Chiyo: Hey~ So how was your Halloween? I hope it was great! :D Well, onto chapter 31. We're coming close to the end of 'Back To Rule' and I hope I shock you guys with this ending~ :3
Chapter 31
Escaped Plan
"Misstress... What do you have up your sleeve? Your body guards should be handling this... Please, misstress, do not harm yourself." Killi, after placing Izumi in her new cage and teleported back, was watching from above.
4 A.M. came along and Ryou was still searching for her. "Ichigo... I hope you're okay..." Lettuce and Pudding were out cold in their cage, Izumi was sitting in her cage in the same room the others, and Keiichiro and Mitsukie were back at the cafe. Mint and Zakuro were... Well who knows where. Ryou started off towards the cafe feeling like he had just lost someone he knew for about his entire... Like Keiichiro.
"Ichigo isn't with you?" Killi asked, walking next to Ryou.
"Why do you care?" Ryou snapped, glaring at her.
"Hey, I just wanna know where she is. Noir won't tell me anything and I have a bad feeling about this." Killi said, folding her arms. "Don't trust that... Lilliana girl..."
"Why are you helping me...?" Ryou asked, still glaring at the young Cyniclon girl.
"Because Noir isn't human or Cyniclon..." Killi's eyes looked worried. "She's... Honestly, I have no clue. But I want to find out."
Ryou couldn't help but attracted to the conversation. "Not either?" He asked, taken aback.
"That's right. It's quite... Troublesome... To say the least. Having to take orders from her! Ugh! Sure she's my 'leader', but I still don't like her! Her and that Sora and Runa guys!" Killi seemed to be relaxed around Ryou, but not around other. "Also her stupid minions! Ugh I really don't like her-"
"Her minions?" Ryou asked, not realizing that Mitsukie and Keiichiro, who had went looking for Ryou, were nearby. "What minions?"
"an- wait... Weren't you there? When those... Ghost things were attacking the girls?" Killi asked, calming down. "Those things with the candy apples, her tattoos, and she has these weird... Followers... I've never seen them though, so I can't help you there." Killi started shivering as it began to rain. Rain poured onto Ryou's beautiful blonde hair and into Killi's smooth, silky, orange hair.
Ryou, without thinking, took off his coat and put it on Killi. "But again, why in the world are you helping me?" He asked again, not expecting a different answer.
"...Seiko was... Right... She was right to trust you guys, and find a way to get you to trust her." Killi cuddled in Ryou's jacket and he motioned for her to follow him. "So, for everything I did... I want to make it up to you guys. And I can't think of any way to do so, so... I'm giving you information that you shouldn't know." Killi was walking by Ryou's side, holding his jacket for dear life.
"The main question for Mitsukie, Lettuce, Izumi, and Pudding, is if Ichigo is okay and you won't kill her." Ryou said, looking at Killi from the corner of his eye.
"Ransurot won't do anything, Zephyr might, Pashibaru will only do anything if Ransurot tells him to, Rin most likely won't do anything, Marin is training so she can't do anything, and I won't do anything. Izumi traded herself for Klaus and I'm not sure what she plans on do-"
Being cut off by Ryou, Killi seemed to be a bit scared. "She did what?!" His voice demanded an answer, and now.
"Sh-she traded herself f-f-for Klaus... N-Noir made S-Sora and Runa k-kidnap him while she w-was attacking you guys a-a-and if anyone tried to d-disobey her she g-goes crazy..." She began fiddling with her thumbs, looking at the ground as she felt the daggers shoot from Ryou's eyes. "I-Ichigo and I-Izumi are fine... S-so are Lettuce and Pudding... R-Ryou!" Her voice was shaky, but her eyes said she was dead serious. "Don't trust Lilliana! She's not just some transfer student!"
"Hmm?" The girl from before, Lilliana walked over and pushed her hair back, getting rain on her hand. "How am I not... Just some transfer student? I lived in France for my entire life."
Killi gasped and hid behind Ryou, who was very confused. "R-Ryou... L-let's go..." She whispered.
"Well, I must be heading home. Good night, madame, monsieur." Lilliana smiled, but that only freaked Killi out even more and triggered something for Ryou. She walked off, not even looking back.
Ryou and Killi walked back to the cafe in silence, Mitsukie and Keiichiro not far behind. Once they got there, Seiko was sleeping on the stairs. Mitsukie walked up and picked her up, not minding that she was soaked. The four walked in the cafe, Mitsukie and Keiichiro keeping their eye on Killi. "Um... Ryou, here's your jacket..." Killi's head was down, her cheeks deep read.
"What the hell, Ryou?!" Mitsukie snapped as Ryou took his jacket back. "Now that Ichigo is gone you're hitting on the Cyniclons?!"
"M-Mitsukie, you shouldn't say that..." Keiichiro said, his voice quiet.
"No! I do!" Mitsukie glared at Ryou, waiting for him to respond. She placed Seiko down against the wall.
"Just because I gave her my jacket doesn't mean I'm hitting on her, Mitsukie." Ryou sighed, folding his arms as rain dropped from his hair.
"Like hell it doesn't! Did you NOT see her hide behind you when that other chick walk up?!" Mitsukie was... Oddly really mad.
"G-guys... Please I-" Killi was cut off, and with how things were back on the ship, she wasn't in the best of moods.
"Well, Ryou?!" Mitsukie yelled, folding her arms.
"She was giving me information-" Even he was cut off.
"Oh, so now you're using the excuse of getting information. Look, Ryou, if you really don't even like Ichigo-" Mitsukie know what she was saying was wrong, but she couldn't stop herself until Ryou cut her off.
"If you at least listened to us, Mitsukie, you'd realize I wasn't lying!" Ryou folded his arms.
"Guys!" Keiichiro and Killi's voice echoed through the cafe, waking Seiko up.
Mitsukie and Ryou flinched at the sound of Keiichiro yelling. "Guys, I know it's hard knowing half the team is kidnapped, but we should at least listen to each other." Keiichiro said, looking really worried.
"You can't save them, but Killi can. She's the only one here to can save them. Noir wants the Earth, for reasons unkown." Seiko's sleepy voice that sounded like she was reading from a childrens book quieted everyone.
"Um... Is she half asleep still?" Mitsukie asked, looking at Seiko.
"Izumi must have a plan, the girls will be okay, as for Klaus, you must go check..." Seiko's voice turned into a mumble that no one could understand. Everyone looked at her confused.
"...U-um..." Mitsukie lowered her head, trying to find the words to apologize with.
Ryou just turned his back to her. Without saying anything, he went down to the basement. "I'll... Be back. I want to help... Noir scares me, so... I want to help you guys, but don't think that doesn't mean I won't be fighting you, Mitsukie! I... I want... My famiy- no... I want my people to live. To live on with no worries like you humans..." Without another word, Killi teleported off.
Mitsukie turned to walk off, but Keiichiro embraced her from behind, keeping her from leaving. "We should help Ryou, I'm not sure what he's doing, but you want your friends to be safe, right? Then lets all work together."
"I'll go get Klaus, he was there for a bit I guess..." Mitsukie said, her voice quiet.
While all of this was going on, the girls were chained to the wall. The only ones allowed in were Noir, her bodyguards, and those she summons. "Laeiha, I expect you do your job well, do not fail me." She seemed stuck on herself when ordering people to do something, but it was a mask she put on. "...I... Want the others to have a place where they can live... And be happy... I don't want the rest of us to be stuck on that planet with nothing to eat, almost nowhere to live anymore..."
"Yes, your majesty." Laeiha replied, her voice monotone. She stayed in the shadows until her master left. She stepped forward, showing herself. She had mouse ears, grey eyes, a mouse tail, and short, messy, grey hair.
"Lay- what?" Pudding looked at Laeiha confused, trying to figure out her name.
"Laeiha." She replied. "Tell me how to take Earth and make it ours." Her eyes were blank, like she was being controlled.
"No! Earth is ours!" Ichigo yelled, trying to pull her hands out of the chains. The girls hands were chained above them and the ankles were chained, both were connected to a big, heavy, ball. "You can't take it!"
Laeiha whipped Ichigo across the cheek, not showing any kind of emotion. "Stop it!" Izumi's eyes filled with tears. Laehia swung her whip again, striking Pudding against the cheek this time. "Stop!"
Although her scream echoed through the room, Laehia still flicked her whip. Lettuce hung her head, not knowing what she did wrong after she felt the whip smack her cheek. "What is it, Phoenix?" Laehia's full attention was drawn to Izumi.
"S-stop... P-please..."
"No."
"Why?!"
"Master wants Earth, and you, Phoenix, will tell me how to get it."
Izumi yanked at the chains. "I won't!" She couldn't move the ball holding her in place, but she still tried. "I won't let you take my home from me!"
"I won't stand to be stuck on a planet where there's no hope in living!" Laehia snapped.
The girls eyes widdened. "N-no hope... L-living...?" Izumi's shocked voice snapped the others out of their shock.
"You don't get it!" Laehia's eyes had regained life. "If you die there, you're the next meal. That blue aqua crap Kisshu and the others brought back didn't even work! If you're so stuck on keeping Earth to yourself, then I have no choice but to... Kill... You."
"The blue aqua didn't work?!" Pudding, Lettuce, and Ichigo yelled in unison.
"No." Laehia raised her whip, but a hand stopped her. "Let go!"
"Oh please, you think I'll let go of you when you're about to kill. Well you haven't changed a bit! Ahhhahahahahah! You really need to get some meat on those bones you know, Leh~!" She seemed almost... Too... Happy to see Laehia.
"It's Laehia!" She corrected her name, trying to get the crazy girl to say it wright.
The girl pushed Laehia to the ground and sat on her thighs, smiling. "You're so much prettier then I remember Leh~!"
"Get off of me, pervert!" While all this was going down, Izumi yanked her hands through the chains and stole the key. She quickly unlocked everyone's chains and they all ran out of the room. "Ugh! Master is going to be so mad!"
"Run!" Izumi shouted, pushed the girls out of the room. She stayed back a bit, making sure her friends could get out safely. In the dark room they were trapped in, Izumi noticed a small window above them. But first, her plan was to get everyone to the room with the cages. There was windows in that room as well. She did a little investigating, so she knew if they jumped, they would land in water. The girls followed Izumi into that room. "Go! Jump! Quickly!" Izumi got in fighting postion, even though she didn't have her power pendant, she knew what she was doing. Pudding jumped out the window, putting complete trust in her friend. It was small, but just big enough for Pudding to jump out easily. Lettuce had to squeeze her way through, and Ichigo was trying to get her butt trhough. "Come on Ichigo! Hurry up!"
"I'm trying!" Ichigo yelled, finally getting her butt through.
Izumi backed up slowly, hearing Ichigo scream as she fell. Zephyr, Laeiha, that other weird girl, Pashibaru, Rin, Ransurot, Noir, Sora, and Runa had charged in the room. "Well well well... Was that all this trade was about?" Noir laughed, covering her mouth.
Laehia charged forward with the intent to kill. Izumi knew she couldn't escape, her only choice was to fight. Izumi stood ready as Laehia drew closer. In the blink of an eye, Laehia and the other girl hitting on her changed places. "Wha-?!" Before Izumi could get out the rest of her word, the girl slammed her into the wall. Her red hair matched her red eyes. She wore a red t-shirt and red shorts. "Uuughh!" The wall around her cracked as she hit it.
As she stepped backward, Pashibaru charged in with his sword ready to cut her stomach. Rin had his arms folded and Zephyr charged in as well. She was nowhere near as agile as Ichigo, but, to be nice, she was a tad bit smarter then Ichigo. "Don't let her get away!" Laehia demanded.
Pashibaru's sword skimmed Izumi's side as she moved slightly to avoid the attack. She pushed Zephyr to the ground and instantly got up, pushing against Pashibaru's chest. Rin teleported in front of the window, but that didn't stop Izumi. Killi was outside, watching with a smile. Rin wasn't able to do much still. "You guys have the worst timing." He complained, pulling a knife out of his pocket.
"Thanks for weapon, idiot!" Izumi laughed as she kicked Rin's hand, grabbed the kinfe from the air and held Laehia close to her, the kinfe against Laehia's throat. "I'll let this one live if you promise me something."
"Ha, right, 'cause we'll do something like that!" The redhead laughed.
"Laehia. This is your life on the line, I couldn't care less if you died, so make the decision by yourself." Noir said, a disgusted look on her face.
"What is it that you want us to promise?" Ransurot asked, stepping forward.
"HEY!" Zephyr shouted, standing up. "You little...!"
"You learn to be nice to humans. If you can be nice to us..." Zephyr charged at Izumi. "...then maybe we can let you live with some of us," Laehia watched Zephyr as he got closer, "and you'll have somewhere where you don't have to worry about food or living somewhere warm."
Zephyr swung his shinai against Izumi's head. She stumbled forward, being hit off blanace, but her and Laehia gained their balance. Izumi didn't even show the pain. "I'll go along with it." Laehia said.
"Then so will I~!" The redhead laughed as she clapped happily.
Noir sighed, the disgusted look still on her face. "Ugh, sure, whatever."
"Ransurot?" Pashibaru turned toward Ransurot for an answer.
"...Your potential has improved since the last time we met. I'll go along with this."
"If Ransurot agrees with it, so do I." Pashibaru said.
"Psh, lap dogs sure are stupid as shit." Zephyr said, hitting Izumi against the head again.
"Then let me leave, with my friends. Do not follow me until you can be nice." Izumi said, dropping the knife and running towards the window. Rin moved away from the window, showing he was in agreement with the plan. Izumi pulled herself up to the window and slid through, falling to the water below her.
What has she just done? Was this really what she wanted? A sharp pain ran through her head. She was falling from 15 stories high, and was completely terrified. She landed in the water, going a good 20 feet underneath. Her friends swam over to her once she got above water. "Izumi! Your side!" Lettuce saw the cut on Izumi's side.
"Lets just... G-go..." Izumi's eyes showed intense pain, but her voice showed the fact she was cold. They ran quickly to Cafe Mew Mew.
Was that plan she made really going to work? Or was it going to bit them in the butt? They ran inside the pink cafe and fell to their knees, panting. The people there heard the noise and went running. "Ichigo! Pudding! Lettuce! Izumi!" Mitsukie smiled happily as she ran to the girls, who were still soaked.
Izumi held her stomach in pain. Ryou ran over to the girls. Ichigo was on the left, then Lettuce, Pudding, and then Izumi on the right. Ryou helped Ichigo and Lettuce up while Keiichiro helped Pudding and Izumi up. "I-i-is Klaus... Okay...?" Izumi asked, leaning onto Keiichiro's arm for support.
"Yes, he's just resting now." Keiichiro said, leading the girls to the table.
The girls sat down, but there was no sign of Mint or Zakuro. Izumi thought things were going to get better... But nothing like this has ever happened... Nothing this... Terrifing to the girls has ever happened. And it all starts when the Cyniclons come back, again.
Chiyo: Uwah I'm so sorry chapters are taking forever to upload... I'm in volleyball so during the week I'm pretty much gone all day now ; a ; but it's fun! And it calms me down... But anyway! I'm thinking of ending this next chapter and hopefully you all like it. If not... Well it was fun writing it XD Well, next chapter is going to be 5k or more words, so these 3k word chapters are going to be nothing compared to the end. So, I hope you enjoy it! (ALSO. WARNING! CHARACTERS WILL DIE/BE INTENSLY INJURED OR SOMEONE THEY LOVE WILL BE KILLED/INJURED... so if you don't like that, then don't read the next chapter at all and make up your own ending! XD)