Intertwine (Strings of Fate)-UNEDITED

Chapter Twenty-Five

(Ayaka's POV)

"Hey, Ayaka, why are we here?" I got irritated when Yuji's voice reaches my ear. "Shh! Quiet Yuji, were gonna heard from here!" I hissed quietly.

"But, were gonna get caught---." "Were gonna get caught if you say one word." He zips his mouth for the ninth time now. We are now at the police headquarters where my father was working. Sometime, I'm here helping my father on his work, but I didn't get the chance to roam the police database that I want to see. Of course, they will put me into the jail if I infiltrate the database itself. I would risk many lives, but that was second to my priority right now, curiosity first. I need facts right now to save Alexis. She needs a friend, just like how she helped me in my difficulties. I awe her a lot and I can never tolerate helping a friend, even though risking my life on it.

Just like my father always say "There is no value of money in helping others, especially an important person to you." And I will manifest on what otou-san's belief. "You sure about this, Ayaka? We'll be doom if you continue to do this, we can back-out any time you want." "No, I'll do this alone if you don't want." "Right, okay you win." We lock the door behind in the office of my father. Who is the Chief of Police. I always want to do this, but I'm afraid of father will punish me after this. But I don't have any choice, do I? I open his computer and enter the database of the police.

It's so tight as I expected from father. I may be breaking the law of the country, but I can't bear to sit and wait without doing anything for my friend. If this is about national security maybe they have the very fact about the some mafia group. Believe it or not I always tried to crack the password in my father's computer but until now I haven't get it correct. I tried every word connected to him, but it was futile. And now here I am trying to enter the deepest secrets of the nation.

"Argh! What's the password? I can't open it." "As expected from your father, he gains his title because he's that great, unlike her daughter breaking the law." "Oh shut up Yuji, I never ask for your opinion, if it isn't for a fri---." "What? What is it?" I pause a few moments until a word process in my mind. "I think I know what the password is." I calmly said as I type the magic word T-O-M-O-D-A-C-H-I, and puff the password was correct. "Yes, I did it! I crack the code."

"You did? That's good." "See, I told you, I will be the one breaking the code. And now we roam around the police database. At last, after so many tries I already did break the code. I search for the most confidential file, which were the cases of crime. As I expected, the security isn't easy to breach. I type the word 'mafia' in the search bar and a lot of document pop out like rain. Yuji sat beside me and joins me to check out the documents in our sight. There are all cases related to the mafia but some are distant and I don't know why it was related to it. I sort out the date of the cases from the latest to the oldest cases, and something caught my eye when I set it on. It's not like a case but more than a diary written by someone name Lear Klein. "What is a diary doing in a mafia?" Yuji asked. "I don't know but, I'm bothered by it. Let's print it for a copy." "Right, I'm on it." We print a hard copy of the diary so that we have some evidence in case of an accident.

After printing the diary, we search for more details and we open a case, which occurred two years ago in South Korea, wherein a family was murdered in their own house. The article was in Hangul so we translated it in Nippon so that we can understand it. We read article and both of us was shock that the whole family died drastically by knives buried in their bodies, bullets perforated in their own flesh, bathe in their own blood and there is no evidence who did this. It was so ruthlessly cruel that anyone can do this evil. I thought that this mafia group can do this, but the article hides the identity of the killer because the police don't have enough evidence. But I was bothered that it was related to the mafia group. "It's too cruel, I can't even look on the pictures." I said averting my eyes on the pictures. "It's okay, let's search for other information." "Maybe, you're right." Then, we continue to wander the database for more detail on what the mafia made off.

(Meter's POV)

"At last, you answer your phone." "What is it Meter?" "Nee-san, can you help me on something?" "About what, Meter?" "About Alexis, she's gone." I waited for her to respond when she pause a bit. "What do you mean she's gone?" "Don't act as if you don't know nee-san, I know you, you know everything about us, so now spill it." I heard her heave sigh in the other line. "Do you really want to know? Wait, no, are you ready to know?" I swallow the lump on my throat when I sense a serious in her tone. "Yes." I strongly answered. "Okay, everything you will learn, will change everything you know. I can't change it, so you better make the right decision, before everything is done, you heard me, Meter?" "I heard you loud and clear." "I will apologize first, so now...."

(Ken's POV)

"Where do think you're going?" She stops upon hearing my voice, but she didn't answer. "You're going back? How many times do I have to tell you that you can't go back." "I know, I know, but they going to the enemy's trap, I can't let them." "It's not your business anymore. It's their choice they've made in gripping something they don't know about." "That's why---." "That's why you're going back?" She bows her head to hide her expression. I'm always used to that, always. After that accident, she didn't want to show what she feels. But I can see it in her eyes everytime she's drown to reminiscence, loneliness was visible in her face. "Stop it, you can't help them, and also they can't help you, end this, please." "But..." "There are no buts, you knew from the very start what they can do just to find you. And you knew very well, that they'll do everything just to grasp your neck. Everything, so end this." After a few seconds, she nodded silently and return to her room. She can be safe here, there is no way that I can let her out in here, not in a million years.

It's not safe for her to go, out now that the escape is perfect, I can't let anyone interfere, even risking my life I will do it, just for her to be safe. I need to stop them from finding us, or they will die without knowing what they have done.

(Meter's POV)

"I understand, thanks nee-san." I shut off my phone after that revelation from my sister. I went to my bed with heavy step and plank my body in the soft surface. What will I do? I can't think straight right now. I don't know what to do first. Should I tell them? Or should I not? If I told them, they will stop because of the danger, but something in my mind that they will not. But if I don't told them, we can prevent the danger. But how about Alexis? I can't just let her be. She's an important friend. What will I do now? If we can't find Alexis, Jiro will be crying again. This is so hard, I guess. I heard a knock in my door, probably the butler. "Ojou-san, someone is looking for you." "Who is it?" "He's name is Ken Toujou, ojou-san, he wants to talk something important to you." Ken Toujou? Sounds familiar, where did I hear that? "Ok, tell him I'm coming." "As you wish, ojou-san." I stand up and look my reflection in the mirror and fix myself then I went down the living room where my visitor is.

I saw a man wearing leather jacket and black jeans and combat shoes. He's good-looking is a fact, his features are good for a normal guy. But he look snob that's for sure. "You're Ken Toujou?" The guy stare at me for a moment before he talk. "Yes, and I will not take it long. Don't mess with Insignia." I goose bumps in my arms when that name reach my ear. I was dumbfounded for a bit before I catch my composure.

"What are you talking about?" I lied. "Don't lie to me, Akiyama-san, I know what are you doing." I tried to calm down so that he won't see me trembling. What is it about this time? "You'll die if you continue pursuing the Insignia like this, you don't know them." "And what is it to you, Toujou-san?" I raise my eyebrow to provoke him. "I won't tell you twice." After he said that then he stood and went out of the house. The nerve of the guy, after he threaten me walk away as if nothing happened? Seriously, what is the thing about Insignia?