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Darkness's Death Fire Blade – How could you hate Enrique O.o???

g--b-S-t-E-r07 - why would you want to stop reading Ha??

Redex – I suppose I could have.. but it wasn't supposed to be a pivotal moment… and I dunno I thought I did a pretty good job.. but then you are the reader )

Warning: Ok you guys.. this chapter contains some serious trauma! I really hope you guys don't hate me for this.. but.. I like where this fic's going and I have most of it planned P So I hope you don't hate this fic after this chapter O.o

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"So did you still want to catch a ride to Denver tomorrow with us?" Sakura asked as she and Liika made their way down the hall towards their second to last day of training camp.

The week had passed fairly fast. Tuesday and Wednesday were nothing but blurs in the teenagers' minds, all being too busy to really think about the passing time. All had forgetting about the blood test on Monday as well, minus Akito who took much perverse pleasure in harassing Liika about it. She ignored him for the most part, saving the beating for when their teachers weren't watching. Like when she elbowed him in the stomach while they were running around the track. The thud of him tripping and hitting the ground was extremely satisfying.

"Yeah," Liika said, glancing at the bouncy girl beside her. "I want to visit Bryan."

Sakura nodded, also having been filled in on the Bryan situation. Sakura and Liika had become close friends since Abbey had been at Bakuten. "Do you need somewhere to stay? You can always stay with me if you want."

"Thanks," the blue haired girl smiled. "But I'll probably stay with the Wakemans and catch a ride back with them on Saturday. Bryan comes out of rehab on Saturday."

"They're in a hotel?"

"Yup."

The two girls were silent for a few meters, gradually making through the busy after school hallways of Bakuten District Highschool.

"What do you think Kai's going to say to your going to Denver?" Sakura asked, her true meaning clear in her voice.

Liika shrugged. "We've been through it before. Kai knows that my choices are my own. If I choose to go see Bryan then there is nothing Kai can do. It's my choice."

"He's going to bitch and fight it you know?"

"Oh I know," Liika replied grinning. "He always does."

They reached the small gym by that point and slipped in, only to find that everyone was already there, and was dead silent, turning to star at the two of them as the door squeaked shut.

"Late again Miss ..Tomoda." Kevin Hiwatari's voice sounded, catching slightly on Liika's last name. Liika stiffened, her eyes searching out the source of the voice.

He was standing at the front of the gym, just as he had been on Monday, the rest of the three teams sitting in a group in front of him. The bodyguards were also present, looking silent and menacing where they stood on either side of the gym office doors.

He was dressed far more casually this time, a pair of slacks and a button down shirt completing his attire. His eyes had a strange glint in them, causing Liika to be instantly on guard. There was something wrong.

"Sorry," she retorted stiffly, hurrying forward to take a seat at the back of the group beside Robert.

"Actually Miss Tomoda, I would like for you to come with me. We have something to discuss." Mr. Hiwatari said before Liika could sit down. "Alone." His eyes moved from Liika to his son who was seated in the middle of the group.

Kai was not pleased. He didn't want his father within ten feet of his girlfriend. He would have said something if they had been alone. However, he knew he'd lose the argument if he started a scene at the present moment he knew he'd just drag the two coaches into it. Not to mention that fool Imoraz, he couldn't keep his ugly nose out of anyone's business even if he tried. What could his father want anyway?

His eyes, as well as the rest of the room's followed Liika as she hurried forward towards Kevin Hiwatari, slipping past him into the gym office. Kevin slipped in behind her, nodding at his bodyguards and then closing the door.

Unfortunately for those on the outside, the gym office windows were covered with blinds, blinds, which had been drawn down and closed so that no one could see inside the small office.

"Alright you guys, I'm sure we'll find out what's going on when Liika gets back. In the mean time, Kai, Akito, why don't you lead the group in a warm up?" Judy said, scribbling something on her clipboard.

The group was slow to get up, but nevertheless followed the blonde coach's instructions.

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"What's this about?" Liika asked forthrightly, turning to face the older man and crossing her arms. "If this is about Bryan…"

"It's not about Mr. Wakeman." The blue haired man replied shortly, eying her up and down as if judging her.

"Then what? I don't have all day to sit and chat with you." She couldn't help it. Being in a tiny, enclosed space with a man she feared was wearing quickly on her nerves.

His eyebrow quirked. "I see that you have not gained any sort of refinement or respect for authority since our last conversation together," he stated flatly, shifting from his position of leaning up against one of the desks.

Out of nowhere he presented a folded piece of paper. Liika hadn't seen it on him before, and she wondered where he had hid it.

"This is what this conversation is about. I think you'll find what this piece of paper has to say extremely interesting." He said, offering the paper to her.

Liika snatched it out his hand, trying to avoid physical contact with the man. She wasn't going to prolong this little 'chat' any longer than she had to. Unfolding it she skimmed the page, taking in the various numbers and chart, her eyes catching on the sight of her name, as well as Kevin Hiwatari's. "What is it?" She demanded, frowning in confusion. What the hell was going on?

"It's a paternity test."

Her head snapped, her eyes widening as a dark, chilling fear began to settle in the pit of her stomach. "Wh-what the hell are you talking about? A paternity test? For what?"

Kevin Hiwatari sighed, his eyes rolling upwards as if asking for eternal patience to deal with the stupid. "I think it should be obvious. But as it seems you are obviously not understanding I shall spell it out for you.

"You see as I was investigating your past—a procedure I assure you was most necessary—I discovered that you are the daughter of one Aiko Granger, a woman I knew very well. It was then that I noticed your uncanny resemblance to myself." An ironic smile tilted his lips. "In fact I daresay you look even more like me than my dear Kai does."

Liika's blood ran cold, all the color draining from her face. He wasn't saying….

"So you see, I now had suspicions that you had been hidden from me, so I engineered this blood test under the screen of a drug test. All of the bases were covered of course, that piece of paper you signed basically stated that we can perform what tests we will with your blood. A pity you don't read more carefully." Kevin said, his voice not in the least bit sympathetic. "If you look at that chart carefully, you will see that you are, within a 99.9 percentile, sired by me.

"You see, your mother and I had a small fling while she was representing BD Pharmaceuticals. It appears you were the product of that fling.

"Which means Miss Tomoda—or should I say Miss Hiwatari," he smiled rather cruelly, "That you and Kai are actually half-siblings and always have been. A rather unsightly match if I do say so myself."

She felt like she was going to throw up, and almost did. Tears rushed to her eyes, her mind in a daze. Faintly she felt the piece of paper fall from her fingers and flutter to the fall. Oh God. Her world was crashing down around her. Everything she had ever known shattering like a mirror that had been smashed with a baseball bat.

How could he…? How could he say it all so coolly? As if it made no difference to him that he had just ruined more than one person's life?

That he had just told her that her boyfriend, and love of her life was her brother.

She almost threw up again at that thought. She had been dating her brother for sixth months. Her hands shook, and her knees threatened to collapse. No…this can't be happening…

"You must realize, that had I known of your existence I would have made adequate concessions for you, if not had you come to live with me. I am sorry you have had to live in squalor your entire life, but I must thank your grandfather for taking care of my responsibility all these years."

His voice was all it took to break the fragile hold on her sanity. Letting out an anguished scream she pushed past him towards the door, tears streaming from her eyes.

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All attention snapped towards the gym office when the scream sounded from within. Only seconds after the scream, the door was flung open and then slammed again, Liika flying out and towards the exit of the gym. It was clear she was distraught, and irrational—especially if the low wailing "No!"s were any indication.

Instantly chaos hit the group of teens, half of them torn as to what to do. Kai was frozen in horror, unsure whether to go after his witch or to wait for his father to come out so that he can pound the older man's face into the ground.

He didn't have long to wait, only seconds after Liika slammed the door, the door opened once more and Kevin Hiwatari stepped out, looking calm and collected, as if he hadn't just caused a girl to have a hysterical breakdown. Kai wasted no time, in what seemed like only two extremely long stride, he crossed the gym and grasped his father by the front of his shirt, intent on homicide.

"What the fuck did you do to her?" Kai spat, glowering into his father's eyes. "What did you say to her?! Because if you've done something, I swear to God, no power in this world is going to stop me from killing you in cold blood and then dancing on your grave!"

Kevin watched his oldest child with blank eyes before pushing Kai's hands off his shirt forcefully, holding up a hand to stop the bodyguards from intervening. "I find your impertinence annoying Kai," he stated dryly, straightening his shirt. "One day you will learn that I am your father, and that you will respect me and my authority."

"Fuck that shit. I will never respect you, you bastard." Kai growled, clenching his hands, and ignoring the audience they had gained. "Now what do to her?!"

"I did nothing to her," Kevin replied, sniffing indignantly. "I merely told her the truth. I cannot control her reaction."

Kai's glare turned into a confused grimace. "Truth about what?"

"Her parentage." The older man looked around before shrugging. "I don't see the point in lying to you. It will all be public soon enough, especially after I announce it." His eyes returned to his son, eyes not as flat as they once were.

"I regret to inform you Kai, that I have made a startling discovery about your…girlfriend's bloodline. You see," he paused, sighing slightly. He knew his son was going to fly off the handle at the disturbing news. "Her mother and I had an affair a month or so after your mother became pregnant with you. She was obsessed about not hurting the baby, so I had to take my needs elsewhere.

"Liika apparently was the product of that affair, though I was never informed."

There was a collective gasp followed by stunned silence. All eyes shifted to Kai who stood rooted in shock, his heart stopping. His eyes widened, and his face paled. It wasn't true…it couldn't be true! She couldn't… He couldn't be…

"You're lying!" He rasped, turning frightened eyes to his father.

Kevin's expression softened slightly. "Unfortunately no. Lying about something like this would serve no purpose. Do you think I would want an illegitimate child? Don't you realize what is going to happen when the press finds out? No Kai. I am not lying. Liika Tomoda is your half-sister."

"No…" It wasn't happening…not now, not when they had finally worked everything out! They were happy, for the first time in a long time! How could something like this happen?! Kai sunk to his knees, cradling his head in his hands. No wonder Liika was hysterical…he was close to it himself.

"I have a paternity test to prove it, that was the real reason for the blood test—which I assure you none of you will be able to sue for lying, as that paper you signed legal entitles me to run whatever test I want. However, even if I showed you, I doubt you'd understand it any more than your sister did."

"STOP IT!" Kai screamed, his hands clenching in his hair, tears leaking hot out the corners of his clenched eyes. "Don't call her that! It's not true… it can't be…" his voice gradually lost all anger, and became that of a lost little boy.

Kevin Hiwatari sighed again, tiring of the whole situation. "It is true, and you better get used to it. I fully intend to make her my daughter in name, and make up for the years that I did not know of her existence."

"Why?!" Kai shot back, his eyes bloodshot. "Why would you even care?! You never gave a rat's ass about me and you knew about me!"

"Contrary to your misguided beliefs my son, I take care of those of my blood, be they illegitimate or not. So that's enough. Get up, stop your crying and take it like a man. I expect to see you home directly after practice." Kevin replied shortly before turning away from his son and stalking towards the door, mindful of the audience that had watched the entire thing.

"Does mom know?"

Kevin paused, glancing over his shoulder. "She will shortly."

"You're a bastard. She's not going to take you back, not now."

"We'll see."

With that Kevin disappeared out the gym doors, his two bodyguards with him. Kai's head once again hit his chest as the events of the past five minutes continued to zoom around his head.

Liika was his sister…his little witch. Oh God! It was almost gross when he thought about it and made him sick to his stomach. This was the type of thing that you read about or watched in soap operas! It didn't actually happen in real life did it? Apparently it did.

He only came out of his dark thoughts when a low, snort-like snickering sounded, like someone was trying to hold back full blown laughter. He stiffened. He wouldn't…not even Imoraz would be that insensitive.

But he was. His snickers gradually got louder, until he was laughing quite loudly behind his hand, a hand that was barely concealing his smirk. "Isn't life ironic Hiwatari?" Akito sniped cruelly. "I personally find it utterly amusing. Your girlfriend is your sister. It's rather gross if you think about it. I really hope you haven't fucked her."

"Fuck, do you have no sympathy or respect?" Tala spat at the blond, glaring. He had since made his way over to Kai's side, who was starting to twitch.

Akito shrugged. "Why should I respect him? Or her for that matter."

"This is why."

Akito turned at the growled voice only to get a fist smashed in this face. The blonde's head snapped backward, and he groaned, jerking away from his attack to hold his now bleeding nose. "Jesus Christ!" He cursed, opening one watering eye to glower at the red head that stood only feet from him, his arms crossed over his chest. "What the fuck was that Sanderson?"

"I got sick of your fucking mouth."

"Ok that's enough! This has gone way too far. Practice is over." Kakashi yelled, stepping over to Gaara. "You are going to have to pay for that Gaara, no matter how much you figure he deserved it."

"Whatever."

"Someone please go after Liika, she'll be hysterical." Judy intercepted with a heavy sigh, her heart aching for the two teenagers.

Mariah hugged herself, shaking her head, tears streaming down from her eyes as well. "Enrique already went. He left as soon as she did…he probably doesn't even know what's wrong."

Judy nodded. "Good then, he'll find out I'm sure. The rest of you go home. Tomorrow will be the last day of the camp. And Kai," She paused, sending a sympathetic look at the boy's bowed head. "I'll understand if you and Liika don't come tomorrow."

Kai nodded, struggling with the urge to vomit. His head was spinning and he couldn't see straight. He vaguely heard the movement around him, and Tala's awkward attempts at comfort. Things would have been a lot clearer if his heart hadn't been dying.

"Come on Kai… let's get out of here. I'll take you home." Tala murmured, helping his best friend to his feet. Kai leaned almost his entire weight against him, in such a daze that walking wasn't entirely possible.

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"Liika! Liika! Come back!" Enrique yelled, running frantically after his hysterical best friend. "At least slow down so that I can catch up!" His breath was coming in short gasps and his legs already felt like jello. Damn, he really needed to get into better shape. Maybe that's why he was fourth, instead of third…damn.

It seemed as if Liika hadn't even heard Enrique's frantic calls. She kept running blindly, and had already made it across the street and into forested park across the street, while Enrique had barely made it to the street. He really was out of shape, but then, he never was able to beat the smaller girl in a foot race.

Enrique was becoming increasingly worried. He had no idea what the older Hiwatari had said, but he knew that what ever it was, it had upset her completely. He didn't think he had ever seen her so frantic, so…out of control. Sure, she had random fits of rage on occasion—though she swore they weren't random, sometimes he wasn't so sure—but she never lost control so completely that she ran blindly across a busy street and into dark and tree-infested park, with no real direction.

She was also wailing, a sound that tugged at Enrique's heart. She even sounded lost, confused and destroyed. The thought of someone destroying his little Iki made him angry—and he didn't get angry very often. It would figure that it was a Hiwatari that made him angry. Kai was the only other one that had succeeded in that feat in recent times.

"Liika!" Enrique called again, speeding up as he dashed across the roadway, ignoring the blaring horns and shouted obscenities that were directed at him. He was far more concerned with his best friend's mental state.

He was gaining on her, he could see that. Either she was slowing down or he was getting faster. He put his money on the former, as from what he could see she was starting to sway on her feet, the exertion of mental stress being too much for her.

His worry was growing with every step closer he got to her. Her wails were becoming slightly less unintelligible, and he was starting catch bits and pieces of what she was saying.

None of it boded well for her sanity.

Faintly he picked up words like "lying" and "not true" and "it can't be." He also heard words like "brother?" and "my life is over" and worst of all: "I want to die." His anxiety grew ten fold.

Her pace had slowed down so much by that point that he was almost upon her. Her steps were getting shakier and shakier, and she was practically wobbling by the time she broke the tree line and stepped on to the meadow behind the forest in the park. "Iki!" he tried again, reaching out and touching her arm.

This time Liika turned, her face a mess of tears and blotchy red skin. "E-E-Eni-ni-niki?" She whimpered, coming to a full stop.

Enrique's face fell into a sad grimace. "Sweety, please stop and tell me what he said," he murmured, stepping forward a bit.

Liika whimpered again and stepped towards him. "He-he-he-" however, before she could finish what she was going to say, her eyes rolled back in her head and she fainted dead.

Enrique darted forward, catching her as she fell. Her head fell against his chest as his arms slipped under her arms and leaned her against his body. "Oh Iki," he sighed, lowering her to the ground. "What did he do to you?"

The grass in which he lowered himself and Liika onto was slightly damp, just as the early October air was slightly chilly. He shivered slightly, pulling Liika's dead weight closer to his body to shield both himself and his friend from the chilly air. He wanted to move her, to take her inside, but he didn't think after his incredibly fast sprint (it was speedy in his view) that his legs were able to take the extra weight, however little it might be.

They sat there for a few minutes, Enrique merely holding her, waiting for her to either wake up, or for someone to come out after them. He stroked her hair, murmuring low, nonsensical words to her even though she couldn't hear them; they were more for his benefit than hers—he couldn't handle her so distraught.

"Enrique?"

Mariah's voice caught Enrique by surprised, but nevertheless he felt a flood of relief at hearing it. It was a lot easier to deal with a stressful situation when there was someone else there to help deal with it. "Hey," he said weakly, trying to summon a smile for the pink haired girl who approached him slowly.

Mariah barely returned the smile, more focused on the unconscious girl in his arms. "How is she?"

Enrique sighed, shaking his head. "Not so good. She ran hysterically, right across the road, nearly got herself hit and when I finally caught up with her she fainted dead away."

The pink haired girl grimaced, lowering herself to the ground beside the pair. "I guess she didn't tell you then eh?"

"No," Enrique replied, glancing down at the top of her head. "She was far too hysterical. But I'm guessing you know, and I'm guessing whatever it was it wasn't very nice."

Mariah was silent for a moment, her eyes tearing with fresh tears. It was horrible, not just the fact that two people that loved each other as much as Liika and Kai did—despite their arguments—but how their father had told them. So callous and cold, like he didn't care about their feelings at all! "They're siblings Enrique," she whispered, her voice low, "That's what he told them…and that's what the blood tests were for. To discover that Kevin Hiwatari is actually Liika's father."

Enrique's eyes widened to saucer proportions, a sharp gasp escaping his lips. He paled, and his eyes darted down to where Liika's restless face rested against his chest. "You're kidding…that can't be… Aiko wouldn't cheat on Kousuke... mom always goes on about what an upstanding woman she was, morally and just. How…?"

It was Mariah's turn to sigh. "I don't know…he said that they had an affair, and I don't really know enough about Liika's mom to make that decision, but it seems unlikely to me. After all, who would want to have an affair with that despicable man? Anyway, that's rather a moot point. He had DNA evidence showing that he is indeed her biological father. And if you think about it, she really does kind of look like him."

The blond nodded slightly, his eyes tearing as well. Liika did kinda look like Kai, and even more like Kevin. The blue hair was identical, and the tempers were close as well. His mother had always said she looked exactly like her mother, but now, Enrique wasn't so sure. "He told you all? Like everyone?"

Mariah nodded, exhaling loudly. "Yeah, bastard that he is. He had no respect for Kai's feelings at all. Just told the whole gym when Kai demanded what he said to her to upset her so badly. Akito started laughing, and Gaara punched in him the face for it."

"Really?" Enrique's lips twitched then turned downward. "How is he? This can't any easier on him. I'm not his biggest fan admittedly, but no one deserves a blow like that." He didn't tell her, but he felt almost relieved that they were actually siblings, and he felt horrible for it. Was he a shitty friend if he thought Kai wasn't really good for her, and that they would be better off as siblings, when they got through it? He didn't know, but he sure as hell wasn't going to mention it.

Mariah struggled not to roll her eyes. Of course he wasn't a big fan of Kai. Kai took Liika's attention away from him. Enrique really was an attention whore. "He's doing about as well as she is, only he didn't faint and he wasn't quite as hysterical. I think he was just internalizing it. Tala had to all but carry him out and take him home."

"Which would explain why he's not here chasing after her as well."

"Yeah," Mariah replied, running a hand through her bangs. "I think its better anyway, seeing each other right now might be too difficult and too much for them to handle."

"You're probably right."

They were silent for a few minutes, both watching Liika breath, her face fairly peaceful, if tear stained. It was rapidly getting dark, and getting colder and colder by the minute. Mariah shifted, taking off her jacket and placed it over Liika. Her hand ran over her cheek briefly before bringing herself to her feet.

"How is she?"

Both teens turned to see Robert, Oliver and Lee approaching, concerned frowns on their faces. All attention turned to Liika.

"Like I told Mari, not so great," Enrique said quietly. "I don't think she'll be ok for a while."

The three new arrivals nodded. "I hope she can get through this," Oliver said softly, "That they both can."

"She will. Liika is strong, she'll eventually grow used to it and whatever romantic feelings she has for Kai will shift to sibling love." Robert said, studying Liika.

"Let's hope anyway," Lee added sighing.

"Enrique, do you have your car with you or would you rather Robert take her home?" Mariah spoke up, shivering a bit. "It can't be healthy for her to be out in this cold in her condition."

"I can take her," Enrique replied instantly, almost jealously. "I have my car. Can one of you take her though while I stand up?"

Robert stepped forward, leaning over and scooping Liika up easily. She barely moved and didn't make a sound. "I'll take her to your car, where about did you park?"

Enrique frowned as he pulled himself up from the ground. "I can take her…" he trailed off.

The purple haired teen's eyebrow rose. "There is no sense in jarring her further. I can put her in your car just as easily as you can."

The blond sighed and nodded, shrugging his shoulder. "West parking lot."

Robert nodded and turned, heading in the direction of the right side of the school. The rest of the group followed quickly.

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