This chapter has pretty much reference back to Gomattou. I wonder if you guys have forgotten about what happened then
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Chapter 4
Soul mate~Stalemate (It rhymes!
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December 6 (5.05pm)
“Miki, I love you. Hang in there. I love you...” The familiar voice and silhouette faded and all that she could see was darkness.
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“What happened? Geez, it’s dark here,” Risa commented more to herself than to anyone else as she stepped into the storeroom after hearing the loud bang. As soon as her eyes grew accustomed to the darkness, she caught a glimpse of the ex-subleader in the corner of the room. She was unconscious and there was blood on her head. She had never been in such a situation before and was instantly thrown into a panic state.
Oh my god, is she still alive? What should I do? Oh yes, I should call for help! Just as when she was about to scream, she heard a shriek behind her. It was Eri. Risa made her way towards Eri and asked out of concern, “What happened?”
Tears welled up in the younger girl’s eyes. “I hit something just as I rushed in here because I thought something had happened…and it hurts!” Eri showed Risa her right wrist.
Even though it was dark, Risa could see that there was blood on it. “Something happened to Mikitty over there. I’ll get help and you stay here and don’t move around, clumsy turtle.”
“Someone should just switch on the lights in here,” Yuko spoke sternly. “What happened? Some clumsy girl slipped on banana again?”
As Yuko entered the room, the lights were on as if it was on cue. Kei, Natsumi and Ai followed closely behind her. Her initial nonchalant look turned worried when she saw Miki lying in a corner. She rushed towards the unconscious girl and immediately placed her fingers beneath Miki’s nose.
Thank god, she’s still breathing. “Girls, I think we need help here. Kei, Natsumi, let’s get the girl out of here and Ai and Risa, go and find Rika and get the First Aid Kit while I inform the rest that the game has been terminated.” The girls stood there, shocked. “Go, carry up!” Kei and Natsumi approached Miki and carried her up.
“Is someone looking for me?”
“Rika, it’s great that you’re here finally. Go and grab the First Aid Kit. This is your place,” Yuko commanded.
“I was the one who switched on the lights. What happened?”
“Something bad happened to Mikitty. Stop talking and get moving!” Rika grinned and left the room.
As she strolled down the corridor, someone grabbed her from behind. “Just what on earth do you think you are doing?” she hollered.
“Yossie, don’t grab me like that. It hurts. I’m getting the First Aid Kit.”
“At the speed you are walking, she will be dead by the time you get back!”
“Let her be dead then. You’re too worked up.”
If I am the one being assaulted, will you care so much?Yossie avoided eye contact with her. “Hey why did you attack her?”
“I didn’t.”
“Stop lying.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.”
“You just don’t trust me.”
“Did you trust me when you went about strangling her?”
“She was strangled?”
“Don’t act dumb.”
“I’m not.”
Yossie looked straight into Rika’s eyes and spoke softly, “Listen up, Rika. There’s nothing between Miki and I. Nothing. The only reason why I stopped you from carrying out the stinky plan was because I love you and I don’t want you to be hurt.”
“Why do you even act as if you care? Now that you mentioned about it, how much I wish that there’s something between the 2 of you. How much I wish that it pains you to see her getting hurt. How much-”
Yossie could no longer control her temper and slapped Rika hard on her right cheek which she usually kissed. Yossie shouted, “At least she was willing to sacrifice her life for the one she loved and I admire her for that! What about you? You’re just being childish and have you ever thought of how I feel now?” Rika ran off with tears in her eyes. After she was a distance away, Yossie murmured, “I’m sorry Rika.” For the 2nd time in the day, Yossie could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
Why did you wish for me to be in pain? Was that the true reason behind the attack? I would rather prefer you to be seeking for revenge for me though I’m not for the idea. At least it’s because you love me. Do you love me?Rika ran towards the unused room which had the First Aid Kit and slammed the door hard behind her.
I’m sorry Yossie, I shouldn’t have spoken like that. Why can’t you trust me? You were angry when you spoke to me just now. Was that a true indication that you love her? Was it just admiration or was it love? Do you love me? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
December 6 (5.32pm)
Miki stirred in her sleep and she muttered, “Aya, are you there? I need you…”
“I’m Ai, not Aya,” Ai, who was instructed to stay to take care of Miki, replied.
“Aya, I’m sorry for all that I’ve said. Please forgive me.”
“I’m not Aya,” Ai repeated.
“Forgive me, Aya…” Tears were welling up in Miki’s eyes.
It was apparent to Ai that the girl with the rope-mark on her neck didn’t hear her. All she could do was to hold Miki’s hands and pray that she would be fine. Too much had happened over the past month and Miki almost lost her life for the second time. She wondered, “Why are all these things happening to Miki? Why did Reina attack her? Why didn’t Tsunku tell us why Reina did so? He mentioned that it was alcohol but it seemed more like an excuse than anything else. All along, it was evident that Reina loathed Miki. Why were Yossie and Maki involved and how were they involved? Who is the assaulter this time around?” She gazed at the sleeping girl in front of her and wondered just how much answers she had to her questions.
“Aya…” Her thoughts were disrupted once more and she smiled at the love-sick girl. Getting the answers from her didn’t seem as important as doing something else that seemed just. For a moment, she didn’t care whether she would get a lashing from Yuko as she took out the phone that she kept illegally and started dialing a rather unfamiliar number.
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Yuko called Kei, Mari and Kaori for a meeting in her room right after they had phoned for the ambulance and tucked Miki in. Yuko decided not to beat around the bush and asked, “Mari, did you do it?”
Mari laughed. “Come on, I’m too short to do that!”
“No, I mean, did anyone of you here plan for it in any ways?”
“Yuko, why do you just interrogate us? Do you honestly believe that those younger girls are innocent? Look what happened over the past month-” Mari’s eyes widened.
Oops, I just let it out of the bag.“That’s where I’m getting at. I know you girls are playing detective seeking for the truth about the whole incident which landed the 3 girls behind the bars. I guess none of us was satisfied by what Tsunku said and you girls wanted to use this opportunity to find out more.”
Kei frowned as if in deep thoughts for some time before she spoke, “Seriously Yuu-chan, don’t you think that Fujimoto Miki is more than just a victim in it? We are talking about Goto, Yoshizawa and Tanaka here and not any other girls.”
Mari added, “Goddamnit, the videos given to the police weren’t even revealed to the public. I wonder how much Tsunku paid them. Anyway they shouldn’t contain much useful evidence since Yoshizawa is already out.”
Yuko spoke sternly, “Okay, I know this whole case has got you girls’ attention but I have yet got to my point. Was the assault on Miki part of your plan to find out more about the incident?”
Kaori shook her head. “I don’t know what you think of us, Yuu-chan, but we won’t risk her life just to get some information from it. And by the way, does it help us to attack her in any way?”
Yuko smiled. “God knows. Maybe you were torturing her because she refused to say.”
The 3 girls laughed. Kaori replied, “Oh come on, only the Great Nakazawa Yuko can think of such things.”
“Thanks for your compliment. I can’t believe that you have such an agenda during our annual gathering. Guess only Nacchi and I are doing something proper and innocent.”
Kaori laughed. “I know Nacchi is genuinely trying to give everyone a good time here. But as for you, you are just messing the girls around!”
“No, I’m trying to help them.”
“Many girls’ innocence had been eroded by you! How long are you planning to keep this up?”
“As long as Morning Musume last. Those girls obviously like each other so I just offer them a rope and said, ‘Between the 2 of you, there’s no friendship but love. Tie yourselves up with something that is more lasting. Take it or leave it.’ It really works. See last year, I was pairing Eri with…who was it?”
Kei laughed. “Reina. The Great Nakazawa Matchmaker had too many cases that she couldn’t remember her clients.”
Kaori nodded in agreement. “This year she’s tying Junjun and Aika. Oh yes, I heard you telling Junjun all about it but have you told Aika?’
Yuko’s eyes widened. “Shit, I haven’t!” The 3 other girls in the room didn’t seem at all surprised by her answer.
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December 6 (5.50pm)
In the living room, the Morning Musume girls, except the leader who was taking care of Miki gathered, as instructed by Yuko. As they had nothing to do before the older members arrived for the urgent meeting, they started speculating about the earlier incident. Risa started the ball rolling by asking, “Who do you think is the one behind the rope?”
Eri answered, “Will it be a stranger, maybe a big Otaku?”
“You mean someone from the outside?” Risa asked. Eri nodded. “It’s possible but that person must have pretty good knowledge of what’s going on in here or else that person will just pop in the middle of a meeting or something.”
Aika added, “I agree with Gaki-san. Even if it’s a stranger, someone in here must have helped. Or maybe the assaulter is among us.”
Sayumi gaped. “It must be! First she starts with putting the banana-”
Risa laughed. “Oh please, don’t mention about the banana. It’s too hilarious.” Sayumi pouted and started rambling about the pain she was suffering from.
“Eri, is your hand getting any better?” Aika asked. Eri nodded and waved to Aika with her injured hand which had the bandage around its wrist.
The doorbell rang. The girls looked at each other and they had the same thought. Was that the assaulter? It rang again. No one dared to move. Was that person planning to kill them all? It rang for the 3rd time. That person probably was impatient by now. They could hear footsteps rushing towards the door and Ai was shouting, “Give me a moment please!”
Trust Rika?
2nd mysterious...
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