Warning: Don't put two shadow Lords in the same room with coffee. Fear mortals for your own safety.
So re post post of chapter 38, no more goose chases, much to kagame's sadness.
Chapter 38
Kagame was furious. She was hardly ever furious, but today she felt as if she could punch somebody in the nose. It didn't help that she already had and she was ready for more as Kyoya rubbed his sore side of the face.
Her wrist throbbed from socking him in the jaw, she wasn't used to having hit. Alright it was a usual occurrence for her, but it still hurt, as she rubbed it ruefully.
"You can't just leave."
She felt like a child stamping her foot, in the apartment kitchen. The mug of tea still steaming quietly even with the opening remarks of a fight. She was fighting a lot with him these days, a little to much.
Her clothes were a mix matched that tried to fight each other for attention, her hair a mess, and Kyoya still in the clothes that he wore out with her. His head was better, but his temper, his stupidly cold logic had returned and with it a lack of understanding.
"I can leave." He answered simply as he shrugged on the jacket. He still looked good, despite his head bump. It had been a trip to get him back, after she was ready to leave the after party but he had woken up early.
She supposed it had been her mistake to wake up and see him out, catch him leaving ,but then there he was with that quiet understanding when he had made up his mind.
She wasn't sure why she punched him, but the moment he had told her his plans that he was giving up the search, the game to find Mikan, she lost it. All her hard work was going to be ruined by his petty need to actually get back to school.
Their families were the most powerful at Ouran, he could easily have anyone who accused them exported with a snap of his fingers. He was giving up again, giving up on himself and the cause.
She had to admit it had been damn good, to wipe the smirk off his face and send his glasses clattering to the floor.
"I've already alerted Tamaki and told him that Mikan has asked that we not continue to look for her. That she is safe and that we are leaving for the next flight to Japan."
"No." She told him again as she crossed her arms, daring him to try and leave. They were matched for height. A drip of blood escaped his swelling nose fell to the floor, as he stared down, at it as it spilled about the floor.
"I'm bleeding on your floor, move." He said simply again as he pushed on his glasses.
"Your just going to lie to them and forget about Mikan, after everything-" She spat, as she clutched her fists. She really felt like a child now, but she wanted him to stay, he would ruin everything if he left now.
He was supposed to be the shadow lord the guy who had everything in order and could figure out the most difficult clues with a snap of his fingers. Of course he was out of luck, now, he had missed even the most simple clues.
The koi fish she had her friend made out of paper and getting them to serve it at period. Koi a play on Kyoya, she thought it made perfect sense, the key would have led him if he deciphered the picture she had gotten the girls to post in Times Square and if he had written down the phone number , the directions would have led him right up to Julliard.
She thought it was pretty damn clever to get him this far as she gave another fustrated sigh. This was to much work to get Mikan back to them, to much stress for her, even with all her help, getting Kyoya to see things the way he needed to see them was like chewing off her own feet.
"Have to much to drink?" He countered as he lifted two fingers to his nose, his glasses sitting slightly crooked, "It was fun Kagame. I had a good, if bizarre time with you these last few days, but its time to face the facts. Mikan isn't coming home."
Those words sent a pang through her chest. Mikan wouldn't come home if they didn't do something, she would be happy and stupid enough to stay in the city. Its not what she needed, she needed them, she needed to face that school, to face her fears. It was going to hurt her to do this, if what going to hurt her a lot, but god damnit, she wasn't going to let him just give up on her like that.
"So your that's all she was to you, an investment. Ran her course." Kagame focused on her words, as she flicked back her hair. She could see Kyoya visibly wince at the thought, he cared, some where down deep he cared. He just wouldn't chase her anymore, "I hate you Kyoya. Get out of my apartment and get out of my life. We-" She pointed to herself as she let the paused hold for a minute, "Are no longer friends."
He held her gaze as he simply brushed by her, and slowly shut the door. She waited hearing his foot steps fade away, as she slammed the counter. God damnit, she would have to work fast, Mikan would be in class.
She rushed around the room, pulling up clothes. There was one person she could count on to get Mikan, back and she would have a chance if she worked fast enough. The whole set up had been silly, playing games with the boys, but they wouldn't have run away to New York otherwise. They weren't what the word-attached enough to try and make her stop being stupid or wise enough to know when she was being stupid.
Kagame had to admit it would have been fun if Kyoya had figured out the last clue, and she could have held the party for her little sister and shock her into going back, but the chase was on now for a different reason.
She scooted to her room, as she pulled on her skinny black jeans and tang top, searching for the boots, as she slipped them over. It was going to be cold again as she slipped over the fuzzy purple sweater, and yanked at her hair with a free hand.
It was a mess and only two hours in the shower was going to save it, but she didn't have time, to do much besides get her face on. She splashed on her usual routine, as she flung open her door, and grabbed her cell phone off the table. She hit the speed dial as she cleared her throat.
"Charlie-yeah its pretty up town girl from last night. No, no, he's recovered. We had a fight-yeah I'm glad to. Listen I need a favor." She paused, thankful that she had gotten the cabbie's personal number. She paused letting him ramble on about how he knew Kyoya was no good. Why did everyone think they were dating?
"Yeah just pick him up and bring him Times Sqaure, he doesn't know the city and his English is so-so. Yeah I'm sure he'll be riding alone, if I know them he'll be riding alone. Yeah that rights, short, brown hair, big eyes can't miss him. He'll be the poorly dressed kid."
She dialed through the phone again as she tapped an impatient foot against the floor, "Hey Jin its Kagame. I'm going to keep calling you every ten minutes, but remember that back up back up plan I had in case, well everything else fell through, its time to act on it"
She waited for him, to mumble something incoherent back to her, something about how early it was and she was crazy, because he had a class-but she gave another fustrated sigh.
"Look this is my last chance to get Mikan back home to Japan so try and work with me here." Kagame threw up her hand as she rapt her fingers against the countertop. She was not a patient Goddess, she knew that, but time was not her friend today either.
"I socked him the nose, he's going to be pissed off at both of us, and I'm pretty sure he thinks your behind all of it." She nodded as she yawned, "Well better to have you banned from Japan than me, no, I'm sure he won't have you excucted by drill squad. This is Kyoya-well okay just bring a bullet proof vest to class just in case."
"No." She sighed again rubbing her eyes, "Mikan cannot know. She was the one who whisked you away to New York. Yeah I know you wanted to go back to Julliard anyways, and you can stay, your not the puppy."
"No. I don't care if she is happy at the moment, I'm doing this because I love her."
She paused again as she leaned against the counter, "I told them you were going to marry her, so just roll with that like we talked about-you took a couple improv classes didn't you-just put all the ham you can on it. Tamaki should eat it up."
"How do I know they'll be there?" Kagame stared at her fingers in a bored manner, "Trust me I'm the shadow goddess, these mortals have no control over their fates."
She waited another moment ,"Right, so I will see you well maybe in a week when its safe to come out of hiding, until then stay strong. I have things to see to."
She didn't let him finish the garbled line of curses as she re pocketed the phone and snatched the keys of her table. She had a whole day ahead of her, once she got Mikan happily on a plane again.
Well thank you all for bearing with this story, with me, with the very long side trip New york has been, but thank you to my fans, readers, and visitors, to everyone who's fav'd alerted, and checked out this story. I hope I have explained everything, we're almost to the end of the first chapter and its been quite a ride.
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