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013 (Part 5)
By: Kaede N. S.
Hina rushed to Sora's side, "Mr. Sora! What happened?!"
Sora looked at her, "We need to get to the car! Seiji's in trouble!!" The two of them ran to the car, and Hina took the wheel, knowing that Sora was in no position to drive. Sora clutched the phone tightly in his lap.
Hina asked, "Sorry, I overheard part of what Yuuki said to you. She said that you two needed to 'repent for your sins'. If I may ask, what are those sins exactly?"
Sora looked up, "I did something I should have never done. Seiji and I, after Noriko and Yuuki vanished into Aizawa's 'lab'…he recruited us to work for him. He said that if we didn't, that he's kill not only Noriko and Yuuki, but you as well Hina." Hina's grip on the steering wheel tightened and Sora continued, "We did everything in our power to stop him, including becoming a part of his army. We made the cruel instruments he used to Noriko and Yuuki. We hurt them more than help them. In the end, we were allowed to take ONE of them from the lab. But we couldn't separate Yuuki and Noriko, they were simply inseparable. So, under Aizawa's nose, we planned on 'rescuing' Noriko AND Yuuki. But he caught sight of our plan. And in the end…only Noriko was saved. Yuuki…she has absolute hate towards us for leaving her there."
Hina looked saddened, "So that's why she wanted you to repent, even if she wouldn't forgive you."
Sora nodded, "That's right. And just like Noriko and Yuuki, he branded us with his awful tattoos." When they approached a stoplight, Sora yanked on his collar, exposing his tattoo, reading S-012.
Hina gasped, "Hey, Noriko has one like that!"
Sora nodded, "As does Seiji and Yuuki. Seiji's is S-011, Noriko's is N-013 and Yuuki's is Y-014. It goes by first initial and the number of the subject we are to Aizawa. Seiji was the eleventh branded, I was the twelfth, Noriko was the thirteenth and Yuuki was the fifteenth. Of course, by now the tattoos have probably started to fade."
Hina gasped, "Then that's why Noriko cringes at the number 13, and 14 for Yuuki! That was their branded number!"
Sora nodded, "It's a painful memory for us all. Even for Yahiko, who was branded himself by his own father as Y-001."
Hina stopped the car, "We're here. Should I call the police?"
Sora nodded, "Please do. Knowing Yuuki, she probably did something awful."
Hina nodded, "She quite volatile. And if she's in there, she must be armed."
Sora asked, "Did you call the police?"
Hina whispered as they climbed the stairs, "Yeah. Now, we need to get inside without alerting her."
Sora got out his key, "Let me go first." Sora, almost silently, unlocked the door to the apartment. Upon the first few steps, it seemed that nothing was out of the ordinary. That's until they looked down.
Hina gasped, "Bloody shoeprints! They must be high heels, like Yuuki wears." Sora nod was almost non-existent. He was scared to death for his lover.
Sora was shocked, "The shoeprints…they seem to be all over, like Yuuki was running around for something." The two of them kept going, until they got to the office. That was when Sora's worst nightmares came to life. There, lying in a pool of his own blood, lay Seiji. The knife that Yuuki had used was next to him.
Sora ran to Seiji and cradled him in his arms, "Seiji! Seiji!!!!" Surprisingly, against the odds, Seiji opened his eyes.
Seiji whispered weakly, "S-S-Sora…"
Sora cried even harder, holding Seiji even tighter and saying out loud, "Oh thank god. You're alive Seiji…the ambulance is on the way."
Seiji asked, "Nori-ko…where is she?"
Hina responded, "She's safe in the hospital."
Seiji shook her head, "Let her go. Yahiko and Yuuki are going to get her…they're-" Seiji's eyes closed, not in death but in exhaustion and blood loss.
Sora cried out, "SEIJI, NO!"
Hina held to them both, "It'll be okay Mr. Sora! He's still breathing, he'll live!" And right after she said that, the ambulance pulled up and came. They told Seiji out and told Hina and Sora to go to the hospital with them.

Noriko was out of her hospital bed and walking around when she overheard what had happened. Someone had stabbed her brother in his home and that he was being transported to the same hospital that she was in now. It was too much to bear, watching fearful Hina and tear-stricken Sora come in with the doctors who had her brother bleeding on a stretcher. Unable to take the pressure, Noriko ran. Out the hospital doors, going to the only place she knew.
Sora pat Hina's shoulder, "Go after Noriko, I'll be fine. Go Hina!" Hina listened to Sora and rushed after Noriko.

Yuuki walked in to the abandon church with Yahiko, where all her bad memories rooted. This was where Aizawa began his experiments on her after Noriko ran away. The pain would never fade. And it was all Noriko's fault. Instead of taking her to the lab where he'd locked her up, Yahiko took Yuuki to the lowest floor-the white rose garden.
Upon walking in, the garden looked beautiful. The whole floor was laced in a layer of white, the roses. The windows clouded the view, but let light into the room. In the middle on the room was a single person. It was a man with forest green hair that was tied back in a long, low ponytail. He wore glasses, but his cold, brown eyes were still visible. Yuuki knew this man, and still hated him.
Yahiko gave a slight bow, "Father."
Aizawa turned only slightly, paying more attention to the roses, "Ah, Yahiko, Yuuki, did you know that you have to trim the weaker buds of the bush? Otherwise, they'll take the nutrients away from the more healthy plants."
Aizawa turned to face Yuuki, "So you didn't bring Noriko with you."
Yuuki scowled, "Am I not enough? I got rid of Seiji, as you asked."
Aizawa sighed, "Yuuki, Yuuki, so naïve. This is why you could never be like Noriko."
Yuuki shouted, "Why are you bringing HER up!? She's gone! I have no feelings for someone who left me for dead with you!"
Yahiko held her back, "Calm your temper Yuuki!"
Aizawa began to return to pruning the rose buds, "This is why Noriko was my favorite specimen. She was strong, upbeat and always ready to defend you, even when she was consumed by fear of me. You, however, are volatile, impatient and weak. You can't see the truth when it was in front of you all along."
Yuuki gasped, finally understanding, "Are you saying…Noriko…was never my enemy? But she left me! Seiji, Sora and her! They left me and got away!"
Aizawa smirked, "Ah, but that's where you're wrong 014." The mention on her number made Yuuki shake, but Aizawa kept speaking, "013 never wanted to abandon you, neither did 011 or 012. But at that time, Noriko's testing had begun. She didn't freeze when she held your and because she was afraid of not getting away. She would have risked getting away for you. But at that time, Yahiko was behind you, and behind him, was me. She saw me, and fear consumed her once again. That was why she let go of your hand. It was not because she didn't want you, not because she didn't love you, but because of me."
Aizawa stared astonished Yuuki right in the eyes, "And I knew you'd go after her to get revenge, even though she did nothing wrong. That's why I've been waiting in the shadows. I was secretly manipulating the truth you knew, knowing well that I might be found out, but you believed me anyway. You would rather believe in my lie. And even Yahiko was clueless to the real truth."
Yuuki was hardly breathing, "Aizawa…you planned this?"
Aizawa's grin became darker, "Of course. That is why I monitored your every move through Yahiko. I knew about your plan to stab Seiji, to make Seiji and Sora pay for a crime they never really committed. That was your twisted form of justice to not only them, but to Noriko as well. You hurt her for no reason except for my pleasure. For no reason other than blind hatred!"
Yuuki wanted to punch Aizawa, but Yahiko was restraining her arms as she cried and shouted, "Why did she forget!? How could she forget everything after a single fall that I could never ever forget?! I jumped and tried to commit suicide multiple times…so why can't I forget anything?!"
Aizawa smirked, "It is simply something that my intense knowledge of psychology has taught me. You ALWAYS wanted to forget Noriko leaving you, and Noriko NEVER wanted to forget leaving you. Reverse psychology you see. In return, Noriko forgot everything, and you forgot nothing. But it wasn't just me. Reika wanted to save Noriko, a bond more powerful then you share with Aika. Reika was the one who forced her to fall out the window. Reika never forgot, but Noriko forgot everything."
Yuuki began cursing loudly and then began yelling death threats as Aizawa simply walked away, saying to Yahiko, "Tie her up. She'll be bait for Noriko."

Noriko stood in the conservatory, by the window she leapt out from. Reika had made her fall from here to protect her from the truth. But now, she knew what she had forgotten-and it hurt. She had to talk to Reika.
Noriko spoke aloud, "Reika. I know you're here. Talk to me." Reika appeared, standing beside Noriko. She was taller, just as Noriko thought, and much more masculine.
Noriko asked Reika, "You really love Aika, don't you?"
Reika looked over at her, "It was only because you loved Yuuki. My love sprung from your love. Just like Yahiko's love did."
Noriko was surprised, "Yahiko is in love?" Reika nodded, "Of course. He's in love with Hina. That's why he waited until she moved away before he locked the both you up."
Noriko looked down, "Even he has a heart."
Reika nodded, and then looked over towards Noriko, "The time is approaching. You'll need to rescue Yuuki from Aizawa's clutches. No one says it'll be easy."
Noriko shook her head, feeling enraged, "Aizawa's taken away everything. He wants me too. Reika, why did you make me fall from here? I should've faced my fears and Aizawa!"
Reika looked at her sternly, "You were in no position to face Aizawa. He still had a huge control over you. And he would've just taken you back; it would have been useless for you to fight back. Now you're ready. And now, you no longer need me."
Noriko asked, "Then…where will you go?"
Reika shrugged, "Back to Aika I suppose. I've always loved her. Maybe now we can finally have some alone time."
Noriko shook her head, "That's disgusting."
Reika turned to her, "Hey, I love Aika. Just like you love Yuuki. Once this is all over, Yuuki will no longer need Aika either. Then, the two of us will be together, intertwined together forever. And you and Yuuki will be the same. I guess I should go now."
As Noriko watched Reika walk away into the hall of the conservatory, she called out to her, "Thank you Reika!" Reika held up her hand like she was taking in the glory. Then, she vanished into the light of halls.
Noriko heard a voice behind her, "It's not nice to make us all worry."
Noriko turned around, "Hina…I-" Suddenly, Noriko's cell phone began to ring. The caller ID said clearly "YUUKI-CHAN <3", the way they had inserted the number.
Noriko picked up the phone and held it to her ear, "Yuuki?"
A chilling voice came through on the other end, "It's Noriko I presume, my beloved 013 specimen." Noriko froze up, her hand's quivering, as she said the caller's name, "Ai…za…wa." Hina was shocked, just as much as Noriko, that Yuuki's cell was in Aizawa's possession.
Aizawa continued, "You may have suspected this, but I'll assure your fear; I am very much alive. I'm at the place where it all began, remember the old abandoned church?" Noriko's memories of fear returned as he went on, "Why don't you come over here and pay me a visit?"
Noriko paused for a moment, steadying her voice, "Is Yuuki there? I assume that she's unharmed, right?"
Aizawa answered, "Of course. But she'll only stay unharmed if you come here alone." Noriko responded firmly, "I will." She hung up and looked at Hina.
She told Hina, "I'm returning to the church. I need to save Yuuki."
Hina shook her head, "Not alone, I'm coming with you."
Noriko shook her head at Hina, "He'll only keep her unharmed if I go alone."
Hina yelled, "He's baiting you, don't you see!? He wants you alone to capture you!"
Noriko looked Hina in the eyes with a firm gaze, "I have to do this Hina. I have to. Even if it destroys us both."
Hina was silent and then nodded, "Then go. You have my support. But come back alive." With that Noriko ran out.

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013 (Part 5)
By: Kaede N. S.
Hina rushed to Sora's side, "Mr. Sora! What happened?!"
Sora looked at her, "We need to get to the car! Seiji's in trouble!!" The two of them ran to the car, and Hina took the wheel, knowing that Sora was in no position to drive. Sora clutched the phone tightly in his lap.
Hina asked, "Sorry, I overheard part of what Yuuki said to you. She said that you two needed to 'repent for your sins'. If I may ask, what are those sins exactly?"
Sora looked up, "I did something I should have never done. Seiji and I, after Noriko and Yuuki vanished into Aizawa's 'lab'…he recruited us to work for him. He said that if we didn't, that he's kill not only Noriko and Yuuki, but you as well Hina." Hina's grip on the steering wheel tightened and Sora continued, "We did everything in our power to stop him, including becoming a part of his army. We made the cruel instruments he used to Noriko and Yuuki. We hurt them more than help them. In the end, we were allowed to take ONE of them from the lab. But we couldn't separate Yuuki and Noriko, they were simply inseparable. So, under Aizawa's nose, we planned on 'rescuing' Noriko AND Yuuki. But he caught sight of our plan. And in the end…only Noriko was saved. Yuuki…she has absolute hate towards us for leaving her there."
Hina looked saddened, "So that's why she wanted you to repent, even if she wouldn't forgive you."
Sora nodded, "That's right. And just like Noriko and Yuuki, he branded us with his awful tattoos." When they approached a stoplight, Sora yanked on his collar, exposing his tattoo, reading S-012.
Hina gasped, "Hey, Noriko has one like that!"
Sora nodded, "As does Seiji and Yuuki. Seiji's is S-011, Noriko's is N-013 and Yuuki's is Y-014. It goes by first initial and the number of the subject we are to Aizawa. Seiji was the eleventh branded, I was the twelfth, Noriko was the thirteenth and Yuuki was the fifteenth. Of course, by now the tattoos have probably started to fade."
Hina gasped, "Then that's why Noriko cringes at the number 13, and 14 for Yuuki! That was their branded number!"
Sora nodded, "It's a painful memory for us all. Even for Yahiko, who was branded himself by his own father as Y-001."
Hina stopped the car, "We're here. Should I call the police?"
Sora nodded, "Please do. Knowing Yuuki, she probably did something awful."
Hina nodded, "She quite volatile. And if she's in there, she must be armed."
Sora asked, "Did you call the police?"
Hina whispered as they climbed the stairs, "Yeah. Now, we need to get inside without alerting her."
Sora got out his key, "Let me go first." Sora, almost silently, unlocked the door to the apartment. Upon the first few steps, it seemed that nothing was out of the ordinary. That's until they looked down.
Hina gasped, "Bloody shoeprints! They must be high heels, like Yuuki wears." Sora nod was almost non-existent. He was scared to death for his lover.
Sora was shocked, "The shoeprints…they seem to be all over, like Yuuki was running around for something." The two of them kept going, until they got to the office. That was when Sora's worst nightmares came to life. There, lying in a pool of his own blood, lay Seiji. The knife that Yuuki had used was next to him.
Sora ran to Seiji and cradled him in his arms, "Seiji! Seiji!!!!" Surprisingly, against the odds, Seiji opened his eyes.
Seiji whispered weakly, "S-S-Sora…"
Sora cried even harder, holding Seiji even tighter and saying out loud, "Oh thank god. You're alive Seiji…the ambulance is on the way."
Seiji asked, "Nori-ko…where is she?"
Hina responded, "She's safe in the hospital."
Seiji shook her head, "Let her go. Yahiko and Yuuki are going to get her…they're-" Seiji's eyes closed, not in death but in exhaustion and blood loss.
Sora cried out, "SEIJI, NO!"
Hina held to them both, "It'll be okay Mr. Sora! He's still breathing, he'll live!" And right after she said that, the ambulance pulled up and came. They told Seiji out and told Hina and Sora to go to the hospital with them.

Noriko was out of her hospital bed and walking around when she overheard what had happened. Someone had stabbed her brother in his home and that he was being transported to the same hospital that she was in now. It was too much to bear, watching fearful Hina and tear-stricken Sora come in with the doctors who had her brother bleeding on a stretcher. Unable to take the pressure, Noriko ran. Out the hospital doors, going to the only place she knew.
Sora pat Hina's shoulder, "Go after Noriko, I'll be fine. Go Hina!" Hina listened to Sora and rushed after Noriko.

Yuuki walked in to the abandon church with Yahiko, where all her bad memories rooted. This was where Aizawa began his experiments on her after Noriko ran away. The pain would never fade. And it was all Noriko's fault. Instead of taking her to the lab where he'd locked her up, Yahiko took Yuuki to the lowest floor-the white rose garden.
Upon walking in, the garden looked beautiful. The whole floor was laced in a layer of white, the roses. The windows clouded the view, but let light into the room. In the middle on the room was a single person. It was a man with forest green hair that was tied back in a long, low ponytail. He wore glasses, but his cold, brown eyes were still visible. Yuuki knew this man, and still hated him.
Yahiko gave a slight bow, "Father."
Aizawa turned only slightly, paying more attention to the roses, "Ah, Yahiko, Yuuki, did you know that you have to trim the weaker buds of the bush? Otherwise, they'll take the nutrients away from the more healthy plants."
Aizawa turned to face Yuuki, "So you didn't bring Noriko with you."
Yuuki scowled, "Am I not enough? I got rid of Seiji, as you asked."
Aizawa sighed, "Yuuki, Yuuki, so naïve. This is why you could never be like Noriko."
Yuuki shouted, "Why are you bringing HER up!? She's gone! I have no feelings for someone who left me for dead with you!"
Yahiko held her back, "Calm your temper Yuuki!"
Aizawa began to return to pruning the rose buds, "This is why Noriko was my favorite specimen. She was strong, upbeat and always ready to defend you, even when she was consumed by fear of me. You, however, are volatile, impatient and weak. You can't see the truth when it was in front of you all along."
Yuuki gasped, finally understanding, "Are you saying…Noriko…was never my enemy? But she left me! Seiji, Sora and her! They left me and got away!"
Aizawa smirked, "Ah, but that's where you're wrong 014." The mention on her number made Yuuki shake, but Aizawa kept speaking, "013 never wanted to abandon you, neither did 011 or 012. But at that time, Noriko's testing had begun. She didn't freeze when she held your and because she was afraid of not getting away. She would have risked getting away for you. But at that time, Yahiko was behind you, and behind him, was me. She saw me, and fear consumed her once again. That was why she let go of your hand. It was not because she didn't want you, not because she didn't love you, but because of me."
Aizawa stared astonished Yuuki right in the eyes, "And I knew you'd go after her to get revenge, even though she did nothing wrong. That's why I've been waiting in the shadows. I was secretly manipulating the truth you knew, knowing well that I might be found out, but you believed me anyway. You would rather believe in my lie. And even Yahiko was clueless to the real truth."
Yuuki was hardly breathing, "Aizawa…you planned this?"
Aizawa's grin became darker, "Of course. That is why I monitored your every move through Yahiko. I knew about your plan to stab Seiji, to make Seiji and Sora pay for a crime they never really committed. That was your twisted form of justice to not only them, but to Noriko as well. You hurt her for no reason except for my pleasure. For no reason other than blind hatred!"
Yuuki wanted to punch Aizawa, but Yahiko was restraining her arms as she cried and shouted, "Why did she forget!? How could she forget everything after a single fall that I could never ever forget?! I jumped and tried to commit suicide multiple times…so why can't I forget anything?!"
Aizawa smirked, "It is simply something that my intense knowledge of psychology has taught me. You ALWAYS wanted to forget Noriko leaving you, and Noriko NEVER wanted to forget leaving you. Reverse psychology you see. In return, Noriko forgot everything, and you forgot nothing. But it wasn't just me. Reika wanted to save Noriko, a bond more powerful then you share with Aika. Reika was the one who forced her to fall out the window. Reika never forgot, but Noriko forgot everything."
Yuuki began cursing loudly and then began yelling death threats as Aizawa simply walked away, saying to Yahiko, "Tie her up. She'll be bait for Noriko."

Noriko stood in the conservatory, by the window she leapt out from. Reika had made her fall from here to protect her from the truth. But now, she knew what she had forgotten-and it hurt. She had to talk to Reika.
Noriko spoke aloud, "Reika. I know you're here. Talk to me." Reika appeared, standing beside Noriko. She was taller, just as Noriko thought, and much more masculine.
Noriko asked Reika, "You really love Aika, don't you?"
Reika looked over at her, "It was only because you loved Yuuki. My love sprung from your love. Just like Yahiko's love did."
Noriko was surprised, "Yahiko is in love?" Reika nodded, "Of course. He's in love with Hina. That's why he waited until she moved away before he locked the both you up."
Noriko looked down, "Even he has a heart."
Reika nodded, and then looked over towards Noriko, "The time is approaching. You'll need to rescue Yuuki from Aizawa's clutches. No one says it'll be easy."
Noriko shook her head, feeling enraged, "Aizawa's taken away everything. He wants me too. Reika, why did you make me fall from here? I should've faced my fears and Aizawa!"
Reika looked at her sternly, "You were in no position to face Aizawa. He still had a huge control over you. And he would've just taken you back; it would have been useless for you to fight back. Now you're ready. And now, you no longer need me."
Noriko asked, "Then…where will you go?"
Reika shrugged, "Back to Aika I suppose. I've always loved her. Maybe now we can finally have some alone time."
Noriko shook her head, "That's disgusting."
Reika turned to her, "Hey, I love Aika. Just like you love Yuuki. Once this is all over, Yuuki will no longer need Aika either. Then, the two of us will be together, intertwined together forever. And you and Yuuki will be the same. I guess I should go now."
As Noriko watched Reika walk away into the hall of the conservatory, she called out to her, "Thank you Reika!" Reika held up her hand like she was taking in the glory. Then, she vanished into the light of halls.
Noriko heard a voice behind her, "It's not nice to make us all worry."
Noriko turned around, "Hina…I-" Suddenly, Noriko's cell phone began to ring. The caller ID said clearly "YUUKI-CHAN <3", the way they had inserted the number.
Noriko picked up the phone and held it to her ear, "Yuuki?"
A chilling voice came through on the other end, "It's Noriko I presume, my beloved 013 specimen." Noriko froze up, her hand's quivering, as she said the caller's name, "Ai…za…wa." Hina was shocked, just as much as Noriko, that Yuuki's cell was in Aizawa's possession.
Aizawa continued, "You may have suspected this, but I'll assure your fear; I am very much alive. I'm at the place where it all began, remember the old abandoned church?" Noriko's memories of fear returned as he went on, "Why don't you come over here and pay me a visit?"
Noriko paused for a moment, steadying her voice, "Is Yuuki there? I assume that she's unharmed, right?"
Aizawa answered, "Of course. But she'll only stay unharmed if you come here alone." Noriko responded firmly, "I will." She hung up and looked at Hina.
She told Hina, "I'm returning to the church. I need to save Yuuki."
Hina shook her head, "Not alone, I'm coming with you."
Noriko shook her head at Hina, "He'll only keep her unharmed if I go alone."
Hina yelled, "He's baiting you, don't you see!? He wants you alone to capture you!"
Noriko looked Hina in the eyes with a firm gaze, "I have to do this Hina. I have to. Even if it destroys us both."
Hina was silent and then nodded, "Then go. You have my support. But come back alive." With that Noriko ran out.