Chapter 10:
Secrets Revealed
"ITAI" Shu yelled. "Well, if you would hold still it won't hurt as much." Erika yelled back as she bandged his arm. "How's Katie doing, Erika?"Shin asked. "She's weak. Kenji's up with her now." Erika explained,"There, now that wasn't that bad was it? Just don't straighten your arm or it'll come off." Shu just gave her a sour look and headed for the kitchen. "Kayura was right about Katie's new yoroi." Seiji said. "Yea, and there's no doubt this guy, whoever he is, will want it." Touma stated. The room was silent. A few minuets later Shu came back from the kitchen carrying a small sandwich. "What did you do, forget the rest of your sandwich in the kitchen?" Shin asked in shock. "Nah, Katie was right. I do need to lose a few pounds." he replied. "Shu, are you sure your all right. You did get knocked into that tree pretty hard." Shin asked feeling his forhead. "I'm fine Shin. Trust me, it was a shock to me too." Everybody let out a chuckle, but it was not enough to chage the mood in the room. "We need to start practicing."Ryo said from the window. "Why, we're in perfect shape."Shu said as he straitened both his arms out above his head, "Itai! Bad move." "Shu, I told you not to do that." Erika said as she sat him down to fix the wrap, "And as for you Ryo, none of you are going to be practicing untill all your wounds heal." "Erika's right. It wouldn't do us any good to go out and reopen our wounds practicing." Seiji agreed. "But how are we supposed to fight Odorokasu if we couldn't even get past Akutoo. Katie was the one that defeted him" Ryo said as he turned back to look out the window. "What do you mean fight Odorokasu. Ryo remember, that's Katie's brother. We can't fight him." Shin stated in disbelief. "Your wrong Shin, Matt is Katie's brother, not Odorokasu." Ryo countered walking over to Shin. "Your right, Matt is Katie's brother, but he is still in Odoroaksu we all know that. If we kill Odorokasu we kill Matt." Shin said a worried expression on his face, "The MaShoo were able to turn good again. We can get Matt back too!" "Shin" Ryo said putting his hands on Shin's shoulders," There are casulties in war, you know that. We will try to get him back, but if we can't we have to...." Ryo was cut off. "No." "Katie" Touma started to say. "I said no. Wether he is Odorokasu or Matt you can't kill him. He is still my brother, and I will protect him if you do try." Katie said as she leaned against the wall supporting herself. "She insisted on coming down."Kenji explained from behind. "Katie, If we can't get Matt back we don't have any other choice." Seiji explained. "I'm with Shin on this one. No matter who he his he is still my brother and human. If I was given this armor to kill other humans with, then I don't want any part of it."Katie said softly. She was now crying. She slid down the wall and was now sitting on the floor. " You have to fight, Katie. I know Matt wouldn't want you to quit. Not now. You were able to get to him once, I know you'll be able to get to him again." Kenji was now holding her shaking body close trying to calm her down, "Matt didn't give up either. I know he is still fighting for controll. That's why they choose him, he was strong. It was a challenge. They thought they had won. But now they know how close you and Matt are. I'm sure they're worried about it." "H..how do you know all that?" Katie asked lifting her head from his shoulder. Kenji didn't say a word. "Kenji, what aren't you telling me?" Katie asked again looking him in the eyes. Kenji couldn't look her in the eyes and turned his head. "Kenji!!" Katie yelled again pulling away from him. "Katie, It was my fault." Kenji finally said, tears starting to well up in his eyes. "What?!" Everybody chorsed together. "Please, say it's not true. Kenji, say it isn't true! PLEASE!!" Katie was backing away torward Shin. Shin knelt down next to her and she buried herself in his arms saying to herself over and over that it wasn't true. "Kenji, you better tell us the truth right now." Shu demanded holding Kenji by the collar of his shirt and about a foot off the ground. "What's going on?" Seth asked as he and the other kids entered the room. Shu let Kenji go and he fell to the floor. "Nandemonai. Erika, take them outside for now, will ya?" Touma asked but it was more on an order then a question. "Sure. Come on. We need to leave them alone." Erika ordered. "But, Erika.." Mike started. "I said go. If they feel like it they will tell us, if not then it's none of our buisness." Erika said, "I want to know what happened, later." Erika whispered in Ryo's ear as she left the room. Ryo gave her a nod saying he would. She had heard enough that it was only right to tell her. The room was quiet untill they heard the door shut. "All right. You better start talking if you know what's good for ya." Shu said sitting down. The others followed suit with Shin still on the floor holding Katie. Kenji stood up and started the story.
"Hey, Matt, wait up!" Kenji yelled. "Kenji, what are you still doing up? It's almost midnight." Matt asked as Kenji caught up. "So, your up." "I'm also four years older then you. What do you want?" "I need to talk to you." "Talk to me?! Why?" "Your the only one I felt I could go to." "All right make it quick, I'm listening." "Um, can we go somewhere else?" "Like where?" "I know the perfect spot." Kenji then started to run torward the woods with Mike following. After a few minuets Matt stopped. "Kenji exactly where are we going?" "Right here." Kenji said as he also stopped. "Ok, Kenji, what did you want to talk about?" "Oh, nothing." "Nothing! You dragged me into the woods in the middle of the night to talk about nothing!" "Well, acually I didn't want to talk to you." "Nani?" "I am the one that wanted to talk to you, Matt." came a dark voice from the shadows. "Who's there?" Matt yelled at the shadows. "I am Akutoo. The only warrior ever to defete the Samurai Troopers." Akutoo said as he appeared in front of Matt, "Kichigai, come here." "Yes Akutoo?"Kichigai spoke as he appeared from nowhere. "This is the boy the Master wants" Akutoo responded. "What are you talking about?" Matt yelled, "Kenji, who are these psycos?" "I'm sorry, Matt, it was the only way I could get them back." "Get who back?" Matt didn't get his answer, Kichigai cast a spell on him that was tearing him apart from the inside out. A voice was ringing in his head, a voice he couldn't ignore. "Hear this, and hear it once." Kichigai started saying. "I won't listen." Matt despretly tried to ignore the voice. "You will hear this and only this. You are nolonger Matt. You are now Odorokasu, a dark warrior for our Master. You will obey him and only him. And you will not fight for the side of good ever again. Only one person will be able to reach you again. This person will be closer to you then any blood relitave, closer then your own mother or father ever was." Kichigai finished the spell and Matt fell to his knees holding his head. "I'll get you for this, Kenji, I swear I'll get you for this!! AHHHHH!! Stop!! Please Stop!!" Matt colapsed. "Kenji, you did a good job." Akutoo stated. "Do I get to see my grandparents?" Kenji asked. "Not yet, There is one last thing you must do." "Anything." "You said he had a sister. Yes?" Kenji nodded his head. "Then your job is to make sure she or anyone else in his former family find out what really happened to him. Is that understood?" "How long do I have to do this?" "Untill we see fit that they will never find out." "Then I will get to see them?" "Yes you will." Then Akutoo, Kichigai, and Odorokasu dissapeared.
"I was able to do my job untill your parents dissapeared in the city. I would of probably forgotten about it, but almost everyday you had to say something about Matt or stop to look at his picture. After they had taken you to the orphanage, Akutoo confronted me again."
"Kenji, you are not doing your job." Akutoo stated. They were back in the woods where Kenji had taken Matt that night. "How can I? She was taken to an orphanage. I really don't think you have to worry. She doesn't beleive in the Troopers anymore." Kenji replied. "Very well." "Do I get to see them?" "Your job is not yet over. She is still young. After she is relesed from this orphanage, you will continue your job." "But, I can't follow her everywhere she goes! I have a life too!" "You will find a way." Akutoo said as he dissapeared back into the shadows.
"I will find a way. That's why I was always asking you to come live with me. So I could continue my job. So I could see them again." Kenji paused, "Akutoo came to me again, one final time."
"Kenji, you did not do your job!" Akutoo was mad. "What do you mean?" "She has found out that the Troopers do exist." "What?!" "Even worse there is a chance she may have her own yoroi. A new one, with new powers. If you had done your job this wouldn't have happened. The Master is very displeased. He is thinking of backing out of the deal." "Please give me one last chance. I'll do anything." "Very well. You will go to the Akidoshi Plateau. She should be there looking for one of the wearers. You will try to convince her that she is mad. If you cannot, you will go with her. You will act as if you are on their side. When the time comes I will come to you again, and you will tell me of their weaknesses. Is that understood?" "Yes, I understand." And Kenji was left alone in the woods once again.
"Now I'm here. It was never expected that Katie's yoroi would be any more affective then the others had been." Kenji said as he finished. By now Katie had hid her face in Shin's shirt. "Get out." came the muffled voice from the floor. "Katie," Kenji started to say something, but Katie wouldn't let him. "I said get out!!" Katie was now yelling, "Get out of this house. You're not wanted here!" Katie had stood up looking Kenji in the eyes. "Katie, please let me explain." "Explain?! Explain what? Why you desided to earn my trust then just to turn around and hurt me?" anger flared in Katie's eyes. She reached for the nearest thing, which happened to be a lamp. Pulling the cord from the wall she hurled the lamp at Kenji, missing his head by inches."This is just great! I trusted you Kenji. I thought you would always be there for me! I thought we were friends. I guess I was wrong. Leave! I don't want to see your ugly face ever again!" After each sentence Katie threw anything she could get her hand on at his head. Kenji ducked away from the book she had just thrown, grabed what little belongings he had and left.
Outside the kids heard yelling and stuff crashing from inside. "Erika, what's going on?" Seth asked. "I can't tell you. I'm not to sure myself." Erika replied. Finally it stopped and Kenji came out of the house. "Kenji," Jun yelled running up to him, "what's going on?" "Nandemonai, Jun. I'm sorry I have to go." Kenji replied. "Where are you going?" Makoto asked as she and the others, except Erika and Bayakuen, ran up to him. "I'm going home. I've outlived my visit." Nothing more was said as Kenji walked down the lane to the road. 'Katie, I wish I could of told you. I hate myself for what I've done. I never thought that I could acually grow to like you. And that I have, I have grown to like you and more then just a friend.'Kenji thought to himself as he walked away.
Back inside. "Is he gone?" Katie asked looking away from where Kenji was standing. "Yea, he's gone." Shu replied. "I'm going upstairs." Katie said as she started torward the door, but she didn't make it. Halfway there she fell to her knees. Shu caught her before she hit the floor. "Katie!" Shin yelled as he ran to her, "Are you all right?" "Every thing is spinning. I'm so dizzy" Katie responded. "Shu take her to her room. I'll be there in a second." Shin said as he grabed for the first aid kit and then headed upstairs. "Well, what do we do now?" Seiji asked. "We have to tell the kids. They deserve to know the truth. They all liked him." Touma said. "Will you tell them, Seiji?" Ryo asked. "Yea." Seiji said as he headed out to tell them. "Touma, let's get this mess cleaned up." Ryo said as he started to pick up the broken lamp.
"Shhh, close your eyes and rest" Shin said to Katie, quieting her sobs, her tears had long since dried out. "Is she going to be all right, Shin" Shu asked from the end of her bed. "Yea, she had a little bit of a fever, but I think she just over did it. She was already weak before all that just happened." "I swear if I ever see that guy again, I'm going to strangle him." Shu said making a fist. "Acually I'm surprised you didn't earlier." Shin commented. "I figured Katie was doing enough for everybody." "Shu your wrap's coming off." "Yea, it started when I pick that worm up." "I wonder how the kids are going to take it?" Shin asked as he fixed the wrap.
To Seji's surprise the kids were all taking it well, even Jun and Ami. "I still can't beleive Kenji did that." Mike stated. "Are you sure he wan't possesed or anything?" Seth asked. "Yea, I would of been able to tell if he was." Seiji answered. "Seiji, can Ami and I stay in your room tonight?" Jun asked. "No problem. If any one else wants, I'm sure Shin and Shu wouldn't mind either." Seiji said, "and I'm sure, if you want to stay in your own room Bayakuen will stay with a couple of you." Seiji said looking at Mike and Seth, then at Bayakuen. Bayakuen nodded his head and Seth and Mike desided to stay in their room. Ami and Jun would sleep with Seiji and Touma, and Makoto and Erika would stay with Shin and Shu.
Nobody did much of anything the rest of the day, but sit around and wonder what would happen next.
HI!!
Yea I know I used some Japanese in this last one. Here are the translations for those that need it:
Itai = Ouch
Nandemonai = Nothing
Nani = What