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Mask-Chapter 9

"A fun day and The Chase"

Yuki and Tatsuha decided to stay at an inn a few blocks away from Ryuichi's house. They settled in, Yuki in the living room still puffing his smoke.

"You know Onichan,you better stop smoking it's bad for your health" Tatsuha warned.Yuki just gave him a glare, puffed his cigarette and released it on Tatsuha's face.

"Mind your own business, remember I'm only here to pick up the brat and after all this I won't ever have to see your stupid face again" Yuki said coldly. Tatsuha just smiled, he knew his older brother has a soft side on him he just donesn't want to show it. They went out to eat at the most famous ramen shop in the place.

After a satisfying lunch, as it was almost 3 in the afternoon. They stopped at a small grocery shop, they were looking at the liquor section when suddenly Yuki and Tatsuha heard a loud crash. They instantly saw a middle aged woman laying on the ground with broken sake bottles surrounding her. The manager of the shop was furious.

"You clumsy woman!you are going to have to pay for all of the bottles you have broken"he said so roughly. Yuki was getting pissed,he got out his money from his wallet and threw money on the store manager's face.

"Here you fat,balding idiot. You have no right to insult this woman, in fact seeing that most of your products are already expired still you expose them and to begin with your wine rack is getting so old that it could have broken on it's own. Now whether you shut the hell up and apologize to this woman or we could help her sue your ass. It's your decision anyway" Yuki said in his usual tone. The store manager fumed but Yuki was right. He picked up the money on the ground, apologized to the woman and asked someone to clean up the mess.

They help the lady up, Tatsuhe realized it was Ryuichi's mother. "Ne,Onichan..this is Ryu-koi's mother. We could offer to carry her things for her and go to their house" Tatsuha whispered. Yuki just nodded. After shopping they helped the lady bring her things and followed her to her home.

"Excuse me ma'am, where are your children?" Yuki asked.

"You can just call me Mrs.Sakuma.Oh, there's a festival in town maybe they went there early. Won't you stay here for dinner?" Mrs. Sakuma asked.

"That sounds tempting Mrs.Sakuma but I guess we'll be making our way. My brother and I always wanted to attend a festival together.But thanks for the invitation though" Tatsuha said.They decided to go to the festival, and hopefully all this would be over and have their koi's back.

Ryuichi and Shuiichi were already in the festival, the place was so full of color and everyone always had a smile on her face. Ryuichi couldn't help but look at Shuiichi. He had to chuckle because they ran out of Kimono's for guys but still Shuiichi agreed to wear a Yukata(Japanese kimono for girl's), as his paink hair was tied. Every guy in town had their eyes on him. Including a pair of eyes watching him in a dark alley.

They were having so much fun from eating dumpling to playing a lot of games. Ryuichi's sisters went to watch a fashion show, so it was like a date for him and Shuuichi. They finally decided to watch a play, they found their seats. Suddenly Shuiichi stood up, I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be right back okay Sakuma-san" Shuiichi said, Ryuichi just nodding in return.

Shuiichi went out of the auditorium , not knowing someone was following behind.He entered the bathroom,did his business and washed his hands. Suddenly someone in a mask burst out one of the doors, grabbed him and covered his mouth and making him smell this gas. He passes out in the stranger's arms.

It has been 30 minutes already and Shuiichi he decided to check up on him. When he got there he knew he couldn't enter the girl's bathroom. Luckily, girls came out of the bathroom.

"Anou, I was wondering. Because umm..my 'girlfriend' has been there for a long time I wonder if there was someone else in there" he asked.

"Oh no, we were the only ones in there"they replied. Ryuichi's eyes widened, he knew something was wrong. He ran around the place and asked someone some questions.

"If you're looking for the pink haired girl in a pink kimono with yellow flowers in it.It seems like she passed out or something. A guy in a mask was carrying her towards that old abandoned house a few blocks from here" a little boy said. Ryuichi thanked him and hurriedly made his way to where Shuiichi and that guy were said to be.

'Wait for me Shuiichi' Ryuichi prayed.

Yuki really hates crowded places, Tatsuha was amused at his bother's pissed off face.

"How in the world can we see Ryuichi and that brat with all these people here"Yuki said in his annoyed voice. Suddenly Tatsuha could see Ryuichi coming out from the theatre.

"Onichan! There's Ryuichi we should follow him" Tatsuha said and with that not caring at all they pushed through the other people and chased after Ryuichi.

When Shuiichi finally woke up, he realized he was all tied up. There was guy standing before him. He was dressed all in black, with his black long hair and piercing green eyes.

"So you are awake, my dear Yukari" he said in his deep voice.

"Who that hell is Yukari? And why am I being all tied up and who are you!Shuiichi spoke up struggling to get out. The guy got out a photograph and let Shuiichi look at it.

"Don't you remember me Yukari?we were supposed to get married, you ran away.Why?why Yukari?" he asked. Shuiichi looked at the photograph, he really did look like that Yukari girl except of course that he's a guy.

"I don't ever know you, and my name's not Yukari it's Shindou Shuiichi" Shuiichi spat out.

"It's me Kentaro.I don't wanna lose you anymore Yukari, let's die together ne so that no one will be able to separate us anymore"he spoke out as he got a blade from his pocket. He gave Shuiichi a hug and slowly positioned the blade on Shuiichi's wrist. Shuiichi hoped like before, Yuki would come to his rescue, but he knew it was all too impossible.

"Get the hell away from him!" a voice screamed out. Kentaro turned around as Shuiichi saw Ryuichi, all out of breathe,covered in sweat.

"You will not hurt Shuiichi!"he commanded.

"Get away from here, Yukari's all mine! You will not take her away"he warned as he got out a small pocket knife from his pants.

"Don't you dare hurt Sakuma-san!" Shuiichi yelled out.

"So you're the guy Yukari ran away with? No matter I will kill you before anything else" he turns to Shuiichi and smiled. "It will all be over Yukari, and we'll be together again".

As the guy was looking at Shuiichi, Ryuichi tackled the making them both fall onto the ground.Ryuichi managed to pin down Kentaro but he was still too strong. He kicked Ryuichi's stomach,mking him hit his head on the wall hard.

"Now where were we Yukari?"he grinned evily and he approached Shuiichi closely.

Shuiichi's eyes were now filled with tears, as his whole body was starting to shake. Kentaro got close. Though his body was weak, Ryuichi got up, took a chair and striked Kentaro hard on back. He fell.Ryuichi approached Shuiichi,he fell to his knees and looked at him.

"I love you Shu-chan, I know I don't stand a chance.."before he could finish Ryuichi his sentence he became unconscious.

"Sakuma-san!wake up! Please?"Shuiichi called out.

He could hear footsteps coming.He prayed they were not accomplices of Kentaro. The door opened and there stood Yuki and Tatsuha.

"Yu-yuki?"Shuiichi's eyes widened.

"Oh my god! Ryu-koi?"Tatsuha rushed to Ryuichi and picked him up. Yuki went over and slowly untied Shuiichi.

"Let's go Shuiichi" Yuki said.

Author's Notes: Waaaaah!finally I updated. CLIFFHANGER! Please read and review so I will feel motivated to write some more..the end is near for Mask…you have to send me reviews to know the ending.