Mimete stormed into the office of the Witches 5. 'I can't believe that guy. Trying to kill me because I attacked his friend.' She sat at her desk, still seething from her defeat. 'Still, the way he seemed to get upset over the possibility of Dan dying...and he was cute.' She took a deep breath and smiled. She nearly jumped when her phone rang. “Yes, this is Mimete. Professor. Yes, I have a person in mind. Alright.” She hung up her phone and sprang out of her seat. 'Revenge will be sweet, especially if Dan is there to see it.'
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“Herbert, that was amazing...” Dan gasped.
“The best ever.” Herbert smiled, gently running his fingers across Dan's face. He then kissed him on every place he could get his lips on. “Now, we have to go to work. Come on.”
“Hold on, I have to make a quick call.”
Herbert got dressed as Dan made his phone call. He heard a familiar name and stared at Dan in disbelief. “Daniel, what did you just invite Ms. Mizuno and her friends to do?”
“I know your favorite part of the hospital, so I was inviting them to tour it with us.”
“But I'd only go down there to...you know.” He held up his reagent, then placed it in a bag with some other things he would need.
“You never know, they might like it.”
“That's a risk I'm not willing to take.”
“Do it for me. Please...”
“Oh...fine.”
“Thanks. You'll get something out of this.”
“What?”
“You'll find out, Herb. Soon enough.”
They made their way to the hospital and found the girls waiting for them at the entrance.
Ami pointed at a young woman with wavy shoulder length aqua green hair and deep blue eyes, a woman with long dark green hair and dark red eyes and young man or incredibly androgynous young woman with dark blond hair and deep green eyes. “These are some more of my friends.”
“Hello,” Herbert said, trying not to sound annoyed. “And you are?”
“Michiru Kaioh,” said the aqua green haired girl.
“We missed your art exhibit,” Dan said. “I really wanted to go.”
“That's a shame, I'd be glad to show you some of my art in person.”
“Setsuna Meioh,” said the elegantly dressed green haired woman. “It is a pleasure to meet you.”
“Haruka Tenoh,” said the blond.
“It's nice to meet you,” Dan and Herbert said, bowing.
“Ready to tour the morgue?” Dan asked.
“Yes,” Ami said, speaking even for her cowering friends.
They entered the hospital and went into the morgue. Herbert took Dan aside.
“Keep the girls company, give them a tour. I have something else to do.”
“Be careful,” Dan said. “I don't want anything to happen to you.”
“I will. Thank you for your concern.” Herbert found all the corpses and began reading their toe tags, glad he had bothered to learn Japanese before they came here.
“Doctor, I need some help,” said a squeaky voice nearby.
“Yes?” Herbert asked in response.
“Could you help me by giving me your pure heart? I have to get revenge on you.” The woman the voice belonged to slipped into the room with him. It was the woman that nearly got Dan killed.
“Go away!” Herbert ordered.
“I can't do that, Herbert. Not until I have the pure heart that cares so much for your handsome partner.”
“I won't let you have it.” He took a deep breath. “Dan!” he shouted at the top of his lungs.
Dan came running, seeing Herbert and the woman. “Herbert, what is it?”
Herbert pointed at the woman. “She's trying to take my heart crystal. Help me.”
“Leave him alone!”
“Even you can't stop me, Danny.” The woman smirked and the silver case in her hand glinted. “Come out, Daimon!”
“U-Kangofu!” A nurse monster appeared. She approached Herbert and pinned him to the wall with giant syringes so he couldn't move.
“Thank you,” the woman said to the monster. “Now you can't stop me from getting my revenge.” She walked over to Herbert and placed her arms around him after running her fingers down the side of his face, causing him to shudder in disgust. “I found you attractive since I first saw you when I came here for Dan. It's such a shame I have to kill you. At least I have time for this.” She leaned in close and kissed Herbert's lips, getting no reciprocation from him.
Herbert snarled at her after finding himself feeling incredibly sickened. “When I get out of here you had better start praying that I don't kill you. And I don't even like women that way.”
“I'm afraid you won't even be alive at that point. So that's what Dan is to you...”
Herbert began to struggle his hardest against his restraints. “You have no right to tell me that! You don't know me.” He then saw the staff in her hand. “Even that won't stop me.”
“Really?” She brought the staff up high.
Smack!
“Herbert!” Dan cried out.
Herbert just laughed, despite the fact that he was severely bleeding. He began struggling again, harder this time, still laughing.
“You're so infuriating!”
“I've been called worse. And besides, words don't hurt.”
“Shut up!” She raised her staff again.
“Don't think that hitting me again will stop me.”
“I don't intend on hitting you again, dear Herbert. Charm Buster!”
“Herbert!” Dan cried out, hearing Herbert scream in pain.
“I'm fine,” Herbert said weakly.
The woman stepped back and the monster took her place. It placed its mouth over Herbert's and sucked out his heart crystal.
“Dan, I l...” Herbert's head slumped down, his dark eyes blank.
Dan dashed to Herbert's side, pulling off the giant syringes that had kept him in place. He grabbed him before he could fall to the floor and held him close. He fell to his knees, sobbing bitterly, still holding Herbert. 'Why is it that anyone who becomes close to me has to leave me or...die?' “Herbert, don't go.”
