Runaway from the Past

[tru_harmony]

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mars leaned back against the cold steel of the filing cabinet after hearing the new mission order. "What's up with this Ishikawa person anyway? I don't get why everybody wants us to look into he--"

"Baka" Shark smacked Eri's head with the folder she was holding in her hand.

"Itai! What was that for?" Eri massaged the assaulted side of her head.

"It was the captain who ordered this, stupid"

"I know that. But isn't Rika staying with the captain?"

"Well, now that the captain is looking for her, that should tell you something already, ne?"

"What?"

"Baka" Mako hit her again. "that simply means that Rika must have left without telling the captain where she went. Why else would the captain be looking for her?"

Eri turned her head to look at their computer monitor. "Hmmm... I noticed just now that Jin had stopped pestering us.. You think he figured it out on his own?"

"Possible... and that would be very bad for us..."

"Don't tell me you haven't told the captain yet..."

"You don't want this folder hitting your head again, ne?"

"Hai" Mars gave one decisive nod. She then diverted the discussion to a more important detail. "Where are we going to start looking?"

"Hmmm... the tracker said that the captain was at a hospital when she called me... I better check it out..."

"What about me?" Eri pointed at herself.

"...Look elsewhere"

==

"Hm?... She wants me to fly to there and meet up with the pair? ... but can i go my own way?... Yeah... I'll probably get there in two days... I have to wrap things up here... and all my stuff... Okay... I'll tell you when I get there... Right."

Third smiled as she hung up. She was almost done with her work here anyway. It was the perfect time to report her findings to her boss.

She thumbed through her phonebook and dialled a number.

"Oi. It's me. Can you brief me on the new mission? Yeah... I was a bit surprised too... Anyway, the new mission? ... ... Uhuh? ... missing person, huh? ... ... ... Ishikawa? You mean... The mission is to look for Ishikawa Rika?! ... ... daughter of Ishikawa Yoichi? ... ... ... Oh nothing... nothing... I'll see you in two days"

Ishikawa?! What the hell is going on?!

Maybe her findings will have to wait...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Third is coming!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[zay05ohayou]

*finished watching Elder's News Clip* *wipes tears of her face  *
Yossha~

  Third!!! Woooo~ Who are you~~~~?

"Oi. It's me. Can you brief me on the new mission? Yeah... I was a bit surprised too... Anyway, the new mission? ... ... Uhuh? ... missing person, huh? ... ... ... Ishikawa? You mean... The mission is to look for Ishikawa Rika?! ... ... daughter of Ishikawa Yoichi? ... ... ... Oh nothing... nothing... I'll see you in two days"

Ishikawa?! What the hell is going on?!

Whaat? Does she know something? 

Maybe her findings will have to wait...

Eeh eeeehh? What Findings?? Girl from the past?

[JFC]

Rika looked out once more to find that she was close. When the cab reached the destination she specified, she opened the white envelope and took out some bills to pay her fare. She had travelled quite a distance so she wasn't surprised that the meter went up to 357.20 pesos.

"Salamat po, sa inyo na yung sukli..." (Thank you, please keep the change) She said to the driver before turning away from him.

She looked around and found that not much has changed in the place where she had just set foot. She was back to where she had started in this country.

She took a deep breath before walking into the old dilapidated building. The people running this place might not recognize her anymore. But then, as long as she can pay the rent, she will be welcome here, more or less.

So then...this is some sort of hotel or halfway house that she's gone to? It's probably not exactly "nice" seeing as how Rika would have been broke when May would have brought her here after the fiasco with her father's death and financial trouble.

Hitomi leaned against Ayaka's shoulder as they drove to Mai's place.

...

"Why didn't I just fall in love with either of you?" she asked in half-jest.

"Because we're not your type?" Mai said in response.

Ayaka shook her head. "Do you want my friendship with Mai to end? Because that's what's gonna happen if you pick her over me."

"Well I don't think Yoshiko will pick you over ME."

Oh, the YAM dynamic is awesome.

"It is not her I am thinking about, Ayaka..." Hitomi lied. "The company... how are things running?"

"Well everything's still okay... but the world crisis is gaining on us..."

"But everything has been set-up, right?"

"Yes... We don't have any debts, really... so we don't have a problem in finance... I'm afraid most of the problem will fall into Mai's hands since people will be reluctant in spending..."

Mai butted in, after stopping at a red light. "the whole market is like that right now... so there is nothing to fear about competition..."

"Yes... ... it seems there really is no competition..." Hitomi straightened up before looking outside, to the west, where she didn't know, Rika was.

Right now...there's no competition in Yossi's mind. Nothing's more important than finding Rika.

Mars leaned back against the cold steel of the filing cabinet after hearing the new mission order. "What's up with this Ishikawa person anyway? I don't get why everybody wants us to look into he--"

"Baka" Shark smacked Eri's head with the folder she was holding in her hand.

"Itai! What was that for?" Eri massaged the assaulted side of her head.

"It was the captain who ordered this, stupid"

"I know that. But isn't Rika staying with the captain?"

"Well, now that the captain is looking for her, that should tell you something already, ne?"

They can get the job done, but evidently they're not always that bright.

So "Mars" is Eri, and "Shark" is still Mako, right?

Eri turned her head to look at their computer monitor. "Hmmm... I noticed just now that Jin had stopped pestering us.. You think he figured it out on his own?"

"Possible... and that would be very bad for us..."

"Don't tell me you haven't told the captain yet..."

It would probably be a good idea to just fess up and tell Yossi about what Jin had wanted them to do. Better to hear it from them than for Yossi to find out from an outside source.

*THIRD'S "NEW" MISSION*

Looks like The Eyes are getting variations of same mission from different people.  Of course, they don't know the circumstances/backstory behind any of what they're being asked to do. It makes it easier for them to complete their assigned tasks, but it also means that they don't know if what they find out is being put to use for towards a good or bad end.

[tru_harmony]

this morning, i was looking for black socks... but i couldn't find a decent pair so i went for my for-special-occasions-only-fuschia-socks... my jph!p socks...

and for some reason (i really don't recall how it happened) i just started crying while putting on the socks...  is this what socks do to people now??? make them cry like hell?

anyway... for those who noticed my sig, thanks, i really worked my ass off to make that YOSSY- RiKA ambigram... during class hours 

just picked up something from my Chinese Philosophy class with Dr. Li

"True words are not beautiful, Beautiful words are not true
A good man does not argue, He who argues is not a good man" 

why the hell am i putting this here? because i feel like it... that's all...  i'm GOD...

anyway... enough with my blog extensions

time for what you people come here for...

we who serve no purpose may not be missed... only those who have a telos are longed for...

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ayaka's phone rang frantically on the kitchen counter as she, Hitomi and Mai were getting ready for bed. Annoyed at the repetitive Nokia tone, Mai got out of Ayaka's bedroom to pick up the phone.

"Oi, Ayaka! What happened to Yocchan?" The caller with no greeting, no introduction whatsoever asked.

"Eh? Who's this?!"

"Isn't this Kimura Ayaka's phone?"

"It is, it is. but who is this?"

"Matsuura--"

"O, Ayaya. It's Mai."

"Oh Mai. What happened to Yocchan? We were just about to go to bed when we heard the news--"

Mai looked back and checked if she could be heard from the room since she left the door open. But Hitomi had already lain in the middle of the queen sized bed and has seemingly spaced out.

"That's just some crazy family affair with Rika-chan but that's gotten fixed now..."

"Ah... So how's Rika now?"

"That we don't know..."

"What? I thought everything's fixed now?"

"Well, the crazy family affair got fixed but I think we're gonna have a worse problem..."

"Problem?"

"Rika is gone."

"Kidnapped?"

"No... well she was... but that's not what going on now. She left. As in just left. The security cameras at the hospital caught it all... and guess what?"

"What?"

"Uncle Jin..."

"Oh... ... did you guys call on the police to look for her?"

"No... we haven't gone to that step yet... but I'm really worried about Uncle Jin. Rika-chan's an important asset to the company now with the investment..."

"and that reminds me."

"Of what?"

"I was really going to call Yocchan earlier but i forgot about it and thanks to the news I remember to call... It looks like my father is also interested in Rika's investment in the company."

"... really? I thought he lost all interest after the merger and the pull-out maneuver?"

"That's what I thought too... but when he heard that rumor that Ishikawa Printers may be on a comeback and might be merging with PubCom, her just showed up in my office and asked me the weirdest things..."

"... weirdest things? I don't get it. Isn't your father the un-weirdest person in the world?"

"That's what i thought too but then, he started asking me how long I've known Rika and if she knows Yocchan's family and how she got out of bankruptcy and things related to those three questions..."

"Doesn't he hate Yossui's guts?"

"Looks like it... It looks like he hates Uncle Jin too..."

"I know they were competitors but I didn't know they know each other that well enough for one to hate the other..."

"Yeah... Anyway... I might fly in next week... Miki wants another vacation..."

"Well, see you, then... don't forget to drop by at the office..."

"I won't... just say hi to Yocchan and Ayaka for me..."

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[kRisZ]

"Yeah... Anyway... I might fly in next week... Miki wants another vacation..."

to PI.?. ... why not 


me waits for another update 

[strawb3rrykream]

The plot thickens, with the addition of Ayaya, her father and Miki-sama.

[JFC]

Ayaka's phone rang frantically on the kitchen counter as she, Hitomi and Mai were getting ready for bed. Annoyed at the repetitive Nokia tone, Mai got out of Ayaka's bedroom to pick up the phone.

If it's that default Nokia tone....I HATE THAT FRIGGING TONE!!!

"Oi, Ayaka! What happened to Yocchan?" The caller with no greeting, no introduction whatsoever asked.

"Eh? Who's this?!"

"Isn't this Kimura Ayaka's phone?"

"It is, it is. but who is this?"

"Matsuura--"

"O, Ayaya. It's Mai."

Ayaka needs to get call display.

She left. As in just left. The security cameras at the hospital caught it all... and guess what?"

"What?"

"Uncle Jin..."

"Oh... ... did you guys call on the police to look for her?"

I love how the mere mention of Jin's name is all that's needed to explain why things have gotten messed up the way they have.

It shows just how much of a jackass he is.

"I was really going to call Yocchan earlier but i forgot about it and thanks to the news I remember to call... It looks like my father is also interested in Rika's investment in the company."

Aya's dad is now interested? Is that a good thing? I hope it's a good thing.

"Doesn't he hate Yossui's guts?"

"Looks like it... It looks like he hates Uncle Jin too..."

Ah, Aya's dad dislikes Yossi, but not as much as he dislikes Jin? That would make it a "lesser of two evils" or "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" sort of thing.

"Yeah... Anyway... I might fly in next week... Miki wants another vacation..."

"Well, see you, then... don't forget to drop by at the office..."

"I won't... just say hi to Yocchan and Ayaka for me..."

GAM TO THE RESCUE?!?!?

[tru_harmony]

thanks to JFC for bringing this up:

Ayaka needs to get call display.

for some reason my mobile provider, hence YAM's mobile service provider, has this weird quirk that when receiving an overseas call the call display has " (No Number) " written on it even if the number is stored in the phonebook... hope that makes it clear...

thanks, kuya...

i was supposed to update yesterday but i got so darn wasted after waiting for my girl for three hours (after which, we still did not see each other) so i wasn't able to do what i wanted ...

Este update es por Yuki... Estoy bien, amiga, y tu?

un poco UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rika sat on the lone chair in the small room which she rented. On her lap was the white envelope given to her by Jin.

She kept silent as she re-examined its contents. There was an airline ticket with her name on it and a thick wad of cash.

"The flight's next week..." she said out loud to herself. After a few moments of silence, she hummed that tune.

Will the past really keep on following me around?

==

Mai and Ayaka kept themselves quiet as they watched Hitomi sleep. She laid between the two of them, both not wanting to yield to each other's wishes to keep Hitomi too herself.

Ayaka kept her voice low. "She's so cute sleeping, isn't she? She whispered to Mai as she brushed the hair that had draped itself over Hitomi's face.

"Hai... but she looks so tired... I don't think I've ever seen Yoshiko as tired looking as this even when she goes for overtime at the office... she didn't even do anything today!" Mai answered her voice getting louder at everyword.

"Keep it down, will you?" Ayaka soft but sternly chastised her. "It's best that she stays asleep... At least she has some time to herself not thinking abou--"

"Rika..." Hitomi said as she turned over to the left side, the side Mai was on.

Mai pulled up the blanket before lying down beside Hitomi. "Man, she must be really upset... She's completing our sentences in her sleep... You think we'll find her?"

"I sure hope so... I don't know what's gonna happen to our Yoshiko if we don't..."

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[kRisZ]

 

[zay05ohayou]

Rika sat on the lone chair in the small room which she rented. On her lap was the white envelope given to her by Jin.

She kept silent as she re-examined its contents. It was an airline ticket with her name on it.

"The flight's next week..." she said out loud to herself. After a few moments of silence, she hummed that tune.

Wait, what? Airline? She's going to... Japan?

Will the past really keep on following me around?

As my teacher said, you can't just 'Runaway from the past'.. nor forget about it.. ah belonging.. 

[JFC]

Rika sat on the lone chair in the small room which she rented. On her lap was the white envelope given to her by Jin.

She kept silent as she re-examined its contents. There was an airline ticket with her name on it and a thick wad of cash.

"The flight's next week..." she said out loud to herself. After a few moments of silence, she hummed that tune.

Will the past really keep on following me around?

He's blackmailing her to leave, or worse yet, he's somehow brainwashed her into believing that she's doing the right thing to protect Yossi by leaving. 

Mai and Ayaka kept themselves quiet as they watched Hitomi sleep. She laid between the two of them, both not wanting to yield to each other's wishes to keep Hitomi too herself.

Ayaka kept her voice low. "She's so cute sleeping, isn't she? She whispered to Mai as she brushed the hair that had draped itself over Hitomi's face.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...YAM no kizuna. 

"It's best that she stays asleep... At least she has some time to herself not thinking abou--"

"Rika..." Hitomi said as she turned over to the left side, the side Mai was on.

Mai pulled up the blanket before lying down beside Hitomi. "Man, she must be really upset... She's completing our sentences in her sleep... You think we'll find her?"

"I sure hope so... I don't know what's gonna happen to our Yoshiko if we don't..."

[strawb3rrykream]

Oh man, so it was a payoff. Gah, don't do it, Rika!!!!!
Aww, Ayaka and Mai are so concerned~

[tru_harmony]

Rika laid on the small bed awake, staring at the ceiling.

"This is for the best." She murmured to herself. Throughout the day since leaving the hospital, she had uttered the same phrase over and over just to remind herself.

It was fortunate that there was a small rtw store nearby. At least, she was able to get herself some clothes for a low price. She may only be needing a few. It would be difficult to have a lot of stuff. It would be hard to move around. Luggage is a real pain when travelling.

"Next week..." She retreived the white envelope from under her pillow and took out the plane ticket. "Should I go home?"

Where is home?

She turned to the side where her eyes met the green plywood wall.

To-san... why did you have to leave me in a situation like this? Why did you let me get to this place? Why did you let me meet her like this? Why did you leave me to be hurting like this alone?

She slid the ticket back into the envelope and place it all under her pillow again.

I'm alone again... ... ... more alone than when I started... ...

She sat up, deciding that the bed only gave her room to think and nothing else. Thinking, right now, isn't helping her at all. It was only making things more complicated for her. She walked to the small window and looked out. There were already stars shining in the sky. Shining in the dark. The dark is the only place to shine.

==

Hitomi woke up feeling thirsty. She realized after trying to get up that Ayaka and Mai both have draped their limbs over her body.

She smiled at seeing them asleep. It has been a while since she had slept over with them like this. It was probable that they fought over who was going to sleep with her arms around Hitomi.

With all her might, Hitomi pushed off all arms and legs resting on her. They weren't going to stop her from getting something to drink.

She went out of the bedroom silently. She headed straight to the fridge without turning any light on. She was glad that she had memorized the way to the refrigerator.

She opened the door and grabbed a bottle of Pocari Sweat. It was cold and it tasted really good. After gulping down half the contents of the bottle, she put it back and treaded back to the bedroom.

Looks like there's no more room for me on this bed.

She smiled. Ayaka and Mai were now on the middle of the bed, hugging each other. Really, Hitomi wanted to laugh out loud but that would ruin the moment. She stepped out of the room and went out Ayaka's small veranda. She looked up the sky and there were stars. It was beautiful but lonely. Miles away. A million miles away from each other. That's what it is  to be a star. To be alone in a cold dark space.

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[JFC]

"Next week..." She retreived the white envelope from under her pillow and took out the plane ticket. "Should I go home?"

Even if Rika were to go back to Japan, where would she go? She has no relatives that we know of, and even if she stays in a hostel or one of those really inexpensive capsule hotels, the money that Jin gave her won't last forever.

Hitomi woke up feeling thirsty. She realized after trying to get up that Ayaka and Mai both have draped their limbs over her body.

She smiled at seeing them asleep. It has been a while since she had slept over with them like this. It was probable that they fought over who was going to sleep with her arms around Hitomi.

Awwwwwwwwwww...

With all her might, Hitomi pushed off all arms and legs resting on her. They weren't going to stop her from getting something to drink.

At least it was only a drink that she needed. Better that, than being stuck there if she wakes up needing to go to the bathroom.

She opened the door and grabbed a bottle of Pocari Sweat. It was cold and it tasted really good. After gulping down half the contents of the bottle, she put it back and treaded back to the bedroom.

Looks like there's no more room for me on this bed.

She smiled. Ayaka and Mai were now on the middle of the bed, hugging each other. Really, Hitomi wanted to laugh out loud but that would ruin the moment. She stepped out of the room and went out Ayaka's small veranda.

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!


Yossi needs a camera right now.

RIKA = She walked to the small window and looked out. There were already stars shining in the sky. Shining in the dark. The dark is the only place to shine.

YOSSI = She stepped out of the room and went out Ayaka's small veranda. She looked up the sky and there were stars. It was beautiful but lonely. Miles away. A million miles away from each other. That's what it is  to be a star. To be alone in a cold dark space.

^
Somehow, it just came to me. 

[strawb3rrykream]

I really hope Rika comes to her senses and goes back to Yossy, Ayaka, Mai and Ayumi. B/C they are her family now. They are the ones who love her and have her best interests at heart. Jin doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
These two clearly need each other.

[cool_kickin_dude]

this is making me sad..somebody kill Jin for me!

[tru_harmony]

short UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! before hearing Mass

"Oi, Mai wake up" Ayaka shook her friend awake.

"huh? What? What's going on?" Mai groggilly answered.

"Yoshiko's left..."

"Meh~ She must've gone home..." Mai attempted to brush that matter off to get back to sleep. "We have work today, remember?"

"But I'm really worried about her... ... it's a bit early for her to be dr-- ... wait a minute... ... where's her car?!"

"Isn't it parked in the..." Mai paused a bit as she pondered on this mystery. "... it's not at the office, ne?"

"No."

"And she couldn't have driven it half battered, ne?"

"No. But the police didn't mention anything about her car... So it couldn't have been to that warehouse place... wherever that is..."

"Great. This is what we get for not asking her what happened... Man, I hope we don't have to go looking for her car too..."

"Hey~~ Enough about the car... How is she going to get home from here?"

"Well, she can walk or take a cab... She old enough... She'll be okay... " Mai answered before turning to her side and closing her eyes.

Ayaka sighed. " I wonder where Rika could have gone..."

"Ayaka... please... a little more time to sleep?"

"Aren't you worried about her? I mean, she might be in trouble... and that stepmother of hers is still out there..."

"Come on, she's our Yoshiko's girl... nothing bad's gonna happen to her... "

" I hope you're right..."

"Of course I'm right... and still very sleepy..."

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[strawb3rrykream]

I love those two~

[JFC]

"Oi, Mai wake up" Ayaka shook her friend awake.

"huh? What? What's going on?" Mai groggilly answered.

"Yoshiko's left..."

"Meh~ She must've gone home..." Mai attempted to brush that matter off to get back to sleep. "We have work today, remember?

Notice how it's apparently perfectly normal for them to wake up in each other's arms.

How is she going to get home from here?"

"Well, she can walk or take a cab... She old enough... She'll be okay... " Mai answered before turning to her side and closing her eyes.

Has Yossi used cabs much during her stay in RP? She would seem to be more of a "do it yourself" type to me.

Ayaka sighed. " I wonder where Rika could have gone..."

"Ayaka... please... a little more time to sleep?"

"Aren't you worried about her? I mean, she might be in trouble... and that stepmother of hers is still out there..."

May's the unknown factor here. On one hand, she could be in hiding after being scared shitless at what happened in the warehouse. If this is the case then hopefully we won't have to worry about seeing her again.  On the other hand though, May could possibly "snap", and blame Rika for all that's happened to her. If THAT happens, then she might go after Rika for some warped sense of vengeance.

"Come on, she's our Yoshiko's girl... nothing bad's gonna happen to her... "

" I hope you're right..."

Ditto.

"Of course I'm right... and still very sleepy..."

Mai's not a morning person, is she?

[tru_harmony]

^^ 69 votes (i excluded me from the count) in... ha~ 69...

anyway... that's a number i am considering at the moment (not for me! for someone else)

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hitomi cursed under her breath as she limped on the sidewalk. "Why the hell did I leave Ayaka's place before the painkillers wore off?!"

The pain was excruciating and the task of walking made it worse. Every step made her cringe as her leg muscles felt like they were twisting. She held on to the concrete barriers lining the sidewalks as she took a step after the other. She wanted to slap herself for being careless. She left her medications on Ayaka's kitchen counter.

She reached into her pocket and retrieved her phone.

*ring*

"Moshi moshi..."

"Ayaka... please bring my medications to the office..."

"Where did you put them?"

"On the counter, kitchen..."

"Okay... Where are you?"

"On the way home..."

"Do you want us to drive over to pick you up?"

"Nah... I'll drive my... ... O SHIT, MY CAR!!!"

"Where is yo--"

"I'll get back to you later, Ayaka."

*beep*

Right after hanging up, she dialed the Eyes up again.

"Oi, get my car..."

It was Mars who picked up. "Uh, where is it, Captain?"

"I don't know. Find it."

At hearing the order, she turned their tracker on. "... Captain, it's at the police station at Quezon City... ... Did you do some traffic violation? It's at the impounding place thing..."

"Get it there for me. I need it this morning. 8:30."

"But--"

*click*

Mars looked down at her watch. It was almost 7:00.  "What the hell does she want me to do, steal the car from the police?!"

"Oi... what's with you?" Shark entered the common room, still a bit sleepy.

"The captain wants me to get her car again..."

"Then, why don't you?"

"It's impounded by the police, damnit!"

"So you're gonna steal it from them, huh?"

"What else can I do about that?"

"Stealing from the police... sounds like fun..."

"Why don't YOU do it? I'm not gonna get myself deported from here just to be her valet!"

"Hey~ keep your cool... I'll do it..." Mako rubbed her hands eagerly. "I better get a move on!"

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