Started on: October 24, 2006
Finished on:October 29, 2006
R.S.: I'm kinda pissed off right now. So there's nothing really to say. Just… idk, enjoy the story, don't enjoy, it's up to you. And at least review or something.
Songs by Kaoru in this chapter are by Utada Hikaru and from Evanescence's New Album.
I believe that dreams are sacred
Take my darkest fears and play them
Like a lullaby
Like a reason why
Like a play of my obsession
Make me understand the lesson
So I'll find myself
So I wont be lost again
-"All that I'm living for" by Evanescence (A/N: Their new album is awesome.)
Who'll raise you up to heaven and drop you to hell
By: Rampaging Sorrow
Chapter Sixteen: THE RACES(part one: Leaving and arriving into the battlegrounds)
"Is all the stuff packed?"
"Yup. A week and a half's worth."
"That's good. I love this place you call a home, Kaoru. Let me sleep here some days, damn you."
"Sure. You never asked, daddy."
Kaoru put bags by the door that belonged to her, Tytto, and Yahiko as they got ready to go and catch a plane to leave. Michael's things were already in the SUV ready and as Aoshi and Allusius came back up, they grabbed the rest of the bags and they took them down. Shinji looked at them leave one behind the other with their expressions blank, their arms holding everything as they moved in silence.
"What's wrong with those two?" Tytto asked as he pointed towards the door with an arched eyebrow.
"They had a discussion with Asahi and they've been like that ever since. Allusius couldn't do anything because they were right about whatever they were saying. Taylor was with them too and he put some words in."
"Wasn't that much words, Shinji."
"You blew Aoshi's head off. That was… about five long sentences."
"I have authority. I'm his Uncle."
"You're the same damn age as him."
"… so?"
Kaoru smirked as Shinji glared at his youngest brother, his light blue eyes ice as his look said, 'respect me' Taylor put his hands up in defense, light greenish gold eyes showing he was backing down from his older brother with a smile. His hair was jet black and he had a punkish look going on with him as his spiked hair showed that he had some kind of fashion. He blew a bang from his eye and as he fixed his tie over his black t-shirt, he got up and he stretched, his average muscular body cracking out its kinks as he touched his toes and he stood back up straight.
"Anyways. Are we done?"
"Just about." Kaoru said as she finished folding up towels she had dried to take with them. She fixed them up and then she put them in a bag with the other bathing materials before she zipped that bag up and she shut the bathroom door. She walked with Yahiko down the hall towards the living room and as she could hear her father laughing, she entered to see Tytto groaning on the floor, Taylor holding a plastic bat at his side and sipping tea as if he was innocent.
"Stop it, Taylor. That's not nice."
"I don't care. He called me feminine." He replied with a soft smile and then he finished up his tea and brought the bat down two more times. Allusius came back into the room and as he asked for anymore things, Kaoru just pointed to what she had in her hand. He walked over to it and as Kaoru was going to say that she'd carry it, he took it and he turned around before exiting the room once more.
"Wow. He's really upset." She said after she heard the elevator shut. Taylor nodded and as they began to leave, Kaoru made sure she had her Ipod things before they left and Kaoru locked her door.
"It's locked." She said softly before they went to the elevators and went towards the first floor.
"You hear this song, Kenshin?"
"Yeah. Kaoru's getting better and better at this rock. Her japanese side is perfect. But this… this is awesome."
"I know. And do you listen to the words? She's giving another message out there."
"I personally like the title, Soujiro. It's called Sweet Sacrifice."
"That's sexy."
Kenshin smirked as he, Josue, Soujiro, and Tommy conversed about Kaoru's music in the car as he had downloaded it from his e-mail since she sent everybody on her personal list five songs to hear and review her about them.
"No; you gotta play All that I'm living for. Her voice in that shit is amazing. Though, she wrote that.. well, you know is on the guitar for it as a guest appearance."
"Don't really care. As long as I can't see him, it's cool. I like that one too." Kenshin replied as he turned to another exit in their Hummer and he made Tommy check their bags. He took one hand off the wheel and then he changed the song before he heard it come on after a second and play. Kaoru's voice in the beginning was brought Kenshin to loving the song even more.
"All that I'm
living for
All that I'm dying
for
All that I can't
ignore alone at night…"
"You got to admit something about this though."
"Admit what, Tommy?" Josue asked as he passed back some more water.
"He's a beast on guitar."
"Ugh. Get out my car." Kenshin joked and they laughed before they saw the airport coming up. Kenshin's phone began to ring and he let his earpiece pick it up as he just answered without looking.
"Kenshin Himura speaking. Takashi Himura isn't in at the moment and I'm taking any business that he should be handling at this time."
"… You suck at that. I can do so much better."
"Whatever, Kamiya. What do you want anyways?"
"My father wants to ask how close you are to the airport?"
"Why? I thought we were taking two different planes, Kaoru." He said as he turned again and went on the lower bridge.
"We are. But it turns out we're leaving at the same time. Hurry up, please? Your father is here with Tai and Tali, and he doesn't want to leave unless you're here."
"… Where's your group?"
"Michael's family is just getting here, My father and his brother Taylor are sitting down because our things are already going to the plane. My siblings are somewhere; Aoshi's not with them though."
"Where is he? I thought he was running." He replied as he pushed the gas and he paused the music to hear better. He switched lanes as Josue held his drink and then he heard Kaoru speak again after her laugh.
"Sorry. But, Aoshi's in the car with Allusius. They're both pissed off to the fucking max because Uncle Asahi and Taylor blasted them bad."
"What happened?"
"They won't talk to anybody but each other at the moment. Misao's with them too, so maybe she'll know something later on the plane. But whatever they know, it wasn't good. Not good at all to hear the words they were saying. Fuck this, you fucking that, I should fuck you up this, you're a dumb ass that; some real harsh words."
"Damn. Whatever they did must've been off the fucking wall."
"Yeah… Anyways. What time do you guys think you'll arrive?" she asked gently.
"About five minutes." Kenshin replied as he sped up again and Soujiro told him to warn somebody.
"Okay. I gotta go hang up and make sure that Aoshi's okay, so i'm gonna go to the car. Call your father and my and he'll meet you outside and help you with Uncle Asahi, okay?"
"Alright. Talk to ya later."
"TTYL, love."
Kenshin smirked at her internet talk and then he hung up before he sped up some more.
"What happened?"
"We got the same flight time. We gotta hurry up." Was all Kenshin said before he exited the highway and headed for the airport.
"Aoshi-kins! Smile, damn you."
"What for."
"Because I said so!"
Aoshi looked over at Misao's glare and he sighed before he gave the biggest smile he could at the moment. It was still small, but it was good enough. As Misao squealed, Aoshi's smile faded back to nothing and he saw Kaoru open the door and lt herself in the car.
"What do you want." He asked and then winced as Misao hit him on the neck.
"Where's Llusi."
"Back seat." She heard his voice go and she looked to see him laying on the floor of the van since all the seats were dropped down for the luggage. She jumped behind there with a squeal and then she laid there, her shoes soon off as she just looked up through the sunroof with Allusius, the airplane flying over them giving Kaoru something to study with light blue eyes of wonder.
"You wanted me?" Allusius finalle asked.
"Just wanted to see if you were here." She replied before he sucked his teeth before Aoshi pressed play and the car was filled with music. Kaoru began to slowly move to the music as she laid there and held her arms up with her elbows touching the carpet. Allusius looked over at her with an irritated look, but her smile instantly made him give her a little smile as she stuck her tongue out and kept bouncing.
"What's this song called?" she asked and then Allusius handed her the CD case with a bunch of different tracks he had burned onto his Ipod. He put up five fingers and then she said, 'oh' and looked at it.
Send my love to the dancefloor, I'll see you in hell (Hey Mister DJ)
"That's a hot ass title." She replied to Allusius' arched eyebrow and then she gave it back to him and went to bouncing once more. She grinned and she looked up through the sunroof to see another plane fly past. Her eyes twinkled in delight as she smiled big and then she shut her eyes and just moved her hips as she had fun doing some kind of practice.
"You're getting ready to victory party down there, huh?"
"Oh yeah. Even if I don't win. Imma dance my ass off down there the last nights. And I'm getting drunk as hell."
"That's all you're good for anyway." Aoshi replied with his non-emotionless gaze and then Kaoru just flipped him the finger before she put her arms behind her head.
"What time do we leave?"
"In about half an hour we'll board and then we'll leave sometime after that. We're first class flying anyway, so no complaints."
"How are we flying?" Misao asked as she was never informed.
"Well, most of us are going on one plane. Kenshin's group is going on the other plane. But Allusius, he's flying something else."
"What are you flying?"
"Private Plane. Me, Mike, Tytto, Aoshi, Misao, and if you wanna go, you and your cousin Mailey. Genia doesn't wanna go and neither do the others."
"Cool." She replied gently before Allusius sighed and said, 'thank god.'
"I told your father cancel you ticket." Kaoru's mouth dropped and she gave him a slap on his thigh as she said, "asshole."
"But you like it." He replied before shutting his eyes and enjoying the sunlight coming from the roof. Kaoru did as well and as she rolled over to rest half her body on his, Misao looked over at Aoshi and saw that he was about to sleep as he held her. She rested her head on his shoulder and after he dropped his seat back a little, the quad in the car slowly drifted off to sleep.
"Kenshin, you're stuff is on the plane! Take this bag with you!"
"Kaoru, relax."
"You have to be on in five minutes or that damn door is shutting, okay? I don't want you getting left behind."
Kenshin said, 'awww' sarcastically before Kaoru thanked the lady for checking his passport and nodding to her as she said where to go. She took his hand and as they jogged off, Kenshin could only laugh as she was in a rush. They got to the entrance of his flight number and as she gave his things to him, he just watched her zip his book bag up and fix his hair a little.
"Okay, mom." Kaoru gave him another glare and she then put his book bag on his back before she sighed and looked around. Kenshin arched his eyebrow before Kaoru pressed her lips to his in a peck.
"Now go! Get on that plane and I'll see you there, alright?"
"Sure." He replied and then he turned around after she pushed him a little and waved as he strode inside. Kaoru sighed and she ran towards where Aoshi told her to before she grabbed her own book bag and she walked through some doors to the outside. Aoshi was waving for her as he stood on the stairs of a plane and then Kaoru just arched her eyebrow.
"Are you kidding me?" she said to herself before she just sighed and flashed her passport to the man before he put his hand out to her and he led her towards where Aoshi was. She thanked him and then she walked up the steps before she just looked at Aoshi and watched him shake his head to her.
"Allusius' Uncle sent this damn thing. He doesn't know either."
"I know but… Allusius' family name on the airplane is hilarious for birds flying through the skies, ya know?" Aoshi laughed and nodded before he went inside and a man dressed in black shut the door and locked it.
"Sigh Hey, Mailey."
"Hmm." She said as she barely paid attention and she wrote down some things. Kaoru stuck her tongue out at her before she sat down in a seat that was there and she ran her fingers through her black locks. She pulled it onto one side and then she just sighed and she buckled at Aoshi's request and before crossing her arms.
"What's wrong, Kaoru?" Misao asked as the plane began to move. Kaoru just shook her head and then glanced out the window as she laid her head back. Allusius ran to his seat with a squeal from the cockpit and he jumped next to Kaoru before buckling up and pulling her face. She gave a smirk and then put it away with a roll of her eyes before he pouted and he laid his head onto her shoulder.
"sigh Everybody has an attitude today. I swear." Tytto sighed before he just shut his eyes for a moment to get rid of the nausea of the plane pulling off.
7:30 p.m.
Taridegan City, Taridegan
Ozitola Airport
"We all made it."
"That's good. Gather around people."
Kaoru pulled her group over to the others as her father spoke up and as they all stood around with their bookbags, Kenshin looked at Kaoru and Kaoru gave him a smile. He returned it before glaring at Allusius, who was standing next to her in baggy black jeans and a tight white top with white sneakers. He had a black skull-cap on his head and as his arms were crossed, girls that walked past couldn't help but glance at him and the other sexily dressed men in the group.
"Now, we are split up by teams at these hotels, alright?" the runners nodded as Shinji spoke and then Asahi pulled out his Blackberry and he opened up his e-mail.
"Alrighty then! Let's get this on the road…People running for America, which are Kenshin, Tara, and Thomas. You are going to The Hilton Hotel with countries China, Canada, and Greece. You'll go with Takashi since that's where he and Shinji are staying for business matters."
"Cool." Kenshin replied and he made sure that the other two heard before Asahi said whoever wanted to stay in that hotel was to move over to their side.
"That's out of the way. Now, my people running for Japan—"
"WOOOOOOHOOOOO!" the four cheered and the others just laughed as they were together, arms around each other and cheering with smiles… well, Aoshi attempted at it for the most part. Asahi shook his head with a smile as Kaoru held up a flag and waited for his response.
"You'll be staying at the Etira Pasiti Suite with the countries, Italy—"
"TUTTI GRANDINANO GLI ITALIANI! LA CORSA PIÙ GRANDE NEL MONDO!(ALL HAIL THE ITALIANS! THE GREATEST RACE IN THE WORLD!)"
The Italian speakers caught on and laughed as Allusius dropped his book bag and gave a big smile as he put a crown on his head that he had made himself and crossed his arms as he was proud to say what he felt.
"Qualunque, esso è interamente circa il Giappone d'ora in poi, bambino!(Whatever, it's all about Japan from now on, baby!)" Kaoru replied and they all laughed since they all caught it. Minus, Allusius, of course.
"Anyways. The countries Italy…" When Asahi didn't hear him speak again, they laughed as he sighed and went on.
"Italy, Jamaica, and South Africa. France, Germany, and the rest of Japan are staying somewhere else in the city seeing as they couldn't get two more rooms booked for you four. Now that we all know where we're staying, I want to see everybody at the track tomorrow at the time we all decided on which was eight thirty since the races start at ten."
"Yes." They all said and as they split off and got into the two different hotel groups, Kaoru waved at her father and she held Yahiko on her back as their group walked off and they headed for the van that was waiting outside for them.
"Daddy's a beast." Shinji laughed as he heard Genia say her words and then they went up to their separate vans and bid each other goodnight. Their bags were already inside, courtesy of Shinji's bodyguard, and they had drivers as well. Kaoru jumped straight into the backseat and as they filed into the car.
"Llusi, come back here with me and Michael!"
"No thanks. I wanna get out first since I have everything."
"Fine. Meanie." She stuck her tongue out at him as he sat in the seat behind the passenger side where Aoshi was sitting and once the door was slid shut, Michael shifted and Kaoru leaned against him in thought.
"Michael, watashi tachi ga nani demo konya suru koto ga deki nai koto o shitte iru.(Michael, you know we can't do anything tonight.)"
"Yeah, I know." He replied before Kaoru sniffed his shirt.
"I smell smoke." She said with a frown before he quickly denied that he had anything. Kaoru gave him a look that clearly said, 'liar', before Michael said, "Honestly!" His fingers were crossed under his butt and as Allusius turned up the music in the front, Kaoru growled and she pulled his head down by the ears on his hat.
Michael let her press her lips to his and after a few seconds, she let go of him and he smirked at her as she said, 'liar.'
"It was my father who made me." He said with a grin before Kaoru just laid her head on his shoulder once more and they fell asleep.
8:45 pm
Etira Pasiti Suite
Lobby
"All your stuff put away too, eh?"
"Yeah. I wanna wander around, but they said not to."
"… when have we ever followed rules?"
"The italian has a point, Kaoru."
Kaoru nodded as she sat in shorts and a long-sleeved black and white rugby styled top, her hair over her shoulder with a band holding it from her face as she examined her nails and left her legs crossed. Her creamy skin showed as her shorts were above her knee and once she made up her mind, she gave a soft curse and got up.
"I'm not waiting for anybody. They're too fucking hard-headed. Nobody said to got to the other hotel and see what it was like. Let's get out of here, because Yahiko's sleeping and they're full of shit."
"That's what I've been waiting to hear." Michael said and he got up before the other two men did as well and Kaoru slipped her keycard into her pocket. They walked out of the lobby and to the outside past the sliding doors before they headed for the parking lot. Kaoru was laughing about a joke that was starting up and as soon as Tytto began to laugh, Michael made them all stop as he heard something.
"What the heck is that." He said softly before their senses went up on a high and they looked around. Kaoru kicked her leg backwards instantly as she felt something come up on her and Allusius said, 'oooo shit' as he saw more men come up all around. They were surrounded and as they stood facing them and once they were circled, Tytto gave a nervous laugh.
"I'm guessing that this isn't the hotel greeting, huh?"
……Let's just say the event that followed wasn't too pretty.
The first thing that they say as the black bags were taken from their eyes and their blindfolds were removed was a bright light. They each hissed as it made them blind for a moment and once they got thei vision back, they looked at each other and saw that they each had the same clear expression. Anger, fatigue, and worry.
"You guys alright?" Michael asked and they all nodded before he nodded as they asked him. Kaoru couldn't even raise her hands high enough to run her fingers through her hair as her wrists were cuffed and she could barely touch her chin. They all were the same and once they heard a door open and shut, Kaoru just put her head down and put her hand on her nose as she grew frustrated and upset. aoshi1
"Hello, you four." They didn't answer and Kaoru didn't look up as she began to think. Allusius was the baddest of the four as he instantly opened his mouth and asked, "what the fuck is this."
"State your name, your age, your occupation, and what you want to be when you grow up."
"This again." Tytto asked in a statement form and the man simply said it again as he walked back and forth. They could barely see his face since he was in the darkest area of the room. All they could hear to know that he was moving was his feet and the smell of smoke drifting back and forth.
"State your name, your age, your occupation, and what you want to be when you grow up!" he barked and Allusius laughed and asked, 'if I don't'?'
He felt cold steel against the back of his neck and as his eyes hardened, he started past Tytto's head who sat across from him and then he just sighed and asked who was going to speak first.
"You know the fucking order! Let's get this shit started right now!"
"Watch your fucking mouth." Tytto barked and Kaoru winced as they punced him right in the mouth. Tytto cursed out loudly as it stung a little and he just glared as he licked the blood off of his lip. Allusius could only shake his head before Michael sighed and he spoke.
"Michael Kamiya. Seventeen years of age. Drug transporter and fighter for hire. Looking forward to be an architect after a few years of college."
"Next." Another voice was heard barking through what seemed like an intercom. Tytto groaned before he licked the blood from his mouth and spoke again.
"Tytto Kamiya. Seventeen years of age. Transporter and fighter for hire. Aiming to be a business man under Kamiya products."
"Next." Kaoru didn't speak for a moment as she examined her nails that were slightly bruised. A hiss escaped her lips as her hair was pulled back and she felt the steel against her throat.
"Are you gonna talk, or do I have to end your life? You're a really pretty girl, you know."
"I don't except compliments from women-abusers and you can end whatever you want. Now get the fuck off of my hair before I have Allen send somebody to kill your ass while you're taking a fucking shower."
The man let go after her words and he pushed her forward before Kaoru just sighed and shifted again as she looked defiantly at the camera that was watching her every move. She gave it the finger and then as she was forced to speak, she frowned as she moved her mouth.
"Kaoru Kamiya. Age Seventeen. Transporter, fighter for hire, spy, maker of Maristrati, and kidnapper. Already achieving my dreams."
"Next. Let's go, brown kid."
"Don't get fucking racial before I start talking about how fucking black you are. Ever heard of sun-tan lotion?"
The three Kamiyas smirked, but then frowned as he was hit in the back of the head and it swung forward. Allusius didn't make any signs, but then as they barked for him to speak, he just raised his head up and glared with bi-eyes of pure anger with his lips forming a thin line after he was done speaking, his body leaned to the side as he looked at his commrades.
"Allusius Micolagio. Age Seventeen. Transporter, Smuggler, Fighter for Hire, Spy, and Sniper. Already doing what I've wanted to do since in the womb."
They all just began to look at each other and once they all gave a glance at Michael, he just shut his eyes and nodded before they were told to stop looking at one another in such ways.
"This is an injustice." Kaoru said sarcastically before they just smirked and Kaoru was told to shut up. Michael was slowly working his way to uncuffing his self under the table with something that he always held up his pocket. A small lock pick.
"You all know why you're here, right?"
The voice through the intercom sounded familiar to Kaoru, but she couldn't place it on any of the faces that she's seen in the past. It made her skin crawl a little bit and as they all didn't answer, he said, 'right?', again in a way to tell them to answer.
"No fucking clue." Was what they responded with before he said, 'language.' And they just glared at wherever he was. Michael kept his face as calm as he could as he kept picking at his lock, he got one hand free as the man on the intercom spoke to them.
"You're here because tomorrow are the races. Tomorrow is, what you guys know as, your chance to break the ties. I'm here to inform you that the rules for that have changed."
"And they are…" Allusius and Kaoru both spoke up to respond to the statement.
"They are simple. Win, or you're in for life. Not the extra year. If you can win these races, then you're home free. For you Kamiyas, things are simple because all you need is Kaoru to win most of her races. Allusius, you don't have it as easy seeing as you're going against some fast men."
"I know." He barked.
"Well, just wanted to let you know this. You have to kick your ass out there to win just one event. Just one event counts the most. And that's the 400 m and the 400 m Hurdles. Think you can do it?"
"There's not fucking think. I can do it. Nobody's going to stop me."
Tytto smirked as Michael passed him the pick under the table and he went to do himself.
"Are you ready for the races, Kaoru?"
"Why would I not, I wonder."
"Just a simple, question. I'd advise you to keep your smart-comments to yourself unless you want to end up on the missing list again."
Kaoru's insides boiled and she grew angry before she raised her foot and kicked the table with anger. Tytto told her to chill with a shocked expression before she just apologized and gave it one more kick. They came and they grabbed her harshly before they dropped her head back and made her look at them.
"Didn't I just warn you about eight minutes ago? Huh? Didn't I tell you I'd end your life?"
"I could have swore I said end it." She replied cooly and as he let her go and just gave her a smack, Kaoru's face turned and she spit out the tangy taste of blood.
"Your mother teach you to hit like a girl?"
"Why you little—"
Tytto passed it to Kaoru under the table once the man went back to walking about in the dark and the man on the intercom spoke and he began to tell them about deals that were failing in Italy because the Fantastic Four wasn't there anymore. They smirked at each other and then Tytto glared at Michael.
"What did I do?"
"You didn't get hit yet."
Ten minutes later…
"That solve your anger now, Tytto?"
"Yes. It actually does. Nice lip."
Michael spit blood on his shirt and as Tytto got angry at him for doing it, Kaoru passed it to Allusius and Allusius quickly went to work.
"Do you understand your jobs for these races?"
"Yeah, yeah. We gotta run. Then run some more. Then talk and sit. The run. Now, I think we'll be leaving."
"You sit still, you little—"
Tytto dropped his chair backwards and he dropped his legs as Kaoru and Michael kicked the table up and Allusius kicked it forward to the two men coming towards them. They got up and Kaoru began to pull her hair from her face as Michael grabbed a chair and broke the window. He reached through and opened the door before Allusius told them to go. He looked back and then he went to the camera and kicked it from the wall.
"Understand that, bitch."
He caught up as they waited at the end of the hall and once they tried to figure out where to go, Kaoru said, 'shut up' and she put her hand on the bridge of her nose as she shut her eyes and began to think. As she thought, she began to remember everysound that was made and every sound of turning feet and which way voices were coming from in the direction that she was being pushed in.
"This way." She finally replied and she made a left before they followed her jogging steps. Kaoru made them stop as she listened out for any sounds of people and then they began to jog down another corridor. Michael caught the cameras and once he realized they were being watched, he ran to the end of the hall and told them to come with him.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Allusius said as he opened a little metal door and began to flip switches downward from their on position as Kaoru pulled her hair into a ponytail.
"What the fuck, Michael!" Tytto said and then Kaoru began to help him as she saw lights turning off.
"They're watching us on cameras. You can't really watch us in the dark unless they have fucking night vision. And even if they have that, they're going to have to make the cameras turn that certain light on."
Once they got to the last switch, they looked at each other and Kaoru made everybody hold at least one hand.
"Ready?" she asked as she held her finger on top.
"Ready." They replied to her before she sighed and she pushed it downward. Her last words before they were enveloped into pitch black were simple, yet so diffucult.
Embrace the darkness.
"Have you seen them anywhere?"
"No, I haven't seen them. Don't call the other Hotel yet. We'll find them on our own. It's alright."
Misao was slowly panicking as she sat in the lobby and she ran her fingers through her hair. The main desk was gone to bed and as the other Kamiya relatives soon joined, they looked at each other to figure out what to do.
"Look. They're obviously not coming back at this time. It makes no sense whatsoever to just sit out here and wait. It actually makes things look more suspicious and if security comes down here, they're going to call the cops on us and file the missing reports."
Ayoshi nodded to Mailey with the other Kamiyas and as Aoshi just said, 'let's head out.', they left to go to bed. Aoshi missed the elevator on purpose and as he went back to the lobby, he put on the slippers he left there and he walked outside. He folded his arms into his sweater and as he stood there waiting, he went and searched the parking lot area.
"Bingo." Was all he mumbled as he looked down and he saw tire tracks and signs of struggle. He could tell because he saw Kaoru's lucky wrist band laying there. He picked it up and slipped it into his pocket before he followed the tire tracks to the end of the parking lot where there was a woods. He saw footprints and as he pushed through the branches blocking it, his excellent hearing could pick up a faint voice in the distance and a big amount of ki coming off.
"That's Kaoru." He said before he took off into a sprint and broke a sturdy branch along the way. As he ran further down the path, he heard quick steps and he heard Michael's voice saying to keep moving.
"Michael!" he barked out and he was responded to before he ran further down the path and jumped over the rock that was in the way. He kept descending and as he saw Michael's light brown hair, he turned and he caught up quickly before grabbing him by the collar and spinning him around. He blocked his punch and made him look up at his face.
"Aoshi, don't do that." He said in relied before he saw Tytto. He began to call out and as Aoshi led them back towards the path, he noticed Kaoru was missing. Allusius began to take the two boys back up as Aoshi went back further down to get her. He could hear her cursing as she moved fast from area to area and once he caught up with her, he spun her around to face him. She had dirt smudged on her face and her clothes weren't clean anymore either.
"No explanations right now." Was all he said before he heard voices and took her hand. The two began to run and as they jumped over the big rocks, they got on the right path and they began to hike up the hill as fast as they could.
"Go go." Kaoru said as they reached the top and Aoshi made the branches come back before pushing a rock over as well to put as some kind of pause. They quickly sprinted across the parking lot and as they entered the hotel, Kaoru told them not to stop as they moved to the elevator and they skipped it and went for the stairs.
"What floor." She said. They put up four fingers and they ran the stairs before opening the door and going further down before Kaoru slid her card in the door and it opened. They went inside quickly before Kaoru shut the door and kept the lights off. They dropped to the floor with a sigh and Aoshi just looked at them as they breathed and finally relaxed.
"What the fuck was that." He finally asked before they sighed and began to explain the whole thing. Aoshi shook his head before he asked if they all were sharing the room.
"Yeah. Italy never gave me a room. My uncle's still upset since I don't wanna go into business yet, so I'll just crash here and find him tomorrow or something."
"Cool. I'm going to sleep. You guys stay in your room for the rest of the night. There's drinks in your little fridge already and microwaveable food. Do Not Leave This Room. You'll get into more trouble."
"Right." Kaoru said and as he left the room and they heard the stair door close, they quickly got together and they iced their bruises down on their faces. Kaoru sighed as she iced her cheek and prayed it wouldn't make a mark.
"I'm going to shower. I'm fucking upset." she said and then she got up and grabbed some bath things from one of her bags before heading towards the shower. After she shut the door that was there, the three boys looked at each other before Michael opened up his book bag and he pulled out a black cell phone.
"Let's do this." He said softly as he heard shower running. He dialed a number and after he put it on speakphone, he sighed and he folded his hands before he head a 'yes?'
"Watashi ha dare mo kyousou o mou bougai shi nai koto o tashikame te hoshii. Kore ijou torikku shi, kore ijou nai. Watashi tachi ha kono koto ni kousei ni kato u to omotte iru. Anata no yakuzai ha watashi tachi to koko ni masashiku ari, subete o yoba nakere ba hijou ni nagai jikan no ma doko demo itte i nai. Buki ha anzen na kakureru koto ni aru. (I want you to make sure that nobody sabotages the races anymore. No more tricks and no more lies. We're going to win this thing fair and square. Your drugs are right here with us and they're not going anywhere for a very long time unless you call everything off. The weapons are in safe hiding.)"
"Agreed. Any other requests?" Michael paused before he sighed and he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Kaoru ha sorera o korosu. Dare mo shikashi kanojo. Kore ha kanojo no tame de aru."
"Understood. Good luck and we'll be watching tomorrow."
"Of course." Michael said gently before he hung up the phone and they grabbed another phone out of the box before handing it to Allusius. He sighed and he began to dial as the shower kept running and Kaoru was oblivious to what they were doing as she washed the dirt and grime off of her body.
"Three more calls to go."
R.S.: And I'll stop here! They arrive and already something's about to start. They just don't have peace, huh?
Next chapter is the opening ceremonies and the first two days where the boys run on the first day and the girls run on the second. Drama is going to follow as soon as they reach the stadium and many things will begin to happen. Are these races going to run by smoothly?
And I know I didn't use any of my snippets. That's because it's for the whole group of chapters for the races. And I'll add some more down here.
Oh yeah. Shoutout to my best male friend Joshua. I luv you sooo much.
Next on: Who'll raise you to heaven and drop you to hell
Chapter 17: THE RACES(Part two: Let it begin)
"Shinji, you better be proud of that girl. Look at her now. She's better than when she came back one-hundred percent. You're looking at Annalise's prodigy. No matter if she says that they're different. This is who she is. Annalise Kamiya herself."
"Look at the legs! Japan's showing out already! The Kamiyas from America are showing themselves out to the max!"
"Do we sabotage it?"
"Leave it alone. She'll do this herself."