Chapter 20: Set In Motion
"I don't know man, she refuses to talk." A tall boy at the age of eighteen said with annoyance in his voice. He gazed down to his left wrist to look at the time on his silver watch. His black Led Zepplin t-shirt shifted slightly from the movement. He shut his orange eyes and placed one of his combat boots with his grey jeans tucked into them on the wall to prop himself up as he leaned.
"I know Scitus, she's been through a lot though." The other boy responded. He was a bit taller than Scitus and wore a black t-shirt with a red alchemy transmutation circle as the design on the front. He put his hands into his pockets but stopped before his black leather watch strap hit the fabric of his light blue pair of jeans.
"Carta, Scitus how is the interrogation going?" Azusa asked as she approached the two eighteen year old's. They stared back at her with a disappointed look on their faces. "You two are supposed to be my top agents. And you can't get anything out of this witch." Azusa criticized.
"Look we're sorry Azusa, but she's been through a lot, any other means than coaxing the information out would cause her personality to split into another more stable one, one without those memories." Scitus responded to his superior. Carta nodded in agreement with Scitus's explanation of the situation.
The death scythe and her agents stood their quietly trying to think of a way to speed the process up on getting Lamia to spill everything she knew about the Kishin and her plans. Their thought process was quickly interrupted by the sound of footsteps echoing through the hallways.
"Azusa, is Lamia ok?" The boy asked, his meisters face showed that he was equally concerned.
"Amicus, this is a private investigation, scouts like you aren't supposed to be down here." Carta responded back to the worried demon deck.
"WE found her," Darman spoke up for his weapon, "WE brought her to you, and as a three star meister, I have the right to ask how the prisoner we brought is doing." Darman finished, clearly not wanting to her Carta and Scitus's excuses for not allowing them to see the witch.
"We would let you by all means since you are the same rank as us," Scitus began, "But we are under direct orders from Azusa to not allow anyone to see her without her consent." Scitus explained to the now annoyed Darman.
" Let them in." Azusa said as the two teams eyed each other up. As she said this they all turned their heads in surprise at her order.
"Are you sure?" Carta asked, his shock apparent in his voice.
"Yes I am, perhaps she'll tell them something since they rescued her from that laboratory." Azusa explained as she opened the door for them. Darman and Amicus didn't say anything as they walked into the interrogation room. They looked round at the steel walls and concrete floor, the room was devoid of both colour and furniture aside from the stainless steel table and three folding chairs, one of which was occupied by a girl who was hunched up into a ball and slowly sobbed.
"Lamia..." Amicus said, the sorrow in his voice came out knowing he put this poor girl in this situation, not that the other was any better.
"Amicus..." Lamia said as she slowly stopped her sobbing and looked up at the pair. She wiped the tears from her red and puffy eyes so she could see them better.
"Darman, Amicus, I hate this..." she said to them as she let her head back into her head fall back down into her knees.
"We know, but you need to tell them what you know, not doing that is only going to prolong your stay in this cell." Darman responded to her. Amicus picked his chair up and moved it beside Lamia. He sat down next to her and pulled her into a hug to try and make her feel safe and better.
"I know, but I don't want to remember, the things they did to me, and all for one person..." Lamia answered as she buried her head into Amicus's shoulder since it wasn't sopping wet with tears. Darman looked at Amicus with the look someone who was about to do something that he knew he shouldn't so.
"Look Lamia, I don't want you to think I'm like Scitus and Carta, but can you tell me the name of who they were trying to get? Darman asked, immediately regretting that he asked since Amicus was giving him a death glare.
"It was Kai, something..." Lamia said after a few uncomfortable moments of silence. "They wanted him and were using my powers to hide themselves..." Lamia spilled.
"Thank you." Amicus said as he raised Lamia's face so she was looking at him, he gave her a smile and proceeded to get up. Only to be pulled back down hard.
"Please don't leave...not yet..." Lamia pleaded. Amicus looked at Darman who simply nodded and took a seat. Amicus wrapped Lamia up into another hug and rubbed her back as she cried into his arms.
Meanwhile
"So you think they've gotten anything useful?" Scitus asked Azusa who was eagerly awaiting Darman and Amicus to emerge.
"They should soon, it's not their job to interrogate like us, they are more of a lay the traps and offer support people." Carta responded in place of Azusa who had an intent focus on the door. Her focus was stopped by the sound of three separate footsteps coming down the hall.
"Marie what are you doing here with them?" Azusa asked as she saw the death scythe walking with Maka and Crona.
"Oh well Maka here was guiding me and Crona back to the lobby of the school cause we got lost." Marie responded with a smile Maka stepped around her to get a better look at the two who were with Azusa, while Crona stayed by her side out of fear of the intimidating death scythe and the older boys.
"Um, who do you have with you Azusa?" Maka asked as she eyed up the two older boys with suspicion.
"These are my two personal interrogators and agents when I'm to busy to do something myself, Scitus, a three star meister, and Carta, the demon Lexicon, his weapon." Azusa responded. Carta and Scitus stood there paying little attention to the scythe meister.
"Maka, they're scary..." Crona whimpered from behind Maka. Maka simply turned around and smiled which seemed to calm him down slightly. Soon all of their attentions were on the cell door as Darman and Amicus came out.
"So you two have better luck?" Scitus asked the two boys, Maka could feel the air in the room change due to the seriousness in their tones.
"Yes...who are they?" Amicus asked as he pointed to the three newcomers.
"These are death scythe Marie, the child of Medusa, Crona, and Maka Albarn, one-star meister and the daughter of Spirit." Azusa answered to the two boys. They looked over them all out of curiosity before turning their attention back to Azusa.
"Ok then, anyway, she said that they were talking about looking for someone and getting them back,." Darman reported to the death scythe.
"Are you talking about someone who came from the place I told you about from that tip I got?" Maka questioned. All of their attentions turned to her.
"Your the one who gave us that intel?" Scitus asked, his face showed an expression of mild amusement from the intel of a one-star meister.
"Question her later, focus on the situation at hand." Azusa ordered. Carta and Scitus focused back onto Azusa. "Now did they say who they wanted?" Azusa questioned, her mucsles tense with anticipation over the answer.
"I believe the name was, Kai something, that's all she heard." Amicus answered. Maka's face twisted into one of fear, Carta noticed this and turned his attention to her.
"Do you have something you want to tell us?" He asked as he walked towards her. Maka's balance shifted from one foot to the other.
"Maka, are they talking about your boyfriend?" Crona asked, this caught all of their attentions, she simply nodded in regret for asking the name.
"Well perhaps we need to have a chat with Kai." Carta said as he turned toward Scitus who had a devilish grin on his face.
"Hey don't do anything crazy, they aren't three-star meisters like us." Darman warned, knowing that a normal one-star meister is terrified of being interrogated by a three-star meister.
"You won't be questioning Kai Vesania." Azusa said with a grim expression on her face.
"What, but why not!?" Scitus yelled in anger, if he interrogated Kai then he could get answers from two sources.
"Because the Blood Meister is not on the best of terms with the DWMA right now and we are trying to rebuild that rust." Azusa began to explain. Darman, Amicus, Carta, and Scitus all looked to each other in confusion over what Azusa meant.
"The DWMA called in all the death scythes to spy on my boyfriend..." Maka said as she clenched her fists. "They didn't trust him to keep the madness in his blood under control, even with a meister who has the purifying wavelength like Marie..." Maka explained to the four who were confused.
"So we can't interrogate him then, can we ask if he's willing to answer some questions, and maybe talk to the witch in the cell?" Scitus asked to nobody in particular.
"Well, it's worth a try asking right? Especially if this girl is connected to the Kishin." Marie said, Maka just stood their in silence, did they really plan on using him again.
"If you think it's worth the risk..." Maka began, "I can't stop you..." she finished, she was fighting hard to keep from screaming at her betters.
"I'll contact Kai's handler and get both him and his meister down here." Azusa said as she pulled out a cell phone. "Hi Mifune, could you get Kai and Bella to report down to the interrogation cell's we need their help." Azusa stated, she hung up the phone and then leaned against the wall while everyone else sat down on the sides and waited.
It felt like hours before the sound of footsteps were heard echoing through the halls. Everyone that was outside the cell door turned their heads to the direction the footsteps were coming from. All their faces, except Maka, smiled at the sight of both Kai and Bella walking down the corridor. His expression was not the one of joy, instead a scowl had made it's way onto his face at the sight of Azusa. Bella walked a few feet back, trying to give Kai some space. He stopped in front of Maka but didn't turn his head to her.
"I'm sorry Kai, I tried to stop them..." Maka said as she tilted her head down to the ground in regret. Kai turned and smiled at her, signalling that it was ok and he wasn't mad at her.
"So what did you guys want?" Bella asked trying to get the conversation going so she could get out of their.
"Well we wanted to know if Kai would speak to the witch about why the Kishin wants him." Carta responded, Kai eyed him with rage in his eyes. He was being used again. He dropped his gaze and sighed loudly.
"fine...let's get this over with." Kai responded as he opened the door and walked into the cell, with Bella following in tow. He shut the door behind him a stared at the crying witch who hadn't moved from the chair. Lamia looked up at Bella, and to Kai who's face was still toward the door. Kai turned around and looked at Lamia who instantly began to panic over his presence.
"y-you look just him!" Lamia began to cry, Bella stood their not knowing how to stop her from crying while Kai just stood there and eyed her up with a cold gaze.
"I hear pent some time with my brother." Kai stated, Lamia stopped her crying immediately and nodded, she was trembling with fear as Kai walked to the table and sat down.
"Do you have a name?" Bella asked, trying to get to know the witch a little bit more, and have her feel more comfortable.
"I'm Lamia..." she said with hesitation, she didn't dare look away at the younger brother of the one who had put her through so much pain.
"So how is my jack ass of an older brother doing?" Kai asked with a smile on his face, Lamia was puzzled by his smile.
"You're smiling, why are you smiling?" Lamia asked out of fear for something to happen.
"Because, He's my brother, I hate him and love him, but I'm not him so don't be afraid of me ok." Kai smiled at the witch, she released the tension in her muscles to some degree.
"Ok, well from what I gathered he was really intent on getting you back." Lamia told Kai.
He simply chuckled to himself.
"Of course he was." He laughed, both Bella and Lamia looked at each other confused as to why Kai was laughing. "Don't worry you'll be set free soon enough, now that you've confirmed even my suspicion." Kai said as he stood up and began walking to the door.
"You...you mean it..." Lamia asked in disbelief.
"Yup, you'll become a student but you'll be safe, happy, and comfortable." Kai smiled, Lamia smiled back, those were conditions she would be happy to live with. "In the mean time, eat this, you look a little weak." Kai said as he tossed a chocolate bar to Lamia. She caught it and began to unwrap it and eat it. Bella handed her a piece of paper with their dorm number and her cell phone number in case she needed anything.
Kai smiled and opened the door. Him and Bella walked back out into the group that had been waiting outside the door. Kai smiled and walked towards Maka.
"I'll see you at your apartment tonight, ok?" He asked, she smiled and nodded and let him go, but Bella stayed behind with them all since she was going with Maka to see Soul.
"Wait, what did she tell you!?" Scitus yelled towards Kai. Kai kept walking though.
"Call a meeting with Lord Death and the Death Scythes and I'll explain!" He yelled back but not once looking back towards them. The three-star meisters and death scythes looked at each other confused, were as Maka, Bella, and Crona were happy to see him in a good mood.
Kai was out of everyone's sight now, but he still felt happy that he was able to figure out his brothers plans. He walked and ran through all the scenario's that Gaia and Ruina could put them through.
"You know no matter what they'll destroy them all right?" a all too familiar voice said from behind him. Kai lost his smile and turned around to face Malus.
"I thought you were gone." Kai responded to his insane self. Malus simply grinned towards his original self with amusement.
"Oh please, I'm you, the only way I go is if you die." Malus smiled as he walked to Kai's side.
"Hmm, we'll see." Kai said as he turned around and walked away, but no matter how far he went Malus was always right there beside him.
"Would you stop acting as if I'm the bad guy here, I'm only your crazy and more sporadic side." Malus said slightly annoyed with getting the cold shoulder from himself.
"No, because you hi-jack my body and use my, what should have stayed dormant kishin egg abilities in front of my friends and almost ruined my relationship with Maka." Kai said as he continued to walk with Malus at his side.
"So I like to delve into what we know how to do, just because you don't doesn't mean I can't." Malus said, his playfulness no longer apparent.
"You are me, so stop doing it." Kai retorted to his other half.
"You know I'm right though, they will destroy them unless we make a good and solid plan." Malus stated to Kai who now stopped walking in thought.
"I know but their is one day that is coming up that every Vesania took part in, and we'll question Gaia on that day in the sanctuary." Kai responded, knowing that his brother will be their.
"You think he'll really spill all of his and Ruina's plans to you?" Malus asked, "If you think it'll be that easy then you might be as mad as me." He laughed.
"Your half of me so I am as mad as you," Kai began, " besides, Gaia will spill everything, wether Ruina wants him to or not, if he knows it'll make things a fair fight, he couldn't stand fighting someone who had a disadvantage to him."Kai finished.
"You better hope your right Kai, cause if your wrong, we're all going to pay the ultimate price." Malus said as he dissolved back into Kai. He continued his walk, and began to plan what he'll need for the pilgrimage to the Vesania sanctuary, and this was going to be the only chance he would have to plan to make sure his friends would be safe.
"You better show up Gaia, other wise you'll be the first to go!" Kai yelled to himself, as he stormed out of the DWMA basement.
Authors Note: Hey guys, sorry for the long wait, but recently I got a new job which took up a lot of my time, and then some very stressful and worrying family issues came up that has had me distracted. But anyways enough of my woe is me crap, you probably don't want to hear it, so I hope you guys liked the chapter and I'll do my best to get the next one out as soon as I can, sorry once again, and I hope you keep reading :)