Yami No Matsuei Fan Fiction ❯ Lotus Girl ❯ Bad News Express ( Chapter 19 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Chapter Nineteen: Bad News Express:
Tsuzuki made it to Watari's lab and knocked on the door. Watari
looked up from his research.
"Oh, Tsuzuki!" he said. "Perfect, just the person I wanted to
see!"
"You have my results in?" his friend asked.
"I sure do, but first, look at this!"
"Huh?"
Watari grinned. "Come on." He took the other shinigami by the hand
and led him further inside. Tsuzuki kept his eyes on his back.
"Uh… what's this all about?" he asked.
"Come look," Watari said. He stepped aside to reveal Charlotte and
Takashi sitting by the computer. Tsuzuki put the pieces
together.
"Oh," he whispered. "You mean…"
"Yes," he said. Charlotte looked up when he spoke. The scientist
turned to her and the angel.
"Charlotte, Takashi," he said. "This Tsuzuki Asato." Watari turned
to his friend. "Tsuzuki, this is Charlotte Moore and her roommate,
Takashi."
"Hi," the pair said. Tsuzuki waved.
"Hey," he said. Watari clapped his hands together.
"Perfect!" he said. "Shall we begin? Very good.” He woke up
the computer from the screensaver. "Everyone look." They crowded
around the computer.
"Moore-san here was nice enough to come down from Kabukicho and let
me run tests on her," Watari continued.
"Okay," Tsuzuki said.
"Just as suspected," his friend went on. "Moore-san here is a core
carrier just like Kimoto-san." He pulled up the chart.
"But how?" Tsuzuki asked.
"How did Kimoto-san's core keep her alive?"
"The heart?"
"Correct, but here's the thing…" Watari clicked the chart.
Tsuzuki narrowed his eyes as he looked at the screen.
"Where's the anchor point?" he asked.
"That's just it," Watari said. "It's an external anchor."
"External anchor?" Tsuzuki asked.
"Yes, I have Moore-san's right now."
"Do you? Where?"
"Uh, uh, uh. I'm still researching that. I will let you and her
know when I have something."
"Darn it."
"Sorry."
"Excuse me," they heard a voice say. The man turned to see
Charlotte eyeing them.
"So… when will I know?" she asked. Watari smiled and put up a
V-sign.
"In three days," he replied. Charlotte's face went pale.
"Three days?" she asked. Takashi held her hand as Watari patted her
on the head.
"There, there," he said. "Stay in Meifu if you need to."
"Are you sure it's okay?" Charlotte asked.
"Yeah," he said. "Your roommate can stay if he wants." Charlotte
turned to Takashi.
"Is it okay?" she asked. "Are you fine with this?" Takashi held her
hand tighter.
"I'll stay if you want me to," the angel replied. She nodded and
turned her attention back to Watari.
"Where can we go?" she asked.
"I'll talk to our chief to figure out something," the scientist
said. He turned to Tsuzuki. "Would you like your results now?"
"Yes," Tsuzuki replied.
"Come with me," his friend said. The men headed out into the hall.
Tsuzuki drew in a breath.
"Well?" he asked. Watari's demeanor changed to a somber one.
"It's positive," he said in a low voice. "The kitsune is feeding on
you." Tsuzuki fought to keep a straight face.
"For how long?"
"It's been days, maybe longer."
"So, what do I do now?"
Watari pushed up his glasses. "It's hard to say. For starters, it's
a sign that the ritual is starting."
"You mean…"
"Yes."
Tsuzuki bit his lower lip. "How can I stop it?"
"Well, I'll need to fully examine Kimoto-san to get a full analysis
to see how far along she is."
His older friend shuffled his feet. "What can I do for the time
being?"
Watari frowned. "The best thing to do is not sleep with her and
bring her in to let me run the tests."
"Oh…" Tsuzuki and Watari knew that the first part would be
botched up in some way if the hungry Mother had any say in it. Best
to deal with the problem before it got out of all their hands.