Train held his head high. His head cannot take it much longer. Saya came closer to him. She did not care if he was dangerous. Somehow, she felt that he was someone important in her life. Train fell over her. She tried to catch him but her foot slipped and they both fell on the ground. Train was on top of her. He was just about to say something to her when a spinning fire drew them apart. "You can't take my Black Cat away!" a voice said in the dark. The girl with the same length of hair like Saya's appeared out of the shadows. She was wearing a blue top for her uniform with a red tie. Her checkered skirt swayed along her legs as she made way to her precious cat. She was holding a wobbling green popsicle in her hands as she pointed the other at the astounded Saya.
"Let's go, Black Cat. We don't need her around now, do we?" Kyoko looked at Saya's reaction as she placed her arms around Train's shoulders. Saya remained still and silent. Then, Kyoko licked her popsicle and grabbed Train's hands. He did not say anything and followed where she was taking him.
BANG! Saya fired her Beretta 39R. The reflection shot separated Kyoko's and Train's hands. "Hey, that hurts!" Kyoko said angrily.
"He is ill. He needs a remedy." Saya said seriously. She did not know what she was feeling. For a moment she thought that she felt lonely because something precious was about to be taken away from her.
"He is not ill. Probably, you are!" Kyoko exclaimed as she blew a huge spinning fire at her rival's direction.
Saya jumped and evaded Kyoko's assault. She looked down at her white yukata and grunted, "This is the second time my yukata's been ruined! Aww, look at my slippers. I guess I would not need it anymore." She removed her slippers away and threw it aside. Then, she noticed that there were droplets of blood to where she had been. She touched her arms. Any minute she could faint or lose her blood. She looked at Train. Deep inside her she did not care what was going to happen to her. She just felt that she needed to cure him whether it would cost her, her life.
Train and Kyoko went upstairs while Saya and the two spirits tagged along. They passed by Sven and Eve who were both busy fighting against Jenos and Leon. Then, they went to a huge room which contained the labyrinth. Kyoko pushed Train; she was telling him to go ahead. However, he stood still. She ignored him and then, asked Saya a serious, personal question, "Why are you helping him? Are you related to one another or something?"
Saya was taking a long time to respond. Kurai went over to Train to tell him what he needed to know. "Stop sulking, Train. It would not help her. She already got the antidote for you. She just needs to get near you."
"A – Anti – dote?" Train repeated. Kurai nodded. Train shook his head and looked in front of him. Saya was doing all she could to help him yet he could not do anything to bring her memory back. "Saya..."
"Well? I am waiting. Who is he for you: a relative, a friend, a lover?" Kyoko winked as she blew a huge fire in front of Saya.
Saya moved away and held her head. She had let go of her gun. At the back of her mind, she knew that she had a connection with Train. But what is it? What exactly is their relationship? Her lips trembled when she finally gave her answer. She let her heart spoke for her. "Train-kun and I are..."
Train's ears moved. He listened intently on Saya's response.
"...Friends. We're best of friends." Saya grinned. "And friends help out one another!" She scampered to where her gun was and pointed it at Kyoko. She fired but Train blocked it with his Hades. He was in front of Kyoko at the moment. His eyes were in pain. Kyoko's eyes turned into pinkish hearts as she jumped for joy. "Oh, Black Cat thank you for protecting me! It meant a lot! Now, let's go."
"Wait, Train-kun!!" Saya exclaimed. Train did not look back. What he just heard was enough. She was about to follow them when she fainted.
THUG!
Train turned around to look at Saya but the labyrinth closed by itself. He and Kyoko were all alone. "Oh, my precious Black Cat! Let me give you a kiss! Muu..." Kyoko held Train tightly. But Train bent down and took something and placed it in front of Kyoko's face. She felt fur touched her lips as she opened her eyes. A cat with innocent blue eyes meowed at her "Uh – that's unfair! Why do you always do that?"
"That's just the way I am." Train muttered. But Kyoko did not give up; she kept on jumping at him and kept on trying to give him a smooch. Train did not mind this; he continued on getting numerous cats out of nowhere and placing it to her face every time their faces get close.
"Hey, stop lurking and face me like a man!" Sven yelled. There were enormous holes around the park so Jenos could hide anywhere. Suddenly, a shadow jumped beside him. Sven was supposed to press the button on his briefcase when he noticed that Chrono Number 7 was drooling over something. He looked at the direction where Rin was unconsciously lying. She was under the net he used on her. The way she was lying down was seducing: her kissable lips shone; her sleeveless v-neckline top almost showed her bosom; her mini skirt showed her long, lustrous legs. Jenos' nose was bleeding. The blood made a flood around the park and Sven swam around to get near him. He looked at him with disgust and shook his head. "Hey, stop looking at her like she is a piece of meat! This is not you! Well, that is what I thought." The blood was drained down thanks to Eve's help. She created a path where the blood would go through. Sven blocked Jenos' way. Chrono Number 7 held Sven's shoulders and threw him away like he was some trash. Sven landed on the trash bin. He got stuck inside the bin and jumped his way towards the Chrono Number. Jenos' hands were near Rin's body when Sven blocked his way again. He used the bin to push Rin's body away. Jenos' eyes were closed as he held Sven passionately and licked his neck. He quickly turned blue upon tasting how awful Rin tasted. He opened his eyes and saw Sven sticking out his tongue. "Man, you're gross!" Sven said as he was about to hit him hard when Jenos fell down into the hole. He fainted because of Sven's foul smell. "Oh man, I smell awful!!" He said as he wiped the saliva that touched his neck. He pressed the button on his briefcase and a net came out and went around Jenos' body. He tried to be free from the bin as he looked at Eve and Leon.
Eve was evading Leon's aerial assaults. They were fighting in the midair. Eve was about to replace her wing transformation when Leon glared at her direction. Her wings stopped moving as if the wind disappeared. Eve could not breathe as well. So she fell slowly on the ground and Leon tagged along. He held her arms and grabbed her close to him. Then, he held her neck and strangled her as they both fell on the ground. Dust covered them as they landed. Their shadows appeared in the midst of the dust. Sven could see that Leon was on top of Eve. "Hey, get away from Eve!" Sven protested. Eve blinked and looked at Leon innocently. Leon ignored Sven's protest and strangled her more. Eve tried to be free and then, she noticed something. She pointed at Leon's lips and then at hers. Sven's face turned red and he bellowed, "Eve, what are you trying to say to him?! Get away from him immediately! He is strangling you to death! I won't allow that! I'm coming Eve!" Leon removed one of his hands on Eve's neck and pointed at his lips. He opened it and Eve saw a small, colored ball in his tongue. "Is that a candy? I want one." Leon nodded. He completely removed his hands from her but did not budge from his position. He was still on top of her. Sven suddenly tripped and fell into one of the holes as he heard what Eve just asked. "I want one." Eve repeated. She looked at Sven with her innocent, pinkish eyes. Sven sweat dropped and said, "Alright, I'll buy you one after you win..."
"I want one." Eve repeated hesitantly, meeting Sven's eyes. "Oh, okay, I'll buy right away. Just make sure you're safe when I return." Sven sighed as he left. He took Rin and Jenos as well and dragged them all away.
Back at Yukina's headquarters, Lin Shaolee was able to knock down the twins thanks to his cleverness and speed. He was near the prison. He heard some footsteps coming out of the dark. He thought that his fight was over but he was wrong. Another opponent assaulted him with her weapon called 'Christ'. He was able to evade it right on time but the wind that the blade made created a scratch on his handsome face. "Sephiria," Lin muttered as he ran with great speed. He kept on evading his superior's continuous assaults. It was difficult for him to take on the Captain of the Chrono Numbers. She was not made captain for nothing. "Now this is going to be complicated. I have to get the antidote or I won't be able to get out of here. This find would end nowhere." He scampered at the corridor, making Sephiria chase him all over the place. He had to get the antidote, but he had no idea where to find it.
"You're losing your friend as our fight continues." Porta informed Omi. Omi's long hair was covering her bloody face. Her braid was gone. She looked at Haru with her brown teary eyes. "No!!!" Haru was panting and his face was becoming pale. "Remove the dagger from him NOW!!!" She glared at Porta. The opponent did not budge from her position and opened a portal. A gust of wind was sucking Omi in. She called unto her origamis. It covered the portal but it did not last for long. Soon, her origamis were sucked inside. She held on the wall close to her. Suddenly, the ground started to quake and water came out of it. The force of the water pushed Porta to the corner and the portal slowly disappeared. Omi looked at where the quake began. Haru was holding his other katana. He was able to move even though he felt weak.
"Haru!" She came to his side and helped him to stand up. He flinched as he forced to make his left leg move. "At least I was able to make her weak." Haru smiled. Omi did not smile back. She was worried about Haru's condition. "Please, don't interfere. I can do this alone. I can still help you." Haru held her hands tight. His warmness was disappearing bit by bit. Omi felt it. "If I could not make it, I just want you to know that I will always be here for you no matter what happens." Tears fell from Omi's eyes. "Don't say things like that. We've been friends for so long. Don't do this to me!" Omi cried. She embraced Haru tightly. She could feel his whole body was trembling. She knelt down. She could not bear his weight and she was feeling weak as well. He whispered something to her that made her sob more and more. Then, the dagger fell on the ground. Haru's arms slowly released her warms hands. She looked up to him, teary-eyed. "H – Haru? No, you're kidding, right? Don't make fun of me. It's not funny at all! It's not funny. HARU!!" Omi bellowed. Her body called out every paper it could fine around the headquarters. The papers were blown by the wind as it headed to her direction. She placed her friend down and glared at Porta who was still unconscious from the attack Haru made. All the papers turned into metals and she ordered them to end Porta's life. However, the metallic origamis did not budge. Omi felt her whole body became numb. Something was definitely stopping her. She turned her head around and found Haru's spirit embracing her. His transparent arms were around her shoulders and her waist. "Please, don't kill her just because I was killed. It would not make you a sweeper anymore. It would make you more like her."
"H – Haru?!" Omi said as the metallic origamis fell down at the same time. Haru touched her lonely face. He closed his eyes and kissed her warm lips. Omi could feel his cold, transparent lips touching hers. "I want you to continue to live for me." He said as he slowly disappeared from her sight. "HARU!!!" What Haru whispered to her awhile ago was, "Omi, even though you do not love me, I have learned to love you and I did not regret it a single bit."
Back at the park, Sven scampered to where he left the two. He saw that Eve and Leon were sitting side by side, eating Leon's candy. Sven's poor soul rose up in the sky as he fell down on the ground. Eve took the bag of candies and prayed for Sven's soul. Then, she placed one pink candy on Sven's tongue. She took the rest to share it with Leon. Sven quickly stood up as he tasted the candy.
Meanwhile, Train was all alone. He had reached the end of the labyrinth, leaving poor Kyoko behind. He was feeling weak and depressed. He could not explain what he was feeling. Mixed emotions filled his heart. What he did not realize was that the drug was slowly taking effect. Kurai quickly went to his aide and told him what he had to know. "Stop being like that, Train. It would not do you any good. The drugs would take control of you if you don't stop being a pessimist. A negative energy is needed to make the drugs work. Soon, you would feel nothing, think of nothing. You would forget who you are, everything you cared about including your feelings for that girl." Kurai explained.
"Who cares?" Train muttered as Saya's voice echoed in his ears.
...Friends. We're best of friends." Saya grinned. "And friends help out one another!
I'm sorry FALLING-ANGEL24 if i hadn't translated Saya's song. Anyway, i would try to research for it. Anyone out there who knows the english version of Saya's song? PM me, thanks. And Thanks for the reviews, everyone!
Hey readers! It has been awhile since I posted the last chapter.
Anyway, poor Train! What is going to happen to him and Saya? Will they end up like Kurai and Vera, or Haru and Omi? Find out for yourselves.
