Hello,
I apologize for the late update.
I've been sick and emo for a bit so I turned to reading....and devouring books _
they're awesome...but lemony _ but i really liked the books (Midnight breed series and elemental witch)
and yes...i was being emo b/c i couldn't find bio parties on RO to lvl my sinx...especially since it was 2x exp...
now that they extended the event...i hope to find some parties or else i'll go even more emo.../swt
Anywaysssss this is a...heavy in writing chapter. Hope you like it.
"Natsume Hyuuga, AKA Kuro Neko." The General greeted him once he arrived.
"You've cause quite a bit of trouble for us young man. You're accountable for quite a number of theft and killings that have happened recently. You know that the punishments for these charges are very heavy."
Natsume stiffened at the General's statement.
"But, we understand that you did not do any of these crimes on your own free will. They had your sister as a hostage and once she was freed you left right away. We're good people here. We're willing to work out a deal for you. Punishing you will get us no where since the guild that's causing the problem will just go out and find someone else they can use like you. We want to stop the problem at the source and we need your help. If you help us, we can guarantee nothing will happen to you."
"What about my sister? She'll be endangered if I help you."
"We can provide protection for her as well. Tsubasa said your sister had expressed interest in becoming an adventurer such as yourself. We can keep an eye on her at school and make sure she's safe. You won't have to worry about your sister's safety."
Natsume was still hesitant to agree to helping them, he didn't want to rely on anyone other then himself.
"This is the only way for you to keep your friends and family safe. Since you're not dead, the guild will continue to look for you. And if you give them another chance they'll take someone close to you again as hostage to make you work for them. We can make sure all your friends and family are safe if you help us. We need your help and you need us."
Natsume sighed in defeat, "What do you need my help with?"
"Excellent, I'm glad we have come to an understanding here. We need information. Even though you're not apart of the guild, you must have heard something or know something that could be useful for us. We need to know what exactly are they after. Why are they stealing those artifacts. What exactly are they trying to do?"
"I don't know. They never tell me anything about the things they get me to steal. I just get a file with the picture of the object and where it is. I'm supposed to eliminate anyone that gets in my way."
"So you don't know what or why you were stealing. What about the location of the base?"
"I was knocked out the first time I was brought there. Then I was given special butterfly wings that will teleport me directly back inside. I've never been able to actually walk out of the base. Someone warps me to cities for missions and I wing back into the building."
"Damn, they're very good at keeping this secretive. Do you know if there are anymore people like you? The ones they have forced working for them."
"Probably. I've sensed other people locked up in the dungeon room."
"Have you seen them when you were down there?"
"No, I don't get a chance to walk around if I'm down there. When I'm down there I'm usually being tortured as punishment. Trapped in my own cell with no interactions with other people other then the person who's torturing me." Natsume grimaced.
"This is difficult. We thought you must have heard something or know something that could be of use to us. But it seems like they covered their tracks really well."
Natsume thought in silent for several moments then he spoke up again.
"Well, there's this one time I heard something weird when I woke up after a torture session. There was a deep voice. It was a very dark and powerful voice that resounded through the place. I'm still not sure if I really heard it or if it was just my imagination. The voice demanded more blood, more sacrifices to be made to it. Then I heard some chanting and a piercing scream. After the scream a menacing laugh echoed throughout the place and cell seemed to vibrate from the noise. It said something about how it could feel his powers returning. Then it demanded more sacrifices to be made so it's power can be restored and it can destroy Morroc." Natsume told them his encounter with a shudder.
The General listened with a grave expression while Tsubasa paled from due to his story of his encounter.
"That was useful information. It also aligns with what the kids heard when they were held captive. Something about being sacrifices when they are of no use to the guild. So now we know that they're trying to resurrect something and they need blood. Most likely all the things they're stealing have something to do with the rituals they need to perform. And now we have a possible location where it wants to wreck havoc upon. We'll get the scholars to start looking into this at once. Tsubasa will keep you informed and we'll call upon you when we need your help." The General instructed them.
Natsume nodded.
"Even though you're under our protection now. For your own sake, try to stay concealed and out of trouble until we get a handle on the guilds. Maybe a change of hair style, color and contacts will help. We can provide you new job uniform and a disguise."
"I prefer if I didn't have to disguise myself." Natsume responded.
"Then do us a favour and stay hidden from the public. Wear a mask if you have to go out. And here's a pair of sunglasses to hide your eyes." The General handed him.
"You may leave now. We'll stay in touch." The General dismissed them.
Once outside the room Tsubasa called Misaki for pick up. Moments later the pink haired female monk appeared in front of them.
"Hey, ready to go back?" She asked them.
"Yup, warp us back to the hospital please." Tsubasa replied.
Misaki took out a blue gem and casted her spell. She crushed the gem in her hand and the shards created a portal in front of them. Natsume went in first, followed by Tsubasa then Misaki. The portal closed up after her.
"So how did it go?" Misaki asked when they appeared in the hospital.
"Ok I guess. We'll be watching them and we'll have to be extra careful from now on." Tsubasa responded.
"Will Mikan be ok?" Misaki asked worriedly.
"I don't know. If they found out he knew her they might use her against him. But if they haven't found out about their relationship, then it might be ok. It's really hard to say, but I wish they weren't dragged into this mess." Tsubasa said quietly.
Misaki nodded in acknowledgement as they continued to talk quietly following Natsume back to Aoi's room.
Aoi was pretty tired and needed rest by the time he came back. So shortly after he came back, they said their goodbyes and left the hospital so Aoi could get some rest. Mikan bid her senpais goodbye as they left to do their own thing after the hospital visit.
"So, Natsume, where are you going to go now?" Ruka asked.
Natsume stopped and thought about this for a second. He had no idea where he would go now. Since Mikan is back, he doesn't need to stay at her place anymore to wait for her return. He didn't want to bother her anymore then he did and he wanted to keep her safe.
He didn't want to go back to Ruka's place either because it might be watched by the guild. After all, that's where they went to grab his sister in the first place. He didn't have money to stay at the inn either so he really was left stranded with no where to go.
Natsume sighed, "I don't know. Maybe I'll be camping out in the forest for a while and train."
Mikan shook her head disapprovingly when she heard that. "You just recovered from your injuries; you're in no condition to train or camp out in the forest!"
"Well what else am I suppose to do. Where am I suppose to go?" Natsume said in frustration.
"You can always come back with me." Ruka said, "Mom would love to have you back, she's been really worried about you."
"I can't do that. They know you, they could be watching and waiting for my return." Natsume said softly.
Ruka knew what he was talking about so he didn't push it.
"I know! You can always stay with me." Mikan said brightly.
Natsume and Ruka stared at her in shock.
"I don't think that's such a good idea. I don't want to cause you any trouble." Natsume stated bluntly.
"It won't be any problem! You've already been there for a couple of days now!" Mikan pointed out.
"You don't know what you're getting yourself into associating yourself with me." Natsume grumbled.
"I'm sure it's ok. If you're friends with Ruka then you can't be a bad guy."
"You didn't even know my name until today." Natsume reminded her.
"But you never tried to hurt me or do anything bad to me during all the times we were together." Mikan pointed out then grumbled under her breath, "Well maybe the underwear incident but that's besides the point."
"Underwear incident?" Ruka asked and raised an eyebrow.
"Polkadots here like to show people her underwear." Natsume teased.
"No I don't! You peaked, you pervert." Mikan exclaimed while pointing a finger at him.
"You showed it to me when you tripped." Natsume countered.
Ruka then understood what had happened and decided to step in between their verbal fight as it was escalating and their yelling was attracting attention.
"Let's get back on track here. Natsume, maybe you should stay with Mikan. They don't know you were there." Ruka said.
"But that would put her in danger! Don't you understand that? They can use her just like they used Aoi." Natsume pointed out.
"What are you talking about?" Mikan asked, "Who's they?"
"No body you have to worry about." Natsume said to her coldly.
"Then maybe that's why you have to stay with her this time. You know who they are so you can keep her safe. I mean, you have already stayed with her already so she's already exposed to the danger. Ensuring her safety is probably the best thing for you can do for her now." Ruka said.
Natsume sighed defeatedly. Ruka had a point. Even if he didn't want to get her involved she already involved herself the moment she brought him into her house. Truth was she was involved even before that because of their secret meetings in the garden. Natsume just didn't want to admit it.
Natsume nodded defeatedly while Mikan jumped up and down for joy.
"Yay! Natsume will stay with me now! Lets go home." Mikan said while dragging the two boys behind her.
Ruka didn't like the idea of a boy staying with Mikan at her place even if that boy was his best friend. He gave Natsume a warning look not to hurt Mikan.
Natsume understood Ruka's glare and responded with a reassuring nod that nothing will happen to her.
Surprisingly the word count for this was rather low compare to my other chapters...even tho i thought this was alot wordier
maybe b/c it's chunks of text instead of line by line talking this time that made it feel so text heavy
but heehee Natsume is now staying with Mikan :P and Ruka is jealoussssss
What should happen next? :) I need to get the rest of her friends involved somehow...not too sure how...but i'll figure out something...
more stuff will happen with those evil people...But I gave some pretty big hints to what they're trying to do...if you play ro and kept up with recent updates you probably know what is going to happen.
Thank you people for reading and reviewing
It really helps me to see reviews so I know I should keep on writing.
HyuugaYingLang: heehee yes i'm alive...emo but alive :) but not too sure what I should write next...any suggestions?
Endless Question: Hey Natsumi....you changed your pen name? I like...just noticed that....
minori13: heehee Ruka is a really sweet nice guy...but i'm attracted to the bad ones lol