I always finish what i start or at least i plan to.
Michiru opened the door to her bed room, slowly. She had a lighted candle because she thought a flash light would cause too much attention. The hallways were dark; the whole house was dark. Now and then, Michiru would think that perhaps ghost settled in the house but as she leaned in closer, she heard the feint whisper of the family members. She looked both ways, as a child would when crossing the street, to see if any other being was in the halls besides herself. Her door closed behind her and just for a moment, she rested her back on the door's frame. Couldn't quite understand why she was sweating but she guessed because of her nerves.
'Let's see, if I were secrets where would I hide?' She thought. Most people kept their secrets in basements, attics, or rooms that were to never open. The house was big; she figured there had to be some sort of library room for the man of the house. A place for them to go for when they got weary of life.
Michiru was sure to be extra careful when crossing paths because she heard Haruka leave her room; her bet was to go have a chat with Hotaru. Michiru stopped and turned to look behind her. She needed to check on Hotaru. Hotaru was like a daughter to her; they adopted her once her father passed away.
"Passed away?" She chuckled. "Probably another lie."
Her bare feet swayed in the house, and she felt guilty that she was actually going to pry through the family's dirty laundry. She wanted answers, and she was going to get them after she went to check on Hotaru.
When she opened the door with ease, she didn't see Hotaru in her guest bed. She saw the guest children in their beds but not Hotaru. But then, maybe she wasn't able to see right because it was dark. So she crept closer, shielding the light from the children's face so they wouldn't stir. Hotaru wasn't in her bed. It appeared that she hadn't even been in the bed that night-she looked at the clock near by: 12:05 am. Michiru glanced around the room, stunned. She didn't know whether to scream or to break down.
"...Michiru? Are you in here?" It came as a whisper, but it made it through to Michiru's ear. She hurried to Techi on her toes and jolted her out the door, in the hallway. The candle displayed their sillouettes on the wall, dancing spirits.
"Where is she!?"
"Keep your voice down, Michiru. And she's okay; she's just out. They took her for a ride."
She was panicing, silently. "Who did? And I thought Haruka was talking to you."
Techi stared blankly at Michiru but looked at the candle. With one gust of innocent air, she blew the candle out. Darkness, but soon their eyes adjusted to the lack of light. Techi walked closer to Michiru and placed her arms around Michiru's neck. Michiru dropped the candle on the floor, which sounded like a clash on the hard marble floors. She took Techi's arms from around her neck and stepped back from the wall. She got to her knees, feeling around for the candle. When she found it, she stood back up and gave it to Techi.
"Has Haruka taken her?" Michiru asked. She wiped away the sweat that was forming on her forehead. She felt hot, dizzy.
Techi stepped closer to Michiru and placed her hands on Michiru's face. Her voice was filled with sympathy, a caring tone. "You look sick. Are you okay?" Her hands strolled down to Michiru's neck. "Yes, that monster came to me tonight but I don't know where she went to. She talked of Hotaru carrying out her first order. She would have liked it if I went with her but I said no."
Michiru tried to push away from Techi but she was so weak all of a sudden. Her night gown was sticking to her body. She gulped down nothing; her throat was dry and heavy. What was wrong with her? It must be all this stressing but she couldn't lay down until she found Hotaru, her Hotaru.
"Come, Michiru. Let's go sit in the living room and wait for Hotaru." Techi took Michiru by her pale hand and led her to the living room; the large living room with glass, tall windows. Haruka stood looking out one of the windows with a glass of wine in her hand. She heard footsteps and turned around to see Techi helping Michiru on the couch, fanning her.
Haruka glared but then straighten her face; there was nothing else she had to say to Techi that night, but she had no right to bring Michiru further into the family's bidding. She watched Michiru lay on Techi's lap with Techi soothing her aqua marine hair. Haruka went to the kitchen and came back with a glass of cold water for Michiru. She handed it to Michiru who took it weakly. Unexpectingly, Michiru sat up and threw the water into Haruka's face. She was still wearing her suit which was wet now.
"Come on, Michiru let's go to the room!" She pulled Michiru off the couch and started to force her back up the stairs.
The whole time Michiru scratched and pulled away from Haruka but Haruka would just hold on tighter. Techi followed behind but not getting to close to Haruka, she screamed at her though. The lights in the house were starting to come on because the family was getting annoyed.
Haruka covered Michiru's mouth and and shoved her into their room, that they were suppose to be sharing in the first place. The door closed and Techi was left standing in the hallway trying to explain why there was so much screaming going on, why they had woke the kids.
Michiru layed on the bed too worn out to move; she toss and turned but she just didn't have it in her. She closed her eyes and just layed there, thinking of Hotaru. Haruka stood with her back against the door watching Michiru, she shook her head, and walked to the mini bar that was near the bath room. She poured herself another class of wine and walked over to the bed. She sat on the edge of the bed and took the tie from around her neck. It flung onto the floor. She turned Michiru on her back and touched her cheek.
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Hotaru rode in a boxy black jeep; Nela sat to the right of her while Sukao sat to her left. Haruka's father was driving the jeep with one cigar in his mouth; now and then, he would peer at Hotaru through the rear view mirror. They drove to a back alley and stopped the car three blocks away from a corner store. Nela gave Hotaru a gun.
"Listen, this is your first order. In about five minutes a group of guys and gals will walk around that corner. They'll be talking loud and laughing. Here's what you do. When they pass and some distant on, you will get out. Follow them and shoot them. You must kill at least one. Do you know what will happen if you don't?"
Hotaru's eyes grew teary but she tried her best to not let it show. She was 13 now and every time she teared up around Haruka, she would get smacked. "I'll get beat...good." She said. Nela nodded and patted Hotaru on the back. He gave Mr. Tenoh a nod, and smirked at Sukao. She didn't know how long she waited but eventually, they came around the corner and walked ahead of the jeep. Why wouldn't they not notice a random jeep parked to the side of a rode? Well, thier mistake. Nela handed Hotaru the gun and watched.
The group were out of sight, and it was then Hotaru was pushed out the car.
"We'll see you at the store." Sukao said. He closed the door and the jeep drove off, vanished around the corner.
Hotaru was astonished at herself and scared shitless that she was going to do this. She walked fast but normally. If they looked behind her and saw her, they would just think that she was a little teen, nothing to hide or do. When she finally caught up to them, she pulled out the gun and closed her eyes. She didn't want to see what she was about to do. Her finger slid down and pulled back the trigger.
Shots rung out through out the street. She didn't know what she was shooting at, but she knew she shot at least one of them. She heard him moaning on the ground when she turned back and started running down the street. She was breathing heavily and was sweating but she felt good! It was like a rush; her blood was bumping fast in her system and her heart was racing more than a jockie's horse does. She knew she shot at the people who are rivals to the Tenoh family but that's all she knew.
She didn't stop running until she reached the corner store and flew into Nela's arms. He hugged her tightly then said, "Let's go see the damage you've done."
I'm sorry for all the mistakes and what not. I changed the story from M to T because...well, there's only one chapter where its actual M-i think. I hope, I'm starting to answer some of the questions that yall were thinking when this story first started.