CHAPTER:5

MYSTERY IN THE NIGHT.

What can I do to help these guys bring Tasuki here? There are rules as to who can come. But…there's always a loophole. Maybe the book will have magic on it's own. But the question is…where is the book? She sat on the bench watching a few guys from her college play a B. Ball game.

She was so lost in a Myriad of thoughts that she didn't notice a guy walking up to her.

Black hair brown eyes tall, fair and handsome he was a dish too…for the eyes to feast on. Had there been his college girls… they'd have drooled all over the place and fainted just seeing him walking up to them in gray and black college B. Ball uniform and a B. Ball under one arm, wiping off the sweat from the game as he walked.

"Hey Kid. Wattcha thinking about?" he dropped into a seat by her side on the stands.

"Oh. Hi Tory." She smiled at him. "I was just thinking about something that happened earlier."

"Really. You might want to spare your brains to work out more tactics for the game with me and the coach." He smiled as he took the drink he was offered.

"You know what Tory. Julian has a fan."

"Fan? Whom?" He asked anxiously.

"René. I think."

"René?" he was mildly amused. "From class?"

"Yeah. Her." He burst out laughing at this.

"What's so funny?"

"Well she's been behind him, assuming that he's the Mr. Perfect for her. She pops up wherever he goes."

"But he's being mean to her and that's not like him. I don't like him one bit like that! And you can tell your best friend I'm not ever going to talk to him because he was like that today."

"Look Ari. Don't get cross with him. He tried being nice. But it is bugging to have someone follow you like a shadow," he said defensively.

"You know then I should be the same way with him!" she exclaimed irritated by this excuse. "He is like that to me. Guess what. My shadow was right outside Hori's apartment complex waiting for me to step into the sun so he could catch hold of me. What do you say to that?"

"You're his best friend."

"So are you. He's a fool and you're being idiotic sticking up and giving him excuses to be mean. Ruby was like that to you and she was even louder and ten times more Obnoxious with you, she literally hung from your neck. She's your girlfriend now and your fiancée no- "

"Hold it right there! We're not there yet!" he interrupted but he was blushing profusely for a guy while smiling sheepishly.

She grinned. "You know you'll end up there, just looking out for you brother." She winked at him.

"We'll see sis."

"By the way. Do you know some thing about that universe of the four gods myth?" she asked.

"Well…I heard somewhere that…the book was supposedly in Tokyo national Library."

"Really? Do you think it's there now?"

"Maybe. But It's a Myth Ari."

"I know. I'll see you later Tory. Gotta go." She got up and picked up her things in a hurry after glancing at her watch.

"Hey! What about the tactics and the game?" he called after her.

"Later, Tomorrow. Gotta run, bye."

"You don't have to be anywhere now Ari." He tried his level to get her to stay. But she waved and disappeared through the door.

"Phew! Here at last." She sighed relieved and shut the door to her apartment with a swift snap.

"Juls. You shouldn't have done that, no matter what."

"You believe her more than me? Your own best friend."

"No I believe the truth. You tend to be like this sometimes. It's a bit too much to act like that with a girl when she wants to be close to you. You needn't be lovey-dovey. Just be nice and not mean,"

"Humph. A bit rich for you to say that don't you think, with Ruby. I don't want to end up like that. I have some one else in mind."

"This someone is really getting to me you know. Just spit it out who is she!"

"No Way!"

"Fibber, there is no one is there? Anyway. You better be nice if you want your beloved Ari to talk to you at all Juls. You be mean to Ari and I won't be your friend I'll be her big brother!" he gave his friend a playful punch on his arm as they walked home that evening.

"Fine."

"Wait! Do you hear that?"

"Hear wha- wait! I hear it." They stopped and turned to look down the road. There was a low buzz, which was getting louder telling them that the source was getting closer.

"5-4-3-2-1! There it is!" Julian said and their jaws hung open gawking at the source of the thundering Vroom.

A huge black Honda racing bike shot past them. The bike had disappeared in flash and left nothing but a trail of a dust on the gravel road.

"Wow." Was all they could say as they stared at the spot where they had seen the bike.

"Did you see him? Did you get a look at his face?" Julian asked as they began walking again, snapping out of their awe just like the others in the road.

"No. He always wears that Helmet!"

"But I still say he looks a bit too skinny for that bike. But it's amazing the way he handles that gorgeous bike." Julian nodded still in awe with the bike and its rider.

"I know. Gotta get my self one some day."

"That is a gorgeous bike. Anyone would want to own it. I'd give lot of money for that bike, I would. That glider guy is lucky. Should a been named Lightning or sammat like that was dang fast enough to hold the title." Tory nodded in agreement.

But how would she know so much even if it were a Myth Chiri?" A confused Hori asked the person at the other end of the phone.

"I don't know that Hotohori no da. If I were her and I were interested in this stuff, like her, I would have done more research. Like she has. No wonder no da; she is as brilliant a friend to get no da. You are lucky." Chichiri replied sounding confused and amused at the same time.

"Well. Tell me if you find out anything about where that book is,"

"I will no da. But I still think it's a wild goose chase no da."

"Then it is a chase I'm willing to begin. Good night Chiri. See you tomorrow."

"Oyasumimasen Hori-kun."

Hotohori put the phone down, stretched only to notice the window was open.

Yawning and stretching he walked to the window to shut it.

He heard a low buzz and intensifying Vroom. This snapped him to his senses and he became alert. He's here.

He leant out of the window and looked down. Right as he was… the Big black Honda racer with it's rider in black leather zoomed past his window. To his greatest shock somewhat surprise, the slim trim rider looked up and gave him a small nod in the second that he passed the street below his window.

Hori was impressed at this accuracy and talent to maintain speed and balance.

He let out a low whistle as he went back in wondering about the rider and his bike. Who he was, where he was from? Where he learnt to ride like that? Why was he always here at this specific time of the evening and why was he being so mysterious.

Arwen plopped back on her bed totally exhausted.

She rolled over and fell asleep after mumbling something about changing later. She reminded herself to tell Hori about the book being in the National Library the 'next thing tomorrow morning', but she fell asleep the instant her soft pillow cushioned her face in it.

"Tasuki's just gotta be here," she told herself in her sleep. "I have to get him here."

But as to why she thought that she really didn't know.

"I have to find the answer and tell him…"

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