CHAPTER 5: AMICUS CERTUS IN RE INCERTA CERNITUR - "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED"

Right after he reported back to his base, he was surprised that he was the first to come home. No one else succeeded on coming home yet.

"Only god knows where they are. By the way, I got an assignment for you."

"Assignment?"

"You'll need to go to Romania, to help the police investigate the strange things going on there."

"Sir, don't you think this is bit too much?"

"It may sound too much, but actually, Romanian polices were around to investigate, until they arrived at one area. There were no obstacles ahead, but they couldn't get through. It's like an invisible wall or something."

"Oh…"

"Furthermore, the rumors of Dracula were emerging back after 100 years seemed to be true enough, although it's few years earlier."

"I understand."

"During your stay in feudal Japan, did anything happen?"

"Yes. A lot of things had happened."

"Did you happen to meet your teammates?"

"Yes."

Those are the words his commander-in-chief prayed. He was given a new order; to investigate the strange apparitions in Romania, after he had a little chit-chat with his commander-in-chief.

BEEP

"Another assignment huh? Gentlemen, prepare your passports."

"Where are you going, Amar?"

"I'm going to a… um… a vacation, mak."

(For some readers, please note that some of the characters were Malaysian. The mak emak means mother. TQ.)

"Don't lie. You're on a mission, don't you?"

Amar A-01 anime sweatdropped. His commander-in-chief must have been telling her that.

"Yep. And it'll be another long one."

His mother was a teacher, and she has been concerned about her eldest son.

Just then, his cell phone started ringing. A-01 picked it up, and Amar Ma'aruf's voice came into his ears.

"Amar? What's up?"

"Please come to Yamato shrine right now. We got a real problem here!"

"What's that?"

"We're going to Romania without you… oh wait, that's not a problem…"

Cilakak!

"Okay, I'll be there before my head starts fuming. Bye mom!"

Thanks for trying to loosen the strings, but sorry, it's not needed.

Yamato Shrine

"Well?"

"Richard gave up to the police, Inuyasha and his own team with Sesshomaru is here. Are you sure we're doing this?"

"Yep."

"Thought so."

A portal opened right before them, and then, they went into it.

Seconds later, they arrived in Veros. People were waiting for them.

"Great… We didn't speak Romanian…"

"Zakuro-chan, Ichigo-chan, can you to two be our personal translators?"

"Ai!"

"So I wonder what happened to Chris."

"From what I heard, someone almost ripped his arms off its sockets. "

"So darn scary."

Minutes later, Zakuro and Ichigo then came back to Amar Ma'aruf's arms.

"All the villagers said that a strange woman dressed in Japanese clothes attacked the village with scores of skeletons. They also claimed that a strange man in strange clothing said that he's Dracula."

"Fancy."

"This is where we found him." A villager told them info about Chris.

"I can smell blood here. Sure it's your friend's."

"Meters ahead are Castlevania. None of our villagers ever came as close as this distance. Only those who were brave enough to confront Count Dracula himself could go far."

"So where's the hospital Chris is staying?"

"Hi Chris. How were you doing?" Ma'aruf-chan asked.

"Terrible." Was the reply he got.

"Oh, you're Kagome Higurashi."

"Yes, but how do you know my name?"

"Amar Ma'aruf told me everything about you."

Kagome's face started to redden.

"Not EVERYTHING, you moron." Amar Ma'aruf reprimanded him.

"Well, could you hold on a bit?"

"Huh?"

"She's trying to heal your wounds, Chris."

Kagome's hands started glowing, and then slowly, the deep wound closes. Chris blinks in awe and amazement.

"That's what Shikon jewel shards could do."

Later, they started moving. Before that, Amar puts his homegrown mangoes on the deck beside his classmate.

"Hey Chris."

"Yeah?"

"Hope you could be discharged soon, and maybe, we could go on with the mango and mangosteen (manggis in Malay) plantation project."

"I hope so. Where are you guys staying for the night?"

"Your house. Your parents invited us for the night, so we feel guilty if we rejected her offer."

"I know what you feel."

"Bye."

Soon, he left, and the ward's door closes with a click. Chris turned off the light, and then he goes to the dreamland filled with white feathers.

A/N: Due to the ACPN2 failure, this new chapter arrive bit late than expected. Sorry. For Mika555, could you help promote this fanfic to your friends, please? TQ.