Recap:
"Miyako-san? Kaoru-san just called and she's on her way over here right now." Kiyoko went to her granddaughter's room.
"Hai thank you grandma." Miyako got up and put her homework away and cleaned her room a bit, 'This could be a good chance to talk to her alone…Hopefully I can talk with her.'
Little did she know, the shadow that was haunting Kaoru went to see Miyako from outside her window.
Chapter 2: The Help
Kaoru panted as she ran all the way to Miyako's house and bent over slightly to catch her breath.
"Kaoru-san?" Miyako opened the door to see her, "Daijoubu?" Miyako quickly went to her side.
"O-Ou I'm fine just ran here to get my mind off things. Thanks." Kaoru smiled at her, "Wait.. how'd you know I was out here?" .
"I-I see…" Miyako looked at Kaoru, "Eh? Weren't you just out here a few minutes ago?"
"Wait… I was here a few minutes ago?" Kaoru looked at her surprised.
"You were outside my window a few minutes weren't you…?" Miyako looked at her, equally surprised.
Kaoru ran towards the backyard and looked for Miyako's room window, "Get out here you brat! Get out here so you can stop torturing my family and friends!" Kaoru panted.
"But that's impossible." The small girl appeared on a tree, sitting innocently, "No one can stop the inevitable."
"What do you mean?" Kaoru growled.
"What I mean is what I say will happen….no matter what…" the girl disappeared.
"Hey wait!" Kaoru looked around, 'Why did she seem sad now…? She was angry before…'
"Kaoru-san? Miyako looked for her, "Who are you talking to?"
Kaoru looked at Miyako then back at the tree, "T-Thought it was some kid pulling a prank on you… so I wanted to teach them a lesson…"
Miyako smiled gently, "You're a horrible liar but thank you Kaoru-san." Miyako held her hand gently then went into the house, "Let's eat, take a bath, and then talk about it later ok?"
"O-Ou…" Kaoru followed Miyako into the house.
"Shall I call Momoko-san to come over as well?"
"Don't bother it's late." Kaoru looked at the time, "And I don't feel like talking about it right now… sorry Miyako…"
"I see." Miyako helped Kaoru into her room, "Why are you here anyways? Did something happen?"
"Eh? Well uh… I'm home alone for a while and didn't have anyone to talk with so I kinda… wanted to stay here for tonight…" Kaoru looked away, blushing lightly.
"Are you telling the truth?" Miyako looked at her.
"Half." Kaoru scratched the back of her head sheepishly, giving her a cheeky grin, "I'm gonna be home alone for a while so thought about spending the night at a friend's place if it's no trouble."
"I see…" Miyako looked away a bit, 'She doesn't trust me at all does she…'
"Miyako?" Kaoru looked at her, "Daijoubu?"
"Eh? Hai let's go take a bath and eat since you didn't eat yet right?"
"I'm…not hungry sorry... you can eat first." Kaoru looked through her bag for her night clothes, "I'm gonna take a quick shower if that's ok with you?"
"Sure." Miyako watched her as she walked away, noticing a faint black light among her usual bright white light, 'N-No way…' She shook her head, "I must be imaging it.'
Kaoru sighed as she went into the bath and took her shower, 'Who is that girl….? What is she…?'
"You know who I am."
Kaoru turned and saw her, barely realizing the shadow was slowly turning visible, "How am I supposed to know who you are? I don't know you."
"True you don't know me. Then you don't know yourself."
"What was that?" Kaoru growled.
"Learn from yourself then tell me later." the girl vanished before she showed her true face.
"Damn it…" Kaoru finished taking her shower then changed, going back to Miyako's room only to see that she wasn't there, "Miyako?" Kaoru ran through the house, trying to find her blonde friend only to see that she was eating alone in the dining room, "Thank god…" Kaoru hugged her gently.
"K-Kaoru-san?" Miyako blushed a bit, "W-What's wrong you told me to eat remember?"
Kaoru mentally kicked herself for forgetting that and worrying over nothing, "Oh yeah… sorry."
Miyako offered her a slice of an apple, "Here at least eat a little bit."
Kaoru ate the apple, "Thanks Miyako…"
"Anytime. Let's get to sleep now?" Miyako wiped her mouth and picked up the plates.
"Here let me help." Kaoru helped Miyako carry the plates and wash them.
"You don't have to Kaoru-san."
"I want to in thanks." Kaoru smiled at her, making Miyako blush lightly again.
"H-Hai..."
After they finished washing the dishes, Kaoru and Miyako went to the room and Kaoru sat on the floor.
"I'm going to take a bath now." Miyako shyly got her clothes.
"Ou take your time…" Kaoru watched her leave, 'And be safe…'
"Hai ja." Miyako left the room.
Kaoru sighed and laid on the floor, staring at the ceiling, 'What did that girl mean by 'I don't know myself'? I guess I kinda know what she means but still…' Kaoru closed her eyes and rolled on her side, 'I know I'm weak even though I'm strong. I know I'm not good in academics but great in physical education. What else am I supposed to know about myself?'
"Love."
Kaoru sat up right away and looked around, "Show yourself!"
"Kaoru-san?" Miyako dried her hair as she went in.
"Oh Miyako…" Kaoru sighed a bit and laid back down, "Let's go to sleep now."
"Hai?" Miyako looked at the bed, "Let's sleep together since it's just us two."
"Ok?" Kaoru waited for Miyako to climb in first then climbed in after her, "Oyasumi Miyako."
"Oyasuminasai Kaoru-san."
"What was I lacking?" Kaoru looked around walking in a dark area.
"Love."
"What do you mean?" Kaoru glared all around her.
"You still don't get it?"
"What the hell am I supposed to get?"
"The one you love is…"
"What…?" Kaoru stepped back, dumbfounded, "N-No… I can't…I mean..."
"Deciding it is your choice. I can't do anything."
"Hey wait!" Kaoru reached for her.
"Wait!" Kaoru sat up and gasped a bit for air.
"Kaoru-san!" Miyako held her gently, "Daijoubu?"
"M-Miyako…" Kaoru blushed a bit, "Y-Yeah I'm fine…"
"I'm glad." Miyako smiled and sighed in relief, "You looked like you were having a nightmare."
"I was…?" Kaoru thought about it, "I wouldn't really say it was a nightmare though…"
"You keep yelling wait though." Miyako looked at her confused, "If it wasn't a nightmare, what is it?"
Kaoru looked away from Miyako, "It's…complicated."
"I can wait." Miyako smiled gently at her.
"The truth is…I…" Kaoru started but was interrupted by Miyako's grandma.
"Miyako-chan, Kaoru-chan, it's time to get up and get ready for school."
"H-Hai. Thanks grandma." Kaoru got off the bed and started dressing in her usual clothes, looking away respectively so that Miyako can change too.
"We're both girls you know Kaoru-san." Miyako also got off the bed and changed.
"Hey I was trying to be polite." Kaoru joked a bit and got their bags, "Let's go?"
"Ah my bag." Miyako tried to reach for it but Kaoru moved away expertly and still held onto it.
"I'll carry it don't worry."
Miyako blushed slightly and followed Kaoru into the dining room to have their breakfast. They stayed silent throughout the time they ate breakfast, Kaoru even ate less then she usually did. After breakfast they left for school together, meeting Momoko half way there.
"Ohayou Kaoru, Miyako." Momoko smiled at them.
"Ohayou Momoko-san." Miyako smiled.
"Ohayou…" Kaoru continued walking to school.
"Kaoru-san…" Miyako looked at her sadly.
"What…?" Kaoru stopped walking and looked back slightly, "I'll tell you about it now… so let's skip school…"
"Take your time." Momoko smiled at how kind Miyako would be sometimes, "We're your friends so don't mind."
"Let's go to the park then." Kaoru walked towards the park slowly with Momoko and Miyako quickly following her.
"You're going to tell them?"
Kaoru stopped and glared at her side, "So what?"
"You're dad's going to break his ribs and arms soon."
"You wouldn't dare!" Kaoru turned and saw Miyako and Momoko's surprised faces.
"Kaoru?"
"Sorry I just remembered something important!" Kaoru ran home as fast as she can, "Dad!" She panted as she got on the elevator, waiting for the elevator to get to her floor so she can rush home.
"Dad!" Kaoru ran into the room, finding no one there, "No…" Kaoru sank to her knees in disbelief, "This can't…be happening…"
"Kaoru!" Momoko and Miyako panted heavily for they weren't as athletic as Kaoru, "What's wrong."
'Your friends will die.' the voice rang in Kaoru's head, "No!" She closed her eyes and punched the ground.
Momoko and Miyako quickly went to her side, "Kaoru?"
Kaoru breathed in and out deeply, looking at the ground, "Miyako…Momoko…don't leave my side alright…?"
"Why?"
"Just don't alright?" Kaoru punched the ground again.
"Ok ok I get it!" Momoko got a bad feeling.
"Kaoru-san…" Miyako looked at her worriedly.
'Just you watch brat… I'll protect these two!'
"That fool… I told her what's going to happen to her dad. Does she care more about her friends than her own family?" the shadow watched Kaoru from afar, "But she has guts I'll give her that. Now…" the shadow went to where Kaoru's dad is, "What to do with him."
"What's this uneasy presence? Oh well." Tokio looked around as he was shopping for some flowers.
The shadow kept watching Tokio until she knew the time would come and went to find Kaoru.
"Kaoru…Your dad's time has come."
"What?" Kaoru looked at Momoko and Miyako, "Let's transform now!" Kaoru transformed into Powered Buttercup and left.
"Wait Kaoru!"
"Let's follow her fast." Momoko nodded and transformed into Hyper Blossom as Miyako transformed into Rolling Bubbles.
"Buttercup slow down a bit!" Blossom and Bubbles chased after her.
Buttercup looked and found her dad walking towards the hospital with flowers and a truck rolling straight at him.
"Masked Tokio! Look out!" Buttercup flew as fast as she could and barely got him out of the way, "Be more careful. What would Kaoru think?"
"Thanks Buttercup." Tokio held his arm which was grazed, "Need to get to the hospital now."
"Take care." Buttercup held her heart to slow it down, 'There see? I saved him…now I have to keep my friends from being killed.'
Just as she was about to leave, she heard a car crash, "N-No way…"
"Buttercup! What's the rush?" Blossom and Bubbles finally caught up with her.
Again Buttercup ignored them and slowly went to where she heard the car crash, hoping that it wasn't what she thought.
"Buttercup?" Blossom waved her hand in front of her face as Bubbles went ahead and saw the crash, "Blossom! Buttercup! We need to get all these people to the hospital fast!"
Buttercup's heart sank and rushed to the scene along with Blossom and saw only 5 people were hurt and among them, 3 of them were seriously injured.
"Blossom you and Bubbles take as much as you two can carry since you two are the fastest. I'll try to get the rest." Buttercup carried her dad's unconscious body onto her back and another person that is injured.
"A-Alright…" Both Blossom and Bubbles carried the last 3, who are seriously injured, together and flew towards the hospital quickly.
'No matter what happens I couldn't protect them…I really am weak…' Buttercup closed her eyes as she brought her dad and the other person in to get checked.
Not waiting for the news, Buttercup waited for Blossom and Bubbles, barely hearing anything that they were saying and went back to the lab after de-transforming.
"There you three are why did you transform earlier when there wasn't any monster activity?" asked Professor Utonium.
"There was an accident so we went to help the people since it didn't seem to be an ambulance coming near there." Momoko quickly covered for them then looked at Kaoru who had her hat on her head still and it was covering her eyes.
"Are you still tired Kaoru-san?" asked Ken.
"Yeah… I should go home and sleep…"
"Kaoru-san stay at my place." Miyako grabbed her hand softly, "And you two Momoko-san."
Quickly realizing what Miyako meant, Momoko agreed.
"Don't bother… there's no stopping the inevitable…" Kaoru's usual white light slowly started to turn grey.
Peach growled as everyone, but Miyako, gasped at the sight.
"You don't have to do this alone Kaoru-san. We're your friends and we're here to help you." held her hand tighter but gently.
"Easy for you to say that but you're both going to die soon…" Kaoru's grey light lingered a bit before slowly going back to white.
This made Momoko mad, "Excuse me?" She grabbed Kaoru's face gently, "We're the Powerpuff Girls Z! We're not going to die so easily!" Momoko's face softened a bit, "I can promise you that."
"You two…" Kaoru looked at Momoko and Miyako's gently smiling faces before leaning over, "Thank…you…"
Miyako held onto Kaoru, "Professor I think we're going to go to my house. Kaoru-san seems exhausted."
Momoko laughed as she helped Miyako carry Kaoru back to Miyako's house.
"Hey I'm still awake I can walk you know…" Kaoru walked a bit and stood up.
"Care to tell us what happened?"
"Once we get to Miyako's house…" Kaoru took a few steps forward on her own and looked back only to see no one there, "M-Miyako…? Momoko…?"
"Your friends will die."
Kaoru looked around and saw both Miyako and Momoko's blooded corpses on the ground with the shadow girl standing before them.
"There's no stopping it…."
Kaoru fell to her knees and punched the ground, causing her hands to bleed, "You liar! You promised that you two weren't going to die!"
"Kaoru snap out of it we're still here with you!" Momoko and Miyako shook Kaoru.
"It's just an illusion Kaoru-san!"
Meanwhile:
"Heheheh seems like my plan is working in action. It won't be long until they all fall."
Me: Ok that's it for now. Took a while to find this chapter *sweat drops* Anyways thanks TimIsaFunSucker for reviewing. Ja please read and review~~
Preview:
"You can't be…"
"There's two Kaoru's?"
"Kaoru-san please don't give in!"
"It's me…? I'm causing all of this…?"