They got back to the hotel. Gates went looking for clothes and came back with some good stuff. A nice suit for him and a nice dress for sunny. All courtesy of the people of the eighth floor. They were always so generous; not that they knew about it.

Gates lead Sunny down to Vegas Sushi. He'd wondered if Gushi knew anything about the fish. When Gushi saw Gates he was all smiles.

"Feeling good, Mr. Gates?"

"Yes, Gushi."

Gates introduced Sunny and Gushi was happy to meet her. The fish had not escaped Gushi's sight for he knew of it. He'd often wondered if it was real or simply a story to tell a restless child to get them to fall asleep.

He saw it as Gates held up but he didn't reach for it. He was well aware of fish's gifts to the one who holds it. He also knew that there was a cost to whatever it gave. Nothing in life is free.

The fish was magical and magic had a different price all together. Like the Monkey's Paw. Magic created chaos; it created a disruption in the fabric of life.

For Sheek the fish had cost him his arm and his sanity. For Rico, the fish had made him self aware and it cost him his happiness. Gates had found enlightenment but who know what he would have to pay for it.

Gates had noticed something odd about the fish the moment he saw it and his curiosity made him disappear for a time.

He left Sunny with Gushi who always had a story to tell. He was also showing off with his sushi making skills.

"This is incredible, Gushi." said Sunny.

"I'm glad you like it, Ms Bunny."

"They have a place in Hollywood just like this called Hollywood Sushi."

"Oh my brother owns that."

Gushi placed a fortune cookie in front of her.

"Whats this, I did know Sushi bars gave fortune cookies."

"The fortune cookie was originally a Japanese invention. I am very prehistory in my customs and always give my customers a fortune cookie. Sunny unwrapped the fortune form the cookie. The paper had lottery numbers on one side and the fortune on the other. Sunny flipped the paper around and read the fortune.

"THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU WILL BETRAY YOU."

"Do you think people can change, Gushi?"

"Sure, Ms Bunny, for we are different people with everyone we meet. The right connection can bring out the best in us; the wrong one can destroy us. We must strive to find harmony."

"So how does someone find harmony?"

"But not trying to find it."

Gates came back and Gushi placed another fortune cookie on the bar for him.

"Mr. Gates ... your fortune cookie." said Gushi

"Forget it Gushi, I'm still suffering from the last one."

"Oh. Ms Bunny," said Gushi.

Sunny looked back.

"The cookie never lies."

***

Manny drove Gates and Sunny and Toto to the Pearl. Gates and Sunny didn't speak to each other for they were each in their own heads.

Gates had discovered something and was now wondering if he man who'd claimed to be God was nothing more than a greedy conman.

Gates had put the fish in hot water int he bathroom. He'd found some clay in its mouth. Gates stared as the ceramic crud began to dissolve from the mouth of the fish.

Then the water turned black as a smoke. He noticed the mouth seemed to open. He felt something inside the moth of the ceramic carp.

He found a clear jagged object. It was a crystal. Better yet. He tried to cut the mirror with it. and It cut the mirror like butter. It was a large diamond.

As Gates saw it, Mitsubishi was probably after the diamond.

***

When Manny pulled into the Pearl, the valet opened the door and Gates stepped out of the car.

"Why don't you wait here, I'll give it to him." said Gates.

"What are you up to?" said Sunny.

"Nothing. Who knows if he'll even keep his word."

Sunny wasn't buying it.

"Your playing games again aren't you. This is just another of your schemes. You don't care who gets hurt."

"Of course I do that's why i want you to stay here."

"No I'm going with you. You think I don't know what your up to."

"I'm trying to protect you." said Gates.

"Is that what you call it, plotting behind my back. I know you, Gates, you haven't changed a bit."

"Listen Toot's, you're crazy. This man is a killer and you think we can walk in there give him the fish and leave. Look what he did to Rico. That's what he'll do to us."

She took the fish from Gates hands and headed into the Pearl. Gates stood agape wondering what had happened.

Sunny and Gates met the two large Japanese men. They bowed and lead Gates and Sunny to see Mitsubishi. He was all smiles when he saw them.

"I see you have done the impossible." Mitsubishi went to sunny and took the fish from her. Incredible, truly incredible, I have been searching for this for so long."

"Well Big M, we're gonna be heading out now, nice meeting you and all." Gates grabbed Sunny by the arm and she pulled it away as if to say don't touch me

"I'm sorry , Mr. Gates, but my intention was to never let you two leave nor to live. For as they say, What Happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."

"You told us that if we got you the fish we'd get to live." Sunny said.

"What can I say, I lied," said Mitsubishi. But after seeing the carp. There is change in plans."

"Mr. Gates I have no use for you but Miss Bunny the Carp has shown me the way."

"What are you talking about? ."

"I wish to live forever but that is impossible but a man can live through his offspring. Ms Bunny, as I see it, you are a woman created for a god not the court jester."

Both Sunny and Mitsubishi looked over at Gates.

"I make a couple of jokes and I'm a jester, come on."

"Miss Bunny I can make you rich and powerful and oh yes very famous. As famous as Marylin Monroe. You will be a shining star to the world. Isn't that what you've always wanted? All I ask is that you marry me."

Sunny thought about it. She could finally get what she wanted. What she'd come to Hollywood to do. To be a star. Mitsubishi could make it happen. He was a rich and powerful and wasn't bad looking. She thought about Gates. She realized he was going to die. She did not want to hurt him. She realized he was going to die at her bad decision. He'd been right. She should have stayed in the car. Now he was going to die. Like her father. Like Rico. She killed who ever loved her.

"One condition you have to let Gates go. He's a big boy he can keep his mouth closed."

"We have deal Ms Bunny."

The two large men came into the room and grabbed Gates and dragged him out.

Mitsubishi walked over to Sunny.

"I'm glad you can see the potential in my offer, Ms Bunny. The magic carp has shown me the light. I love you."

"You love me?"

"As no other man can love you."

As Sato kissed her neck she started to cry. She'd been all wrong about Gates. She'd made a bad decision. Now she had to live with it. She began to cry.

"you do not love me because you love another. But once he is gone, then your heart will be free to love."

They heard a splash and they saw Gates had been pushed into the large tank what the great white shark.

"Gates? What are you doing to him we had a deal." said Sunny.

"Did you think I was going to let him live, Ms Bunny." said Mitsubishi.

Gates' hands and fee were taped together. The shark had seen him and was swimming towards him.

Gates saw the large mouth open and the row of sharp teeth. Thinking quickly he fell flat on the glass and the shark swam over him.

He'd been able to sneak the diamond in to the pearl past the big guys by putting it in his mouth. When he got passed security he'd slipped into his pocket.

Gates reached into his picket pulled out the diamond. He cut the tape binding his feet then his hands.

He looked around keeping an eye on the shark and once he freed his feet he kicked upwards to the surface of the water for air.

He fell back down into the pool and the shark was right behind him and bumped his shoulder with its pectoral fin.

Gates stared eye to eye with the monster. There was death in its eyes. It was truly a kiling machine.

He pulled the diamond to his fingers tips and moved it to his mouth. He cut the tape off his hands and went up for air again. When he came down the shark was coming full speed for him again with its jaws chomping.

Gates swam to the aquariums floor. It was made of thick plexiglass. Gates knew diamond cut through regular glass but had no idea if it would do any damage against plexiglass

He jabbed the diamond into the glass and saw it scratch the surface. He saw the shark coming again and lied flat on the glass to let it pass. Perhaps the diamond was too small to cut through the glass but Gates realized all he needed was to crack it.

Mitsubishi and Sunny watched him from inside.

"Its futile, Mr. Gates, you will never break that glass."

But Gates kept chipping away. He was almost there and almost out of air and the shark had begun to hit him with its body.

Gates had dug a small hole through the glass and Mitsubishi was caught off guard when a tiny pin hole leak appeared on his side. He heard the sound of a tree cracking adn the glass burst and water began to pour through.

Gates fell into the room gasping for air as water poured over him. The other glass panels shattered from the pressure of the water.

They broke like dominoes one after another.

The room filled with water and the shark swam into the room it swam toward Sato who was holding the carp and in one bite the shark left noting but the man's waist and pair of legs.

Gates grabbed Sunny and pulled her though and they both swam up.

He pushed her out of the water then pulled himself up. She kissed him telling him shews sorry.

"We got get out of Vegas." Gates said.

"L.A.'s nice."

"Oh my god, Toto, he still down there hes under the garbage can."

Gates got up and dived back into the water. He owed Toto for saving his life with the scorpion.

Sunny stared at the pools of water and she thought Gates would surface soon but she waited a good five minutes and then she saw the water turn blood red.

She never saw Gates return with and she fell on her knees crying.

"Gates? Toto?"