Mukuro

Chapter 1- Struggling

A/N: NaNoWriMo project. Sorry.

Warnings: Gore, triggers, and swearing. Honestly, it's only going to get worse before it gets better... does it get better though?

Late though it was, the blonde haired Jade and I were on that plane and we were, in what feels like lifetimes ago, gossiping or, more accurately, plotting.

"Well, not exactly. I'd be laying on the killing intent, but everything I actually say is sweet bitchy." I said in reply to my friend's inquiry, flicking black hair out of my eyes.

She snorted, then quickly shot back with a smirk. "Ooooohh, yeah. That'd be fucking hilarious- Chuck'd freak out so bad..."

I quickly interrupted her.

"Jaade. Can you get up? I need to pee!" I whined. Groaning, she complied and climbed out of the seat bitching that we should swap seats if I was going to be getting up every ten minutes.

I went to reply sardonically, but never got the chance.

Crrishk!

I snapped my head towards the sound, seeing something gray whip past the windows. The plane immediately tips to the left, tossing me into the window and over the the armrests, twin cracks echoing in my ears when I threw my left arm out to delay my fall.

The plane nose-dived, spiraling out of control with the drinks of the passengers flying everywhere, flinging another smaller, person into my back causing me to momentarily black out as I was pressed into a hard surface.

Hot, scalding liquid hit my face startling me back into awareness and a sense of weightlessness filled me before I opened my eyes.

Rushing maroon, dark red, brown and gray filtered through my vision and I spun in the air as my legs hit something very solid, also hitting a few not-so-solid things as well.

I heard a loud crashing sound seconds before finally, finally hitting a stop.

Screams filled my ears, along with the faint groans of failing infrastructure and hissing of displaced water, which I quickly felt soaking my pants leg.

Adrenaline filled me, pushing myself up, searching for my friend. "Jade! Jade! Where are you?!" I yelled, competing with the other noises.

I listened hard clambering to my feet, and my eyes alighted upon a small boy with red, matted hair which quickly turned strawberry blonde when the water soaked it.

"Oh god. No. Nononono..." I whispered, moving carefully to the child, checking his pulse. Finding one, I hesitated for a second, thinking of basic first aid instruction that told me not to move the boy.

Tossing my head in disgust, I discarded the thought, the child's life was in trouble if he wasn't moved.

I quickly scooped him into my arms, casting another look around for Jade.

Not seeing her, I prayed that she was able to climb out of the plane, as the tail end was reaching into the sky and we were sinking, fast.

Shifting the small child to one hand, I attempted to climb one handed, often slipping and crashing into the seats. I managed to get to the top, where people were helping others up, and I heard a gasping cry from the other side.

"My baby! Oh god, my son!"

I turned, and quickly leapt to the other side and pressed the boy to his mother's arms.

"Ma'am, here you go, he's still breathing, but I couldn't leave him there. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." I rambled, looking at everyone else and motioning the mother to the exit.

"Has anyone seen a short blonde, Caucasian woman? Please! Anyone?" I cried, refusing to be pushed to the exit myself.

A balding man, panting and soaking caught my attention.

"I saw a girl like that with glasses, she's still down there! She wasn't moving!" He told me, before pushing past me to the exit. I walked to the back of the head rest of the seat I was standing on, and started to climb down, ignoring the fact that my adrenaline was running low, causing me to feel the broken leg and arm, and a lot of bruises.

"Hey! What are you doing? Are you crazy? The plane's sinking!"

Ignoring the now overhead clamour, I managed to get to the front of the economy class cabin while checking for Jade.

"Jade!" I called again, the water now reaching my knees. I waded through the water, searching the dark water, nausea filling me at a floating dark skinned woman, face down.

My senses told me that she was dead, but I checked anyway, flipping her over.

I flinched back, horrified when I saw that her forehead had been con-caved, her dark eyes wide open and lifeless.

Water splashed at my thighs and I knew that I had to find Jade quickly.

"Jade!" I sobbed, pushing past the woman. I heard frenzied splashing and raced to the sound.

Jade was struggling to keep her head above water and I rushed to push her above the rising level.

"Jade, we need to get out of here! Now!" I cried.

"I can't! My l-legs! I c-can't feel them! They're not moving!" She spluttered, water and words spewing from her mouth.

I pulled her as hard as I could, but she moved with relative ease.

Pushing down the possibilities of such a thing, I heaved her to my shoulders easily, as the water was now at waist height.

"Hold on!" I commanded, pulling her limp legs around my waist. She didn't reply, but her pained breathing filled my ears and her arms dug into my shoulders and I pushed through the water towards the nearest seat.

"What are you doing? There's no way you could climb with both of us up there!" Jade hissed through her teeth.

"We can't wait! The plane will sink faster towards the end! We could get stuck with a tiny pocket of air and the pressure would kill us!" I replied, climbing the first seat.

"And this is a better idea?!" She yelled.

"Well, ya know, we might act'ally live! I thought that'd be a bonus!" I yelled in reply, pushing passed the fifth row.

I looked up at the sound of cheering and encouragements on the twentieth row, seeing a dark haired teen-aged Korean boy, an middle aged South African woman and a pale gray haired man gesturing wildly.

"Go on Kat! Prove me wrong!" Jade practically screamed encouraged at my ear, doing what she could to help.

My arm shook and strained, and pushed to the twenty-third row- a mere two rows from help- before the groaning infrastructure rose to a shriek.

The plane started to tear apart further, a piece of the sheet metal falling down and hitting my arms and head, forcing me to let go.

Jade and I tumbled separately into the water, pushed down by the metal which tilted to the side and away from me.

I could see light at my feet, but my energy was gone. I was never really fit, and I had already been pushing my limits. In a halfhearted attempt to reach the surface I reached for the light with both hands.

Or I would have, had they still been attached.

My blood was quickly leaving me from my wrist on the left and my elbow on the right.

I wouldn't be able to climb again, even if I could reach the surface and I couldn't even see Jade any more.

The light dimmed, turning red before vanishing completely, and I could do nothing as oblivion took me.

But I still failed, Jade died cause of me...