Kagewaki-kun?" Yura spoke after staying silent and listening to their conversation.
They all turned their heads towards her. " Eh?"
" I mean…" She turns to Hiten, " You said that Kagewaki-kun is the reason why his father created the organization, right? So…maybe he might be able to help you guys. He might have some ways to contact Higurashi-san's father."
"Hm…" Miroku thought for a while, " That may be the only thing we can do for now. Since we don't know where Kagome-sama's father is…he may be our only hope."
" Then…then let's go see him!" Sango said and they all stood up.
" Wait…" Hiten said. " Before you go…I should warn you. Now that…your father and even Kagewaki-sama betraying the organization, the organization will be desperate to execute you. And they will stop at nothing. So I should say that you be careful of yourselves…especially when it comes to Abi…and Goryoumaru. They will not care if you're merely kids or not…they will kill anyone who dares to interfere with them."
" Abi and Goryoumaru…" Kagome mutters the name softly. She soon nods her head, " Yes. We will be careful."
The two adults watched the student leave the café. Hiten let out a small sigh and held his slightly aching head.
" Here…" Yura said and gave him a cold drink, which she ordered a few seconds ago. " You did well."
" Did I?" Hiten spoke, " Did I do the right thing?"
Yura smiled, " Yes…you did."
Manten just silently played with his toys behind him. He didn't understand a thing on what they were talking about. But he sensed it was something serious and grew worried.
' I hope the bad guys doesn't win…'
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" Kukuku…watch out for Abi and Goryoumaru…huh?"
A figure was watching and eavesdropping their conversation. He sipped the red drink he ordered and smiled. He definitely likes this drink. It reminded him of his favorite thing.
Blood.
And blood will look very beautiful on a dead body. He just loves the sight of his prey lying in his/her own pool of blood.
He glanced at the two behind him and his eyes stop on the certain woman his once used-to-be partner is talking with. How he will love to see her in that pool of blood.
A smirk formed on his lip.
" Let's start with the hunting, shall we?"
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- Hikaru
Phew! Finally…done!! This chapter was very, very long…I got confused myself during the middle. I didn't know what I was writing myself but heck…I've finished!!! If it was too confusing and some parts didn't make sense (which I know for sure there will be), please forgive me!! This is AU remember!!! ( Oh, so now we're blaming it on AU)
Kagome's truth is finally been told!!! And what's this? Danger ahead? Will Inuyasha and the others be able to get the medicine in time!!? Or will they be too late!!!? Will Kagome be able to escape from the organization's hand!!? And what about Kagewaki!!? Is he going to die!!? (I haven't thought of that yet…) What about the other characters!!? Like Kouga, Sesshoumaru, Naraku…etc. Will they appear anytime soon again!!?
Stay tune!!! And hope you've enjoyed this chapter!!! Love ya' all! Ciao!!