Chapter 23: The last clue

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Me: Well welcome back to the 23ed installment of "3 years after". We have Casper with us again to read

Casper: Hiya!!

Kira: well we left off on kind of…umm…I dunno I guess for lack of words serious terms would describe it.

Harumi: ya Akitaka and I are sitting at the table staring at nothing in particular

Rei: and I'm doing the dishes

Tetsuya: Kyoko, Kira and I are working on the riddles

Kyoko: so without further ado lets begin.

/Start

Kira, Tetsuya and Kyoko are sitting at the coffee table in silence beating themselves to try and solve the riddles. Rei, Akitaka and Harumi are now sitting at the table tiring to cheer each other up.

"Yes…" Kira yelled and Rei, Akitaka and Harumi ran out to the living room except for Akitaka who wobbled in because of his fake leg "Yes I did it I cannot believe I didn't solve it earlier." Kira yelled joyfully

"You got it" Rei asked

"Ya it's a 'girl' sugar…spice…and everything nice… it was so simple."

"That's great what about you two" Harumi asked

"Well I keep getting fish but I know its not it, I mean it gives all the qualities of a fish but the last part 'but he is my brother' I cannot figure it out." Kyoko said sadly

"What about you Tetsuya" Rei asked

"I don't know." He sighed

"Well what do you think it is?"

"That's the thing, I'm not sure I think it's a house or something like it " Tetsuya said with the same sadness as Kyoko.

"Its ok Tetsuya ill help you." Harumi said

"Ya and I'll help Kyoko." Kira said

"Umm I guess well just sit over there" Rei said pointing to a couple of chairs but no one was paying any attention.

Time passed and there were minimal results then Kyoko yelled, "Yes"

"We did it" Kira yelled

"What is it?" Rei asked excitedly

"A mermaid." Kyoko said happily

"A mermaid?" Rei asked

"Ya, that's why I thought it was a fish and why its mans brother." Kyoko replied

"Ohh I get it"

"What about you Tetsuya what do you got" Rei asked

"I got it but your not going to like it." Tetsuya said sadly.

"Why would I not like it? You got it?" Kira asked

"It's room," Tetsuya said

"See what's wrong wi… oh god" Kira said and ran out of the room

"Where'd she go?" Rei said confused

"Alice's room." Tetsuya said

"Why?"

"The riddle said a girls room with a mermaid"

"Oh god" Rei said than ran out of the room and everyone else followed.

When everyone got to the front door of Alice's room they found Kira going threw the pillows on the bed where the big picture if the little mermaid was. She searched to no avail then she realized the picture. She turned around and in front of her was a painting of a mermaid that Kira made for Alice's third birthday. She gently moved the painting over and on the back was an envelope with the letters K-I-R-A in big bold letters

"I got it" Kira whispered to herself "The last clue"

"That bastered how'd he get in here?" Rei said

"Though the window" Kyoko said angrily pointing at the open window

"When did he get in here?" Kira said

"Either when we were at the library or when he took Alice.

-Kira sat on the bed for a few more seconds before she had the strength or the will to get up and go to the living room. Finally everyone was situated around the coffee table and Kira opened the letter and read aloud:

"Dear Kira and Friends, (me: doesn't it sound more evil when he says 'and friends' sry just had to ask.)

You are now holding the last part of the 3 clues to find your daughter. Don't worry she's fine except possibly a little thinner. Oh well I guess we'll see you, you better hurry though I think she's getting hungry and we're running out of food. One last thing this last clue has only one riddle, but it has three parts. This is the riddle that tells you were to go.

A place in your past

So far in your past

A place where your lives were your own

Where you lived carefree

With minimal things

A place of your own

This is where you'll find

The things in your past

And your future.

-Silence fell over every body while they thought over what it meant. Then everybody sat down to think, think, and think.

"Hmm, I wonder" Rei said

"What?" Kira

"Ok I think I know the answer." He said

"Ok what is it?" Kira said happily

"It's a home but I thinks it's an apartment home."

"Ok that shouldn't be too hard we only lived in two, the first one was torn…" Kira stopped in realization.

"They turned it into a factory it's not quiet done but its done enough." Rei said sadly

"What?" Harumi said

"You remember the first apartment we lived in?" Rei asked

"Ya so what? It was torn down and turned into a factory…" Harumi just realized the answer to the riddle. "But why it's not even an apartment any more?" Harumi asked confused
"Just that is not being used and that the first place Kira and I lived together in." Rei said "And it's a place of a lot of firsts." So no one could hear but Kira, whom blushed

"Ok lets go" Kira said as she went to get her keys "but lets take two cars this time." Everyone laughs at the sight of everyone packed in a 5-seat car.

When everyone was in their cars and driving to the factory, they didn't notice the van following them at least no one did except for Kira. Then finally the factory came into view and everyone pulled to the side of the road. The van kept going until it got to the next corner and turned until it got out of sight. Then everyone got out of their cars they walked up to the gate with an envelope attached to it. On the front of the envelope it said, "open me".

"Well this is it" Rei said clutching Kira's hand and taking the envelope of the fence with the other.

"We're coming baby," Kira said

"We're coming" Harumi and Tetsuya agreed

/End

Kira: well that's the end of this chapter

Me: Yes and there are only 2 left

Casper: well I've got to go, keep me posted

Harumi: its good to meet you

Kira: Yes very good

Rei: Well I guess I say bye

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