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It was another normal day for me, Just like usual, getting up, cooking breakfast go to work and so on.
Soon enough thought i almost wanted to scream at my boss and quit my office job to go back in Japan, i miss my hometown that much 'cause everyone here around gives you a side eye when they hear you're Asiatic.
I blink twice sighing looking at Wolfgang
«Are you going to submit the work today or i have to put myself on fire before that?» i say flicking the tongue as i do this he scoffs
«Gimme five minutes, Chiaki, if you have patience you'll see a master at work» i arch my eyebrow, surely i believe that.
«Well if i have to wait i'll go to check out how my sister in law is doing»
«Sure, i'll submit the work soon enough, be sure of It!»
«I look forward to that»
they call me the Ace or workaholic at work but in reality i hate this job.
I walk down the street as i look at the hospital where my sister in law is; i climb the stairs and look at my nephew and at her, she's still sleeping
«I'll get back to work, i hoped to see you awake Anna»
As soon as i leave the hospital i go to the same street, and i almost want to pop up some music in my ears, for this time i do as i think and listen to my favorite song, i look around myself and in just a glimpse in the moment i was on the ground, trapped on the ground as the music flowed and tears streamed down my face.
damn what a shitty way of dying and i guess even after my death Wolfgang won't submit the work he has made.
«Where are the letters of Franz Bonaparta that were sent to your father, huh?»
«I don't know anything! leave me go, i don't know where they're kept jackass!»
as the sweet fragrance that followed me since this spring i hear a gunshot, he shot me but not to kill me but to make me talk.
i cough up some blood then i finally get free from the man
«Do you know who i am? i prepared some of my favorite dishes tonight come and eat with me»
«Who are you?»
«They call me "The baby"»
«i can see why» i say sarcastically
«Any last words before i blow your brains out?»
i respond with a punch and a kick in his shins
«This is your final answer, i don't know nothing!» as i stop my casette tape and put It back in my purse he points his gun at my forehead.
«That doesn't count, please do tell your last words»
before i was able to answer i hear a gunshot but It doesn't pierce my body but the "baby's" body.
I look up at my savior, touching where the Little man shotted me, as the adrenaline doesn't run anymore in me.
«Miss, are you ok?» i blink open my eyes and i see the man who saved me
«Yes, thank you, where are we?»
«In a Place where they can't find us easily»
«Where's my phone? i have to check work stuff»
he passes me my phone as i call Wolfgang; After that i look at the man and he seems oddly familiar
«What did he want from you?»
«Bonaparta's letters that were sended to my father, they were close as children but he didn't know what in reality Franz Bonaparta was»
«The author with many pen names»
«Yes him»
We stay in silence for a bit as he fixes his hair and i look at where i was shot.
«Do you know anything about the secret police?»
«No, i have no connection to that whatsoever»
«Would you please let me take a look at those letters?»
i nod and look at him
«I'm Chiaki Nishimura» i say trying to break the ice, he looks at me, i notice his little smile
«I'm Kenzo tenma»
Chapter 2: The Monster's books and letters
Summary:
Chiaki and Tenma talk for a while about the past but soon enough something misterious about the Monster Will help then to find him, the letters are still in danger with Chiaki as well.
Notes:
I Hope you are enjoying the story, luv u!!
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«I'm Kenzo Tenma»
i look at him and almost Blink twice looking for my necklace, as i open It, i pick a key
«Clever, but how didn't they found out sooner?»
«'cause i can defend myself, it's not the First time someone like "the baby" comes to retrieve the letters» i groan as i try to sit up
«Interesting, what do you know about 511 Kinderheimer?»
i feel sick to my stomach as i feel suddenly naseous
«The God of peace» i keep my hands on my head
«The Red Roses..» i echoed lightly as he quietly listens to me
«the reading...» i mumble softly «Klaus Poppe.... Jakub Farobek...Helmuth Voss.....Emil Šébe» i mutter softly, trying to remember what that man said...what was his name, hmmm....
Wolfgang Grimmer!
~A few weeks ago, Munich, Germany.
i look up at the familiar man that sits in front of me in the cafè, he smiles as he drinks a coffee, his big purse on the chair.
«Why did you call me here, Wolfgang?»
«Chiaki, you are the other one that remembered my name...»
«you remembered mine» i sip my black tea and with a click of the cup i stare at him
«I got some informations about the secret police»
«What are the news?»
«There was a peculiar man there, his name there was Franz Bonaparta»
i sip quietly my tea
«Chiaki, does this book remember you anything?»
he gives me a book, an illustrated one.
“The nameless monster”
«Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a nameless monster.
The monster was dying to have a name.
So the monster made up his mind, and set out on a journey to look for one.
But the world was such a very large place.
The monster split in two, and went on separate journeys.
One went east.
The other headed west.
The one who went east came upon a village.
There was a blacksmith who lived at the village's entrance.
"Mr. Blacksmith, please give me your name!" said the monster.
"I can't give you my name!" replied the blacksmith.
'If you give me your name, I'll go inside you and make you strong," said the monster.
"Really?" said the blacksmith, "If you make me stronger, I'll give you my name."
The monster went into the blacksmith.
And so, the monster became Otto the blacksmith.
Otto was the strongest man in town.
But then one day he said, "Look at me! Look at me! The monster inside of me is getting bigger!"
Munch munch, chomp chomp, crunch crunch,gulp.
The hungry monster ate up Otto from the inside out.
Once again, he was a monster without a name.
Next, he went into Hans the shoemaker.
However...
Munch munch, chomp chomp, crunch crunch, gulp.
Once again, he went back to being a monster without a name.
Then, he became Thomas the hunter.
But soon...
Munch munch, chomp chomp, crunch crunch, gulp.
Back he went to being a monster without a name.
The monster next went to a castle to look for a nice name.
He came upon a very sick boy who lived in that castle.
"If you give me your name, I'll make you strong," said the monster.
The boy replied, "If you can make me healthy and strong, I will give you my name!"
So the monster jumped right into the boy.
And the boy became full of vigor.
The king was overjoyed.
He announced, "The prince is healthy! The prince is strong!"
The monster became quite fond of the boy's name.
He was also quite pleased with his royal life in the castle.
So he controlled himself no matter how ravenous his appetite became.
Day after day, despite his growing hunger, the monster stayed put inside the boy.
But finally, the hunger just became too great...
"Look at me! Look at me!" said the boy, "The monster inside of me has gotten this big!"
The boy devoured the king and all his servants.
Munch munch, chomp chomp, crunch crunch, gulp.
The castle was lonely now with everyone gone, so the boy left on a journey.
He walked and walked for days.
And then one day, the boy came upon the monster who had gone west.
"I have a name!" said the boy, "And it's such a wonderful one at that!"
But the monster who went west replied, "Who needs a name? I'm perfectly happy without one. After all, that's what we are - nameless monsters."
The boy ate up the monster who went west.
At last he had found a name, but there was no longer anyone to call him by it.
Such a shame, because Johan was such a wonderful name.»
i feel dizzy just reading It outloud
«I remember It... Emil Šébe was a pen name»
«Bonaparta's pen name» i scoff «Grimmer»
«Yup?»
«Do you remember the magical Nikki?»
~The present.
«Tenma-san» he hums «Where's the Monster?»
«I'm gonna kill him to put an end to this once for all»
«let's read those letters »
As we walk the long corridor to the safe spot where the letters are kept, i look at Tenma, searching words
«We're here» i open my necklace and pull out the Key, opening the safe, then i hand him a letter.
I open one myself
«Tenma-san, i was part of the reading sessions that were kept in the red roses mansion, Franz Bonaparta kept telling me i was a "model student"» i look at one particolar letter.
«Twins, one male, one female, one east, one west, he is her and she is him, he's her mother , her mother is him, they keep dressing up as each other»
i read and look at him, with my eyes shot open, my hands tremble.
«Johan!» we say in the same moment.
Chapter 3: «Who's Chiaki Nishimura?»
Summary:
After Reading the lettera Chiaki and Tenma go back to the hotel, talking about Chiaki's past as she wants to go with Tenma to be with him in the endless journey he refuses and goes to save Martin's life
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«Johan!» we say at the same moment, as i look at him
«How much do you know about the history of Johan, Nishimura-san?»
«I just read the killings he made but
tell me about what happened to you, before those killings, Tenma-san, please» he sighs as he looks at me with a nonchalant face.
«It all started when i saved a famous person Life and not a father, the wife grieved as she looked at me, she said "give my husband back" as she punched my chest, then i went out to dinner with my once girlfriend, Eva Heinemann, after that i chose to save a child, the mayor died, my director, my girlfriend, all of them negleted me afterwords; one day after i vented out my anger at the child those killings started...they suspected me, but i'm innocent, shortly after i understood that It was that child doing, Johan liebert, then embarked in a never ending journey to kill him, but i never killed somebody, i believed that i killed Roberto, but he tried to kill Eva, then a man with glasses asked at a man named Martin to kill her, but he died, She escaped and is fine now, i hope»
i feel shivers down my spine
«What does he looks like? Johan i mean»
«A blonde young man, pale skin and cerulean eyes»
«give me a photo please» he passes me a photo
i look at the photo shocked as i fall in Tenma's arms.
Tenma's pov
As we get back to the hotel, i put her carefully on the bed, but she shots open her eyes.
«Let's get rid of these witches! Here's Nikki, the magical princess» she sits up on the bed as i look at her concerned
«Chiaki...?»
«Hm, where i put my mind again? i'm sooo clumsy, tehee!»
«Chiaki, you're starting to creep me out»
«Doctor Tenma, doctor Tenma, do you know from what magical place i belong?»
«No?»
«On Fridays night they always put me on air and the little girl, Chiaki grew fond of me, but she doesn't remember the last episode, to think that the protagonist of my story never knew her true identity until that crucial episode! so what's my name, Nikki or Chiaki?»
«What are talking about? Explain me now!»
i shake calmly her body, i'm desperate
«please...be Chiaki again»
she falls unconscious.
Chiaki's pov
i open my eyes as i looked a concerned Tenma that softly smiles at me
«How are you now, Chiaki?» i realize
«Tenma-san...» « you can call me Kenzo»
«It's time to tell you...»
i sigh
«I come from 511 Kinderheimer» he looks at me shocked
«i only remember the magical Nikki and a name...also the poor conditions i lived in, After my biological father came to pick me up he took me at the Red Roses mansion to follow the book club, then i met Franz Bonaparta..he gave me something, a letter that reads» i give him the letter «"Dear Chiaki, you're a model student, the humans are all the same, even if they seems to have some differences from each other, they're the same...you understood the message of the books, i wonder what do you think is more important, revenge or forgive? if a man shot your whole family would you shoot at him or forgive him? well i guess you'll give me your answer soon enough i Hope, if i'm still alive when you'll be an adult you can read a book `a peaceful home` of Helmuth Voss, you can rarely find It, farewell Chiaki, your dear Franz Bonaparta"» he reads It out loud.
«Did you find the book?»
«no»
«then let's find Johan First and figure out what he wants»
«He'll surely kill Franz Bonaparta!»
«Chiaki, stay here if you follow me you'll be in much more danger» he looks sad saying It
«No! i'll come with you, please»
«Save yourself, you already been in hell, it's my turn to put an end of this, it's my job and none other»
«Kenzo...»
«Go to Munich, this is an address for the doctor Reichwein, he's a friend of mine, go there, i'll send him a letter, now i have to save a life»
«Well then.. goodbye Kenzo»
«goodbye Chiaki» he tells me smiling, i softly smile back at him.
After a few hours i'm in Munich, i sigh as i walk down the street and knock on the door of the address
«Hello, you must be Chiaki come on in» an old man smiles at me as i smile back at him entering in the cozy house.
«who are you?»
«well let's dine with White sausages first»
as i sit at the table with other three adults and a child, Karl reads a letter
«So where's Eva, have you seen her Chiaki?»
i shake my head, finishing sipping my beer
«I'm worried about the last phrase of the letter» says Lotte as the doctor pats Nina's shoulders, she's Johan liebert younger sister apparently.
I talk a bit with Lotte and Dieter After that i look up at Nina and doctor Reichwein.
«Are you sure you're ready Nina? recovering your memory sounds like a big deal»
«thanks for your concern Chiaki but it's time for me to remember»
«if you say so, i Hope you don't do anything drastic.»
«I won't i promise» i smile gently at her
«So why are you here Chiaki?»
i tell her about what happened
«Oh, i understand, then let's put an end to this once and for all!»
Chapter 4: A pleasant dinner table
Notes:
Double chapter today!!
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I look outside the window as i look at doctor Reichwein as i told him all i know about my childhood, but then i see a letter under the door
«I'll take It, ok so this wraps It up for today Chiaki, let me know if you remember anything else about your father.»
«He comes from a little city... Ruhenheim i think that's the name»
«It's for you Chiaki» i take the letter from the doctor.
As i expected i received a reply from doctor Tenma.
«Tenma needs my help!»
I quickly pack my things and go back to Frankfurt.
I walk down the station as i breath heavily
«Chiaki, here you are, how have you been?»
«Hi Kenzo, i've been well, what about you?»
«Could have been Better, help me prevent a murder...»
«What!?»
«Let's go in, i'll explain to you there»
We arrive in a house, as soon as we enter inside i see a few people Turkish, Vietnamese and whatelse.
«Hello» i say warmly
«Hi pretty girl, i'm Milan! i'm a dentist and i live her with other people, they're Vietnamese that came to refuge here»
«I'm Chiaki»
«You're Japanese too?»
«Yes, i was Born there then when i was two my dad had a job here in Frankfurt»
«Well, Cook us something sometimes won't you, we exchange out countries dishes everyday!»
«Well, i could prepare you some Takoyaki or something else»
«Tenma says he'll prepare us some Oyakodon!*»
(a typical Japanese plate that literally means "the father and the children" because it's composed with eggs and chicken)
«Oyakodon? it's been a while since i last ate it»
i look over Kenzo
«let's go to see something Chiaki»
«Sure» i tense up i little, we go to a room, full of pictures of a man with glasses
«This is Peter Capek» i listen to him
«And this is my room doctor Tenma» i tremble a little as i look at Kenzo
«Chiaki, i think you aren't involved in this»
«Oh, i'm more than you think...i was targeted by "the baby" for the letters, you wanna kill Capek, right?»
«for revenge» as i try to remain in cold blood i gulped
«Revenge? would you think it would resolve anything? i know a lot of people died for him but killing him isn't just right, you're a good man Milan, i think you can do better, you have a family here that cares for you»
«How do you know so much»
«i told her, meanwhile we were walking down the street»
«Tenma, Chiaki...nobody can stop me.» he glances towards us as he departs.
I help Kenzo prepare the Oyakodon, serving It at the table, he smiles at me, somehow i like how he smiles, how Happy he looks i only wish that he'll never lose his smile, why i am thinking that? get a grip Chiaki.
«Come sit down with us!»
as we sit eating dinner, i as well Kenzo glance towards Milan's plate
«Will Milan return soon? i'm sure he would have liked Oyakodon»
i glance at Kenzo; After dinner someone knocks on the door
«Milan's dead» the whole world seemed to Stop.
Chapter 5: Kisses...The one you left on me before going away
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As i enter in a room with Kenzo, i look at him, i feel my legs trembling, i go down to the ground as i look at Kenzo and then i cry.
«Why..Milan!?» i grit my teeth as Kenzo pats my head, goes down my level and embraces me
«I know Chiaki... we gave all we can for him to stop»
«But then...Will you be safe? Don't you wanna kill Johan?»
he gulps
«He might be the monster but i think there's still something human inside him»
i gasp a Little
«You're right, i felt the same way for my father»
as i embrace Kenzo i caress him, hoping to Give comfort to him
«let's rest, this journey has been too long and rough on you, Kenzo»
«It's not anymore, knowing i have people on my side that care about me and i care about makes me feel a little better»
«Kenzo...» i look up at him, he wipes my tears with his thumps then smiles sincerely
«Chiaki, we'll put an end to this together»
as i feel like a lighting striked all whole my body, my Heart beating faster as my body aches for that kind of warmth that he's giving me, what the hell is happening to me?
i smile bright and look again at him
«Yes, let's do It!» he stays alongside me until...
He caresses my cheek as a little blush spread accross my face
«you're blushing» he's flustering me more!
«Stop teasing me»
«How cute» i remain shocked as i look at him, he continues to caress my face and lift my head towards him
«You're quite the charmer Chiaki... you can defend yourself, you fight, you are brave, intelligent and strong, i love all of that in you» as my Heart leapt a beat i look at him without words
«Don't look at me like that, i'll never repeat myself again» he blushes, as i'm trying to refrain myself...i do It, i kiss him.
as we embrace each other in our warmth, and continue kissing until our breath miss, his soft, tender kisses all over my lips as well those needy ones, the ones he wanted to give since long time ago, strike my being and my whole body aswell
«i didn't think you could be that blunt»
he chuckles
«Well, i discovered that about myself just now too» i blush again, then he continues kissing me, tender, sweet, caring, softly, i keep him close to me, i look over at him quickly
«We'll have a sleepless night?»
«I had hundred of those that were boring without you»
I softly wake up, i'm pretty sure my eyes have bags under them, i slept only an hour, we spent all night long kissing, just like teenagers
«It didn't look like i'm 36, it's as i've been relived in my sixteen year old self» i mutter to myself as i look around and see a letter..from Kenzo, he prepared this in a hour?
i sigh as i open the letter, here i return to Munich.
As i run alongside Dieter i look over at doctor Reichwein, i've been here for a few weeks
«Dieter! time for lessons»
he runs over Reichwein as i go alongside him
«This is for you, it's from Nina»
«Tenma's is going to Prague?»
i Say shocked and glance doctor Reichwein
«Yeah, he's going to see Franz Bonaparta's son»
«I remember him, he went away because he wasn't a model student for his own father, his name is Jaromír Lipsky»
«Why he's going there?»
«He understood Johan's target...»
«The One Who started It all»
«Franz Bonaparta» i get an headache
«Reichwein... there's a thing that i've to reveal»
«What's the matter? you made me read all my letters...wait a minute!»
«"a peaceful home" is... Ruhenheim! it's the same city my father belongs to!»
«So It means that...»
«He returned to the Little city where he was born so yes, Franz Bonaparta is there»
«What you want to do, Chiaki?»
«I'll go see him, i want to talk to him»
«Hello, I'd like to book a room, for a few nights»
«Sure, this Is the only room left, enjoy your stay» as i put my heavy things in the room i take only the necessary and see this city, i walk downtown, then to a forest as i see two figures, i walk towards them as i see a familiar one, he looks at me.
«Grimmer?»
«Chiaki, fancy seeing you here»
«Who are you?»
«She's Chiaki Nishimura, a friend of mine, alongside me she's been to 511 Kinderheimer»
«Wow, lots of sketches here, wait a minute they're...!»
«Yup, the Twins, this are Bonaparta's,no,Poppe's drawings»
«Do you know where he is? i wanna talk to him»
«no, unfortunately, i didn't introduce myself i'm Lunge»
«BKA?» he nods
«Let's go search for him all together»
As we go to the hotel we realize we all booked in the same hotel, then i see a peculiar man sitting and reading the newspaper
«I guess that's him Chiaki, talk to him» as i go towards the man with glasses and beard he glances towards me, i put a letter on the table
«I was waiting for you...Chiaki»
Chapter 6: The Town massacre
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i sip my tea as i look at him
«Klaus Poppe, i reached the meaning of your message, so what do you mean you were waiting for me»
«Well,i wasn't waiting for you, he was»
«He...?» i sip my tea, he smiles
«Oh, i understand... i'll go see him soon, where is he?»
«i'll take you there later, Chiaki, so you wanted to see me?»
«Yes, i wanted to talk to you since long time ago but i was busy with work so I'm here now»
«What you wanted to ask?»
«About the twins»
«Oh, i loved that woman so much After that but She hated mr for what i did with her body and the babies...»
«You've taken the girl to the Roses mansion»
«Are you asking me why? i should really die at this point, i'm only a Devil in disguise» i sip my tea
«To let her know about the Harmony of human Life, are we different or the same? Some of them Need to die and some to live? all the Lives have the same meaning?»
I hear footsteps, i know it's him
«I think all the human lives are all important» he sits down on Poppe's right as Grimmer shocked face invades my eyes, i sigh and look at the man
«That's rich coming from you....» i look up at
Amadeus Klein «...Dad»
he chuckles as i grit my teeth, he's the one who helped Poppe's project with me and for the Twins, they met long ago and have the same ideal, but the only things i can name of him are only bad ones, he's the one who supported this experiment and make It happen, only for the lebersborn project, because he was no is a nazi.
«Fancy seeing you here, Chiaki, i was waiting for you»
«i didn't came here for you»
«You must be wondering why i did all of that»
«Why did you kill mom?»
« 'cause She was annoying, she only complained i guess i never loved her in first Place, we didn't really like each other to begin with»
«I was Just a project for you, an experiment! Why? Why did you...» i try to breath as i hear heavy Rain.
«What's happening in here?»
«only endless rain» i sigh
«Somebody help ! there are bunch of dead bodies in the street!»
«Johan it's here to kill me»
«You stay here» Grimmer tells him, then he touches my shoulder
«i guess, me you and Lunge are going to have a double Malt beer after this»
«I'll come with you guys» they nod as we go outside, in the heavy Rain that falls down the Sky, we go down the streets to see what happened and to retrieve every weapon, i feel a touch on my shoulder
«Don't worry Chiaki, you're not him, i know you're hurt but let's put an end to this journey, our journeys»
«We have taken all the guns, right?»
«I'll go to the hotel the girl with the buns indicated me»
«Let's return inside where we booked Chiaki» i nod as we go inside the hotel, we talk at some people but then one elder got shot
«oh crap! there's a sniper there» i save Wim as i look over at Grimmer and then the palace in front of us «Crap!» i continue to Dodge the bullets
«Save yourself, i'll go out for a bit»
«I'll come with you!» i tell as i follow him, i feel all soaked with my clothes attached to my skin, i Hope they aren't too revealing
As we walk we ask Who attached us, the tension grows as i gasp
«Oh! there you are, i'll go with you at the hotel» said a girl with double blonde chignon smiling happily, but the She gets shot and Grimmer takes her.
I hear his Scream
«Oh no!» i faint.
Nikki's pov
The deaths arise from the ground as myself aswell, i look over at Steiner but this time i feel something peculiar
«Do you remember how the magical Nikki ends? She discovers....»
«You're not Steiner» he chuckles
«Not anymore» i take him on a seat in the hotel
«Grimmer take some rest» he chuckles
«i'm waiting for someone» he says looking at me
«Nikki, i guess this is the last time we'll see each other, i was too angry and i've lost myself»
i hear a few steps towards the Door as It swinges open
«Grimmer?»
«I was waiting for you, doctor Tenma»
«The fantastic Steiner has woken up again?»
«no...he didn't come, i did this because i was angry» then the silence takes over the room.
??? pov
«Chiaki...Tenma and Wim i wanted to do a picnic with you too with some wine and some great cheese, on a sunny day»
«Grimmer!» Wim talks as he cries After he entered with Klaus Poppe
«Y'know i'm not sad because i'm dying but because my son is dead, i don't know if i should be Happy, the humans don't lose the emotion they Hide them, i guess mine finally came, huh?» i gasp as tears flow down my cheeks
«The last episode of the magnificent Steiner, i guess Steiner becomes human too» i hear the last gasp of his as he smiles, my legs tremble, i go down to the ground.
«i understood who i am» i say crying going outside
«Chiaki where are you going?»
«Kenzo... don't look for me i have to go to a place understood?»
«Chiaki, please!» i try to smile but tears stream down my face as i kiss him on the cheek
«This Will all be over soon, trust me»
he nods as i hug him
«I'll see you later, when i'll figure out the truth of my nature» i Give him another kiss on the cheek as depart.
Chapter 7: «She's the stars and herself»
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I'm heading to a place now, a place only i know...maybe i understand what i really am and who i am.
I walk around the rustic room with much decorations, the white marble and the sweet scene of peonies enlight this room, this is a Place where i belong to.
I read the Inception on the white marble
«May one day the princess return home and discover herself anew, finding out what she loves, who she loves, who she is and what she does, might be a long day from here but when she'll return and put a single feet again in this room all the bad in the world dissapear in an harsh and cold rainy night»
«Guess i'm home» i touch i sense, i look around, i sense the familiarity in this room
«Nikki's home....no Chiaki's home, Chiaki's always has been my name to begin with» i close my eyes, as i sigh
«i only hope that this will all end, so that i actually discover how i feel like towards doctor Tenma...
my Heart Beats fast as butterflies fly over my stomach, well i look like i became a teenager again
«Well, i Guess i found my home, well time to ask the big question»
i run under the rain as i look over at Nina, Kenzo and Johan, something strikes over my hair, cutting them uneven, then Johan falls on the ground just in a blink of the eye, as i stand there shocked.
«What the hell happened when i was away?»
«Chiaki!» i run over to Wim, Nina and Kenzo, i see Poppe laying dead on the ground as the other guys aswell the one who liked hot chocolate.
News flash as i confort Nina and Kenzo
«Guess the rain has finally stopped» i try to break the ice as i search a gasp of air, Nina stands up and goes to doctor Gillen, meanwhile i'm still next to Kenzo
«Kenzo..i wanna ask you something» he hums softly.
«Who's Chiaki Nishimura?»
«She's the stars and herself»
i blush slightly
«Oh don't say things like that so suddenly»
«Well i have an other answer in reality»
«You're a doctor?»
he goes with them
«i'll save him, i'll save Johan»
he goes away.
A few days later i was to the cemetery to Grimmer's grave with detective Suk, lawyer Verdemann and Lunge comes with a double Malt beer.
«I'll miss him so much» i say with teary eyes
«i'd like to have a picnic me, him, Kenzo and Wim one day» i say crying again with a running nose and then blowing It as the others look at me
«So what will you do now Chiaki? you'll return to work normally there in Frankfurt?»
«No, i was fired because i missed to much days but this was more important»
«Well, you should go somewhere to see him , but i Guess you'll take some rest»
«Well yeah i'll take some rest, also i know where he is but he's busy with work now but i guess i can give him a visit.»
I walk in a patient room where i see Kenzo and Johan
«you cut your hair» i say fiddling with my imnaginary hair, i've gotta make them grow again, my pretty hazelnut hair, well maybe this is a sign of my chance and that i've finally overcome the past
«Well, you look good with short hair too Chiaki»
«Thanks, i think you are good with whatever cut of hair» i say blushing
«That's supposed to be a compliment?»
«yeah, pretty much» he smiles sincerely
«Wanna go out? well because i'm free and i wanted to spend more time with you»
«sure» i blush as we go outside the room.
narrator pov
and then in that room was left only a empty bed with the shape of a body that until then was just laying there.
Chapter 8: A starry sky [Finale]
Chapter Text
We walk down the streets together, i look around and i slightly blush, i gulp, but at the same time i smile, i actually am happy about that this whole thing ended even if Johan is still faat asleep, i wanted to talk to him and understand what he wanted from all of this, out walk under the sweet fragrance of flowers and the soft accompany us, i look at Kenzo and i smile softly
«Chiaki...i am finally happy that i've found myself again»
«I'm happy too, that i found where i was meant to be, but i guess i belong here, to your side» he is speechless.
«The real lesson is that we human only have few only things in common...the emotions, feelings, death and the fact we're humans even if some are more worse than other, i think all the Lives have the same meaning to It because if they understood and learn a new lesson they can change, i have Faith in this even if someone will say that i'm too naive» he smiles softly
«No, you aren't naive» i clasp my hand to his
«i understood the same, i love your philosophy for you, we humans are all the same yes but we're different maybe that's what is beautiful because the world isn't all the same and i have Faith if a person wanna start afresh from their past they can as long as they don't fall in their old habits, so i understood your decision of forgiving him, maybe i'm also naive» i smile at him as i close my eyes.
He takes my hand and kisses It softly
«No, you're right Chiaki, i think that we all together we can do even the impossible, it's important to make It possible, with the others» he smiles as i blush, we continue walking meanwhile holding hands, i blush a little looking away from him
«how cute» he chuckles, i never saw him so happy all this time and i'm glad to see him like this
«look it's the sunset»
«it's stunning»
«not as much as you»
i blush as i look away
«stop teasing me» he kisses my hand again.
«i guess that a starry sky will accompany us»
«It's beautiful, the stars make me dream»
«Well, you make me dream»
i blush, now i understood what he meant a week ago; he takes my side with his left arm and makes me come closer to him
«I'd like to watch the stars together, Chiaki»
i smile like a Kid as he takes me to a Place where there's nothing else but us.
«Well i Guess i understood why my dad called me "Chiaki"»
«Well he Gathered wisdom* with you»
«the wrong one»
«But It fits you, y'know?»
i nod.
* the name Chiaki means Gathered wisdom
«Let's sit here» i sit along with him, i look over the sky and him
«I can't help but wonder if Grimmer's is viewing this beautiful night from the heaven»
«of course he is»
«i miss him»
«me too»
i stay close to him
«Kenzo i want to let you know that no matter what, i'll be at your side»
«you really mean it»
«yes» i say smiling
«Chiaki» i hum curious about what he has to say, his face is flushed as he smiles softly
«I love you»
i blush, he is flustered too and scratches his neck, my heart skips some beats and It seems it won't stop beating so fast
«That's my line»
«Are you mad because i said It first?»
«no, but i wanted to say It too, to Say how much i love you Kenzo» i gasp as looking to him, he caresses my cheeks and cups my face
«Then...can i kiss you?»
«It isn't the first time you kissed me»
«yeah but this time i want to start it»
i smile as he closes the space between our lips, pulling me closer in the kiss, we stop only to catch up some air.
«You're beautiful» i blush speechless as he kisses me again.
He takes me up, in bridal style
«What are you doing?» i say with flushed face
«taking you to my house» i gulp
does he mean what i think or i am delusional?
As we get to his house he gently puts me on the bed, continuing to kiss me
«Kenzo» i say with only little voice
then he takes his shirt off and leaves It on the ground
«Well, i guess it was worth the wait» he says starting to helping me undress, he kisses me all over my body
«Yes, It was worth it» i Say meanwhile he kisses my neck
«are you returning to work soon, Chiaki?»
«i have to find a new one but let's not talk about this now»
i pull him closer with my arms as i kiss him
«Forget the world, forget work now pay attention to only me...»
i say taking off my bra and laying it on the ground, he chuckles at that.
«Well, i was getting sure you were only focused on me too, for tonight, tomorrow and for forever»
«of course i am» i say melting under him from his touch and his kisses, he takes off his pants, leaving us with only the underwear.
«I Guess you're in for a ride
...» i gasp as he takes off my underwear and puts some fingers in me
«...because i can't promise i'll be a gentleman for all night»
Thanks you all for Reading this story! thanks you for all the support, even if this is a Little audience for now i love u all, thank you really much, for now i'll make a Little pause to think about the plot for the next story! i Hope to see you soon, bye!