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Fate

Chapter 20

""Talking

''Thoughts

Flashback

Hospital

Voltaire walked in quickly, his jacket flew behind him. For the first time in months, he's finally heard from Kai, and from where? A hospital! He looked around the empty hall and spotted Celestia right away. He paused and looked at her, even from afar; you could tell that she was crying. Her shoulders were shaking, and her head was bowed.

These emotions rose up inside of him, what are they? Anger? Sadness? Pain? Helplessness? No one knows. He's not even sure of them himself.

Moving towards her quickly, he stopped in front of her and crossed out the idea of putting a hand on her shoulder. "Miss Celestia?"

Celestia heard a voice and looked up, not even having enough time to wipe her face. She saw Voltaire standing before her, a worried and tired looking Voltaire. She stood up quickly and bowed to him deeply. "I'm sorry Mr. Hiwatari."

Voltaire looked at the clearly frightened girl in front of him, he sighed and turned towards the operation room that occupied Kai. "How is Kai doing?"

Celestia raised her head and straightened up, wiping her face quickly, she sniffed and looked down. "The doctors said that he's now unconscious due to the force that struck him on his head and his body. They said there were major cuts on his body that could cause over bleeding, and there may be a chance that he won't be able to wake up."

Voltaire's eyes widened, will he lose one as he gain one? That's impossible!

Neither of them said anything, the torture of waiting for the rest is clearly glooming over their shoulders. Suddenly, the door burst open, a doctor came out with blood covering him, and his frantic eyes searched Voltaire and Celestia.

"The patient is losing blood fast, we have his blood type in our storage, but fresh blood is always better. Anyone of you is AB?" He asked quickly.

Voltaire wanted to take a step forward, but realized that his blood type is A. The frown deepened even more on his face.

"I am." Instead of Voltaire, Celestia stood out, her expression tight.

"All right miss, please wait for me down the hall."

Without a second word, Celestia turned and fled down the hall. The doctor poked his head back into the room to tell the other doctors of this news, before he could follow after Celestia, Voltaire stopped him. "Please do a complete check up on Celestia's health and blood, also compare her blood to the patient's blood, and give me the results."

The doctor looked at him carefully and recognized him as Voltaire, the doctor then nodded slowly and walked towards the end of the hall as well. Voltaire looked after them, a hopeful glint in his eyes, perhaps... he is right.

Later

"Mr. Hiwatari, here are the results that you wanted. This is of your grandson- Kai Hiwatari, and this is of the young lady- Celestia Oki." The doctor handed Voltaire two folders. He took over with shaking hands. "We did find out some surprising results from this research that was conduct, and because of these results, her blood cannot be used to help Mr. Kai Hiwatari. However, like I said before, we have the same type of blood in our storage room, so Mr. Kai Hiwatari will be just fine."

Voltaire nodded and flipped through the two documents, suddenly something caught his eyes, he hand gripped onto the folder tightly, his eyes wide and his face pale. Slowly, he looked up at the doctor in front of him and looked at him shocked. "Is this..."

The doctor glanced at the piece of paper and sighed, nodding his head slowly, he looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry Mr. Hiwatari."

"Did you tell her of this?"

The doctor looked up at Voltaire then nodded firmly, his eyes holding a determined look. "It is our duty to tell her everything, considering that she does have the right to these files."

Voltaire then closed his eyes and his jaw tightened, for a second there, the doctor thought that he was going to strike him. Then he snapped his eyes open and took out his cell phone forcefully. He dialled a number and tapped his foot onto the ground impatiently.

"Where is your son?" He asked without a warning, his body turned away from the doctor. "Get him right away and meet me in the hospital."

End of Flashback

Hiwatari Mansion

Voltaire stepped into the room quietly and looked at the two young lovers. Kai laid on his bed quietly. The doctor said that he was knocked unconscious, there was nothing fatal or vital that was damaged. Celle sat on a chair by the bedside and held his hand in hers, just stroking it and gave him courage and warmth.

Voltaire stepped up behind Celle and looked at Kai's sleeping face. He hadn't seen his grandson this close in too long. He regretted not telling Kai about all these things, but he only wanted to protect him from the hurt. However, it seemed like fate preferred to play games and didn't like to be cheated. Thus, they had to meet again under these extreme conditions.

Voltaire placed his hands on Celle's shoulders and felt her tense up for a second. She then turned her head and looked at Voltaire. They looked at each other and she gave him a soft smile. A pure smile. Celle didn't even exist anymore.

"You okay?" Voltaire spoke up in a hushed voice.

Celle smiled and nodded her head softly. "I'm fine."

"Do you remember everything?"

"Yes. Everything." Celle nodded again.

"I'm sorry."

"I understand."

Cafe

"Sorry I'm late." Kenny apologized immediately when he saw Malarin.

Malarin was sitting by the table and was just sipping her tea slowly. When she heard his voice, she stopped her movements and looked down into her cup. She still had time; she could still unmake her decision. Then she smiled thinly and looked up at Kenny. "It's okay, I was just early."

Kenny smiled back at her and then looked at the older man beside her. He looked very professional and dignified. He looked serious and appeared to be someone you could place you trust in. Kenny concluded that this must be Malarin's father.

Malarin put a hand on the older man's arm and smiled at him. "Markus, this is the Kenny that I've been talking about."

Markus struck out a hand and Kenny took it gladly. The hand shake was firm. Malarin then turned to Kenny and kept the same smile. "Kenny, this is Markus. He's my husband."

Kenny froze immediately and the hand shake was terminated. He starred at her in shock and disbelief. Did he just hear her correctly? Her husband?

"Please, sit down." Markus offered and held out a hand towards the seat that's across the table from them.

Kenny sat down mechanically, and found breathing to be rather difficult. Markus then sat down and helped Malarin sit down as well. She looked at Kenny's shocked and frozen face and glanced away quickly. She knew this would turn out to be too much of a surprise for him.

"You... Quintella..." Kenny started incoherently.

"I took my husband's last name; the Quintella Agency is under his rule." Malarin explained gently. She hoped that it would brush over him a bit better than right now.

Kenny barely nodded his head and his mind pieced everything together. All those times when she'd reject him, it wasn't because she didn't want to go out with him, it was because she had a husband. And her morals wouldn't allow her to cheat on her husband. He'd always thought that the Quintella Agency was her father's business and that she was going to take over it some day.

"Kenny, I called you here today because Markus finally got everything together. He collected all the pieces for this puzzle, and now the puzzle is complete." Malarin commenced. She hoped to change the topic desperately.

Kenny blinked back into reality and focused on the many folders that were spread out on the table. Malarin picked up one and handed it too him. He took it and made sure that their fingers didn't brush at all. He could only focus on this puzzle right now. He couldn't bear to look at Malarin and still keep a calm and collected exterior. He flipped through the folder and looked on.

Hiwatari Mansion

"How have you been these years?"

Celle looked up at him and smiled softly. "I've been well taken care of, thank you for your support all these years."

"It was my fault at the beginning. Those were just small compensations."

Celle shook her head slowly and looked down at her lap. "No, it wasn't your fault. I can understand where you're coming from. However, you also gave me a new life. You let me experience things that I've never been able to experience before and found out that I was capable of doing many things that I never thought was possible for me. True, this ordeal pained and tormented many of my loved ones. However, it also brought them experience and maturity. And maturity is always a bonus in a world like today."

Half way through her speech, Voltaire turned to study her carefully. He was just talking to Celle hours ago in this same house. The Celle then was arrogant and stuck up. The Celle now was totally different. The Celle then was Celle, the perfected being. The Celle now was Celestia, just a human being.

"Do you remember the reports that I've showed you years ago?"

Celle's eyes dimmed and her gaze travelled back to Kai's sleeping form again. She looked at him for a moment longer before she nodded her head. "I do. I remember everything from those reports."

Cafe

"This is wonderful news!" Kenny exclaimed as soon as he finished reading the report. A new found happiness glowed on his face. "Are you sure this is accurate?"

"I guarantee it with my life." Markus answered for Malarin.

"Then, this is definitely the best news in our lives!" Kenny said excitedly. "Celle and Celestia are the same person! Now, everything will be solved and then everything would be normal again."

Malarin sighed and held out another folder for him. "Kenny, I hope this happiness will help you endure the heartache that you're going to experience."

Kenny gave her a strange look and took over the new folder that she gave him. He opened the cover in a hurry and his eyes caught the first line. Immediately, the smile was wiped off his face and his color paled. He slammed the report down and looked at the married couple with disbelief, shock, and hurt.

"No! That's not possible! They can't be!"

Hiwatari Mansion

"Celestia?" A mumble came from the bed.

Voltaire and Celle both looked towards the bed immediately. Kai had awoken from his slumber. She smiled and squeezed his hand. "Yes, I'm here."

Kai blinked and focused on the person in front of him. It was Celestia. Then reality hit him and he narrowed his eyes at her. "Why are you so eager to reply to Celestia's name? I thought you hated being the replacement for her, Celle."

She smiled tenderly and put his hand up to her face. "Kai, Celle and Celestia are the same person. I am Celle, and I am Celestia, we're the same." She glanced up and saw Kai's doubt in his eyes. She closed her eyes and leaned into his large hand. "Kai, I remember our first date. I remember the time we spent at the ocean. I remember how we lived together in that cozy little apartment. Kai, I remember every promise you've made and everything I've said." She then opened up her eyes and looked at Kai again. "Kai, I am Celle, and I am also Celestia. We're the same. Kai, I've always been around."

Kai looked at the woman in front of him and just breathed in and out. He could feel the warmth radiating from her hands to his hand. He looked into her sincere eyes and the blush that spread across her cheeks. Celle never blushed before. "Celestia." He whispered.

She nodded and giggled happily. Kai let out a sigh of relief and a smile graced his face as well. After all these years of waiting, she was finally back with him. It was definitely worth the wait. Then, he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Voltaire. "Grandfather, I'm going to call off my wedding with Aeris. I'm definitely marrying Celestia."

Before Voltaire could even answer him, she spoke up instead. "Kai, I can't do that."

Kai turned to look at her and noticed the diamond ring on her finger. "I'll talk to Ray, I'll make him understand. I will beg him to understand."

"Kai, it's not because of Ray." She paused and looked at him seriously. Then she opened her hands and dropped his hand. "Kai, we can't get married."

"Why?"

"Because... Kai, you're my biological brother." She then took in a deep breath and blinked her tears away.

"Kai, we're siblings."

TBC...

The epilogue is coming up. Thanks for reading, please R&R.