Colour of Truth - Omake (Tanakame) Part 7 (last) - 10/04

[abok]

There's definitely something going on between airi and maimi.....

[kRisZ]

Maimi smirked “Because out of all 5 of us, I am the strongest and not to mention tallest one to contain a raging anyone but no one can contain a raging me.

Ain't that cool

Maimi massaged the brigde between her eyes “So let me get this straight, I have an angry Reina, crying Eri and broken items in my house because of a lover’s quarrel???”

Yay! 

“Reina if you plan on leaving this house, please at least have the decency to tell us whether you will be returning because if you don’t I am going to assume otherwise”

Whoa!

Eri giggled and lightly smacked Reina over the head “I didn’t catch it and I didn’t keep that piece of paper.  Even if I did, I wouldn’t tell you, that trick doesn’t work on me, the last I need is you going to jail for killing this girl”

Jezzzz 

“So you think I am worse than a brat eh? I am a monster eh??? Is this the thanks we get for hiring and providing for you???  Oh if Maimi heard that too, this will make it all worth watching and savouring” smirked Saki

Good one   

“Er…didn’t anyone teach you it’s not nice to be eavesdropping??”

 

“Don’t worry, she won’t have to tell me anything.  I’d like to hear the end of that list though and how you’re going to squirm you’re way out of that one” Everyone looked at the top fo the stairs except Saki, including Ai, who was just as shocked as Reina and Eri to find Maimi standing there, arms crossed, with Airi behind amused at the events unfolding

   

Eri hid behind Reina “Can…can we pass?”

Damn     

Sparring --> Very cute and hilarious   

Maimi moved a bit, planning on lying Airi on the bed but at each movement Airi would stir and tug Maimi’s closer to her side

“So…is there something going on???”

There is Saki-chan!!! 

[FaqU]

@ abok: Not sure if you've read this somewhere but, don't count your chickens until they hatch 

@K: Glad you are enjoying the TanaKamei's lover quarrel and the way Maimi and Saki had to mediate between them.

I'm planning of blowing them up so that one dies, or maybe more than one dies so that in each pairing and desired pairing only has one left living, do you think it's a good idea?? 

Chapter 41

Date: April 5
Time: 6:30 am

Risa woke up and checked her phone immediately.  Because she was so tired from the arcade activities with Miya she was very tired and ended up falling asleep in her attempt in waiting for a message from Airi or Maimi. 

Airi is staying at my house for the night, don’t worry  ~ Maimi

Risa let out a sigh of relief that Airi didn’t spend the night on a roof, she was also worried that Airi may persuade Maimi to stay all-night on the roof with her.  Risa stretched with a slight smile before heading over to Miyabi’s room to see how much damange was done throughout the night.  Miyabi was always the one that was hardest to calm down when she got upset but because she was more expressive compared to Airi, Risa worried more since Airi tends to bottle up things inside.

Quietly taking a peek inside Miyabi’s room, she found that the damage was relatively minimum compared to other times. ‘Maybe she’s grown up and all that talking did her some good’ Risa was about to walk out but noticed that near Miyabi’s ear was her cellphone ‘Or maybe talking to a certain individual calmed her down’ Risa grinned before closing Miyabi’s door

Risa went back to her room and texted Ai, a habit that they both developed since they met Good morning hun  , before getting ready to prepare breakfast.  By the time breakfast was ready, Risa would check her cell for the returning message

Good morning beanie baby, what’s on the menu?  ~ Ai-chan

Risa smiled at the nickname that Ai thought up for her, she quickly replied the text while heading to Miyabi’s room once more.  ~KNOCK KNOCK~ “Miya? Breakfast is ready” Groans could be heard inside and a ~THUMP~ too indicating that Miyabi has probably forgot about the cellphone that was lying next to her ear and has now ended up on the floor.  Risa opened the door to see Miya curled up in her blanket “Miya, are you going to work today? If you are you better get up, breakfast is ready” No response ‘It’s no wonder Airin wakes her up in the morning, she’s more demanding and Miya actually responds.  What do I do??? Hmmmmm’ then a thought popped up in Risa’s head as she walked out of the room and came back moments later with something behind her back.

Miyabi was just about to go back to dreamland when she felt something cool on her neck, slowly this object began to slide down her back as Miyabi opened her eyes and screamed “WTF was that???”

Risa grinned “Glad you’re up kiddo!!! Now go eat breakfast”

“What the hell was that?” Miyabi asked once more shaking her shirt that was wet now.  Risa pulled her hands from behind her to produce a small bag of ice cubes “Ice cubes?? Risa-oneesan couldn’t you think of a better way to wake a person up besides ice cubes?”

“Nope now get up and get ready for work, breakfast is on the table” Risa ordered walking out of Miyabi’s door “And don’t think about going back to bed unless you want to be swimming in ice cubes” she warned without turning around

‘*Groan* Jesus!!! Where is Airin??? She’s the one that usually wakes me…oh yeah I forgot, we had a blow out *groan* now I don’t feel like working and we still have that case we haven’t solved.  Gawd what am I going to do when I see Airin’ Frusterated at the choices she is given Miyabi got up and got ready for work.

Date: April 5
Time: 7:13 am

Airi woke up, rubbing her eyes ‘Itai!!! Why the hell does my eye hurt…wait a minute where am I?’ Airi observed her surrounding to be nothing like her own room when realization struck her ‘That’s right! I slept over at Maimi’s house and I was crying…on Maimi’ Airi looked at her watch ‘Yikes!! Look at the time, I have to go to work soon…’ Airi slowed down her pace from looking for a towel to take a shower, she had to face Miyabi if she went to work and really she didn’t want to deal with it.  She slowly took the towel that was left for her and walked out of the guest room.

“Ahhhh~! That felt good!!” Airi snapped back to reality at the voice, she walked closer to the stairway

“You said it, nothing more refreshing that a good workout” Maimi’s voice could be heard from below as well ‘Workout?! In the morning??? Is that what these guys do everyday?? So athletic!!!!’ Airi was definitely in awe

“Morning Suzuki-san” Airi turned around to see Ai rubbing her eyes in a bathrobe

“G-good morning Takahashi-san”

“How was your sleep?” Ai started advancing down the stairs and Airi aimlessly followed

“It was…good” Airi wasn’t sure if she should be telling others that she cried herself to sleep…on Maimi

“Oh you’re up!” Ai and Airi turned to see Saki wiping her sweat with a towel “Were you planning to go workout with that towel?”

Airi looked down at the towel in her hand  that Saki was pointing at, it was a large towel for showering as compared to the towel that Saki had around her neck, a short one “Er…no…I was going to take a shower”

“Oh! Well I think you went too far, the washroom is next to your room” ‘I totally look like a dork now, I was just using it yesterday’

“Er…thanks…I’ll go take that shower now”

Before Airi could quickly get out of the awkward and embarrassing moment, Saki pulled her close and whispered “You’re eyes are a bit puffy, I think you might want to check on that” Airi gave her a nod and headed back upstairs

Ai, who was half-witnessing all this through sleepy eyelids, was curious “What did you say to her?”

“Nothing” was the response as Saki ran up to her own washroom leaving a dumbfolded Ai, who shrugged and headed to the kitchen to do her usual morning greet to Maimi

Airi quickly showered and put on some makeup to cover her puffy eyes before descending down the stairs.  The minute she stepped out the washroom, an aroma filled her nostrils as she let the smell guide her to where she believed everyone should be only to find Ai hugging Maimi from behind, who was cooking ‘Er…talk about awkward moments, does ane know what Takahashi-san’s relationship is with Maimi?’

“Ai-chan, go get ready and wake the 2 up?”

“Alright” Ai let go of Maimi and turned to see Airi’s head on a side looking at them “Suzuki-san” she then followed the glances between herself and Maimi “Don’t worry, we’re just like that”

Maimi turned to see who Ai was talking to to see Airi looking at them “Ai-chan, go get ready and wake those 2 up first, you know how hard it is for them to wake up” Ai nodded and walked off “Come Airin, just in time for breakfast.  Don’t worry about Ai-chan, although she is older than all of us, she can be a child at times and it just so happens that her childish moment is in the morning” Maimi giggled

Airi slowly walked over to Maimi’s side “Funny, that’s what I do to ane every morning too”

“Oh really?! Then Niigaki-san wouldn’t mind it in the near future, that’s a good thing to hear” Maimi and Airi shared a laugh.  Maimi stood there for a moment , “you? You do that too?” Airi realized her slip up and looked down at the counter finding it much more interesting at the moment ‘Great job Airi!!! Tell her more embarrassing things as it is, now you totally look like a baby’

“Hey!” Saki walked into the kitchen fully dressed for work and stood on the other side of Maimi “Suzuki-san, why don’t you take a seat, you are a guest overall.  Maimi, I can take over now”

“Sure, I think the eggs are the only things that I haven’t made yet and I haven’t set the table” Maimi took off her apron and helped put it on Saki, then turned Airi pushing from her shoulders to the table “Take a seat, while I get ready”  Airi obliged and sat there until Maimi was out of sight

“Shimizu-san…”

“Saki”

“Huh?!”

“Call me Saki, we’re all friends here so Saki is preferable”

“Okay Saki-chan, how about I help set the table?”

“Oh no need Suzuki-san…”

“Airin” Airi gave Saki a toothy grin in which Saki smiled

“No need Airin, you are our guest so we couldn’t possibly ask our guest to set the table”

Airi walked up to Saki “You did say we’re friends right? Now where do I find everything?”  Seeing that Airi was persistent Saki directed Airi as to how the table needs to be set

By the time Airi was just about done setting the table, Ai had reappeared in a grey skirt, white dress shirt and grey blazer, followed by a grumpy Reina, in a black suit and pink dress shirt, and a sleepy Eri, in a green one-piece dress.  Airi waited for everyone to sit down, afraid to sit incase she was sitting in someone’s spot especially if that spot was either Reina’s or Eri’s considering that those two probably have a preference.

“Airin, why are you sitting down?” Maimi walked in wearing a white tracksuit ‘Eh?! Is Maimi going to work in that?’

“Er…I was about to” she watched as Maimi took a seat beside Saki, so Airi took the remaining spot, looking around the table.  Reina was putting food onto Eri’s plate before she put some on her own, Ai was putting food on her table glancing from her laptop from time to time making sure she was getting something as opposed to air, Saki didn’t even have to take her eyes off the newspaper and was picking up food and then she turned to Maimi who was putting food on Airi’s plate and then onto her own “Thanks”

Maimi smiled “No problem” she then leaned a bit closer towards Airi “Do you plan on going to work today?”

Airi nodded a bit “not back at the station though, I am working outside the department today”

“Are you sure?” Maimi whispered

Airi nodded again “Er… Maimi, are you going to work in a tracksuit?”

Maimi giggled “No but that is one of the perks of working for your own company, I don’t have to be there on time” she winked

“Reina, can you please tell Eri to wake up before she swims in it? Normal people eat their food not use their face to feel it first” Saki ordered through the newspaper she was reading

Reina turned to the dozing Eri and shook her “Babe, wake up!!!!” Airi giggled at the group in front of her, she smiled at how Reina and Eri were back together and how Saki knew without looking away from the paper to tell Eri to wake up ‘A fun bunch, nothing more to say but that’

“Oh guys I forgot to inform you, Saki and I won’t be home for dinner tonight” Maimi almost cried out

Saki looked at Maimi “I won’t be home for dinner that is a possibility but how are you so sure?”

“Hehe… I forgot to tell you that I’ve booked a dinner with our parents tonight” multiple ~CLANK~ could be heard as Airi observed Ai, Reina, Eri and Saki all dropped their forks onto their plates, except Eri’s, hers dropped onto her lap

Saki cleaned out her ears “I’m sorry Maimi, run that by me again, I could’ve sworn you said you booked a dinner with our parents tonight” Airi observed unsure as to why that was a shocker as Ai, Reina and Eri looked on for the answer

“I’ve booked it with them to tell them about the rejection of our latest project.  To me, the parents would be our biggest roadblock so if we get by them, they we can easily get by the Board, or better yet, let them deal with the Board” Maimi informed

“Wait a minute!!! So you’re going to tell your parents tonight? But I haven’t helped you prepare anything, how about you Ai-chan?” Reina asked Ai, who was shaking her head as well “You stopped us from doing any more research on that”

“Yes because I have what I need” Maimi turned to Saki “Sorry for the late notice I was going to tell you last night but it slipped my mind”

Saki nodded “That’s fine!!! Do I need to actually present anything or are you fine doing this one alone”
Maimi gave her a thumbs up “Okay then that settles it, shopping after work, and Maimi and I won’t be home for dinner”

“Wait a minute!!! It was Maimi’s turn to cook tonight”

Maimi smiled “Glad you caught on Eri, guess who is? You have 3 guesses”

“Awww man!!! That sucks!!!!” Eri folded her arms pouting, Ai just continued tapping away at her laptop, smiling, whereas Maimi and Saki continued eating, while Reina was consoling her girlfriend

[rndmnwierd]

I love morning time shenanigans, everyone is so cute in their simple routine. I love how they're all absorbed in their own thing, but still considering each other.

I'm planning of blowing them up so that one dies, or maybe more than one dies so that in each pairing and desired pairing only has one left living, do you think it's a good idea??

No, I don't think it's a good idea. If you are planning on killing someone off, it's much too even to kill off one from each couple. Death isn't like that, there are always survivors that aren't directly part of the group where the loss happened, know what I mean? And if you are going to completely destroy everyone's happiness like that, I don't think that kind of ending is worth reading. You might as well have killed off the whole main cast if they're each so devastated that they can't console each other. Not to sound harsh or stuck up, but I really don't think that's a good idea.

That being said, I probably won't quit reading if that's what you decide to do, but I'll let my displeasure be known.

[FaqU]

@ Her Awesome Holiness: At the end of the day, regardless of what happens the night before, the next morning is a new day, everything else is the past so why dwell???  That's why I like to write the mornings simple and their interactions as they are.

Ahhhh~~~ I do recall someone telling me that they wanted me to blow someone up or the world up  but I'm only teasing, that will probably be my last resort if I can't think of the direction this is going 

However as to your comment about the survivors in death, true there are always survivors that aren't directly part of the group where the loss happened, so if Miya or Airi dies, Risa and Saki has Ai-chan and Maimi's group to console them, so that they will bare the loss and possible grow to cherish the people around them, hence becoming survivors.  There will be dramatic moments to begin with, but with time and the aid of others, these survivors will prevail. 

If I killed one half of the main cast, the other half will have each other to console each other, be there in their times of pain and need, realize the mistakes they've made in the past, cherish those that are still alive, bring their friendships a lot closer, you know what I mean??

That being said, I was just teasing, I doubt I have the brain power to create a scenario where everyone dies, however tempting, not something I can or want to produce, it was a spur of a moment comment, gomene.

Chapter 42

Date: April 5
Time: 9:06 am

Miyabi walked into the department to find her team looking through the files of the Ikeda case and trying to figure out the mystery woman involved.  She greeted the other members half-heartedly, while trying to peek into Airi’s office.

“Suzuki-san is not in” Chinami tapped on Miyabi’s shoulder, the other members looking on

“Thanks Chii, did she call in sick or something?”

“She called in saying she was going to be out of the office today” answered Chisa “so what is our task for today?”

Miyabi didn’t answer but she did walk into Airi’s office and there on the desk were the blown up pictures of the females that were caught on tape, along with a drawing of one of their faces done by Airi herself and finally another drawn portrait of the mystery woman involved in the Ikeda case.  She picked up the whole file and walked back out to the group “You guys continue the search for our mystery woman, go back if you must, see if there is anything we overlooked, I am going out to investigate.  Chisa, you’re in charge of work division.  If you guys need Airi or myself, you have our numbers”

‘I must be crazy for doing this but I hipe you’re right Airin about your gut feeling.’ Miyabi rushed out to talk to her sources about the whereabouts Ken was on the day of the incident and where he met the mystery girls

Date: April 5
Time: 9:56 am

After having breakfast at Maimi’s house, Airi washed the dishes alongside Maimi before heading out to find out when they mystery women popped up.  It took her some time but she finally found the schedule Ken was on that day.  She had to basically go to every location to see if anyone has seen the woman.  She had just finished 2 places, but she was already feeling tired, the blazing sun didn’t help the situation either.  Deciding it was time for a short break, Airi walked to the nearest convenience store to get a cold drink.  She had just stepped out of the convenience store when she thought she saw a figure that looked like Miyabi run by. ‘I think the heat is getting to me because I could’ve sworn I saw Miya run by, but that doesn’t make sense, why would Miya be around here by herself?  Shouldn’t she be at the station or with other members of the team?’ Airi shook her head and rubbed her eyes for a moment, when she focused herself once again, she turned to the direction that she has seen this Miyabi looking figure and saw no one ‘Yep, it was just the sun getting to me’ Airi took out a piece of paper in which she wrote Ken’s schedule, checked where her next stop is before turning to leave

“Airin” Airi cleared her ears out ‘Did someone just call me??? That voice sounds familiar…like Miya’s!!!...Stop giving yourself false hope Suzuki Airi, there is no way in hell Miya would be around here’ Airi continued towards her direction

“Airin” Airi felt a hand on her shoulders spinning her around to face the owner

“Miya? What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to investigate these people” Miyabi handed Airi a folder, a folder Airi immediately recognized to be Ken’s case

“B-but…but I thought…”

“I’m sorry Airin,” Miyabi looked down on the floor “I’m sorry I thought you were obsessive and for mentioning your breakup time and time again.  I shouldn’t have, I should be supportive of you, yet because I was worried that I made a wrong connection…I”

Airi embraced Miyabi sobbing “Miya, I’m sorry!!! *sob* I’m sorry for using that tone and language at you…*sob* I’m sorry for not thinking how my behaviour *sniff* could…could make my family worry.  I was so scared *sob*…scared that you’ll never forgive me…I couldn’t face you *sob*… and…”

“There, there Airin.  We both made mistakes in the situation, don’t cry” Miyabi brushed Airi’s back in their hug “Don’t cry, you’re a big girl now, you shouldn’t cry so easily”

“*Sob* I was feeling guilty after you left…*sniff* I didn’t know how I was going to face you…”

“Shhhh! It’s okay now, it’s okay now” Miyabi wiped her own silent tears “Don’t cry, the Suzuki Airi I know is tougher than this.  Shhhhh!” Airi took a couple of deep breaths to regulate her breathing before Miyabi pulled away “so now where to Airin?”

“H-huh? What do you mean?”

“You’re investigating Ken’s case right?” Airi nodded “So now where are we going?”

“Are you sure you want to do this??? You could be risking your future career here”

“What is there to be afraid of? You’re doing the exact same thing aren’t you?” Airi remained silent “Besides if I lose my job, that means you and Risa-oneesan will take care of my living”

Airi laughed “Fair enough.  I’ve got Ken’s schedule and I’m checking out where he met these girls”

“Sounds like a plan” Miyabi linked her arm with Airi “Let’s go”
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Date: April 5
Time: 2:34 pm

I’ve got an idea for our next attack  ~Whiz

Anything impossible?  ~ Swift

Swift, don’t joke, we don’t need anymore injuries, at least not now  ~Ace

It may be doable, I am just trying to figure out the minor details, Gen, if we can chat sometime today, to see what you think?~Whiz

Only include me when it is impossible haha j/k, sure, I’ll text you later  ~ Gen

 ~ Sexy

 ~Ace

*high-five*~ Swift

Don’t you dare  ~Model & Pint

Talk later, working  ~Gen

Date: April 5
Time: 3:19 pm

Ken walked along the familiar corridor alone, always looking left and right and listening for any footsteps following him.  He opened the heavy metal door to the roof to be faced with King’s back, smoking a cigarette.

“King-san”

King turned around and smiled, “How are the preparations for the trap??” King took off his sunglasses and observed Ken’s face a little more closely “What happened to you??? Got into a fight??”

“I want to change our plans a bit” Ken ignored the questions and got straight to the point

“How so?”

“I want Nakai’s position” Ken bluntly stated

King smirked “What do you have on mind? I don’t know about you but I recall that there is someone higher up than Nakai, so would it be wise?”

“I just want to inform you that while the trap is in place, we can keep our eyes on Matsumoto for now before we take him out of the picture however I will also be taking care of my own business”

“How are you going to get past the higher up??? Won’t they find it strange that Nakai just died or disappears??”

“I plan to put it on our visitors”

“The girls?” Ken nodded “I do like the way you think, I’ll okay if you need more time before we leak any information, but what I suggest is that we leak the information more slowly then” King stated before walking off “Oh by the way, did you know you have been getting visitors?”

“I’ve been told, some rodents have been running in my properties asking questions”

“What do you plan to do?”

“What else does a person do with a rodent infestation…kill” King put on his sunglasses once more and walked out the door

Ken pulled out his cell “Ozawa, I need to know where our little visitors will be going and we need to terminate them, make it look clean”
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Date: April 5
Time: 4:56 pm

“Ahhhhh!! I’m so tired”

“Lucky for us, this will be our last stop before we take a break, the other locations don’t open till later tonight” As Airi was driving she noticed a motorcycle following her very closely “Stupid motorcyclists, don’t they know not to drive so closely??? If I brake, they’re going to rear-end me” Airi decided it was best that they changed lanes, however not long after she did, the motorcycle followed, again Airi had to change lanes and again the motorcycle followed “Miya look behind us, that motorcycle is following us”

Miyabi turned to see the said motorcyclist completely covered in black and noticed the motorcyclist reaching into his leather jacket “Airin, I think we should speed up, he’s reaching inside his jacket”

Airi noticed it too from the rearview mirror and picked up the pace, the motorcyclist also picked up his speed “this is insane, why are we running, we should book him for playing games with us” Airi watched as the motorcyclist pulled out a gun and judging by the looks of the gun there was an attached silencer.  Before she could react, the motorcyclist shot at their window from behind ~CRASH~ the window broke, the duo ducked lower in their seats to avoid other bullets that may be flying.  Airi pressed hard on the brake to try to get the motorcyclist, but the motorcyclist’s reflexes were quick as they dodged and drove right by them

“Airin, let’s get that bastard” Airi picked up her speed and was now chasing the motorcyclist “What the hell was that for??”

“I don’t know but call for back up, I want a road block set up to stop this character” Miyabi looked at the license plate of the motorcycle and called for their team

“Chisa, we were just shot at, I need Kumai-san to set up road blocks as we are chasing, get a couple of you guys to head him off” Miyabi stayed on the phone constantly updating Chisa about their location.

Soon, they were leaving the main city and were heading up the mountains, the cyclist turned around and shot again hitting the hood of Airi’s car “My car!!!! Now you’re going to get it, I just got this not too long ago” Airi pressed hard on the gas pedal, gaining speed.  They were about to turn the corner when ~BAM~ a van coming in the opposite direction hit them on the side of the car. “SHIT!!!” Airi was frantically trying to gain control of her car and looked at the driver of the van.  The windows were tinted but Airi could clearly see that these guys had sunglasses on and black caps and were continuing to push Airi’s car

“Airin!!!! We’re going to fall off the….” Airi’s Mercedes fell off the cliff and started tumbling down.  The car did a couple of rolls before it finally stopped on its head.

Some men from the van got off the van and looked over the cliff, from behind the motorcyclist came back and stopped right beside them.  “Go check” the motorcyclist demanded, the guys went back to the van and together they drove down towards where Airi’s Mercedes was.  They got as close as possible to where the car was and got out, weapons in hand however they didn’t step far when the car blew up.  Smiling at the flames and watching the car be engulfed in them, the motorcyclist pulled out their cell “The deed is done” before they hung up.

[abok]

oh my god!!!!

what will happen to Airi and Miya!!!!

please don't let them die!!!!

[ChrNo]

@ ChrNo: I recall you love to read loads of chapters as opposed to a chapter a day or something along those lines so I guess you got what you wanted.

Hell yes !

i hope you didn't take that panic emo in the wrong way
haha

oh wow lot of chapters again \o/

Airi sounds like a cry baby now 
i like how Airi would usually end up on the roof, and how Miya would calm herself down with games   
and ice cream makes everything beautiful anyway \o/

loving her interactions with Maimi there...
lost puppy
also like that breakfast part

“So…is there something going on???”
“Argh!!! Saki you’re unbelievable!!!” Maimi walked off faster to the weight room
“Wait up!!! You didn’t answer the question!!!!” Saki ran after Maimi

aaah saki saki saki 

i believe you can't just kill your two main characters so i'm sitting smiling waiting for the next chapters 

[rndmnwierd]

Well, blowing up the world is still okay


Oh noes, Miya! Airi!

[lil_hamz]

Because this is fic world that's why I am not yelling my head off or tearing my hair out yet.

I doubt you will kill off Airi and Miya right? I bet they will be trapped somewhere and while waiting for people to come rescue them, they will get over their troubles by talking things out.

The easiest way to kill off everyone at the same time is a huge bomb explosion

[FaqU]

@ abok: Because I am  I am not going to answer that question 

@ ChrNo: Well I figured that even as a cop, they have their weak and vulnerable sides and to be honest, I believe the people around us that we think are important are usually the things that bring that part out of each and everyone of us.  I couldn't make everyone strong now can I? Makes them seem cruel 

Ah~~~ So you don't think I will kill them off eh??? Hmmmm.... interesting

@ Her Awesome Holiness: Blowing up the world is okay??? If that's the case, I should think of blowing up the world instead right???

@ Mame-chan: Now why would you be yelling your head off and tearing your hair out??? 

Don't tempt me of blowing up everyone, it is definitely tempting, I can just picture it now.......

Chapter 43

Date: April 5
Time: 7:00 pm

Maimi and Saki arrived at the Royale Hotel in a chauffeured driven limosine, dressed in long evening gowns to meet their parents for dinner.  Although it was a simple dinner, the etiquettes for being rich were more fussy than usual, and were one of the pet peeves of both Maimi and Saki.

“Are you ready to do this?” Saki looked up at Maimi, who seemed to be nervous and out of it “Maimi?” Saki snapped her fingers in front of Maimi holding onto her clutch.

“Huh? Sorry what did you say Saki?”

“Are you sure you want to do this tonight? We could just have a dinner instead”

Maimi shook her head “No let’s do this and get it over with.  We can kill 2 birds with one stone by coming to this dinner together as well as giving them our arguments”

“If you say so” Saki and Maimi both walked through the opened doors and headed to the restaurant section of the hotel.

“How can I help you ladies tonight?” the waiter asked looking Maimi and Saki up and down

“We have a reservation under either Yajima or Shimizu”

He looked down the list “Ah yes, right this way”

“Are the other guests here already?” Maimi asked as they were being guided to a room

“Yes, ma’am” He opened the door to a private room and let them walk in before bowing and closing it on his way out

“Maimi-chan/Saki-chan” the parents each greeted their own daughters

The waiter inside the room helped Maimi and Saki pull out their chairs for them to sit down, before going back to standing near the door

Throughout dinner, Maimi and Saki would be bombarded about how they have been and what they have been up to, anything interesting in which Maimi and Saki did their best to entertain even if they didn’t want to be there.

“Ah, Maimi-chan, your father says that you wanted to decline the project that we wanted to set up with Mano Corp is that right? Saki-chan you also agreed to this?” Saki’s father asked after taking a sip of his wine

“Yes Uncle Shimizu, that is true”

“Alright dinner is done, so why don’t we hear what they have to say, what do you say Yajima” Saki’s father asked Maimi’s father, in which he gestured for Maimi to start

“Uncle Shimizu, father, I hope you understand that we ran a historical search on this company and we believe there will be unknown risks that would be in play if we decide to accept the project” Maimi breathed in deeply, she can’t deny that she isn’t nervous because she really hasn’t dealt with the parents face to face in a while when it came to work related issues. ‘Yajima Maimi get your head together, you can do this!!! You’ve spent enough time planning things out’

“Oh? What risks are you referring to?” Saki’s father asked resting his chin on his folded hand with interest

“For one thing, we found that this company first started in this city first so we were curious as to why this company closed down back then.  Through a thorough search, it seems that the company dealt with people that weren’t the best characters in the world.  The company had a rough crew and was even involved with characters that attracted law enforcer attention.  One of the connections that the company had was with a certain person named Yamaguchi, who was recently put behind bars.  The company was closed down and didn’t surface again until a few years later in America”

“Okay, so they started out with the wrong crowd, what does this have to do with now?”

“Uncle Shimizu, although that was the past, can we guarantee that the relationships that Mano Corp has in America aren’t the same type?” There was no response meaning that they didn’t have an answer “Because of this uncertainty are we ready to go into a business contract with a company that has such a history?  I know that I shouldn’t judge on something of the past, and granted we have no proof of it, but my concern is that if we do take this project and if things don’t go as we would like, our reputation suffers a lot.  Now I’m sure yourself and father knows that reputation is not something that can be easily rebuilt again once we have a downfall.  Because of the relationships that Mano Corp had in the past, can we guarantee that these people will not be coming around to look for Mano Corp??? Mano Corp is successful in the Americas, that is a great opportunity for these people to scare them out of their wits to keep quiet. Another scenario would be that Mano Corp does continue to have relationships like those in the past, what happens if they have a fall out??? What if they start making visits to companies that have a business relationship with Mano Corp? Is that the type of news that we want splashed over the front page?  Let’s also assume that Mano Corp can control their people, can we be sure that Mano Corp isn’t using our joint venture as a means of other business that we don’t know about?  Do we need police investigations and killing what you’ve tried so hard to build?  My concerns more or less revolve around the business and our reputation in the business world but you can’t say that it hurts the most when you’ve tried so hard  and used so much time on something just to have it crumble” Maimi finished off her questions and looked at Saki, who was nodding in support

“Yajima, I think you and I are getting old, the young ones seem to have a good sense of taking over” Saki’s father laughed

“What do you think Shimizu, do you think we should give up this project?”

“Saki-chan, I’m assuming you’ve looked through Maimi-chan’s finding and are entirely fine with her decision?” Saki’s father looked at Saki

“Yes father, I’ve looked at it and I can’t help but think of the negatives that comes along with this transaction.  Undeniably, we could ride on Mano Corp to acquire a greater share in the American market however I fail to see anything that is set in stone either.  Having a business proposition with Mano Corp could aid us if they agree to but I’m pretty sure that one thing that is in the back of our minds is that this is the business world.  It can be cruel and it can be a dark place to be fighting in, will this joint venture be enough to bring our share skyrocketing in the Americas? Do we need to depend on them necessarily?  Us helping them here doesn’t necessarily equal them helping us in America.”

“Shimizu, the girls have great points and I didn’t want to agree with them unless you hear the same things that I do” admitted Maimi’s father  “I agree with their points, however I also think that the figure for this joint venture is not small”

“Yajima, according to the girls, the figure we forego will not be greater if anything does go downhill if we do agree.  We’re getting too old for this, we should let the younger generation decide, I’m sure they’ve gained enough experience by now to deal with anything that comes their way” Saki’s father laughed “I hate to admit it, but I think it’s time we stepped down”

Maimi father joined the laughter “Maybe after our girls find a nice man to get married to” all the parents laughed, except Maimi and Saki who simultaneously dropped their utensils with a ~CLANK~

“M-m-marriage” Maimi stuttered out

“Haha of course, we have to plan the next generation of our company” Maimi’s father smiled at the thought as he sipped on his wine

“B-b-but dad, I-I-I…” Saki slowly uttered out thinking how she was going to tell her parents about her relationships

“Haha, whoever you’re seeing now, you can take it as only a game because the one that you marry will be someone with status” Saki stared at her father “I know about your little relationship with that girl, but I’ll have you know that you are to marry with a nice boy and give birth to our next generation” Saki’s father stared right into Saki’s eyes and she could feel how serious he was being.

“I’m sorry, I never realized that rights were taking away in our day and age” Maimi slammed her fist on the table, standing up.

~Hitoribocchi nanka ja nai taisetsu na hito ga takusan iru yo hora ne sono subete no ai ni Sankyuu~ “Moshi moshi” Saki walked closer to one end of the room and picked up her cell

“Maimi!!!!! We didn’t raise you to be brats, we are doing this for your own good, so just do as we say”

“Do as you say??? Do as you say??? How can you possibly say that to us when we’ve done everything that you’ve asked us to do as it is??? Besides being around to tell us what to do, when were you ever around in our upbringing??? You’ve been busy, and you can always use that as your excuse but now that Saki and I have grown up, we’re use to you not being around.  I am not going to speak on Saki’s behalf but for me” Maimi turned to her parents and glared at them “If you weren’t there then, don’t bother trying to squeeze your way into my life now”

“Maimi, we have to go now” Saki came back from her phone conversation and Maimi could clearly tell that something was off “Uncle Yajima, father, we’ll continue this conversation next time.  Excuse us, we’ve got other matters to attend” Saki excused both herself and Maimi before the situation elevates, judging by how tight her father’s lips were put together and the pulsing vein in Uncle Yajima’s temple, it was best they left.

Date: April 6
Time: 10:34 pm

“So Whiz what’s on your mind” Gen walked into the study of their headquarters

“First and foremost, let’s see your wounds first”

“Why?”

“Because I need to know whether you should be as hands-on” Whiz looked sternly at Gen

Gen waved her hand in the air “Pfft! Don’t worry, I’m as good as new”

“That’s what you said last time and what happened then???” Whiz didn’t let up and even started advancing towards Gen in a menacing way

“Okay okay you win” Gen held up her hands stopping Whiz from walking any further “What idea do you have anyways?” Gen walked towards the sofa and lied down, lifting her shirt for Whiz to inspect the wounds

“Well what I was thinking was that we really just want information from these people, so we don’t really need to meet them head on, we can do it from afar” Whiz brought a tray of gauze and disinfectant to the coffee table

“The only problem with that is that they won’t take this seriously if we don’t see them and scare the shit out of them.  Also with the recent run in with Ken, I wouldn’t be surprised if Matsumoto has very tight security, hidden almost” Gen turned over when Whiz was through with cleaning the side wound

“You’ve got a point but I think we can scare them shitless and also get what we want too” Gen moved her hand in a circular motion indicating for Whiz to continue “I’ve been thinking of this for a while now and it will come in handy for us in the long run.  I’ve managed to get a good grasp of how to use this technology, the only issue is that I have to pinpoint our target first before we can scare them shitless”

“Tell me what you’ve got and I’ll work around it with the rest of the team, you become more familiarize with this new toy of your so that in the long-run we won’t have further issues but teach me” Gen got up when Whiz was finished with the wound on the back

“Another thing, I haven’t informed Com of our tactics yet”

Gen put a finger on her nose in deep thought “Don’t tell Com”

“Are you sure that’ll be okay?” Whiz asked wide-eyed

“Let’s not inform Com as of yet of our new toy.  We only really have to inform Com of our results from now on.  I don’t like this fact that Com has been doing things without our knowledge as it is, it seems shady.  Com never really said we had to notify them of our tools, just what we plan to do and what the results are.  In terms of what we plan to do, we have always just told them the target and when we are attacking so we don’t really have to go into detail.  Besides, we don’t know what other plans we can come up with so in the meantime we don’t need to tell Com as of yet.  If we keep this within ourselves excluding Pint and Model, I’ll know if it’s one of our own.”

“Okay, you’re the boss, here I’ll show you”…

[kRisZ]

I'm planning of blowing them up so that one dies, or maybe more than one dies so that in each pairing and desired pairing only has one left living, do you think it's a good idea?? 

Jezzzz... no further comment 

‘Er…talk about awkward moments, does ane know what Takahashi-san’s relationship is with Maimi?’

Wild imaginations 

Maimi smiled “Glad you caught on Eri, guess who is? You have 3 guesses”

‘I must be crazy for doing this but I hipe you’re right Airin about your gut feeling.’

She's giving in 

“Besides if I lose my job, that means you and Risa-oneesan will take care of my living”

They got as close as possible to where the car was and got out, weapons in hand however they didn’t step far when the car blew up. 

Throughout dinner, Maimi and Saki would be bombarded about how they have been and what they have been up to, anything interesting in which Maimi and Saki did their best to entertain even if they didn’t want to be there.

lol

“Haha, whoever you’re seeing now, you can take it as only a game because the one that you marry will be someone with status”

Uh-oh

“I’m sorry, I never realized that rights were taking away in our day and age” Maimi slammed her fist on the table, standing up.

“If you weren’t there then, don’t bother trying to squeeze your way into my life now”

Aww... that stings

[abok]

UPDATE PLEASE!!!!

Who called Saki, is it Miya or Gaki-san???

Oh god..... i'm getting crazy.......

Please let it be Miya..... Please!!!!

[lil_hamz]

Awww, I wanna have a meal at a nice and post hotel too. *hints*

Why doesn't anyone invite me?

Since Whiz didn't go all ballistic I would assume that Gen is healing fine?

I really think they should let Com in on the plan. I mean, more heads can come up with a better plan no?

[FaqU]

@ K: Reality hurts like a bitch!!!  But I guess it's retribution to the parents for thinking they can make decisions on behalf of Maimi and Saki at their own free will.  Fight-O Maimi!!!!!

@ abok: You'll find out exactly who called who and what happened in this one, sorry for the long wait though 

@ Mame-chan: Got the hint....and.....sure!!! I'll make a mental note of it and consider this my formal invitation:

"To lil_hamz, mame*hime, hammy, mame-chan etc (all the other nicknames you have)

You have been invited to a dinner at Sheraton hotel (or whatever hotel there is) at 8:00 pm.  RSVP to FaqU

Thank you!"

Do you accept??? 

I don't think Com should be in on the plan because Com is the one being shady as well, how do you trust someone that is shady???

Chapter 44

Date: April 11
Time: 9:37 pm

Risa walked down a white corridor, bags in hand carrying an assortment of necessities.  It has become one of the usual places for a couple of days now and the more she walked through the corridor, the more she was beginning to hate the place.  She didn’t think there would be a time when she would dread walking in a place like this, but as soon as she walked through the door, she hated it.  She walked to the couch nearby and placed her jacket and handbag on.  She would then walk up to the dresser and take the flowers that were there and replace it with new ones.

“Nee, nee how are you today?” No response “Today something interesting happened, there was this case where a guy drowned because he accidentally swallowed his nose piece when he was practicing for the swim meet that was to occur in a couple of day.  The family members were going crazy on me today when I told them the results because they couldn’t believe it, a nose piece.  They kept on questioning how in the world he could swallow it and such.  People are getting more reckless now don’t you think?” Still no response.

Risa took a couple of deep breaths and turned to the person lying in the bed “Airin, how long do you plan on being lazy? This isn’t like you, you know and I know you’re job has crazy hours but taking such a long break is no good for promotion”  Risa walked closer to the bed and sat on the chair beside it, thinking back on the day that Airi’s team called her.

Risa’s Flashback

~ Nanchatte Ren'ai wo kurikaesu onna no ko no kimochi Dare ni demo wakacchau wa onna no ko nara~   “Moshi moshi”

“Gaki-san!!!”

“Hi Chisa, how what’s up?” Risa wasn’t fazed by Airi’s team calling her, there were times when Airi and Miyabi were busy and asked if their team members could give her a call

“G-Gaki-san…”

“What’s wrong?” Risa noticed the pause and hesitation “H-has something happened?”

“Suzuki-san…Suzuki-san had an accident” Risa immediately dropped what she was doing and held the phone closer to her ear with both hands

“What? What happened? What kind of an accident? Is she okay?”

“I-I…I think it’s best you come down to the hospital”

“O-okay, have you notified Miyabi?”

“Um…you should come down here quick” ~CLICK~

Ai got up from where she was sitting “What’s wrong?”

“I’ve…I’ve got to go to the hospital”

“Who was that?”

“That was Chisa, she’s a member of Airi’s team” Risa was still stunned by the news about Airi being in the hospital

“I’ll drive, you grab your things” Risa rushed into her room to get changed.  When she came out she saw that Ai was on the phone

“…to the hospital.  Bye” ~CLICK~ Ai turned to see Risa “You’ve got everything?” Risa nodded, “Then let’s go”

When Risa and Ai reached the hospital, Airi’s whole team was sitting there and by the looks of their faces, Risa was getting worked up inside ‘Please don’t tell me what I think it is, please god, don’t tell me what I think it is’

Nakky was the first to notice Risa and Ai’s presence “Gaki-san!!!” the whole team got up to greet her

“What happened??!” Risa grabbed onto Nakky hard and was shaking her.  Ai placed a hand on Risa’s shoulders to stop her from shaking Nakky too much.  The team looked at each other figuring out who should be the one to tell her “What happened?? Tell me!!!!”

Chisa stepped forward “Suzuki-san had a car accident,…her car fell down a cliff” Risa stood there in total shock, unable to think, unable to breathe as those words were registering in her mind

Everyone didn’t know what to expect as they stood there in silence, until Ai spoke up “Risa?” snapping Risa back to reality

Risa immediately dialled for Miyabi’s cell ~seishun basu gaido kimi wa mabushii kinen ni shashin totte ii kai~, she looked around for where the ringtone was coming from when Miyabi wasn’t in sight.

Slowly, Maasa produced a plastic bag with Miyabi’s cell in it, Risa dropped her phone “Er…Gaki-san,… Natsuyaki-san was in it”  Risa’s eyes rolled to the back of her head and blacked out. 

“Airin!!!!” Risa jolted up, scaring the people around her.  Risa looked left, right and centre until her eyes were laid upon Ai “Where am I?”

“Risa, you’re in a hospital…you fainted after hearing about Suzuki-san and Natsuyaki-san” Realization hit Risa as tears started to fall down her face, in which Ai pulled Risa in for a hug

“W-where are they?” she looked around at the team, who seemed unsure if they should tell her in this state. “WHERE ARE THEY!” Risa hollered out at them, shocked at this side of Gaki-san they’ve never seem before

“They are in intensive care right now” Nakky answered, holding back the tears that were about to fall

“Take me to them!” Risa pulled away from Ai and tried getting off the bed.  The team was about to protest but Ai turned and put her hand out, indicating that it’s okay, as she helped Risa off the bed

Slowly and steadily, leaning on Ai for support, Risa walked out of the room she was in and let the team guide her.  “This is where Natsuyaki-san is” Risa saw through the glass window Miyabi lying there hooked up to machines, bandages around her head, leg propped up. 

“W-what did the doctor’s say?” Risa choked out

“T-the doctor’s analysis was that N-Natsuyaki-san has a-a broken leg, some minor scratches and bruises and…and has a concussion” Yurina slowly breathed out, trying hard to stop her tears from falling

Risa walked up to the glass window and placed her hands on them, taking in the sight before her.  Just looking at Miyabi’s condition, Risa’s tears had started falling

“Ai-chan!!!” the team and Ai turned to see Saki, Maimi, Eri and Reina “How is she???” Saki zoomed faster than the rest

“She’s in there…Saki-chan” Saki did a double take before turning her attention to the glass window that everyone was surrounding

“It’s been a while Chii, it’s been a while” Maimi went over to Chinami and they exchanged hugs, causing a bit of curiousity within the team and in particular, Yurina.  Saki’s legs gave way but before she landed, Maimi caught her before anyone else could “I’ve got you”

“H-h-how *gulp* how did it happen?” Maimi clung onto Saki tighter, giving her strength, as tears started falling down her face.  Saki turned to Chinami “How did this happen?” Saki clung onto Chinami’s arms breaking down in them with Maimi keeping Saki from hurting Chinami

“W-w-“ Risa paused trying to get her vocal chords to work “Where is Airin?” The team pointed to the room a little further down

With the support of the glass window Risa tired sliding over.  Maimi turned to Eri and Reina to take Saki from her before walking behind Risa and Ai.  Without an exchange of words, Ai loosened her grip on Risa for Maimi to take hold of Risa’s weight from the opposite side of Ai.  Airi was lying in the bed, arm in a cast, bandage around her head just like Miyabi’s and….. around her eyes

Ai gasped putting her hands over her mouth, letting go of Risa accidentally, which Maimi managed to hold all of Risa’s weight.  Risa turned and hung onto Maimi, turning her head away from Airi, sobbing into Maiim’s shoulders.  Maimi hung her head low and closed her eyes, pained by the condition Airi was in and the scene of Risa crying. Members of the team cried silent tears seeing Risa in this state, including Reina and Eri as they held onto a crying Saki, letting go of their own silent tears.  Ai brushed Risa’s back unsure as to any other means of easing her girlfriend’s pain

“How is she?” Maimi asked not lifting her head

“*Choke* Suzuki-san…has got a broken… *huff* broken arm, minor cuts and…”Chinami couldn’t continue as she turned to cry in Yurina’s embrace

“Minor cuts and bruises,…*sniff* …and a concussion” Chisa finished off holding a sobbing Nakky

“A-and her…eyes?”

“The doctor said…the doctor said…whew…the doctor said that Suzuki-san may…*sniff* may suffer from temp-temporary blindness” Maasa tried to refrain from breaking down

Risa cried even harder after Maasa’s words “No…no…no!” Risa started pounding on Maimi’s chest.  Ai tried to hold to Risa’s wrists but Maimi shook her head, so Ai let Risa vent.

End of Flashback

[badsaints]

Osnap! Airi! Miya! Poor Gaki To be told that she almost lost the only 2 family members she has is a harsh truth for her But Ai will be there for her right?

Maimi & Saki know Chinami? And seems well enough too?

[FaqU]

Baddie: It wouldn't be right if Ai wasn't there for Risa right?  Ahhhh~ glad you caught on to that little fact, indeed Maimi and Saki know Chinami. 

Chapter 45

Risa was brought back to reality when they doors opened and in walked Ai and Maimi, holding flowers and some blankets.  Ai rushed to Risa’s side after she dropped the blanket on the couch “Hey, how is she?”

Risa wiped her tears “I talked to her doctor and the cuts and bruises are going away, her arm still has to be in a cast for a couple of weeks” Risa tried to put on a smile “Thanks for visiting though”

“Stop thanking us Niigaki-san, we’re all concerned about Airin” answered Maimi who was putting the flowers she was holding into a separate vase

Ai took hold of Risa’s hand and gave it a gentle squeeze “How is Shimizu-san?”

“She’s gotten better now.  She’s taking better care of herself better than before”

Flashback

The first couple of days after the announcement of Airi and Miyabi’s accident, Saki didn’t move from the hospital.  She waited outside the intensive care unit until Miyabi was transferred to another room where Saki sat there holding Miyabi’s hand, refusing to leave.

Eri and Reina urged for Saki to go home and sleep but it was like Saki wasn’t listening, all Saki would do is sit there and hold onto Miyabi’s hand and cry.  Ai had to tend to Risa who was in a similar state as Saki so was absent from Miyabi’s room.  It was Maimi who snapped Saki back to reality when she physically lifted her up disregarding the kicking and fists thrown at her, Maimi carried Saki out of the hospital with Eri and Reina following behind unaware of what Maimi was planning.  “Let me down, Miya!!! Let go of me, what are you doing? Miya!!!” Saki reached out her hand as Miyabi’s figure was slowing disappearing from her view. “Miya!!!! What are you doing??? Let me go!!!! Miya!!!!  Maimi put me down right this instant!!!!”

Finally Maimi put Saki down when they were outside of the hospital building, in which Saki punched Maimi in the face “What are you doing?” shocking both Eri and Reina.  Saki was about to walk back into the hospital but Maimi stopped her turning her face to Saki “Let me go Yajima Maimi!” By now Eri and Reina had reached up to them and could see the blood trickling from the corner of Maimi’s lips

“Snap out of it!” Maimi yelled and slapped Saki across the face.  Eri covered Saki’s head, pulling her into a hug as Saki held the side of her face glaring at Maimi, whereas Reina stepped in between them. “You’re not achieving anything by sitting there!!!”Maimi advanced forward but Reina held out a forearm holding her back “She’ll need someone when she wakes up and you won’t be of any use to her if you fall sick” Maimi stopped advancing hoping Saki would snap out of it.

Saki pushed Eri away from her “What if she doesn’t?”

In one quick motion, Maimi pushed Reina aside and swung at Saki again “Shimizu Saki I expected more from you!!! Where’s the level headed Saki I grew up with?  Why are you thinking so negatively? She’ll wake up just like Airin! You have to have faith in them because they’re listening, our voices are their guides.  Who is going to take care of her while she’s struggling?  You?  Don’t make me laugh!!! In your current state, you’ll collapse and a lot good that does her! Stay strong for her Saki!  They need our strength too, we have to stay strong to support them through this” Maimi huffed out.  Saki stood there clutching her jaw and looking towards the ground, tears falling.  Maimi looked at Reina and Eri “Guys, take Saki home, let her eat and get some rest”

Eri held onto Saki and led her to the car “are you not coming home with us?” Reina asked

“Naw, there’s one more in there that I need to wake up”

“Okay, Maimi but I think it’s best you wipe the blood off first” Reina handed Maimi a tissue

“Help Saki wipe the blood off her lips and put ice on her cheek before she sleeps” Maimi instructed as she wiped her mouth.  Reina nodded and walked towards the parking lot, while Maimi spun around and headed to the next target

End of Flashback

“Thank you Yajima-san” Risa looked at the side of Maimi’s face “and sorry for that”

Maimi chuckled “Don’t forget you weren’t the first to attack so don’t worry about it” Ai and Risa chuckled along with Maimi “although I was surprised at the whallop you threw at me.  Never could have imagined you to have that kind of strength”

“Sorry”

“Don’t be, pain from a couple of blows to the face in exchange for you guys to wake up to reality seemed worth it”

Risa then turned to Ai “Thank you for being here for me”

“I wouldn’t be much of a girlfriend if I left beanie baby” Ai gave Risa a light peck “I also asked for some blankets in case you feel like spending the night.  Do you need anything else?”

Risa shook her head “I…” suddenly the door opened and in walked Risako hand-in-hand with Aika

“Gaki-san” Risako greeted with an awkward smile

“Riskao-chan…how’d you know Airin was here?” Risa slowly got up from her position

“I told her” Maimi voiced out “I found out where Sugaya-san works from Chii”

“Chii?” Risa cocked an eyebrow at Maimi

“Yes, Tokunaga Chinami”

“I know who Chii is but…how do YOU know Toku-san?”  Ai who was beside Risa was also looking at Maimi with inquiries of her own

“Saki and I know Chii from when we were younger, we haven’t seen her since actually and it was surprising that she  actually survived police college” Maimi chuckled “She didn’t have that kind of image back then, more like a comedian” The girls shared a light chuckle with a nod of understanding from Risa “I’m sorry Niigaki-san for making that decision without consulting you” apologized Maimi “but I thought that Airin still values the friendship she has with Sugaya-san so…”

“No Yajima-san, it’s okay, Airin never told me that she still remained friends with Risako-chan or anything else either but she told you and I should be thanking you for going to those depths for Airin” Risa walked up to Risako, who avoided her gaze “Don’t worry I’m not upset with you or with anyone, I understand that things don’t always necessarily work out.  Thank you for coming to visit though” Risa patted Risako on the head before turning to Ai “Ai-chan, I want to go visit Miya” Ai, Risa and Maimi all left the room and walked over to Miyabi’s room

“Airin talks to you a lot nee Yajima-san?”

Maimi shrugged her shoulders “We talk after our jogs and usually I urged Airin to open up when I notice something is wrong or bothering her” They walked into Miyabi’s room and saw Saki sleeping on the chair, head resting on Miyabi’s hand, that was covering her own

Maimi took off her jacket and lightly draped it over Saki’s shoulders careful as to not wake her up.  But the minute the jacket was drapped on, Saki stirred “H-huh? Oh hi Maimi” Saki rubbed her eyes

“Sorry Saki for waking you up”

“*Yawn* don’t worry about it” Saki looked behind Maimi “Ai-chan, Niigaki-san!”

“Shimizu-san, are you staying here overnight again?” Risa asked curiously as she observed the room of the blankets and food that were around

“*Yawn* No, I’m going home tonight, Maimi wouldn’t let me stay over more than once every 2 nights and I don’t think Miya would want me to either”

“Miya, you’re one lucky yankii, you know that?  You’ve got a successful, young, beautiful, rich girl sleeping on sofas and chairs in a hospital because of you.  You should wake up and reward her” Risa joked “You better stop dreaming otherwise some other rich person might sweep Shimizu-san away”

Saki took Miyabi’s hand into her own “No…no one is going to sweep me away because I don’t belong anywhere else except by your side.  I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world if your not there with me.  They say that for each person the gods above have already matched a soulmate for them and Miya,” Saki’s eyes brimmed with tears as was Risa’s and Ai’s whereas Maimi blinked back her tears, keeping a strong front “I think my soulmate is you” Saki kissed Miyabi’s hand

“Saki, it’s time to go” Maimi walked over and placed both her hands on Saki’s shoulders, giving her a squeeze of support “Natsuyaki-san would be pleased to hear you say that and you should tell her when she is conscious, she’s just a bit tired right now so why don’t we let her rest”

Saki got up and followed them out, she took one more glance at Miyabi’s sleeping figure “I love you” she whispered before walking out completely.  What she didn’t notice was the lone tear falling from the corner of Miyabi’s eye and the twitch of her finger.

[rndmnwierd]

Poor Maimi, getting punched when she was just trying to help out.

  Oh? Miyabi is listening!

[abok]

poor airi....

poor miya.....

poor saki.....

poor gaki-san....

i think i'm gonna cry now......

and finally saki confess her feeling towards miya.....

what about maimi though???
didn't she suppose to be sad about airi???

next chapter please!!!

[FaqU]

@ Her Awesome Holiness: What can I say?  I find it sometimes when you are dealing with someone who is sad or upset, they'd do anything to let their frustration out when you are only trying to help.  In this case, Maimi was telling Saki and Risa to go home and rest but they wouldn't, so she used force and in turn they got more upset and BAM, fist meets face.

@ abok: Need a tissue? *holds a tissue in hand*

Ah~ Maimi being Maimi as I have written her is a bit more stronger than others at hiding her emotions so it only sounds right that when others around her are not stable, Maimi will be the one that has a clear head on her shoulders.

Chapter 46

Date: April 12
Time: 1:07 am

Taiyo paced around waiting, smoking a cigarette obviously agitated "Where the fuck is he?  He's got some nerve to have me waiting here for him! Who does he think he is?" Taiyo randomly asked the closest guy who was looking down at the floor.

All of a sudden Ken's laughing could be heard as he walked into the room, wearing an all black suit with matching sunglasses and gloves "Nakai-san, sorry to make you wait, I had some business to do"

"Well let's make this quick, I have other engagements tonight"

"Where's the rush? Its been a long time since we've sat down and had a drink or a normal conversation."

"Not today" Taiyo sensing the atmosphere to be most deadly quickly declined and headed to the door however, the doorman did not open nor move from their spot

"Oh but I insist" Taiyo turned and watched as someone handed Ken a bottle of wine and 2 glasses.  Taiyo watched as Ken poured the wine in both glasses and handed one of them to him.  Taiyo eyed the glass in his hand containing the dark red liquid, "haha what's wrong?" Ken took a sip of his wine and slowly savored it.  Taiyo still didn't take a sip of his drink, curious as to the game the man that stood before him was playing. 

"So Ken how is your progress with King?"

"Nakai-san, things are progressing fine, we've developed good relationships with King.  He is waiting upon Matsumoto-san as he goes through the list of contacts to see which of them will be able to aid us at this moment.  You know some are into hiding or don't have enough of what we want, that kind of thing" Ken waved his hand in the air as if these things happen often, Ken eyed the glass in Taiyo's hand

Taiyo walked around the area and placed the glass down at a random spot as discreetly as possible "Do we know approximately how long before we know when our order will be coming in?  I'll need to notify the big boss"

Ken handed Taiyo the glass of wine that Ken drank out of.  Taiyo took the glass and took a whiff of the red wine, swirled it a bit before taking a sip.  He felt the liquor flow down his throat, the wine wasn't dry and wasn't too bitter.  As he was savouring it, he felt his throat burn like it was on fire, little arrows of fire attacking the walls of his throat.  Taiyo grabbed his throat dropping the wine glass in hand *tinkle* "*gasp* w-what's happening?" Taiyo grabbed onto anyone but none lent him support as he fell to the ground rolling and clutching his throat

Ken burst out laughing "I figured you wouldn't drink from your own glass and seeing I did from mine would take it." Ken walked closer to the gasping Taiyo and knelt down "the thing is that I placed the poison after I took a sip" Ken held up a little pill in the palm of his hand grinning

"*gasp* *wheeze* w-why? I-I taught you, I-I br-*gasp* brought you in" Taiyo frantically looked around the room for help but no one was moving

"Isn't it obvious? I think its time you stepped down, you're getting old, time for you to step down and let a new era rise" Ken looked around the room “Funny how no one is moving towards you or helping you isn’t it? That’s because they agree with me, a new era should begin so they have sided with me” Ken stood up and laughed walking out the door, leaving a gasping and wheezing Taiyo behind closed doors with some of his troops to make sure Taiyo dies

“Ken-san” Ozawa snapped shut his phone and walked up to Ken “They didn’t finish the job”

Immediately one can notice the change in mood as Ken’s once laughing mood changed to a darken expression “What do you mean they didn’t finish the job”

“Apparently they survived but they are in a coma in the hospital”

Ken laughed “That’s fine, even if they wake up, they can’t do a thing to me.  This will teach those pests to not mess with me” Ken was getting into the awaiting car grinning when he stopped and looked at Ozawa “Clean up the mess, throw the body in the ocean or whatever, I’ll deal with the higher ups when they call”
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Date: April 12
Time: 11:56 pm

~Gen, something seems off, I think Nakai is missing~ Whiz

Upon receiving the message, Gen called for an immediate meeting, including Pint and Model

“Sorry to call you guys so late but Whiz just informed me that there is a possibility that Nakai is missing”

“WHAT?!!” everyone in the room looked at each other then at Whiz

“I’ve heard some rumours that Ken has been going around calling the shots, so I decided to search for him but it seems like I’ve lost track of him”

“What do you mean you lost track of him??? Did we put a tracking device on him??? But that doesn’t make sense we never even went close to him to put one on” Swift questioned putting their forefinger on their temple

“Guys, that doesn’t matter, what matters is that if Nakai is missing then something has happened, it could be good and it could be bad” Gen reasoned “Pint, Model, have you heard anything on your side today?”

“No Gen, nothing has come up today about it, when did we find out that Nakai went missing?”

Gen looked at Whiz “Today”

“Are you sure he didn’t go on vacation or something???” Sexy inquired “I mean he doesn’t have to be doing business in town”

“Point taken however I already checked the records of all flights leaving today and no Nakai”

“I don’t like the sound of this, we could possibly faced with a case where there is a change in leaders in the underworld, and if I am not mistaken, the one with the most advantage over the disappearance of Nakai is Ken” Gen voiced out loud to no one in particular “Okay Pint, Model I will need you to be on the look out for any news of Nakai showing up on your end”

“Do you really think that Nakai was taken down by Ken?” Ace asked

“That is a high possibility of that, and if so I fear our mission has just become more difficult” Gen responded

“I suspect bad news coming towards us” Swift pitched in

“How so?” Model looked up in fear

“Because Whiz has just found out that Ken has been trying to track us down and if that is the case, I’m pretty sure whoever was Nakai’s boss would know about it” Swift explained

“Plus since we have tried getting information from Ken once, doing it again to find out who is above him will be more difficult than last time” Gen answered, at the aforementioned task, Whiz, Ace, Sexy and Swift looked at Gen, in fear

“And why would it be more difficult?” Pint asked

“Because…” Sexy started

“I don’t believe that Nakai had the funds to run an operation that includes so many change of hands, it has been unprofitable and I believe they would’ve lost so much money by now, so we think there is someone behind it all agreed?” Everyone nodded.  “If we aren’t mistaken this person who has the funds probably doesn’t just have the man power of Nakai, and if we are right about that, then there will be more people on the look out for us, because I’m sure Ken has already informed them of our existence, prior to Nakai’s disappearance.  Any slight mistakes in our steps can blow our whole cover and have unknown amounts of people hunting for us” Gen concluded

“Can we back out?” Model asked stepping closer to Gen

“Unfortunately we can’t, we’ve worked too hard for this, we’re getting closer and closer so for us to back out now would be a waste of efforts” Gen took Model’s hand into her own “Don’t worry, I won’t get anyone of us into that position.  I will be making safer moves, you trust me right?”

Model didn’t look convinced but nodded their head slightly “Don’t worry hun, I’m sure Gen and the rest will be fine, they’ve been doing this for quite some time now so they’ll be careful” Pint reassured Model by placing a hand on the small of their back.

“Pint, take Model home and make sure you are not tracked” Swift instructed throwing the car keys at them. The group watched as Pint and Model left the building

“Okay, this is what I have in mind actually, for this particular mission, we won’t need anyone except myself ” Gen instructed, which caused everyone to gawk at her, except Whiz

“What?! What do you mean you don’t need us?  Gen, I was joking about doing the impossible”

“Don’t worry Swift, Gen and I have it figured out and we won’t have to worry about getting caught or hurt at all” Whiz reassured, if it was Gen telling them this, they might not believe but if it was Whiz the group would loosen up

“So what do the rest of us do?” Ace asked, still unsure about whether it was a good idea for just the 2 of them to handle the situation

“We still have Com’s informer right? I still don’t see any results, so please do that” Gen and Whiz walked out of the room

“Nee nee, do you think that’s safe??” Ace nudged Swift, who was deep in thought “Nee nee Swift!”

“Huh? Let’s just do that, I’m pretty sure they have something cooking.  They may be crazy at times, especially Gen, but I trust Whiz’s judgment”

[abok]

i wondered who's the king....

what is Gen planning.....

i'm curious.....

next chapter please.....