First fic. No flames please. So, character near-death, (if you watched most of the series) angst, ranting, all that stuff. Creepy, intensely so. Beware. R&R.
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Sniper POV
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When I was four, my parents started arguing. When I was five, I never saw my Otousan again. Amazing I still remember; at such a young age. Imouto barely even remembers she had a father to begin with. Years have passed since, and life has been pretty normal. Aniki is in college; he's supposed to come home soon. I was supposed to be next. I had big ambitions, but that was destroyed a long time ago. When he came.
Sensui.
I remember I used to think how right he was; that all humans were corrupt and had to be destroyed. I was stupid; I didn't realize what he meant by ALL. It was all just a game to me; everyone dies, I thought it was funny, just a joke. I lived in the dream of a psychotic misanthrope. I never noticed.
But now I do. I was woken from the dream by cold steel biting into my chest. I was woken by the blood running down. I was woken by cold blood-red eyes that pierced my own for a fraction of a second, screaming at me, you are wrong, and you are going to pay for it. It was that split second that I realized just how wrong I was, that this wasn't a game anymore. They say the truth hurts; I know it's true now.
On the subject of truth, I've realized some other things. I was taught by my brother in childhood, Kappa no kawa nagare, even a kappa can drown. Kappas were mythological creatures with bowl shaped heads that held water. The water was their source of power. The kappa was so feared, the Japanese developed a ritual bow to make the kappa bend over and pour the water from its head. Now that I think of it, I was the kappa; Sensui was the water. And the bow was the blade that sliced through me. I've lost everything now, what little power I had; my whole life. It doesn't matter anymore, I suppose. Everyone will be dead soon. I know how powerful Sensui can be, and everything I know about Uremeshi keeps telling me he won't last.
Kappa no kawa nagare.
Even a kappa can drown.
And I have.