Karupin's Neo Master

Chapter 12: Adieu

PREVIOUSLY on Chpater 11: Ryoma faced the Seigaku's Journalism Club for the third time but this one was not a dream anymore. And he couldn't see even the trace of Jei-dy as the photojournalist of the club but when he got home he accidentally saw a necklace that was really similar on his second dream.

Chapter 12: Adieu…

"Oh, you're early today. It's good, let's have a match," Nanjiroh said on the opened door.

Ryoma stood up and faced his father.

"Do you know when did I have this?"

"It's been yours since your six years old."

"Six years old? And how did I have this? Did you give it to me?"

"No, I didn't. On the time that you had that, I asked you where did you have it but you couldn't also answer that question too."

He paused for a while. He now realized what the meaning of his dream… First, for him to remember to whom the necklace was… second, why he have it… and the third meaning was-

"Oh, Ryoma, you're there. Where have you been yesterday?" Nanako asked when she interupted the father and son's conversation but Ryoma didn't say a word. "Your T-shirt and jacket are full of blood and it's hard to clean the stain."

"Blood?" Ryoma reacted on what Nanako said.

He started to feel nervous.

Then suddenly, the accident yesterday had flashbacked on him.

He didn't waste a time. He ran out and rides on a taxi but the traffic was so heavy so he decided to run; because he felt that he was running out of time.

"Uy? I thought he had a fever then why does he still make a warm-up?" Momo asked when he saw Ryoma running on the other street.

Inui grinned and his eyeglasses made a flashed. "Let's follow him, maybe he's been late for a date," his theory.

"A date?"" Momo and Eiji asked.

They followed Ryoma until they reached the hospital.

"A date on the hospital?" Eiji asked curiously.

"Maybe he will be dating a nurse," another theory from Inui and then they continued to follow Ryoma.

Ryoma opened the door and he saw his friend breathing by the machine. Half of her life was lost. Only the machine made her alive. He realized the third meaning of his dream; for them to avoid the accident.

"I… I am a friend of Jei-dy," Ryoma said hesitatingly.

"I'll give you 15 minutes for visiting," the nurse said and then went outside.

He walked slowly. He couldn't believe on what he saw.

"Hey, you said… you have an unfinished mission right?" He said emotionally and tried not to let down his tears. "C'mon, don't give up. I need to bring this back to you. Are you listening? Don't give up!" He shouted but trying to control his emotion while holding the necklace tighter.

"Oh-Chibi…" Eiji whispered while they're watching Ryoma on the opened door.

"You're not yet a member of Journalism Club, stand up and apply there as their photojournalist..."

"Echizen…" Momo uttered with sympathy.

"Yes, you're right. I will forget you but you forget me too! But I remember you in my dreams. You want to be my friend, right? Then let's have a match, if you will lose, then I'll be your friend…" Ryoma said but now he couldn't control anymore his emotion especially when he saw the tears falling down on Jei-dy's eyes.

"JEI-DY!!" Ryoma shouted when he heard and saw the line indicates her life pulse made a monotone sound and became straight line.