Summary: Two months after the mass murdering, which included: Yuki, Akito and Jeimii and the Orient Express finally pulled into the station, Tohru feels happy, but lonely. But what's worse is now Yuki is popping up in Tohru's mind and she's seeing him, one night she speaks to him. He tells her the Inspector didn't kill him; he was murdered by someone else. Now Tohru, Haru and Kyo must find out who did kill Yuki...


"In The Arms Of An Angel"

Chapter 25

Yuki The Hero

"Trying to save you?" asked Shigure, looking sceptical

"Yeah..." replied Tohru

"How's attacking you saving you?" he asked

"By attacking me, he was trying to keep me off the train! Kyoko never killed him, but he wanted us to get rid of Kyoko, so she wouldn't do this!" she said

"I don't know..." said Shigure, giving a quizzical look

"She's right you know" said Ha'ri "All of it adds up"

"I guess..."

"C'mon" said Tohru "There's not much time until this things at the bottom of a cliff!"

"What!" shouted Shigure and Ha'ri together

"I just told you!" she said, dragging them down the carriages with her "C'mon we gotta help Haru and Kyo!"

"This things gonna go off a cliff!" shouted Ha'ri

"Yes!"

Thunder and lightning flew over-head again, the storm was getting worse. The train steamed past a sign reading 'BRIDGE OUT AHEAD. SLOW SPEED TO STOP NOW (10 MILES)'

"Oh my god, this things gonna go over in ten miles!" shouting Tohru, reaching the smokers' carriage

"That gives us about 15 minutes," shouted Ha'ri "Since it's not going very fast"

Tohru ran out onto the tender, to see Haru and Kyo, and a tied up Kyoko on the engine platform

"Didn't you see the sign!" shouted Tohru

"What sign?" asked Kyo

"The bridge that is out is in ten miles! Stop the train!" she screamed "Our lives are at stake here!"

Kyoko gave a muffled laugh under the gag (no sexual innuendo needed)

"What're you laughing at?" asked Kyo, untying her gag

"There is no brake gear," she said "I snapped it off"

She laughed again

Tohru looked up where the brake should be. It was true, it wasn't there...

"Then we have to jump" she said

"What!" shouted Kyo "Have you seen the hard desert out there!"

"In my dream," said Tohru "There should be a lake near the bridge"

"I'll go on top and look out for it" said Haru, climbing up the tender and onto the carriage roof

Everyone just stood there, in silent frustration, hoping there was a lake, ready to spring them to safety

"See what you've done?" said Haru "You didn't know the bridge was out, did you?"

"Of course I did!" shouted Kyoko "That's why I made you come on here, to kill you all!"

"That's not a good thing you know," said Ha'ri

"I don't even know who you are, so shut up" said Kyoko, glaring at Ha'ri, who only glared back

"There it is!" shouted Haru "Everyone! Come quick, the lake's up ahead!"

Rain still pelted them all, they were drenched and freezing by now, but glad to have found the lake

"How far away is it?" asked Ha'ri

"About a mile or so? You can only just see it from here!" replied Haru

Everyone climbed the ladder, as Tohru climbed, she looked back at Kyoko

"We gotta get Kyoko off too" said Tohru, feeling guilty

"Are you mad!" shouted Kyo "That crazy bitch tried to kill us!"

"I know, but it's not fair for her to just die!" replied Tohru

"Just leave me to die!" Kyoko shouted "I have nothing to live for anyway!"

"C'mon Tohru!" shouted Kyo "The lakes gonna pass in about 2 minutes! C'mon!"

Tohru did as she was told, she gave one last look at Kyoko tied up behind her, and got with the others, preparing to jump off

"The lake looks as though it runs under the tracks, so I guess we're safe" said Ha'ri

The lake was rushing up quicker now

"Get ready to hold your breaht after three. OK? One... Two... Three!" shouted Ha'ri

And in a line, everyone simultaneously jumped into the freezing depths of the lake. Tohru quickley swam back up to see Kyoko, and the Orient Express... For the last time...

(A/N: OK, only two more chappies to go! Keep reading! Hope you're enjoying to reach to the climax... Like the twist?)