19 Thorns of a Rose
Disclaimer: No claims on this one people!
Joh: Hey! I'm so bad at these updates…sigh
0o0o0
Kaoru pulled her hair loose and flopped down on the bed. It was cold and the mattress sunk under her weight. She closed her eyes wearily.
What was that? Something was vibrating in her pocket. A feeling of loathing rose in her as she pulled out the phone. It was ringing.
0o0o0o0
The young teenager was tempted to throw the cell phone across the room and watch it break as it hit the wall. But no, he would find her anyway.
After the phone rung two more times Kaoru forced herself to pull it out of her pocket and flip it open. "Yeah?"
"Rose," his smooth voice flowed across the line caressing her ears. "Meet me on Cherry St."
"Now?" she asked irritably. She didn't even know where that was.
"If you don't want your sister dead."
Kaoru froze; not noticing how hard her hand was trembling. "Sister? I don't have a sister…"
"Yes you do. Misao." He said patiently.
"How do you know?" Kaoru demanded. Misao and her were sisters, but they didn't live together so most people never realized that they were related.
Battousai chuckled. "I just know. Now come. I expect you to be here in 30 minutes."
"Wait, but I-!" the line went dead as a soft click could be heard. "Damn." She cursed shutting the phone off.
Reluctantly Kaoru got out off bed and crept out of the room. 'Where the hell is Cherry St anyway?' she thought desperately to herself. An image of Misao's bloody body flashed in her mind. 'That bastard…he didn't need to bring her into this.'
As silently as she had come she made her way outside. Once she had exited the building she stood still to allow her dark yes to adjust to the night.
'Cherry St…Cherry St…I don't think I have any maps…it must be in the better part of the city though, otherwise I probably would have recognized the name.' Kaoru sighed and looked up into the sky.
Starless, as usual.
Another sigh and she was on her way, walking down the sidewalk. "Half an hour, huh?" Kaoru murmured to herself aloud. Considering the fact that she didn't know where this place was it wasn't a lot of time.
'I need Danny for this, but I shouldn't get him involved.' Kaoru told herself glumly. With that last thought Kaoru broke into a run, bounding down the narrow streets.
0o0o0
Battousai smirked to himself as he glanced at his watch. "26 minutes Rose." He murmured softly.
"So you're serious about this?" Sano asked, chuckling slightly.
Battousai cocked his head to the side and grinned. "Of course. She's fun, don't you think?"
His friend laughed. "You're twisted!"
"I know." Was the amused reply. "25 minutes."
0o0o0
"Damn it!" Kaoru swore, bending over to catch her breath. She was standing alone on the clean white strip pavement. Green yards and fancy houses were spread out on either side of the street.
"Where the hell is this place?" she muttered, frustrated. "How does he expect me to find it?"
She cursed again and checked the cell phone for the time. "20 more minutes."
0o0o0
"Does she even know where Cherry St is?" Sano asked suddenly, glancing at his friend.
"No."
"And you only gave her half an hour?"
Battousai smiled slightly. "She should be able to find it." He broke off and glanced at his watch. "18 minutes left."
"I can't believe you." Sano chuckled, stretching his arms above his head.
0o0o0
"17 minutes!" Kaoru exclaimed. She leaned against the street light, thinking. There was no one out this late at night, so one could give her directions. She could just wander around and hope to stumble upon Cherry St, but she didn't have time to do that.
She looked up at the houses. 'Sturdy roofs, maybe I could…' she smirked. Yes, it seemed Kaoru had found a solution.
0o0o0
"8 minutes remaining." Battousai laughed softly, brushing his long bangs out of his face.
"She's not going to make it…" Sano was cut off when Battousai raised a hand, silencing him.
"Quiet. She is here."
Sano turned around when he heard a soft thump behind him. A girl had just landed in the middle of the street. Her long black hair was tied up in a ponytail and fell across her back.
Beads of sweat rolled down the side of her face, showing that she had been going at a fast pace. She straightened and looked Battousai in the eye, blue eyes shimmering with defiance.
"I made it." She told him calmly, striding up to him.
Battousai leaned towards her and waved his hand lazily at Sano, signaling for him to leave. "So you have." He whispered in her ear.
0o0o0
Joh: sorry, I just thought that was a cool last line to stop at.
Don't have time to answer the reviews today, sorry!
Thank you to all my readers, please review!