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Thanks to my reviews, I got 4! Please, you can send more you know? Hint… ok that wasn't funny… anyways,
Luna: You'll see, in this chapter… so, you're not a big Shirako fan huh? That's okay, not a lot of people are. But I am, I LOVE SHIRAKO TAKAMOTO! AND I LOVE HIS LAST NAME! (By now, you might have noticed, I'm a bit obsessive compulsive…)
Wings of speed: I'm going to die soon… please! Spare me! I have to put Shirako through a little itty bitty bit of pain (JUST A LITTLE!) or the whole plot is messed! Sees racing drone hybrid NO! Please! I beg you!
Alexandria Sherazade: Keep Taro then, but Shirako's mine! MINE!
LadyDragoon: Well, here's the next chapter, but if you're a major Shirako fan… PLEASE DO NOT HURT ME!
Well, here's the next chapter… and again, DON'T HURT ME!
Chapter 3 Pain
Shirako Takamoto drove his Teku car in the highway, thinking of how he could tell the others… why should they care what happens to me? He thought as he took the exit into highway 400. (A/n: he's going to Canada, remember? If you're not Canadian and don't know how the roads work, well, just go on with the flow, thank you!). But this has to do with everyone anyways… I can't believe that they got a hold of it. How did they do that? Oh shit… me and my baka head… he must have found it…
A sharp pain jolted through his head and he held his head, the car steered sideways, but the expert driver held it back in place. Kami…I don't have a lot of time… it's getting worse day by day…
Kurt and Wylde waited for Karma to bring her stuff downstairs into the apartment lobby. "I wonder what's wrong with Shirako… Karma won't tell me anything…"
"Maybe that's because I don't know anything."
Wylde tried suppress a laugh as Karma walked out of the elevator with her two bags. Kurt glared at his younger sibling. "Markie…" He warned. "Okay. Okay."
"Can we go now?" Karma asked, ignoring the two brothers. Morons. "Sure."
They walked out and into their cars. (A/n: yes, their Teku and Maniac cars. They're all bringing their cars.) "Okay, lets get this road trip started!" Kurt said, overenthusiastically.
"Sarcastic much?" Karma teased, happy about spending 3 and ½ days on the road, like any bred in the bone racer.
"Yeah well at least I'm not some traitor to the group. Uhummmm… KARMA" Kurt coughed.
Wylde rolled his eyes. "O Lord." He groaned. This was going to be a long, long day.
3 and a ½ days later.
Karma, Kurt and Wylde arrived at the Mansion that Lani and Dr. Tezla now lived in, with Vert, Lani's current boyfriend. Everyone except Shirako greeted them. Lani and Karma embraced, and Lani whispered, "Karma, you seem different…" to which Karma replied, "Don't we all?"
They went inside and sat in the living room, Karma avoiding Taro's gaze, which had focused on her for the past ten minutes. "So, Shirako's not here, yet?" Kurt asked casually. Too casually. "Well, no, but he should be, soon… he called half an hour ago." Vert replied, his arm around Lani.
"Hey, who's here, now?" A voice asked from behind. A voice Karma knew very well. " Flame!" She gasped.
"Aww, Karma sweetie!" Flame, the said young woman embraced the now fragile young woman. Flame, as he name, had natural red hair and fiery amber eyes. "It's been so long!" Flame exclaimed. "Aww, look at you!"
"Me? Look at you!" Karma shot back.
"Hold it freeze!" Kurt interrupted. "How do you two know each other?" He asked. "We've been best friends since Grade 3!" Flame replied and then turned back to Karma. " Wow…!"
"Wow." Karma replied.
Now, in unison, "Wow!"
(A/n: Yeah I know a lot of wows… yeah well, my friends Megan and Monie, do that ALL the time, only they say 'dude', yeah, I can't stop saying dude these days either… ANYWAYS…)
"Wow, what are you doing here?" Karma asked. I hope she's not involved with The Realms or something… I can't take that… dude. She laughed out loud. "Karms, what's so funny?" Kurt asked. "Oh, you mean other than her idiocy itself?" Wylde retorted.
"Nice, but next time, use a word that actually makes a bit of sense, okay?" Karma said sweetly. That's it, Karms… Keep this up and they'll believe that nothing's wrong.
"Karms?" Flame questioned.
"Flame."
"Yeah?"
"DUDE!"
Flame quickly smiled. "Dude!"
Together, "DUDE!"
(A/n: Need I say it again? Megan and Monie (ah, yes that's a nick name))
That's right Karma… you can do this… She thought as they laughed. It isn't so hard…
Shirako turned the exit, into Toronto, or more specifically, North York. After wandering around a bit, he reached the mansion. Kami… it hurts so much… I can't take it anymore… I'm going to fall… Kami make it go away…
Some how, using the extra energy that he could come up with, he walked up to the door, and rang the doorbell.
That's it… I'm done… too weak… got to sleep… so tired… Ie… He collapsed, just as the door opened."Really? So you and the other friends of yours, always, say dude when you're either surprised, or just pissed, okay. DUDE!" Vert joked.
Flame turned to him. "I'll hurt you, Vert."
"Flame, what are you doing here?" Karma asked.
"Let me explain that." Dr. Tezla's voice said from the door. "Oh, hey dad." Flame said calmly.
"What?" everyone gasped. "You're joking right?" Nolo demanded. "You have, a daughter?"
"Well, yes, why not?"
"Because… Because!" Vert exclaimed.
Karma looked at Lani, "Did you know this?" Lani shook her head. "No."
Karma looked at Dr. Tezla, so why is she here now, of all times?"
"Well, as you can probably tell, this is not just some sentimental reunion, Shirako has told me, that someone else, has gotten access, to the hologram of the Wheel Of Power."
"Oh, but what does that have to do with Flame?" Taro asked. Karma shivered when she heard his voice. God… I need to be over him… oh God, help me…
The shiver did not go unnoticed, but before anyone could say anything, the doorbell rang.
Ding Dong! "Oh that must be Shirako, we can get right back to business now, someone get the door."
Lani and Karma walked to the door. "Karma, you might try to hide, it but I can see right through you, what's wrong?"
"Lani, I'll tell you soon, but for now, lets just keep it to ourselves, okay?"
Lani didn't reply, but just opened the door, with Karma beside her, and found Shirako, falling onto her, unconscious.
A/n: as you can tell, there is definitely something wrong with Shirako, that is, his head hurting unbearably, the pain… I'm so sorry, all of you…
Sees Wings of speed's racing drone chasing after Kawaii. PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! I PROMISE THAT SHIRAKO'LL BE OKAY, IN THE END…
Till then, bye!
Japanese Dictionary:
Kami: God
Baka: Idiot/ Stupid
Ie: No
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