The Secret Ingredient

He dropped to his knees when exhaustion finally claimed him. He was breathing hard and was bathing in his sweat but Kaidoh felt cold inside. 

It was almost past 10 in the evening. He was supposed to take the bus but he figured that he could use the timefor a few minutes of jogging. He wants to be ready for the next match. He was walking home from Eiji's house, grateful that he cannot hear stupid Momo's stories when he saw Inui-sempai. He waved but Inui did not see him so he decided to observe his sempai first. He was busy tinkering with something but Kaidoh could not see what it was that interested Inui because it was dark. 

"Haha...finally I found the ultimate recipe for my next project", he declared. Kaidoh could only see the flashlight he was holding. He moved closer cautiously, not wanting to disturb his sempai but curious at the same time. By being able to see what Inui was up to will make him ready next time he's asked to drink those awful concoctions. 

He stopped when he saw something glimmer. Inui was murmuring to himself. Maybe he's trying to list down the ingredients, Kaidoh thought and swallowed hard, remembering the strange color of the last juice he had. Suddenly Inui got up. He noticed he was holding something in his right hand but the shadows concealed it. 

Inui was silent now. With his back to Kaidoh, he pushed up his glasses and after a while he said, "It had to be done or my creation won't be complete."  Puzzled, Kaidoh squinted at the mysterious object. He can only see the shape and he's sure he has seen this thing somewhere.

Inui picked up a plastic bag and as he turned to Kaidoh's direction, he slipped the specimen inside it. Kaidoh almost screamed but he was so terrified at what he saw that he could not even draw a breath for a few seconds. Luckily, Inui did not notice him behind the bushes and the went in the opposite direction. Kaidoh was stunned. As realization began to sink in, his spirits slowly sank. He wanted to go after Inui and beat him. He wanted to cry and scream at Inui and tell him how evil he is. Then he found himself running. He did not care where he was going, he just wanted to run.

As he sat in the middle of the road, still breathing hard, Kaidoh wrapped his arms around his legs and wept softly for the cat.