Hello! It has been a while, but here is chapter 5 in our story...
No Need For Kiyone and Mihoshi: Chapter 5
"Sasami"... Kiyone whispered.
Trista nodded sadly in confirmation.
"What did that bastard do to her?" Kiyone demanded to know.
"Nothing physically yet." Trista said. "For Ayeka, it is more the fear of what he might do that keeps her under Kagato's control." The orb glowed yet once more and they were in one of the many long corridors in the palace... Kiyone watched as a withdrawn looking Ayeka passed two of the palace maids.
"The poor dear..." The older looking one commented to the other one. "She's so worried about her sister; Princess Sasami..."
"And the doctors still don't know what caused the princess's illness?" The other one asked.
"I'm afraid not." The first one replied. "No one but Ayeka herself is even allowed to go near her... I hear that the doctors are worried that outside contact could expose the princess to sicknesses that she might not survive in her weakened condition..."
"Is that true?" Kiyone asked Trista. "Is Sasami ill?" She questioned in despair.
"No." Trista answered bitterly. "A lie to explain her absence to the public.
"Come." She told Kiyone as she led the way through the corridors to an isolated set of chambers. At the door stood a guard in a black uniform. He was a thug; Kiyone could see, plain and simple.
They entered the room. On the outside, it looked little different than any other set of chambers in the palace; elaborate carvings and lavish appointments, but Kiyone still felt the coldness of a cell and she noted the poorly concealed cameras in the room.
By the window sat a lonely figure. Princess Sasami looked out onto a world now forbidden her. Kiyone stood only a foot from her, but a reality apart.
Trista shook her head sadly. "Rarely, Kagato will allow Ayeka to visit with her. Beyond that, she has no contact with any other living being. Her food is served by remotes and she is tutored by machines.
"Kagato has ordered her health be monitored closely... Having her alive makes controling her sister easier.
"But the child will not survive much longer, I fear..."
"What do you mean?" Kiyone asked.
"She has lost all hope, detective. She knows that she will never be allowed to leave this place and she is on the verge of giving up..."
No! Kiyone cried in her heart. Sasami was always the one who always had faith that things would be alright. Kagato should rot in hell! And I should be right there beside him if I let this happen. She thought angrily at herself.
Although she knew that Sasami would not even be aware of it, Kiyone reached out to put a hand on her shoulder with a gentle squeeze... Tears were rolling down Kiyone's face.
"Sasami... I swear to you! I won't let this happen!... I'll find some way to make it right, I promise!" She said and spun on Trista...
"Tell me how to fix this!" She demanded. "Don't you dare tell me this can't be fixed, because I'm going to and you are going to help me!" She declared.
"Actually, detective." Trista said looking on her with a smile, as if she had been waiting for this. "There is a way..."
To Be Continued: