Chapter 31
Hikan's POV
I turned around once more and was greeted by a familiar face.
"S-Shizuki! Where have you been! And what the hell happened to you!" I shouted, she had blood on the all over her yukata and hair and was looking at me with an insane look,
"I've been searching Hikan. I remember my purpose~!" she replied, her purpose for what?!
"What do you mean?" I asked her and she cracked a smile at me in return,
"My purpose, I remember why I was with you, I was supposed to get rid of the CPU's and that's exactly what I did!" she replied, what?! Don't tell me she…
"Shizuki… did you… kill them!" I yelled, she started laughing,
"Yes! Yes I did! I killed the CPU's! I finally did it Hikan!" she said, it sounded like she was expecting to be praised,
"Why…" I muttered,
"What was that? I didn't catch that." she stated, I ran towards her and grabbed her shoulders,
"WHY!" I yelled in her face, she kept that same smile,
"I did it for you! You wanted me to kill them! I remembered what you told me before!" she said, when did I ever want that!
"Allow me to refresh your memory." a voice said, no, not him again!
I let go of Shizuki's shoulders and put my hands on my head, "GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" I yelled, this isn't Saito or anyone I knew!
I saw the scene around me change, I was now standing in a field, it was the one beside Planeptune, I saw a younger me and a girl, who i'm guessing is the younger Shizuki., I was lying in the younger Suzuki's arms, blood gushing out of my head.
"Shizuki… please… get out of... here." the younger me said, the younger Shizuki started shaking her head,
"No! I'm not leaving you Hikan! I'm lost without you!" she yelled, the younger me raised his hand and placed it at her cheek,
"Then… at least… make me this promise…" the younger me said, the younger Shizune placed her hand in the younger me's hand
"Anything." she replied,
"Kill… the… CPU's… for me…" the younger me muttered before closing his eyes and dropping his hand.
The younger Shizuki stood up and a shadow was casted over her vision, then the glowing marks appeared again then the scene vanished and I was back in the forest in Lowee, I was on my knees with my hands on my head still, I did say that, I remember now.
Shizuki crouched down next to me and put her hand on my cheek, "Do you remember Hikan? I did what you told me to do. I did it for you!" she said, I was speechless, this couldn't be real…
"Shizuki… I thought we were supposed to change…" I muttered, I looked up at her and she had an innocent look for a second, then flashed a crazy smile,
"We did change Hikan, but it was the wrong thing to do. We need to go back to our old selves, the ones that kill people." she said, No this couldn't be her!
"Get away from me!" I yelled as I pushed her and stood back up,
"Hiiiikan~! Don't push meeee~!" she said, what happened to her! What is this world I'm in!
"SHUT UP! I don't know who you are, but you're not Shizuki!" I yelled, the fake Shizuki smiled even more,
"Hiiikan! You're be mean~!" she replied, my anger was rising, I clenched my fists and looked at her,
"Tell me who you are!" I yelled as ran towards her and grabbed her by her yukata and lifted her in the air,
"I'm Shizuki, I'm your childhood friend Hikan." she stated, I shoved her against a tree,
"DON'T SPEAK HER NAME! I know it's not her!" I yelled, Shizuki's smile turned into a frown,
"Hikan, it is me!" she yelled, I then put my hands on her neck and began choking her, it's not her! It can't be!
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" I shouted, Shizuki put her hands on my mine and tried to pull them off,
"Hi..kan… it hurts…" she said, but I didn't stop.
"Tell me where she is!" I yelled, she started kicking her legs, I tried to stop, but couldn't I just tightened my grip,
"Hi..kan! Stop!" she begged, but I didn't, I just tightened my grip even more, then she stopped kicking, she looked me straight in the eyes, "I… Love… You." she stated before shutting her eyes and dropping her hands, her body was starting to go cold, I dropped her and stared at her body, she was dead.
"See? What did I say we were! We're killers, we'll kill anyone in cold blood!" the voice shouted, tears formed in my eyes, did I just kill… Shizuki…
"No! This isn't real! They're all alive!" I yelled as I put my hands on my head and began shaking my head furiously, I'm still in bed, I'm gonna wake up with Neptune beside me!
"They're all dead! I was finally able to kill again!" the voice said, I looked at the tree in front of me and punched it as hard as I could, the tree ended up tipping over, I completely uprooted it from the ground.
I felt a heavy force on my chest and I fell over on my back, I need to get out of here!
As if on cue, the area around me began to disappear and my vision started to blacken as well…
"..!" I jerked up out of bed and was covered in sweat, not only that, Neptune was sitting on me and because of my sudden action, she almost fell out of the bed,
"NEPU! Geez, don't scare me like that!" she scolded me along with a playful smack to my cheek, I just sat there and stared at her, she tilted her head, "What is it, is there something on my face?" she asked, but I just threw my arm around her and pulled her into a tight hug,
"Thank god!" I said as I held her,
"Hikan! What's up with you?" she replied, I looked down at her,
"Just had a nightmare is all, i'm glad you're still here." I told her and she looked up at me,
"Well yeah, of course I would be here, the fans would be upset if I wasn't." she stated, her and her fourth wall breaking shenanigans, "By the by, your phone was ringing earlier, I answered it to see who it was and it was someone named Ozaki?" she also said, Ozaki called? Shit!
"Where did you put it?" I asked her and she pulled it out of her hoodie pocket,
"Here you go!" she replied and I took it, I looked at when he called me and it was right before I woke up, I recalled him and got an immediate answer,
"Hikan is that you!" he shouted, what was he all worked up about?
"Yeah it's me, what's wrong?" I asked him, he was breathing hard,
"I don't have time to explain, I'll tell you tomorrow, meet me outside the cave to the hideout!" he said and hung up, what happened?
"What did he want?" Neptune asked me and I looked at her,
"Something happened apparently, he told me to meet him tomorrow, but that can wait, Neptune I want you to tell me what happened when you fought Shizuki." I said and her face darkened some,
"Uh… I mean if you want to hear it." she said, when Neptune get's upset about something, it's always bad.
"Go ahead and tell me." I stated and Neptune explained what happened…
"Dammit!" I cursed, why did she just run! Did I really hurt her that badly?
"I'm sure we'll find her again Hikan, then you can apologize for whatever you did." Neptune replied, I patted her head to reassure her.
"Of course we will, I won't leave her alone out there." I stated as I got off the bed, "You coming?" I asked and she nodded as she got off the bed as well, we both walked out the door to our room.
We walked into the living room and inside was IF and Blanc, they were both sitting on the couch, IF seemed deep in thought and Blanc was reading a book, it also seemed to be dark outside.
"Hey." I greeted and Blanc looked over at me, IF looked over after Blanc,
"Oh Hikan and Nep, you're both up." IF said, Blanc just stared at me,
"Yeah, I got a call from Ozaki." I replied, IF smiled,
"Already? Nice, that helps a lot." IF said, I sat down on the couch next to Blanc,
"He said to meet him tomorrow, something happened and he can't explain right now, he seemed to be in a hurry." I explained and IF put her finger on her chin,
"That seems suspicious to me, but we'll see what happens I guess." IF stated,
"I'll trust him for now, but I'll be on guard when I go to meet him tomorrow." I said and IF nodded then followed up with a yawn, "Get some rest, you'll need it." I said and IF stared at me,
"No, I can stay up a little longer." IF said then yawned again, I smirked a bit,
"Again. I don't think your body is agreeing with you, don't worry, I'll be up." I reassured and she finally nodded then got up and walked out of the room, I looked over at Neptune and found her sleeping on a chair, she just woke up too! "Both those girls can be a handful." I said, I looked over at Blanc to catch her staring at me, she blushed and looked away,
"Hey Blanc, can I ask you something?" I asked her and she looked at me again,
"What is it?" she said quietly, I stared up at the ceiling,
"Well, what were your views on the Console War?" I asked and Blanc put her head down,
"I didn't care about it really, as long as my nation and the people in it were safe, then I would do anything." she replied, she really cared about this place and her people.
"That's good to know. It's nice to hear that someone is looking out for their people." I stated and Blanc looked at me,
"Hikan, if you don't mind me asking, what happened during your childhood, I heard that you were one of them, but you don't seem bad." she told me, I put my head down,
"It's not something I like talking about, but I'll tell you since you answered my question." I said and I looked at her again, "it'll be a long story, so get ready." I said then started explaining everything about my past.
After I explained everything Blanc was looking down at her book, "Hikan. I'm sorry for what happened to you." she stated and I nodded, I told her about me being a "mistake" and me being a part of The Saviors.
"It's fine, i've been able to get over it for a while now." I replied and she looked at me,
"Hikan, can I go with you to meet Ozaki tomorrow?" she asked, I looked at her with wide eyes,
"What? I mean I don't mind, but why do you want to go with me?" I asked her and she looked at me,
"If it is someone from that group, then the fake me must have met him, I need to make sure that he still believes in me." she said, I nodded,
"Alright, you can come with me." I stated and Blanc smiled, my heart skipped a beat when she did, it was really cute.
"Thank you." she stated, I stared at the wall for a second,
"Hey, why don't you-" I stopped mid-sentence when I looked at Blanc again, she fell asleep and her head was resting on my shoulder,
"You two look cute together." A voice said, I looked over to see Financier looking at us,
"I-It's not what it looks like?!" I said and Financier smiled,
"It's fine, she needs someone like you in her life." she said as she sat in a chair across from us, "She's been alone running this nation, she trusted me for the most part and I've been looking after her." Financier told me, "She didn't know what to do, after she came down from Celestia, she was immediately attacked by The Saviors and was defeated, then the witch took her power and transformed into her, Lady Blanc was treated as the fake of Lowee and was driven out, she didn't know who to trust, but I came to her and was able to hide her from the Lowean Guard." Financier explained,
"Why are you telling me this?" I asked her and she smiled,
"Lady Blanc needs someone that can protect her, someone like you." she told me and I looked at Blanc, she was still sleeping peacefully on my shoulder, "She's grown quite attached to you, when you were gone, she would talk about you." Financier said,
"Don't worry, I'll protect her." I said and Financier nodded,
"I'm sure you will." Financier said as she stood up and walked out of the room,
I was now alone with Blanc sleeping on my shoulder and Neptune sleeping on the chair on the other side of the room, I stared at the wall, Ozaki, I will protect Blanc, don't worry.
Ozaki's POV
"Is it true?" the so-called "fake" Blanc asked me and I nodded,
"I witnessed it with my own eyes, we were ambushed and the captain was overrunned, he was killed instantly and was hanging from a tree." I explained, Saito stood behind me with his hand on his chin,
"Did you see the attacker?" he asked me and I shook my head,
"He was too fast, he killed the captain in a swift movement, I couldn't react in time." I replied and Saito looked at Blanc,
"I apologize for your loss of men Lady Blanc, but we need to find this attacker now, it could possibly Hikan Masato." Saito told her and she nodded,
"We will search for him immediately, he has to be in Lowee somewhere and I will find him." she replied and stomped out of the room,
"Well done Ozaki, get some rest for now, you've earned it." Saito said and I bowed,
"Thank you sir, I will excuse myself now." I replied and walked out of the room, a few other guards were stealing glances at me as I walked through the halls on my way to my chambers, I needed to rest after this screwed up night.
I took off my helmet revealing my blonde hair, I sat down on my bed not even worrying about taking off my armor and equipment, I was too tired, I just needed to sleep…
"Hey have you heard?" said voices outside my door, what the hell were they doing? Can't they tell i'm trying to sleep!
"Yeah, well kinda, some are saying that it was Ozaki that killed the captain, but there's no proof." the voice said, "Not only that, but the other members in said that they seen 'that' girl." the voice also said, what girl were they talking about?
"You mean the one that helped Hikan escape all those years back?" the other voice replied, what? I wasn't told about this at all.
"I don't know, the only thing that bothers me is that she wasn't with Hikan this time, weren't they supposed to be together even now?"
"I don't know, we're supposed to go searching for her. I'm going to bed though." then I heard footsteps wander off, girl with Hikan? That's doesn't help me as much, he's surrounded by girls from what I've seen, I'll ask him tomorrow, nothing left to do now, but sleep…
I got out of bed and did what I usually do, sit-ups, push-ups, everything I needed to do to wake myself up,
Alright, now I need to find Hikan, I told him to meet me by the entrance to the cave, but I forgot to say what time, I'll call him now, I sat down on my bed,
"Hello? Who is this?" A voice said, this voice… is it really!
"Lady Blanc… is that you?" I asked and I heard a gasp,
"Ozaki?" she replied, it really is true, Hikan was telling the truth,
"Where is Hikan, it's time for us to meet with each other." I asked her,
"He's right here asleep, I'll let him know when he wakes up." she replied, "Ozaki." she called out,
"Hmm? What is it?" I replied,
"No matter what happens, know that Hikan will save everyone." she said then hung up, she really believes in Hikan doesn't she?
I got off my bed and opened my door, the halls were quiet and empty, I guess everyone has already gone out.
I was on my way to the entrance until I got stopped by someone, Saito.
"Ozaki? Where are you going?" he asked me, I turned around and gave him a salute,
"I need to join my teammates, I need to head out now." I replied and Saito tilted his head,
"You recovered from your injuries overnight?" he said in a confused tone.
"Not exactly, but I cannot let them go alone, I need to keep my watch on them." I told Saito, he nodded and walked up to me,
"I know you'll make Lady Blanc proud, you are the true captain to your team." he said as he put his hand on my shoulder then left, it pisses me off that he talks about Lady Blanc like she's the real one, but I need to go find Hikan.
I opened the door to the hideout and went through the cave until I got outside…
Hikan's POV
"Hey, Hikan wake up." A voice said along with shaking me a bit,
"Just… five more… minutes…" I muttered, I never got to sleep this well for a while.
"That won't work Blanc! You need to do this!" another voice said along with a slight pain to my abdomen, I shot my eyes open,
"OW! Be careful you know!" I yelled and I saw Neptune and Blanc in the room, Neptune elbowed me in the abdomen to wake me…
"Neptune! Be careful!" Blanc yelled, we both looked over in shock, that was the first time I heard her yell, it was the same for Neptune.
"Whoa! Calm down Blanc, I only did it to wake him up, he's been through worse!" Neptune used for her defense, Blanc looked at me,
"Are you alright?" she asked me in a concerned tone, I nodded,
"Yeah, don't worry, Neptune's right, i've been through worse." I agreed, to think that Blanc would actually get hostile just by a little hit towards me, not only that, I didn't think that she would yell, she seems really quiet.
"By the way Hikan, Ozaki called a little bit ago, he said it's time to meet up." Blanc told me, so she talked to him.
"Alright, it's time to head out then," I said and Blanc nodded, "Neptune you stay here." I also stated and her jaw dropped,
"What?! Why?!" She said confused and I sighed,
"It'll be better if you stay here. Don't worry, it'll be a quick trip." I said and Neptune puffed out her cheeks,
"You're just going so you can spend time with Blanc alone..." she muttered making both Blanc and I blush furiously,
"That's not it!" we said in unision, Neptune squinted her eyes.
"Fiiiine, I'll stay here and wait." She agreed, at least she understands, I don't want to take many chances,
"Alright, Blanc let's head out, Ozaki will be waiting for us." I said and she nodded, we walked towards the door and hopped over the railing, "Blanc, I want you to know that if there is one sign of danger, I want you to run back to the Basilicom." I stated and Blanc looked at me with a confused gaze,
"No, I can still fight, even if I can't transform." she argued and I shook my head,
"It's not that, I know you can fight, it's just that I promised Ozaki that I would protect you. I want you to run if there's danger, okay?" I told her, she stared at me before finally nodding,
"Alright, but please be careful." she replied as we walked to the meetup point in silence…
"Looks like it's clear." I whispered as I looked around the area, there was no-one there except Ozaki, who I saw next to a tree.
"It really is him." Blanc stated, I walked out from the bushes and walked towards Ozaki, when he saw me, he waved.
"There you are." he stated as he walked over to me, he looked at me with a look of relief,
"I'm not the only one." I stated and Blanc came out from behind me, he looked at her and his eyes widened,
"L-Lady Blanc…" he muttered quietly, he withdrew his sword and stabbed it into the ground. "I'm sorry… I betrayed Lowee and you… I'll take any punishment you give me." he said, I looked down at Blanc, she was staring at him.
"You did nothing wrong Ozaki, you were fooled like the rest of the Lowean guard, but with Hikan's support, everything will be alright." Blanc told him, Ozaki looked up at her,
"Lady Blanc…" he called out, but we were interrupted by clapping,
"Nice work Ozaki, you lured them out." a voice said followed by clapping, then a figure appeared from out of the trees, it was another Blanc,
"I should've known I would be followed…" Ozaki muttered before turning around,
"Blanc, get behind me." I stated and looked at Blanc, she was staring at the other Blanc with looks to kill,
"Well look who came back." The fake Blanc said as she stared at me,
"So, you're the one who took Blanc's power?" I asked, my anger was starting to rise.
"Give it back!" the Blanc next to me yelled, the fake Blanc started laughing,
"Do you actually think that I would do that? You've lost your chance." The fake Blanc said, I turned my full body towards her,
"If you think you'll get away, you're dead wrong, give Blanc her power back and I promise you'll leave in one peace." I warned, the fake Blanc started laughing again,
"And if I don't?" she asked and I smirked,
"Then you'll die by my hand." I answered,
"I think I'll pass." she said then turned around.
I charged at her and raised my fist, but my motions stopped, the fake Blanc turned back and materialized a hammer,
"Know your place!" she yelled and smashed my side, sending me flying into a tree, I collided with the tree and broke it, flying into the other trees behind me,
"HIKAN!" I heard Blanc yell, I got up from the rubble and held my side, that hit did hurt,
"This will be good." I stated as I ran towards the area again, as I ran, I felt my left eye began to hurt again and the red aura was surrounding me, when I arrived in the area, Ozaki and the real Blanc were still in the same spot, but the fake Blanc wasn't anywhere to be seen,
"Where is she?!" I yelled, Ozaki pointed towards the trees and I ran through the trees,
"Hikan! Wait!" he yelled, but I didn't stop, I will KILL that bitch!
A/N: I apologize about the late upload, I was streaming with one of my friends on twitch, anyway, I don't really have anything else to say other than Chapter 16 of Two Friends, Four Goddesses may not be done tomorrow, but we'll try and get it done as best we can! Thanks for reading and I hope to see you all later!
