Happy weekend minna!
Sorry I was late with this chapter, a lot of unfortunate things have suddenly befallen my personal life, but besides the point here is the eighth chapter of my FAVORITE story to write.
I hope everyone enjoys this chapter as much as I liked writing it, (writing is like venting for me :3)
I have no homework this weekend, (R&R weekend, rest and relaxation) so I will be updating this story EVERY DAY this weekend. Sound good? Hahaha~!
Enjoy as always,
~Tiruneko;3
X~8~X
Miku zips up a black souvenir hoodie, and tangles her hair while trying to put it into pig tails.
"Here let me help." Rin says, walking up behind her and using her fingers to comb through the rats nest that is Miku's hair. She then separates it evenly into two sections, and puts rubber bands in, because they have no pony tails.
Miku stares at her reflection in the mirror. She is wearing a medium sized black hoodie with the words, I HEART JAPAN scrolled across the chest. She has on grey sweat pants with the logo for the gas station/tourist trap on the upper right thy. Pink slippers are on her feet due to lack of a gas station selling shoes.
Rin has tied a massive white bow in her hair, is wearing a baggy grey pull over sweat shirt, and white shorts with the same logo as Miku's, and the same slippers as Miku's in yellow.
"Thanks Rin…" Miku says memorized by her reflection.
IA sits on the floor in the corner. She has on a pink zip up hoodie more like Miku's over her dress. The bottom of it has only small tears and minimal blood stains, so she kept it on like a skirt. She refused to wear shoes, so Len will have to carry her everywhere.
Len walks back in holding a bundle of clothes in his hands.
"I'm changing now so you guys go wait outside."
"Len what about paying for all this stuff?" Rin asks.
He stands thinking.
"What about a back entrance?" He asks. "We can walk out through there without setting off any alarms or anything right?"
"Maybe… I guess we can try."
"Come on IA, follow Miku and Rin." Len says extending a hand to the little girl, who clings to his hand tightly.
"Come with us?" She asks, her eyes big and her mouth pressed into a tight line.
"I'll be there in a second okay?" He says patting her head.
IA walks over and grips Miku's hand tightly in hers.
"Miku I've gotta carry IA. The workers will think it's weird that we're letting her walk around barefoot. Plus she'll cut up her feet on the asphalt outside."
"Asphalt?" She asks confused.
"It's the black rock that the road is made out of." Rin says while scooping up IA into a piggy back. "Let's go."
They leave Len in the bathroom to change and they wander out into the other isles of the store. On their way out Rin snags a backpack off the wall rack and tosses it to Miku. They move silently into the snack isle and begin opening the fridges, throwing in drinks, chips, jerky, cookies, anything they can fit.
"I feel like this is wrong." Miku whispers.
"It is. But we're in a unique situation." Rin says gritting her teeth.
Just as she said this five white vans pull into the parking lot of the gas station.
"Rin…" IA says, pointing at the window.
Rin whips around.
Immediately she runs to the bathroom and pounds on the door yelling for Len. This makes the cashier glance up from the magazine momentarily.
"LEN THEY'RE HERE!"
He throws open the door. He is wearing a white T-shirt with the gas station logo on the back and the same pants as Miku but black.
"Give me IA, I can move faster with her."
They bolt to the counter and slide over the top.
"Hey you can't-"
They throw open the employees only door and bolt for the back exit.
Once outside Miku stops in her tracks and stares right at Len.
"Wait how are we going to get a car open?" Miku says, panicked.
"I'll be right back." Rin says, rushing back into the building.
She comes out moments later holding keys and a wallet in her hand.
"Hurry, they're almost in the parking lot."
They try the key with the only three cars in the lot and it ends up fitting in the lock of a blue van with three rows of passenger seats.
"Sheesh soccer mom?" Len says as he places IA in the back then jumps up front.
"Len you suck at getaway driving just let me!" Rin yells, grabbing the steering wheel. They switch places and as calmly as possible pull out of the lot and back onto the road just in time to see the swish of long green hair move through the door.
Rin smacks the gas pedal and the car lurches into almost eighty miles an hour.
"Miku hand me the back pack Rin snagged." Len says reaching his hand back.
Miku hands up the white back pack.
Len opens a pack with a colorful thing inside and places three bear shaped squishy things in Miku's palm. She stares at them dumbly.
"What is it?"She asks poking it.
"It's a gummy bear. Try it." Len says, putting a hand full in his mouth.
"Gummy bear…? How do I 'try it' Len?"
"Put it in your mouth and chew then swallow it."
"Eat it? You can eat this?" She asks, green eyes widening.
"Don't tell me you've never had a gummy bear before. Try the orange one first they're a-ma-zing!" Rin cries, eating another handful.
"Okay…" Miku places a small green one into her mouth and chews slowly. "Its… wow… it's so good! It tastes like… it tastes like… like… like uh…"
"Sweet?" Len finishes.
"Yes! C…can I have more...?"
Rin throws the whole bag back into her quivering hands. Miku wastes no time in devouring every last thing in the bag. Every color, even handfuls at a time are thrown into her mouth and she devours them every time without fail.
Len gives a yellow bag with the words ORIGINAL CHIPS scrawled across in large black letters to IA.
"Put it in here?" She asks, pointing at her mouth.
Len nods. "Then chew with your teeth. Move your mouth up and down like you're talking, except with it closed." He corrects, using his hand to gently close her mouth.
Rin's hand moves to the radio and she hits a few buttons causing loud rock music to explode out of the stereo. Miku jumps almost five feet in the air and screams.
"Calm down, it's just music!" Rin screams over Miku's panicked shouts.
"Oh…"
Len laughs. "You're like a kid Miku."
"I am?"
Rin giggles slightly and takes a large bite out of a packaged powdered donut.
"God gas station food is the BEST after not eating for a week." She cries, taking a swig of a powerful energy drink.
"You said it." Len says, watching IA's and Miku's faces light up as they have their first tastes of junk food.
"A town is coming up." Rin states pointing at a sign.
"Better slow down then."
She nods, easing on the gas and slowing to only sixty miles per hour.
"Len go through that wallet and look for credit cards. We gotta pay for a hotel for tonight." Rin says, taking another long swig of a different canned drink with the words ARNOLD PALMER on the front.
"Bingo." The blonde boy holds up three glossy colorful cards.
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"Kaito Shion…" Lilly taps a pencil against her desk. "You've gotten yourself into a world of unimaginable trouble. Not only have you failed to collect vital data from subject two, but you let all four of them escape, lost them all, and nearly gotten fifteen guards killed in less than three hours. What do you have to say for yourself? No, you know what you don't get a say in this situation, instead I am giving you a minute to give me valid reasons why I should keep you imployed with me. No… keep you alive."
"Miss Lilly-"
"Fifty seconds Shion. Cut the formalities." She draws a gun from her desk.
"I am your most valuable employee. I specialize in the types of science and experiments we use most here. This is one easily fixable mistake-"
"Easily fixable mistake?! It has taken us months to get the two twins and now they have our other two with them and you say easily fixable? Hah! Twenty seconds."
"I will devote every fiber and hair and atom of my being to finding them, and I will not rest until they are caught. If I fail you may kill me for I am no longer of use, and I have become a disgrace to our company, our mission, you, and the Heavenly Lord above."
"Times up."
Kaito bows his head and claps his hands together.
"You will devote every moment of your life from now on to their capture, do you understand me? You will be placed with a team of our elite trackers and if you fail, not only will you be killed, the members of your team as well, as added pressure and punishment. Your life is now a pawn of mine. I will use it just like that Shion. A pawn is a needed piece in a game of chess, but when one has been stolen from you, or per say… sacrificed for the good of the game, well, there are always more where that one came from."