Kotoko Strikes Back!

Chapter 9: Deep Troubles

" Hey! What were you doing that for?" A shocked lady exclaimed when she emerged from the bathroom and saw her boyfriend lying on the floor. She quickly rushed towards him, took off the towel that was previously wrapped around her head so that she could stop the bleeding.

" Irie-kun..." Kotoko mumbled confusing to herself and stood rooted to the ground, obviously still in a state of shock.

" Call the ambulance! Quick!" The lady demanded.

" Hai!" Kotoko finally regained her composure and quickly ran out of the room. What is Irie-kun doing here? Who's that lady? All the questions started ringing in her head while she made the call.

" I am afraid this is a case of assault, you have to take a trip to the police station with us." The police informed Kotoko.

" What? But I've already said that I thought the house was..."

" I am sorry, we have to go by the book since Miss Fujiwara had filed a report against you." The lady had actually made a police report using her mobile phone while Kotoko was out of the room.

" Miss Fujiwara?" Kotoko was totally confused at the moment. " We have to go now." The police beckoned as he had Kotoko hands cuffed.

I am really in deep trouble. Kotoko thought dejectedly, her eyes fixed worriedly at the cuffs around her wrists.

Sai was about to call it for a day when the phone rang. " What? I will be right there!" Sai quickly cradled the phone and shouted for Kinnosuke. "Kin, lock the gate for me! I need to rush off now!"

" Huh?" Before Kinnosuke could respond, Sai was already nowhere to be seen.

" Otouchan!" Kotoko almost cried out when she saw Sai came into the room.

" Kotoko!" Sai was happy to see Kotoko again. However, the thought of having a family reunion in a police station really dampened his mood. Both father and daughter gave each other a bear hug.

" What happen to you?" Sai asked.

" Irie-kun..." Before Kotoko could explain, she burst into tears because she was very worried.

" Naoki? You saw him?" Sai asked again. Kotoko nodded her head.

" What did you do to him this time?" Sai was glad that Naoki had managed to locate Kotoko.

" I nearly killed him! He is now in the hospital." Kotoko was still crying.

" What?"

" Miss Aihara, you may go now. Miss Fujiwara had decided to drop the charges." One police informed her. After signing some documents, Kotoko immediately ran out of the station.

" Kotoko! Where are you going?" Sai shouted while chasing after her.

" Hospital! I must see Irie-kun!" Kotoko shouted back, without turning her head.

" Where am I?"

" You are in a hospital."

" Hospital?"

" Yep, you got attacked by one crazy woman."

" Crazy woman? Urghh! My head, it's so painful."

" Take it easy. You need some rest."

" Irie-kun! Irie Naoki!" Kotoko informed.

" I am sorry, there's no such person admitted to this hospital." The nurse replied after checking through her database.

" Are you sure? He was admitted just a few hours ago! Please check. The one with head injuries." Kotoko tried her best to refresh the nurse's memory.

" I am really sorry, there are so many people coming in tonight, I couldn't possibly remember all of them?" The nurse was getting quite impatient with Kotoko.

" Onegai! His name is I-R-I-E -N-A-O-K-I" Kotoko still refused to give up.

" That's enough! Do you know that I have a lot of things to do than to entertain you! Are you sure you are in the correct hospital?" The nurse asked in an exasperated voice.

" Huh? Isn't this Tokyo Hospital?" Kotoko asked. Then, a series of emotions could be seen on the nurse's face. " This is XXX hospital, the hospital that you are looking for is two streets away." The nurse couldn't believe that she had spent so much time on this baka.

" Gomen! Gomen!" Kotoko apologized repeatedly before making a dash towards the exit. " Irie-kun, here I come!"